Surah Qaf (ق) • The Letter "Qaf"

Quran 50:4

50:4

قَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا تَنقُصُ ٱلْأَرْضُ مِنْهُمْ ۖ وَعِندَنَا كِتَـٰبٌ حَفِيظٌۢ

qad ʿalim'nā mā tanquṣu l-arḍu min'hum waʿindanā kitābun ḥafīẓun

We know what the earth diminishes [i.e., consumes] of them, and with Us is a retaining record.

— Saheeh International

We know very well what the earth takes away from them: We keep a comprehensive record.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

We know that which the earth takes of them (their dead bodies), and with Us is a Book preserved (i.e. the Book of Decrees).

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

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Word by Word

قَدْqadCertainly
عَلِمْنَاʿalim'nāWe know
مَاmāwhat
تَنقُصُtanquṣudiminishes
ٱلْأَرْضُl-arḍuthe earth
مِنْهُمْۖmin'humof them
وَعِندَنَاwaʿindanāand with Us
كِتَـٰبٌkitābun(is) a Book
حَفِيظٌۢḥafīẓunguarded