Surah Ar-Rum, Ayah 4 (30:4)

ٱلرُّوم

فِى بِضْعِ سِنِينَ ۗ لِلَّهِ ٱلْأَمْرُ مِن قَبْلُ وَمِنۢ بَعْدُ ۚ وَيَوْمَئِذٍ يَفْرَحُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ

Quran 30:4 is ayah 4 of Surah Ar-Rum (“The Romans”), a Meccan surah of 60 ayahs. It is in Juz 21, on page 404 of the Madani Mushaf.

30:4
فِىبِضْعِسِنِينَ ۗلِلَّهِٱلْأَمْرُمِنقَبْلُوَمِنۢبَعْدُ ۚوَيَوْمَئِذٍيَفْرَحُٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ٤
fī biḍ'ʿi sinīna lillahi l-amru min qablu wamin baʿdu wayawma-idhin yafraḥu l-mu'minūna

Within three to nine years. To Allāh belongs the command [i.e., decree] before and after. And that day the believers will rejoice(4)

Word by word

  1. فِىfīWithin
  2. بِضْعِbiḍ'ʿia few
  3. سِنِينَ ۗsinīnayears
  4. لِلَّهِlillahiFor Allah
  5. ٱلْأَمْرُl-amru(is) the command
  6. مِنminbefore
  7. قَبْلُqablubefore
  8. وَمِنۢwaminand after
  9. بَعْدُ ۚbaʿduand after
  10. وَيَوْمَئِذٍwayawma-idhinAnd that day
  11. يَفْرَحُyafraḥuwill rejoice
  12. ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَl-mu'minūnathe believers

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