Quran 43:49 — Az-Zukhruf, verse 49
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They said, ‘Sorcerer, call on your Lord for us, by virtue of His pledge to you: we shall certainly accept guidance,’
وَقَالُوا يَا أَيُّهَ السَّاحِرُ ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ بِمَا عَهِدَ عِنْدَكَ إِنَّنَا لَمُهْتَدُونَ
waqālū yāayyuha l-sāḥiru ud'ʿu lanā rabbaka bimā ʿahida ʿindaka innanā lamuh'tadūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And they said, 'Sorcerer, pray to thy Lord for us by the covenant He has made with thee, and surely we shall be right-guided.'
- Muhammad Asad
- And [every time] they exclaimed: “O thou sorcerer! Pray for us to thy Sustainer on the strength of the covenant [of prophethood] which He has made with thee: for, verily, we shall now follow the right way!”
- Sahih International
- And they said [to Moses], "O magician, invoke for us your Lord by what He has promised you. Indeed, we will be guided."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَقَالُوا۟waqālū | And they said | قول |
| 2 | يَـٰٓأَيُّهَyāayyuha | O | — |
| 3 | ٱلسَّاحِرُl-sāḥiru | [the] magician | سحر |
| 4 | ٱدْعُud'ʿu | Invoke | دعو |
| 5 | لَنَاlanā | for us | — |
| 6 | رَبَّكَrabbaka | your Lord | ربب |
| 7 | بِمَاbimā | by what | — |
| 8 | عَهِدَʿahida | He has made covenant | عهد |
| 9 | عِندَكَʿindaka | with you | عند |
| 10 | إِنَّنَاinnanā | Indeed, we | — |
| 11 | لَمُهْتَدُونَlamuh'tadūna | (will) surely be guided | هدي |