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Surah 21 · Makkah · 112 verses · 1169 words
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Surah Al-Anbya, “The Prophets”, is surah 21 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 112 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
اقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمْ وَهُمْ فِي غَفْلَةٍ مُّعْرِضُونَ ١ ▶
اقْتَرَبَ iq'taraba (Has) approached لِلنَّاسِ lilnnāsi for [the] mankind حِسَابُهُمْ ḥisābuhum their account وَهُمْ wahum while they فِي fī (are) in غَفْلَةٍ ghaflatin heedlessness مُّعْرِضُونَ muʿ'riḍūna turning away
1. [The time of] their account has approached for the people, while they are in heedlessness turning away.
Roots in this verse: ق ر ب أ ن س ح س ب غ ف ل ع ر ض
مَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِم مُّحْدَثٍ إِلَّا اسْتَمَعُوهُ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ ٢ ▶
مَا mā Not يَأْتِيهِم yatīhim comes to them مِّن min of ذِكْرٍ dhik'rin a Reminder مِّن min from رَّبِّهِم rabbihim their Lord مُّحْدَثٍ muḥ'dathin anew إِلَّا illā except اسْتَمَعُوهُ is'tamaʿūhu they listen to it وَهُمْ wahum while they يَلْعَبُونَ yalʿabūna (are at) play
2. No mention [i.e., revelation] comes to them anew from their Lord except that they listen to it while they are at play
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ذ ك ر ر ب ب ح د ث س م ع ل ع ب
لَاهِيَةً قُلُوبُهُمْ وَأَسَرُّوا النَّجْوَى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا هَلْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ أَفَتَأْتُونَ السِّحْرَ وَأَنتُمْ تُبْصِرُونَ ٣ ▶
لَاهِيَةً lāhiyatan Distracted قُلُوبُهُمْ qulūbuhum their hearts وَأَسَرُّوا wa-asarrū And they conceal النَّجْوَى l-najwā the private conversation الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who ظَلَمُوا ẓalamū [they] wronged هَلْ hal Is هَٰذَا hādhā this إِلَّا illā except بَشَرٌ basharun a human being مِّثْلُكُمْ mith'lukum like you أَفَتَأْتُونَ afatatūna So would you approach السِّحْرَ l-siḥ'ra the magic وَأَنتُمْ wa-antum while you تُبْصِرُونَ tub'ṣirūna see (it)
3. With their hearts distracted. And those who do wrong conceal their private conversation, [saying], "Is this [Prophet] except a human being like you? So would you approach magic while you are aware [of it]?"
Roots in this verse: ل ه و ق ل ب س ر ر ن ج و ظ ل م ب ش ر م ث ل أ ت ي س ح ر ب ص ر
قَالَ رَبِّي يَعْلَمُ الْقَوْلَ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ ٤ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said رَبِّي rabbī My Lord يَعْلَمُ yaʿlamu knows الْقَوْلَ l-qawla the word فِي fī in السَّمَاءِ l-samāi the heavens وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth وَهُوَ wahuwa And He السَّمِيعُ l-samīʿu (is) the All-Hearer الْعَلِيمُ l-ʿalīmu the All-Knower
4. He [the Prophet (ﷺ)] said, "My Lord knows whatever is said throughout the heaven and earth, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب ع ل م س م و أ ر ض س م ع
بَلْ قَالُوا أَضْغَاثُ أَحْلَامٍ بَلِ افْتَرَاهُ بَلْ هُوَ شَاعِرٌ فَلْيَأْتِنَا بِآيَةٍ كَمَا أُرْسِلَ الْأَوَّلُونَ ٥ ▶
بَلْ bal Nay قَالُوا qālū they say أَضْغَاثُ aḍghāthu Muddled أَحْلَامٍ aḥlāmin dreams بَلِ bali nay افْتَرَاهُ if'tarāhu he (has) invented it بَلْ bal nay هُوَ huwa he شَاعِرٌ shāʿirun (is) a poet فَلْيَأْتِنَا falyatinā So let him bring us بِآيَةٍ biāyatin a sign كَمَا kamā like what أُرْسِلَ ur'sila was sent الْأَوَّلُونَ l-awalūna (to) the former
5. But they say, "[The revelation is but] a mixture of false dreams; rather, he has invented it; rather, he is a poet. So let him bring us a sign just as the previous [messengers] were sent [with miracles]."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ح ل م ف ر ي ش ع ر أ ت ي أ ي ي ر س ل أ و ل
مَا آمَنَتْ قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَاهَا أَفَهُمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ ٦ ▶
مَا mā Not آمَنَتْ āmanat believed قَبْلَهُم qablahum before them مِّن min any قَرْيَةٍ qaryatin town أَهْلَكْنَاهَا ahlaknāhā which We destroyed أَفَهُمْ afahum so will they يُؤْمِنُونَ yu'minūna believe
6. Not a [single] city which We destroyed believed before them, so will they believe?
Roots in this verse: أ م ن ق ب ل ق ر ي ه ل ك
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوحِي إِلَيْهِمْ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ٧ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not أَرْسَلْنَا arsalnā We sent قَبْلَكَ qablaka before you إِلَّا illā except رِجَالًا rijālan men نُّوحِي nūḥī We revealed إِلَيْهِمْ ilayhim to them فَاسْأَلُوا fasalū So ask أَهْلَ ahla (the) people الذِّكْرِ l-dhik'ri (of) the Reminder إِن in if كُنتُمْ kuntum you لَا lā (do) not تَعْلَمُونَ taʿlamūna know
7. And We sent not before you, [O Muḥammad], except men to whom We revealed [the message], so ask the people of the message [i.e., former scriptures] if you do not know.
Roots in this verse: ر س ل ق ب ل ر ج ل و ح ي س أ ل أ ه ل ذ ك ر ك و ن ع ل م
وَمَا جَعَلْنَاهُمْ جَسَدًا لَّا يَأْكُلُونَ الطَّعَامَ وَمَا كَانُوا خَالِدِينَ ٨ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not جَعَلْنَاهُمْ jaʿalnāhum We made them جَسَدًا jasadan bodies لَّا lā not يَأْكُلُونَ yakulūna eating الطَّعَامَ l-ṭaʿāma the food وَمَا wamā and not كَانُوا kānū they were خَالِدِينَ khālidīna immortals
8. And We did not make them [i.e., the prophets] forms not eating food, nor were they immortal [on earth].
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل أ ك ل ط ع م ك و ن خ ل د
ثُمَّ صَدَقْنَاهُمُ الْوَعْدَ فَأَنجَيْنَاهُمْ وَمَن نَّشَاءُ وَأَهْلَكْنَا الْمُسْرِفِينَ ٩ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then صَدَقْنَاهُمُ ṣadaqnāhumu We fulfilled (for) them الْوَعْدَ l-waʿda the promise فَأَنجَيْنَاهُمْ fa-anjaynāhum and We saved them وَمَن waman and whom نَّشَاءُ nashāu We willed وَأَهْلَكْنَا wa-ahlaknā and We destroyed الْمُسْرِفِينَ l-mus'rifīna the transgressors
9. Then We fulfilled for them the promise, and We saved them and whom We willed and destroyed the transgressors.
Roots in this verse: ص د ق و ع د ن ج و ش ي أ ه ل ك س ر ف
لَقَدْ أَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكُمْ كِتَابًا فِيهِ ذِكْرُكُمْ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ ١٠ ▶
لَقَدْ laqad Indeed أَنزَلْنَا anzalnā We (have) sent down إِلَيْكُمْ ilaykum to you كِتَابًا kitāban a Book فِيهِ fīhi in it ذِكْرُكُمْ dhik'rukum (is) your mention أَفَلَا afalā Then will not تَعْقِلُونَ taʿqilūna you use reason
10. We have certainly sent down to you a Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] in which is your mention. Then will you not reason?
Roots in this verse: ن ز ل ك ت ب ذ ك ر ع ق ل
وَكَمْ قَصَمْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ كَانَتْ ظَالِمَةً وَأَنشَأْنَا بَعْدَهَا قَوْمًا آخَرِينَ ١١ ▶
وَكَمْ wakam And how many قَصَمْنَا qaṣamnā We (have) shattered مِن min of قَرْيَةٍ qaryatin a town كَانَتْ kānat (that) was ظَالِمَةً ẓālimatan unjust وَأَنشَأْنَا wa-anshanā and We produced بَعْدَهَا baʿdahā after them قَوْمًا qawman another people آخَرِينَ ākharīna another people
11. And how many a city which was unjust have We shattered and produced after it another people.
Roots in this verse: ق ر ي ك و ن ظ ل م ن ش أ ب ع د ق و م أ خ ر
فَلَمَّا أَحَسُّوا بَأْسَنَا إِذَا هُم مِّنْهَا يَرْكُضُونَ ١٢ ▶
فَلَمَّا falammā Then when أَحَسُّوا aḥassū they perceived بَأْسَنَا basanā Our torment إِذَا idhā behold هُم hum they مِّنْهَا min'hā from it يَرْكُضُونَ yarkuḍūna were fleeing
12. And when they [i.e., its inhabitants] perceived Our punishment, at once they fled from it.
Roots in this verse: ب أ س
لَا تَرْكُضُوا وَارْجِعُوا إِلَىٰ مَا أُتْرِفْتُمْ فِيهِ وَمَسَاكِنِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْأَلُونَ ١٣ ▶
لَا lā Flee not تَرْكُضُوا tarkuḍū Flee not وَارْجِعُوا wa-ir'jiʿū but return إِلَىٰ ilā to مَا mā what أُتْرِفْتُمْ ut'rif'tum you were given luxury فِيهِ fīhi in it وَمَسَاكِنِكُمْ wamasākinikum and to your homes لَعَلَّكُمْ laʿallakum so that you may تُسْأَلُونَ tus'alūna be questioned
13. [Some angels said], "Do not flee but return to where you were given luxury and to your homes - perhaps you will be questioned."
Roots in this verse: ر ج ع س ك ن س أ ل
قَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ ١٤ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said يَا وَيْلَنَا yāwaylanā O woe to us إِنَّا innā Indeed, [we] كُنَّا kunnā we were ظَالِمِينَ ẓālimīna wrongdoers
14. They said, "O woe to us! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ك و ن ظ ل م
فَمَا زَالَت تِّلْكَ دَعْوَاهُمْ حَتَّىٰ جَعَلْنَاهُمْ حَصِيدًا خَامِدِينَ ١٥ ▶
فَمَا famā Then not زَالَت zālat ceased تِّلْكَ til'ka [this] دَعْوَاهُمْ daʿwāhum their cry حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until جَعَلْنَاهُمْ jaʿalnāhum We made them حَصِيدًا ḥaṣīdan reaped خَامِدِينَ khāmidīna extinct
15. And that declaration of theirs did not cease until We made them [as] a harvest [mowed down], extinguished [like a fire].
