Surah Saba, Ayah 5 (34:5)

سَبَأ

وَٱلَّذِينَ سَعَوْ فِىٓ ءَايَٰتِنَا مُعَٰجِزِينَ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مِّن رِّجْزٍ أَلِيمٌ

Quran 34:5 is ayah 5 of Surah Saba (“Sheba”), a Meccan surah of 54 ayahs. It is in Juz 22, on page 428 of the Madani Mushaf.

34:5
وَٱلَّذِينَسَعَوْفِىٓءَايَٰتِنَامُعَٰجِزِينَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَلَهُمْعَذَابٌمِّنرِّجْزٍأَلِيمٌ٥
wa-alladhīna saʿaw fī āyātinā muʿājizīna ulāika lahum ʿadhābun min rij'zin alīmun

But those who strive against Our verses [seeking] to cause failure - for them will be a painful punishment of foul nature.(5)

Word by word

  1. وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaBut those who
  2. سَعَوْsaʿawstrive
  3. فِىٓfīagainst
  4. ءَايَٰتِنَاāyātināOur Verses
  5. مُعَٰجِزِينَmuʿājizīna(to) cause failure
  6. أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَulāikathose
  7. لَهُمْlahumfor them
  8. عَذَابٌʿadhābun(is) a punishment
  9. مِّنminof
  10. رِّجْزٍrij'zinfoul nature
  11. أَلِيمٌalīmunpainful

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