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Surah 28 · Makkah · 88 verses · 1430 words
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Surah Al-Qasas, “The Stories”, is surah 28 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 88 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
طسم ١ ▶
طسم tta-seen-meem Ta Seem Meem
1. Ṭā, Seen, Meem.
تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ ٢ ▶
تِلْكَ til'ka These آيَاتُ āyātu (are the) Verses الْكِتَابِ l-kitābi (of) the Book الْمُبِينِ l-mubīni the clear
2. These are verses of the clear Book.
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي ك ت ب ب ي ن
نَتْلُو عَلَيْكَ مِن نَّبَإِ مُوسَىٰ وَفِرْعَوْنَ بِالْحَقِّ لِقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ ٣ ▶
نَتْلُو natlū We recite عَلَيْكَ ʿalayka to you مِن min from نَّبَإِ naba-i (the) news مُوسَىٰ mūsā (of) Musa وَفِرْعَوْنَ wafir'ʿawna and Firaun بِالْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi in truth لِقَوْمٍ liqawmin for a people يُؤْمِنُونَ yu'minūna who believe
3. We recite to you from the news of Moses and Pharaoh in truth for a people who believe.
Roots in this verse: ت ل و ن ب أ ح ق ق ق و م أ م ن
إِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ عَلَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَجَعَلَ أَهْلَهَا شِيَعًا يَسْتَضْعِفُ طَائِفَةً مِّنْهُمْ يُذَبِّحُ أَبْنَاءَهُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيِي نِسَاءَهُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُفْسِدِينَ ٤ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed فِرْعَوْنَ fir'ʿawna Firaun عَلَا ʿalā exalted himself فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the land وَجَعَلَ wajaʿala and made أَهْلَهَا ahlahā its people شِيَعًا shiyaʿan (into) sects يَسْتَضْعِفُ yastaḍʿifu oppressing طَائِفَةً ṭāifatan a group مِّنْهُمْ min'hum among them يُذَبِّحُ yudhabbiḥu slaughtering أَبْنَاءَهُمْ abnāahum their sons وَيَسْتَحْيِي wayastaḥyī and letting live نِسَاءَهُمْ nisāahum their women إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, he كَانَ kāna was مِنَ mina of الْمُفْسِدِينَ l-muf'sidīna the corrupters
4. Indeed, Pharaoh exalted himself in the land and made its people into factions, oppressing a sector among them, slaughtering their [newborn] sons and keeping their females alive. Indeed, he was of the corrupters.
Roots in this verse: ع ل و أ ر ض ج ع ل أ ه ل ش ي ع ض ع ف ط و ف ب ن ي ح ي ي ن س و ك و ن ف س د
وَنُرِيدُ أَن نَّمُنَّ عَلَى الَّذِينَ اسْتُضْعِفُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ أَئِمَّةً وَنَجْعَلَهُمُ الْوَارِثِينَ ٥ ▶
وَنُرِيدُ wanurīdu And We wanted أَن an to نَّمُنَّ namunna bestow a favor عَلَى ʿalā upon الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who اسْتُضْعِفُوا us'tuḍ'ʿifū were oppressed فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the land وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ wanajʿalahum and make them أَئِمَّةً a-immatan leaders وَنَجْعَلَهُمُ wanajʿalahumu and make them الْوَارِثِينَ l-wārithīna the inheritors
5. And We wanted to confer favor upon those who were oppressed in the land and make them leaders and make them inheritors
Roots in this verse: ر و د م ن ن ض ع ف أ ر ض ج ع ل أ م م و ر ث
وَنُمَكِّنَ لَهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَنُرِيَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَهَامَانَ وَجُنُودَهُمَا مِنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا يَحْذَرُونَ ٦ ▶
وَنُمَكِّنَ wanumakkina And [We] establish لَهُمْ lahum them فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the land وَنُرِيَ wanuriya and show فِرْعَوْنَ fir'ʿawna Firaun وَهَامَانَ wahāmāna and Haman وَجُنُودَهُمَا wajunūdahumā and their hosts مِنْهُم min'hum through them مَّا mā what كَانُوا kānū they were يَحْذَرُونَ yaḥdharūna fearing
6. And establish them in the land and show Pharaoh and [his minister] Hāmān and their soldiers through them that which they had feared.
Roots in this verse: م ك ن أ ر ض ر أ ي ج ن د ك و ن ح ذ ر
وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ أُمِّ مُوسَىٰ أَنْ أَرْضِعِيهِ فَإِذَا خِفْتِ عَلَيْهِ فَأَلْقِيهِ فِي الْيَمِّ وَلَا تَخَافِي وَلَا تَحْزَنِي إِنَّا رَادُّوهُ إِلَيْكِ وَجَاعِلُوهُ مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ ٧ ▶
وَأَوْحَيْنَا wa-awḥaynā And We inspired إِلَىٰ ilā [to] أُمِّ ummi (the) mother مُوسَىٰ mūsā (of) Musa أَنْ an that أَرْضِعِيهِ arḍiʿīhi Suckle him فَإِذَا fa-idhā but when خِفْتِ khif'ti you fear عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi for him فَأَلْقِيهِ fa-alqīhi then cast him فِي fī in(to) الْيَمِّ l-yami the river وَلَا walā and (do) not تَخَافِي takhāfī fear وَلَا walā and (do) not تَحْزَنِي taḥzanī grieve إِنَّا innā Indeed, We رَادُّوهُ rāddūhu (will) restore him إِلَيْكِ ilayki to you وَجَاعِلُوهُ wajāʿilūhu and (will) make him مِنَ mina of الْمُرْسَلِينَ l-mur'salīna the Messengers
7. And We inspired to the mother of Moses, "Suckle him; but when you fear for him, cast him into the river and do not fear and do not grieve. Indeed, We will return him to you and will make him [one] of the messengers."
Roots in this verse: و ح ي أ م م ر ض ع خ و ف ل ق ي ي م م ح ز ن ر د د ج ع ل ر س ل
فَالْتَقَطَهُ آلُ فِرْعَوْنَ لِيَكُونَ لَهُمْ عَدُوًّا وَحَزَنًا إِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ وَهَامَانَ وَجُنُودَهُمَا كَانُوا خَاطِئِينَ ٨ ▶
فَالْتَقَطَهُ fal-taqaṭahu Then picked him up آلُ ālu (the) family فِرْعَوْنَ fir'ʿawna (of) Firaun لِيَكُونَ liyakūna so that he might become لَهُمْ lahum to them عَدُوًّا ʿaduwwan an enemy وَحَزَنًا waḥazanan and a grief إِنَّ inna Indeed فِرْعَوْنَ fir'ʿawna Firaun وَهَامَانَ wahāmāna and Haman وَجُنُودَهُمَا wajunūdahumā and their hosts كَانُوا kānū were خَاطِئِينَ khāṭiīna sinners
8. And the family of Pharaoh picked him up [out of the river] so that he would become to them an enemy and a [cause of] grief. Indeed, Pharaoh and Hāmān and their soldiers were deliberate sinners.
Roots in this verse: أ و ل ك و ن ع د و ح ز ن ج ن د خ ط أ
وَقَالَتِ امْرَأَتُ فِرْعَوْنَ قُرَّتُ عَيْنٍ لِّي وَلَكَ لَا تَقْتُلُوهُ عَسَىٰ أَن يَنفَعَنَا أَوْ نَتَّخِذَهُ وَلَدًا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ٩ ▶
وَقَالَتِ waqālati And said امْرَأَتُ im'ra-atu (the) wife فِرْعَوْنَ fir'ʿawna (of) Firaun قُرَّتُ qurratu A comfort عَيْنٍ ʿaynin (of the) eye لِّي lī for me وَلَكَ walaka and for you لَا lā (Do) not تَقْتُلُوهُ taqtulūhu kill him عَسَىٰ ʿasā perhaps أَن an (that) يَنفَعَنَا yanfaʿanā he may benefit us أَوْ aw or نَتَّخِذَهُ nattakhidhahu we may take him وَلَدًا waladan (as) a son وَهُمْ wahum And they لَا lā (did) not يَشْعُرُونَ yashʿurūna perceive
9. And the wife of Pharaoh said, "[He will be] a comfort of the eye [i.e., pleasure] for me and for you. Do not kill him; perhaps he may benefit us, or we may adopt him as a son." And they perceived not.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل م ر أ ق ر ر ع ي ن ق ت ل ع س ي ن ف ع أ خ ذ و ل د ش ع ر
وَأَصْبَحَ فُؤَادُ أُمِّ مُوسَىٰ فَارِغًا إِن كَادَتْ لَتُبْدِي بِهِ لَوْلَا أَن رَّبَطْنَا عَلَىٰ قَلْبِهَا لِتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ١٠ ▶
وَأَصْبَحَ wa-aṣbaḥa And became فُؤَادُ fuādu (the) heart أُمِّ ummi (of the) mother مُوسَىٰ mūsā (of) Musa فَارِغًا fārighan empty إِن in That كَادَتْ kādat she was near لَتُبْدِي latub'dī (to) disclosing بِهِ bihi about him لَوْلَا lawlā if not أَن an that رَّبَطْنَا rabaṭnā We strengthened عَلَىٰ ʿalā [over] قَلْبِهَا qalbihā her heart لِتَكُونَ litakūna so that she would be مِنَ mina of الْمُؤْمِنِينَ l-mu'minīna the believers
10. And the heart of Moses' mother became empty [of all else]. She was about to disclose [the matter concerning] him had We not bound fast her heart that she would be of the believers.
Roots in this verse: ص ب ح ف أ د أ م م ك و د ب د و ق ل ب ك و ن أ م ن
وَقَالَتْ لِأُخْتِهِ قُصِّيهِ فَبَصُرَتْ بِهِ عَن جُنُبٍ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ١١ ▶
وَقَالَتْ waqālat And she said لِأُخْتِهِ li-ukh'tihi to his sister قُصِّيهِ quṣṣīhi Follow him فَبَصُرَتْ fabaṣurat So she watched بِهِ bihi him عَن ʿan from جُنُبٍ junubin a distance وَهُمْ wahum while they لَا lā (did) not يَشْعُرُونَ yashʿurūna perceive
11. And she said to his sister, "Follow him"; so she watched him from a distance while they perceived not.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ خ و ق ص ص ب ص ر ج ن ب ش ع ر
وَحَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ الْمَرَاضِعَ مِن قَبْلُ فَقَالَتْ هَلْ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَىٰ أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ يَكْفُلُونَهُ لَكُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُ نَاصِحُونَ ١٢ ▶
وَحَرَّمْنَا waḥarramnā And We had forbidden عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi for him الْمَرَاضِعَ l-marāḍiʿa the wet nurses مِن min before قَبْلُ qablu before فَقَالَتْ faqālat so she said هَلْ hal Shall I أَدُلُّكُمْ adullukum direct you عَلَىٰ ʿalā to أَهْلِ ahli (the) people بَيْتٍ baytin (of) a house يَكْفُلُونَهُ yakfulūnahu who will rear him لَكُمْ lakum for you وَهُمْ wahum while they لَهُ lahu to him نَاصِحُونَ nāṣiḥūna (will be) sincere
12. And We had prevented from him [all] wet nurses before, so she said, "Shall I direct you to a household that will be responsible for him for you while they are to him [for his upbringing] sincere?"
Roots in this verse: ح ر م ر ض ع ق ب ل ق و ل أ ه ل ب ي ت ك ف ل ن ص ح
فَرَدَدْنَاهُ إِلَىٰ أُمِّهِ كَيْ تَقَرَّ عَيْنُهَا وَلَا تَحْزَنَ وَلِتَعْلَمَ أَنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ١٣ ▶
فَرَدَدْنَاهُ faradadnāhu So We restored him إِلَىٰ ilā to أُمِّهِ ummihi his mother كَيْ kay that تَقَرَّ taqarra might be comforted عَيْنُهَا ʿaynuhā her eye وَلَا walā and not تَحْزَنَ taḥzana she may grieve وَلِتَعْلَمَ walitaʿlama and that she would know أَنَّ anna that وَعْدَ waʿda the Promise of Allah اللَّهِ l-lahi the Promise of Allah حَقٌّ ḥaqqun (is) true وَلَٰكِنَّ walākinna But أَكْثَرَهُمْ aktharahum most of them لَا lā (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna know
13. So We restored him to his mother that she might be content and not grieve and that she would know that the promise of Allāh is true. But most of them [i.e., the people] do not know.
