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Surah 45 · Makkah · 37 verses · 488 words
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Surah Al-Jathiyah, “The Crouching”, is surah 45 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 37 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
حم ١ ▶
حم hha-meem Ha Meem
1. Ḥā, Meem.
تَنزِيلُ الْكِتَابِ مِنَ اللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ ٢ ▶
تَنزِيلُ tanzīlu (The) revelation الْكِتَابِ l-kitābi (of) the Book مِنَ mina (is) from اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah الْعَزِيزِ l-ʿazīzi the All-Mighty الْحَكِيمِ l-ḥakīmi the All-Wise
2. The revelation of the Book is from Allāh, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
Roots in this verse: ن ز ل ك ت ب أ ل ه ع ز ز ح ك م
إِنَّ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ لَآيَاتٍ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٣ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed فِي fī in السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth لَآيَاتٍ laāyātin surely (are) Signs لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ lil'mu'minīna for the believers
3. Indeed, within the heavens and earth are signs for the believers.
Roots in this verse: س م و أ ر ض أ ي ي أ م ن
وَفِي خَلْقِكُمْ وَمَا يَبُثُّ مِن دَابَّةٍ آيَاتٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ ٤ ▶
وَفِي wafī And in خَلْقِكُمْ khalqikum your creation وَمَا wamā and what يَبُثُّ yabuthu He disperses مِن min of دَابَّةٍ dābbatin (the) moving creatures آيَاتٌ āyātun (are) Signs لِّقَوْمٍ liqawmin for a people يُوقِنُونَ yūqinūna who are certain
4. And in the creation of yourselves and what He disperses of moving creatures are signs for people who are certain [in faith].
Roots in this verse: خ ل ق د ب ب أ ي ي ق و م ي ق ن
وَاخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَمَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مِن رِّزْقٍ فَأَحْيَا بِهِ الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَتَصْرِيفِ الرِّيَاحِ آيَاتٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ ٥ ▶
وَاخْتِلَافِ wa-ikh'tilāfi And (in the) alternation اللَّيْلِ al-layli (of) the night وَالنَّهَارِ wal-nahāri and the day وَمَا wamā and what أَنزَلَ anzala Allah sends down اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah sends down مِنَ mina from السَّمَاءِ l-samāi the sky مِن min of رِّزْقٍ riz'qin (the) provision فَأَحْيَا fa-aḥyā and gives life بِهِ bihi thereby الْأَرْضَ l-arḍa (to) the earth بَعْدَ baʿda after مَوْتِهَا mawtihā its death وَتَصْرِيفِ wataṣrīfi and (in) directing الرِّيَاحِ l-riyāḥi (the) winds آيَاتٌ āyātun (are) Signs لِّقَوْمٍ liqawmin for a people يَعْقِلُونَ yaʿqilūna who reason
5. And [in] the alternation of night and day and [in] what Allāh sends down from the sky of provision [i.e., rain] and gives life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness and [in His] directing of the winds are signs for a people who reason.
Roots in this verse: خ ل ف ل ي ل ن ه ر ن ز ل أ ل ه س م و ر ز ق ح ي ي أ ر ض ب ع د م و ت ص ر ف ر و ح أ ي ي ق و م ع ق ل
تِلْكَ آيَاتُ اللَّهِ نَتْلُوهَا عَلَيْكَ بِالْحَقِّ فَبِأَيِّ حَدِيثٍ بَعْدَ اللَّهِ وَآيَاتِهِ يُؤْمِنُونَ ٦ ▶
تِلْكَ til'ka These آيَاتُ āyātu (are the) Verses اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah نَتْلُوهَا natlūhā We recite them عَلَيْكَ ʿalayka to you بِالْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi in truth فَبِأَيِّ fabi-ayyi Then in what حَدِيثٍ ḥadīthin statement بَعْدَ baʿda after اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah وَآيَاتِهِ waāyātihi and His Verses يُؤْمِنُونَ yu'minūna will they believe
6. These are the verses of Allāh which We recite to you in truth. Then in what statement after Allāh and His verses will they believe?
