ٱلْقَلَم : ٢٨

  • قَالَ Said
  • أَوۡسَطُهُمۡ (the) most moderate of them
  • أَلَمۡ Did not
  • أَقُل I tell
  • لَّكُمۡ you
  • لَوۡلَا Why not
  • تُسَبِّحُونَ you glorify (Allah)
The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [Allāh]?'"1
Footnotes
1 i.e., remember or mention Him by saying, "...if Allāh wills." An additional meaning is "praise" or "thank" Him for His bounty.
The most moderate, the best one, among them said, 'Did I not say to you, "Why do you not glorify?" ', God, repenting [to Him].