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Surah 54 · Makkah · 55 verses · 342 words
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Surah Al-Qamar, “The Moon”, is surah 54 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 55 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ ١ ▶
اقْتَرَبَتِ iq'tarabati Has come near السَّاعَةُ l-sāʿatu the Hour وَانشَقَّ wa-inshaqqa and has split الْقَمَرُ l-qamaru the moon
1. The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two].
Roots in this verse: ق ر ب س و ع ش ق ق ق م ر
وَإِن يَرَوْا آيَةً يُعْرِضُوا وَيَقُولُوا سِحْرٌ مُّسْتَمِرٌّ ٢ ▶
وَإِن wa-in And if يَرَوْا yaraw they see آيَةً āyatan a Sign يُعْرِضُوا yuʿ'riḍū they turn away وَيَقُولُوا wayaqūlū and say سِحْرٌ siḥ'run Magic مُّسْتَمِرٌّ mus'tamirrun continuing
2. And if they see a sign [i.e., miracle], they turn away and say, "Passing magic."
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي أ ي ي ع ر ض ق و ل س ح ر م ر ر
وَكَذَّبُوا وَاتَّبَعُوا أَهْوَاءَهُمْ وَكُلُّ أَمْرٍ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ ٣ ▶
وَكَذَّبُوا wakadhabū And they denied وَاتَّبَعُوا wa-ittabaʿū and followed أَهْوَاءَهُمْ ahwāahum their desires وَكُلُّ wakullu but (for) every أَمْرٍ amrin matter مُّسْتَقِرٌّ mus'taqirrun (will be a) settlement
3. And they denied and followed their inclinations. But for every matter is a [time of] settlement.
Roots in this verse: ك ذ ب ت ب ع ه و ي ك ل ل أ م ر ق ر ر
وَلَقَدْ جَاءَهُم مِّنَ الْأَنبَاءِ مَا فِيهِ مُزْدَجَرٌ ٤ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly جَاءَهُم jāahum has come to them مِّنَ mina of الْأَنبَاءِ l-anbāi the information مَا mā wherein فِيهِ fīhi wherein مُزْدَجَرٌ muz'dajarun (is) deterrence
4. And there has already come to them of information that in which there is deterrence.
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ ن ب أ
حِكْمَةٌ بَالِغَةٌ فَمَا تُغْنِ النُّذُرُ ٥ ▶
حِكْمَةٌ ḥik'matun Wisdom بَالِغَةٌ bālighatun perfect فَمَا famā but not تُغْنِ tugh'ni will avail النُّذُرُ l-nudhuru the warnings
5. Extensive wisdom - but warning does not avail [them].
Roots in this verse: ح ك م ب ل غ غ ن ي ن ذ ر
فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ يَوْمَ يَدْعُ الدَّاعِ إِلَىٰ شَيْءٍ نُّكُرٍ ٦ ▶
فَتَوَلَّ fatawalla So turn away عَنْهُمْ ʿanhum from them يَوْمَ yawma (The) Day يَدْعُ yadʿu will call الدَّاعِ l-dāʿi the caller إِلَىٰ ilā to شَيْءٍ shayin a thing نُّكُرٍ nukurin terrible
6. So leave them, [O Muḥammad]. The Day the Caller calls to something forbidding,
Roots in this verse: و ل ي ي و م د ع و ش ي أ ن ك ر
خُشَّعًا أَبْصَارُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌ مُّنتَشِرٌ ٧ ▶
خُشَّعًا khushaʿan (Will be) humbled أَبْصَارُهُمْ abṣāruhum their eyes يَخْرُجُونَ yakhrujūna they will come forth مِنَ mina from الْأَجْدَاثِ l-ajdāthi the graves كَأَنَّهُمْ ka-annahum as if they (were) جَرَادٌ jarādun locusts مُّنتَشِرٌ muntashirun spreading
7. Their eyes humbled, they will emerge from the graves as if they were locusts spreading,
Roots in this verse: خ ش ع ب ص ر خ ر ج ن ش ر
مُّهْطِعِينَ إِلَى الدَّاعِ يَقُولُ الْكَافِرُونَ هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَسِرٌ ٨ ▶
مُّهْطِعِينَ muh'ṭiʿīna Racing ahead إِلَى ilā towards الدَّاعِ l-dāʿi the caller يَقُولُ yaqūlu Will say الْكَافِرُونَ l-kāfirūna the disbelievers هَٰذَا hādhā This يَوْمٌ yawmun (is) a Day عَسِرٌ ʿasirun difficult
