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Surah 43 · Makkah · 89 verses · 830 words
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Surah Az-Zukhruf, “The Ornaments of Gold”, is surah 43 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 89 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
حم ١ ▶
حم hha-meem Ha Meem
1. Ḥā, Meem.
وَالْكِتَابِ الْمُبِينِ ٢ ▶
وَالْكِتَابِ wal-kitābi By the Book الْمُبِينِ l-mubīni the clear
2. By the clear Book,
Roots in this verse: ك ت ب ب ي ن
إِنَّا جَعَلْنَاهُ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ ٣ ▶
إِنَّا innā Indeed, We جَعَلْنَاهُ jaʿalnāhu (have) made it قُرْآنًا qur'ānan a Quran عَرَبِيًّا ʿarabiyyan (in) Arabic لَّعَلَّكُمْ laʿallakum so that you may تَعْقِلُونَ taʿqilūna understand
3. Indeed, We have made it an Arabic Qur’ān that you might understand.
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل ق ر أ ع ر ب ع ق ل
وَإِنَّهُ فِي أُمِّ الْكِتَابِ لَدَيْنَا لَعَلِيٌّ حَكِيمٌ ٤ ▶
وَإِنَّهُ wa-innahu And indeed, it فِي fī (is) in أُمِّ ummi (the) Mother الْكِتَابِ l-kitābi (of) the Book لَدَيْنَا ladaynā with Us لَعَلِيٌّ laʿaliyyun surely exalted حَكِيمٌ ḥakīmun full of wisdom
4. And indeed it is, in the Mother of the Book with Us, exalted and full of wisdom.
Roots in this verse: أ م م ك ت ب ع ل و ح ك م
أَفَنَضْرِبُ عَنكُمُ الذِّكْرَ صَفْحًا أَن كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا مُّسْرِفِينَ ٥ ▶
أَفَنَضْرِبُ afanaḍribu Then should We take away عَنكُمُ ʿankumu from you الذِّكْرَ l-dhik'ra the Reminder صَفْحًا ṣafḥan disregarding (you) أَن an because كُنتُمْ kuntum you are قَوْمًا qawman a people مُّسْرِفِينَ mus'rifīna transgressing
5. Then should We turn the message away, disregarding you, because you are a transgressing people?
Roots in this verse: ض ر ب ذ ك ر ك و ن ق و م س ر ف
وَكَمْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن نَّبِيٍّ فِي الْأَوَّلِينَ ٦ ▶
وَكَمْ wakam And how many أَرْسَلْنَا arsalnā We sent مِن min of نَّبِيٍّ nabiyyin a Prophet فِي fī among الْأَوَّلِينَ l-awalīna the former (people)
6. And how many a prophet We sent among the former peoples,
Roots in this verse: ر س ل ن ب أ أ و ل
وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن نَّبِيٍّ إِلَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ ٧ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not يَأْتِيهِم yatīhim came to them مِّن min any Prophet نَّبِيٍّ nabiyyin any Prophet إِلَّا illā but كَانُوا kānū they used to بِهِ bihi mock at him يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ yastahziūna mock at him
7. But there would not come to them a prophet except that they used to ridicule him.
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ن ب أ ك و ن ه ز أ
فَأَهْلَكْنَا أَشَدَّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا وَمَضَىٰ مَثَلُ الْأَوَّلِينَ ٨ ▶
فَأَهْلَكْنَا fa-ahlaknā Then We destroyed أَشَدَّ ashadda stronger مِنْهُم min'hum than them بَطْشًا baṭshan (in) power وَمَضَىٰ wamaḍā and has passed مَثَلُ mathalu (the) example الْأَوَّلِينَ l-awalīna (of) the former (people)
8. And We destroyed greater than them in [striking] power, and the example of the former peoples has preceded.
Roots in this verse: ه ل ك ش د د ب ط ش م ث ل أ و ل
وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ خَلَقَهُنَّ الْعَزِيزُ الْعَلِيمُ ٩ ▶
وَلَئِن wala-in And if سَأَلْتَهُم sa-altahum you ask them مَّنْ man Who خَلَقَ khalaqa created السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens وَالْأَرْضَ wal-arḍa and the earth لَيَقُولُنَّ layaqūlunna They will surely say خَلَقَهُنَّ khalaqahunna Created them الْعَزِيزُ l-ʿazīzu the All-Mighty الْعَلِيمُ l-ʿalīmu the All-Knower
9. And if you should ask them, "Who has created the heavens and the earth?" they would surely say, "They were created by the Exalted in Might, the Knowing,"
Roots in this verse: س أ ل خ ل ق س م و أ ر ض ق و ل ع ز ز ع ل م
الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ مَهْدًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ فِيهَا سُبُلًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ ١٠ ▶
الَّذِي alladhī The One Who جَعَلَ jaʿala made لَكُمُ lakumu for you الْأَرْضَ l-arḍa the earth مَهْدًا mahdan a bed وَجَعَلَ wajaʿala and made لَكُمْ lakum for you فِيهَا fīhā therein سُبُلًا subulan roads لَّعَلَّكُمْ laʿallakum so that you may تَهْتَدُونَ tahtadūna (be) guided
10. [The one] who has made for you the earth a bed and made for you upon it roads that you might be guided
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل أ ر ض م ه د س ب ل ه د ي
وَالَّذِي نَزَّلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً بِقَدَرٍ فَأَنشَرْنَا بِهِ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا كَذَٰلِكَ تُخْرَجُونَ ١١ ▶
وَالَّذِي wa-alladhī And the One Who نَزَّلَ nazzala sends down مِنَ mina from السَّمَاءِ l-samāi the sky مَاءً māan water بِقَدَرٍ biqadarin in (due) measure فَأَنشَرْنَا fa-ansharnā then We revive بِهِ bihi with it بَلْدَةً baldatan a land مَّيْتًا maytan dead كَذَٰلِكَ kadhālika thus تُخْرَجُونَ tukh'rajūna you will be brought forth
11. And who sends down rain from the sky in measured amounts, and We revive thereby a dead land - thus will you be brought forth -
Roots in this verse: ن ز ل س م و م و ه ق د ر ن ش ر ب ل د م و ت خ ر ج
وَالَّذِي خَلَقَ الْأَزْوَاجَ كُلَّهَا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ الْفُلْكِ وَالْأَنْعَامِ مَا تَرْكَبُونَ ١٢ ▶
وَالَّذِي wa-alladhī And the One Who خَلَقَ khalaqa created الْأَزْوَاجَ l-azwāja the pairs كُلَّهَا kullahā all of them وَجَعَلَ wajaʿala and made لَكُم lakum for you مِّنَ mina [of] الْفُلْكِ l-ful'ki the ships وَالْأَنْعَامِ wal-anʿāmi and the cattle مَا mā what تَرْكَبُونَ tarkabūna you ride
12. And who created the species, all of them, and has made for you of ships and animals those which you mount
Roots in this verse: خ ل ق ز و ج ك ل ل ج ع ل ف ل ك ن ع م ر ك ب
لِتَسْتَوُوا عَلَىٰ ظُهُورِهِ ثُمَّ تَذْكُرُوا نِعْمَةَ رَبِّكُمْ إِذَا اسْتَوَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَتَقُولُوا سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ ١٣ ▶
لِتَسْتَوُوا litastawū That you may sit firmly عَلَىٰ ʿalā on ظُهُورِهِ ẓuhūrihi their backs ثُمَّ thumma then تَذْكُرُوا tadhkurū remember نِعْمَةَ niʿ'mata (the) favor رَبِّكُمْ rabbikum (of) your Lord إِذَا idhā when اسْتَوَيْتُمْ is'tawaytum you sit firmly عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi on them وَتَقُولُوا wataqūlū and say سُبْحَانَ sub'ḥāna Glory be (to) الَّذِي alladhī the One Who سَخَّرَ sakhara (has) subjected لَنَا lanā to us هَٰذَا hādhā this وَمَا wamā and not كُنَّا kunnā we were لَهُ lahu of it مُقْرِنِينَ muq'rinīna capable
13. That you may settle yourselves upon their backs and then remember the favor of your Lord when you have settled upon them and say, "Exalted is He who has subjected this to us, and we could not have [otherwise] subdued it.
