Welcome to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, an annotated linguistic resource for the Holy Quran. This page shows seven parallel translations in English for the eighteenth verse of chapter 39 (sūrat l-zumar). Click on the Arabic text to below to see word by word details of the verse's morphology.

Chapter (39) sūrat l-zumar (The Groups)

Sahih International: Who listen to speech and follow the best of it. Those are the ones Allah has guided, and those are people of understanding.

Pickthall: Who hear advice and follow the best thereof. Such are those whom Allah guideth, and such are men of understanding.

Yusuf Ali: Those who listen to the Word, and follow the best (meaning) in it: those are the ones whom Allah has guided, and those are the ones endued with understanding.

Shakir: Those who listen to the word, then follow the best of it; those are they whom Allah has guided, and those it is who are the men of understanding.

Muhammad Sarwar: (Muhammad), give the glad news to those of Our servants who listen to the words and only follow the best ones. Tell them that they are those whom God has guided. They are the people of understanding.

Mohsin Khan: Those who listen to the Word [good advice La ilaha ill-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah) and Islamic Monotheism, etc.] and follow the best thereof (i.e. worship Allah Alone, repent to Him and avoid Taghut, etc.) those are (the ones) whom Allah has guided and those are men of understanding (like Zaid bin 'Amr bin Nufail, Salman Al-Farisi and Abu Dhar Al-Ghifari). [Tafsir Al-Qurtubi, Vol. 12, P. 244]

Arberry: who give ear to the Word and follow the fairest of it. Those are they whom God has guided; those -- they are men possessed of minds.

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See Also

• Verse (39:18) Morphology - description of each Arabic word