Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 42 (16:42)

ٱلنَّحْل

ٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا۟ وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ

Quran 16:42 is ayah 42 of Surah An-Nahl (“The Bee”), a Meccan surah of 128 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 271 of the Madani Mushaf.

16:42
ٱلَّذِينَصَبَرُوا۟وَعَلَىٰرَبِّهِمْيَتَوَكَّلُونَ٤٢
alladhīna ṣabarū waʿalā rabbihim yatawakkalūna

[They are] those who endured patiently and upon their Lord relied.(42)

Word by word

  1. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose who
  2. صَبَرُوا۟ṣabarū(are) patient
  3. وَعَلَىٰwaʿalāand on
  4. رَبِّهِمْrabbihimtheir Lord
  5. يَتَوَكَّلُونَyatawakkalūnathey put their trust

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