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

ٱلرَّعْد

وَيُسَبِّحُ ٱلرَّعْدُ بِحَمْدِهِۦ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ مِنْ خِيفَتِهِۦ وَيُرْسِلُ ٱلصَّوَٰعِقَ فَيُصِيبُ بِهَا …

Quran 13:13 is ayah 13 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.

13:13
وَيُسَبِّحُٱلرَّعْدُبِحَمْدِهِۦوَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُمِنْخِيفَتِهِۦوَيُرْسِلُٱلصَّوَٰعِقَفَيُصِيبُبِهَامَنيَشَآءُوَهُمْيُجَٰدِلُونَفِىٱللَّهِوَهُوَشَدِيدُٱلْمِحَالِ١٣
wayusabbiḥu l-raʿdu biḥamdihi wal-malāikatu min khīfatihi wayur'silu l-ṣawāʿiqa fayuṣību bihā man yashāu wahum yujādilūna fī l-lahi wahuwa shadīdu l-miḥāli

And the thunder exalts [Allāh] with praise of Him - and the angels [as well] from fear of Him - and He sends thunderbolts and strikes therewith whom He wills while they dispute about Allāh; and He is severe in assault.(13)

Word by word

  1. وَيُسَبِّحُwayusabbiḥuAnd glorifies
  2. ٱلرَّعْدُl-raʿduthe thunder
  3. بِحَمْدِهِۦbiḥamdihiwith his praise
  4. وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُwal-malāikatuand the Angels
  5. مِنْminfor
  6. خِيفَتِهِۦkhīfatihifear of Him
  7. وَيُرْسِلُwayur'siluAnd He sends
  8. ٱلصَّوَٰعِقَl-ṣawāʿiqathe thunderbolts
  9. فَيُصِيبُfayuṣībuand strikes
  10. بِهَاbihāwith it
  11. مَنmanwhom
  12. يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
  13. وَهُمْwahumyet they
  14. يُجَٰدِلُونَyujādilūnadispute
  15. فِىfīabout
  16. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  17. وَهُوَwahuwaAnd He
  18. شَدِيدُshadīdu(is) Mighty
  19. ٱلْمِحَالِl-miḥāli(in) Strength

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