Quran 70:1 — Al-Ma'aarij, verse 1
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
A man [mockingly] demanded the punishment.
سَأَلَ سَائِلٌ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ
sa-ala sāilun biʿadhābin wāqiʿin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- A questioner asked of a chastisement about to fall
- Muhammad Asad
- ONE who is minded to ask might ask about the suffering which [in the hereafter] is bound to befall
- Sahih International
- A supplicant asked for a punishment bound to happen
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | سَأَلَsa-ala | Asked | سأل |
| 2 | سَآئِلٌۢsāilun | a questioner | سأل |
| 3 | بِعَذَابٍۢbiʿadhābin | about a punishment | عذب |
| 4 | وَاقِعٍۢwāqiʿin | bound to happen | وقع |