Quran 7:139 — Al-A'raaf, verse 139
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
[the cult] these people practise is doomed to destruction, and what they have been doing is useless.
إِنَّ هَـٰؤُلَاءِ مُتَبَّرٌ مَا هُمْ فِيهِ وَبَاطِلٌ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ
inna hāulāi mutabbarun mā hum fīhi wabāṭilun mā kānū yaʿmalūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Surely this they are engaged upon shall be shattered, and void is what they have been doing.'
- Muhammad Asad
- As for these here -verily, their way of life is bound to lead to destruction; and worthless is all that they have ever done!"
- Sahih International
- Indeed, those [worshippers] - destroyed is that in which they are [engaged], and worthless is whatever they were doing."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 2 | هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِhāulāi | these | — |
| 3 | مُتَبَّرٌۭmutabbarun | destroyed | تبر |
| 4 | مَّاmā | (is) what | — |
| 5 | هُمْhum | they | — |
| 6 | فِيهِfīhi | (are) in it | — |
| 7 | وَبَـٰطِلٌۭwabāṭilun | and vain | بطل |
| 8 | مَّاmā | (is) what | — |
| 9 | كَانُوا۟kānū | they used to | كون |
| 10 | يَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūna | do | عمل |