Surah Nuh, Ayah 23 (71:23)

نُوح

وَقَالُوا۟ لَا تَذَرُنَّ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدًّا وَلَا سُوَاعًا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ …

Quran 71:23 is ayah 23 of Surah Nuh (“Noah”), a Meccan surah of 28 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 571 of the Madani Mushaf.

71:23
وَقَالُوا۟لَاتَذَرُنَّءَالِهَتَكُمْوَلَاتَذَرُنَّوَدًّاوَلَاسُوَاعًاوَلَايَغُوثَوَيَعُوقَوَنَسْرًا٢٣
waqālū lā tadharunna ālihatakum walā tadharunna waddan walā suwāʿan walā yaghūtha wayaʿūqa wanasran

And said, 'Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwāʿ or Yaghūth and Yaʿūq and Nasr.'(23)

Word by word

  1. وَقَالُوا۟waqālūAnd they said
  2. لَاlā(Do) not
  3. تَذَرُنَّtadharunnaleave
  4. ءَالِهَتَكُمْālihatakumyour gods
  5. وَلَاwalāand (do) not
  6. تَذَرُنَّtadharunnaleave
  7. وَدًّاwaddanWadd
  8. وَلَاwalāand not
  9. سُوَاعًاsuwāʿanSuwa
  10. وَلَاwalāand not
  11. يَغُوثَyaghūthaYaguth
  12. وَيَعُوقَwayaʿūqaand Yauq
  13. وَنَسْرًاwanasranand Nasr

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