Quran 29:21 — Al-Ankaboot, verse 21
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He punishes whoever He will and shows mercy to whoever He will. You will all be returned to Him.
يُعَذِّبُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيَرْحَمُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ ۖ وَإِلَيْهِ تُقْلَبُونَ
yuʿadhibu man yashāu wayarḥamu man yashāu wa-ilayhi tuq'labūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- chastising whom He will, and having mercy on whomsoever He will, and unto Him you shall be turned.
- Muhammad Asad
- He causes to suffer whomever He wills, and bestows His mercy on whomever He wills; and unto Him you shall be made to return:
- Sahih International
- He punishes whom He wills and has mercy upon whom He wills, and to Him you will be returned.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يُعَذِّبُyuʿadhibu | He punishes | عذب |
| 2 | مَنman | whom | — |
| 3 | يَشَآءُyashāu | He wills | شيأ |
| 4 | وَيَرْحَمُwayarḥamu | and has mercy | رحم |
| 5 | مَنman | (on) whom | — |
| 6 | يَشَآءُ ۖyashāu | He wills | شيأ |
| 7 | وَإِلَيْهِwa-ilayhi | and to Him | — |
| 8 | تُقْلَبُونَtuq'labūna | you will be returned | قلب |