Surah Fatir, ayah 22
وَمَا يَسْتَوِى ٱلْأَحْيَآءُ وَلَا ٱلْأَمْوَٰتُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُسْمِعُ مَن يَشَآءُ ۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ بِمُسْمِعٍ مَّن فِى ٱلْقُبُورِ
And not equal are the living and the dead. Indeed, Allāh causes to hear whom He wills, but you cannot make hear those in the graves.
Fatir · 35:22
Word by word
- وَمَاwamāAnd not
- يَسْتَوِىyastawīequal
- ٱلْأَحْيَآءُl-aḥyāu(are) the living
- وَلَاwalāand not
- ٱلْأَمْوَٰتُ ۚl-amwātuthe dead
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- يُسْمِعُyus'miʿucauses to hear
- مَنmanwhom
- يَشَآءُ ۖyashāuHe wills
- وَمَآwamāand not
- أَنتَantayou
- بِمُسْمِعٍۢbimus'miʿincan make hear
- مَّنman(those) who
- فِىfī(are) in
- ٱلْقُبُورِl-qubūrithe graves
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