Quran 7:196 — Al-A'raaf, verse 196
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
My protector is God: He has revealed the Scripture, and it is He who protects the righteous,
إِنَّ وَلِيِّيَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي نَزَّلَ الْكِتَابَ ۖ وَهُوَ يَتَوَلَّى الصَّالِحِينَ
inna waliyyiya l-lahu alladhī nazzala l-kitāba wahuwa yatawallā l-ṣāliḥīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- My Protector is God who sent down the Book, and He takes into His protection the righteous.
- Muhammad Asad
- Verily, my protector is God, who has bestowed this divine writ from on high: for it is He who protects the righteous,
- Sahih International
- Indeed, my protector is Allāh, who has sent down the Book; and He is an ally to the righteous.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 2 | وَلِـِّۧىَwaliyyiya | my protector | ولي |
| 3 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | (is) Allah | أله |
| 4 | ٱلَّذِىalladhī | the One Who | — |
| 5 | نَزَّلَnazzala | revealed | نزل |
| 6 | ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ ۖl-kitāba | the Book | كتب |
| 7 | وَهُوَwahuwa | And He | — |
| 8 | يَتَوَلَّىyatawallā | protects | ولي |
| 9 | ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَl-ṣāliḥīna | the righteous | صلح |