Quran 20:108 — Taa-Haa, verse 108
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
On that Day, people will follow the summoner from whom there is no escape; every voice will be hushed for the Lord of Mercy; only whispers will be heard.
يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَّبِعُونَ الدَّاعِيَ لَا عِوَجَ لَهُ ۖ وَخَشَعَتِ الْأَصْوَاتُ لِلرَّحْمَـٰنِ فَلَا تَسْمَعُ إِلَّا هَمْسًا
yawma-idhin yattabiʿūna l-dāʿiya lā ʿiwaja lahu wakhashaʿati l-aṣwātu lilrraḥmāni falā tasmaʿu illā hamsan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- On that day they will follow the Summoner in whom is no crookedness; voices will be hushed to the All-merciful, so that thou hearest naught but a murmuring.
- Muhammad Asad
- On that Day, all will. follow the summoning Voice from which there will be no escape; and all sounds will be hushed before the Most Gracious, and thou wilt hear nothing but a faint sough in the air.
- Sahih International
- That Day, they [i.e., everyone] will follow [the call of] the Caller [with] no deviation therefrom, and [all] voices will be stilled before the Most Merciful, so you will not hear except a whisper [of footsteps].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhin | On that Day | — |
| 2 | يَتَّبِعُونَyattabiʿūna | they will follow | تبع |
| 3 | ٱلدَّاعِىَl-dāʿiya | the caller | دعو |
| 4 | لَاlā | no | — |
| 5 | عِوَجَʿiwaja | deviation | عوج |
| 6 | لَهُۥ ۖlahu | from it | — |
| 7 | وَخَشَعَتِwakhashaʿati | And (will be) humbled | خشع |
| 8 | ٱلْأَصْوَاتُl-aṣwātu | the voices | صوت |
| 9 | لِلرَّحْمَـٰنِlilrraḥmāni | for the Most Gracious | رحم |
| 10 | فَلَاfalā | so not | — |
| 11 | تَسْمَعُtasmaʿu | you will hear | سمع |
| 12 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 13 | هَمْسًۭاhamsan | a faint sound | همس |