Surah An-Naml, Ayah 23 (27:23)

ٱلنَّمْل

إِنِّى وَجَدتُّ ٱمْرَأَةً تَمْلِكُهُمْ وَأُوتِيَتْ مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَلَهَا عَرْشٌ عَظِيمٌ

Quran 27:23 is ayah 23 of Surah An-Naml (“The Ant”), a Meccan surah of 93 ayahs. It is in Juz 19, on page 379 of the Madani Mushaf.

27:23
إِنِّىوَجَدتُّٱمْرَأَةًتَمْلِكُهُمْوَأُوتِيَتْمِنكُلِّشَىْءٍوَلَهَاعَرْشٌعَظِيمٌ٢٣
innī wajadttu im'ra-atan tamlikuhum waūtiyat min kulli shayin walahā ʿarshun ʿaẓīmun

Indeed, I found [there] a woman ruling them, and she has been given of all things, and she has a great throne.(23)

Word by word

  1. إِنِّىinnīIndeed, I
  2. وَجَدتُّwajadttufound
  3. ٱمْرَأَةًim'ra-atana woman
  4. تَمْلِكُهُمْtamlikuhumruling them
  5. وَأُوتِيَتْwaūtiyatand she has been given
  6. مِنminof
  7. كُلِّkullievery
  8. شَىْءٍshayinthing
  9. وَلَهَاwalahāand for her
  10. عَرْشٌʿarshun(is) a throne
  11. عَظِيمٌʿaẓīmungreat

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