Surah An-Naml, Ayah 33 (27:33)

ٱلنَّمْل

قَالُوا۟ نَحْنُ أُو۟لُوا۟ قُوَّةٍ وَأُو۟لُوا۟ بَأْسٍ شَدِيدٍ وَٱلْأَمْرُ إِلَيْكِ فَٱنظُرِى مَاذَا …

Quran 27:33 is ayah 33 of Surah An-Naml (“The Ant”), a Meccan surah of 93 ayahs. It is in Juz 19, on page 379 of the Madani Mushaf.

27:33
قَالُوا۟نَحْنُأُو۟لُوا۟قُوَّةٍوَأُو۟لُوا۟بَأْسٍشَدِيدٍوَٱلْأَمْرُإِلَيْكِفَٱنظُرِىمَاذَاتَأْمُرِينَ٣٣
qālū naḥnu ulū quwwatin wa-ulū basin shadīdin wal-amru ilayki fa-unẓurī mādhā tamurīna

They said, "We are men of strength and of great military might, but the command is yours, so see what you will command."(33)

Word by word

  1. قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
  2. نَحْنُnaḥnuWe
  3. أُو۟لُوا۟ulū(are) possessors
  4. قُوَّةٍquwwatin(of) strength
  5. وَأُو۟لُوا۟wa-ulūand possessors
  6. بَأْسٍbasin(of) might
  7. شَدِيدٍshadīdingreat
  8. وَٱلْأَمْرُwal-amruand the command
  9. إِلَيْكِilayki(is) up to you
  10. فَٱنظُرِىfa-unẓurīso look
  11. مَاذَاmādhāwhat
  12. تَأْمُرِينَtamurīnayou will command

Tafsir (commentary) of 27:33

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