Surah Yaseen: Verse 19 - قالوا طائركم معكم ۚ أئن... - English

Tafsir of Verse 19, Surah Yaseen

قَالُوا۟ طَٰٓئِرُكُم مَّعَكُمْ ۚ أَئِن ذُكِّرْتُم ۚ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّسْرِفُونَ

English Translation

They said, "Your omen is with yourselves. Is it because you were reminded? Rather, you are a transgressing people."

English Transliteration

Qaloo tairukum maAAakum ain thukkirtum bal antum qawmun musrifoona

Tafsir of Verse 19

They said, 'Your augury is with you; if you are reminded? But you are a prodigal people.'

They said: "Your evil omens are with yourselves: (deem ye this an evil omen). If ye are admonished? Nay, but ye are a people transgressing all bounds!"

The sense of the statement: قَالُوا طَائِرُ‌كُم مَّعَكُمْ (They said, "Your bad omen deeds.' The word: طَایٔر (ta'ir) essentially denotes bad omen or misfortune and, on occasions, it is also used to refer to the effects of misfortune, that is, wretchedness. Here, this is what it means. (Ibn Kathir, Qurtubi)

Verse 19 - Surah Yaseen: (قالوا طائركم معكم ۚ أئن ذكرتم ۚ بل أنتم قوم مسرفون...) - English