Surah Al-Haqqah, Ayah 16 (69:16)

ٱلْحَاقَّة

وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِىَ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاهِيَةٌ

Quran 69:16 is ayah 16 of Surah Al-Haqqah (“The Reality”), a Meccan surah of 52 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 567 of the Madani Mushaf.

69:16
وَٱنشَقَّتِٱلسَّمَآءُفَهِىَيَوْمَئِذٍوَاهِيَةٌ١٦
wa-inshaqqati l-samāu fahiya yawma-idhin wāhiyatun

And the heaven will split [open], for that Day it is infirm.(16)

Word by word

  1. وَٱنشَقَّتِwa-inshaqqatiAnd will split
  2. ٱلسَّمَآءُl-samāuthe heaven
  3. فَهِىَfahiyaso it
  4. يَوْمَئِذٍyawma-idhin(is on) that Day
  5. وَاهِيَةٌwāhiyatunfrail

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