Quran 43:77 — Az-Zukhruf, verse 77
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They will cry, ‘Malik, if only your Lord would finish us off,’ but he will answer, ‘No! You are here to stay.’
وَنَادَوْا يَا مَالِكُ لِيَقْضِ عَلَيْنَا رَبُّكَ ۖ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ مَاكِثُونَ
wanādaw yāmāliku liyaqḍi ʿalaynā rabbuka qāla innakum mākithūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And they shall call, 'O
- Muhammad Asad
- And they will cry: “O thou [angel] who rulest [over hell]! Let thy Sustainer put an end to us!” - whereupon] he will reply: “Verily, you must live on [in this state]
- Sahih International
- And they will call, "O Mālik, let your Lord put an end to us!" He will say, "Indeed, you will remain."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَنَادَوْا۟wanādaw | And they will call | ندو |
| 2 | يَـٰمَـٰلِكُyāmāliku | O Malik | ملك |
| 3 | لِيَقْضِliyaqḍi | Let put an end | قضي |
| 4 | عَلَيْنَاʿalaynā | to us | — |
| 5 | رَبُّكَ ۖrabbuka | your Lord | ربب |
| 6 | قَالَqāla | He (will) say | قول |
| 7 | إِنَّكُمinnakum | Indeed, you | — |
| 8 | مَّـٰكِثُونَmākithūna | (will) remain | مكث |