Surah Al-Anbya, Ayah 55 (21:55)

ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء

قَالُوٓا۟ أَجِئْتَنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ أَمْ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱللَّٰعِبِينَ

Quran 21:55 is ayah 55 of Surah Al-Anbya (“The Prophets”), a Meccan surah of 112 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 326 of the Madani Mushaf.

21:55
قَالُوٓا۟أَجِئْتَنَابِٱلْحَقِّأَمْأَنتَمِنَٱللَّٰعِبِينَ٥٥
qālū aji'tanā bil-ḥaqi am anta mina l-lāʿibīna

They said, "Have you come to us with truth, or are you of those who jest?"(55)

Word by word

  1. قَالُوٓا۟qālūThey said
  2. أَجِئْتَنَاaji'tanāHave you come to us
  3. بِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqiwith the truth
  4. أَمْamor
  5. أَنتَantayou
  6. مِنَmina(are) of
  7. ٱللَّٰعِبِينَl-lāʿibīnathose who play

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