Roots in this verse: ز ي ل د ع و ج ع ل
وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاءَ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَاعِبِينَ ١٦ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not خَلَقْنَا khalaqnā We created السَّمَاءَ l-samāa the heavens وَالْأَرْضَ wal-arḍa and the earth وَمَا wamā and what بَيْنَهُمَا baynahumā (is) between them لَاعِبِينَ lāʿibīna (for) playing
16. And We did not create the heaven and earth and that between them in play.
Roots in this verse: خ ل ق س م و أ ر ض ب ي ن ل ع ب
لَوْ أَرَدْنَا أَن نَّتَّخِذَ لَهْوًا لَّاتَّخَذْنَاهُ مِن لَّدُنَّا إِن كُنَّا فَاعِلِينَ ١٧ ▶
لَوْ law If أَرَدْنَا aradnā We intended أَن an that نَّتَّخِذَ nattakhidha We take لَهْوًا lahwan a pastime لَّاتَّخَذْنَاهُ la-ittakhadhnāhu surely We (could have) taken it مِن min from لَّدُنَّا ladunnā Us إِن in if كُنَّا kunnā We were فَاعِلِينَ fāʿilīna doers
17. Had We intended to take a diversion, We could have taken it from [what is] with Us - if [indeed] We were to do so.
Roots in this verse: ر و د أ خ ذ ل ه و ل د ن ك و ن ف ع ل
بَلْ نَقْذِفُ بِالْحَقِّ عَلَى الْبَاطِلِ فَيَدْمَغُهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ زَاهِقٌ وَلَكُمُ الْوَيْلُ مِمَّا تَصِفُونَ ١٨ ▶
بَلْ bal Nay نَقْذِفُ naqdhifu We hurl بِالْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi the truth عَلَى ʿalā against الْبَاطِلِ l-bāṭili [the] falsehood فَيَدْمَغُهُ fayadmaghuhu and it breaks its head فَإِذَا fa-idhā behold هُوَ huwa it (is) زَاهِقٌ zāhiqun vanishing وَلَكُمُ walakumu And for you الْوَيْلُ l-waylu (is) destruction مِمَّا mimmā for what تَصِفُونَ taṣifūna you ascribe
18. Rather, We dash the truth upon falsehood, and it destroys it, and thereupon it departs. And for you is destruction from that which you describe.
Roots in this verse: ح ق ق ب ط ل و ص ف
وَلَهُ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَنْ عِندَهُ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِ وَلَا يَسْتَحْسِرُونَ ١٩ ▶
وَلَهُ walahu And to Him (belongs) مَن man whoever فِي fī (is) in السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth وَمَنْ waman And (those) who عِندَهُ ʿindahu (are) near Him لَا lā not يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ yastakbirūna they are arrogant عَنْ ʿan to عِبَادَتِهِ ʿibādatihi worship Him وَلَا walā and not يَسْتَحْسِرُونَ yastaḥsirūna they tire
19. To Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And those near Him [i.e., the angels] are not prevented by arrogance from His worship, nor do they tire.
Roots in this verse: س م و أ ر ض ع ن د ك ب ر ع ب د ح س ر
يُسَبِّحُونَ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ لَا يَفْتُرُونَ ٢٠ ▶
يُسَبِّحُونَ yusabbiḥūna They glorify (Him) اللَّيْلَ al-layla [the] night وَالنَّهَارَ wal-nahāra and [the] day لَا lā not يَفْتُرُونَ yafturūna they slacken
20. They exalt [Him] night and day [and] do not slacken.
Roots in this verse: س ب ح ل ي ل ن ه ر
أَمِ اتَّخَذُوا آلِهَةً مِّنَ الْأَرْضِ هُمْ يُنشِرُونَ ٢١ ▶
أَمِ ami Or اتَّخَذُوا ittakhadhū (have) they taken آلِهَةً ālihatan gods مِّنَ mina from الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth هُمْ hum they يُنشِرُونَ yunshirūna raise (the dead)
21. Or have they [i.e., men] taken for themselves gods from the earth who resurrect [the dead]?
Roots in this verse: أ خ ذ أ ل ه أ ر ض ن ش ر
لَوْ كَانَ فِيهِمَا آلِهَةٌ إِلَّا اللَّهُ لَفَسَدَتَا فَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ٢٢ ▶
لَوْ law If كَانَ kāna (there) were فِيهِمَا fīhimā in both of them آلِهَةٌ ālihatun gods إِلَّا illā besides اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah لَفَسَدَتَا lafasadatā surely they (would) have been ruined فَسُبْحَانَ fasub'ḥāna So glorified اللَّهِ l-lahi (is) Allah رَبِّ rabbi Lord الْعَرْشِ l-ʿarshi (of) the Throne عَمَّا ʿammā (above) what يَصِفُونَ yaṣifūna they attribute
22. Had there been within them [i.e., the heavens and earth] gods besides Allāh, they both would have been ruined. So exalted is Allāh, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.
Roots in this verse: ك و ن أ ل ه ف س د س ب ح ر ب ب ع ر ش و ص ف
لَا يُسْأَلُ عَمَّا يَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ يُسْأَلُونَ ٢٣ ▶
لَا lā Not يُسْأَلُ yus'alu He (can) be questioned عَمَّا ʿammā about what يَفْعَلُ yafʿalu He does وَهُمْ wahum but they يُسْأَلُونَ yus'alūna will be questioned
23. He is not questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned.
Roots in this verse: س أ ل ف ع ل
أَمِ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ آلِهَةً قُلْ هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ هَٰذَا ذِكْرُ مَن مَّعِيَ وَذِكْرُ مَن قَبْلِي بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ الْحَقَّ فَهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ ٢٤ ▶
أَمِ ami Or اتَّخَذُوا ittakhadhū (have) they taken مِن min besides Him دُونِهِ dūnihi besides Him آلِهَةً ālihatan gods قُلْ qul Say هَاتُوا hātū Bring بُرْهَانَكُمْ bur'hānakum your proof هَٰذَا hādhā This ذِكْرُ dhik'ru (is) a Reminder مَن man (for those) who مَّعِيَ maʿiya (are) with me وَذِكْرُ wadhik'ru and a Reminder مَن man (for those) who قَبْلِي qablī (were) before me بَلْ bal But أَكْثَرُهُمْ aktharuhum most of them لَا lā (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna know الْحَقَّ l-ḥaqa the truth فَهُم fahum so they مُّعْرِضُونَ muʿ'riḍūna (are) averse
24. Or have they taken gods besides Him? Say, [O Muḥammad], "Produce your proof. This [Qur’ān] is the message for those with me and the message of those before me." But most of them do not know the truth, so they are turning away.
Roots in this verse: أ خ ذ د و ن أ ل ه ق و ل ذ ك ر ق ب ل ك ث ر ع ل م ح ق ق ع ر ض
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا نُوحِي إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنَا فَاعْبُدُونِ ٢٥ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not أَرْسَلْنَا arsalnā We sent مِن min before you قَبْلِكَ qablika before you مِن min any رَّسُولٍ rasūlin Messenger إِلَّا illā but نُوحِي nūḥī We reveal(ed) إِلَيْهِ ilayhi to him أَنَّهُ annahu that [He] لَا lā (There is) no إِلَٰهَ ilāha god إِلَّا illā except أَنَا anā Me فَاعْبُدُونِ fa-uʿ'budūni so worship Me
25. And We sent not before you any messenger except We revealed to him that, "There is no deity except Me, so worship Me."
Roots in this verse: ر س ل ق ب ل و ح ي أ ل ه ع ب د
وَقَالُوا اتَّخَذَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ وَلَدًا سُبْحَانَهُ بَلْ عِبَادٌ مُّكْرَمُونَ ٢٦ ▶
وَقَالُوا waqālū And they say اتَّخَذَ ittakhadha Has taken الرَّحْمَٰنُ l-raḥmānu the Most Gracious وَلَدًا waladan a son سُبْحَانَهُ sub'ḥānahu Glorified is He بَلْ bal Nay عِبَادٌ ʿibādun (they are) slaves مُّكْرَمُونَ muk'ramūna honored
26. And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, they are [but] honored servants.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ خ ذ ر ح م و ل د س ب ح ع ب د ك ر م
لَا يَسْبِقُونَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ وَهُم بِأَمْرِهِ يَعْمَلُونَ ٢٧ ▶
لَا lā Not يَسْبِقُونَهُ yasbiqūnahu they (can) precede Him بِالْقَوْلِ bil-qawli in word وَهُم wahum and they بِأَمْرِهِ bi-amrihi by His command يَعْمَلُونَ yaʿmalūna act
27. They cannot precede Him in word, and they act by His command.
Roots in this verse: س ب ق ق و ل أ م ر ع م ل
يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يَشْفَعُونَ إِلَّا لِمَنِ ارْتَضَىٰ وَهُم مِّنْ خَشْيَتِهِ مُشْفِقُونَ ٢٨ ▶
يَعْلَمُ yaʿlamu He knows مَا mā what بَيْنَ bayna (is) before them أَيْدِيهِمْ aydīhim (is) before them وَمَا wamā and what خَلْفَهُمْ khalfahum (is) behind them وَلَا walā and not يَشْفَعُونَ yashfaʿūna they (can) intercede إِلَّا illā except لِمَنِ limani for whom ارْتَضَىٰ ir'taḍā He approves وَهُم wahum And they مِّنْ min from خَشْيَتِهِ khashyatihi fear of Him مُشْفِقُونَ mush'fiqūna stand in awe
28. He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they cannot intercede except on behalf of one whom He approves. And they, from fear of Him, are apprehensive.