Roots in this verse: س و ي ظ ه ر ذ ك ر ن ع م ر ب ب ق و ل س ب ح س خ ر ك و ن ق ر ن
وَإِنَّا إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ ١٤ ▶
وَإِنَّا wa-innā And indeed, we إِلَىٰ ilā to رَبِّنَا rabbinā our Lord لَمُنقَلِبُونَ lamunqalibūna will surely return
14. And indeed we, to our Lord, will [surely] return."
Roots in this verse: ر ب ب ق ل ب
وَجَعَلُوا لَهُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ جُزْءًا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَكَفُورٌ مُّبِينٌ ١٥ ▶
وَجَعَلُوا wajaʿalū But they attribute لَهُ lahu to Him مِنْ min from عِبَادِهِ ʿibādihi His slaves جُزْءًا juz'an a portion إِنَّ inna Indeed الْإِنسَانَ l-insāna man لَكَفُورٌ lakafūrun surely (is) clearly ungrateful مُّبِينٌ mubīnun surely (is) clearly ungrateful
15. But they have attributed to Him from His servants a portion. Indeed, man is clearly ungrateful.
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل ع ب د أ ن س ك ف ر ب ي ن
أَمِ اتَّخَذَ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ بَنَاتٍ وَأَصْفَاكُم بِالْبَنِينَ ١٦ ▶
أَمِ ami Or اتَّخَذَ ittakhadha has He taken مِمَّا mimmā of what يَخْلُقُ yakhluqu He has created بَنَاتٍ banātin daughters وَأَصْفَاكُم wa-aṣfākum and He has chosen (for) you بِالْبَنِينَ bil-banīna sons
16. Or has He taken, out of what He has created, daughters and chosen you for [having] sons?
Roots in this verse: أ خ ذ خ ل ق ب ن ي ص ف و
وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ مَثَلًا ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ ١٧ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when بُشِّرَ bushira is given good news أَحَدُهُم aḥaduhum (to) one of them بِمَا bimā of what ضَرَبَ ḍaraba he sets up لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ lilrraḥmāni for the Most Gracious مَثَلًا mathalan (as) a likeness ظَلَّ ẓalla becomes وَجْهُهُ wajhuhu his face مُسْوَدًّا mus'waddan dark وَهُوَ wahuwa and he كَظِيمٌ kaẓīmun (is) filled with grief
17. And when one of them is given good tidings of that which he attributes to the Most Merciful in comparison [i.e., a daughter], his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.
Roots in this verse: ب ش ر أ ح د ض ر ب ر ح م م ث ل ظ ل ل و ج ه س و د
أَوَمَن يُنَشَّأُ فِي الْحِلْيَةِ وَهُوَ فِي الْخِصَامِ غَيْرُ مُبِينٍ ١٨ ▶
أَوَمَن awaman Then (is one) who يُنَشَّأُ yunasha-u is brought up فِي fī in الْحِلْيَةِ l-ḥil'yati ornaments وَهُوَ wahuwa and he فِي fī in الْخِصَامِ l-khiṣāmi the dispute غَيْرُ ghayru (is) not مُبِينٍ mubīnin clear
18. So is one brought up in ornaments while being during conflict unevident [attributed to Allāh]?
Roots in this verse: ن ش أ خ ص م غ ي ر ب ي ن
وَجَعَلُوا الْمَلَائِكَةَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ عِبَادُ الرَّحْمَٰنِ إِنَاثًا أَشَهِدُوا خَلْقَهُمْ سَتُكْتَبُ شَهَادَتُهُمْ وَيُسْأَلُونَ ١٩ ▶
وَجَعَلُوا wajaʿalū And they made الْمَلَائِكَةَ l-malāikata the Angels الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who هُمْ hum themselves عِبَادُ ʿibādu (are) slaves الرَّحْمَٰنِ l-raḥmāni (of) the Most Gracious إِنَاثًا ināthan females أَشَهِدُوا ashahidū Did they witness خَلْقَهُمْ khalqahum their creation سَتُكْتَبُ satuk'tabu Will be recorded شَهَادَتُهُمْ shahādatuhum their testimony وَيُسْأَلُونَ wayus'alūna and they will be questioned
19. And they described the angels, who are servants of the Most Merciful, as females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be questioned.
