Surah An-Naml (النمل) • The Ant

Quran 27:47

27:47

قَالُوا۟ ٱطَّيَّرْنَا بِكَ وَبِمَن مَّعَكَ ۚ قَالَ طَـٰٓئِرُكُمْ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ تُفْتَنُونَ

qālū iṭṭayyarnā bika wabiman maʿaka qāla ṭāirukum ʿinda l-lahi bal antum qawmun tuf'tanūna

They said, "We consider you a bad omen, you and those with you." He said, "Your omen [i.e., fate] is with Allāh. Rather, you are a people being tested."

— Saheeh International

They said, ‘We see you and your fol-lowers as an evil omen.’ He replied, ‘God will decide on any omen you may see: you people are being put to the test.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

They said: "We augur ill omen from you and those with you." He said: "Your ill omen is with Allâh; nay, but you are a people that are being tested."

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

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Word by Word

قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
ٱطَّيَّرْنَاiṭṭayyarnāWe consider you a bad omen
بِكَbikaWe consider you a bad omen
وَبِمَنwabimanand those
مَّعَكَۚmaʿakawith you
قَالَqālaHe said
طَـٰٓئِرُكُمْṭāirukumYour bad omen
عِندَʿinda(is) with
ٱللَّهِۖl-lahiAllah
بَلْbalNay
أَنتُمْantumyou
قَوْمٌۭqawmun(are) a people
تُفْتَنُونَtuf'tanūnabeing tested