Surah Al-'Ankabut, Ayah 33 (29:33)

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وَلَمَّآ أَن جَآءَتْ رُسُلُنَا لُوطًا سِىٓءَ بِهِمْ وَضَاقَ بِهِمْ ذَرْعًا وَقَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ …

Quran 29:33 is ayah 33 of Surah Al-'Ankabut (“The Spider”), a Meccan surah of 69 ayahs. It is in Juz 20, on page 400 of the Madani Mushaf.

29:33
وَلَمَّآأَنجَآءَتْرُسُلُنَالُوطًاسِىٓءَبِهِمْوَضَاقَبِهِمْذَرْعًاوَقَالُوا۟لَاتَخَفْوَلَاتَحْزَنْ ۖإِنَّامُنَجُّوكَوَأَهْلَكَإِلَّاٱمْرَأَتَكَكَانَتْمِنَٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ٣٣
walammā an jāat rusulunā lūṭan sīa bihim waḍāqa bihim dharʿan waqālū lā takhaf walā taḥzan innā munajjūka wa-ahlaka illā im'ra-ataka kānat mina l-ghābirīna

And when Our messengers [i.e., angels] came to Lot, he was distressed for them and felt for them great discomfort. They said, "Fear not, nor grieve. Indeed, we will save you and your family, except your wife; she is to be of those who remain behind.(33)

Word by word

  1. وَلَمَّآwalammāAnd when
  2. أَنan[that]
  3. جَآءَتْjāatcame
  4. رُسُلُنَاrusulunāOur messengers
  5. لُوطًاlūṭan(to) Lut
  6. سِىٓءَsīahe was distressed
  7. بِهِمْbihimfor them
  8. وَضَاقَwaḍāqaand felt straitened
  9. بِهِمْbihimfor them
  10. ذَرْعًاdharʿan(and) uneasy
  11. وَقَالُوا۟waqālūAnd they said
  12. لَاlā(Do) not
  13. تَخَفْtakhaffear
  14. وَلَاwalāand (do) not
  15. تَحْزَنْ ۖtaḥzangrieve
  16. إِنَّاinnāIndeed, we
  17. مُنَجُّوكَmunajjūka(will) save you
  18. وَأَهْلَكَwa-ahlakaand your family
  19. إِلَّاillāexcept
  20. ٱمْرَأَتَكَim'ra-atakayour wife
  21. كَانَتْkānatShe
  22. مِنَmina(is) of
  23. ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَl-ghābirīnathose who remain behind

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