Quran 11:104 — Hud, verse 104
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We are delaying it only for a specified period,
وَمَا نُؤَخِّرُهُ إِلَّا لِأَجَلٍ مَعْدُودٍ
wamā nu-akhiruhu illā li-ajalin maʿdūdin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and We shall not postpone it, save to a term reckoned;
- Muhammad Asad
- and which We shall not delay beyond a term set [by Us].
- Sahih International
- And We do not delay it except for a limited term.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمَاwamā | And not | — |
| 2 | نُؤَخِّرُهُۥٓnu-akhiruhu | We delay it | أخر |
| 3 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 4 | لِأَجَلٍۢli-ajalin | for a term | أجل |
| 5 | مَّعْدُودٍۢmaʿdūdin | limited | عدد |