Surah An-Naml, Ayah 39 (27:39)

ٱلنَّمْل

قَالَ عِفْرِيتٌ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ أَنَا۠ ءَاتِيكَ بِهِۦ قَبْلَ أَن تَقُومَ مِن مَّقَامِكَ ۖ وَإِنِّى …

Quran 27:39 is ayah 39 of Surah An-Naml (“The Ant”), a Meccan surah of 93 ayahs. It is in Juz 19, on page 380 of the Madani Mushaf.

27:39
قَالَعِفْرِيتٌمِّنَٱلْجِنِّأَنَا۠ءَاتِيكَبِهِۦقَبْلَأَنتَقُومَمِنمَّقَامِكَ ۖوَإِنِّىعَلَيْهِلَقَوِىٌّأَمِينٌ٣٩
qāla ʿif'rītun mina l-jini anā ātīka bihi qabla an taqūma min maqāmika wa-innī ʿalayhi laqawiyyun amīnun

A powerful one from among the jinn said, "I will bring it to you before you rise from your place, and indeed, I am for this [task] strong and trustworthy."(39)

Word by word

  1. قَالَqālaSaid
  2. عِفْرِيتٌʿif'rītuna strong one
  3. مِّنَminaof
  4. ٱلْجِنِّl-jinithe jinn
  5. أَنَا۠anāI
  6. ءَاتِيكَātīkawill bring it to you
  7. بِهِۦbihiwill bring it to you
  8. قَبْلَqablabefore
  9. أَنan[that]
  10. تَقُومَtaqūmayou rise
  11. مِنminfrom
  12. مَّقَامِكَ ۖmaqāmikayour place
  13. وَإِنِّىwa-innīAnd indeed, I am
  14. عَلَيْهِʿalayhifor it
  15. لَقَوِىٌّlaqawiyyunsurely, strong
  16. أَمِينٌamīnuntrustworthy

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