Quran 39:39 — Az-Zumar, verse 39
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Say, ‘My people, do whatever is in your power- and so will I. You will find out
قُلْ يَا قَوْمِ اعْمَلُوا عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِكُمْ إِنِّي عَامِلٌ ۖ فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
qul yāqawmi iʿ'malū ʿalā makānatikum innī ʿāmilun fasawfa taʿlamūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Say: 'My people, act according to your station; I am acting; and soon you will know
- Muhammad Asad
- Say: “O my [truth-denying] people! Do yet all that may be within your power, [whereas] I, behold, shall labour [in God’s way]: in time you will come to know
- Sahih International
- Say, "O my people, work according to your position, [for] indeed, I am working; and you are going to know
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قُلْqul | Say | قول |
| 2 | يَـٰقَوْمِyāqawmi | O my people | قوم |
| 3 | ٱعْمَلُوا۟iʿ'malū | Work | عمل |
| 4 | عَلَىٰʿalā | (according) to | — |
| 5 | مَكَانَتِكُمْmakānatikum | your position | كون |
| 6 | إِنِّىinnī | indeed, I am | — |
| 7 | عَـٰمِلٌۭ ۖʿāmilun | working | عمل |
| 8 | فَسَوْفَfasawfa | then soon | — |
| 9 | تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūna | you will know | علم |