Surah Saba, Ayah 33 (34:33)

سَبَأ

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ بَلْ مَكْرُ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذْ …

Quran 34:33 is ayah 33 of Surah Saba (“Sheba”), a Meccan surah of 54 ayahs. It is in Juz 22, on page 432 of the Madani Mushaf.

34:33
وَقَالَٱلَّذِينَٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟لِلَّذِينَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟بَلْمَكْرُٱلَّيْلِوَٱلنَّهَارِإِذْتَأْمُرُونَنَآأَننَّكْفُرَبِٱللَّهِوَنَجْعَلَلَهُۥٓأَندَادًا ۚوَأَسَرُّوا۟ٱلنَّدَامَةَلَمَّارَأَوُا۟ٱلْعَذَابَوَجَعَلْنَاٱلْأَغْلَٰلَفِىٓأَعْنَاقِٱلَّذِينَكَفَرُوا۟ ۚهَلْيُجْزَوْنَإِلَّامَاكَانُوا۟يَعْمَلُونَ٣٣
waqāla alladhīna us'tuḍ'ʿifū lilladhīna is'takbarū bal makru al-layli wal-nahāri idh tamurūnanā an nakfura bil-lahi wanajʿala lahu andādan wa-asarrū l-nadāmata lammā ra-awū l-ʿadhāba wajaʿalnā l-aghlāla fī aʿnāqi alladhīna kafarū hal yuj'zawna illā mā kānū yaʿmalūna

Those who were oppressed will say to those who were arrogant, "Rather, [it was your] conspiracy of night and day when you were ordering us to disbelieve in Allāh and attribute to Him equals." But they will [all] confide regret when they see the punishment; and We will put shackles on the necks of those who disbelieved. Will they be recompensed except for what they used to do?(33)

Word by word

  1. وَقَالَwaqālaAnd will say
  2. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  3. ٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟us'tuḍ'ʿifūwere oppressed
  4. لِلَّذِينَlilladhīnato those who
  5. ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟is'takbarūwere arrogant
  6. بَلْbalNay
  7. مَكْرُmakru(it was) a plot
  8. ٱلَّيْلِal-layli(by) night
  9. وَٱلنَّهَارِwal-nahāriand (by) day
  10. إِذْidhwhen
  11. تَأْمُرُونَنَآtamurūnanāyou were ordering us
  12. أَنanthat
  13. نَّكْفُرَnakfurawe disbelieve
  14. بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Allah
  15. وَنَجْعَلَwanajʿalaand we set up
  16. لَهُۥٓlahufor Him
  17. أَندَادًا ۚandādanequals
  18. وَأَسَرُّوا۟wa-asarrūBut they will conceal
  19. ٱلنَّدَامَةَl-nadāmatathe regret
  20. لَمَّاlammāwhen
  21. رَأَوُا۟ra-awūthey see
  22. ٱلْعَذَابَl-ʿadhābathe punishment
  23. وَجَعَلْنَاwajaʿalnāAnd We will put
  24. ٱلْأَغْلَٰلَl-aghlālashackles
  25. فِىٓfīon
  26. أَعْنَاقِaʿnāqi(the) necks
  27. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those who
  28. كَفَرُوا۟ ۚkafarūdisbelieved
  29. هَلْhalWill
  30. يُجْزَوْنَyuj'zawnathey be recompensed
  31. إِلَّاillāexcept
  32. مَاmā(for) what
  33. كَانُوا۟kānūthey used to
  34. يَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūnado

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