Surah Al-Anbya, Ayah 20 (21:20)

ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء

يُسَبِّحُونَ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ لَا يَفْتُرُونَ

Quran 21:20 is ayah 20 of Surah Al-Anbya (“The Prophets”), a Meccan surah of 112 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 323 of the Madani Mushaf.

21:20
يُسَبِّحُونَٱلَّيْلَوَٱلنَّهَارَلَايَفْتُرُونَ٢٠
yusabbiḥūna al-layla wal-nahāra lā yafturūna

They exalt [Him] night and day [and] do not slacken.(20)

Word by word

  1. يُسَبِّحُونَyusabbiḥūnaThey glorify (Him)
  2. ٱلَّيْلَal-layla[the] night
  3. وَٱلنَّهَارَwal-nahāraand [the] day
  4. لَاlānot
  5. يَفْتُرُونَyafturūnathey slacken

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