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Surah 30 · Makkah · 60 verses · 817 words
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Surah Ar-Rum, “The Romans”, is surah 30 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 60 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
الم ١ ▶
الم alif-lam-meem Alif Lam Meem
1. Alif, Lām, Meem.
غُلِبَتِ الرُّومُ ٢ ▶
غُلِبَتِ ghulibati Have been defeated الرُّومُ l-rūmu the Romans
2. The Byzantines have been defeated
Roots in this verse: غ ل ب
فِي أَدْنَى الْأَرْضِ وَهُم مِّن بَعْدِ غَلَبِهِمْ سَيَغْلِبُونَ ٣ ▶
فِي fī In أَدْنَى adnā (the) nearest الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi land وَهُم wahum But they مِّن min after بَعْدِ baʿdi after غَلَبِهِمْ ghalabihim their defeat سَيَغْلِبُونَ sayaghlibūna will overcome
3. In the nearest land. But they, after their defeat, will overcome
Roots in this verse: د ن و أ ر ض ب ع د غ ل ب
فِي بِضْعِ سِنِينَ لِلَّهِ الْأَمْرُ مِن قَبْلُ وَمِن بَعْدُ وَيَوْمَئِذٍ يَفْرَحُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ ٤ ▶
فِي fī Within بِضْعِ biḍ'ʿi a few سِنِينَ sinīna years لِلَّهِ lillahi For Allah الْأَمْرُ l-amru (is) the command مِن min before قَبْلُ qablu before وَمِن wamin and after بَعْدُ baʿdu and after وَيَوْمَئِذٍ wayawma-idhin And that day يَفْرَحُ yafraḥu will rejoice الْمُؤْمِنُونَ l-mu'minūna the believers
4. Within three to nine years. To Allāh belongs the command [i.e., decree] before and after. And that day the believers will rejoice
Roots in this verse: س ن و أ ل ه أ م ر ق ب ل ب ع د ي و م ف ر ح أ م ن
بِنَصْرِ اللَّهِ يَنصُرُ مَن يَشَاءُ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ ٥ ▶
بِنَصْرِ binaṣri With (the) help اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah يَنصُرُ yanṣuru He helps مَن man whom يَشَاءُ yashāu He wills وَهُوَ wahuwa And He الْعَزِيزُ l-ʿazīzu (is) the All-Mighty الرَّحِيمُ l-raḥīmu the Most Merciful
5. In the victory of Allāh. He gives victory to whom He wills, and He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
Roots in this verse: ن ص ر أ ل ه ش ي أ ع ز ز ر ح م
وَعْدَ اللَّهِ لَا يُخْلِفُ اللَّهُ وَعْدَهُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٦ ▶
وَعْدَ waʿda (It is the) Promise اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah لَا lā (Does) not يُخْلِفُ yukh'lifu fail اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah وَعْدَهُ waʿdahu (in) His promise وَلَٰكِنَّ walākinna but أَكْثَرَ akthara most (of) النَّاسِ l-nāsi [the] people لَا lā (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna know
6. [It is] the promise of Allāh. Allāh does not fail in His promise, but most of the people do not know.
Roots in this verse: و ع د أ ل ه خ ل ف ك ث ر أ ن س ع ل م
يَعْلَمُونَ ظَاهِرًا مِّنَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَهُمْ عَنِ الْآخِرَةِ هُمْ غَافِلُونَ ٧ ▶
يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna They know ظَاهِرًا ẓāhiran (the) apparent مِّنَ mina of الْحَيَاةِ l-ḥayati the life الدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā (of) the world وَهُمْ wahum but they عَنِ ʿani about الْآخِرَةِ l-ākhirati the Hereafter هُمْ hum [they] غَافِلُونَ ghāfilūna (are) heedless
7. They know what is apparent of the worldly life, but they, of the Hereafter, are unaware.
Roots in this verse: ع ل م ظ ه ر ح ي ي د ن و أ خ ر غ ف ل
أَوَلَمْ يَتَفَكَّرُوا فِي أَنفُسِهِم مَّا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ النَّاسِ بِلِقَاءِ رَبِّهِمْ لَكَافِرُونَ ٨ ▶
أَوَلَمْ awalam Do not يَتَفَكَّرُوا yatafakkarū they ponder فِي fī within أَنفُسِهِم anfusihim themselves مَّا mā Not خَلَقَ khalaqa Allah (has) created اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah (has) created السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens وَالْأَرْضَ wal-arḍa and the earth وَمَا wamā and what بَيْنَهُمَا baynahumā (is) between them إِلَّا illā except بِالْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi in truth وَأَجَلٍ wa-ajalin and (for) a term مُّسَمًّى musamman appointed وَإِنَّ wa-inna And indeed كَثِيرًا kathīran many مِّنَ mina of النَّاسِ l-nāsi the people بِلِقَاءِ biliqāi in (the) meeting رَبِّهِمْ rabbihim (with) their Lord لَكَافِرُونَ lakāfirūna surely (are) disbelievers
8. Do they not contemplate within themselves? Allāh has not created the heavens and the earth and what is between them except in truth and for a specified term. And indeed, many of the people, in the meeting with their Lord, are disbelievers.
Roots in this verse: ف ك ر ن ف س خ ل ق أ ل ه س م و أ ر ض ب ي ن ح ق ق أ ج ل ك ث ر أ ن س ل ق ي ر ب ب ك ف ر
أَوَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ كَانُوا أَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً وَأَثَارُوا الْأَرْضَ وَعَمَرُوهَا أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا عَمَرُوهَا وَجَاءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ فَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ ٩ ▶
أَوَلَمْ awalam Have not يَسِيرُوا yasīrū they traveled فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth فَيَنظُرُوا fayanẓurū and observed كَيْفَ kayfa how كَانَ kāna was عَاقِبَةُ ʿāqibatu (the) end الَّذِينَ alladhīna (of) those مِن min before them قَبْلِهِمْ qablihim before them كَانُوا kānū They were أَشَدَّ ashadda mightier مِنْهُمْ min'hum than them قُوَّةً quwwatan (in) strength وَأَثَارُوا wa-athārū and they dug الْأَرْضَ l-arḍa the earth وَعَمَرُوهَا waʿamarūhā and built (on) it أَكْثَرَ akthara more مِمَّا mimmā than what عَمَرُوهَا ʿamarūhā they have built (on) it وَجَاءَتْهُمْ wajāathum And came (to) them رُسُلُهُم rusuluhum their Messengers بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ bil-bayināti with clear proofs فَمَا famā So not كَانَ kāna was اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ liyaẓlimahum to wrong them وَلَٰكِن walākin but كَانُوا kānū they were أَنفُسَهُمْ anfusahum themselves يَظْلِمُونَ yaẓlimūna (doing) wrong
9. Have they not traveled through the earth and observed how was the end of those before them? They were greater than them in power, and they plowed [or excavated] the earth and built it up more than they [i.e., the Makkans] have built it up, and their messengers came to them with clear evidences. And Allāh would not ever have wronged them, but they were wronging themselves.
Roots in this verse: س ي ر أ ر ض ن ظ ر ك ي ف ك و ن ع ق ب ق ب ل ش د د ق و ي ع م ر ك ث ر ج ي أ ر س ل ب ي ن أ ل ه ظ ل م ن ف س
ثُمَّ كَانَ عَاقِبَةَ الَّذِينَ أَسَاءُوا السُّوأَىٰ أَن كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ وَكَانُوا بِهَا يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ ١٠ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then كَانَ kāna was عَاقِبَةَ ʿāqibata (the) end الَّذِينَ alladhīna (of) those who أَسَاءُوا asāū did evil السُّوأَىٰ l-sūā the evil أَن an because كَذَّبُوا kadhabū they denied بِآيَاتِ biāyāti (the) Signs اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah وَكَانُوا wakānū and were بِهَا bihā of them يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ yastahziūna making mockery
10. Then the end of those who did evil was the worst [consequence] because they denied the signs of Allāh and used to ridicule them.
Roots in this verse: ك و ن ع ق ب س و أ ك ذ ب أ ي ي أ ل ه ه ز أ
اللَّهُ يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ ١١ ▶
اللَّهُ al-lahu Allah يَبْدَأُ yabda-u originates الْخَلْقَ l-khalqa the creation ثُمَّ thumma then يُعِيدُهُ yuʿīduhu He repeats it ثُمَّ thumma then إِلَيْهِ ilayhi to Him تُرْجَعُونَ tur'jaʿūna you will be returned
11. Allāh begins creation; then He will repeat it; then to Him you will be returned.
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه ب د أ خ ل ق ع و د ر ج ع
وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ يُبْلِسُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ ١٢ ▶
وَيَوْمَ wayawma And (the) Day تَقُومُ taqūmu will (be) established السَّاعَةُ l-sāʿatu the Hour يُبْلِسُ yub'lisu will (be in) despair الْمُجْرِمُونَ l-muj'rimūna the criminals
12. And the Day the Hour appears the criminals will be in despair.
Roots in this verse: ي و م ق و م س و ع ج ر م
وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُم مِّن شُرَكَائِهِمْ شُفَعَاءُ وَكَانُوا بِشُرَكَائِهِمْ كَافِرِينَ ١٣ ▶
وَلَمْ walam And not يَكُن yakun will be لَّهُم lahum for them مِّن min among شُرَكَائِهِمْ shurakāihim theirs partners شُفَعَاءُ shufaʿāu any intercessors وَكَانُوا wakānū and they will be بِشُرَكَائِهِمْ bishurakāihim in their partners كَافِرِينَ kāfirīna disbelievers
13. And there will not be for them among their [alleged] partners any intercessors, and they will [then] be disbelievers in their partners.
Roots in this verse: ك و ن ش ر ك ش ف ع ك ف ر
وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَفَرَّقُونَ ١٤ ▶
وَيَوْمَ wayawma And (the) Day تَقُومُ taqūmu will (be) established السَّاعَةُ l-sāʿatu the Hour يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day يَتَفَرَّقُونَ yatafarraqūna they will become separated
14. And the Day the Hour appears - that Day they will become separated.
Roots in this verse: ي و م ق و م س و ع ف ر ق
فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ فَهُمْ فِي رَوْضَةٍ يُحْبَرُونَ ١٥ ▶
فَأَمَّا fa-ammā Then as for الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who آمَنُوا āmanū believed وَعَمِلُوا waʿamilū and did الصَّالِحَاتِ l-ṣāliḥāti righteous deeds فَهُمْ fahum so they فِي fī in رَوْضَةٍ rawḍatin a Garden يُحْبَرُونَ yuḥ'barūna will be delighted
15. And as for those who had believed and done righteous deeds, they will be in a garden [of Paradise], delighted.
Roots in this verse: أ م ن ع م ل ص ل ح
وَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَكَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَلِقَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ فَأُولَٰئِكَ فِي الْعَذَابِ مُحْضَرُونَ ١٦ ▶
وَأَمَّا wa-ammā But as for الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieved وَكَذَّبُوا wakadhabū and denied بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā Our Signs وَلِقَاءِ waliqāi and (the) meeting الْآخِرَةِ l-ākhirati (of) the Hereafter فَأُولَٰئِكَ fa-ulāika then those فِي fī in الْعَذَابِ l-ʿadhābi the punishment مُحْضَرُونَ muḥ'ḍarūna (will be) brought forth
16. But as for those who disbelieved and denied Our verses and the meeting of the Hereafter, those will be brought into the punishment [to remain].
Roots in this verse: ك ف ر ك ذ ب أ ي ي ل ق ي أ خ ر ع ذ ب ح ض ر
فَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ حِينَ تُمْسُونَ وَحِينَ تُصْبِحُونَ ١٧ ▶
فَسُبْحَانَ fasub'ḥāna So glory be to اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah حِينَ ḥīna when تُمْسُونَ tum'sūna you reach the evening وَحِينَ waḥīna and when تُصْبِحُونَ tuṣ'biḥūna you reach the morning
17. So exalted is Allāh when you reach the evening and when you reach the morning.
Roots in this verse: س ب ح أ ل ه ح ي ن ص ب ح
وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَعَشِيًّا وَحِينَ تُظْهِرُونَ ١٨ ▶
وَلَهُ walahu And for Him الْحَمْدُ l-ḥamdu (are) all praises فِي fī in السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth وَعَشِيًّا waʿashiyyan and (at) night وَحِينَ waḥīna and when تُظْهِرُونَ tuẓ'hirūna you are at noon
18. And to Him is [due all] praise throughout the heavens and the earth. And [exalted is He] at night and when you are at noon.
Roots in this verse: ح م د س م و أ ر ض ع ش و ح ي ن ظ ه ر
يُخْرِجُ الْحَيَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَيُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتَ مِنَ الْحَيِّ وَيُحْيِي الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَكَذَٰلِكَ تُخْرَجُونَ ١٩ ▶
يُخْرِجُ yukh'riju He brings forth الْحَيَّ l-ḥaya the living مِنَ mina from الْمَيِّتِ l-mayiti the dead وَيُخْرِجُ wayukh'riju and He brings forth الْمَيِّتَ l-mayita the dead مِنَ mina from الْحَيِّ l-ḥayi the living وَيُحْيِي wayuḥ'yī and He gives life الْأَرْضَ l-arḍa (to) the earth بَعْدَ baʿda after مَوْتِهَا mawtihā its death وَكَذَٰلِكَ wakadhālika and thus تُخْرَجُونَ tukh'rajūna you will be brought forth
19. He brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living and brings to life the earth after its lifelessness. And thus will you be brought out.
