Quran 38:79 — Saad, verse 79
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
but Iblis said, ‘My Lord, grant me respite until the Day when they are raised from the dead,’
قَالَ رَبِّ فَأَنْظِرْنِي إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ
qāla rabbi fa-anẓir'nī ilā yawmi yub'ʿathūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Said he, 'My Lord, respite me till the day they shall be raised.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Said [Iblis]: “Then, O my Sustainer, grant me a respite till the Day when all shall be raised from the dead!”
- Sahih International
- He said, "My Lord, then reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | رَبِّrabbi | My Lord | ربب |
| 3 | فَأَنظِرْنِىٓfa-anẓir'nī | Then give me respite | نظر |
| 4 | إِلَىٰilā | until | — |
| 5 | يَوْمِyawmi | (the) Day | يوم |
| 6 | يُبْعَثُونَyub'ʿathūna | they are resurrected | بعث |