Surah Al-Anbya, Ayah 35 (21:35)

ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۗ وَنَبْلُوكُم بِٱلشَّرِّ وَٱلْخَيْرِ فِتْنَةً ۖ وَإِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ

Quran 21:35 is ayah 35 of Surah Al-Anbya (“The Prophets”), a Meccan surah of 112 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 324 of the Madani Mushaf.

21:35
كُلُّنَفْسٍذَآئِقَةُٱلْمَوْتِ ۗوَنَبْلُوكُمبِٱلشَّرِّوَٱلْخَيْرِفِتْنَةً ۖوَإِلَيْنَاتُرْجَعُونَ٣٥
kullu nafsin dhāiqatu l-mawti wanablūkum bil-shari wal-khayri fit'natan wa-ilaynā tur'jaʿūna

Every soul will taste death. And We test you with evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be returned.(35)

Word by word

  1. كُلُّkulluEvery
  2. نَفْسٍnafsinsoul
  3. ذَآئِقَةُdhāiqatu(will) taste
  4. ٱلْمَوْتِ ۗl-mawti[the] death
  5. وَنَبْلُوكُمwanablūkumAnd We test you
  6. بِٱلشَّرِّbil-shariwith [the] bad
  7. وَٱلْخَيْرِwal-khayriand [the] good
  8. فِتْنَةً ۖfit'natan(as) a trial
  9. وَإِلَيْنَاwa-ilaynāand to Us
  10. تُرْجَعُونَtur'jaʿūnayou will be returned

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