Quran 39:20 — Az-Zumar, verse 20
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
But those who are mindful of their Lord will have lofty dwellings built for them, one above the other, graced with flowing streams. This is a promise from God: God does not break His promise.
لَـٰكِنِ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا رَبَّهُمْ لَهُمْ غُرَفٌ مِنْ فَوْقِهَا غُرَفٌ مَبْنِيَّةٌ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ ۖ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ ۖ لَا يُخْلِفُ اللَّهُ الْمِيعَادَ
lākini alladhīna ittaqaw rabbahum lahum ghurafun min fawqihā ghurafun mabniyyatun tajrī min taḥtihā l-anhāru waʿda l-lahi lā yukh'lifu l-lahu l-mīʿāda
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- But those who fear their Lord -- for them await lofty chambers, above which are built lofty chambers, underneath which rivers flow -- God's promise; God fails not the tryst.
- Muhammad Asad
- As against this they who of their Sustainer are conscious shall [in the life to come] have mansions raised upon mansions high, beneath which running waters flow: [this is] God’s promise - [and] never does God fail to fulfill His promise.
- Sahih International
- But those who have feared their Lord - for them are chambers, above them chambers built high, beneath which rivers flow. [This is] the promise of Allāh. Allāh does not fail in [His] promise.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | لَـٰكِنِlākini | But | — |
| 2 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 3 | ٱتَّقَوْا۟ittaqaw | fear | وقي |
| 4 | رَبَّهُمْrabbahum | their Lord | ربب |
| 5 | لَهُمْlahum | for them | — |
| 6 | غُرَفٌۭghurafun | (are) lofty mansions | غرف |
| 7 | مِّنmin | above them | — |
| 8 | فَوْقِهَاfawqihā | above them | فوق |
| 9 | غُرَفٌۭghurafun | lofty mansions | غرف |
| 10 | مَّبْنِيَّةٌۭmabniyyatun | built high | بني |
| 11 | تَجْرِىtajrī | flow | جري |
| 12 | مِنmin | from | — |
| 13 | تَحْتِهَاtaḥtihā | beneath it | تحت |
| 14 | ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۖl-anhāru | the rivers | نهر |
| 15 | وَعْدَwaʿda | (The) Promise | وعد |
| 16 | ٱللَّهِ ۖl-lahi | (of) Allah | أله |
| 17 | لَاlā | Not | — |
| 18 | يُخْلِفُyukh'lifu | Allah fails | خلف |
| 19 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah fails | أله |
| 20 | ٱلْمِيعَادَl-mīʿāda | (in His) promise | وعد |