Quran 21:45 — Al-Anbiyaa, verse 45
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Say, ‘I warn you only through the Revelation.’ The deaf will not hear the warning call,
قُلْ إِنَّمَا أُنْذِرُكُمْ بِالْوَحْيِ ۚ وَلَا يَسْمَعُ الصُّمُّ الدُّعَاءَ إِذَا مَا يُنْذَرُونَ
qul innamā undhirukum bil-waḥyi walā yasmaʿu l-ṣumu l-duʿāa idhā mā yundharūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Say: 'I warn you only by the Revelation'; but they that are deaf do not hear the call when they are warned.
- Muhammad Asad
- SAY [unto all men]: “I but warn you on the strength of divine revelation!” But the deaf [of heart] will not hearken to this call, however often they are warned.
- Sahih International
- Say, "I only warn you by revelation." But the deaf do not hear the call when they are warned.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قُلْqul | Say | قول |
| 2 | إِنَّمَآinnamā | Only | — |
| 3 | أُنذِرُكُمundhirukum | I warn you | نذر |
| 4 | بِٱلْوَحْىِ ۚbil-waḥyi | by the revelation | وحي |
| 5 | وَلَاwalā | But not | — |
| 6 | يَسْمَعُyasmaʿu | hear | سمع |
| 7 | ٱلصُّمُّl-ṣumu | the deaf | صمم |
| 8 | ٱلدُّعَآءَl-duʿāa | the call | دعو |
| 9 | إِذَاidhā | when | — |
| 10 | مَاmā | when | — |
| 11 | يُنذَرُونَyundharūna | they are warned | نذر |