Quran 21:38 — Al-Anbiyaa, verse 38
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They say, ‘When will this promise be fulfilled, if what you say is true?’
وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَـٰذَا الْوَعْدُ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ
wayaqūlūna matā hādhā l-waʿdu in kuntum ṣādiqīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They say, 'And when shall the promise come to pass, if you speak truly?'
- Muhammad Asad
- But they [who reject My messages are wont to] ask, “When is that promise [of God’s judgment] to be fulfilled? [Answer this, O you who believe in it,] if you are men of truth!”
- Sahih International
- And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?"
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَيَقُولُونَwayaqūlūna | And they say | قول |
| 2 | مَتَىٰmatā | When (will be fulfilled) | — |
| 3 | هَـٰذَاhādhā | this | — |
| 4 | ٱلْوَعْدُl-waʿdu | promise | وعد |
| 5 | إِنin | if | — |
| 6 | كُنتُمْkuntum | you are | كون |
| 7 | صَـٰدِقِينَṣādiqīna | truthful | صدق |