Quran 23:114 — Al-Muminoon, verse 114
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He will say, ‘You stayed but a little, if you had only known.
قَالَ إِنْ لَبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ۖ لَوْ أَنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
qāla in labith'tum illā qalīlan law annakum kuntum taʿlamūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He shall say, 'You have tarried but a little, did you know.
- Muhammad Asad
- [Whereupon] He will say: “You have spent there but a short while: had you but known [how short it was to be]!
- Sahih International
- He will say, "You stayed not but a little - if only you had known.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَـٰلَqāla | He will say | قول |
| 2 | إِنin | Not | — |
| 3 | لَّبِثْتُمْlabith'tum | you stayed | لبث |
| 4 | إِلَّاillā | but | — |
| 5 | قَلِيلًۭا ۖqalīlan | a little | قلل |
| 6 | لَّوْlaw | if | — |
| 7 | أَنَّكُمْannakum | only you | — |
| 8 | كُنتُمْkuntum | [you] | كون |
| 9 | تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūna | knew | علم |