Quran 17:81 — Al-Israa, verse 81
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
And say, ‘The truth has come, and falsehood has passed away: falsehood is bound to pass away.’
وَقُلْ جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ ۚ إِنَّ الْبَاطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا
waqul jāa l-ḥaqu wazahaqa l-bāṭilu inna l-bāṭila kāna zahūqan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And say: 'The truth has come, and falsehood has vanished away; surely falsehood is ever certain to vanish.'
- Muhammad Asad
- And say: "The truth has now come [to light], and falsehood has withered away: for, behold, all falsehood is bound to wither away!"
- Sahih International
- And say, "Truth has come, and falsehood has departed. Indeed is falsehood, [by nature], ever bound to depart."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَقُلْwaqul | And say | قول |
| 2 | جَآءَjāa | Has come | جيأ |
| 3 | ٱلْحَقُّl-ḥaqu | the truth | حقق |
| 4 | وَزَهَقَwazahaqa | and perished | زهق |
| 5 | ٱلْبَـٰطِلُ ۚl-bāṭilu | the falsehood | بطل |
| 6 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 7 | ٱلْبَـٰطِلَl-bāṭila | the falsehood | بطل |
| 8 | كَانَkāna | is | كون |
| 9 | زَهُوقًۭاzahūqan | (bound) to perish | زهق |