Surah An-Najm, Ayah 29 (53:29)

ٱلنَّجْم

فَأَعْرِضْ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكْرِنَا وَلَمْ يُرِدْ إِلَّا ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

Quran 53:29 is ayah 29 of Surah An-Najm (“The Star”), a Meccan surah of 62 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 527 of the Madani Mushaf.

53:29
فَأَعْرِضْعَنمَّنتَوَلَّىٰعَنذِكْرِنَاوَلَمْيُرِدْإِلَّاٱلْحَيَوٰةَٱلدُّنْيَا٢٩
fa-aʿriḍ ʿan man tawallā ʿan dhik'rinā walam yurid illā l-ḥayata l-dun'yā

So turn away from whoever turns his back on Our message and desires not except the worldly life.(29)

Word by word

  1. فَأَعْرِضْfa-aʿriḍSo turn away
  2. عَنʿanfrom
  3. مَّنman(him) who
  4. تَوَلَّىٰtawallāturns away
  5. عَنʿanfrom
  6. ذِكْرِنَاdhik'rināOur Reminder
  7. وَلَمْwalamand not
  8. يُرِدْyuridhe desires
  9. إِلَّاillāexcept
  10. ٱلْحَيَوٰةَl-ḥayatathe life
  11. ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā(of) the world

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