Quran 11:71 — Hud, verse 71
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
His wife was standing [nearby] and laughed. We gave her good news of Isaac and, after him, of Jacob.
وَامْرَأَتُهُ قَائِمَةٌ فَضَحِكَتْ فَبَشَّرْنَاهَا بِإِسْحَاقَ وَمِنْ وَرَاءِ إِسْحَاقَ يَعْقُوبَ
wa-im'ra-atuhu qāimatun faḍaḥikat fabasharnāhā bi-is'ḥāqa wamin warāi is'ḥāqa yaʿqūba
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And his wife was standing by; she laughed, therefore We gave her the glad tidings of Isaac, and, after Isaac, of Jacob.
- Muhammad Asad
- And his wife, standing [nearby], laughed [with happiness]; whereupon We gave her the glad tiding of [the birth of] Isaac and, after Isaac, of [his son] Jacob.
- Sahih International
- And his wife was standing, and she smiled. Then We gave her good tidings of Isaac and after Isaac, Jacob.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥwa-im'ra-atuhu | And his wife | مرأ |
| 2 | قَآئِمَةٌۭqāimatun | (was) standing | قوم |
| 3 | فَضَحِكَتْfaḍaḥikat | and she laughed | ضحك |
| 4 | فَبَشَّرْنَـٰهَاfabasharnāhā | Then We gave her glad tidings | بشر |
| 5 | بِإِسْحَـٰقَbi-is'ḥāqa | of Isaac | — |
| 6 | وَمِنwamin | and after | — |
| 7 | وَرَآءِwarāi | and after | وري |
| 8 | إِسْحَـٰقَis'ḥāqa | Isaac | — |
| 9 | يَعْقُوبَyaʿqūba | (of) Yaqub | — |