Surah Al-Qamar, Ayah 50 (54:50)

ٱلْقَمَر

وَمَآ أَمْرُنَآ إِلَّا وَٰحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍۭ بِٱلْبَصَرِ

Quran 54:50 is ayah 50 of Surah Al-Qamar (“The Moon”), a Meccan surah of 55 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 531 of the Madani Mushaf.

54:50
وَمَآأَمْرُنَآإِلَّاوَٰحِدَةٌكَلَمْحٍۭبِٱلْبَصَرِ٥٠
wamā amrunā illā wāḥidatun kalamḥin bil-baṣari

And Our command is but one, like a glance of the eye.(50)

Word by word

  1. وَمَآwamāAnd not
  2. أَمْرُنَآamrunā(is) Our Command
  3. إِلَّاillābut
  4. وَٰحِدَةٌwāḥidatunone
  5. كَلَمْحٍۭkalamḥinlike the twinkling
  6. بِٱلْبَصَرِbil-baṣari(of) the eye

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