Quran 7:67 — Al-A'raaf, verse 67
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He said, ‘My people, there is nothing foolish about me! On the contrary, I am a messenger from the Lord of all the Worlds:
قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ لَيْسَ بِي سَفَاهَةٌ وَلَـٰكِنِّي رَسُولٌ مِنْ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
qāla yāqawmi laysa bī safāhatun walākinnī rasūlun min rabbi l-ʿālamīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Said he, 'My people, there is no folly in me; but I am a Messenger from the Lord of all Being.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Said [Hud]: "O my people! There is no weak-mindedness in me, but I am an apostle from the Sustainer of all the worlds.
- Sahih International
- [Hūd] said, "O my people, there is not foolishness in me, but I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | يَـٰقَوْمِyāqawmi | O my people | قوم |
| 3 | لَيْسَlaysa | There is not | ليس |
| 4 | بِىbī | in me | — |
| 5 | سَفَاهَةٌۭsafāhatun | foolishness | سفه |
| 6 | وَلَـٰكِنِّىwalākinnī | but I am | — |
| 7 | رَسُولٌۭrasūlun | a Messenger | رسل |
| 8 | مِّنmin | from | — |
| 9 | رَّبِّrabbi | (the) Lord | ربب |
| 10 | ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīna | (of) the worlds | علم |