Quran 42:34 — Ash-Shura, verse 34
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
or He could cause them to be wrecked on account of what their passengers have done- God pardons much-
أَوْ يُوبِقْهُنَّ بِمَا كَسَبُوا وَيَعْفُ عَنْ كَثِيرٍ
aw yūbiq'hunna bimā kasabū wayaʿfu ʿan kathīrin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Or He wrecks them for what they have earned; and He pardons much;
- Muhammad Asad
- or else He may cause them to perish because of what they have wrought; and [withal,] He pardons much.
- Sahih International
- Or He could destroy them for what they earned; but He pardons much.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أَوْaw | Or | — |
| 2 | يُوبِقْهُنَّyūbiq'hunna | He could destroy them | وبق |
| 3 | بِمَاbimā | for what | — |
| 4 | كَسَبُوا۟kasabū | they have earned | كسب |
| 5 | وَيَعْفُwayaʿfu | but He pardons | عفو |
| 6 | عَنʿan | [from] | — |
| 7 | كَثِيرٍۢkathīrin | much | كثر |