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Surah An-Naml, Verse 69

سورة النمل، الآية ٦٩

27:69 Juz 20 Hizb 39 Page 383 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 27:69

قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ۝٦٩

Transliteration

qul sīrū fī l-arḍi fa-unẓurū kayfa kāna ʿāqibatu l-muj'rimīna

Translation

Say, [O Muḥammad], "Proceed [i.e., travel] through the land and observe how was the end of the criminals."

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Verse 69 of Surah An-Naml (27:69), a Meccan surah, is in juz 20, on page 383 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 69

Al-Mukhtasar

O Messenger! Say to these deniers of the resurrection: “Travel in any direction on earth, then ponder over what was the outcome of the evildoers who denied the resurrection; I destroyed them due to their denying it”.

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Other translations of verse 69

Say, “Travel in the land and see how was the end of the wicked.”

Say to them (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) "Travel in the land and see how has been the end of the Mujrimûn (criminals, those who denied Allâh’s Messengers and disobeyed Allâh)."

Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Travel in the land and see the nature of the sequel for the guilty!

Say: "Go ye through the earth and see what has been the end of those guilty (of sin)."

Say: Travel in the earth, then see how was the end of the guilty.

Say, "Travel in the earth, then look into how was the end of the criminals."

Verse 69 word by word

  1. قُلْ qul Say ق و ل
  2. سِيرُوا۟ sīrū Travel س ي ر
  3. فِى fī in
  4. ٱلْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the land أ ر ض
  5. فَٱنظُرُوا۟ fa-unẓurū and see ن ظ ر
  6. كَيْفَ kayfa how ك ي ف
  7. كَانَ kāna was ك و ن
  8. عَٰقِبَةُ ʿāqibatu (the) end ع ق ب
  9. ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ l-muj'rimīna (of) the criminals ج ر م

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  • Ar-Rum 30:42

    قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلُ كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّشْرِكِينَ

    Say, [O Muḥammad], "Travel through the land and observe how was the end of those before. Most of them were associators [of others with Allāh].

  • Ali ’Imran 3:137

    قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ سُنَنٌ فَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Similar situations [as yours] have passed on before you, so proceed throughout the earth and observe how was the end of those who denied.

  • An-Nahl 16:36

    وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِى كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَّسُولًا أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ ٱلطَّٰغُوتَ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ هَدَى ٱللَّهُ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ حَقَّتْ عَلَيْهِ ٱلضَّلَٰلَةُ فَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    And We certainly sent into every nation a messenger, [saying], "Worship Allāh and avoid ṭāghūt." And among them were those whom Allāh guided, and among them were those upon whom error was [deservedly] decreed. So proceed [i.e., travel] through the earth and observe how was the end of the deniers.

  • Al-’Ankabut 29:20

    قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ بَدَأَ ٱلْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ ٱللَّهُ يُنشِئُ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    Say, [O Muḥammad], "Travel through the land and observe how He began creation. Then Allāh will produce the final creation [i.e., development]. Indeed Allāh, over all things, is competent."

  • Al-A’raf 7:84

    وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّطَرًا فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

    And We rained upon them a rain [of stones]. Then see how was the end of the criminals.

  • Al-An’am 6:11

    قُلْ سِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ ٱنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ

    Say, "Travel through the land; then observe how was the end of the deniers."

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