Quran 19:78 — Maryam, verse 78
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Has he penetrated the unknown or received a pledge to that effect from the Lord of Mercy?
أَطَّلَعَ الْغَيْبَ أَمِ اتَّخَذَ عِنْدَ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ عَهْدًا
aṭṭalaʿa l-ghayba ami ittakhadha ʿinda l-raḥmāni ʿahdan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- What, has he observed the Unseen, or taken a covenant with the All-merciful?
- Muhammad Asad
- Has he, perchance, attained to a realm which is beyond the reach of a created being's perception? or has he concluded a covenant with the Most Gracious?
- Sahih International
- Has he looked into the unseen, or has he taken from the Most Merciful a promise?
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أَطَّلَعَaṭṭalaʿa | Has he looked | طلع |
| 2 | ٱلْغَيْبَl-ghayba | (into) the unseen | غيب |
| 3 | أَمِami | or | — |
| 4 | ٱتَّخَذَittakhadha | has he taken | أخذ |
| 5 | عِندَʿinda | from | عند |
| 6 | ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmāni | the Most Gracious | رحم |
| 7 | عَهْدًۭاʿahdan | a promise | عهد |