Quran 77:48 — Al-Mursalaat, verse 48
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
When they are told, ‘Bow down in prayer,’ they do not do so.
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ارْكَعُوا لَا يَرْكَعُونَ
wa-idhā qīla lahumu ir'kaʿū lā yarkaʿūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- When it is said to them, 'Prostrate yourselves!' they prostrate not.
- Muhammad Asad
- and when they are told, "Bow down [before God]", do not bow down:
- Sahih International
- And when it is said to them, "Bow [in prayer]," they do not bow.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَإِذَاwa-idhā | And when | — |
| 2 | قِيلَqīla | it is said | قول |
| 3 | لَهُمُlahumu | to them | — |
| 4 | ٱرْكَعُوا۟ir'kaʿū | Bow | ركع |
| 5 | لَاlā | not | — |
| 6 | يَرْكَعُونَyarkaʿūna | they bow | ركع |