Surah Al-Jinn (الجن) • The Jinn

Quran 72:10

72:10

وَأَنَّا لَا نَدْرِىٓ أَشَرٌّ أُرِيدَ بِمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ أَرَادَ بِهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ رَشَدًا

wa-annā lā nadrī asharrun urīda biman fī l-arḍi am arāda bihim rabbuhum rashadan

And we do not know [therefore] whether evil is intended for those on earth or whether their Lord intends for them a right course.

— Saheeh International

[so now] we do not know whether those who live on earth are due for misfortune, or whether their Lord intends to guide them.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

‘And we know not whether evil is intended for those on earth, or whether their Lord intends for them a Right Path.

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

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Word by Word

وَأَنَّاwa-annāAnd that we
لَاlānot
نَدْرِىٓnadrīwe know
أَشَرٌّasharrunwhether evil
أُرِيدَurīdais intended
بِمَنbimanfor (those) who
فِىfī(are) in
ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
أَمْamor
أَرَادَarādaintends
بِهِمْbihimfor them
رَبُّهُمْrabbuhumtheir Lord
رَشَدًۭاrashadana right path