Quran 88:22 — Al-Ghaashiya, verse 22
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
you are not there to control them.
لَسْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِمُصَيْطِرٍ
lasta ʿalayhim bimuṣayṭirin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- thou art not charged to oversee them.
- Muhammad Asad
- thou canst not compel them [to believe].
- Sahih International
- You are not over them a controller.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | لَّسْتَlasta | You are not | ليس |
| 2 | عَلَيْهِمʿalayhim | over them | — |
| 3 | بِمُصَيْطِرٍbimuṣayṭirin | a controller | سطر |