Quran 7:159 — Al-A'raaf, verse 159
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
There is a group among the people of Moses who guide with truth, and who act justly according to it.
وَمِنْ قَوْمِ مُوسَىٰ أُمَّةٌ يَهْدُونَ بِالْحَقِّ وَبِهِ يَعْدِلُونَ
wamin qawmi mūsā ummatun yahdūna bil-ḥaqi wabihi yaʿdilūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Of the people of Moses there is a nation who guide by the truth, and by it act with justice.
- Muhammad Asad
- AND AMONG the folk of Moses there have been people who would guide [others] in the way of the truth and act justly in its light.
- Sahih International
- And among the people of Moses is a community which guides by truth and by it establishes justice.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمِنwamin | And among | — |
| 2 | قَوْمِqawmi | (the) people | قوم |
| 3 | مُوسَىٰٓmūsā | (of) Musa | — |
| 4 | أُمَّةٌۭummatun | (is) a community | أمم |
| 5 | يَهْدُونَyahdūna | (which) guides | هدي |
| 6 | بِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqi | with truth | حقق |
| 7 | وَبِهِۦwabihi | and by it | — |
| 8 | يَعْدِلُونَyaʿdilūna | establishes justice | عدل |