Quran 20:8 — Taa-Haa, verse 8
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
God––there is no god but Him––the most excellent names belong to Him.
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ لَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ
al-lahu lā ilāha illā huwa lahu l-asmāu l-ḥus'nā
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- God -- there is no god but He. To Him belong the Names Most Beautiful.
- Muhammad Asad
- God-there is no deity save Him; His [alone] are the attributes of perfection!
- Sahih International
- Allāh - there is no deity except Him. To Him belong the best names.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ٱللَّهُal-lahu | Allah | أله |
| 2 | لَآlā | (there is) no | — |
| 3 | إِلَـٰهَilāha | god | أله |
| 4 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 5 | هُوَ ۖhuwa | Him | — |
| 6 | لَهُlahu | To Him (belong) | — |
| 7 | ٱلْأَسْمَآءُl-asmāu | the Names | سمو |
| 8 | ٱلْحُسْنَىٰl-ḥus'nā | the Most Beautiful | حسن |