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Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 87 (18:87)

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قَالَ أَمَّا مَن ظَلَمَ فَسَوْفَ نُعَذِّبُهُۥ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ فَيُعَذِّبُهُۥ عَذَابًا نُّكْرًا

Quran 18:87 is ayah 87 of Surah Al-Kahf (“The Cave”), a Meccan surah of 110 ayahs. It is in Juz 16, on page 303 of the Madani Mushaf.

18:87
قَالَأَمَّامَنظَلَمَفَسَوْفَنُعَذِّبُهُۥثُمَّيُرَدُّإِلَىٰرَبِّهِۦفَيُعَذِّبُهُۥعَذَابًانُّكْرًا٨٧
qāla ammā man ẓalama fasawfa nuʿadhibuhu thumma yuraddu ilā rabbihi fayuʿadhibuhu ʿadhāban nuk'ran

He said, "As for one who wrongs, we will punish him. Then he will be returned to his Lord, and He will punish him with a terrible punishment [i.e., Hellfire].(87)

Word by word

  1. قَالَqālaHe said
  2. أَمَّاammāAs for
  3. مَنman(one) who
  4. ظَلَمَẓalamawrongs
  5. فَسَوْفَfasawfathen soon
  6. نُعَذِّبُهُۥnuʿadhibuhuwe will punish him
  7. ثُمَّthummaThen
  8. يُرَدُّyuradduhe will be returned
  9. إِلَىٰilāto
  10. رَبِّهِۦrabbihihis Lord
  11. فَيُعَذِّبُهُۥfayuʿadhibuhuand He will punish him
  12. عَذَابًاʿadhāban(with) a punishment
  13. نُّكْرًاnuk'ranterrible

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