Surah Sad, Ayah 6 (38:6)

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وَٱنطَلَقَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِنْهُمْ أَنِ ٱمْشُوا۟ وَٱصْبِرُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِكُمْ ۖ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَىْءٌ …

Quran 38:6 is ayah 6 of Surah Sad (“The Letter "Saad"”), a Meccan surah of 88 ayahs. It is in Juz 23, on page 453 of the Madani Mushaf.

38:6
وَٱنطَلَقَٱلْمَلَأُمِنْهُمْأَنِٱمْشُوا۟وَٱصْبِرُوا۟عَلَىٰٓءَالِهَتِكُمْ ۖإِنَّهَٰذَالَشَىْءٌيُرَادُ٦
wa-inṭalaqa l-mala-u min'hum ani im'shū wa-iṣ'birū ʿalā ālihatikum inna hādhā lashayon yurādu

And the eminent among them went forth, [saying], "Continue, and be patient over [the defense of] your gods. Indeed, this is a thing intended.(6)

Word by word

  1. وَٱنطَلَقَwa-inṭalaqaAnd went forth
  2. ٱلْمَلَأُl-mala-uthe chiefs
  3. مِنْهُمْmin'humamong them
  4. أَنِanithat
  5. ٱمْشُوا۟im'shūContinue
  6. وَٱصْبِرُوا۟wa-iṣ'birūand be patient
  7. عَلَىٰٓʿalāover
  8. ءَالِهَتِكُمْ ۖālihatikumyour gods
  9. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  10. هَٰذَاhādhāthis
  11. لَشَىْءٌlashayon(is) certainly a thing
  12. يُرَادُyurāduintended

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