Quran 38:35 — Saad, verse 35
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He turned to Us and prayed: ‘Lord forgive me! Grant me such power as no one after me will have- You are the Most Generous Provider.’
قَالَ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَهَبْ لِي مُلْكًا لَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ مِنْ بَعْدِي ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ
qāla rabbi igh'fir lī wahab lī mul'kan lā yanbaghī li-aḥadin min baʿdī innaka anta l-wahābu
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He said, 'My Lord, forgive me, and give me a kingdom such as may not befall anyone after me; surely Thou art the All-giver.'
- Muhammad Asad
- he prayed: “O my Sustainer! Forgive me my sins, and bestow upon me the gift of a kingdom which may not suit anyone after me: verily, Thou alone art a giver of gifts!”
- Sahih International
- He said, "My Lord, forgive me and grant me a kingdom such as will not belong to anyone after me. Indeed, You are the Bestower."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | رَبِّrabbi | O my Lord | ربب |
| 3 | ٱغْفِرْigh'fir | Forgive | غفر |
| 4 | لِىlī | me | — |
| 5 | وَهَبْwahab | and grant | وهب |
| 6 | لِىlī | me | — |
| 7 | مُلْكًۭاmul'kan | a kingdom | ملك |
| 8 | لَّاlā | not | — |
| 9 | يَنۢبَغِىyanbaghī | (will) belong | بغي |
| 10 | لِأَحَدٍۢli-aḥadin | to anyone | أحد |
| 11 | مِّنۢmin | after me | — |
| 12 | بَعْدِىٓ ۖbaʿdī | after me | بعد |
| 13 | إِنَّكَinnaka | Indeed, You | — |
| 14 | أَنتَanta | [You] | — |
| 15 | ٱلْوَهَّابُl-wahābu | (are) the Bestower | وهب |