Surah An-Naml, Ayah 40 (27:40)

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قَالَ ٱلَّذِى عِندَهُۥ عِلْمٌ مِّنَ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ أَنَا۠ ءَاتِيكَ بِهِۦ قَبْلَ أَن يَرْتَدَّ إِلَيْكَ …

Quran 27:40 is ayah 40 of Surah An-Naml (“The Ant”), a Meccan surah of 93 ayahs. It is in Juz 19, on page 380 of the Madani Mushaf.

27:40
قَالَٱلَّذِىعِندَهُۥعِلْمٌمِّنَٱلْكِتَٰبِأَنَا۠ءَاتِيكَبِهِۦقَبْلَأَنيَرْتَدَّإِلَيْكَطَرْفُكَ ۚفَلَمَّارَءَاهُمُسْتَقِرًّاعِندَهُۥقَالَهَٰذَامِنفَضْلِرَبِّىلِيَبْلُوَنِىٓءَأَشْكُرُأَمْأَكْفُرُ ۖوَمَنشَكَرَفَإِنَّمَايَشْكُرُلِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖوَمَنكَفَرَفَإِنَّرَبِّىغَنِىٌّكَرِيمٌ٤٠
qāla alladhī ʿindahu ʿil'mun mina l-kitābi anā ātīka bihi qabla an yartadda ilayka ṭarfuka falammā raāhu mus'taqirran ʿindahu qāla hādhā min faḍli rabbī liyabluwanī a-ashkuru am akfuru waman shakara fa-innamā yashkuru linafsihi waman kafara fa-inna rabbī ghaniyyun karīmun

Said one who had knowledge from the Scripture, "I will bring it to you before your glance returns to you." And when [Solomon] saw it placed before him, he said, "This is from the favor of my Lord to test me whether I will be grateful or ungrateful. And whoever is grateful - his gratitude is only for [the benefit of] himself. And whoever is ungrateful - then indeed, my Lord is Free of need and Generous."(40)

Word by word

  1. قَالَqālaSaid
  2. ٱلَّذِىalladhīone who
  3. عِندَهُۥʿindahuwith him
  4. عِلْمٌʿil'mun(was) knowledge
  5. مِّنَminaof
  6. ٱلْكِتَٰبِl-kitābithe Scripture
  7. أَنَا۠anāI
  8. ءَاتِيكَātīkawill bring it to you
  9. بِهِۦbihiwill bring it to you
  10. قَبْلَqablabefore
  11. أَنan[that]
  12. يَرْتَدَّyartaddareturns
  13. إِلَيْكَilaykato you
  14. طَرْفُكَ ۚṭarfukayour glance
  15. فَلَمَّاfalammāThen when
  16. رَءَاهُraāhuhe saw it
  17. مُسْتَقِرًّاmus'taqirranplaced
  18. عِندَهُۥʿindahubefore him
  19. قَالَqālahe said
  20. هَٰذَاhādhāThis
  21. مِنmin(is) from
  22. فَضْلِfaḍli(the) Favor
  23. رَبِّىrabbī(of) my Lord
  24. لِيَبْلُوَنِىٓliyabluwanīto test me
  25. ءَأَشْكُرُa-ashkuruwhether I am grateful
  26. أَمْamor
  27. أَكْفُرُ ۖakfuruI am ungrateful
  28. وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
  29. شَكَرَshakara(is) grateful
  30. فَإِنَّمَاfa-innamāthen only
  31. يَشْكُرُyashkuruhe is grateful
  32. لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖlinafsihifor his own soul
  33. وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
  34. كَفَرَkafara(is) ungrateful
  35. فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed
  36. رَبِّىrabbīmy Lord
  37. غَنِىٌّghaniyyun(is) Self-sufficient
  38. كَرِيمٌkarīmunNoble

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