Quran 96:15 — Al-Alaq, verse 15
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
No! If he does not stop, We shall drag him by his forehead––
كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
kallā la-in lam yantahi lanasfaʿan bil-nāṣiyati
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- No indeed; surely, if he gives not over, We shall seize him by the forelock,
- Muhammad Asad
- Nay, if he desist not, We shall most surely drag him down upon his forehead
- Sahih International
- No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock –
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | كَلَّاkallā | Nay | — |
| 2 | لَئِنla-in | If | — |
| 3 | لَّمْlam | not | — |
| 4 | يَنتَهِyantahi | he desists | نهي |
| 5 | لَنَسْفَعًۢاlanasfaʿan | surely We will drag him | سفع |
| 6 | بِٱلنَّاصِيَةِbil-nāṣiyati | by the forelock | نصي |