Surah Sad, Ayah 35 (38:35)

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قَالَ رَبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَهَبْ لِى مُلْكًا لَّا يَنۢبَغِى لِأَحَدٍ مِّنۢ بَعْدِىٓ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ …

Quran 38:35 is ayah 35 of Surah Sad (“The Letter "Saad"”), a Meccan surah of 88 ayahs. It is in Juz 23, on page 455 of the Madani Mushaf.

38:35
قَالَرَبِّٱغْفِرْلِىوَهَبْلِىمُلْكًالَّايَنۢبَغِىلِأَحَدٍمِّنۢبَعْدِىٓ ۖإِنَّكَأَنتَٱلْوَهَّابُ٣٥
qāla rabbi igh'fir lī wahab lī mul'kan lā yanbaghī li-aḥadin min baʿdī innaka anta l-wahābu

He said, "My Lord, forgive me and grant me a kingdom such as will not belong to anyone after me. Indeed, You are the Bestower."(35)

Word by word

  1. قَالَqālaHe said
  2. رَبِّrabbiO my Lord
  3. ٱغْفِرْigh'firForgive
  4. لِىlīme
  5. وَهَبْwahaband grant
  6. لِىlīme
  7. مُلْكًاmul'kana kingdom
  8. لَّاlānot
  9. يَنۢبَغِىyanbaghī(will) belong
  10. لِأَحَدٍli-aḥadinto anyone
  11. مِّنۢminafter me
  12. بَعْدِىٓ ۖbaʿdīafter me
  13. إِنَّكَinnakaIndeed, You
  14. أَنتَanta[You]
  15. ٱلْوَهَّابُl-wahābu(are) the Bestower

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