Quran 40:15 — Al-Ghaafir, verse 15
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He is exalted in rank, the Lord of the Throne. He sends revelations with His teachings to whichever of His servants He will, in order to warn of the Day of Meeting,
رَفِيعُ الدَّرَجَاتِ ذُو الْعَرْشِ يُلْقِي الرُّوحَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ عَلَىٰ مَنْ يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ لِيُنْذِرَ يَوْمَ التَّلَاقِ
rafīʿu l-darajāti dhū l-ʿarshi yul'qī l-rūḥa min amrihi ʿalā man yashāu min ʿibādihi liyundhira yawma l-talāqi
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Exalter of ranks is He, Possessor of the Throne, casting the Spirit of His bidding upon whomever He will of His servants, that he may warn them of the Day of Encounter,
- Muhammad Asad
- High above all orders [of being] is He, in almightiness enthroned. By His Own will does He bestow inspiration upon whomever He wills of His servants, so as to warn [all human beings of the coming] of the Day when they shall meet Him
- Sahih International
- [He is] the Exalted above [all] degrees, Owner of the Throne; He places the inspiration of His command [i.e., revelation] upon whom He wills of His servants to warn of the Day of Meeting.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | رَفِيعُrafīʿu | Possessor of the Highest Ranks | رفع |
| 2 | ٱلدَّرَجَـٰتِl-darajāti | Possessor of the Highest Ranks | درج |
| 3 | ذُوdhū | Owner (of) the Throne | — |
| 4 | ٱلْعَرْشِl-ʿarshi | Owner (of) the Throne | عرش |
| 5 | يُلْقِىyul'qī | He places | لقي |
| 6 | ٱلرُّوحَl-rūḥa | the inspiration | روح |
| 7 | مِنْmin | of | — |
| 8 | أَمْرِهِۦamrihi | His Command | أمر |
| 9 | عَلَىٰʿalā | upon | — |
| 10 | مَنman | whom | — |
| 11 | يَشَآءُyashāu | He wills | شيأ |
| 12 | مِنْmin | of | — |
| 13 | عِبَادِهِۦʿibādihi | His slaves | عبد |
| 14 | لِيُنذِرَliyundhira | to warn | نذر |
| 15 | يَوْمَyawma | (of the) Day | يوم |
| 16 | ٱلتَّلَاقِl-talāqi | (of) the Meeting | لقي |