Quran 21:54 — Al-Anbiyaa, verse 54
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He said, ‘You and your fathers have clearly gone astray.’
قَالَ لَقَدْ كُنْتُمْ أَنْتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُمْ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُبِينٍ
qāla laqad kuntum antum waābāukum fī ḍalālin mubīnin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He said, 'Then assuredly you and your fathers have been in manifest error.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Said he: “Indeed, you and your forefathers have obviously gone astray!”
- Sahih International
- He said, "You were certainly, you and your fathers, in manifest error."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | لَقَدْlaqad | Verily | — |
| 3 | كُنتُمْkuntum | you are | كون |
| 4 | أَنتُمْantum | [you] | — |
| 5 | وَءَابَآؤُكُمْwaābāukum | and your forefathers | أبو |
| 6 | فِىfī | (were) in | — |
| 7 | ضَلَـٰلٍۢḍalālin | an error | ضلل |
| 8 | مُّبِينٍۢmubīnin | manifest | بين |