Surah Al-Hijr, Ayah 79 (15:79)

ٱلْحِجْر

فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَبِإِمَامٍ مُّبِينٍ

Quran 15:79 is ayah 79 of Surah Al-Hijr (“The Rocky Tract”), a Meccan surah of 99 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 266 of the Madani Mushaf.

15:79
فَٱنتَقَمْنَامِنْهُمْوَإِنَّهُمَالَبِإِمَامٍمُّبِينٍ٧٩
fa-intaqamnā min'hum wa-innahumā labi-imāmin mubīnin

So We took retribution from them, and indeed, both [cities] are on a clear highway.(79)

Word by word

  1. فَٱنتَقَمْنَاfa-intaqamnāSo We took retribution
  2. مِنْهُمْmin'humfrom them
  3. وَإِنَّهُمَاwa-innahumāand indeed, they both
  4. لَبِإِمَامٍlabi-imāmin(were) on a highway
  5. مُّبِينٍmubīninclear

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