Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 2 (18:2)

ٱلْكَهْف

قَيِّمًا لِّيُنذِرَ بَأْسًا شَدِيدًا مِّن لَّدُنْهُ وَيُبَشِّرَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ …

Quran 18:2 is ayah 2 of Surah Al-Kahf (“The Cave”), a Meccan surah of 110 ayahs. It is in Juz 15, on page 293 of the Madani Mushaf.

18:2
قَيِّمًالِّيُنذِرَبَأْسًاشَدِيدًامِّنلَّدُنْهُوَيُبَشِّرَٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَٱلَّذِينَيَعْمَلُونَٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِأَنَّلَهُمْأَجْرًاحَسَنًا٢
qayyiman liyundhira basan shadīdan min ladun'hu wayubashira l-mu'minīna alladhīna yaʿmalūna l-ṣāliḥāti anna lahum ajran ḥasanan

[He has made it] straight, to warn of severe punishment from Him and to give good tidings to the believers who do righteous deeds that they will have a good reward [i.e., Paradise].(2)

Word by word

  1. قَيِّمًاqayyimanStraight
  2. لِّيُنذِرَliyundhirato warn
  3. بَأْسًاbasan(of) a punishment
  4. شَدِيدًاshadīdansevere
  5. مِّنminfrom
  6. لَّدُنْهُladun'hunear Him
  7. وَيُبَشِّرَwayubashiraand give glad tidings
  8. ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīna(to) the believers
  9. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  10. يَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūnado
  11. ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِl-ṣāliḥātirighteous deeds
  12. أَنَّannathat
  13. لَهُمْlahumfor them
  14. أَجْرًاajran(is) a good reward
  15. حَسَنًاḥasanan(is) a good reward

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