Quran 43:57 — Az-Zukhruf, verse 57
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
When the son of Mary is cited as an example, your people [Prophet] laugh and jeer,
وَلَمَّا ضُرِبَ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ مَثَلًا إِذَا قَوْمُكَ مِنْهُ يَصِدُّونَ
walammā ḍuriba ub'nu maryama mathalan idhā qawmuka min'hu yaṣiddūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And when the son of Mary is cited as an example, behold, thy people turn away from it
- Muhammad Asad
- NOW WHENEVER [the nature of] the son of Mary is set forth as an example, [O Muhammad,] lo! thy people raise an outcry on this score,
- Sahih International
- And when the son of Mary was presented as an example, immediately your people laughed aloud.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ۞ وَلَمَّاwalammā | And when | — |
| 2 | ضُرِبَḍuriba | is presented | ضرب |
| 3 | ٱبْنُub'nu | (the) son | بني |
| 4 | مَرْيَمَmaryama | (of) Maryam | — |
| 5 | مَثَلًاmathalan | (as) an example | مثل |
| 6 | إِذَاidhā | behold | — |
| 7 | قَوْمُكَqawmuka | Your people | قوم |
| 8 | مِنْهُmin'hu | about it | — |
| 9 | يَصِدُّونَyaṣiddūna | laughed aloud | صدد |