Quran 51:39 — Adh-Dhaariyat, verse 39
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Pharaoh turned away with his supporters, saying, ‘This is a sorcerer, or maybe a madman,’
فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكْنِهِ وَقَالَ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
fatawallā biruk'nihi waqāla sāḥirun aw majnūnun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- but he turned his back, with his court, saying, 'A sorcerer, or a man possessed!'
- Muhammad Asad
- and he turned away in [the pride of] his power and said, “A sorcerer [is this Moses], or a madman!” –
- Sahih International
- But he turned away with his supporters and said, "A magician or a madman."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَتَوَلَّىٰfatawallā | But he turned away | ولي |
| 2 | بِرُكْنِهِۦbiruk'nihi | with his supporters | ركن |
| 3 | وَقَالَwaqāla | and said | قول |
| 4 | سَـٰحِرٌsāḥirun | A magician | سحر |
| 5 | أَوْaw | or | — |
| 6 | مَجْنُونٌۭmajnūnun | a madman | جنن |