Quran 21:55 — Al-Anbiyaa, verse 55
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They asked, ‘Have you brought us the truth or are you just playing about?’
قَالُوا أَجِئْتَنَا بِالْحَقِّ أَمْ أَنْتَ مِنَ اللَّاعِبِينَ
qālū aji'tanā bil-ḥaqi am anta mina l-lāʿibīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They said, 'What, hast thou come to us with the truth, or art thou one of those that play?'
- Muhammad Asad
- They asked: “Hast thou come unto us [with this claim] in all earnest - or art thou one of those jesters?”
- Sahih International
- They said, "Have you come to us with truth, or are you of those who jest?"
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوٓا۟qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | أَجِئْتَنَاaji'tanā | Have you come to us | جيأ |
| 3 | بِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqi | with the truth | حقق |
| 4 | أَمْam | or | — |
| 5 | أَنتَanta | you | — |
| 6 | مِنَmina | (are) of | — |
| 7 | ٱللَّـٰعِبِينَl-lāʿibīna | those who play | لعب |