Surah Ar-Rum, Ayah 53 (30:53)

ٱلرُّوم

وَمَآ أَنتَ بِهَٰدِ ٱلْعُمْىِ عَن ضَلَٰلَتِهِمْ ۖ إِن تُسْمِعُ إِلَّا مَن يُؤْمِنُ بَِٔايَٰتِنَا فَهُم …

Quran 30:53 is ayah 53 of Surah Ar-Rum (“The Romans”), a Meccan surah of 60 ayahs. It is in Juz 21, on page 410 of the Madani Mushaf.

30:53
وَمَآأَنتَبِهَٰدِٱلْعُمْىِعَنضَلَٰلَتِهِمْ ۖإِنتُسْمِعُإِلَّامَنيُؤْمِنُبَِٔايَٰتِنَافَهُممُّسْلِمُونَ٥٣
wamā anta bihādi l-ʿum'yi ʿan ḍalālatihim in tus'miʿu illā man yu'minu biāyātinā fahum mus'limūna

And you cannot guide the blind away from their error. You will only make hear those who believe in Our verses so they are Muslims [in submission to Allāh].(53)

Word by word

  1. وَمَآwamāAnd not
  2. أَنتَantayou
  3. بِهَٰدِbihādican guide
  4. ٱلْعُمْىِl-ʿum'yithe blind
  5. عَنʿanfrom
  6. ضَلَٰلَتِهِمْ ۖḍalālatihimtheir error
  7. إِنinNot
  8. تُسْمِعُtus'miʿuyou can make hear
  9. إِلَّاillāexcept
  10. مَنman(those) who
  11. يُؤْمِنُyu'minubelieve
  12. بَِٔايَٰتِنَاbiāyātināin Our Verses
  13. فَهُمfahumso they
  14. مُّسْلِمُونَmus'limūnasurrender

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