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Surah Al-’Ankabut, Verse 5

سورة العنكبوت، الآية ٥

29:5 Juz 20 Hizb 40 Page 396 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 29:5

مَن كَانَ يَرْجُوا۟ لِقَآءَ ٱللَّهِ فَإِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ لَـَٔاتٍ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ۝٥

Transliteration

man kāna yarjū liqāa l-lahi fa-inna ajala l-lahi laātin wahuwa l-samīʿu l-ʿalīmu

Translation

Whoever should hope for the meeting with Allāh - indeed, the term [decreed by] Allāh is coming. And He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

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Whoever is hopeful of meeting Allah on the day of judgment so He can reward him should know that the time Allah has appointed for that is coming soon. And He is Hearing of the statements of His servants, Knowing of their actions. Nothing of their actions are hidden from Him and He shall reward them accordingly.

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Other translations of verse 5

Whoever hopes to meet Allah, the time appointed by Allah is sure to come, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.

Whoever hopes for the Meeting1 with Allâh, then Allâh’s Term is surely coming and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.

Notes

[1] (V.29:5) See (V.6:31) and its footnote.

Whoso looketh forward to the meeting with Allah (let him know that) Allah's reckoning is surely nigh, and He is the Hearer, the Knower.

For those whose hopes are in the meeting with Allah (in the Hereafter, let them strive); for the term (appointed) by Allah is surely coming and He hears and knows (all things).

Whoever hopes to meet Allah, the term appointed by Allah will then most surely come; and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

Whoever hopes for the meeting with Allah, then surely the term of Allah is indeed coming up; and He is The Ever-Hearing, the Ever-Knowing.

Verse 5 word by word

  1. مَن man Whoever
  2. كَانَ kāna [is] ك و ن
  3. يَرْجُوا۟ yarjū hopes ر ج و
  4. لِقَآءَ liqāa (for the) meeting ل ق ي
  5. ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (with) Allah
  6. فَإِنَّ fa-inna then indeed
  7. أَجَلَ ajala (the) Term أ ج ل
  8. ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
  9. لَـَٔاتٍ laātin (is) surely coming أ ت ي
  10. وَهُوَ wahuwa And He
  11. ٱلسَّمِيعُ l-samīʿu (is) the All-Hearer س م ع
  12. ٱلْعَلِيمُ l-ʿalīmu the All-Knower ع ل م

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