Surah Al-Hijr 15:60 — translation and meaning

الحجر · Verse 60 / 99 · Page 265

ۙ إِلَّا امْرَأَتَهُ قَدَّرْنَا إِنَّهَا لَمِنَ الْغَابِرِينَ

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ۙ
إِلَّا
illa
Except
امْرَأَتَهُ
im'ra-atahu
his wife
قَدَّرْنَا
qaddarna
We have decreed
إِنَّهَا
innaha
that she
لَمِنَ
lamina
(is) surely of
الْغَابِرِينَ
al-ghabirina
those who remain behind

Transliteration

Illam ra atahoo qaddarnaaa innahaa laminal ghaabireen

Translation

Except his wife." Allah decreed that she is of those who remain behind.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Except for his wife, for We have decreed her to be one of those who stay behind included in the destruction.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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"Except his wife." Allah decreed that she is of those who remain…" — Al-Hijr 15:60