Quran 83:33 — Al-Mutaffifin, verse 33
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
though they were not sent to be their keepers-
وَمَا أُرْسِلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ حَافِظِينَ
wamā ur'silū ʿalayhim ḥāfiẓīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Yet they were not sent as watchers over them.
- Muhammad Asad
- And, withal, they have no call to watch over [the beliefs of] others...
- Sahih International
- But they had not been sent as guardians over them.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمَآwamā | But not | — |
| 2 | أُرْسِلُوا۟ur'silū | they had been sent | رسل |
| 3 | عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhim | over them | — |
| 4 | حَـٰفِظِينَḥāfiẓīna | (as) guardians | حفظ |