Quran 72:1 — Al-Jinn, verse 1
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Say [Prophet], ‘It has been revealed to me that a group of jinn once listened in and said, “We have heard a wondrous Quran,
قُلْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ اسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِنَ الْجِنِّ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا قُرْآنًا عَجَبًا
qul ūḥiya ilayya annahu is'tamaʿa nafarun mina l-jini faqālū innā samiʿ'nā qur'ānan ʿajaban
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Say: 'It has been revealed to me that a company of the jinn gave ear, then they said, "We have indeed heard a Koran wonderful,
- Muhammad Asad
- SAY: "It has been revealed to me that some of the unseen beings gave ear [to this divine writ], and thereupon said [unto their fellow-beings]: "'Verily, we have heard a wondrous discourse,
- Sahih International
- Say, [O Muḥammad], "It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard an amazing Qur’ān [i.e., recitation].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قُلْqul | Say | قول |
| 2 | أُوحِىَūḥiya | It has been revealed | وحي |
| 3 | إِلَىَّilayya | to me | — |
| 4 | أَنَّهُannahu | that | — |
| 5 | ٱسْتَمَعَis'tamaʿa | listened | سمع |
| 6 | نَفَرٌۭnafarun | a group | نفر |
| 7 | مِّنَmina | of | — |
| 8 | ٱلْجِنِّl-jini | the jinn | جنن |
| 9 | فَقَالُوٓا۟faqālū | and they said | قول |
| 10 | إِنَّاinnā | Indeed, we | — |
| 11 | سَمِعْنَاsamiʿ'nā | heard | سمع |
| 12 | قُرْءَانًاqur'ānan | a Quran | قرأ |
| 13 | عَجَبًۭاʿajaban | amazing | عجب |