Quran 80:23 — Abasa, verse 23
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Yet man does not fulfil God’s commands.
كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَا أَمَرَهُ
kallā lammā yaqḍi mā amarahu
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- No indeed! Man has not accomplished His bidding.
- Muhammad Asad
- Nay, but [man] has never yet fulfilled what He has enjoined upon him!
- Sahih International
- No! He [i.e., man] has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | كَلَّاkallā | Nay | — |
| 2 | لَمَّاlammā | Not | — |
| 3 | يَقْضِyaqḍi | he has accomplished | قضي |
| 4 | مَآmā | what | — |
| 5 | أَمَرَهُۥamarahu | He commanded him | أمر |