Quran 68:28 — Al-Qalam, verse 28
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
The wisest of them said, ‘Did I not say to you, “Will you not glorify God?”’-
قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُلْ لَكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ
qāla awsaṭuhum alam aqul lakum lawlā tusabbiḥūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Said the most moderate of them, 'Did I not say to you, "Why do you not give glory?"'
- Muhammad Asad
- Said the most right-minded among them: "Did I not tell you, 'Will you not extol God's limitless glory?’"
- Sahih International
- The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [Allāh]?'"
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | Said | قول |
| 2 | أَوْسَطُهُمْawsaṭuhum | (the) most moderate of them | وسط |
| 3 | أَلَمْalam | Did not | — |
| 4 | أَقُلaqul | I tell | قول |
| 5 | لَّكُمْlakum | you | — |
| 6 | لَوْلَاlawlā | 'Why not | — |
| 7 | تُسَبِّحُونَtusabbiḥūna | you glorify (Allah)?' | سبح |