Surah As-Saffat, Ayah 168 (37:168)

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لَوْ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكْرًا مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

Quran 37:168 is ayah 168 of Surah As-Saffat (“Those who set the Ranks”), a Meccan surah of 182 ayahs. It is in Juz 23, on page 452 of the Madani Mushaf.

37:168
لَوْأَنَّعِندَنَاذِكْرًامِّنَٱلْأَوَّلِينَ١٦٨
law anna ʿindanā dhik'ran mina l-awalīna

"If we had a message from [those of] the former peoples,(168)

Word by word

  1. لَوْlawIf
  2. أَنَّannathat
  3. عِندَنَاʿindanāwe had
  4. ذِكْرًاdhik'rana reminder
  5. مِّنَminafrom
  6. ٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīnathe former (people)

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