Quran 15:70 — Al-Hijr, verse 70
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They answered, ‘Have we not told you not to interfere [between us and] anyone else?’
قَالُوا أَوَلَمْ نَنْهَكَ عَنِ الْعَالَمِينَ
qālū awalam nanhaka ʿani l-ʿālamīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They said, 'Have we not forbidden thee all beings?'
- Muhammad Asad
- They answered: "Have we not forbidden thee [to offer protection] to any kind of people?"
- Sahih International
- They said, "Have we not forbidden you from [protecting] people?"
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوٓا۟qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | أَوَلَمْawalam | Did not | — |
| 3 | نَنْهَكَnanhaka | we forbid you | نهي |
| 4 | عَنِʿani | from | — |
| 5 | ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīna | the world | علم |