Surah Ar-Rahman, Ayah 35 (55:35)

ٱلرَّحْمَٰن

يُرْسَلُ عَلَيْكُمَا شُوَاظٌ مِّن نَّارٍ وَنُحَاسٌ فَلَا تَنتَصِرَانِ

Quran 55:35 is ayah 35 of Surah Ar-Rahman (“The Beneficent”), a Medinan surah of 78 ayahs. It is in Juz 27, on page 532 of the Madani Mushaf.

55:35
يُرْسَلُعَلَيْكُمَاشُوَاظٌمِّننَّارٍوَنُحَاسٌفَلَاتَنتَصِرَانِ٣٥
yur'salu ʿalaykumā shuwāẓun min nārin wanuḥāsun falā tantaṣirāni

There will be sent upon you a flame of fire and smoke, and you will not defend yourselves.(35)

Word by word

  1. يُرْسَلُyur'saluWill be sent
  2. عَلَيْكُمَاʿalaykumāagainst both of you
  3. شُوَاظٌshuwāẓuna flame
  4. مِّنminof
  5. نَّارٍnārinfire
  6. وَنُحَاسٌwanuḥāsunand smoke
  7. فَلَاfalāand not
  8. تَنتَصِرَانِtantaṣirāniyou will (be able to) defend yourselves

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