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An-Naml 33

Ayah 33 of 93 · Meccan

قَالُواْ نَحۡنُ أُوْلُواْ قُوَّةٖ وَأُوْلُواْ بَأۡسٖ شَدِيدٖ وَٱلۡأَمۡرُ إِلَيۡكِ فَٱنظُرِي مَاذَا تَأۡمُرِينَ ٣٣

They said, "We are men of strength and of great military might, but the command is yours, so see what you will command."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قَالُواْThey saidqālū
  2. نَحۡنُWenaḥnu
  3. أُوْلُواْ(are) possessorsulū
  4. قُوَّةٖ(of) strengthquwwatin
  5. وَأُوْلُواْand possessorswa-ulū
  6. بَأۡسٖ(of) mightbasin
  7. شَدِيدٖgreatshadīdin
  8. وَٱلۡأَمۡرُand the commandwal-amru
  9. إِلَيۡكِ(is) up to youilayki
  10. فَٱنظُرِيso lookfa-unẓurī
  11. مَاذَاwhatmādhā
  12. تَأۡمُرِينَyou will commandtamurīna

Tafsir

They said, "we are men of strength and of great military might, but the command is yours, so see what you will command." The nobles from her people said: “We are people of great power and strong might in warfare, but the opinion is what you think, so see what you will command us to do; we are able to carry it out”.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran