Quran 73:9 — Al-Muzzammil, verse 9
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He is Lord of the east and west, there is no god but Him, so take Him as your Protector,
رَبُّ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَاتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلًا
rabbu l-mashriqi wal-maghribi lā ilāha illā huwa fa-ittakhidh'hu wakīlan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Lord of the East and the West; there is no god but He; so take Him for a Guardian.
- Muhammad Asad
- The Sustainer of the east and the west [is He]: there is no deity save Him: hence, ascribe to Him alone the power to determine thy fate,
- Sahih International
- [He is] the Lord of the East and the West; there is no deity except Him, so take Him as Disposer of [your] affairs.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | رَّبُّrabbu | (The) Lord | ربب |
| 2 | ٱلْمَشْرِقِl-mashriqi | (of) the east | شرق |
| 3 | وَٱلْمَغْرِبِwal-maghribi | and the west | غرب |
| 4 | لَآlā | (there is) no | — |
| 5 | إِلَـٰهَilāha | god | أله |
| 6 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 7 | هُوَhuwa | Him | — |
| 8 | فَٱتَّخِذْهُfa-ittakhidh'hu | so take Him | أخذ |
| 9 | وَكِيلًۭاwakīlan | (as) Disposer of Affairs | وكل |