Quran 37:97 — As-Saaffaat, verse 97
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They said, ‘Build a pyre and throw him into the blazing fire.’
قَالُوا ابْنُوا لَهُ بُنْيَانًا فَأَلْقُوهُ فِي الْجَحِيمِ
qālū ib'nū lahu bun'yānan fa-alqūhu fī l-jaḥīmi
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They said, 'Build him a building, and cast him into the furnace!'
- Muhammad Asad
- They exclaimed: “Build a pyre for him, and cast him into the blazing fire!”
- Sahih International
- They said, "Construct for him a structure [i.e., furnace] and throw him into the burning fire."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوا۟qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | ٱبْنُوا۟ib'nū | Build | بني |
| 3 | لَهُۥlahu | for him | — |
| 4 | بُنْيَـٰنًۭاbun'yānan | a structure | بني |
| 5 | فَأَلْقُوهُfa-alqūhu | and throw him | لقي |
| 6 | فِىfī | into | — |
| 7 | ٱلْجَحِيمِl-jaḥīmi | the blazing Fire | جحم |