Surah Al-An'am, Ayah 68 (6:68)

ٱلْأَنْعَام

وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخُوضُونَ فِىٓ ءَايَٰتِنَا فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَخُوضُوا۟ فِى …

Quran 6:68 is ayah 68 of Surah Al-An'am (“The Cattle”), a Meccan surah of 165 ayahs. It is in Juz 7, on page 135 of the Madani Mushaf.

6:68
وَإِذَارَأَيْتَٱلَّذِينَيَخُوضُونَفِىٓءَايَٰتِنَافَأَعْرِضْعَنْهُمْحَتَّىٰيَخُوضُوا۟فِىحَدِيثٍغَيْرِهِۦ ۚوَإِمَّايُنسِيَنَّكَٱلشَّيْطَٰنُفَلَاتَقْعُدْبَعْدَٱلذِّكْرَىٰمَعَٱلْقَوْمِٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ٦٨
wa-idhā ra-ayta alladhīna yakhūḍūna fī āyātinā fa-aʿriḍ ʿanhum ḥattā yakhūḍū fī ḥadīthin ghayrihi wa-immā yunsiyannaka l-shayṭānu falā taqʿud baʿda l-dhik'rā maʿa l-qawmi l-ẓālimīna

And when you see those who engage in [offensive] discourse concerning Our verses, then turn away from them until they enter into another conversation. And if Satan should cause you to forget, then do not remain after the reminder with the wrongdoing people.(68)

Word by word

  1. وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
  2. رَأَيْتَra-aytayou see
  3. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  4. يَخُوضُونَyakhūḍūnaengage (in vain talks)
  5. فِىٓfīabout
  6. ءَايَٰتِنَاāyātināOur Verses
  7. فَأَعْرِضْfa-aʿriḍthen turn away
  8. عَنْهُمْʿanhumfrom them
  9. حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
  10. يَخُوضُوا۟yakhūḍūthey engage
  11. فِىfīin
  12. حَدِيثٍḥadīthina talk
  13. غَيْرِهِۦ ۚghayrihiother than it
  14. وَإِمَّاwa-immāAnd if
  15. يُنسِيَنَّكَyunsiyannakacauses you to forget
  16. ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُl-shayṭānuthe Shaitaan
  17. فَلَاfalāthen (do) not
  18. تَقْعُدْtaqʿudsit
  19. بَعْدَbaʿdaafter
  20. ٱلذِّكْرَىٰl-dhik'rāthe reminder
  21. مَعَmaʿawith
  22. ٱلْقَوْمِl-qawmithe people
  23. ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَl-ẓālimīnathe wrongdoers

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