Quran 27:33 — An-Naml, verse 33
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They replied, ‘We possess great force and power in war, but you are in command, so consider what orders to give us.’
قَالُوا نَحْنُ أُولُو قُوَّةٍ وَأُولُو بَأْسٍ شَدِيدٍ وَالْأَمْرُ إِلَيْكِ فَانْظُرِي مَاذَا تَأْمُرِينَ
qālū naḥnu ulū quwwatin wa-ulū basin shadīdin wal-amru ilayki fa-unẓurī mādhā tamurīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They said, 'We possess force and we possess great might. The affair rests with thee; so consider what thou wilt command.'
- Muhammad Asad
- They answered: “We are endowed with power and with mighty prowess in war - but the command is thine; consider, then, what thou wouldst command.”
- Sahih International
- They said, "We are men of strength and of great military might, but the command is yours, so see what you will command."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوا۟qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | نَحْنُnaḥnu | We | — |
| 3 | أُو۟لُوا۟ulū | (are) possessors | أول |
| 4 | قُوَّةٍۢquwwatin | (of) strength | قوي |
| 5 | وَأُو۟لُوا۟wa-ulū | and possessors | أول |
| 6 | بَأْسٍۢbasin | (of) might | بأس |
| 7 | شَدِيدٍۢshadīdin | great | شدد |
| 8 | وَٱلْأَمْرُwal-amru | and the command | أمر |
| 9 | إِلَيْكِilayki | (is) up to you | — |
| 10 | فَٱنظُرِىfa-unẓurī | so look | نظر |
| 11 | مَاذَاmādhā | what | — |
| 12 | تَأْمُرِينَtamurīna | you will command | أمر |