Quran 36:44 — Yaseen, verse 44
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Only by Our mercy could they be reprieved to enjoy life for a while.
إِلَّا رَحْمَةً مِنَّا وَمَتَاعًا إِلَىٰ حِينٍ
illā raḥmatan minnā wamatāʿan ilā ḥīnin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- save as a mercy from Us, and enjoyment for a while.
- Muhammad Asad
- unless it be by an act of mercy from Us and a grant of life for a [further span of] time.
- Sahih International
- Except as a mercy from Us and provision for a time.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِلَّاillā | Except | — |
| 2 | رَحْمَةًۭraḥmatan | (by) Mercy | رحم |
| 3 | مِّنَّاminnā | from Us | — |
| 4 | وَمَتَـٰعًاwamatāʿan | and provision | متع |
| 5 | إِلَىٰilā | for | — |
| 6 | حِينٍۢḥīnin | a time | حين |