Surah 68 · verse 28
Al-Qalam 68:28
Sign in to listenقَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ
qala awsatuhum alam aqul lakum lawla tusabbihun
The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [Allah]?' "
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
وَغَدَوْا عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍ قَادِرِينَ
And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able.
Verse 26فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوا إِنَّا لَضَالُّونَ
But when they saw it, they said, "Indeed, we are lost;
Verse 27بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ
Rather, we have been deprived."
قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ
The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [Allah]?' "
قَالُوا سُبْحَانَ رَبِّنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ
They said, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."
Verse 30فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَلَاوَمُونَ
Then they approached one another, blaming each other.
Verse 31قَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا طَاغِينَ
They said, "O woe to us; indeed we were transgressors.