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل م ل ك ع ب د ر ح م أ ن ث ش ه د خ ل ق ك ت ب س أ ل
وَقَالُوا لَوْ شَاءَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ مَا عَبَدْنَاهُم مَّا لَهُم بِذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ ٢٠ ▶
وَقَالُوا waqālū And they say لَوْ law If شَاءَ shāa had willed الرَّحْمَٰنُ l-raḥmānu the Most Gracious مَا mā we would not have worshipped them عَبَدْنَاهُم ʿabadnāhum we would not have worshipped them مَّا mā Not لَهُم lahum they have بِذَٰلِكَ bidhālika about that مِنْ min any عِلْمٍ ʿil'min knowledge إِنْ in Nothing هُمْ hum they (do) إِلَّا illā but يَخْرُصُونَ yakhruṣūna lie
20. And they said, "If the Most Merciful had willed, we would not have worshipped them." They have of that no knowledge. They are not but misjudging.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ش ي أ ر ح م ع ب د ع ل م
أَمْ آتَيْنَاهُمْ كِتَابًا مِّن قَبْلِهِ فَهُم بِهِ مُسْتَمْسِكُونَ ٢١ ▶
أَمْ am Or آتَيْنَاهُمْ ātaynāhum have We given them كِتَابًا kitāban a book مِّن min before it قَبْلِهِ qablihi before it فَهُم fahum so they بِهِ bihi to it مُسْتَمْسِكُونَ mus'tamsikūna (are) holding fast
21. Or have We given them a book before it [i.e., the Qur’ān] to which they are adhering?
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ك ت ب ق ب ل م س ك
بَلْ قَالُوا إِنَّا وَجَدْنَا آبَاءَنَا عَلَىٰ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰ آثَارِهِم مُّهْتَدُونَ ٢٢ ▶
بَلْ bal Nay قَالُوا qālū they say إِنَّا innā Indeed, we وَجَدْنَا wajadnā [we] found آبَاءَنَا ābāanā our forefathers عَلَىٰ ʿalā upon أُمَّةٍ ummatin a religion وَإِنَّا wa-innā and indeed, we عَلَىٰ ʿalā on آثَارِهِم āthārihim their footsteps مُّهْتَدُونَ muh'tadūna (are) guided
22. Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps [rightly] guided."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل و ج د أ ب و أ م م أ ث ر ه د ي
وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ فِي قَرْيَةٍ مِّن نَّذِيرٍ إِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوهَا إِنَّا وَجَدْنَا آبَاءَنَا عَلَىٰ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰ آثَارِهِم مُّقْتَدُونَ ٢٣ ▶
وَكَذَٰلِكَ wakadhālika And thus مَا mā not أَرْسَلْنَا arsalnā We sent مِن min before you قَبْلِكَ qablika before you فِي fī in قَرْيَةٍ qaryatin a town مِّن min any نَّذِيرٍ nadhīrin warner إِلَّا illā except قَالَ qāla said مُتْرَفُوهَا mut'rafūhā (the) wealthy ones of it إِنَّا innā Indeed, we وَجَدْنَا wajadnā [we] found آبَاءَنَا ābāanā our forefathers عَلَىٰ ʿalā on أُمَّةٍ ummatin a religion وَإِنَّا wa-innā and indeed, we عَلَىٰ ʿalā [on] آثَارِهِم āthārihim their footsteps مُّقْتَدُونَ muq'tadūna (are) following
23. And similarly, We did not send before you any warner into a city except that its affluent said, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are, in their footsteps, following."
Roots in this verse: ر س ل ق ب ل ق ر ي ن ذ ر ق و ل و ج د أ ب و أ م م أ ث ر
قَالَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكُم بِأَهْدَىٰ مِمَّا وَجَدتُّمْ عَلَيْهِ آبَاءَكُمْ قَالُوا إِنَّا بِمَا أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِ كَافِرُونَ ٢٤ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said أَوَلَوْ awalaw Even if جِئْتُكُم ji'tukum I brought you بِأَهْدَىٰ bi-ahdā better guidance مِمَّا mimmā than what وَجَدتُّمْ wajadttum you found عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi on it آبَاءَكُمْ ābāakum your forefathers قَالُوا qālū They said إِنَّا innā Indeed, we بِمَا bimā with what أُرْسِلْتُم ur'sil'tum you are sent بِهِ bihi with [it] كَافِرُونَ kāfirūna (are) disbelievers
24. [Each warner] said, "Even if I brought you better guidance than that [religion] upon which you found your fathers?" They said, "Indeed we, in that with which you were sent, are disbelievers."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ج ي أ ه د ي و ج د أ ب و ر س ل ك ف ر
فَانتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَانظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ ٢٥ ▶
فَانتَقَمْنَا fa-intaqamnā So We took retribution مِنْهُمْ min'hum from them فَانظُرْ fa-unẓur Then see كَيْفَ kayfa how كَانَ kāna was عَاقِبَةُ ʿāqibatu (the) end الْمُكَذِّبِينَ l-mukadhibīna (of) the deniers
25. So We took retribution from them; then see how was the end of the deniers.
Roots in this verse: ن ق م ن ظ ر ك ي ف ك و ن ع ق ب ك ذ ب
وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ إِنَّنِي بَرَاءٌ مِّمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ ٢٦ ▶
وَإِذْ wa-idh And when قَالَ qāla Ibrahim Said إِبْرَاهِيمُ ib'rāhīmu Ibrahim Said لِأَبِيهِ li-abīhi to his father وَقَوْمِهِ waqawmihi and his people إِنَّنِي innanī Indeed, I (am) بَرَاءٌ barāon disassociated مِّمَّا mimmā from what تَعْبُدُونَ taʿbudūna you worship
26. And [mention, O Muḥammad], when Abraham said to his father and his people, "Indeed, I am disassociated from that which you worship
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ب و ق و م ب ر أ ع ب د
إِلَّا الَّذِي فَطَرَنِي فَإِنَّهُ سَيَهْدِينِ ٢٧ ▶
إِلَّا illā Except الَّذِي alladhī the One Who فَطَرَنِي faṭaranī created me فَإِنَّهُ fa-innahu and indeed, He سَيَهْدِينِ sayahdīni will guide me
27. Except for He who created me; and indeed, He will guide me."
Roots in this verse: ف ط ر ه د ي
وَجَعَلَهَا كَلِمَةً بَاقِيَةً فِي عَقِبِهِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ٢٨ ▶
وَجَعَلَهَا wajaʿalahā And he made it كَلِمَةً kalimatan a word بَاقِيَةً bāqiyatan lasting فِي fī among عَقِبِهِ ʿaqibihi his descendents لَعَلَّهُمْ laʿallahum so that they may يَرْجِعُونَ yarjiʿūna return
28. And he made it a word remaining among his descendants that they might return [to it].
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل ك ل م ب ق ي ع ق ب ر ج ع
بَلْ مَتَّعْتُ هَٰؤُلَاءِ وَآبَاءَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ جَاءَهُمُ الْحَقُّ وَرَسُولٌ مُّبِينٌ ٢٩ ▶
بَلْ bal Nay مَتَّعْتُ mattaʿtu I gave enjoyment هَٰؤُلَاءِ hāulāi (to) these وَآبَاءَهُمْ waābāahum and their forefathers حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until جَاءَهُمُ jāahumu came to them الْحَقُّ l-ḥaqu the truth وَرَسُولٌ warasūlun and a Messenger مُّبِينٌ mubīnun clear
29. However, I gave enjoyment to these [people of Makkah] and their fathers until there came to them the truth and a clear Messenger.
