Quran 44:9 — Ad-Dukhaan, verse 9
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
yet in [their state of] doubt they take nothing seriously.
بَلْ هُمْ فِي شَكٍّ يَلْعَبُونَ
bal hum fī shakkin yalʿabūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Nay, but they are in doubt, playing.
- Muhammad Asad
- Nay, but they [who lack inner certainty] are but Dying with their doubts.
- Sahih International
- But they are in doubt, amusing themselves.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | بَلْbal | Nay | — |
| 2 | هُمْhum | they | — |
| 3 | فِىfī | (are) in | — |
| 4 | شَكٍّۢshakkin | doubt | شكك |
| 5 | يَلْعَبُونَyalʿabūna | playing | لعب |