Surah An-Nazi'at, Ayah 40 (79:40)

ٱلنَّازِعَات

وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِۦ وَنَهَى ٱلنَّفْسَ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰ

Quran 79:40 is ayah 40 of Surah An-Nazi'at (“Those who drag forth”), a Meccan surah of 46 ayahs. It is in Juz 30, on page 584 of the Madani Mushaf.

79:40
وَأَمَّامَنْخَافَمَقَامَرَبِّهِۦوَنَهَىٱلنَّفْسَعَنِٱلْهَوَىٰ٤٠
wa-ammā man khāfa maqāma rabbihi wanahā l-nafsa ʿani l-hawā

But as for he who feared the position of his Lord and prevented the soul from [unlawful] inclination,(40)

Word by word

  1. وَأَمَّاwa-ammāBut as for
  2. مَنْman(him) who
  3. خَافَkhāfafeared
  4. مَقَامَmaqāmastanding
  5. رَبِّهِۦrabbihi(before) his Lord
  6. وَنَهَىwanahāand restrained
  7. ٱلنَّفْسَl-nafsahis soul
  8. عَنِʿanifrom
  9. ٱلْهَوَىٰl-hawāthe vain desires

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