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Quran 28:55Al-Qasas, verse 55

M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation

and turn away whenever they hear frivolous talk, saying, ‘We have our deeds and you have yours. Peace be with you! We do not seek the company of ignorant people.’

وَإِذَا سَمِعُوا اللَّغْوَ أَعْرَضُوا عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا لَنَا أَعْمَالُنَا وَلَكُمْ أَعْمَالُكُمْ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ لَا نَبْتَغِي الْجَاهِلِينَ

wa-idhā samiʿū l-laghwa aʿraḍū ʿanhu waqālū lanā aʿmālunā walakum aʿmālukum salāmun ʿalaykum lā nabtaghī l-jāhilīna

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Word-by-word analysis of Al-Qasas verse 55
#WordMeaningRoot
1وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
2سَمِعُوا۟samiʿūthey hearسمع
3ٱللَّغْوَl-laghwavain talkلغو
4أَعْرَضُوا۟aʿraḍūthey turn awayعرض
5عَنْهُʿanhufrom it
6وَقَالُوا۟waqālūand sayقول
7لَنَآlanāFor us
8أَعْمَـٰلُنَاaʿmālunāour deedsعمل
9وَلَكُمْwalakumand for you
10أَعْمَـٰلُكُمْaʿmālukumyour deedsعمل
11سَلَـٰمٌsalāmunPeace (be)سلم
12عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumon you
13لَاnot
14نَبْتَغِىnabtaghīwe seekبغي
15ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَl-jāhilīnathe ignorantجهل