Surah Ar-Rum, Ayah 49 (30:49)

ٱلرُّوم

وَإِن كَانُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يُنَزَّلَ عَلَيْهِم مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ لَمُبْلِسِينَ

Quran 30:49 is ayah 49 of Surah Ar-Rum (“The Romans”), a Meccan surah of 60 ayahs. It is in Juz 21, on page 409 of the Madani Mushaf.

30:49
وَإِنكَانُوا۟مِنقَبْلِأَنيُنَزَّلَعَلَيْهِممِّنقَبْلِهِۦلَمُبْلِسِينَ٤٩
wa-in kānū min qabli an yunazzala ʿalayhim min qablihi lamub'lisīna

Although they were, before it was sent down upon them - before that, in despair.(49)

Word by word

  1. وَإِنwa-inAnd certainly
  2. كَانُوا۟kānūthey were
  3. مِنminbefore
  4. قَبْلِqablibefore
  5. أَنan[that]
  6. يُنَزَّلَyunazzalait was sent down
  7. عَلَيْهِمʿalayhimupon them
  8. مِّنmin[before it]
  9. قَبْلِهِۦqablihi[before it]
  10. لَمُبْلِسِينَlamub'lisīnasurely in despair

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