Roots in this verse: ر د د أ م م ق ر ر ع ي ن ح ز ن ع ل م و ع د أ ل ه ح ق ق ك ث ر
وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُ وَاسْتَوَىٰ آتَيْنَاهُ حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الْمُحْسِنِينَ ١٤ ▶
وَلَمَّا walammā And when بَلَغَ balagha he reached أَشُدَّهُ ashuddahu his full strength وَاسْتَوَىٰ wa-is'tawā and became mature آتَيْنَاهُ ātaynāhu We bestowed upon him حُكْمًا ḥuk'man wisdom وَعِلْمًا waʿil'man and knowledge وَكَذَٰلِكَ wakadhālika And thus نَجْزِي najzī We reward الْمُحْسِنِينَ l-muḥ'sinīna the good-doers
14. And when he attained his full strength and was [mentally] mature, We bestowed upon him judgement and knowledge. And thus do We reward the doers of good.
Roots in this verse: ب ل غ ش د د س و ي أ ت ي ح ك م ع ل م ج ز ي ح س ن
وَدَخَلَ الْمَدِينَةَ عَلَىٰ حِينِ غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ أَهْلِهَا فَوَجَدَ فِيهَا رَجُلَيْنِ يَقْتَتِلَانِ هَٰذَا مِن شِيعَتِهِ وَهَٰذَا مِنْ عَدُوِّهِ فَاسْتَغَاثَهُ الَّذِي مِن شِيعَتِهِ عَلَى الَّذِي مِنْ عَدُوِّهِ فَوَكَزَهُ مُوسَىٰ فَقَضَىٰ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ هَٰذَا مِنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ إِنَّهُ عَدُوٌّ مُّضِلٌّ مُّبِينٌ ١٥ ▶
وَدَخَلَ wadakhala And he entered الْمَدِينَةَ l-madīnata the city عَلَىٰ ʿalā at حِينِ ḥīni a time غَفْلَةٍ ghaflatin (of) inattention مِّنْ min of أَهْلِهَا ahlihā its people فَوَجَدَ fawajada and found فِيهَا fīhā therein رَجُلَيْنِ rajulayni two men يَقْتَتِلَانِ yaqtatilāni fighting each other هَٰذَا hādhā this مِن min of شِيعَتِهِ shīʿatihi his party وَهَٰذَا wahādhā and this مِنْ min of عَدُوِّهِ ʿaduwwihi his enemy فَاسْتَغَاثَهُ fa-is'taghāthahu And called him for help الَّذِي alladhī the one who مِن min (was) from شِيعَتِهِ shīʿatihi his party عَلَى ʿalā against الَّذِي alladhī the one who مِنْ min (was) from عَدُوِّهِ ʿaduwwihi his enemy فَوَكَزَهُ fawakazahu so Musa struck him with his fist مُوسَىٰ mūsā so Musa struck him with his fist فَقَضَىٰ faqaḍā and killed him عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi and killed him قَالَ qāla He said هَٰذَا hādhā This (is) مِنْ min of عَمَلِ ʿamali (the) deed الشَّيْطَانِ l-shayṭāni (of) Shaitaan إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, he عَدُوٌّ ʿaduwwun (is) an enemy مُّضِلٌّ muḍillun one who misleads مُّبِينٌ mubīnun clearly
15. And he entered the city at a time of inattention by its people and found therein two men fighting: one from his faction and one from among his enemy. And the one from his faction called for help to him against the one from his enemy, so Moses struck him and [unintentionally] killed him. [Moses] said, "This is from the work of Satan. Indeed, he is a manifest, misleading enemy."
Roots in this verse: د خ ل م د ن ح ي ن غ ف ل أ ه ل و ج د ر ج ل ق ت ل ش ي ع ع د و ق ض ي ق و ل ع م ل ش ط ن ض ل ل ب ي ن
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَغَفَرَ لَهُ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ ١٦ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said رَبِّ rabbi My Lord إِنِّي innī Indeed, I ظَلَمْتُ ẓalamtu [I] have wronged نَفْسِي nafsī my soul فَاغْفِرْ fa-igh'fir so forgive لِي lī [for] me فَغَفَرَ faghafara Then He forgave لَهُ lahu [for] him إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed He هُوَ huwa He (is) الْغَفُورُ l-ghafūru the Oft-Forgiving الرَّحِيمُ l-raḥīmu the Most Merciful
16. He said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me," and He forgave him. Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب ظ ل م ن ف س غ ف ر ر ح م
قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَا أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ فَلَنْ أَكُونَ ظَهِيرًا لِّلْمُجْرِمِينَ ١٧ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said رَبِّ rabbi My Lord بِمَا bimā Because أَنْعَمْتَ anʿamta You have favored عَلَيَّ ʿalayya [on] me فَلَنْ falan so not أَكُونَ akūna I will be ظَهِيرًا ẓahīran a supporter لِّلْمُجْرِمِينَ lil'muj'rimīna (of) the criminals
17. He said, "My Lord, for the favor You bestowed upon me, I will never be an assistant to the criminals."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب ن ع م ك و ن ظ ه ر ج ر م
فَأَصْبَحَ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ خَائِفًا يَتَرَقَّبُ فَإِذَا الَّذِي اسْتَنصَرَهُ بِالْأَمْسِ يَسْتَصْرِخُهُ قَالَ لَهُ مُوسَىٰ إِنَّكَ لَغَوِيٌّ مُّبِينٌ ١٨ ▶
فَأَصْبَحَ fa-aṣbaḥa In the morning he was فِي fī in الْمَدِينَةِ l-madīnati the city خَائِفًا khāifan fearful يَتَرَقَّبُ yataraqqabu (and) was vigilant فَإِذَا fa-idhā when behold الَّذِي alladhī The one who اسْتَنصَرَهُ is'tanṣarahu sought his help بِالْأَمْسِ bil-amsi the previous day يَسْتَصْرِخُهُ yastaṣrikhuhu cried out to him for help قَالَ qāla Said لَهُ lahu to him مُوسَىٰ mūsā Musa إِنَّكَ innaka Indeed, you لَغَوِيٌّ laghawiyyun (are) surely a deviator مُّبِينٌ mubīnun clear
18. And he became inside the city fearful and anticipating [exposure], when suddenly the one who sought his help the previous day cried out to him [once again]. Moses said to him, "Indeed, you are an evident, [persistent] deviator."
Roots in this verse: ص ب ح م د ن خ و ف ر ق ب ن ص ر ق و ل غ و ي ب ي ن
فَلَمَّا أَنْ أَرَادَ أَن يَبْطِشَ بِالَّذِي هُوَ عَدُوٌّ لَّهُمَا قَالَ يَا مُوسَىٰ أَتُرِيدُ أَن تَقْتُلَنِي كَمَا قَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا بِالْأَمْسِ إِن تُرِيدُ إِلَّا أَن تَكُونَ جَبَّارًا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمَا تُرِيدُ أَن تَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُصْلِحِينَ ١٩ ▶
فَلَمَّا falammā Then when أَنْ an [that] أَرَادَ arāda he wanted أَن an to يَبْطِشَ yabṭisha strike بِالَّذِي bi-alladhī the one who هُوَ huwa [he] (was) عَدُوٌّ ʿaduwwun an enemy لَّهُمَا lahumā to both of them قَالَ qāla he said يَا مُوسَىٰ yāmūsā O Musa أَتُرِيدُ aturīdu Do you intend أَن an to تَقْتُلَنِي taqtulanī kill me كَمَا kamā as قَتَلْتَ qatalta you killed نَفْسًا nafsan a person بِالْأَمْسِ bil-amsi yesterday إِن in Not تُرِيدُ turīdu you want إِلَّا illā but أَن an that تَكُونَ takūna you become جَبَّارًا jabbāran a tyrant فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth وَمَا wamā and not تُرِيدُ turīdu you want أَن an that تَكُونَ takūna you be مِنَ mina of الْمُصْلِحِينَ l-muṣ'liḥīna the reformers
19. And when he wanted to strike the one who was an enemy to both of them, he said, "O Moses, do you intend to kill me as you killed someone yesterday? You only want to be a tyrant in the land and do not want to be of the amenders."
Roots in this verse: ر و د ب ط ش ع د و ق و ل ق ت ل ن ف س ك و ن ج ب ر أ ر ض ص ل ح
وَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِّنْ أَقْصَى الْمَدِينَةِ يَسْعَىٰ قَالَ يَا مُوسَىٰ إِنَّ الْمَلَأَ يَأْتَمِرُونَ بِكَ لِيَقْتُلُوكَ فَاخْرُجْ إِنِّي لَكَ مِنَ النَّاصِحِينَ ٢٠ ▶
وَجَاءَ wajāa And came رَجُلٌ rajulun a man مِّنْ min from أَقْصَى aqṣā (the) farthest end الْمَدِينَةِ l-madīnati (of) the city يَسْعَىٰ yasʿā running قَالَ qāla He said يَا مُوسَىٰ yāmūsā O Musa إِنَّ inna Indeed الْمَلَأَ l-mala-a the chiefs يَأْتَمِرُونَ yatamirūna are taking counsel بِكَ bika about you لِيَقْتُلُوكَ liyaqtulūka to kill you فَاخْرُجْ fa-ukh'ruj so leave إِنِّي innī indeed, I am لَكَ laka to you مِنَ mina of النَّاصِحِينَ l-nāṣiḥīna the sincere advisors
20. And a man came from the farthest end of the city, running. He said, "O Moses, indeed the eminent ones are conferring over you [intending] to kill you, so leave [the city]; indeed, I am to you of the sincere advisors."
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ ر ج ل م د ن س ع ي ق و ل م ل أ أ م ر ق ت ل خ ر ج ن ص ح
فَخَرَجَ مِنْهَا خَائِفًا يَتَرَقَّبُ قَالَ رَبِّ نَجِّنِي مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ ٢١ ▶
فَخَرَجَ fakharaja So he left مِنْهَا min'hā from it خَائِفًا khāifan fearing يَتَرَقَّبُ yataraqqabu (and) vigilant قَالَ qāla He said رَبِّ rabbi My Lord نَجِّنِي najjinī Save me مِنَ mina from الْقَوْمِ l-qawmi the people الظَّالِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna the wrongdoers
21. So he left it, fearful and anticipating [apprehension]. He said, "My Lord, save me from the wrongdoing people."
Roots in this verse: خ ر ج خ و ف ر ق ب ق و ل ر ب ب ن ج و ق و م ظ ل م
وَلَمَّا تَوَجَّهَ تِلْقَاءَ مَدْيَنَ قَالَ عَسَىٰ رَبِّي أَن يَهْدِيَنِي سَوَاءَ السَّبِيلِ ٢٢ ▶
وَلَمَّا walammā And when تَوَجَّهَ tawajjaha he turned his face تِلْقَاءَ til'qāa towards مَدْيَنَ madyana Madyan قَالَ qāla he said عَسَىٰ ʿasā Perhaps رَبِّي rabbī my Lord أَن an [that] يَهْدِيَنِي yahdiyanī will guide me سَوَاءَ sawāa (to the) sound السَّبِيلِ l-sabīli way
22. And when he directed himself toward Madyan, he said, "Perhaps my Lord will guide me to the sound way."
Roots in this verse: و ج ه ل ق ي م د ن ق و ل ع س ي ر ب ب ه د ي س و ي س ب ل
وَلَمَّا وَرَدَ مَاءَ مَدْيَنَ وَجَدَ عَلَيْهِ أُمَّةً مِّنَ النَّاسِ يَسْقُونَ وَوَجَدَ مِن دُونِهِمُ امْرَأَتَيْنِ تَذُودَانِ قَالَ مَا خَطْبُكُمَا قَالَتَا لَا نَسْقِي حَتَّىٰ يُصْدِرَ الرِّعَاءُ وَأَبُونَا شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ ٢٣ ▶
وَلَمَّا walammā And when وَرَدَ warada he came مَاءَ māa (to the) water مَدْيَنَ madyana (of) Madyan وَجَدَ wajada he found عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi on it أُمَّةً ummatan a group مِّنَ mina of النَّاسِ l-nāsi men يَسْقُونَ yasqūna watering وَوَجَدَ wawajada and he found مِن min besides them دُونِهِمُ dūnihimu besides them امْرَأَتَيْنِ im'ra-atayni two women تَذُودَانِ tadhūdāni keeping back قَالَ qāla He said مَا mā What خَطْبُكُمَا khaṭbukumā (is the) matter with both of you قَالَتَا qālatā They said لَا lā We cannot water نَسْقِي nasqī We cannot water حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until يُصْدِرَ yuṣ'dira take away الرِّعَاءُ l-riʿāu the shepherds وَأَبُونَا wa-abūnā and our father شَيْخٌ shaykhun (is) a very old man كَبِيرٌ kabīrun (is) a very old man
23. And when he came to the water [i.e., well] of Madyan, he found there a crowd of people watering [their flocks], and he found aside from them two women holding back [their flocks]. He said, "What is your circumstance?" They said, "We do not water until the shepherds dispatch [their flocks]; and our father is an old man."
