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Fussilat 38

Ayah 38 of 54 · Meccan

فَإِنِ ٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْ فَٱلَّذِينَ عِندَ رَبِّكَ يُسَبِّحُونَ لَهُۥ بِٱلَّيۡلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ وَهُمۡ لَا يَسۡـَٔمُونَ۩ ٣٨

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.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. فَإِنِBut iffa-ini
  2. ٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْthey are arrogantis'takbarū
  3. فَٱلَّذِينَthen those whofa-alladhīna
  4. عِندَ(are) nearʿinda
  5. رَبِّكَyour Lordrabbika
  6. يُسَبِّحُونَglorifyyusabbiḥūna
  7. لَهُۥHimlahu
  8. بِٱلَّيۡلِby nightbi-al-layli
  9. وَٱلنَّهَارِand daywal-nahāri
  10. وَهُمۡAnd theywahum
  11. لَا(do) notlā
  12. يَسۡـَٔمُونَ۩tireyasamūna

Tafsir

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.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran