Surah An-Naml, Ayah 19 (27:19)

ٱلنَّمْل

فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكًا مِّن قَوْلِهَا وَقَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِىٓ أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتَ …

Quran 27:19 is ayah 19 of Surah An-Naml (“The Ant”), a Meccan surah of 93 ayahs. It is in Juz 19, on page 378 of the Madani Mushaf.

27:19
فَتَبَسَّمَضَاحِكًامِّنقَوْلِهَاوَقَالَرَبِّأَوْزِعْنِىٓأَنْأَشْكُرَنِعْمَتَكَٱلَّتِىٓأَنْعَمْتَعَلَىَّوَعَلَىٰوَٰلِدَىَّوَأَنْأَعْمَلَصَٰلِحًاتَرْضَىٰهُوَأَدْخِلْنِىبِرَحْمَتِكَفِىعِبَادِكَٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ١٩
fatabassama ḍāḥikan min qawlihā waqāla rabbi awziʿ'nī an ashkura niʿ'mataka allatī anʿamta ʿalayya waʿalā wālidayya wa-an aʿmala ṣāliḥan tarḍāhu wa-adkhil'nī biraḥmatika fī ʿibādika l-ṣāliḥīna

So [Solomon] smiled, amused at her speech, and said, "My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to do righteousness of which You approve. And admit me by Your mercy into [the ranks of] Your righteous servants."(19)

Word by word

  1. فَتَبَسَّمَfatabassamaSo he smiled
  2. ضَاحِكًاḍāḥikanlaughing
  3. مِّنminat
  4. قَوْلِهَاqawlihāher speech
  5. وَقَالَwaqālaand said
  6. رَبِّrabbiMy Lord
  7. أَوْزِعْنِىٓawziʿ'nīGrant me (the) power
  8. أَنْanthat
  9. أَشْكُرَashkuraI may thank You
  10. نِعْمَتَكَniʿ'mataka(for) Your Favor
  11. ٱلَّتِىٓallatīwhich
  12. أَنْعَمْتَanʿamtaYou have bestowed
  13. عَلَىَّʿalayyaon me
  14. وَعَلَىٰwaʿalāand on
  15. وَٰلِدَىَّwālidayyamy parents
  16. وَأَنْwa-anand that
  17. أَعْمَلَaʿmalaI may do
  18. صَٰلِحًاṣāliḥanrighteous (deeds)
  19. تَرْضَىٰهُtarḍāhuthat will please You
  20. وَأَدْخِلْنِىwa-adkhil'nīAnd admit me
  21. بِرَحْمَتِكَbiraḥmatikaby Your Mercy
  22. فِىfīamong
  23. عِبَادِكَʿibādikaYour slaves
  24. ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَl-ṣāliḥīnarighteous

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