Surah Al-Ma'idah, Ayah 120 (5:120)

ٱلْمَائِدَة

لِلَّهِ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا فِيهِنَّ ۚ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌۢ

Quran 5:120 is ayah 120 of Surah Al-Ma'idah (“The Table Spread”), a Medinan surah of 120 ayahs. It is in Juz 7, on page 127 of the Madani Mushaf.

5:120
لِلَّهِمُلْكُٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضِوَمَافِيهِنَّ ۚوَهُوَعَلَىٰكُلِّشَىْءٍقَدِيرٌۢ١٢٠
lillahi mul'ku l-samāwāti wal-arḍi wamā fīhinna wahuwa ʿalā kulli shayin qadīrun

To Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is within them. And He is over all things competent.(120)

Word by word

  1. لِلَّهِlillahiTo Allah (belongs)
  2. مُلْكُmul'kuthe dominion
  3. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti(of) the heavens
  4. وَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍiand the earth
  5. وَمَاwamāand what
  6. فِيهِنَّ ۚfīhinna(is) in them
  7. وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He
  8. عَلَىٰʿalā(is) on
  9. كُلِّkullievery
  10. شَىْءٍshayinthing
  11. قَدِيرٌۢqadīrunAll-Powerful

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