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Surah Al-Isra, Ayah 19 (17:19)

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وَمَنْ أَرَادَ ٱلَْٔاخِرَةَ وَسَعَىٰ لَهَا سَعْيَهَا وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ كَانَ سَعْيُهُم …

Quran 17:19 is ayah 19 of Surah Al-Isra (“The Night Journey”), a Meccan surah of 111 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 284 of the Madani Mushaf.

17:19
وَمَنْأَرَادَٱلَْٔاخِرَةَوَسَعَىٰلَهَاسَعْيَهَاوَهُوَمُؤْمِنٌفَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَكَانَسَعْيُهُممَّشْكُورًا١٩
waman arāda l-ākhirata wasaʿā lahā saʿyahā wahuwa mu'minun fa-ulāika kāna saʿyuhum mashkūran

But whoever desires the Hereafter and exerts the effort due to it while he is a believer - it is those whose effort is ever appreciated [by Allāh].(19)

Word by word

  1. وَمَنْwamanAnd whoever
  2. أَرَادَarādadesires
  3. ٱلَْٔاخِرَةَl-ākhiratathe Hereafter
  4. وَسَعَىٰwasaʿāand exerts
  5. لَهَاlahāfor it
  6. سَعْيَهَاsaʿyahāthe effort
  7. وَهُوَwahuwawhile he
  8. مُؤْمِنٌmu'minun(is) a believer
  9. فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَfa-ulāikathen those
  10. كَانَkāna[are]
  11. سَعْيُهُمsaʿyuhumtheir effort
  12. مَّشْكُورًاmashkūran(is) appreciated

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