Quran 87:18 — Al-A'laa, verse 18
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
All this is in the earlier scriptures,
إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ
inna hādhā lafī l-ṣuḥufi l-ūlā
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Surely this is in the ancient scrolls,
- Muhammad Asad
- Verily, [all] this has indeed been [said] in the earlier revelations –
- Sahih International
- Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 2 | هَـٰذَاhādhā | this | — |
| 3 | لَفِىlafī | surely (is) in | — |
| 4 | ٱلصُّحُفِl-ṣuḥufi | the Scriptures | صحف |
| 5 | ٱلْأُولَىٰl-ūlā | [the] former | أول |