Surah Al-Mu'minun, Ayah 34 (23:34)

ٱلْمُؤْمِنُون

وَلَئِنْ أَطَعْتُم بَشَرًا مِّثْلَكُمْ إِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَّخَٰسِرُونَ

Quran 23:34 is ayah 34 of Surah Al-Mu'minun (“The Believers”), a Meccan surah of 118 ayahs. It is in Juz 18, on page 344 of the Madani Mushaf.

23:34
وَلَئِنْأَطَعْتُمبَشَرًامِّثْلَكُمْإِنَّكُمْإِذًالَّخَٰسِرُونَ٣٤
wala-in aṭaʿtum basharan mith'lakum innakum idhan lakhāsirūna

And if you should obey a man like yourselves, indeed, you would then be losers.(34)

Word by word

  1. وَلَئِنْwala-inAnd surely if
  2. أَطَعْتُمaṭaʿtumyou obey
  3. بَشَرًاbasharana man
  4. مِّثْلَكُمْmith'lakumlike you
  5. إِنَّكُمْinnakumindeed, you
  6. إِذًاidhanthen
  7. لَّخَٰسِرُونَlakhāsirūnasurely (will be) losers

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