Quran 56:83 — Al-Waaqia, verse 83
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
When the soul of a dying man comes up to his throat
فَلَوْلَا إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْحُلْقُومَ
falawlā idhā balaghati l-ḥul'qūma
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Why, but when the soul leaps to the throat of the dying
- Muhammad Asad
- Why, then, when [the last breath] comes up to the throat [of a dying man],
- Sahih International
- Then why, when it [i.e., the soul at death] reaches the throat
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَلَوْلَآfalawlā | Then why not | — |
| 2 | إِذَاidhā | when | — |
| 3 | بَلَغَتِbalaghati | it reaches | بلغ |
| 4 | ٱلْحُلْقُومَl-ḥul'qūma | the throat | حلق |