Surah Ibrahim, Ayah 43 (14:43)

إِبْرَاهِيم

مُهْطِعِينَ مُقْنِعِى رُءُوسِهِمْ لَا يَرْتَدُّ إِلَيْهِمْ طَرْفُهُمْ ۖ وَأَفِْٔدَتُهُمْ هَوَآءٌ

Quran 14:43 is ayah 43 of Surah Ibrahim (“Abraham”), a Meccan surah of 52 ayahs. It is in Juz 13, on page 261 of the Madani Mushaf.

14:43
مُهْطِعِينَمُقْنِعِىرُءُوسِهِمْلَايَرْتَدُّإِلَيْهِمْطَرْفُهُمْ ۖوَأَفِْٔدَتُهُمْهَوَآءٌ٤٣
muh'ṭiʿīna muq'niʿī ruūsihim lā yartaddu ilayhim ṭarfuhum wa-afidatuhum hawāon

Racing ahead, their heads raised up, their glance does not come back to them, and their hearts are void.(43)

Word by word

  1. مُهْطِعِينَmuh'ṭiʿīnaRacing ahead
  2. مُقْنِعِىmuq'niʿīraised up
  3. رُءُوسِهِمْruūsihimtheir heads
  4. لَاlānot
  5. يَرْتَدُّyartaddureturning
  6. إِلَيْهِمْilayhimtowards them
  7. طَرْفُهُمْ ۖṭarfuhumtheir gaze
  8. وَأَفِْٔدَتُهُمْwa-afidatuhumand their hearts
  9. هَوَآءٌhawāon(are) empty

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