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي أ ل ه ت ل و ح ق ق ح د ث ب ع د أ م ن
وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٍ ٧ ▶
وَيْلٌ waylun Woe لِّكُلِّ likulli to every أَفَّاكٍ affākin liar أَثِيمٍ athīmin sinful
7. Woe to every sinful liar
Roots in this verse: ك ل ل أ ف ك أ ث م
يَسْمَعُ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ يُصِرُّ مُسْتَكْبِرًا كَأَن لَّمْ يَسْمَعْهَا فَبَشِّرْهُ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ ٨ ▶
يَسْمَعُ yasmaʿu Who hears آيَاتِ āyāti (the) Verses اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah تُتْلَىٰ tut'lā recited عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi to him ثُمَّ thumma then يُصِرُّ yuṣirru persists مُسْتَكْبِرًا mus'takbiran arrogantly كَأَن ka-an as if لَّمْ lam not يَسْمَعْهَا yasmaʿhā he heard them فَبَشِّرْهُ fabashir'hu So give him tidings بِعَذَابٍ biʿadhābin (of) a punishment أَلِيمٍ alīmin painful
8. Who hears the verses of Allāh recited to him, then persists arrogantly as if he had not heard them. So give him tidings of a painful punishment.
Roots in this verse: س م ع أ ي ي أ ل ه ت ل و ك ب ر ب ش ر ع ذ ب أ ل م
وَإِذَا عَلِمَ مِنْ آيَاتِنَا شَيْئًا اتَّخَذَهَا هُزُوًا أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ ٩ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when عَلِمَ ʿalima he knows مِنْ min of آيَاتِنَا āyātinā Our Verses شَيْئًا shayan anything اتَّخَذَهَا ittakhadhahā he takes them هُزُوًا huzuwan (in) ridicule أُولَٰئِكَ ulāika Those لَهُمْ lahum for them عَذَابٌ ʿadhābun (is) a punishment مُّهِينٌ muhīnun humiliating
9. And when he knows anything of Our verses, he takes them in ridicule. Those will have a humiliating punishment.
Roots in this verse: ع ل م أ ي ي ش ي أ أ خ ذ ه ز أ ع ذ ب ه و ن
مِّن وَرَائِهِمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَلَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُم مَّا كَسَبُوا شَيْئًا وَلَا مَا اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ أَوْلِيَاءَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ ١٠ ▶
مِّن min Before them وَرَائِهِمْ warāihim Before them جَهَنَّمُ jahannamu (is) Hell وَلَا walā and not يُغْنِي yugh'nī will avail عَنْهُم ʿanhum them مَّا mā what كَسَبُوا kasabū they had earned شَيْئًا shayan anything وَلَا walā and not مَا mā what اتَّخَذُوا ittakhadhū they had taken مِن min besides دُونِ dūni besides اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah أَوْلِيَاءَ awliyāa (as) protectors وَلَهُمْ walahum And for them عَذَابٌ ʿadhābun (is) a punishment عَظِيمٌ ʿaẓīmun great
10. Before them is Hell, and what they had earned will not avail them at all nor what they had taken besides Allāh as allies. And they will have a great punishment.
Roots in this verse: و ر ي غ ن ي ك س ب ش ي أ أ خ ذ د و ن أ ل ه و ل ي ع ذ ب ع ظ م
هَٰذَا هُدًى وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِ رَبِّهِمْ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مِّن رِّجْزٍ أَلِيمٌ ١١ ▶
هَٰذَا hādhā This هُدًى hudan (is) guidance وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna And those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieve بِآيَاتِ biāyāti in (the) Verses رَبِّهِمْ rabbihim (of) their Lord لَهُمْ lahum for them عَذَابٌ ʿadhābun (is) a punishment مِّن min of رِّجْزٍ rij'zin filth أَلِيمٌ alīmun painful
11. This [Qur’ān] is guidance. And those who have disbelieved in the verses of their Lord will have a painful punishment of foul nature.
Roots in this verse: ه د ي ك ف ر أ ي ي ر ب ب ع ذ ب ر ج ز أ ل م
اللَّهُ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الْبَحْرَ لِتَجْرِيَ الْفُلْكُ فِيهِ بِأَمْرِهِ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا مِن فَضْلِهِ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ ١٢ ▶
اللَّهُ al-lahu Allah الَّذِي alladhī (is) the One Who سَخَّرَ sakhara subjected لَكُمُ lakumu to you الْبَحْرَ l-baḥra the sea لِتَجْرِيَ litajriya that may sail الْفُلْكُ l-ful'ku the ships فِيهِ fīhi therein بِأَمْرِهِ bi-amrihi by His Command وَلِتَبْتَغُوا walitabtaghū and that you may seek مِن min of فَضْلِهِ faḍlihi His Bounty وَلَعَلَّكُمْ walaʿallakum and that you may تَشْكُرُونَ tashkurūna give thanks
12. It is Allāh who subjected to you the sea so that ships may sail upon it by His command and that you may seek of His bounty; and perhaps you will be grateful.
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه س خ ر ب ح ر ج ر ي ف ل ك أ م ر ب غ ي ف ض ل ش ك ر
وَسَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا مِّنْهُ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ١٣ ▶
وَسَخَّرَ wasakhara And He has subjected لَكُم lakum to you مَّا mā whatever فِي fī (is) in السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens وَمَا wamā and whatever فِي fī (is) in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth جَمِيعًا jamīʿan all مِّنْهُ min'hu from Him إِنَّ inna Indeed فِي fī in ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that لَآيَاتٍ laāyātin surely are Signs لِّقَوْمٍ liqawmin for a people يَتَفَكَّرُونَ yatafakkarūna who give thought
13. And He has subjected to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth - all from Him. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.
Roots in this verse: س خ ر س م و أ ر ض ج م ع أ ي ي ق و م ف ك ر
قُل لِّلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يَغْفِرُوا لِلَّذِينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ أَيَّامَ اللَّهِ لِيَجْزِيَ قَوْمًا بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ ١٤ ▶
قُل qul Say لِّلَّذِينَ lilladhīna to those who آمَنُوا āmanū believe يَغْفِرُوا yaghfirū (to) forgive لِلَّذِينَ lilladhīna those who لَا lā (do) not يَرْجُونَ yarjūna hope أَيَّامَ ayyāma (for the) days اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah لِيَجْزِيَ liyajziya that He may recompense قَوْمًا qawman a people بِمَا bimā for what كَانُوا kānū they used to يَكْسِبُونَ yaksibūna earn
14. Say, [O Muḥammad], to those who have believed that they [should] forgive those who expect not the days of Allāh [i.e., of His retribution] so that He may recompense a people for what they used to earn.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ م ن غ ف ر ر ج و ي و م أ ل ه ج ز ي ق و م ك و ن ك س ب
مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلِنَفْسِهِ وَمَنْ أَسَاءَ فَعَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ تُرْجَعُونَ ١٥ ▶
مَنْ man Whoever عَمِلَ ʿamila does صَالِحًا ṣāliḥan a righteous deed فَلِنَفْسِهِ falinafsihi then it is for his soul وَمَنْ waman and whoever أَسَاءَ asāa does evil فَعَلَيْهَا faʿalayhā then it (is) against it ثُمَّ thumma Then إِلَىٰ ilā to رَبِّكُمْ rabbikum your Lord تُرْجَعُونَ tur'jaʿūna you will be returned
15. Whoever does a good deed - it is for himself; and whoever does evil - it is against it [i.e., the self or soul]. Then to your Lord you will be returned.
Roots in this verse: ع م ل ص ل ح ن ف س س و أ ر ب ب ر ج ع
وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحُكْمَ وَالنُّبُوَّةَ وَرَزَقْنَاهُم مِّنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَفَضَّلْنَاهُمْ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ ١٦ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly آتَيْنَا ātaynā We gave بَنِي banī (the) Children of Israel إِسْرَائِيلَ is'rāīla (the) Children of Israel الْكِتَابَ l-kitāba the Book وَالْحُكْمَ wal-ḥuk'ma and the wisdom وَالنُّبُوَّةَ wal-nubuwata and the Prophethood وَرَزَقْنَاهُم warazaqnāhum and We provided them مِّنَ mina of الطَّيِّبَاتِ l-ṭayibāti the good things وَفَضَّلْنَاهُمْ wafaḍḍalnāhum and We preferred them عَلَى ʿalā over الْعَالَمِينَ l-ʿālamīna the worlds
16. And We did certainly give the Children of Israel the Scripture and judgement and prophethood, and We provided them with good things and preferred them over the worlds.
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ب ن ي ك ت ب ح ك م ن ب أ ر ز ق ط ي ب ف ض ل ع ل م
وَآتَيْنَاهُم بَيِّنَاتٍ مِّنَ الْأَمْرِ فَمَا اخْتَلَفُوا إِلَّا مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْيًا بَيْنَهُمْ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَقْضِي بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فِيمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ ١٧ ▶
وَآتَيْنَاهُم waātaynāhum And We gave them بَيِّنَاتٍ bayyinātin clear proofs مِّنَ mina of الْأَمْرِ l-amri the matter فَمَا famā And not اخْتَلَفُوا ikh'talafū they differed إِلَّا illā except مِن min after بَعْدِ baʿdi after مَا mā [what] جَاءَهُمُ jāahumu came to them الْعِلْمُ l-ʿil'mu the knowledge بَغْيًا baghyan (out of) envy بَيْنَهُمْ baynahum between themselves إِنَّ inna Indeed رَبَّكَ rabbaka your Lord يَقْضِي yaqḍī will judge بَيْنَهُمْ baynahum between them يَوْمَ yawma (on the) Day الْقِيَامَةِ l-qiyāmati (of) the Resurrection فِيمَا fīmā about what كَانُوا kānū they used to فِيهِ fīhi therein يَخْتَلِفُونَ yakhtalifūna differ
17. And We gave them clear proofs of the matter [of religion]. And they did not differ except after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. Indeed, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which they used to differ.
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ب ي ن أ م ر خ ل ف ب ع د ج ي أ ع ل م ب غ ي ر ب ب ق ض ي ي و م ق و م ك و ن
ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَاكَ عَلَىٰ شَرِيعَةٍ مِّنَ الْأَمْرِ فَاتَّبِعْهَا وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ أَهْوَاءَ الَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ١٨ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then جَعَلْنَاكَ jaʿalnāka We put you عَلَىٰ ʿalā on شَرِيعَةٍ sharīʿatin an ordained way مِّنَ mina of الْأَمْرِ l-amri the matter فَاتَّبِعْهَا fa-ittabiʿ'hā so follow it وَلَا walā and (do) not تَتَّبِعْ tattabiʿ follow أَهْوَاءَ ahwāa (the) desires الَّذِينَ alladhīna (of) those who لَا lā (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna know
18. Then We put you, [O Muḥammad], on an ordained way concerning the matter [of religion]; so follow it and do not follow the inclinations of those who do not know.
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل أ م ر ت ب ع ه و ي ع ل م
إِنَّهُمْ لَن يُغْنُوا عَنكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ شَيْئًا وَإِنَّ الظَّالِمِينَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍ وَاللَّهُ وَلِيُّ الْمُتَّقِينَ ١٩ ▶
إِنَّهُمْ innahum Indeed, they لَن lan never يُغْنُوا yugh'nū will avail عَنكَ ʿanka you مِنَ mina against اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah شَيْئًا shayan (in) anything وَإِنَّ wa-inna And indeed الظَّالِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna the wrongdoers بَعْضُهُمْ baʿḍuhum some of them أَوْلِيَاءُ awliyāu (are) allies بَعْضٍ baʿḍin (of) others وَاللَّهُ wal-lahu and Allah وَلِيُّ waliyyu (is the) Protector الْمُتَّقِينَ l-mutaqīna (of) the righteous
19. Indeed, they will never avail you against Allāh at all. And indeed, the wrongdoers are allies of one another; but Allāh is the protector of the righteous.
Roots in this verse: غ ن ي أ ل ه ش ي أ ظ ل م ب ع ض و ل ي و ق ي
هَٰذَا بَصَائِرُ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ ٢٠ ▶
هَٰذَا hādhā This بَصَائِرُ baṣāiru (is) enlightenment لِلنَّاسِ lilnnāsi for mankind وَهُدًى wahudan and guidance وَرَحْمَةٌ waraḥmatun and mercy لِّقَوْمٍ liqawmin for a people يُوقِنُونَ yūqinūna who are certain
20. This [Qur’ān] is enlightenment for mankind and guidance and mercy for a people who are certain [in faith].
Roots in this verse: ب ص ر أ ن س ه د ي ر ح م ق و م ي ق ن
أَمْ حَسِبَ الَّذِينَ اجْتَرَحُوا السَّيِّئَاتِ أَن نَّجْعَلَهُمْ كَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ سَوَاءً مَّحْيَاهُمْ وَمَمَاتُهُمْ سَاءَ مَا يَحْكُمُونَ ٢١ ▶
أَمْ am Do حَسِبَ ḥasiba think الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who اجْتَرَحُوا ij'taraḥū commit السَّيِّئَاتِ l-sayiāti evil deeds أَن an that نَّجْعَلَهُمْ najʿalahum We will make them كَالَّذِينَ ka-alladhīna like those who آمَنُوا āmanū believed وَعَمِلُوا waʿamilū and did الصَّالِحَاتِ l-ṣāliḥāti righteous deeds سَوَاءً sawāan equal مَّحْيَاهُمْ maḥyāhum (in) their life وَمَمَاتُهُمْ wamamātuhum and their death سَاءَ sāa Evil is مَا mā what يَحْكُمُونَ yaḥkumūna they judge
21. Or do those who commit evils think We will make them like those who have believed and done righteous deeds - [make them] equal in their life and their death? Evil is that which they judge [i.e., assume].
Roots in this verse: ح س ب س و أ ج ع ل أ م ن ع م ل ص ل ح س و ي ح ي ي م و ت ح ك م
وَخَلَقَ اللَّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّ وَلِتُجْزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ ٢٢ ▶
وَخَلَقَ wakhalaqa And Allah created اللَّهُ l-lahu And Allah created السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens وَالْأَرْضَ wal-arḍa and the earth بِالْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi in truth وَلِتُجْزَىٰ walituj'zā and that may be recompensed كُلُّ kullu every نَفْسٍ nafsin soul بِمَا bimā for what كَسَبَتْ kasabat it has earned وَهُمْ wahum and they لَا lā will not be wronged يُظْلَمُونَ yuẓ'lamūna will not be wronged
22. And Allāh created the heavens and earth in truth and so that every soul may be recompensed for what it has earned, and they will not be wronged.
Roots in this verse: خ ل ق أ ل ه س م و أ ر ض ح ق ق ج ز ي ك ل ل ن ف س ك س ب ظ ل م
أَفَرَأَيْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ إِلَٰهَهُ هَوَاهُ وَأَضَلَّهُ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ وَخَتَمَ عَلَىٰ سَمْعِهِ وَقَلْبِهِ وَجَعَلَ عَلَىٰ بَصَرِهِ غِشَاوَةً فَمَن يَهْدِيهِ مِن بَعْدِ اللَّهِ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ٢٣ ▶
أَفَرَأَيْتَ afara-ayta Have you seen مَنِ mani (he) who اتَّخَذَ ittakhadha takes إِلَٰهَهُ ilāhahu (as) his god هَوَاهُ hawāhu his desire وَأَضَلَّهُ wa-aḍallahu and Allah lets him go astray اللَّهُ l-lahu and Allah lets him go astray عَلَىٰ ʿalā knowingly عِلْمٍ ʿil'min knowingly وَخَتَمَ wakhatama and He sets a seal عَلَىٰ ʿalā upon سَمْعِهِ samʿihi his hearing وَقَلْبِهِ waqalbihi and his heart وَجَعَلَ wajaʿala and puts عَلَىٰ ʿalā over بَصَرِهِ baṣarihi his vision غِشَاوَةً ghishāwatan a veil فَمَن faman Then who يَهْدِيهِ yahdīhi will guide him مِن min after بَعْدِ baʿdi after اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah أَفَلَا afalā Then will not تَذَكَّرُونَ tadhakkarūna you receive admonition
23. Have you seen he who has taken as his god his [own] desire, and Allāh has sent him astray due to knowledge and has set a seal upon his hearing and his heart and put over his vision a veil? So who will guide him after Allāh? Then will you not be reminded?
