Quran 40:84 — Al-Ghaafir, verse 84
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
when they saw Our punishment, they said, ‘We believe in God alone; we reject any partner we ascribed to Him,’
فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا بَأْسَنَا قَالُوا آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَحْدَهُ وَكَفَرْنَا بِمَا كُنَّا بِهِ مُشْرِكِينَ
falammā ra-aw basanā qālū āmannā bil-lahi waḥdahu wakafarnā bimā kunnā bihi mush'rikīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Then, when they saw Our might, they said, 'We believe in God alone, and we disbelieve in that we were associating with Him.'
- Muhammad Asad
- And then, when they [clearly] beheld Our punishment, they said: “We have come to believe in the One God, and we have renounced all belief in that to which we were wont to ascribe a share in His divinity!”
- Sahih International
- And when they saw Our punishment, they said, "We believe in Allāh alone and disbelieve in that which we used to associate with Him."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَلَمَّاfalammā | So when | — |
| 2 | رَأَوْا۟ra-aw | they saw | رأي |
| 3 | بَأْسَنَاbasanā | Our punishment | بأس |
| 4 | قَالُوٓا۟qālū | they said | قول |
| 5 | ءَامَنَّاāmannā | We believe | أمن |
| 6 | بِٱللَّهِbil-lahi | in Allah | أله |
| 7 | وَحْدَهُۥwaḥdahu | Alone | وحد |
| 8 | وَكَفَرْنَاwakafarnā | and we disbelieve | كفر |
| 9 | بِمَاbimā | in what | — |
| 10 | كُنَّاkunnā | we used to | كون |
| 11 | بِهِۦbihi | with Him | — |
| 12 | مُشْرِكِينَmush'rikīna | associate | شرك |