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Surah Al-Mu’minun, Verse 33

سورة المؤمنون، الآية ٣٣

23:33 Juz 18 Hizb 35 Page 344 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 23:33

وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِهِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَكَذَّبُوا۟ بِلِقَآءِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَأَتْرَفْنَٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يَأْكُلُ مِمَّا تَأْكُلُونَ مِنْهُ وَيَشْرَبُ مِمَّا تَشْرَبُونَ ۝٣٣

Transliteration

waqāla l-mala-u min qawmihi alladhīna kafarū wakadhabū biliqāi l-ākhirati wa-atrafnāhum fī l-ḥayati l-dun'yā mā hādhā illā basharun mith'lukum yakulu mimmā takulūna min'hu wayashrabu mimmā tashrabūna

Translation

And the eminent among his people who disbelieved and denied the meeting of the Hereafter while We had given them luxury in the worldly life said, "This is not but a man like yourselves. He eats of that from which you eat and drinks of what you drink.

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Verse 33 of Surah Al-Mu’minun (23:33), a Meccan surah, is in juz 18, on page 344 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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The noblemen and leaders from his people who disbelieved in Allah, rejected the Hereafter and the punishment and reward to be meted out in it, and were misled by the blessings I had granted them in the world, said to their followers and masses, “This is a human just like you are: he eats of the food you eat and drinks of the drinks you drink. He does not have any superiority over you such that he would be sent as a messenger to you!”

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Other translations of verse 33

But the chiefs of his people who disbelieved and denied the meeting of the Hereafter, and whom We had made affluent in the life of this world, said, “He is no more than a man like yourselves; he eats what you eat and drinks what you drink.

And the chiefs of his people who disbelieved and denied the Meeting in the Hereafter, and whom We had given the luxuries and comforts of this life, said: "He is no more than a human being like you, he eats of that which you eat, and drinks of what you drink.

And the chieftains of his folk, who disbelieved and denied the meeting of the Hereafter, and whom We had made soft in the life of the world, said: This is only a mortal like you, who eateth of that whereof ye eat and drinketh of that ye drink.

And the chiefs of his people, who disbelieved and denied the Meeting in the Hereafter, and on whom We had bestowed the good things of this life, said: "He is no more than a man like yourselves: he eats of that of which ye eat, and drinks of what ye drink.

And the chiefs of his people who disbelieved and called the meeting of the hereafter a lie, and whom We had given plenty to enjoy in this world's life, said: This is nothing but a mortal like yourselves, eating of what you eat from and drinking of what you drink.

And said the chiefs of his people, who disbelieved and cried lies to the meeting of the Hereafter, and whom We had caused to live in luxury in the present life, (Literally: the lowly life, i.e., the life of this word) "In no way is this anything except a mortal like yourselves; he eats of whatever you eat and drinks of whatever you drink.

Verse 33 word by word

  1. وَقَالَ waqāla And said ق و ل
  2. ٱلْمَلَأُ l-mala-u the chiefs م ل أ
  3. مِن min of
  4. قَوْمِهِ qawmihi his people ق و م
  5. ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna who
  6. كَفَرُوا۟ kafarū disbelieved ك ف ر
  7. وَكَذَّبُوا۟ wakadhabū and denied ك ذ ب
  8. بِلِقَآءِ biliqāi (the) meeting ل ق ي
  9. ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ l-ākhirati (of) the Hereafter أ خ ر
  10. وَأَتْرَفْنَٰهُمْ wa-atrafnāhum while We had given them luxury ت ر ف
  11. فِى fī in
  12. ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ l-ḥayati the life ح ي ي
  13. ٱلدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā (of) the world د ن و
  14. مَا mā Not
  15. هَٰذَآ hādhā (is) this
  16. إِلَّا illā but
  17. بَشَرٌ basharun a man ب ش ر
  18. مِّثْلُكُمْ mith'lukum like you م ث ل
  19. يَأْكُلُ yakulu He eats أ ك ل
  20. مِمَّا mimmā of what
  21. تَأْكُلُونَ takulūna you eat أ ك ل
  22. مِنْهُ min'hu [from it]
  23. وَيَشْرَبُ wayashrabu and he drinks ش ر ب
  24. مِمَّا mimmā of what
  25. تَشْرَبُونَ tashrabūna you drink ش ر ب

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  • Al-Mu’minun 23:24

    فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَؤُا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُرِيدُ أَن يَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَأَنزَلَ مَلَٰٓئِكَةً مَّا سَمِعْنَا بِهَٰذَا فِىٓ ءَابَآئِنَا ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

    But the eminent among those who disbelieved from his people said, "This is not but a man like yourselves who wishes to take precedence over you; and if Allāh had willed [to send a messenger], He would have sent down angels. We have not heard of this among our forefathers.

  • Al-Anbya 21:3

    لَاهِيَةً قُلُوبُهُمْ وَأَسَرُّوا۟ ٱلنَّجْوَى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ هَلْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ أَفَتَأْتُونَ ٱلسِّحْرَ وَأَنتُمْ تُبْصِرُونَ

    With their hearts distracted. And those who do wrong conceal their private conversation, [saying], "Is this [Prophet] except a human being like you? So would you approach magic while you are aware [of it]?"

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