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي أ خ ذ أ ل ه ه و ي ض ل ل ع ل م س م ع ق ل ب ج ع ل ب ص ر غ ش و ه د ي ب ع د ذ ك ر
وَقَالُوا مَا هِيَ إِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا الدُّنْيَا نَمُوتُ وَنَحْيَا وَمَا يُهْلِكُنَا إِلَّا الدَّهْرُ وَمَا لَهُم بِذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَظُنُّونَ ٢٤ ▶
وَقَالُوا waqālū And they say مَا mā Not هِيَ hiya it إِلَّا illā (is) but حَيَاتُنَا ḥayātunā our life الدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā (of) the world نَمُوتُ namūtu we die وَنَحْيَا wanaḥyā and we live وَمَا wamā and not يُهْلِكُنَا yuh'likunā destroys us إِلَّا illā except الدَّهْرُ l-dahru the time وَمَا wamā And not لَهُم lahum for them بِذَٰلِكَ bidhālika of that مِنْ min any عِلْمٍ ʿil'min knowledge إِنْ in not هُمْ hum they إِلَّا illā (do) but يَظُنُّونَ yaẓunnūna guess
24. And they say, "There is not but our worldly life; we die and live, and nothing destroys us except time." And they have of that no knowledge; they are only assuming.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ح ي ي د ن و م و ت ه ل ك ع ل م ظ ن ن
وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتُنَا بَيِّنَاتٍ مَّا كَانَ حُجَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا أَن قَالُوا ائْتُوا بِآبَائِنَا إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ ٢٥ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when تُتْلَىٰ tut'lā are recited عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim to them آيَاتُنَا āyātunā Our Verses بَيِّنَاتٍ bayyinātin clear مَّا mā not كَانَ kāna is حُجَّتَهُمْ ḥujjatahum their argument إِلَّا illā except أَن an that قَالُوا qālū they say ائْتُوا i'tū Bring بِآبَائِنَا biābāinā our forefathers إِن in if كُنتُمْ kuntum you are صَادِقِينَ ṣādiqīna truthful
25. And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, their argument is only that they say, "Bring [back] our forefathers, if you should be truthful."
Roots in this verse: ت ل و أ ي ي ب ي ن ك و ن ح ج ج ق و ل أ ت ي أ ب و ص د ق
قُلِ اللَّهُ يُحْيِيكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يَجْمَعُكُمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٢٦ ▶
قُلِ quli Say اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah يُحْيِيكُمْ yuḥ'yīkum gives you life ثُمَّ thumma then يُمِيتُكُمْ yumītukum causes you to die ثُمَّ thumma then يَجْمَعُكُمْ yajmaʿukum He will gather you إِلَىٰ ilā to يَوْمِ yawmi (the) Day الْقِيَامَةِ l-qiyāmati (of) the Resurrection لَا lā no رَيْبَ rayba doubt فِيهِ fīhi about it وَلَٰكِنَّ walākinna But أَكْثَرَ akthara most النَّاسِ l-nāsi (of) the people لَا lā (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna know
26. Say, "Allāh causes you to live, then causes you to die; then He will assemble you for the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt, but most of the people do not know."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ل ه ح ي ي م و ت ج م ع ي و م ق و م ر ي ب ك ث ر أ ن س ع ل م
وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَخْسَرُ الْمُبْطِلُونَ ٢٧ ▶
وَلِلَّهِ walillahi And for Allah مُلْكُ mul'ku (is the) dominion السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti (of) the heavens وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth وَيَوْمَ wayawma and (the) Day تَقُومُ taqūmu is established السَّاعَةُ l-sāʿatu the Hour يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day يَخْسَرُ yakhsaru will lose الْمُبْطِلُونَ l-mub'ṭilūna the falsifiers
27. And to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And the Day the Hour appears - that Day the falsifiers will lose.
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه م ل ك س م و أ ر ض ي و م ق و م س و ع خ س ر ب ط ل
وَتَرَىٰ كُلَّ أُمَّةٍ جَاثِيَةً كُلُّ أُمَّةٍ تُدْعَىٰ إِلَىٰ كِتَابِهَا الْيَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ٢٨ ▶
وَتَرَىٰ watarā And you will see كُلَّ kulla every أُمَّةٍ ummatin nation جَاثِيَةً jāthiyatan kneeling كُلُّ kullu Every أُمَّةٍ ummatin nation تُدْعَىٰ tud'ʿā will be called إِلَىٰ ilā to كِتَابِهَا kitābihā its record الْيَوْمَ l-yawma Today تُجْزَوْنَ tuj'zawna you will be recompensed مَا mā (for) what كُنتُمْ kuntum you used to تَعْمَلُونَ taʿmalūna do
28. And you will see every nation kneeling [from fear]. Every nation will be called to its record [and told], "Today you will be recompensed for what you used to do.
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي ك ل ل أ م م د ع و ك ت ب ي و م ج ز ي ك و ن ع م ل
هَٰذَا كِتَابُنَا يَنطِقُ عَلَيْكُم بِالْحَقِّ إِنَّا كُنَّا نَسْتَنسِخُ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ٢٩ ▶
هَٰذَا hādhā This كِتَابُنَا kitābunā Our Record يَنطِقُ yanṭiqu speaks عَلَيْكُم ʿalaykum about you بِالْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi in truth إِنَّا innā Indeed, We كُنَّا kunnā [We] used to نَسْتَنسِخُ nastansikhu transcribe مَا mā what كُنتُمْ kuntum you used to تَعْمَلُونَ taʿmalūna do
29. This, Our record, speaks about you in truth. Indeed, We were having transcribed whatever you used to do."
Roots in this verse: ك ت ب ن ط ق ح ق ق ك و ن ع م ل
فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ فَيُدْخِلُهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ فِي رَحْمَتِهِ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْمُبِينُ ٣٠ ▶
فَأَمَّا fa-ammā Then as for الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who آمَنُوا āmanū believed وَعَمِلُوا waʿamilū and did الصَّالِحَاتِ l-ṣāliḥāti [the] righteous deeds فَيُدْخِلُهُمْ fayud'khiluhum will admit them رَبُّهُمْ rabbuhum their Lord فِي fī in(to) رَحْمَتِهِ raḥmatihi His mercy ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That هُوَ huwa [it] الْفَوْزُ l-fawzu (is) the success الْمُبِينُ l-mubīnu clear
30. So as for those who believed and did righteous deeds, their Lord will admit them into His mercy. That is what is the clear attainment.
Roots in this verse: أ م ن ع م ل ص ل ح د خ ل ر ب ب ر ح م ف و ز ب ي ن
وَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَفَلَمْ تَكُنْ آيَاتِي تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ وَكُنتُمْ قَوْمًا مُّجْرِمِينَ ٣١ ▶
وَأَمَّا wa-ammā But as for الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieved أَفَلَمْ afalam Then were not تَكُنْ takun Then were not آيَاتِي āyātī My Verses تُتْلَىٰ tut'lā recited عَلَيْكُمْ ʿalaykum to you فَاسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ fa-is'takbartum but you were proud وَكُنتُمْ wakuntum and you became قَوْمًا qawman a people مُّجْرِمِينَ muj'rimīna criminals
31. But as for those who disbelieved, [it will be said], "Were not Our verses recited to you, but you were arrogant and became a criminal people?
Roots in this verse: ك ف ر ك و ن أ ي ي ت ل و ك ب ر ق و م ج ر م
وَإِذَا قِيلَ إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَالسَّاعَةُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهَا قُلْتُم مَّا نَدْرِي مَا السَّاعَةُ إِن نَّظُنُّ إِلَّا ظَنًّا وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُسْتَيْقِنِينَ ٣٢ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when قِيلَ qīla it was said إِنَّ inna Indeed وَعْدَ waʿda (the) Promise اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah حَقٌّ ḥaqqun (is) true وَالسَّاعَةُ wal-sāʿatu and the Hour لَا lā (there is) no رَيْبَ rayba doubt فِيهَا fīhā about it قُلْتُم qul'tum you said مَّا mā Not نَدْرِي nadrī we know مَا mā what السَّاعَةُ l-sāʿatu the Hour (is) إِن in Not نَّظُنُّ naẓunnu we think إِلَّا illā except ظَنًّا ẓannan an assumption وَمَا wamā and not نَحْنُ naḥnu we بِمُسْتَيْقِنِينَ bimus'tayqinīna (are) convinced
32. And when it was said, 'Indeed, the promise of Allāh is truth and the Hour [is coming] - no doubt about it,' you said, 'We know not what is the Hour. We assume only assumption, and we are not convinced.'"
