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Surah 7 · Makkah · 206 verses · 3320 words
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Surah Al-A'raf, “The Heights”, is surah 7 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 206 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
المص ١ ▶
المص alif-lam-meem-sad Alif Laam Meem Saad
1. Alif, Lām, Meem, Ṣād.
كِتَابٌ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ فَلَا يَكُن فِي صَدْرِكَ حَرَجٌ مِّنْهُ لِتُنذِرَ بِهِ وَذِكْرَىٰ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٢ ▶
كِتَابٌ kitābun (This is) a Book أُنزِلَ unzila revealed إِلَيْكَ ilayka to you فَلَا falā so (let) not يَكُن yakun be فِي fī in صَدْرِكَ ṣadrika your breast حَرَجٌ ḥarajun any uneasiness مِّنْهُ min'hu from it لِتُنذِرَ litundhira that you warn بِهِ bihi with it وَذِكْرَىٰ wadhik'rā and a reminder لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ lil'mu'minīna for the believers
2. [This is] a Book revealed to you, [O Muḥammad] - so let there not be in your breast distress therefrom - that you may warn thereby and as a reminder to the believers.
Roots in this verse: ك ت ب ن ز ل ك و ن ص د ر ح ر ج ن ذ ر ذ ك ر أ م ن
اتَّبِعُوا مَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا مِن دُونِهِ أَوْلِيَاءَ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ ٣ ▶
اتَّبِعُوا ittabiʿū Follow مَا mā what أُنزِلَ unzila has been revealed إِلَيْكُم ilaykum to you مِّن min from رَّبِّكُمْ rabbikum your Lord وَلَا walā and (do) not تَتَّبِعُوا tattabiʿū follow مِن min from دُونِهِ dūnihi beside Him أَوْلِيَاءَ awliyāa any allies قَلِيلًا qalīlan Little مَّا mā (is) what تَذَكَّرُونَ tadhakkarūna you remember
3. Follow, [O mankind], what has been revealed to you from your Lord and do not follow other than Him any allies. Little do you remember.
Roots in this verse: ت ب ع ن ز ل ر ب ب د و ن و ل ي ق ل ل ذ ك ر
وَكَم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَاهَا فَجَاءَهَا بَأْسُنَا بَيَاتًا أَوْ هُمْ قَائِلُونَ ٤ ▶
وَكَم wakam And how many مِّن min of قَرْيَةٍ qaryatin a city أَهْلَكْنَاهَا ahlaknāhā We destroyed it فَجَاءَهَا fajāahā and came to it بَأْسُنَا basunā Our punishment بَيَاتًا bayātan (at) night أَوْ aw or هُمْ hum (while) they قَائِلُونَ qāilūna were sleeping at noon
4. And how many cities have We destroyed, and Our punishment came to them at night or while they were sleeping at noon.
Roots in this verse: ق ر ي ه ل ك ج ي أ ب أ س ب ي ت
فَمَا كَانَ دَعْوَاهُمْ إِذْ جَاءَهُم بَأْسُنَا إِلَّا أَن قَالُوا إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ ٥ ▶
فَمَا famā Then not كَانَ kāna was دَعْوَاهُمْ daʿwāhum their plea إِذْ idh when جَاءَهُم jāahum came to them بَأْسُنَا basunā Our punishment إِلَّا illā except أَن an that قَالُوا qālū they said إِنَّا innā Indeed, we كُنَّا kunnā were ظَالِمِينَ ẓālimīna wrongdoers
5. And their declaration when Our punishment came to them was only that they said, "Indeed, we were wrongdoers!"
Roots in this verse: ك و ن د ع و ج ي أ ب أ س ق و ل ظ ل م
فَلَنَسْأَلَنَّ الَّذِينَ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَلَنَسْأَلَنَّ الْمُرْسَلِينَ ٦ ▶
فَلَنَسْأَلَنَّ falanasalanna Then surely We will question الَّذِينَ alladhīna those (to) whom أُرْسِلَ ur'sila were sent إِلَيْهِمْ ilayhim to them (Messengers) وَلَنَسْأَلَنَّ walanasalanna and surely We will question الْمُرْسَلِينَ l-mur'salīna the Messengers
6. Then We will surely question those to whom [a message] was sent, and We will surely question the messengers.
Roots in this verse: س أ ل ر س ل
فَلَنَقُصَّنَّ عَلَيْهِم بِعِلْمٍ وَمَا كُنَّا غَائِبِينَ ٧ ▶
فَلَنَقُصَّنَّ falanaquṣṣanna Then surely We will narrate عَلَيْهِم ʿalayhim to them بِعِلْمٍ biʿil'min with knowledge وَمَا wamā and not كُنَّا kunnā were We غَائِبِينَ ghāibīna absent
7. Then We will surely relate [their deeds] to them with knowledge, and We were not [at all] absent.
Roots in this verse: ق ص ص ع ل م ك و ن غ ي ب
وَالْوَزْنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْحَقُّ فَمَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ ٨ ▶
وَالْوَزْنُ wal-waznu And the weighing يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that day الْحَقُّ l-ḥaqu (will be) the truth فَمَن faman So whose ثَقُلَتْ thaqulat (will be) heavy مَوَازِينُهُ mawāzīnuhu his scales فَأُولَٰئِكَ fa-ulāika then those هُمُ humu [they] الْمُفْلِحُونَ l-muf'liḥūna (will be) the successful ones
8. And the weighing [of deeds] that Day will be the truth. So those whose scales are heavy - it is they who will be the successful.
Roots in this verse: و ز ن ي و م ح ق ق ث ق ل ف ل ح
وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ خَسِرُوا أَنفُسَهُم بِمَا كَانُوا بِآيَاتِنَا يَظْلِمُونَ ٩ ▶
وَمَنْ waman And (for) those خَفَّتْ khaffat (will be) light مَوَازِينُهُ mawāzīnuhu his scales فَأُولَٰئِكَ fa-ulāika so those الَّذِينَ alladhīna (will be) the ones who خَسِرُوا khasirū lost أَنفُسَهُم anfusahum themselves بِمَا bimā because كَانُوا kānū they were بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā to Our Verses يَظْلِمُونَ yaẓlimūna (doing) injustice
9. And those whose scales are light - they are the ones who will lose themselves for what injustice they were doing toward Our verses.
Roots in this verse: خ ف ف و ز ن خ س ر ن ف س ك و ن أ ي ي ظ ل م
وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنَّاكُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَجَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ فِيهَا مَعَايِشَ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ ١٠ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly مَكَّنَّاكُمْ makkannākum We established you فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth وَجَعَلْنَا wajaʿalnā and We made لَكُمْ lakum for you فِيهَا fīhā in it مَعَايِشَ maʿāyisha livelihood قَلِيلًا qalīlan Little مَّا mā (is) what تَشْكُرُونَ tashkurūna you (are) grateful
10. And We have certainly established you upon the earth and made for you therein ways of livelihood. Little are you grateful.
Roots in this verse: م ك ن أ ر ض ج ع ل ق ل ل ش ك ر
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَاكُمْ ثُمَّ صَوَّرْنَاكُمْ ثُمَّ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ اسْجُدُوا لِآدَمَ فَسَجَدُوا إِلَّا إِبْلِيسَ لَمْ يَكُن مِّنَ السَّاجِدِينَ ١١ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly خَلَقْنَاكُمْ khalaqnākum We created you ثُمَّ thumma then صَوَّرْنَاكُمْ ṣawwarnākum We fashioned you ثُمَّ thumma Then قُلْنَا qul'nā We said لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ lil'malāikati to the Angels اسْجُدُوا us'judū Prostrate لِآدَمَ liādama to Adam فَسَجَدُوا fasajadū So they prostrated إِلَّا illā except إِبْلِيسَ ib'līsa Iblis لَمْ lam Not يَكُن yakun he was مِّنَ mina of السَّاجِدِينَ l-sājidīna those who prostrated
11. And We have certainly created you, [O mankind], and given you [human] form. Then We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam"; so they prostrated, except for Iblees. He was not of those who prostrated.
Roots in this verse: خ ل ق ص و ر ق و ل م ل ك س ج د أ د م ك و ن
قَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَلَّا تَسْجُدَ إِذْ أَمَرْتُكَ قَالَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِي مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِن طِينٍ ١٢ ▶
قَالَ qāla (Allah) said مَا mā What مَنَعَكَ manaʿaka prevented you أَلَّا allā that not تَسْجُدَ tasjuda you prostrate إِذْ idh when أَمَرْتُكَ amartuka I commanded you قَالَ qāla (Shaitaan) said أَنَا anā I am خَيْرٌ khayrun better مِّنْهُ min'hu than him خَلَقْتَنِي khalaqtanī You created me مِن min from نَّارٍ nārin fire وَخَلَقْتَهُ wakhalaqtahu and You created him مِن min from طِينٍ ṭīnin clay
12. [Allāh] said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?" [Satan] said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay [i.e., earth]."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل م ن ع س ج د أ م ر خ ي ر خ ل ق ن و ر ط ي ن
قَالَ فَاهْبِطْ مِنْهَا فَمَا يَكُونُ لَكَ أَن تَتَكَبَّرَ فِيهَا فَاخْرُجْ إِنَّكَ مِنَ الصَّاغِرِينَ ١٣ ▶
قَالَ qāla (Allah) said فَاهْبِطْ fa-ih'biṭ Then go down مِنْهَا min'hā from it فَمَا famā for not يَكُونُ yakūnu it is لَكَ laka for you أَن an that تَتَكَبَّرَ tatakabbara you be arrogant فِيهَا fīhā in it فَاخْرُجْ fa-ukh'ruj So get out إِنَّكَ innaka indeed, you مِنَ mina (are) of الصَّاغِرِينَ l-ṣāghirīna the disgraced ones
13. [Allāh] said, "Descend from it [i.e., Paradise], for it is not for you to be arrogant therein. So get out; indeed, you are of the debased."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ك و ن ك ب ر خ ر ج ص غ ر
قَالَ أَنظِرْنِي إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ ١٤ ▶
قَالَ qāla (Shaitaan) said أَنظِرْنِي anẓir'nī Give me respite إِلَىٰ ilā till يَوْمِ yawmi (the) Day يُبْعَثُونَ yub'ʿathūna they are raised up
14. [Satan] said, "Reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ن ظ ر ي و م ب ع ث
قَالَ إِنَّكَ مِنَ الْمُنظَرِينَ ١٥ ▶
قَالَ qāla (Allah) said إِنَّكَ innaka Indeed, you مِنَ mina (are) of الْمُنظَرِينَ l-munẓarīna the ones given respite
15. [Allāh] said, "Indeed, you are of those reprieved."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ن ظ ر
قَالَ فَبِمَا أَغْوَيْتَنِي لَأَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ صِرَاطَكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ ١٦ ▶
قَالَ qāla (Shaitaan) said فَبِمَا fabimā Because أَغْوَيْتَنِي aghwaytanī You have sent me astray لَأَقْعُدَنَّ la-aqʿudanna surely I will sit لَهُمْ lahum for them صِرَاطَكَ ṣirāṭaka (on) Your path الْمُسْتَقِيمَ l-mus'taqīma the straight
16. [Satan] said, "Because You have put me in error, I will surely sit in wait for them [i.e., mankind] on Your straight path.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل غ و ي ق ع د ص ر ط ق و م
ثُمَّ لَآتِيَنَّهُم مِّن بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ وَعَنْ أَيْمَانِهِمْ وَعَن شَمَائِلِهِمْ وَلَا تَجِدُ أَكْثَرَهُمْ شَاكِرِينَ ١٧ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then لَآتِيَنَّهُم laātiyannahum surely, I will come to them مِّن min from بَيْنِ bayni before أَيْدِيهِمْ aydīhim them وَمِنْ wamin and from خَلْفِهِمْ khalfihim behind them وَعَنْ waʿan and from أَيْمَانِهِمْ aymānihim their right وَعَن waʿan and from شَمَائِلِهِمْ shamāilihim their left وَلَا walā and not تَجِدُ tajidu You (will) find أَكْثَرَهُمْ aktharahum most of them شَاكِرِينَ shākirīna grateful
17. Then I will come to them from before them and from behind them and on their right and on their left, and You will not find most of them grateful [to You]."
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ب ي ن ي د ي خ ل ف ي م ن ش م ل و ج د ك ث ر ش ك ر
قَالَ اخْرُجْ مِنْهَا مَذْءُومًا مَّدْحُورًا لَّمَن تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ لَأَمْلَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ١٨ ▶
قَالَ qāla (Allah) said اخْرُجْ ukh'ruj Get out مِنْهَا min'hā of it مَذْءُومًا madhūman disgraced مَّدْحُورًا madḥūran and expelled لَّمَن laman Certainly, whoever تَبِعَكَ tabiʿaka follows you مِنْهُمْ min'hum among them لَأَمْلَأَنَّ la-amla-anna surely, I will fill جَهَنَّمَ jahannama Hell مِنكُمْ minkum with you أَجْمَعِينَ ajmaʿīna all
18. [Allāh] said, "Depart from it [i.e., Paradise], reproached and expelled. Whoever follows you among them - I will surely fill Hell with you, all together."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل خ ر ج ت ب ع م ل أ ج م ع
وَيَا آدَمُ اسْكُنْ أَنتَ وَزَوْجُكَ الْجَنَّةَ فَكُلَا مِنْ حَيْثُ شِئْتُمَا وَلَا تَقْرَبَا هَٰذِهِ الشَّجَرَةَ فَتَكُونَا مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ ١٩ ▶
وَيَا آدَمُ wayāādamu And O Adam اسْكُنْ us'kun Dwell أَنتَ anta you وَزَوْجُكَ wazawjuka and your wife الْجَنَّةَ l-janata (in) the Garden فَكُلَا fakulā and you both eat مِنْ min from حَيْثُ ḥaythu wherever شِئْتُمَا shi'tumā you both wish وَلَا walā but (do) not تَقْرَبَا taqrabā approach [both of you] هَٰذِهِ hādhihi this الشَّجَرَةَ l-shajarata [the] tree فَتَكُونَا fatakūnā lest you both be مِنَ mina among الظَّالِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna the wrongdoers
19. And "O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise and eat from wherever you will but do not approach this tree, lest you be among the wrongdoers."
Roots in this verse: أ د م س ك ن ز و ج ج ن ن أ ك ل ح ي ث ش ي أ ق ر ب ش ج ر ك و ن ظ ل م
فَوَسْوَسَ لَهُمَا الشَّيْطَانُ لِيُبْدِيَ لَهُمَا مَا وُورِيَ عَنْهُمَا مِن سَوْآتِهِمَا وَقَالَ مَا نَهَاكُمَا رَبُّكُمَا عَنْ هَٰذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ إِلَّا أَن تَكُونَا مَلَكَيْنِ أَوْ تَكُونَا مِنَ الْخَالِدِينَ ٢٠ ▶
فَوَسْوَسَ fawaswasa Then whispered لَهُمَا lahumā to both of them الشَّيْطَانُ l-shayṭānu the Shaitaan لِيُبْدِيَ liyub'diya to make apparent لَهُمَا lahumā to both of them مَا mā what وُورِيَ wūriya was concealed عَنْهُمَا ʿanhumā from both of them مِن min of سَوْآتِهِمَا sawātihimā their shame وَقَالَ waqāla And he said مَا mā (Did) not نَهَاكُمَا nahākumā forbid you both رَبُّكُمَا rabbukumā your Lord عَنْ ʿan from هَٰذِهِ hādhihi this الشَّجَرَةِ l-shajarati [the] tree إِلَّا illā except أَن an that تَكُونَا takūnā you two become مَلَكَيْنِ malakayni Angels أَوْ aw or تَكُونَا takūnā you two become مِنَ mina of الْخَالِدِينَ l-khālidīna the immortals
20. But Satan whispered to them to make apparent to them that which was concealed from them of their private parts. He said, "Your Lord did not forbid you this tree except that you become angels or become of the immortal."
Roots in this verse: ش ط ن ب د و و ر ي س و أ ق و ل ن ه ي ر ب ب ش ج ر ك و ن م ل ك خ ل د
وَقَاسَمَهُمَا إِنِّي لَكُمَا لَمِنَ النَّاصِحِينَ ٢١ ▶
وَقَاسَمَهُمَا waqāsamahumā And he swore (to) both of them إِنِّي innī Indeed, I am لَكُمَا lakumā to both of you لَمِنَ lamina among النَّاصِحِينَ l-nāṣiḥīna the sincere advisors
21. And he swore [by Allāh] to them, "Indeed, I am to you from among the sincere advisors."
Roots in this verse: ق س م ن ص ح
فَدَلَّاهُمَا بِغُرُورٍ فَلَمَّا ذَاقَا الشَّجَرَةَ بَدَتْ لَهُمَا سَوْآتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا يَخْصِفَانِ عَلَيْهِمَا مِن وَرَقِ الْجَنَّةِ وَنَادَاهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا أَلَمْ أَنْهَكُمَا عَن تِلْكُمَا الشَّجَرَةِ وَأَقُل لَّكُمَا إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لَكُمَا عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ ٢٢ ▶
فَدَلَّاهُمَا fadallāhumā So he made both of them fall بِغُرُورٍ bighurūrin by deception فَلَمَّا falammā Then when ذَاقَا dhāqā they both tasted الشَّجَرَةَ l-shajarata the tree بَدَتْ badat became apparent لَهُمَا lahumā to both of them سَوْآتُهُمَا sawātuhumā their shame وَطَفِقَا waṭafiqā and they began يَخْصِفَانِ yakhṣifāni (to) fasten عَلَيْهِمَا ʿalayhimā over themselves مِن min from وَرَقِ waraqi (the) leaves الْجَنَّةِ l-janati (of) the Garden وَنَادَاهُمَا wanādāhumā And called them both رَبُّهُمَا rabbuhumā their Lord أَلَمْ alam Did not أَنْهَكُمَا anhakumā I forbid you both عَن ʿan from تِلْكُمَا til'kumā this الشَّجَرَةِ l-shajarati [the] tree وَأَقُل wa-aqul and [I] say لَّكُمَا lakumā to both of you إِنَّ inna that الشَّيْطَانَ l-shayṭāna [the] Shaitaan لَكُمَا lakumā to both of you عَدُوٌّ ʿaduwwun (is) an enemy مُّبِينٌ mubīnun open
22. So he made them fall, through deception. And when they tasted of the tree, their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to fasten together over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And their Lord called to them, "Did I not forbid you from that tree and tell you that Satan is to you a clear enemy?"
Roots in this verse: غ ر ر ذ و ق ش ج ر ب د و س و أ ج ن ن ن د ي ر ب ب ن ه ي ق و ل ش ط ن ع د و ب ي ن
قَالَا رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ ٢٣ ▶
قَالَا qālā Both of them said رَبَّنَا rabbanā Our Lord ظَلَمْنَا ẓalamnā we have wronged أَنفُسَنَا anfusanā ourselves وَإِن wa-in and if لَّمْ lam not تَغْفِرْ taghfir You forgive لَنَا lanā [for] us وَتَرْحَمْنَا watarḥamnā and have mercy (on) us لَنَكُونَنَّ lanakūnanna surely, we will be مِنَ mina among الْخَاسِرِينَ l-khāsirīna the losers
23. They said, "Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب ظ ل م ن ف س غ ف ر ر ح م ك و ن خ س ر
قَالَ اهْبِطُوا بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ وَلَكُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ مُسْتَقَرٌّ وَمَتَاعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ ٢٤ ▶
قَالَ qāla (Allah) said اهْبِطُوا ih'biṭū Get down بَعْضُكُمْ baʿḍukum some of you لِبَعْضٍ libaʿḍin to some others عَدُوٌّ ʿaduwwun (as) enemy وَلَكُمْ walakum And for you فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth مُسْتَقَرٌّ mus'taqarrun (is) a dwelling place وَمَتَاعٌ wamatāʿun and livelihood إِلَىٰ ilā for حِينٍ ḥīnin a time
24. [Allāh] said, "Descend, being to one another enemies. And for you on the earth is a place of settlement and enjoyment [i.e., provision] for a time."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ب ع ض ع د و أ ر ض ق ر ر م ت ع ح ي ن
قَالَ فِيهَا تَحْيَوْنَ وَفِيهَا تَمُوتُونَ وَمِنْهَا تُخْرَجُونَ ٢٥ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said فِيهَا fīhā In it تَحْيَوْنَ taḥyawna you will live وَفِيهَا wafīhā and in it تَمُوتُونَ tamūtūna you will die وَمِنْهَا wamin'hā and from it تُخْرَجُونَ tukh'rajūna you will be brought forth
25. He said, "Therein you will live, and therein you will die, and from it you will be brought forth."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ح ي ي م و ت خ ر ج
يَا بَنِي آدَمَ قَدْ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ لِبَاسًا يُوَارِي سَوْآتِكُمْ وَرِيشًا وَلِبَاسُ التَّقْوَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَ ٢٦ ▶
يَا بَنِي yābanī O Children آدَمَ ādama (of) Adam قَدْ qad Verily أَنزَلْنَا anzalnā We have sent down عَلَيْكُمْ ʿalaykum to you لِبَاسًا libāsan clothing يُوَارِي yuwārī it covers سَوْآتِكُمْ sawātikum your shame وَرِيشًا warīshan and (as) an adornment وَلِبَاسُ walibāsu But the clothing التَّقْوَىٰ l-taqwā (of) [the] righteousness ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that خَيْرٌ khayrun (is) best ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That مِنْ min (is) from آيَاتِ āyāti (the) Signs اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah لَعَلَّهُمْ laʿallahum so that they may يَذَّكَّرُونَ yadhakkarūna remember
26. O children of Adam, We have bestowed upon you clothing to conceal your private parts and as adornment. But the clothing of righteousness - that is best. That is from the signs of Allāh that perhaps they will remember.
Roots in this verse: ب ن ي أ د م ن ز ل ل ب س و ر ي س و أ و ق ي خ ي ر أ ي ي أ ل ه ذ ك ر
يَا بَنِي آدَمَ لَا يَفْتِنَنَّكُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ كَمَا أَخْرَجَ أَبَوَيْكُم مِّنَ الْجَنَّةِ يَنزِعُ عَنْهُمَا لِبَاسَهُمَا لِيُرِيَهُمَا سَوْآتِهِمَا إِنَّهُ يَرَاكُمْ هُوَ وَقَبِيلُهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا تَرَوْنَهُمْ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا الشَّيَاطِينَ أَوْلِيَاءَ لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ٢٧ ▶
يَا بَنِي yābanī O Children آدَمَ ādama (of) Adam لَا lā (Let) not يَفْتِنَنَّكُمُ yaftinannakumu tempt you الشَّيْطَانُ l-shayṭānu [the] Shaitaan كَمَا kamā as أَخْرَجَ akhraja he drove out أَبَوَيْكُم abawaykum your parents مِّنَ mina from الْجَنَّةِ l-janati Paradise يَنزِعُ yanziʿu stripping عَنْهُمَا ʿanhumā from both of them لِبَاسَهُمَا libāsahumā their clothing لِيُرِيَهُمَا liyuriyahumā to show both of them سَوْآتِهِمَا sawātihimā their shame إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, he يَرَاكُمْ yarākum sees you هُوَ huwa he وَقَبِيلُهُ waqabīluhu and his tribe مِنْ min from حَيْثُ ḥaythu where لَا lā not تَرَوْنَهُمْ tarawnahum you see them إِنَّا innā Indeed جَعَلْنَا jaʿalnā We have made الشَّيَاطِينَ l-shayāṭīna the devils أَوْلِيَاءَ awliyāa friends لِلَّذِينَ lilladhīna of those who لَا lā (do) not يُؤْمِنُونَ yu'minūna believe
27. O children of Adam, let not Satan tempt you as he removed your parents from Paradise, stripping them of their clothing to show them their private parts. Indeed, he sees you, he and his tribe, from where you do not see them. Indeed, We have made the devils allies to those who do not believe.
Roots in this verse: ب ن ي أ د م ف ت ن ش ط ن خ ر ج أ ب و ج ن ن ن ز ع ل ب س ر أ ي س و أ ق ب ل ح ي ث ج ع ل و ل ي أ م ن
وَإِذَا فَعَلُوا فَاحِشَةً قَالُوا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهَا آبَاءَنَا وَاللَّهُ أَمَرَنَا بِهَا قُلْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَأْمُرُ بِالْفَحْشَاءِ أَتَقُولُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ٢٨ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when فَعَلُوا faʿalū they do فَاحِشَةً fāḥishatan immorality قَالُوا qālū they say وَجَدْنَا wajadnā We found عَلَيْهَا ʿalayhā on it آبَاءَنَا ābāanā our forefathers وَاللَّهُ wal-lahu and Allah أَمَرَنَا amaranā (has) ordered us بِهَا bihā of it قُلْ qul Say إِنَّ inna Indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah لَا lā (does) not يَأْمُرُ yamuru order بِالْفَحْشَاءِ bil-faḥshāi immorality أَتَقُولُونَ ataqūlūna Do you say عَلَى ʿalā about اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah مَا mā what لَا lā not تَعْلَمُونَ taʿlamūna you know
28. And when they commit an immorality, they say, "We found our fathers doing it, and Allāh has ordered us to do it." Say, "Indeed, Allāh does not order immorality. Do you say about Allāh that which you do not know?"
Roots in this verse: ف ع ل ف ح ش ق و ل و ج د أ ب و أ ل ه أ م ر ع ل م
قُلْ أَمَرَ رَبِّي بِالْقِسْطِ وَأَقِيمُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ عِندَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍ وَادْعُوهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ كَمَا بَدَأَكُمْ تَعُودُونَ ٢٩ ▶
قُلْ qul Say أَمَرَ amara (Has been) ordered رَبِّي rabbī (by) my Lord بِالْقِسْطِ bil-qis'ṭi justice وَأَقِيمُوا wa-aqīmū and set وُجُوهَكُمْ wujūhakum your faces عِندَ ʿinda at كُلِّ kulli every مَسْجِدٍ masjidin masjid وَادْعُوهُ wa-id'ʿūhu and invoke Him مُخْلِصِينَ mukh'liṣīna (being) sincere لَهُ lahu to Him الدِّينَ l-dīna (in) the religion كَمَا kamā As بَدَأَكُمْ bada-akum He originated you تَعُودُونَ taʿūdūna (so) will you return
29. Say, [O Muḥammad], "My Lord has ordered justice and that you direct yourselves [to the Qiblah] at every place [or time] of prostration, and invoke Him, sincere to Him in religion." Just as He originated you, you will return [to life] -
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ م ر ر ب ب ق س ط ق و م و ج ه ع ن د ك ل ل س ج د د ع و خ ل ص د ي ن ب د أ ع و د
فَرِيقًا هَدَىٰ وَفَرِيقًا حَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ الضَّلَالَةُ إِنَّهُمُ اتَّخَذُوا الشَّيَاطِينَ أَوْلِيَاءَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَيَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُم مُّهْتَدُونَ ٣٠ ▶
فَرِيقًا farīqan A group هَدَىٰ hadā He guided وَفَرِيقًا wafarīqan and a group حَقَّ ḥaqqa deserved عَلَيْهِمُ ʿalayhimu [on] they الضَّلَالَةُ l-ḍalālatu the astraying إِنَّهُمُ innahumu Indeed, they اتَّخَذُوا ittakhadhū take الشَّيَاطِينَ l-shayāṭīna the devils أَوْلِيَاءَ awliyāa (as) allies مِن min from دُونِ dūni besides اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah وَيَحْسَبُونَ wayaḥsabūna while they think أَنَّهُم annahum that they مُّهْتَدُونَ muh'tadūna (are the) guided-ones
30. A group [of you] He guided, and a group deserved [to be in] error. Indeed, they [i.e., the latter] had taken the devils as allies instead of Allāh while they thought that they were guided.
Roots in this verse: ف ر ق ه د ي ح ق ق ض ل ل أ خ ذ ش ط ن و ل ي د و ن أ ل ه ح س ب
يَا بَنِي آدَمَ خُذُوا زِينَتَكُمْ عِندَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍ وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا وَلَا تُسْرِفُوا إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُسْرِفِينَ ٣١ ▶
يَا بَنِي yābanī O Children آدَمَ ādama (of) Adam خُذُوا khudhū Take زِينَتَكُمْ zīnatakum your adornment عِندَ ʿinda at كُلِّ kulli every مَسْجِدٍ masjidin masjid وَكُلُوا wakulū and eat وَاشْرَبُوا wa-ish'rabū and drink وَلَا walā but (do) not تُسْرِفُوا tus'rifū be extravagant إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, He لَا lā (does) not يُحِبُّ yuḥibbu love الْمُسْرِفِينَ l-mus'rifīna the extravagant ones
31. O children of Adam, take your adornment [i.e., wear your clothing] at every masjid, and eat and drink, but be not excessive. Indeed, He likes not those who commit excess.