8. Racing ahead toward the Caller. The disbelievers will say, "This is a difficult Day."
Roots in this verse: د ع و ق و ل ك ف ر ي و م ع س ر
كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا عَبْدَنَا وَقَالُوا مَجْنُونٌ وَازْدُجِرَ ٩ ▶
كَذَّبَتْ kadhabat Denied قَبْلَهُمْ qablahum before them قَوْمُ qawmu (the) people نُوحٍ nūḥin (of) Nuh فَكَذَّبُوا fakadhabū and they denied عَبْدَنَا ʿabdanā Our slave وَقَالُوا waqālū and said مَجْنُونٌ majnūnun A madman وَازْدُجِرَ wa-uz'dujira and he was repelled
9. The people of Noah denied before them, and they denied Our servant and said, "A madman," and he was repelled.
Roots in this verse: ك ذ ب ق ب ل ق و م ع ب د ق و ل ج ن ن
فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانتَصِرْ ١٠ ▶
فَدَعَا fadaʿā So he called رَبَّهُ rabbahu his Lord أَنِّي annī I am مَغْلُوبٌ maghlūbun one overpowered فَانتَصِرْ fa-intaṣir so help
10. So he invoked his Lord, "Indeed, I am overpowered, so help."
Roots in this verse: د ع و ر ب ب غ ل ب ن ص ر
فَفَتَحْنَا أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ بِمَاءٍ مُّنْهَمِرٍ ١١ ▶
فَفَتَحْنَا fafataḥnā So We opened أَبْوَابَ abwāba (the) gates السَّمَاءِ l-samāi (of) heaven بِمَاءٍ bimāin with water مُّنْهَمِرٍ mun'hamirin pouring down
11. Then We opened the gates of the heaven with rain pouring down
Roots in this verse: ف ت ح ب و ب س م و م و ه
وَفَجَّرْنَا الْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَالْتَقَى الْمَاءُ عَلَىٰ أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ ١٢ ▶
وَفَجَّرْنَا wafajjarnā And We caused to burst الْأَرْضَ l-arḍa the earth عُيُونًا ʿuyūnan (with) springs فَالْتَقَى fal-taqā so met الْمَاءُ l-māu the water(s) عَلَىٰ ʿalā for أَمْرٍ amrin a matter قَدْ qad already قُدِرَ qudira predestined
12. And caused the earth to burst with springs, and the waters met for a matter already predestined.
Roots in this verse: ف ج ر أ ر ض ع ي ن ل ق ي م و ه أ م ر ق د ر
وَحَمَلْنَاهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَاحٍ وَدُسُرٍ ١٣ ▶
وَحَمَلْنَاهُ waḥamalnāhu And We carried him عَلَىٰ ʿalā on ذَاتِ dhāti (ark) made of planks أَلْوَاحٍ alwāḥin (ark) made of planks وَدُسُرٍ wadusurin and nails
13. And We carried him on a [construction of] planks and nails,
Roots in this verse: ح م ل
تَجْرِي بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَاءً لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ ١٤ ▶
تَجْرِي tajrī Sailing بِأَعْيُنِنَا bi-aʿyuninā before Our eyes جَزَاءً jazāan a reward لِّمَن liman for (he) who كَانَ kāna was كُفِرَ kufira denied
14. Sailing under Our observation as reward for he who had been denied.
Roots in this verse: ج ر ي ع ي ن ج ز ي ك و ن ك ف ر
وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَاهَا آيَةً فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ ١٥ ▶
وَلَقَد walaqad And certainly تَّرَكْنَاهَا taraknāhā We left it آيَةً āyatan (as) a Sign فَهَلْ fahal so is (there) مِن min any مُّدَّكِرٍ muddakirin who will receive admonition
15. And We left it as a sign, so is there any who will remember?
Roots in this verse: ت ر ك أ ي ي ذ ك ر
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ ١٦ ▶
فَكَيْفَ fakayfa So how كَانَ kāna was عَذَابِي ʿadhābī My punishment وَنُذُرِ wanudhuri and My warnings
16. And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
Roots in this verse: ك ي ف ك و ن ع ذ ب ن ذ ر
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ ١٧ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly يَسَّرْنَا yassarnā We have made easy الْقُرْآنَ l-qur'āna the Quran لِلذِّكْرِ lildhik'ri for remembrance فَهَلْ fahal so is (there) مِن min any مُّدَّكِرٍ muddakirin who will receive admonition
17. And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
Roots in this verse: ي س ر ق ر أ ذ ك ر
كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ ١٨ ▶
كَذَّبَتْ kadhabat Denied عَادٌ ʿādun Aad فَكَيْفَ fakayfa so how كَانَ kāna was عَذَابِي ʿadhābī My punishment وَنُذُرِ wanudhuri and My warnings
18. ʿAad denied; and how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
Roots in this verse: ك ذ ب ع و د ك ي ف ك و ن ع ذ ب ن ذ ر
إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِي يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ مُّسْتَمِرٍّ ١٩ ▶
إِنَّا innā Indeed, We أَرْسَلْنَا arsalnā [We] sent عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim upon them رِيحًا rīḥan a wind صَرْصَرًا ṣarṣaran furious فِي fī on يَوْمِ yawmi a day نَحْسٍ naḥsin (of) misfortune مُّسْتَمِرٍّ mus'tamirrin continuous
19. Indeed, We sent upon them a screaming wind on a day of continuous misfortune,
Roots in this verse: ر س ل ر و ح ي و م م ر ر
تَنزِعُ النَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُّنقَعِرٍ ٢٠ ▶
تَنزِعُ tanziʿu Plucking out النَّاسَ l-nāsa men كَأَنَّهُمْ ka-annahum as if they (were) أَعْجَازُ aʿjāzu trunks نَخْلٍ nakhlin (of) date-palms مُّنقَعِرٍ munqaʿirin uprooted
20. Extracting the people as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted.
Roots in this verse: ن ز ع أ ن س ع ج ز ن خ ل
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ ٢١ ▶
فَكَيْفَ fakayfa So how كَانَ kāna was عَذَابِي ʿadhābī My punishment وَنُذُرِ wanudhuri and My warnings
21. And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
Roots in this verse: ك ي ف ك و ن ع ذ ب ن ذ ر
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ ٢٢ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly يَسَّرْنَا yassarnā We have made easy الْقُرْآنَ l-qur'āna the Quran لِلذِّكْرِ lildhik'ri for remembrance فَهَلْ fahal so is (there) مِن min any مُّدَّكِرٍ muddakirin who will receive admonition
22. And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
Roots in this verse: ي س ر ق ر أ ذ ك ر
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِالنُّذُرِ ٢٣ ▶
كَذَّبَتْ kadhabat Denied ثَمُودُ thamūdu Thamud بِالنُّذُرِ bil-nudhuri the warnings
