Quran 20:125 — Taa-Haa, verse 125
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
and he will say, ‘Lord, why did You bring me here blind? I was sighted before!’
قَالَ رَبِّ لِمَ حَشَرْتَنِي أَعْمَىٰ وَقَدْ كُنْتُ بَصِيرًا
qāla rabbi lima ḥashartanī aʿmā waqad kuntu baṣīran
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He shall say, 'O my Lord, why hast thou raised me blind, and I was wont to see?'
- Muhammad Asad
- [And so, on Resurrection Day, the sinner] will ask: "O my Sustainer! Why hast Thou raised me up blind, whereas [on earth] I was endowed with sight?"
- Sahih International
- He will say, "My Lord, why have you raised me blind while I was [once] seeing?"
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He will say | قول |
| 2 | رَبِّrabbi | My Lord | ربب |
| 3 | لِمَlima | Why | — |
| 4 | حَشَرْتَنِىٓḥashartanī | You raised me | حشر |
| 5 | أَعْمَىٰaʿmā | blind | عمي |
| 6 | وَقَدْwaqad | while [verily] | — |
| 7 | كُنتُkuntu | I had | كون |
| 8 | بَصِيرًۭاbaṣīran | sight | بصر |