Surah Al-Haqqah, Ayah 42 (69:42)

ٱلْحَاقَّة

وَلَا بِقَوْلِ كَاهِنٍ ۚ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ

Quran 69:42 is ayah 42 of Surah Al-Haqqah (“The Reality”), a Meccan surah of 52 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 568 of the Madani Mushaf.

69:42
وَلَابِقَوْلِكَاهِنٍ ۚقَلِيلًامَّاتَذَكَّرُونَ٤٢
walā biqawli kāhinin qalīlan mā tadhakkarūna

Nor the word of a soothsayer; little do you remember.(42)

Word by word

  1. وَلَاwalāAnd not
  2. بِقَوْلِbiqawli(it is the) word
  3. كَاهِنٍ ۚkāhinin(of) a soothsayer
  4. قَلِيلًاqalīlanlittle
  5. مَّاmā(is) what
  6. تَذَكَّرُونَtadhakkarūnayou take heed

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