Quran 54:8 — Al-Qamar, verse 8
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
rushing towards the Summoner. The disbelievers will cry, ‘This is a stern day!’
مُهْطِعِينَ إِلَى الدَّاعِ ۖ يَقُولُ الْكَافِرُونَ هَـٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ
muh'ṭiʿīna ilā l-dāʿi yaqūlu l-kāfirūna hādhā yawmun ʿasirun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- running with outstretched necks to the Caller. The unbelievers shall say, 'This is a hard day!'
- Muhammad Asad
- running in confusion towards the Summoning Voice; [and] those who [now] deny the truth will exclaim, “Calamitous is this Day!”
- Sahih International
- Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | مُّهْطِعِينَmuh'ṭiʿīna | Racing ahead | هطع |
| 2 | إِلَىilā | towards | — |
| 3 | ٱلدَّاعِ ۖl-dāʿi | the caller | دعو |
| 4 | يَقُولُyaqūlu | Will say | قول |
| 5 | ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَl-kāfirūna | the disbelievers | كفر |
| 6 | هَـٰذَاhādhā | This | — |
| 7 | يَوْمٌyawmun | (is) a Day | يوم |
| 8 | عَسِرٌۭʿasirun | difficult | عسر |