Quran 18:38 — Al-Kahf, verse 38
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
But, for me, He is God, my Lord, and I will never set up any partner with Him.
لَـٰكِنَّا هُوَ اللَّهُ رَبِّي وَلَا أُشْرِكُ بِرَبِّي أَحَدًا
lākinnā huwa l-lahu rabbī walā ush'riku birabbī aḥadan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- But lo, He is God, my Lord, and I will not associate with my Lord any one.
- Muhammad Asad
- But as for myself, [I. know that] He is God, my Sustainer; and I cannot attribute divine powers to any but my Sustainer."
- Sahih International
- But as for me, He is Allāh, my Lord, and I do not associate with my Lord anyone.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | لَّـٰكِنَّا۠lākinnā | But as for me | — |
| 2 | هُوَhuwa | He | — |
| 3 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | (is) Allah | أله |
| 4 | رَبِّىrabbī | my Lord | ربب |
| 5 | وَلَآwalā | and not | — |
| 6 | أُشْرِكُush'riku | I associate | شرك |
| 7 | بِرَبِّىٓbirabbī | with my Lord | ربب |
| 8 | أَحَدًۭاaḥadan | anyone | أحد |