Quran 28:17 — Al-Qasas, verse 17
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He said, ‘My Lord, because of the blessings You have bestowed upon me, I shall never support those who do evil.’
قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَا أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ فَلَنْ أَكُونَ ظَهِيرًا لِلْمُجْرِمِينَ
qāla rabbi bimā anʿamta ʿalayya falan akūna ẓahīran lil'muj'rimīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He said, 'My Lord, forasmuch as Thou hast blessed me, I will never be a partisan of the sinners.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Said he: “O my Sustainer! [I vow] by all the blessings which Thou hast bestowed on me: Nevermore shall I aid such as are lost in sin!”
- Sahih International
- He said, "My Lord, for the favor You bestowed upon me, I will never be an assistant to the criminals."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | رَبِّrabbi | My Lord | ربب |
| 3 | بِمَآbimā | Because | — |
| 4 | أَنْعَمْتَanʿamta | You have favored | نعم |
| 5 | عَلَىَّʿalayya | [on] me | — |
| 6 | فَلَنْfalan | so not | — |
| 7 | أَكُونَakūna | I will be | كون |
| 8 | ظَهِيرًۭاẓahīran | a supporter | ظهر |
| 9 | لِّلْمُجْرِمِينَlil'muj'rimīna | (of) the criminals | جرم |