Surah Mu’minun Ayat 114 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 114
He will say, “You stayed not but a little – if only you had known.
He will say: “Ye stayed not but a little,- if ye had only known!
He will say: “You stayed only for a while, if you only knew that.
He (Allah) will say: “You stayed not but a little, if you had only known!
He will say: Ye tarried but a little if ye only knew.
He will say, “You have decidedly lingered (nothing) except a little, if (only) you knew.
He will say, ‘You stayed but a little, if you had only known.
اللہ تعالیٰ فرمائے گا فی الواقع تم وہاں بہت ہی کم رہے ہو اے کاش! تم اسے پہلے ہی سے جان لیتے؟
Quran 23 Verse 114 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Mu’minun ayat 114, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(23:114) He will say: “You stayed only for a while, if you only knew that.[101]
101. That is, Our Messengers warned you that the life in this world is transitory and is for test and trial, but you did not realize it then and denied that there was any life in the Hereafter and behaved in accordance with that belief.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Al-Muminun verse 114 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Muminun ayat 112 which provides the complete commentary from verse 112 through 116.
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