Surah Al-Qalam, Ayah 13 (68:13)

ٱلْقَلَم

عُتُلٍّۭ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ

Quran 68:13 is ayah 13 of Surah Al-Qalam (“The Pen”), a Meccan surah of 52 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 564 of the Madani Mushaf.

68:13
عُتُلٍّۭبَعْدَذَٰلِكَزَنِيمٍ١٣
ʿutullin baʿda dhālika zanīmin

Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender.(13)

Word by word

  1. عُتُلٍّۭʿutullinCruel
  2. بَعْدَbaʿdaafter
  3. ذَٰلِكَdhālika(all) that
  4. زَنِيمٍzanīminutterly useless

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