Roots in this verse: و ر د م و ه م د ن و ج د أ م م أ ن س س ق ي د و ن م ر أ ق و ل خ ط ب ص د ر ر ع ي أ ب و ك ب ر
فَسَقَىٰ لَهُمَا ثُمَّ تَوَلَّىٰ إِلَى الظِّلِّ فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ ٢٤ ▶
فَسَقَىٰ fasaqā So he watered لَهُمَا lahumā for them ثُمَّ thumma Then تَوَلَّىٰ tawallā he turned back إِلَى ilā to الظِّلِّ l-ẓili the shade فَقَالَ faqāla and said رَبِّ rabbi My Lord إِنِّي innī Indeed, I am لِمَا limā of whatever أَنزَلْتَ anzalta You send إِلَيَّ ilayya to me مِنْ min of خَيْرٍ khayrin good فَقِيرٌ faqīrun (in) need
24. So he watered [their flocks] for them; then he went back to the shade and said, "My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need."
Roots in this verse: س ق ي و ل ي ظ ل ل ق و ل ر ب ب ن ز ل خ ي ر ف ق ر
فَجَاءَتْهُ إِحْدَاهُمَا تَمْشِي عَلَى اسْتِحْيَاءٍ قَالَتْ إِنَّ أَبِي يَدْعُوكَ لِيَجْزِيَكَ أَجْرَ مَا سَقَيْتَ لَنَا فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُ وَقَصَّ عَلَيْهِ الْقَصَصَ قَالَ لَا تَخَفْ نَجَوْتَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ ٢٥ ▶
فَجَاءَتْهُ fajāathu Then came to him إِحْدَاهُمَا iḥ'dāhumā one of the two women تَمْشِي tamshī walking عَلَى ʿalā with اسْتِحْيَاءٍ is'tiḥ'yāin shyness قَالَتْ qālat She said إِنَّ inna Indeed أَبِي abī my father يَدْعُوكَ yadʿūka calls you لِيَجْزِيَكَ liyajziyaka that he may reward you أَجْرَ ajra (the) reward مَا mā (for) what سَقَيْتَ saqayta you watered لَنَا lanā for us فَلَمَّا falammā So when جَاءَهُ jāahu he came to him وَقَصَّ waqaṣṣa and narrated عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi to him الْقَصَصَ l-qaṣaṣa the story قَالَ qāla he said لَا lā (Do) not تَخَفْ takhaf fear نَجَوْتَ najawta You have escaped مِنَ mina from الْقَوْمِ l-qawmi the people الظَّالِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna the wrongdoers
25. Then one of the two women came to him walking with shyness. She said, "Indeed, my father invites you that he may reward you for having watered for us." So when he came to him and related to him the story, he said, "Fear not. You have escaped from the wrongdoing people."
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ أ ح د م ش ي ح ي ي ق و ل أ ب و د ع و ج ز ي أ ج ر س ق ي ق ص ص خ و ف ن ج و ق و م ظ ل م
قَالَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا يَا أَبَتِ اسْتَأْجِرْهُ إِنَّ خَيْرَ مَنِ اسْتَأْجَرْتَ الْقَوِيُّ الْأَمِينُ ٢٦ ▶
قَالَتْ qālat Said إِحْدَاهُمَا iḥ'dāhumā one of them يَا أَبَتِ yāabati O my father اسْتَأْجِرْهُ is'tajir'hu Hire him إِنَّ inna Indeed خَيْرَ khayra (the) best مَنِ mani whom اسْتَأْجَرْتَ is'tajarta you (can) hire الْقَوِيُّ l-qawiyu (is) the strong الْأَمِينُ l-amīnu the trustworthy
26. One of the women said, "O my father, hire him. Indeed, the best one you can hire is the strong and the trustworthy."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ح د أ ب و أ ج ر خ ي ر ق و ي أ م ن
قَالَ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُنكِحَكَ إِحْدَى ابْنَتَيَّ هَاتَيْنِ عَلَىٰ أَن تَأْجُرَنِي ثَمَانِيَ حِجَجٍ فَإِنْ أَتْمَمْتَ عَشْرًا فَمِنْ عِندِكَ وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَيْكَ سَتَجِدُنِي إِن شَاءَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ ٢٧ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said إِنِّي innī Indeed, I أُرِيدُ urīdu [I] wish أَنْ an to أُنكِحَكَ unkiḥaka marry you to إِحْدَى iḥ'dā one ابْنَتَيَّ ib'natayya (of) my daughters هَاتَيْنِ hātayni (of) these two عَلَىٰ ʿalā on أَن an that تَأْجُرَنِي tajuranī you serve me ثَمَانِيَ thamāniya (for) eight حِجَجٍ ḥijajin years فَإِنْ fa-in but if أَتْمَمْتَ atmamta you complete عَشْرًا ʿashran ten فَمِنْ famin then from عِندِكَ ʿindika you وَمَا wamā And not أُرِيدُ urīdu I wish أَنْ an to أَشُقَّ ashuqqa make it difficult عَلَيْكَ ʿalayka for you سَتَجِدُنِي satajidunī You will find me إِن in if شَاءَ shāa Allah wills اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah wills مِنَ mina of الصَّالِحِينَ l-ṣāliḥīna the righteous
27. He said, "Indeed, I wish to wed you one of these, my two daughters, on [the condition] that you serve me for eight years; but if you complete ten, it will be [as a favor] from you. And I do not wish to put you in difficulty. You will find me, if Allāh wills, from among the righteous."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر و د ن ك ح أ ح د ب ن ي أ ج ر ث م ن ح ج ج ت م م ع ش ر ع ن د ش ق ق و ج د ش ي أ أ ل ه ص ل ح
قَالَ ذَٰلِكَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ أَيَّمَا الْأَجَلَيْنِ قَضَيْتُ فَلَا عُدْوَانَ عَلَيَّ وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ مَا نَقُولُ وَكِيلٌ ٢٨ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That بَيْنِي baynī (is) between me وَبَيْنَكَ wabaynaka and between you أَيَّمَا ayyamā Whichever الْأَجَلَيْنِ l-ajalayni (of) the two terms قَضَيْتُ qaḍaytu I complete فَلَا falā then no عُدْوَانَ ʿud'wāna injustice عَلَيَّ ʿalayya to me وَاللَّهُ wal-lahu and Allah عَلَىٰ ʿalā over مَا mā what نَقُولُ naqūlu we say وَكِيلٌ wakīlun (is) a Witness
28. [Moses] said, "That is [established] between me and you. Whichever of the two terms I complete - there is no injustice to me, and Allāh, over what we say, is Witness."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ب ي ن أ ي ي أ ج ل ق ض ي ع د و أ ل ه و ك ل
فَلَمَّا قَضَىٰ مُوسَى الْأَجَلَ وَسَارَ بِأَهْلِهِ آنَسَ مِن جَانِبِ الطُّورِ نَارًا قَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ امْكُثُوا إِنِّي آنَسْتُ نَارًا لَّعَلِّي آتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوْ جَذْوَةٍ مِّنَ النَّارِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُونَ ٢٩ ▶
فَلَمَّا falammā Then when قَضَىٰ qaḍā Musa fulfilled مُوسَى mūsā Musa fulfilled الْأَجَلَ l-ajala the term وَسَارَ wasāra and was traveling بِأَهْلِهِ bi-ahlihi with his family آنَسَ ānasa he saw مِن min in جَانِبِ jānibi (the) direction الطُّورِ l-ṭūri (of) Mount Tur نَارًا nāran a fire قَالَ qāla He said لِأَهْلِهِ li-ahlihi to his family امْكُثُوا um'kuthū Stay here إِنِّي innī indeed, I آنَسْتُ ānastu [I] perceive نَارًا nāran a fire لَّعَلِّي laʿallī Perhaps آتِيكُم ātīkum I will bring you مِّنْهَا min'hā from there بِخَبَرٍ bikhabarin some information أَوْ aw or جَذْوَةٍ jadhwatin a burning wood مِّنَ mina from النَّارِ l-nāri the fire لَعَلَّكُمْ laʿallakum so that you may تَصْطَلُونَ taṣṭalūna warm yourselves
29. And when Moses had completed the term and was traveling with his family, he perceived from the direction of the mount a fire. He said to his family, "Stay here; indeed, I have perceived a fire. Perhaps I will bring you from there [some] information or burning wood from the fire that you may warm yourselves."
Roots in this verse: ق ض ي أ ج ل س ي ر أ ه ل أ ن س ج ن ب ط و ر ن و ر ق و ل أ ت ي خ ب ر ص ل ي
فَلَمَّا أَتَاهَا نُودِيَ مِن شَاطِئِ الْوَادِ الْأَيْمَنِ فِي الْبُقْعَةِ الْمُبَارَكَةِ مِنَ الشَّجَرَةِ أَن يَا مُوسَىٰ إِنِّي أَنَا اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ ٣٠ ▶
فَلَمَّا falammā But when أَتَاهَا atāhā he came (to) it نُودِيَ nūdiya he was called مِن min from شَاطِئِ shāṭi-i (the) side الْوَادِ l-wādi (of) the valley الْأَيْمَنِ l-aymani the right فِي fī in الْبُقْعَةِ l-buq'ʿati the place even الْمُبَارَكَةِ l-mubārakati blessed مِنَ mina from الشَّجَرَةِ l-shajarati the tree أَن an that يَا مُوسَىٰ yāmūsā O Musa إِنِّي innī Indeed أَنَا anā I Am اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah رَبُّ rabbu (the) Lord الْعَالَمِينَ l-ʿālamīna (of) the worlds
30. But when he came to it, he was called from the right side of the valley in a blessed spot - from the tree, "O Moses, indeed I am Allāh, Lord of the worlds."
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ن د ي و د ي ي م ن ب ر ك ش ج ر أ ل ه ر ب ب ع ل م
وَأَنْ أَلْقِ عَصَاكَ فَلَمَّا رَآهَا تَهْتَزُّ كَأَنَّهَا جَانٌّ وَلَّىٰ مُدْبِرًا وَلَمْ يُعَقِّبْ يَا مُوسَىٰ أَقْبِلْ وَلَا تَخَفْ إِنَّكَ مِنَ الْآمِنِينَ ٣١ ▶
وَأَنْ wa-an And [that] أَلْقِ alqi throw عَصَاكَ ʿaṣāka your staff فَلَمَّا falammā But when رَآهَا raāhā he saw it تَهْتَزُّ tahtazzu moving كَأَنَّهَا ka-annahā as if it جَانٌّ jānnun (were) a snake وَلَّىٰ wallā he turned مُدْبِرًا mud'biran (in) flight وَلَمْ walam and (did) not يُعَقِّبْ yuʿaqqib return يَا مُوسَىٰ yāmūsā O Musa أَقْبِلْ aqbil Draw near وَلَا walā and (do) not تَخَفْ takhaf fear إِنَّكَ innaka Indeed, you مِنَ mina (are) of الْآمِنِينَ l-āminīna the secure
31. And [he was told], "Throw down your staff." But when he saw it writhing as if it was a snake, he turned in flight and did not return. [Allāh said], "O Moses, approach and fear not. Indeed, you are of the secure.
Roots in this verse: ل ق ي ع ص و ر أ ي ج ن ن و ل ي د ب ر ع ق ب ق ب ل خ و ف أ م ن
اسْلُكْ يَدَكَ فِي جَيْبِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَاءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوءٍ وَاضْمُمْ إِلَيْكَ جَنَاحَكَ مِنَ الرَّهْبِ فَذَانِكَ بُرْهَانَانِ مِن رَّبِّكَ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَئِهِ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمًا فَاسِقِينَ ٣٢ ▶
اسْلُكْ us'luk Insert يَدَكَ yadaka your hand فِي fī in جَيْبِكَ jaybika your bosom تَخْرُجْ takhruj it will come forth بَيْضَاءَ bayḍāa white مِنْ min without غَيْرِ ghayri without سُوءٍ sūin any harm وَاضْمُمْ wa-uḍ'mum And draw إِلَيْكَ ilayka to yourselves جَنَاحَكَ janāḥaka your hand مِنَ mina against الرَّهْبِ l-rahbi fear فَذَانِكَ fadhānika So these بُرْهَانَانِ bur'hānāni (are) two evidences مِن min from رَّبِّكَ rabbika your Lord إِلَىٰ ilā to فِرْعَوْنَ fir'ʿawna Firaun وَمَلَئِهِ wamala-ihi and his chiefs إِنَّهُمْ innahum Indeed, they كَانُوا kānū are قَوْمًا qawman a people فَاسِقِينَ fāsiqīna defiantly disobedient
32. Insert your hand into the opening of your garment; it will come out white, without disease. And draw in your arm close to you [as prevention] from fear, for those are two proofs from your Lord to Pharaoh and his establishment. Indeed, they have been a people defiantly disobedient."
