Quran 70:42 — Al-Ma'aarij, verse 42
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
So leave them to wallow in idle talk, until they come face to face with their promised Day,
فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا وَيَلْعَبُوا حَتَّىٰ يُلَاقُوا يَوْمَهُمُ الَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ
fadharhum yakhūḍū wayalʿabū ḥattā yulāqū yawmahumu alladhī yūʿadūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Then leave them alone to plunge and play until they encounter that day of theirs which they are promised,
- Muhammad Asad
- Hence, leave them to indulge in idle talk and play [with words] until they face that [Judgment] Day of theirs which they have been promised –
- Sahih International
- So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised -
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَذَرْهُمْfadharhum | So leave them | وذر |
| 2 | يَخُوضُوا۟yakhūḍū | (to) converse vainly | خوض |
| 3 | وَيَلْعَبُوا۟wayalʿabū | and amuse themselves | لعب |
| 4 | حَتَّىٰḥattā | until | — |
| 5 | يُلَـٰقُوا۟yulāqū | they meet | لقي |
| 6 | يَوْمَهُمُyawmahumu | their Day | يوم |
| 7 | ٱلَّذِىalladhī | which | — |
| 8 | يُوعَدُونَyūʿadūna | they are promised | وعد |