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Surah An-Najm, Ayah 26 (53:26)

ٱلنَّجْم

۞ وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغْنِى شَفَٰعَتُهُمْ شَئًْا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَن يَأْذَنَ …

Quran 53:26 is ayah 26 of Surah An-Najm (“The Star”), a Meccan surah of 62 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 526 of the Madani Mushaf.

53:26
۞ وَكَممِّنمَّلَكٍفِىٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِلَاتُغْنِىشَفَٰعَتُهُمْشَئًْاإِلَّامِنۢبَعْدِأَنيَأْذَنَٱللَّهُلِمَنيَشَآءُوَيَرْضَىٰٓ٢٦
wakam min malakin fī l-samāwāti lā tugh'nī shafāʿatuhum shayan illā min baʿdi an yadhana l-lahu liman yashāu wayarḍā

And how many angels there are in the heavens whose intercession will not avail at all except [only] after Allāh has permitted [it] to whom He wills and approves.(26)

Word by word

  1. ۞ وَكَمwakamAnd how many
  2. مِّنminof
  3. مَّلَكٍmalakin(the) Angels
  4. فِىfīin
  5. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِl-samāwātithe heavens
  6. لَاlānot
  7. تُغْنِىtugh'nīwill avail
  8. شَفَٰعَتُهُمْshafāʿatuhumtheir intercession
  9. شَئًْاshayananything
  10. إِلَّاillāexcept
  11. مِنۢminafter
  12. بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
  13. أَنan[that]
  14. يَأْذَنَyadhanaAllah has given permission
  15. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah has given permission
  16. لِمَنlimanfor whom
  17. يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
  18. وَيَرْضَىٰٓwayarḍāand approves

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