Quran 21:112 — Al-Anbiyaa, verse 112
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He said,‘My Lord, pass the true judgement.’ And, ‘Our Lord is the Lord of Mercy. We seek His assistance against what you [disbelievers] say.’
قَالَ رَبِّ احْكُمْ بِالْحَقِّ ۗ وَرَبُّنَا الرَّحْمَـٰنُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ
qāla rabbi uḥ'kum bil-ḥaqi warabbunā l-raḥmānu l-mus'taʿānu ʿalā mā taṣifūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He said: 'My Lord, judge Thou with truth! And our Lord is the All-merciful; His succour is ever to be sought against that you describe.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Say: “O my Sustainer! Judge Thou in truth!” - and [say]: “Our Sustainer is the Most Gracious, the One whose aid is ever to be sought against all your [attempts at] defining [Him]!”
- Sahih International
- [The Prophet (ﷺ)] has said, "My Lord, judge [between us] in truth. And our Lord is the Most Merciful, the one whose help is sought against that which you describe."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَـٰلَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | رَبِّrabbi | My Lord | ربب |
| 3 | ٱحْكُمuḥ'kum | judge | حكم |
| 4 | بِٱلْحَقِّ ۗbil-ḥaqi | in truth | حقق |
| 5 | وَرَبُّنَاwarabbunā | And our Lord | ربب |
| 6 | ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُl-raḥmānu | (is) the Most Gracious | رحم |
| 7 | ٱلْمُسْتَعَانُl-mus'taʿānu | the One Whose help is sought | عون |
| 8 | عَلَىٰʿalā | against | — |
| 9 | مَاmā | what | — |
| 10 | تَصِفُونَtaṣifūna | you attribute | وصف |