Roots in this verse: س ل ك ي د ي خ ر ج ب ي ض غ ي ر س و أ ج ن ح ر ه ب ر ب ب م ل أ ك و ن ق و م ف س ق
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي قَتَلْتُ مِنْهُمْ نَفْسًا فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقْتُلُونِ ٣٣ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said رَبِّ rabbi My Lord إِنِّي innī Indeed قَتَلْتُ qataltu I killed مِنْهُمْ min'hum of them نَفْسًا nafsan a man فَأَخَافُ fa-akhāfu and I fear أَن an that يَقْتُلُونِ yaqtulūni they will kill me
33. He said, "My Lord, indeed I killed from among them someone, and I fear they will kill me.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب ق ت ل ن ف س خ و ف
وَأَخِي هَارُونُ هُوَ أَفْصَحُ مِنِّي لِسَانًا فَأَرْسِلْهُ مَعِيَ رِدْءًا يُصَدِّقُنِي إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ ٣٤ ▶
وَأَخِي wa-akhī And my brother هَارُونُ hārūnu Harun هُوَ huwa he أَفْصَحُ afṣaḥu (is) more eloquent مِنِّي minnī than me لِسَانًا lisānan (in) speech فَأَرْسِلْهُ fa-arsil'hu so send him مَعِيَ maʿiya with me رِدْءًا rid'an (as) a helper يُصَدِّقُنِي yuṣaddiqunī who will confirm me إِنِّي innī Indeed أَخَافُ akhāfu I fear أَن an that يُكَذِّبُونِ yukadhibūni they will deny me
34. And my brother Aaron is more fluent than me in tongue, so send him with me as support, verifying me. Indeed, I fear that they will deny me."
Roots in this verse: أ خ و ل س ن ر س ل ص د ق خ و ف ك ذ ب
قَالَ سَنَشُدُّ عَضُدَكَ بِأَخِيكَ وَنَجْعَلُ لَكُمَا سُلْطَانًا فَلَا يَصِلُونَ إِلَيْكُمَا بِآيَاتِنَا أَنتُمَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَكُمَا الْغَالِبُونَ ٣٥ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said سَنَشُدُّ sanashuddu We will strengthen عَضُدَكَ ʿaḍudaka your arm بِأَخِيكَ bi-akhīka through your brother وَنَجْعَلُ wanajʿalu and We will make لَكُمَا lakumā for both of you سُلْطَانًا sul'ṭānan an authority فَلَا falā so not يَصِلُونَ yaṣilūna they will reach إِلَيْكُمَا ilaykumā to both of you بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā Through Our Signs أَنتُمَا antumā you two وَمَنِ wamani and (those) who اتَّبَعَكُمَا ittabaʿakumā follow you الْغَالِبُونَ l-ghālibūna (will) be the dominant
35. [Allāh] said, "We will strengthen your arm through your brother and grant you both supremacy so they will not reach you. [It will be] through Our signs; you and those who follow you will be the predominant."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ش د د أ خ و ج ع ل س ل ط و ص ل أ ي ي ت ب ع غ ل ب
فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُم مُّوسَىٰ بِآيَاتِنَا بَيِّنَاتٍ قَالُوا مَا هَٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّفْتَرًى وَمَا سَمِعْنَا بِهَٰذَا فِي آبَائِنَا الْأَوَّلِينَ ٣٦ ▶
فَلَمَّا falammā But when جَاءَهُم jāahum came to them مُّوسَىٰ mūsā Musa بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā with Our Signs بَيِّنَاتٍ bayyinātin clear قَالُوا qālū they said مَا mā Not هَٰذَا hādhā (is) this إِلَّا illā except سِحْرٌ siḥ'run a magic مُّفْتَرًى muf'taran invented وَمَا wamā and not سَمِعْنَا samiʿ'nā we heard بِهَٰذَا bihādhā of this فِي fī among آبَائِنَا ābāinā our forefathers الْأَوَّلِينَ l-awalīna our forefathers
36. But when Moses came to them with Our signs as clear evidences, they said, "This is not except invented magic, and we have not heard of this [religion] among our forefathers."
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ أ ي ي ب ي ن ق و ل س ح ر ف ر ي س م ع أ ب و أ و ل
وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ رَبِّي أَعْلَمُ بِمَن جَاءَ بِالْهُدَىٰ مِنْ عِندِهِ وَمَن تَكُونُ لَهُ عَاقِبَةُ الدَّارِ إِنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الظَّالِمُونَ ٣٧ ▶
وَقَالَ waqāla And Musa said مُوسَىٰ mūsā And Musa said رَبِّي rabbī My Lord أَعْلَمُ aʿlamu knows best بِمَن biman of who جَاءَ jāa has come بِالْهُدَىٰ bil-hudā with [the] guidance مِنْ min from Him عِندِهِ ʿindihi from Him وَمَن waman and who تَكُونُ takūnu will be لَهُ lahu for him عَاقِبَةُ ʿāqibatu the good end in the Hereafter الدَّارِ l-dāri the good end in the Hereafter إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed لَا lā not يُفْلِحُ yuf'liḥu will be successful الظَّالِمُونَ l-ẓālimūna the wrongdoers
37. And Moses said, "My Lord is more knowing [than we or you] of who has come with guidance from Him and to whom will be succession in the home. Indeed, wrongdoers do not succeed."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب ع ل م ج ي أ ه د ي ع ن د ك و ن ع ق ب د و ر ف ل ح ظ ل م
وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ يَا أَيُّهَا الْمَلَأُ مَا عَلِمْتُ لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرِي فَأَوْقِدْ لِي يَا هَامَانُ عَلَى الطِّينِ فَاجْعَل لِّي صَرْحًا لَّعَلِّي أَطَّلِعُ إِلَىٰ إِلَٰهِ مُوسَىٰ وَإِنِّي لَأَظُنُّهُ مِنَ الْكَاذِبِينَ ٣٨ ▶
وَقَالَ waqāla And Firaun said فِرْعَوْنُ fir'ʿawnu And Firaun said يَا أَيُّهَا yāayyuhā O chiefs الْمَلَأُ l-mala-u O chiefs مَا mā Not عَلِمْتُ ʿalim'tu I know لَكُم lakum for you مِّنْ min any إِلَٰهٍ ilāhin god غَيْرِي ghayrī other than me فَأَوْقِدْ fa-awqid So kindle لِي lī for me يَا هَامَانُ yāhāmānu O Haman عَلَى ʿalā Upon الطِّينِ l-ṭīni the clay فَاجْعَل fa-ij'ʿal and make لِّي lī for me صَرْحًا ṣarḥan a lofty tower لَّعَلِّي laʿallī so that [I] أَطَّلِعُ aṭṭaliʿu I may look إِلَىٰ ilā at إِلَٰهِ ilāhi (the) God مُوسَىٰ mūsā (of) Musa وَإِنِّي wa-innī And indeed, I لَأَظُنُّهُ la-aẓunnuhu [I] think that he مِنَ mina (is) of الْكَاذِبِينَ l-kādhibīna the liars
38. And Pharaoh said, "O eminent ones, I have not known you to have a god other than me. Then ignite for me, O Hāmān, [a fire] upon the clay and make for me a tower that I may look at the God of Moses. And indeed, I do think he is among the liars."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ي ي م ل أ ع ل م أ ل ه غ ي ر و ق د ط ي ن ج ع ل ط ل ع ظ ن ن ك ذ ب
وَاسْتَكْبَرَ هُوَ وَجُنُودُهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَظَنُّوا أَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْنَا لَا يُرْجَعُونَ ٣٩ ▶
وَاسْتَكْبَرَ wa-is'takbara And he was arrogant هُوَ huwa And he was arrogant وَجُنُودُهُ wajunūduhu and his hosts فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the land بِغَيْرِ bighayri without الْحَقِّ l-ḥaqi right وَظَنُّوا waẓannū and they thought أَنَّهُمْ annahum that they إِلَيْنَا ilaynā to Us لَا lā not يُرْجَعُونَ yur'jaʿūna will be returned
39. And he was arrogant, he and his soldiers, in the land, without right, and they thought that they would not be returned to Us.
Roots in this verse: ك ب ر ج ن د أ ر ض غ ي ر ح ق ق ظ ن ن ر ج ع
فَأَخَذْنَاهُ وَجُنُودَهُ فَنَبَذْنَاهُمْ فِي الْيَمِّ فَانظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الظَّالِمِينَ ٤٠ ▶
فَأَخَذْنَاهُ fa-akhadhnāhu So We seized him وَجُنُودَهُ wajunūdahu and his hosts فَنَبَذْنَاهُمْ fanabadhnāhum and We threw them فِي fī in الْيَمِّ l-yami the sea فَانظُرْ fa-unẓur So see كَيْفَ kayfa how كَانَ kāna was عَاقِبَةُ ʿāqibatu (the) end الظَّالِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna (of) the wrongdoers
40. So We took him and his soldiers and threw them into the sea. So see how was the end of the wrongdoers.
Roots in this verse: أ خ ذ ج ن د ن ب ذ ي م م ن ظ ر ك ي ف ك و ن ع ق ب ظ ل م
وَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ أَئِمَّةً يَدْعُونَ إِلَى النَّارِ وَيَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ لَا يُنصَرُونَ ٤١ ▶
وَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ wajaʿalnāhum And We made them أَئِمَّةً a-immatan leaders يَدْعُونَ yadʿūna inviting إِلَى ilā to النَّارِ l-nāri the Fire وَيَوْمَ wayawma and (on the) Day الْقِيَامَةِ l-qiyāmati (of) the Resurrection لَا lā not يُنصَرُونَ yunṣarūna they will be helped
41. And We made them leaders inviting to the Fire, and on the Day of Resurrection they will not be helped.
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل أ م م د ع و ن و ر ي و م ق و م ن ص ر
وَأَتْبَعْنَاهُمْ فِي هَٰذِهِ الدُّنْيَا لَعْنَةً وَيَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ هُم مِّنَ الْمَقْبُوحِينَ ٤٢ ▶
وَأَتْبَعْنَاهُمْ wa-atbaʿnāhum And We caused to follow them فِي fī in هَٰذِهِ hādhihi this الدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā world لَعْنَةً laʿnatan a curse وَيَوْمَ wayawma and (on the) Day الْقِيَامَةِ l-qiyāmati (of) the Resurrection هُم hum they مِّنَ mina (will be) of الْمَقْبُوحِينَ l-maqbūḥīna the despised
42. And We caused to overtake them in this world a curse, and on the Day of Resurrection they will be of the despised.
Roots in this verse: ت ب ع د ن و ل ع ن ي و م ق و م
وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَابَ مِن بَعْدِ مَا أَهْلَكْنَا الْقُرُونَ الْأُولَىٰ بَصَائِرَ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ ٤٣ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And verily آتَيْنَا ātaynā We gave مُوسَى mūsā Musa الْكِتَابَ l-kitāba the Scripture مِن min after [what] بَعْدِ baʿdi after [what] مَا mā after [what] أَهْلَكْنَا ahlaknā We had destroyed الْقُرُونَ l-qurūna the generations الْأُولَىٰ l-ūlā former بَصَائِرَ baṣāira (as) an enlightenment لِلنَّاسِ lilnnāsi for the mankind وَهُدًى wahudan and a guidance وَرَحْمَةً waraḥmatan and mercy لَّعَلَّهُمْ laʿallahum that they may يَتَذَكَّرُونَ yatadhakkarūna remember
43. And We gave Moses the Scripture, after We had destroyed the former generations, as enlightenment for the people and guidance and mercy that they might be reminded.
