Surah Al-Jinn, Ayah 23 (72:23)

ٱلْجِنّ

إِلَّا بَلَٰغًا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرِسَٰلَٰتِهِۦ ۚ وَمَن يَعْصِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ نَارَ جَهَنَّمَ …

Quran 72:23 is ayah 23 of Surah Al-Jinn (“The Jinn”), a Meccan surah of 28 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 573 of the Madani Mushaf.

72:23
إِلَّابَلَٰغًامِّنَٱللَّهِوَرِسَٰلَٰتِهِۦ ۚوَمَنيَعْصِٱللَّهَوَرَسُولَهُۥفَإِنَّلَهُۥنَارَجَهَنَّمَخَٰلِدِينَفِيهَآأَبَدًا٢٣
illā balāghan mina l-lahi warisālātihi waman yaʿṣi l-laha warasūlahu fa-inna lahu nāra jahannama khālidīna fīhā abadan

But [I have for you] only notification from Allāh, and His messages." And whoever disobeys Allāh and His Messenger - then indeed, for him is the fire of Hell; they will abide therein forever.(23)

Word by word

  1. إِلَّاillāBut
  2. بَلَٰغًاbalāghan(the) notification
  3. مِّنَminafrom
  4. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  5. وَرِسَٰلَٰتِهِۦ ۚwarisālātihiand His Messages
  6. وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
  7. يَعْصِyaʿṣidisobeys
  8. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  9. وَرَسُولَهُۥwarasūlahuand His Messenger
  10. فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed
  11. لَهُۥlahufor him
  12. نَارَnāra(is the) Fire
  13. جَهَنَّمَjahannama(of) Hell
  14. خَٰلِدِينَkhālidīna(they will) abide
  15. فِيهَآfīhātherein
  16. أَبَدًاabadanforever

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