Quran 54:9 — Al-Qamar, verse 9
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
The people of Noah rejected the truth before them: they rejected Our servant, saying, ‘He is mad!’ Noah was rebuked,
كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا مَجْنُونٌ وَازْدُجِرَ
kadhabat qablahum qawmu nūḥin fakadhabū ʿabdanā waqālū majnūnun wa-uz'dujira
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- The people of Noah cried lies before them; they cried lies to Our servant, and said, 'A man possessed!' And he was rejected.
- Muhammad Asad
- [LONG] BEFORE those [who now deny resurrection] did Noah’s people call it a lie; and they gave the lie to Our servant and said, “Mad is he!” - and he was repulsed.
- Sahih International
- The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ۞ كَذَّبَتْkadhabat | Denied | كذب |
| 2 | قَبْلَهُمْqablahum | before them | قبل |
| 3 | قَوْمُqawmu | (the) people | قوم |
| 4 | نُوحٍۢnūḥin | (of) Nuh | — |
| 5 | فَكَذَّبُوا۟fakadhabū | and they denied | كذب |
| 6 | عَبْدَنَاʿabdanā | Our slave | عبد |
| 7 | وَقَالُوا۟waqālū | and said | قول |
| 8 | مَجْنُونٌۭmajnūnun | A madman | جنن |
| 9 | وَٱزْدُجِرَwa-uz'dujira | and he was repelled | زجر |