Surah Al-Qasas, Ayah 57 (28:57)

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وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِن نَّتَّبِعِ ٱلْهُدَىٰ مَعَكَ نُتَخَطَّفْ مِنْ أَرْضِنَآ ۚ أَوَلَمْ نُمَكِّن لَّهُمْ حَرَمًا …

Quran 28:57 is ayah 57 of Surah Al-Qasas (“The Stories”), a Meccan surah of 88 ayahs. It is in Juz 20, on page 392 of the Madani Mushaf.

28:57
وَقَالُوٓا۟إِننَّتَّبِعِٱلْهُدَىٰمَعَكَنُتَخَطَّفْمِنْأَرْضِنَآ ۚأَوَلَمْنُمَكِّنلَّهُمْحَرَمًاءَامِنًايُجْبَىٰٓإِلَيْهِثَمَرَٰتُكُلِّشَىْءٍرِّزْقًامِّنلَّدُنَّاوَلَٰكِنَّأَكْثَرَهُمْلَايَعْلَمُونَ٥٧
waqālū in nattabiʿi l-hudā maʿaka nutakhaṭṭaf min arḍinā awalam numakkin lahum ḥaraman āminan yuj'bā ilayhi thamarātu kulli shayin riz'qan min ladunnā walākinna aktharahum lā yaʿlamūna

And they [i.e., the Quraysh] say, "If we were to follow the guidance with you, we would be swept from our land." Have We not established for them a safe sanctuary to which are brought the fruits of all things as provision from Us? But most of them do not know.(57)

Word by word

  1. وَقَالُوٓا۟waqālūAnd they say
  2. إِنinIf
  3. نَّتَّبِعِnattabiʿiwe follow
  4. ٱلْهُدَىٰl-hudāthe guidance
  5. مَعَكَmaʿakawith you
  6. نُتَخَطَّفْnutakhaṭṭafwe would be swept
  7. مِنْminfrom
  8. أَرْضِنَآ ۚarḍināour land
  9. أَوَلَمْawalamHave not
  10. نُمَكِّنnumakkinWe established
  11. لَّهُمْlahumfor them
  12. حَرَمًاḥaramana sanctuary
  13. ءَامِنًاāminansecure
  14. يُجْبَىٰٓyuj'bāare brought
  15. إِلَيْهِilayhito it
  16. ثَمَرَٰتُthamarātufruits
  17. كُلِّkulli(of) all
  18. شَىْءٍshayinthings
  19. رِّزْقًاriz'qana provision
  20. مِّنminfrom
  21. لَّدُنَّاladunnāUs
  22. وَلَٰكِنَّwalākinnaBut
  23. أَكْثَرَهُمْaktharahummost of them
  24. لَاlā(do) not
  25. يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnaknow

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