Quran 37:164 — As-Saaffaat, verse 164
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
[The angels say], ‘Every single one of us has his appointed place:
وَمَا مِنَّا إِلَّا لَهُ مَقَامٌ مَعْلُومٌ
wamā minnā illā lahu maqāmun maʿlūmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- None of us is there, but has a known station;
- Muhammad Asad
- [All forces of nature praise God and say:] “Among us, too, there is none but has a place assigned to it [by Him];
- Sahih International
- [The angels say], "There is not among us any except that he has a known position.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمَاwamā | And not | — |
| 2 | مِنَّآminnā | among us | — |
| 3 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 4 | لَهُۥlahu | for him | — |
| 5 | مَقَامٌۭmaqāmun | (is) a position | قوم |
| 6 | مَّعْلُومٌۭmaʿlūmun | known | علم |