Quran 21:2 — Al-Anbiyaa, verse 2
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Whenever any fresh revelation comes to them from their Lord, they listen to it playfully
مَا يَأْتِيهِمْ مِنْ ذِكْرٍ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ مُحْدَثٍ إِلَّا اسْتَمَعُوهُ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ
mā yatīhim min dhik'rin min rabbihim muḥ'dathin illā is'tamaʿūhu wahum yalʿabūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- no Remembrance from their Lord comes to them lately renewed, but they listen to it yet playing,
- Muhammad Asad
- Whenever there comes unto them any new reminder from their Sustainer, they but listen to it with playful amusement,
- Sahih International
- No mention [i.e., revelation] comes to them anew from their Lord except that they listen to it while they are at play
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | مَاmā | Not | — |
| 2 | يَأْتِيهِمyatīhim | comes to them | أتي |
| 3 | مِّنmin | of | — |
| 4 | ذِكْرٍۢdhik'rin | a Reminder | ذكر |
| 5 | مِّنmin | from | — |
| 6 | رَّبِّهِمrabbihim | their Lord | ربب |
| 7 | مُّحْدَثٍmuḥ'dathin | anew | حدث |
| 8 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 9 | ٱسْتَمَعُوهُis'tamaʿūhu | they listen to it | سمع |
| 10 | وَهُمْwahum | while they | — |
| 11 | يَلْعَبُونَyalʿabūna | (are at) play | لعب |