Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 49 (18:49)

ٱلْكَهْف

وَوُضِعَ ٱلْكِتَٰبُ فَتَرَى ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ مُشْفِقِينَ مِمَّا فِيهِ وَيَقُولُونَ يَٰوَيْلَتَنَا مَالِ …

Quran 18:49 is ayah 49 of Surah Al-Kahf (“The Cave”), a Meccan surah of 110 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 299 of the Madani Mushaf.

18:49
وَوُضِعَٱلْكِتَٰبُفَتَرَىٱلْمُجْرِمِينَمُشْفِقِينَمِمَّافِيهِوَيَقُولُونَيَٰوَيْلَتَنَامَالِهَٰذَاٱلْكِتَٰبِلَايُغَادِرُصَغِيرَةًوَلَاكَبِيرَةًإِلَّآأَحْصَىٰهَا ۚوَوَجَدُوا۟مَاعَمِلُوا۟حَاضِرًا ۗوَلَايَظْلِمُرَبُّكَأَحَدًا٤٩
wawuḍiʿa l-kitābu fatarā l-muj'rimīna mush'fiqīna mimmā fīhi wayaqūlūna yāwaylatanā māli hādhā l-kitābi lā yughādiru ṣaghīratan walā kabīratan illā aḥṣāhā wawajadū mā ʿamilū ḥāḍiran walā yaẓlimu rabbuka aḥadan

And the record [of deeds] will be placed [open], and you will see the criminals fearful of that within it, and they will say, "Oh, woe to us! What is this book that leaves nothing small or great except that it has enumerated it?" And they will find what they did present [before them]. And your Lord does injustice to no one.(49)

Word by word

  1. وَوُضِعَwawuḍiʿaAnd (will) be placed
  2. ٱلْكِتَٰبُl-kitābuthe Book
  3. فَتَرَىfatarāand you will see
  4. ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَl-muj'rimīnathe criminals
  5. مُشْفِقِينَmush'fiqīnafearful
  6. مِمَّاmimmāof what
  7. فِيهِfīhi(is) in it
  8. وَيَقُولُونَwayaqūlūnaand they will say
  9. يَٰوَيْلَتَنَاyāwaylatanāOh, woe to us
  10. مَالِmāliWhat (is) for
  11. هَٰذَاhādhāthis
  12. ٱلْكِتَٰبِl-kitābi[the] Book
  13. لَاlānot
  14. يُغَادِرُyughādiruleaves
  15. صَغِيرَةًṣaghīratana small
  16. وَلَاwalāand not
  17. كَبِيرَةًkabīratana great
  18. إِلَّآillāexcept
  19. أَحْصَىٰهَا ۚaḥṣāhāhas enumerated it
  20. وَوَجَدُوا۟wawajadūAnd they will find
  21. مَاmāwhat
  22. عَمِلُوا۟ʿamilūthey did
  23. حَاضِرًا ۗḥāḍiranpresented
  24. وَلَاwalāAnd not
  25. يَظْلِمُyaẓlimudeals unjustly
  26. رَبُّكَrabbukayour Lord
  27. أَحَدًاaḥadan(with) anyone

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