Surah Al-Ahqaf, Ayah 32 (46:32)

ٱلْأَحْقَاف

وَمَن لَّا يُجِبْ دَاعِىَ ٱللَّهِ فَلَيْسَ بِمُعْجِزٍ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَيْسَ لَهُۥ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ …

Quran 46:32 is ayah 32 of Surah Al-Ahqaf (“The Wind-Curved Sandhills”), a Meccan surah of 35 ayahs. It is in Juz 26, on page 506 of the Madani Mushaf.

46:32
وَمَنلَّايُجِبْدَاعِىَٱللَّهِفَلَيْسَبِمُعْجِزٍفِىٱلْأَرْضِوَلَيْسَلَهُۥمِندُونِهِۦٓأَوْلِيَآءُ ۚأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَفِىضَلَٰلٍمُّبِينٍ٣٢
waman lā yujib dāʿiya l-lahi falaysa bimuʿ'jizin fī l-arḍi walaysa lahu min dūnihi awliyāu ulāika fī ḍalālin mubīnin

But he who does not respond to the Caller of Allāh will not cause failure [to Him] upon earth, and he will not have besides Him any protectors. Those are in manifest error."(32)

Word by word

  1. وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
  2. لَّاlā(does) not
  3. يُجِبْyujibrespond
  4. دَاعِىَdāʿiya(to the) caller
  5. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  6. فَلَيْسَfalaysathen not
  7. بِمُعْجِزٍbimuʿ'jizinhe can escape
  8. فِىfīin
  9. ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
  10. وَلَيْسَwalaysaand not
  11. لَهُۥlahufor him
  12. مِنminbesides Him
  13. دُونِهِۦٓdūnihibesides Him
  14. أَوْلِيَآءُ ۚawliyāuprotectors
  15. أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَulāikaThose
  16. فِىfī(are) in
  17. ضَلَٰلٍḍalālinerror
  18. مُّبِينٍmubīninclear

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