Quran 72:10 — Al-Jinn, verse 10
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
[so now] we do not know whether those who live on earth are due for misfortune, or whether their Lord intends to guide them.
وَأَنَّا لَا نَدْرِي أَشَرٌّ أُرِيدَ بِمَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَمْ أَرَادَ بِهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ رَشَدًا
wa-annā lā nadrī asharrun urīda biman fī l-arḍi am arāda bihim rabbuhum rashadan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And so we know not whether evil is intended for those in the earth, or whether their Lord intends for them rectitude.
- Muhammad Asad
- "'And [now we have become aware] that we [created beings] may not know whether evil fortune is intended for [any of] those who live on earth, or whether it is their Sustainer’s will to endow them with consciousness of what is right:
- Sahih International
- And we do not know [therefore] whether evil is intended for those on earth or whether their Lord intends for them a right course.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَأَنَّاwa-annā | And that we | — |
| 2 | لَاlā | not | — |
| 3 | نَدْرِىٓnadrī | we know | دري |
| 4 | أَشَرٌّasharrun | whether evil | شرر |
| 5 | أُرِيدَurīda | is intended | رود |
| 6 | بِمَنbiman | for (those) who | — |
| 7 | فِىfī | (are) in | — |
| 8 | ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍi | the earth | أرض |
| 9 | أَمْam | or | — |
| 10 | أَرَادَarāda | intends | رود |
| 11 | بِهِمْbihim | for them | — |
| 12 | رَبُّهُمْrabbuhum | their Lord | ربب |
| 13 | رَشَدًۭاrashadan | a right path | رشد |