Quran 71:5 — Nooh, verse 5
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He said, ‘My Lord, I have called my people night and day,
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِي لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا
qāla rabbi innī daʿawtu qawmī laylan wanahāran
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He said; 'My Lord, I have called my people by night and by day,
- Muhammad Asad
- [And after a time, Noah] said: "O my Sustainer! Verily, I have been calling unto my people night and day
- Sahih International
- He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | رَبِّrabbi | My Lord | ربب |
| 3 | إِنِّىinnī | Indeed, I | — |
| 4 | دَعَوْتُdaʿawtu | invited | دعو |
| 5 | قَوْمِىqawmī | my people | قوم |
| 6 | لَيْلًۭاlaylan | night | ليل |
| 7 | وَنَهَارًۭاwanahāran | and day | نهر |