Roots in this verse: ع ل م ب ي ن ي د ي خ ل ف ش ف ع ر ض و خ ش ي ش ف ق
وَمَن يَقُلْ مِنْهُمْ إِنِّي إِلَٰهٌ مِّن دُونِهِ فَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِيهِ جَهَنَّمَ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الظَّالِمِينَ ٢٩ ▶
وَمَن waman And whoever يَقُلْ yaqul says مِنْهُمْ min'hum of them إِنِّي innī Indeed, I am إِلَٰهٌ ilāhun a god مِّن min besides Him دُونِهِ dūnihi besides Him فَذَٰلِكَ fadhālika Then that نَجْزِيهِ najzīhi We will recompense جَهَنَّمَ jahannama (with) Hell كَذَٰلِكَ kadhālika Thus نَجْزِي najzī We recompense الظَّالِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna the wrongdoers
29. And whoever of them should say, "Indeed, I am a god besides Him" - that one We would recompense with Hell. Thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ل ه د و ن ج ز ي ظ ل م
أَوَلَمْ يَرَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَنَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ كَانَتَا رَتْقًا فَفَتَقْنَاهُمَا وَجَعَلْنَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ حَيٍّ أَفَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ٣٠ ▶
أَوَلَمْ awalam Do not يَرَ yara see الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieved أَنَّ anna that السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens وَالْأَرْضَ wal-arḍa and the earth كَانَتَا kānatā were رَتْقًا ratqan a joined entity فَفَتَقْنَاهُمَا fafataqnāhumā then We parted them وَجَعَلْنَا wajaʿalnā and We made مِنَ mina from الْمَاءِ l-māi [the] water كُلَّ kulla every شَيْءٍ shayin living thing حَيٍّ ḥayyin living thing أَفَلَا afalā Then will not يُؤْمِنُونَ yu'minūna they believe
30. Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and then We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe?
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي ك ف ر س م و أ ر ض ك و ن ج ع ل م و ه ك ل ل ش ي أ ح ي ي أ م ن
وَجَعَلْنَا فِي الْأَرْضِ رَوَاسِيَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِهِمْ وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا فِجَاجًا سُبُلًا لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ ٣١ ▶
وَجَعَلْنَا wajaʿalnā And We (have) placed فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth رَوَاسِيَ rawāsiya firmly set mountains أَن an lest تَمِيدَ tamīda it (should) shake بِهِمْ bihim with them وَجَعَلْنَا wajaʿalnā and We made فِيهَا fīhā therein فِجَاجًا fijājan broad passes سُبُلًا subulan (as) ways لَّعَلَّهُمْ laʿallahum so that they may يَهْتَدُونَ yahtadūna (be) guided
31. And We placed within the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with them, and We made therein [mountain] passes [as] roads that they might be guided.
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل أ ر ض ر س و س ب ل ه د ي
وَجَعَلْنَا السَّمَاءَ سَقْفًا مَّحْفُوظًا وَهُمْ عَنْ آيَاتِهَا مُعْرِضُونَ ٣٢ ▶
وَجَعَلْنَا wajaʿalnā And We made السَّمَاءَ l-samāa the sky سَقْفًا saqfan a roof مَّحْفُوظًا maḥfūẓan protected وَهُمْ wahum But they عَنْ ʿan from آيَاتِهَا āyātihā its Signs مُعْرِضُونَ muʿ'riḍūna turn away
32. And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are turning away.
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل س م و ح ف ظ أ ي ي ع ر ض
وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ فِي فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ ٣٣ ▶
وَهُوَ wahuwa And He الَّذِي alladhī (is) the One Who خَلَقَ khalaqa created اللَّيْلَ al-layla the night وَالنَّهَارَ wal-nahāra and the day وَالشَّمْسَ wal-shamsa and the sun وَالْقَمَرَ wal-qamara and the moon كُلٌّ kullun each فِي fī in فَلَكٍ falakin an orbit يَسْبَحُونَ yasbaḥūna floating
33. And it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; all [heavenly bodies] in an orbit are swimming.
Roots in this verse: خ ل ق ل ي ل ن ه ر ش م س ق م ر ك ل ل ف ل ك س ب ح
وَمَا جَعَلْنَا لِبَشَرٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ الْخُلْدَ أَفَإِن مِّتَّ فَهُمُ الْخَالِدُونَ ٣٤ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not جَعَلْنَا jaʿalnā We made لِبَشَرٍ libasharin for any man مِّن min before you قَبْلِكَ qablika before you الْخُلْدَ l-khul'da [the] immortality أَفَإِن afa-in so if مِّتَّ mitta you die فَهُمُ fahumu then (would) they الْخَالِدُونَ l-khālidūna live forever
34. And We did not grant to any man before you eternity [on earth]; so if you die - would they be eternal?
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل ب ش ر ق ب ل خ ل د م و ت
كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ وَنَبْلُوكُم بِالشَّرِّ وَالْخَيْرِ فِتْنَةً وَإِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ ٣٥ ▶
كُلُّ kullu Every نَفْسٍ nafsin soul ذَائِقَةُ dhāiqatu (will) taste الْمَوْتِ l-mawti [the] death وَنَبْلُوكُم wanablūkum And We test you بِالشَّرِّ bil-shari with [the] bad وَالْخَيْرِ wal-khayri and [the] good فِتْنَةً fit'natan (as) a trial وَإِلَيْنَا wa-ilaynā and to Us تُرْجَعُونَ tur'jaʿūna you will be returned
35. Every soul will taste death. And We test you with evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be returned.
Roots in this verse: ك ل ل ن ف س ذ و ق م و ت ب ل و ش ر ر خ ي ر ف ت ن ر ج ع
وَإِذَا رَآكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلَّا هُزُوًا أَهَٰذَا الَّذِي يَذْكُرُ آلِهَتَكُمْ وَهُم بِذِكْرِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ هُمْ كَافِرُونَ ٣٦ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when رَآكَ raāka they see you الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieve إِن in not يَتَّخِذُونَكَ yattakhidhūnaka they take you إِلَّا illā except هُزُوًا huzuwan (in) ridicule أَهَٰذَا ahādhā Is this الَّذِي alladhī the one who يَذْكُرُ yadhkuru mentions آلِهَتَكُمْ ālihatakum your gods وَهُم wahum And they بِذِكْرِ bidhik'ri at (the) mention الرَّحْمَٰنِ l-raḥmāni (of) the Most Gracious هُمْ hum [they] كَافِرُونَ kāfirūna (are) disbelievers
36. And when those who disbelieve see you, [O Muḥammad], they take you not except in ridicule, [saying], "Is this the one who mentions [i.e., insults] your gods?" And they are, at the mention of the Most Merciful, disbelievers.
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي ك ف ر أ خ ذ ه ز أ ذ ك ر أ ل ه ر ح م
خُلِقَ الْإِنسَانُ مِنْ عَجَلٍ سَأُرِيكُمْ آيَاتِي فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُونِ ٣٧ ▶
خُلِقَ khuliqa Is created الْإِنسَانُ l-insānu the man مِنْ min of عَجَلٍ ʿajalin haste سَأُرِيكُمْ sa-urīkum I will show you آيَاتِي āyātī My Signs فَلَا falā so (do) not تَسْتَعْجِلُونِ tastaʿjilūni ask Me to hasten
37. Man was created of haste [i.e., impatience]. I will show you My signs [i.e., vengeance], so do not impatiently urge Me.
Roots in this verse: خ ل ق أ ن س ع ج ل ر أ ي أ ي ي
وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا الْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ ٣٨ ▶
وَيَقُولُونَ wayaqūlūna And they say مَتَىٰ matā When (will be fulfilled) هَٰذَا hādhā this الْوَعْدُ l-waʿdu promise إِن in if كُنتُمْ kuntum you are صَادِقِينَ ṣādiqīna truthful
38. And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?"
Roots in this verse: ق و ل و ع د ك و ن ص د ق
لَوْ يَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا حِينَ لَا يَكُفُّونَ عَن وُجُوهِهِمُ النَّارَ وَلَا عَن ظُهُورِهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ ٣٩ ▶
لَوْ law If يَعْلَمُ yaʿlamu knew الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieved حِينَ ḥīna (the) time لَا lā (when) not يَكُفُّونَ yakuffūna they will avert عَن ʿan from وُجُوهِهِمُ wujūhihimu their faces النَّارَ l-nāra the Fire وَلَا walā and not عَن ʿan from ظُهُورِهِمْ ẓuhūrihim their backs وَلَا walā and not هُمْ hum they يُنصَرُونَ yunṣarūna will be helped
39. If those who disbelieved but knew the time when they will not avert the Fire from their faces or from their backs and they will not be aided...
Roots in this verse: ع ل م ك ف ر ح ي ن ك ف ف و ج ه ن و ر ظ ه ر ن ص ر
بَلْ تَأْتِيهِم بَغْتَةً فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ رَدَّهَا وَلَا هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ ٤٠ ▶
بَلْ bal Nay تَأْتِيهِم tatīhim it will come to them بَغْتَةً baghtatan unexpectedly فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ fatabhatuhum and bewilder them فَلَا falā then not يَسْتَطِيعُونَ yastaṭīʿūna they will be able رَدَّهَا raddahā to repel it وَلَا walā and not هُمْ hum they يُنظَرُونَ yunẓarūna will be given respite
40. Rather, it will come to them unexpectedly and bewilder them, and they will not be able to repel it, nor will they be reprieved.
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ب غ ت ط و ع ر د د ن ظ ر
وَلَقَدِ اسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِالَّذِينَ سَخِرُوا مِنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ ٤١ ▶
وَلَقَدِ walaqadi And verily اسْتُهْزِئَ us'tuh'zi-a were mocked بِرُسُلٍ birusulin Messengers مِّن min before you قَبْلِكَ qablika before you فَحَاقَ faḥāqa then surrounded بِالَّذِينَ bi-alladhīna those who سَخِرُوا sakhirū mocked مِنْهُم min'hum from them مَّا mā what كَانُوا kānū they used بِهِ bihi at it يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ yastahziūna (to) mock
41. And already were messengers ridiculed before you, but those who mocked them were enveloped by what they used to ridicule.
Roots in this verse: ه ز أ ر س ل ق ب ل ح ي ق س خ ر ك و ن
قُلْ مَن يَكْلَؤُكُم بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ مِنَ الرَّحْمَٰنِ بَلْ هُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّهِم مُّعْرِضُونَ ٤٢ ▶
قُلْ qul Say مَن man Who يَكْلَؤُكُم yakla-ukum (can) protect you بِاللَّيْلِ bi-al-layli in the night وَالنَّهَارِ wal-nahāri and the day مِنَ mina from الرَّحْمَٰنِ l-raḥmāni the Most Gracious بَلْ bal Yet هُمْ hum they عَن ʿan from ذِكْرِ dhik'ri (the) remembrance رَبِّهِم rabbihim (of) their Lord مُّعْرِضُونَ muʿ'riḍūna turn away
42. Say, "Who can protect you at night or by day from the Most Merciful?" But they are, from the remembrance of their Lord, turning away.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ل ي ل ن ه ر ر ح م ذ ك ر ر ب ب ع ر ض
أَمْ لَهُمْ آلِهَةٌ تَمْنَعُهُم مِّن دُونِنَا لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَلَا هُم مِّنَّا يُصْحَبُونَ ٤٣ ▶
أَمْ am Or لَهُمْ lahum have they آلِهَةٌ ālihatun gods تَمْنَعُهُم tamnaʿuhum (to) defend them مِّن min from دُونِنَا dūninā Us لَا lā Not يَسْتَطِيعُونَ yastaṭīʿūna they are able نَصْرَ naṣra (to) help أَنفُسِهِمْ anfusihim themselves وَلَا walā and not هُم hum they مِّنَّا minnā from Us يُصْحَبُونَ yuṣ'ḥabūna can be protected
43. Or do they have gods to defend them other than Us? They are unable [even] to help themselves, nor can they be protected from Us.
