Quran 38:42 — Saad, verse 42
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
‘Stamp your foot! Here is cool water for you to wash in and drink,’
ارْكُضْ بِرِجْلِكَ ۖ هَـٰذَا مُغْتَسَلٌ بَارِدٌ وَشَرَابٌ
ur'kuḍ birij'lika hādhā mugh'tasalun bāridun washarābun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- 'Stamp thy foot! This is a laving-place cool, and a drink.'
- Muhammad Asad
- [and thereupon was told:] “Strike [the ground] with thy foot: here is cool water to wash with and to drink!”
- Sahih International
- [So he was told], "Strike [the ground] with your foot; this is a [spring for a] cool bath and drink."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ٱرْكُضْur'kuḍ | Strike | ركض |
| 2 | بِرِجْلِكَ ۖbirij'lika | with your foot | رجل |
| 3 | هَـٰذَاhādhā | This | — |
| 4 | مُغْتَسَلٌۢmugh'tasalun | (is a spring of) water to bathe | غسل |
| 5 | بَارِدٌۭbāridun | cool | برد |
| 6 | وَشَرَابٌۭwasharābun | and a drink | شرب |