Quran 54:3 — Al-Qamar, verse 3
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They reject the truth and follow their own desires––everything is recorded––
وَكَذَّبُوا وَاتَّبَعُوا أَهْوَاءَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍ مُسْتَقِرٌّ
wakadhabū wa-ittabaʿū ahwāahum wakullu amrin mus'taqirrun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- They have cried lies, and followed their caprices; but every matter is settled.
- Muhammad Asad
- for they are bent on giving it the lie, being always wont to follow their own desires. Yet everything reveals its truth in the end.
- Sahih International
- And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَكَذَّبُوا۟wakadhabū | And they denied | كذب |
| 2 | وَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟wa-ittabaʿū | and followed | تبع |
| 3 | أَهْوَآءَهُمْ ۚahwāahum | their desires | هوي |
| 4 | وَكُلُّwakullu | but (for) every | كلل |
| 5 | أَمْرٍۢamrin | matter | أمر |
| 6 | مُّسْتَقِرٌّۭmus'taqirrun | (will be a) settlement | قرر |