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An-Naml 39

Ayah 39 of 93 · Meccan

قَالَ عِفۡرِيتٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ أَنَا۠ ءَاتِيكَ بِهِۦ قَبۡلَ أَن تَقُومَ مِن مَّقَامِكَۖ وَإِنِّي عَلَيۡهِ لَقَوِيٌّ أَمِينٞ ٣٩

A powerful one from among the jinn said, "I will bring it to you before you rise from your place, and indeed, I am for this [task] strong and trustworthy."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قَالَSaidqāla
  2. عِفۡرِيتٞa strong oneʿif'rītun
  3. مِّنَofmina
  4. ٱلۡجِنِّthe jinnl-jini
  5. أَنَا۠Ianā
  6. ءَاتِيكَwill bring it to youātīka
  7. بِهِۦwill bring it to youbihi
  8. قَبۡلَbeforeqabla
  9. أَن[that]an
  10. تَقُومَyou risetaqūma
  11. مِنfrommin
  12. مَّقَامِكَۖyour placemaqāmika
  13. وَإِنِّيAnd indeed, I amwa-innī
  14. عَلَيۡهِfor itʿalayhi
  15. لَقَوِيٌّsurely, stronglaqawiyyun
  16. أَمِينٞtrustworthyamīnun

Tafsir

A rebellious jinn replied saying: “I shall bring her throne to you before you stand from the gathering you are in. I am strong enough to carry it, and can be trusted on what it contains, so I will not take anything of it”.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran