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Surah Al-Qalam, Ayah 49 (68:49)

ٱلْقَلَم

لَّوْلَآ أَن تَدَٰرَكَهُۥ نِعْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ لَنُبِذَ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُومٌ

Quran 68:49 is ayah 49 of Surah Al-Qalam (“The Pen”), a Meccan surah of 52 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 566 of the Madani Mushaf.

68:49
لَّوْلَآأَنتَدَٰرَكَهُۥنِعْمَةٌمِّنرَّبِّهِۦلَنُبِذَبِٱلْعَرَآءِوَهُوَمَذْمُومٌ٤٩
lawlā an tadārakahu niʿ'matun min rabbihi lanubidha bil-ʿarāi wahuwa madhmūmun

If not that a favor [i.e., mercy] from his Lord overtook him, he would have been thrown onto the naked shore while he was censured.(49)

Word by word

  1. لَّوْلَآlawlāIf not
  2. أَنanthat
  3. تَدَٰرَكَهُۥtadārakahuovertook him
  4. نِعْمَةٌniʿ'matuna Favor
  5. مِّنminfrom
  6. رَّبِّهِۦrabbihihis Lord
  7. لَنُبِذَlanubidhasurely he would have been thrown
  8. بِٱلْعَرَآءِbil-ʿarāionto (the) naked shore
  9. وَهُوَwahuwawhile he
  10. مَذْمُومٌmadhmūmun(was) blamed

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