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Surah At-Taghabun, Ayah 6 (64:6)

ٱلتَّغَابُن

ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُۥ كَانَت تَّأْتِيهِمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرٌ يَهْدُونَنَا …

Quran 64:6 is ayah 6 of Surah At-Taghabun (“The Mutual Disillusion”), a Medinan surah of 18 ayahs. It is in Juz 28, on page 556 of the Madani Mushaf.

64:6
ذَٰلِكَبِأَنَّهُۥكَانَتتَّأْتِيهِمْرُسُلُهُمبِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِفَقَالُوٓا۟أَبَشَرٌيَهْدُونَنَافَكَفَرُوا۟وَتَوَلَّوا۟ ۚوَّٱسْتَغْنَىٱللَّهُ ۚوَٱللَّهُغَنِىٌّحَمِيدٌ٦
dhālika bi-annahu kānat tatīhim rusuluhum bil-bayināti faqālū abasharun yahdūnanā fakafarū watawallaw wa-is'taghnā l-lahu wal-lahu ghaniyyun ḥamīdun

That is because their messengers used to come to them with clear evidences, but they said, "Shall human beings guide us?" and disbelieved and turned away. And Allāh dispensed [with them]; and Allāh is Free of need and Praiseworthy.(6)

Word by word

  1. ذَٰلِكَdhālikaThat
  2. بِأَنَّهُۥbi-annahu(is) because
  3. كَانَتkānathad
  4. تَّأْتِيهِمْtatīhimcome to them
  5. رُسُلُهُمrusuluhumtheir Messengers
  6. بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِbil-bayinātiwith clear proofs
  7. فَقَالُوٓا۟faqālūbut they said
  8. أَبَشَرٌabasharunShall human beings
  9. يَهْدُونَنَاyahdūnanāguide us
  10. فَكَفَرُوا۟fakafarūSo they disbelieved
  11. وَتَوَلَّوا۟ ۚwatawallawand turned away
  12. وَّٱسْتَغْنَىwa-is'taghnāAnd can do without them
  13. ٱللَّهُ ۚl-lahuAllah
  14. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
  15. غَنِىٌّghaniyyun(is) Self-sufficient
  16. حَمِيدٌḥamīdunPraiseworthy

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