Quran 15:8 — Al-Hijr, verse 8
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
But We send down the angels only to bring justice and then these people will not be reprieved.
مَا نُنَزِّلُ الْمَلَائِكَةَ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَمَا كَانُوا إِذًا مُنْظَرِينَ
mā nunazzilu l-malāikata illā bil-ḥaqi wamā kānū idhan munẓarīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- We send not down the angels, save with truth;
- Muhammad Asad
- [Yet] We never send down angels otherwise than in accordance with the [demands of] truth; and [were the angels to appear now,] lo! they [who reject this divine writ] would have no further respite!
- Sahih International
- We do not send down the angels except with truth; and they [i.e., the disbelievers] would not then be reprieved.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | مَاmā | Not | — |
| 2 | نُنَزِّلُnunazzilu | We send down | نزل |
| 3 | ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَl-malāikata | the Angels | ملك |
| 4 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 5 | بِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqi | with the truth | حقق |
| 6 | وَمَاwamā | and not | — |
| 7 | كَانُوٓا۟kānū | they would be | كون |
| 8 | إِذًۭاidhan | then | — |
| 9 | مُّنظَرِينَmunẓarīna | given respite | نظر |