Quran 34:40 — Saba, verse 40
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
On the Day He gathers them all together, He will say to the angels, ‘Was it you these people worshipped?’
وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يَقُولُ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ أَهَـٰؤُلَاءِ إِيَّاكُمْ كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ
wayawma yaḥshuruhum jamīʿan thumma yaqūlu lil'malāikati ahāulāi iyyākum kānū yaʿbudūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Upon the day when He shall muster them all together, then He shall say to the angels, 'Was it you these were serving?
- Muhammad Asad
- And [as for those who now deny the truth,] one Day He will gather them all together, and will ask the angels, “Was it you that they were wont to worship?”
- Sahih International
- And [mention] the Day when He will gather them all and then say to the angels, "Did these [people] used to worship you?"
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَيَوْمَwayawma | And (the) Day | يوم |
| 2 | يَحْشُرُهُمْyaḥshuruhum | He will gather them | حشر |
| 3 | جَمِيعًۭاjamīʿan | all | جمع |
| 4 | ثُمَّthumma | then | — |
| 5 | يَقُولُyaqūlu | He will say | قول |
| 6 | لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِlil'malāikati | to the Angels | ملك |
| 7 | أَهَـٰٓؤُلَآءِahāulāi | Were these you | — |
| 8 | إِيَّاكُمْiyyākum | Were these you | — |
| 9 | كَانُوا۟kānū | they were | كون |
| 10 | يَعْبُدُونَyaʿbudūna | worshipping | عبد |