Surah Al-Mu'minun, Ayah 40 (23:40)

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قَالَ عَمَّا قَلِيلٍ لَّيُصْبِحُنَّ نَٰدِمِينَ

Quran 23:40 is ayah 40 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.

23:40
قَالَعَمَّاقَلِيلٍلَّيُصْبِحُنَّنَٰدِمِينَ٤٠
qāla ʿammā qalīlin layuṣ'biḥunna nādimīna

[Allāh] said, "After a little, they will surely become regretful."(40)

Word by word

  1. قَالَqālaHe said
  2. عَمَّاʿammāAfter a little while
  3. قَلِيلٍqalīlinAfter a little while
  4. لَّيُصْبِحُنَّlayuṣ'biḥunnasurely they will become
  5. نَٰدِمِينَnādimīnaregretful

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