Quran 29:5 — Al-Ankaboot, verse 5
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
But as for those who strive for their meeting with God, God’s appointed time is bound to come; He is the All Hearing, the All Knowing.
مَنْ كَانَ يَرْجُو لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ أَجَلَ اللَّهِ لَآتٍ ۚ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
man kāna yarjū liqāa l-lahi fa-inna ajala l-lahi laātin wahuwa l-samīʿu l-ʿalīmu
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Whoso looks to encounter God, God's term is coming; He is the All-hearing, the All-knowing.
- Muhammad Asad
- Whoever looks forward [with hope and awe] to meeting God [on Resurrection Day, let him be ready for it]: for, behold, the end set by God [for everyone’s life] is bound to come - and He alone is all-hearing, all-knowing!
- Sahih International
- Whoever should hope for the meeting with Allāh - indeed, the term [decreed by] Allāh is coming. And He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | مَنman | Whoever | — |
| 2 | كَانَkāna | [is] | كون |
| 3 | يَرْجُوا۟yarjū | hopes | رجو |
| 4 | لِقَآءَliqāa | (for the) meeting | لقي |
| 5 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | (with) Allah | أله |
| 6 | فَإِنَّfa-inna | then indeed | — |
| 7 | أَجَلَajala | (the) Term | أجل |
| 8 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | (of) Allah | أله |
| 9 | لَـَٔاتٍۢ ۚlaātin | (is) surely coming | أتي |
| 10 | وَهُوَwahuwa | And He | — |
| 11 | ٱلسَّمِيعُl-samīʿu | (is) the All-Hearer | سمع |
| 12 | ٱلْعَلِيمُl-ʿalīmu | the All-Knower | علم |