Quran 25:46 — Al-Furqaan, verse 46
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
but We gradually draw it towards Us, little by little.
ثُمَّ قَبَضْنَاهُ إِلَيْنَا قَبْضًا يَسِيرًا
thumma qabaḍnāhu ilaynā qabḍan yasīran
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- thereafter We seize it to Ourselves, drawing it gently.
- Muhammad Asad
- and then, [after having caused it to lengthen,] We draw it in towards Ourselves with a gradual drawing-in.
- Sahih International
- Then We [retract and] hold it with Us for a brief grasp.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ثُمَّthumma | Then | — |
| 2 | قَبَضْنَـٰهُqabaḍnāhu | We withdraw it | قبض |
| 3 | إِلَيْنَاilaynā | to Us | — |
| 4 | قَبْضًۭاqabḍan | a withdrawal | قبض |
| 5 | يَسِيرًۭاyasīran | gradual | يسر |