Al-Mu'minun 23:114 قال ان لبثتم الا قليلا لو انكم كنتم تعلمون ١١٤
قَٰلَ
إِن
لَّبِثۡتُمۡ
إِلَّا
قَلِيلٗاۖ
لَّوۡ
أَنَّكُمۡ
كُنتُمۡ
تَعۡلَمُونَ
١١٤
He will say, “You only remained for a little while, if only you knew.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
He will say, "You stayed not but a little - if only you had known.
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Allah tells them how much they wasted in their short lives in this world by failing to obey Allah and worship Him Alone.
If they had been patient during their short stay in this world, they would have attained victory just like His pious close friends.
قَلَ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ فِى الاٌّرْضِ عَدَدَ سِنِينَ
…Allah tells them how much they wasted in their short lives in this world by failing to obey Allah and worship Him Alone.
If they had been patient durin
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