Surah Fatir, Ayah 43 (35:43)

فَاطِر

ٱسْتِكْبَارًا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَكْرَ ٱلسَّيِّئِ ۚ وَلَا يَحِيقُ ٱلْمَكْرُ ٱلسَّيِّئُ إِلَّا بِأَهْلِهِۦ …

Quran 35:43 is ayah 43 of Surah Fatir (“Originator”), a Meccan surah of 45 ayahs. It is in Juz 22, on page 439 of the Madani Mushaf.

35:43
ٱسْتِكْبَارًافِىٱلْأَرْضِوَمَكْرَٱلسَّيِّئِ ۚوَلَايَحِيقُٱلْمَكْرُٱلسَّيِّئُإِلَّابِأَهْلِهِۦ ۚفَهَلْيَنظُرُونَإِلَّاسُنَّتَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ۚفَلَنتَجِدَلِسُنَّتِٱللَّهِتَبْدِيلًا ۖوَلَنتَجِدَلِسُنَّتِٱللَّهِتَحْوِيلًا٤٣
is'tik'bāran fī l-arḍi wamakra l-sayi-i walā yaḥīqu l-makru l-sayi-u illā bi-ahlihi fahal yanẓurūna illā sunnata l-awalīna falan tajida lisunnati l-lahi tabdīlan walan tajida lisunnati l-lahi taḥwīlan

[Due to] arrogance in the land and plotting of evil; but the evil plot does not encompass except its own people. Then do they await except the way [i.e., fate] of the former peoples? But you will never find in the way [i.e., established method] of Allāh any change, and you will never find in the way of Allāh any alteration.(43)

Word by word

  1. ٱسْتِكْبَارًاis'tik'bāran(Due to) arrogance
  2. فِىfīin
  3. ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe land
  4. وَمَكْرَwamakraand plotting
  5. ٱلسَّيِّئِ ۚl-sayi-i(of) the evil
  6. وَلَاwalābut not
  7. يَحِيقُyaḥīquencompasses
  8. ٱلْمَكْرُl-makruthe plot
  9. ٱلسَّيِّئُl-sayi-u(of) the evil
  10. إِلَّاillāexcept
  11. بِأَهْلِهِۦ ۚbi-ahlihiits own people
  12. فَهَلْfahalThen do
  13. يَنظُرُونَyanẓurūnathey wait
  14. إِلَّاillāexcept
  15. سُنَّتَsunnata(the) way
  16. ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ۚl-awalīna(of) the former (people)
  17. فَلَنfalanBut never
  18. تَجِدَtajidayou will find
  19. لِسُنَّتِlisunnatiin (the) way
  20. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  21. تَبْدِيلًا ۖtabdīlanany change
  22. وَلَنwalanand never
  23. تَجِدَtajidayou will find
  24. لِسُنَّتِlisunnatiin (the) way
  25. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  26. تَحْوِيلًاtaḥwīlanany alteration

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