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Surah Al-An'am, Ayah 20 (6:20)

ٱلْأَنْعَام

ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ يَعْرِفُونَهُۥ كَمَا يَعْرِفُونَ أَبْنَآءَهُمُ ۘ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓا۟ …

Quran 6:20 is ayah 20 of Surah Al-An'am (“The Cattle”), a Meccan surah of 165 ayahs. It is in Juz 7, on page 130 of the Madani Mushaf.

6:20
ٱلَّذِينَءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُٱلْكِتَٰبَيَعْرِفُونَهُۥكَمَايَعْرِفُونَأَبْنَآءَهُمُ ۘٱلَّذِينَخَسِرُوٓا۟أَنفُسَهُمْفَهُمْلَايُؤْمِنُونَ٢٠
alladhīna ātaynāhumu l-kitāba yaʿrifūnahu kamā yaʿrifūna abnāahumu alladhīna khasirū anfusahum fahum lā yu'minūna

Those to whom We have given the Scripture recognize it as they recognize their [own] sons. Those who will lose themselves [in the Hereafter] do not believe.(20)

Word by word

  1. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose (to) whom
  2. ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُātaynāhumuWe have given them
  3. ٱلْكِتَٰبَl-kitābathe Book
  4. يَعْرِفُونَهُۥyaʿrifūnahuthey recognize him
  5. كَمَاkamāas
  6. يَعْرِفُونَyaʿrifūnathey recognize
  7. أَبْنَآءَهُمُ ۘabnāahumutheir sons
  8. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaThose who
  9. خَسِرُوٓا۟khasirūlost
  10. أَنفُسَهُمْanfusahumthemselves
  11. فَهُمْfahumthen they
  12. لَاlā(do) not
  13. يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūnabelieve

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