Surah Al-Mu'minun, Ayah 27 (23:27)

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فَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِ أَنِ ٱصْنَعِ ٱلْفُلْكَ بِأَعْيُنِنَا وَوَحْيِنَا فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَمْرُنَا …

Quran 23:27 is ayah 27 of Surah Al-Mu'minun (“The Believers”), a Meccan surah of 118 ayahs. It is in Juz 18, on page 343 of the Madani Mushaf.

23:27
فَأَوْحَيْنَآإِلَيْهِأَنِٱصْنَعِٱلْفُلْكَبِأَعْيُنِنَاوَوَحْيِنَافَإِذَاجَآءَأَمْرُنَاوَفَارَٱلتَّنُّورُ ۙفَٱسْلُكْفِيهَامِنكُلٍّزَوْجَيْنِٱثْنَيْنِوَأَهْلَكَإِلَّامَنسَبَقَعَلَيْهِٱلْقَوْلُمِنْهُمْ ۖوَلَاتُخَٰطِبْنِىفِىٱلَّذِينَظَلَمُوٓا۟ ۖإِنَّهُممُّغْرَقُونَ٢٧
fa-awḥaynā ilayhi ani iṣ'naʿi l-ful'ka bi-aʿyuninā wawaḥyinā fa-idhā jāa amrunā wafāra l-tanūru fa-us'luk fīhā min kullin zawjayni ith'nayni wa-ahlaka illā man sabaqa ʿalayhi l-qawlu min'hum walā tukhāṭib'nī fī alladhīna ẓalamū innahum mugh'raqūna

So We inspired to him, "Construct the ship under Our observation and Our inspiration, and when Our command comes and the oven overflows, put into it [i.e., the ship] from each [creature] two mates and your family, except him for whom the decree [of destruction] has proceeded. And do not address Me concerning those who have wronged; indeed, they are to be drowned.(27)

Word by word

  1. فَأَوْحَيْنَآfa-awḥaynāSo We inspired
  2. إِلَيْهِilayhito him
  3. أَنِaniThat
  4. ٱصْنَعِiṣ'naʿiconstruct
  5. ٱلْفُلْكَl-ful'kathe ship
  6. بِأَعْيُنِنَاbi-aʿyunināunder Our eyes
  7. وَوَحْيِنَاwawaḥyināand Our inspiration
  8. فَإِذَاfa-idhāthen when
  9. جَآءَjāacomes
  10. أَمْرُنَاamrunāOur Command
  11. وَفَارَwafāraand gushes forth
  12. ٱلتَّنُّورُ ۙl-tanūruthe oven
  13. فَٱسْلُكْfa-us'lukthen put
  14. فِيهَاfīhāinto it
  15. مِنminof
  16. كُلٍّkullinevery (kind)
  17. زَوْجَيْنِzawjayni(of) mates
  18. ٱثْنَيْنِith'naynitwo
  19. وَأَهْلَكَwa-ahlakaand your family
  20. إِلَّاillāexcept
  21. مَنmanthose
  22. سَبَقَsabaqa(has) preceded
  23. عَلَيْهِʿalayhiagainst whom
  24. ٱلْقَوْلُl-qawluthe Word
  25. مِنْهُمْ ۖmin'humthereof
  26. وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
  27. تُخَٰطِبْنِىtukhāṭib'nīaddress Me
  28. فِىfīconcerning
  29. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  30. ظَلَمُوٓا۟ ۖẓalamūwronged
  31. إِنَّهُمinnahumindeed, they
  32. مُّغْرَقُونَmugh'raqūna(are) the ones to be drowned

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