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Fussilat 42

Ayah 42 of 54 · Meccan

لَّا يَأۡتِيهِ ٱلۡبَٰطِلُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ يَدَيۡهِ وَلَا مِنۡ خَلۡفِهِۦۖ تَنزِيلٞ مِّنۡ حَكِيمٍ حَمِيدٖ ٤٢

Falsehood cannot approach it from before it or from behind it; [it is] a revelation from a [Lord who is] Wise and Praiseworthy.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. لَّاNotlā
  2. يَأۡتِيهِcomes to ityatīhi
  3. ٱلۡبَٰطِلُthe falsehoodl-bāṭilu
  4. مِنۢfrommin
  5. بَيۡنِbefore itbayni
  6. يَدَيۡهِbefore ityadayhi
  7. وَلَاand notwalā
  8. مِنۡfrommin
  9. خَلۡفِهِۦۖbehind itkhalfihi
  10. تَنزِيلٞA Revelationtanzīlun
  11. مِّنۡfrommin
  12. حَكِيمٍ(the) All-Wiseḥakīmin
  13. حَمِيدٖ(the) Praiseworthyḥamīdin

Tafsir

And indeed, it is a noble and protected book. Falsehood in the form of subtraction, addition, change or distortion cannot come to it directly or indirectly. It is a revelation from One who is Wise in His creation, decree and legislation, and praiseworthy in all conditions.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran