Quran 71:9 — Nooh, verse 9
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
I have tried preaching to them in public and speaking to them in private.
ثُمَّ إِنِّي أَعْلَنْتُ لَهُمْ وَأَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ إِسْرَارًا
thumma innī aʿlantu lahum wa-asrartu lahum is'rāran
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- then indeed I spoke publicly unto them, and I spoke unto them secretly,
- Muhammad Asad
- and, behold I preached to them in public; and I spoke to them secretly, in private;
- Sahih International
- Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ثُمَّthumma | Then | — |
| 2 | إِنِّىٓinnī | indeed, I | — |
| 3 | أَعْلَنتُaʿlantu | announced | علن |
| 4 | لَهُمْlahum | to them | — |
| 5 | وَأَسْرَرْتُwa-asrartu | and I confided | سرر |
| 6 | لَهُمْlahum | to them | — |
| 7 | إِسْرَارًۭاis'rāran | secretly | سرر |