Surah An-Naml (النمل) • The Ant

Quran 27:39

27:39

قَالَ عِفْرِيتٌ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ أَنَا۠ ءَاتِيكَ بِهِۦ قَبْلَ أَن تَقُومَ مِن مَّقَامِكَ ۖ وَإِنِّى عَلَيْهِ لَقَوِىٌّ أَمِينٌ

qāla ʿif'rītun mina l-jini anā ātīka bihi qabla an taqūma min maqāmika wa-innī ʿalayhi laqawiyyun amīnun

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."

— Saheeh International

A powerful and crafty jinn replied, ‘I will bring it to you before you can even rise from your place. I am strong and trustworthy enough,’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

A ‘Ifrît (strong one) from the jinn said: "I will bring it to you before you rise from your place (council). And verily, I am indeed strong, and trustworthy for such work."

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

Juz 19Page 380meccan

Word by Word

قَالَqālaSaid
عِفْرِيتٌۭʿif'rītuna strong one
مِّنَminaof
ٱلْجِنِّl-jinithe jinn
أَنَا۠anāI
ءَاتِيكَātīkawill bring it to you
بِهِۦbihiwill bring it to you
قَبْلَqablabefore
أَنan[that]
تَقُومَtaqūmayou rise
مِنminfrom
مَّقَامِكَۖmaqāmikayour place
وَإِنِّىwa-innīAnd indeed, I am
عَلَيْهِʿalayhifor it
لَقَوِىٌّlaqawiyyunsurely, strong
أَمِينٌۭamīnuntrustworthy