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Surah Al-Qalam, Verse 28

سورة القلم، الآية ٢٨

68:28 Juz 29 Hizb 57 Page 565 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 68:28

قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ ۝٢٨

Transliteration

qāla awsaṭuhum alam aqul lakum lawlā tusabbiḥūna

Translation

The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [Allāh]?'"1729

Notes

[1729] i.e., remember or mention Him by saying, "...if Allāh wills." An additional meaning is "praise" or "thank" Him for His bounty.

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Verse 28 of Surah Al-Qalam (68:28), a Meccan surah, is in juz 29, on page 565 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 28

Al-Mukhtasar

The most virtuous among them said, “Did I not tell you when you made up your mind to prevent the poor from your crops: “Why do you not glorify Allah and repent to Him?””

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Other translations of verse 28

The best among them said, “Did I not say to you to glorify Allah6?”

Notes

[6] i.e., remember Him by saying, "...if Allah wills." Or "praise" and "thank" Allah for His bounty.

The best among them said: "Did I not tell you: why say you not: Inshâ’ Allâh (If Allâh wills)."

The best among them said: Said I not unto you: Why glorify ye not (Allah)?

Said one of them, more just (than the rest): "Did I not say to you, 'Why not glorify (Allah)?'"

The best of them said: Did I not say to you, Why do you not glorify (Allah)?

Said the most moderate of them, "Did I not say to you: Had you only extolled (Him)!"

Verse 28 word by word

  1. قَالَ qāla Said ق و ل
  2. أَوْسَطُهُمْ awsaṭuhum (the) most moderate of them و س ط
  3. أَلَمْ alam Did not
  4. أَقُل aqul I tell ق و ل
  5. لَّكُمْ lakum you
  6. لَوْلَا lawlā 'Why not
  7. تُسَبِّحُونَ tusabbiḥūna you glorify (Allah)?' س ب ح

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