Surah Qaf, ayah 4
قَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا تَنقُصُ ٱلْأَرْضُ مِنْهُمْ ۖ وَعِندَنَا كِتَـٰبٌ حَفِيظٌۢ
We know what the earth diminishes [i.e., consumes] of them, and with Us is a retaining record.
Qaf · 50:4
Word by word
- قَدْqadCertainly
- عَلِمْنَاʿalim'nāWe know
- مَاmāwhat
- تَنقُصُtanquṣudiminishes
- ٱلْأَرْضُl-arḍuthe earth
- مِنْهُمْ ۖmin'humof them
- وَعِندَنَاwaʿindanāand with Us
- كِتَـٰبٌkitābun(is) a Book
- حَفِيظٌۢḥafīẓunguarded
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