Surah Fussilat, Ayah 31 (41:31)

فُصِّلَت

نَحْنُ أَوْلِيَآؤُكُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَفِى ٱلَْٔاخِرَةِ ۖ وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَا تَشْتَهِىٓ …

Quran 41:31 is ayah 31 of Surah Fussilat (“Explained in Detail”), a Meccan surah of 54 ayahs. It is in Juz 24, on page 480 of the Madani Mushaf.

41:31
نَحْنُأَوْلِيَآؤُكُمْفِىٱلْحَيَوٰةِٱلدُّنْيَاوَفِىٱلَْٔاخِرَةِ ۖوَلَكُمْفِيهَامَاتَشْتَهِىٓأَنفُسُكُمْوَلَكُمْفِيهَامَاتَدَّعُونَ٣١
naḥnu awliyāukum fī l-ḥayati l-dun'yā wafī l-ākhirati walakum fīhā mā tashtahī anfusukum walakum fīhā mā taddaʿūna

We [angels] were your allies in worldly life and [are so] in the Hereafter. And you will have therein whatever your souls desire, and you will have therein whatever you request [or wish](31)

Word by word

  1. نَحْنُnaḥnuWe
  2. أَوْلِيَآؤُكُمْawliyāukum(are) your protectors
  3. فِىfīin
  4. ٱلْحَيَوٰةِl-ḥayatithe life
  5. ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā(of) the world
  6. وَفِىwafīand in
  7. ٱلَْٔاخِرَةِ ۖl-ākhiratithe Hereafter
  8. وَلَكُمْwalakumAnd for you
  9. فِيهَاfīhātherein
  10. مَاmāwhatever
  11. تَشْتَهِىٓtashtahīdesire
  12. أَنفُسُكُمْanfusukumyour souls
  13. وَلَكُمْwalakumand for you
  14. فِيهَاfīhātherein
  15. مَاmāwhat
  16. تَدَّعُونَtaddaʿūnayou ask

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