Surah Al-Anbya, Ayah 19 (21:19)

ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء

وَلَهُۥ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَمَنْ عِندَهُۥ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِۦ وَلَا …

Quran 21:19 is ayah 19 of Surah Al-Anbya (“The Prophets”), a Meccan surah of 112 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 323 of the Madani Mushaf.

21:19
وَلَهُۥمَنفِىٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚوَمَنْعِندَهُۥلَايَسْتَكْبِرُونَعَنْعِبَادَتِهِۦوَلَايَسْتَحْسِرُونَ١٩
walahu man fī l-samāwāti wal-arḍi waman ʿindahu lā yastakbirūna ʿan ʿibādatihi walā yastaḥsirūna

To Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And those near Him [i.e., the angels] are not prevented by arrogance from His worship, nor do they tire.(19)

Word by word

  1. وَلَهُۥwalahuAnd to Him (belongs)
  2. مَنmanwhoever
  3. فِىfī(is) in
  4. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavens
  5. وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚwal-arḍiand the earth
  6. وَمَنْwamanAnd (those) who
  7. عِندَهُۥʿindahu(are) near Him
  8. لَاlānot
  9. يَسْتَكْبِرُونَyastakbirūnathey are arrogant
  10. عَنْʿanto
  11. عِبَادَتِهِۦʿibādatihiworship Him
  12. وَلَاwalāand not
  13. يَسْتَحْسِرُونَyastaḥsirūnathey tire

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