Quran 27:69 — An-Naml, verse 69
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
[Prophet], say, ‘Travel through the earth and see how the evildoers ended up.’
قُلْ سِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَانْظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُجْرِمِينَ
qul sīrū fī l-arḍi fa-unẓurū kayfa kāna ʿāqibatu l-muj'rimīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Say: 'Journey in the land, then behold how was the end of the sinners.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Say: “Go all over the earth and behold what happened in the end to those [who were thus] lost in sin!”
- Sahih International
- Say, [O Muḥammad], "Proceed [i.e., travel] through the land and observe how was the end of the criminals."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قُلْqul | Say | قول |
| 2 | سِيرُوا۟sīrū | Travel | سير |
| 3 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 4 | ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍi | the land | أرض |
| 5 | فَٱنظُرُوا۟fa-unẓurū | and see | نظر |
| 6 | كَيْفَkayfa | how | كيف |
| 7 | كَانَkāna | was | كون |
| 8 | عَـٰقِبَةُʿāqibatu | (the) end | عقب |
| 9 | ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَl-muj'rimīna | (of) the criminals | جرم |