Roots in this verse: م ت ع أ ب و ج ي أ ح ق ق ر س ل ب ي ن
وَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمُ الْحَقُّ قَالُوا هَٰذَا سِحْرٌ وَإِنَّا بِهِ كَافِرُونَ ٣٠ ▶
وَلَمَّا walammā And when جَاءَهُمُ jāahumu came to them الْحَقُّ l-ḥaqu the truth قَالُوا qālū they said هَٰذَا hādhā This سِحْرٌ siḥ'run (is) magic وَإِنَّا wa-innā and indeed, we بِهِ bihi of it كَافِرُونَ kāfirūna (are) disbelievers
30. But when the truth came to them, they said, "This is magic, and indeed we are, concerning it, disbelievers."
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ ح ق ق ق و ل س ح ر ك ف ر
وَقَالُوا لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنُ عَلَىٰ رَجُلٍ مِّنَ الْقَرْيَتَيْنِ عَظِيمٍ ٣١ ▶
وَقَالُوا waqālū And they say لَوْلَا lawlā Why not نُزِّلَ nuzzila was sent down هَٰذَا hādhā this الْقُرْآنُ l-qur'ānu the Quran عَلَىٰ ʿalā to رَجُلٍ rajulin a man مِّنَ mina from الْقَرْيَتَيْنِ l-qaryatayni the two towns عَظِيمٍ ʿaẓīmin great
31. And they said, "Why was this Qur’ān not sent down upon a great man from [one of] the two cities?"
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ن ز ل ق ر أ ر ج ل ق ر ي ع ظ م
أَهُمْ يَقْسِمُونَ رَحْمَتَ رَبِّكَ نَحْنُ قَسَمْنَا بَيْنَهُم مَّعِيشَتَهُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَرَفَعْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجَاتٍ لِّيَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُهُم بَعْضًا سُخْرِيًّا وَرَحْمَتُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ ٣٢ ▶
أَهُمْ ahum Do they يَقْسِمُونَ yaqsimūna distribute رَحْمَتَ raḥmata (the) Mercy رَبِّكَ rabbika (of) your Lord نَحْنُ naḥnu We قَسَمْنَا qasamnā [We] distribute بَيْنَهُم baynahum among them مَّعِيشَتَهُمْ maʿīshatahum their livelihood فِي fī in الْحَيَاةِ l-ḥayati the life الدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā (of) the world وَرَفَعْنَا warafaʿnā and We raise بَعْضَهُمْ baʿḍahum some of them فَوْقَ fawqa above بَعْضٍ baʿḍin others دَرَجَاتٍ darajātin (in) degrees لِّيَتَّخِذَ liyattakhidha so that may take بَعْضُهُم baʿḍuhum some of them بَعْضًا baʿḍan others سُخْرِيًّا sukh'riyyan (for) service وَرَحْمَتُ waraḥmatu But (the) Mercy رَبِّكَ rabbika (of) your Lord خَيْرٌ khayrun (is) better مِّمَّا mimmā than what يَجْمَعُونَ yajmaʿūna they accumulate
32. Do they distribute the mercy of your Lord? It is We who have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of this world and have raised some of them above others in degrees [of rank] that they may make use of one another for service. But the mercy of your Lord is better than whatever they accumulate.
Roots in this verse: ق س م ر ح م ر ب ب ب ي ن ح ي ي د ن و ر ف ع ب ع ض ف و ق د ر ج أ خ ذ س خ ر خ ي ر ج م ع
وَلَوْلَا أَن يَكُونَ النَّاسُ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً لَّجَعَلْنَا لِمَن يَكْفُرُ بِالرَّحْمَٰنِ لِبُيُوتِهِمْ سُقُفًا مِّن فِضَّةٍ وَمَعَارِجَ عَلَيْهَا يَظْهَرُونَ ٣٣ ▶
وَلَوْلَا walawlā And if not أَن an that يَكُونَ yakūna (would) become النَّاسُ l-nāsu [the] mankind أُمَّةً ummatan a community وَاحِدَةً wāḥidatan one لَّجَعَلْنَا lajaʿalnā We (would have) made لِمَن liman for (one) who يَكْفُرُ yakfuru disbelieves بِالرَّحْمَٰنِ bil-raḥmāni in the Most Gracious لِبُيُوتِهِمْ libuyūtihim for their houses سُقُفًا suqufan roofs مِّن min of فِضَّةٍ fiḍḍatin silver وَمَعَارِجَ wamaʿārija and stairways عَلَيْهَا ʿalayhā upon which يَظْهَرُونَ yaẓharūna they mount
33. And if it were not that the people would become one community [of disbelievers], We would have made for those who disbelieve in the Most Merciful - for their houses - ceilings and stairways of silver upon which to mount.
Roots in this verse: ك و ن أ ن س أ م م و ح د ج ع ل ك ف ر ر ح م ب ي ت ظ ه ر
وَلِبُيُوتِهِمْ أَبْوَابًا وَسُرُرًا عَلَيْهَا يَتَّكِئُونَ ٣٤ ▶
وَلِبُيُوتِهِمْ walibuyūtihim And for their houses أَبْوَابًا abwāban doors وَسُرُرًا wasururan and couches عَلَيْهَا ʿalayhā upon which يَتَّكِئُونَ yattakiūna they recline
34. And for their houses - doors and couches [of silver] upon which to recline
Roots in this verse: ب ي ت ب و ب س ر ر و ك أ
وَزُخْرُفًا وَإِن كُلُّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمَّا مَتَاعُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةُ عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ ٣٥ ▶
وَزُخْرُفًا wazukh'rufan And ornaments of gold وَإِن wa-in And not (is) كُلُّ kullu all ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that لَمَّا lammā but مَتَاعُ matāʿu an enjoyment الْحَيَاةِ l-ḥayati (of) the life الدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā (of) the world وَالْآخِرَةُ wal-ākhiratu And the Hereafter عِندَ ʿinda with رَبِّكَ rabbika your Lord لِلْمُتَّقِينَ lil'muttaqīna (is) for the righteous
35. And gold ornament. But all that is not but the enjoyment of worldly life. And the Hereafter with your Lord is for the righteous.
