Quran 28:53 — Al-Qasas, verse 53
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
and, when it is recited to them, say, ‘We believe in it, it is the truth from our Lord. Before it came we had already devoted ourselves to Him.’
وَإِذَا يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالُوا آمَنَّا بِهِ إِنَّهُ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَبِّنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا مِنْ قَبْلِهِ مُسْلِمِينَ
wa-idhā yut'lā ʿalayhim qālū āmannā bihi innahu l-ḥaqu min rabbinā innā kunnā min qablihi mus'limīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and, when it is recited to them, they say, 'We believe in it; surely it is the truth from our Lord. Indeed, even before' it we had surrendered.'
- Muhammad Asad
- and whenever it is [clearly] conveyed unto them, they [are bound to] profess, “We have come to believe in it, for, behold, it is the truth from our Sustainer - and, verily, even before this have we surrendered ourselves unto Him!”
- Sahih International
- And when it is recited to them, they say, "We have believed in it; indeed, it is the truth from our Lord. Indeed we were, [even] before it, Muslims [i.e., submitting to Allāh]."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَإِذَاwa-idhā | And when | — |
| 2 | يُتْلَىٰyut'lā | it is recited | تلو |
| 3 | عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhim | to them | — |
| 4 | قَالُوٓا۟qālū | they say | قول |
| 5 | ءَامَنَّاāmannā | We believe | أمن |
| 6 | بِهِۦٓbihi | in it | — |
| 7 | إِنَّهُinnahu | Indeed, it | — |
| 8 | ٱلْحَقُّl-ḥaqu | (is) the truth | حقق |
| 9 | مِنmin | from | — |
| 10 | رَّبِّنَآrabbinā | our Lord | ربب |
| 11 | إِنَّاinnā | Indeed, we | — |
| 12 | كُنَّاkunnā | [we] were | كون |
| 13 | مِنmin | before it | — |
| 14 | قَبْلِهِۦqablihi | before it | قبل |
| 15 | مُسْلِمِينَmus'limīna | Muslims | سلم |