Surah Al-Anbya, Ayah 32 (21:32)

ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء

وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ سَقْفًا مَّحْفُوظًا ۖ وَهُمْ عَنْ ءَايَٰتِهَا مُعْرِضُونَ

Quran 21:32 is ayah 32 of Surah Al-Anbya (“The Prophets”), a Meccan surah of 112 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 324 of the Madani Mushaf.

21:32
وَجَعَلْنَاٱلسَّمَآءَسَقْفًامَّحْفُوظًا ۖوَهُمْعَنْءَايَٰتِهَامُعْرِضُونَ٣٢
wajaʿalnā l-samāa saqfan maḥfūẓan wahum ʿan āyātihā muʿ'riḍūna

And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are turning away.(32)

Word by word

  1. وَجَعَلْنَاwajaʿalnāAnd We made
  2. ٱلسَّمَآءَl-samāathe sky
  3. سَقْفًاsaqfana roof
  4. مَّحْفُوظًا ۖmaḥfūẓanprotected
  5. وَهُمْwahumBut they
  6. عَنْʿanfrom
  7. ءَايَٰتِهَاāyātihāits Signs
  8. مُعْرِضُونَmuʿ'riḍūnaturn away

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