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Surah Al-Mumtahanah, Ayah 6 (60:6)

ٱلْمُمْتَحَنَة

لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِيهِمْ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ لِّمَن كَانَ يَرْجُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلَْٔاخِرَ ۚ …

Quran 60:6 is ayah 6 of Surah Al-Mumtahanah (“She that is to be examined”), a Medinan surah of 13 ayahs. It is in Juz 28, on page 550 of the Madani Mushaf.

60:6
لَقَدْكَانَلَكُمْفِيهِمْأُسْوَةٌحَسَنَةٌلِّمَنكَانَيَرْجُوا۟ٱللَّهَوَٱلْيَوْمَٱلَْٔاخِرَ ۚوَمَنيَتَوَلَّفَإِنَّٱللَّهَهُوَٱلْغَنِىُّٱلْحَمِيدُ٦
laqad kāna lakum fīhim us'watun ḥasanatun liman kāna yarjū l-laha wal-yawma l-ākhira waman yatawalla fa-inna l-laha huwa l-ghaniyu l-ḥamīdu

There has certainly been for you in them an excellent pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allāh and the Last Day. And whoever turns away - then indeed, Allāh is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.(6)

Word by word

  1. لَقَدْlaqadCertainly
  2. كَانَkāna(there) is
  3. لَكُمْlakumfor you
  4. فِيهِمْfīhimin them
  5. أُسْوَةٌus'watunan example
  6. حَسَنَةٌḥasanatungood
  7. لِّمَنlimanfor (he) who
  8. كَانَkānais
  9. يَرْجُوا۟yarjūhopeful
  10. ٱللَّهَl-laha(in) Allah
  11. وَٱلْيَوْمَwal-yawmaand the Day
  12. ٱلَْٔاخِرَ ۚl-ākhirathe Last
  13. وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
  14. يَتَوَلَّyatawallaturns away
  15. فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed
  16. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  17. هُوَhuwaHe
  18. ٱلْغَنِىُّl-ghaniyu(is) Free of need
  19. ٱلْحَمِيدُl-ḥamīduthe Praiseworthy

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