Quran 14:35 — Ibrahim, verse 35
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Remember when Abraham said, ‘Lord, make this town safe! Preserve me and my offspring from idolatry,
وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَبِّ اجْعَلْ هَـٰذَا الْبَلَدَ آمِنًا وَاجْنُبْنِي وَبَنِيَّ أَنْ نَعْبُدَ الْأَصْنَامَ
wa-idh qāla ib'rāhīmu rabbi ij'ʿal hādhā l-balada āminan wa-uj'nub'nī wabaniyya an naʿbuda l-aṣnāma
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And when Abraham said, 'My Lord, make this land secure, and turn me and my sons away from serving idols;
- Muhammad Asad
- AND [remember the time] when Abraham spoke [thus]: "O my Sustainer! Make this land secure, and preserve me and my children from ever worshipping idols -
- Sahih International
- And [mention, O Muḥammad], when Abraham said, "My Lord, make this city [i.e., Makkah] secure and keep me and my sons away from worshipping idols.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَإِذْwa-idh | And when | — |
| 2 | قَالَqāla | said | قول |
| 3 | إِبْرَٰهِيمُib'rāhīmu | Ibrahim | — |
| 4 | رَبِّrabbi | My Lord | ربب |
| 5 | ٱجْعَلْij'ʿal | Make | جعل |
| 6 | هَـٰذَاhādhā | this | — |
| 7 | ٱلْبَلَدَl-balada | city | بلد |
| 8 | ءَامِنًۭاāminan | safe | أمن |
| 9 | وَٱجْنُبْنِىwa-uj'nub'nī | and keep me away | جنب |
| 10 | وَبَنِىَّwabaniyya | and my sons | بني |
| 11 | أَنan | that | — |
| 12 | نَّعْبُدَnaʿbuda | we worship | عبد |
| 13 | ٱلْأَصْنَامَl-aṣnāma | the idols | صنم |