Roots in this verse: ب ن ي أ د م أ خ ذ ز ي ن ع ن د ك ل ل س ج د أ ك ل ش ر ب س ر ف ح ب ب
قُلْ مَنْ حَرَّمَ زِينَةَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي أَخْرَجَ لِعِبَادِهِ وَالطَّيِّبَاتِ مِنَ الرِّزْقِ قُلْ هِيَ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا خَالِصَةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ كَذَٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ الْآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ ٣٢ ▶
قُلْ qul Say مَنْ man Who حَرَّمَ ḥarrama has forbidden زِينَةَ zīnata (the) adornment اللَّهِ l-lahi (from) Allah الَّتِي allatī which أَخْرَجَ akhraja He has brought forth لِعِبَادِهِ liʿibādihi for His slaves وَالطَّيِّبَاتِ wal-ṭayibāti and the pure things مِنَ mina of الرِّزْقِ l-riz'qi sustenance قُلْ qul Say هِيَ hiya They لِلَّذِينَ lilladhīna (are) for those who آمَنُوا āmanū believe فِي fī during الْحَيَاةِ l-ḥayati the life الدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā (of) the world خَالِصَةً khāliṣatan exclusively (for them) يَوْمَ yawma (on the) Day الْقِيَامَةِ l-qiyāmati (of) Resurrection كَذَٰلِكَ kadhālika Thus نُفَصِّلُ nufaṣṣilu We explain الْآيَاتِ l-āyāti the Signs لِقَوْمٍ liqawmin for (the) people يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna who know
32. Say, "Who has forbidden the adornment of [i.e., from] Allāh which He has produced for His servants and the good [lawful] things of provision?" Say, "They are for those who believed during the life of this world, exclusively [for them] on the Day of Resurrection." Thus do We detail the verses for a people who know.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ح ر م ز ي ن أ ل ه خ ر ج ع ب د ط ي ب ر ز ق أ م ن ح ي ي د ن و خ ل ص ي و م ق و م ف ص ل أ ي ي ع ل م
قُلْ إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ رَبِّيَ الْفَوَاحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ وَالْإِثْمَ وَالْبَغْيَ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَأَن تُشْرِكُوا بِاللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يُنَزِّلْ بِهِ سُلْطَانًا وَأَن تَقُولُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ٣٣ ▶
قُلْ qul Say إِنَّمَا innamā Only حَرَّمَ ḥarrama (had) forbidden رَبِّيَ rabbiya my Lord الْفَوَاحِشَ l-fawāḥisha the shameful deeds مَا mā what ظَهَرَ ẓahara (is) apparent مِنْهَا min'hā of it وَمَا wamā and what بَطَنَ baṭana is concealed وَالْإِثْمَ wal-ith'ma and the sin وَالْبَغْيَ wal-baghya and the oppression بِغَيْرِ bighayri without الْحَقِّ l-ḥaqi [the] right وَأَن wa-an and that تُشْرِكُوا tush'rikū you associate (others) بِاللَّهِ bil-lahi with Allah مَا mā what لَمْ lam not يُنَزِّلْ yunazzil He (has) sent down بِهِ bihi of it سُلْطَانًا sul'ṭānan any authority وَأَن wa-an and that تَقُولُوا taqūlū you say عَلَى ʿalā about اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah مَا mā what لَا lā not تَعْلَمُونَ taʿlamūna you know
33. Say, "My Lord has only forbidden immoralities - what is apparent of them and what is concealed - and sin, and oppression without right, and that you associate with Allāh that for which He has not sent down authority, and that you say about Allāh that which you do not know."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ح ر م ر ب ب ف ح ش ظ ه ر ب ط ن أ ث م ب غ ي غ ي ر ح ق ق ش ر ك أ ل ه ن ز ل س ل ط ع ل م
وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلٌ فَإِذَا جَاءَ أَجَلُهُمْ لَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ سَاعَةً وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ ٣٤ ▶
وَلِكُلِّ walikulli And for every أُمَّةٍ ummatin nation أَجَلٌ ajalun (is a fixed) term فَإِذَا fa-idhā So when جَاءَ jāa comes أَجَلُهُمْ ajaluhum their term لَا lā (they can) not يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ yastakhirūna seek to delay سَاعَةً sāʿatan an hour وَلَا walā and not يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ yastaqdimūna seek to advance (it)
34. And for every nation is a [specified] term. So when their time has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it].
Roots in this verse: ك ل ل أ م م أ ج ل ج ي أ أ خ ر س و ع ق د م
يَا بَنِي آدَمَ إِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُمْ رُسُلٌ مِّنكُمْ يَقُصُّونَ عَلَيْكُمْ آيَاتِي فَمَنِ اتَّقَىٰ وَأَصْلَحَ فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ ٣٥ ▶
يَا بَنِي yābanī O Children آدَمَ ādama (of) Adam إِمَّا immā If يَأْتِيَنَّكُمْ yatiyannakum come to you رُسُلٌ rusulun Messengers مِّنكُمْ minkum from you يَقُصُّونَ yaquṣṣūna relating عَلَيْكُمْ ʿalaykum to you آيَاتِي āyātī My Verses فَمَنِ famani then whoever اتَّقَىٰ ittaqā fears Allah وَأَصْلَحَ wa-aṣlaḥa and reforms فَلَا falā then no خَوْفٌ khawfun fear عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim on them وَلَا walā and not هُمْ hum they يَحْزَنُونَ yaḥzanūna will grieve
35. O children of Adam, if there come to you messengers from among you relating to you My verses [i.e., scriptures and laws], then whoever fears Allāh and reforms - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.
Roots in this verse: ب ن ي أ د م أ ت ي ر س ل ق ص ص أ ي ي و ق ي ص ل ح خ و ف ح ز ن
وَالَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَاسْتَكْبَرُوا عَنْهَا أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ ٣٦ ▶
وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna But those who كَذَّبُوا kadhabū deny بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā Our Verses وَاسْتَكْبَرُوا wa-is'takbarū and (are) arrogant عَنْهَا ʿanhā towards them أُولَٰئِكَ ulāika those أَصْحَابُ aṣḥābu (are the) companions النَّارِ l-nāri (of) the Fire هُمْ hum they فِيهَا fīhā in it خَالِدُونَ khālidūna will abide forever
36. But the ones who deny Our verses and are arrogant toward them - those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.
Roots in this verse: ك ذ ب أ ي ي ك ب ر ص ح ب ن و ر خ ل د
فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرَىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَوْ كَذَّبَ بِآيَاتِهِ أُولَٰئِكَ يَنَالُهُمْ نَصِيبُهُم مِّنَ الْكِتَابِ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُنَا يَتَوَفَّوْنَهُمْ قَالُوا أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ قَالُوا ضَلُّوا عَنَّا وَشَهِدُوا عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا كَافِرِينَ ٣٧ ▶
فَمَنْ faman Then who أَظْلَمُ aẓlamu (is) more unjust مِمَّنِ mimmani than (one) who افْتَرَىٰ if'tarā invented عَلَى ʿalā against اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah كَذِبًا kadhiban a lie أَوْ aw or كَذَّبَ kadhaba denies بِآيَاتِهِ biāyātihi His Verses أُولَٰئِكَ ulāika Those يَنَالُهُمْ yanāluhum will reach them نَصِيبُهُم naṣībuhum their portion مِّنَ mina from الْكِتَابِ l-kitābi the Book حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until إِذَا idhā when جَاءَتْهُمْ jāathum comes to them رُسُلُنَا rusulunā Our messengers (Angels) يَتَوَفَّوْنَهُمْ yatawaffawnahum (to) take them in death قَالُوا qālū they say أَيْنَ ayna Where are مَا mā those (whom) كُنتُمْ kuntum you used to تَدْعُونَ tadʿūna invoke مِن min from دُونِ dūni besides اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah قَالُوا qālū They say ضَلُّوا ḍallū They strayed عَنَّا ʿannā from us وَشَهِدُوا washahidū and they (will) testify عَلَىٰ ʿalā against أَنفُسِهِمْ anfusihim themselves أَنَّهُمْ annahum that they كَانُوا kānū were كَافِرِينَ kāfirīna disbelievers
37. And who is more unjust than one who invents about Allāh a lie or denies His verses? Those will attain their portion of the decree until, when Our messengers [i.e., angels] come to them to take them in death, they will say, "Where are those you used to invoke besides Allāh?" They will say, "They have departed from us," and will bear witness against themselves that they were disbelievers.
Roots in this verse: ظ ل م ف ر ي أ ل ه ك ذ ب أ ي ي ن ي ل ن ص ب ك ت ب ج ي أ ر س ل و ف ي ق و ل ك و ن د ع و د و ن ض ل ل ش ه د ن ف س ك ف ر
قَالَ ادْخُلُوا فِي أُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِكُم مِّنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنسِ فِي النَّارِ كُلَّمَا دَخَلَتْ أُمَّةٌ لَّعَنَتْ أُخْتَهَا حَتَّىٰ إِذَا ادَّارَكُوا فِيهَا جَمِيعًا قَالَتْ أُخْرَاهُمْ لِأُولَاهُمْ رَبَّنَا هَٰؤُلَاءِ أَضَلُّونَا فَآتِهِمْ عَذَابًا ضِعْفًا مِّنَ النَّارِ قَالَ لِكُلٍّ ضِعْفٌ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تَعْلَمُونَ ٣٨ ▶
قَالَ qāla He (will) say ادْخُلُوا ud'khulū Enter فِي fī among أُمَمٍ umamin (the) nations قَدْ qad (who) خَلَتْ khalat passed away مِن min from قَبْلِكُم qablikum before you مِّنَ mina of الْجِنِّ l-jini the jinn وَالْإِنسِ wal-insi and the men فِي fī in النَّارِ l-nāri the Fire كُلَّمَا kullamā Every time دَخَلَتْ dakhalat entered أُمَّةٌ ummatun a nation لَّعَنَتْ laʿanat it cursed أُخْتَهَا ukh'tahā its sister (nation) حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until إِذَا idhā when ادَّارَكُوا iddārakū they had overtaken one another فِيهَا fīhā in it جَمِيعًا jamīʿan all قَالَتْ qālat (will) say أُخْرَاهُمْ ukh'rāhum (the) last of them لِأُولَاهُمْ liūlāhum about the first of them رَبَّنَا rabbanā Our Lord هَٰؤُلَاءِ hāulāi these أَضَلُّونَا aḍallūnā misled us فَآتِهِمْ faātihim so give them عَذَابًا ʿadhāban punishment ضِعْفًا ḍiʿ'fan double مِّنَ mina of النَّارِ l-nāri the Fire قَالَ qāla He (will) say لِكُلٍّ likullin For each ضِعْفٌ ḍiʿ'fun (is) a double وَلَٰكِن walākin [and] but لَّا lā not تَعْلَمُونَ taʿlamūna you know
38. [Allāh] will say, "Enter among nations which had passed on before you of jinn and mankind into the Fire." Every time a nation enters, it will curse its sister until, when they have all overtaken one another therein, the last of them will say about the first of them, "Our Lord, these had misled us, so give them a double punishment of the Fire." He will say, "For each is double, but you do not know."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل د خ ل أ م م خ ل و ق ب ل ج ن ن أ ن س ن و ر ك ل ل ل ع ن أ خ و د ر ك ج م ع أ خ ر أ و ل ر ب ب ض ل ل أ ت ي ع ذ ب ض ع ف ع ل م
وَقَالَتْ أُولَاهُمْ لِأُخْرَاهُمْ فَمَا كَانَ لَكُمْ عَلَيْنَا مِن فَضْلٍ فَذُوقُوا الْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْسِبُونَ ٣٩ ▶
وَقَالَتْ waqālat And (will) say أُولَاهُمْ ūlāhum (the) first of them لِأُخْرَاهُمْ li-ukh'rāhum to (the) last of them فَمَا famā Then not كَانَ kāna is لَكُمْ lakum for you عَلَيْنَا ʿalaynā upon us مِن min any فَضْلٍ faḍlin superiority فَذُوقُوا fadhūqū so taste الْعَذَابَ l-ʿadhāba the punishment بِمَا bimā for what كُنتُمْ kuntum you used to تَكْسِبُونَ taksibūna earn
39. And the first of them will say to the last of them, "Then you had not any favor over us, so taste the punishment for what you used to earn."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ و ل أ خ ر ك و ن ف ض ل ذ و ق ع ذ ب ك س ب
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَاسْتَكْبَرُوا عَنْهَا لَا تُفَتَّحُ لَهُمْ أَبْوَابُ السَّمَاءِ وَلَا يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ حَتَّىٰ يَلِجَ الْجَمَلُ فِي سَمِّ الْخِيَاطِ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُجْرِمِينَ ٤٠ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَذَّبُوا kadhabū denied بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā Our Verses وَاسْتَكْبَرُوا wa-is'takbarū and (were) arrogant عَنْهَا ʿanhā towards them لَا lā (will) not تُفَتَّحُ tufattaḥu be opened لَهُمْ lahum for them أَبْوَابُ abwābu (the) doors السَّمَاءِ l-samāi (of) the heaven وَلَا walā and not يَدْخُلُونَ yadkhulūna they will enter الْجَنَّةَ l-janata Paradise حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until يَلِجَ yalija passes الْجَمَلُ l-jamalu the camel فِي fī through سَمِّ sammi (the) eye الْخِيَاطِ l-khiyāṭi (of) the needle وَكَذَٰلِكَ wakadhālika And thus نَجْزِي najzī We recompense الْمُجْرِمِينَ l-muj'rimīna the criminals
40. Indeed, those who deny Our verses and are arrogant toward them - the gates of Heaven will not be opened for them, nor will they enter Paradise until a camel enters into the eye of a needle [i.e., never]. And thus do We recompense the criminals.
Roots in this verse: ك ذ ب أ ي ي ك ب ر ف ت ح ب و ب س م و د خ ل ج ن ن و ل ج ج م ل ج ز ي ج ر م
لَهُم مِّن جَهَنَّمَ مِهَادٌ وَمِن فَوْقِهِمْ غَوَاشٍ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الظَّالِمِينَ ٤١ ▶
لَهُم lahum For them مِّن min of جَهَنَّمَ jahannama (the) Hell مِهَادٌ mihādun (is) a bed وَمِن wamin and from فَوْقِهِمْ fawqihim over them غَوَاشٍ ghawāshin coverings وَكَذَٰلِكَ wakadhālika And thus نَجْزِي najzī We recompense الظَّالِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna the wrongdoers
41. They will have from Hell a bed and over them coverings [of fire]. And thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.
Roots in this verse: م ه د ف و ق غ ش و ج ز ي ظ ل م
وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْجَنَّةِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ ٤٢ ▶
وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna But those who آمَنُوا āmanū believe وَعَمِلُوا waʿamilū and do الصَّالِحَاتِ l-ṣāliḥāti [the] righteous deeds لَا lā not نُكَلِّفُ nukallifu We burden نَفْسًا nafsan any soul إِلَّا illā except وُسْعَهَا wus'ʿahā (to) its capacity أُولَٰئِكَ ulāika Those أَصْحَابُ aṣḥābu (are the) companions الْجَنَّةِ l-janati (of) Paradise هُمْ hum they فِيهَا fīhā in it خَالِدُونَ khālidūna (will) abide forever
42. But those who believed and did righteous deeds - We charge no soul except [within] its capacity. Those are the companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternally.
Roots in this verse: أ م ن ع م ل ص ل ح ن ف س و س ع ص ح ب ج ن ن خ ل د
وَنَزَعْنَا مَا فِي صُدُورِهِم مِّنْ غِلٍّ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهِمُ الْأَنْهَارُ وَقَالُوا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي هَدَانَا لِهَٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِنَهْتَدِيَ لَوْلَا أَنْ هَدَانَا اللَّهُ لَقَدْ جَاءَتْ رُسُلُ رَبِّنَا بِالْحَقِّ وَنُودُوا أَن تِلْكُمُ الْجَنَّةُ أُورِثْتُمُوهَا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ٤٣ ▶
وَنَزَعْنَا wanazaʿnā And We will remove مَا mā whatever فِي fī (is) in صُدُورِهِم ṣudūrihim their breasts مِّنْ min of غِلٍّ ghillin malice تَجْرِي tajrī Flows مِن min from تَحْتِهِمُ taḥtihimu underneath them الْأَنْهَارُ l-anhāru the rivers وَقَالُوا waqālū And they will say الْحَمْدُ l-ḥamdu All the praise لِلَّهِ lillahi (is) for Allah الَّذِي alladhī the One Who هَدَانَا hadānā guided us لِهَٰذَا lihādhā to this وَمَا wamā and not كُنَّا kunnā we were لِنَهْتَدِيَ linahtadiya to receive guidance لَوْلَا lawlā if not أَنْ an [that] هَدَانَا hadānā (had) guided us اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah لَقَدْ laqad Certainly جَاءَتْ jāat came رُسُلُ rusulu Messengers رَبِّنَا rabbinā (of) our Lord بِالْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi with the truth وَنُودُوا wanūdū And they will be addressed أَن an [that] تِلْكُمُ til'kumu This الْجَنَّةُ l-janatu (is) Paradise أُورِثْتُمُوهَا ūrith'tumūhā you have been made to inherit it بِمَا bimā for what كُنتُمْ kuntum you used to تَعْمَلُونَ taʿmalūna do
43. And We will have removed whatever is within their breasts of resentment, [while] flowing beneath them are rivers. And they will say, "Praise to Allāh, who has guided us to this; and we would never have been guided if Allāh had not guided us. Certainly the messengers of our Lord had come with the truth." And they will be called, "This is Paradise, which you have been made to inherit for what you used to do."
Roots in this verse: ن ز ع ص د ر غ ل ل ج ر ي ت ح ت ن ه ر ق و ل ح م د أ ل ه ه د ي ك و ن ج ي أ ر س ل ر ب ب ح ق ق ن د ي ج ن ن و ر ث ع م ل
وَنَادَىٰ أَصْحَابُ الْجَنَّةِ أَصْحَابَ النَّارِ أَن قَدْ وَجَدْنَا مَا وَعَدَنَا رَبُّنَا حَقًّا فَهَلْ وَجَدتُّم مَّا وَعَدَ رَبُّكُمْ حَقًّا قَالُوا نَعَمْ فَأَذَّنَ مُؤَذِّنٌ بَيْنَهُمْ أَن لَّعْنَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى الظَّالِمِينَ ٤٤ ▶
وَنَادَىٰ wanādā And will call out أَصْحَابُ aṣḥābu (the) companions الْجَنَّةِ l-janati (of) Paradise أَصْحَابَ aṣḥāba (to the) companions النَّارِ l-nāri (of) the Fire أَن an that قَدْ qad Indeed وَجَدْنَا wajadnā we found مَا mā what وَعَدَنَا waʿadanā (had) promised us رَبُّنَا rabbunā our Lord حَقًّا ḥaqqan true فَهَلْ fahal So have وَجَدتُّم wajadttum you found مَّا mā what وَعَدَ waʿada (was) promised رَبُّكُمْ rabbukum (by) your Lord حَقًّا ḥaqqan (to be) true قَالُوا qālū They will say نَعَمْ naʿam Yes فَأَذَّنَ fa-adhana Then will announce مُؤَذِّنٌ mu-adhinun an announcer بَيْنَهُمْ baynahum among them أَن an [that] لَّعْنَةُ laʿnatu (The) curse اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah عَلَى ʿalā (is) on الظَّالِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna the wrongdoers
44. And the companions of Paradise will call out to the companions of the Fire, "We have already found what our Lord promised us to be true. Have you found what your Lord promised to be true?" They will say, "Yes." Then an announcer will announce among them, "The curse of Allāh shall be upon the wrongdoers
Roots in this verse: ن د ي ص ح ب ج ن ن ن و ر و ج د و ع د ر ب ب ح ق ق ق و ل أ ذ ن ب ي ن ل ع ن أ ل ه ظ ل م
الَّذِينَ يَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَيَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا وَهُم بِالْآخِرَةِ كَافِرُونَ ٤٥ ▶
الَّذِينَ alladhīna Those who يَصُدُّونَ yaṣuddūna hinder عَن ʿan from سَبِيلِ sabīli (the) way اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah وَيَبْغُونَهَا wayabghūnahā and seek in it عِوَجًا ʿiwajan crookedness وَهُم wahum while they (are) بِالْآخِرَةِ bil-ākhirati concerning the Hereafter كَافِرُونَ kāfirūna disbelievers
45. Who averted [people] from the way of Allāh and sought to make it [seem] deviant while they were, concerning the Hereafter, disbelievers."
Roots in this verse: ص د د س ب ل أ ل ه ب غ ي أ خ ر ك ف ر
وَبَيْنَهُمَا حِجَابٌ وَعَلَى الْأَعْرَافِ رِجَالٌ يَعْرِفُونَ كُلًّا بِسِيمَاهُمْ وَنَادَوْا أَصْحَابَ الْجَنَّةِ أَن سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ لَمْ يَدْخُلُوهَا وَهُمْ يَطْمَعُونَ ٤٦ ▶
وَبَيْنَهُمَا wabaynahumā And between them حِجَابٌ ḥijābun (will be) a partition وَعَلَى waʿalā and on الْأَعْرَافِ l-aʿrāfi the heights رِجَالٌ rijālun (will be) men يَعْرِفُونَ yaʿrifūna recognizing كُلًّا kullan all بِسِيمَاهُمْ bisīmāhum by their marks وَنَادَوْا wanādaw And they will call out أَصْحَابَ aṣḥāba (to the) companions الْجَنَّةِ l-janati (of) Paradise أَن an that سَلَامٌ salāmun Peace عَلَيْكُمْ ʿalaykum (be) upon you لَمْ lam Not يَدْخُلُوهَا yadkhulūhā they have entered it وَهُمْ wahum but they يَطْمَعُونَ yaṭmaʿūna hope
46. And between them will be a partition [i.e., wall], and on [its] elevations are men who recognize all by their mark. And they call out to the companions of Paradise, "Peace be upon you." They have not [yet] entered it, but they long intensely.
Roots in this verse: ب ي ن ع ر ف ر ج ل ك ل ل س و م ن د ي ص ح ب ج ن ن س ل م د خ ل ط م ع
وَإِذَا صُرِفَتْ أَبْصَارُهُمْ تِلْقَاءَ أَصْحَابِ النَّارِ قَالُوا رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ ٤٧ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when صُرِفَتْ ṣurifat are turned أَبْصَارُهُمْ abṣāruhum their eyes تِلْقَاءَ til'qāa towards أَصْحَابِ aṣḥābi (the) companions النَّارِ l-nāri (of) the Fire قَالُوا qālū they (will) say رَبَّنَا rabbanā Our Lord لَا lā (Do) not تَجْعَلْنَا tajʿalnā place us مَعَ maʿa with الْقَوْمِ l-qawmi the people الظَّالِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna the wrongdoers
47. And when their eyes are turned toward the companions of the Fire, they say, "Our Lord, do not place us with the wrongdoing people."
Roots in this verse: ص ر ف ب ص ر ل ق ي ص ح ب ن و ر ق و ل ر ب ب ج ع ل ق و م ظ ل م
وَنَادَىٰ أَصْحَابُ الْأَعْرَافِ رِجَالًا يَعْرِفُونَهُم بِسِيمَاهُمْ قَالُوا مَا أَغْنَىٰ عَنكُمْ جَمْعُكُمْ وَمَا كُنتُمْ تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ ٤٨ ▶
وَنَادَىٰ wanādā And (will) call out أَصْحَابُ aṣḥābu (the) companions الْأَعْرَافِ l-aʿrāfi (of) the heights رِجَالًا rijālan (to) men يَعْرِفُونَهُم yaʿrifūnahum whom they recognize بِسِيمَاهُمْ bisīmāhum by their marks قَالُوا qālū saying مَا mā Not أَغْنَىٰ aghnā (has) availed عَنكُمْ ʿankum [to] you جَمْعُكُمْ jamʿukum your gathering وَمَا wamā and what كُنتُمْ kuntum you were تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ tastakbirūna arrogant (about)
48. And the companions of the Elevations will call to men [within Hell] whom they recognize by their mark, saying, "Of no avail to you was your gathering and [the fact] that you were arrogant."
Roots in this verse: ن د ي ص ح ب ع ر ف ر ج ل س و م ق و ل غ ن ي ج م ع ك و ن ك ب ر
أَهَٰؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ أَقْسَمْتُمْ لَا يَنَالُهُمُ اللَّهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ ادْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَا أَنتُمْ تَحْزَنُونَ ٤٩ ▶
أَهَٰؤُلَاءِ ahāulāi Are these الَّذِينَ alladhīna the ones whom أَقْسَمْتُمْ aqsamtum you had sworn لَا lā (that) not يَنَالُهُمُ yanāluhumu (will) grant them اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah بِرَحْمَةٍ biraḥmatin Mercy ادْخُلُوا ud'khulū Enter الْجَنَّةَ l-janata Paradise لَا lā (There will be) no خَوْفٌ khawfun fear عَلَيْكُمْ ʿalaykum upon you وَلَا walā and not أَنتُمْ antum you تَحْزَنُونَ taḥzanūna will grieve
49. [Allāh will say], "Are these the ones whom you [inhabitants of Hell] swore that Allāh would never offer them mercy? Enter Paradise, [O people of the Elevations]. No fear will there be concerning you, nor will you grieve."
Roots in this verse: ق س م ن ي ل أ ل ه ر ح م د خ ل ج ن ن خ و ف ح ز ن
وَنَادَىٰ أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ أَصْحَابَ الْجَنَّةِ أَنْ أَفِيضُوا عَلَيْنَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ أَوْ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ اللَّهُ قَالُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَرَّمَهُمَا عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ ٥٠ ▶
وَنَادَىٰ wanādā And (will) call out أَصْحَابُ aṣḥābu (the) companions النَّارِ l-nāri (of) the Fire أَصْحَابَ aṣḥāba (to the) companions الْجَنَّةِ l-janati (of) Paradise أَنْ an [that] أَفِيضُوا afīḍū Pour عَلَيْنَا ʿalaynā upon us مِنَ mina [of] الْمَاءِ l-māi (some) water أَوْ aw or مِمَّا mimmā of what رَزَقَكُمُ razaqakumu (has been) provided (to) you اللَّهُ l-lahu (by) Allah قَالُوا qālū They (will) say إِنَّ inna Indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah حَرَّمَهُمَا ḥarramahumā has forbidden both عَلَى ʿalā to الْكَافِرِينَ l-kāfirīna the disbelievers
50. And the companions of the Fire will call to the companions of Paradise, "Pour upon us some water or from whatever Allāh has provided you." They will say, "Indeed, Allāh has forbidden them both to the disbelievers
Roots in this verse: ن د ي ص ح ب ن و ر ج ن ن م و ه ر ز ق أ ل ه ق و ل ح ر م ك ف ر
الَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا دِينَهُمْ لَهْوًا وَلَعِبًا وَغَرَّتْهُمُ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا فَالْيَوْمَ نَنسَاهُمْ كَمَا نَسُوا لِقَاءَ يَوْمِهِمْ هَٰذَا وَمَا كَانُوا بِآيَاتِنَا يَجْحَدُونَ ٥١ ▶
الَّذِينَ alladhīna Those who اتَّخَذُوا ittakhadhū took دِينَهُمْ dīnahum their religion لَهْوًا lahwan (as) an amusement وَلَعِبًا walaʿiban and play وَغَرَّتْهُمُ wagharrathumu and deluded them الْحَيَاةُ l-ḥayatu the life الدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā (of) the world فَالْيَوْمَ fal-yawma So today نَنسَاهُمْ nansāhum We forget them كَمَا kamā as نَسُوا nasū they forgot لِقَاءَ liqāa (the) meeting يَوْمِهِمْ yawmihim (of) their day هَٰذَا hādhā this وَمَا wamā and [what] كَانُوا kānū (as) they used to بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā with Our Verses يَجْحَدُونَ yajḥadūna they reject
51. Who took their religion as distraction and amusement and whom the worldly life deluded." So today We will forget them just as they forgot the meeting of this Day of theirs and for having rejected Our verses.
Roots in this verse: أ خ ذ د ي ن ل ه و ل ع ب غ ر ر ح ي ي د ن و ي و م ن س ي ل ق ي ك و ن أ ي ي ج ح د
وَلَقَدْ جِئْنَاهُم بِكِتَابٍ فَصَّلْنَاهُ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ هُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ ٥٢ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly جِئْنَاهُم ji'nāhum We had brought them بِكِتَابٍ bikitābin a Book فَصَّلْنَاهُ faṣṣalnāhu which We have explained عَلَىٰ ʿalā with عِلْمٍ ʿil'min knowledge هُدًى hudan as guidance وَرَحْمَةً waraḥmatan and mercy لِّقَوْمٍ liqawmin for a people يُؤْمِنُونَ yu'minūna who believe
52. And We had certainly brought them a Book which We detailed by knowledge - as guidance and mercy to a people who believe.
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ ك ت ب ف ص ل ع ل م ه د ي ر ح م ق و م أ م ن
هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا تَأْوِيلَهُ يَوْمَ يَأْتِي تَأْوِيلُهُ يَقُولُ الَّذِينَ نَسُوهُ مِن قَبْلُ قَدْ جَاءَتْ رُسُلُ رَبِّنَا بِالْحَقِّ فَهَل لَّنَا مِن شُفَعَاءَ فَيَشْفَعُوا لَنَا أَوْ نُرَدُّ فَنَعْمَلَ غَيْرَ الَّذِي كُنَّا نَعْمَلُ قَدْ خَسِرُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا يَفْتَرُونَ ٥٣ ▶
هَلْ hal Do يَنظُرُونَ yanẓurūna they wait إِلَّا illā except تَأْوِيلَهُ tawīlahu (for) its fulfillment يَوْمَ yawma (The) Day يَأْتِي yatī (will) come تَأْوِيلُهُ tawīluhu its fulfillment يَقُولُ yaqūlu will say الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who نَسُوهُ nasūhu had forgotten it مِن min from قَبْلُ qablu before قَدْ qad Verily جَاءَتْ jāat had come رُسُلُ rusulu (the) Messengers رَبِّنَا rabbinā (of) our Lord بِالْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi with the truth فَهَل fahal so are (there) لَّنَا lanā for us مِن min any شُفَعَاءَ shufaʿāa intercessors فَيَشْفَعُوا fayashfaʿū so (that) they intercede لَنَا lanā for us أَوْ aw or نُرَدُّ nuraddu we are sent back فَنَعْمَلَ fanaʿmala so (that) we do (deeds) غَيْرَ ghayra other than الَّذِي alladhī that which كُنَّا kunnā we used to نَعْمَلُ naʿmalu do قَدْ qad Verily خَسِرُوا khasirū they lost أَنفُسَهُمْ anfusahum themselves وَضَلَّ waḍalla and strayed عَنْهُم ʿanhum from them مَّا mā what كَانُوا kānū they used to يَفْتَرُونَ yaftarūna invent
53. Do they await except its result? The Day its result comes, those who had ignored it before will say, "The messengers of our Lord had come with the truth, so are there [now] any intercessors to intercede for us or could we be sent back to do other than what we used to do?" They will have lost themselves, and lost from them is what they used to invent.
Roots in this verse: ن ظ ر أ و ل ي و م أ ت ي ق و ل ن س ي ق ب ل ج ي أ ر س ل ر ب ب ح ق ق ش ف ع ر د د ع م ل غ ي ر ك و ن خ س ر ن ف س ض ل ل ف ر ي
إِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ اللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ يُغْشِي اللَّيْلَ النَّهَارَ يَطْلُبُهُ حَثِيثًا وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ وَالنُّجُومَ مُسَخَّرَاتٍ بِأَمْرِهِ أَلَا لَهُ الْخَلْقُ وَالْأَمْرُ تَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ ٥٤ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed رَبَّكُمُ rabbakumu your Lord اللَّهُ l-lahu (is) Allah الَّذِي alladhī the One Who خَلَقَ khalaqa created السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens وَالْأَرْضَ wal-arḍa and the earth فِي fī in سِتَّةِ sittati six أَيَّامٍ ayyāmin epochs ثُمَّ thumma then اسْتَوَىٰ is'tawā He ascended عَلَى ʿalā on الْعَرْشِ l-ʿarshi the Throne يُغْشِي yugh'shī He covers اللَّيْلَ al-layla the night النَّهَارَ l-nahāra (with) the day يَطْلُبُهُ yaṭlubuhu seeking it حَثِيثًا ḥathīthan rapidly وَالشَّمْسَ wal-shamsa and the sun وَالْقَمَرَ wal-qamara and the moon وَالنُّجُومَ wal-nujūma and the stars مُسَخَّرَاتٍ musakharātin subjected بِأَمْرِهِ bi-amrihi by His command أَلَا alā Unquestionably لَهُ lahu for Him الْخَلْقُ l-khalqu (is) the creation وَالْأَمْرُ wal-amru and the command تَبَارَكَ tabāraka blessed اللَّهُ l-lahu (is) Allah رَبُّ rabbu Lord الْعَالَمِينَ l-ʿālamīna (of) the worlds
54. Indeed, your Lord is Allāh, who created the heavens and earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne. He covers the night with the day, [another night] chasing it rapidly; and [He created] the sun, the moon, and the stars, subjected by His command. Unquestionably, His is the creation and the command; blessed is Allāh, Lord of the worlds.
Roots in this verse: ر ب ب أ ل ه خ ل ق س م و أ ر ض ي و م س و ي ع ر ش غ ش و ل ي ل ن ه ر ش م س ق م ر ن ج م س خ ر أ م ر ب ر ك ع ل م
ادْعُوا رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُعْتَدِينَ ٥٥ ▶
ادْعُوا id'ʿū Call upon رَبَّكُمْ rabbakum your Lord تَضَرُّعًا taḍarruʿan humbly وَخُفْيَةً wakhuf'yatan and privately إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, He لَا lā (does) not يُحِبُّ yuḥibbu love الْمُعْتَدِينَ l-muʿ'tadīna the transgressors
55. Call upon your Lord in humility and privately; indeed, He does not like transgressors.
Roots in this verse: د ع و ر ب ب خ ف ي ح ب ب ع د و
وَلَا تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ بَعْدَ إِصْلَاحِهَا وَادْعُوهُ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا إِنَّ رَحْمَتَ اللَّهِ قَرِيبٌ مِّنَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ ٥٦ ▶
وَلَا walā And (do) not تُفْسِدُوا tuf'sidū cause corruption فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth بَعْدَ baʿda after إِصْلَاحِهَا iṣ'lāḥihā its reformation وَادْعُوهُ wa-id'ʿūhu And call Him خَوْفًا khawfan (in) fear وَطَمَعًا waṭamaʿan and hope إِنَّ inna Indeed رَحْمَتَ raḥmata (the) Mercy اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah قَرِيبٌ qarībun (is) near مِّنَ mina for الْمُحْسِنِينَ l-muḥ'sinīna the good-doers
56. And cause not corruption upon the earth after its reformation. And invoke Him in fear and aspiration. Indeed, the mercy of Allāh is near to the doers of good.
Roots in this verse: ف س د أ ر ض ب ع د ص ل ح د ع و خ و ف ط م ع ر ح م أ ل ه ق ر ب ح س ن
وَهُوَ الَّذِي يُرْسِلُ الرِّيَاحَ بُشْرًا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَحْمَتِهِ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا أَقَلَّتْ سَحَابًا ثِقَالًا سُقْنَاهُ لِبَلَدٍ مَّيِّتٍ فَأَنزَلْنَا بِهِ الْمَاءَ فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِ مِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرَاتِ كَذَٰلِكَ نُخْرِجُ الْمَوْتَىٰ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ ٥٧ ▶
وَهُوَ wahuwa And He الَّذِي alladhī (is) the One Who يُرْسِلُ yur'silu sends الرِّيَاحَ l-riyāḥa the winds بُشْرًا bush'ran (as) glad tidings بَيْنَ bayna from يَدَيْ yaday before رَحْمَتِهِ raḥmatihi His Mercy حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until إِذَا idhā when أَقَلَّتْ aqallat they have carried سَحَابًا saḥāban clouds ثِقَالًا thiqālan heavy سُقْنَاهُ suq'nāhu We drive them لِبَلَدٍ libaladin to a land مَّيِّتٍ mayyitin dead فَأَنزَلْنَا fa-anzalnā then We send down بِهِ bihi from it الْمَاءَ l-māa the water فَأَخْرَجْنَا fa-akhrajnā then We bring forth بِهِ bihi from it مِن min (of) كُلِّ kulli all (kinds) الثَّمَرَاتِ l-thamarāti (of) fruits كَذَٰلِكَ kadhālika Thus نُخْرِجُ nukh'riju We will bring forth الْمَوْتَىٰ l-mawtā the dead لَعَلَّكُمْ laʿallakum so that you may تَذَكَّرُونَ tadhakkarūna take heed
57. And it is He who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy [i.e., rainfall] until, when they have carried heavy rainclouds, We drive them to a dead land and We send down rain therein and bring forth thereby [some] of all the fruits. Thus will We bring forth the dead; perhaps you may be reminded.
Roots in this verse: ر س ل ر و ح ب ش ر ب ي ن ي د ي ر ح م ق ل ل س ح ب ث ق ل س و ق ب ل د م و ت ن ز ل م و ه خ ر ج ك ل ل ث م ر ذ ك ر
وَالْبَلَدُ الطَّيِّبُ يَخْرُجُ نَبَاتُهُ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِ وَالَّذِي خَبُثَ لَا يَخْرُجُ إِلَّا نَكِدًا كَذَٰلِكَ نُصَرِّفُ الْآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَشْكُرُونَ ٥٨ ▶
وَالْبَلَدُ wal-baladu And the land الطَّيِّبُ l-ṭayibu [the] pure يَخْرُجُ yakhruju comes forth نَبَاتُهُ nabātuhu its vegetation بِإِذْنِ bi-idh'ni by (the) permission رَبِّهِ rabbihi (of) its Lord وَالَّذِي wa-alladhī but which خَبُثَ khabutha is bad لَا lā (does) not يَخْرُجُ yakhruju come forth إِلَّا illā except نَكِدًا nakidan (with) difficulty كَذَٰلِكَ kadhālika Thus نُصَرِّفُ nuṣarrifu We explain الْآيَاتِ l-āyāti the Signs لِقَوْمٍ liqawmin for a people يَشْكُرُونَ yashkurūna who are grateful
58. And the good land - its vegetation emerges by permission of its Lord; but that which is bad - nothing emerges except sparsely, with difficulty. Thus do We diversify the signs for a people who are grateful.
Roots in this verse: ب ل د ط ي ب خ ر ج ن ب ت أ ذ ن ر ب ب خ ب ث ص ر ف أ ي ي ق و م ش ك ر
لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِ فَقَالَ يَا قَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُ إِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ ٥٩ ▶
لَقَدْ laqad Certainly أَرْسَلْنَا arsalnā We sent نُوحًا nūḥan Nuh إِلَىٰ ilā to قَوْمِهِ qawmihi his people فَقَالَ faqāla and he said يَا قَوْمِ yāqawmi O my people اعْبُدُوا uʿ'budū Worship اللَّهَ l-laha Allah مَا mā not لَكُم lakum for you مِّنْ min any إِلَٰهٍ ilāhin god غَيْرُهُ ghayruhu other than Him إِنِّي innī Indeed, I أَخَافُ akhāfu [I] fear عَلَيْكُمْ ʿalaykum for you عَذَابَ ʿadhāba punishment يَوْمٍ yawmin (of the) Day عَظِيمٍ ʿaẓīmin Great
59. We had certainly sent Noah to his people, and he said, "O my people, worship Allāh; you have no deity other than Him. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a tremendous Day."
Roots in this verse: ر س ل ق و م ق و ل ع ب د أ ل ه غ ي ر خ و ف ع ذ ب ي و م ع ظ م
قَالَ الْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِهِ إِنَّا لَنَرَاكَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ ٦٠ ▶
قَالَ qāla Said الْمَلَأُ l-mala-u the chiefs مِن min of قَوْمِهِ qawmihi his people إِنَّا innā Indeed, we لَنَرَاكَ lanarāka surely see you فِي fī in ضَلَالٍ ḍalālin error مُّبِينٍ mubīnin clear
60. Said the eminent among his people, "Indeed, we see you in clear error."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل م ل أ ق و م ر أ ي ض ل ل ب ي ن
قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ لَيْسَ بِي ضَلَالَةٌ وَلَٰكِنِّي رَسُولٌ مِّن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ٦١ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said يَا قَوْمِ yāqawmi O my people لَيْسَ laysa There is not بِي bī in me ضَلَالَةٌ ḍalālatun error وَلَٰكِنِّي walākinnī but I am رَسُولٌ rasūlun a Messenger مِّن min from رَّبِّ rabbi (the) Lord الْعَالَمِينَ l-ʿālamīna (of) the worlds
61. [Noah] said, "O my people, there is not error in me, but I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ق و م ل ي س ض ل ل ر س ل ر ب ب ع ل م
أُبَلِّغُكُمْ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي وَأَنصَحُ لَكُمْ وَأَعْلَمُ مِنَ اللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ٦٢ ▶
أُبَلِّغُكُمْ uballighukum I convey to you رِسَالَاتِ risālāti the Messages رَبِّي rabbī (of) my Lord وَأَنصَحُ wa-anṣaḥu and [I] advise لَكُمْ lakum [to] you وَأَعْلَمُ wa-aʿlamu and I know مِنَ mina from اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah مَا mā what لَا lā not تَعْلَمُونَ taʿlamūna you know
62. I convey to you the messages of my Lord and advise you; and I know from Allāh what you do not know.
Roots in this verse: ب ل غ ر س ل ر ب ب ن ص ح ع ل م أ ل ه
أَوَعَجِبْتُمْ أَن جَاءَكُمْ ذِكْرٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَلَىٰ رَجُلٍ مِّنكُمْ لِيُنذِرَكُمْ وَلِتَتَّقُوا وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ ٦٣ ▶
أَوَعَجِبْتُمْ awaʿajib'tum Do you wonder أَن an that جَاءَكُمْ jāakum has come to you ذِكْرٌ dhik'run a reminder مِّن min from رَّبِّكُمْ rabbikum your Lord عَلَىٰ ʿalā on رَجُلٍ rajulin a man مِّنكُمْ minkum among you لِيُنذِرَكُمْ liyundhirakum that he may warn you وَلِتَتَّقُوا walitattaqū and that you may fear وَلَعَلَّكُمْ walaʿallakum and so that you may تُرْحَمُونَ tur'ḥamūna receive mercy
63. Then do you wonder that there has come to you a reminder from your Lord through a man from among you, that he may warn you and that you may fear Allāh so you might receive mercy?"
Roots in this verse: ع ج ب ج ي أ ذ ك ر ر ب ب ر ج ل ن ذ ر و ق ي ر ح م
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَنجَيْنَاهُ وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ فِي الْفُلْكِ وَأَغْرَقْنَا الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمًا عَمِينَ ٦٤ ▶
فَكَذَّبُوهُ fakadhabūhu But they denied him فَأَنجَيْنَاهُ fa-anjaynāhu so We saved him وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna and those who مَعَهُ maʿahu (were) with him فِي fī in الْفُلْكِ l-ful'ki the ship وَأَغْرَقْنَا wa-aghraqnā And We drowned الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَذَّبُوا kadhabū denied بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā Our Verses إِنَّهُمْ innahum Indeed, they كَانُوا kānū were قَوْمًا qawman a people عَمِينَ ʿamīna blind
64. But they denied him, so We saved him and those who were with him in the ship. And We drowned those who denied Our signs. Indeed, they were a blind people.
Roots in this verse: ك ذ ب ن ج و ف ل ك غ ر ق أ ي ي ك و ن ق و م ع م ي
وَإِلَىٰ عَادٍ أَخَاهُمْ هُودًا قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ٦٥ ▶
وَإِلَىٰ wa-ilā And to عَادٍ ʿādin Aad أَخَاهُمْ akhāhum (We sent) their brother هُودًا hūdan Hud قَالَ qāla He said يَا قَوْمِ yāqawmi O my people اعْبُدُوا uʿ'budū Worship اللَّهَ l-laha Allah مَا mā not لَكُم lakum for you مِّنْ min any إِلَٰهٍ ilāhin god غَيْرُهُ ghayruhu other than Him أَفَلَا afalā Then will not تَتَّقُونَ tattaqūna you fear (Allah)
65. And to the ʿAad [We sent] their brother Hūd. He said, "O my people, worship Allāh; you have no deity other than Him. Then will you not fear Him?"
Roots in this verse: ع و د أ خ و ه و د ق و ل ق و م ع ب د أ ل ه غ ي ر و ق ي
قَالَ الْمَلَأُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِن قَوْمِهِ إِنَّا لَنَرَاكَ فِي سَفَاهَةٍ وَإِنَّا لَنَظُنُّكَ مِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ ٦٦ ▶
قَالَ qāla Said الْمَلَأُ l-mala-u the chiefs الَّذِينَ alladhīna (of) those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieved مِن min from قَوْمِهِ qawmihi his people إِنَّا innā Indeed, we لَنَرَاكَ lanarāka surely, see you فِي fī in سَفَاهَةٍ safāhatin foolishness وَإِنَّا wa-innā and indeed, we لَنَظُنُّكَ lanaẓunnuka [we] think you مِنَ mina (are) of الْكَاذِبِينَ l-kādhibīna the liars
66. Said the eminent ones who disbelieved among his people, "Indeed, we see you in foolishness, and indeed, we think you are of the liars."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل م ل أ ك ف ر ق و م ر أ ي س ف ه ظ ن ن ك ذ ب
قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ لَيْسَ بِي سَفَاهَةٌ وَلَٰكِنِّي رَسُولٌ مِّن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ٦٧ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said يَا قَوْمِ yāqawmi O my people لَيْسَ laysa There is not بِي bī in me سَفَاهَةٌ safāhatun foolishness وَلَٰكِنِّي walākinnī but I am رَسُولٌ rasūlun a Messenger مِّن min from رَّبِّ rabbi (the) Lord الْعَالَمِينَ l-ʿālamīna (of) the worlds
67. [Hūd] said, "O my people, there is not foolishness in me, but I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ق و م ل ي س س ف ه ر س ل ر ب ب ع ل م
أُبَلِّغُكُمْ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي وَأَنَا لَكُمْ نَاصِحٌ أَمِينٌ ٦٨ ▶
أُبَلِّغُكُمْ uballighukum I convey to you رِسَالَاتِ risālāti Messages رَبِّي rabbī (of) my Lord وَأَنَا wa-anā and I am لَكُمْ lakum to you نَاصِحٌ nāṣiḥun an adviser أَمِينٌ amīnun trustworthy
68. I convey to you the messages of my Lord, and I am to you a trustworthy adviser.
Roots in this verse: ب ل غ ر س ل ر ب ب ن ص ح أ م ن
أَوَعَجِبْتُمْ أَن جَاءَكُمْ ذِكْرٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَلَىٰ رَجُلٍ مِّنكُمْ لِيُنذِرَكُمْ وَاذْكُرُوا إِذْ جَعَلَكُمْ خُلَفَاءَ مِن بَعْدِ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَزَادَكُمْ فِي الْخَلْقِ بَسْطَةً فَاذْكُرُوا آلَاءَ اللَّهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ٦٩ ▶
أَوَعَجِبْتُمْ awaʿajib'tum Do you wonder أَن an that جَاءَكُمْ jāakum has come to you ذِكْرٌ dhik'run a reminder مِّن min from رَّبِّكُمْ rabbikum your Lord عَلَىٰ ʿalā on رَجُلٍ rajulin a man مِّنكُمْ minkum among you لِيُنذِرَكُمْ liyundhirakum that he may warn you وَاذْكُرُوا wa-udh'kurū And remember إِذْ idh when جَعَلَكُمْ jaʿalakum He made you خُلَفَاءَ khulafāa successors مِن min from بَعْدِ baʿdi after قَوْمِ qawmi (the) people نُوحٍ nūḥin (of) Nuh وَزَادَكُمْ wazādakum and increased you فِي fī in الْخَلْقِ l-khalqi the stature بَسْطَةً baṣ'ṭatan extensively فَاذْكُرُوا fa-udh'kurū So remember آلَاءَ ālāa (the) Bounties اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah لَعَلَّكُمْ laʿallakum so that you may تُفْلِحُونَ tuf'liḥūna succeed
69. Then do you wonder that there has come to you a reminder from your Lord through a man from among you, that he may warn you? And remember when He made you successors after the people of Noah and increased you in stature extensively. So remember the favors of Allāh that you might succeed."
Roots in this verse: ع ج ب ج ي أ ذ ك ر ر ب ب ر ج ل ن ذ ر ج ع ل خ ل ف ب ع د ق و م ز ي د خ ل ق ب س ط أ ل و أ ل ه ف ل ح
قَالُوا أَجِئْتَنَا لِنَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ وَحْدَهُ وَنَذَرَ مَا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ آبَاؤُنَا فَأْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَا إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ ٧٠ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said أَجِئْتَنَا aji'tanā Have you come to us لِنَعْبُدَ linaʿbuda that we (should) worship اللَّهَ l-laha Allah وَحْدَهُ waḥdahu Alone وَنَذَرَ wanadhara and we forsake مَا mā what كَانَ kāna used to يَعْبُدُ yaʿbudu worship آبَاؤُنَا ābāunā our forefathers فَأْتِنَا fatinā Then bring us بِمَا bimā of what تَعِدُنَا taʿidunā you promise us إِن in if كُنتَ kunta you are مِنَ mina of الصَّادِقِينَ l-ṣādiqīna the truthful
70. They said, "Have you come to us that we should worship Allāh alone and leave what our fathers have worshipped? Then bring us what you promise us, if you should be of the truthful."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ج ي أ ع ب د أ ل ه و ح د و ذ ر ك و ن أ ب و أ ت ي و ع د ص د ق
قَالَ قَدْ وَقَعَ عَلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ رِجْسٌ وَغَضَبٌ أَتُجَادِلُونَنِي فِي أَسْمَاءٍ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَا أَنتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُم مَّا نَزَّلَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَانٍ فَانتَظِرُوا إِنِّي مَعَكُم مِّنَ الْمُنتَظِرِينَ ٧١ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said قَدْ qad Verily وَقَعَ waqaʿa has fallen عَلَيْكُم ʿalaykum upon you مِّن min from رَّبِّكُمْ rabbikum your Lord رِجْسٌ rij'sun punishment وَغَضَبٌ waghaḍabun and anger أَتُجَادِلُونَنِي atujādilūnanī Do you dispute with me فِي fī concerning أَسْمَاءٍ asmāin names سَمَّيْتُمُوهَا sammaytumūhā you have named them أَنتُمْ antum you وَآبَاؤُكُم waābāukum and your forefathers مَّا mā Not نَزَّلَ nazzala (has been) sent down اللَّهُ l-lahu (by) Allah بِهَا bihā for it مِن min any سُلْطَانٍ sul'ṭānin authority فَانتَظِرُوا fa-intaẓirū Then wait إِنِّي innī indeed, I am مَعَكُم maʿakum with you مِّنَ mina of الْمُنتَظِرِينَ l-muntaẓirīna the ones who wait
71. [Hūd] said, "Already have defilement and anger fallen upon you from your Lord. Do you dispute with me concerning [mere] names you have named them, you and your fathers, for which Allāh has not sent down any authority? Then wait; indeed, I am with you among those who wait."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل و ق ع ر ب ب ر ج س غ ض ب ج د ل س م و أ ب و ن ز ل أ ل ه س ل ط ن ظ ر
فَأَنجَيْنَاهُ وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ مِّنَّا وَقَطَعْنَا دَابِرَ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَمَا كَانُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ ٧٢ ▶
فَأَنجَيْنَاهُ fa-anjaynāhu So We saved him وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna and those مَعَهُ maʿahu with him بِرَحْمَةٍ biraḥmatin by Mercy مِّنَّا minnā from Us وَقَطَعْنَا waqaṭaʿnā And We cut off دَابِرَ dābira the roots الَّذِينَ alladhīna (of) those who كَذَّبُوا kadhabū denied بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā Our Signs وَمَا wamā and not كَانُوا kānū they were مُؤْمِنِينَ mu'minīna believers
72. So We saved him and those with him by mercy from Us. And We eliminated those who denied Our signs, and they were not [at all] believers.
Roots in this verse: ن ج و ر ح م ق ط ع د ب ر ك ذ ب أ ي ي ك و ن أ م ن
وَإِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمْ صَالِحًا قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُ قَدْ جَاءَتْكُم بَيِّنَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ هَٰذِهِ نَاقَةُ اللَّهِ لَكُمْ آيَةً فَذَرُوهَا تَأْكُلْ فِي أَرْضِ اللَّهِ وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ٧٣ ▶
وَإِلَىٰ wa-ilā And to ثَمُودَ thamūda Thamud أَخَاهُمْ akhāhum (We sent) their brother صَالِحًا ṣāliḥan Salih قَالَ qāla He said يَا قَوْمِ yāqawmi O my people اعْبُدُوا uʿ'budū Worship اللَّهَ l-laha Allah مَا mā not لَكُم lakum for you مِّنْ min any إِلَٰهٍ ilāhin god غَيْرُهُ ghayruhu other than Him قَدْ qad Verily جَاءَتْكُم jāatkum has come to you بَيِّنَةٌ bayyinatun a clear proof مِّن min from رَّبِّكُمْ rabbikum your Lord هَٰذِهِ hādhihi This نَاقَةُ nāqatu (is) a she-camel اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah لَكُمْ lakum (it is) for you آيَةً āyatan a Sign فَذَرُوهَا fadharūhā So you leave her تَأْكُلْ takul (to) eat فِي fī on أَرْضِ arḍi (the) earth اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah وَلَا walā and (do) not تَمَسُّوهَا tamassūhā touch her بِسُوءٍ bisūin with harm فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ fayakhudhakum lest seizes you عَذَابٌ ʿadhābun a punishment أَلِيمٌ alīmun painful
73. And to the Thamūd [We sent] their brother Ṣāliḥ. He said, "O my people, worship Allāh; you have no deity other than Him. There has come to you clear evidence from your Lord. This is the she-camel of Allāh [sent] to you as a sign. So leave her to eat within Allāh's land and do not touch her with harm, lest there seize you a painful punishment.
Roots in this verse: أ خ و ص ل ح ق و ل ق و م ع ب د أ ل ه غ ي ر ج ي أ ب ي ن ر ب ب أ ي ي و ذ ر أ ك ل أ ر ض م س س س و أ أ خ ذ ع ذ ب أ ل م
وَاذْكُرُوا إِذْ جَعَلَكُمْ خُلَفَاءَ مِن بَعْدِ عَادٍ وَبَوَّأَكُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ تَتَّخِذُونَ مِن سُهُولِهَا قُصُورًا وَتَنْحِتُونَ الْجِبَالَ بُيُوتًا فَاذْكُرُوا آلَاءَ اللَّهِ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِي الْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ ٧٤ ▶
وَاذْكُرُوا wa-udh'kurū And remember إِذْ idh when جَعَلَكُمْ jaʿalakum He made you خُلَفَاءَ khulafāa successors مِن min from بَعْدِ baʿdi after عَادٍ ʿādin Aad وَبَوَّأَكُمْ wabawwa-akum and settled you فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth تَتَّخِذُونَ tattakhidhūna You take مِن min from سُهُولِهَا suhūlihā its plains قُصُورًا quṣūran palaces وَتَنْحِتُونَ watanḥitūna and you carve out الْجِبَالَ l-jibāla the mountains بُيُوتًا buyūtan (as) homes فَاذْكُرُوا fa-udh'kurū So remember آلَاءَ ālāa (the) Bounties اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah وَلَا walā and (do) not تَعْثَوْا taʿthaw act wickedly فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi (the) earth مُفْسِدِينَ muf'sidīna spreading corruption
74. And remember when He made you successors after the ʿAad and settled you in the land, [and] you take for yourselves palaces from its plains and carve from the mountains, homes. Then remember the favors of Allāh and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption."
Roots in this verse: ذ ك ر ج ع ل خ ل ف ب ع د ع و د ب و أ أ ر ض أ خ ذ ق ص ر ج ب ل ب ي ت أ ل و أ ل ه ف س د
قَالَ الْمَلَأُ الَّذِينَ اسْتَكْبَرُوا مِن قَوْمِهِ لِلَّذِينَ اسْتُضْعِفُوا لِمَنْ آمَنَ مِنْهُمْ أَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ صَالِحًا مُّرْسَلٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِ قَالُوا إِنَّا بِمَا أُرْسِلَ بِهِ مُؤْمِنُونَ ٧٥ ▶
قَالَ qāla Said الْمَلَأُ l-mala-u the chiefs الَّذِينَ alladhīna those اسْتَكْبَرُوا is'takbarū (who) were arrogant مِن min among قَوْمِهِ qawmihi his people لِلَّذِينَ lilladhīna to those who اسْتُضْعِفُوا us'tuḍ'ʿifū were oppressed لِمَنْ liman [to] those who آمَنَ āmana believed مِنْهُمْ min'hum among them أَتَعْلَمُونَ ataʿlamūna Do you know أَنَّ anna that صَالِحًا ṣāliḥan Salih مُّرْسَلٌ mur'salun (is the) one sent مِّن min from رَّبِّهِ rabbihi his Lord قَالُوا qālū They said إِنَّا innā Indeed, we بِمَا bimā in what أُرْسِلَ ur'sila he has been sent بِهِ bihi with [it] مُؤْمِنُونَ mu'minūna (are) believers
75. Said the eminent ones who were arrogant among his people to those who were oppressed - to those who believed among them, "Do you [actually] know that Ṣāliḥ is sent from his Lord?" They said, "Indeed we, in that with which he was sent, are believers."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل م ل أ ك ب ر ق و م ض ع ف أ م ن ع ل م ص ل ح ر س ل ر ب ب
قَالَ الَّذِينَ اسْتَكْبَرُوا إِنَّا بِالَّذِي آمَنتُم بِهِ كَافِرُونَ ٧٦ ▶
قَالَ qāla Said الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who اسْتَكْبَرُوا is'takbarū were arrogant إِنَّا innā Indeed we بِالَّذِي bi-alladhī in that which آمَنتُم āmantum you believe بِهِ bihi in it كَافِرُونَ kāfirūna (are) disbelievers
76. Said those who were arrogant, "Indeed we, in that which you have believed, are disbelievers."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ك ب ر أ م ن ك ف ر
فَعَقَرُوا النَّاقَةَ وَعَتَوْا عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ وَقَالُوا يَا صَالِحُ ائْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَا إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ ٧٧ ▶
فَعَقَرُوا faʿaqarū Then they hamstrung النَّاقَةَ l-nāqata the she-camel وَعَتَوْا waʿataw and (were) insolent عَنْ ʿan towards أَمْرِ amri (the) command رَبِّهِمْ rabbihim (of) their Lord وَقَالُوا waqālū and they said يَا صَالِحُ yāṣāliḥu O Salih ائْتِنَا i'tinā Bring us بِمَا bimā what تَعِدُنَا taʿidunā you promise us إِن in if كُنتَ kunta you are مِنَ mina of الْمُرْسَلِينَ l-mur'salīna the Messengers
77. So they hamstrung the she-camel and were insolent toward the command of their Lord and said, "O Ṣāliḥ, bring us what you promise us, if you should be of the messengers."
Roots in this verse: ع ت و أ م ر ر ب ب ق و ل ص ل ح أ ت ي و ع د ك و ن ر س ل
فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الرَّجْفَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا فِي دَارِهِمْ جَاثِمِينَ ٧٨ ▶
فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ fa-akhadhathumu So seized them الرَّجْفَةُ l-rajfatu the earthquake فَأَصْبَحُوا fa-aṣbaḥū then they became فِي fī in دَارِهِمْ dārihim their homes جَاثِمِينَ jāthimīna fallen prone
78. So the earthquake seized them, and they became within their home [corpses] fallen prone.
Roots in this verse: أ خ ذ ص ب ح د و ر
فَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَا قَوْمِ لَقَدْ أَبْلَغْتُكُمْ رِسَالَةَ رَبِّي وَنَصَحْتُ لَكُمْ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تُحِبُّونَ النَّاصِحِينَ ٧٩ ▶
فَتَوَلَّىٰ fatawallā So he turned away عَنْهُمْ ʿanhum from them وَقَالَ waqāla and he said يَا قَوْمِ yāqawmi O my people لَقَدْ laqad Verily أَبْلَغْتُكُمْ ablaghtukum I have conveyed to you رِسَالَةَ risālata (the) Message رَبِّي rabbī (of) my Lord وَنَصَحْتُ wanaṣaḥtu and [I] advised لَكُمْ lakum [to] you وَلَٰكِن walākin but لَّا lā not تُحِبُّونَ tuḥibbūna you like النَّاصِحِينَ l-nāṣiḥīna the advisers
79. And he [i.e., Ṣāliḥ] turned away from them and said, "O my people, I had certainly conveyed to you the message of my Lord and advised you, but you do not like advisors."
Roots in this verse: و ل ي ق و ل ق و م ب ل غ ر س ل ر ب ب ن ص ح ح ب ب
وَلُوطًا إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ أَتَأْتُونَ الْفَاحِشَةَ مَا سَبَقَكُم بِهَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِّنَ الْعَالَمِينَ ٨٠ ▶
وَلُوطًا walūṭan And Lut إِذْ idh when قَالَ qāla he said لِقَوْمِهِ liqawmihi to his people أَتَأْتُونَ atatūna Do you commit الْفَاحِشَةَ l-fāḥishata (such) immorality مَا mā not سَبَقَكُم sabaqakum has preceded you بِهَا bihā therein مِنْ min any أَحَدٍ aḥadin one مِّنَ mina of الْعَالَمِينَ l-ʿālamīna the worlds
80. And [We had sent] Lot when he said to his people, "Do you commit such immorality as no one has preceded you with from among the worlds [i.e., peoples]?
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ق و م أ ت ي ف ح ش س ب ق أ ح د ع ل م
إِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ الرِّجَالَ شَهْوَةً مِّن دُونِ النِّسَاءِ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّسْرِفُونَ ٨١ ▶
إِنَّكُمْ innakum Indeed, you لَتَأْتُونَ latatūna you approach الرِّجَالَ l-rijāla the men شَهْوَةً shahwatan lustfully مِّن min from دُونِ dūni instead of النِّسَاءِ l-nisāi the women بَلْ bal Nay أَنتُمْ antum you قَوْمٌ qawmun (are) a people مُّسْرِفُونَ mus'rifūna (who) commit excesses
81. Indeed, you approach men with desire, instead of women. Rather, you are a transgressing people."
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ر ج ل ش ه و د و ن ن س و ق و م س ر ف
وَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِ إِلَّا أَن قَالُوا أَخْرِجُوهُم مِّن قَرْيَتِكُمْ إِنَّهُمْ أُنَاسٌ يَتَطَهَّرُونَ ٨٢ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not كَانَ kāna was جَوَابَ jawāba (the) answer قَوْمِهِ qawmihi (of) his people إِلَّا illā except أَن an that قَالُوا qālū they said أَخْرِجُوهُم akhrijūhum Drive them out مِّن min of قَرْيَتِكُمْ qaryatikum your town إِنَّهُمْ innahum Indeed, they أُنَاسٌ unāsun (are) people يَتَطَهَّرُونَ yataṭahharūna who keep themselves pure
82. But the answer of his people was only that they said, "Evict them from your city! Indeed, they are men who keep themselves pure."
Roots in this verse: ك و ن ج و ب ق و م ق و ل خ ر ج ق ر ي أ ن س ط ه ر
فَأَنجَيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ إِلَّا امْرَأَتَهُ كَانَتْ مِنَ الْغَابِرِينَ ٨٣ ▶
فَأَنجَيْنَاهُ fa-anjaynāhu So We saved him وَأَهْلَهُ wa-ahlahu and his family إِلَّا illā except امْرَأَتَهُ im'ra-atahu his wife كَانَتْ kānat she was مِنَ mina of الْغَابِرِينَ l-ghābirīna those who stayed behind
83. So We saved him and his family, except for his wife; she was of those who remained [with the evildoers].
Roots in this verse: ن ج و أ ه ل م ر أ ك و ن
وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّطَرًا فَانظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُجْرِمِينَ ٨٤ ▶
وَأَمْطَرْنَا wa-amṭarnā And We showered عَلَيْهِم ʿalayhim upon them مَّطَرًا maṭaran a rain فَانظُرْ fa-unẓur So see كَيْفَ kayfa how كَانَ kāna was عَاقِبَةُ ʿāqibatu (the) end الْمُجْرِمِينَ l-muj'rimīna (of) the criminals
84. And We rained upon them a rain [of stones]. Then see how was the end of the criminals.
Roots in this verse: م ط ر ن ظ ر ك ي ف ك و ن ع ق ب ج ر م
وَإِلَىٰ مَدْيَنَ أَخَاهُمْ شُعَيْبًا قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُ قَدْ جَاءَتْكُم بَيِّنَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ فَأَوْفُوا الْكَيْلَ وَالْمِيزَانَ وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا النَّاسَ أَشْيَاءَهُمْ وَلَا تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ بَعْدَ إِصْلَاحِهَا ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ٨٥ ▶
وَإِلَىٰ wa-ilā And to مَدْيَنَ madyana Madyan أَخَاهُمْ akhāhum his brother شُعَيْبًا shuʿayban Shuaib قَالَ qāla He said يَا قَوْمِ yāqawmi O my people اعْبُدُوا uʿ'budū Worship اللَّهَ l-laha Allah مَا mā not لَكُم lakum for you مِّنْ min any إِلَٰهٍ ilāhin god غَيْرُهُ ghayruhu other than Him قَدْ qad Verily جَاءَتْكُم jāatkum has came to you بَيِّنَةٌ bayyinatun a clear proof مِّن min from رَّبِّكُمْ rabbikum your Lord فَأَوْفُوا fa-awfū So give full الْكَيْلَ l-kayla [the] measure وَالْمِيزَانَ wal-mīzāna and the weight وَلَا walā and (do) not تَبْخَسُوا tabkhasū deprive النَّاسَ l-nāsa [the] people أَشْيَاءَهُمْ ashyāahum in their things وَلَا walā and (do) not تُفْسِدُوا tuf'sidū cause corruption فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth بَعْدَ baʿda after إِصْلَاحِهَا iṣ'lāḥihā its reformation ذَٰلِكُمْ dhālikum That خَيْرٌ khayrun (is) better لَّكُمْ lakum for you إِن in if كُنتُم kuntum you are مُّؤْمِنِينَ mu'minīna believers
85. And to [the people of] Madyan [We sent] their brother Shuʿayb. He said, "O my people, worship Allāh; you have no deity other than Him. There has come to you clear evidence from your Lord. So fulfill the measure and weight and do not deprive people of their due and cause not corruption upon the earth after its reformation. That is better for you, if you should be believers.
Roots in this verse: م د ن أ خ و ق و ل ق و م ع ب د أ ل ه غ ي ر ج ي أ ب ي ن ر ب ب و ف ي ك ي ل و ز ن أ ن س ش ي أ ف س د أ ر ض ب ع د ص ل ح خ ي ر ك و ن أ م ن
وَلَا تَقْعُدُوا بِكُلِّ صِرَاطٍ تُوعِدُونَ وَتَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ مَنْ آمَنَ بِهِ وَتَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا وَاذْكُرُوا إِذْ كُنتُمْ قَلِيلًا فَكَثَّرَكُمْ وَانظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُفْسِدِينَ ٨٦ ▶
وَلَا walā And (do) not تَقْعُدُوا taqʿudū sit بِكُلِّ bikulli on every صِرَاطٍ ṣirāṭin path تُوعِدُونَ tūʿidūna threatening وَتَصُدُّونَ wataṣuddūna and hindering عَن ʿan from سَبِيلِ sabīli (the) way اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah مَنْ man (those) who آمَنَ āmana believe بِهِ bihi in Him وَتَبْغُونَهَا watabghūnahā and seeking (to make) it عِوَجًا ʿiwajan crooked وَاذْكُرُوا wa-udh'kurū And remember إِذْ idh when كُنتُمْ kuntum you were قَلِيلًا qalīlan few فَكَثَّرَكُمْ fakatharakum and He increased you وَانظُرُوا wa-unẓurū And see كَيْفَ kayfa how كَانَ kāna was عَاقِبَةُ ʿāqibatu (the) end الْمُفْسِدِينَ l-muf'sidīna (of) the corrupters
86. And do not sit on every path, threatening and averting from the way of Allāh those who believe in Him, seeking to make it [seem] deviant. And remember when you were few and He increased you. And see how was the end of the corrupters.
Roots in this verse: ق ع د ك ل ل ص ر ط و ع د ص د د س ب ل أ ل ه أ م ن ب غ ي ذ ك ر ك و ن ق ل ل ك ث ر ن ظ ر ك ي ف ع ق ب ف س د
وَإِن كَانَ طَائِفَةٌ مِّنكُمْ آمَنُوا بِالَّذِي أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِ وَطَائِفَةٌ لَّمْ يُؤْمِنُوا فَاصْبِرُوا حَتَّىٰ يَحْكُمَ اللَّهُ بَيْنَنَا وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الْحَاكِمِينَ ٨٧ ▶
وَإِن wa-in And if كَانَ kāna (there) is طَائِفَةٌ ṭāifatun a group مِّنكُمْ minkum among you آمَنُوا āmanū (who has) believed بِالَّذِي bi-alladhī in that which أُرْسِلْتُ ur'sil'tu I have been sent بِهِ bihi with [it] وَطَائِفَةٌ waṭāifatun and a group لَّمْ lam not يُؤْمِنُوا yu'minū they believe فَاصْبِرُوا fa-iṣ'birū then be patient حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until يَحْكُمَ yaḥkuma judges اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah بَيْنَنَا baynanā between us وَهُوَ wahuwa And He خَيْرُ khayru (is the) Best الْحَاكِمِينَ l-ḥākimīna (of) [the] Judges
87. And if there should be a group among you who has believed in that with which I have been sent and a group that has not believed, then be patient until Allāh judges between us. And He is the best of judges."
Roots in this verse: ك و ن ط و ف أ م ن ر س ل ص ب ر ح ك م أ ل ه ب ي ن خ ي ر
قَالَ الْمَلَأُ الَّذِينَ اسْتَكْبَرُوا مِن قَوْمِهِ لَنُخْرِجَنَّكَ يَا شُعَيْبُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَعَكَ مِن قَرْيَتِنَا أَوْ لَتَعُودُنَّ فِي مِلَّتِنَا قَالَ أَوَلَوْ كُنَّا كَارِهِينَ ٨٨ ▶
قَالَ qāla Said الْمَلَأُ l-mala-u the chiefs الَّذِينَ alladhīna (of) those who اسْتَكْبَرُوا is'takbarū were arrogant مِن min among قَوْمِهِ qawmihi his people لَنُخْرِجَنَّكَ lanukh'rijannaka We will surely drive you out يَا شُعَيْبُ yāshuʿaybu O Shuaib وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna And those who آمَنُوا āmanū (have) believed مَعَكَ maʿaka with you مِن min from قَرْيَتِنَا qaryatinā our city أَوْ aw or لَتَعُودُنَّ lataʿūdunna you must return فِي fī to مِلَّتِنَا millatinā our religion قَالَ qāla He said أَوَلَوْ awalaw Even if كُنَّا kunnā we are كَارِهِينَ kārihīna (the) ones who hate (it)
88. Said the eminent ones who were arrogant among his people, "We will surely evict you, O Shuʿayb, and those who have believed with you from our city, or you must return to our religion." He said, "Even if we were unwilling?
Roots in this verse: ق و ل م ل أ ك ب ر ق و م خ ر ج أ م ن ق ر ي ع و د م ل ل ك و ن ك ر ه
قَدِ افْتَرَيْنَا عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا إِنْ عُدْنَا فِي مِلَّتِكُم بَعْدَ إِذْ نَجَّانَا اللَّهُ مِنْهَا وَمَا يَكُونُ لَنَا أَن نَّعُودَ فِيهَا إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّنَا وَسِعَ رَبُّنَا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ عِلْمًا عَلَى اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا رَبَّنَا افْتَحْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ قَوْمِنَا بِالْحَقِّ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْفَاتِحِينَ ٨٩ ▶
قَدِ qadi Verily افْتَرَيْنَا if'taraynā we would have fabricated عَلَى ʿalā against اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah كَذِبًا kadhiban a lie إِنْ in if عُدْنَا ʿud'nā we returned فِي fī in مِلَّتِكُم millatikum your religion بَعْدَ baʿda after إِذْ idh [when] نَجَّانَا najjānā saved us اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah مِنْهَا min'hā from it وَمَا wamā And not يَكُونُ yakūnu it is لَنَا lanā for us أَن an that نَّعُودَ naʿūda we return فِيهَا fīhā in it إِلَّا illā except أَن an that يَشَاءَ yashāa wills اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah رَبُّنَا rabbunā our Lord وَسِعَ wasiʿa Encompasses رَبُّنَا rabbunā (by) Our Lord كُلَّ kulla every شَيْءٍ shayin thing عِلْمًا ʿil'man (in) knowledge عَلَى ʿalā Upon اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah تَوَكَّلْنَا tawakkalnā we put our trust رَبَّنَا rabbanā Our Lord افْتَحْ if'taḥ Decide بَيْنَنَا baynanā between us وَبَيْنَ wabayna and between قَوْمِنَا qawminā our people بِالْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi in truth وَأَنتَ wa-anta and You خَيْرُ khayru (are the) Best الْفَاتِحِينَ l-fātiḥīna (of) those who Decide
89. We would have invented against Allāh a lie if we returned to your religion after Allāh had saved us from it. And it is not for us to return to it except that Allāh, our Lord, should will. Our Lord has encompassed all things in knowledge. Upon Allāh we have relied. Our Lord, decide between us and our people in truth, and You are the best of those who give decision."
Roots in this verse: ف ر ي أ ل ه ك ذ ب ع و د م ل ل ب ع د ن ج و ك و ن ش ي أ ر ب ب و س ع ك ل ل ع ل م و ك ل ف ت ح ب ي ن ق و م ح ق ق خ ي ر
وَقَالَ الْمَلَأُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِن قَوْمِهِ لَئِنِ اتَّبَعْتُمْ شُعَيْبًا إِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَّخَاسِرُونَ ٩٠ ▶
وَقَالَ waqāla And said الْمَلَأُ l-mala-u the chiefs الَّذِينَ alladhīna (of) those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieved مِن min among قَوْمِهِ qawmihi his people لَئِنِ la-ini If اتَّبَعْتُمْ ittabaʿtum you follow شُعَيْبًا shuʿayban Shuaib إِنَّكُمْ innakum indeed, you إِذًا idhan then لَّخَاسِرُونَ lakhāsirūna (will be) certainly losers
90. Said the eminent ones who disbelieved among his people, "If you should follow Shuʿayb, indeed, you would then be losers."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل م ل أ ك ف ر ق و م ت ب ع خ س ر
فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الرَّجْفَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا فِي دَارِهِمْ جَاثِمِينَ ٩١ ▶
فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ fa-akhadhathumu Then seized them الرَّجْفَةُ l-rajfatu the earthquake فَأَصْبَحُوا fa-aṣbaḥū then they became فِي fī in دَارِهِمْ dārihim their home(s) جَاثِمِينَ jāthimīna fallen prone
91. So the earthquake seized them, and they became within their home [corpses] fallen prone.
Roots in this verse: أ خ ذ ص ب ح د و ر
الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا شُعَيْبًا كَأَن لَّمْ يَغْنَوْا فِيهَا الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا شُعَيْبًا كَانُوا هُمُ الْخَاسِرِينَ ٩٢ ▶
الَّذِينَ alladhīna Those who كَذَّبُوا kadhabū denied شُعَيْبًا shuʿayban Shuaib كَأَن ka-an (became) as if لَّمْ lam not يَغْنَوْا yaghnaw they (had) lived فِيهَا fīhā therein الَّذِينَ alladhīna Those who كَذَّبُوا kadhabū denied شُعَيْبًا shuʿayban Shuaib كَانُوا kānū they were هُمُ humu them الْخَاسِرِينَ l-khāsirīna the losers
92. Those who denied Shuʿayb - it was as though they had never resided there. Those who denied Shuʿayb - it was they who were the losers.
Roots in this verse: ك ذ ب غ ن ي ك و ن خ س ر
فَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنْهُمْ وَقَالَ يَا قَوْمِ لَقَدْ أَبْلَغْتُكُمْ رِسَالَاتِ رَبِّي وَنَصَحْتُ لَكُمْ فَكَيْفَ آسَىٰ عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ كَافِرِينَ ٩٣ ▶
فَتَوَلَّىٰ fatawallā So he turned away عَنْهُمْ ʿanhum from them وَقَالَ waqāla and said يَا قَوْمِ yāqawmi O my people لَقَدْ laqad Verily أَبْلَغْتُكُمْ ablaghtukum I (have) conveyed to you رِسَالَاتِ risālāti (the) Messages رَبِّي rabbī (of) my Lord وَنَصَحْتُ wanaṣaḥtu and advised لَكُمْ lakum [to] you فَكَيْفَ fakayfa So how could آسَىٰ āsā I grieve عَلَىٰ ʿalā for قَوْمٍ qawmin a people كَافِرِينَ kāfirīna (who are) disbelievers
93. And he [i.e., Shuʿayb] turned away from them and said, "O my people, I had certainly conveyed to you the messages of my Lord and advised you, so how could I grieve for a disbelieving people?"
Roots in this verse: و ل ي ق و ل ق و م ب ل غ ر س ل ر ب ب ن ص ح ك ي ف ك ف ر
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا فِي قَرْيَةٍ مِّن نَّبِيٍّ إِلَّا أَخَذْنَا أَهْلَهَا بِالْبَأْسَاءِ وَالضَّرَّاءِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَضَّرَّعُونَ ٩٤ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not أَرْسَلْنَا arsalnā We sent فِي fī in قَرْيَةٍ qaryatin a city مِّن min any نَّبِيٍّ nabiyyin Prophet إِلَّا illā except أَخَذْنَا akhadhnā We seized أَهْلَهَا ahlahā its people بِالْبَأْسَاءِ bil-basāi with adversity وَالضَّرَّاءِ wal-ḍarāi and hardship لَعَلَّهُمْ laʿallahum so that they may يَضَّرَّعُونَ yaḍḍarraʿūna (become) humble
94. And We sent to no city a prophet [who was denied] except that We seized its people with poverty and hardship that they might humble themselves [to Allāh].
Roots in this verse: ر س ل ق ر ي ن ب أ أ خ ذ أ ه ل ب أ س ض ر ر
ثُمَّ بَدَّلْنَا مَكَانَ السَّيِّئَةِ الْحَسَنَةَ حَتَّىٰ عَفَوا وَّقَالُوا قَدْ مَسَّ آبَاءَنَا الضَّرَّاءُ وَالسَّرَّاءُ فَأَخَذْنَاهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ٩٥ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then بَدَّلْنَا baddalnā We changed مَكَانَ makāna (in) place السَّيِّئَةِ l-sayi-ati (of) the bad الْحَسَنَةَ l-ḥasanata the good حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until عَفَوا ʿafaw they increased وَّقَالُوا waqālū and said قَدْ qad Verily مَسَّ massa (had) touched آبَاءَنَا ābāanā our forefathers الضَّرَّاءُ l-ḍarāu the adversity وَالسَّرَّاءُ wal-sarāu and the ease فَأَخَذْنَاهُم fa-akhadhnāhum So We seized them بَغْتَةً baghtatan suddenly وَهُمْ wahum while they لَا lā (did) not يَشْعُرُونَ yashʿurūna perceive
95. Then We exchanged in place of the bad [condition], good, until they increased [and prospered] and said, "Our fathers [also] were touched with hardship and ease." So We seized them suddenly while they did not perceive.
Roots in this verse: ب د ل ك و ن س و أ ح س ن ع ف و ق و ل م س س أ ب و ض ر ر س ر ر أ خ ذ ب غ ت ش ع ر
وَلَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ الْقُرَىٰ آمَنُوا وَاتَّقَوْا لَفَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَرَكَاتٍ مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبُوا فَأَخَذْنَاهُم بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ ٩٦ ▶
وَلَوْ walaw And if أَنَّ anna [that] أَهْلَ ahla people الْقُرَىٰ l-qurā (of) the cities آمَنُوا āmanū (had) believed وَاتَّقَوْا wa-ittaqaw and feared Allah لَفَتَحْنَا lafataḥnā surely We (would have) opened عَلَيْهِم ʿalayhim upon them بَرَكَاتٍ barakātin blessings مِّنَ mina from السَّمَاءِ l-samāi the heaven وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth وَلَٰكِن walākin but كَذَّبُوا kadhabū they denied فَأَخَذْنَاهُم fa-akhadhnāhum So We seized them بِمَا bimā for what كَانُوا kānū they used to يَكْسِبُونَ yaksibūna earn
96. And if only the people of the cities had believed and feared Allāh, We would have opened [i.e., bestowed] upon them blessings from the heaven and the earth; but they denied [the messengers], so We seized them for what they were earning.
Roots in this verse: أ ه ل ق ر ي أ م ن و ق ي ف ت ح ب ر ك س م و أ ر ض ك ذ ب أ خ ذ ك و ن ك س ب
أَفَأَمِنَ أَهْلُ الْقُرَىٰ أَن يَأْتِيَهُم بَأْسُنَا بَيَاتًا وَهُمْ نَائِمُونَ ٩٧ ▶
أَفَأَمِنَ afa-amina Then did feel secure أَهْلُ ahlu (the) people الْقُرَىٰ l-qurā (of) the cities أَن an that يَأْتِيَهُم yatiyahum comes to them بَأْسُنَا basunā Our punishment بَيَاتًا bayātan (at) night وَهُمْ wahum while they نَائِمُونَ nāimūna (were) asleep
97. Then, did the people of the cities feel secure from Our punishment coming to them at night while they were asleep?
Roots in this verse: أ م ن أ ه ل ق ر ي أ ت ي ب أ س ب ي ت
أَوَأَمِنَ أَهْلُ الْقُرَىٰ أَن يَأْتِيَهُم بَأْسُنَا ضُحًى وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ ٩٨ ▶
أَوَأَمِنَ awa-amina Or felt secure أَهْلُ ahlu (the) people الْقُرَىٰ l-qurā (of) the cities أَن an that يَأْتِيَهُم yatiyahum comes to them بَأْسُنَا basunā Our punishment ضُحًى ḍuḥan (in) daylight وَهُمْ wahum while they يَلْعَبُونَ yalʿabūna (were) playing
98. Or did the people of the cities feel secure from Our punishment coming to them in the morning while they were at play?
Roots in this verse: أ م ن أ ه ل ق ر ي أ ت ي ب أ س ل ع ب
أَفَأَمِنُوا مَكْرَ اللَّهِ فَلَا يَأْمَنُ مَكْرَ اللَّهِ إِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ ٩٩ ▶
أَفَأَمِنُوا afa-aminū Then did they feel secure مَكْرَ makra (from the) plan اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah فَلَا falā But not يَأْمَنُ yamanu feel secure مَكْرَ makra (from the) plan اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah إِلَّا illā except الْقَوْمُ l-qawmu the people الْخَاسِرُونَ l-khāsirūna (who are) the losers
99. Then, did they feel secure from the plan of Allāh? But no one feels secure from the plan of Allāh except the losing people.
Roots in this verse: أ م ن م ك ر أ ل ه ق و م خ س ر
أَوَلَمْ يَهْدِ لِلَّذِينَ يَرِثُونَ الْأَرْضَ مِن بَعْدِ أَهْلِهَا أَن لَّوْ نَشَاءُ أَصَبْنَاهُم بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَنَطْبَعُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ ١٠٠ ▶
أَوَلَمْ awalam Would it not يَهْدِ yahdi guide لِلَّذِينَ lilladhīna [for] those who يَرِثُونَ yarithūna inherit الْأَرْضَ l-arḍa the land مِن min from بَعْدِ baʿdi after أَهْلِهَا ahlihā its people أَن an that لَّوْ law if نَشَاءُ nashāu We willed أَصَبْنَاهُم aṣabnāhum We (could) afflict them بِذُنُوبِهِمْ bidhunūbihim for their sins وَنَطْبَعُ wanaṭbaʿu and We put a seal عَلَىٰ ʿalā over قُلُوبِهِمْ qulūbihim their hearts فَهُمْ fahum so they لَا lā (do) not يَسْمَعُونَ yasmaʿūna hear
100. Has it not become clear to those who inherited the earth after its [previous] people that if We willed, We could afflict them for their sins? But We seal over their hearts so they do not hear.
Roots in this verse: ه د ي و ر ث أ ر ض ب ع د أ ه ل ش ي أ ص و ب ذ ن ب ط ب ع ق ل ب س م ع
تِلْكَ الْقُرَىٰ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ أَنبَائِهَا وَلَقَدْ جَاءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ فَمَا كَانُوا لِيُؤْمِنُوا بِمَا كَذَّبُوا مِن قَبْلُ كَذَٰلِكَ يَطْبَعُ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِ الْكَافِرِينَ ١٠١ ▶
تِلْكَ til'ka These الْقُرَىٰ l-qurā (were) the cities نَقُصُّ naquṣṣu We relate عَلَيْكَ ʿalayka to you مِنْ min of أَنبَائِهَا anbāihā their news وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly جَاءَتْهُمْ jāathum came to them رُسُلُهُم rusuluhum their Messengers بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ bil-bayināti with clear proofs فَمَا famā but not كَانُوا kānū they were لِيُؤْمِنُوا liyu'minū to believe بِمَا bimā in what كَذَّبُوا kadhabū they (had) denied مِن min from قَبْلُ qablu before كَذَٰلِكَ kadhālika Thus يَطْبَعُ yaṭbaʿu (has been) put a seal اللَّهُ l-lahu (by) Allah عَلَىٰ ʿalā on قُلُوبِ qulūbi (the) hearts الْكَافِرِينَ l-kāfirīna (of) the disbelievers
101. Those cities - We relate to you, [O Muḥammad], some of their news. And certainly did their messengers come to them with clear proofs, but they were not to believe in that which they had denied before. Thus does Allāh seal over the hearts of the disbelievers.
Roots in this verse: ق ر ي ق ص ص ن ب أ ج ي أ ر س ل ب ي ن ك و ن أ م ن ك ذ ب ق ب ل ط ب ع أ ل ه ق ل ب ك ف ر
وَمَا وَجَدْنَا لِأَكْثَرِهِم مِّنْ عَهْدٍ وَإِن وَجَدْنَا أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَفَاسِقِينَ ١٠٢ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not وَجَدْنَا wajadnā We found لِأَكْثَرِهِم li-aktharihim for most of them مِّنْ min any عَهْدٍ ʿahdin covenant وَإِن wa-in But وَجَدْنَا wajadnā We found أَكْثَرَهُمْ aktharahum most of them لَفَاسِقِينَ lafāsiqīna certainly, defiantly disobedient
102. And We did not find for most of them any covenant; but indeed, We found most of them defiantly disobedient.
Roots in this verse: و ج د ك ث ر ع ه د ف س ق
ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَا مِن بَعْدِهِم مُّوسَىٰ بِآيَاتِنَا إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَئِهِ فَظَلَمُوا بِهَا فَانظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُفْسِدِينَ ١٠٣ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then بَعَثْنَا baʿathnā We sent مِن min from بَعْدِهِم baʿdihim after them مُّوسَىٰ mūsā Musa بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā with Our Signs إِلَىٰ ilā to فِرْعَوْنَ fir'ʿawna Firaun وَمَلَئِهِ wamala-ihi and his chiefs فَظَلَمُوا faẓalamū But they were unjust بِهَا bihā to them فَانظُرْ fa-unẓur So see كَيْفَ kayfa how كَانَ kāna was عَاقِبَةُ ʿāqibatu (the) end الْمُفْسِدِينَ l-muf'sidīna (of) the corrupters
103. Then We sent after them Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his establishment, but they were unjust toward them. So see how was the end of the corrupters.
Roots in this verse: ب ع ث ب ع د أ ي ي م ل أ ظ ل م ن ظ ر ك ي ف ك و ن ع ق ب ف س د
وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ يَا فِرْعَوْنُ إِنِّي رَسُولٌ مِّن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ١٠٤ ▶
وَقَالَ waqāla And said مُوسَىٰ mūsā Musa يَا فِرْعَوْنُ yāfir'ʿawnu O Firaun إِنِّي innī Indeed, I am رَسُولٌ rasūlun a Messenger مِّن min from رَّبِّ rabbi (the) Lord الْعَالَمِينَ l-ʿālamīna (of) the worlds
104. And Moses said, "O Pharaoh, I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر س ل ر ب ب ع ل م
حَقِيقٌ عَلَىٰ أَن لَّا أَقُولَ عَلَى اللَّهِ إِلَّا الْحَقَّ قَدْ جِئْتُكُم بِبَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ فَأَرْسِلْ مَعِيَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ١٠٥ ▶
حَقِيقٌ ḥaqīqun Obligated عَلَىٰ ʿalā on أَن an that لَّا lā not أَقُولَ aqūla I say عَلَى ʿalā about اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah إِلَّا illā except الْحَقَّ l-ḥaqa the truth قَدْ qad Verily جِئْتُكُم ji'tukum I (have) come to you بِبَيِّنَةٍ bibayyinatin with a clear Sign مِّن min from رَّبِّكُمْ rabbikum your Lord فَأَرْسِلْ fa-arsil so send مَعِيَ maʿiya with me بَنِي banī (the) Children إِسْرَائِيلَ is'rāīla (of) Israel
105. [Who is] obligated not to say about Allāh except the truth. I have come to you with clear evidence from your Lord, so send with me the Children of Israel."
Roots in this verse: ح ق ق ق و ل أ ل ه ج ي أ ب ي ن ر ب ب ر س ل ب ن ي
قَالَ إِن كُنتَ جِئْتَ بِآيَةٍ فَأْتِ بِهَا إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ ١٠٦ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said إِن in If كُنتَ kunta you have جِئْتَ ji'ta come بِآيَةٍ biāyatin with a Sign فَأْتِ fati then bring بِهَا bihā it إِن in if كُنتَ kunta you are مِنَ mina of الصَّادِقِينَ l-ṣādiqīna the truthful
106. [Pharaoh] said, "If you have come with a sign, then bring it forth, if you should be of the truthful."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ك و ن ج ي أ أ ي ي أ ت ي ص د ق
فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِينٌ ١٠٧ ▶
فَأَلْقَىٰ fa-alqā So he threw عَصَاهُ ʿaṣāhu his staff فَإِذَا fa-idhā and suddenly هِيَ hiya it ثُعْبَانٌ thuʿ'bānun (was) a serpent مُّبِينٌ mubīnun manifest
107. So he [i.e., Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent, manifest.
Roots in this verse: ل ق ي ع ص و ب ي ن
وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ بَيْضَاءُ لِلنَّاظِرِينَ ١٠٨ ▶
وَنَزَعَ wanazaʿa And he drew out يَدَهُ yadahu his hand فَإِذَا fa-idhā and suddenly هِيَ hiya it بَيْضَاءُ bayḍāu (was) white لِلنَّاظِرِينَ lilnnāẓirīna for the observers
108. And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white [with radiance] for the observers.
Roots in this verse: ن ز ع ي د ي ب ي ض ن ظ ر
قَالَ الْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَاحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ ١٠٩ ▶
قَالَ qāla Said الْمَلَأُ l-mala-u the chiefs مِن min of قَوْمِ qawmi (the) people فِرْعَوْنَ fir'ʿawna (of) Firaun إِنَّ inna Indeed هَٰذَا hādhā this لَسَاحِرٌ lasāḥirun (is) surely a magician عَلِيمٌ ʿalīmun learned
109. Said the eminent among the people of Pharaoh, "Indeed, this is a learned magician
Roots in this verse: ق و ل م ل أ ق و م س ح ر ع ل م
يُرِيدُ أَن يُخْرِجَكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُمْ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ ١١٠ ▶
يُرِيدُ yurīdu He wants أَن an to يُخْرِجَكُم yukh'rijakum drive you out مِّنْ min from أَرْضِكُمْ arḍikum your land فَمَاذَا famādhā so what تَأْمُرُونَ tamurūna (do) you instruct
110. Who wants to expel you from your land [through magic], so what do you instruct?"
Roots in this verse: ر و د خ ر ج أ ر ض أ م ر
قَالُوا أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَأَرْسِلْ فِي الْمَدَائِنِ حَاشِرِينَ ١١١ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said أَرْجِهْ arjih Postpone him وَأَخَاهُ wa-akhāhu and his brother وَأَرْسِلْ wa-arsil and send فِي fī in الْمَدَائِنِ l-madāini the cities حَاشِرِينَ ḥāshirīna gatherers
111. They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ج و أ خ و ر س ل م د ن ح ش ر
يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَاحِرٍ عَلِيمٍ ١١٢ ▶
يَأْتُوكَ yatūka They (will) bring to you بِكُلِّ bikulli [with] every سَاحِرٍ sāḥirin magician عَلِيمٍ ʿalīmin learned
112. Who will bring you every learned magician."
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ك ل ل س ح ر ع ل م
وَجَاءَ السَّحَرَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ قَالُوا إِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ الْغَالِبِينَ ١١٣ ▶
وَجَاءَ wajāa So came السَّحَرَةُ l-saḥaratu the magicians فِرْعَوْنَ fir'ʿawna (to) Firaun قَالُوا qālū They said إِنَّ inna Indeed لَنَا lanā for us لَأَجْرًا la-ajran surely (will be) a reward إِن in if كُنَّا kunnā we are نَحْنُ naḥnu [we] الْغَالِبِينَ l-ghālibīna the victors
113. And the magicians came to Pharaoh. They said, "Indeed for us is a reward if we are the predominant."
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ س ح ر ق و ل أ ج ر ك و ن غ ل ب
قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ لَمِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ ١١٤ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said نَعَمْ naʿam Yes وَإِنَّكُمْ wa-innakum and indeed you لَمِنَ lamina surely (will be) of الْمُقَرَّبِينَ l-muqarabīna the ones who are near
114. He said, "Yes, and, [moreover], you will be among those made near [to me]."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ق ر ب
قَالُوا يَا مُوسَىٰ إِمَّا أَن تُلْقِيَ وَإِمَّا أَن نَّكُونَ نَحْنُ الْمُلْقِينَ ١١٥ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said يَا مُوسَىٰ yāmūsā O Musa إِمَّا immā Whether أَن an [that] تُلْقِيَ tul'qiya you throw وَإِمَّا wa-immā or Whether أَن an [that] نَّكُونَ nakūna we will be نَحْنُ naḥnu [we] الْمُلْقِينَ l-mul'qīna the ones to throw
115. They said, "O Moses, either you throw [your staff], or we will be the ones to throw [first]."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ل ق ي ك و ن
قَالَ أَلْقُوا فَلَمَّا أَلْقَوْا سَحَرُوا أَعْيُنَ النَّاسِ وَاسْتَرْهَبُوهُمْ وَجَاءُوا بِسِحْرٍ عَظِيمٍ ١١٦ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said أَلْقُوا alqū Throw فَلَمَّا falammā Then when أَلْقَوْا alqaw they threw سَحَرُوا saḥarū they bewitched أَعْيُنَ aʿyuna (the) eyes النَّاسِ l-nāsi (of) the people وَاسْتَرْهَبُوهُمْ wa-is'tarhabūhum and terrified them وَجَاءُوا wajāū and came (up) بِسِحْرٍ bisiḥ'rin with a magic عَظِيمٍ ʿaẓīmin great
116. He said, "Throw," and when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people and struck terror into them, and they presented a great [feat of] magic.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ل ق ي س ح ر ع ي ن أ ن س ر ه ب ج ي أ ع ظ م
وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ أَنْ أَلْقِ عَصَاكَ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ ١١٧ ▶
وَأَوْحَيْنَا wa-awḥaynā And We inspired إِلَىٰ ilā to مُوسَىٰ mūsā Musa أَنْ an that أَلْقِ alqi Throw عَصَاكَ ʿaṣāka your staff فَإِذَا fa-idhā and suddenly هِيَ hiya it تَلْقَفُ talqafu swallow(ed) مَا mā what يَأْفِكُونَ yafikūna they (were) falsifying
117. And We inspired to Moses, "Throw your staff," and at once it devoured what they were falsifying.
Roots in this verse: و ح ي ل ق ي ع ص و أ ف ك
فَوَقَعَ الْحَقُّ وَبَطَلَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ١١٨ ▶
فَوَقَعَ fawaqaʿa So was established الْحَقُّ l-ḥaqu the truth وَبَطَلَ wabaṭala and became futile مَا mā what كَانُوا kānū they used to يَعْمَلُونَ yaʿmalūna do
118. So the truth was established, and abolished was what they were doing.
Roots in this verse: و ق ع ح ق ق ب ط ل ك و ن ع م ل
فَغُلِبُوا هُنَالِكَ وَانقَلَبُوا صَاغِرِينَ ١١٩ ▶
فَغُلِبُوا faghulibū So they were defeated هُنَالِكَ hunālika there وَانقَلَبُوا wa-inqalabū and returned صَاغِرِينَ ṣāghirīna humiliated
119. And they [i.e., Pharaoh and his people] were overcome right there and became debased.
Roots in this verse: غ ل ب ق ل ب ص غ ر
وَأُلْقِيَ السَّحَرَةُ سَاجِدِينَ ١٢٠ ▶
وَأُلْقِيَ wa-ul'qiya And fell down السَّحَرَةُ l-saḥaratu the magicians سَاجِدِينَ sājidīna prostrate
120. And the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allāh].
Roots in this verse: ل ق ي س ح ر س ج د
قَالُوا آمَنَّا بِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ١٢١ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said آمَنَّا āmannā We believe بِرَبِّ birabbi in (the) Lord الْعَالَمِينَ l-ʿālamīna (of) the worlds
121. They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds,
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ م ن ر ب ب ع ل م
رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ ١٢٢ ▶
رَبِّ rabbi Lord مُوسَىٰ mūsā (of) Musa وَهَارُونَ wahārūna and Harun
122. The Lord of Moses and Aaron."
Roots in this verse: ر ب ب
قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ آمَنتُم بِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ آذَنَ لَكُمْ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَمَكْرٌ مَّكَرْتُمُوهُ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ لِتُخْرِجُوا مِنْهَا أَهْلَهَا فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ١٢٣ ▶
قَالَ qāla Said فِرْعَوْنُ fir'ʿawnu Firaun آمَنتُم āmantum You believed بِهِ bihi in him قَبْلَ qabla before أَنْ an [that] آذَنَ ādhana I give permission لَكُمْ lakum to you إِنَّ inna Indeed هَٰذَا hādhā this لَمَكْرٌ lamakrun (is) surely a plot مَّكَرْتُمُوهُ makartumūhu you have plotted it فِي fī in الْمَدِينَةِ l-madīnati the city لِتُخْرِجُوا litukh'rijū so that you may drive out مِنْهَا min'hā from it أَهْلَهَا ahlahā its people فَسَوْفَ fasawfa But soon تَعْلَمُونَ taʿlamūna you will know
123. Said Pharaoh, "You believed in him before I gave you permission. Indeed, this is a conspiracy which you conspired in the city to expel therefrom its people. But you are going to know.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ م ن ق ب ل أ ذ ن م ك ر م د ن خ ر ج أ ه ل ع ل م
لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُم مِّنْ خِلَافٍ ثُمَّ لَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ١٢٤ ▶
لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ la-uqaṭṭiʿanna I will surely cut off أَيْدِيَكُمْ aydiyakum your hands وَأَرْجُلَكُم wa-arjulakum and your feet مِّنْ min of خِلَافٍ khilāfin opposite (sides) ثُمَّ thumma Then لَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ la-uṣallibannakum I will surely crucify you أَجْمَعِينَ ajmaʿīna all
124. I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides; then I will surely crucify you all."
Roots in this verse: ق ط ع ي د ي ر ج ل خ ل ف ج م ع
قَالُوا إِنَّا إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ ١٢٥ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said إِنَّا innā Indeed, we إِلَىٰ ilā to رَبِّنَا rabbinā our Lord مُنقَلِبُونَ munqalibūna (will) return
125. They said, "Indeed, to our Lord we will return.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب ق ل ب
وَمَا تَنقِمُ مِنَّا إِلَّا أَنْ آمَنَّا بِآيَاتِ رَبِّنَا لَمَّا جَاءَتْنَا رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَتَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ ١٢٦ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not تَنقِمُ tanqimu you take revenge مِنَّا minnā from us إِلَّا illā except أَنْ an that آمَنَّا āmannā we believed بِآيَاتِ biāyāti in (the) Signs رَبِّنَا rabbinā (of) our Lord لَمَّا lammā when جَاءَتْنَا jāatnā they came to us رَبَّنَا rabbanā Our Lord أَفْرِغْ afrigh Pour عَلَيْنَا ʿalaynā upon us صَبْرًا ṣabran patience وَتَوَفَّنَا watawaffanā and cause us to die مُسْلِمِينَ mus'limīna (as) Muslims
126. And you do not resent us except because we believed in the signs of our Lord when they came to us. Our Lord, pour upon us patience and let us die as Muslims [in submission to You]."
Roots in this verse: ن ق م أ م ن أ ي ي ر ب ب ج ي أ ص ب ر و ف ي س ل م
وَقَالَ الْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِ فِرْعَوْنَ أَتَذَرُ مُوسَىٰ وَقَوْمَهُ لِيُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَيَذَرَكَ وَآلِهَتَكَ قَالَ سَنُقَتِّلُ أَبْنَاءَهُمْ وَنَسْتَحْيِي نِسَاءَهُمْ وَإِنَّا فَوْقَهُمْ قَاهِرُونَ ١٢٧ ▶
وَقَالَ waqāla And said الْمَلَأُ l-mala-u the chiefs مِن min of قَوْمِ qawmi (the) people فِرْعَوْنَ fir'ʿawna (of) Firaun أَتَذَرُ atadharu Will you leave مُوسَىٰ mūsā Musa وَقَوْمَهُ waqawmahu and his people لِيُفْسِدُوا liyuf'sidū so that they cause corruption فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth وَيَذَرَكَ wayadharaka and forsake you وَآلِهَتَكَ waālihataka and your gods قَالَ qāla He said سَنُقَتِّلُ sanuqattilu We will kill أَبْنَاءَهُمْ abnāahum their sons وَنَسْتَحْيِي wanastaḥyī and we will let live نِسَاءَهُمْ nisāahum their women وَإِنَّا wa-innā and indeed, we فَوْقَهُمْ fawqahum over them قَاهِرُونَ qāhirūna (are) subjugators
127. And the eminent among the people of Pharaoh said, "Will you leave Moses and his people to cause corruption in the land and abandon you and your gods?" [Pharaoh] said, "We will kill their sons and keep their women alive; and indeed, we are subjugators over them."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل م ل أ ق و م و ذ ر ف س د أ ر ض أ ل ه ق ت ل ب ن ي ح ي ي ن س و ف و ق ق ه ر
قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِ اسْتَعِينُوا بِاللَّهِ وَاصْبِرُوا إِنَّ الْأَرْضَ لِلَّهِ يُورِثُهَا مَن يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ ١٢٨ ▶
قَالَ qāla Said مُوسَىٰ mūsā Musa لِقَوْمِهِ liqawmihi to his people اسْتَعِينُوا is'taʿīnū Seek help بِاللَّهِ bil-lahi from Allah وَاصْبِرُوا wa-iṣ'birū and be patient إِنَّ inna Indeed الْأَرْضَ l-arḍa the earth لِلَّهِ lillahi (belongs) to Allah يُورِثُهَا yūrithuhā He causes to inherit it مَن man whom يَشَاءُ yashāu He wills مِنْ min of عِبَادِهِ ʿibādihi His servants وَالْعَاقِبَةُ wal-ʿāqibatu And the end لِلْمُتَّقِينَ lil'muttaqīna (is) for the righteous
128. Said Moses to his people, "Seek help through Allāh and be patient. Indeed, the earth belongs to Allāh. He causes to inherit it whom He wills of His servants. And the [best] outcome is for the righteous."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ق و م ع و ن أ ل ه ص ب ر أ ر ض و ر ث ش ي أ ع ب د ع ق ب و ق ي
قَالُوا أُوذِينَا مِن قَبْلِ أَن تَأْتِيَنَا وَمِن بَعْدِ مَا جِئْتَنَا قَالَ عَسَىٰ رَبُّكُمْ أَن يُهْلِكَ عَدُوَّكُمْ وَيَسْتَخْلِفَكُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرَ كَيْفَ تَعْمَلُونَ ١٢٩ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said أُوذِينَا ūdhīnā We have been harmed مِن min from قَبْلِ qabli before أَن an [that] تَأْتِيَنَا tatiyanā you came to us وَمِن wamin from بَعْدِ baʿdi and after مَا mā [what] جِئْتَنَا ji'tanā you have come to us قَالَ qāla He said عَسَىٰ ʿasā Perhaps رَبُّكُمْ rabbukum your Lord أَن an [that] يُهْلِكَ yuh'lika will destroy عَدُوَّكُمْ ʿaduwwakum your enemy وَيَسْتَخْلِفَكُمْ wayastakhlifakum and make you successors فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth فَيَنظُرَ fayanẓura then see كَيْفَ kayfa how تَعْمَلُونَ taʿmalūna you will do
129. They said, "We have been harmed before you came to us and after you have come to us." He said, "Perhaps your Lord will destroy your enemy and grant you succession in the land and see how you will do."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ذ ي ق ب ل أ ت ي ب ع د ج ي أ ع س ي ر ب ب ه ل ك ع د و خ ل ف أ ر ض ن ظ ر ك ي ف ع م ل
وَلَقَدْ أَخَذْنَا آلَ فِرْعَوْنَ بِالسِّنِينَ وَنَقْصٍ مِّنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَ ١٣٠ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly أَخَذْنَا akhadhnā We seized آلَ āla (the) people فِرْعَوْنَ fir'ʿawna (of) Firaun بِالسِّنِينَ bil-sinīna with years (of famine) وَنَقْصٍ wanaqṣin and a deficit مِّنَ mina of الثَّمَرَاتِ l-thamarāti [the] fruits لَعَلَّهُمْ laʿallahum so that they may يَذَّكَّرُونَ yadhakkarūna receive admonition
130. And We certainly seized the people of Pharaoh with years of famine and a deficiency in fruits that perhaps they would be reminded.
Roots in this verse: أ خ ذ أ و ل س ن و ن ق ص ث م ر ذ ك ر
فَإِذَا جَاءَتْهُمُ الْحَسَنَةُ قَالُوا لَنَا هَٰذِهِ وَإِن تُصِبْهُمْ سَيِّئَةٌ يَطَّيَّرُوا بِمُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُ أَلَا إِنَّمَا طَائِرُهُمْ عِندَ اللَّهِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ١٣١ ▶
فَإِذَا fa-idhā But when جَاءَتْهُمُ jāathumu came to them الْحَسَنَةُ l-ḥasanatu the good قَالُوا qālū they said لَنَا lanā For us هَٰذِهِ hādhihi (is) this وَإِن wa-in And if تُصِبْهُمْ tuṣib'hum afflicts them سَيِّئَةٌ sayyi-atun bad يَطَّيَّرُوا yaṭṭayyarū they ascribe evil omens بِمُوسَىٰ bimūsā to Musa وَمَن waman and who مَّعَهُ maʿahu (were) with him أَلَا alā Behold إِنَّمَا innamā Only طَائِرُهُمْ ṭāiruhum their evil omens عِندَ ʿinda (are) with اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah وَلَٰكِنَّ walākinna but أَكْثَرَهُمْ aktharahum most of them لَا lā (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna know
131. But when good [i.e., provision] came to them, they said, "This is ours [by right]." And if a bad [condition] struck them, they saw an evil omen in Moses and those with him. Unquestionably, their fortune is with Allāh, but most of them do not know.
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ ح س ن ق و ل ص و ب س و أ ط ي ر ع ن د أ ل ه ك ث ر ع ل م
وَقَالُوا مَهْمَا تَأْتِنَا بِهِ مِنْ آيَةٍ لِّتَسْحَرَنَا بِهَا فَمَا نَحْنُ لَكَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ ١٣٢ ▶
وَقَالُوا waqālū And they said مَهْمَا mahmā Whatever تَأْتِنَا tatinā you bring us بِهِ bihi therewith مِنْ min of آيَةٍ āyatin (the) sign لِّتَسْحَرَنَا litasḥaranā so that you bewitch us بِهَا bihā with it فَمَا famā then not نَحْنُ naḥnu we لَكَ laka (will be) in you بِمُؤْمِنِينَ bimu'minīna believers
132. And they said, "No matter what sign you bring us with which to bewitch us, we will not be believers in you."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ت ي أ ي ي س ح ر أ م ن
فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ الطُّوفَانَ وَالْجَرَادَ وَالْقُمَّلَ وَالضَّفَادِعَ وَالدَّمَ آيَاتٍ مُّفَصَّلَاتٍ فَاسْتَكْبَرُوا وَكَانُوا قَوْمًا مُّجْرِمِينَ ١٣٣ ▶
فَأَرْسَلْنَا fa-arsalnā So We sent عَلَيْهِمُ ʿalayhimu on them الطُّوفَانَ l-ṭūfāna the flood وَالْجَرَادَ wal-jarāda and the locusts وَالْقُمَّلَ wal-qumala and the lice وَالضَّفَادِعَ wal-ḍafādiʿa and the frogs وَالدَّمَ wal-dama and the blood آيَاتٍ āyātin (as) signs مُّفَصَّلَاتٍ mufaṣṣalātin manifest فَاسْتَكْبَرُوا fa-is'takbarū but they showed arrogance وَكَانُوا wakānū and they were قَوْمًا qawman a people مُّجْرِمِينَ muj'rimīna criminal
133. So We sent upon them the flood and locusts and lice and frogs and blood as distinct signs, but they were arrogant and were a criminal people.
Roots in this verse: ر س ل ط و ف د م و أ ي ي ف ص ل ك ب ر ك و ن ق و م ج ر م
وَلَمَّا وَقَعَ عَلَيْهِمُ الرِّجْزُ قَالُوا يَا مُوسَى ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ بِمَا عَهِدَ عِندَكَ لَئِن كَشَفْتَ عَنَّا الرِّجْزَ لَنُؤْمِنَنَّ لَكَ وَلَنُرْسِلَنَّ مَعَكَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ١٣٤ ▶
وَلَمَّا walammā And when وَقَعَ waqaʿa fell عَلَيْهِمُ ʿalayhimu on them الرِّجْزُ l-rij'zu the punishment قَالُوا qālū they said يَا مُوسَى yāmūsā O Musa ادْعُ ud'ʿu Invoke لَنَا lanā for us رَبَّكَ rabbaka your Lord بِمَا bimā by what عَهِدَ ʿahida He has promised عِندَكَ ʿindaka to you لَئِن la-in If كَشَفْتَ kashafta you remove عَنَّا ʿannā from us الرِّجْزَ l-rij'za the punishment لَنُؤْمِنَنَّ lanu'minanna surely, we will believe لَكَ laka [for] you وَلَنُرْسِلَنَّ walanur'silanna and surely, we will send مَعَكَ maʿaka with you بَنِي banī (the) Children إِسْرَائِيلَ is'rāīla (of) Israel
134. And when the punishment descended upon them, they said, "O Moses, invoke for us your Lord by what He has promised you. If you [can] remove the punishment from us, we will surely believe you, and we will send with you the Children of Israel."
Roots in this verse: و ق ع ر ج ز ق و ل د ع و ر ب ب ع ه د ع ن د ك ش ف أ م ن ر س ل ب ن ي
فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمُ الرِّجْزَ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ هُم بَالِغُوهُ إِذَا هُمْ يَنكُثُونَ ١٣٥ ▶
فَلَمَّا falammā But when كَشَفْنَا kashafnā We removed عَنْهُمُ ʿanhumu from them الرِّجْزَ l-rij'za the punishment إِلَىٰ ilā till أَجَلٍ ajalin a (fixed) term هُم hum (which) they بَالِغُوهُ bālighūhu were to reach [it] إِذَا idhā then هُمْ hum they يَنكُثُونَ yankuthūna broke (the word)
135. But when We removed the punishment from them until a term which they were to reach, then at once they broke their word.
Roots in this verse: ك ش ف ر ج ز أ ج ل ب ل غ
فَانتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَأَغْرَقْنَاهُمْ فِي الْيَمِّ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَكَانُوا عَنْهَا غَافِلِينَ ١٣٦ ▶
فَانتَقَمْنَا fa-intaqamnā So We took retribution مِنْهُمْ min'hum from them فَأَغْرَقْنَاهُمْ fa-aghraqnāhum and We drowned them فِي fī in الْيَمِّ l-yami the sea بِأَنَّهُمْ bi-annahum because they كَذَّبُوا kadhabū denied بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā Our Signs وَكَانُوا wakānū and they were عَنْهَا ʿanhā to them غَافِلِينَ ghāfilīna heedless
136. So We took retribution from them, and We drowned them in the sea because they denied Our signs and were heedless of them.
Roots in this verse: ن ق م غ ر ق ي م م ك ذ ب أ ي ي ك و ن غ ف ل
وَأَوْرَثْنَا الْقَوْمَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يُسْتَضْعَفُونَ مَشَارِقَ الْأَرْضِ وَمَغَارِبَهَا الَّتِي بَارَكْنَا فِيهَا وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ الْحُسْنَىٰ عَلَىٰ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ بِمَا صَبَرُوا وَدَمَّرْنَا مَا كَانَ يَصْنَعُ فِرْعَوْنُ وَقَوْمُهُ وَمَا كَانُوا يَعْرِشُونَ ١٣٧ ▶
وَأَوْرَثْنَا wa-awrathnā And We made inheritors الْقَوْمَ l-qawma the people الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَانُوا kānū were يُسْتَضْعَفُونَ yus'taḍʿafūna considered weak مَشَارِقَ mashāriqa (the) eastern (parts) الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi (of) the land وَمَغَارِبَهَا wamaghāribahā and the western (parts) of it الَّتِي allatī which بَارَكْنَا bāraknā We blessed فِيهَا fīhā [in it] وَتَمَّتْ watammat And was fulfilled كَلِمَتُ kalimatu (the) word رَبِّكَ rabbika (of) your Lord الْحُسْنَىٰ l-ḥus'nā the best عَلَىٰ ʿalā for بَنِي banī (the) Children إِسْرَائِيلَ is'rāīla (of) Israel بِمَا bimā because صَبَرُوا ṣabarū they were patient وَدَمَّرْنَا wadammarnā And We destroyed مَا mā what كَانَ kāna used to يَصْنَعُ yaṣnaʿu make فِرْعَوْنُ fir'ʿawnu Firaun وَقَوْمُهُ waqawmuhu and his people وَمَا wamā and what كَانُوا kānū they used to يَعْرِشُونَ yaʿrishūna erect
137. And We caused the people who had been oppressed to inherit the eastern regions of the land and the western ones, which We had blessed. And the good word [i.e., decree] of your Lord was fulfilled for the Children of Israel because of what they had patiently endured. And We destroyed [all] that Pharaoh and his people were producing and what they had been building.
Roots in this verse: و ر ث ق و م ك و ن ض ع ف ش ر ق أ ر ض غ ر ب ب ر ك ت م م ك ل م ر ب ب ح س ن ب ن ي ص ب ر د م ر ص ن ع ع ر ش
وَجَاوَزْنَا بِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ الْبَحْرَ فَأَتَوْا عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ يَعْكُفُونَ عَلَىٰ أَصْنَامٍ لَّهُمْ قَالُوا يَا مُوسَى اجْعَل لَّنَا إِلَٰهًا كَمَا لَهُمْ آلِهَةٌ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ تَجْهَلُونَ ١٣٨ ▶
وَجَاوَزْنَا wajāwaznā And We led across بِبَنِي bibanī (the) Children إِسْرَائِيلَ is'rāīla (of) Israel الْبَحْرَ l-baḥra the sea فَأَتَوْا fa-ataw Then they came عَلَىٰ ʿalā upon قَوْمٍ qawmin a people يَعْكُفُونَ yaʿkufūna devoted عَلَىٰ ʿalā to أَصْنَامٍ aṣnāmin idols لَّهُمْ lahum of theirs قَالُوا qālū They said يَا مُوسَى yāmūsā O Musa اجْعَل ij'ʿal Make لَّنَا lanā for us إِلَٰهًا ilāhan a god كَمَا kamā like what لَهُمْ lahum they have آلِهَةٌ ālihatun gods قَالَ qāla He said إِنَّكُمْ innakum Indeed, you قَوْمٌ qawmun (are) a people تَجْهَلُونَ tajhalūna ignorant
138. And We took the Children of Israel across the sea; then they came upon a people intent in devotion to [some] idols of theirs. They [the Children of Israel] said, "O Moses, make for us a god just as they have gods." He said, "Indeed, you are a people behaving ignorantly.
Roots in this verse: ب ن ي ب ح ر أ ت ي ق و م ق و ل ج ع ل أ ل ه ج ه ل
إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ مُتَبَّرٌ مَّا هُمْ فِيهِ وَبَاطِلٌ مَّا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ١٣٩ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed هَٰؤُلَاءِ hāulāi these مُتَبَّرٌ mutabbarun destroyed مَّا mā (is) what هُمْ hum they فِيهِ fīhi (are) in it وَبَاطِلٌ wabāṭilun and vain مَّا mā (is) what كَانُوا kānū they used to يَعْمَلُونَ yaʿmalūna do
139. Indeed, those [worshippers] - destroyed is that in which they are [engaged], and worthless is whatever they were doing."
