Quran 23:34 — Al-Muminoon, verse 34
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
and you will really be losers if you obey a mortal like yourselves.
وَلَئِنْ أَطَعْتُمْ بَشَرًا مِثْلَكُمْ إِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَخَاسِرُونَ
wala-in aṭaʿtum basharan mith'lakum innakum idhan lakhāsirūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- If you obey a mortal like yourselves, then you will be losers.
- Muhammad Asad
- and, indeed, if you pay heed to a mortal like yourselves, you will surely be the losers!
- Sahih International
- And if you should obey a man like yourselves, indeed, you would then be losers.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَئِنْwala-in | And surely if | — |
| 2 | أَطَعْتُمaṭaʿtum | you obey | طوع |
| 3 | بَشَرًۭاbasharan | a man | بشر |
| 4 | مِّثْلَكُمْmith'lakum | like you | مثل |
| 5 | إِنَّكُمْinnakum | indeed, you | — |
| 6 | إِذًۭاidhan | then | — |
| 7 | لَّخَـٰسِرُونَlakhāsirūna | surely (will be) losers | خسر |