Quran 73:3 — Al-Muzzammil, verse 3
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
half, or a little less,
نِصْفَهُ أَوِ انْقُصْ مِنْهُ قَلِيلًا
niṣ'fahu awi unquṣ min'hu qalīlan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- (a half of it, or diminish a little,
- Muhammad Asad
- of one-half thereof - or make it a little less than that,
- Sahih International
- Half of it - or subtract from it a little
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | نِّصْفَهُۥٓniṣ'fahu | Half of it | نصف |
| 2 | أَوِawi | or | — |
| 3 | ٱنقُصْunquṣ | lessen | نقص |
| 4 | مِنْهُmin'hu | from it | — |
| 5 | قَلِيلًاqalīlan | a little | قلل |