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه م ن ع د و ن ط و ع ن ص ر ن ف س ص ح ب
بَلْ مَتَّعْنَا هَٰؤُلَاءِ وَآبَاءَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ طَالَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْعُمُرُ أَفَلَا يَرَوْنَ أَنَّا نَأْتِي الْأَرْضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَا أَفَهُمُ الْغَالِبُونَ ٤٤ ▶
بَلْ bal Nay مَتَّعْنَا mattaʿnā We gave provision هَٰؤُلَاءِ hāulāi (to) these وَآبَاءَهُمْ waābāahum and their fathers حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until طَالَ ṭāla grew long عَلَيْهِمُ ʿalayhimu for them الْعُمُرُ l-ʿumuru the life أَفَلَا afalā Then do not يَرَوْنَ yarawna they see أَنَّا annā that We نَأْتِي natī We come الْأَرْضَ l-arḍa (to) the land نَنقُصُهَا nanquṣuhā We reduce it مِنْ min from أَطْرَافِهَا aṭrāfihā its borders أَفَهُمُ afahumu So is (it) they الْغَالِبُونَ l-ghālibūna (who will be) overcoming
44. But, [on the contrary], We have provided good things for these [disbelievers] and their fathers until life was prolonged for them. Then do they not see that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders? Is it they who will overcome?
Roots in this verse: م ت ع أ ب و ط و ل ع م ر ر أ ي أ ت ي أ ر ض ن ق ص ط ر ف غ ل ب
قُلْ إِنَّمَا أُنذِرُكُم بِالْوَحْيِ وَلَا يَسْمَعُ الصُّمُّ الدُّعَاءَ إِذَا مَا يُنذَرُونَ ٤٥ ▶
قُلْ qul Say إِنَّمَا innamā Only أُنذِرُكُم undhirukum I warn you بِالْوَحْيِ bil-waḥyi by the revelation وَلَا walā But not يَسْمَعُ yasmaʿu hear الصُّمُّ l-ṣumu the deaf الدُّعَاءَ l-duʿāa the call إِذَا idhā when مَا mā when يُنذَرُونَ yundharūna they are warned
45. Say, "I only warn you by revelation." But the deaf do not hear the call when they are warned.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ن ذ ر و ح ي س م ع ص م م د ع و
وَلَئِن مَّسَّتْهُمْ نَفْحَةٌ مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّكَ لَيَقُولُنَّ يَا وَيْلَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ ٤٦ ▶
وَلَئِن wala-in And if مَّسَّتْهُمْ massathum touches them نَفْحَةٌ nafḥatun a whiff مِّنْ min of عَذَابِ ʿadhābi (the) punishment رَبِّكَ rabbika (of) your Lord لَيَقُولُنَّ layaqūlunna surely they will say يَا وَيْلَنَا yāwaylanā O woe to us إِنَّا innā Indeed, we كُنَّا kunnā [we] were ظَالِمِينَ ẓālimīna wrongdoers
46. And if [as much as] a whiff of the punishment of your Lord should touch them, they would surely say, "O woe to us! Indeed, we have been wrongdoers."
Roots in this verse: م س س ع ذ ب ر ب ب ق و ل ك و ن ظ ل م
وَنَضَعُ الْمَوَازِينَ الْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَلَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْئًا وَإِن كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ أَتَيْنَا بِهَا وَكَفَىٰ بِنَا حَاسِبِينَ ٤٧ ▶
وَنَضَعُ wanaḍaʿu And We set الْمَوَازِينَ l-mawāzīna the scales الْقِسْطَ l-qis'ṭa (of) the justice لِيَوْمِ liyawmi for (the) Day الْقِيَامَةِ l-qiyāmati (of) the Resurrection فَلَا falā so not تُظْلَمُ tuẓ'lamu will be wronged نَفْسٌ nafsun any soul شَيْئًا shayan (in) anything وَإِن wa-in And if كَانَ kāna (there) be مِثْقَالَ mith'qāla weight حَبَّةٍ ḥabbatin (of) a seed مِّنْ min of خَرْدَلٍ khardalin a mustard أَتَيْنَا ataynā We will bring بِهَا bihā [with] it وَكَفَىٰ wakafā And sufficient بِنَا binā (are) We حَاسِبِينَ ḥāsibīna (as) Reckoners
47. And We place the scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection, so no soul will be treated unjustly at all. And if there is [even] the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it forth. And sufficient are We as accountant.
Roots in this verse: و ض ع و ز ن ق س ط ي و م ق و م ظ ل م ن ف س ش ي أ ك و ن ث ق ل ح ب ب أ ت ي ك ف ي ح س ب
وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ الْفُرْقَانَ وَضِيَاءً وَذِكْرًا لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ ٤٨ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And verily آتَيْنَا ātaynā We gave مُوسَىٰ mūsā Musa وَهَارُونَ wahārūna and Harun الْفُرْقَانَ l-fur'qāna the Criterion وَضِيَاءً waḍiyāan and a light وَذِكْرًا wadhik'ran and a Reminder لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ lil'muttaqīna for the righteous
48. And We had already given Moses and Aaron the criterion and a light and a reminder for the righteous
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ف ر ق ذ ك ر و ق ي
الَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم بِالْغَيْبِ وَهُم مِّنَ السَّاعَةِ مُشْفِقُونَ ٤٩ ▶
الَّذِينَ alladhīna Those who يَخْشَوْنَ yakhshawna fear رَبَّهُم rabbahum their Lord بِالْغَيْبِ bil-ghaybi in the unseen وَهُم wahum and they مِّنَ mina of السَّاعَةِ l-sāʿati the Hour مُشْفِقُونَ mush'fiqūna (are) afraid
49. Who fear their Lord unseen, while they are of the Hour apprehensive.
Roots in this verse: خ ش ي ر ب ب غ ي ب س و ع ش ف ق
وَهَٰذَا ذِكْرٌ مُّبَارَكٌ أَنزَلْنَاهُ أَفَأَنتُمْ لَهُ مُنكِرُونَ ٥٠ ▶
وَهَٰذَا wahādhā And this ذِكْرٌ dhik'run (is) a Reminder مُّبَارَكٌ mubārakun blessed أَنزَلْنَاهُ anzalnāhu which We (have) revealed أَفَأَنتُمْ afa-antum Then are you لَهُ lahu of it مُنكِرُونَ munkirūna rejecters
50. And this [Qur’ān] is a blessed message which We have sent down. Then are you with it unacquainted?
Roots in this verse: ذ ك ر ب ر ك ن ز ل ن ك ر
وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ رُشْدَهُ مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا بِهِ عَالِمِينَ ٥١ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And verily آتَيْنَا ātaynā We gave إِبْرَاهِيمَ ib'rāhīma Ibrahim رُشْدَهُ rush'dahu his guidance مِن min before قَبْلُ qablu before وَكُنَّا wakunnā and We were بِهِ bihi about him عَالِمِينَ ʿālimīna Well-Knowing
51. And We had certainly given Abraham his sound judgement before, and We were of him well-Knowing
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ر ش د ق ب ل ك و ن ع ل م
إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ مَا هَٰذِهِ التَّمَاثِيلُ الَّتِي أَنتُمْ لَهَا عَاكِفُونَ ٥٢ ▶
إِذْ idh When قَالَ qāla he said لِأَبِيهِ li-abīhi to his father وَقَوْمِهِ waqawmihi and his people مَا mā What هَٰذِهِ hādhihi (are) these التَّمَاثِيلُ l-tamāthīlu [the] statues الَّتِي allatī which أَنتُمْ antum you لَهَا lahā to it عَاكِفُونَ ʿākifūna (are) devoted
52. When he said to his father and his people, "What are these statues to which you are devoted?"
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ب و ق و م م ث ل
قَالُوا وَجَدْنَا آبَاءَنَا لَهَا عَابِدِينَ ٥٣ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said وَجَدْنَا wajadnā We found آبَاءَنَا ābāanā our forefathers لَهَا lahā of them عَابِدِينَ ʿābidīna worshippers
53. They said, "We found our fathers worshippers of them."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل و ج د أ ب و ع ب د
قَالَ لَقَدْ كُنتُمْ أَنتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُمْ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ ٥٤ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said لَقَدْ laqad Verily كُنتُمْ kuntum you are أَنتُمْ antum [you] وَآبَاؤُكُمْ waābāukum and your forefathers فِي fī (were) in ضَلَالٍ ḍalālin an error مُّبِينٍ mubīnin manifest
54. He said, "You were certainly, you and your fathers, in manifest error."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ك و ن أ ب و ض ل ل ب ي ن
قَالُوا أَجِئْتَنَا بِالْحَقِّ أَمْ أَنتَ مِنَ اللَّاعِبِينَ ٥٥ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said أَجِئْتَنَا aji'tanā Have you come to us بِالْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi with the truth أَمْ am or أَنتَ anta you مِنَ mina (are) of اللَّاعِبِينَ l-lāʿibīna those who play
55. They said, "Have you come to us with truth, or are you of those who jest?"
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ج ي أ ح ق ق ل ع ب
قَالَ بَل رَّبُّكُمْ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ الَّذِي فَطَرَهُنَّ وَأَنَا عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُم مِّنَ الشَّاهِدِينَ ٥٦ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said بَل bal Nay رَّبُّكُمْ rabbukum your Lord رَبُّ rabbu (is the) Lord السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti (of) the heavens وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth الَّذِي alladhī the One Who فَطَرَهُنَّ faṭarahunna created them وَأَنَا wa-anā and I am عَلَىٰ ʿalā to ذَٰلِكُم dhālikum that مِّنَ mina of الشَّاهِدِينَ l-shāhidīna the witnesses
56. He said, "[No], rather, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth who created them, and I, to that, am of those who testify.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب س م و أ ر ض ف ط ر ش ه د
وَتَاللَّهِ لَأَكِيدَنَّ أَصْنَامَكُم بَعْدَ أَن تُوَلُّوا مُدْبِرِينَ ٥٧ ▶
وَتَاللَّهِ watal-lahi And by Allah لَأَكِيدَنَّ la-akīdanna surely, I will plan أَصْنَامَكُم aṣnāmakum (against) your idols بَعْدَ baʿda after أَن an [that] تُوَلُّوا tuwallū you go away مُدْبِرِينَ mud'birīna turning (your) backs
