Quran 56:73 — Al-Waaqia, verse 73
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We made it a reminder, and useful to those who kindle it,
نَحْنُ جَعَلْنَاهَا تَذْكِرَةً وَمَتَاعًا لِلْمُقْوِينَ
naḥnu jaʿalnāhā tadhkiratan wamatāʿan lil'muq'wīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- We Ourselves made it for a reminder, and a boon to the desert-dwellers.
- Muhammad Asad
- It is We who have made it a means to remind [you of Us], and a comfort for all who are lost and hungry in the wilderness [of their lives].
- Sahih International
- We have made it a reminder and provision for the travelers,
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | نَحْنُnaḥnu | We | — |
| 2 | جَعَلْنَـٰهَاjaʿalnāhā | have made it | جعل |
| 3 | تَذْكِرَةًۭtadhkiratan | a reminder | ذكر |
| 4 | وَمَتَـٰعًۭاwamatāʿan | and a provision | متع |
| 5 | لِّلْمُقْوِينَlil'muq'wīna | for the wayfarers in the desert | قوي |