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Surah Ar-Rum, Ayah 21 (30:21)

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وَمِنْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦٓ أَنْ خَلَقَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا لِّتَسْكُنُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهَا وَجَعَلَ …

Quran 30:21 is ayah 21 of Surah Ar-Rum (“The Romans”), a Meccan surah of 60 ayahs. It is in Juz 21, on page 406 of the Madani Mushaf.

30:21
وَمِنْءَايَٰتِهِۦٓأَنْخَلَقَلَكُممِّنْأَنفُسِكُمْأَزْوَٰجًالِّتَسْكُنُوٓا۟إِلَيْهَاوَجَعَلَبَيْنَكُممَّوَدَّةًوَرَحْمَةً ۚإِنَّفِىذَٰلِكَلََٔايَٰتٍلِّقَوْمٍيَتَفَكَّرُونَ٢١
wamin āyātihi an khalaqa lakum min anfusikum azwājan litaskunū ilayhā wajaʿala baynakum mawaddatan waraḥmatan inna fī dhālika laāyātin liqawmin yatafakkarūna

And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquility in them; and He placed between you affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.(21)

Word by word

  1. وَمِنْwaminAnd among
  2. ءَايَٰتِهِۦٓāyātihiHis Signs
  3. أَنْan(is) that
  4. خَلَقَkhalaqaHe created
  5. لَكُمlakumfor you
  6. مِّنْminfrom
  7. أَنفُسِكُمْanfusikumyourselves
  8. أَزْوَٰجًاazwājanmates
  9. لِّتَسْكُنُوٓا۟litaskunūthat you may find tranquility
  10. إِلَيْهَاilayhāin them
  11. وَجَعَلَwajaʿalaand He placed
  12. بَيْنَكُمbaynakumbetween you
  13. مَّوَدَّةًmawaddatanlove
  14. وَرَحْمَةً ۚwaraḥmatanand mercy
  15. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  16. فِىfīin
  17. ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
  18. لََٔايَٰتٍlaāyātinsurely (are) Signs
  19. لِّقَوْمٍliqawminfor a people
  20. يَتَفَكَّرُونَyatafakkarūnawho reflect

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