Quran 53:3 — An-Najm, verse 3
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
he does not speak from his own desire.
وَمَا يَنْطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ
wamā yanṭiqu ʿani l-hawā
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- nor speaks he out of caprice.
- Muhammad Asad
- and neither does he speak out of his own desire:
- Sahih International
- Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمَاwamā | And not | — |
| 2 | يَنطِقُyanṭiqu | he speaks | نطق |
| 3 | عَنِʿani | from | — |
| 4 | ٱلْهَوَىٰٓl-hawā | the desire | هوي |