Quran 70:40 — Al-Ma'aarij, verse 40
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
and, by the Lord of every sunrise and sunset, We have the power
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ الْمَشَارِقِ وَالْمَغَارِبِ إِنَّا لَقَادِرُونَ
falā uq'simu birabbi l-mashāriqi wal-maghāribi innā laqādirūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- No! I swear by the Lord of the Easts and Wests, surely We are able
- Muhammad Asad
- But nay! I call to witness [Our being] the Sustainer of all the points of sunrise and sunset: verily, well able are We
- Sahih International
- So I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings that indeed We are able
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَلَآfalā | But nay | — |
| 2 | أُقْسِمُuq'simu | I swear | قسم |
| 3 | بِرَبِّbirabbi | by (the) Lord | ربب |
| 4 | ٱلْمَشَـٰرِقِl-mashāriqi | (of) the risings | شرق |
| 5 | وَٱلْمَغَـٰرِبِwal-maghāribi | and the settings | غرب |
| 6 | إِنَّاinnā | that We | — |
| 7 | لَقَـٰدِرُونَlaqādirūna | (are) surely Able | قدر |