Roots in this verse: ب ط ل ك و ن ع م ل
قَالَ أَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ أَبْغِيكُمْ إِلَٰهًا وَهُوَ فَضَّلَكُمْ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ ١٤٠ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said أَغَيْرَ aghayra Should other than اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah أَبْغِيكُمْ abghīkum I seek for you إِلَٰهًا ilāhan a god وَهُوَ wahuwa while He فَضَّلَكُمْ faḍḍalakum has preferred you عَلَى ʿalā over الْعَالَمِينَ l-ʿālamīna the worlds
140. He said, "Is it other than Allāh I should desire for you as a god while He has preferred you over the worlds?"
Roots in this verse: ق و ل غ ي ر أ ل ه ب غ ي ف ض ل ع ل م
وَإِذْ أَنجَيْنَاكُم مِّنْ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ يُقَتِّلُونَ أَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ نِسَاءَكُمْ وَفِي ذَٰلِكُم بَلَاءٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ ١٤١ ▶
وَإِذْ wa-idh And when أَنجَيْنَاكُم anjaynākum We saved you مِّنْ min from آلِ āli (the) people فِرْعَوْنَ fir'ʿawna (of) Firaun يَسُومُونَكُمْ yasūmūnakum who were afflicting you سُوءَ sūa (with) worst الْعَذَابِ l-ʿadhābi (of) torment يُقَتِّلُونَ yuqattilūna they were killing أَبْنَاءَكُمْ abnāakum your sons وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ wayastaḥyūna and letting live نِسَاءَكُمْ nisāakum your women وَفِي wafī And in ذَٰلِكُم dhālikum that بَلَاءٌ balāon (was) a trial مِّن min from رَّبِّكُمْ rabbikum your Lord عَظِيمٌ ʿaẓīmun great
141. And [recall, O Children of Israel], when We saved you from the people of Pharaoh, [who were] afflicting you with the worst torment - killing your sons and keeping your women alive. And in that was a great trial from your Lord.
Roots in this verse: ن ج و أ و ل س و م س و أ ع ذ ب ق ت ل ب ن ي ح ي ي ن س و ب ل و ر ب ب ع ظ م
وَوَاعَدْنَا مُوسَىٰ ثَلَاثِينَ لَيْلَةً وَأَتْمَمْنَاهَا بِعَشْرٍ فَتَمَّ مِيقَاتُ رَبِّهِ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِأَخِيهِ هَارُونَ اخْلُفْنِي فِي قَوْمِي وَأَصْلِحْ وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ سَبِيلَ الْمُفْسِدِينَ ١٤٢ ▶
وَوَاعَدْنَا wawāʿadnā And We appointed مُوسَىٰ mūsā (for) Musa ثَلَاثِينَ thalāthīna thirty لَيْلَةً laylatan nights وَأَتْمَمْنَاهَا wa-atmamnāhā and We completed them بِعَشْرٍ biʿashrin with ten (more) فَتَمَّ fatamma so was completed مِيقَاتُ mīqātu (the) set term رَبِّهِ rabbihi (of) his Lord أَرْبَعِينَ arbaʿīna (of) forty لَيْلَةً laylatan night(s) وَقَالَ waqāla And said مُوسَىٰ mūsā Musa لِأَخِيهِ li-akhīhi to his brother هَارُونَ hārūna Harun اخْلُفْنِي ukh'luf'nī Take my place فِي fī in قَوْمِي qawmī my people وَأَصْلِحْ wa-aṣliḥ and do right وَلَا walā and (do) not تَتَّبِعْ tattabiʿ follow سَبِيلَ sabīla (the) way الْمُفْسِدِينَ l-muf'sidīna (of) the corrupters
142. And We made an appointment with Moses for thirty nights and perfected them by [the addition of] ten; so the term of his Lord was completed as forty nights. And Moses said to his brother Aaron, "Take my place among my people, do right [by them], and do not follow the way of the corrupters."
Roots in this verse: و ع د ث ل ث ل ي ل ت م م ع ش ر و ق ت ر ب ب ر ب ع ق و ل أ خ و خ ل ف ق و م ص ل ح ت ب ع س ب ل ف س د
وَلَمَّا جَاءَ مُوسَىٰ لِمِيقَاتِنَا وَكَلَّمَهُ رَبُّهُ قَالَ رَبِّ أَرِنِي أَنظُرْ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ لَن تَرَانِي وَلَٰكِنِ انظُرْ إِلَى الْجَبَلِ فَإِنِ اسْتَقَرَّ مَكَانَهُ فَسَوْفَ تَرَانِي فَلَمَّا تَجَلَّىٰ رَبُّهُ لِلْجَبَلِ جَعَلَهُ دَكًّا وَخَرَّ مُوسَىٰ صَعِقًا فَلَمَّا أَفَاقَ قَالَ سُبْحَانَكَ تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَأَنَا أَوَّلُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ١٤٣ ▶
وَلَمَّا walammā And when جَاءَ jāa came مُوسَىٰ mūsā Musa لِمِيقَاتِنَا limīqātinā to Our appointed place وَكَلَّمَهُ wakallamahu and spoke to him رَبُّهُ rabbuhu his Lord قَالَ qāla he said رَبِّ rabbi O my Lord أَرِنِي arinī Show me أَنظُرْ anẓur (that) I may look إِلَيْكَ ilayka at You قَالَ qāla He said لَن lan Never تَرَانِي tarānī you (can) see Me وَلَٰكِنِ walākini but انظُرْ unẓur look إِلَى ilā at الْجَبَلِ l-jabali the mountain فَإِنِ fa-ini [then] if اسْتَقَرَّ is'taqarra it remains مَكَانَهُ makānahu in its place فَسَوْفَ fasawfa then تَرَانِي tarānī you (will) see Me فَلَمَّا falammā But when تَجَلَّىٰ tajallā revealed (His) Glory رَبُّهُ rabbuhu his Lord لِلْجَبَلِ lil'jabali to the mountain جَعَلَهُ jaʿalahu He made it دَكًّا dakkan crumbled to dust وَخَرَّ wakharra and fell down مُوسَىٰ mūsā Musa صَعِقًا ṣaʿiqan unconscious فَلَمَّا falammā And when أَفَاقَ afāqa he recovered قَالَ qāla he said سُبْحَانَكَ sub'ḥānaka Glory be to You تُبْتُ tub'tu I turn (in repentance) إِلَيْكَ ilayka to you وَأَنَا wa-anā and I am أَوَّلُ awwalu (the) first الْمُؤْمِنِينَ l-mu'minīna (of) the believers
143. And when Moses arrived at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he said, "My Lord, show me [Yourself] that I may look at You." [Allāh] said, "You will not see Me, but look at the mountain; if it should remain in place, then you will see Me." But when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He rendered it level, and Moses fell unconscious. And when he awoke, he said, "Exalted are You! I have repented to You, and I am the first [among my people] of the believers."
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ و ق ت ك ل م ر ب ب ق و ل ر أ ي ن ظ ر ج ب ل ق ر ر ك و ن ج ع ل خ ر ر ص ع ق ف و ق س ب ح ت و ب أ و ل أ م ن
قَالَ يَا مُوسَىٰ إِنِّي اصْطَفَيْتُكَ عَلَى النَّاسِ بِرِسَالَاتِي وَبِكَلَامِي فَخُذْ مَا آتَيْتُكَ وَكُن مِّنَ الشَّاكِرِينَ ١٤٤ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said يَا مُوسَىٰ yāmūsā O Musa إِنِّي innī Indeed, I اصْطَفَيْتُكَ iṣ'ṭafaytuka have chosen you عَلَى ʿalā over النَّاسِ l-nāsi the people بِرِسَالَاتِي birisālātī with My Messages وَبِكَلَامِي wabikalāmī and with My words فَخُذْ fakhudh So take مَا mā what آتَيْتُكَ ātaytuka I have given you وَكُن wakun and be مِّنَ mina among الشَّاكِرِينَ l-shākirīna the grateful
144. [Allāh] said, "O Moses, I have chosen you over the people with My messages and My words [to you]. So take what I have given you and be among the grateful."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ص ف و أ ن س ر س ل ك ل م أ خ ذ أ ت ي ك و ن ش ك ر
وَكَتَبْنَا لَهُ فِي الْأَلْوَاحِ مِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مَّوْعِظَةً وَتَفْصِيلًا لِّكُلِّ شَيْءٍ فَخُذْهَا بِقُوَّةٍ وَأْمُرْ قَوْمَكَ يَأْخُذُوا بِأَحْسَنِهَا سَأُرِيكُمْ دَارَ الْفَاسِقِينَ ١٤٥ ▶
وَكَتَبْنَا wakatabnā And We ordained (laws) لَهُ lahu for him فِي fī in الْأَلْوَاحِ l-alwāḥi the tablets مِن min of كُلِّ kulli every شَيْءٍ shayin thing مَّوْعِظَةً mawʿiẓatan an instruction وَتَفْصِيلًا watafṣīlan and explanation لِّكُلِّ likulli for every شَيْءٍ shayin thing فَخُذْهَا fakhudh'hā So take them بِقُوَّةٍ biquwwatin with firmness وَأْمُرْ wamur and order قَوْمَكَ qawmaka your people يَأْخُذُوا yakhudhū (to) take بِأَحْسَنِهَا bi-aḥsanihā (the) best of it سَأُرِيكُمْ sa-urīkum I will show you دَارَ dāra (the) home الْفَاسِقِينَ l-fāsiqīna (of) the defiantly disobedient
145. And We wrote for him on the tablets [something] of all things - instruction and explanation for all things, [saying], "Take them with determination and order your people to take the best of it. I will show you the home of the defiantly disobedient."
Roots in this verse: ك ت ب ك ل ل ش ي أ و ع ظ ف ص ل أ خ ذ ق و ي أ م ر ق و م ح س ن ر أ ي د و ر ف س ق
سَأَصْرِفُ عَنْ آيَاتِيَ الَّذِينَ يَتَكَبَّرُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَإِن يَرَوْا كُلَّ آيَةٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُوا بِهَا وَإِن يَرَوْا سَبِيلَ الرُّشْدِ لَا يَتَّخِذُوهُ سَبِيلًا وَإِن يَرَوْا سَبِيلَ الْغَيِّ يَتَّخِذُوهُ سَبِيلًا ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَكَانُوا عَنْهَا غَافِلِينَ ١٤٦ ▶
سَأَصْرِفُ sa-aṣrifu I will turn away عَنْ ʿan from آيَاتِيَ āyātiya My Signs الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who يَتَكَبَّرُونَ yatakabbarūna are arrogant فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth بِغَيْرِ bighayri without الْحَقِّ l-ḥaqi [the] right وَإِن wa-in and if يَرَوْا yaraw they see كُلَّ kulla every آيَةٍ āyatin sign لَّا lā not يُؤْمِنُوا yu'minū (will) they believe بِهَا bihā in it وَإِن wa-in And if يَرَوْا yaraw they see سَبِيلَ sabīla (the) way الرُّشْدِ l-rush'di (of) the righteousness لَا lā not يَتَّخِذُوهُ yattakhidhūhu (will) they take it سَبِيلًا sabīlan (as) a way وَإِن wa-in but if يَرَوْا yaraw they see سَبِيلَ sabīla (the) way الْغَيِّ l-ghayi (of) [the] error يَتَّخِذُوهُ yattakhidhūhu they will take it سَبِيلًا sabīlan (as) a way ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That بِأَنَّهُمْ bi-annahum (is) because they كَذَّبُوا kadhabū denied بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā Our Signs وَكَانُوا wakānū and they were عَنْهَا ʿanhā of them غَافِلِينَ ghāfilīna heedless
146. I will turn away from My signs those who are arrogant upon the earth without right; and if they should see every sign, they will not believe in it. And if they see the way of consciousness, they will not adopt it as a way; but if they see the way of error, they will adopt it as a way. That is because they have denied Our signs and they were heedless of them.
Roots in this verse: ص ر ف أ ي ي ك ب ر أ ر ض غ ي ر ح ق ق ر أ ي ك ل ل أ م ن س ب ل ر ش د أ خ ذ غ و ي ك ذ ب ك و ن غ ف ل
وَالَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَلِقَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ حَبِطَتْ أَعْمَالُهُمْ هَلْ يُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ١٤٧ ▶
وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna And those who كَذَّبُوا kadhabū denied بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā Our Signs وَلِقَاءِ waliqāi and (the) meeting الْآخِرَةِ l-ākhirati (of) the Hereafter حَبِطَتْ ḥabiṭat worthless أَعْمَالُهُمْ aʿmāluhum (are) their deeds هَلْ hal Will يُجْزَوْنَ yuj'zawna they be recompensed إِلَّا illā except مَا mā (for) what كَانُوا kānū they used to يَعْمَلُونَ yaʿmalūna do
147. Those who denied Our signs and the meeting of the Hereafter - their deeds have become worthless. Are they recompensed except for what they used to do?
Roots in this verse: ك ذ ب أ ي ي ل ق ي أ خ ر ح ب ط ع م ل ج ز ي ك و ن
وَاتَّخَذَ قَوْمُ مُوسَىٰ مِن بَعْدِهِ مِنْ حُلِيِّهِمْ عِجْلًا جَسَدًا لَّهُ خُوَارٌ أَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّهُ لَا يُكَلِّمُهُمْ وَلَا يَهْدِيهِمْ سَبِيلًا اتَّخَذُوهُ وَكَانُوا ظَالِمِينَ ١٤٨ ▶
وَاتَّخَذَ wa-ittakhadha And took قَوْمُ qawmu (the) people مُوسَىٰ mūsā (of) Musa مِن min from بَعْدِهِ baʿdihi after him مِنْ min from حُلِيِّهِمْ ḥuliyyihim their ornaments عِجْلًا ʿij'lan a calf جَسَدًا jasadan an image لَّهُ lahu [for] it خُوَارٌ khuwārun (had) a lowing sound أَلَمْ alam Did not يَرَوْا yaraw they see أَنَّهُ annahu that it لَا lā (could) not يُكَلِّمُهُمْ yukallimuhum speak to them وَلَا walā and not يَهْدِيهِمْ yahdīhim guide them سَبِيلًا sabīlan (to) a way اتَّخَذُوهُ ittakhadhūhu They took it (for worship) وَكَانُوا wakānū and they were ظَالِمِينَ ẓālimīna wrongdoers
148. And the people of Moses made, after [his departure], from their ornaments a calf - an image having a lowing sound. Did they not see that it could neither speak to them nor guide them to a way? They took it [for worship], and they were wrongdoers.
Roots in this verse: أ خ ذ ق و م ب ع د ع ج ل ر أ ي ك ل م ه د ي س ب ل ك و ن ظ ل م
وَلَمَّا سُقِطَ فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ وَرَأَوْا أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ ضَلُّوا قَالُوا لَئِن لَّمْ يَرْحَمْنَا رَبُّنَا وَيَغْفِرْ لَنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ ١٤٩ ▶
وَلَمَّا walammā And when سُقِطَ suqiṭa (it was made to) fall فِي fī into أَيْدِيهِمْ aydīhim their hands وَرَأَوْا wara-aw and they saw أَنَّهُمْ annahum that they قَدْ qad (had) indeed ضَلُّوا ḍallū gone astray قَالُوا qālū they said لَئِن la-in If لَّمْ lam not يَرْحَمْنَا yarḥamnā has Mercy on us رَبُّنَا rabbunā Our Lord وَيَغْفِرْ wayaghfir and forgive لَنَا lanā [for] us لَنَكُونَنَّ lanakūnanna we will surely be مِنَ mina among الْخَاسِرِينَ l-khāsirīna the losers
149. And when regret overcame them and they saw that they had gone astray, they said, "If our Lord does not have mercy upon us and forgive us, we will surely be among the losers."
Roots in this verse: ي د ي ر أ ي ض ل ل ق و ل ر ح م ر ب ب غ ف ر ك و ن خ س ر
وَلَمَّا رَجَعَ مُوسَىٰ إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِ غَضْبَانَ أَسِفًا قَالَ بِئْسَمَا خَلَفْتُمُونِي مِن بَعْدِي أَعَجِلْتُمْ أَمْرَ رَبِّكُمْ وَأَلْقَى الْأَلْوَاحَ وَأَخَذَ بِرَأْسِ أَخِيهِ يَجُرُّهُ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ ابْنَ أُمَّ إِنَّ الْقَوْمَ اسْتَضْعَفُونِي وَكَادُوا يَقْتُلُونَنِي فَلَا تُشْمِتْ بِيَ الْأَعْدَاءَ وَلَا تَجْعَلْنِي مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ ١٥٠ ▶
وَلَمَّا walammā And when رَجَعَ rajaʿa returned مُوسَىٰ mūsā Musa إِلَىٰ ilā to قَوْمِهِ qawmihi his people غَضْبَانَ ghaḍbāna angry أَسِفًا asifan and grieved قَالَ qāla he said بِئْسَمَا bi'samā Evil is what خَلَفْتُمُونِي khalaftumūnī you have done in my place مِن min from بَعْدِي baʿdī after me أَعَجِلْتُمْ aʿajil'tum Were you impatient أَمْرَ amra (over the) matter رَبِّكُمْ rabbikum (of) your Lord وَأَلْقَى wa-alqā And he cast down الْأَلْوَاحَ l-alwāḥa the tablets وَأَخَذَ wa-akhadha and seized بِرَأْسِ birasi by head أَخِيهِ akhīhi his brother يَجُرُّهُ yajurruhu dragging him إِلَيْهِ ilayhi to himself قَالَ qāla He said ابْنَ ib'na O son أُمَّ umma (of) my mother إِنَّ inna Indeed الْقَوْمَ l-qawma the people اسْتَضْعَفُونِي is'taḍʿafūnī considered me weak وَكَادُوا wakādū and were about to يَقْتُلُونَنِي yaqtulūnanī kill me فَلَا falā So (let) not تُشْمِتْ tush'mit rejoice بِيَ biya over me الْأَعْدَاءَ l-aʿdāa the enemies وَلَا walā and (do) not تَجْعَلْنِي tajʿalnī place me مَعَ maʿa with الْقَوْمِ l-qawmi the people الظَّالِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna (who are) wrongdoing
150. And when Moses returned to his people, angry and grieved, he said, "How wretched is that by which you have replaced me after [my departure]. Were you impatient over the matter of your Lord?" And he threw down the tablets and seized his brother by [the hair of] his head, pulling him toward him. [Aaron] said, "O son of my mother, indeed the people overpowered me and were about to kill me, so let not the enemies rejoice over me and do not place me among the wrongdoing people."
Roots in this verse: ر ج ع ق و م غ ض ب ق و ل ب أ س خ ل ف ب ع د ع ج ل أ م ر ر ب ب ل ق ي أ خ ذ ر أ س أ خ و ب ن ي أ م م ض ع ف ك و د ق ت ل ع د و ج ع ل ظ ل م
قَالَ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِأَخِي وَأَدْخِلْنَا فِي رَحْمَتِكَ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ ١٥١ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said رَبِّ rabbi O my Lord اغْفِرْ igh'fir Forgive لِي lī me وَلِأَخِي wali-akhī and my brother وَأَدْخِلْنَا wa-adkhil'nā and admit us فِي fī into رَحْمَتِكَ raḥmatika Your Mercy وَأَنتَ wa-anta for You أَرْحَمُ arḥamu (are) the Most Merciful الرَّاحِمِينَ l-rāḥimīna (of) the merciful
151. [Moses] said, "My Lord, forgive me and my brother and admit us into Your mercy, for You are the most merciful of the merciful."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب غ ف ر أ خ و د خ ل ر ح م
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا الْعِجْلَ سَيَنَالُهُمْ غَضَبٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَذِلَّةٌ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُفْتَرِينَ ١٥٢ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who اتَّخَذُوا ittakhadhū took الْعِجْلَ l-ʿij'la the calf سَيَنَالُهُمْ sayanāluhum will reach them غَضَبٌ ghaḍabun wrath مِّن min from رَّبِّهِمْ rabbihim their Lord وَذِلَّةٌ wadhillatun and humiliation فِي fī in الْحَيَاةِ l-ḥayati the life الدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā (of) the world وَكَذَٰلِكَ wakadhālika And thus نَجْزِي najzī We recompense الْمُفْتَرِينَ l-muf'tarīna the ones who invent (falsehood)
152. Indeed, those who took the calf [for worship] will obtain anger from their Lord and humiliation in the life of this world, and thus do We recompense the inventors [of falsehood].
Roots in this verse: أ خ ذ ع ج ل ن ي ل غ ض ب ر ب ب ذ ل ل ح ي ي د ن و ج ز ي ف ر ي
وَالَّذِينَ عَمِلُوا السَّيِّئَاتِ ثُمَّ تَابُوا مِن بَعْدِهَا وَآمَنُوا إِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِن بَعْدِهَا لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ١٥٣ ▶
وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna And those who عَمِلُوا ʿamilū do السَّيِّئَاتِ l-sayiāti the evil deeds ثُمَّ thumma then تَابُوا tābū repented مِن min from بَعْدِهَا baʿdihā after that وَآمَنُوا waāmanū and believed إِنَّ inna indeed رَبَّكَ rabbaka your Lord مِن min from بَعْدِهَا baʿdihā after that لَغَفُورٌ laghafūrun (is) surely Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌ raḥīmun Most Merciful
153. But those who committed misdeeds and then repented after them and believed - indeed your Lord, thereafter, is Forgiving and Merciful.
Roots in this verse: ع م ل س و أ ت و ب ب ع د أ م ن ر ب ب غ ف ر ر ح م
وَلَمَّا سَكَتَ عَن مُّوسَى الْغَضَبُ أَخَذَ الْأَلْوَاحَ وَفِي نُسْخَتِهَا هُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِرَبِّهِمْ يَرْهَبُونَ ١٥٤ ▶
وَلَمَّا walammā And when سَكَتَ sakata was calmed عَن ʿan from مُّوسَى mūsā Musa الْغَضَبُ l-ghaḍabu the anger أَخَذَ akhadha he took (up) الْأَلْوَاحَ l-alwāḥa the tablets وَفِي wafī and in نُسْخَتِهَا nus'khatihā their inscription هُدًى hudan (was) guidance وَرَحْمَةٌ waraḥmatun and mercy لِّلَّذِينَ lilladhīna for those who هُمْ hum [they] لِرَبِّهِمْ lirabbihim of their Lord يَرْهَبُونَ yarhabūna (are) fearful
154. And when the anger subsided in Moses, he took up the tablets; and in their inscription was guidance and mercy for those who are fearful of their Lord.
Roots in this verse: غ ض ب أ خ ذ ه د ي ر ح م ر ب ب ر ه ب
وَاخْتَارَ مُوسَىٰ قَوْمَهُ سَبْعِينَ رَجُلًا لِّمِيقَاتِنَا فَلَمَّا أَخَذَتْهُمُ الرَّجْفَةُ قَالَ رَبِّ لَوْ شِئْتَ أَهْلَكْتَهُم مِّن قَبْلُ وَإِيَّايَ أَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ السُّفَهَاءُ مِنَّا إِنْ هِيَ إِلَّا فِتْنَتُكَ تُضِلُّ بِهَا مَن تَشَاءُ وَتَهْدِي مَن تَشَاءُ أَنتَ وَلِيُّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْغَافِرِينَ ١٥٥ ▶
وَاخْتَارَ wa-ikh'tāra And chose مُوسَىٰ mūsā Musa قَوْمَهُ qawmahu (from) his people سَبْعِينَ sabʿīna seventy رَجُلًا rajulan men لِّمِيقَاتِنَا limīqātinā for Our appointment فَلَمَّا falammā Then when أَخَذَتْهُمُ akhadhathumu seized them الرَّجْفَةُ l-rajfatu the earthquake قَالَ qāla he said رَبِّ rabbi O my Lord لَوْ law If شِئْتَ shi'ta you (had) willed أَهْلَكْتَهُم ahlaktahum You (could) have destroyed them مِّن min from قَبْلُ qablu before وَإِيَّايَ wa-iyyāya and me أَتُهْلِكُنَا atuh'likunā Would You destroy us بِمَا bimā for what فَعَلَ faʿala did السُّفَهَاءُ l-sufahāu the foolish مِنَّا minnā among us إِنْ in Not هِيَ hiya it (was) إِلَّا illā but فِتْنَتُكَ fit'natuka Your trial تُضِلُّ tuḍillu You let go astray بِهَا bihā by it مَن man whom تَشَاءُ tashāu You will وَتَهْدِي watahdī and You guide مَن man whom تَشَاءُ tashāu You will أَنتَ anta You وَلِيُّنَا waliyyunā (are) our Protector فَاغْفِرْ fa-igh'fir so forgive لَنَا lanā us وَارْحَمْنَا wa-ir'ḥamnā and have mercy upon us وَأَنتَ wa-anta and You خَيْرُ khayru (are) Best الْغَافِرِينَ l-ghāfirīna (of) Forgivers
155. And Moses chose from his people seventy men for Our appointment. And when the earthquake seized them, he said, "My Lord, if You had willed, You could have destroyed them before and me [as well]. Would You destroy us for what the foolish among us have done? This is not but Your trial by which You send astray whom You will and guide whom You will. You are our Protector, so forgive us and have mercy upon us; and You are the best of forgivers.
Roots in this verse: خ ي ر ق و م س ب ع ر ج ل و ق ت أ خ ذ ق و ل ر ب ب ش ي أ ه ل ك ق ب ل ف ع ل س ف ه ف ت ن ض ل ل ه د ي و ل ي غ ف ر ر ح م
وَاكْتُبْ لَنَا فِي هَٰذِهِ الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ إِنَّا هُدْنَا إِلَيْكَ قَالَ عَذَابِي أُصِيبُ بِهِ مَنْ أَشَاءُ وَرَحْمَتِي وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ فَسَأَكْتُبُهَا لِلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَالَّذِينَ هُم بِآيَاتِنَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ١٥٦ ▶
وَاكْتُبْ wa-uk'tub And ordain لَنَا lanā for us فِي fī in هَٰذِهِ hādhihi this الدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā [the] world حَسَنَةً ḥasanatan good وَفِي wafī and in الْآخِرَةِ l-ākhirati the Hereafter إِنَّا innā Indeed, we هُدْنَا hud'nā we have turned إِلَيْكَ ilayka to You قَالَ qāla He said عَذَابِي ʿadhābī My punishment أُصِيبُ uṣību I afflict بِهِ bihi with it مَنْ man whom أَشَاءُ ashāu I will وَرَحْمَتِي waraḥmatī but My Mercy وَسِعَتْ wasiʿat encompasses كُلَّ kulla every شَيْءٍ shayin thing فَسَأَكْتُبُهَا fasa-aktubuhā So I will ordain it لِلَّذِينَ lilladhīna for those who يَتَّقُونَ yattaqūna (are) righteous وَيُؤْتُونَ wayu'tūna and give الزَّكَاةَ l-zakata zakah وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna and those who هُم hum [they] بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā in Our Verses يُؤْمِنُونَ yu'minūna they believe
156. And decree for us in this world [that which is] good and [also] in the Hereafter; indeed, we have turned back to You." [Allāh] said, "My punishment - I afflict with it whom I will, but My mercy encompasses all things." So I will decree it [especially] for those who fear Me and give zakāh and those who believe in Our verses-
Roots in this verse: ك ت ب د ن و ح س ن أ خ ر ه و د ق و ل ع ذ ب ص و ب ش ي أ ر ح م و س ع ك ل ل و ق ي أ ت ي ز ك و أ ي ي أ م ن
الَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ الرَّسُولَ النَّبِيَّ الْأُمِّيَّ الَّذِي يَجِدُونَهُ مَكْتُوبًا عِندَهُمْ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ وَالْإِنجِيلِ يَأْمُرُهُم بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَاهُمْ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَيُحِلُّ لَهُمُ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَيُحَرِّمُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْخَبَائِثَ وَيَضَعُ عَنْهُمْ إِصْرَهُمْ وَالْأَغْلَالَ الَّتِي كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ فَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِهِ وَعَزَّرُوهُ وَنَصَرُوهُ وَاتَّبَعُوا النُّورَ الَّذِي أُنزِلَ مَعَهُ أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ ١٥٧ ▶
الَّذِينَ alladhīna Those who يَتَّبِعُونَ yattabiʿūna follow الرَّسُولَ l-rasūla the Messenger النَّبِيَّ l-nabiya the Prophet الْأُمِّيَّ l-umiya the unlettered الَّذِي alladhī whom يَجِدُونَهُ yajidūnahu they find him مَكْتُوبًا maktūban written عِندَهُمْ ʿindahum with them فِي fī in التَّوْرَاةِ l-tawrāti the Taurat وَالْإِنجِيلِ wal-injīli and the Injeel يَأْمُرُهُم yamuruhum He commands them بِالْمَعْرُوفِ bil-maʿrūfi to the right وَيَنْهَاهُمْ wayanhāhum and forbids them عَنِ ʿani from الْمُنكَرِ l-munkari the wrong وَيُحِلُّ wayuḥillu and he makes lawful لَهُمُ lahumu for them الطَّيِّبَاتِ l-ṭayibāti the pure things وَيُحَرِّمُ wayuḥarrimu and makes unlawful عَلَيْهِمُ ʿalayhimu for them الْخَبَائِثَ l-khabāitha the impure things وَيَضَعُ wayaḍaʿu and he relieves عَنْهُمْ ʿanhum from them إِصْرَهُمْ iṣ'rahum their burden وَالْأَغْلَالَ wal-aghlāla and the fetters الَّتِي allatī which كَانَتْ kānat were عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim upon them فَالَّذِينَ fa-alladhīna So those who آمَنُوا āmanū believe بِهِ bihi in him وَعَزَّرُوهُ waʿazzarūhu and honor him وَنَصَرُوهُ wanaṣarūhu and help him وَاتَّبَعُوا wa-ittabaʿū and follow النُّورَ l-nūra the light الَّذِي alladhī which أُنزِلَ unzila has been sent down مَعَهُ maʿahu with him أُولَٰئِكَ ulāika Those (are) هُمُ humu [they] الْمُفْلِحُونَ l-muf'liḥūna the successful ones
157. Those who follow the Messenger, the unlettered prophet, whom they find written [i.e., described] in what they have of the Torah and the Gospel, who enjoins upon them what is right and prohibits them from what is wrong and makes lawful for them what is good and forbids them from what is evil and relieves them of their burden and the shackles which were upon them. So they who have believed in him, honored him, supported him and followed the light which was sent down with him - it is those who will be the successful.
