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Surah Az-Zukhruf, Ayah 80 (43:80)

ٱلزُّخْرُف

أَمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّا لَا نَسْمَعُ سِرَّهُمْ وَنَجْوَىٰهُم ۚ بَلَىٰ وَرُسُلُنَا لَدَيْهِمْ يَكْتُبُونَ

Quran 43:80 is ayah 80 of Surah Az-Zukhruf (“The Ornaments of Gold”), a Meccan surah of 89 ayahs. It is in Juz 25, on page 495 of the Madani Mushaf.

43:80
أَمْيَحْسَبُونَأَنَّالَانَسْمَعُسِرَّهُمْوَنَجْوَىٰهُم ۚبَلَىٰوَرُسُلُنَالَدَيْهِمْيَكْتُبُونَ٨٠
am yaḥsabūna annā lā nasmaʿu sirrahum wanajwāhum balā warusulunā ladayhim yaktubūna

Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and their private conversations? Yes, [We do], and Our messengers [i.e., angels] are with them recording.(80)

Word by word

  1. أَمْamOr
  2. يَحْسَبُونَyaḥsabūna(do) they think
  3. أَنَّاannāthat We
  4. لَاlā(can) not
  5. نَسْمَعُnasmaʿuhear
  6. سِرَّهُمْsirrahumtheir secret(s)
  7. وَنَجْوَىٰهُم ۚwanajwāhumand their private counsel(s)
  8. بَلَىٰbalāNay
  9. وَرُسُلُنَاwarusulunāand Our Messengers
  10. لَدَيْهِمْladayhimwith them
  11. يَكْتُبُونَyaktubūnaare recording

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