Quran 23:40 — Al-Muminoon, verse 40
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
and so God said, ‘Soon they will be filled with regret.’
قَالَ عَمَّا قَلِيلٍ لَيُصْبِحُنَّ نَادِمِينَ
qāla ʿammā qalīlin layuṣ'biḥunna nādimīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He said, 'In a little they will be remorseful.'
- Muhammad Asad
- [And God] would say: “After a little while they will surely be smitten with remorse!”
- Sahih International
- [Allāh] said, "After a little, they will surely become regretful."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | عَمَّاʿammā | After a little while | — |
| 3 | قَلِيلٍۢqalīlin | After a little while | قلل |
| 4 | لَّيُصْبِحُنَّlayuṣ'biḥunna | surely they will become | صبح |
| 5 | نَـٰدِمِينَnādimīna | regretful | ندم |