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Surah An-Nazi’at, Verse 42

سورة النازعات، الآية ٤٢

79:42 Juz 30 Hizb 59 Page 584 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 79:42

يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَىٰهَا ۝٤٢

Transliteration

yasalūnaka ʿani l-sāʿati ayyāna mur'sāhā

Translation

They ask you, [O Muḥammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival?1848

Notes

[1848] Literally, "resting" or "establishment."

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Verse 42 of Surah An-Nazi’at (79:42), a Meccan surah, is in juz 30, on page 584 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 42

Al-Mukhtasar

O Messenger! These rejectors of the resurrection ask you: “When will the Hour occur?”

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Other translations of verse 42

They ask you concerning the Hour, “When will it be12?”

Notes

[12] Lit., "established."

They ask you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) about the Hour - when will be its appointed time?

They ask thee of the Hour: when will it come to port?

They ask thee about the Hour,-'When will be its appointed time?

They ask you about the hour, when it will come.

They ask you about the Hour: when will it have its berthing? (Literally: anchorage; i.e., when will it be).

Verse 42 word by word

  1. يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ yasalūnaka They ask you س أ ل
  2. عَنِ ʿani about
  3. ٱلسَّاعَةِ l-sāʿati the Hour س و ع
  4. أَيَّانَ ayyāna when
  5. مُرْسَىٰهَا mur'sāhā (is) its arrival ر س و

Verses related to verse 42

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-A’raf 7:187

    يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَىٰهَا قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّى لَا يُجَلِّيهَا لِوَقْتِهَآ إِلَّا هُوَ ثَقُلَتْ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ لَا تَأْتِيكُمْ إِلَّا بَغْتَةً يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ كَأَنَّكَ حَفِىٌّ عَنْهَا قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

    They ask you, [O Muḥammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival? Say, "Its knowledge is only with my Lord. None will reveal its time except Him. It lays heavily upon the heavens and the earth. It will not come upon you except unexpectedly." They ask you as if you are familiar with it. Say, "Its knowledge is only with Allāh, but most of the people do not know."

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