Surat Al-Mu’minun Verse No. 47: Reading and listening
Translation of the verse 47 from Surah Al-Mu’minun : Number of verses 118 - - page 345 - Part 18.
﴾فَقَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لِبَشَرَيۡنِ مِثۡلِنَا وَقَوۡمُهُمَا لَنَا عَٰبِدُونَ ﴿
[ المؤمنون: 47]
They said: "Shall we believe in two men like ourselves, and their people are obedient to us with humility (and we use them to serve us as we like)."
English - Sahih International
They said, "Should we believe two men like ourselves while their people are for us in servitude?"
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
(23:47) They said, "What! should we believe in these two men who are human beings like ourselves40-a and whose people are our bondsmen?" *41
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
*41) Abid is worshipper. According to the Arabic usage, to be a "worshipper" and a "bondsman" are almost synonymous. Therefore when the Prophets invited their people to worship Allah alone, they wanted them to worship and serve and obey none but Allah, and that is the real significance of the word " `ibadat". For further explanation, see E.N. 50 of AI-Kahf (XVIII).