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Verse (6:76) - English Translation

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Welcome to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, an annotated linguistic resource for the Holy Quran. This page shows seven parallel translations in English for the 76th verse of chapter 6 (sūrat l-anʿām). Click on the Arabic text to below to see word by word details of the verse's morphology.

 

Chapter (6) sūrat l-anʿām (The Cattle)

Sahih International: So when the night covered him [with darkness], he saw a star. He said, "This is my lord." But when it set, he said, "I like not those that disappear."

Pickthall: When the night grew dark upon him he beheld a star. He said: This is my Lord. But when it set, he said: I love not things that set.

Yusuf Ali: When the night covered him over, He saw a star: He said: "This is my Lord." But when it set, He said: "I love not those that set."

Shakir: So when the night over-shadowed him, he saw a star; said he: Is this my Lord? So when it set, he said: I do not love the setting ones.

Muhammad Sarwar: When it became dark at night, he (Abraham) saw a star and said, "This is my lord." But when it disappeared, he said, "I do not love those who fade away".

Mohsin Khan: When the night covered him over with darkness he saw a star. He said: "This is my lord." But when it set, he said: "I like not those that set."

Arberry: When night outspread over him he saw a star and said, 'This is my Lord.' But when it set he said, 'I love not the setters.'

See Also

Language Research Group
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