Surah Al-Qamar, Ayah 46 (54:46)

ٱلْقَمَر

بَلِ ٱلسَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ

Quran 54:46 is ayah 46 of Surah Al-Qamar (“The Moon”), a Meccan surah of 55 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 530 of the Madani Mushaf.

54:46
بَلِٱلسَّاعَةُمَوْعِدُهُمْوَٱلسَّاعَةُأَدْهَىٰوَأَمَرُّ٤٦
bali l-sāʿatu mawʿiduhum wal-sāʿatu adhā wa-amarru

But the Hour is their appointment [for due punishment], and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter.(46)

Word by word

  1. بَلِbaliNay
  2. ٱلسَّاعَةُl-sāʿatuthe Hour
  3. مَوْعِدُهُمْmawʿiduhum(is) their promised time
  4. وَٱلسَّاعَةُwal-sāʿatuand the Hour
  5. أَدْهَىٰadhā(will be) more grievous
  6. وَأَمَرُّwa-amarruand more bitter

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