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Surah Ar-Rum, Ayah 56 (30:56)

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وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ وَٱلْإِيمَٰنَ لَقَدْ لَبِثْتُمْ فِى كِتَٰبِ ٱللَّهِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ …

Quran 30:56 is ayah 56 of Surah Ar-Rum (“The Romans”), a Meccan surah of 60 ayahs. It is in Juz 21, on page 410 of the Madani Mushaf.

30:56
وَقَالَٱلَّذِينَأُوتُوا۟ٱلْعِلْمَوَٱلْإِيمَٰنَلَقَدْلَبِثْتُمْفِىكِتَٰبِٱللَّهِإِلَىٰيَوْمِٱلْبَعْثِ ۖفَهَٰذَايَوْمُٱلْبَعْثِوَلَٰكِنَّكُمْكُنتُمْلَاتَعْلَمُونَ٥٦
waqāla alladhīna ūtū l-ʿil'ma wal-īmāna laqad labith'tum fī kitābi l-lahi ilā yawmi l-baʿthi fahādhā yawmu l-baʿthi walākinnakum kuntum lā taʿlamūna

But those who were given knowledge and faith will say, "You remained the extent of Allāh's decree until the Day of Resurrection, and this is the Day of Resurrection, but you did not used to know."(56)

Word by word

  1. وَقَالَwaqālaBut will say
  2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  3. أُوتُوا۟ūtūwere given
  4. ٱلْعِلْمَl-ʿil'mathe knowledge
  5. وَٱلْإِيمَٰنَwal-īmānaand the faith
  6. لَقَدْlaqadVerily
  7. لَبِثْتُمْlabith'tumyou remained
  8. فِىfīby
  9. كِتَٰبِkitābi(the) Decree
  10. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  11. إِلَىٰilāuntil
  12. يَوْمِyawmi(the) Day
  13. ٱلْبَعْثِ ۖl-baʿthi(of) Resurrection
  14. فَهَٰذَاfahādhāAnd this
  15. يَوْمُyawmu(is the) Day
  16. ٱلْبَعْثِl-baʿthi(of) the Resurrection
  17. وَلَٰكِنَّكُمْwalākinnakumbut you
  18. كُنتُمْkuntumwere
  19. لَاlānot
  20. تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknowing

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