Quran 54:46 — Al-Qamar, verse 46
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
But the Hour is their appointed time- the Hour is more severe and bitter:
بَلِ السَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَالسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ
bali l-sāʿatu mawʿiduhum wal-sāʿatu adhā wa-amarru
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Nay, but the Hour is their tryst, and the Hour is very calamitous and bitter.
- Muhammad Asad
- But nay - the Last Hour is the time when they shall truly meet their fate; and that Last Hour will be most calamitous, and most bitter:
- Sahih International
- But the Hour is their appointment [for due punishment], and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | بَلِbali | Nay | — |
| 2 | ٱلسَّاعَةُl-sāʿatu | the Hour | سوع |
| 3 | مَوْعِدُهُمْmawʿiduhum | (is) their promised time | وعد |
| 4 | وَٱلسَّاعَةُwal-sāʿatu | and the Hour | سوع |
| 5 | أَدْهَىٰadhā | (will be) more grievous | دهي |
| 6 | وَأَمَرُّwa-amarru | and more bitter | مرر |