23. Thamūd denied the warning.
Roots in this verse: ك ذ ب ن ذ ر
فَقَالُوا أَبَشَرًا مِّنَّا وَاحِدًا نَّتَّبِعُهُ إِنَّا إِذًا لَّفِي ضَلَالٍ وَسُعُرٍ ٢٤ ▶
فَقَالُوا faqālū And said أَبَشَرًا abasharan Is (it) a human being مِّنَّا minnā among us وَاحِدًا wāḥidan one نَّتَّبِعُهُ nattabiʿuhu (that) we should follow him إِنَّا innā Indeed, we إِذًا idhan then لَّفِي lafī (will be) surely in ضَلَالٍ ḍalālin error وَسُعُرٍ wasuʿurin and madness
24. And said, "Is it one human being among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ب ش ر و ح د ت ب ع ض ل ل س ع ر
أَأُلْقِيَ الذِّكْرُ عَلَيْهِ مِن بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٌ ٢٥ ▶
أَأُلْقِيَ a-ul'qiya Has been sent الذِّكْرُ l-dhik'ru the Reminder عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi to him مِن min from بَيْنِنَا bayninā among us بَلْ bal Nay هُوَ huwa he كَذَّابٌ kadhābun (is) a liar أَشِرٌ ashirun insolent
25. Has the message been sent down upon him from among us? Rather, he is an insolent liar."
Roots in this verse: ل ق ي ذ ك ر ب ي ن ك ذ ب
سَيَعْلَمُونَ غَدًا مَّنِ الْكَذَّابُ الْأَشِرُ ٢٦ ▶
سَيَعْلَمُونَ sayaʿlamūna They will know غَدًا ghadan tomorrow مَّنِ mani who الْكَذَّابُ l-kadhābu (is) the liar الْأَشِرُ l-ashiru the insolent one
26. They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar.
Roots in this verse: ع ل م غ د و ك ذ ب
إِنَّا مُرْسِلُو النَّاقَةِ فِتْنَةً لَّهُمْ فَارْتَقِبْهُمْ وَاصْطَبِرْ ٢٧ ▶
إِنَّا innā Indeed, We مُرْسِلُو mur'silū (are) sending النَّاقَةِ l-nāqati the she-camel فِتْنَةً fit'natan (as) a trial لَّهُمْ lahum for them فَارْتَقِبْهُمْ fa-ir'taqib'hum so watch them وَاصْطَبِرْ wa-iṣ'ṭabir and be patient
27. Indeed, We are sending the she-camel as trial for them, so watch them and be patient.
Roots in this verse: ر س ل ف ت ن ر ق ب ص ب ر
وَنَبِّئْهُمْ أَنَّ الْمَاءَ قِسْمَةٌ بَيْنَهُمْ كُلُّ شِرْبٍ مُّحْتَضَرٌ ٢٨ ▶
وَنَبِّئْهُمْ wanabbi'hum And inform them أَنَّ anna that الْمَاءَ l-māa the water قِسْمَةٌ qis'matun (is) to be shared بَيْنَهُمْ baynahum between them كُلُّ kullu each شِرْبٍ shir'bin drink مُّحْتَضَرٌ muḥ'taḍarun attended
28. And inform them that the water is shared between them, each [day of] drink attended [by turn].
Roots in this verse: ن ب أ م و ه ق س م ب ي ن ك ل ل ش ر ب ح ض ر
فَنَادَوْا صَاحِبَهُمْ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ ٢٩ ▶
فَنَادَوْا fanādaw But they called صَاحِبَهُمْ ṣāḥibahum their companion فَتَعَاطَىٰ fataʿāṭā and he took فَعَقَرَ faʿaqara and hamstrung
29. But they called their companion, and he dared and hamstrung [her].
Roots in this verse: ن د ي ص ح ب ع ط و
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ ٣٠ ▶
فَكَيْفَ fakayfa So how كَانَ kāna was عَذَابِي ʿadhābī My punishment وَنُذُرِ wanudhuri and My warnings
30. And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
Roots in this verse: ك ي ف ك و ن ع ذ ب ن ذ ر
إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً فَكَانُوا كَهَشِيمِ الْمُحْتَظِرِ ٣١ ▶
إِنَّا innā Indeed, We أَرْسَلْنَا arsalnā [We] sent عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim upon them صَيْحَةً ṣayḥatan thunderous blast وَاحِدَةً wāḥidatan single فَكَانُوا fakānū and they became كَهَشِيمِ kahashīmi like dry twig fragments الْمُحْتَظِرِ l-muḥ'taẓiri (used by) a fence builder
31. Indeed, We sent upon them one shriek [i.e., blast from the sky], and they became like the dry twig fragments of an [animal] pen.
Roots in this verse: ر س ل ص ي ح و ح د ك و ن
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ ٣٢ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly يَسَّرْنَا yassarnā We have made easy الْقُرْآنَ l-qur'āna the Quran لِلذِّكْرِ lildhik'ri for remembrance فَهَلْ fahal so is (there) مِن min any مُّدَّكِرٍ muddakirin who will receive admonition
32. And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
Roots in this verse: ي س ر ق ر أ ذ ك ر
كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍ بِالنُّذُرِ ٣٣ ▶
كَذَّبَتْ kadhabat Denied قَوْمُ qawmu (the) people لُوطٍ lūṭin (of) Lut بِالنُّذُرِ bil-nudhuri the warnings
33. The people of Lot denied the warning.
Roots in this verse: ك ذ ب ق و م ن ذ ر
إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا إِلَّا آلَ لُوطٍ نَّجَّيْنَاهُم بِسَحَرٍ ٣٤ ▶
إِنَّا innā Indeed, We أَرْسَلْنَا arsalnā [We] sent عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim upon them حَاصِبًا ḥāṣiban a storm of stones إِلَّا illā except آلَ āla (the) family لُوطٍ lūṭin (of) Lut نَّجَّيْنَاهُم najjaynāhum We saved them بِسَحَرٍ bisaḥarin by dawn
34. Indeed, We sent upon them a storm of stones, except the family of Lot - We saved them before dawn.
Roots in this verse: ر س ل أ و ل ن ج و س ح ر
نِّعْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي مَن شَكَرَ ٣٥ ▶
نِّعْمَةً niʿ'matan (As) a favor مِّنْ min from عِندِنَا ʿindinā Us كَذَٰلِكَ kadhālika Thus نَجْزِي najzī We reward مَن man (one) who شَكَرَ shakara (is) grateful
35. As favor from Us. Thus do We reward he who is grateful.
Roots in this verse: ن ع م ع ن د ج ز ي ش ك ر
وَلَقَدْ أَنذَرَهُم بَطْشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوْا بِالنُّذُرِ ٣٦ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly أَنذَرَهُم andharahum he warned them بَطْشَتَنَا baṭshatanā (of) Our seizure فَتَمَارَوْا fatamāraw but they disputed بِالنُّذُرِ bil-nudhuri the warnings
36. And he had already warned them of Our assault, but they disputed the warning.
Roots in this verse: ن ذ ر ب ط ش م ر ي
وَلَقَدْ رَاوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِ فَطَمَسْنَا أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ ٣٧ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly رَاوَدُوهُ rāwadūhu they demanded from him عَن ʿan they demanded from him ضَيْفِهِ ḍayfihi his guests فَطَمَسْنَا faṭamasnā so We blinded أَعْيُنَهُمْ aʿyunahum their eyes فَذُوقُوا fadhūqū So taste عَذَابِي ʿadhābī My punishment وَنُذُرِ wanudhuri and My warnings
37. And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning."
Roots in this verse: ر و د ع ي ن ذ و ق ع ذ ب ن ذ ر
وَلَقَدْ صَبَّحَهُم بُكْرَةً عَذَابٌ مُّسْتَقِرٌّ ٣٨ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly صَبَّحَهُم ṣabbaḥahum seized them in the morning بُكْرَةً buk'ratan early عَذَابٌ ʿadhābun a punishment مُّسْتَقِرٌّ mus'taqirrun abiding
38. And there came upon them by morning an abiding punishment.
Roots in this verse: ص ب ح ب ك ر ع ذ ب ق ر ر
فَذُوقُوا عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ ٣٩ ▶
فَذُوقُوا fadhūqū So taste عَذَابِي ʿadhābī My punishment وَنُذُرِ wanudhuri and My warnings
