Quran 41:33 — Fussilat, verse 33
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Who speaks better than someone who calls people to God, does what is right, and says, ‘I am one of those devoted to God’?
وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ قَوْلًا مِمَّنْ دَعَا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا وَقَالَ إِنَّنِي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ
waman aḥsanu qawlan mimman daʿā ilā l-lahi waʿamila ṣāliḥan waqāla innanī mina l-mus'limīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And who speaks fairer than he who calls unto God and does righteousness and says, 'Surely I am of them that surrender'?
- Muhammad Asad
- And who could be better of speech than he who calls [his fellow-men] unto God, and does what is just and right, and says, “Verily, I am of those who have surrendered themselves to God”?
- Sahih International
- And who is better in speech than one who invites to Allāh and does righteousness and says, "Indeed, I am of the Muslims."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمَنْwaman | And who | — |
| 2 | أَحْسَنُaḥsanu | (is) better | حسن |
| 3 | قَوْلًۭاqawlan | (in) speech | قول |
| 4 | مِّمَّنmimman | than (one) who | — |
| 5 | دَعَآdaʿā | invites | دعو |
| 6 | إِلَىilā | to | — |
| 7 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 8 | وَعَمِلَwaʿamila | and does | عمل |
| 9 | صَـٰلِحًۭاṣāliḥan | righteous (deeds) | صلح |
| 10 | وَقَالَwaqāla | and says | قول |
| 11 | إِنَّنِىinnanī | Indeed, I am | — |
| 12 | مِنَmina | of | — |
| 13 | ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَl-mus'limīna | those who submit | سلم |