Surah Al-'Ankabut, Ayah 57 (29:57)

ٱلْعَنْكَبُوت

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ

Quran 29:57 is ayah 57 of Surah Al-'Ankabut (“The Spider”), a Meccan surah of 69 ayahs. It is in Juz 21, on page 403 of the Madani Mushaf.

29:57
كُلُّنَفْسٍذَآئِقَةُٱلْمَوْتِ ۖثُمَّإِلَيْنَاتُرْجَعُونَ٥٧
kullu nafsin dhāiqatu l-mawti thumma ilaynā tur'jaʿūna

Every soul will taste death. Then to Us will you be returned.(57)

Word by word

  1. كُلُّkulluEvery
  2. نَفْسٍnafsinsoul
  3. ذَآئِقَةُdhāiqatu(will) taste
  4. ٱلْمَوْتِ ۖl-mawtithe death
  5. ثُمَّthummaThen
  6. إِلَيْنَاilaynāto Us
  7. تُرْجَعُونَtur'jaʿūnayou will be returned

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