Surah Fatir, Ayah 22 (35:22)

فَاطِر

وَمَا يَسْتَوِى ٱلْأَحْيَآءُ وَلَا ٱلْأَمْوَٰتُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُسْمِعُ مَن يَشَآءُ ۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ …

Quran 35:22 is ayah 22 of Surah Fatir (“Originator”), a Meccan surah of 45 ayahs. It is in Juz 22, on page 437 of the Madani Mushaf.

35:22
وَمَايَسْتَوِىٱلْأَحْيَآءُوَلَاٱلْأَمْوَٰتُ ۚإِنَّٱللَّهَيُسْمِعُمَنيَشَآءُ ۖوَمَآأَنتَبِمُسْمِعٍمَّنفِىٱلْقُبُورِ٢٢
wamā yastawī l-aḥyāu walā l-amwātu inna l-laha yus'miʿu man yashāu wamā anta bimus'miʿin man fī l-qubūri

And not equal are the living and the dead. Indeed, Allāh causes to hear whom He wills, but you cannot make hear those in the graves.(22)

Word by word

  1. وَمَاwamāAnd not
  2. يَسْتَوِىyastawīequal
  3. ٱلْأَحْيَآءُl-aḥyāu(are) the living
  4. وَلَاwalāand not
  5. ٱلْأَمْوَٰتُ ۚl-amwātuthe dead
  6. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  7. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  8. يُسْمِعُyus'miʿucauses to hear
  9. مَنmanwhom
  10. يَشَآءُ ۖyashāuHe wills
  11. وَمَآwamāand not
  12. أَنتَantayou
  13. بِمُسْمِعٍbimus'miʿincan make hear
  14. مَّنman(those) who
  15. فِىfī(are) in
  16. ٱلْقُبُورِl-qubūrithe graves

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