Quran 79:40 — An-Naazi'aat, verse 40
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
for anyone who feared the meeting with his Lord and restrained himself from base desires,
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ وَنَهَى النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ
wa-ammā man khāfa maqāma rabbihi wanahā l-nafsa ʿani l-hawā
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- But as for him who feared the Station of his Lord and forbade the soul its caprice,
- Muhammad Asad
- But unto him who shall have stood in fear of his Sustainer's Presence, and held back his inner self from base desires,
- Sahih International
- But as for he who feared the position of his Lord and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination,
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَأَمَّاwa-ammā | But as for | — |
| 2 | مَنْman | (him) who | — |
| 3 | خَافَkhāfa | feared | خوف |
| 4 | مَقَامَmaqāma | standing | قوم |
| 5 | رَبِّهِۦrabbihi | (before) his Lord | ربب |
| 6 | وَنَهَىwanahā | and restrained | نهي |
| 7 | ٱلنَّفْسَl-nafsa | his soul | نفس |
| 8 | عَنِʿani | from | — |
| 9 | ٱلْهَوَىٰl-hawā | the vain desires | هوي |