Quran 78:38 — An-Naba, verse 38
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
On the Day when the Spirit and the angels stand in rows, they will not speak except for those to whom the Lord of Mercy gives permission, who will say only what is right.
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الرُّوحُ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ صَفًّا ۖ لَا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحْمَـٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا
yawma yaqūmu l-rūḥu wal-malāikatu ṣaffan lā yatakallamūna illā man adhina lahu l-raḥmānu waqāla ṣawāban
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Upon the day when the Spirit and the angels stand in ranks they shall speak not, save him to whom the All-merciful has given leave, and who speaks aright.
- Muhammad Asad
- on the Day when all [human] souls and all the angels will stand up in ranks: none will speak but he to whom the Most Gracious will have given leave; and [everyone] will say [only] what is right.
- Sahih International
- The Day that the Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] and the angels will stand in rows, they will not speak except for one whom the Most Merciful permits, and he will say what is correct.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَوْمَyawma | (The) Day | يوم |
| 2 | يَقُومُyaqūmu | will stand | قوم |
| 3 | ٱلرُّوحُl-rūḥu | the Spirit | روح |
| 4 | وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُwal-malāikatu | and the Angels | ملك |
| 5 | صَفًّۭا ۖṣaffan | (in) rows | صفف |
| 6 | لَّاlā | not | — |
| 7 | يَتَكَلَّمُونَyatakallamūna | they will speak | كلم |
| 8 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 9 | مَنْman | (one) who | — |
| 10 | أَذِنَadhina | permits | أذن |
| 11 | لَهُlahu | [for] him | — |
| 12 | ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُl-raḥmānu | the Most Gracious | رحم |
| 13 | وَقَالَwaqāla | and he (will) say | قول |
| 14 | صَوَابًۭاṣawāban | (what is) correct | صوب |