Surah Al-Jathiyah, Ayah 31 (45:31)

ٱلْجَاثِيَة

وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَفَلَمْ تَكُنْ ءَايَٰتِى تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ فَٱسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ وَكُنتُمْ …

Quran 45:31 is ayah 31 of Surah Al-Jathiyah (“The Crouching”), a Meccan surah of 37 ayahs. It is in Juz 25, on page 501 of the Madani Mushaf.

45:31
وَأَمَّاٱلَّذِينَكَفَرُوٓا۟أَفَلَمْتَكُنْءَايَٰتِىتُتْلَىٰعَلَيْكُمْفَٱسْتَكْبَرْتُمْوَكُنتُمْقَوْمًامُّجْرِمِينَ٣١
wa-ammā alladhīna kafarū afalam takun āyātī tut'lā ʿalaykum fa-is'takbartum wakuntum qawman muj'rimīna

But as for those who disbelieved, [it will be said], "Were not Our verses recited to you, but you were arrogant and became a criminal people?(31)

Word by word

  1. وَأَمَّاwa-ammāBut as for
  2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  3. كَفَرُوٓا۟kafarūdisbelieved
  4. أَفَلَمْafalamThen were not
  5. تَكُنْtakunThen were not
  6. ءَايَٰتِىāyātīMy Verses
  7. تُتْلَىٰtut'lārecited
  8. عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumto you
  9. فَٱسْتَكْبَرْتُمْfa-is'takbartumbut you were proud
  10. وَكُنتُمْwakuntumand you became
  11. قَوْمًاqawmana people
  12. مُّجْرِمِينَmuj'rimīnacriminals

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