Surah 'Abasa, Ayah 23 (80:23)

عَبَسَ

كَلَّا لَمَّا يَقْضِ مَآ أَمَرَهُۥ

Quran 80:23 is ayah 23 of Surah 'Abasa (“He Frowned”), a Meccan surah of 42 ayahs. It is in Juz 30, on page 585 of the Madani Mushaf.

80:23
كَلَّالَمَّايَقْضِمَآأَمَرَهُۥ٢٣
kallā lammā yaqḍi mā amarahu

No! He [i.e., man] has not yet accomplished what He commanded him.(23)

Word by word

  1. كَلَّاkallāNay
  2. لَمَّاlammāNot
  3. يَقْضِyaqḍihe has accomplished
  4. مَآmāwhat
  5. أَمَرَهُۥamarahuHe commanded him

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