Quran 52:16 — At-Tur, verse 16
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Burn in it––it makes no difference whether you bear it patiently or not–– you are only being repaid for what you have done.’
اصْلَوْهَا فَاصْبِرُوا أَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوا سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ إِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
iṣ'lawhā fa-iṣ'birū aw lā taṣbirū sawāon ʿalaykum innamā tuj'zawna mā kuntum taʿmalūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Roast in it! And bear you patiently, or bear not patiently, equal it is to you; you are only being recompensed for that you were working.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Endure it [now]! But [whether you] bear yourselves with patience or without patience, it will be the same to you: you are but being requited for what you were wont to do.”
- Sahih International
- [Enter to] burn therein; then be patient or impatient - it is all the same for you. You are only being recompensed [for] what you used to do."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ٱصْلَوْهَاiṣ'lawhā | Burn in it | صلي |
| 2 | فَٱصْبِرُوٓا۟fa-iṣ'birū | then be patient | صبر |
| 3 | أَوْaw | or | — |
| 4 | لَاlā | (do) not | — |
| 5 | تَصْبِرُوا۟taṣbirū | be patient | صبر |
| 6 | سَوَآءٌsawāon | (it is) same | سوي |
| 7 | عَلَيْكُمْ ۖʿalaykum | for you | — |
| 8 | إِنَّمَاinnamā | Only | — |
| 9 | تُجْزَوْنَtuj'zawna | you are being recompensed | جزي |
| 10 | مَاmā | (for) what | — |
| 11 | كُنتُمْkuntum | you used to | كون |
| 12 | تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūna | do | عمل |