Surah Al-Insan, Ayah 28 (76:28)

ٱلْإِنْسَان

نَّحْنُ خَلَقْنَٰهُمْ وَشَدَدْنَآ أَسْرَهُمْ ۖ وَإِذَا شِئْنَا بَدَّلْنَآ أَمْثَٰلَهُمْ تَبْدِيلًا

Quran 76:28 is ayah 28 of Surah Al-Insan (“The Man”), a Medinan surah of 31 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 580 of the Madani Mushaf.

76:28
نَّحْنُخَلَقْنَٰهُمْوَشَدَدْنَآأَسْرَهُمْ ۖوَإِذَاشِئْنَابَدَّلْنَآأَمْثَٰلَهُمْتَبْدِيلًا٢٨
naḥnu khalaqnāhum washadadnā asrahum wa-idhā shi'nā baddalnā amthālahum tabdīlan

We have created them and strengthened their forms, and when We will, We can change their likenesses with [complete] alteration.(28)

Word by word

  1. نَّحْنُnaḥnuWe
  2. خَلَقْنَٰهُمْkhalaqnāhumcreated them
  3. وَشَدَدْنَآwashadadnāand We strengthened
  4. أَسْرَهُمْ ۖasrahumtheir forms
  5. وَإِذَاwa-idhāand when
  6. شِئْنَاshi'nāWe will
  7. بَدَّلْنَآbaddalnāWe can change
  8. أَمْثَٰلَهُمْamthālahumtheir likeness[es]
  9. تَبْدِيلًاtabdīlan(with) a change

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