Quran 74:45 — Al-Muddaththir, verse 45
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
we indulged with others [in mocking the believers];
وَكُنَّا نَخُوضُ مَعَ الْخَائِضِينَ
wakunnā nakhūḍu maʿa l-khāiḍīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- and we plunged along with the plungers,
- Muhammad Asad
- and we were wont to indulge in sinning together with all [the others] who indulged in it;
- Sahih International
- And we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged [in it],
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَكُنَّاwakunnā | And we used to | كون |
| 2 | نَخُوضُnakhūḍu | indulge in vain talk | خوض |
| 3 | مَعَmaʿa | with | — |
| 4 | ٱلْخَآئِضِينَl-khāiḍīna | the vain talkers | خوض |