Surah Ar-Ra'd, Ayah 11 (13:11)

ٱلرَّعْد

لَهُۥ مُعَقِّبَٰتٌ مِّنۢ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِۦ يَحْفَظُونَهُۥ مِنْ أَمْرِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ …

Quran 13:11 is ayah 11 of Surah Ar-Ra'd (“The Thunder”), a Medinan surah of 43 ayahs. It is in Juz 13, on page 250 of the Madani Mushaf.

13:11
لَهُۥمُعَقِّبَٰتٌمِّنۢبَيْنِيَدَيْهِوَمِنْخَلْفِهِۦيَحْفَظُونَهُۥمِنْأَمْرِٱللَّهِ ۗإِنَّٱللَّهَلَايُغَيِّرُمَابِقَوْمٍحَتَّىٰيُغَيِّرُوا۟مَابِأَنفُسِهِمْ ۗوَإِذَآأَرَادَٱللَّهُبِقَوْمٍسُوٓءًافَلَامَرَدَّلَهُۥ ۚوَمَالَهُممِّندُونِهِۦمِنوَالٍ١١
lahu muʿaqqibātun min bayni yadayhi wamin khalfihi yaḥfaẓūnahu min amri l-lahi inna l-laha lā yughayyiru mā biqawmin ḥattā yughayyirū mā bi-anfusihim wa-idhā arāda l-lahu biqawmin sūan falā maradda lahu wamā lahum min dūnihi min wālin

For him [i.e., each one] are successive [angels] before and behind him who protect him by the decree of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves. And when Allāh intends for a people ill, there is no repelling it. And there is not for them besides Him any patron.(11)

Word by word

  1. لَهُۥlahuFor him
  2. مُعَقِّبَٰتٌmuʿaqqibātun(are) successive (Angels)
  3. مِّنۢminfrom
  4. بَيْنِbayni(before)
  5. يَدَيْهِyadayhi(him)
  6. وَمِنْwaminand from
  7. خَلْفِهِۦkhalfihiand behind him
  8. يَحْفَظُونَهُۥyaḥfaẓūnahuwho guard him
  9. مِنْminby
  10. أَمْرِamri(the) command
  11. ٱللَّهِ ۗl-lahi(of) Allah
  12. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  13. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  14. لَاlā(does) not
  15. يُغَيِّرُyughayyiruchange
  16. مَاmā(the condition)
  17. بِقَوْمٍbiqawminof a people
  18. حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
  19. يُغَيِّرُوا۟yughayyirūthey change
  20. مَاmāwhat
  21. بِأَنفُسِهِمْ ۗbi-anfusihim(is) in themselves
  22. وَإِذَآwa-idhāAnd when
  23. أَرَادَarādawills
  24. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  25. بِقَوْمٍbiqawminfor a people
  26. سُوٓءًاsūanmisfortune
  27. فَلَاfalāthen (there is) no
  28. مَرَدَّmaraddaturning away
  29. لَهُۥ ۚlahuof it
  30. وَمَاwamāand not
  31. لَهُمlahumfor them
  32. مِّنminfrom
  33. دُونِهِۦdūnihibesides Him
  34. مِنminany
  35. وَالٍwālinprotector

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