Quran 7:66 — Al-A'raaf, verse 66
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
but the disbelieving leaders of his people said, ‘We believe you are a fool,’ and ‘We think you are a liar.’
قَالَ الْمَلَأُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ قَوْمِهِ إِنَّا لَنَرَاكَ فِي سَفَاهَةٍ وَإِنَّا لَنَظُنُّكَ مِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ
qāla l-mala-u alladhīna kafarū min qawmihi innā lanarāka fī safāhatin wa-innā lanaẓunnuka mina l-kādhibīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Said the Council of the unbelievers of his people, 'We see thee in folly, and we think that thou art one of the liars.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Said the great ones among his people, who refused to acknowledge the truth: "Verily, we see that thou art weak-minded; and, verily, we think that thou art a liar!"
- Sahih International
- Said the eminent ones who disbelieved among his people, "Indeed, we see you in foolishness, and indeed, we think you are of the liars."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | Said | قول |
| 2 | ٱلْمَلَأُl-mala-u | the chiefs | ملأ |
| 3 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | (of) those who | — |
| 4 | كَفَرُوا۟kafarū | disbelieved | كفر |
| 5 | مِنmin | from | — |
| 6 | قَوْمِهِۦٓqawmihi | his people | قوم |
| 7 | إِنَّاinnā | Indeed, we | — |
| 8 | لَنَرَىٰكَlanarāka | surely, see you | رأي |
| 9 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 10 | سَفَاهَةٍۢsafāhatin | foolishness | سفه |
| 11 | وَإِنَّاwa-innā | and indeed, we | — |
| 12 | لَنَظُنُّكَlanaẓunnuka | [we] think you | ظنن |
| 13 | مِنَmina | (are) of | — |
| 14 | ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَl-kādhibīna | the liars | كذب |