Surah Al-Anbya, Ayah 13 (21:13)

ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء

لَا تَرْكُضُوا۟ وَٱرْجِعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَآ أُتْرِفْتُمْ فِيهِ وَمَسَٰكِنِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسَْٔلُونَ

Quran 21:13 is ayah 13 of Surah Al-Anbya (“The Prophets”), a Meccan surah of 112 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 323 of the Madani Mushaf.

21:13
لَاتَرْكُضُوا۟وَٱرْجِعُوٓا۟إِلَىٰمَآأُتْرِفْتُمْفِيهِوَمَسَٰكِنِكُمْلَعَلَّكُمْتُسَْٔلُونَ١٣
lā tarkuḍū wa-ir'jiʿū ilā mā ut'rif'tum fīhi wamasākinikum laʿallakum tus'alūna

[Some angels said], "Do not flee but return to where you were given luxury and to your homes - perhaps you will be questioned."(13)

Word by word

  1. لَاlāFlee not
  2. تَرْكُضُوا۟tarkuḍūFlee not
  3. وَٱرْجِعُوٓا۟wa-ir'jiʿūbut return
  4. إِلَىٰilāto
  5. مَآmāwhat
  6. أُتْرِفْتُمْut'rif'tumyou were given luxury
  7. فِيهِfīhiin it
  8. وَمَسَٰكِنِكُمْwamasākinikumand to your homes
  9. لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumso that you may
  10. تُسَْٔلُونَtus'alūnabe questioned

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