Quran 38:62 — Saad, verse 62
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They will say, ‘Why do we not see those we thought were bad
وَقَالُوا مَا لَنَا لَا نَرَىٰ رِجَالًا كُنَّا نَعُدُّهُمْ مِنَ الْأَشْرَارِ
waqālū mā lanā lā narā rijālan kunnā naʿudduhum mina l-ashrāri
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They say, 'How is it with us, that we do not see men here that we counted among the wicked?
- Muhammad Asad
- And they will add: “How is it that we do not see [here any of the] men whom we were wont to count among the wicked,
- Sahih International
- And they will say, "Why do we not see men whom we used to count among the worst?
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَقَالُوا۟waqālū | And they (will) say | قول |
| 2 | مَاmā | What (is) | — |
| 3 | لَنَاlanā | for us | — |
| 4 | لَاlā | not | — |
| 5 | نَرَىٰnarā | we see | رأي |
| 6 | رِجَالًۭاrijālan | men | رجل |
| 7 | كُنَّاkunnā | we used to | كون |
| 8 | نَعُدُّهُمnaʿudduhum | count them | عدد |
| 9 | مِّنَmina | among | — |
| 10 | ٱلْأَشْرَارِl-ashrāri | the bad ones | شرر |