Quran 6:58 — Al-An'aam, verse 58
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Say, ‘If what you seek to hasten were within my power, the matter would be settled between you and me, but God knows best who does wrong.’
قُلْ لَوْ أَنَّ عِنْدِي مَا تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ بِهِ لَقُضِيَ الْأَمْرُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالظَّالِمِينَ
qul law anna ʿindī mā tastaʿjilūna bihi laquḍiya l-amru baynī wabaynakum wal-lahu aʿlamu bil-ẓālimīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Say: 'If what you seek to hasten were with me, the matter between you and me would be decided; and God knows very well the evildoers.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Say: "If that which you so hastily demand were in my power, everything would indeed have been decided between me and you. But God knows best as to who is doing wrong."
- Sahih International
- Say, "If I had that for which you are impatient, the matter would have been decided between me and you, but Allāh is most knowing of the wrongdoers."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قُلqul | Say | قول |
| 2 | لَّوْlaw | If | — |
| 3 | أَنَّanna | that | — |
| 4 | عِندِىʿindī | (were) with me | عند |
| 5 | مَاmā | what | — |
| 6 | تَسْتَعْجِلُونَtastaʿjilūna | you seek to hasten | عجل |
| 7 | بِهِۦbihi | of it | — |
| 8 | لَقُضِىَlaquḍiya | surely would have been decided | قضي |
| 9 | ٱلْأَمْرُl-amru | the matter | أمر |
| 10 | بَيْنِىbaynī | between me | بين |
| 11 | وَبَيْنَكُمْ ۗwabaynakum | and between you | بين |
| 12 | وَٱللَّهُwal-lahu | And Allah | أله |
| 13 | أَعْلَمُaʿlamu | (is) most knowing | علم |
| 14 | بِٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَbil-ẓālimīna | of the wrongdoers | ظلم |