Surah Al-Hashr, Ayah 16 (59:16)

ٱلْحَشْر

كَمَثَلِ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ إِذْ قَالَ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ ٱكْفُرْ فَلَمَّا كَفَرَ قَالَ إِنِّى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّنكَ إِنِّىٓ …

Quran 59:16 is ayah 16 of Surah Al-Hashr (“The Exile”), a Medinan surah of 24 ayahs. It is in Juz 28, on page 547 of the Madani Mushaf.

59:16
كَمَثَلِٱلشَّيْطَٰنِإِذْقَالَلِلْإِنسَٰنِٱكْفُرْفَلَمَّاكَفَرَقَالَإِنِّىبَرِىٓءٌمِّنكَإِنِّىٓأَخَافُٱللَّهَرَبَّٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ١٦
kamathali l-shayṭāni idh qāla lil'insāni uk'fur falammā kafara qāla innī barīon minka innī akhāfu l-laha rabba l-ʿālamīna

[The hypocrites are] like the example of Satan when he says to man, "Disbelieve." But when he disbelieves, he says, "Indeed, I am disassociated from you. Indeed, I fear Allāh, Lord of the worlds."(16)

Word by word

  1. كَمَثَلِkamathaliLike (the) example
  2. ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِl-shayṭāni(of) the Shaitaan
  3. إِذْidhwhen
  4. قَالَqālahe says
  5. لِلْإِنسَٰنِlil'insānito man
  6. ٱكْفُرْuk'furDisbelieve
  7. فَلَمَّاfalammāBut when
  8. كَفَرَkafarahe disbelieves
  9. قَالَqālahe says
  10. إِنِّىinnīIndeed, I am
  11. بَرِىٓءٌbarīondisassociated
  12. مِّنكَminkafrom you
  13. إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed, [I]
  14. أَخَافُakhāfuI fear
  15. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  16. رَبَّrabba(the) Lord
  17. ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīna(of) the worlds

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