Quran 23:7 — Al-Muminoon, verse 7
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
but anyone who seeks more than this is exceeding the limits––
فَمَنِ ابْتَغَىٰ وَرَاءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَـٰئِكَ هُمُ الْعَادُونَ
famani ib'taghā warāa dhālika fa-ulāika humu l-ʿādūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- (but whosoever seeks after more than that, those are the transgressors)
- Muhammad Asad
- whereas such as seek to go beyond that [limit] are truly transgressors;
- Sahih International
- But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors -
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَمَنِfamani | Then whoever | — |
| 2 | ٱبْتَغَىٰib'taghā | seeks | بغي |
| 3 | وَرَآءَwarāa | beyond | وري |
| 4 | ذَٰلِكَdhālika | that | — |
| 5 | فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَfa-ulāika | then those | — |
| 6 | هُمُhumu | [they] | — |
| 7 | ٱلْعَادُونَl-ʿādūna | (are) the transgressors | عدو |