Surah Al-Muzzammil, Ayah 17 (73:17)

ٱلْمُزَّمِّل

فَكَيْفَ تَتَّقُونَ إِن كَفَرْتُمْ يَوْمًا يَجْعَلُ ٱلْوِلْدَٰنَ شِيبًا

Quran 73:17 is ayah 17 of Surah Al-Muzzammil (“The Enshrouded One”), a Meccan surah of 20 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 574 of the Madani Mushaf.

73:17
فَكَيْفَتَتَّقُونَإِنكَفَرْتُمْيَوْمًايَجْعَلُٱلْوِلْدَٰنَشِيبًا١٧
fakayfa tattaqūna in kafartum yawman yajʿalu l-wil'dāna shīban

Then how can you fear, if you disbelieve, a Day that will make the children white-haired?(17)

Word by word

  1. فَكَيْفَfakayfaThen how
  2. تَتَّقُونَtattaqūnawill you guard yourselves
  3. إِنinif
  4. كَفَرْتُمْkafartumyou disbelieve
  5. يَوْمًاyawmana Day
  6. يَجْعَلُyajʿalu(that) will make
  7. ٱلْوِلْدَٰنَl-wil'dānathe children
  8. شِيبًاshībangray-haired

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