Quran 40:38 — Al-Ghaafir, verse 38
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
The believer said, ‘My people, follow me! I will guide you to the right path.
وَقَالَ الَّذِي آمَنَ يَا قَوْمِ اتَّبِعُونِ أَهْدِكُمْ سَبِيلَ الرَّشَادِ
waqāla alladhī āmana yāqawmi ittabiʿūni ahdikum sabīla l-rashādi
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Then said he who believed, 'My people, follow me, and I will guide you in the way of rectitude.
- Muhammad Asad
- Still, the man who had attained to faith went on: “O my people! Follow me: I shall guide you onto the path of rectitude!
- Sahih International
- And he who believed said, "O my people, follow me; I will guide you to the way of right conduct.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَقَالَwaqāla | And said | قول |
| 2 | ٱلَّذِىٓalladhī | the one who | — |
| 3 | ءَامَنَāmana | believed | أمن |
| 4 | يَـٰقَوْمِyāqawmi | O my people | قوم |
| 5 | ٱتَّبِعُونِittabiʿūni | Follow me | تبع |
| 6 | أَهْدِكُمْahdikum | I will guide you | هدي |
| 7 | سَبِيلَsabīla | (to the) way | سبل |
| 8 | ٱلرَّشَادِl-rashādi | the right | رشد |