Quran 53:29 — An-Najm, verse 29
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
So [Prophet] ignore those who turn away from Our revelation, who want only the life of this world.
فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْ مَنْ تَوَلَّىٰ عَنْ ذِكْرِنَا وَلَمْ يُرِدْ إِلَّا الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا
fa-aʿriḍ ʿan man tawallā ʿan dhik'rinā walam yurid illā l-ḥayata l-dun'yā
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- So turn thou from him who turns away from Our Remembrance, and desires only the present life.
- Muhammad Asad
- Avoid thou, therefore, those who turn away from all remembrance of Us and care for no more than the life of this world,
- Sahih International
- So turn away from whoever turns his back on Our message and desires not except the worldly life.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَأَعْرِضْfa-aʿriḍ | So turn away | عرض |
| 2 | عَنʿan | from | — |
| 3 | مَّنman | (him) who | — |
| 4 | تَوَلَّىٰtawallā | turns away | ولي |
| 5 | عَنʿan | from | — |
| 6 | ذِكْرِنَاdhik'rinā | Our Reminder | ذكر |
| 7 | وَلَمْwalam | and not | — |
| 8 | يُرِدْyurid | he desires | رود |
| 9 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 10 | ٱلْحَيَوٰةَl-ḥayata | the life | حيي |
| 11 | ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā | (of) the world | دنو |