57. And [I swear] by Allāh, I will surely plan against your idols after you have turned and gone away."
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه ك ي د ب ع د و ل ي د ب ر
فَجَعَلَهُمْ جُذَاذًا إِلَّا كَبِيرًا لَّهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ يَرْجِعُونَ ٥٨ ▶
فَجَعَلَهُمْ fajaʿalahum So he made them جُذَاذًا judhādhan (into) pieces إِلَّا illā except كَبِيرًا kabīran a large (one) لَّهُمْ lahum of them لَعَلَّهُمْ laʿallahum so that they may إِلَيْهِ ilayhi to it يَرْجِعُونَ yarjiʿūna return
58. So he made them into fragments, except a large one among them, that they might return to it [and question].
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل ك ب ر ر ج ع
قَالُوا مَن فَعَلَ هَٰذَا بِآلِهَتِنَا إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ ٥٩ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said مَن man Who فَعَلَ faʿala (has) done هَٰذَا hādhā this بِآلِهَتِنَا biālihatinā to our gods إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, he لَمِنَ lamina (is) of الظَّالِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna the wrongdoers
59. They said, "Who has done this to our gods? Indeed, he is of the wrongdoers."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ف ع ل أ ل ه ظ ل م
قَالُوا سَمِعْنَا فَتًى يَذْكُرُهُمْ يُقَالُ لَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ٦٠ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said سَمِعْنَا samiʿ'nā We heard فَتًى fatan a youth يَذْكُرُهُمْ yadhkuruhum mention them يُقَالُ yuqālu he is called لَهُ lahu he is called إِبْرَاهِيمُ ib'rāhīmu Ibrahim
60. They said, "We heard a young man mention them who is called Abraham."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل س م ع ف ت ي ذ ك ر
قَالُوا فَأْتُوا بِهِ عَلَىٰ أَعْيُنِ النَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْهَدُونَ ٦١ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said فَأْتُوا fatū Then bring بِهِ bihi him عَلَىٰ ʿalā before أَعْيُنِ aʿyuni (the) eyes النَّاسِ l-nāsi (of) the people لَعَلَّهُمْ laʿallahum so that they may يَشْهَدُونَ yashhadūna bear witness
61. They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people that they may testify."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ت ي ع ي ن أ ن س ش ه د
قَالُوا أَأَنتَ فَعَلْتَ هَٰذَا بِآلِهَتِنَا يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ ٦٢ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said أَأَنتَ a-anta Have you فَعَلْتَ faʿalta done هَٰذَا hādhā this بِآلِهَتِنَا biālihatinā to our gods يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ yāib'rāhīmu O Ibrahim
62. They said, "Have you done this to our gods, O Abraham?"
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ف ع ل أ ل ه
قَالَ بَلْ فَعَلَهُ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَٰذَا فَاسْأَلُوهُمْ إِن كَانُوا يَنطِقُونَ ٦٣ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said بَلْ bal Nay فَعَلَهُ faʿalahu (some doer) did it كَبِيرُهُمْ kabīruhum Their chief هَٰذَا hādhā (is) this فَاسْأَلُوهُمْ fasalūhum So ask them إِن in if كَانُوا kānū they (can) يَنطِقُونَ yanṭiqūna speak
63. He said, "Rather, this - the largest of them - did it, so ask them, if they should [be able to] speak."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ف ع ل ك ب ر س أ ل ك و ن ن ط ق
فَرَجَعُوا إِلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ فَقَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ أَنتُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ ٦٤ ▶
فَرَجَعُوا farajaʿū So they returned إِلَىٰ ilā to أَنفُسِهِمْ anfusihim themselves فَقَالُوا faqālū and said إِنَّكُمْ innakum Indeed, you أَنتُمُ antumu [you] الظَّالِمُونَ l-ẓālimūna (are) the wrongdoers
64. So they returned to [blaming] themselves and said [to each other], "Indeed, you are the wrongdoers."
Roots in this verse: ر ج ع ن ف س ق و ل ظ ل م
ثُمَّ نُكِسُوا عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمْ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا هَٰؤُلَاءِ يَنطِقُونَ ٦٥ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then نُكِسُوا nukisū they were turned عَلَىٰ ʿalā on رُءُوسِهِمْ ruūsihim their heads لَقَدْ laqad Verily عَلِمْتَ ʿalim'ta you know مَا mā not هَٰؤُلَاءِ hāulāi these يَنطِقُونَ yanṭiqūna (can) speak
65. Then they reversed themselves, [saying], "You have already known that these do not speak!"
Roots in this verse: ر أ س ع ل م ن ط ق
قَالَ أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمْ ٦٦ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ afataʿbudūna Then do you worship مِن min besides دُونِ dūni besides اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah مَا mā what لَا lā (does) not يَنفَعُكُمْ yanfaʿukum benefit you شَيْئًا shayan (in) anything وَلَا walā and not يَضُرُّكُمْ yaḍurrukum harms you
66. He said, "Then do you worship instead of Allāh that which does not benefit you at all or harm you?
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ع ب د د و ن أ ل ه ن ف ع ش ي أ ض ر ر
أُفٍّ لَّكُمْ وَلِمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ ٦٧ ▶
أُفٍّ uffin Uff لَّكُمْ lakum to you وَلِمَا walimā and to what تَعْبُدُونَ taʿbudūna you worship مِن min besides دُونِ dūni besides اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah أَفَلَا afalā Then will not تَعْقِلُونَ taʿqilūna you use reason
67. Uff to you and to what you worship instead of Allāh. Then will you not use reason?"
Roots in this verse: ع ب د د و ن أ ل ه ع ق ل
قَالُوا حَرِّقُوهُ وَانصُرُوا آلِهَتَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ فَاعِلِينَ ٦٨ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said حَرِّقُوهُ ḥarriqūhu Burn him وَانصُرُوا wa-unṣurū and support آلِهَتَكُمْ ālihatakum your gods إِن in if كُنتُمْ kuntum you are فَاعِلِينَ fāʿilīna doers
68. They said, "Burn him and support your gods - if you are to act."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ن ص ر أ ل ه ك و ن ف ع ل
قُلْنَا يَا نَارُ كُونِي بَرْدًا وَسَلَامًا عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ٦٩ ▶
قُلْنَا qul'nā We said يَا نَارُ yānāru O fire كُونِي kūnī Be بَرْدًا bardan cool[ness] وَسَلَامًا wasalāman and safe[ty] عَلَىٰ ʿalā for إِبْرَاهِيمَ ib'rāhīma Ibrahim
69. We [i.e., Allāh] said, "O fire, be coolness and safety upon Abraham."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ن و ر ك و ن س ل م
وَأَرَادُوا بِهِ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَاهُمُ الْأَخْسَرِينَ ٧٠ ▶
وَأَرَادُوا wa-arādū And they intended بِهِ bihi for him كَيْدًا kaydan a plan فَجَعَلْنَاهُمُ fajaʿalnāhumu but We made them الْأَخْسَرِينَ l-akhsarīna the greatest losers
70. And they intended for him a plan [i.e., harm], but We made them the greatest losers.
Roots in this verse: ر و د ك ي د ج ع ل خ س ر
وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَلُوطًا إِلَى الْأَرْضِ الَّتِي بَارَكْنَا فِيهَا لِلْعَالَمِينَ ٧١ ▶
وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ wanajjaynāhu And We delivered him وَلُوطًا walūṭan and Lut إِلَى ilā to الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the land الَّتِي allatī which بَارَكْنَا bāraknā We (had) blessed فِيهَا fīhā [in it] لِلْعَالَمِينَ lil'ʿālamīna for the worlds
71. And We delivered him and Lot to the land which We had blessed for the worlds [i.e., peoples].
Roots in this verse: ن ج و أ ر ض ب ر ك ع ل م
وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ إِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ نَافِلَةً وَكُلًّا جَعَلْنَا صَالِحِينَ ٧٢ ▶
وَوَهَبْنَا wawahabnā And We bestowed لَهُ lahu on him إِسْحَاقَ is'ḥāqa Isaac وَيَعْقُوبَ wayaʿqūba and Yaqub نَافِلَةً nāfilatan (in) addition وَكُلًّا wakullan and all جَعَلْنَا jaʿalnā We made صَالِحِينَ ṣāliḥīna righteous
72. And We gave him Isaac and Jacob in addition, and all [of them] We made righteous.
Roots in this verse: و ه ب ك ل ل ج ع ل ص ل ح
وَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ أَئِمَّةً يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِنَا وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْهِمْ فِعْلَ الْخَيْرَاتِ وَإِقَامَ الصَّلَاةِ وَإِيتَاءَ الزَّكَاةِ وَكَانُوا لَنَا عَابِدِينَ ٧٣ ▶
وَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ wajaʿalnāhum And We made them أَئِمَّةً a-immatan leaders يَهْدُونَ yahdūna they guide بِأَمْرِنَا bi-amrinā by Our Command وَأَوْحَيْنَا wa-awḥaynā And We inspired إِلَيْهِمْ ilayhim to them فِعْلَ fiʿ'la (the) doing الْخَيْرَاتِ l-khayrāti (of) good deeds وَإِقَامَ wa-iqāma and establishment الصَّلَاةِ l-ṣalati (of) the prayer وَإِيتَاءَ waītāa and giving الزَّكَاةِ l-zakati (of) zakah وَكَانُوا wakānū and they were لَنَا lanā of Us عَابِدِينَ ʿābidīna worshippers
73. And We made them leaders guiding by Our command. And We inspired to them the doing of good deeds, establishment of prayer, and giving of zakāh; and they were worshippers of Us.
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل أ م م ه د ي أ م ر و ح ي ف ع ل خ ي ر ق و م ص ل و أ ت ي ز ك و ك و ن ع ب د
وَلُوطًا آتَيْنَاهُ حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْقَرْيَةِ الَّتِي كَانَت تَّعْمَلُ الْخَبَائِثَ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمَ سَوْءٍ فَاسِقِينَ ٧٤ ▶
وَلُوطًا walūṭan And (to) Lut آتَيْنَاهُ ātaynāhu We gave him حُكْمًا ḥuk'man judgment وَعِلْمًا waʿil'man and knowledge وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ wanajjaynāhu and We saved him مِنَ mina from الْقَرْيَةِ l-qaryati the town الَّتِي allatī which كَانَت kānat was تَّعْمَلُ taʿmalu doing الْخَبَائِثَ l-khabāitha wicked deeds إِنَّهُمْ innahum Indeed, they كَانُوا kānū were قَوْمَ qawma a people سَوْءٍ sawin evil فَاسِقِينَ fāsiqīna defiantly disobedient
74. And to Lot We gave judgement and knowledge, and We saved him from the city that was committing wicked deeds. Indeed, they were a people of evil, defiantly disobedient.
