Quran 44:8 — Ad-Dukhaan, verse 8
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
there is no god but Him: He gives life and death––He is your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers––
لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ ۖ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ آبَائِكُمُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
lā ilāha illā huwa yuḥ'yī wayumītu rabbukum warabbu ābāikumu l-awalīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- There is no god but He; He gives life and makes to die; your Lord and the Lord of your fathers, the ancients.
- Muhammad Asad
- There is no deity save Him: He grants life and deals death: He is your Sustainer as well as the Sustainer of your forebears of old.
- Sahih International
- There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death. [He is] your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | لَآlā | (There is) no | — |
| 2 | إِلَـٰهَilāha | god | أله |
| 3 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 4 | هُوَhuwa | Him | — |
| 5 | يُحْىِۦyuḥ'yī | He gives life | حيي |
| 6 | وَيُمِيتُ ۖwayumītu | and causes death | موت |
| 7 | رَبُّكُمْrabbukum | your Lord | ربب |
| 8 | وَرَبُّwarabbu | and (the) Lord | ربب |
| 9 | ءَابَآئِكُمُābāikumu | (of) your fathers | أبو |
| 10 | ٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīna | the former | أول |