Surah Yunus (يونس) • Jonah

Quran 10:78

10:78

قَالُوٓا۟ أَجِئْتَنَا لِتَلْفِتَنَا عَمَّا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَنَا وَتَكُونَ لَكُمَا ٱلْكِبْرِيَآءُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا نَحْنُ لَكُمَا بِمُؤْمِنِينَ

qālū aji'tanā litalfitanā ʿammā wajadnā ʿalayhi ābāanā watakūna lakumā l-kib'riyāu fī l-arḍi wamā naḥnu lakumā bimu'minīna

They said, "Have you come to us to turn us away from that upon which we found our fathers and so that you two may have grandeur in the land? And we are not believers in you."

— Saheeh International

They said, ‘Have you come to turn us away from the faith we found our fathers following, so that you and your brother can gain greatness in this land? We will never believe in you.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

They said: "Have you come to us to turn us away from that (Faith) we found our fathers following, and that you two may have greatness in the land? We are not going to believe you two!"

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

قَالُوٓا۟qālūThey said
أَجِئْتَنَاaji'tanāHave you come to us
لِتَلْفِتَنَاlitalfitanāto turn us away
عَمَّاʿammāfrom that
وَجَدْنَاwajadnāwe found
عَلَيْهِʿalayhion it
ءَابَآءَنَاābāanāour forefathers
وَتَكُونَwatakūnaand you two (may) have
لَكُمَاlakumāand you two (may) have
ٱلْكِبْرِيَآءُl-kib'riyāuthe greatness
فِىfīin
ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe land
وَمَاwamāAnd we (are) not
نَحْنُnaḥnuAnd we (are) not
لَكُمَاlakumā(in) you two
بِمُؤْمِنِينَbimu'minīnabelievers