سُوْرَةُ الزُّخْرُفِ

Surah Az-Zukhruf (43) — Ayah 14

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وَإِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ ﴿14﴾
And verily, to Our Lord we indeed are to return!"
وَإِنَّآ wa-innā And indeed, we
إِلَىٰ ilā to
رَبِّنَا rabbinā our Lord
لَمُنقَلِبُونَ lamunqalibūna will surely return

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14. And surely, to our Lord we will (all) return [13].

[13] That is, our entire life in this world is like that of a traveler, and our destination is the Hereafter. Now think, if a person, when setting out on a journey or mounting a ride, thoughtfully recites this supplication, could he ever travel for the purpose of committing a sinful act?