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Surah Al-Anbya, Ayah 47 (21:47)

ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء

وَنَضَعُ ٱلْمَوَٰزِينَ ٱلْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ فَلَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَئًْا ۖ وَإِن كَانَ …

Quran 21:47 is ayah 47 of Surah Al-Anbya (“The Prophets”), a Meccan surah of 112 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 326 of the Madani Mushaf.

21:47
وَنَضَعُٱلْمَوَٰزِينَٱلْقِسْطَلِيَوْمِٱلْقِيَٰمَةِفَلَاتُظْلَمُنَفْسٌشَئًْا ۖوَإِنكَانَمِثْقَالَحَبَّةٍمِّنْخَرْدَلٍأَتَيْنَابِهَا ۗوَكَفَىٰبِنَاحَٰسِبِينَ٤٧
wanaḍaʿu l-mawāzīna l-qis'ṭa liyawmi l-qiyāmati falā tuẓ'lamu nafsun shayan wa-in kāna mith'qāla ḥabbatin min khardalin ataynā bihā wakafā binā ḥāsibīna

And We place the scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection, so no soul will be treated unjustly at all. And if there is [even] the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it forth. And sufficient are We as accountant.(47)

Word by word

  1. وَنَضَعُwanaḍaʿuAnd We set
  2. ٱلْمَوَٰزِينَl-mawāzīnathe scales
  3. ٱلْقِسْطَl-qis'ṭa(of) the justice
  4. لِيَوْمِliyawmifor (the) Day
  5. ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِl-qiyāmati(of) the Resurrection
  6. فَلَاfalāso not
  7. تُظْلَمُtuẓ'lamuwill be wronged
  8. نَفْسٌnafsunany soul
  9. شَئًْا ۖshayan(in) anything
  10. وَإِنwa-inAnd if
  11. كَانَkāna(there) be
  12. مِثْقَالَmith'qālaweight
  13. حَبَّةٍḥabbatin(of) a seed
  14. مِّنْminof
  15. خَرْدَلٍkhardalina mustard
  16. أَتَيْنَاataynāWe will bring
  17. بِهَا ۗbihā[with] it
  18. وَكَفَىٰwakafāAnd sufficient
  19. بِنَاbinā(are) We
  20. حَٰسِبِينَḥāsibīna(as) Reckoners

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