Surah Qaf, Ayah 15 (50:15)

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أَفَعَيِينَا بِٱلْخَلْقِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ فِى لَبْسٍ مِّنْ خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ

Quran 50:15 is ayah 15 of Surah Qaf (“The Letter "Qaf"”), a Meccan surah of 45 ayahs. It is in Juz 26, on page 518 of the Madani Mushaf.

50:15
أَفَعَيِينَابِٱلْخَلْقِٱلْأَوَّلِ ۚبَلْهُمْفِىلَبْسٍمِّنْخَلْقٍجَدِيدٍ١٥
afaʿayīnā bil-khalqi l-awali bal hum fī labsin min khalqin jadīdin

Did We fail in the first creation? But they are in confusion over a new creation.(15)

Word by word

  1. أَفَعَيِينَاafaʿayīnāWere We then tired
  2. بِٱلْخَلْقِbil-khalqiwith the creation
  3. ٱلْأَوَّلِ ۚl-awalithe first
  4. بَلْbalNay
  5. هُمْhumthey
  6. فِىfī(are) in
  7. لَبْسٍlabsindoubt
  8. مِّنْminabout
  9. خَلْقٍkhalqina creation
  10. جَدِيدٍjadīdinnew

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