Quran 15:57 — Al-Hijr, verse 57
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
and then asked, ‘Messengers, what is your errand?’
قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْمُرْسَلُونَ
qāla famā khaṭbukum ayyuhā l-mur'salūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He said, 'And what is your business, envoys?'
- Muhammad Asad
- He added: "And what [else] may you have in view, O you [heavenly] messengers?"
- Sahih International
- [Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | فَمَاfamā | Then what | — |
| 3 | خَطْبُكُمْkhaṭbukum | (is) your business | خطب |
| 4 | أَيُّهَاayyuhā | O messengers | — |
| 5 | ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَl-mur'salūna | O messengers | رسل |