Surah Al-An'am, Ayah 124 (6:124)

ٱلْأَنْعَام

وَإِذَا جَآءَتْهُمْ ءَايَةٌ قَالُوا۟ لَن نُّؤْمِنَ حَتَّىٰ نُؤْتَىٰ مِثْلَ مَآ أُوتِىَ رُسُلُ ٱللَّهِ …

Quran 6:124 is ayah 124 of Surah Al-An'am (“The Cattle”), a Meccan surah of 165 ayahs. It is in Juz 8, on page 143 of the Madani Mushaf.

6:124
وَإِذَاجَآءَتْهُمْءَايَةٌقَالُوا۟لَننُّؤْمِنَحَتَّىٰنُؤْتَىٰمِثْلَمَآأُوتِىَرُسُلُٱللَّهِ ۘٱللَّهُأَعْلَمُحَيْثُيَجْعَلُرِسَالَتَهُۥ ۗسَيُصِيبُٱلَّذِينَأَجْرَمُوا۟صَغَارٌعِندَٱللَّهِوَعَذَابٌشَدِيدٌۢبِمَاكَانُوا۟يَمْكُرُونَ١٢٤
wa-idhā jāathum āyatun qālū lan nu'mina ḥattā nu'tā mith'la mā ūtiya rusulu l-lahi l-lahu aʿlamu ḥaythu yajʿalu risālatahu sayuṣību alladhīna ajramū ṣaghārun ʿinda l-lahi waʿadhābun shadīdun bimā kānū yamkurūna

And when a sign comes to them, they say, "Never will we believe until we are given like that which was given to the messengers of Allāh." Allāh is most knowing of where [i.e., with whom] He places His message. There will afflict those who committed crimes debasement before Allāh and severe punishment for what they used to conspire.(124)

Word by word

  1. وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
  2. جَآءَتْهُمْjāathumcomes to them
  3. ءَايَةٌāyatuna Sign
  4. قَالُوا۟qālūthey say
  5. لَنlanNever
  6. نُّؤْمِنَnu'minawe will believe
  7. حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
  8. نُؤْتَىٰnu'tāwe are given
  9. مِثْلَmith'lalike
  10. مَآmāwhat
  11. أُوتِىَūtiyawas given
  12. رُسُلُrusulu(to the) Messengers
  13. ٱللَّهِ ۘl-lahi(of) Allah
  14. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  15. أَعْلَمُaʿlamuknows best
  16. حَيْثُḥaythuwhere
  17. يَجْعَلُyajʿaluHe places
  18. رِسَالَتَهُۥ ۗrisālatahuHis Message
  19. سَيُصِيبُsayuṣībuWill afflict
  20. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  21. أَجْرَمُوا۟ajramūcommitted crimes
  22. صَغَارٌṣaghāruna humiliation
  23. عِندَʿindafrom
  24. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  25. وَعَذَابٌwaʿadhābunand a punishment
  26. شَدِيدٌۢshadīdunsevere
  27. بِمَاbimāfor what
  28. كَانُوا۟kānūthey used to
  29. يَمْكُرُونَyamkurūnaplot

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