Quran 49:4 — Al-Hujuraat, verse 4
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
but most of those who shout to you [Prophet] from outside your private rooms lack understanding.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُنَادُونَكَ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْحُجُرَاتِ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ
inna alladhīna yunādūnaka min warāi l-ḥujurāti aktharuhum lā yaʿqilūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Surely those who call unto thee from behind the apartments, the most of them do not understand.
- Muhammad Asad
- Verily, [O Prophet,] as for those who call thee from without thy private apartments - most of them do not use their reason:
- Sahih International
- Indeed, those who call you, [O Muḥammad], from behind the chambers - most of them do not use reason.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 2 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 3 | يُنَادُونَكَyunādūnaka | call you | ندو |
| 4 | مِنmin | from | — |
| 5 | وَرَآءِwarāi | behind | وري |
| 6 | ٱلْحُجُرَٰتِl-ḥujurāti | the private chambers | حجر |
| 7 | أَكْثَرُهُمْaktharuhum | most of them | كثر |
| 8 | لَاlā | (do) not | — |
| 9 | يَعْقِلُونَyaʿqilūna | understand | عقل |