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Surah Al-Mumtahanah, Ayah 3 (60:3)

ٱلْمُمْتَحَنَة

لَن تَنفَعَكُمْ أَرْحَامُكُمْ وَلَآ أَوْلَٰدُكُمْ ۚ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ يَفْصِلُ بَيْنَكُمْ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ …

Quran 60:3 is ayah 3 of Surah Al-Mumtahanah (“She that is to be examined”), a Medinan surah of 13 ayahs. It is in Juz 28, on page 549 of the Madani Mushaf.

60:3
لَنتَنفَعَكُمْأَرْحَامُكُمْوَلَآأَوْلَٰدُكُمْ ۚيَوْمَٱلْقِيَٰمَةِيَفْصِلُبَيْنَكُمْ ۚوَٱللَّهُبِمَاتَعْمَلُونَبَصِيرٌ٣
lan tanfaʿakum arḥāmukum walā awlādukum yawma l-qiyāmati yafṣilu baynakum wal-lahu bimā taʿmalūna baṣīrun

Never will your relatives or your children benefit you; the Day of Resurrection He will judge between you. And Allāh, of what you do, is Seeing.(3)

Word by word

  1. لَنlanNever
  2. تَنفَعَكُمْtanfaʿakumwill benefit you
  3. أَرْحَامُكُمْarḥāmukumyour relatives
  4. وَلَآwalāand not
  5. أَوْلَٰدُكُمْ ۚawlādukumyour children
  6. يَوْمَyawma(on the) Day
  7. ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِl-qiyāmati(of) the Resurrection
  8. يَفْصِلُyafṣiluHe will judge
  9. بَيْنَكُمْ ۚbaynakumbetween you
  10. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
  11. بِمَاbimāof what
  12. تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou do
  13. بَصِيرٌbaṣīrun(is) All-Seer

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