Quran 74:37 — Al-Muddaththir, verse 37
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
to those of you who choose to go ahead and those who lag behind.
لِمَنْ شَاءَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ
liman shāa minkum an yataqaddama aw yata-akhara
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- to whoever of you desires to go forward or lag behind.
- Muhammad Asad
- to everyone of you, whether he chooses to come forward or to hang back!
- Sahih International
- To whoever wills among you to proceed or stay behind.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | لِمَنliman | To whoever | — |
| 2 | شَآءَshāa | wills | شيأ |
| 3 | مِنكُمْminkum | among you | — |
| 4 | أَنan | to | — |
| 5 | يَتَقَدَّمَyataqaddama | proceed | قدم |
| 6 | أَوْaw | or | — |
| 7 | يَتَأَخَّرَyata-akhara | stay behind | أخر |