Surah An-Najm, Ayah 43 (53:43)

ٱلنَّجْم

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَىٰ

Quran 53:43 is ayah 43 of Surah An-Najm (“The Star”), a Meccan surah of 62 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 527 of the Madani Mushaf.

53:43
وَأَنَّهُۥهُوَأَضْحَكَوَأَبْكَىٰ٤٣
wa-annahu huwa aḍḥaka wa-abkā

And that it is He who makes [one] laugh and weep(43)

Word by word

  1. وَأَنَّهُۥwa-annahuAnd that He
  2. هُوَhuwa[He]
  3. أَضْحَكَaḍḥakamakes (one) laugh
  4. وَأَبْكَىٰwa-abkāand makes (one) weep

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