Quran 89:17 — Al-Fajr, verse 17
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
No indeed! You [people] do not honour orphans,
كَلَّا ۖ بَلْ لَا تُكْرِمُونَ الْيَتِيمَ
kallā bal lā tuk'rimūna l-yatīma
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- No indeed; but you honour not the orphan,
- Muhammad Asad
- But nay, nay, [O men, consider all that you do and fail to do:] you are not generous towards the orphan,
- Sahih International
- No! But you do not honor the orphan
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | كَلَّا ۖkallā | Nay | — |
| 2 | بَلbal | But | — |
| 3 | لَّاlā | not | — |
| 4 | تُكْرِمُونَtuk'rimūna | you honor | كرم |
| 5 | ٱلْيَتِيمَl-yatīma | the orphan | يتم |