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ح ك م ع ل م ن ج و ق ر ي ك و ن ع م ل خ ب ث ق و م س و أ ف س ق
وَأَدْخَلْنَاهُ فِي رَحْمَتِنَا إِنَّهُ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ ٧٥ ▶
وَأَدْخَلْنَاهُ wa-adkhalnāhu And We admitted him فِي fī into رَحْمَتِنَا raḥmatinā Our Mercy إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, he مِنَ mina (was) of الصَّالِحِينَ l-ṣāliḥīna the righteous
75. And We admitted him into Our mercy. Indeed, he was of the righteous.
Roots in this verse: د خ ل ر ح م ص ل ح
وَنُوحًا إِذْ نَادَىٰ مِن قَبْلُ فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ فَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ مِنَ الْكَرْبِ الْعَظِيمِ ٧٦ ▶
وَنُوحًا wanūḥan And Nuh إِذْ idh when نَادَىٰ nādā he called مِن min before قَبْلُ qablu before فَاسْتَجَبْنَا fa-is'tajabnā so We responded لَهُ lahu to him فَنَجَّيْنَاهُ fanajjaynāhu and We saved him وَأَهْلَهُ wa-ahlahu and his family مِنَ mina from الْكَرْبِ l-karbi the affliction الْعَظِيمِ l-ʿaẓīmi [the] great
76. And [mention] Noah, when he called [to Allāh] before [that time], so We responded to him and saved him and his family from the great affliction [i.e., the flood].
Roots in this verse: ن د ي ق ب ل ج و ب ن ج و أ ه ل ع ظ م
وَنَصَرْنَاهُ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمَ سَوْءٍ فَأَغْرَقْنَاهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ٧٧ ▶
وَنَصَرْنَاهُ wanaṣarnāhu And We helped him مِنَ mina from الْقَوْمِ l-qawmi the people الَّذِينَ alladhīna who كَذَّبُوا kadhabū denied بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā Our Signs إِنَّهُمْ innahum Indeed, they كَانُوا kānū were قَوْمَ qawma a people سَوْءٍ sawin evil فَأَغْرَقْنَاهُمْ fa-aghraqnāhum so We drowned them أَجْمَعِينَ ajmaʿīna all
77. And We aided [i.e., saved] him from the people who denied Our signs. Indeed, they were a people of evil, so We drowned them, all together.
Roots in this verse: ن ص ر ق و م ك ذ ب أ ي ي ك و ن س و أ غ ر ق ج م ع
وَدَاوُودَ وَسُلَيْمَانَ إِذْ يَحْكُمَانِ فِي الْحَرْثِ إِذْ نَفَشَتْ فِيهِ غَنَمُ الْقَوْمِ وَكُنَّا لِحُكْمِهِمْ شَاهِدِينَ ٧٨ ▶
وَدَاوُودَ wadāwūda And Dawud وَسُلَيْمَانَ wasulaymāna and Sulaiman إِذْ idh when يَحْكُمَانِ yaḥkumāni they judged فِي fī concerning الْحَرْثِ l-ḥarthi the field إِذْ idh when نَفَشَتْ nafashat pastured فِيهِ fīhi in it غَنَمُ ghanamu sheep الْقَوْمِ l-qawmi (of) a people وَكُنَّا wakunnā and We were لِحُكْمِهِمْ liḥuk'mihim to their judgment شَاهِدِينَ shāhidīna witness
78. And [mention] David and Solomon, when they judged concerning the field - when the sheep of a people overran it [at night], and We were witness to their judgement.
Roots in this verse: ح ك م ح ر ث ق و م ك و ن ش ه د
فَفَهَّمْنَاهَا سُلَيْمَانَ وَكُلًّا آتَيْنَا حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا وَسَخَّرْنَا مَعَ دَاوُودَ الْجِبَالَ يُسَبِّحْنَ وَالطَّيْرَ وَكُنَّا فَاعِلِينَ ٧٩ ▶
فَفَهَّمْنَاهَا fafahhamnāhā And We gave understanding of it سُلَيْمَانَ sulaymāna (to) Sulaiman وَكُلًّا wakullan and (to) each آتَيْنَا ātaynā We gave حُكْمًا ḥuk'man judgment وَعِلْمًا waʿil'man and knowledge وَسَخَّرْنَا wasakharnā And We subjected مَعَ maʿa with دَاوُودَ dāwūda Dawud الْجِبَالَ l-jibāla the mountains يُسَبِّحْنَ yusabbiḥ'na (to) glorify Our praises وَالطَّيْرَ wal-ṭayra and the birds وَكُنَّا wakunnā And We were فَاعِلِينَ fāʿilīna the Doers
79. And We gave understanding of it [i.e., the case] to Solomon, and to each [of them] We gave judgement and knowledge. And We subjected the mountains to exalt [Us], along with David and [also] the birds. And We were doing [that].
Roots in this verse: ك ل ل أ ت ي ح ك م ع ل م س خ ر ج ب ل س ب ح ط ي ر ك و ن ف ع ل
وَعَلَّمْنَاهُ صَنْعَةَ لَبُوسٍ لَّكُمْ لِتُحْصِنَكُم مِّن بَأْسِكُمْ فَهَلْ أَنتُمْ شَاكِرُونَ ٨٠ ▶
وَعَلَّمْنَاهُ waʿallamnāhu And We taught him صَنْعَةَ ṣanʿata (the) making لَبُوسٍ labūsin (of) coats of armor لَّكُمْ lakum for you لِتُحْصِنَكُم lituḥ'ṣinakum to protect you مِّن min from بَأْسِكُمْ basikum your battle فَهَلْ fahal Then will أَنتُمْ antum you شَاكِرُونَ shākirūna (be) grateful
80. And We taught him the fashioning of coats of armor to protect you from your [enemy in] battle. So will you then be grateful?
Roots in this verse: ع ل م ص ن ع ل ب س ح ص ن ب أ س ش ك ر
وَلِسُلَيْمَانَ الرِّيحَ عَاصِفَةً تَجْرِي بِأَمْرِهِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ الَّتِي بَارَكْنَا فِيهَا وَكُنَّا بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَالِمِينَ ٨١ ▶
وَلِسُلَيْمَانَ walisulaymāna And to Sulaiman الرِّيحَ l-rīḥa the wind عَاصِفَةً ʿāṣifatan forcefully تَجْرِي tajrī blowing بِأَمْرِهِ bi-amrihi by his command إِلَى ilā to الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the land الَّتِي allatī which بَارَكْنَا bāraknā We blessed فِيهَا fīhā [in it] وَكُنَّا wakunnā And We are بِكُلِّ bikulli of every شَيْءٍ shayin thing عَالِمِينَ ʿālimīna Knowers
81. And to Solomon [We subjected] the wind, blowing forcefully, proceeding by his command toward the land which We had blessed. And We are ever, of all things, Knowing.
Roots in this verse: ر و ح ج ر ي أ م ر أ ر ض ب ر ك ك و ن ك ل ل ش ي أ ع ل م
وَمِنَ الشَّيَاطِينِ مَن يَغُوصُونَ لَهُ وَيَعْمَلُونَ عَمَلًا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ وَكُنَّا لَهُمْ حَافِظِينَ ٨٢ ▶
وَمِنَ wamina And of الشَّيَاطِينِ l-shayāṭīni the devils مَن man (were some) who يَغُوصُونَ yaghūṣūna would dive لَهُ lahu for him وَيَعْمَلُونَ wayaʿmalūna and would do عَمَلًا ʿamalan work دُونَ dūna other than ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that وَكُنَّا wakunnā And We were لَهُمْ lahum of them حَافِظِينَ ḥāfiẓīna Guardians
82. And of the devils [i.e., jinn] were those who dived for him and did work other than that. And We were of them a guardian.
Roots in this verse: ش ط ن ع م ل د و ن ك و ن ح ف ظ
وَأَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ ٨٣ ▶
وَأَيُّوبَ wa-ayyūba And Ayub إِذْ idh when نَادَىٰ nādā he called رَبَّهُ rabbahu (to) his Lord أَنِّي annī Indeed, [I] مَسَّنِيَ massaniya has touched me الضُّرُّ l-ḍuru the adversity وَأَنتَ wa-anta and You أَرْحَمُ arḥamu (are) Most Merciful الرَّاحِمِينَ l-rāḥimīna (of) the Merciful
83. And [mention] Job, when he called to his Lord, "Indeed, adversity has touched me, and You are the most merciful of the merciful."
Roots in this verse: ن د ي ر ب ب م س س ض ر ر ر ح م
فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ فَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِ مِن ضُرٍّ وَآتَيْنَاهُ أَهْلَهُ وَمِثْلَهُم مَّعَهُمْ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا وَذِكْرَىٰ لِلْعَابِدِينَ ٨٤ ▶
فَاسْتَجَبْنَا fa-is'tajabnā So We responded لَهُ lahu to him فَكَشَفْنَا fakashafnā and We removed مَا mā what بِهِ bihi (was) on him مِن min of ضُرٍّ ḍurrin (the) adversity وَآتَيْنَاهُ waātaynāhu And We gave him أَهْلَهُ ahlahu his family وَمِثْلَهُم wamith'lahum and (the) like thereof مَّعَهُمْ maʿahum with them رَحْمَةً raḥmatan (as) Mercy مِّنْ min from Ourselves عِندِنَا ʿindinā from Ourselves وَذِكْرَىٰ wadhik'rā and a reminder لِلْعَابِدِينَ lil'ʿābidīna for the worshippers
84. So We responded to him and removed what afflicted him of adversity. And We gave him [back] his family and the like thereof with them as mercy from Us and a reminder for the worshippers [of Allāh].
