Surah Taha, Ayah 104 (20:104)

طه

نَّحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذْ يَقُولُ أَمْثَلُهُمْ طَرِيقَةً إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا يَوْمًا

Quran 20:104 is ayah 104 of Surah Taha (“Ta-Ha”), a Meccan surah of 135 ayahs. It is in Juz 16, on page 319 of the Madani Mushaf.

20:104
نَّحْنُأَعْلَمُبِمَايَقُولُونَإِذْيَقُولُأَمْثَلُهُمْطَرِيقَةًإِنلَّبِثْتُمْإِلَّايَوْمًا١٠٤
naḥnu aʿlamu bimā yaqūlūna idh yaqūlu amthaluhum ṭarīqatan in labith'tum illā yawman

We are most knowing of what they say when the best of them in manner [i.e., wisdom or speech] will say, "You remained not but one day."(104)

Word by word

  1. نَّحْنُnaḥnuWe
  2. أَعْلَمُaʿlamuknow best
  3. بِمَاbimāwhat
  4. يَقُولُونَyaqūlūnathey will say
  5. إِذْidhwhen
  6. يَقُولُyaqūluwill say
  7. أَمْثَلُهُمْamthaluhum(the) best of them
  8. طَرِيقَةًṭarīqatan(in) conduct
  9. إِنinNot
  10. لَّبِثْتُمْlabith'tumyou remained
  11. إِلَّاillāexcept (for)
  12. يَوْمًاyawmana day

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