Quran 40:71 — Al-Ghaafir, verse 71
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
when, with iron collars and chains around their necks, they are dragged
إِذِ الْأَغْلَالُ فِي أَعْنَاقِهِمْ وَالسَّلَاسِلُ يُسْحَبُونَ
idhi l-aghlālu fī aʿnāqihim wal-salāsilu yus'ḥabūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- When the fetters and chains are on their necks, and they dragged
- Muhammad Asad
- when they shall have to carry the shackles and chains [of their own making] around their necks,
- Sahih International
- When the shackles are around their necks and the chains; they will be dragged
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِذِidhi | When | — |
| 2 | ٱلْأَغْلَـٰلُl-aghlālu | the iron collars | غلل |
| 3 | فِىٓfī | (will be) around | — |
| 4 | أَعْنَـٰقِهِمْaʿnāqihim | their necks | عنق |
| 5 | وَٱلسَّلَـٰسِلُwal-salāsilu | and the chains | سلسل |
| 6 | يُسْحَبُونَyus'ḥabūna | they will be dragged | سحب |