Quran 58:21 — Al-Mujaadila, verse 21
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
God has written, ‘I shall most certainly win, I and My messengers.’ God is powerful and almighty.
كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَأَغْلِبَنَّ أَنَا وَرُسُلِي ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَوِيٌّ عَزِيزٌ
kataba l-lahu la-aghlibanna anā warusulī inna l-laha qawiyyun ʿazīzun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- God has written, 'I shall assuredly be the victor, I and My Messengers.' Surely God is All-strong, All-mighty.
- Muhammad Asad
- [For] God has thus ordained: “I shall most certainly prevail, I and My apostles!” Verily, God is powerful, almighty!
- Sahih International
- Allāh has written [i.e., decreed], "I will surely overcome, I and My messengers." Indeed, Allāh is Powerful and Exalted in Might.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | كَتَبَkataba | Allah has decreed | كتب |
| 2 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah has decreed | أله |
| 3 | لَأَغْلِبَنَّla-aghlibanna | Surely, I will overcome | غلب |
| 4 | أَنَا۠anā | I | — |
| 5 | وَرُسُلِىٓ ۚwarusulī | and My Messengers | رسل |
| 6 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 7 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 8 | قَوِىٌّqawiyyun | (is) All-Strong | قوي |
| 9 | عَزِيزٌۭʿazīzun | All-Mighty | عزز |