Surah Fatir · Ayah 42

Meaning of Surah Fatir, Ayah 42

Waaqsamoo billahi jahda aymanihimla-in jaahum natheerun layakoonunna ahda minihda al-omami falamma jaahum natheerunma zadahum illa nufoora

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1. وَأَقْسَمُوا۟wa-aqsamūAnd they swore
2. بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiby Allah
3. جَهْدَjahda(the) strongest
4. أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْaymānihim(of) their oaths
5. لَئِنla-inthat if
6. جَآءَهُمْjāahumcame to them
7. نَذِيرٌۭnadhīruna warner
8. لَّيَكُونُنَّlayakūnunnasurely, they would be
9. أَهْدَىٰahdāmore guided
10. مِنْminthan
11. إِحْدَىiḥ'dāany
12. ٱلْأُمَمِ ۖl-umami(of) the nations
13. فَلَمَّاfalammāBut when
14. جَآءَهُمْjāahumcame to them
15. نَذِيرٌۭnadhīruna warner
16. مَّاmānot
17. زَادَهُمْzādahumit increased them
18. إِلَّاillābut
19. نُفُورًاnufūran(in) aversion