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Surah 68 · Makkah · 52 verses · 300 words
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Surah Al-Qalam, “The Pen”, is surah 68 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 52 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
ن وَالْقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسْطُرُونَ ١ ▶
ن noon Nun وَالْقَلَمِ wal-qalami By the pen وَمَا wamā and what يَسْطُرُونَ yasṭurūna they write
1. Nūn. By the pen and what they inscribe,
Roots in this verse: س ط ر
مَا أَنتَ بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجْنُونٍ ٢ ▶
مَا mā Not أَنتَ anta you (are) بِنِعْمَةِ biniʿ'mati by (the) Grace رَبِّكَ rabbika (of) your Lord بِمَجْنُونٍ bimajnūnin a madman
2. You are not, [O Muḥammad], by the favor of your Lord, a madman.
Roots in this verse: ن ع م ر ب ب ج ن ن
وَإِنَّ لَكَ لَأَجْرًا غَيْرَ مَمْنُونٍ ٣ ▶
وَإِنَّ wa-inna And indeed لَكَ laka for you لَأَجْرًا la-ajran surely (is) a reward غَيْرَ ghayra without مَمْنُونٍ mamnūnin end
3. And indeed, for you is a reward uninterrupted.
Roots in this verse: أ ج ر غ ي ر م ن ن
وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ ٤ ▶
وَإِنَّكَ wa-innaka And indeed, you لَعَلَىٰ laʿalā surely (are) خُلُقٍ khuluqin (of) a moral character عَظِيمٍ ʿaẓīmin great
4. And indeed, you are of a great moral character.
Roots in this verse: خ ل ق ع ظ م
فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَيُبْصِرُونَ ٥ ▶
فَسَتُبْصِرُ fasatub'ṣiru So you will see وَيُبْصِرُونَ wayub'ṣirūna and they will see
5. So you will see and they will see.
Roots in this verse: ب ص ر
بِأَييِّكُمُ الْمَفْتُونُ ٦ ▶
بِأَييِّكُمُ bi-ayyikumu Which of you الْمَفْتُونُ l-maftūnu (is) the afflicted one
6. Which of you is the afflicted [by a devil].
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي ف ت ن
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ ٧ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed رَبَّكَ rabbaka your Lord هُوَ huwa He أَعْلَمُ aʿlamu (is) most knowing بِمَن biman of (he) who ضَلَّ ḍalla has strayed عَن ʿan from سَبِيلِهِ sabīlihi His way وَهُوَ wahuwa and He أَعْلَمُ aʿlamu (is) most knowing بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ bil-muh'tadīna of the guided ones
7. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has gone astray from His way, and He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided.
Roots in this verse: ر ب ب ع ل م ض ل ل س ب ل ه د ي
فَلَا تُطِعِ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٨ ▶
فَلَا falā So (do) not تُطِعِ tuṭiʿi obey الْمُكَذِّبِينَ l-mukadhibīna the deniers
8. Then do not obey the deniers.
Roots in this verse: ط و ع ك ذ ب
وَدُّوا لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ ٩ ▶
وَدُّوا waddū They wish لَوْ law that تُدْهِنُ tud'hinu you should compromise فَيُدْهِنُونَ fayud'hinūna so they would compromise
9. They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you].
Roots in this verse: و د د
وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ ١٠ ▶
وَلَا walā And (do) not تُطِعْ tuṭiʿ obey كُلَّ kulla every حَلَّافٍ ḥallāfin habitual swearer مَّهِينٍ mahīnin worthless
10. And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer
Roots in this verse: ط و ع ك ل ل ح ل ف
هَمَّازٍ مَّشَّاءٍ بِنَمِيمٍ ١١ ▶
هَمَّازٍ hammāzin Defamer مَّشَّاءٍ mashāin going about بِنَمِيمٍ binamīmin with malicious gossip
11. [And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip -
Roots in this verse: م ش ي
مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ ١٢ ▶
مَّنَّاعٍ mannāʿin A preventer لِّلْخَيْرِ lil'khayri of (the) good مُعْتَدٍ muʿ'tadin transgressor أَثِيمٍ athīmin sinful
12. A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful,
Roots in this verse: م ن ع خ ي ر ع د و أ ث م
عُتُلٍّ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ ١٣ ▶
عُتُلٍّ ʿutullin Cruel بَعْدَ baʿda after ذَٰلِكَ dhālika (all) that زَنِيمٍ zanīmin utterly useless
13. Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender.
Roots in this verse: ب ع د
أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٍ وَبَنِينَ ١٤ ▶
أَن an Because كَانَ kāna (he) is ذَا dhā a possessor مَالٍ mālin (of) wealth وَبَنِينَ wabanīna and children
14. Because he is a possessor of wealth and children,
Roots in this verse: ك و ن م و ل ب ن ي
إِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا قَالَ أَسَاطِيرُ الْأَوَّلِينَ ١٥ ▶
إِذَا idhā When تُتْلَىٰ tut'lā are recited عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi to him آيَاتُنَا āyātunā Our Verses قَالَ qāla he says أَسَاطِيرُ asāṭīru Stories الْأَوَّلِينَ l-awalīna (of) the former (people)
15. When Our verses are recited to him, he says, "Legends of the former peoples."
Roots in this verse: ت ل و أ ي ي ق و ل س ط ر أ و ل
سَنَسِمُهُ عَلَى الْخُرْطُومِ ١٦ ▶
سَنَسِمُهُ sanasimuhu We will brand him عَلَى ʿalā on الْخُرْطُومِ l-khur'ṭūmi the snout
16. We will brand him upon the snout.
إِنَّا بَلَوْنَاهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَا أَصْحَابَ الْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ ١٧ ▶
إِنَّا innā Indeed, We بَلَوْنَاهُمْ balawnāhum have tried them كَمَا kamā as بَلَوْنَا balawnā We tried أَصْحَابَ aṣḥāba (the) companions الْجَنَّةِ l-janati (of) the garden إِذْ idh when أَقْسَمُوا aqsamū they swore لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا layaṣrimunnahā to pluck its fruit مُصْبِحِينَ muṣ'biḥīna (in the) morning
17. Indeed, We have tried them as We tried the companions of the garden, when they swore to cut its fruit in the [early] morning
Roots in this verse: ب ل و ص ح ب ج ن ن ق س م ص ب ح
وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُونَ ١٨ ▶
وَلَا walā And not يَسْتَثْنُونَ yastathnūna making exception
18. Without making exception.
Roots in this verse: ث ن ي
فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَائِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَائِمُونَ ١٩ ▶
فَطَافَ faṭāfa So there came عَلَيْهَا ʿalayhā upon it طَائِفٌ ṭāifun a visitation مِّن min from رَّبِّكَ rabbika your Lord وَهُمْ wahum while they نَائِمُونَ nāimūna were asleep
19. So there came upon it [i.e., the garden] an affliction from your Lord while they were asleep.
Roots in this verse: ط و ف ر ب ب
فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَالصَّرِيمِ ٢٠ ▶
فَأَصْبَحَتْ fa-aṣbaḥat So it became كَالصَّرِيمِ kal-ṣarīmi as if reaped
20. And it became as though reaped.
Roots in this verse: ص ب ح
فَتَنَادَوْا مُصْبِحِينَ ٢١ ▶
فَتَنَادَوْا fatanādaw And they called one another مُصْبِحِينَ muṣ'biḥīna (at) morning
21. And they called one another at morning,
Roots in this verse: ن د ي ص ب ح
أَنِ اغْدُوا عَلَىٰ حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَارِمِينَ ٢٢ ▶
أَنِ ani That اغْدُوا igh'dū Go early عَلَىٰ ʿalā to حَرْثِكُمْ ḥarthikum your crop إِن in if كُنتُمْ kuntum you would صَارِمِينَ ṣārimīna pluck (the) fruit
22. [Saying], "Go early to your crop if you would cut the fruit."
Roots in this verse: غ د و ح ر ث ك و ن
فَانطَلَقُوا وَهُمْ يَتَخَافَتُونَ ٢٣ ▶
فَانطَلَقُوا fa-inṭalaqū So they went وَهُمْ wahum while they يَتَخَافَتُونَ yatakhāfatūna lowered (their) voices
23. So they set out, while lowering their voices,
Roots in this verse: ط ل ق
أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا الْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌ ٢٤ ▶
أَن an That لَّا lā Not يَدْخُلَنَّهَا yadkhulannahā will enter it الْيَوْمَ l-yawma today عَلَيْكُم ʿalaykum upon you مِّسْكِينٌ mis'kīnun any poor person
24. [Saying], "There will surely not enter it today upon you [any] poor person."
Roots in this verse: د خ ل ي و م س ك ن
وَغَدَوْا عَلَىٰ حَرْدٍ قَادِرِينَ ٢٥ ▶
وَغَدَوْا waghadaw And they went early عَلَىٰ ʿalā with حَرْدٍ ḥardin determination قَادِرِينَ qādirīna able
25. And they went early in determination, [assuming themselves] able.
Roots in this verse: غ د و ق د ر
فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوا إِنَّا لَضَالُّونَ ٢٦ ▶
فَلَمَّا falammā But when رَأَوْهَا ra-awhā they saw it قَالُوا qālū they said إِنَّا innā Indeed, we لَضَالُّونَ laḍāllūna (are) surely lost
26. But when they saw it, they said, "Indeed, we are lost;
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي ق و ل ض ل ل
بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ ٢٧ ▶
بَلْ bal Nay نَحْنُ naḥnu We مَحْرُومُونَ maḥrūmūna (are) deprived
27. Rather, we have been deprived."
Roots in this verse: ح ر م
قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ ٢٨ ▶
قَالَ qāla Said أَوْسَطُهُمْ awsaṭuhum (the) most moderate of them أَلَمْ alam Did not أَقُل aqul I tell لَّكُمْ lakum you لَوْلَا lawlā 'Why not تُسَبِّحُونَ tusabbiḥūna you glorify (Allah)?'
28. The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt [Allāh]?'"
Roots in this verse: ق و ل س ب ح
قَالُوا سُبْحَانَ رَبِّنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ ٢٩ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said سُبْحَانَ sub'ḥāna Glory be رَبِّنَا rabbinā (to) our Lord إِنَّا innā Indeed, we كُنَّا kunnā [we] were ظَالِمِينَ ẓālimīna wrongdoers
29. They said, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل س ب ح ر ب ب ك و ن ظ ل م
فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَلَاوَمُونَ ٣٠ ▶
فَأَقْبَلَ fa-aqbala Then approached بَعْضُهُمْ baʿḍuhum some of them عَلَىٰ ʿalā to بَعْضٍ baʿḍin others يَتَلَاوَمُونَ yatalāwamūna blaming each other
30. Then they approached one another, blaming each other.
Roots in this verse: ق ب ل ب ع ض ل و م
قَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا طَاغِينَ ٣١ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They said يَا وَيْلَنَا yāwaylanā O woe to us إِنَّا innā Indeed, we كُنَّا kunnā [we] were طَاغِينَ ṭāghīna transgressors
31. They said, "O woe to us; indeed we were transgressors.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ك و ن ط غ ي
عَسَىٰ رَبُّنَا أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْرًا مِّنْهَا إِنَّا إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا رَاغِبُونَ ٣٢ ▶
عَسَىٰ ʿasā Perhaps رَبُّنَا rabbunā our Lord أَن an [that] يُبْدِلَنَا yub'dilanā will substitute for us خَيْرًا khayran a better مِّنْهَا min'hā than it إِنَّا innā Indeed, we إِلَىٰ ilā to رَبِّنَا rabbinā our Lord رَاغِبُونَ rāghibūna turn devoutly
32. Perhaps our Lord will substitute for us [one] better than it. Indeed, we are toward our Lord desirous."
Roots in this verse: ع س ي ر ب ب ب د ل خ ي ر
كَذَٰلِكَ الْعَذَابُ وَلَعَذَابُ الْآخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ ٣٣ ▶
كَذَٰلِكَ kadhālika Such الْعَذَابُ l-ʿadhābu (is) the punishment وَلَعَذَابُ walaʿadhābu And surely the punishment الْآخِرَةِ l-ākhirati (of) the Hereafter أَكْبَرُ akbaru (is) greater لَوْ law if كَانُوا kānū they يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna know
33. Such is the punishment [of this world]. And the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew.
Roots in this verse: ع ذ ب أ خ ر ك ب ر ك و ن ع ل م
إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ ٣٤ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed لِلْمُتَّقِينَ lil'muttaqīna for the righteous عِندَ ʿinda with رَبِّهِمْ rabbihim their Lord جَنَّاتِ jannāti (are) Gardens النَّعِيمِ l-naʿīmi (of) Delight
34. Indeed, for the righteous with their Lord are the Gardens of Pleasure.
Roots in this verse: و ق ي ع ن د ر ب ب ج ن ن ن ع م
أَفَنَجْعَلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ كَالْمُجْرِمِينَ ٣٥ ▶
أَفَنَجْعَلُ afanajʿalu Then will We treat الْمُسْلِمِينَ l-mus'limīna the Muslims كَالْمُجْرِمِينَ kal-muj'rimīna like the criminals
35. Then will We treat the Muslims like the criminals?
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل س ل م ج ر م
مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ ٣٦ ▶
مَا mā What لَكُمْ lakum (is) for you كَيْفَ kayfa How تَحْكُمُونَ taḥkumūna (do) you judge
36. What is [the matter] with you? How do you judge?
Roots in this verse: ك ي ف ح ك م
أَمْ لَكُمْ كِتَابٌ فِيهِ تَدْرُسُونَ ٣٧ ▶
أَمْ am Or لَكُمْ lakum (is) for you كِتَابٌ kitābun a book فِيهِ fīhi wherein تَدْرُسُونَ tadrusūna you learn
37. Or do you have a scripture in which you learn
Roots in this verse: ك ت ب
إِنَّ لَكُمْ فِيهِ لَمَا تَخَيَّرُونَ ٣٨ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed لَكُمْ lakum for you فِيهِ fīhi in it لَمَا lamā what تَخَيَّرُونَ takhayyarūna you choose
38. That indeed for you is whatever you choose?
Roots in this verse: خ ي ر
أَمْ لَكُمْ أَيْمَانٌ عَلَيْنَا بَالِغَةٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّ لَكُمْ لَمَا تَحْكُمُونَ ٣٩ ▶
أَمْ am Or لَكُمْ lakum for you أَيْمَانٌ aymānun oaths عَلَيْنَا ʿalaynā from us بَالِغَةٌ bālighatun reaching إِلَىٰ ilā to يَوْمِ yawmi (the) Day الْقِيَامَةِ l-qiyāmati (of) the Resurrection إِنَّ inna indeed لَكُمْ lakum for you لَمَا lamā (is) what تَحْكُمُونَ taḥkumūna you judge
39. Or do you have oaths [binding] upon Us, extending until the Day of Resurrection, that indeed for you is whatever you judge?
Roots in this verse: ي م ن ب ل غ ي و م ق و م ح ك م
سَلْهُمْ أَيُّهُم بِذَٰلِكَ زَعِيمٌ ٤٠ ▶
سَلْهُمْ salhum Ask them أَيُّهُم ayyuhum which of them بِذَٰلِكَ bidhālika for that زَعِيمٌ zaʿīmun (is) responsible
40. Ask them which of them, for that [claim], is responsible.
Roots in this verse: س أ ل أ ي ي ز ع م
أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَاءُ فَلْيَأْتُوا بِشُرَكَائِهِمْ إِن كَانُوا صَادِقِينَ ٤١ ▶
أَمْ am Or لَهُمْ lahum (are) for them شُرَكَاءُ shurakāu partners فَلْيَأْتُوا falyatū Then let them bring بِشُرَكَائِهِمْ bishurakāihim their partners إِن in if كَانُوا kānū they are صَادِقِينَ ṣādiqīna truthful
41. Or do they have partners? Then let them bring their partners, if they should be truthful.
Roots in this verse: ش ر ك أ ت ي ك و ن ص د ق
يَوْمَ يُكْشَفُ عَن سَاقٍ وَيُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى السُّجُودِ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ ٤٢ ▶
يَوْمَ yawma (The) Day يُكْشَفُ yuk'shafu will be uncovered عَن ʿan from سَاقٍ sāqin the shin وَيُدْعَوْنَ wayud'ʿawna and they will be called إِلَى ilā to السُّجُودِ l-sujūdi prostrate فَلَا falā but not يَسْتَطِيعُونَ yastaṭīʿūna they will be able
42. The Day the shin will be uncovered and they are invited to prostration but they [i.e., the disbelievers] will not be able,
Roots in this verse: ي و م ك ش ف س و ق د ع و س ج د ط و ع
خَاشِعَةً أَبْصَارُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ وَقَدْ كَانُوا يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى السُّجُودِ وَهُمْ سَالِمُونَ ٤٣ ▶
خَاشِعَةً khāshiʿatan Humbled أَبْصَارُهُمْ abṣāruhum their eyes تَرْهَقُهُمْ tarhaquhum will cover them ذِلَّةٌ dhillatun humiliation وَقَدْ waqad And indeed كَانُوا kānū they were يُدْعَوْنَ yud'ʿawna called إِلَى ilā to السُّجُودِ l-sujūdi prostrate وَهُمْ wahum while they سَالِمُونَ sālimūna (were) sound
43. Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. And they used to be invited to prostration while they were sound.
Roots in this verse: خ ش ع ب ص ر ر ه ق ذ ل ل ك و ن د ع و س ج د س ل م
فَذَرْنِي وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهَٰذَا الْحَدِيثِ سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٤٤ ▶
فَذَرْنِي fadharnī So leave Me وَمَن waman and whoever يُكَذِّبُ yukadhibu denies بِهَٰذَا bihādhā this الْحَدِيثِ l-ḥadīthi Statement سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم sanastadrijuhum We will progressively lead them مِّنْ min from حَيْثُ ḥaythu where لَا lā not يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna they know
44. So leave Me, [O Muḥammad], with [the matter of] whoever denies this statement [i.e., the Qur’ān]. We will progressively lead them [to punishment] from where they do not know.
Roots in this verse: و ذ ر ك ذ ب ح د ث د ر ج ح ي ث ع ل م
وَأُمْلِي لَهُمْ إِنَّ كَيْدِي مَتِينٌ ٤٥ ▶
وَأُمْلِي wa-um'lī And I will give respite لَهُمْ lahum to them إِنَّ inna Indeed كَيْدِي kaydī My plan مَتِينٌ matīnun (is) firm
45. And I will give them time. Indeed, My plan is firm.
Roots in this verse: م ل و ك ي د
أَمْ تَسْأَلُهُمْ أَجْرًا فَهُم مِّن مَّغْرَمٍ مُّثْقَلُونَ ٤٦ ▶
أَمْ am Or تَسْأَلُهُمْ tasaluhum you ask them أَجْرًا ajran a payment فَهُم fahum so they مِّن min from مَّغْرَمٍ maghramin (the) debt مُّثْقَلُونَ muth'qalūna (are) burdened
46. Or do you ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?
Roots in this verse: س أ ل أ ج ر ث ق ل
أَمْ عِندَهُمُ الْغَيْبُ فَهُمْ يَكْتُبُونَ ٤٧ ▶
أَمْ am Or عِندَهُمُ ʿindahumu (is) with them الْغَيْبُ l-ghaybu the unseen فَهُمْ fahum so they يَكْتُبُونَ yaktubūna write it
47. Or have they [knowledge of] the unseen, so they write [it] down?
Roots in this verse: ع ن د غ ي ب ك ت ب
فَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ الْحُوتِ إِذْ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكْظُومٌ ٤٨ ▶
فَاصْبِرْ fa-iṣ'bir So be patient لِحُكْمِ liḥuk'mi for (the) decision رَبِّكَ rabbika (of) your Lord وَلَا walā and (do) not تَكُن takun be كَصَاحِبِ kaṣāḥibi like (the) companion الْحُوتِ l-ḥūti (of) the fish إِذْ idh when نَادَىٰ nādā he called out وَهُوَ wahuwa while he مَكْظُومٌ makẓūmun (was) distressed
48. Then be patient for the decision of your Lord, [O Muḥammad], and be not like the companion of the fish [i.e., Jonah] when he called out while he was distressed.
Roots in this verse: ص ب ر ح ك م ر ب ب ك و ن ص ح ب ن د ي
لَّوْلَا أَن تَدَارَكَهُ نِعْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِ لَنُبِذَ بِالْعَرَاءِ وَهُوَ مَذْمُومٌ ٤٩ ▶
لَّوْلَا lawlā If not أَن an that تَدَارَكَهُ tadārakahu overtook him نِعْمَةٌ niʿ'matun a Favor مِّن min from رَّبِّهِ rabbihi his Lord لَنُبِذَ lanubidha surely he would have been thrown بِالْعَرَاءِ bil-ʿarāi onto (the) naked shore وَهُوَ wahuwa while he مَذْمُومٌ madhmūmun (was) blamed
49. If not that a favor [i.e., mercy] from his Lord overtook him, he would have been thrown onto the naked shore while he was censured.
Roots in this verse: د ر ك ن ع م ر ب ب ن ب ذ
فَاجْتَبَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَجَعَلَهُ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ ٥٠ ▶
فَاجْتَبَاهُ fa-ij'tabāhu But chose him رَبُّهُ rabbuhu his Lord فَجَعَلَهُ fajaʿalahu and made him مِنَ mina of الصَّالِحِينَ l-ṣāliḥīna the righteous
50. And his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous.
Roots in this verse: ج ب ي ر ب ب ج ع ل ص ل ح
وَإِن يَكَادُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا الذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُ لَمَجْنُونٌ ٥١ ▶
وَإِن wa-in And indeed يَكَادُ yakādu would almost الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieve لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ layuz'liqūnaka surely make you slip بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ bi-abṣārihim with their look لَمَّا lammā when سَمِعُوا samiʿū they hear الذِّكْرَ l-dhik'ra the Message وَيَقُولُونَ wayaqūlūna and they say إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, he لَمَجْنُونٌ lamajnūnun (is) surely mad
51. And indeed, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes [i.e., looks] when they hear the message, and they say, "Indeed, he is mad."
Roots in this verse: ك و د ك ف ر ب ص ر س م ع ذ ك ر ق و ل ج ن ن
وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ ٥٢ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not هُوَ huwa it (is) إِلَّا illā but ذِكْرٌ dhik'run a Reminder لِّلْعَالَمِينَ lil'ʿālamīna to the worlds
52. But it is not except a reminder to the worlds.
Roots in this verse: ذ ك ر ع ل م
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