Roots in this verse: ج و ب ك ش ف ض ر ر أ ت ي أ ه ل م ث ل ر ح م ع ن د ذ ك ر ع ب د
وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِدْرِيسَ وَذَا الْكِفْلِ كُلٌّ مِّنَ الصَّابِرِينَ ٨٥ ▶
وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ wa-is'māʿīla And Ishmael وَإِدْرِيسَ wa-id'rīsa and Idris وَذَا wadhā and Dhul-Kifl الْكِفْلِ l-kif'li and Dhul-Kifl كُلٌّ kullun all مِّنَ mina (were) of الصَّابِرِينَ l-ṣābirīna the patient ones
85. And [mention] Ishmael and Idrees and Dhul-Kifl; all were of the patient.
Roots in this verse: ك ف ل ك ل ل ص ب ر
وَأَدْخَلْنَاهُمْ فِي رَحْمَتِنَا إِنَّهُم مِّنَ الصَّالِحِينَ ٨٦ ▶
وَأَدْخَلْنَاهُمْ wa-adkhalnāhum And We admitted them فِي fī in رَحْمَتِنَا raḥmatinā Our Mercy إِنَّهُم innahum Indeed, they مِّنَ mina (were) of الصَّالِحِينَ l-ṣāliḥīna the righteous
86. And We admitted them into Our mercy. Indeed, they were of the righteous.
Roots in this verse: د خ ل ر ح م ص ل ح
وَذَا النُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَاضِبًا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِي الظُّلُمَاتِ أَن لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ ٨٧ ▶
وَذَا wadhā And Dhun-Nun النُّونِ l-nūni And Dhun-Nun إِذ idh when ذَّهَبَ dhahaba he went مُغَاضِبًا mughāḍiban (while) angry فَظَنَّ faẓanna and thought أَن an that لَّن lan never نَّقْدِرَ naqdira We would decree عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi upon him فَنَادَىٰ fanādā Then he called فِي fī in الظُّلُمَاتِ l-ẓulumāti the darkness(es) أَن an that لَّا lā (There is) no إِلَٰهَ ilāha god إِلَّا illā except أَنتَ anta You سُبْحَانَكَ sub'ḥānaka Glory be to You إِنِّي innī Indeed, [I] كُنتُ kuntu I am مِنَ mina of الظَّالِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna the wrongdoers
87. And [mention] the man of the fish [i.e., Jonah], when he went off in anger and thought that We would not decree [anything] upon him. And he called out within the darknesses, "There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers."
Roots in this verse: ذ ه ب غ ض ب ظ ن ن ق د ر ن د ي ظ ل م أ ل ه س ب ح ك و ن
فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْغَمِّ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُنجِي الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٨٨ ▶
فَاسْتَجَبْنَا fa-is'tajabnā So We responded لَهُ lahu to him وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ wanajjaynāhu and We saved him مِنَ mina from الْغَمِّ l-ghami the distress وَكَذَٰلِكَ wakadhālika And thus نُنجِي nunjī We save الْمُؤْمِنِينَ l-mu'minīna the believers
88. So We responded to him and saved him from the distress. And thus do We save the believers.
Roots in this verse: ج و ب ن ج و غ م م أ م ن
وَزَكَرِيَّا إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِي فَرْدًا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْوَارِثِينَ ٨٩ ▶
وَزَكَرِيَّا wazakariyyā And Zakariya إِذْ idh when نَادَىٰ nādā he called رَبَّهُ rabbahu (to) his Lord رَبِّ rabbi My Lord لَا lā (Do) not تَذَرْنِي tadharnī leave me فَرْدًا fardan alone وَأَنتَ wa-anta while You خَيْرُ khayru (are) [the] Best الْوَارِثِينَ l-wārithīna (of) the inheritors
89. And [mention] Zechariah, when he called to his Lord, "My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while You are the best of inheritors."
Roots in this verse: ن د ي ر ب ب و ذ ر خ ي ر و ر ث
فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ يَحْيَىٰ وَأَصْلَحْنَا لَهُ زَوْجَهُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبًا وَرَهَبًا وَكَانُوا لَنَا خَاشِعِينَ ٩٠ ▶
فَاسْتَجَبْنَا fa-is'tajabnā So We responded لَهُ lahu to him وَوَهَبْنَا wawahabnā and We bestowed لَهُ lahu on him يَحْيَىٰ yaḥyā Yahya وَأَصْلَحْنَا wa-aṣlaḥnā and We cured لَهُ lahu for him زَوْجَهُ zawjahu his wife إِنَّهُمْ innahum Indeed, they كَانُوا kānū used (to) يُسَارِعُونَ yusāriʿūna hasten فِي fī in الْخَيْرَاتِ l-khayrāti good deeds وَيَدْعُونَنَا wayadʿūnanā and they supplicate to Us رَغَبًا raghaban (in) hope وَرَهَبًا warahaban and fear وَكَانُوا wakānū and they were لَنَا lanā to Us خَاشِعِينَ khāshiʿīna humbly submissive
90. So We responded to him, and We gave to him John, and amended for him his wife. Indeed, they used to hasten to good deeds and supplicate Us in hope and fear, and they were to Us humbly submissive.
Roots in this verse: ج و ب و ه ب ح ي ي ص ل ح ز و ج ك و ن س ر ع خ ي ر د ع و ر ه ب خ ش ع
وَالَّتِي أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهَا مِن رُّوحِنَا وَجَعَلْنَاهَا وَابْنَهَا آيَةً لِّلْعَالَمِينَ ٩١ ▶
وَالَّتِي wa-allatī And she who أَحْصَنَتْ aḥṣanat guarded فَرْجَهَا farjahā her chastity فَنَفَخْنَا fanafakhnā so We breathed فِيهَا fīhā into her مِن min of رُّوحِنَا rūḥinā Our Spirit وَجَعَلْنَاهَا wajaʿalnāhā and We made her وَابْنَهَا wa-ib'nahā and her son آيَةً āyatan a sign لِّلْعَالَمِينَ lil'ʿālamīna for the worlds
91. And [mention] the one who guarded her chastity [i.e., Mary], so We blew into her [garment] through Our angel [i.e., Gabriel], and We made her and her son a sign for the worlds.
Roots in this verse: ح ص ن ن ف خ ر و ح ج ع ل ب ن ي أ ي ي ع ل م
إِنَّ هَٰذِهِ أُمَّتُكُمْ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَأَنَا رَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُونِ ٩٢ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed هَٰذِهِ hādhihi this أُمَّتُكُمْ ummatukum (is) your religion أُمَّةً ummatan religion وَاحِدَةً wāḥidatan one وَأَنَا wa-anā and I Am رَبُّكُمْ rabbukum your Lord فَاعْبُدُونِ fa-uʿ'budūni so worship Me
92. Indeed this, your religion, is one religion, and I am your Lord, so worship Me.
Roots in this verse: أ م م و ح د ر ب ب ع ب د
وَتَقَطَّعُوا أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ كُلٌّ إِلَيْنَا رَاجِعُونَ ٩٣ ▶
وَتَقَطَّعُوا wataqaṭṭaʿū But they cut off أَمْرَهُم amrahum their affair بَيْنَهُمْ baynahum among themselves كُلٌّ kullun all إِلَيْنَا ilaynā to Us رَاجِعُونَ rājiʿūna (will) return
93. And [yet] they divided their affair [i.e., that of their religion] among themselves, [but] all to Us will return.
Roots in this verse: ق ط ع أ م ر ب ي ن ك ل ل ر ج ع
فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِنَ الصَّالِحَاتِ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَا كُفْرَانَ لِسَعْيِهِ وَإِنَّا لَهُ كَاتِبُونَ ٩٤ ▶
فَمَن faman Then whoever يَعْمَلْ yaʿmal does مِنَ mina [of] الصَّالِحَاتِ l-ṣāliḥāti [the] righteous deeds وَهُوَ wahuwa while he مُؤْمِنٌ mu'minun (is) a believer فَلَا falā then not كُفْرَانَ kuf'rāna (will be) rejected لِسَعْيِهِ lisaʿyihi [of] his effort وَإِنَّا wa-innā And indeed, We لَهُ lahu of it كَاتِبُونَ kātibūna (are) Recorders
94. So whoever does righteous deeds while he is a believer - no denial will there be for his effort, and indeed We [i.e., Our angels], of it, are recorders.
Roots in this verse: ع م ل ص ل ح أ م ن ك ف ر س ع ي ك ت ب
وَحَرَامٌ عَلَىٰ قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَاهَا أَنَّهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ ٩٥ ▶
وَحَرَامٌ waḥarāmun And (there is) prohibition عَلَىٰ ʿalā upon قَرْيَةٍ qaryatin a city أَهْلَكْنَاهَا ahlaknāhā which We have destroyed أَنَّهُمْ annahum that they لَا lā not يَرْجِعُونَ yarjiʿūna will return
95. And it is prohibited to [the people of] a city which We have destroyed that they will [ever] return
Roots in this verse: ح ر م ق ر ي ه ل ك ر ج ع
حَتَّىٰ إِذَا فُتِحَتْ يَأْجُوجُ وَمَأْجُوجُ وَهُم مِّن كُلِّ حَدَبٍ يَنسِلُونَ ٩٦ ▶
حَتَّىٰ ḥattā Until إِذَا idhā when فُتِحَتْ futiḥat has been opened يَأْجُوجُ yajūju (for) the Yajuj وَمَأْجُوجُ wamajūju and Majuj وَهُم wahum and they مِّن min from كُلِّ kulli every حَدَبٍ ḥadabin elevation يَنسِلُونَ yansilūna descend
96. Until when [the dam of] Gog and Magog has been opened and they, from every elevation, descend
Roots in this verse: ف ت ح ك ل ل
وَاقْتَرَبَ الْوَعْدُ الْحَقُّ فَإِذَا هِيَ شَاخِصَةٌ أَبْصَارُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا قَدْ كُنَّا فِي غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَٰذَا بَلْ كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ ٩٧ ▶
وَاقْتَرَبَ wa-iq'taraba And has approached الْوَعْدُ l-waʿdu the promise الْحَقُّ l-ḥaqu [the] true فَإِذَا fa-idhā then behold هِيَ hiya [it] شَاخِصَةٌ shākhiṣatun (are) staring أَبْصَارُ abṣāru (the) eyes الَّذِينَ alladhīna (of) those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieved يَا وَيْلَنَا yāwaylanā O woe to us قَدْ qad Verily كُنَّا kunnā we had been فِي fī in غَفْلَةٍ ghaflatin heedlessness مِّنْ min of هَٰذَا hādhā this بَلْ bal nay كُنَّا kunnā we were ظَالِمِينَ ẓālimīna wrongdoers
97. And [when] the true promise [i.e., the resurrection] has approached; then suddenly the eyes of those who disbelieved will be staring [in horror, while they say], "O woe to us; we had been unmindful of this; rather, we were wrongdoers."
