Quran 8:6 — Al-Anfaal, verse 6
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
and argued with you about the truth after it had been made clear, as if they were being driven towards a death they could see with their own eyes.
يُجَادِلُونَكَ فِي الْحَقِّ بَعْدَ مَا تَبَيَّنَ كَأَنَّمَا يُسَاقُونَ إِلَى الْمَوْتِ وَهُمْ يَنْظُرُونَ
yujādilūnaka fī l-ḥaqi baʿdamā tabayyana ka-annamā yusāqūna ilā l-mawti wahum yanẓurūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- disputing with thee concerning the truth after it had become clear, as though they were being driven into death with their eyes wide open.
- Muhammad Asad
- [so, too,] they would argue with thee about the truth [itself] after it had become manifest - just as if they were being driven towards death and beheld it with their very eyes.
- Sahih International
- Arguing with you concerning the truth after it had become clear, as if they were being driven toward death while they were looking on.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يُجَـٰدِلُونَكَyujādilūnaka | They dispute with you | جدل |
| 2 | فِىfī | concerning | — |
| 3 | ٱلْحَقِّl-ḥaqi | the truth | حقق |
| 4 | بَعْدَ مَاbaʿdamā | after what | بعد |
| 5 | تَبَيَّنَtabayyana | was made clear | بين |
| 6 | كَأَنَّمَاka-annamā | as if | — |
| 7 | يُسَاقُونَyusāqūna | they were driven | سوق |
| 8 | إِلَىilā | to | — |
| 9 | ٱلْمَوْتِl-mawti | [the] death | موت |
| 10 | وَهُمْwahum | while they | — |
| 11 | يَنظُرُونَyanẓurūna | (were) looking | نظر |