Quran 43:52 — Az-Zukhruf, verse 52
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Am I not better than this contemptible wretch who can scarcely express himself?
أَمْ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ هَـٰذَا الَّذِي هُوَ مَهِينٌ وَلَا يَكَادُ يُبِينُ
am anā khayrun min hādhā alladhī huwa mahīnun walā yakādu yubīnu
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Or am I better than this man, who is contemptible and scarcely makes things clear?
- Muhammad Asad
- Am I not better than this contemptible man who can hardly make his meaning clear?
- Sahih International
- Or am I [not] better than this one [i.e., Moses] who is insignificant and hardly makes himself clear?
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أَمْam | Or | — |
| 2 | أَنَا۠anā | am I | — |
| 3 | خَيْرٌۭkhayrun | better | خير |
| 4 | مِّنْmin | than | — |
| 5 | هَـٰذَاhādhā | this | — |
| 6 | ٱلَّذِىalladhī | one who | — |
| 7 | هُوَhuwa | he | — |
| 8 | مَهِينٌۭmahīnun | (is) insignificant | مهن |
| 9 | وَلَاwalā | and hardly | — |
| 10 | يَكَادُyakādu | and hardly | كود |
| 11 | يُبِينُyubīnu | clear | بين |