Roots in this verse: خ ر ج ح ي ي م و ت أ ر ض ب ع د
وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَنْ خَلَقَكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ إِذَا أَنتُم بَشَرٌ تَنتَشِرُونَ ٢٠ ▶
وَمِنْ wamin And among آيَاتِهِ āyātihi His Signs أَنْ an (is) that خَلَقَكُم khalaqakum He created you مِّن min from تُرَابٍ turābin dust ثُمَّ thumma then إِذَا idhā behold أَنتُم antum You بَشَرٌ basharun (are) human beings تَنتَشِرُونَ tantashirūna dispersing
20. And of His signs is that He created you from dust; then, suddenly you were human beings dispersing [throughout the earth].
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي خ ل ق ت ر ب ب ش ر ن ش ر
وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَنْ خَلَقَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا لِّتَسْكُنُوا إِلَيْهَا وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَكُم مَّوَدَّةً وَرَحْمَةً إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ٢١ ▶
وَمِنْ wamin And among آيَاتِهِ āyātihi His Signs أَنْ an (is) that خَلَقَ khalaqa He created لَكُم lakum for you مِّنْ min from أَنفُسِكُمْ anfusikum yourselves أَزْوَاجًا azwājan mates لِّتَسْكُنُوا litaskunū that you may find tranquility إِلَيْهَا ilayhā in them وَجَعَلَ wajaʿala and He placed بَيْنَكُم baynakum between you مَّوَدَّةً mawaddatan love وَرَحْمَةً waraḥmatan and mercy إِنَّ inna Indeed فِي fī in ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that لَآيَاتٍ laāyātin surely (are) Signs لِّقَوْمٍ liqawmin for a people يَتَفَكَّرُونَ yatafakkarūna who reflect
21. And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquility in them; and He placed between you affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي خ ل ق ن ف س ز و ج س ك ن ج ع ل ب ي ن و د د ر ح م ق و م ف ك ر
وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ خَلْقُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافُ أَلْسِنَتِكُمْ وَأَلْوَانِكُمْ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّلْعَالِمِينَ ٢٢ ▶
وَمِنْ wamin And among آيَاتِهِ āyātihi His Signs خَلْقُ khalqu (is the) creation السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti (of) the heavens وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth وَاخْتِلَافُ wa-ikh'tilāfu and the diversity أَلْسِنَتِكُمْ alsinatikum (of) your languages وَأَلْوَانِكُمْ wa-alwānikum and your colors إِنَّ inna Indeed فِي fī in ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that لَآيَاتٍ laāyātin surely (are) Signs لِّلْعَالِمِينَ lil'ʿālimīna for those of knowledge
22. And of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and the diversity of your languages and your colors. Indeed in that are signs for those of knowledge.
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي خ ل ق س م و أ ر ض خ ل ف ل س ن ع ل م
وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ مَنَامُكُم بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَابْتِغَاؤُكُم مِّن فَضْلِهِ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَسْمَعُونَ ٢٣ ▶
وَمِنْ wamin And among آيَاتِهِ āyātihi His Signs مَنَامُكُم manāmukum (is) your sleep بِاللَّيْلِ bi-al-layli by night وَالنَّهَارِ wal-nahāri and the day وَابْتِغَاؤُكُم wa-ib'tighāukum [and] your seeking مِّن min of فَضْلِهِ faḍlihi His Bounty إِنَّ inna Indeed فِي fī in ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that لَآيَاتٍ laāyātin surely (are) Signs لِّقَوْمٍ liqawmin for a people يَسْمَعُونَ yasmaʿūna who listen
23. And of His signs is your sleep by night and day and your seeking of His bounty. Indeed in that are signs for a people who listen.
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي ل ي ل ن ه ر ب غ ي ف ض ل ق و م س م ع
وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ يُرِيكُمُ الْبَرْقَ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَيُنَزِّلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَيُحْيِي بِهِ الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ ٢٤ ▶
وَمِنْ wamin And among آيَاتِهِ āyātihi His Signs يُرِيكُمُ yurīkumu He shows you الْبَرْقَ l-barqa the lightning خَوْفًا khawfan (causing) fear وَطَمَعًا waṭamaʿan and hope وَيُنَزِّلُ wayunazzilu and He sends down مِنَ mina from السَّمَاءِ l-samāi the sky مَاءً māan water فَيُحْيِي fayuḥ'yī and gives life بِهِ bihi therewith الْأَرْضَ l-arḍa (to) the earth بَعْدَ baʿda after مَوْتِهَا mawtihā its death إِنَّ inna Indeed فِي fī in ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that لَآيَاتٍ laāyātin surely (are) Signs لِّقَوْمٍ liqawmin for a people يَعْقِلُونَ yaʿqilūna who use intellect
24. And of His signs is [that] He shows you the lightning [causing] fear and aspiration, and He sends down rain from the sky by which He brings to life the earth after its lifelessness. Indeed in that are signs for a people who use reason.
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي ر أ ي خ و ف ط م ع ن ز ل س م و م و ه ح ي ي أ ر ض ب ع د م و ت ق و م ع ق ل
وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَن تَقُومَ السَّمَاءُ وَالْأَرْضُ بِأَمْرِهِ ثُمَّ إِذَا دَعَاكُمْ دَعْوَةً مِّنَ الْأَرْضِ إِذَا أَنتُمْ تَخْرُجُونَ ٢٥ ▶
وَمِنْ wamin And among آيَاتِهِ āyātihi His Signs أَن an (is) that تَقُومَ taqūma stands السَّمَاءُ l-samāu the heavens وَالْأَرْضُ wal-arḍu and the earth بِأَمْرِهِ bi-amrihi by His Command ثُمَّ thumma Then إِذَا idhā when دَعَاكُمْ daʿākum He calls you دَعْوَةً daʿwatan (with) a call مِّنَ mina from الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth إِذَا idhā behold أَنتُمْ antum You تَخْرُجُونَ takhrujūna will come forth
25. And of His signs is that the heaven and earth stand [i.e., remain] by His command. Then when He calls you with a [single] call from the earth, immediately you will come forth.
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي ق و م س م و أ ر ض أ م ر د ع و خ ر ج
وَلَهُ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ كُلٌّ لَّهُ قَانِتُونَ ٢٦ ▶
وَلَهُ walahu And to Him (belongs) مَن man whoever فِي fī (is) in السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth كُلٌّ kullun All لَّهُ lahu to Him قَانِتُونَ qānitūna (are) obedient
26. And to Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and earth. All are to Him devoutly obedient.
Roots in this verse: س م و أ ر ض ك ل ل ق ن ت
وَهُوَ الَّذِي يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ وَهُوَ أَهْوَنُ عَلَيْهِ وَلَهُ الْمَثَلُ الْأَعْلَىٰ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ ٢٧ ▶
وَهُوَ wahuwa And He الَّذِي alladhī (is) the One Who يَبْدَأُ yabda-u originates الْخَلْقَ l-khalqa the creation ثُمَّ thumma then يُعِيدُهُ yuʿīduhu repeats it وَهُوَ wahuwa and it أَهْوَنُ ahwanu (is) easier عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi for Him وَلَهُ walahu And for Him الْمَثَلُ l-mathalu (is) the description الْأَعْلَىٰ l-aʿlā the highest فِي fī in السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth وَهُوَ wahuwa And He الْعَزِيزُ l-ʿazīzu (is) the All-Mighty الْحَكِيمُ l-ḥakīmu the All-Wise
27. And it is He who begins creation; then He repeats it, and that is [even] easier for Him. To Him belongs the highest description [i.e., attribute] in the heavens and earth. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
Roots in this verse: ب د أ خ ل ق ع و د ه و ن م ث ل ع ل و س م و أ ر ض ع ز ز ح ك م
ضَرَبَ لَكُم مَّثَلًا مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ هَل لَّكُم مِّن مَّا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُم مِّن شُرَكَاءَ فِي مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ فَأَنتُمْ فِيهِ سَوَاءٌ تَخَافُونَهُمْ كَخِيفَتِكُمْ أَنفُسَكُمْ كَذَٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ الْآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ ٢٨ ▶
ضَرَبَ ḍaraba He sets forth لَكُم lakum to you مَّثَلًا mathalan an example مِّنْ min from أَنفُسِكُمْ anfusikum yourselves هَل hal Is لَّكُم lakum for you مِّن min among مَّا mā what مَلَكَتْ malakat possess أَيْمَانُكُم aymānukum your right hands مِّن min any شُرَكَاءَ shurakāa partners فِي fī in مَا mā what رَزَقْنَاكُمْ razaqnākum We have provided you فَأَنتُمْ fa-antum so you فِيهِ fīhi in it سَوَاءٌ sawāon (are) equal تَخَافُونَهُمْ takhāfūnahum you fear them كَخِيفَتِكُمْ kakhīfatikum as you fear أَنفُسَكُمْ anfusakum yourselves كَذَٰلِكَ kadhālika Thus نُفَصِّلُ nufaṣṣilu We explain الْآيَاتِ l-āyāti the Verses لِقَوْمٍ liqawmin for a people يَعْقِلُونَ yaʿqilūna (who) use reason
28. He presents to you an example from yourselves. Do you have among those whom your right hands possess [i.e., slaves] any partners in what We have provided for you so that you are equal therein [and] would fear them as your fear of one another [within a partnership]? Thus do We detail the verses for a people who use reason.
Roots in this verse: ض ر ب م ث ل ن ف س م ل ك ي م ن ش ر ك ر ز ق س و ي خ و ف ف ص ل أ ي ي ق و م ع ق ل
بَلِ اتَّبَعَ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا أَهْوَاءَهُم بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ فَمَن يَهْدِي مَنْ أَضَلَّ اللَّهُ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن نَّاصِرِينَ ٢٩ ▶
بَلِ bali Nay اتَّبَعَ ittabaʿa follow الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who ظَلَمُوا ẓalamū do wrong أَهْوَاءَهُم ahwāahum their desires بِغَيْرِ bighayri without عِلْمٍ ʿil'min knowledge فَمَن faman Then who يَهْدِي yahdī (can) guide مَنْ man (one) whom أَضَلَّ aḍalla Allah has let go astray اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah has let go astray وَمَا wamā And not لَهُم lahum for them مِّن min any نَّاصِرِينَ nāṣirīna helpers
29. But those who wrong follow their [own] desires without knowledge. Then who can guide one whom Allāh has sent astray? And for them there are no helpers.
Roots in this verse: ت ب ع ظ ل م ه و ي غ ي ر ع ل م ه د ي ض ل ل أ ل ه ن ص ر
فَأَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّينِ حَنِيفًا فِطْرَتَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي فَطَرَ النَّاسَ عَلَيْهَا لَا تَبْدِيلَ لِخَلْقِ اللَّهِ ذَٰلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٣٠ ▶
فَأَقِمْ fa-aqim So set وَجْهَكَ wajhaka your face لِلدِّينِ lilddīni to the religion حَنِيفًا ḥanīfan upright فِطْرَتَ fiṭ'rata Nature اللَّهِ l-lahi (made by) Allah الَّتِي allatī (upon) which فَطَرَ faṭara He has created النَّاسَ l-nāsa mankind عَلَيْهَا ʿalayhā [on it] لَا lā No تَبْدِيلَ tabdīla change لِخَلْقِ likhalqi (should there be) in the creation اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That الدِّينُ l-dīnu (is) the religion الْقَيِّمُ l-qayimu the correct وَلَٰكِنَّ walākinna but أَكْثَرَ akthara most النَّاسِ l-nāsi men لَا lā (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna know
30. So direct your face [i.e., self] toward the religion, inclining to truth. [Adhere to] the fiṭrah of Allāh upon which He has created [all] people. No change should there be in the creation of Allāh. That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know.
Roots in this verse: ق و م و ج ه د ي ن ح ن ف ف ط ر أ ل ه أ ن س ب د ل خ ل ق ك ث ر ع ل م
مُنِيبِينَ إِلَيْهِ وَاتَّقُوهُ وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ٣١ ▶
مُنِيبِينَ munībīna Turning إِلَيْهِ ilayhi to Him وَاتَّقُوهُ wa-ittaqūhu and fear Him وَأَقِيمُوا wa-aqīmū and establish الصَّلَاةَ l-ṣalata the prayer وَلَا walā and (do) not تَكُونُوا takūnū be مِنَ mina of الْمُشْرِكِينَ l-mush'rikīna the polytheists
31. [Adhere to it], turning in repentance to Him, and fear Him and establish prayer and do not be of those who associate others with Allāh
Roots in this verse: ن و ب و ق ي ق و م ص ل و ك و ن ش ر ك
مِنَ الَّذِينَ فَرَّقُوا دِينَهُمْ وَكَانُوا شِيَعًا كُلُّ حِزْبٍ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ فَرِحُونَ ٣٢ ▶
مِنَ mina Of الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who فَرَّقُوا farraqū divide دِينَهُمْ dīnahum their religion وَكَانُوا wakānū and become شِيَعًا shiyaʿan sects كُلُّ kullu each حِزْبٍ ḥiz'bin party بِمَا bimā in what لَدَيْهِمْ ladayhim they have فَرِحُونَ fariḥūna rejoicing
32. [Or] of those who have divided their religion and become sects, every faction rejoicing in what it has.
