Quran 69:42 — Al-Haaqqa, verse 42
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
nor the words of a soothsayer- how little you reflect!
وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
walā biqawli kāhinin qalīlan mā tadhakkarūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- nor the speech of a soothsayer (little do you remember).
- Muhammad Asad
- and neither is it - however little you may [be prepared to] take it to heart - the word of a soothsayer:
- Sahih International
- Nor the word of a soothsayer; little do you remember.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَاwalā | And not | — |
| 2 | بِقَوْلِbiqawli | (it is the) word | قول |
| 3 | كَاهِنٍۢ ۚkāhinin | (of) a soothsayer | كهن |
| 4 | قَلِيلًۭاqalīlan | little | قلل |
| 5 | مَّاmā | (is) what | — |
| 6 | تَذَكَّرُونَtadhakkarūna | you take heed | ذكر |