Quran 21:48 — Al-Anbiyaa, verse 48
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We gave Moses and Aaron [the Scripture] that distinguishes right from wrong, a light and a reminder for those who are mindful of God,
وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ الْفُرْقَانَ وَضِيَاءً وَذِكْرًا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ
walaqad ātaynā mūsā wahārūna l-fur'qāna waḍiyāan wadhik'ran lil'muttaqīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- We gave Moses and Aaron the Salvation and a Radiance, and a Remembrance for the godfearing
- Muhammad Asad
- AND, INDEED, We vouchsafed unto Moses and Aaron [Our revelation as] the standard by which to discern the true from the false, and as a [guiding] light and a reminder for the God-conscious
- Sahih International
- And We had already given Moses and Aaron the criterion and a light and a reminder for the righteous
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَقَدْwalaqad | And verily | — |
| 2 | ءَاتَيْنَاātaynā | We gave | أتي |
| 3 | مُوسَىٰmūsā | Musa | — |
| 4 | وَهَـٰرُونَwahārūna | and Harun | — |
| 5 | ٱلْفُرْقَانَl-fur'qāna | the Criterion | فرق |
| 6 | وَضِيَآءًۭwaḍiyāan | and a light | ضوأ |
| 7 | وَذِكْرًۭاwadhik'ran | and a Reminder | ذكر |
| 8 | لِّلْمُتَّقِينَlil'muttaqīna | for the righteous | وقي |