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ك ت ب ب ع د ه ل ك ق ر ن أ و ل ب ص ر أ ن س ه د ي ر ح م ذ ك ر
وَمَا كُنتَ بِجَانِبِ الْغَرْبِيِّ إِذْ قَضَيْنَا إِلَىٰ مُوسَى الْأَمْرَ وَمَا كُنتَ مِنَ الشَّاهِدِينَ ٤٤ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not كُنتَ kunta you were بِجَانِبِ bijānibi on (the) side الْغَرْبِيِّ l-gharbiyi western إِذْ idh when قَضَيْنَا qaḍaynā We decreed إِلَىٰ ilā to مُوسَى mūsā Musa الْأَمْرَ l-amra the Commandment وَمَا wamā and not كُنتَ kunta you were مِنَ mina among الشَّاهِدِينَ l-shāhidīna the witnesses
44. And you, [O Muḥammad], were not on the western side [of the mount] when We revealed to Moses the command, and you were not among the witnesses [to that].
Roots in this verse: ك و ن ج ن ب غ ر ب ق ض ي أ م ر ش ه د
وَلَٰكِنَّا أَنشَأْنَا قُرُونًا فَتَطَاوَلَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْعُمُرُ وَمَا كُنتَ ثَاوِيًا فِي أَهْلِ مَدْيَنَ تَتْلُو عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتِنَا وَلَٰكِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ ٤٥ ▶
وَلَٰكِنَّا walākinnā But We أَنشَأْنَا anshanā [We] produced قُرُونًا qurūnan generations فَتَطَاوَلَ fataṭāwala and prolonged عَلَيْهِمُ ʿalayhimu for them الْعُمُرُ l-ʿumuru the life وَمَا wamā And not كُنتَ kunta you were ثَاوِيًا thāwiyan a dweller فِي fī among أَهْلِ ahli (the) people مَدْيَنَ madyana (of) Madyan تَتْلُو tatlū reciting عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim to them آيَاتِنَا āyātinā Our Verses وَلَٰكِنَّا walākinnā but We كُنَّا kunnā [We] were مُرْسِلِينَ mur'silīna the Senders
45. But We produced [many] generations [after Moses], and prolonged was their duration. And you were not a resident among the people of Madyan, reciting to them Our verses, but We were senders [of this message].
Roots in this verse: ن ش أ ق ر ن ط و ل ع م ر ك و ن ث و ي أ ه ل م د ن ت ل و أ ي ي ر س ل
وَمَا كُنتَ بِجَانِبِ الطُّورِ إِذْ نَادَيْنَا وَلَٰكِن رَّحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ لِتُنذِرَ قَوْمًا مَّا أَتَاهُم مِّن نَّذِيرٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ ٤٦ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not كُنتَ kunta you were بِجَانِبِ bijānibi at (the) side الطُّورِ l-ṭūri (of) the Tur إِذْ idh when نَادَيْنَا nādaynā We called وَلَٰكِن walākin But رَّحْمَةً raḥmatan (as) a mercy مِّن min from رَّبِّكَ rabbika your Lord لِتُنذِرَ litundhira so that you warn قَوْمًا qawman a people مَّا mā not أَتَاهُم atāhum (had) come to them مِّن min any نَّذِيرٍ nadhīrin warner مِّن min before you قَبْلِكَ qablika before you لَعَلَّهُمْ laʿallahum so that they may يَتَذَكَّرُونَ yatadhakkarūna remember
46. And you were not at the side of the mount when We called [Moses] but [were sent] as a mercy from your Lord to warn a people to whom no warner had come before you that they might be reminded.
Roots in this verse: ك و ن ج ن ب ط و ر ن د ي ر ح م ر ب ب ن ذ ر ق و م أ ت ي ق ب ل ذ ك ر
وَلَوْلَا أَن تُصِيبَهُم مُّصِيبَةٌ بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ فَيَقُولُوا رَبَّنَا لَوْلَا أَرْسَلْتَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولًا فَنَتَّبِعَ آيَاتِكَ وَنَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٤٧ ▶
وَلَوْلَا walawlā And if not أَن an [that] تُصِيبَهُم tuṣībahum struck them مُّصِيبَةٌ muṣībatun a disaster بِمَا bimā for what قَدَّمَتْ qaddamat had sent forth أَيْدِيهِمْ aydīhim their hands فَيَقُولُوا fayaqūlū and they would say رَبَّنَا rabbanā Our Lord لَوْلَا lawlā Why not أَرْسَلْتَ arsalta You sent إِلَيْنَا ilaynā to us رَسُولًا rasūlan a Messenger فَنَتَّبِعَ fanattabiʿa so we (could have) followed آيَاتِكَ āyātika Your Verses وَنَكُونَ wanakūna and we (would) have been مِنَ mina of الْمُؤْمِنِينَ l-mu'minīna the believers
47. And if not that a disaster should strike them for what their hands put forth [of sins] and they would say, "Our Lord, why did You not send us a messenger so we could have followed Your verses and been among the believers?"...
Roots in this verse: ص و ب ق د م ي د ي ق و ل ر ب ب ر س ل ت ب ع أ ي ي ك و ن أ م ن
فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمُ الْحَقُّ مِنْ عِندِنَا قَالُوا لَوْلَا أُوتِيَ مِثْلَ مَا أُوتِيَ مُوسَىٰ أَوَلَمْ يَكْفُرُوا بِمَا أُوتِيَ مُوسَىٰ مِن قَبْلُ قَالُوا سِحْرَانِ تَظَاهَرَا وَقَالُوا إِنَّا بِكُلٍّ كَافِرُونَ ٤٨ ▶
فَلَمَّا falammā But when جَاءَهُمُ jāahumu came to them الْحَقُّ l-ḥaqu the truth مِنْ min from Us عِندِنَا ʿindinā from Us قَالُوا qālū they said لَوْلَا lawlā Why not أُوتِيَ ūtiya he was given مِثْلَ mith'la (the) like مَا mā (of) what أُوتِيَ ūtiya was given مُوسَىٰ mūsā (to) Musa أَوَلَمْ awalam Did not يَكْفُرُوا yakfurū they disbelieve بِمَا bimā in what أُوتِيَ ūtiya was given مُوسَىٰ mūsā (to) Musa مِن min before قَبْلُ qablu before قَالُوا qālū They said سِحْرَانِ siḥ'rāni Two magic (works) تَظَاهَرَا taẓāharā supporting each other وَقَالُوا waqālū And they said إِنَّا innā Indeed, we بِكُلٍّ bikullin in all كَافِرُونَ kāfirūna (are) disbelievers
48. But when the truth came to them from Us, they said, "Why was he not given like that which was given to Moses?" Did they not disbelieve in that which was given to Moses before? They said, "[They are but] two works of magic supporting each other, and indeed we are, in both, disbelievers."
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ ح ق ق ع ن د ق و ل أ ت ي م ث ل ك ف ر ق ب ل س ح ر ظ ه ر ك ل ل
قُلْ فَأْتُوا بِكِتَابٍ مِّنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ هُوَ أَهْدَىٰ مِنْهُمَا أَتَّبِعْهُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ ٤٩ ▶
قُلْ qul Say فَأْتُوا fatū Then bring بِكِتَابٍ bikitābin a Book مِّنْ min from Allah عِندِ ʿindi from Allah اللَّهِ l-lahi from Allah هُوَ huwa which أَهْدَىٰ ahdā (is) a better guide مِنْهُمَا min'humā than both of them أَتَّبِعْهُ attabiʿ'hu that I may follow it إِن in if كُنتُمْ kuntum you are صَادِقِينَ ṣādiqīna truthful
49. Say, "Then bring a scripture from Allāh which is more guiding than either of them that I may follow it, if you should be truthful."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ت ي ك ت ب ع ن د أ ل ه ه د ي ت ب ع ك و ن ص د ق
فَإِن لَّمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا لَكَ فَاعْلَمْ أَنَّمَا يَتَّبِعُونَ أَهْوَاءَهُمْ وَمَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّنِ اتَّبَعَ هَوَاهُ بِغَيْرِ هُدًى مِّنَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ ٥٠ ▶
فَإِن fa-in But if لَّمْ lam not يَسْتَجِيبُوا yastajībū they respond لَكَ laka to you فَاعْلَمْ fa-iʿ'lam then know أَنَّمَا annamā that only يَتَّبِعُونَ yattabiʿūna they follow أَهْوَاءَهُمْ ahwāahum their desires وَمَنْ waman And who أَضَلُّ aḍallu (is) more astray مِمَّنِ mimmani than (one) who اتَّبَعَ ittabaʿa follows هَوَاهُ hawāhu his own desire بِغَيْرِ bighayri without هُدًى hudan guidance مِّنَ mina from اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah إِنَّ inna Indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah لَا lā (does) not يَهْدِي yahdī guide الْقَوْمَ l-qawma the people الظَّالِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna the wrongdoers
50. But if they do not respond to you - then know that they only follow their [own] desires. And who is more astray than one who follows his desire without guidance from Allāh? Indeed, Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people.
Roots in this verse: ج و ب ع ل م ت ب ع ه و ي ض ل ل غ ي ر ه د ي أ ل ه ق و م ظ ل م
وَلَقَدْ وَصَّلْنَا لَهُمُ الْقَوْلَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ ٥١ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And indeed وَصَّلْنَا waṣṣalnā We have conveyed لَهُمُ lahumu to them الْقَوْلَ l-qawla the Word لَعَلَّهُمْ laʿallahum so that they may يَتَذَكَّرُونَ yatadhakkarūna remember
51. And We have [repeatedly] conveyed to them the word [i.e., the Qur’ān] that they might be reminded.
Roots in this verse: و ص ل ق و ل ذ ك ر
الَّذِينَ آتَيْنَاهُمُ الْكِتَابَ مِن قَبْلِهِ هُم بِهِ يُؤْمِنُونَ ٥٢ ▶
الَّذِينَ alladhīna Those who آتَيْنَاهُمُ ātaynāhumu We gave them الْكِتَابَ l-kitāba the Scripture مِن min before it قَبْلِهِ qablihi before it هُم hum they بِهِ bihi in it يُؤْمِنُونَ yu'minūna believe
52. Those to whom We gave the Scripture before it - they are believers in it.
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ك ت ب ق ب ل أ م ن
وَإِذَا يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالُوا آمَنَّا بِهِ إِنَّهُ الْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا مِن قَبْلِهِ مُسْلِمِينَ ٥٣ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when يُتْلَىٰ yut'lā it is recited عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim to them قَالُوا qālū they say آمَنَّا āmannā We believe بِهِ bihi in it إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, it الْحَقُّ l-ḥaqu (is) the truth مِن min from رَّبِّنَا rabbinā our Lord إِنَّا innā Indeed, we كُنَّا kunnā [we] were مِن min before it قَبْلِهِ qablihi before it مُسْلِمِينَ mus'limīna Muslims
53. And when it is recited to them, they say, "We have believed in it; indeed, it is the truth from our Lord. Indeed we were, [even] before it, Muslims [i.e., submitting to Allāh]."
Roots in this verse: ت ل و ق و ل أ م ن ح ق ق ر ب ب ك و ن ق ب ل س ل م
أُولَٰئِكَ يُؤْتَوْنَ أَجْرَهُم مَّرَّتَيْنِ بِمَا صَبَرُوا وَيَدْرَءُونَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ السَّيِّئَةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ ٥٤ ▶
أُولَٰئِكَ ulāika Those يُؤْتَوْنَ yu'tawna will be given أَجْرَهُم ajrahum their reward مَّرَّتَيْنِ marratayni twice بِمَا bimā because صَبَرُوا ṣabarū they are patient وَيَدْرَءُونَ wayadraūna and they repel بِالْحَسَنَةِ bil-ḥasanati with good السَّيِّئَةَ l-sayi-ata the evil وَمِمَّا wamimmā and from what رَزَقْنَاهُمْ razaqnāhum We have provided them يُنفِقُونَ yunfiqūna they spend
54. Those will be given their reward twice for what they patiently endured and [because] they avert evil through good, and from what We have provided them they spend.
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي أ ج ر م ر ر ص ب ر ح س ن س و أ ر ز ق ن ف ق
وَإِذَا سَمِعُوا اللَّغْوَ أَعْرَضُوا عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا لَنَا أَعْمَالُنَا وَلَكُمْ أَعْمَالُكُمْ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ لَا نَبْتَغِي الْجَاهِلِينَ ٥٥ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when سَمِعُوا samiʿū they hear اللَّغْوَ l-laghwa vain talk أَعْرَضُوا aʿraḍū they turn away عَنْهُ ʿanhu from it وَقَالُوا waqālū and say لَنَا lanā For us أَعْمَالُنَا aʿmālunā our deeds وَلَكُمْ walakum and for you أَعْمَالُكُمْ aʿmālukum your deeds سَلَامٌ salāmun Peace (be) عَلَيْكُمْ ʿalaykum on you لَا lā not نَبْتَغِي nabtaghī we seek الْجَاهِلِينَ l-jāhilīna the ignorant
55. And when they hear ill speech, they turn away from it and say, "For us are our deeds, and for you are your deeds. Peace will be upon you; we seek not the ignorant."
