Quran 21:37 — Al-Anbiyaa, verse 37
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Man was created hasty: I will show you My signs soon, so do not ask Me to hasten them.
خُلِقَ الْإِنْسَانُ مِنْ عَجَلٍ ۚ سَأُرِيكُمْ آيَاتِي فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُونِ
khuliqa l-insānu min ʿajalin sa-urīkum āyātī falā tastaʿjilūni
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Man was created of haste. Assuredly I shall show you My signs; so demand not that I make haste.
- Muhammad Asad
- Man is a creature of haste; [but in time] I shall make obvious to you [the truth of] My messages: do not, then, ask Me to hasten [it]!
- Sahih International
- Man was created of haste [i.e., impatience]. I will show you My signs [i.e., vengeance], so do not impatiently urge Me.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | خُلِقَkhuliqa | Is created | خلق |
| 2 | ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānu | the man | أنس |
| 3 | مِنْmin | of | — |
| 4 | عَجَلٍۢ ۚʿajalin | haste | عجل |
| 5 | سَأُو۟رِيكُمْsa-urīkum | I will show you | رأي |
| 6 | ءَايَـٰتِىāyātī | My Signs | أيي |
| 7 | فَلَاfalā | so (do) not | — |
| 8 | تَسْتَعْجِلُونِtastaʿjilūni | ask Me to hasten | عجل |