Quran 42:5 — Ash-Shura, verse 5
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
The heavens are almost broken apart from above as the angels proclaim the praises of their Lord and ask forgiveness for those on earth. God is indeed the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
تَكَادُ السَّمَاوَاتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِنْ فَوْقِهِنَّ ۚ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لِمَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ أَلَا إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ
takādu l-samāwātu yatafaṭṭarna min fawqihinna wal-malāikatu yusabbiḥūna biḥamdi rabbihim wayastaghfirūna liman fī l-arḍi alā inna l-laha huwa l-ghafūru l-raḥīmu
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- The heavens wellnigh are rent above them, when the angels proclaim the praise of their Lord, and ask forgiveness for those on earth. Surely God -- He is the All-forgiving, the All-compassionate.
- Muhammad Asad
- The uppermost heavens are well-nigh rent asunder [for awe of Him]; and the angels extol their Sustainer’s limitless glory and praise, and ask forgiveness for all who are on earth. Oh, verily, God alone is truly-forgiving, a dispenser of grace!
- Sahih International
- The heavens almost break from above them, and the angels exalt [Allāh] with praise of their Lord and ask forgiveness for those on earth. Unquestionably, it is Allāh who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | تَكَادُtakādu | Almost | كود |
| 2 | ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُl-samāwātu | the heavens | سمو |
| 3 | يَتَفَطَّرْنَyatafaṭṭarna | break up | فطر |
| 4 | مِنmin | from | — |
| 5 | فَوْقِهِنَّ ۚfawqihinna | above them | فوق |
| 6 | وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُwal-malāikatu | and the Angels | ملك |
| 7 | يُسَبِّحُونَyusabbiḥūna | glorify | سبح |
| 8 | بِحَمْدِbiḥamdi | (the) praise | حمد |
| 9 | رَبِّهِمْrabbihim | (of) their Lord | ربب |
| 10 | وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَwayastaghfirūna | and ask for forgiveness | غفر |
| 11 | لِمَنliman | for those | — |
| 12 | فِىfī | on | — |
| 13 | ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗl-arḍi | the earth | أرض |
| 14 | أَلَآalā | Unquestionably | — |
| 15 | إِنَّinna | indeed | — |
| 16 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 17 | هُوَhuwa | He | — |
| 18 | ٱلْغَفُورُl-ghafūru | (is) the Oft-Forgiving | غفر |
| 19 | ٱلرَّحِيمُl-raḥīmu | the Most Merciful | رحم |