Roots in this verse: ك ل ل م ت ع ح ي ي د ن و أ خ ر ع ن د ر ب ب و ق ي
وَمَن يَعْشُ عَن ذِكْرِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ نُقَيِّضْ لَهُ شَيْطَانًا فَهُوَ لَهُ قَرِينٌ ٣٦ ▶
وَمَن waman And whoever يَعْشُ yaʿshu turns away عَن ʿan from ذِكْرِ dhik'ri (the) remembrance الرَّحْمَٰنِ l-raḥmāni (of) the Most Gracious نُقَيِّضْ nuqayyiḍ We appoint لَهُ lahu for him شَيْطَانًا shayṭānan a devil فَهُوَ fahuwa then he لَهُ lahu (is) to him قَرِينٌ qarīnun a companion
36. And whoever is blinded from remembrance of the Most Merciful - We appoint for him a devil, and he is to him a companion.
Roots in this verse: ع ش و ذ ك ر ر ح م ش ط ن ق ر ن
وَإِنَّهُمْ لَيَصُدُّونَهُمْ عَنِ السَّبِيلِ وَيَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُم مُّهْتَدُونَ ٣٧ ▶
وَإِنَّهُمْ wa-innahum And indeed, they لَيَصُدُّونَهُمْ layaṣuddūnahum surely, turn them عَنِ ʿani from السَّبِيلِ l-sabīli the Path وَيَحْسَبُونَ wayaḥsabūna and they think أَنَّهُم annahum that they مُّهْتَدُونَ muh'tadūna (are) guided
37. And indeed, they [i.e., the devils] avert them from the way [of guidance] while they think that they are [rightly] guided
Roots in this verse: ص د د س ب ل ح س ب ه د ي
حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءَنَا قَالَ يَا لَيْتَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ بُعْدَ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ فَبِئْسَ الْقَرِينُ ٣٨ ▶
حَتَّىٰ ḥattā Until إِذَا idhā when جَاءَنَا jāanā he comes to Us قَالَ qāla he says يَا لَيْتَ yālayta O would that بَيْنِي baynī between me وَبَيْنَكَ wabaynaka and between you بُعْدَ buʿ'da (were the) distance الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ l-mashriqayni (of) the East and the West فَبِئْسَ fabi'sa How wretched is الْقَرِينُ l-qarīnu the companion
38. Until, when he comes to Us [at Judgement], he says [to his companion], "How I wish there was between me and you the distance between the east and west; and what a wretched companion."
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ ق و ل ب ي ن ب ع د ش ر ق ب أ س ق ر ن
وَلَن يَنفَعَكُمُ الْيَوْمَ إِذ ظَّلَمْتُمْ أَنَّكُمْ فِي الْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ ٣٩ ▶
وَلَن walan And never يَنفَعَكُمُ yanfaʿakumu will benefit you الْيَوْمَ l-yawma the Day إِذ idh when ظَّلَمْتُمْ ẓalamtum you have wronged أَنَّكُمْ annakum that you فِي fī (will be) in الْعَذَابِ l-ʿadhābi the punishment مُشْتَرِكُونَ mush'tarikūna sharing
39. And never will it benefit you that Day, when you have wronged, that you are [all] sharing in the punishment.
Roots in this verse: ن ف ع ي و م ظ ل م ع ذ ب ش ر ك
أَفَأَنتَ تُسْمِعُ الصُّمَّ أَوْ تَهْدِي الْعُمْيَ وَمَن كَانَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ ٤٠ ▶
أَفَأَنتَ afa-anta Then can you تُسْمِعُ tus'miʿu cause to hear الصُّمَّ l-ṣuma the deaf أَوْ aw or تَهْدِي tahdī guide الْعُمْيَ l-ʿum'ya the blind وَمَن waman and (one) who كَانَ kāna is فِي fī in ضَلَالٍ ḍalālin an error مُّبِينٍ mubīnin clear
40. Then will you make the deaf hear, [O Muḥammad], or guide the blind or he who is in clear error?
Roots in this verse: س م ع ص م م ه د ي ع م ي ك و ن ض ل ل ب ي ن
فَإِمَّا نَذْهَبَنَّ بِكَ فَإِنَّا مِنْهُم مُّنتَقِمُونَ ٤١ ▶
فَإِمَّا fa-immā And whether نَذْهَبَنَّ nadhhabanna We take you away بِكَ bika We take you away فَإِنَّا fa-innā then indeed, We مِنْهُم min'hum from them مُّنتَقِمُونَ muntaqimūna (will) take retribution
41. And whether [or not] We take you away [in death], indeed, We will take retribution upon them.
Roots in this verse: ذ ه ب ن ق م
أَوْ نُرِيَنَّكَ الَّذِي وَعَدْنَاهُمْ فَإِنَّا عَلَيْهِم مُّقْتَدِرُونَ ٤٢ ▶
أَوْ aw Or نُرِيَنَّكَ nuriyannaka We show you الَّذِي alladhī that which وَعَدْنَاهُمْ waʿadnāhum We have promised them فَإِنَّا fa-innā then indeed, We عَلَيْهِم ʿalayhim over them مُّقْتَدِرُونَ muq'tadirūna have full power
42. Or whether [or not] We show you that which We have promised them, indeed, We are Perfect in Ability.
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي و ع د ق د ر
فَاسْتَمْسِكْ بِالَّذِي أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ ٤٣ ▶
فَاسْتَمْسِكْ fa-is'tamsik So hold fast بِالَّذِي bi-alladhī to that which أُوحِيَ ūḥiya is revealed إِلَيْكَ ilayka to you إِنَّكَ innaka Indeed, you عَلَىٰ ʿalā (are) on صِرَاطٍ ṣirāṭin a Path مُّسْتَقِيمٍ mus'taqīmin Straight
43. So adhere to that which is revealed to you. Indeed, you are on a straight path.
Roots in this verse: م س ك و ح ي ص ر ط ق و م
وَإِنَّهُ لَذِكْرٌ لَّكَ وَلِقَوْمِكَ وَسَوْفَ تُسْأَلُونَ ٤٤ ▶
وَإِنَّهُ wa-innahu And indeed, it لَذِكْرٌ ladhik'run (is) surely, a Reminder لَّكَ laka for you وَلِقَوْمِكَ waliqawmika and your people وَسَوْفَ wasawfa and soon تُسْأَلُونَ tus'alūna you will be questioned
