Quran 23:99 — Al-Muminoon, verse 99
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
When death comes to one of them, he cries, ‘My Lord, let me return
حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدَهُمُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ رَبِّ ارْجِعُونِ
ḥattā idhā jāa aḥadahumu l-mawtu qāla rabbi ir'jiʿūni
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Till, when death comes to one of them, he says, 'My Lord, return me;
- Muhammad Asad
- [AS FOR THOSE who will not believe in the life to come, they go on lying to themselves] until, when death approaches any of them, he prays: “O my Sustainer! Let me return, let me return [to life],
- Sahih International
- [For such is the state of the disbelievers] until, when death comes to one of them, he says, "My Lord, send me back
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | حَتَّىٰٓḥattā | Until | — |
| 2 | إِذَاidhā | when | — |
| 3 | جَآءَjāa | comes | جيأ |
| 4 | أَحَدَهُمُaḥadahumu | (to) one of them | أحد |
| 5 | ٱلْمَوْتُl-mawtu | the death | موت |
| 6 | قَالَqāla | he says | قول |
| 7 | رَبِّrabbi | My Lord | ربب |
| 8 | ٱرْجِعُونِir'jiʿūni | Send me back | رجع |