Surah Al-Haqqah, Ayah 17 (69:17)

ٱلْحَاقَّة

وَٱلْمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرْجَآئِهَا ۚ وَيَحْمِلُ عَرْشَ رَبِّكَ فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ ثَمَٰنِيَةٌ

Quran 69:17 is ayah 17 of Surah Al-Haqqah (“The Reality”), a Meccan surah of 52 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 567 of the Madani Mushaf.

69:17
وَٱلْمَلَكُعَلَىٰٓأَرْجَآئِهَا ۚوَيَحْمِلُعَرْشَرَبِّكَفَوْقَهُمْيَوْمَئِذٍثَمَٰنِيَةٌ١٧
wal-malaku ʿalā arjāihā wayaḥmilu ʿarsha rabbika fawqahum yawma-idhin thamāniyatun

And the angels are at its edges. And there will bear the Throne of your Lord above them, that Day, eight [of them].(17)

Word by word

  1. وَٱلْمَلَكُwal-malakuAnd the Angels
  2. عَلَىٰٓʿalā(will be) on
  3. أَرْجَآئِهَا ۚarjāihāits edges
  4. وَيَحْمِلُwayaḥmiluand will bear
  5. عَرْشَʿarsha(the) Throne
  6. رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
  7. فَوْقَهُمْfawqahumabove them
  8. يَوْمَئِذٍyawma-idhinthat Day
  9. ثَمَٰنِيَةٌthamāniyatuneight

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