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Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 84 (16:84)

ٱلنَّحْل

وَيَوْمَ نَبْعَثُ مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ شَهِيدًا ثُمَّ لَا يُؤْذَنُ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَلَا هُمْ …

Quran 16:84 is ayah 84 of Surah An-Nahl (“The Bee”), a Meccan surah of 128 ayahs. It is in Juz 14, on page 276 of the Madani Mushaf.

16:84
وَيَوْمَنَبْعَثُمِنكُلِّأُمَّةٍشَهِيدًاثُمَّلَايُؤْذَنُلِلَّذِينَكَفَرُوا۟وَلَاهُمْيُسْتَعْتَبُونَ٨٤
wayawma nabʿathu min kulli ummatin shahīdan thumma lā yu'dhanu lilladhīna kafarū walā hum yus'taʿtabūna

And [mention] the Day when We will resurrect from every nation a witness [i.e., their prophet]. Then it will not be permitted to the disbelievers [to apologize or make excuses], nor will they be asked to appease [Allāh].(84)

Word by word

  1. وَيَوْمَwayawmaAnd the Day
  2. نَبْعَثُnabʿathuWe will resurrect
  3. مِنminfrom
  4. كُلِّkullievery
  5. أُمَّةٍummatinnation
  6. شَهِيدًاshahīdana witness
  7. ثُمَّthummathen
  8. لَاlānot
  9. يُؤْذَنُyu'dhanuwill be permitted
  10. لِلَّذِينَlilladhīnato those who
  11. كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieved
  12. وَلَاwalāand not
  13. هُمْhumthey
  14. يُسْتَعْتَبُونَyus'taʿtabūnawill be asked to make amends

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