Quran 81:8 — At-Takwir, verse 8
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
when the baby girl buried alive is asked
وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ
wa-idhā l-mawūdatu su-ilat
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- when the buried infant shall be asked
- Muhammad Asad
- and when the girl-child that was buried alive is made to ask
- Sahih International
- And when the girl [who was] buried alive is asked
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَإِذَاwa-idhā | And when | — |
| 2 | ٱلْمَوْءُۥدَةُl-mawūdatu | the female infant buried alive | وأد |
| 3 | سُئِلَتْsu-ilat | is asked | سأل |