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Surah An-Nur, Ayah 37 (24:37)

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رِجَالٌ لَّا تُلْهِيهِمْ تِجَٰرَةٌ وَلَا بَيْعٌ عَن ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ وَإِقَامِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَإِيتَآءِ …

Quran 24:37 is ayah 37 of Surah An-Nur (“The Light”), a Medinan surah of 64 ayahs. It is in Juz 18, on page 355 of the Madani Mushaf.

24:37
رِجَالٌلَّاتُلْهِيهِمْتِجَٰرَةٌوَلَابَيْعٌعَنذِكْرِٱللَّهِوَإِقَامِٱلصَّلَوٰةِوَإِيتَآءِٱلزَّكَوٰةِ ۙيَخَافُونَيَوْمًاتَتَقَلَّبُفِيهِٱلْقُلُوبُوَٱلْأَبْصَٰرُ٣٧
rijālun lā tul'hīhim tijāratun walā bayʿun ʿan dhik'ri l-lahi wa-iqāmi l-ṣalati waītāi l-zakati yakhāfūna yawman tataqallabu fīhi l-qulūbu wal-abṣāru

[Are] men whom neither commerce nor sale distracts from the remembrance of Allāh and performance of prayer and giving of zakāh. They fear a Day in which the hearts and eyes will [fearfully] turn about -(37)

Word by word

  1. رِجَالٌrijālunMen
  2. لَّاlānot
  3. تُلْهِيهِمْtul'hīhimdistracts them
  4. تِجَٰرَةٌtijāratuntrade
  5. وَلَاwalāand not
  6. بَيْعٌbayʿunsale
  7. عَنʿanfrom
  8. ذِكْرِdhik'ri(the) remembrance of Allah
  9. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(the) remembrance of Allah
  10. وَإِقَامِwa-iqāmiand (from) establishing
  11. ٱلصَّلَوٰةِl-ṣalatithe prayer
  12. وَإِيتَآءِwaītāiand giving
  13. ٱلزَّكَوٰةِ ۙl-zakatizakah
  14. يَخَافُونَyakhāfūnaThey fear
  15. يَوْمًاyawmana Day
  16. تَتَقَلَّبُtataqallabuwill turn about
  17. فِيهِfīhitherein
  18. ٱلْقُلُوبُl-qulūbuthe hearts
  19. وَٱلْأَبْصَٰرُwal-abṣāruand the eyes

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