Quran 36:15 — Yaseen, verse 15
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
but they answered, ‘You are only men like ourselves. The Lord of Mercy has sent nothing; you are just lying.'
قَالُوا مَا أَنْتُمْ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِثْلُنَا وَمَا أَنْزَلَ الرَّحْمَـٰنُ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِنْ أَنْتُمْ إِلَّا تَكْذِبُونَ
qālū mā antum illā basharun mith'lunā wamā anzala l-raḥmānu min shayin in antum illā takdhibūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They said, 'You are naught but mortals like us; the All-merciful has not sent down anything. You are speaking only lies.'
- Muhammad Asad
- [The others] answered: “You are nothing but mortal men like ourselves; moreover, the Most Gracious has never bestowed aught [of revelation] from on high. You do nothing but lie!”
- Sahih International
- They said, "You are not but human beings like us, and the Most Merciful has not revealed a thing. You are only telling lies."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوا۟qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | مَآmā | Not | — |
| 3 | أَنتُمْantum | you | — |
| 4 | إِلَّاillā | (are) but | — |
| 5 | بَشَرٌۭbasharun | human beings | بشر |
| 6 | مِّثْلُنَاmith'lunā | like us | مثل |
| 7 | وَمَآwamā | and not | — |
| 8 | أَنزَلَanzala | has revealed | نزل |
| 9 | ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُl-raḥmānu | the Most Gracious | رحم |
| 10 | مِنmin | any | — |
| 11 | شَىْءٍshayin | thing | شيأ |
| 12 | إِنْin | Not | — |
| 13 | أَنتُمْantum | you | — |
| 14 | إِلَّاillā | (are) but | — |
| 15 | تَكْذِبُونَtakdhibūna | lying | كذب |