Surah Al-An'am, Ayah 38 (6:38)

ٱلْأَنْعَام

وَمَا مِن دَآبَّةٍ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا طَٰٓئِرٍ يَطِيرُ بِجَنَاحَيْهِ إِلَّآ أُمَمٌ أَمْثَالُكُم ۚ …

Quran 6:38 is ayah 38 of Surah Al-An'am (“The Cattle”), a Meccan surah of 165 ayahs. It is in Juz 7, on page 132 of the Madani Mushaf.

6:38
وَمَامِندَآبَّةٍفِىٱلْأَرْضِوَلَاطَٰٓئِرٍيَطِيرُبِجَنَاحَيْهِإِلَّآأُمَمٌأَمْثَالُكُم ۚمَّافَرَّطْنَافِىٱلْكِتَٰبِمِنشَىْءٍ ۚثُمَّإِلَىٰرَبِّهِمْيُحْشَرُونَ٣٨
wamā min dābbatin fī l-arḍi walā ṭāirin yaṭīru bijanāḥayhi illā umamun amthālukum mā farraṭnā fī l-kitābi min shayin thumma ilā rabbihim yuḥ'sharūna

And there is no creature on [or within] the earth or bird that flies with its wings except [that they are] communities like you. We have not neglected in the Register a thing. Then unto their Lord they will be gathered.(38)

Word by word

  1. وَمَاwamāAnd not
  2. مِنmin[of]
  3. دَآبَّةٍdābbatinany animal
  4. فِىfīin
  5. ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
  6. وَلَاwalāand not
  7. طَٰٓئِرٍṭāirina bird
  8. يَطِيرُyaṭīru(that) flies
  9. بِجَنَاحَيْهِbijanāḥayhiwith its wings
  10. إِلَّآillābut
  11. أُمَمٌumamun(are) communities
  12. أَمْثَالُكُم ۚamthālukumlike you
  13. مَّاmāNot
  14. فَرَّطْنَاfarraṭnāWe have neglected
  15. فِىfīin
  16. ٱلْكِتَٰبِl-kitābithe Book
  17. مِنmin[of]
  18. شَىْءٍ ۚshayinanything
  19. ثُمَّthummathen
  20. إِلَىٰilāto
  21. رَبِّهِمْrabbihimtheir Lord
  22. يُحْشَرُونَyuḥ'sharūnathey will be gathered

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