Quran 15:24 — Al-Hijr, verse 24
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We know exactly those of you who come first and those who come later.
وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنْكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ
walaqad ʿalim'nā l-mus'taqdimīna minkum walaqad ʿalim'nā l-mus'takhirīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- We know the ones of you who press forward, and We know the laggards;
- Muhammad Asad
- And well do We know [the hearts and deeds of all human beings - both] those who lived before you and those who will come after you;
- Sahih International
- And We have already known the preceding [generations] among you, and We have already known the later [ones to come].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَقَدْwalaqad | And verily | — |
| 2 | عَلِمْنَاʿalim'nā | We know | علم |
| 3 | ٱلْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَl-mus'taqdimīna | the preceding ones | قدم |
| 4 | مِنكُمْminkum | among you | — |
| 5 | وَلَقَدْwalaqad | and verily | — |
| 6 | عَلِمْنَاʿalim'nā | We know | علم |
| 7 | ٱلْمُسْتَـْٔخِرِينَl-mus'takhirīna | the later ones | أخر |