Quran 27:71 — An-Naml, verse 71
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They also say, ‘When will this promise be fulfilled if what you say is true?’
وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَـٰذَا الْوَعْدُ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ
wayaqūlūna matā hādhā l-waʿdu in kuntum ṣādiqīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They say, 'When shall this promise come to pass, if you speak the truth?'
- Muhammad Asad
- And [when] they ask, “When is this promise [of resurrection] to be fulfilled? [Answer this, O you who believe in it,] if you are men of truth!” –
- Sahih International
- And they say, "When is [the fulfillment of] this promise, if you should be truthful?"
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَيَقُولُونَwayaqūlūna | And they say | قول |
| 2 | مَتَىٰmatā | When | — |
| 3 | هَـٰذَاhādhā | (will) this | — |
| 4 | ٱلْوَعْدُl-waʿdu | promise (be fulfilled) | وعد |
| 5 | إِنin | if | — |
| 6 | كُنتُمْkuntum | you are | كون |
| 7 | صَـٰدِقِينَṣādiqīna | truthful | صدق |