Quran 24:24 — An-Noor, verse 24
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
on the Day when their own tongues, hands, and feet will testify against them about what they have done-
يَوْمَ تَشْهَدُ عَلَيْهِمْ أَلْسِنَتُهُمْ وَأَيْدِيهِمْ وَأَرْجُلُهُمْ بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ
yawma tashhadu ʿalayhim alsinatuhum wa-aydīhim wa-arjuluhum bimā kānū yaʿmalūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- on the day when their tongues, their hands and their feet shall testify against them touching that they were doing.
- Muhammad Asad
- on the Day when their own tongues and hands and feet will bear witness against them by [recalling] all that they did!
- Sahih International
- On a Day when their tongues, their hands and their feet will bear witness against them as to what they used to do.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَوْمَyawma | (On a) Day | يوم |
| 2 | تَشْهَدُtashhadu | will bear witness | شهد |
| 3 | عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhim | against them | — |
| 4 | أَلْسِنَتُهُمْalsinatuhum | their tongues | لسن |
| 5 | وَأَيْدِيهِمْwa-aydīhim | and their hands | يدي |
| 6 | وَأَرْجُلُهُمwa-arjuluhum | and their feet | رجل |
| 7 | بِمَاbimā | for what | — |
| 8 | كَانُوا۟kānū | they used | كون |
| 9 | يَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūna | (to) do | عمل |