← Surah 54

54:24

فَقَالُوٓا۟ أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذًا لَّفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ

Word by word

فَقَالُوٓا۟
And said
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
قَالُVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. plur.
وٓا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
أَبَشَرًا
Is (it) a human being
Noun
Root: بشر
Grammar (i'rab)
أَNoun — interrogative، prefix
بَشَرًاNoun — masculine، indefinite، accusative
مِّنَّا
among us
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِّنَّPreposition — preposition
اNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st plur.
وَٰحِدًا
one
Noun
Root: وحد
Grammar (i'rab)
وَٰحِدًاNoun — masc. sing.، indefinite، accusative
نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ
(that) we should follow him
Verb
Root: تبع
Grammar (i'rab)
نَّتَّبِعُVerb — imperfect، 1st plur.
هُۥٓNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
إِنَّآ
Indeed, we
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِنَّPreposition — accusative
آNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st plur.
إِذًا
then
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِذًاPreposition — answer
لَّفِى
(will be) surely in
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَّPreposition — emphasis، prefix
فِىPreposition — preposition
ضَلَٰلٍ
error
Noun
Root: ضلل
Grammar (i'rab)
ضَلَٰلٍNoun — masculine، indefinite، genitive
وَسُعُرٍ
and madness
Noun
Root: سعر
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
سُعُرٍNoun — masculine، indefinite، genitive

Translation

EN

For they said: "What! a man! a Solitary one from among ourselves! shall we follow such a one? Truly should we then be straying in mind, and mad!

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

they said, ‘What? A man? Why should we follow a lone man from amongst ourselves? That would be misguided; quite insane!

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

For they said; Is it a mortal man, alone among us, that we are to follow? Then indeed we should fall into error and madness.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

And said, "Is it one human being among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

"İçimizden bir insana mı uyacağız? O zaman biz sapıklık ve delilik etmiş oluruz. Kitap, aramızda, ona mı verilmiş? Hayır, o pek yalancı ve şımarığın biridir" dediler.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

"Bizden bir insana mı uyacağız? O takdirde biz apaçık bir sapıklık ve çılgınlık içine düşmüş oluruz." dediler.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Semûd (kavmi) de uyarı(cı)ları yalanlamıştı ve “Aramızdan bir insana mı uyacağız? Bu durumda biz sapkınlık ve çılgınlık içinde oluruz!” demişlerdi.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

كذبت ثمود -وهم قوم صالح- بالآيات التي أُنذرِوا بها، فقالوا: أبشرًا منا واحدًا نتبعه نحن الجماعة الكثيرة وهو واحد؟ إنا إذا لفي بُعْدٍ عن الصواب وجنون.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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