Quran 23:88 — Al-Muminoon, verse 88
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Say, ‘Who holds control of everything in His hand? Who protects, while there is no protection against Him, if you know [so much]?’
قُلْ مَنْ بِيَدِهِ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ يُجِيرُ وَلَا يُجَارُ عَلَيْهِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
qul man biyadihi malakūtu kulli shayin wahuwa yujīru walā yujāru ʿalayhi in kuntum taʿlamūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Say: 'In whose hand is the dominion of everything, protecting and Himself unprotected, if you have knowledge?'
- Muhammad Asad
- Say: “In whose hand rests the mighty dominion over all things, and who is it that protects, the while there is no protection against Him? [Tell me this] if you happen to know [the answer]!”
- Sahih International
- Say, "In whose hand is the realm of all things - and He protects while none can protect against Him - if you should know?"
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قُلْqul | Say | قول |
| 2 | مَنۢman | Who is (it) | — |
| 3 | بِيَدِهِۦbiyadihi | in Whose Hand(s) | يدي |
| 4 | مَلَكُوتُmalakūtu | (is the) dominion | ملك |
| 5 | كُلِّkulli | (of) all | كلل |
| 6 | شَىْءٍۢshayin | things | شيأ |
| 7 | وَهُوَwahuwa | and He | — |
| 8 | يُجِيرُyujīru | protects | جور |
| 9 | وَلَاwalā | and no (one) | — |
| 10 | يُجَارُyujāru | (can) be protected | جور |
| 11 | عَلَيْهِʿalayhi | against Him | — |
| 12 | إِنin | If | — |
| 13 | كُنتُمْkuntum | you | كون |
| 14 | تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūna | know | علم |