Quran 83:18 — Al-Mutaffifin, verse 18
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
No indeed! The list of the truly good is in 'Illiyyin––
كَلَّا إِنَّ كِتَابَ الْأَبْرَارِ لَفِي عِلِّيِّينَ
kallā inna kitāba l-abrāri lafī ʿilliyyīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- No indeed; the book of the pious is in Illiyun;
- Muhammad Asad
- NAY, VERILY - the record of the truly virtuous is [set down] in a mode most lofty!
- Sahih International
- No! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in ʿilliyyūn.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | كَلَّآkallā | Nay | — |
| 2 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 3 | كِتَـٰبَkitāba | (the) record | كتب |
| 4 | ٱلْأَبْرَارِl-abrāri | (of) the righteous | برر |
| 5 | لَفِىlafī | (will be) surely in | — |
| 6 | عِلِّيِّينَʿilliyyīna | Illiyin | علو |