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Surah Ash-Shuraa, Ayah 33 (42:33)

ٱلشُّورَىٰ

إِن يَشَأْ يُسْكِنِ ٱلرِّيحَ فَيَظْلَلْنَ رَوَاكِدَ عَلَىٰ ظَهْرِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لََٔايَٰتٍ لِّكُلِّ …

Quran 42:33 is ayah 33 of Surah Ash-Shuraa (“The Consultation”), a Meccan surah of 53 ayahs. It is in Juz 25, on page 487 of the Madani Mushaf.

42:33
إِنيَشَأْيُسْكِنِٱلرِّيحَفَيَظْلَلْنَرَوَاكِدَعَلَىٰظَهْرِهِۦٓ ۚإِنَّفِىذَٰلِكَلََٔايَٰتٍلِّكُلِّصَبَّارٍشَكُورٍ٣٣
in yasha yus'kini l-rīḥa fayaẓlalna rawākida ʿalā ẓahrihi inna fī dhālika laāyātin likulli ṣabbārin shakūrin

If He willed, He could still the wind, and they would remain motionless on its surface. Indeed in that are signs for everyone patient and grateful.(33)

Word by word

  1. إِنinIf
  2. يَشَأْyashaHe wills
  3. يُسْكِنِyus'kiniHe can cause the wind to become still
  4. ٱلرِّيحَl-rīḥaHe can cause the wind to become still
  5. فَيَظْلَلْنَfayaẓlalnathen they would remain
  6. رَوَاكِدَrawākidamotionless
  7. عَلَىٰʿalāon
  8. ظَهْرِهِۦٓ ۚẓahrihiits back
  9. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  10. فِىfīin
  11. ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
  12. لََٔايَٰتٍlaāyātinsurely (are) Signs
  13. لِّكُلِّlikullifor everyone
  14. صَبَّارٍṣabbārinpatient
  15. شَكُورٍshakūrin(and) grateful

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