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Surah Al-Ahzab, Ayah 16 (33:16)

ٱلْأَحْزَاب

قُل لَّن يَنفَعَكُمُ ٱلْفِرَارُ إِن فَرَرْتُم مِّنَ ٱلْمَوْتِ أَوِ ٱلْقَتْلِ وَإِذًا لَّا …

Quran 33:16 is ayah 16 of Surah Al-Ahzab (“The Combined Forces”), a Medinan surah of 73 ayahs. It is in Juz 21, on page 420 of the Madani Mushaf.

33:16
قُللَّنيَنفَعَكُمُٱلْفِرَارُإِنفَرَرْتُممِّنَٱلْمَوْتِأَوِٱلْقَتْلِوَإِذًالَّاتُمَتَّعُونَإِلَّاقَلِيلًا١٦
qul lan yanfaʿakumu l-firāru in farartum mina l-mawti awi l-qatli wa-idhan lā tumattaʿūna illā qalīlan

Say, [O Muḥammad], "Never will fleeing benefit you if you should flee from death or killing; and then [if you did], you would not be given enjoyment [of life] except for a little."(16)

Word by word

  1. قُلqulSay
  2. لَّنlanNever
  3. يَنفَعَكُمُyanfaʿakumuwill benefit you
  4. ٱلْفِرَارُl-firāruthe fleeing
  5. إِنinif
  6. فَرَرْتُمfarartumyou flee
  7. مِّنَminafrom
  8. ٱلْمَوْتِl-mawtideath
  9. أَوِawior
  10. ٱلْقَتْلِl-qatlikilling
  11. وَإِذًاwa-idhanand then
  12. لَّاlānot
  13. تُمَتَّعُونَtumattaʿūnayou will be allowed to enjoy
  14. إِلَّاillāexcept
  15. قَلِيلًاqalīlana little

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