Surah Luqman, Ayah 32 (31:32)

لُقْمَان

وَإِذَا غَشِيَهُم مَّوْجٌ كَٱلظُّلَلِ دَعَوُا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ فَلَمَّا نَجَّىٰهُمْ …

Quran 31:32 is ayah 32 of Surah Luqman (“Luqman”), a Meccan surah of 34 ayahs. It is in Juz 21, on page 414 of the Madani Mushaf.

31:32
وَإِذَاغَشِيَهُممَّوْجٌكَٱلظُّلَلِدَعَوُا۟ٱللَّهَمُخْلِصِينَلَهُٱلدِّينَفَلَمَّانَجَّىٰهُمْإِلَىٱلْبَرِّفَمِنْهُممُّقْتَصِدٌ ۚوَمَايَجْحَدُبَِٔايَٰتِنَآإِلَّاكُلُّخَتَّارٍكَفُورٍ٣٢
wa-idhā ghashiyahum mawjun kal-ẓulali daʿawū l-laha mukh'liṣīna lahu l-dīna falammā najjāhum ilā l-bari famin'hum muq'taṣidun wamā yajḥadu biāyātinā illā kullu khattārin kafūrin

And when waves come over them like canopies, they supplicate Allāh, sincere to Him in religion [i.e., faith]. But when He delivers them to the land, there are [some] of them who are moderate [in faith]. And none rejects Our signs except everyone treacherous and ungrateful.(32)

Word by word

  1. وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
  2. غَشِيَهُمghashiyahumcovers them
  3. مَّوْجٌmawjuna wave
  4. كَٱلظُّلَلِkal-ẓulalilike canopies
  5. دَعَوُا۟daʿawūthey call
  6. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  7. مُخْلِصِينَmukh'liṣīna(being) sincere
  8. لَهُlahuto Him
  9. ٱلدِّينَl-dīna(in) religion
  10. فَلَمَّاfalammāBut when
  11. نَجَّىٰهُمْnajjāhumHe delivers them
  12. إِلَىilāto
  13. ٱلْبَرِّl-barithe land
  14. فَمِنْهُمfamin'humthen among them
  15. مُّقْتَصِدٌ ۚmuq'taṣidun(some are) moderate
  16. وَمَاwamāAnd not
  17. يَجْحَدُyajḥadudeny
  18. بَِٔايَٰتِنَآbiāyātināOur Signs
  19. إِلَّاillāexcept
  20. كُلُّkulluevery
  21. خَتَّارٍkhattārintraitor
  22. كَفُورٍkafūrinungrateful

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