Quran 15:23 — Al-Hijr, verse 23
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
It is We who give life and death; it is We who inherit [everything].
وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ نُحْيِي وَنُمِيتُ وَنَحْنُ الْوَارِثُونَ
wa-innā lanaḥnu nuḥ'yī wanumītu wanaḥnu l-wārithūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- It is We who give life, and make to die, and it is We who are the inheritors.
- Muhammad Asad
- for, behold, it is We-We alone -who grant life and deal death, and it is We alone who shall remain after all else will have passed away!
- Sahih International
- And indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritor.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَإِنَّاwa-innā | And indeed, We | — |
| 2 | لَنَحْنُlanaḥnu | surely [We] | — |
| 3 | نُحْىِۦnuḥ'yī | We give life | حيي |
| 4 | وَنُمِيتُwanumītu | and We cause death | موت |
| 5 | وَنَحْنُwanaḥnu | and We | — |
| 6 | ٱلْوَٰرِثُونَl-wārithūna | (are) the Inheritors | ورث |