Quran 15:81 — Al-Hijr, verse 81
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We gave them Our signs, but they turned their backs.
وَآتَيْنَاهُمْ آيَاتِنَا فَكَانُوا عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ
waātaynāhum āyātinā fakānū ʿanhā muʿ'riḍīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- We brought them. Our signs, and they turned away from them.
- Muhammad Asad
- for We did vouchsafe them Our messages, but they obstinately turned their backs upon them-
- Sahih International
- And We gave them Our signs, but from them they were turning away.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمْwaātaynāhum | And We gave them | أتي |
| 2 | ءَايَـٰتِنَاāyātinā | Our Signs | أيي |
| 3 | فَكَانُوا۟fakānū | but they were | كون |
| 4 | عَنْهَاʿanhā | from them | — |
| 5 | مُعْرِضِينَmuʿ'riḍīna | turning away | عرض |