Quran 21:51 — Al-Anbiyaa, verse 51
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Long ago We bestowed right judgement on Abraham and We knew him well.
وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ رُشْدَهُ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا بِهِ عَالِمِينَ
walaqad ātaynā ib'rāhīma rush'dahu min qablu wakunnā bihi ʿālimīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- We gave Abraham aforetime his rectitude -- for We knew him --
- Muhammad Asad
- AND, INDEED, long before [the time of Moses] We vouchsafed unto Abraham his consciousness of what is right; and We were aware of [what moved] him
- Sahih International
- And We had certainly given Abraham his sound judgement before, and We were of him well-Knowing
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ۞ وَلَقَدْwalaqad | And verily | — |
| 2 | ءَاتَيْنَآātaynā | We gave | أتي |
| 3 | إِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīma | Ibrahim | — |
| 4 | رُشْدَهُۥrush'dahu | his guidance | رشد |
| 5 | مِنmin | before | — |
| 6 | قَبْلُqablu | before | قبل |
| 7 | وَكُنَّاwakunnā | and We were | كون |
| 8 | بِهِۦbihi | about him | — |
| 9 | عَـٰلِمِينَʿālimīna | Well-Knowing | علم |