Roots in this verse: س م ع ل غ و ع ر ض ق و ل ع م ل س ل م ب غ ي ج ه ل
إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ ٥٦ ▶
إِنَّكَ innaka Indeed, you لَا lā (can) not تَهْدِي tahdī guide مَنْ man whom أَحْبَبْتَ aḥbabta you love وَلَٰكِنَّ walākinna but اللَّهَ l-laha Allah يَهْدِي yahdī guides مَن man whom يَشَاءُ yashāu He wills وَهُوَ wahuwa And He أَعْلَمُ aʿlamu (is) most knowing بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ bil-muh'tadīna (of) the guided ones
56. Indeed, [O Muḥammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allāh guides whom He wills. And He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided.
Roots in this verse: ه د ي ح ب ب أ ل ه ش ي أ ع ل م
وَقَالُوا إِن نَّتَّبِعِ الْهُدَىٰ مَعَكَ نُتَخَطَّفْ مِنْ أَرْضِنَا أَوَلَمْ نُمَكِّن لَّهُمْ حَرَمًا آمِنًا يُجْبَىٰ إِلَيْهِ ثَمَرَاتُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ رِّزْقًا مِّن لَّدُنَّا وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٥٧ ▶
وَقَالُوا waqālū And they say إِن in If نَّتَّبِعِ nattabiʿi we follow الْهُدَىٰ l-hudā the guidance مَعَكَ maʿaka with you نُتَخَطَّفْ nutakhaṭṭaf we would be swept مِنْ min from أَرْضِنَا arḍinā our land أَوَلَمْ awalam Have not نُمَكِّن numakkin We established لَّهُمْ lahum for them حَرَمًا ḥaraman a sanctuary آمِنًا āminan secure يُجْبَىٰ yuj'bā are brought إِلَيْهِ ilayhi to it ثَمَرَاتُ thamarātu fruits كُلِّ kulli (of) all شَيْءٍ shayin things رِّزْقًا riz'qan a provision مِّن min from لَّدُنَّا ladunnā Us وَلَٰكِنَّ walākinna But أَكْثَرَهُمْ aktharahum most of them لَا lā (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna know
57. And they [i.e., the Quraysh] say, "If we were to follow the guidance with you, we would be swept from our land." Have We not established for them a safe sanctuary to which are brought the fruits of all things as provision from Us? But most of them do not know.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ت ب ع ه د ي أ ر ض م ك ن ح ر م أ م ن ج ب ي ث م ر ك ل ل ش ي أ ر ز ق ل د ن ك ث ر ع ل م
وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ بَطِرَتْ مَعِيشَتَهَا فَتِلْكَ مَسَاكِنُهُمْ لَمْ تُسْكَن مِّن بَعْدِهِمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا وَكُنَّا نَحْنُ الْوَارِثِينَ ٥٨ ▶
وَكَمْ wakam And how many أَهْلَكْنَا ahlaknā We have destroyed مِن min of قَرْيَةٍ qaryatin a town بَطِرَتْ baṭirat which exulted مَعِيشَتَهَا maʿīshatahā (in) its means of livelihood فَتِلْكَ fatil'ka And these مَسَاكِنُهُمْ masākinuhum (are) their dwellings لَمْ lam not تُسْكَن tus'kan have been inhabited مِّن min after them بَعْدِهِمْ baʿdihim after them إِلَّا illā except قَلِيلًا qalīlan a little وَكُنَّا wakunnā And indeed, [We] نَحْنُ naḥnu We الْوَارِثِينَ l-wārithīna (are) the inheritors
58. And how many a city have We destroyed that was insolent in its [way of] living, and those are their dwellings which have not been inhabited after them except briefly. And it is We who were the inheritors.
Roots in this verse: ه ل ك ق ر ي س ك ن ب ع د ق ل ل ك و ن و ر ث
وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ مُهْلِكَ الْقُرَىٰ حَتَّىٰ يَبْعَثَ فِي أُمِّهَا رَسُولًا يَتْلُو عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتِنَا وَمَا كُنَّا مُهْلِكِي الْقُرَىٰ إِلَّا وَأَهْلُهَا ظَالِمُونَ ٥٩ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not كَانَ kāna was رَبُّكَ rabbuka your Lord مُهْلِكَ muh'lika (the) one to destroy الْقُرَىٰ l-qurā the towns حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until يَبْعَثَ yabʿatha He (had) sent فِي fī in أُمِّهَا ummihā their mother (town) رَسُولًا rasūlan a Messenger يَتْلُو yatlū reciting عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim to them آيَاتِنَا āyātinā Our Verses وَمَا wamā And not كُنَّا kunnā We would be مُهْلِكِي muh'likī (the) one to destroy الْقُرَىٰ l-qurā the towns إِلَّا illā except وَأَهْلُهَا wa-ahluhā while their people ظَالِمُونَ ẓālimūna (were) wrongdoers
59. And never would your Lord have destroyed the cities until He had sent to their mother [i.e., principal city] a messenger reciting to them Our verses. And We would not destroy the cities except while their people were wrongdoers.
Roots in this verse: ك و ن ر ب ب ه ل ك ق ر ي ب ع ث أ م م ر س ل ت ل و أ ي ي أ ه ل ظ ل م
وَمَا أُوتِيتُم مِّن شَيْءٍ فَمَتَاعُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتُهَا وَمَا عِندَ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ ٦٠ ▶
وَمَا wamā And whatever أُوتِيتُم ūtītum you have been given مِّن min from شَيْءٍ shayin things فَمَتَاعُ famatāʿu (is) an enjoyment الْحَيَاةِ l-ḥayati (of the) life الدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā (of) the world وَزِينَتُهَا wazīnatuhā and its adornment وَمَا wamā And what عِندَ ʿinda (is) with اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah خَيْرٌ khayrun (is) better وَأَبْقَىٰ wa-abqā and more lasting أَفَلَا afalā So (will) not تَعْقِلُونَ taʿqilūna you use intellect
60. And whatever thing you [people] have been given - it is [only for] the enjoyment of worldly life and its adornment. And what is with Allāh is better and more lasting; so will you not use reason?
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ش ي أ م ت ع ح ي ي د ن و ز ي ن ع ن د أ ل ه خ ي ر ب ق ي ع ق ل
أَفَمَن وَعَدْنَاهُ وَعْدًا حَسَنًا فَهُوَ لَاقِيهِ كَمَن مَّتَّعْنَاهُ مَتَاعَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ هُوَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مِنَ الْمُحْضَرِينَ ٦١ ▶
أَفَمَن afaman Then is (he) whom وَعَدْنَاهُ waʿadnāhu We have promised him وَعْدًا waʿdan a promise حَسَنًا ḥasanan good فَهُوَ fahuwa and he لَاقِيهِ lāqīhi (will) meet it كَمَن kaman like (the one) whom مَّتَّعْنَاهُ mattaʿnāhu We provided him مَتَاعَ matāʿa enjoyment الْحَيَاةِ l-ḥayati (of the) life الدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā (of) the world ثُمَّ thumma then هُوَ huwa he يَوْمَ yawma (on the) Day الْقِيَامَةِ l-qiyāmati (of) the Resurrection مِنَ mina (will be) among الْمُحْضَرِينَ l-muḥ'ḍarīna those presented
61. Then is he whom We have promised a good promise which he will meet [i.e., obtain] like he for whom We provided enjoyment of worldly life [but] then he is, on the Day of Resurrection, among those presented [for punishment in Hell]?
Roots in this verse: و ع د ح س ن ل ق ي م ت ع ح ي ي د ن و ي و م ق و م ح ض ر
وَيَوْمَ يُنَادِيهِمْ فَيَقُولُ أَيْنَ شُرَكَائِيَ الَّذِينَ كُنتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ ٦٢ ▶
وَيَوْمَ wayawma And (the) Day يُنَادِيهِمْ yunādīhim He will call them فَيَقُولُ fayaqūlu and say أَيْنَ ayna Where شُرَكَائِيَ shurakāiya (are) My partners الَّذِينَ alladhīna whom كُنتُمْ kuntum you used (to) تَزْعُمُونَ tazʿumūna claim
62. And [warn of] the Day He will call them and say, "Where are My 'partners' which you used to claim?"
Roots in this verse: ي و م ن د ي ق و ل ش ر ك ك و ن ز ع م
قَالَ الَّذِينَ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقَوْلُ رَبَّنَا هَٰؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ أَغْوَيْنَا أَغْوَيْنَاهُمْ كَمَا غَوَيْنَا تَبَرَّأْنَا إِلَيْكَ مَا كَانُوا إِيَّانَا يَعْبُدُونَ ٦٣ ▶
قَالَ qāla (Will) say الَّذِينَ alladhīna those حَقَّ ḥaqqa (has) come true عَلَيْهِمُ ʿalayhimu against whom الْقَوْلُ l-qawlu the Word رَبَّنَا rabbanā Our Lord هَٰؤُلَاءِ hāulāi These الَّذِينَ alladhīna (are) those whom أَغْوَيْنَا aghwaynā we led astray أَغْوَيْنَاهُمْ aghwaynāhum We led them astray كَمَا kamā as غَوَيْنَا ghawaynā we were astray تَبَرَّأْنَا tabarranā We declare our innocence إِلَيْكَ ilayka before You مَا mā Not كَانُوا kānū they used (to) إِيَّانَا iyyānā worship us يَعْبُدُونَ yaʿbudūna worship us
63. Those upon whom the word will have come into effect will say, "Our Lord, these are the ones we led to error. We led them to error just as we were in error. We declare our disassociation [from them] to You. They did not used to worship [i.e., obey] us."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ح ق ق ر ب ب غ و ي ب ر أ ك و ن ع ب د
وَقِيلَ ادْعُوا شُرَكَاءَكُمْ فَدَعَوْهُمْ فَلَمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا لَهُمْ وَرَأَوُا الْعَذَابَ لَوْ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَهْتَدُونَ ٦٤ ▶
وَقِيلَ waqīla And it will be said ادْعُوا id'ʿū Call شُرَكَاءَكُمْ shurakāakum your partners فَدَعَوْهُمْ fadaʿawhum And they will call them فَلَمْ falam but not يَسْتَجِيبُوا yastajībū they will respond لَهُمْ lahum to them وَرَأَوُا wara-awū and they will see الْعَذَابَ l-ʿadhāba the punishment لَوْ law If only أَنَّهُمْ annahum [that] they كَانُوا kānū had been يَهْتَدُونَ yahtadūna guided
64. And it will be said, "Invoke your 'partners,'" and they will invoke them; but they will not respond to them, and they will see the punishment. If only they had followed guidance!
Roots in this verse: ق و ل د ع و ش ر ك ج و ب ر أ ي ع ذ ب ك و ن ه د ي
وَيَوْمَ يُنَادِيهِمْ فَيَقُولُ مَاذَا أَجَبْتُمُ الْمُرْسَلِينَ ٦٥ ▶
وَيَوْمَ wayawma And (the) Day يُنَادِيهِمْ yunādīhim He will call them فَيَقُولُ fayaqūlu and say مَاذَا mādhā What أَجَبْتُمُ ajabtumu did you answer الْمُرْسَلِينَ l-mur'salīna the Messengers
65. And [mention] the Day He will call them and say, "What did you answer the messengers?"
Roots in this verse: ي و م ن د ي ق و ل ج و ب ر س ل
فَعَمِيَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ الْأَنبَاءُ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَهُمْ لَا يَتَسَاءَلُونَ ٦٦ ▶
فَعَمِيَتْ faʿamiyat But (will) be obscure عَلَيْهِمُ ʿalayhimu to them الْأَنبَاءُ l-anbāu the information يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that day فَهُمْ fahum so they لَا lā will not ask one another يَتَسَاءَلُونَ yatasāalūna will not ask one another
66. But the information will be unapparent to them that Day, so they will not [be able to] ask one another.
Roots in this verse: ع م ي ن ب أ ي و م س أ ل
فَأَمَّا مَن تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَعَسَىٰ أَن يَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُفْلِحِينَ ٦٧ ▶
فَأَمَّا fa-ammā But as for مَن man (him) who تَابَ tāba repented وَآمَنَ waāmana and believed وَعَمِلَ waʿamila and did صَالِحًا ṣāliḥan righteousness فَعَسَىٰ faʿasā then perhaps أَن an [that] يَكُونَ yakūna he will be مِنَ mina of الْمُفْلِحِينَ l-muf'liḥīna the successful ones
67. But as for one who had repented, believed, and done righteousness, it is expected [i.e., promised by Allāh] that he will be among the successful.
