Surah Al-Fath, Ayah 21 (48:21)

ٱلْفَتْح

وَأُخْرَىٰ لَمْ تَقْدِرُوا۟ عَلَيْهَا قَدْ أَحَاطَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ …

Quran 48:21 is ayah 21 of Surah Al-Fath (“The Victory”), a Medinan surah of 29 ayahs. It is in Juz 26, on page 513 of the Madani Mushaf.

48:21
وَأُخْرَىٰلَمْتَقْدِرُوا۟عَلَيْهَاقَدْأَحَاطَٱللَّهُبِهَا ۚوَكَانَٱللَّهُعَلَىٰكُلِّشَىْءٍقَدِيرًا٢١
wa-ukh'rā lam taqdirū ʿalayhā qad aḥāṭa l-lahu bihā wakāna l-lahu ʿalā kulli shayin qadīran

And [He promises] other [victories] that you were [so far] unable to [realize] which Allāh has already encompassed. And ever is Allāh, over all things, competent.(21)

Word by word

  1. وَأُخْرَىٰwa-ukh'rāAnd others
  2. لَمْlamnot
  3. تَقْدِرُوا۟taqdirūyou had power
  4. عَلَيْهَاʿalayhāover them
  5. قَدْqadsurely
  6. أَحَاطَaḥāṭaAllah encompassed
  7. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah encompassed
  8. بِهَا ۚbihāthem
  9. وَكَانَwakānaand is
  10. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  11. عَلَىٰʿalāover
  12. كُلِّkulliall
  13. شَىْءٍshayinthings
  14. قَدِيرًاqadīranAll-Powerful

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