Surah An-Naml, Ayah 17 (27:17)

ٱلنَّمْل

وَحُشِرَ لِسُلَيْمَٰنَ جُنُودُهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ وَٱلطَّيْرِ فَهُمْ يُوزَعُونَ

Quran 27:17 is ayah 17 of Surah An-Naml (“The Ant”), a Meccan surah of 93 ayahs. It is in Juz 19, on page 378 of the Madani Mushaf.

27:17
وَحُشِرَلِسُلَيْمَٰنَجُنُودُهُۥمِنَٱلْجِنِّوَٱلْإِنسِوَٱلطَّيْرِفَهُمْيُوزَعُونَ١٧
waḥushira lisulaymāna junūduhu mina l-jini wal-insi wal-ṭayri fahum yūzaʿūna

And gathered for Solomon were his soldiers of the jinn and men and birds, and they were [marching] in rows(17)

Word by word

  1. وَحُشِرَwaḥushiraAnd were gathered
  2. لِسُلَيْمَٰنَlisulaymānafor Sulaiman
  3. جُنُودُهُۥjunūduhuhis hosts
  4. مِنَminaof
  5. ٱلْجِنِّl-jinijinn
  6. وَٱلْإِنسِwal-insiand the men
  7. وَٱلطَّيْرِwal-ṭayriand the birds
  8. فَهُمْfahumand they
  9. يُوزَعُونَyūzaʿūna(were) set in rows

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