Quran 50:28 — Qaaf, verse 28
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
God will say, ‘Do not argue in My presence. I sent you a warning
قَالَ لَا تَخْتَصِمُوا لَدَيَّ وَقَدْ قَدَّمْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ بِالْوَعِيدِ
qāla lā takhtaṣimū ladayya waqad qaddamtu ilaykum bil-waʿīdi
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He shall say, 'Dispute not before Me! For I sent you beforehand -- the threat.
- Muhammad Asad
- [And] He will say: “Contend not before Me, [O you sinners,] for I gave you a forewarning [of this Day of Reckoning].
- Sahih International
- [Allāh] will say, "Do not dispute before Me, while I had already presented to you the threat [i.e., warning].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He will say | قول |
| 2 | لَاlā | (Do) not | — |
| 3 | تَخْتَصِمُوا۟takhtaṣimū | dispute | خصم |
| 4 | لَدَىَّladayya | (in) My presence | — |
| 5 | وَقَدْwaqad | and indeed | — |
| 6 | قَدَّمْتُqaddamtu | I sent forth | قدم |
| 7 | إِلَيْكُمilaykum | to you | — |
| 8 | بِٱلْوَعِيدِbil-waʿīdi | the Warning | وعد |