Quran 21:53 — Al-Anbiyaa, verse 53
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They replied, ‘We found our fathers worshipping them.’
قَالُوا وَجَدْنَا آبَاءَنَا لَهَا عَابِدِينَ
qālū wajadnā ābāanā lahā ʿābidīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They said, 'We found our fathers serving them.'
- Muhammad Asad
- They answered: “We found our forefathers worshipping them.”
- Sahih International
- They said, "We found our fathers worshippers of them."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوا۟qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | وَجَدْنَآwajadnā | We found | وجد |
| 3 | ءَابَآءَنَاābāanā | our forefathers | أبو |
| 4 | لَهَاlahā | of them | — |
| 5 | عَـٰبِدِينَʿābidīna | worshippers | عبد |