Roots in this verse: ف ر ق د ي ن ك و ن ش ي ع ك ل ل ح ز ب ف ر ح
وَإِذَا مَسَّ النَّاسَ ضُرٌّ دَعَوْا رَبَّهُم مُّنِيبِينَ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ إِذَا أَذَاقَهُم مِّنْهُ رَحْمَةً إِذَا فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُم بِرَبِّهِمْ يُشْرِكُونَ ٣٣ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when مَسَّ massa touches النَّاسَ l-nāsa people ضُرٌّ ḍurrun hardship دَعَوْا daʿaw they call رَبَّهُم rabbahum their Lord مُّنِيبِينَ munībīna turning إِلَيْهِ ilayhi to Him ثُمَّ thumma Then إِذَا idhā when أَذَاقَهُم adhāqahum He causes them to taste مِّنْهُ min'hu from Him رَحْمَةً raḥmatan Mercy إِذَا idhā behold فَرِيقٌ farīqun A party مِّنْهُم min'hum of them بِرَبِّهِمْ birabbihim with their Lord يُشْرِكُونَ yush'rikūna associate partners
33. And when adversity touches the people, they call upon their Lord, turning in repentance to Him. Then when He lets them taste mercy from Him, at once a party of them associate others with their Lord,
Roots in this verse: م س س أ ن س ض ر ر د ع و ر ب ب ن و ب ذ و ق ر ح م ف ر ق ش ر ك
لِيَكْفُرُوا بِمَا آتَيْنَاهُمْ فَتَمَتَّعُوا فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ٣٤ ▶
لِيَكْفُرُوا liyakfurū So as to deny بِمَا bimā [in] what آتَيْنَاهُمْ ātaynāhum We have granted them فَتَمَتَّعُوا fatamattaʿū Then enjoy فَسَوْفَ fasawfa but soon تَعْلَمُونَ taʿlamūna you will know
34. So that they will deny what We have granted them. Then enjoy yourselves, for you are going to know.
Roots in this verse: ك ف ر أ ت ي م ت ع ع ل م
أَمْ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَانًا فَهُوَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِمَا كَانُوا بِهِ يُشْرِكُونَ ٣٥ ▶
أَمْ am Or أَنزَلْنَا anzalnā have We sent عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim to them سُلْطَانًا sul'ṭānan an authority فَهُوَ fahuwa and it يَتَكَلَّمُ yatakallamu speaks بِمَا bimā of what كَانُوا kānū they were بِهِ bihi with Him يُشْرِكُونَ yush'rikūna associating
35. Or have We sent down to them an authority [i.e., a proof or scripture], and it speaks of what they have been associating with Him?
Roots in this verse: ن ز ل س ل ط ك ل م ك و ن ش ر ك
وَإِذَا أَذَقْنَا النَّاسَ رَحْمَةً فَرِحُوا بِهَا وَإِن تُصِبْهُمْ سَيِّئَةٌ بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ إِذَا هُمْ يَقْنَطُونَ ٣٦ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when أَذَقْنَا adhaqnā We cause people to taste النَّاسَ l-nāsa We cause people to taste رَحْمَةً raḥmatan mercy فَرِحُوا fariḥū they rejoice بِهَا bihā therein وَإِن wa-in But if تُصِبْهُمْ tuṣib'hum afflicts them سَيِّئَةٌ sayyi-atun an evil بِمَا bimā for what قَدَّمَتْ qaddamat have sent forth أَيْدِيهِمْ aydīhim their hands إِذَا idhā behold هُمْ hum They يَقْنَطُونَ yaqnaṭūna despair
36. And when We let the people taste mercy, they rejoice therein, but if evil afflicts them for what their hands have put forth, immediately they despair.
Roots in this verse: ذ و ق أ ن س ر ح م ف ر ح ص و ب س و أ ق د م ي د ي
أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ وَيَقْدِرُ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ ٣٧ ▶
أَوَلَمْ awalam Do not يَرَوْا yaraw they see أَنَّ anna that اللَّهَ l-laha Allah يَبْسُطُ yabsuṭu extends الرِّزْقَ l-riz'qa the provision لِمَن liman for whom يَشَاءُ yashāu He wills وَيَقْدِرُ wayaqdiru and straitens (it) إِنَّ inna Indeed فِي fī in ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that لَآيَاتٍ laāyātin surely (are) Signs لِّقَوْمٍ liqawmin for a people يُؤْمِنُونَ yu'minūna who believe
37. Do they not see that Allāh extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it]? Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي أ ل ه ب س ط ر ز ق ش ي أ ق د ر أ ي ي ق و م أ م ن
فَآتِ ذَا الْقُرْبَىٰ حَقَّهُ وَالْمِسْكِينَ وَابْنَ السَّبِيلِ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ ٣٨ ▶
فَآتِ faāti So give ذَا dhā the relative الْقُرْبَىٰ l-qur'bā the relative حَقَّهُ ḥaqqahu his right وَالْمِسْكِينَ wal-mis'kīna and the poor وَابْنَ wa-ib'na and the wayfarer السَّبِيلِ l-sabīli and the wayfarer ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That خَيْرٌ khayrun (is) best لِّلَّذِينَ lilladhīna for those who يُرِيدُونَ yurīdūna desire وَجْهَ wajha (the) Countenance اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah وَأُولَٰئِكَ wa-ulāika And those هُمُ humu they الْمُفْلِحُونَ l-muf'liḥūna (are) the successful ones
38. So give the relative his right, as well as the needy and the traveler. That is best for those who desire the face [i.e., approval] of Allāh, and it is they who will be the successful.
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ق ر ب ح ق ق س ك ن ب ن ي س ب ل خ ي ر ر و د و ج ه أ ل ه ف ل ح
وَمَا آتَيْتُم مِّن رِّبًا لِّيَرْبُوَ فِي أَمْوَالِ النَّاسِ فَلَا يَرْبُو عِندَ اللَّهِ وَمَا آتَيْتُم مِّن زَكَاةٍ تُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُضْعِفُونَ ٣٩ ▶
وَمَا wamā And what آتَيْتُم ātaytum you give مِّن min for رِّبًا riban usury لِّيَرْبُوَ liyarbuwā to increase فِي fī in أَمْوَالِ amwāli (the) wealth النَّاسِ l-nāsi (of) people فَلَا falā not يَرْبُو yarbū (will) increase عِندَ ʿinda with اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah وَمَا wamā But what آتَيْتُم ātaytum you give مِّن min of زَكَاةٍ zakatin zakah تُرِيدُونَ turīdūna desiring وَجْهَ wajha (the) Countenance اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah فَأُولَٰئِكَ fa-ulāika then those هُمُ humu [they] الْمُضْعِفُونَ l-muḍ'ʿifūna (will) get manifold
39. And whatever you give for interest [i.e., advantage] to increase within the wealth of people will not increase with Allāh. But what you give in zakāh, desiring the face [i.e., approval] of Allāh - those are the multipliers.
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ر ب و م و ل أ ن س ع ن د أ ل ه ز ك و ر و د و ج ه ض ع ف
اللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ ثُمَّ رَزَقَكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيكُمْ هَلْ مِن شُرَكَائِكُم مَّن يَفْعَلُ مِن ذَٰلِكُم مِّن شَيْءٍ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ٤٠ ▶
اللَّهُ al-lahu Allah الَّذِي alladhī (is) the One Who خَلَقَكُمْ khalaqakum created you ثُمَّ thumma then رَزَقَكُمْ razaqakum He provided (for) you ثُمَّ thumma then يُمِيتُكُمْ yumītukum He will cause you to die ثُمَّ thumma then يُحْيِيكُمْ yuḥ'yīkum He will give you life هَلْ hal Is (there) مِن min any شُرَكَائِكُم shurakāikum (of) your partners مَّن man who يَفْعَلُ yafʿalu does مِن min of ذَٰلِكُم dhālikum that مِّن min any شَيْءٍ shayin thing سُبْحَانَهُ sub'ḥānahu Glory be to Him وَتَعَالَىٰ wataʿālā and exalted is He عَمَّا ʿammā above what يُشْرِكُونَ yush'rikūna they associate
40. Allāh is the one who created you, then provided for you, then will cause you to die, and then will give you life. Are there any of your "partners" who does anything of that? Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him.
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه خ ل ق ر ز ق م و ت ح ي ي ش ر ك ف ع ل ش ي أ س ب ح ع ل و
ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِي النَّاسِ لِيُذِيقَهُم بَعْضَ الَّذِي عَمِلُوا لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ٤١ ▶
ظَهَرَ ẓahara Has appeared الْفَسَادُ l-fasādu the corruption فِي fī in الْبَرِّ l-bari the land وَالْبَحْرِ wal-baḥri and the sea بِمَا bimā for what كَسَبَتْ kasabat have earned أَيْدِي aydī (the) hands النَّاسِ l-nāsi (of) people لِيُذِيقَهُم liyudhīqahum so that He may let them taste بَعْضَ baʿḍa a part الَّذِي alladhī (of) that which عَمِلُوا ʿamilū they have done لَعَلَّهُمْ laʿallahum so that they may يَرْجِعُونَ yarjiʿūna return
41. Corruption has appeared throughout the land and sea by [reason of] what the hands of people have earned so He [i.e., Allāh] may let them taste part of [the consequence of] what they have done that perhaps they will return [to righteousness].
Roots in this verse: ظ ه ر ف س د ب ر ر ب ح ر ك س ب ي د ي أ ن س ذ و ق ب ع ض ع م ل ر ج ع
قُلْ سِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَانظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلُ كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّشْرِكِينَ ٤٢ ▶
قُلْ qul Say سِيرُوا sīrū Travel فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth فَانظُرُوا fa-unẓurū and see كَيْفَ kayfa how كَانَ kāna was عَاقِبَةُ ʿāqibatu (the) end الَّذِينَ alladhīna (of) those who مِن min (were) before قَبْلُ qablu (were) before كَانَ kāna Most of them were أَكْثَرُهُم aktharuhum Most of them were مُّشْرِكِينَ mush'rikīna polytheists
42. Say, [O Muḥammad], "Travel through the land and observe how was the end of those before. Most of them were associators [of others with Allāh].
Roots in this verse: ق و ل س ي ر أ ر ض ن ظ ر ك ي ف ك و ن ع ق ب ق ب ل ك ث ر ش ر ك
فَأَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّينِ الْقَيِّمِ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَ يَوْمٌ لَّا مَرَدَّ لَهُ مِنَ اللَّهِ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصَّدَّعُونَ ٤٣ ▶
فَأَقِمْ fa-aqim So set وَجْهَكَ wajhaka your face لِلدِّينِ lilddīni to the religion الْقَيِّمِ l-qayimi right مِن min before قَبْلِ qabli before أَن an [that] يَأْتِيَ yatiya comes يَوْمٌ yawmun a Day لَّا lā not مَرَدَّ maradda (can be) averted لَهُ lahu [it] مِنَ mina from اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin That Day يَصَّدَّعُونَ yaṣṣaddaʿūna they will be divided
43. So direct your face [i.e., self] toward the correct religion before a Day comes from Allāh of which there is no repelling. That Day, they will be divided.
Roots in this verse: ق و م و ج ه د ي ن ق ب ل أ ت ي ي و م ر د د أ ل ه
مَن كَفَرَ فَعَلَيْهِ كُفْرُهُ وَمَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلِأَنفُسِهِمْ يَمْهَدُونَ ٤٤ ▶
مَن man Whoever كَفَرَ kafara disbelieves فَعَلَيْهِ faʿalayhi then against him كُفْرُهُ kuf'ruhu (is) his disbelief وَمَنْ waman And whoever عَمِلَ ʿamila does صَالِحًا ṣāliḥan righteousness فَلِأَنفُسِهِمْ fali-anfusihim then for themselves يَمْهَدُونَ yamhadūna they are preparing
44. Whoever disbelieves - upon him is [the consequence of] his disbelief. And whoever does righteousness - they are for themselves preparing,
Roots in this verse: ك ف ر ع م ل ص ل ح ن ف س م ه د
لِيَجْزِيَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ مِن فَضْلِهِ إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْكَافِرِينَ ٤٥ ▶
لِيَجْزِيَ liyajziya That He may reward الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who آمَنُوا āmanū believe وَعَمِلُوا waʿamilū and do الصَّالِحَاتِ l-ṣāliḥāti righteous deeds مِن min (out) of فَضْلِهِ faḍlihi His Bounty إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, He لَا lā (does) not يُحِبُّ yuḥibbu like الْكَافِرِينَ l-kāfirīna the disbelievers
45. That He may reward those who have believed and done righteous deeds out of His bounty. Indeed, He does not like the disbelievers.
Roots in this verse: ج ز ي أ م ن ع م ل ص ل ح ف ض ل ح ب ب ك ف ر
وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَن يُرْسِلَ الرِّيَاحَ مُبَشِّرَاتٍ وَلِيُذِيقَكُم مِّن رَّحْمَتِهِ وَلِتَجْرِيَ الْفُلْكُ بِأَمْرِهِ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا مِن فَضْلِهِ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ ٤٦ ▶
وَمِنْ wamin And among آيَاتِهِ āyātihi His Signs أَن an (is) that يُرْسِلَ yur'sila He sends الرِّيَاحَ l-riyāḥa the winds مُبَشِّرَاتٍ mubashirātin (as) bearers of glad tidings وَلِيُذِيقَكُم waliyudhīqakum and to let you taste مِّن min of رَّحْمَتِهِ raḥmatihi His Mercy وَلِتَجْرِيَ walitajriya and that may sail الْفُلْكُ l-ful'ku the ships بِأَمْرِهِ bi-amrihi at His Command وَلِتَبْتَغُوا walitabtaghū and that you may seek مِن min of فَضْلِهِ faḍlihi His Bounty وَلَعَلَّكُمْ walaʿallakum and that you may تَشْكُرُونَ tashkurūna be grateful
46. And of His signs is that He sends the winds as bringers of good tidings and to let you taste His mercy [i.e., rain] and so the ships may sail at His command and so you may seek of His bounty, and perhaps you will be grateful.
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي ر س ل ر و ح ب ش ر ذ و ق ر ح م ج ر ي ف ل ك أ م ر ب غ ي ف ض ل ش ك ر
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ رُسُلًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِمْ فَجَاءُوهُم بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ فَانتَقَمْنَا مِنَ الَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا وَكَانَ حَقًّا عَلَيْنَا نَصْرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٤٧ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And verily أَرْسَلْنَا arsalnā We sent مِن min before you قَبْلِكَ qablika before you رُسُلًا rusulan Messengers إِلَىٰ ilā to قَوْمِهِمْ qawmihim their people فَجَاءُوهُم fajāūhum and they came to them بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ bil-bayināti with clear proofs فَانتَقَمْنَا fa-intaqamnā then We took retribution مِنَ mina from الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who أَجْرَمُوا ajramū committed crimes وَكَانَ wakāna And it was حَقًّا ḥaqqan incumbent عَلَيْنَا ʿalaynā upon Us نَصْرُ naṣru (to) help الْمُؤْمِنِينَ l-mu'minīna the believers
47. And We have already sent messengers before you to their peoples, and they came to them with clear evidences; then We took retribution from those who committed crimes, and incumbent upon Us was support of the believers.
