Surah Fussilat, Ayah 38 (41:38)

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فَإِنِ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ فَٱلَّذِينَ عِندَ رَبِّكَ يُسَبِّحُونَ لَهُۥ بِٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ وَهُمْ لَا …

Quran 41:38 is ayah 38 of Surah Fussilat (“Explained in Detail”), a Meccan surah of 54 ayahs. It is in Juz 24, on page 480 of the Madani Mushaf.

41:38 Sajdah
فَإِنِٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟فَٱلَّذِينَعِندَرَبِّكَيُسَبِّحُونَلَهُۥبِٱلَّيْلِوَٱلنَّهَارِوَهُمْلَايَسَْٔمُونَ ۩٣٨
fa-ini is'takbarū fa-alladhīna ʿinda rabbika yusabbiḥūna lahu bi-al-layli wal-nahāri wahum lā yasamūna

But if they are arrogant - then those who are near your Lord [i.e., the angels] exalt Him by night and by day, and they do not become weary.(38)

Word by word

  1. فَإِنِfa-iniBut if
  2. ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟is'takbarūthey are arrogant
  3. فَٱلَّذِينَfa-alladhīnathen those who
  4. عِندَʿinda(are) near
  5. رَبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
  6. يُسَبِّحُونَyusabbiḥūnaglorify
  7. لَهُۥlahuHim
  8. بِٱلَّيْلِbi-al-layliby night
  9. وَٱلنَّهَارِwal-nahāriand day
  10. وَهُمْwahumAnd they
  11. لَاlā(do) not
  12. يَسَْٔمُونَ ۩yasamūnatire

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