Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 50 (16:50)

ٱلنَّحْل

يَخَافُونَ رَبَّهُم مِّن فَوْقِهِمْ وَيَفْعَلُونَ مَا يُؤْمَرُونَ ۩

Quran 16:50 is ayah 50 of Surah An-Nahl (“The Bee”), a Meccan surah of 128 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 272 of the Madani Mushaf.

16:50 Sajdah
يَخَافُونَرَبَّهُممِّنفَوْقِهِمْوَيَفْعَلُونَمَايُؤْمَرُونَ ۩٥٠
yakhāfūna rabbahum min fawqihim wayafʿalūna mā yu'marūna

They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded.(50)

Word by word

  1. يَخَافُونَyakhāfūnaThey fear
  2. رَبَّهُمrabbahumtheir Lord
  3. مِّنminabove them
  4. فَوْقِهِمْfawqihimabove them
  5. وَيَفْعَلُونَwayafʿalūnaand they do
  6. مَاmāwhat
  7. يُؤْمَرُونَ ۩yu'marūnathey are commanded

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