Surah Al-Isra, Ayah 81 (17:81)

ٱلْإِسْرَاء

وَقُلْ جَآءَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ ٱلْبَٰطِلُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلْبَٰطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا

Quran 17:81 is ayah 81 of Surah Al-Isra (“The Night Journey”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 290 of the Madani Mushaf.

17:81
وَقُلْجَآءَٱلْحَقُّوَزَهَقَٱلْبَٰطِلُ ۚإِنَّٱلْبَٰطِلَكَانَزَهُوقًا٨١
waqul jāa l-ḥaqu wazahaqa l-bāṭilu inna l-bāṭila kāna zahūqan

And say, "Truth has come, and falsehood has departed. Indeed is falsehood, [by nature], ever bound to depart."(81)

Word by word

  1. وَقُلْwaqulAnd say
  2. جَآءَjāaHas come
  3. ٱلْحَقُّl-ḥaquthe truth
  4. وَزَهَقَwazahaqaand perished
  5. ٱلْبَٰطِلُ ۚl-bāṭiluthe falsehood
  6. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  7. ٱلْبَٰطِلَl-bāṭilathe falsehood
  8. كَانَkānais
  9. زَهُوقًاzahūqan(bound) to perish

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