Surah Ash-Shuraa, Ayah 5 (42:5)

ٱلشُّورَىٰ

تَكَادُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِن فَوْقِهِنَّ ۚ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ …

Quran 42:5 is ayah 5 of Surah Ash-Shuraa (“The Consultation”), a Meccan surah of 53 ayahs. It is in Juz 25, on page 483 of the Madani Mushaf.

42:5
تَكَادُٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُيَتَفَطَّرْنَمِنفَوْقِهِنَّ ۚوَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُيُسَبِّحُونَبِحَمْدِرَبِّهِمْوَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَلِمَنفِىٱلْأَرْضِ ۗأَلَآإِنَّٱللَّهَهُوَٱلْغَفُورُٱلرَّحِيمُ٥
takādu l-samāwātu yatafaṭṭarna min fawqihinna wal-malāikatu yusabbiḥūna biḥamdi rabbihim wayastaghfirūna liman fī l-arḍi alā inna l-laha huwa l-ghafūru l-raḥīmu

The heavens almost break from above them, and the angels exalt [Allāh] with praise of their Lord and ask forgiveness for those on earth. Unquestionably, it is Allāh who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.(5)

Word by word

  1. تَكَادُtakāduAlmost
  2. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُl-samāwātuthe heavens
  3. يَتَفَطَّرْنَyatafaṭṭarnabreak up
  4. مِنminfrom
  5. فَوْقِهِنَّ ۚfawqihinnaabove them
  6. وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُwal-malāikatuand the Angels
  7. يُسَبِّحُونَyusabbiḥūnaglorify
  8. بِحَمْدِbiḥamdi(the) praise
  9. رَبِّهِمْrabbihim(of) their Lord
  10. وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَwayastaghfirūnaand ask for forgiveness
  11. لِمَنlimanfor those
  12. فِىfīon
  13. ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗl-arḍithe earth
  14. أَلَآalāUnquestionably
  15. إِنَّinnaindeed
  16. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  17. هُوَhuwaHe
  18. ٱلْغَفُورُl-ghafūru(is) the Oft-Forgiving
  19. ٱلرَّحِيمُl-raḥīmuthe Most Merciful

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