Quran 68:49 — Al-Qalam, verse 49
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
if his Lord’s grace had not reached him, he would have been left, abandoned and blameworthy, on the barren shore,
لَوْلَا أَنْ تَدَارَكَهُ نِعْمَةٌ مِنْ رَبِّهِ لَنُبِذَ بِالْعَرَاءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُومٌ
lawlā an tadārakahu niʿ'matun min rabbihi lanubidha bil-ʿarāi wahuwa madhmūmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Had there not overtaken him a blessing from his Lord he would have been cast upon the wilderness, being condemned.
- Muhammad Asad
- [And remember:] had not grace from his Sustainer reached him, he would indeed have been cast forth upon that barren shore in a state of disgrace:
- Sahih International
- If not that a favor [i.e., mercy] from his Lord overtook him, he would have been thrown onto the naked shore while he was censured.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | لَّوْلَآlawlā | If not | — |
| 2 | أَنan | that | — |
| 3 | تَدَٰرَكَهُۥtadārakahu | overtook him | درك |
| 4 | نِعْمَةٌۭniʿ'matun | a Favor | نعم |
| 5 | مِّنmin | from | — |
| 6 | رَّبِّهِۦrabbihi | his Lord | ربب |
| 7 | لَنُبِذَlanubidha | surely he would have been thrown | نبذ |
| 8 | بِٱلْعَرَآءِbil-ʿarāi | onto (the) naked shore | عري |
| 9 | وَهُوَwahuwa | while he | — |
| 10 | مَذْمُومٌۭmadhmūmun | (was) blamed | ذمم |