39. So taste My punishment and warning.
Roots in this verse: ذ و ق ع ذ ب ن ذ ر
وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ ٤٠ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly يَسَّرْنَا yassarnā We have made easy الْقُرْآنَ l-qur'āna the Quran لِلذِّكْرِ lildhik'ri for remembrance فَهَلْ fahal so is (there) مِن min any مُّدَّكِرٍ muddakirin who will receive admonition
40. And We have certainly made the Qur’ān easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
Roots in this verse: ي س ر ق ر أ ذ ك ر
وَلَقَدْ جَاءَ آلَ فِرْعَوْنَ النُّذُرُ ٤١ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly جَاءَ jāa came آلَ āla (to the) people فِرْعَوْنَ fir'ʿawna (of) Firaun النُّذُرُ l-nudhuru warnings
41. And there certainly came to the people of Pharaoh warning.
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ أ و ل ن ذ ر
كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا كُلِّهَا فَأَخَذْنَاهُمْ أَخْذَ عَزِيزٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍ ٤٢ ▶
كَذَّبُوا kadhabū They denied بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā Our Signs كُلِّهَا kullihā all of them فَأَخَذْنَاهُمْ fa-akhadhnāhum so We seized them أَخْذَ akhdha (with) a seizure عَزِيزٍ ʿazīzin (of) All-Mighty مُّقْتَدِرٍ muq'tadirin (the) Powerful One
42. They denied Our signs, all of them, so We seized them with a seizure of one Exalted in Might and Perfect in Ability.
Roots in this verse: ك ذ ب أ ي ي ك ل ل أ خ ذ ع ز ز ق د ر
أَكُفَّارُكُمْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أُولَٰئِكُمْ أَمْ لَكُم بَرَاءَةٌ فِي الزُّبُرِ ٤٣ ▶
أَكُفَّارُكُمْ akuffārukum Are your disbelievers خَيْرٌ khayrun better مِّنْ min than أُولَٰئِكُمْ ulāikum those أَمْ am or لَكُم lakum for you بَرَاءَةٌ barāatun (is) an exemption فِي fī in الزُّبُرِ l-zuburi the Scriptures
43. Are your disbelievers better than those [former ones], or have you immunity in the scriptures?
Roots in this verse: ك ف ر خ ي ر ب ر أ ز ب ر
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ نَحْنُ جَمِيعٌ مُّنتَصِرٌ ٤٤ ▶
أَمْ am Or يَقُولُونَ yaqūlūna (do) they say نَحْنُ naḥnu We جَمِيعٌ jamīʿun (are) an assembly مُّنتَصِرٌ muntaṣirun helping (each other)
44. Or do they say, "We are an assembly supporting [each other]"?
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ج م ع ن ص ر
سَيُهْزَمُ الْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ الدُّبُرَ ٤٥ ▶
سَيُهْزَمُ sayuh'zamu Soon will be defeated الْجَمْعُ l-jamʿu (their) assembly وَيُوَلُّونَ wayuwallūna and they will turn الدُّبُرَ l-dubura (their) backs
45. [Their] assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs [in retreat].
Roots in this verse: ج م ع و ل ي د ب ر
بَلِ السَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَالسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَىٰ وَأَمَرُّ ٤٦ ▶
بَلِ bali Nay السَّاعَةُ l-sāʿatu the Hour مَوْعِدُهُمْ mawʿiduhum (is) their promised time وَالسَّاعَةُ wal-sāʿatu and the Hour أَدْهَىٰ adhā (will be) more grievous وَأَمَرُّ wa-amarru and more bitter
46. But the Hour is their appointment [for due punishment], and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter.
Roots in this verse: س و ع و ع د م ر ر
إِنَّ الْمُجْرِمِينَ فِي ضَلَالٍ وَسُعُرٍ ٤٧ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed الْمُجْرِمِينَ l-muj'rimīna the criminals فِي fī (are) in ضَلَالٍ ḍalālin an error وَسُعُرٍ wasuʿurin and madness
47. Indeed, the criminals are in error and madness..
Roots in this verse: ج ر م ض ل ل س ع ر
يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُونَ فِي النَّارِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ ذُوقُوا مَسَّ سَقَرَ ٤٨ ▶
يَوْمَ yawma (The) Day يُسْحَبُونَ yus'ḥabūna they will be dragged فِي fī into النَّارِ l-nāri the Fire عَلَىٰ ʿalā on وُجُوهِهِمْ wujūhihim their faces ذُوقُوا dhūqū Taste مَسَّ massa (the) touch سَقَرَ saqara (of) Hell
48. The Day they are dragged into the Fire on their faces [it will be said], "Taste the touch of Saqar."
Roots in this verse: ي و م س ح ب ن و ر و ج ه ذ و ق م س س
إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَاهُ بِقَدَرٍ ٤٩ ▶
إِنَّا innā Indeed, [We] كُلَّ kulla every شَيْءٍ shayin thing خَلَقْنَاهُ khalaqnāhu We created it بِقَدَرٍ biqadarin by a measure
49. Indeed, all things We created with predestination.
Roots in this verse: ك ل ل ش ي أ خ ل ق ق د ر
وَمَا أَمْرُنَا إِلَّا وَاحِدَةٌ كَلَمْحٍ بِالْبَصَرِ ٥٠ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not أَمْرُنَا amrunā (is) Our Command إِلَّا illā but وَاحِدَةٌ wāḥidatun one كَلَمْحٍ kalamḥin like the twinkling بِالْبَصَرِ bil-baṣari (of) the eye
50. And Our command is but one, like a glance of the eye.
Roots in this verse: أ م ر و ح د ب ص ر
وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا أَشْيَاعَكُمْ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ ٥١ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly أَهْلَكْنَا ahlaknā We destroyed أَشْيَاعَكُمْ ashyāʿakum your kinds فَهَلْ fahal so is (there) مِن min any مُّدَّكِرٍ muddakirin who will receive admonition
51. And We have already destroyed your kinds, so is there any who will remember?
Roots in this verse: ه ل ك ش ي ع ذ ك ر
وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ فَعَلُوهُ فِي الزُّبُرِ ٥٢ ▶
وَكُلُّ wakullu And every شَيْءٍ shayin thing فَعَلُوهُ faʿalūhu they did فِي fī (is) in الزُّبُرِ l-zuburi the written records
52. And everything they did is in written records.
Roots in this verse: ك ل ل ش ي أ ف ع ل ز ب ر
وَكُلُّ صَغِيرٍ وَكَبِيرٍ مُّسْتَطَرٌ ٥٣ ▶
وَكُلُّ wakullu And every صَغِيرٍ ṣaghīrin small وَكَبِيرٍ wakabīrin and big مُّسْتَطَرٌ mus'taṭarun (is) written down
53. And every small and great [thing] is inscribed.
Roots in this verse: ك ل ل ص غ ر ك ب ر س ط ر
إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَنَهَرٍ ٥٤ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed الْمُتَّقِينَ l-mutaqīna the righteous فِي fī (will be) in جَنَّاتٍ jannātin gardens وَنَهَرٍ wanaharin and river
54. Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and rivers,
Roots in this verse: و ق ي ج ن ن ن ه ر
فِي مَقْعَدِ صِدْقٍ عِندَ مَلِيكٍ مُّقْتَدِرٍ ٥٥ ▶
فِي fī In مَقْعَدِ maqʿadi a seat صِدْقٍ ṣid'qin (of) honor عِندَ ʿinda near مَلِيكٍ malīkin a King مُّقْتَدِرٍ muq'tadirin Most Powerful
55. In a seat of honor near a Sovereign, Perfect in Ability.
Roots in this verse: ق ع د ص د ق ع ن د م ل ك ق د ر
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