Surah Al-'Ankabut, Ayah 21 (29:21)

ٱلْعَنْكَبُوت

يُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرْحَمُ مَن يَشَآءُ ۖ وَإِلَيْهِ تُقْلَبُونَ

Quran 29:21 is ayah 21 of Surah Al-'Ankabut (“The Spider”), a Meccan surah of 69 ayahs. It is in Juz 20, on page 398 of the Madani Mushaf.

29:21
يُعَذِّبُمَنيَشَآءُوَيَرْحَمُمَنيَشَآءُ ۖوَإِلَيْهِتُقْلَبُونَ٢١
yuʿadhibu man yashāu wayarḥamu man yashāu wa-ilayhi tuq'labūna

He punishes whom He wills and has mercy upon whom He wills, and to Him you will be returned.(21)

Word by word

  1. يُعَذِّبُyuʿadhibuHe punishes
  2. مَنmanwhom
  3. يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
  4. وَيَرْحَمُwayarḥamuand has mercy
  5. مَنman(on) whom
  6. يَشَآءُ ۖyashāuHe wills
  7. وَإِلَيْهِwa-ilayhiand to Him
  8. تُقْلَبُونَtuq'labūnayou will be returned

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