Surah Fatir, Ayah 14 (35:14)

فَاطِر

إِن تَدْعُوهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُوا۟ دُعَآءَكُمْ وَلَوْ سَمِعُوا۟ مَا ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟ لَكُمْ ۖ وَيَوْمَ …

Quran 35:14 is ayah 14 of Surah Fatir (“Originator”), a Meccan surah of 45 ayahs. It is in Juz 22, on page 436 of the Madani Mushaf.

35:14
إِنتَدْعُوهُمْلَايَسْمَعُوا۟دُعَآءَكُمْوَلَوْسَمِعُوا۟مَاٱسْتَجَابُوا۟لَكُمْ ۖوَيَوْمَٱلْقِيَٰمَةِيَكْفُرُونَبِشِرْكِكُمْ ۚوَلَايُنَبِّئُكَمِثْلُخَبِيرٍ١٤
in tadʿūhum lā yasmaʿū duʿāakum walaw samiʿū mā is'tajābū lakum wayawma l-qiyāmati yakfurūna bishir'kikum walā yunabbi-uka mith'lu khabīrin

If you invoke them, they do not hear your supplication; and if they heard, they would not respond to you. And on the Day of Resurrection they will deny your association. And none can inform you like [one] Aware [of all matters].(14)

Word by word

  1. إِنinIf
  2. تَدْعُوهُمْtadʿūhumyou invoke them
  3. لَاlānot
  4. يَسْمَعُوا۟yasmaʿūthey hear
  5. دُعَآءَكُمْduʿāakumyour call
  6. وَلَوْwalawand if
  7. سَمِعُوا۟samiʿūthey heard
  8. مَاmānot
  9. ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟is'tajābūthey (would) respond
  10. لَكُمْ ۖlakumto you
  11. وَيَوْمَwayawmaAnd (on the) Day
  12. ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِl-qiyāmati(of) the Resurrection
  13. يَكْفُرُونَyakfurūnathey will deny
  14. بِشِرْكِكُمْ ۚbishir'kikumyour association
  15. وَلَاwalāAnd none
  16. يُنَبِّئُكَyunabbi-ukacan inform you
  17. مِثْلُmith'lulike
  18. خَبِيرٍkhabīrin(the) All-Aware

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