Surah Saba, Ayah 21 (34:21)

سَبَأ

وَمَا كَانَ لَهُۥ عَلَيْهِم مِّن سُلْطَٰنٍ إِلَّا لِنَعْلَمَ مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِٱلَْٔاخِرَةِ مِمَّنْ هُوَ …

Quran 34:21 is ayah 21 of Surah Saba (“Sheba”), a Meccan surah of 54 ayahs. It is in Juz 22, on page 430 of the Madani Mushaf.

34:21
وَمَاكَانَلَهُۥعَلَيْهِممِّنسُلْطَٰنٍإِلَّالِنَعْلَمَمَنيُؤْمِنُبِٱلَْٔاخِرَةِمِمَّنْهُوَمِنْهَافِىشَكٍّ ۗوَرَبُّكَعَلَىٰكُلِّشَىْءٍحَفِيظٌ٢١
wamā kāna lahu ʿalayhim min sul'ṭānin illā linaʿlama man yu'minu bil-ākhirati mimman huwa min'hā fī shakkin warabbuka ʿalā kulli shayin ḥafīẓun

And he had over them no authority except [it was decreed] that We might make evident who believes in the Hereafter from who is thereof in doubt. And your Lord, over all things, is Guardian.(21)

Word by word

  1. وَمَاwamāAnd not
  2. كَانَkānawas
  3. لَهُۥlahufor him
  4. عَلَيْهِمʿalayhimover them
  5. مِّنminany
  6. سُلْطَٰنٍsul'ṭāninauthority
  7. إِلَّاillāexcept
  8. لِنَعْلَمَlinaʿlamathat We (might) make evident
  9. مَنmanwho
  10. يُؤْمِنُyu'minubelieves
  11. بِٱلَْٔاخِرَةِbil-ākhiratiin the Hereafter
  12. مِمَّنْmimmanfrom (one) who
  13. هُوَhuwa[he]
  14. مِنْهَاmin'hāabout it
  15. فِىfī(is) in
  16. شَكٍّ ۗshakkindoubt
  17. وَرَبُّكَwarabbukaAnd your Lord
  18. عَلَىٰʿalāover
  19. كُلِّkulliall
  20. شَىْءٍshayinthings
  21. حَفِيظٌḥafīẓun(is) a Guardian

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