44. And indeed, it is a remembrance for you and your people, and you [all] are going to be questioned.
Roots in this verse: ذ ك ر ق و م س أ ل
وَاسْأَلْ مَنْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رُّسُلِنَا أَجَعَلْنَا مِن دُونِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ آلِهَةً يُعْبَدُونَ ٤٥ ▶
وَاسْأَلْ wasal And ask مَنْ man (those) whom أَرْسَلْنَا arsalnā We sent مِن min before you قَبْلِكَ qablika before you مِن min of رُّسُلِنَا rusulinā Our Messengers أَجَعَلْنَا ajaʿalnā did We make مِن min besides دُونِ dūni besides الرَّحْمَٰنِ l-raḥmāni the Most Gracious آلِهَةً ālihatan gods يُعْبَدُونَ yuʿ'badūna to be worshipped
45. And ask those We sent before you of Our messengers; have We made besides the Most Merciful deities to be worshipped?
Roots in this verse: س أ ل ر س ل ق ب ل ج ع ل د و ن ر ح م أ ل ه ع ب د
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِآيَاتِنَا إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَئِهِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي رَسُولُ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ٤٦ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly أَرْسَلْنَا arsalnā We sent مُوسَىٰ mūsā Musa بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā with Our Signs إِلَىٰ ilā to فِرْعَوْنَ fir'ʿawna Firaun وَمَلَئِهِ wamala-ihi and his chiefs فَقَالَ faqāla and he said إِنِّي innī Indeed, I am رَسُولُ rasūlu a Messenger رَبِّ rabbi (of the) Lord الْعَالَمِينَ l-ʿālamīna (of) the worlds
46. And certainly did We send Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his establishment, and he said, "Indeed, I am the messenger of the Lord of the worlds."
Roots in this verse: ر س ل أ ي ي م ل أ ق و ل ر ب ب ع ل م
فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُم بِآيَاتِنَا إِذَا هُم مِّنْهَا يَضْحَكُونَ ٤٧ ▶
فَلَمَّا falammā But when جَاءَهُم jāahum he came to them بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā with Our Signs إِذَا idhā behold هُم hum They مِّنْهَا min'hā at them يَضْحَكُونَ yaḍḥakūna laughed
47. But when he brought them Our signs, at once they laughed at them.
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ أ ي ي ض ح ك
وَمَا نُرِيهِم مِّنْ آيَةٍ إِلَّا هِيَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْ أُخْتِهَا وَأَخَذْنَاهُم بِالْعَذَابِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ٤٨ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not نُرِيهِم nurīhim We showed them مِّنْ min of آيَةٍ āyatin a Sign إِلَّا illā but هِيَ hiya it أَكْبَرُ akbaru (was) greater مِنْ min than أُخْتِهَا ukh'tihā its sister وَأَخَذْنَاهُم wa-akhadhnāhum and We seized them بِالْعَذَابِ bil-ʿadhābi with the punishment لَعَلَّهُمْ laʿallahum so that they may يَرْجِعُونَ yarjiʿūna return
48. And We showed them not a sign except that it was greater than its sister, and We seized them with affliction that perhaps they might return [to faith].
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي أ ي ي ك ب ر أ خ و أ خ ذ ع ذ ب ر ج ع
وَقَالُوا يَا أَيُّهَ السَّاحِرُ ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ بِمَا عَهِدَ عِندَكَ إِنَّنَا لَمُهْتَدُونَ ٤٩ ▶
وَقَالُوا waqālū And they said يَا أَيُّهَ yāayyuha O السَّاحِرُ l-sāḥiru [the] magician ادْعُ ud'ʿu Invoke لَنَا lanā for us رَبَّكَ rabbaka your Lord بِمَا bimā by what عَهِدَ ʿahida He has made covenant عِندَكَ ʿindaka with you إِنَّنَا innanā Indeed, we لَمُهْتَدُونَ lamuh'tadūna (will) surely be guided
49. And they said [to Moses], "O magician, invoke for us your Lord by what He has promised you. Indeed, we will be guided."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ي ي س ح ر د ع و ر ب ب ع ه د ع ن د ه د ي
فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمُ الْعَذَابَ إِذَا هُمْ يَنكُثُونَ ٥٠ ▶
فَلَمَّا falammā But when كَشَفْنَا kashafnā We removed عَنْهُمُ ʿanhumu from them الْعَذَابَ l-ʿadhāba the punishment إِذَا idhā behold هُمْ hum They يَنكُثُونَ yankuthūna broke (their word)
50. But when We removed from them the affliction, at once they broke their word.
Roots in this verse: ك ش ف ع ذ ب
وَنَادَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ فِي قَوْمِهِ قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ أَلَيْسَ لِي مُلْكُ مِصْرَ وَهَٰذِهِ الْأَنْهَارُ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِي أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ ٥١ ▶
وَنَادَىٰ wanādā And called out فِرْعَوْنُ fir'ʿawnu Firaun فِي fī among قَوْمِهِ qawmihi his people قَالَ qāla he said يَا قَوْمِ yāqawmi O my people أَلَيْسَ alaysa Is not لِي lī for me مُلْكُ mul'ku (the) kingdom مِصْرَ miṣ'ra (of) Egypt وَهَٰذِهِ wahādhihi and these الْأَنْهَارُ l-anhāru [the] rivers تَجْرِي tajrī flowing مِن min underneath me تَحْتِي taḥtī underneath me أَفَلَا afalā Then do not تُبْصِرُونَ tub'ṣirūna you see
51. And Pharaoh called out among his people; he said, "O my people, does not the kingdom of Egypt belong to me, and these rivers flowing beneath me; then do you not see?
Roots in this verse: ن د ي ق و م ق و ل ل ي س م ل ك ن ه ر ج ر ي ت ح ت ب ص ر
أَمْ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِّنْ هَٰذَا الَّذِي هُوَ مَهِينٌ وَلَا يَكَادُ يُبِينُ ٥٢ ▶
أَمْ am Or أَنَا anā am I خَيْرٌ khayrun better مِّنْ min than هَٰذَا hādhā this الَّذِي alladhī one who هُوَ huwa he مَهِينٌ mahīnun (is) insignificant وَلَا walā and hardly يَكَادُ yakādu and hardly يُبِينُ yubīnu clear
52. Or am I [not] better than this one [i.e., Moses] who is insignificant and hardly makes himself clear?
Roots in this verse: خ ي ر ك و د ب ي ن
فَلَوْلَا أُلْقِيَ عَلَيْهِ أَسْوِرَةٌ مِّن ذَهَبٍ أَوْ جَاءَ مَعَهُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ مُقْتَرِنِينَ ٥٣ ▶
فَلَوْلَا falawlā Then why not أُلْقِيَ ul'qiya are placed عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi on him أَسْوِرَةٌ aswiratun bracelets مِّن min of ذَهَبٍ dhahabin gold أَوْ aw or جَاءَ jāa come مَعَهُ maʿahu with him الْمَلَائِكَةُ l-malāikatu the Angels مُقْتَرِنِينَ muq'tarinīna accompanying (him)
