Surah Al-Mu'minun, Ayah 114 (23:114)

ٱلْمُؤْمِنُون

قَٰلَ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ۖ لَّوْ أَنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

Quran 23:114 is ayah 114 of Surah Al-Mu'minun (“The Believers”), a Meccan surah of 118 ayahs. It is in Juz 18, on page 349 of the Madani Mushaf.

23:114
قَٰلَإِنلَّبِثْتُمْإِلَّاقَلِيلًا ۖلَّوْأَنَّكُمْكُنتُمْتَعْلَمُونَ١١٤
qāla in labith'tum illā qalīlan law annakum kuntum taʿlamūna

He will say, "You stayed not but a little - if only you had known.(114)

Word by word

  1. قَٰلَqālaHe will say
  2. إِنinNot
  3. لَّبِثْتُمْlabith'tumyou stayed
  4. إِلَّاillābut
  5. قَلِيلًا ۖqalīlana little
  6. لَّوْlawif
  7. أَنَّكُمْannakumonly you
  8. كُنتُمْkuntum[you]
  9. تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknew

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