Quran 40:36 — Al-Ghaafir, verse 36
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Pharaoh said, ‘Haman, build me a tall tower so that I may reach the ropes that lead
وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ يَا هَامَانُ ابْنِ لِي صَرْحًا لَعَلِّي أَبْلُغُ الْأَسْبَابَ
waqāla fir'ʿawnu yāhāmānu ib'ni lī ṣarḥan laʿallī ablughu l-asbāba
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Pharaoh said, 'Haman, build for me a tower, that haply so I may reach the cords,
- Muhammad Asad
- But Pharaoh said: “O Haman! Build me a lofty tower, that haply I may attain to the [right] means
- Sahih International
- And Pharaoh said, "O Hāmān, construct for me a tower that I might reach the ways -
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَقَالَwaqāla | And said | قول |
| 2 | فِرْعَوْنُfir'ʿawnu | Firaun | — |
| 3 | يَـٰهَـٰمَـٰنُyāhāmānu | O Haman | — |
| 4 | ٱبْنِib'ni | Construct | بني |
| 5 | لِىlī | for me | — |
| 6 | صَرْحًۭاṣarḥan | a tower | صرح |
| 7 | لَّعَلِّىٓlaʿallī | that I may | — |
| 8 | أَبْلُغُablughu | reach | بلغ |
| 9 | ٱلْأَسْبَـٰبَl-asbāba | the ways | سبب |