Surah Adh-Dhariyat, Ayah 39 (51:39)

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فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكْنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَٰحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ

Quran 51:39 is ayah 39 of Surah Adh-Dhariyat (“The Winnowing Winds”), a Meccan surah of 60 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 522 of the Madani Mushaf.

51:39
فَتَوَلَّىٰبِرُكْنِهِۦوَقَالَسَٰحِرٌأَوْمَجْنُونٌ٣٩
fatawallā biruk'nihi waqāla sāḥirun aw majnūnun

But he turned away with his supporters and said, "A magician or a madman."(39)

Word by word

  1. فَتَوَلَّىٰfatawallāBut he turned away
  2. بِرُكْنِهِۦbiruk'nihiwith his supporters
  3. وَقَالَwaqālaand said
  4. سَٰحِرٌsāḥirunA magician
  5. أَوْawor
  6. مَجْنُونٌmajnūnuna madman

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