Quran 52:30 — At-Tur, verse 30
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
If they say, ‘He is only a poet: we shall await his fate,’
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ شَاعِرٌ نَتَرَبَّصُ بِهِ رَيْبَ الْمَنُونِ
am yaqūlūna shāʿirun natarabbaṣu bihi rayba l-manūni
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Or do they say, 'He is a poet for whom we await Fate's uncertainty'?
- Muhammad Asad
- Or do they say, “[He is but] a poet - let us wait what time will do unto him”?
- Sahih International
- Or do they say [of you], "A poet for whom we await a misfortune of time"?
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | أَمْam | Or | — |
| 2 | يَقُولُونَyaqūlūna | (do) they say | قول |
| 3 | شَاعِرٌۭshāʿirun | A poet | شعر |
| 4 | نَّتَرَبَّصُnatarabbaṣu | we wait | ربص |
| 5 | بِهِۦbihi | for him | — |
| 6 | رَيْبَrayba | a misfortune of time | ريب |
| 7 | ٱلْمَنُونِl-manūni | a misfortune of time | منن |