Quran 34:29 — Saba, verse 29
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
And they say, ‘If what you say is true, when will this promise be fulfilled?’
وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَـٰذَا الْوَعْدُ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ
wayaqūlūna matā hādhā l-waʿdu in kuntum ṣādiqīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They say, 'When shall this promise come to pass, if you speak the truth?'
- Muhammad Asad
- and so they ask, “When is this promise [of resurrection and judgment] to be fulfilled? [Answer this, O you who believe in it,] if you are men of truth!”
- Sahih International
- And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?"
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَيَقُولُونَwayaqūlūna | And they say | قول |
| 2 | مَتَىٰmatā | When | — |
| 3 | هَـٰذَاhādhā | (is) this | — |
| 4 | ٱلْوَعْدُl-waʿdu | promise | وعد |
| 5 | إِنin | if | — |
| 6 | كُنتُمْkuntum | you are | كون |
| 7 | صَـٰدِقِينَṣādiqīna | truthful | صدق |