Surah Al-Anbya (الأنبياء) • The Prophets

Quran 21:2

21:2

مَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِم مُّحْدَثٍ إِلَّا ٱسْتَمَعُوهُ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ

mā yatīhim min dhik'rin min rabbihim muḥ'dathin illā is'tamaʿūhu wahum yalʿabūna

No mention [i.e., revelation] comes to them anew from their Lord except that they listen to it while they are at play

— Saheeh International

Whenever any fresh revelation comes to them from their Lord, they listen to it playfully

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Comes not unto them an admonition (a chapter of the Qur’ân) from their Lord as a recent revelation but they listen to it while they play

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

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Word by Word

مَاmāNot
يَأْتِيهِمyatīhimcomes to them
مِّنminof
ذِكْرٍۢdhik'rina Reminder
مِّنminfrom
رَّبِّهِمrabbihimtheir Lord
مُّحْدَثٍmuḥ'dathinanew
إِلَّاillāexcept
ٱسْتَمَعُوهُis'tamaʿūhuthey listen to it
وَهُمْwahumwhile they
يَلْعَبُونَyalʿabūna(are at) play