Quran 50:4 — Qaaf, verse 4
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We know very well what the earth takes away from them: We keep a comprehensive record.
قَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا تَنْقُصُ الْأَرْضُ مِنْهُمْ ۖ وَعِنْدَنَا كِتَابٌ حَفِيظٌ
qad ʿalim'nā mā tanquṣu l-arḍu min'hum waʿindanā kitābun ḥafīẓun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- We know what the earth diminishes of them; with Us is a book recording.
- Muhammad Asad
- Well do We know how the earth consumes their bodies, for with Us is a record unfailing.
- Sahih International
- We know what the earth diminishes [i.e., consumes] of them, and with Us is a retaining record.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَدْqad | Certainly | — |
| 2 | عَلِمْنَاʿalim'nā | We know | علم |
| 3 | مَاmā | what | — |
| 4 | تَنقُصُtanquṣu | diminishes | نقص |
| 5 | ٱلْأَرْضُl-arḍu | the earth | أرض |
| 6 | مِنْهُمْ ۖmin'hum | of them | — |
| 7 | وَعِندَنَاwaʿindanā | and with Us | عند |
| 8 | كِتَـٰبٌkitābun | (is) a Book | كتب |
| 9 | حَفِيظٌۢḥafīẓun | guarded | حفظ |