Roots in this verse: ت ب ع ر س ل ن ب أ أ م م و ج د ك ت ب ع ن د أ م ر ع ر ف ن ه ي ن ك ر ح ل ل ط ي ب ح ر م خ ب ث و ض ع غ ل ل ك و ن أ م ن ن ص ر ن و ر ن ز ل ف ل ح
قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعًا الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ فَآمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ الَّذِي يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَكَلِمَاتِهِ وَاتَّبِعُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ ١٥٨ ▶
قُلْ qul Say يَا أَيُّهَا yāayyuhā O النَّاسُ l-nāsu mankind إِنِّي innī Indeed I am رَسُولُ rasūlu (the) Messenger اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah إِلَيْكُمْ ilaykum to you جَمِيعًا jamīʿan all الَّذِي alladhī the One لَهُ lahu for Whom مُلْكُ mul'ku (is the) dominion السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti (of) the heavens وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth لَا lā (There is) no إِلَٰهَ ilāha god إِلَّا illā except هُوَ huwa Him يُحْيِي yuḥ'yī He gives life وَيُمِيتُ wayumītu and causes death فَآمِنُوا faāminū So believe بِاللَّهِ bil-lahi in Allah وَرَسُولِهِ warasūlihi and His Messenger النَّبِيِّ l-nabiyi the Prophet الْأُمِّيِّ l-umiyi the unlettered الَّذِي alladhī the one who يُؤْمِنُ yu'minu believes بِاللَّهِ bil-lahi in Allah وَكَلِمَاتِهِ wakalimātihi and His Words وَاتَّبِعُوهُ wa-ittabiʿūhu and follow him لَعَلَّكُمْ laʿallakum so that you may تَهْتَدُونَ tahtadūna (be) guided
158. Say, [O Muḥammad], "O mankind, indeed I am the Messenger of Allāh to you all, [from Him] to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death." So believe in Allāh and His Messenger, the unlettered prophet, who believes in Allāh and His words, and follow him that you may be guided.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ي ي أ ن س ر س ل أ ل ه ج م ع م ل ك س م و أ ر ض ح ي ي م و ت أ م ن ن ب أ أ م م ك ل م ت ب ع ه د ي
وَمِن قَوْمِ مُوسَىٰ أُمَّةٌ يَهْدُونَ بِالْحَقِّ وَبِهِ يَعْدِلُونَ ١٥٩ ▶
وَمِن wamin And among قَوْمِ qawmi (the) people مُوسَىٰ mūsā (of) Musa أُمَّةٌ ummatun (is) a community يَهْدُونَ yahdūna (which) guides بِالْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi with truth وَبِهِ wabihi and by it يَعْدِلُونَ yaʿdilūna establishes justice
159. And among the people of Moses is a community which guides by truth and by it establishes justice.
Roots in this verse: ق و م أ م م ه د ي ح ق ق ع د ل
وَقَطَّعْنَاهُمُ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ أَسْبَاطًا أُمَمًا وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ إِذِ اسْتَسْقَاهُ قَوْمُهُ أَنِ اضْرِب بِّعَصَاكَ الْحَجَرَ فَانبَجَسَتْ مِنْهُ اثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ عَيْنًا قَدْ عَلِمَ كُلُّ أُنَاسٍ مَّشْرَبَهُمْ وَظَلَّلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ الْغَمَامَ وَأَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَنَّ وَالسَّلْوَىٰ كُلُوا مِن طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ وَمَا ظَلَمُونَا وَلَٰكِن كَانُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ ١٦٠ ▶
وَقَطَّعْنَاهُمُ waqaṭṭaʿnāhumu And We divided them اثْنَتَيْ ith'natay (into) two عَشْرَةَ ʿashrata (and) ten [i.e. twelve] أَسْبَاطًا asbāṭan tribes أُمَمًا umaman (as) communities وَأَوْحَيْنَا wa-awḥaynā And We inspired إِلَىٰ ilā to مُوسَىٰ mūsā Musa إِذِ idhi when اسْتَسْقَاهُ is'tasqāhu asked him for water قَوْمُهُ qawmuhu his people أَنِ ani [that] اضْرِب iḍ'rib Strike بِّعَصَاكَ biʿaṣāka with your staff الْحَجَرَ l-ḥajara the stone فَانبَجَسَتْ fa-inbajasat Then gushed forth مِنْهُ min'hu from it اثْنَتَا ith'natā two عَشْرَةَ ʿashrata (and) ten [i.e. twelve] عَيْنًا ʿaynan springs قَدْ qad Certainly عَلِمَ ʿalima knew كُلُّ kullu each أُنَاسٍ unāsin people مَّشْرَبَهُمْ mashrabahum their drinking place وَظَلَّلْنَا waẓallalnā And We shaded عَلَيْهِمُ ʿalayhimu [on] them الْغَمَامَ l-ghamāma (with) the clouds وَأَنزَلْنَا wa-anzalnā and We sent down عَلَيْهِمُ ʿalayhimu upon them الْمَنَّ l-mana the manna وَالسَّلْوَىٰ wal-salwā and the quails كُلُوا kulū Eat مِن min from طَيِّبَاتِ ṭayyibāti (the) good things مَا mā which رَزَقْنَاكُمْ razaqnākum We have provided you وَمَا wamā And not ظَلَمُونَا ẓalamūnā they wronged Us وَلَٰكِن walākin but كَانُوا kānū they were أَنفُسَهُمْ anfusahum (to) themselves يَظْلِمُونَ yaẓlimūna doing wrong
160. And We divided them into twelve descendant tribes [as distinct] nations. And We inspired to Moses when his people implored him for water, "Strike with your staff the stone," and there gushed forth from it twelve springs. Every people [i.e., tribe] knew its watering place. And We shaded them with clouds and sent down upon them manna and quails, [saying], "Eat from the good things with which We have provided you." And they wronged Us not, but they were [only] wronging themselves.
Roots in this verse: ق ط ع ث ن ي ع ش ر أ م م و ح ي س ق ي ق و م ض ر ب ع ص و ح ج ر ع ي ن ع ل م ك ل ل أ ن س ش ر ب ظ ل ل غ م م ن ز ل م ن ن أ ك ل ط ي ب ر ز ق ظ ل م ك و ن ن ف س
وَإِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمُ اسْكُنُوا هَٰذِهِ الْقَرْيَةَ وَكُلُوا مِنْهَا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمْ وَقُولُوا حِطَّةٌ وَادْخُلُوا الْبَابَ سُجَّدًا نَّغْفِرْ لَكُمْ خَطِيئَاتِكُمْ سَنَزِيدُ الْمُحْسِنِينَ ١٦١ ▶
وَإِذْ wa-idh And when قِيلَ qīla it was said لَهُمُ lahumu to them اسْكُنُوا us'kunū Live هَٰذِهِ hādhihi (in) this الْقَرْيَةَ l-qaryata city وَكُلُوا wakulū and eat مِنْهَا min'hā from it حَيْثُ ḥaythu wherever شِئْتُمْ shi'tum you wish وَقُولُوا waqūlū and say حِطَّةٌ ḥiṭṭatun Repentance وَادْخُلُوا wa-ud'khulū and enter الْبَابَ l-bāba the gate سُجَّدًا sujjadan prostrating نَّغْفِرْ naghfir We will forgive لَكُمْ lakum for you خَطِيئَاتِكُمْ khaṭīātikum your sins سَنَزِيدُ sanazīdu We will increase (reward) الْمُحْسِنِينَ l-muḥ'sinīna (of) the good-doers
161. And [mention, O Muḥammad], when it was said to them, "Dwell in this city [i.e., Jerusalem] and eat from it wherever you will and say, 'Relieve us of our burdens [i.e., sins],' and enter the gate bowing humbly; We will [then] forgive you your sins. We will increase the doers of good [in goodness and reward]."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل س ك ن ق ر ي أ ك ل ح ي ث ش ي أ د خ ل ب و ب س ج د غ ف ر خ ط أ ز ي د ح س ن
فَبَدَّلَ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مِنْهُمْ قَوْلًا غَيْرَ الَّذِي قِيلَ لَهُمْ فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِجْزًا مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ بِمَا كَانُوا يَظْلِمُونَ ١٦٢ ▶
فَبَدَّلَ fabaddala But changed الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who ظَلَمُوا ẓalamū wronged مِنْهُمْ min'hum among them قَوْلًا qawlan word غَيْرَ ghayra other than الَّذِي alladhī (that) which قِيلَ qīla was said لَهُمْ lahum to them فَأَرْسَلْنَا fa-arsalnā So We sent عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim upon them رِجْزًا rij'zan torment مِّنَ mina from السَّمَاءِ l-samāi the sky بِمَا bimā because كَانُوا kānū they were يَظْلِمُونَ yaẓlimūna doing wrong
162. But those who wronged among them changed [the words] to a statement other than that which had been said to them. So We sent upon them a punishment from the sky for the wrong that they were doing.
Roots in this verse: ب د ل ظ ل م ق و ل غ ي ر ر س ل ر ج ز س م و ك و ن
وَاسْأَلْهُمْ عَنِ الْقَرْيَةِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ حَاضِرَةَ الْبَحْرِ إِذْ يَعْدُونَ فِي السَّبْتِ إِذْ تَأْتِيهِمْ حِيتَانُهُمْ يَوْمَ سَبْتِهِمْ شُرَّعًا وَيَوْمَ لَا يَسْبِتُونَ لَا تَأْتِيهِمْ كَذَٰلِكَ نَبْلُوهُم بِمَا كَانُوا يَفْسُقُونَ ١٦٣ ▶
وَاسْأَلْهُمْ wasalhum And ask them عَنِ ʿani about الْقَرْيَةِ l-qaryati the town الَّتِي allatī which كَانَتْ kānat was حَاضِرَةَ ḥāḍirata situated الْبَحْرِ l-baḥri (by) the sea إِذْ idh when يَعْدُونَ yaʿdūna they transgressed فِي fī in السَّبْتِ l-sabti the (matter of) Sabbath إِذْ idh when تَأْتِيهِمْ tatīhim came to them حِيتَانُهُمْ ḥītānuhum their fish يَوْمَ yawma (on the) day سَبْتِهِمْ sabtihim (of) their Sabbath شُرَّعًا shurraʿan visibly وَيَوْمَ wayawma and (on the) day لَا lā not يَسْبِتُونَ yasbitūna they had Sabbath لَا lā (they did) not تَأْتِيهِمْ tatīhim come to them كَذَٰلِكَ kadhālika Thus نَبْلُوهُم nablūhum We test them بِمَا bimā because كَانُوا kānū they were يَفْسُقُونَ yafsuqūna defiantly disobeying
163. And ask them about the town that was by the sea - when they transgressed in [the matter of] the sabbath - when their fish came to them openly on their sabbath day, and the day they had no sabbath they did not come to them. Thus did We give them trial because they were defiantly disobedient.
Roots in this verse: س أ ل ق ر ي ك و ن ح ض ر ب ح ر ع د و أ ت ي ي و م ب ل و ف س ق
وَإِذْ قَالَتْ أُمَّةٌ مِّنْهُمْ لِمَ تَعِظُونَ قَوْمًا اللَّهُ مُهْلِكُهُمْ أَوْ مُعَذِّبُهُمْ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا قَالُوا مَعْذِرَةً إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ وَلَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ ١٦٤ ▶
وَإِذْ wa-idh And when قَالَتْ qālat said أُمَّةٌ ummatun a community مِّنْهُمْ min'hum among them لِمَ lima Why تَعِظُونَ taʿiẓūna (do) you preach قَوْمًا qawman a people اللَّهُ l-lahu (whom) Allah مُهْلِكُهُمْ muh'likuhum (is going to) destroy them أَوْ aw or مُعَذِّبُهُمْ muʿadhibuhum punish them عَذَابًا ʿadhāban (with) a punishment شَدِيدًا shadīdan severe قَالُوا qālū They said مَعْذِرَةً maʿdhiratan To be absolved إِلَىٰ ilā before رَبِّكُمْ rabbikum your Lord وَلَعَلَّهُمْ walaʿallahum and that they may يَتَّقُونَ yattaqūna become righteous
164. And when a community among them said, "Why do you advise [or warn] a people whom Allāh is [about] to destroy or to punish with a severe punishment?" they [the advisors] said, "To be absolved before your Lord and perhaps they may fear Him."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ م م و ع ظ ق و م أ ل ه ه ل ك ع ذ ب ش د د ع ذ ر ر ب ب و ق ي
فَلَمَّا نَسُوا مَا ذُكِّرُوا بِهِ أَنجَيْنَا الَّذِينَ يَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ السُّوءِ وَأَخَذْنَا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا بِعَذَابٍ بَئِيسٍ بِمَا كَانُوا يَفْسُقُونَ ١٦٥ ▶
فَلَمَّا falammā So when نَسُوا nasū they forgot مَا mā what ذُكِّرُوا dhukkirū they had been reminded بِهِ bihi with [it] أَنجَيْنَا anjaynā We saved الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who يَنْهَوْنَ yanhawna forbade عَنِ ʿani [from] السُّوءِ l-sūi the evil وَأَخَذْنَا wa-akhadhnā and We seized الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who ظَلَمُوا ẓalamū wronged بِعَذَابٍ biʿadhābin with a punishment بَئِيسٍ baīsin wretched بِمَا bimā because كَانُوا kānū they were يَفْسُقُونَ yafsuqūna defiantly disobeying
165. And when they [i.e., those advised] forgot that by which they had been reminded, We saved those who had forbidden evil and seized those who wronged, with a wretched punishment, because they were defiantly disobeying.
Roots in this verse: ن س ي ذ ك ر ن ج و ن ه ي س و أ أ خ ذ ظ ل م ع ذ ب ب أ س ك و ن ف س ق
فَلَمَّا عَتَوْا عَن مَّا نُهُوا عَنْهُ قُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُونُوا قِرَدَةً خَاسِئِينَ ١٦٦ ▶
فَلَمَّا falammā So when عَتَوْا ʿataw they exceeded all bounds عَن ʿan about مَّا mā what نُهُوا nuhū they were forbidden عَنْهُ ʿanhu from it قُلْنَا qul'nā We said لَهُمْ lahum to them كُونُوا kūnū Be قِرَدَةً qiradatan apes خَاسِئِينَ khāsiīna despised
166. So when they were insolent about that which they had been forbidden, We said to them, "Be apes, despised."
Roots in this verse: ع ت و ن ه ي ق و ل ك و ن
وَإِذْ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكَ لَيَبْعَثَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ مَن يَسُومُهُمْ سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَسَرِيعُ الْعِقَابِ وَإِنَّهُ لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ١٦٧ ▶
وَإِذْ wa-idh And when تَأَذَّنَ ta-adhana declared رَبُّكَ rabbuka your Lord لَيَبْعَثَنَّ layabʿathanna that He would surely send عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim upon them إِلَىٰ ilā till يَوْمِ yawmi (the) Day الْقِيَامَةِ l-qiyāmati (of) the Resurrection مَن man (those) who يَسُومُهُمْ yasūmuhum would afflict them سُوءَ sūa (with) a grievous الْعَذَابِ l-ʿadhābi [the] punishment إِنَّ inna Indeed رَبَّكَ rabbaka your Lord لَسَرِيعُ lasarīʿu (is) surely swift الْعِقَابِ l-ʿiqābi (in) the retribution وَإِنَّهُ wa-innahu but indeed, He لَغَفُورٌ laghafūrun (is) surely Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌ raḥīmun Most Merciful
167. And [mention] when your Lord declared that He would surely [continue to] send upon them until the Day of Resurrection those who would afflict them with the worst torment. Indeed, your Lord is swift in penalty; but indeed, He is Forgiving and Merciful.
Roots in this verse: أ ذ ن ر ب ب ب ع ث ي و م ق و م س و م س و أ ع ذ ب س ر ع ع ق ب غ ف ر ر ح م
وَقَطَّعْنَاهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ أُمَمًا مِّنْهُمُ الصَّالِحُونَ وَمِنْهُمْ دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ وَبَلَوْنَاهُم بِالْحَسَنَاتِ وَالسَّيِّئَاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ١٦٨ ▶
وَقَطَّعْنَاهُمْ waqaṭṭaʿnāhum And We divided them فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth أُمَمًا umaman (as) nations مِّنْهُمُ min'humu Among them الصَّالِحُونَ l-ṣāliḥūna (are) the righteous وَمِنْهُمْ wamin'hum and among them دُونَ dūna (are) other than ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that وَبَلَوْنَاهُم wabalawnāhum And We tested them بِالْحَسَنَاتِ bil-ḥasanāti with the good وَالسَّيِّئَاتِ wal-sayiāti and the bad لَعَلَّهُمْ laʿallahum so that they may يَرْجِعُونَ yarjiʿūna return
168. And We divided them throughout the earth into nations. Of them some were righteous, and of them some were otherwise. And We tested them with good [times] and bad that perhaps they would return [to obedience].
Roots in this verse: ق ط ع أ ر ض أ م م ص ل ح د و ن ب ل و ح س ن س و أ ر ج ع
فَخَلَفَ مِن بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ وَرِثُوا الْكِتَابَ يَأْخُذُونَ عَرَضَ هَٰذَا الْأَدْنَىٰ وَيَقُولُونَ سَيُغْفَرُ لَنَا وَإِن يَأْتِهِمْ عَرَضٌ مِّثْلُهُ يَأْخُذُوهُ أَلَمْ يُؤْخَذْ عَلَيْهِم مِّيثَاقُ الْكِتَابِ أَن لَّا يَقُولُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ إِلَّا الْحَقَّ وَدَرَسُوا مَا فِيهِ وَالدَّارُ الْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ ١٦٩ ▶
فَخَلَفَ fakhalafa Then succeeded مِن min from بَعْدِهِمْ baʿdihim after them خَلْفٌ khalfun successors وَرِثُوا warithū (who) inherited الْكِتَابَ l-kitāba the Book يَأْخُذُونَ yakhudhūna taking عَرَضَ ʿaraḍa goods هَٰذَا hādhā (of) this الْأَدْنَىٰ l-adnā the lower (life) وَيَقُولُونَ wayaqūlūna and they say سَيُغْفَرُ sayugh'faru It will be forgiven لَنَا lanā for us وَإِن wa-in And if يَأْتِهِمْ yatihim comes to them عَرَضٌ ʿaraḍun goods مِّثْلُهُ mith'luhu similar to it يَأْخُذُوهُ yakhudhūhu they will take it أَلَمْ alam Was not يُؤْخَذْ yu'khadh taken عَلَيْهِم ʿalayhim on them مِّيثَاقُ mīthāqu Covenant الْكِتَابِ l-kitābi (of) the Book أَن an that لَّا lā not يَقُولُوا yaqūlū they will say عَلَى ʿalā about اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah إِلَّا illā except الْحَقَّ l-ḥaqa the truth وَدَرَسُوا wadarasū while they studied مَا mā what فِيهِ fīhi (is) in it وَالدَّارُ wal-dāru And the home الْآخِرَةُ l-ākhiratu (of) the Hereafter خَيْرٌ khayrun (is) better لِّلَّذِينَ lilladhīna for those who يَتَّقُونَ yattaqūna fear Allah أَفَلَا afalā So will not تَعْقِلُونَ taʿqilūna you use intellect
169. And there followed them successors who inherited the Scripture [while] taking the commodities of this lower life and saying, "It will be forgiven for us." And if an offer like it comes to them, they will [again] take it. Was not the covenant of the Scripture [i.e., the Torah] taken from them that they would not say about Allāh except the truth, and they studied what was in it? And the home of the Hereafter is better for those who fear Allāh, so will you not use reason?
Roots in this verse: خ ل ف ب ع د و ر ث ك ت ب أ خ ذ ع ر ض د ن و ق و ل غ ف ر أ ت ي م ث ل و ث ق أ ل ه ح ق ق د و ر أ خ ر خ ي ر و ق ي ع ق ل
وَالَّذِينَ يُمَسِّكُونَ بِالْكِتَابِ وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ إِنَّا لَا نُضِيعُ أَجْرَ الْمُصْلِحِينَ ١٧٠ ▶
وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna And those who يُمَسِّكُونَ yumassikūna hold fast بِالْكِتَابِ bil-kitābi to the Book وَأَقَامُوا wa-aqāmū and establish الصَّلَاةَ l-ṣalata the prayer إِنَّا innā indeed, We لَا lā (will) not نُضِيعُ nuḍīʿu [We] let go waste أَجْرَ ajra (the) reward الْمُصْلِحِينَ l-muṣ'liḥīna (of) the reformers
170. But those who hold fast to the Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] and establish prayer - indeed, We will not allow to be lost the reward of the reformers.
Roots in this verse: م س ك ك ت ب ق و م ص ل و ض ي ع أ ج ر ص ل ح
وَإِذْ نَتَقْنَا الْجَبَلَ فَوْقَهُمْ كَأَنَّهُ ظُلَّةٌ وَظَنُّوا أَنَّهُ وَاقِعٌ بِهِمْ خُذُوا مَا آتَيْنَاكُم بِقُوَّةٍ وَاذْكُرُوا مَا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ ١٧١ ▶
وَإِذْ wa-idh And when نَتَقْنَا nataqnā We raised الْجَبَلَ l-jabala the mountain فَوْقَهُمْ fawqahum above them كَأَنَّهُ ka-annahu as if it was ظُلَّةٌ ẓullatun a canopy وَظَنُّوا waẓannū and they thought أَنَّهُ annahu that it وَاقِعٌ wāqiʿun (would) fall بِهِمْ bihim upon them خُذُوا khudhū (We said), "Take مَا mā what آتَيْنَاكُم ātaynākum We have given you بِقُوَّةٍ biquwwatin with strength وَاذْكُرُوا wa-udh'kurū and remember مَا mā what فِيهِ fīhi (is) in it لَعَلَّكُمْ laʿallakum so that you may تَتَّقُونَ tattaqūna fear Allah
171. And [mention] when We raised the mountain above them as if it was a dark cloud and they were certain that it would fall upon them, [and Allāh said], "Take what We have given you with determination and remember what is in it that you might fear Allāh."
Roots in this verse: ج ب ل ف و ق ظ ل ل ظ ن ن و ق ع أ خ ذ أ ت ي ق و ي ذ ك ر و ق ي
وَإِذْ أَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِن بَنِي آدَمَ مِن ظُهُورِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَأَشْهَدَهُمْ عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ أَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ قَالُوا بَلَىٰ شَهِدْنَا أَن تَقُولُوا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّا كُنَّا عَنْ هَٰذَا غَافِلِينَ ١٧٢ ▶
وَإِذْ wa-idh And when أَخَذَ akhadha (was) taken رَبُّكَ rabbuka (by) your Lord مِن min from بَنِي banī (the) Children آدَمَ ādama (of) Adam مِن min from ظُهُورِهِمْ ẓuhūrihim their loins ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ dhurriyyatahum their descendants وَأَشْهَدَهُمْ wa-ashhadahum and made them testify عَلَىٰ ʿalā over أَنفُسِهِمْ anfusihim themselves أَلَسْتُ alastu Am I not بِرَبِّكُمْ birabbikum your Lord قَالُوا qālū They said بَلَىٰ balā Yes شَهِدْنَا shahid'nā we have testified أَن an Lest تَقُولُوا taqūlū you say يَوْمَ yawma (on the) Day الْقِيَامَةِ l-qiyāmati (of) the Resurrection إِنَّا innā Indeed كُنَّا kunnā we were عَنْ ʿan about هَٰذَا hādhā this غَافِلِينَ ghāfilīna unaware
172. And [mention] when your Lord took from the children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants and made them testify of themselves, [saying to them], "Am I not your Lord?" They said, "Yes, we have testified." [This] - lest you should say on the Day of Resurrection, "Indeed, we were of this unaware."
Roots in this verse: أ خ ذ ر ب ب ب ن ي أ د م ظ ه ر ذ ر ر ش ه د ن ف س ل ي س ق و ل ي و م ق و م ك و ن غ ف ل
أَوْ تَقُولُوا إِنَّمَا أَشْرَكَ آبَاؤُنَا مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا ذُرِّيَّةً مِّن بَعْدِهِمْ أَفَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ الْمُبْطِلُونَ ١٧٣ ▶
أَوْ aw Or تَقُولُوا taqūlū you say إِنَّمَا innamā Only أَشْرَكَ ashraka partners (were) associated (with Allah) آبَاؤُنَا ābāunā (by) our forefathers مِن min from قَبْلُ qablu before (us) وَكُنَّا wakunnā and we are ذُرِّيَّةً dhurriyyatan descendants مِّن min from بَعْدِهِمْ baʿdihim after them أَفَتُهْلِكُنَا afatuh'likunā So will You destroy us بِمَا bimā for what فَعَلَ faʿala did الْمُبْطِلُونَ l-mub'ṭilūna the falsifiers
173. Or [lest] you say, "It was only that our fathers associated [others in worship] with Allāh before, and we were but descendants after them. Then would You destroy us for what the falsifiers have done?"
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ش ر ك أ ب و ق ب ل ك و ن ذ ر ر ب ع د ه ل ك ف ع ل ب ط ل
وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ الْآيَاتِ وَلَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ١٧٤ ▶
وَكَذَٰلِكَ wakadhālika And thus نُفَصِّلُ nufaṣṣilu We explain الْآيَاتِ l-āyāti the Verses وَلَعَلَّهُمْ walaʿallahum so that they may يَرْجِعُونَ yarjiʿūna return
174. And thus do We [explain in] detail the verses, and perhaps they will return.
Roots in this verse: ف ص ل أ ي ي ر ج ع
وَاتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ الَّذِي آتَيْنَاهُ آيَاتِنَا فَانسَلَخَ مِنْهَا فَأَتْبَعَهُ الشَّيْطَانُ فَكَانَ مِنَ الْغَاوِينَ ١٧٥ ▶
وَاتْلُ wa-ut'lu And recite عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim to them نَبَأَ naba-a (the) story الَّذِي alladhī (of the) one whom آتَيْنَاهُ ātaynāhu We gave [him] آيَاتِنَا āyātinā Our Verses فَانسَلَخَ fa-insalakha but he detached مِنْهَا min'hā [from] them فَأَتْبَعَهُ fa-atbaʿahu so followed him الشَّيْطَانُ l-shayṭānu the Shaitaan فَكَانَ fakāna and he became مِنَ mina of الْغَاوِينَ l-ghāwīna those gone astray
175. And recite to them, [O Muḥammad], the news of him to whom We gave [knowledge of] Our signs, but he detached himself from them; so Satan pursued him, and he became of the deviators.
Roots in this verse: ت ل و ن ب أ أ ت ي أ ي ي ت ب ع ش ط ن ك و ن غ و ي
وَلَوْ شِئْنَا لَرَفَعْنَاهُ بِهَا وَلَٰكِنَّهُ أَخْلَدَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ وَاتَّبَعَ هَوَاهُ فَمَثَلُهُ كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ إِن تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْهِ يَلْهَثْ أَوْ تَتْرُكْهُ يَلْهَث ذَّٰلِكَ مَثَلُ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا فَاقْصُصِ الْقَصَصَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ١٧٦ ▶
وَلَوْ walaw And if شِئْنَا shi'nā We willed لَرَفَعْنَاهُ larafaʿnāhu surely, We (could) have raised him بِهَا bihā with these وَلَٰكِنَّهُ walākinnahu [and] but he أَخْلَدَ akhlada adhered إِلَى ilā to الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth وَاتَّبَعَ wa-ittabaʿa and followed هَوَاهُ hawāhu his (vain) desires فَمَثَلُهُ famathaluhu So his example كَمَثَلِ kamathali (is) like (the) example الْكَلْبِ l-kalbi (of) the dog إِن in if تَحْمِلْ taḥmil you attack عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi [on] him يَلْهَثْ yalhath he lolls out his tongue أَوْ aw or تَتْرُكْهُ tatruk'hu if you leave him يَلْهَث yalhath he lolls out his tongue ذَّٰلِكَ dhālika That مَثَلُ mathalu (is the) example الْقَوْمِ l-qawmi (of) the people الَّذِينَ alladhīna who كَذَّبُوا kadhabū denied بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā [in] Our Signs فَاقْصُصِ fa-uq'ṣuṣi So relate الْقَصَصَ l-qaṣaṣa the story لَعَلَّهُمْ laʿallahum so that they may يَتَفَكَّرُونَ yatafakkarūna reflect
176. And if We had willed, We could have elevated him thereby, but he adhered [instead] to the earth and followed his own desire. So his example is like that of the dog: if you chase him, he pants, or if you leave him, he [still] pants. That is the example of the people who denied Our signs. So relate the stories that perhaps they will give thought.
