Surah Al-Ahqaf, ayah 21
۞ وَٱذْكُرْ أَخَا عَادٍ إِذْ أَنذَرَ قَوْمَهُۥ بِٱلْأَحْقَافِ وَقَدْ خَلَتِ ٱلنُّذُرُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِۦٓ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
And mention, [O Muḥammad], the brother of ʿAad, when he warned his people in [the region of] al-Aḥqāf - and warners had already passed on before him and after him - [saying], "Do not worship except Allāh. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day."
Al-Ahqaf · 46:21
Word by word
- ۞ وَٱذْكُرْwa-udh'kurAnd mention
- أَخَاakhā(the) brother
- عَادٍʿādin(of) Aad
- إِذْidhwhen
- أَنذَرَandharahe warned
- قَوْمَهُۥqawmahuhis people
- بِٱلْأَحْقَافِbil-aḥqāfiin the Al-Ahqaf
- وَقَدْwaqadand had already passed away
- خَلَتِkhalatiand had already passed away
- ٱلنُّذُرُl-nudhuru[the] warners
- مِنۢminbefore him
- بَيْنِbaynibefore him
- يَدَيْهِyadayhibefore him
- وَمِنْwaminand after him
- خَلْفِهِۦٓkhalfihiand after him
- أَلَّاallāThat not
- تَعْبُدُوٓا۟taʿbudūyou worship
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed, I
- أَخَافُakhāfu[I] fear
- عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumfor you
- عَذَابَʿadhābaa punishment
- يَوْمٍyawmin(of) a Day
- عَظِيمٍۢʿaẓīminGreat
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