Quran 27:47 — An-Naml, verse 47
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They said, ‘We see you and your fol-lowers as an evil omen.’ He replied, ‘God will decide on any omen you may see: you people are being put to the test.’
قَالُوا اطَّيَّرْنَا بِكَ وَبِمَنْ مَعَكَ ۚ قَالَ طَائِرُكُمْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ ۖ بَلْ أَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ تُفْتَنُونَ
qālū iṭṭayyarnā bika wabiman maʿaka qāla ṭāirukum ʿinda l-lahi bal antum qawmun tuf'tanūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They said, 'We augur ill of thee and of those that are with thee.' He said, 'Your augury is with God; nay, but you are a people being proved.'
- Muhammad Asad
- They answered: “We augur evil from thee and those that follow thee!” Said he: “Your destiny, good or evil, rests with God yea, you are people undergoing a test!”
- Sahih International
- They said, "We consider you a bad omen, you and those with you." He said, "Your omen [i.e., fate] is with Allāh. Rather, you are a people being tested."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوا۟qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | ٱطَّيَّرْنَاiṭṭayyarnā | We consider you a bad omen | طير |
| 3 | بِكَbika | We consider you a bad omen | — |
| 4 | وَبِمَنwabiman | and those | — |
| 5 | مَّعَكَ ۚmaʿaka | with you | — |
| 6 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 7 | طَـٰٓئِرُكُمْṭāirukum | Your bad omen | طير |
| 8 | عِندَʿinda | (is) with | عند |
| 9 | ٱللَّهِ ۖl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 10 | بَلْbal | Nay | — |
| 11 | أَنتُمْantum | you | — |
| 12 | قَوْمٌۭqawmun | (are) a people | قوم |
| 13 | تُفْتَنُونَtuf'tanūna | being tested | فتن |