Quran 38:14 — Saad, verse 14
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They all rejected the mes-sengers and they were deservedly struck by My punishment:
إِنْ كُلٌّ إِلَّا كَذَّبَ الرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ
in kullun illā kadhaba l-rusula faḥaqqa ʿiqābi
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- not one, that cried not lies to the Messengers, so My retribution was just.
- Muhammad Asad
- not one [was there] but gave the lie to the apostles - and thereupon My retribution fell due.
- Sahih International
- Each of them denied the messengers, so My penalty was justified.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِنin | Not | — |
| 2 | كُلٌّkullun | all (of them) | كلل |
| 3 | إِلَّاillā | but | — |
| 4 | كَذَّبَkadhaba | denied | كذب |
| 5 | ٱلرُّسُلَl-rusula | the Messengers | رسل |
| 6 | فَحَقَّfaḥaqqa | so (was) just | حقق |
| 7 | عِقَابِʿiqābi | My penalty | عقب |