Roots in this verse: ق ر ب و ع د ح ق ق ب ص ر ك ف ر ك و ن غ ف ل ظ ل م
إِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ حَصَبُ جَهَنَّمَ أَنتُمْ لَهَا وَارِدُونَ ٩٨ ▶
إِنَّكُمْ innakum Indeed, you وَمَا wamā and what تَعْبُدُونَ taʿbudūna you worship مِن min besides Allah دُونِ dūni besides Allah اللَّهِ l-lahi besides Allah حَصَبُ ḥaṣabu (are) firewood جَهَنَّمَ jahannama (of) Hell أَنتُمْ antum You لَهَا lahā to it وَارِدُونَ wāridūna will come
98. Indeed, you [disbelievers] and what you worship other than Allāh are the firewood of Hell. You will be coming to [enter] it.
Roots in this verse: ع ب د د و ن أ ل ه و ر د
لَوْ كَانَ هَٰؤُلَاءِ آلِهَةً مَّا وَرَدُوهَا وَكُلٌّ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ ٩٩ ▶
لَوْ law If كَانَ kāna were هَٰؤُلَاءِ hāulāi these آلِهَةً ālihatan gods مَّا mā not وَرَدُوهَا waradūhā they (would) have come to it وَكُلٌّ wakullun And all فِيهَا fīhā therein خَالِدُونَ khālidūna will abide forever
99. Had these [false deities] been [actual] gods, they would not have come to it, but all are eternal therein.
Roots in this verse: ك و ن أ ل ه و ر د ك ل ل خ ل د
لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌ وَهُمْ فِيهَا لَا يَسْمَعُونَ ١٠٠ ▶
لَهُمْ lahum For them فِيهَا fīhā therein زَفِيرٌ zafīrun (is) sighing وَهُمْ wahum and they فِيهَا fīhā therein لَا lā not يَسْمَعُونَ yasmaʿūna will hear
100. For them therein is heavy sighing, and they therein will not hear.
Roots in this verse: س م ع
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُم مِّنَّا الْحُسْنَىٰ أُولَٰئِكَ عَنْهَا مُبْعَدُونَ ١٠١ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed الَّذِينَ alladhīna those سَبَقَتْ sabaqat has gone forth لَهُم lahum for them مِّنَّا minnā from Us الْحُسْنَىٰ l-ḥus'nā the good أُولَٰئِكَ ulāika those عَنْهَا ʿanhā from it مُبْعَدُونَ mub'ʿadūna (will be) removed far
101. Indeed, those for whom the best [reward] has preceded from Us - they are from it far removed.
Roots in this verse: س ب ق ح س ن ب ع د
لَا يَسْمَعُونَ حَسِيسَهَا وَهُمْ فِي مَا اشْتَهَتْ أَنفُسُهُمْ خَالِدُونَ ١٠٢ ▶
لَا lā Not يَسْمَعُونَ yasmaʿūna they will hear حَسِيسَهَا ḥasīsahā (the) slightest sound of it وَهُمْ wahum and they فِي fī in مَا mā what اشْتَهَتْ ish'tahat desire أَنفُسُهُمْ anfusuhum their souls خَالِدُونَ khālidūna will abide forever
102. They will not hear its sound, while they are, in that which their souls desire, abiding eternally.
Roots in this verse: س م ع ش ه و ن ف س خ ل د
لَا يَحْزُنُهُمُ الْفَزَعُ الْأَكْبَرُ وَتَتَلَقَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ هَٰذَا يَوْمُكُمُ الَّذِي كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ ١٠٣ ▶
لَا lā Not يَحْزُنُهُمُ yaḥzunuhumu will grieve them الْفَزَعُ l-fazaʿu the terror الْأَكْبَرُ l-akbaru [the] greatest وَتَتَلَقَّاهُمُ watatalaqqāhumu and will meet them الْمَلَائِكَةُ l-malāikatu the Angels هَٰذَا hādhā This يَوْمُكُمُ yawmukumu (is) your Day الَّذِي alladhī which كُنتُمْ kuntum you were تُوعَدُونَ tūʿadūna promised
103. They will not be grieved by the greatest terror, and the angels will meet them, [saying], "This is your Day which you have been promised" -
Roots in this verse: ح ز ن ك ب ر ل ق ي م ل ك ي و م ك و ن و ع د
يَوْمَ نَطْوِي السَّمَاءَ كَطَيِّ السِّجِلِّ لِلْكُتُبِ كَمَا بَدَأْنَا أَوَّلَ خَلْقٍ نُّعِيدُهُ وَعْدًا عَلَيْنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا فَاعِلِينَ ١٠٤ ▶
يَوْمَ yawma (The) Day نَطْوِي naṭwī We will fold السَّمَاءَ l-samāa the heaven كَطَيِّ kaṭayyi like (the) folding السِّجِلِّ l-sijili (of) a scroll لِلْكُتُبِ lil'kutubi for records كَمَا kamā As بَدَأْنَا badanā We began أَوَّلَ awwala (the) first خَلْقٍ khalqin creation نُّعِيدُهُ nuʿīduhu We will repeat it وَعْدًا waʿdan a promise عَلَيْنَا ʿalaynā upon Us إِنَّا innā Indeed, We كُنَّا kunnā We are فَاعِلِينَ fāʿilīna (the) Doers
104. The Day when We will fold the heaven like the folding of a [written] sheet for the records. As We began the first creation, We will repeat it. [That is] a promise binding upon Us. Indeed, We will do it.
Roots in this verse: ي و م س م و ك ت ب ب د أ أ و ل خ ل ق ع و د و ع د ك و ن ف ع ل
وَلَقَدْ كَتَبْنَا فِي الزَّبُورِ مِن بَعْدِ الذِّكْرِ أَنَّ الْأَرْضَ يَرِثُهَا عِبَادِيَ الصَّالِحُونَ ١٠٥ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And verily كَتَبْنَا katabnā We have written فِي fī in الزَّبُورِ l-zabūri the Scripture مِن min after بَعْدِ baʿdi after الذِّكْرِ l-dhik'ri the mention أَنَّ anna that الْأَرْضَ l-arḍa the earth يَرِثُهَا yarithuhā will inherit it عِبَادِيَ ʿibādiya My slaves الصَّالِحُونَ l-ṣāliḥūna the righteous
105. And We have already written in the book [of Psalms] after the [previous] mention that the land [of Paradise] is inherited by My righteous servants.
Roots in this verse: ك ت ب ز ب ر ب ع د ذ ك ر أ ر ض و ر ث ع ب د ص ل ح
إِنَّ فِي هَٰذَا لَبَلَاغًا لِّقَوْمٍ عَابِدِينَ ١٠٦ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed فِي fī in هَٰذَا hādhā this لَبَلَاغًا labalāghan surely is a Message لِّقَوْمٍ liqawmin for a people عَابِدِينَ ʿābidīna worshippers
106. Indeed, in this [Qur’ān] is notification for a worshipping people.
Roots in this verse: ب ل غ ق و م ع ب د
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً لِّلْعَالَمِينَ ١٠٧ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not أَرْسَلْنَاكَ arsalnāka We have sent you إِلَّا illā but رَحْمَةً raḥmatan (as) a mercy لِّلْعَالَمِينَ lil'ʿālamīna for the worlds
107. And We have not sent you, [O Muḥammad], except as a mercy to the worlds.
Roots in this verse: ر س ل ر ح م ع ل م
قُلْ إِنَّمَا يُوحَىٰ إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَا إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ ١٠٨ ▶
قُلْ qul Say إِنَّمَا innamā Only يُوحَىٰ yūḥā it is revealed إِلَيَّ ilayya to me أَنَّمَا annamā that إِلَٰهُكُمْ ilāhukum your god إِلَٰهٌ ilāhun (is) God وَاحِدٌ wāḥidun One فَهَلْ fahal so will أَنتُم antum you مُّسْلِمُونَ mus'limūna submit (to Him)
108. Say, "It is only revealed to me that your god is but one God; so will you be Muslims [in submission to Him]?"
Roots in this verse: ق و ل و ح ي أ ل ه و ح د س ل م
فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَقُلْ آذَنتُكُمْ عَلَىٰ سَوَاءٍ وَإِنْ أَدْرِي أَقَرِيبٌ أَم بَعِيدٌ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ ١٠٩ ▶
فَإِن fa-in But if تَوَلَّوْا tawallaw they turn away فَقُلْ faqul then say آذَنتُكُمْ ādhantukum I (have) announced to you عَلَىٰ ʿalā equally سَوَاءٍ sawāin equally وَإِنْ wa-in And not أَدْرِي adrī I know أَقَرِيبٌ aqarībun whether is near أَم am or بَعِيدٌ baʿīdun far مَّا mā what تُوعَدُونَ tūʿadūna you are promised
109. But if they turn away, then say, "I have announced to [all of] you equally. And I know not whether near or far is that which you are promised.
Roots in this verse: و ل ي ق و ل أ ذ ن س و ي د ر ي ق ر ب ب ع د و ع د
إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تَكْتُمُونَ ١١٠ ▶
إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, He يَعْلَمُ yaʿlamu knows الْجَهْرَ l-jahra the declared مِنَ mina [of] الْقَوْلِ l-qawli [the] speech وَيَعْلَمُ wayaʿlamu and He knows مَا mā what تَكْتُمُونَ taktumūna you conceal
110. Indeed, He knows what is declared of speech, and He knows what you conceal.
Roots in this verse: ع ل م ج ه ر ق و ل ك ت م
وَإِنْ أَدْرِي لَعَلَّهُ فِتْنَةٌ لَّكُمْ وَمَتَاعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ ١١١ ▶
وَإِنْ wa-in And not أَدْرِي adrī I know لَعَلَّهُ laʿallahu perhaps it may be فِتْنَةٌ fit'natun a trial لَّكُمْ lakum for you وَمَتَاعٌ wamatāʿun and an enjoyment إِلَىٰ ilā for حِينٍ ḥīnin a time
111. And I know not; perhaps it is a trial for you and enjoyment for a time."
Roots in this verse: د ر ي ف ت ن م ت ع ح ي ن
قَالَ رَبِّ احْكُم بِالْحَقِّ وَرَبُّنَا الرَّحْمَٰنُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ ١١٢ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said رَبِّ rabbi My Lord احْكُم uḥ'kum judge بِالْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi in truth وَرَبُّنَا warabbunā And our Lord الرَّحْمَٰنُ l-raḥmānu (is) the Most Gracious الْمُسْتَعَانُ l-mus'taʿānu the One Whose help is sought عَلَىٰ ʿalā against مَا mā what تَصِفُونَ taṣifūna you attribute
112. [The Prophet (ﷺ)] has said, "My Lord, judge [between us] in truth. And our Lord is the Most Merciful, the one whose help is sought against that which you describe."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب ح ك م ح ق ق ر ح م ع و ن و ص ف
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