Quran 26:196 — Ash-Shu'araa, verse 196
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
This was foretold in the scriptures of earlier religions.
وَإِنَّهُ لَفِي زُبُرِ الْأَوَّلِينَ
wa-innahu lafī zuburi l-awalīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Truly it is in the Scriptures of the ancients.
- Muhammad Asad
- And, verily, [the essence of] this [revelation] is indeed found in the ancient books of divine wisdom [as well].
- Sahih International
- And indeed, it is [mentioned] in the scriptures of former peoples.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَإِنَّهُۥwa-innahu | And indeed, it | — |
| 2 | لَفِىlafī | surely, (is) in | — |
| 3 | زُبُرِzuburi | (the) Scriptures | زبر |
| 4 | ٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīna | (of) the former (people) | أول |