Quran 27:85 — An-Naml, verse 85
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
The verdict will be given against them because of their wrongdoing: they will not speak.
وَوَقَعَ الْقَوْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ بِمَا ظَلَمُوا فَهُمْ لَا يَنْطِقُونَ
wawaqaʿa l-qawlu ʿalayhim bimā ẓalamū fahum lā yanṭiqūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And the Word shall fall upon them because of the evil they committed, while they speak naught.
- Muhammad Asad
- And the word [of truth] will stand revealed against them in the face of all the wrong which they had committed, and they will not [be able to] utter a single word [of excuse]:
- Sahih International
- And the decree will befall them for the wrong they did, and they will not [be able to] speak.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَوَقَعَwawaqaʿa | And (will be) fulfilled | وقع |
| 2 | ٱلْقَوْلُl-qawlu | the word | قول |
| 3 | عَلَيْهِمʿalayhim | against them | — |
| 4 | بِمَاbimā | because | — |
| 5 | ظَلَمُوا۟ẓalamū | they wronged | ظلم |
| 6 | فَهُمْfahum | and they | — |
| 7 | لَاlā | (will) not | — |
| 8 | يَنطِقُونَyanṭiqūna | speak | نطق |