Surah Ya-Sin, Ayah 15 (36:15)

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قَالُوا۟ مَآ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا وَمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ مِن شَىْءٍ إِنْ أَنتُمْ …

Quran 36:15 is ayah 15 of Surah Ya-Sin (“Ya Sin”), a Meccan surah of 83 ayahs. It is in Juz 22, on page 441 of the Madani Mushaf.

36:15
قَالُوا۟مَآأَنتُمْإِلَّابَشَرٌمِّثْلُنَاوَمَآأَنزَلَٱلرَّحْمَٰنُمِنشَىْءٍإِنْأَنتُمْإِلَّاتَكْذِبُونَ١٥
qālū mā antum illā basharun mith'lunā wamā anzala l-raḥmānu min shayin in antum illā takdhibūna

They said, "You are not but human beings like us, and the Most Merciful has not revealed a thing. You are only telling lies."(15)

Word by word

  1. قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
  2. مَآmāNot
  3. أَنتُمْantumyou
  4. إِلَّاillā(are) but
  5. بَشَرٌbasharunhuman beings
  6. مِّثْلُنَاmith'lunālike us
  7. وَمَآwamāand not
  8. أَنزَلَanzalahas revealed
  9. ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُl-raḥmānuthe Most Gracious
  10. مِنminany
  11. شَىْءٍshayinthing
  12. إِنْinNot
  13. أَنتُمْantumyou
  14. إِلَّاillā(are) but
  15. تَكْذِبُونَtakdhibūnalying

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