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Surah Az-Zumar, Ayah 55 (39:55)

ٱلزُّمَر

وَٱتَّبِعُوٓا۟ أَحْسَنَ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَكُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ …

Quran 39:55 is ayah 55 of Surah Az-Zumar (“The Troops”), a Meccan surah of 75 ayahs. It is in Juz 24, on page 464 of the Madani Mushaf.

39:55
وَٱتَّبِعُوٓا۟أَحْسَنَمَآأُنزِلَإِلَيْكُممِّنرَّبِّكُممِّنقَبْلِأَنيَأْتِيَكُمُٱلْعَذَابُبَغْتَةًوَأَنتُمْلَاتَشْعُرُونَ٥٥
wa-ittabiʿū aḥsana mā unzila ilaykum min rabbikum min qabli an yatiyakumu l-ʿadhābu baghtatan wa-antum lā tashʿurūna

And follow the best of what was revealed to you from your Lord [i.e., the Qur’ān] before the punishment comes upon you suddenly while you do not perceive,(55)

Word by word

  1. وَٱتَّبِعُوٓا۟wa-ittabiʿūAnd follow
  2. أَحْسَنَaḥsana(the) best
  3. مَآmā(of) what
  4. أُنزِلَunzilais revealed
  5. إِلَيْكُمilaykumto you
  6. مِّنminfrom
  7. رَّبِّكُمrabbikumyour Lord
  8. مِّنminbefore
  9. قَبْلِqablibefore
  10. أَنan[that]
  11. يَأْتِيَكُمُyatiyakumucomes to you
  12. ٱلْعَذَابُl-ʿadhābuthe punishment
  13. بَغْتَةًbaghtatansuddenly
  14. وَأَنتُمْwa-antumwhile you
  15. لَاlā(do) not
  16. تَشْعُرُونَtashʿurūnaperceive

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