Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 53 (18:53)

ٱلْكَهْف

وَرَءَا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ ٱلنَّارَ فَظَنُّوٓا۟ أَنَّهُم مُّوَاقِعُوهَا وَلَمْ يَجِدُوا۟ عَنْهَا مَصْرِفًا

Quran 18:53 is ayah 53 of Surah Al-Kahf (“The Cave”), a Meccan surah of 110 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 299 of the Madani Mushaf.

18:53
وَرَءَاٱلْمُجْرِمُونَٱلنَّارَفَظَنُّوٓا۟أَنَّهُممُّوَاقِعُوهَاوَلَمْيَجِدُوا۟عَنْهَامَصْرِفًا٥٣
waraā l-muj'rimūna l-nāra faẓannū annahum muwāqiʿūhā walam yajidū ʿanhā maṣrifan

And the criminals will see the Fire and will be certain that they are to fall therein. And they will not find from it a way elsewhere.(53)

Word by word

  1. وَرَءَاwaraāAnd will see
  2. ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَl-muj'rimūnathe criminals
  3. ٱلنَّارَl-nārathe Fire
  4. فَظَنُّوٓا۟faẓannūand they (will be) certain
  5. أَنَّهُمannahumthat they
  6. مُّوَاقِعُوهَاmuwāqiʿūhāare to fall in it
  7. وَلَمْwalamAnd not
  8. يَجِدُوا۟yajidūthey will find
  9. عَنْهَاʿanhāfrom it
  10. مَصْرِفًاmaṣrifana way of escape

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