Roots in this verse: ق و ل و ع د أ ل ه ح ق ق س و ع ر ي ب د ر ي ظ ن ن ي ق ن
وَبَدَا لَهُمْ سَيِّئَاتُ مَا عَمِلُوا وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ ٣٣ ▶
وَبَدَا wabadā And (will) appear لَهُمْ lahum to them سَيِّئَاتُ sayyiātu (the) evil مَا mā (of) what عَمِلُوا ʿamilū they did وَحَاقَ waḥāqa and (will) envelop بِهِم bihim them مَّا mā what كَانُوا kānū they used بِهِ bihi [at it] يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ yastahziūna (to) mock
33. And the evil consequences of what they did will appear to them, and they will be enveloped by what they used to ridicule.
Roots in this verse: ب د و س و أ ع م ل ح ي ق ك و ن ه ز أ
وَقِيلَ الْيَوْمَ نَنسَاكُمْ كَمَا نَسِيتُمْ لِقَاءَ يَوْمِكُمْ هَٰذَا وَمَأْوَاكُمُ النَّارُ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن نَّاصِرِينَ ٣٤ ▶
وَقِيلَ waqīla And it will be said الْيَوْمَ l-yawma Today نَنسَاكُمْ nansākum We forget you كَمَا kamā as نَسِيتُمْ nasītum you forgot لِقَاءَ liqāa (the) meeting يَوْمِكُمْ yawmikum (of) this Day of yours هَٰذَا hādhā (of) this Day of yours وَمَأْوَاكُمُ wamawākumu and your abode النَّارُ l-nāru (is) the Fire وَمَا wamā and not لَكُم lakum for you مِّن min any نَّاصِرِينَ nāṣirīna helpers
34. And it will be said, "Today We will forget you as you forgot the meeting of this Day of yours, and your refuge is the Fire, and for you there are no helpers.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ي و م ن س ي ل ق ي أ و ي ن و ر ن ص ر
ذَٰلِكُم بِأَنَّكُمُ اتَّخَذْتُمْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ هُزُوًا وَغَرَّتْكُمُ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا فَالْيَوْمَ لَا يُخْرَجُونَ مِنْهَا وَلَا هُمْ يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ ٣٥ ▶
ذَٰلِكُم dhālikum That بِأَنَّكُمُ bi-annakumu (is) because you اتَّخَذْتُمْ ittakhadhtum took آيَاتِ āyāti (the) Verses اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah هُزُوًا huzuwan (in) ridicule وَغَرَّتْكُمُ wagharratkumu and deceived you الْحَيَاةُ l-ḥayatu the life الدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā (of) the world فَالْيَوْمَ fal-yawma So this Day لَا lā not يُخْرَجُونَ yukh'rajūna they will be brought forth مِنْهَا min'hā from it وَلَا walā and not هُمْ hum they يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ yus'taʿtabūna will be asked to appease
35. That is because you took the verses of Allāh in ridicule, and worldly life deluded you." So that Day they will not be removed from it, nor will they be asked to appease [Allāh].
Roots in this verse: أ خ ذ أ ي ي أ ل ه ه ز أ غ ر ر ح ي ي د ن و ي و م خ ر ج
فَلِلَّهِ الْحَمْدُ رَبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَرَبِّ الْأَرْضِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ٣٦ ▶
فَلِلَّهِ falillahi Then for Allah الْحَمْدُ l-ḥamdu (is) all the praise رَبِّ rabbi (the) Lord السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti (of) the heavens وَرَبِّ warabbi and (the) Lord الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi (of) the earth رَبِّ rabbi (the) lord الْعَالَمِينَ l-ʿālamīna (of) the worlds
36. Then, to Allāh belongs [all] praise - Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth, Lord of the worlds.
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه ح م د ر ب ب س م و أ ر ض ع ل م
وَلَهُ الْكِبْرِيَاءُ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ ٣٧ ▶
وَلَهُ walahu And for Him الْكِبْرِيَاءُ l-kib'riyāu (is) the greatness فِي fī in السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth وَهُوَ wahuwa and He الْعَزِيزُ l-ʿazīzu (is) the All-Mighty الْحَكِيمُ l-ḥakīmu the All-Wise
37. And to Him belongs [all] grandeur within the heavens and the earth, and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
Roots in this verse: ك ب ر س م و أ ر ض ع ز ز ح ك م
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