Surah Luqman, Ayah 6 (31:6)

لُقْمَان

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَشْتَرِى لَهْوَ ٱلْحَدِيثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ …

Quran 31:6 is ayah 6 of Surah Luqman (“Luqman”), a Meccan surah of 34 ayahs. It is in Juz 21, on page 411 of the Madani Mushaf.

31:6
وَمِنَٱلنَّاسِمَنيَشْتَرِىلَهْوَٱلْحَدِيثِلِيُضِلَّعَنسَبِيلِٱللَّهِبِغَيْرِعِلْمٍوَيَتَّخِذَهَاهُزُوًا ۚأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَلَهُمْعَذَابٌمُّهِينٌ٦
wamina l-nāsi man yashtarī lahwa l-ḥadīthi liyuḍilla ʿan sabīli l-lahi bighayri ʿil'min wayattakhidhahā huzuwan ulāika lahum ʿadhābun muhīnun

And of the people is he who buys the amusement of speech to mislead [others] from the way of Allāh without knowledge and who takes it [i.e., His way] in ridicule. Those will have a humiliating punishment.(6)

Word by word

  1. وَمِنَwaminaAnd of
  2. ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe mankind
  3. مَنman(is he) who
  4. يَشْتَرِىyashtarīpurchases
  5. لَهْوَlahwaidle tales
  6. ٱلْحَدِيثِl-ḥadīthiidle tales
  7. لِيُضِلَّliyuḍillato mislead
  8. عَنʿanfrom
  9. سَبِيلِsabīli(the) path
  10. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  11. بِغَيْرِbighayriwithout
  12. عِلْمٍʿil'minknowledge
  13. وَيَتَّخِذَهَاwayattakhidhahāand takes it
  14. هُزُوًا ۚhuzuwan(in) ridicule
  15. أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَulāikaThose
  16. لَهُمْlahumfor them
  17. عَذَابٌʿadhābun(is) a punishment
  18. مُّهِينٌmuhīnunhumiliating

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