Quran 3:18 — Aal-i-Imraan, verse 18
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
God bears witness that there is no god but Him, as do the angels and those who have knowledge. He upholds justice. There is no god but Him, the Almighty, the All Wise.
شَهِدَ اللَّهُ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ وَأُولُو الْعِلْمِ قَائِمًا بِالْقِسْطِ ۚ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
shahida l-lahu annahu lā ilāha illā huwa wal-malāikatu wa-ulū l-ʿil'mi qāiman bil-qis'ṭi lā ilāha illā huwa l-ʿazīzu l-ḥakīmu
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- God bears witness that there is no god but He -- and the angels, and men possessed of knowledge -- upholding justice; there is no god but He, the All-mighty, the All-wise.
- Muhammad Asad
- GOD [Himself] proffers evidence - and [so do] the angels and all who are endowed with knowledge - that there is no deity save Him, the Upholder of Equity: there is no deity save Him, the Almighty, the Truly Wise.
- Sahih International
- Allāh witnesses that there is no deity except Him, and [so do] the angels and those of knowledge - [that He is] maintaining [creation] in justice. There is no deity except Him, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | شَهِدَshahida | Bears witness | شهد |
| 2 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah | أله |
| 3 | أَنَّهُۥannahu | that [He] | — |
| 4 | لَآlā | (there is) no | — |
| 5 | إِلَـٰهَilāha | god | أله |
| 6 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 7 | هُوَhuwa | Him | — |
| 8 | وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُwal-malāikatu | and (so do) the Angels | ملك |
| 9 | وَأُو۟لُوا۟wa-ulū | and owners | أول |
| 10 | ٱلْعِلْمِl-ʿil'mi | (of) [the] knowledge | علم |
| 11 | قَآئِمًۢاqāiman | standing | قوم |
| 12 | بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۚbil-qis'ṭi | in justice | قسط |
| 13 | لَآlā | (There is) no | — |
| 14 | إِلَـٰهَilāha | god | أله |
| 15 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 16 | هُوَhuwa | Him | — |
| 17 | ٱلْعَزِيزُl-ʿazīzu | the All-Mighty | عزز |
| 18 | ٱلْحَكِيمُl-ḥakīmu | the All-Wise | حكم |