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Surah An-Naml, Ayah 57 (27:57)

ٱلنَّمْل

فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ قَدَّرْنَٰهَا مِنَ ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ

Quran 27:57 is ayah 57 of Surah An-Naml (“The Ant”), a Meccan surah of 93 ayahs. It is in Juz 20, on page 382 of the Madani Mushaf.

27:57
فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُوَأَهْلَهُۥٓإِلَّاٱمْرَأَتَهُۥقَدَّرْنَٰهَامِنَٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ٥٧
fa-anjaynāhu wa-ahlahu illā im'ra-atahu qaddarnāhā mina l-ghābirīna

So We saved him and his family, except for his wife; We destined her to be of those who remained behind.(57)

Word by word

  1. فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُfa-anjaynāhuSo We saved him
  2. وَأَهْلَهُۥٓwa-ahlahuand his family
  3. إِلَّاillāexcept
  4. ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥim'ra-atahuhis wife
  5. قَدَّرْنَٰهَاqaddarnāhāWe destined her
  6. مِنَmina(to be) of
  7. ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَl-ghābirīnathose who remained behind

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