Quran 2:97 — Al-Baqara, verse 97
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Say [Prophet], ‘If anyone is an enemy of Gabriel- who by God’s leave brought down the Quran to your heart confirming previous scriptures as a guide and good news for the faithful-
قُلْ مَنْ كَانَ عَدُوًّا لِجِبْرِيلَ فَإِنَّهُ نَزَّلَهُ عَلَىٰ قَلْبِكَ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ مُصَدِّقًا لِمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَهُدًى وَبُشْرَىٰ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
qul man kāna ʿaduwwan lijib'rīla fa-innahu nazzalahu ʿalā qalbika bi-idh'ni l-lahi muṣaddiqan limā bayna yadayhi wahudan wabush'rā lil'mu'minīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Say: 'Whosoever is an enemy to Gabriel -- he it was that brought it down upon thy heart by the leave of God, confirming what was before it, and for a guidance and good tidings to the believers.
- Muhammad Asad
- SAY [O Prophet]: "Whosoever is an enemy of Gabriel" -who,, verily, by God's leave, has brought down upon thy heart this [divine writ] which confirms the truth of whatever there still remains [of earlier revelations], and is a guidance and a glad tiding for the believers-:
- Sahih International
- Say, "Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel - it is [none but] he who has brought it [i.e., the Qur’ān] down upon your heart, [O Muḥammad], by permission of Allāh, confirming that which was before it and as guidance and good tidings for the believers."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قُلْqul | Say | قول |
| 2 | مَنman | Whoever | — |
| 3 | كَانَkāna | is | كون |
| 4 | عَدُوًّۭاʿaduwwan | an enemy | عدو |
| 5 | لِّجِبْرِيلَlijib'rīla | to Jibreel | — |
| 6 | فَإِنَّهُۥfa-innahu | then indeed he | — |
| 7 | نَزَّلَهُۥnazzalahu | brought it down | نزل |
| 8 | عَلَىٰʿalā | on | — |
| 9 | قَلْبِكَqalbika | your heart | قلب |
| 10 | بِإِذْنِbi-idh'ni | by (the) permission | أذن |
| 11 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | (of) Allah | أله |
| 12 | مُصَدِّقًۭاmuṣaddiqan | confirming | صدق |
| 13 | لِّمَاlimā | what | — |
| 14 | بَيْنَbayna | (was) | بين |
| 15 | يَدَيْهِyadayhi | before it | يدي |
| 16 | وَهُدًۭىwahudan | and a guidance | هدي |
| 17 | وَبُشْرَىٰwabush'rā | and glad tiding(s) | بشر |
| 18 | لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَlil'mu'minīna | for the believers | أمن |