Surah An-Najm, Ayah 38 (53:38)

ٱلنَّجْم

أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ

Quran 53:38 is ayah 38 of Surah An-Najm (“The Star”), a Meccan surah of 62 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 527 of the Madani Mushaf.

53:38
أَلَّاتَزِرُوَازِرَةٌوِزْرَأُخْرَىٰ٣٨
allā taziru wāziratun wiz'ra ukh'rā

That no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another(38)

Word by word

  1. أَلَّاallāThat not
  2. تَزِرُtaziruwill bear
  3. وَازِرَةٌwāziratuna bearer of burdens
  4. وِزْرَwiz'ra(the) burden
  5. أُخْرَىٰukh'rā(of) another

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