Quran 8:55 — Al-Anfaal, verse 55
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
The worst creatures in the sight of God are those who reject Him and will not believe;
إِنَّ شَرَّ الدَّوَابِّ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
inna sharra l-dawābi ʿinda l-lahi alladhīna kafarū fahum lā yu'minūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Surely the worst of beasts in God's sight are the unbelievers, who will not believe,
- Muhammad Asad
- Verily, the vilest creatures in the sight of God are those who are bent on denying the truth and therefore do not believe.
- Sahih International
- Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allāh are those who have disbelieved, and they will not [ever] believe-
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 2 | شَرَّsharra | (the) worst | شرر |
| 3 | ٱلدَّوَآبِّl-dawābi | (of) the living creatures | دبب |
| 4 | عِندَʿinda | near | عند |
| 5 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 6 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | (are) those who | — |
| 7 | كَفَرُوا۟kafarū | disbelieve | كفر |
| 8 | فَهُمْfahum | and they | — |
| 9 | لَاlā | (will) not | — |
| 10 | يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūna | believe | أمن |