Quran 7:83 — Al-A'raaf, verse 83
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We saved him and his kinsfolk- apart from his wife who stayed behind-
فَأَنْجَيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ إِلَّا امْرَأَتَهُ كَانَتْ مِنَ الْغَابِرِينَ
fa-anjaynāhu wa-ahlahu illā im'ra-atahu kānat mina l-ghābirīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- So We delivered him and his family, except his wife; she was one of those that tarried.
- Muhammad Asad
- Thereupon We saved him and his household except his wife, who was among those that stayed behind
- Sahih International
- So We saved him and his family, except for his wife; she was of those who remained [with the evildoers].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَأَنجَيْنَـٰهُfa-anjaynāhu | So We saved him | نجو |
| 2 | وَأَهْلَهُۥٓwa-ahlahu | and his family | أهل |
| 3 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 4 | ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥim'ra-atahu | his wife | مرأ |
| 5 | كَانَتْkānat | she was | كون |
| 6 | مِنَmina | of | — |
| 7 | ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَl-ghābirīna | those who stayed behind | غبر |