Quran 26:171 — Ash-Shu'araa, verse 171
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
except for an old woman who stayed behind,
إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِي الْغَابِرِينَ
illā ʿajūzan fī l-ghābirīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- save an old woman among those that tarried;
- Muhammad Asad
- all but an old woman, who was among those that stayed behind;
- Sahih International
- Except an old woman among those who remained behind.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِلَّاillā | Except | — |
| 2 | عَجُوزًۭاʿajūzan | an old woman | عجز |
| 3 | فِىfī | (was) among | — |
| 4 | ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَl-ghābirīna | those who remained behind | غبر |