Roots in this verse: ت و ب أ م ن ع م ل ص ل ح ع س ي ك و ن ف ل ح
وَرَبُّكَ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَيَخْتَارُ مَا كَانَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَتَعَالَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ٦٨ ▶
وَرَبُّكَ warabbuka And your Lord يَخْلُقُ yakhluqu creates مَا mā what يَشَاءُ yashāu He wills وَيَخْتَارُ wayakhtāru and chooses مَا mā Not كَانَ kāna they have لَهُمُ lahumu for them الْخِيَرَةُ l-khiyaratu the choice سُبْحَانَ sub'ḥāna Glory be اللَّهِ l-lahi (to) Allah وَتَعَالَىٰ wataʿālā and High is He عَمَّا ʿammā above what يُشْرِكُونَ yush'rikūna they associate (with Him)
68. And your Lord creates what He wills and chooses; not for them was the choice. Exalted is Allāh and high above what they associate with Him.
Roots in this verse: ر ب ب خ ل ق ش ي أ خ ي ر ك و ن س ب ح أ ل ه ع ل و ش ر ك
وَرَبُّكَ يَعْلَمُ مَا تُكِنُّ صُدُورُهُمْ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ ٦٩ ▶
وَرَبُّكَ warabbuka And your Lord يَعْلَمُ yaʿlamu knows مَا mā what تُكِنُّ tukinnu conceals صُدُورُهُمْ ṣudūruhum their breasts وَمَا wamā and what يُعْلِنُونَ yuʿ'linūna they declare
69. And your Lord knows what their breasts conceal and what they declare.
Roots in this verse: ر ب ب ع ل م ك ن ن ص د ر ع ل ن
وَهُوَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ فِي الْأُولَىٰ وَالْآخِرَةِ وَلَهُ الْحُكْمُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ ٧٠ ▶
وَهُوَ wahuwa And He اللَّهُ l-lahu (is) Allah لَا lā (there is) no إِلَٰهَ ilāha god إِلَّا illā but هُوَ huwa He لَهُ lahu To Him الْحَمْدُ l-ḥamdu (are due) all praises فِي fī in الْأُولَىٰ l-ūlā the first وَالْآخِرَةِ wal-ākhirati and the last وَلَهُ walahu And for Him الْحُكْمُ l-ḥuk'mu (is) the Decision وَإِلَيْهِ wa-ilayhi and to Him تُرْجَعُونَ tur'jaʿūna you will be returned
70. And He is Allāh; there is no deity except Him. To Him is [due all] praise in the first [life] and the Hereafter. And His is the [final] decision, and to Him you will be returned.
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه ح م د أ و ل أ خ ر ح ك م ر ج ع
قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِن جَعَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمُ اللَّيْلَ سَرْمَدًا إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُ اللَّهِ يَأْتِيكُم بِضِيَاءٍ أَفَلَا تَسْمَعُونَ ٧١ ▶
قُلْ qul Say أَرَأَيْتُمْ ara-aytum Have you seen إِن in if جَعَلَ jaʿala Allah made اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah made عَلَيْكُمُ ʿalaykumu for you اللَّيْلَ al-layla the night سَرْمَدًا sarmadan continuous إِلَىٰ ilā till يَوْمِ yawmi (the) Day الْقِيَامَةِ l-qiyāmati (of) the Resurrection مَنْ man who إِلَٰهٌ ilāhun (is the) god غَيْرُ ghayru besides اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah يَأْتِيكُم yatīkum who could bring you بِضِيَاءٍ biḍiyāin light أَفَلَا afalā Then will not تَسْمَعُونَ tasmaʿūna you hear
71. Say, "Have you considered: if Allāh should make for you the night continuous until the Day of Resurrection, what deity other than Allāh could bring you light? Then will you not hear?"
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر أ ي ج ع ل أ ل ه ل ي ل ي و م ق و م غ ي ر أ ت ي س م ع
قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِن جَعَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمُ النَّهَارَ سَرْمَدًا إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ إِلَٰهٌ غَيْرُ اللَّهِ يَأْتِيكُم بِلَيْلٍ تَسْكُنُونَ فِيهِ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ ٧٢ ▶
قُلْ qul Say أَرَأَيْتُمْ ara-aytum Have you seen إِن in if جَعَلَ jaʿala Allah made اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah made عَلَيْكُمُ ʿalaykumu for you النَّهَارَ l-nahāra the day سَرْمَدًا sarmadan continuous إِلَىٰ ilā till يَوْمِ yawmi (the) Day الْقِيَامَةِ l-qiyāmati (of) the Resurrection مَنْ man who إِلَٰهٌ ilāhun (is the) god غَيْرُ ghayru besides اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah يَأْتِيكُم yatīkum who could bring you بِلَيْلٍ bilaylin night تَسْكُنُونَ taskunūna (for) you (to) rest فِيهِ fīhi in it أَفَلَا afalā Then will not تُبْصِرُونَ tub'ṣirūna you see
72. Say, "Have you considered: if Allāh should make for you the day continuous until the Day of Resurrection, what deity other than Allāh could bring you a night in which you may rest? Then will you not see?"
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر أ ي ج ع ل أ ل ه ن ه ر ي و م ق و م غ ي ر أ ت ي ل ي ل س ك ن ب ص ر
وَمِن رَّحْمَتِهِ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ لِتَسْكُنُوا فِيهِ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا مِن فَضْلِهِ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ ٧٣ ▶
وَمِن wamin And from رَّحْمَتِهِ raḥmatihi His Mercy جَعَلَ jaʿala He made لَكُمُ lakumu for you اللَّيْلَ al-layla the night وَالنَّهَارَ wal-nahāra and the day لِتَسْكُنُوا litaskunū that you may rest فِيهِ fīhi therein وَلِتَبْتَغُوا walitabtaghū and that you may seek مِن min from فَضْلِهِ faḍlihi His Bounty وَلَعَلَّكُمْ walaʿallakum and so that you may تَشْكُرُونَ tashkurūna be grateful
73. And out of His mercy He made for you the night and the day that you may rest therein and [by day] seek from His bounty and [that] perhaps you will be grateful.
Roots in this verse: ر ح م ج ع ل ل ي ل ن ه ر س ك ن ب غ ي ف ض ل ش ك ر
وَيَوْمَ يُنَادِيهِمْ فَيَقُولُ أَيْنَ شُرَكَائِيَ الَّذِينَ كُنتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ ٧٤ ▶
وَيَوْمَ wayawma And (the) Day يُنَادِيهِمْ yunādīhim He will call them فَيَقُولُ fayaqūlu and say أَيْنَ ayna Where شُرَكَائِيَ shurakāiya (are) My partners الَّذِينَ alladhīna whom كُنتُمْ kuntum you used (to) تَزْعُمُونَ tazʿumūna claim
74. And [warn of] the Day He will call them and say, "Where are My 'partners' which you used to claim?"
Roots in this verse: ي و م ن د ي ق و ل ش ر ك ك و ن ز ع م
وَنَزَعْنَا مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ شَهِيدًا فَقُلْنَا هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ فَعَلِمُوا أَنَّ الْحَقَّ لِلَّهِ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا يَفْتَرُونَ ٧٥ ▶
وَنَزَعْنَا wanazaʿnā And We will draw forth مِن min from كُلِّ kulli every أُمَّةٍ ummatin nation شَهِيدًا shahīdan a witness فَقُلْنَا faqul'nā and We will say هَاتُوا hātū Bring بُرْهَانَكُمْ bur'hānakum your proof فَعَلِمُوا faʿalimū Then they will know أَنَّ anna that الْحَقَّ l-ḥaqa the truth لِلَّهِ lillahi (is) for Allah وَضَلَّ waḍalla and (will be) lost عَنْهُم ʿanhum from them مَّا mā what كَانُوا kānū they used (to) يَفْتَرُونَ yaftarūna invent
75. And We will extract from every nation a witness and say, "Produce your proof," and they will know that the truth belongs to Allāh, and lost from them is that which they used to invent.
Roots in this verse: ن ز ع ك ل ل أ م م ش ه د ق و ل ع ل م ح ق ق أ ل ه ض ل ل ك و ن ف ر ي
إِنَّ قَارُونَ كَانَ مِن قَوْمِ مُوسَىٰ فَبَغَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ وَآتَيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْكُنُوزِ مَا إِنَّ مَفَاتِحَهُ لَتَنُوءُ بِالْعُصْبَةِ أُولِي الْقُوَّةِ إِذْ قَالَ لَهُ قَوْمُهُ لَا تَفْرَحْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْفَرِحِينَ ٧٦ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed قَارُونَ qārūna Qarun كَانَ kāna was مِن min from قَوْمِ qawmi (the) people مُوسَىٰ mūsā (of) Musa فَبَغَىٰ fabaghā but he oppressed عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim [on] them وَآتَيْنَاهُ waātaynāhu And We gave him مِنَ mina of الْكُنُوزِ l-kunūzi the treasures مَا mā which إِنَّ inna indeed مَفَاتِحَهُ mafātiḥahu (the) keys of it لَتَنُوءُ latanūu would burden بِالْعُصْبَةِ bil-ʿuṣ'bati a company (of men) أُولِي ulī possessors of great strength الْقُوَّةِ l-quwati possessors of great strength إِذْ idh When قَالَ qāla said لَهُ lahu to him قَوْمُهُ qawmuhu his people لَا lā (Do) not تَفْرَحْ tafraḥ exult إِنَّ inna Indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah لَا lā (does) not يُحِبُّ yuḥibbu love الْفَرِحِينَ l-fariḥīna the exultant
76. Indeed, Qārūn was from the people of Moses, but he tyrannized them. And We gave him of treasures whose keys would burden a band of strong men; thereupon his people said to him, "Do not exult. Indeed, Allāh does not like the exultant.
Roots in this verse: ك و ن ق و م ب غ ي أ ت ي ف ت ح ق و ي ق و ل ف ر ح أ ل ه ح ب ب
وَابْتَغِ فِيمَا آتَاكَ اللَّهُ الدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ وَلَا تَنسَ نَصِيبَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَأَحْسِن كَمَا أَحْسَنَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ وَلَا تَبْغِ الْفَسَادَ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُفْسِدِينَ ٧٧ ▶
وَابْتَغِ wa-ib'taghi But seek فِيمَا fīmā through what آتَاكَ ātāka Allah has given you اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah has given you الدَّارَ l-dāra the home الْآخِرَةَ l-ākhirata (of) the Hereafter وَلَا walā and (do) not تَنسَ tansa forget نَصِيبَكَ naṣībaka your share مِنَ mina of الدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā the world وَأَحْسِن wa-aḥsin And do good كَمَا kamā as أَحْسَنَ aḥsana Allah has been good اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah has been good إِلَيْكَ ilayka to you وَلَا walā And (do) not تَبْغِ tabghi seek الْفَسَادَ l-fasāda corruption فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth إِنَّ inna Indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah لَا lā (does) not يُحِبُّ yuḥibbu love الْمُفْسِدِينَ l-muf'sidīna the corrupters
77. But seek, through that which Allāh has given you, the home of the Hereafter; and [yet], do not forget your share of the world. And do good as Allāh has done good to you. And desire not corruption in the land. Indeed, Allāh does not like corrupters."
