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Al-Haqqah 17

Ayah 17 of 52 · Meccan

وَٱلۡمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرۡجَآئِهَاۚ وَيَحۡمِلُ عَرۡشَ رَبِّكَ فَوۡقَهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ ثَمَٰنِيَةٞ ١٧

And the angels are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَٱلۡمَلَكُAnd the Angelswal-malaku
  2. عَلَىٰٓ(will be) onʿalā
  3. أَرۡجَآئِهَاۚits edgesarjāihā
  4. وَيَحۡمِلُand will bearwayaḥmilu
  5. عَرۡشَ(the) Throneʿarsha
  6. رَبِّكَ(of) your Lordrabbika
  7. فَوۡقَهُمۡabove themfawqahum
  8. يَوۡمَئِذٖthat Dayyawma-idhin
  9. ثَمَٰنِيَةٞeightthamāniyatun

Tafsir

The angels will be on its edges and corners. Eight elite angels will carry the throne of your Lord on that great day.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran