Meccan·Surah 37

الصافات

Surah As-Saffat — Ayah 29

Those Ranged in Ranks

182 Ayahs·Verse 37:29
37:29

قَالُوا۟ بَل لَّمْ تَكُونُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ

The oppressors will say, "Rather, you [yourselves] were not believers,

Context in Surah As-Saffat

Nearby ayahs help place verse 37:29 in sequence and meaning.

وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

And they will approach one another blaming each other.

قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ

They will say, "Indeed, you used to come at us from the right."

وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَـٰنٍۭ ۖ بَلْ كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا طَـٰغِينَ

And we had over you no authority, but you were a transgressing people.

فَحَقَّ عَلَيْنَا قَوْلُ رَبِّنَآ ۖ إِنَّا لَذَآئِقُونَ

So the word of our Lord has come into effect upon us; indeed, we will taste [punishment].