Roots in this verse: ر س ل ق ب ل ق و م ج ي أ ب ي ن ن ق م ج ر م ك و ن ح ق ق ن ص ر أ م ن
اللَّهُ الَّذِي يُرْسِلُ الرِّيَاحَ فَتُثِيرُ سَحَابًا فَيَبْسُطُهُ فِي السَّمَاءِ كَيْفَ يَشَاءُ وَيَجْعَلُهُ كِسَفًا فَتَرَى الْوَدْقَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ خِلَالِهِ فَإِذَا أَصَابَ بِهِ مَن يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ إِذَا هُمْ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ ٤٨ ▶
اللَّهُ al-lahu Allah الَّذِي alladhī (is) the One Who يُرْسِلُ yur'silu sends الرِّيَاحَ l-riyāḥa the winds فَتُثِيرُ fatuthīru so they raise سَحَابًا saḥāban (the) clouds فَيَبْسُطُهُ fayabsuṭuhu then He spreads them فِي fī in السَّمَاءِ l-samāi the sky كَيْفَ kayfa how يَشَاءُ yashāu He wills وَيَجْعَلُهُ wayajʿaluhu and He makes them كِسَفًا kisafan fragments فَتَرَى fatarā so you see الْوَدْقَ l-wadqa the rain يَخْرُجُ yakhruju coming forth مِنْ min from خِلَالِهِ khilālihi their midst فَإِذَا fa-idhā Then when أَصَابَ aṣāba He causes it to fall on بِهِ bihi He causes it to fall on مَن man whom يَشَاءُ yashāu He wills مِنْ min of عِبَادِهِ ʿibādihi His slaves إِذَا idhā behold هُمْ hum They يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ yastabshirūna rejoice
48. It is Allāh who sends the winds, and they stir the clouds and spread them in the sky however He wills, and He makes them fragments so you see the rain emerge from within them. And when He causes it to fall upon whom He wills of His servants, immediately they rejoice
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه ر س ل ر و ح س ح ب ب س ط س م و ك ي ف ش ي أ ج ع ل ر أ ي خ ر ج خ ل ل ص و ب ع ب د ب ش ر
وَإِن كَانُوا مِن قَبْلِ أَن يُنَزَّلَ عَلَيْهِم مِّن قَبْلِهِ لَمُبْلِسِينَ ٤٩ ▶
وَإِن wa-in And certainly كَانُوا kānū they were مِن min before قَبْلِ qabli before أَن an [that] يُنَزَّلَ yunazzala it was sent down عَلَيْهِم ʿalayhim upon them مِّن min [before it] قَبْلِهِ qablihi [before it] لَمُبْلِسِينَ lamub'lisīna surely in despair
49. Although they were, before it was sent down upon them - before that, in despair.
Roots in this verse: ك و ن ق ب ل ن ز ل
فَانظُرْ إِلَىٰ آثَارِ رَحْمَتِ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ يُحْيِي الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمُحْيِي الْمَوْتَىٰ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ٥٠ ▶
فَانظُرْ fa-unẓur So look إِلَىٰ ilā at آثَارِ āthāri (the) effects رَحْمَتِ raḥmati (of the) Mercy اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah كَيْفَ kayfa how يُحْيِي yuḥ'yī He gives life الْأَرْضَ l-arḍa (to) the earth بَعْدَ baʿda after مَوْتِهَا mawtihā its death إِنَّ inna Indeed ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that لَمُحْيِي lamuḥ'yī surely He (will) give life الْمَوْتَىٰ l-mawtā (to) the dead وَهُوَ wahuwa And He عَلَىٰ ʿalā (is) on كُلِّ kulli every شَيْءٍ shayin thing قَدِيرٌ qadīrun All-Powerful
50. So observe the effects of the mercy of Allāh - how He gives life to the earth after its lifelessness. Indeed, that [same one] will give life to the dead, and He is over all things competent.
Roots in this verse: ن ظ ر أ ث ر ر ح م أ ل ه ك ي ف ح ي ي أ ر ض ب ع د م و ت ك ل ل ش ي أ ق د ر
وَلَئِنْ أَرْسَلْنَا رِيحًا فَرَأَوْهُ مُصْفَرًّا لَّظَلُّوا مِن بَعْدِهِ يَكْفُرُونَ ٥١ ▶
وَلَئِنْ wala-in But if أَرْسَلْنَا arsalnā We sent رِيحًا rīḥan a wind فَرَأَوْهُ fara-awhu and they see it مُصْفَرًّا muṣ'farran turn yellow لَّظَلُّوا laẓallū certainly they continue مِن min after it بَعْدِهِ baʿdihi after it يَكْفُرُونَ yakfurūna (in) disbelief
51. But if We should send a [bad] wind and they saw [their crops] turned yellow, they would remain thereafter disbelievers.
Roots in this verse: ر س ل ر و ح ر أ ي ظ ل ل ب ع د ك ف ر
فَإِنَّكَ لَا تُسْمِعُ الْمَوْتَىٰ وَلَا تُسْمِعُ الصُّمَّ الدُّعَاءَ إِذَا وَلَّوْا مُدْبِرِينَ ٥٢ ▶
فَإِنَّكَ fa-innaka So indeed, you لَا lā (can) not تُسْمِعُ tus'miʿu make the dead hear الْمَوْتَىٰ l-mawtā make the dead hear وَلَا walā and not تُسْمِعُ tus'miʿu make the deaf hear الصُّمَّ l-ṣuma make the deaf hear الدُّعَاءَ l-duʿāa the call إِذَا idhā when وَلَّوْا wallaw they turn مُدْبِرِينَ mud'birīna retreating
52. So indeed, you will not make the dead hear, nor will you make the deaf hear the call when they turn their backs, retreating.
Roots in this verse: س م ع م و ت ص م م د ع و و ل ي د ب ر
وَمَا أَنتَ بِهَادِ الْعُمْيِ عَن ضَلَالَتِهِمْ إِن تُسْمِعُ إِلَّا مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِآيَاتِنَا فَهُم مُّسْلِمُونَ ٥٣ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not أَنتَ anta you بِهَادِ bihādi can guide الْعُمْيِ l-ʿum'yi the blind عَن ʿan from ضَلَالَتِهِمْ ḍalālatihim their error إِن in Not تُسْمِعُ tus'miʿu you can make hear إِلَّا illā except مَن man (those) who يُؤْمِنُ yu'minu believe بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā in Our Verses فَهُم fahum so they مُّسْلِمُونَ mus'limūna surrender
53. And you cannot guide the blind away from their error. You will only make hear those who believe in Our verses so they are Muslims [in submission to Allāh].
