Quran 27:57 — An-Naml, verse 57
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We saved him and his family- except for his wife: We made her stay behind-
فَأَنْجَيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ إِلَّا امْرَأَتَهُ قَدَّرْنَاهَا مِنَ الْغَابِرِينَ
fa-anjaynāhu wa-ahlahu illā im'ra-atahu qaddarnāhā mina l-ghābirīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- So We delivered him and his family, except his wife; We decreed she should be of those that tarried.
- Muhammad Asad
- Thereupon We saved him and his household - all but his wife, whom We willed to be among those that stayed behind -
- Sahih International
- So We saved him and his family, except for his wife; We destined her to be of those who remained behind.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَأَنجَيْنَـٰهُfa-anjaynāhu | So We saved him | نجو |
| 2 | وَأَهْلَهُۥٓwa-ahlahu | and his family | أهل |
| 3 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 4 | ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥim'ra-atahu | his wife | مرأ |
| 5 | قَدَّرْنَـٰهَاqaddarnāhā | We destined her | قدر |
| 6 | مِنَmina | (to be) of | — |
| 7 | ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَl-ghābirīna | those who remained behind | غبر |