Surah Ar-Rum, Ayah 3 (30:3)

ٱلرُّوم

فِىٓ أَدْنَى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَهُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ غَلَبِهِمْ سَيَغْلِبُونَ

Quran 30:3 is ayah 3 of Surah Ar-Rum (“The Romans”), a Meccan surah of 60 ayahs. It is in Juz 21, on page 404 of the Madani Mushaf.

30:3
فِىٓأَدْنَىٱلْأَرْضِوَهُممِّنۢبَعْدِغَلَبِهِمْسَيَغْلِبُونَ٣
fī adnā l-arḍi wahum min baʿdi ghalabihim sayaghlibūna

In the nearest land. But they, after their defeat, will overcome(3)

Word by word

  1. فِىٓfīIn
  2. أَدْنَىadnā(the) nearest
  3. ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍiland
  4. وَهُمwahumBut they
  5. مِّنۢminafter
  6. بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
  7. غَلَبِهِمْghalabihimtheir defeat
  8. سَيَغْلِبُونَsayaghlibūnawill overcome

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