Surah Al-Jinn, Ayah 10 (72:10)

ٱلْجِنّ

وَأَنَّا لَا نَدْرِىٓ أَشَرٌّ أُرِيدَ بِمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ أَرَادَ بِهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ رَشَدًا

Quran 72:10 is ayah 10 of Surah Al-Jinn (“The Jinn”), a Meccan surah of 28 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 572 of the Madani Mushaf.

72:10
وَأَنَّالَانَدْرِىٓأَشَرٌّأُرِيدَبِمَنفِىٱلْأَرْضِأَمْأَرَادَبِهِمْرَبُّهُمْرَشَدًا١٠
wa-annā lā nadrī asharrun urīda biman fī l-arḍi am arāda bihim rabbuhum rashadan

And we do not know [therefore] whether evil is intended for those on earth or whether their Lord intends for them a right course.(10)

Word by word

  1. وَأَنَّاwa-annāAnd that we
  2. لَاlānot
  3. نَدْرِىٓnadrīwe know
  4. أَشَرٌّasharrunwhether evil
  5. أُرِيدَurīdais intended
  6. بِمَنbimanfor (those) who
  7. فِىfī(are) in
  8. ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
  9. أَمْamor
  10. أَرَادَarādaintends
  11. بِهِمْbihimfor them
  12. رَبُّهُمْrabbuhumtheir Lord
  13. رَشَدًاrashadana right path

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