Quran 3:163 — Aal-i-Imraan, verse 163
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They are in a different class in God’s eyes; God sees exactly what they do.
هُمْ دَرَجَاتٌ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ بَصِيرٌ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ
hum darajātun ʿinda l-lahi wal-lahu baṣīrun bimā yaʿmalūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They are in ranks with God; and God sees the things they do.
- Muhammad Asad
- They are on [entirely] different levels in the sight of God; for God sees all that they do.
- Sahih International
- They are [varying] degrees in the sight of Allāh, and Allāh is Seeing of whatever they do.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | هُمْhum | They | — |
| 2 | دَرَجَـٰتٌdarajātun | (are in varying) degrees | درج |
| 3 | عِندَʿinda | near | عند |
| 4 | ٱللَّهِ ۗl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 5 | وَٱللَّهُwal-lahu | and Allah | أله |
| 6 | بَصِيرٌۢbaṣīrun | (is) All-Seer | بصر |
| 7 | بِمَاbimā | of what | — |
| 8 | يَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūna | they do | عمل |