Quran 72:5 — Al-Jinn, verse 5
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
although we had thought that no man or jinn would [dare to] tell a lie about Him.
وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّا أَنْ لَنْ تَقُولَ الْإِنْسُ وَالْجِنُّ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا
wa-annā ẓanannā an lan taqūla l-insu wal-jinu ʿalā l-lahi kadhiban
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and we had thought that men and jinn would never speak against God a lie.
- Muhammad Asad
- and that [we were mistaken when] we thought that neither man nor [any of] the invisible forces would ever tell a lie about God.
- Sahih International
- And we had thought that mankind and the jinn would never speak about Allāh a lie.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَأَنَّاwa-annā | And that we | — |
| 2 | ظَنَنَّآẓanannā | thought | ظنن |
| 3 | أَنan | that | — |
| 4 | لَّنlan | never | — |
| 5 | تَقُولَtaqūla | will say | قول |
| 6 | ٱلْإِنسُl-insu | the men | أنس |
| 7 | وَٱلْجِنُّwal-jinu | and the jinn | جنن |
| 8 | عَلَىʿalā | against | — |
| 9 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 10 | كَذِبًۭاkadhiban | any lie | كذب |