Quran 72:21 — Al-Jinn, verse 21
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Say, ‘I have no control over any harm or good that may befall you.’
قُلْ إِنِّي لَا أَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا رَشَدًا
qul innī lā amliku lakum ḍarran walā rashadan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Say: 'Surely I possess no power over you, either for hurt or for rectitude.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Say: "Verily, it is not in my power to cause you harm or to endow you with consciousness of what is right."
- Sahih International
- Say, "Indeed, I do not possess for you [the power of] harm or right direction."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قُلْqul | Say | قول |
| 2 | إِنِّىinnī | Indeed, I | — |
| 3 | لَآlā | (do) not | — |
| 4 | أَمْلِكُamliku | possess | ملك |
| 5 | لَكُمْlakum | for you | — |
| 6 | ضَرًّۭاḍarran | any harm | ضرر |
| 7 | وَلَاwalā | and not | — |
| 8 | رَشَدًۭاrashadan | right path | رشد |