Quran 36:49 — Yaseen, verse 49
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
But all they are waiting for is a single blast that will overtake them while they are still arguing with each other.
مَا يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً تَأْخُذُهُمْ وَهُمْ يَخِصِّمُونَ
mā yanẓurūna illā ṣayḥatan wāḥidatan takhudhuhum wahum yakhiṣṣimūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They are awaiting only for one Cry to seize them while they are yet disputing,
- Muhammad Asad
- [And they are unaware that] nothing awaits them beyond a single blast [of God’s punishment], which will overtake them while they are still arguing - [against resurrection]:
- Sahih International
- They do not await except one blast which will seize them while they are disputing.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | مَاmā | Not | — |
| 2 | يَنظُرُونَyanẓurūna | they await | نظر |
| 3 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 4 | صَيْحَةًۭṣayḥatan | a shout | صيح |
| 5 | وَٰحِدَةًۭwāḥidatan | one | وحد |
| 6 | تَأْخُذُهُمْtakhudhuhum | it will seize them | أخذ |
| 7 | وَهُمْwahum | while they | — |
| 8 | يَخِصِّمُونَyakhiṣṣimūna | are disputing | خصم |