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Surah Ar-Ra'd, Ayah 37 (13:37)

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وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ حُكْمًا عَرَبِيًّا ۚ وَلَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَآءَهُم بَعْدَ مَا جَآءَكَ مِنَ …

Quran 13:37 is ayah 37 of Surah Ar-Ra'd (“The Thunder”), a Medinan surah of 43 ayahs. It is in Juz 13, on page 254 of the Madani Mushaf.

13:37
وَكَذَٰلِكَأَنزَلْنَٰهُحُكْمًاعَرَبِيًّا ۚوَلَئِنِٱتَّبَعْتَأَهْوَآءَهُمبَعْدَ مَاجَآءَكَمِنَٱلْعِلْمِمَالَكَمِنَٱللَّهِمِنوَلِىٍّوَلَاوَاقٍ٣٧
wakadhālika anzalnāhu ḥuk'man ʿarabiyyan wala-ini ittabaʿta ahwāahum baʿdamā jāaka mina l-ʿil'mi mā laka mina l-lahi min waliyyin walā wāqin

And thus We have revealed it as an Arabic legislation. And if you should follow their inclinations after what has come to you of knowledge, you would not have against Allāh any ally or any protector.(37)

Word by word

  1. وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālikaAnd thus
  2. أَنزَلْنَٰهُanzalnāhuWe have revealed it
  3. حُكْمًاḥuk'man(to be) a judgment of authority
  4. عَرَبِيًّا ۚʿarabiyyan(in) Arabic
  5. وَلَئِنِwala-iniAnd if
  6. ٱتَّبَعْتَittabaʿtayou follow
  7. أَهْوَآءَهُمahwāahumtheir desires
  8. بَعْدَ مَاbaʿdamāafter what
  9. جَآءَكَjāakacame to you
  10. مِنَminaof
  11. ٱلْعِلْمِl-ʿil'mithe knowledge
  12. مَاmānot
  13. لَكَlakafor you
  14. مِنَminaagainst
  15. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  16. مِنminany
  17. وَلِىٍّwaliyyinprotector
  18. وَلَاwalāand not
  19. وَاقٍwāqindefender

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