Quran 39:9 — Az-Zumar, verse 9
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
What about someone who worships devoutly during the night, bowing down, standing in prayer, ever mindful of the life to come, hoping for his Lord’s mercy? Say, ‘How can those who know be equal to those who do not know?’ Only those who have understanding will take heed.
أَمَّنْ هُوَ قَانِتٌ آنَاءَ اللَّيْلِ سَاجِدًا وَقَائِمًا يَحْذَرُ الْآخِرَةَ وَيَرْجُو رَحْمَةَ رَبِّهِ ۗ قُلْ هَلْ يَسْتَوِي الَّذِينَ يَعْلَمُونَ وَالَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ۗ إِنَّمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ
amman huwa qānitun ānāa al-layli sājidan waqāiman yaḥdharu l-ākhirata wayarjū raḥmata rabbihi qul hal yastawī alladhīna yaʿlamūna wa-alladhīna lā yaʿlamūna innamā yatadhakkaru ulū l-albābi
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Or is he who is obedient in the watches of the night, bowing himself and standing, he being afraid of the world to come and hoping for the mercy of his Lord..? Say: 'Are they equal -- those who know and those who know not?' Only men possessed of minds remember.
- Muhammad Asad
- Or [dost thou deem thyself equal to] one who devoutly worships [God] throughout the night, prostrating himself or standing [in prayer], ever- mindful of the life to come, and hoping for his Sustainer’s grace?” Say: “Can they who know and they who do not know be deemed equal?” [But] only they who are endowed with insight keep this in mind!
- Sahih International
- Is one who is devoutly obedient during periods of the night, prostrating and standing [in prayer], fearing the Hereafter and hoping for the mercy of his Lord, [like one who does not]? Say, "Are those who know equal to those who do not know?" Only they will remember [who are] people of understanding.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أَمَّنْamman | Is (one) who | — |
| 2 | هُوَhuwa | [he] | — |
| 3 | قَـٰنِتٌqānitun | (is) devoutly obedient | قنت |
| 4 | ءَانَآءَānāa | (during) hours | أني |
| 5 | ٱلَّيْلِal-layli | (of) the night | ليل |
| 6 | سَاجِدًۭاsājidan | prostrating | سجد |
| 7 | وَقَآئِمًۭاwaqāiman | and standing | قوم |
| 8 | يَحْذَرُyaḥdharu | fearing | حذر |
| 9 | ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَl-ākhirata | the Hereafter | أخر |
| 10 | وَيَرْجُوا۟wayarjū | and hoping | رجو |
| 11 | رَحْمَةَraḥmata | (for the) Mercy | رحم |
| 12 | رَبِّهِۦ ۗrabbihi | (of) his Lord | ربب |
| 13 | قُلْqul | Say | قول |
| 14 | هَلْhal | Are | — |
| 15 | يَسْتَوِىyastawī | equal | سوي |
| 16 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 17 | يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūna | know | علم |
| 18 | وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīna | and those who | — |
| 19 | لَاlā | (do) not | — |
| 20 | يَعْلَمُونَ ۗyaʿlamūna | know | علم |
| 21 | إِنَّمَاinnamā | Only | — |
| 22 | يَتَذَكَّرُyatadhakkaru | will take heed | ذكر |
| 23 | أُو۟لُوا۟ulū | those of understanding | أول |
| 24 | ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِl-albābi | those of understanding | لبب |