Quran 21:68 — Al-Anbiyaa, verse 68
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They said, ‘Burn him and avenge your gods, if you are going to do the right thing.’
قَالُوا حَرِّقُوهُ وَانْصُرُوا آلِهَتَكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ فَاعِلِينَ
qālū ḥarriqūhu wa-unṣurū ālihatakum in kuntum fāʿilīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They said, 'Burn him, and help your gods, if you would do aught.'
- Muhammad Asad
- They exclaimed: “Burn him, and [thereby] succour your gods, if you are going to do [anything]!”
- Sahih International
- They said, "Burn him and support your gods - if you are to act."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوا۟qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | حَرِّقُوهُḥarriqūhu | Burn him | حرق |
| 3 | وَٱنصُرُوٓا۟wa-unṣurū | and support | نصر |
| 4 | ءَالِهَتَكُمْālihatakum | your gods | أله |
| 5 | إِنin | if | — |
| 6 | كُنتُمْkuntum | you are | كون |
| 7 | فَـٰعِلِينَfāʿilīna | doers | فعل |