Surah Al-Anbya, Ayah 2 (21:2)

ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء

مَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِم مُّحْدَثٍ إِلَّا ٱسْتَمَعُوهُ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ

Quran 21:2 is ayah 2 of Surah Al-Anbya (“The Prophets”), a Meccan surah of 112 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 322 of the Madani Mushaf.

21:2
مَايَأْتِيهِممِّنذِكْرٍمِّنرَّبِّهِممُّحْدَثٍإِلَّاٱسْتَمَعُوهُوَهُمْيَلْعَبُونَ٢
mā yatīhim min dhik'rin min rabbihim muḥ'dathin illā is'tamaʿūhu wahum yalʿabūna

No mention [i.e., revelation] comes to them anew from their Lord except that they listen to it while they are at play(2)

Word by word

  1. مَاmāNot
  2. يَأْتِيهِمyatīhimcomes to them
  3. مِّنminof
  4. ذِكْرٍdhik'rina Reminder
  5. مِّنminfrom
  6. رَّبِّهِمrabbihimtheir Lord
  7. مُّحْدَثٍmuḥ'dathinanew
  8. إِلَّاillāexcept
  9. ٱسْتَمَعُوهُis'tamaʿūhuthey listen to it
  10. وَهُمْwahumwhile they
  11. يَلْعَبُونَyalʿabūna(are at) play

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