Quran 54:28 — Al-Qamar, verse 28
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Tell them the water is to be shared between them: each one should drink in turn.’
وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ الْمَاءَ قِسْمَةٌ بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلُّ شِرْبٍ مُحْتَضَرٌ
wanabbi'hum anna l-māa qis'matun baynahum kullu shir'bin muḥ'taḍarun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And tell them that the water is to be divided between them, each drink for each in turn.
- Muhammad Asad
- And let them know that the water [of their wells] is to be divided between them, with each share of water equitably apportioned.”
- Sahih International
- And inform them that the water is shared between them, each [day of] drink attended [by turn].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَنَبِّئْهُمْwanabbi'hum | And inform them | نبأ |
| 2 | أَنَّanna | that | — |
| 3 | ٱلْمَآءَl-māa | the water | موه |
| 4 | قِسْمَةٌۢqis'matun | (is) to be shared | قسم |
| 5 | بَيْنَهُمْ ۖbaynahum | between them | بين |
| 6 | كُلُّkullu | each | كلل |
| 7 | شِرْبٍۢshir'bin | drink | شرب |
| 8 | مُّحْتَضَرٌۭmuḥ'taḍarun | attended | حضر |