Quran 30:56

Surah Ar-Room, Verse 56

Juz 21 · Page 410 · Ruku 354 · Meccan

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ وَٱلْإِيمَٰنَ لَقَدْ لَبِثْتُمْ فِى كِتَٰبِ ٱللَّهِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْبَعْثِ فَهَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْبَعْثِ وَلَٰكِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ

Word by word

وَقَالَ waqāla But will say ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who أُوتُوا۟ ūtū were given ٱلْعِلْمَ l-ʿil'ma the knowledge وَٱلْإِيمَـٰنَ wal-īmāna and the faith لَقَدْ laqad Verily لَبِثْتُمْ labith'tum you remained فِى fī by كِتَـٰبِ kitābi (the) Decree ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah إِلَىٰ ilā until يَوْمِ yawmi (the) Day ٱلْبَعْثِ ۖ l-baʿthi (of) Resurrection فَهَـٰذَا fahādhā And this يَوْمُ yawmu (is the) Day ٱلْبَعْثِ l-baʿthi (of) the Resurrection وَلَـٰكِنَّكُمْ walākinnakum but you كُنتُمْ kuntum were لَا lā not تَعْلَمُونَ taʿlamūna knowing

Transliteration

Waqala allatheena ootooalAAilma wal-eemana laqad labithtum fee kitabiAllahi ila yawmi albaAAthi fahatha yawmualbaAAthi walakinnakum kuntum la taAAlamoon

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

But those to whom knowledge and faith are given will say: The truth is, ye have tarried, by Allah's decree, until the Day of Resurrection. This is the Day of Resurrection, but ye used not to know.

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But those endued with knowledge and faith will say: "Indeed ye did tarry, within Allah's Decree, to the Day of Resurrection, and this is the Day of Resurrection: but ye - ye were not aware!"

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

أي : فيرد عليهم المؤمنون العلماء في الآخرة ، كما أقاموا عليهم حجة الله في الدنيا ، فيقولون لهم حين يحلفون ما لبثوا غير ساعة : ( لقد لبثتم في كتاب الله ) أي : في كتاب الأعمال ، ( إلى يوم البعث ) أي : من يوم خلقتم إلى أن بعثتم ، ( ولكنكم كنتم لا تعلمون ) .