Quran 26:38 — Ash-Shu'araa, verse 38
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
The sorcerers were [to be] assembled at the appointed time on a certain day
فَجُمِعَ السَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَاتِ يَوْمٍ مَعْلُومٍ
fajumiʿa l-saḥaratu limīqāti yawmin maʿlūmin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- So the sorcerers were assembled for the appointed time of a fixed day.
- Muhammad Asad
- And so the sorcerers were assembled at a set time on a certain day,
- Sahih International
- So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَجُمِعَfajumiʿa | So were assembled | جمع |
| 2 | ٱلسَّحَرَةُl-saḥaratu | the magicians | سحر |
| 3 | لِمِيقَـٰتِlimīqāti | for (the) appointment | وقت |
| 4 | يَوْمٍۢyawmin | (on) a day | يوم |
| 5 | مَّعْلُومٍۢmaʿlūmin | well-known | علم |