Quran 23:84 — Al-Muminoon, verse 84
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Say [Prophet], ‘Who owns the earth and all who live in it, if you know [so much]?’
قُلْ لِمَنِ الْأَرْضُ وَمَنْ فِيهَا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
qul limani l-arḍu waman fīhā in kuntum taʿlamūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Say: 'Whose is the earth, and whoso is in it, if you have knowledge?'
- Muhammad Asad
- Say: “Unto whom belongs the earth and all that lives there on? [Tell me this] if you happen to know [the answer]!”
- Sahih International
- Say, [O Muḥammad], "To whom belongs the earth and whoever is in it, if you should know?"
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قُلqul | Say | قول |
| 2 | لِّمَنِlimani | To whom (belongs) | — |
| 3 | ٱلْأَرْضُl-arḍu | the earth | أرض |
| 4 | وَمَنwaman | and whoever | — |
| 5 | فِيهَآfīhā | (is) in it | — |
| 6 | إِنin | if | — |
| 7 | كُنتُمْkuntum | you | كون |
| 8 | تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūna | know | علم |