Surah An-Naml, Ayah 13 (27:13)

ٱلنَّمْل

فَلَمَّا جَآءَتْهُمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا مُبْصِرَةً قَالُوا۟ هَٰذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

Quran 27:13 is ayah 13 of Surah An-Naml (“The Ant”), a Meccan surah of 93 ayahs. It is in Juz 19, on page 377 of the Madani Mushaf.

27:13
فَلَمَّاجَآءَتْهُمْءَايَٰتُنَامُبْصِرَةًقَالُوا۟هَٰذَاسِحْرٌمُّبِينٌ١٣
falammā jāathum āyātunā mub'ṣiratan qālū hādhā siḥ'run mubīnun

But when there came to them Our visible signs, they said, "This is obvious magic."(13)

Word by word

  1. فَلَمَّاfalammāBut when
  2. جَآءَتْهُمْjāathumcame to them
  3. ءَايَٰتُنَاāyātunāOur Signs
  4. مُبْصِرَةًmub'ṣiratanvisible
  5. قَالُوا۟qālūthey said
  6. هَٰذَاhādhāThis
  7. سِحْرٌsiḥ'run(is) a magic
  8. مُّبِينٌmubīnunmanifest

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