Quran 25:21 — Al-Furqaan, verse 21
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Those who do not fear to meet Us say, ‘Why are the angels not sent down to us?’ or ‘Why can we not see our Lord?’ They are too proud of themselves and too insolent.
وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ لِقَاءَنَا لَوْلَا أُنْزِلَ عَلَيْنَا الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَوْ نَرَىٰ رَبَّنَا ۗ لَقَدِ اسْتَكْبَرُوا فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَعَتَوْا عُتُوًّا كَبِيرًا
waqāla alladhīna lā yarjūna liqāanā lawlā unzila ʿalaynā l-malāikatu aw narā rabbanā laqadi is'takbarū fī anfusihim waʿataw ʿutuwwan kabīran
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Say those who look not to encounter Us, 'Why have the angels not been sent down on us, or why see we not our Lord?' Waxed proud they have within them, and become greatly disdainful.
- Muhammad Asad
- But those who do not believe that they are destined to meet Us are wont to say, “Why have no angels been sent down to us?” – or, “Why do we not see our Sustainer?” Indeed, they are far too proud of themselves, having rebelled [against God’s truth] with utter disdain!
- Sahih International
- And those who do not expect the meeting with Us say, "Why were not angels sent down to us, or [why] do we [not] see our Lord?" They have certainly become arrogant within themselves and [become] insolent with great insolence.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ۞ وَقَالَwaqāla | And said | قول |
| 2 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 3 | لَاlā | (do) not | — |
| 4 | يَرْجُونَyarjūna | expect | رجو |
| 5 | لِقَآءَنَاliqāanā | (the) meeting with Us | لقي |
| 6 | لَوْلَآlawlā | Why not | — |
| 7 | أُنزِلَunzila | are sent down | نزل |
| 8 | عَلَيْنَاʿalaynā | to us | — |
| 9 | ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُl-malāikatu | the Angels | ملك |
| 10 | أَوْaw | or | — |
| 11 | نَرَىٰnarā | we see | رأي |
| 12 | رَبَّنَا ۗrabbanā | our Lord | ربب |
| 13 | لَقَدِlaqadi | Indeed | — |
| 14 | ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟is'takbarū | they have become arrogant | كبر |
| 15 | فِىٓfī | within | — |
| 16 | أَنفُسِهِمْanfusihim | themselves | نفس |
| 17 | وَعَتَوْwaʿataw | and (become) insolent | عتو |
| 18 | عُتُوًّۭاʿutuwwan | (with) insolence | عتو |
| 19 | كَبِيرًۭاkabīran | great | كبر |