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Surah Al-Anbya, Verse 49

سورة الأنبياء، الآية ٤٩

21:49 Juz 17 Hizb 33 Page 326 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 21:49

ٱلَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَهُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّاعَةِ مُشْفِقُونَ ۝٤٩

Transliteration

alladhīna yakhshawna rabbahum bil-ghaybi wahum mina l-sāʿati mush'fiqūna

Translation

Who fear their Lord unseen,889 while they are of the Hour apprehensive.

Notes

[889] Which can mean "Him being unseen" by them or "though they are unseen" by others.

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Verse 49 of Surah Al-Anbya (21:49), a Meccan surah, is in juz 17, on page 326 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 49

Al-Mukhtasar

Those who fear the punishment of their Lord Who they believe in, despite having not seen Him, and are fearful of the Hour.

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Other translations of verse 49

those who fear their Lord without seeing Him20, and are apprehensive of the Hour.

Notes

[20] Or when they are in private and not seen by others.

Those who fear their Lord without seeing Him, and they are afraid of the Hour.

Those who fear their Lord in secret and who dread the Hour (of doom).

Those who fear their Lord in their most secret thoughts, and who hold the Hour (of Judgment) in awe.

(For) those who fear their Lord in secret and they are fearful of the hour.

The ones who are apprehensive of their Lord in the Unseen, and they are timorous (because of) the Hour.

Verse 49 word by word

  1. ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna Those who
  2. يَخْشَوْنَ yakhshawna fear خ ش ي
  3. رَبَّهُم rabbahum their Lord ر ب ب
  4. بِٱلْغَيْبِ bil-ghaybi in the unseen غ ي ب
  5. وَهُم wahum and they
  6. مِّنَ mina of
  7. ٱلسَّاعَةِ l-sāʿati the Hour س و ع
  8. مُشْفِقُونَ mush'fiqūna (are) afraid ش ف ق

Verses related to verse 49

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Qaf 50:33

    مَّنْ خَشِىَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَجَآءَ بِقَلْبٍ مُّنِيبٍ

    Who feared the Most Merciful in the unseen and came with a heart returning [in repentance].

  • Al-Mulk 67:12

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلْغَيْبِ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَأَجْرٌ كَبِيرٌ

    Indeed, those who fear their Lord unseen will have forgiveness and great reward.

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  • Fatir 35:18

    وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ وَإِن تَدْعُ مُثْقَلَةٌ إِلَىٰ حِمْلِهَا لَا يُحْمَلْ مِنْهُ شَىْءٌ وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَا قُرْبَىٰٓ إِنَّمَا تُنذِرُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَأَقَامُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَمَن تَزَكَّىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَتَزَكَّىٰ لِنَفْسِهِۦ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

    And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And if a heavily laden soul calls [another] to [carry some of] its load, nothing of it will be carried, even if he should be a close relative. You can only warn those who fear their Lord unseen and have established prayer. And whoever purifies himself only purifies himself for [the benefit of] his soul. And to Allāh is the [final] destination.

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