Surah Al-Ahzab, Ayah 19 (33:19)

ٱلْأَحْزَاب

أَشِحَّةً عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ ٱلْخَوْفُ رَأَيْتَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَيْكَ تَدُورُ أَعْيُنُهُمْ …

Quran 33:19 is ayah 19 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.

33:19
أَشِحَّةًعَلَيْكُمْ ۖفَإِذَاجَآءَٱلْخَوْفُرَأَيْتَهُمْيَنظُرُونَإِلَيْكَتَدُورُأَعْيُنُهُمْكَٱلَّذِىيُغْشَىٰعَلَيْهِمِنَٱلْمَوْتِ ۖفَإِذَاذَهَبَٱلْخَوْفُسَلَقُوكُمبِأَلْسِنَةٍحِدَادٍأَشِحَّةًعَلَىٱلْخَيْرِ ۚأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَلَمْيُؤْمِنُوا۟فَأَحْبَطَٱللَّهُأَعْمَٰلَهُمْ ۚوَكَانَذَٰلِكَعَلَىٱللَّهِيَسِيرًا١٩
ashiḥḥatan ʿalaykum fa-idhā jāa l-khawfu ra-aytahum yanẓurūna ilayka tadūru aʿyunuhum ka-alladhī yugh'shā ʿalayhi mina l-mawti fa-idhā dhahaba l-khawfu salaqūkum bi-alsinatin ḥidādin ashiḥḥatan ʿalā l-khayri ulāika lam yu'minū fa-aḥbaṭa l-lahu aʿmālahum wakāna dhālika ʿalā l-lahi yasīran

Indisposed toward you. And when fear comes, you see them looking at you, their eyes revolving like one being overcome by death. But when fear departs, they lash you with sharp tongues, indisposed toward [any] good. Those have not believed, so Allāh has rendered their deeds worthless, and ever is that, for Allāh, easy.(19)

Word by word

  1. أَشِحَّةًashiḥḥatanMiserly
  2. عَلَيْكُمْ ۖʿalaykumtowards you
  3. فَإِذَاfa-idhāBut when
  4. جَآءَjāacomes
  5. ٱلْخَوْفُl-khawfuthe fear
  6. رَأَيْتَهُمْra-aytahumyou see them
  7. يَنظُرُونَyanẓurūnalooking
  8. إِلَيْكَilaykaat you
  9. تَدُورُtadūrurevolving
  10. أَعْيُنُهُمْaʿyunuhumtheir eyes
  11. كَٱلَّذِىka-alladhīlike one who
  12. يُغْشَىٰyugh'shāfaints
  13. عَلَيْهِʿalayhifaints
  14. مِنَminafrom
  15. ٱلْمَوْتِ ۖl-mawti[the] death
  16. فَإِذَاfa-idhāBut when
  17. ذَهَبَdhahabadeparts
  18. ٱلْخَوْفُl-khawfuthe fear
  19. سَلَقُوكُمsalaqūkumthey smite you
  20. بِأَلْسِنَةٍbi-alsinatinwith tongues
  21. حِدَادٍḥidādinsharp
  22. أَشِحَّةًashiḥḥatanmiserly
  23. عَلَىʿalātowards
  24. ٱلْخَيْرِ ۚl-khayrithe good
  25. أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَulāikaThose
  26. لَمْlamnot
  27. يُؤْمِنُوا۟yu'minūthey have believed
  28. فَأَحْبَطَfa-aḥbaṭaso Allah made worthless
  29. ٱللَّهُl-lahuso Allah made worthless
  30. أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ ۚaʿmālahumtheir deeds
  31. وَكَانَwakānaAnd is
  32. ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
  33. عَلَىʿalāfor
  34. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  35. يَسِيرًاyasīraneasy

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