Surah Ya-Sin, Ayah 49 (36:49)

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مَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً تَأْخُذُهُمْ وَهُمْ يَخِصِّمُونَ

Quran 36:49 is ayah 49 of Surah Ya-Sin (“Ya Sin”), a Meccan surah of 83 ayahs. It is in Juz 23, on page 443 of the Madani Mushaf.

36:49
مَايَنظُرُونَإِلَّاصَيْحَةًوَٰحِدَةًتَأْخُذُهُمْوَهُمْيَخِصِّمُونَ٤٩
mā yanẓurūna illā ṣayḥatan wāḥidatan takhudhuhum wahum yakhiṣṣimūna

They do not await except one blast which will seize them while they are disputing.(49)

Word by word

  1. مَاmāNot
  2. يَنظُرُونَyanẓurūnathey await
  3. إِلَّاillāexcept
  4. صَيْحَةًṣayḥatana shout
  5. وَٰحِدَةًwāḥidatanone
  6. تَأْخُذُهُمْtakhudhuhumit will seize them
  7. وَهُمْwahumwhile they
  8. يَخِصِّمُونَyakhiṣṣimūnaare disputing

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