Quran 30:4 — Ar-Room, verse 4
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
in a few years’ time––God is in command, first and last. On that day, the believers will rejoice
فِي بِضْعِ سِنِينَ ۗ لِلَّهِ الْأَمْرُ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَمِنْ بَعْدُ ۚ وَيَوْمَئِذٍ يَفْرَحُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ
fī biḍ'ʿi sinīna lillahi l-amru min qablu wamin baʿdu wayawma-idhin yafraḥu l-mu'minūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- in a few years. To God belongs the Command before and after, and on that day the believers shall rejoice
- Muhammad Asad
- within a few years: [for] with God rests all power of decision, first and last. And on that day will the believers [too, have cause to] rejoice
- Sahih International
- Within three to nine years. To Allāh belongs the command [i.e., decree] before and after. And that day the believers will rejoice
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فِىfī | Within | — |
| 2 | بِضْعِbiḍ'ʿi | a few | بضع |
| 3 | سِنِينَ ۗsinīna | years | سنو |
| 4 | لِلَّهِlillahi | For Allah | أله |
| 5 | ٱلْأَمْرُl-amru | (is) the command | أمر |
| 6 | مِنmin | before | — |
| 7 | قَبْلُqablu | before | قبل |
| 8 | وَمِنۢwamin | and after | — |
| 9 | بَعْدُ ۚbaʿdu | and after | بعد |
| 10 | وَيَوْمَئِذٍۢwayawma-idhin | And that day | — |
| 11 | يَفْرَحُyafraḥu | will rejoice | فرح |
| 12 | ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَl-mu'minūna | the believers | أمن |