53. Then why have there not been placed upon him bracelets of gold or come with him the angels in conjunction?"
Roots in this verse: ل ق ي س و ر ذ ه ب ج ي أ م ل ك ق ر ن
فَاسْتَخَفَّ قَوْمَهُ فَأَطَاعُوهُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمًا فَاسِقِينَ ٥٤ ▶
فَاسْتَخَفَّ fa-is'takhaffa So he bluffed قَوْمَهُ qawmahu his people فَأَطَاعُوهُ fa-aṭāʿūhu and they obeyed him إِنَّهُمْ innahum Indeed, they كَانُوا kānū were قَوْمًا qawman a people فَاسِقِينَ fāsiqīna defiantly disobedient
54. So he bluffed his people, and they obeyed him. Indeed, they were [themselves] a people defiantly disobedient [of Allāh].
Roots in this verse: خ ف ف ق و م ط و ع ك و ن ف س ق
فَلَمَّا آسَفُونَا انتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَأَغْرَقْنَاهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ٥٥ ▶
فَلَمَّا falammā So when آسَفُونَا āsafūnā they angered Us انتَقَمْنَا intaqamnā We took retribution مِنْهُمْ min'hum from them فَأَغْرَقْنَاهُمْ fa-aghraqnāhum and We drowned them أَجْمَعِينَ ajmaʿīna all
55. And when they angered Us, We took retribution from them and drowned them all.
Roots in this verse: ن ق م غ ر ق ج م ع
فَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ سَلَفًا وَمَثَلًا لِّلْآخِرِينَ ٥٦ ▶
فَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ fajaʿalnāhum And We made them سَلَفًا salafan a precedent وَمَثَلًا wamathalan and an example لِّلْآخِرِينَ lil'ākhirīna for the later (generations)
56. And We made them a precedent and an example for the later peoples.
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل م ث ل أ خ ر
وَلَمَّا ضُرِبَ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ مَثَلًا إِذَا قَوْمُكَ مِنْهُ يَصِدُّونَ ٥٧ ▶
وَلَمَّا walammā And when ضُرِبَ ḍuriba is presented ابْنُ ub'nu (the) son مَرْيَمَ maryama (of) Maryam مَثَلًا mathalan (as) an example إِذَا idhā behold قَوْمُكَ qawmuka Your people مِنْهُ min'hu about it يَصِدُّونَ yaṣiddūna laughed aloud
57. And when the son of Mary was presented as an example, immediately your people laughed aloud.
Roots in this verse: ض ر ب ب ن ي م ث ل ق و م ص د د
وَقَالُوا أَآلِهَتُنَا خَيْرٌ أَمْ هُوَ مَا ضَرَبُوهُ لَكَ إِلَّا جَدَلًا بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ خَصِمُونَ ٥٨ ▶
وَقَالُوا waqālū And they said أَآلِهَتُنَا aālihatunā Are our gods خَيْرٌ khayrun better أَمْ am or هُوَ huwa he مَا mā Not ضَرَبُوهُ ḍarabūhu they present it لَكَ laka to you إِلَّا illā except جَدَلًا jadalan (for) argument بَلْ bal Nay هُمْ hum they قَوْمٌ qawmun (are) a people خَصِمُونَ khaṣimūna argumentative
58. And they said, "Are our gods better, or is he?" They did not present it [i.e., the comparison] except for [mere] argument. But, [in fact], they are a people prone to dispute.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ل ه خ ي ر ض ر ب ج د ل ق و م خ ص م
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا عَبْدٌ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلْنَاهُ مَثَلًا لِّبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ٥٩ ▶
إِنْ in Not هُوَ huwa he إِلَّا illā (was) except عَبْدٌ ʿabdun a slave أَنْعَمْنَا anʿamnā We bestowed Our favor عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi on him وَجَعَلْنَاهُ wajaʿalnāhu and We made him مَثَلًا mathalan an example لِّبَنِي libanī for (the) Children of Israel إِسْرَائِيلَ is'rāīla for (the) Children of Israel
59. He [i.e., Jesus] was not but a servant upon whom We bestowed favor, and We made him an example for the Children of Israel.
Roots in this verse: ع ب د ن ع م ج ع ل م ث ل ب ن ي
وَلَوْ نَشَاءُ لَجَعَلْنَا مِنكُم مَّلَائِكَةً فِي الْأَرْضِ يَخْلُفُونَ ٦٠ ▶
وَلَوْ walaw And if نَشَاءُ nashāu We willed لَجَعَلْنَا lajaʿalnā surely We (could have) made مِنكُم minkum among you مَّلَائِكَةً malāikatan Angels فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth يَخْلُفُونَ yakhlufūna succeeding
60. And if We willed, We could have made [instead] of you angels succeeding [one another] on the earth.
Roots in this verse: ش ي أ ج ع ل م ل ك أ ر ض خ ل ف
وَإِنَّهُ لَعِلْمٌ لِّلسَّاعَةِ فَلَا تَمْتَرُنَّ بِهَا وَاتَّبِعُونِ هَٰذَا صِرَاطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ ٦١ ▶
وَإِنَّهُ wa-innahu And indeed, it لَعِلْمٌ laʿil'mun surely (is) a knowledge لِّلسَّاعَةِ lilssāʿati of the Hour فَلَا falā So (do) not تَمْتَرُنَّ tamtarunna (be) doubtful بِهَا bihā about it وَاتَّبِعُونِ wa-ittabiʿūni and follow Me هَٰذَا hādhā This صِرَاطٌ ṣirāṭun (is the) Path مُّسْتَقِيمٌ mus'taqīmun Straight
61. And indeed, he [i.e., Jesus] will be [a sign for] knowledge of the Hour, so be not in doubt of it, and follow Me. This is a straight path.
