Quran 21:60 — Al-Anbiyaa, verse 60
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Some said, ‘We heard a youth called Abraham talking about them.’
قَالُوا سَمِعْنَا فَتًى يَذْكُرُهُمْ يُقَالُ لَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ
qālū samiʿ'nā fatan yadhkuruhum yuqālu lahu ib'rāhīmu
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They said, 'We heard a young man making mention of them, and he was called Abraham.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Said some [of them]: “We heard a youth speak of these [gods with scorn]: he is called Abraham.”
- Sahih International
- They said, "We heard a young man mention them who is called Abraham."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوا۟qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | سَمِعْنَاsamiʿ'nā | We heard | سمع |
| 3 | فَتًۭىfatan | a youth | فتي |
| 4 | يَذْكُرُهُمْyadhkuruhum | mention them | ذكر |
| 5 | يُقَالُyuqālu | he is called | قول |
| 6 | لَهُۥٓlahu | he is called | — |
| 7 | إِبْرَٰهِيمُib'rāhīmu | Ibrahim | — |