Quran 11:65 — Hud, verse 65
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
But they hamstrung it, so he said, ‘Enjoy life for another three days:
فَعَقَرُوهَا فَقَالَ تَمَتَّعُوا فِي دَارِكُمْ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ وَعْدٌ غَيْرُ مَكْذُوبٍ
faʿaqarūhā faqāla tamattaʿū fī dārikum thalāthata ayyāmin dhālika waʿdun ghayru makdhūbin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- But they hamstrung her; and he said, 'Take your joy in your habitation three days -- that is a promise not to be belied.'
- Muhammad Asad
- But they cruelly slaughtered her. And thereupon [Salih] said: "[Only] for three days [more] shall you enjoy life in your homes: this is a judgment which will not be belied!"
- Sahih International
- But they hamstrung her, so he said, "Enjoy yourselves in your homes for three days. That is a promise not to be denied [i.e., unfailing]."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَعَقَرُوهَاfaʿaqarūhā | But they hamstrung her | عقر |
| 2 | فَقَالَfaqāla | So he said | قول |
| 3 | تَمَتَّعُوا۟tamattaʿū | Enjoy (yourselves) | متع |
| 4 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 5 | دَارِكُمْdārikum | your home(s) | دور |
| 6 | ثَلَـٰثَةَthalāthata | (for) three | ثلث |
| 7 | أَيَّامٍۢ ۖayyāmin | days | يوم |
| 8 | ذَٰلِكَdhālika | That | — |
| 9 | وَعْدٌwaʿdun | (is) a promise | وعد |
| 10 | غَيْرُghayru | not | غير |
| 11 | مَكْذُوبٍۢmakdhūbin | (to) be belied | كذب |