Quran 75:2 — Al-Qiyaama, verse 2
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
and by the self-reproaching soul!
وَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالنَّفْسِ اللَّوَّامَةِ
walā uq'simu bil-nafsi l-lawāmati
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- No! I swear by the reproachful soul.
- Muhammad Asad
- But nay! I call to witness the accusing voice of man's own conscience!
- Sahih International
- And I swear by the reproaching soul [to the certainty of resurrection].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَآwalā | And nay | — |
| 2 | أُقْسِمُuq'simu | I swear | قسم |
| 3 | بِٱلنَّفْسِbil-nafsi | by the soul | نفس |
| 4 | ٱللَّوَّامَةِl-lawāmati | self-accusing | لوم |