Surah Al-Qamar, Ayah 38 (54:38)

ٱلْقَمَر

وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُم بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ

Quran 54:38 is ayah 38 of Surah Al-Qamar (“The Moon”), a Meccan surah of 55 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 530 of the Madani Mushaf.

54:38
وَلَقَدْصَبَّحَهُمبُكْرَةًعَذَابٌمُّسْتَقِرٌّ٣٨
walaqad ṣabbaḥahum buk'ratan ʿadhābun mus'taqirrun

And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.(38)

Word by word

  1. وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd certainly
  2. صَبَّحَهُمṣabbaḥahumseized them in the morning
  3. بُكْرَةًbuk'ratanearly
  4. عَذَابٌʿadhābuna punishment
  5. مُّسْتَقِرٌّmus'taqirrunabiding

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