Surah Al-Hijr, Ayah 54 (15:54)

ٱلْحِجْر

قَالَ أَبَشَّرْتُمُونِى عَلَىٰٓ أَن مَّسَّنِىَ ٱلْكِبَرُ فَبِمَ تُبَشِّرُونَ

Quran 15:54 is ayah 54 of Surah Al-Hijr (“The Rocky Tract”), a Meccan surah of 99 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 265 of the Madani Mushaf.

15:54
قَالَأَبَشَّرْتُمُونِىعَلَىٰٓأَنمَّسَّنِىَٱلْكِبَرُفَبِمَتُبَشِّرُونَ٥٤
qāla abashartumūnī ʿalā an massaniya l-kibaru fabima tubashirūna

He said, "Have you given me good tidings although old age has come upon me? Then of what [wonder] do you inform?"(54)

Word by word

  1. قَالَqālaHe said
  2. أَبَشَّرْتُمُونِىabashartumūnīDo you give me glad tidings
  3. عَلَىٰٓʿalāDo you give me glad tidings
  4. أَنanalthough
  5. مَّسَّنِىَmassaniyahas overtaken me
  6. ٱلْكِبَرُl-kibaruold age
  7. فَبِمَfabimaThen about what
  8. تُبَشِّرُونَtubashirūnayou give glad tidings

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