Quran 40:53 — Al-Ghaafir, verse 53
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We gave Moses guidance and passed down the Scripture to the Children of Israel,
وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْهُدَىٰ وَأَوْرَثْنَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ الْكِتَابَ
walaqad ātaynā mūsā l-hudā wa-awrathnā banī is'rāīla l-kitāba
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- We also gave Moses the guidance, and We bequeathed upon the Children of Israel the Book
- Muhammad Asad
- And, indeed, We bestowed aforetime [Our] guidance on Moses, and [thus] made the children of Israel heirs to the divine writ [revealed to him]
- Sahih International
- And We had certainly given Moses guidance, and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit the Scripture
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَقَدْwalaqad | And certainly | — |
| 2 | ءَاتَيْنَاātaynā | We gave | أتي |
| 3 | مُوسَىmūsā | Musa | — |
| 4 | ٱلْهُدَىٰl-hudā | the guidance | هدي |
| 5 | وَأَوْرَثْنَاwa-awrathnā | and We caused to inherit | ورث |
| 6 | بَنِىٓbanī | (the) Children of Israel | بني |
| 7 | إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَis'rāīla | (the) Children of Israel | — |
| 8 | ٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitāba | the Book | كتب |