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Surah Al-'Ankabut, ayah 55

يَوْمَ يَغْشَىٰهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ مِن فَوْقِهِمْ وَمِن تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِهِمْ وَيَقُولُ ذُوقُوا۟ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

On the Day the punishment will cover them from above them and from below their feet and it is said, "Taste [the result of] what you used to do."

Al-'Ankabut · 29:55

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  1. يَوْمَyawmaOn (the) Day
  2. يَغْشَىٰهُمُyaghshāhumuwill cover them
  3. ٱلْعَذَابُl-ʿadhābuthe punishment
  4. مِنminfrom
  5. فَوْقِهِمْfawqihimabove them
  6. وَمِنwaminand from
  7. تَحْتِtaḥtibelow
  8. أَرْجُلِهِمْarjulihimtheir feet
  9. وَيَقُولُwayaqūluand He will say
  10. ذُوقُوا۟dhūqūTaste
  11. مَاmāwhat
  12. كُنتُمْkuntumyou used
  13. تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūna(to) do

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