Quran 52:28 — At-Tur, verse 28
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We used to pray to Him: He is the Good, the Merciful One.’
إِنَّا كُنَّا مِنْ قَبْلُ نَدْعُوهُ ۖ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْبَرُّ الرَّحِيمُ
innā kunnā min qablu nadʿūhu innahu huwa l-baru l-raḥīmu
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- we were before ever calling upon Him; surely He is the All-benign, the All-compassionate.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Verily, we did invoke Him [alone] ere this: [and now He has shown us] that He alone is truly benign, a true dispenser of grace!”
- Sahih International
- Indeed, we used to supplicate Him before. Indeed, it is He who is the Beneficent, the Merciful."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِنَّاinnā | Indeed, we | — |
| 2 | كُنَّاkunnā | [we] used to | كون |
| 3 | مِنmin | before | — |
| 4 | قَبْلُqablu | before | قبل |
| 5 | نَدْعُوهُ ۖnadʿūhu | call Him | دعو |
| 6 | إِنَّهُۥinnahu | Indeed, He | — |
| 7 | هُوَhuwa | [He] | — |
| 8 | ٱلْبَرُّl-baru | (is) the Most Kind | برر |
| 9 | ٱلرَّحِيمُl-raḥīmu | the Most Merciful | رحم |