Quran 41:42 — Fussilat, verse 42
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
which falsehood cannot touch from any angle, a Revelation sent down from the Wise One, Worthy of All Praise-
لَا يَأْتِيهِ الْبَاطِلُ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَلَا مِنْ خَلْفِهِ ۖ تَنْزِيلٌ مِنْ حَكِيمٍ حَمِيدٍ
lā yatīhi l-bāṭilu min bayni yadayhi walā min khalfihi tanzīlun min ḥakīmin ḥamīdin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- falsehood comes not to it from before it nor from behind it; a sending down from One All-wise, All-laudable.
- Muhammad Asad
- no falsehood can ever attain to it openly, and neither in a stealthy manner, [since it is] bestowed from on high by One who is truly wise, ever to be praised.
- Sahih International
- Falsehood cannot approach it from before it or from behind it; [it is] a revelation from a [Lord who is] Wise and Praiseworthy.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | لَّاlā | Not | — |
| 2 | يَأْتِيهِyatīhi | comes to it | أتي |
| 3 | ٱلْبَـٰطِلُl-bāṭilu | the falsehood | بطل |
| 4 | مِنۢmin | from | — |
| 5 | بَيْنِbayni | before it | بين |
| 6 | يَدَيْهِyadayhi | before it | يدي |
| 7 | وَلَاwalā | and not | — |
| 8 | مِنْmin | from | — |
| 9 | خَلْفِهِۦ ۖkhalfihi | behind it | خلف |
| 10 | تَنزِيلٌۭtanzīlun | A Revelation | نزل |
| 11 | مِّنْmin | from | — |
| 12 | حَكِيمٍḥakīmin | (the) All-Wise | حكم |
| 13 | حَمِيدٍۢḥamīdin | (the) Praiseworthy | حمد |