Roots in this verse: ش ي أ ر ف ع خ ل د أ ر ض ت ب ع ه و ي م ث ل ح م ل ت ر ك ق و م ك ذ ب أ ي ي ق ص ص ف ك ر
سَاءَ مَثَلًا الْقَوْمُ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَأَنفُسَهُمْ كَانُوا يَظْلِمُونَ ١٧٧ ▶
سَاءَ sāa Evil مَثَلًا mathalan (as) an example الْقَوْمُ l-qawmu (are) the people الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَذَّبُوا kadhabū denied بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā Our Signs وَأَنفُسَهُمْ wa-anfusahum and themselves كَانُوا kānū they used to يَظْلِمُونَ yaẓlimūna wrong
177. How evil an example [is that of] the people who denied Our signs and used to wrong themselves.
Roots in this verse: س و أ م ث ل ق و م ك ذ ب أ ي ي ن ف س ك و ن ظ ل م
مَن يَهْدِ اللَّهُ فَهُوَ الْمُهْتَدِي وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ ١٧٨ ▶
مَن man Whoever يَهْدِ yahdi (is) guided اللَّهُ l-lahu (by) Allah فَهُوَ fahuwa then he الْمُهْتَدِي l-muh'tadī (is) the guided one وَمَن waman while whoever يُضْلِلْ yuḍ'lil He lets go astray فَأُولَٰئِكَ fa-ulāika then those هُمُ humu [they] الْخَاسِرُونَ l-khāsirūna (are) the losers
178. Whoever Allāh guides - he is the [rightly] guided; and whoever He sends astray - it is those who are the losers.
Roots in this verse: ه د ي أ ل ه ض ل ل خ س ر
وَلَقَدْ ذَرَأْنَا لِجَهَنَّمَ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنسِ لَهُمْ قُلُوبٌ لَّا يَفْقَهُونَ بِهَا وَلَهُمْ أَعْيُنٌ لَّا يُبْصِرُونَ بِهَا وَلَهُمْ آذَانٌ لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ بِهَا أُولَٰئِكَ كَالْأَنْعَامِ بَلْ هُمْ أَضَلُّ أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْغَافِلُونَ ١٧٩ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly ذَرَأْنَا dharanā We have created لِجَهَنَّمَ lijahannama for Hell كَثِيرًا kathīran many مِّنَ mina of الْجِنِّ l-jini the jinn وَالْإِنسِ wal-insi and men لَهُمْ lahum For them قُلُوبٌ qulūbun (are) hearts لَّا lā (but) not يَفْقَهُونَ yafqahūna they understand بِهَا bihā with them وَلَهُمْ walahum and for them أَعْيُنٌ aʿyunun (are) eyes لَّا lā (but) not يُبْصِرُونَ yub'ṣirūna they see بِهَا bihā with them وَلَهُمْ walahum and for them آذَانٌ ādhānun (are) ears لَّا lā (but) not يَسْمَعُونَ yasmaʿūna they hear بِهَا bihā with them أُولَٰئِكَ ulāika Those كَالْأَنْعَامِ kal-anʿāmi (are) like cattle بَلْ bal nay هُمْ hum they أَضَلُّ aḍallu (are) more astray أُولَٰئِكَ ulāika Those هُمُ humu they الْغَافِلُونَ l-ghāfilūna (are) the heedless
179. And We have certainly created for Hell many of the jinn and mankind. They have hearts with which they do not understand, they have eyes with which they do not see, and they have ears with which they do not hear. Those are like livestock; rather, they are more astray. It is they who are the heedless.
Roots in this verse: ك ث ر ج ن ن أ ن س ق ل ب ف ق ه ع ي ن ب ص ر أ ذ ن س م ع ن ع م ض ل ل غ ف ل
وَلِلَّهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا وَذَرُوا الَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِي أَسْمَائِهِ سَيُجْزَوْنَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ١٨٠ ▶
وَلِلَّهِ walillahi And for Allah الْأَسْمَاءُ l-asmāu (are) the names الْحُسْنَىٰ l-ḥus'nā the most beautiful فَادْعُوهُ fa-id'ʿūhu so invoke Him بِهَا bihā by them وَذَرُوا wadharū And leave الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who يُلْحِدُونَ yul'ḥidūna deviate فِي fī concerning أَسْمَائِهِ asmāihi His names سَيُجْزَوْنَ sayuj'zawna They will be recompensed مَا mā for what كَانُوا kānū they used to يَعْمَلُونَ yaʿmalūna do
180. And to Allāh belong the best names, so invoke Him by them. And leave [the company of] those who practice deviation concerning His names. They will be recompensed for what they have been doing.
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه س م و ح س ن د ع و و ذ ر ج ز ي ك و ن ع م ل
وَمِمَّنْ خَلَقْنَا أُمَّةٌ يَهْدُونَ بِالْحَقِّ وَبِهِ يَعْدِلُونَ ١٨١ ▶
وَمِمَّنْ wamimman And of (those) whom خَلَقْنَا khalaqnā We have created أُمَّةٌ ummatun (is) a nation يَهْدُونَ yahdūna who guides بِالْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi with the truth وَبِهِ wabihi and thereby يَعْدِلُونَ yaʿdilūna they establish justice
181. And among those We created is a community which guides by truth and thereby establishes justice.
Roots in this verse: خ ل ق أ م م ه د ي ح ق ق ع د ل
وَالَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ١٨٢ ▶
وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna But those who كَذَّبُوا kadhabū denied بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā Our Signs سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم sanastadrijuhum We will gradually lead them مِّنْ min from حَيْثُ ḥaythu where لَا lā not يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna they know
182. But those who deny Our signs - We will progressively lead them [to destruction] from where they do not know.
Roots in this verse: ك ذ ب أ ي ي د ر ج ح ي ث ع ل م
وَأُمْلِي لَهُمْ إِنَّ كَيْدِي مَتِينٌ ١٨٣ ▶
وَأُمْلِي wa-um'lī And I will give respite لَهُمْ lahum to them إِنَّ inna Indeed كَيْدِي kaydī My plan مَتِينٌ matīnun (is) firm
183. And I will give them time. Indeed, My plan is firm.
Roots in this verse: م ل و ك ي د
أَوَلَمْ يَتَفَكَّرُوا مَا بِصَاحِبِهِم مِّن جِنَّةٍ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ ١٨٤ ▶
أَوَلَمْ awalam Do not يَتَفَكَّرُوا yatafakkarū they reflect مَا mā Not بِصَاحِبِهِم biṣāḥibihim in their companion مِّن min [of] جِنَّةٍ jinnatin (is) any madness إِنْ in Not هُوَ huwa he إِلَّا illā (is) but نَذِيرٌ nadhīrun a warner مُّبِينٌ mubīnun clear
184. Then do they not give thought? There is in their companion [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] no madness. He is not but a clear warner.
Roots in this verse: ف ك ر ص ح ب ج ن ن ن ذ ر ب ي ن
أَوَلَمْ يَنظُرُوا فِي مَلَكُوتِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ مِن شَيْءٍ وَأَنْ عَسَىٰ أَن يَكُونَ قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ أَجَلُهُمْ فَبِأَيِّ حَدِيثٍ بَعْدَهُ يُؤْمِنُونَ ١٨٥ ▶
أَوَلَمْ awalam Do not يَنظُرُوا yanẓurū they look فِي fī in مَلَكُوتِ malakūti (the) dominion السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti (of) the heavens وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth وَمَا wamā and what خَلَقَ khalaqa has (been) created اللَّهُ l-lahu (by) Allah مِن min of شَيْءٍ shayin (every)thing وَأَنْ wa-an and that عَسَىٰ ʿasā perhaps أَن an [that] يَكُونَ yakūna has قَدِ qadi verily اقْتَرَبَ iq'taraba come near أَجَلُهُمْ ajaluhum their term فَبِأَيِّ fabi-ayyi So in what حَدِيثٍ ḥadīthin statement بَعْدَهُ baʿdahu after this يُؤْمِنُونَ yu'minūna will they believe
185. Do they not look into the realm of the heavens and the earth and everything that Allāh has created and [think] that perhaps their appointed time has come near? So in what statement [i.e., message] hereafter will they believe?
Roots in this verse: ن ظ ر م ل ك س م و أ ر ض خ ل ق أ ل ه ش ي أ ع س ي ك و ن ق ر ب أ ج ل أ ي ي ح د ث ب ع د أ م ن
مَن يُضْلِلِ اللَّهُ فَلَا هَادِيَ لَهُ وَيَذَرُهُمْ فِي طُغْيَانِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ ١٨٦ ▶
مَن man Whoever يُضْلِلِ yuḍ'lili (is) let go astray اللَّهُ l-lahu (by) Allah فَلَا falā then (there is) no هَادِيَ hādiya guide لَهُ lahu for him وَيَذَرُهُمْ wayadharuhum And He leaves them فِي fī in طُغْيَانِهِمْ ṭugh'yānihim their transgression يَعْمَهُونَ yaʿmahūna wandering blindly
186. Whoever Allāh sends astray - there is no guide for him. And He leaves them in their transgression, wandering blindly.
Roots in this verse: ض ل ل أ ل ه ه د ي و ذ ر ط غ ي
يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَاهَا قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّي لَا يُجَلِّيهَا لِوَقْتِهَا إِلَّا هُوَ ثَقُلَتْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ لَا تَأْتِيكُمْ إِلَّا بَغْتَةً يَسْأَلُونَكَ كَأَنَّكَ حَفِيٌّ عَنْهَا قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ اللَّهِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ١٨٧ ▶
يَسْأَلُونَكَ yasalūnaka They ask you عَنِ ʿani about السَّاعَةِ l-sāʿati the Hour أَيَّانَ ayyāna when will be مُرْسَاهَا mur'sāhā its appointed time قُلْ qul Say إِنَّمَا innamā Only عِلْمُهَا ʿil'muhā its knowledge عِندَ ʿinda (is) with رَبِّي rabbī my Lord لَا lā no (one) يُجَلِّيهَا yujallīhā can reveal [it] لِوَقْتِهَا liwaqtihā its time إِلَّا illā except هُوَ huwa Him ثَقُلَتْ thaqulat It lays heavily فِي fī in السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth لَا lā Not تَأْتِيكُمْ tatīkum will it come to you إِلَّا illā but بَغْتَةً baghtatan suddenly يَسْأَلُونَكَ yasalūnaka They ask you كَأَنَّكَ ka-annaka as if you حَفِيٌّ ḥafiyyun (were) well informed عَنْهَا ʿanhā about it قُلْ qul Say إِنَّمَا innamā Only عِلْمُهَا ʿil'muhā its knowledge عِندَ ʿinda (is) with اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah وَلَٰكِنَّ walākinna but أَكْثَرَ akthara most النَّاسِ l-nāsi (of) the people لَا lā (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna know
187. They ask you, [O Muḥammad], about the Hour: when is its arrival? Say, "Its knowledge is only with my Lord. None will reveal its time except Him. It lays heavily upon the heavens and the earth. It will not come upon you except unexpectedly." They ask you as if you are familiar with it. Say, "Its knowledge is only with Allāh, but most of the people do not know."
Roots in this verse: س أ ل س و ع ر س و ق و ل ع ل م ع ن د ر ب ب و ق ت ث ق ل س م و أ ر ض أ ت ي ب غ ت أ ل ه ك ث ر أ ن س
قُل لَّا أَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِي نَفْعًا وَلَا ضَرًّا إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَلَوْ كُنتُ أَعْلَمُ الْغَيْبَ لَاسْتَكْثَرْتُ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ وَمَا مَسَّنِيَ السُّوءُ إِنْ أَنَا إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ وَبَشِيرٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ ١٨٨ ▶
قُل qul Say لَّا lā Not أَمْلِكُ amliku I have power لِنَفْسِي linafsī for myself نَفْعًا nafʿan (to) benefit وَلَا walā and no ضَرًّا ḍarran (power to) harm إِلَّا illā except مَا mā what شَاءَ shāa wills اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah وَلَوْ walaw And if كُنتُ kuntu I would أَعْلَمُ aʿlamu know الْغَيْبَ l-ghayba (of) the unseen لَاسْتَكْثَرْتُ la-is'takthartu surely I could have multiplied مِنَ mina of الْخَيْرِ l-khayri the good وَمَا wamā and not مَسَّنِيَ massaniya (could) have touched me السُّوءُ l-sūu the evil إِنْ in Not أَنَا anā (am) I إِلَّا illā except نَذِيرٌ nadhīrun a warner وَبَشِيرٌ wabashīrun and a bearer of good tidings لِّقَوْمٍ liqawmin to a people يُؤْمِنُونَ yu'minūna who believe
188. Say, "I hold not for myself [the power of] benefit or harm, except what Allāh has willed. And if I knew the unseen, I could have acquired much wealth, and no harm would have touched me. I am not except a warner and a bringer of good tidings to a people who believe."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل م ل ك ن ف س ن ف ع ض ر ر ش ي أ أ ل ه ك و ن ع ل م غ ي ب ك ث ر خ ي ر م س س س و أ ن ذ ر ب ش ر ق و م أ م ن
هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَجَعَلَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا لِيَسْكُنَ إِلَيْهَا فَلَمَّا تَغَشَّاهَا حَمَلَتْ حَمْلًا خَفِيفًا فَمَرَّتْ بِهِ فَلَمَّا أَثْقَلَت دَّعَوَا اللَّهَ رَبَّهُمَا لَئِنْ آتَيْتَنَا صَالِحًا لَّنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الشَّاكِرِينَ ١٨٩ ▶
هُوَ huwa He الَّذِي alladhī (is) the One Who خَلَقَكُم khalaqakum created you مِّن min from نَّفْسٍ nafsin a soul وَاحِدَةٍ wāḥidatin single وَجَعَلَ wajaʿala and made مِنْهَا min'hā from it زَوْجَهَا zawjahā its mate لِيَسْكُنَ liyaskuna that he might live إِلَيْهَا ilayhā with her فَلَمَّا falammā And when تَغَشَّاهَا taghashāhā he covers her حَمَلَتْ ḥamalat she carries حَمْلًا ḥamlan a burden خَفِيفًا khafīfan light فَمَرَّتْ famarrat and continues بِهِ bihi with it فَلَمَّا falammā But when أَثْقَلَت athqalat she grows heavy دَّعَوَا daʿawā they both invoke اللَّهَ l-laha Allah رَبَّهُمَا rabbahumā their Lord لَئِنْ la-in If آتَيْتَنَا ātaytanā You give us صَالِحًا ṣāliḥan a righteous (child) لَّنَكُونَنَّ lanakūnanna surely we will be مِنَ mina among الشَّاكِرِينَ l-shākirīna the thankful
189. It is He who created you from one soul and created from it its mate that he might dwell in security with her. And when he [i.e., man] covers her, she carries a light burden [i.e., a pregnancy] and continues therein. And when it becomes heavy, they both invoke Allāh, their Lord, "If You should give us a good [child], we will surely be among the grateful."
Roots in this verse: خ ل ق ن ف س و ح د ج ع ل ز و ج س ك ن غ ش و ح م ل خ ف ف م ر ر ث ق ل د ع و أ ل ه ر ب ب أ ت ي ص ل ح ك و ن ش ك ر
فَلَمَّا آتَاهُمَا صَالِحًا جَعَلَا لَهُ شُرَكَاءَ فِيمَا آتَاهُمَا فَتَعَالَى اللَّهُ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ١٩٠ ▶
فَلَمَّا falammā But when آتَاهُمَا ātāhumā He gives them صَالِحًا ṣāliḥan a good, (child) جَعَلَا jaʿalā they make لَهُ lahu for Him شُرَكَاءَ shurakāa partners فِيمَا fīmā in what آتَاهُمَا ātāhumā He has given them فَتَعَالَى fataʿālā But exalted اللَّهُ l-lahu (is) Allah عَمَّا ʿammā above what يُشْرِكُونَ yush'rikūna they associate (with Him)
190. But when He gives them a good [child], they ascribe partners to Him concerning that which He has given them. Exalted is Allāh above what they associate with Him.
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ص ل ح ج ع ل ش ر ك ع ل و أ ل ه
أَيُشْرِكُونَ مَا لَا يَخْلُقُ شَيْئًا وَهُمْ يُخْلَقُونَ ١٩١ ▶
أَيُشْرِكُونَ ayush'rikūna Do they associate مَا mā what لَا lā (can) not يَخْلُقُ yakhluqu create شَيْئًا shayan anything وَهُمْ wahum and they يُخْلَقُونَ yukh'laqūna are created
191. Do they associate with Him those who create nothing and they are [themselves] created?
Roots in this verse: ش ر ك خ ل ق ش ي أ
وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ لَهُمْ نَصْرًا وَلَا أَنفُسَهُمْ يَنصُرُونَ ١٩٢ ▶
وَلَا walā And not يَسْتَطِيعُونَ yastaṭīʿūna they are able لَهُمْ lahum to (give) them نَصْرًا naṣran any help وَلَا walā and not أَنفُسَهُمْ anfusahum themselves يَنصُرُونَ yanṣurūna can they help
192. And they [i.e., the false deities] are unable to [give] them help, nor can they help themselves.
Roots in this verse: ط و ع ن ص ر ن ف س
وَإِن تَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى الْهُدَىٰ لَا يَتَّبِعُوكُمْ سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ أَدَعَوْتُمُوهُمْ أَمْ أَنتُمْ صَامِتُونَ ١٩٣ ▶
وَإِن wa-in And if تَدْعُوهُمْ tadʿūhum you call them إِلَى ilā to الْهُدَىٰ l-hudā the guidance لَا lā not يَتَّبِعُوكُمْ yattabiʿūkum will they follow you سَوَاءٌ sawāon (It is) same عَلَيْكُمْ ʿalaykum for you أَدَعَوْتُمُوهُمْ adaʿawtumūhum whether you call them أَمْ am or أَنتُمْ antum you صَامِتُونَ ṣāmitūna remain silent
193. And if you [believers] invite them to guidance, they will not follow you. It is all the same for you whether you invite them or you are silent.
Roots in this verse: د ع و ه د ي ت ب ع س و ي
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ عِبَادٌ أَمْثَالُكُمْ فَادْعُوهُمْ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا لَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ ١٩٤ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed الَّذِينَ alladhīna those whom تَدْعُونَ tadʿūna you call مِن min from دُونِ dūni besides اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah عِبَادٌ ʿibādun (are) slaves أَمْثَالُكُمْ amthālukum like you فَادْعُوهُمْ fa-id'ʿūhum So invoke them فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا falyastajībū and let them respond لَكُمْ lakum to you إِن in if كُنتُمْ kuntum you are صَادِقِينَ ṣādiqīna truthful
194. Indeed, those you [polytheists] call upon besides Allāh are servants [i.e., creations] like you. So call upon them and let them respond to you, if you should be truthful.
Roots in this verse: د ع و د و ن أ ل ه ع ب د م ث ل ج و ب ك و ن ص د ق
أَلَهُمْ أَرْجُلٌ يَمْشُونَ بِهَا أَمْ لَهُمْ أَيْدٍ يَبْطِشُونَ بِهَا أَمْ لَهُمْ أَعْيُنٌ يُبْصِرُونَ بِهَا أَمْ لَهُمْ آذَانٌ يَسْمَعُونَ بِهَا قُلِ ادْعُوا شُرَكَاءَكُمْ ثُمَّ كِيدُونِ فَلَا تُنظِرُونِ ١٩٥ ▶
أَلَهُمْ alahum Are for them أَرْجُلٌ arjulun feet يَمْشُونَ yamshūna (to) walk بِهَا bihā with [it] أَمْ am or لَهُمْ lahum for them أَيْدٍ aydin hands يَبْطِشُونَ yabṭishūna (to) hold بِهَا bihā with [it] أَمْ am or لَهُمْ lahum for them أَعْيُنٌ aʿyunun eyes يُبْصِرُونَ yub'ṣirūna (to) see بِهَا bihā with [it] أَمْ am or لَهُمْ lahum for them آذَانٌ ādhānun ears يَسْمَعُونَ yasmaʿūna (to) hear بِهَا bihā with [it] قُلِ quli Say ادْعُوا id'ʿū Call شُرَكَاءَكُمْ shurakāakum your partners ثُمَّ thumma then كِيدُونِ kīdūni scheme against me فَلَا falā and (do) not تُنظِرُونِ tunẓirūni give me respite
195. Do they have feet by which they walk? Or do they have hands by which they strike? Or do they have eyes by which they see? Or do they have ears by which they hear? Say, [O Muḥammad], "Call your 'partners' and then conspire against me and give me no respite.
Roots in this verse: ر ج ل م ش ي ي د ي ب ط ش ع ي ن ب ص ر أ ذ ن س م ع ق و ل د ع و ش ر ك ك ي د ن ظ ر
إِنَّ وَلِيِّيَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي نَزَّلَ الْكِتَابَ وَهُوَ يَتَوَلَّى الصَّالِحِينَ ١٩٦ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed وَلِيِّيَ waliyyiya my protector اللَّهُ l-lahu (is) Allah الَّذِي alladhī the One Who نَزَّلَ nazzala revealed الْكِتَابَ l-kitāba the Book وَهُوَ wahuwa And He يَتَوَلَّى yatawallā protects الصَّالِحِينَ l-ṣāliḥīna the righteous
196. Indeed, my protector is Allāh, who has sent down the Book; and He is an ally to the righteous.
Roots in this verse: و ل ي أ ل ه ن ز ل ك ت ب ص ل ح
وَالَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَكُمْ وَلَا أَنفُسَهُمْ يَنصُرُونَ ١٩٧ ▶
وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna And those whom تَدْعُونَ tadʿūna you invoke مِن min from دُونِهِ dūnihi besides Him لَا lā not يَسْتَطِيعُونَ yastaṭīʿūna they are able نَصْرَكُمْ naṣrakum (to) help you وَلَا walā and not أَنفُسَهُمْ anfusahum themselves يَنصُرُونَ yanṣurūna can they help
197. And those you call upon besides Him are unable to help you, nor can they help themselves."
Roots in this verse: د ع و د و ن ط و ع ن ص ر ن ف س
وَإِن تَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى الْهُدَىٰ لَا يَسْمَعُوا وَتَرَاهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَيْكَ وَهُمْ لَا يُبْصِرُونَ ١٩٨ ▶
وَإِن wa-in And if تَدْعُوهُمْ tadʿūhum you call them إِلَى ilā to الْهُدَىٰ l-hudā the guidance لَا lā not يَسْمَعُوا yasmaʿū do they not وَتَرَاهُمْ watarāhum And you see them يَنظُرُونَ yanẓurūna looking إِلَيْكَ ilayka at you وَهُمْ wahum but they لَا lā not يُبْصِرُونَ yub'ṣirūna (do) they see
198. And if you invite them to guidance, they do not hear; and you see them looking at you while they do not see.
Roots in this verse: د ع و ه د ي س م ع ر أ ي ن ظ ر ب ص ر
خُذِ الْعَفْوَ وَأْمُرْ بِالْعُرْفِ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ الْجَاهِلِينَ ١٩٩ ▶
خُذِ khudhi Hold الْعَفْوَ l-ʿafwa (to) forgiveness وَأْمُرْ wamur and enjoin بِالْعُرْفِ bil-ʿur'fi the good وَأَعْرِضْ wa-aʿriḍ and turn away عَنِ ʿani from الْجَاهِلِينَ l-jāhilīna the ignorant
199. Take what is given freely, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the ignorant.
Roots in this verse: أ خ ذ ع ف و أ م ر ع ر ف ع ر ض ج ه ل
وَإِمَّا يَنزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ نَزْغٌ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ ٢٠٠ ▶
وَإِمَّا wa-immā And if يَنزَغَنَّكَ yanzaghannaka an evil suggestion comes to you مِنَ mina from الشَّيْطَانِ l-shayṭāni [the] Shaitaan نَزْغٌ nazghun [an evil suggestion] فَاسْتَعِذْ fa-is'taʿidh then seek refuge بِاللَّهِ bil-lahi in Allah إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, He سَمِيعٌ samīʿun (is) All-Hearing عَلِيمٌ ʿalīmun All-Knowing
200. And if an evil suggestion comes to you from Satan, then seek refuge in Allāh. Indeed, He is Hearing and Knowing.
Roots in this verse: ش ط ن ع و ذ أ ل ه س م ع ع ل م
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا إِذَا مَسَّهُمْ طَائِفٌ مِّنَ الشَّيْطَانِ تَذَكَّرُوا فَإِذَا هُم مُّبْصِرُونَ ٢٠١ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who اتَّقَوْا ittaqaw fear (Allah) إِذَا idhā when مَسَّهُمْ massahum touches them طَائِفٌ ṭāifun an evil thought مِّنَ mina from الشَّيْطَانِ l-shayṭāni the Shaitaan تَذَكَّرُوا tadhakkarū they remember (Allah) فَإِذَا fa-idhā and then هُم hum they مُّبْصِرُونَ mub'ṣirūna (are) those who see (aright)
201. Indeed, those who fear Allāh - when an impulse touches them from Satan, they remember [Him] and at once they have insight.
Roots in this verse: و ق ي م س س ط و ف ش ط ن ذ ك ر ب ص ر
وَإِخْوَانُهُمْ يَمُدُّونَهُمْ فِي الْغَيِّ ثُمَّ لَا يُقْصِرُونَ ٢٠٢ ▶
وَإِخْوَانُهُمْ wa-ikh'wānuhum But their brothers يَمُدُّونَهُمْ yamuddūnahum they plunge them فِي fī in الْغَيِّ l-ghayi the error ثُمَّ thumma then لَا lā not يُقْصِرُونَ yuq'ṣirūna they cease
202. But their brothers - they [i.e., the devils] increase them in error; then they do not stop short.
Roots in this verse: أ خ و م د د غ و ي ق ص ر
وَإِذَا لَمْ تَأْتِهِم بِآيَةٍ قَالُوا لَوْلَا اجْتَبَيْتَهَا قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَتَّبِعُ مَا يُوحَىٰ إِلَيَّ مِن رَّبِّي هَٰذَا بَصَائِرُ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ ٢٠٣ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when لَمْ lam not تَأْتِهِم tatihim you bring them بِآيَةٍ biāyatin a Sign قَالُوا qālū they say لَوْلَا lawlā Why (have) not اجْتَبَيْتَهَا ij'tabaytahā you devised it قُلْ qul Say إِنَّمَا innamā Only أَتَّبِعُ attabiʿu I follow مَا mā what يُوحَىٰ yūḥā is revealed إِلَيَّ ilayya to me مِن min from رَّبِّي rabbī my Lord هَٰذَا hādhā This (is) بَصَائِرُ baṣāiru enlightenment مِن min from رَّبِّكُمْ rabbikum your Lord وَهُدًى wahudan and guidance وَرَحْمَةٌ waraḥmatun and mercy لِّقَوْمٍ liqawmin for a people يُؤْمِنُونَ yu'minūna who believe
203. And when you, [O Muḥammad], do not bring them a sign [i.e., miracle], they say, "Why have you not contrived it?" Say, "I only follow what is revealed to me from my Lord. This [Qur’ān] is enlightenment from your Lord and guidance and mercy for a people who believe."
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي أ ي ي ق و ل ج ب ي ت ب ع و ح ي ر ب ب ب ص ر ه د ي ر ح م ق و م أ م ن
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَأَنصِتُوا لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ ٢٠٤ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when قُرِئَ quri-a is recited الْقُرْآنُ l-qur'ānu the Quran فَاسْتَمِعُوا fa-is'tamiʿū then listen لَهُ lahu to it وَأَنصِتُوا wa-anṣitū and pay attention لَعَلَّكُمْ laʿallakum so that you may تُرْحَمُونَ tur'ḥamūna receive mercy
204. So when the Qur’ān is recited, then listen to it and pay attention that you may receive mercy.
Roots in this verse: ق ر أ س م ع ر ح م
وَاذْكُر رَّبَّكَ فِي نَفْسِكَ تَضَرُّعًا وَخِيفَةً وَدُونَ الْجَهْرِ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ بِالْغُدُوِّ وَالْآصَالِ وَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ الْغَافِلِينَ ٢٠٥ ▶
وَاذْكُر wa-udh'kur And remember رَّبَّكَ rabbaka your Lord فِي fī in نَفْسِكَ nafsika yourself تَضَرُّعًا taḍarruʿan humbly وَخِيفَةً wakhīfatan and (in) fear وَدُونَ wadūna and without الْجَهْرِ l-jahri the loudness مِنَ mina of الْقَوْلِ l-qawli [the] words بِالْغُدُوِّ bil-ghuduwi in the mornings وَالْآصَالِ wal-āṣāli and (in) the evenings وَلَا walā And (do) not تَكُن takun be مِّنَ mina among الْغَافِلِينَ l-ghāfilīna the heedless
205. And remember your Lord within yourself in humility and in fear without being apparent in speech - in the mornings and the evenings. And do not be among the heedless.
Roots in this verse: ذ ك ر ر ب ب ن ف س خ و ف د و ن ج ه ر ق و ل غ د و أ ص ل ك و ن غ ف ل
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ عِندَ رَبِّكَ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِ وَيُسَبِّحُونَهُ وَلَهُ يَسْجُدُونَ ٢٠٦ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who عِندَ ʿinda (are) near رَبِّكَ rabbika your Lord لَا lā not يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ yastakbirūna (do) they turn away in pride عَنْ ʿan from عِبَادَتِهِ ʿibādatihi His worship وَيُسَبِّحُونَهُ wayusabbiḥūnahu And they glorify Him وَلَهُ walahu and to Him يَسْجُدُونَ yasjudūna they prostrate
206. Indeed, those who are near your Lord [i.e., the angels] are not prevented by arrogance from His worship, and they exalt Him, and to Him they prostrate.
Roots in this verse: ع ن د ر ب ب ك ب ر ع ب د س ب ح س ج د
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