Quran 38:6 — Saad, verse 6
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Their leaders depart, saying, ‘Walk away! Stay faithful to your gods! That is what you must do.
وَانْطَلَقَ الْمَلَأُ مِنْهُمْ أَنِ امْشُوا وَاصْبِرُوا عَلَىٰ آلِهَتِكُمْ ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَشَيْءٌ يُرَادُ
wa-inṭalaqa l-mala-u min'hum ani im'shū wa-iṣ'birū ʿalā ālihatikum inna hādhā lashayon yurādu
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And the Council of them depart, saying 'Go! Be steadfast to your gods; this is a thing to be desired.
- Muhammad Asad
- And their leaders launch forth [thus]: “Go ahead, and hold steadfastly onto your deities: this, behold, is the only thing to do!
- Sahih International
- And the eminent among them went forth, [saying], "Continue, and be patient over [the defense of] your gods. Indeed, this is a thing intended.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَٱنطَلَقَwa-inṭalaqa | And went forth | طلق |
| 2 | ٱلْمَلَأُl-mala-u | the chiefs | ملأ |
| 3 | مِنْهُمْmin'hum | among them | — |
| 4 | أَنِani | that | — |
| 5 | ٱمْشُوا۟im'shū | Continue | مشي |
| 6 | وَٱصْبِرُوا۟wa-iṣ'birū | and be patient | صبر |
| 7 | عَلَىٰٓʿalā | over | — |
| 8 | ءَالِهَتِكُمْ ۖālihatikum | your gods | أله |
| 9 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 10 | هَـٰذَاhādhā | this | — |
| 11 | لَشَىْءٌۭlashayon | (is) certainly a thing | شيأ |
| 12 | يُرَادُyurādu | intended | رود |