Surah Al-Ma'arij, Ayah 40 (70:40)

ٱلْمَعَارِج

فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلْمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ

Quran 70:40 is ayah 40 of Surah Al-Ma'arij (“The Ascending Stairways”), a Meccan surah of 44 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 569 of the Madani Mushaf.

70:40
فَلَآأُقْسِمُبِرَبِّٱلْمَشَٰرِقِوَٱلْمَغَٰرِبِإِنَّالَقَٰدِرُونَ٤٠
falā uq'simu birabbi l-mashāriqi wal-maghāribi innā laqādirūna

So I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings that indeed We are able(40)

Word by word

  1. فَلَآfalāBut nay
  2. أُقْسِمُuq'simuI swear
  3. بِرَبِّbirabbiby (the) Lord
  4. ٱلْمَشَٰرِقِl-mashāriqi(of) the risings
  5. وَٱلْمَغَٰرِبِwal-maghāribiand the settings
  6. إِنَّاinnāthat We
  7. لَقَٰدِرُونَlaqādirūna(are) surely Able

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