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Surah Fussilat, Verse 38

سورة فصلت، الآية ٣٨

41:38 Juz 24 Hizb 48 Page 480 of the mushaf Meccan surah Verse of prostration

Text of verse 41:38

فَإِنِ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ فَٱلَّذِينَ عِندَ رَبِّكَ يُسَبِّحُونَ لَهُۥ بِٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ وَهُمْ لَا يَسْـَٔمُونَ ۝٣٨

Transliteration

fa-ini is'takbarū fa-alladhīna ʿinda rabbika yusabbiḥūna lahu bi-al-layli wal-nahāri wahum lā yasamūna

Translation

But if they are arrogant - then those who are near your Lord [i.e., the angels] exalt Him by night and by day, and they do not become weary.

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Verse 38 of Surah Fussilat (41:38), a Meccan surah, is in juz 24, on page 480 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 38

Al-Mukhtasar

So if they show arrogance, turning away, not prostating to Allah the Creator, the angels that are with Allah glorify and praise Him (may He be glorified) throughout the day and night anyway, and they do not become bored of worshipping Him.

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Other translations of verse 38

But if they show arrogance, then those [angels] who are with your Lord glorify Him night and day, and they never grow weary.

But if they are too proud (to do so), then there are those who are with your Lord (angels) glorify Him night and day, and never are they tired.

But if they are too proud - still those who are with thy Lord glorify Him night and day, and tire not.

But is the (Unbelievers) are arrogant, (no matter): for in the presence of thy Lord are those who celebrate His praises by night and by day. And they never flag (nor feel themselves above it).

But if they are proud, yet those with your Lord glorify Him during the night and the day, and they are not tired.

Yet, in case they wax proud, then the ones who are in the Providence with your Lord extol to Him by night and daytime, and they do not grow weary. A prostration is to be performed here

Verse 38 word by word

  1. فَإِنِ fa-ini But if
  2. ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ is'takbarū they are arrogant ك ب ر
  3. فَٱلَّذِينَ fa-alladhīna then those who
  4. عِندَ ʿinda (are) near ع ن د
  5. رَبِّكَ rabbika your Lord ر ب ب
  6. يُسَبِّحُونَ yusabbiḥūna glorify س ب ح
  7. لَهُۥ lahu Him
  8. بِٱلَّيْلِ bi-al-layli by night ل ي ل
  9. وَٱلنَّهَارِ wal-nahāri and day ن ه ر
  10. وَهُمْ wahum And they
  11. لَا lā (do) not
  12. يَسْـَٔمُونَ yasamūna tire س أ م

Verses related to verse 38

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-An’am 6:89

    أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْحُكْمَ وَٱلنُّبُوَّةَ فَإِن يَكْفُرْ بِهَا هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ فَقَدْ وَكَّلْنَا بِهَا قَوْمًا لَّيْسُوا۟ بِهَا بِكَٰفِرِينَ

    Those are the ones to whom We gave the Scripture and authority and prophethood. But if they [i.e., the disbelievers] deny it, then We have entrusted it to a people who are not therein disbelievers.

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