Quran 34:49 — Saba, verse 49
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Say, ‘The Truth has come; falsehood is powerless.’
قُلْ جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَمَا يُبْدِئُ الْبَاطِلُ وَمَا يُعِيدُ
qul jāa l-ḥaqu wamā yub'di-u l-bāṭilu wamā yuʿīdu
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Say. 'Truth has come; falsehood originates not, nor brings again.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Say: “The truth has now come [to light, and falsehood is bound to wither away]: for, falsehood cannot bring forth anything new, nor can it bring back [what has passed away].”
- Sahih International
- Say, "The truth has come, and falsehood can neither begin [anything] nor repeat [it]."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قُلْqul | Say | قول |
| 2 | جَآءَjāa | Has come | جيأ |
| 3 | ٱلْحَقُّl-ḥaqu | the truth | حقق |
| 4 | وَمَاwamā | and not | — |
| 5 | يُبْدِئُyub'di-u | (can) originate | بدأ |
| 6 | ٱلْبَـٰطِلُl-bāṭilu | the falsehood | بطل |
| 7 | وَمَاwamā | and not | — |
| 8 | يُعِيدُyuʿīdu | repeat | عود |