Quran 34:52 — Saba, verse 52
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
they will say, ‘Now we believe in it,’ but how can they reach it from such a distant place-
وَقَالُوا آمَنَّا بِهِ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ التَّنَاوُشُ مِنْ مَكَانٍ بَعِيدٍ
waqālū āmannā bihi wa-annā lahumu l-tanāwushu min makānin baʿīdin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and they say, 'We believe in it'; but how can they reach from a place far away,
- Muhammad Asad
- and will cry, “We do [now] believe in it!” But how can they [hope to] attain [to salvation] from so far away,
- Sahih International
- And they will [then] say, "We believe in it!" But how for them will be the taking [of faith] from a place far away?
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَقَالُوٓا۟waqālū | And they will say | قول |
| 2 | ءَامَنَّاāmannā | We believe | أمن |
| 3 | بِهِۦbihi | in it | — |
| 4 | وَأَنَّىٰwa-annā | But how | أني |
| 5 | لَهُمُlahumu | for them | — |
| 6 | ٱلتَّنَاوُشُl-tanāwushu | (will be) the receiving | نوش |
| 7 | مِنmin | from | — |
| 8 | مَّكَانٍۭmakānin | a place | كون |
| 9 | بَعِيدٍۢbaʿīdin | far off | بعد |