Roots in this verse: ب غ ي أ ت ي أ ل ه د و ر أ خ ر ن س ي ن ص ب د ن و ح س ن ف س د أ ر ض ح ب ب
قَالَ إِنَّمَا أُوتِيتُهُ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عِندِي أَوَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَهْلَكَ مِن قَبْلِهِ مِنَ الْقُرُونِ مَنْ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُ قُوَّةً وَأَكْثَرُ جَمْعًا وَلَا يُسْأَلُ عَن ذُنُوبِهِمُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ ٧٨ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said إِنَّمَا innamā Only أُوتِيتُهُ ūtītuhu I have been given it عَلَىٰ ʿalā on (account) عِلْمٍ ʿil'min (of) knowledge عِندِي ʿindī I have أَوَلَمْ awalam Did not يَعْلَمْ yaʿlam he know أَنَّ anna that اللَّهَ l-laha Allah قَدْ qad indeed أَهْلَكَ ahlaka destroyed مِن min before him قَبْلِهِ qablihi before him مِنَ mina of الْقُرُونِ l-qurūni the generations مَنْ man who هُوَ huwa [they] أَشَدُّ ashaddu (were) stronger مِنْهُ min'hu than him قُوَّةً quwwatan (in) strength وَأَكْثَرُ wa-aktharu and greater جَمْعًا jamʿan (in) accumulation وَلَا walā And not يُسْأَلُ yus'alu will be questioned عَن ʿan about ذُنُوبِهِمُ dhunūbihimu their sins الْمُجْرِمُونَ l-muj'rimūna the criminals
78. He said, "I was only given it because of knowledge I have." Did he not know that Allāh had destroyed before him of generations those who were greater than him in power and greater in accumulation [of wealth]? But the criminals, about their sins, will not be asked.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ت ي ع ل م ع ن د أ ل ه ه ل ك ق ب ل ق ر ن ش د د ق و ي ك ث ر ج م ع س أ ل ذ ن ب ج ر م
فَخَرَجَ عَلَىٰ قَوْمِهِ فِي زِينَتِهِ قَالَ الَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا يَا لَيْتَ لَنَا مِثْلَ مَا أُوتِيَ قَارُونُ إِنَّهُ لَذُو حَظٍّ عَظِيمٍ ٧٩ ▶
فَخَرَجَ fakharaja So he went forth عَلَىٰ ʿalā to قَوْمِهِ qawmihi his people فِي fī in زِينَتِهِ zīnatihi his adornment قَالَ qāla Said الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who يُرِيدُونَ yurīdūna desire الْحَيَاةَ l-ḥayata the life الدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā (of) the world يَا لَيْتَ yālayta O! Would that لَنَا lanā for us مِثْلَ mith'la (the) like مَا mā (of) what أُوتِيَ ūtiya has been given قَارُونُ qārūnu (to) Qarun إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, he لَذُو ladhū (is the) owner حَظٍّ ḥaẓẓin (of) fortune عَظِيمٍ ʿaẓīmin great
79. So he came out before his people in his adornment. Those who desired the worldly life said, "Oh, would that we had like what was given to Qārūn. Indeed, he is one of great fortune."
Roots in this verse: خ ر ج ق و م ز ي ن ق و ل ر و د ح ي ي د ن و م ث ل أ ت ي ع ظ م
وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ وَيْلَكُمْ ثَوَابُ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لِّمَنْ آمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا وَلَا يُلَقَّاهَا إِلَّا الصَّابِرُونَ ٨٠ ▶
وَقَالَ waqāla But said الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who أُوتُوا ūtū were given الْعِلْمَ l-ʿil'ma the knowledge وَيْلَكُمْ waylakum Woe to you ثَوَابُ thawābu (The) reward اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah خَيْرٌ khayrun (is) better لِّمَنْ liman for (he) who آمَنَ āmana believes وَعَمِلَ waʿamila and does صَالِحًا ṣāliḥan righteous (deeds) وَلَا walā And not يُلَقَّاهَا yulaqqāhā it is granted إِلَّا illā except الصَّابِرُونَ l-ṣābirūna (to) the patient ones
80. But those who had been given knowledge said, "Woe to you! The reward of Allāh is better for he who believes and does righteousness. And none are granted it except the patient."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ت ي ع ل م ث و ب أ ل ه خ ي ر أ م ن ع م ل ص ل ح ل ق ي ص ب ر
فَخَسَفْنَا بِهِ وَبِدَارِهِ الْأَرْضَ فَمَا كَانَ لَهُ مِن فِئَةٍ يَنصُرُونَهُ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُنتَصِرِينَ ٨١ ▶
فَخَسَفْنَا fakhasafnā Then We caused to swallow up بِهِ bihi him وَبِدَارِهِ wabidārihi and his home الْأَرْضَ l-arḍa the earth فَمَا famā Then not كَانَ kāna was لَهُ lahu for him مِن min any فِئَةٍ fi-atin group يَنصُرُونَهُ yanṣurūnahu (to) help him مِن min besides دُونِ dūni besides اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah وَمَا wamā and not كَانَ kāna was مِنَ mina (he) of الْمُنتَصِرِينَ l-muntaṣirīna those who (could) defend themselves
81. And We caused the earth to swallow him and his home. And there was for him no company to aid him other than Allāh, nor was he of those who [could] defend themselves.
Roots in this verse: د و ر أ ر ض ك و ن ف أ ي ن ص ر د و ن أ ل ه
وَأَصْبَحَ الَّذِينَ تَمَنَّوْا مَكَانَهُ بِالْأَمْسِ يَقُولُونَ وَيْكَأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ وَيَقْدِرُ لَوْلَا أَن مَّنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا لَخَسَفَ بِنَا وَيْكَأَنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الْكَافِرُونَ ٨٢ ▶
وَأَصْبَحَ wa-aṣbaḥa And began الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who تَمَنَّوْا tamannaw (had) wished مَكَانَهُ makānahu his position بِالْأَمْسِ bil-amsi the day before يَقُولُونَ yaqūlūna (to) say وَيْكَأَنَّ wayka-anna Ah! That اللَّهَ l-laha Allah يَبْسُطُ yabsuṭu extends الرِّزْقَ l-riz'qa the provision لِمَن liman for whom يَشَاءُ yashāu He wills مِنْ min of عِبَادِهِ ʿibādihi His slaves وَيَقْدِرُ wayaqdiru and restricts it لَوْلَا lawlā If not أَن an that مَّنَّ manna Allah had favored اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah had favored عَلَيْنَا ʿalaynā [to] us لَخَسَفَ lakhasafa He would have caused it to swallow us بِنَا binā He would have caused it to swallow us وَيْكَأَنَّهُ wayka-annahu Ah! That لَا lā not يُفْلِحُ yuf'liḥu will succeed الْكَافِرُونَ l-kāfirūna the disbelievers
82. And those who had wished for his position the previous day began to say, "Oh, how Allāh extends provision to whom He wills of His servants and restricts it! If not that Allāh had conferred favor on us, He would have caused it to swallow us. Oh, how the disbelievers do not succeed!"
Roots in this verse: ص ب ح م ن ي ك و ن ق و ل أ ل ه ب س ط ر ز ق ش ي أ ع ب د ق د ر م ن ن ف ل ح ك ف ر
تِلْكَ الدَّارُ الْآخِرَةُ نَجْعَلُهَا لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُرِيدُونَ عُلُوًّا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فَسَادًا وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ ٨٣ ▶
تِلْكَ til'ka That الدَّارُ l-dāru the Home الْآخِرَةُ l-ākhiratu (of) the Hereafter نَجْعَلُهَا najʿaluhā We assign it لِلَّذِينَ lilladhīna to those who لَا lā (do) not يُرِيدُونَ yurīdūna desire عُلُوًّا ʿuluwwan exaltedness فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth وَلَا walā and not فَسَادًا fasādan corruption وَالْعَاقِبَةُ wal-ʿāqibatu And the good end لِلْمُتَّقِينَ lil'muttaqīna (is) for the righteous
83. That home of the Hereafter We assign to those who do not desire exaltedness upon the earth or corruption. And the [best] outcome is for the righteous.
Roots in this verse: د و ر أ خ ر ج ع ل ر و د ع ل و أ ر ض ف س د ع ق ب و ق ي
مَن جَاءَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهَا وَمَن جَاءَ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ فَلَا يُجْزَى الَّذِينَ عَمِلُوا السَّيِّئَاتِ إِلَّا مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ٨٤ ▶
مَن man Whoever جَاءَ jāa comes بِالْحَسَنَةِ bil-ḥasanati with a good (deed) فَلَهُ falahu then for him خَيْرٌ khayrun (will be) better مِّنْهَا min'hā than it وَمَن waman and whoever جَاءَ jāa comes بِالسَّيِّئَةِ bil-sayi-ati with an evil (deed) فَلَا falā then not يُجْزَى yuj'zā will be recompensed الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who عَمِلُوا ʿamilū do السَّيِّئَاتِ l-sayiāti the evil (deeds) إِلَّا illā except مَا mā what كَانُوا kānū they used (to) يَعْمَلُونَ yaʿmalūna do
84. Whoever comes [on the Day of Judgement] with a good deed will have better than it; and whoever comes with an evil deed - then those who did evil deeds will not be recompensed except [as much as] what they used to do.
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ ح س ن خ ي ر س و أ ج ز ي ع م ل ك و ن
إِنَّ الَّذِي فَرَضَ عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ لَرَادُّكَ إِلَىٰ مَعَادٍ قُل رَّبِّي أَعْلَمُ مَن جَاءَ بِالْهُدَىٰ وَمَنْ هُوَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ ٨٥ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed الَّذِي alladhī He Who فَرَضَ faraḍa ordained عَلَيْكَ ʿalayka upon you الْقُرْآنَ l-qur'āna the Quran لَرَادُّكَ larādduka (will) surely take you back إِلَىٰ ilā to مَعَادٍ maʿādin a place of return قُل qul Say رَّبِّي rabbī My Lord أَعْلَمُ aʿlamu (is) most knowing مَن man (of him) who جَاءَ jāa comes بِالْهُدَىٰ bil-hudā with the guidance وَمَنْ waman and who هُوَ huwa he فِي fī (is) in ضَلَالٍ ḍalālin an error مُّبِينٍ mubīnin manifest
85. Indeed, [O Muḥammad], He who imposed upon you the Qur’ān will take you back to a place of return. Say, "My Lord is most knowing of who brings guidance and who is in clear error."
Roots in this verse: ف ر ض ق ر أ ر د د ع و د ق و ل ر ب ب ع ل م ج ي أ ه د ي ض ل ل ب ي ن
وَمَا كُنتَ تَرْجُو أَن يُلْقَىٰ إِلَيْكَ الْكِتَابُ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ ظَهِيرًا لِّلْكَافِرِينَ ٨٦ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not كُنتَ kunta you were تَرْجُو tarjū expecting أَن an that يُلْقَىٰ yul'qā would be sent down إِلَيْكَ ilayka to you الْكِتَابُ l-kitābu the Book إِلَّا illā except رَحْمَةً raḥmatan (as) a mercy مِّن min from رَّبِّكَ rabbika your Lord فَلَا falā So (do) not تَكُونَنَّ takūnanna be ظَهِيرًا ẓahīran an assistant لِّلْكَافِرِينَ lil'kāfirīna to the disbelievers
86. And you were not expecting that the Book would be conveyed to you, but [it is] a mercy from your Lord. So do not be an assistant to the disbelievers.
Roots in this verse: ك و ن ر ج و ل ق ي ك ت ب ر ح م ر ب ب ظ ه ر ك ف ر
وَلَا يَصُدُّنَّكَ عَنْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ بَعْدَ إِذْ أُنزِلَتْ إِلَيْكَ وَادْعُ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ٨٧ ▶
وَلَا walā And (let) not يَصُدُّنَّكَ yaṣuddunnaka avert you عَنْ ʿan from آيَاتِ āyāti (the) Verses اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah بَعْدَ baʿda after إِذْ idh [when] أُنزِلَتْ unzilat they have been revealed إِلَيْكَ ilayka to you وَادْعُ wa-ud'ʿu And invite (people) إِلَىٰ ilā to رَبِّكَ rabbika your Lord وَلَا walā And (do) not تَكُونَنَّ takūnanna be مِنَ mina of الْمُشْرِكِينَ l-mush'rikīna the polytheists
87. And never let them avert you from the verses of Allāh after they have been revealed to you. And invite [people] to your Lord. And never be of those who associate others with Allāh.
Roots in this verse: ص د د أ ي ي أ ل ه ب ع د ن ز ل د ع و ر ب ب ك و ن ش ر ك
وَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا آخَرَ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُ لَهُ الْحُكْمُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ ٨٨ ▶
وَلَا walā And (do) not تَدْعُ tadʿu invoke مَعَ maʿa with اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah إِلَٰهًا ilāhan god آخَرَ ākhara other لَا lā (There is) no إِلَٰهَ ilāha god إِلَّا illā except هُوَ huwa Him كُلُّ kullu Every شَيْءٍ shayin thing هَالِكٌ hālikun (will be) destroyed إِلَّا illā except وَجْهَهُ wajhahu His Face لَهُ lahu To Him الْحُكْمُ l-ḥuk'mu (is) the Decision وَإِلَيْهِ wa-ilayhi and to Him تُرْجَعُونَ tur'jaʿūna you will be returned
88. And do not invoke with Allāh another deity. There is no deity except Him. Everything will be destroyed except His Face. His is the judgement, and to Him you will be returned.
Roots in this verse: د ع و أ ل ه أ خ ر ك ل ل ش ي أ ه ل ك و ج ه ح ك م ر ج ع
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