Surah Sad, Ayah 16 (38:16)

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وَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا عَجِّل لَّنَا قِطَّنَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ

Quran 38:16 is ayah 16 of Surah Sad (“The Letter "Saad"”), a Meccan surah of 88 ayahs. It is in Juz 23, on page 453 of the Madani Mushaf.

38:16
وَقَالُوا۟رَبَّنَاعَجِّللَّنَاقِطَّنَاقَبْلَيَوْمِٱلْحِسَابِ١٦
waqālū rabbanā ʿajjil lanā qiṭṭanā qabla yawmi l-ḥisābi

And they say, "Our Lord, hasten for us our share [of the punishment] before the Day of Account."(16)

Word by word

  1. وَقَالُوا۟waqālūAnd they say
  2. رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
  3. عَجِّلʿajjilHasten
  4. لَّنَاlanāfor us
  5. قِطَّنَاqiṭṭanāour share
  6. قَبْلَqablabefore
  7. يَوْمِyawmi(the) Day
  8. ٱلْحِسَابِl-ḥisābi(of) the Account

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