Quran 15:9 — Al-Hijr, verse 9
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We have sent down the Quran Ourself, and We Ourself will guard it. Even before you [Prophet],
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ
innā naḥnu nazzalnā l-dhik'ra wa-innā lahu laḥāfiẓūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- then they would not be respited. It is We who have sent down the Remembrance, and We watch over it.
- Muhammad Asad
- Behold, it is We Ourselves who have bestowed from on high, step by step, this reminder? and, behold, it is We who shall truly guard it [from all corruption].
- Sahih International
- Indeed, it is We who sent down the message [i.e., the Qur’ān], and indeed, We will be its guardian.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِنَّاinnā | Indeed, We | — |
| 2 | نَحْنُnaḥnu | We | — |
| 3 | نَزَّلْنَاnazzalnā | have sent down | نزل |
| 4 | ٱلذِّكْرَl-dhik'ra | the Reminder | ذكر |
| 5 | وَإِنَّاwa-innā | and indeed, We | — |
| 6 | لَهُۥlahu | of it | — |
| 7 | لَحَـٰفِظُونَlaḥāfiẓūna | (are) surely Guardians | حفظ |