Surah Al-Anbya, Ayah 84 (21:84)

ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ فَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِۦ مِن ضُرٍّ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ أَهْلَهُۥ وَمِثْلَهُم مَّعَهُمْ …

Quran 21:84 is ayah 84 of Surah Al-Anbya (“The Prophets”), a Meccan surah of 112 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 329 of the Madani Mushaf.

21:84
فَٱسْتَجَبْنَالَهُۥفَكَشَفْنَامَابِهِۦمِنضُرٍّ ۖوَءَاتَيْنَٰهُأَهْلَهُۥوَمِثْلَهُممَّعَهُمْرَحْمَةًمِّنْعِندِنَاوَذِكْرَىٰلِلْعَٰبِدِينَ٨٤
fa-is'tajabnā lahu fakashafnā mā bihi min ḍurrin waātaynāhu ahlahu wamith'lahum maʿahum raḥmatan min ʿindinā wadhik'rā lil'ʿābidīna

So We responded to him and removed what afflicted him of adversity. And We gave him [back] his family and the like thereof with them as mercy from Us and a reminder for the worshippers [of Allāh].(84)

Word by word

  1. فَٱسْتَجَبْنَاfa-is'tajabnāSo We responded
  2. لَهُۥlahuto him
  3. فَكَشَفْنَاfakashafnāand We removed
  4. مَاmāwhat
  5. بِهِۦbihi(was) on him
  6. مِنminof
  7. ضُرٍّ ۖḍurrin(the) adversity
  8. وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُwaātaynāhuAnd We gave him
  9. أَهْلَهُۥahlahuhis family
  10. وَمِثْلَهُمwamith'lahumand (the) like thereof
  11. مَّعَهُمْmaʿahumwith them
  12. رَحْمَةًraḥmatan(as) Mercy
  13. مِّنْminfrom Ourselves
  14. عِندِنَاʿindināfrom Ourselves
  15. وَذِكْرَىٰwadhik'rāand a reminder
  16. لِلْعَٰبِدِينَlil'ʿābidīnafor the worshippers

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