Surah Ya-Sin, Ayah 11 (36:11)

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إِنَّمَا تُنذِرُ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَخَشِىَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ ۖ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِمَغْفِرَةٍ …

Quran 36:11 is ayah 11 of Surah Ya-Sin (“Ya Sin”), a Meccan surah of 83 ayahs. It is in Juz 22, on page 440 of the Madani Mushaf.

36:11
إِنَّمَاتُنذِرُمَنِٱتَّبَعَٱلذِّكْرَوَخَشِىَٱلرَّحْمَٰنَبِٱلْغَيْبِ ۖفَبَشِّرْهُبِمَغْفِرَةٍوَأَجْرٍكَرِيمٍ١١
innamā tundhiru mani ittabaʿa l-dhik'ra wakhashiya l-raḥmāna bil-ghaybi fabashir'hu bimaghfiratin wa-ajrin karīmin

You can only warn one who follows the message and fears the Most Merciful unseen. So give him good tidings of forgiveness and noble reward.(11)

Word by word

  1. إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
  2. تُنذِرُtundhiruyou (can) warn
  3. مَنِmani(him) who
  4. ٱتَّبَعَittabaʿafollows
  5. ٱلذِّكْرَl-dhik'rathe Reminder
  6. وَخَشِىَwakhashiyaand fears
  7. ٱلرَّحْمَٰنَl-raḥmānathe Most Gracious
  8. بِٱلْغَيْبِ ۖbil-ghaybiin the unseen
  9. فَبَشِّرْهُfabashir'huSo give him glad tidings
  10. بِمَغْفِرَةٍbimaghfiratinof forgiveness
  11. وَأَجْرٍwa-ajrinand a reward
  12. كَرِيمٍkarīminnoble

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