Surah Al-Qalam, Ayah 40 (68:40)

ٱلْقَلَم

سَلْهُمْ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ

Quran 68:40 is ayah 40 of Surah Al-Qalam (“The Pen”), a Meccan surah of 52 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 565 of the Madani Mushaf.

68:40
سَلْهُمْأَيُّهُمبِذَٰلِكَزَعِيمٌ٤٠
salhum ayyuhum bidhālika zaʿīmun

Ask them which of them, for that [claim], is responsible.(40)

Word by word

  1. سَلْهُمْsalhumAsk them
  2. أَيُّهُمayyuhumwhich of them
  3. بِذَٰلِكَbidhālikafor that
  4. زَعِيمٌzaʿīmun(is) responsible

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