Quran 39:57 — Az-Zumar, verse 57
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Or it says, “If God had guided me, I would have joined the righteous!”
أَوْ تَقُولَ لَوْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ هَدَانِي لَكُنْتُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَ
aw taqūla law anna l-laha hadānī lakuntu mina l-mutaqīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- or lest it should say, 'If only God had guided me, I should have been or lest among the godfearing,'
- Muhammad Asad
- or lest he should say, “If God had but guided me, I would surely have been among those who are conscious of Him!”-
- Sahih International
- Or [lest] it say, "If only Allāh had guided me, I would have been among the righteous."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أَوْaw | Or | — |
| 2 | تَقُولَtaqūla | it should say | قول |
| 3 | لَوْlaw | If that | — |
| 4 | أَنَّanna | If that | — |
| 5 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 6 | هَدَىٰنِىhadānī | (had) guided me | هدي |
| 7 | لَكُنتُlakuntu | surely, I (would) have been | كون |
| 8 | مِنَmina | among | — |
| 9 | ٱلْمُتَّقِينَl-mutaqīna | the righteous | وقي |