Roots in this verse: ه د ي ع م ي ض ل ل س م ع أ م ن أ ي ي س ل م
اللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُم مِّن ضَعْفٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِن بَعْدِ ضَعْفٍ قُوَّةً ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِن بَعْدِ قُوَّةٍ ضَعْفًا وَشَيْبَةً يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيمُ الْقَدِيرُ ٥٤ ▶
اللَّهُ al-lahu Allah الَّذِي alladhī (is) the One Who خَلَقَكُم khalaqakum created you مِّن min from ضَعْفٍ ḍaʿfin weakness ثُمَّ thumma then جَعَلَ jaʿala made مِن min after بَعْدِ baʿdi after ضَعْفٍ ḍaʿfin weakness قُوَّةً quwwatan strength ثُمَّ thumma then جَعَلَ jaʿala made مِن min after بَعْدِ baʿdi after قُوَّةٍ quwwatin strength ضَعْفًا ḍaʿfan weakness وَشَيْبَةً washaybatan and gray hair يَخْلُقُ yakhluqu He creates مَا mā what يَشَاءُ yashāu He wills وَهُوَ wahuwa and He الْعَلِيمُ l-ʿalīmu (is) the All-Knower الْقَدِيرُ l-qadīru the All-Powerful
54. Allāh is the one who created you from weakness, then made after weakness strength, then made after strength weakness and white hair. He creates what He wills, and He is the Knowing, the Competent.
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه خ ل ق ض ع ف ج ع ل ب ع د ق و ي ش ي أ ع ل م ق د ر
وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ يُقْسِمُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ مَا لَبِثُوا غَيْرَ سَاعَةٍ كَذَٰلِكَ كَانُوا يُؤْفَكُونَ ٥٥ ▶
وَيَوْمَ wayawma And (the) Day تَقُومُ taqūmu will (be) established السَّاعَةُ l-sāʿatu the Hour يُقْسِمُ yuq'simu will swear الْمُجْرِمُونَ l-muj'rimūna the criminals مَا mā not لَبِثُوا labithū they remained غَيْرَ ghayra but سَاعَةٍ sāʿatin an hour كَذَٰلِكَ kadhālika Thus كَانُوا kānū they were يُؤْفَكُونَ yu'fakūna deluded
55. And the Day the Hour appears the criminals will swear they had remained but an hour. Thus they were deluded.
Roots in this verse: ي و م ق و م س و ع ق س م ج ر م ل ب ث غ ي ر ك و ن أ ف ك
وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ وَالْإِيمَانَ لَقَدْ لَبِثْتُمْ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْبَعْثِ فَهَٰذَا يَوْمُ الْبَعْثِ وَلَٰكِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ٥٦ ▶
وَقَالَ waqāla But will say الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who أُوتُوا ūtū were given الْعِلْمَ l-ʿil'ma the knowledge وَالْإِيمَانَ wal-īmāna and the faith لَقَدْ laqad Verily لَبِثْتُمْ labith'tum you remained فِي fī by كِتَابِ kitābi (the) Decree اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah إِلَىٰ ilā until يَوْمِ yawmi (the) Day الْبَعْثِ l-baʿthi (of) Resurrection فَهَٰذَا fahādhā And this يَوْمُ yawmu (is the) Day الْبَعْثِ l-baʿthi (of) the Resurrection وَلَٰكِنَّكُمْ walākinnakum but you كُنتُمْ kuntum were لَا lā not تَعْلَمُونَ taʿlamūna knowing
56. But those who were given knowledge and faith will say, "You remained the extent of Allāh's decree until the Day of Resurrection, and this is the Day of Resurrection, but you did not used to know."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ت ي ع ل م أ م ن ل ب ث ك ت ب أ ل ه ي و م ب ع ث ك و ن
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يَنفَعُ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مَعْذِرَتُهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ ٥٧ ▶
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ fayawma-idhin So that Day لَّا lā not يَنفَعُ yanfaʿu will profit الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who ظَلَمُوا ẓalamū wronged مَعْذِرَتُهُمْ maʿdhiratuhum their excuses وَلَا walā and not هُمْ hum they يُسْتَعْتَبُونَ yus'taʿtabūna will be allowed to make amends
57. So that Day, their excuse will not benefit those who wronged, nor will they be asked to appease [Allāh].
Roots in this verse: ي و م ن ف ع ظ ل م ع ذ ر
وَلَقَدْ ضَرَبْنَا لِلنَّاسِ فِي هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنِ مِن كُلِّ مَثَلٍ وَلَئِن جِئْتَهُم بِآيَةٍ لَّيَقُولَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا مُبْطِلُونَ ٥٨ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And verily ضَرَبْنَا ḍarabnā We (have) set forth لِلنَّاسِ lilnnāsi for mankind فِي fī in هَٰذَا hādhā this الْقُرْآنِ l-qur'āni [the] Quran مِن min of كُلِّ kulli every مَثَلٍ mathalin example وَلَئِن wala-in But if جِئْتَهُم ji'tahum you bring them بِآيَةٍ biāyatin a sign لَّيَقُولَنَّ layaqūlanna surely will say الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieve إِنْ in Not أَنتُمْ antum you إِلَّا illā (are) except مُبْطِلُونَ mub'ṭilūna falsifiers
58. And We have certainly presented to the people in this Qur’ān from every [kind of] example. But, [O Muḥammad], if you should bring them a sign, the disbelievers will surely say, "You [believers] are but falsifiers."
Roots in this verse: ض ر ب أ ن س ق ر أ ك ل ل م ث ل ج ي أ أ ي ي ق و ل ك ف ر ب ط ل
كَذَٰلِكَ يَطْبَعُ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِ الَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٥٩ ▶
كَذَٰلِكَ kadhālika Thus يَطْبَعُ yaṭbaʿu Allah seals اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah seals عَلَىٰ ʿalā [on] قُلُوبِ qulūbi (the) hearts الَّذِينَ alladhīna (of) those who لَا lā (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna know
59. Thus does Allāh seal the hearts of those who do not know.
Roots in this verse: ط ب ع أ ل ه ق ل ب ع ل م
فَاصْبِرْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَلَا يَسْتَخِفَّنَّكَ الَّذِينَ لَا يُوقِنُونَ ٦٠ ▶
فَاصْبِرْ fa-iṣ'bir So be patient إِنَّ inna Indeed وَعْدَ waʿda (the) Promise اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah حَقٌّ ḥaqqun (is) true وَلَا walā And (let) not يَسْتَخِفَّنَّكَ yastakhiffannaka take you in light estimation الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who لَا lā (are) not يُوقِنُونَ yūqinūna certain in faith
60. So be patient. Indeed, the promise of Allāh is truth. And let them not disquiet you who are not certain [in faith].
Roots in this verse: ص ب ر و ع د أ ل ه ح ق ق خ ف ف ي ق ن
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