Quran 88:7 — Al-Ghaashiya, verse 7
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
that neither nourish nor satisfy hunger.
لَا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِي مِنْ جُوعٍ
lā yus'minu walā yugh'nī min jūʿin
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- unfattening, unappeasing hunger.
- Muhammad Asad
- which gives no strength and neither stills hunger.
- Sahih International
- Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | لَّاlā | Not | — |
| 2 | يُسْمِنُyus'minu | it nourishes | سمن |
| 3 | وَلَاwalā | and not | — |
| 4 | يُغْنِىyugh'nī | it avails | غني |
| 5 | مِنmin | from | — |
| 6 | جُوعٍۢjūʿin | hunger | جوع |