Surah 37 · verse 29
As-Saffat 37:29
Sign in to listenقَالُوا بَل لَّمْ تَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ
qalu bal lam takunu mu'minin
The oppressors will say, "Rather, you [yourselves] were not believers,
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
بَلْ هُمُ الْيَوْمَ مُسْتَسْلِمُونَ
But they, that Day, are in surrender.
Verse 27وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَاءَلُونَ
And they will approach one another blaming each other.
Verse 28قَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ الْيَمِينِ
They will say, "Indeed, you used to come at us from the right."
قَالُوا بَل لَّمْ تَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ
The oppressors will say, "Rather, you [yourselves] were not believers,
وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَانٍ ۖ بَلْ كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا طَاغِينَ
And we had over you no authority, but you were a transgressing people.
Verse 31فَحَقَّ عَلَيْنَا قَوْلُ رَبِّنَا ۖ إِنَّا لَذَائِقُونَ
So the word of our Lord has come into effect upon us; indeed, we will taste [punishment].
Verse 32فَأَغْوَيْنَاكُمْ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَاوِينَ
And we led you to deviation; indeed, we were deviators."
