Surah Az-Zumar, Ayah 65 (39:65)

ٱلزُّمَر

وَلَقَدْ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ وَإِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكَ لَئِنْ أَشْرَكْتَ لَيَحْبَطَنَّ عَمَلُكَ …

Quran 39:65 is ayah 65 of Surah Az-Zumar (“The Troops”), a Meccan surah of 75 ayahs. It is in Juz 24, on page 465 of the Madani Mushaf.

39:65
وَلَقَدْأُوحِىَإِلَيْكَوَإِلَىٱلَّذِينَمِنقَبْلِكَلَئِنْأَشْرَكْتَلَيَحْبَطَنَّعَمَلُكَوَلَتَكُونَنَّمِنَٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ٦٥
walaqad ūḥiya ilayka wa-ilā alladhīna min qablika la-in ashrakta layaḥbaṭanna ʿamaluka walatakūnanna mina l-khāsirīna

And it was already revealed to you and to those before you that if you should associate [anything] with Allāh, your work would surely become worthless, and you would surely be among the losers.(65)

Word by word

  1. وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd verily
  2. أُوحِىَūḥiyait has been revealed
  3. إِلَيْكَilaykato you
  4. وَإِلَىwa-ilāand to
  5. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  6. مِنmin(were) before you
  7. قَبْلِكَqablika(were) before you
  8. لَئِنْla-inif
  9. أَشْرَكْتَashraktayou associate (with Allah)
  10. لَيَحْبَطَنَّlayaḥbaṭannasurely, will become worthless
  11. عَمَلُكَʿamalukayour deeds
  12. وَلَتَكُونَنَّwalatakūnannaand you will surely be
  13. مِنَminaamong
  14. ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَl-khāsirīnathe losers

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