Quran 39:12 — Az-Zumar, verse 12
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
I have been commanded to be the first to submit.’
وَأُمِرْتُ لِأَنْ أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ
wa-umir'tu li-an akūna awwala l-mus'limīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and I have been commanded to be the first of those that surrender.'
- Muhammad Asad
- and I am bidden to be foremost among those who surrender themselves unto God.”
- Sahih International
- And I have been commanded to be the first [among you] of the Muslims."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَأُمِرْتُwa-umir'tu | And I am commanded | أمر |
| 2 | لِأَنْli-an | that | — |
| 3 | أَكُونَakūna | I be | كون |
| 4 | أَوَّلَawwala | (the) first | أول |
| 5 | ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَl-mus'limīna | (of) those who submit | سلم |