Quran 21:61 — Al-Anbiyaa, verse 61
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They said, ‘Bring him before the eyes of the people, so that they may witness [his trial].’
قَالُوا فَأْتُوا بِهِ عَلَىٰ أَعْيُنِ النَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْهَدُونَ
qālū fatū bihi ʿalā aʿyuni l-nāsi laʿallahum yashhadūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They said, 'Bring him before the people's eyes; haply they shall bear witness.'
- Muhammad Asad
- [The others] said: “Then bring him before the peoples eyes, so that they might bear witness [against him]!”
- Sahih International
- They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people that they may testify."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوا۟qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | فَأْتُوا۟fatū | Then bring | أتي |
| 3 | بِهِۦbihi | him | — |
| 4 | عَلَىٰٓʿalā | before | — |
| 5 | أَعْيُنِaʿyuni | (the) eyes | عين |
| 6 | ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi | (of) the people | نوس |
| 7 | لَعَلَّهُمْlaʿallahum | so that they may | — |
| 8 | يَشْهَدُونَyashhadūna | bear witness | شهد |