Quran 16:124 — An-Nahl, verse 124
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
The Sabbath was made obligatory only for those who differed about it. On the Day of Resurrection your Lord will judge between them as to their differences.
إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ السَّبْتُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ اخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ ۚ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَيَحْكُمُ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فِيمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ
innamā juʿila l-sabtu ʿalā alladhīna ikh'talafū fīhi wa-inna rabbaka layaḥkumu baynahum yawma l-qiyāmati fīmā kānū fīhi yakhtalifūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- The Sabbath was only appointed for those who were at variance thereon; surely thy Lord will decide between them on the Day of Resurrection, touching their differences.
- Muhammad Asad
- [and know that the observance of] the Sabbath was ordained only for those who came to hold divergent views about him; but, verily, God will judge between them on Resurrection Day with regard to all on which they were wont to differ.
- Sahih International
- The sabbath was only appointed for those who differed over it. And indeed, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which they used to differ.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِنَّمَاinnamā | Only | — |
| 2 | جُعِلَjuʿila | was appointed | جعل |
| 3 | ٱلسَّبْتُl-sabtu | the Sabbath | سبت |
| 4 | عَلَىʿalā | for | — |
| 5 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 6 | ٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ikh'talafū | differed | خلف |
| 7 | فِيهِ ۚfīhi | in it | — |
| 8 | وَإِنَّwa-inna | And indeed | — |
| 9 | رَبَّكَrabbaka | your Lord | ربب |
| 10 | لَيَحْكُمُlayaḥkumu | will surely judge | حكم |
| 11 | بَيْنَهُمْbaynahum | between them | بين |
| 12 | يَوْمَyawma | (on) the Day | يوم |
| 13 | ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِl-qiyāmati | (of) the Resurrection | قوم |
| 14 | فِيمَاfīmā | in what | — |
| 15 | كَانُوا۟kānū | they used (to) | كون |
| 16 | فِيهِfīhi | [in it] | — |
| 17 | يَخْتَلِفُونَyakhtalifūna | differ | خلف |