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Surah Ash-Shuraa, Ayah 11 (42:11)

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فَاطِرُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا وَمِنَ ٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ أَزْوَٰجًا …

Quran 42:11 is ayah 11 of Surah Ash-Shuraa (“The Consultation”), a Meccan surah of 53 ayahs. It is in Juz 25, on page 484 of the Madani Mushaf.

42:11
فَاطِرُٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚجَعَلَلَكُممِّنْأَنفُسِكُمْأَزْوَٰجًاوَمِنَٱلْأَنْعَٰمِأَزْوَٰجًا ۖيَذْرَؤُكُمْفِيهِ ۚلَيْسَكَمِثْلِهِۦشَىْءٌ ۖوَهُوَٱلسَّمِيعُٱلْبَصِيرُ١١
fāṭiru l-samāwāti wal-arḍi jaʿala lakum min anfusikum azwājan wamina l-anʿāmi azwājan yadhra-ukum fīhi laysa kamith'lihi shayon wahuwa l-samīʿu l-baṣīru

[He is] Creator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you from yourselves, mates, and among the cattle, mates; He multiplies you thereby. There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing.(11)

Word by word

  1. فَاطِرُfāṭiru(The) Creator
  2. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti(of) the heavens
  3. وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚwal-arḍiand the earth
  4. جَعَلَjaʿalaHe made
  5. لَكُمlakumfor you
  6. مِّنْminfrom
  7. أَنفُسِكُمْanfusikumyourselves
  8. أَزْوَٰجًاazwājanmates
  9. وَمِنَwaminaand among
  10. ٱلْأَنْعَٰمِl-anʿāmithe cattle
  11. أَزْوَٰجًا ۖazwājanmates
  12. يَذْرَؤُكُمْyadhra-ukumHe multiplies you
  13. فِيهِ ۚfīhithereby
  14. لَيْسَlaysa(There) is not
  15. كَمِثْلِهِۦkamith'lihilike Him
  16. شَىْءٌ ۖshayonanything
  17. وَهُوَwahuwaand He
  18. ٱلسَّمِيعُl-samīʿu(is) the All-Hearer
  19. ٱلْبَصِيرُl-baṣīruthe All-Seer

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