Surah Al-Qasas, Ayah 55 (28:55)

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وَإِذَا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱللَّغْوَ أَعْرَضُوا۟ عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا۟ لَنَآ أَعْمَٰلُنَا وَلَكُمْ أَعْمَٰلُكُمْ …

Quran 28:55 is ayah 55 of Surah Al-Qasas (“The Stories”), a Meccan surah of 88 ayahs. It is in Juz 20, on page 392 of the Madani Mushaf.

28:55
وَإِذَاسَمِعُوا۟ٱللَّغْوَأَعْرَضُوا۟عَنْهُوَقَالُوا۟لَنَآأَعْمَٰلُنَاوَلَكُمْأَعْمَٰلُكُمْسَلَٰمٌعَلَيْكُمْلَانَبْتَغِىٱلْجَٰهِلِينَ٥٥
wa-idhā samiʿū l-laghwa aʿraḍū ʿanhu waqālū lanā aʿmālunā walakum aʿmālukum salāmun ʿalaykum lā nabtaghī l-jāhilīna

And when they hear ill speech, they turn away from it and say, "For us are our deeds, and for you are your deeds. Peace will be upon you; we seek not the ignorant."(55)

Word by word

  1. وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
  2. سَمِعُوا۟samiʿūthey hear
  3. ٱللَّغْوَl-laghwavain talk
  4. أَعْرَضُوا۟aʿraḍūthey turn away
  5. عَنْهُʿanhufrom it
  6. وَقَالُوا۟waqālūand say
  7. لَنَآlanāFor us
  8. أَعْمَٰلُنَاaʿmālunāour deeds
  9. وَلَكُمْwalakumand for you
  10. أَعْمَٰلُكُمْaʿmālukumyour deeds
  11. سَلَٰمٌsalāmunPeace (be)
  12. عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumon you
  13. لَاlānot
  14. نَبْتَغِىnabtaghīwe seek
  15. ٱلْجَٰهِلِينَl-jāhilīnathe ignorant

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