Roots in this verse: ع ل م س و ع م ر ي ت ب ع ص ر ط ق و م
وَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ ٦٢ ▶
وَلَا walā And (let) not يَصُدَّنَّكُمُ yaṣuddannakumu avert you الشَّيْطَانُ l-shayṭānu the Shaitaan إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, he لَكُمْ lakum (is) for you عَدُوٌّ ʿaduwwun an enemy مُّبِينٌ mubīnun clear
62. And never let Satan avert you. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.
Roots in this verse: ص د د ش ط ن ع د و ب ي ن
وَلَمَّا جَاءَ عِيسَىٰ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ قَالَ قَدْ جِئْتُكُم بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَلِأُبَيِّنَ لَكُم بَعْضَ الَّذِي تَخْتَلِفُونَ فِيهِ فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ٦٣ ▶
وَلَمَّا walammā And when جَاءَ jāa came عِيسَىٰ ʿīsā Isa بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ bil-bayināti with clear proofs قَالَ qāla he said قَدْ qad Verily جِئْتُكُم ji'tukum I have come to you بِالْحِكْمَةِ bil-ḥik'mati with wisdom وَلِأُبَيِّنَ wali-ubayyina and that I make clear لَكُم lakum to you بَعْضَ baʿḍa some الَّذِي alladhī (of) that which تَخْتَلِفُونَ takhtalifūna you differ فِيهِ fīhi in it فَاتَّقُوا fa-ittaqū So fear اللَّهَ l-laha Allah وَأَطِيعُونِ wa-aṭīʿūni and obey me
63. And when Jesus brought clear proofs, he said, "I have come to you with wisdom [i.e., prophethood] and to make clear to you some of that over which you differ, so fear Allāh and obey me.
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ ب ي ن ق و ل ح ك م ب ع ض خ ل ف و ق ي أ ل ه ط و ع
إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ رَبِّي وَرَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوهُ هَٰذَا صِرَاطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ ٦٤ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah هُوَ huwa He رَبِّي rabbī (is) my Lord وَرَبُّكُمْ warabbukum and your Lord فَاعْبُدُوهُ fa-uʿ'budūhu so worship Him هَٰذَا hādhā This صِرَاطٌ ṣirāṭun (is) a Path مُّسْتَقِيمٌ mus'taqīmun Straight
64. Indeed, Allāh is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. This is a straight path."
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه ر ب ب ع ب د ص ر ط ق و م
فَاخْتَلَفَ الْأَحْزَابُ مِن بَيْنِهِمْ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمٍ أَلِيمٍ ٦٥ ▶
فَاخْتَلَفَ fa-ikh'talafa But differed الْأَحْزَابُ l-aḥzābu the factions مِن min from بَيْنِهِمْ baynihim among them فَوَيْلٌ fawaylun so woe لِّلَّذِينَ lilladhīna to those who ظَلَمُوا ẓalamū wronged مِنْ min from عَذَابِ ʿadhābi (the) punishment يَوْمٍ yawmin (of the) Day أَلِيمٍ alīmin painful
65. But the denominations from among them differed [and separated], so woe to those who have wronged from the punishment of a painful Day.
Roots in this verse: خ ل ف ح ز ب ب ي ن ظ ل م ع ذ ب ي و م أ ل م
هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا السَّاعَةَ أَن تَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ٦٦ ▶
هَلْ hal Are يَنظُرُونَ yanẓurūna they waiting إِلَّا illā except السَّاعَةَ l-sāʿata (for) the Hour أَن an that تَأْتِيَهُم tatiyahum it should come on them بَغْتَةً baghtatan suddenly وَهُمْ wahum while they لَا lā (do) not يَشْعُرُونَ yashʿurūna perceive
66. Are they waiting except for the Hour to come upon them suddenly while they perceive not?
Roots in this verse: ن ظ ر س و ع أ ت ي ب غ ت ش ع ر
الْأَخِلَّاءُ يَوْمَئِذٍ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا الْمُتَّقِينَ ٦٧ ▶
الْأَخِلَّاءُ al-akhilāu Friends يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day بَعْضُهُمْ baʿḍuhum some of them لِبَعْضٍ libaʿḍin to others عَدُوٌّ ʿaduwwun (will be) enemies إِلَّا illā except الْمُتَّقِينَ l-mutaqīna the righteous
67. Close friends, that Day, will be enemies to each other, except for the righteous
Roots in this verse: خ ل ل ي و م ب ع ض ع د و و ق ي
يَا عِبَادِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْكُمُ الْيَوْمَ وَلَا أَنتُمْ تَحْزَنُونَ ٦٨ ▶
يَا عِبَادِ yāʿibādi O My slaves لَا lā No خَوْفٌ khawfun fear عَلَيْكُمُ ʿalaykumu on you الْيَوْمَ l-yawma this Day وَلَا walā and not أَنتُمْ antum you تَحْزَنُونَ taḥzanūna will grieve
68. [To whom Allāh will say], "O My servants, no fear will there be concerning you this Day, nor will you grieve,
Roots in this verse: ع ب د خ و ف ي و م ح ز ن
الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَكَانُوا مُسْلِمِينَ ٦٩ ▶
الَّذِينَ alladhīna Those who آمَنُوا āmanū believed بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā in Our Verses وَكَانُوا wakānū and were مُسْلِمِينَ mus'limīna submissive
69. [You] who believed in Our verses and were Muslims.
Roots in this verse: أ م ن أ ي ي ك و ن س ل م
ادْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ أَنتُمْ وَأَزْوَاجُكُمْ تُحْبَرُونَ ٧٠ ▶
ادْخُلُوا ud'khulū Enter الْجَنَّةَ l-janata Paradise أَنتُمْ antum you وَأَزْوَاجُكُمْ wa-azwājukum and your spouses تُحْبَرُونَ tuḥ'barūna delighted
70. Enter Paradise, you and your kinds, delighted."
Roots in this verse: د خ ل ج ن ن ز و ج
يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِصِحَافٍ مِّن ذَهَبٍ وَأَكْوَابٍ وَفِيهَا مَا تَشْتَهِيهِ الْأَنفُسُ وَتَلَذُّ الْأَعْيُنُ وَأَنتُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ ٧١ ▶
يُطَافُ yuṭāfu Will be circulated عَلَيْهِم ʿalayhim for them بِصِحَافٍ biṣiḥāfin plates مِّن min of ذَهَبٍ dhahabin gold وَأَكْوَابٍ wa-akwābin and cups وَفِيهَا wafīhā And therein مَا mā (is) what تَشْتَهِيهِ tashtahīhi desires الْأَنفُسُ l-anfusu the souls وَتَلَذُّ wataladhu and delights الْأَعْيُنُ l-aʿyunu the eyes وَأَنتُمْ wa-antum and you فِيهَا fīhā therein خَالِدُونَ khālidūna will abide forever
71. Circulated among them will be plates and vessels of gold. And therein is whatever the souls desire and [what] delights the eyes, and you will abide therein eternally.
Roots in this verse: ط و ف ذ ه ب ش ه و ن ف س ع ي ن خ ل د
وَتِلْكَ الْجَنَّةُ الَّتِي أُورِثْتُمُوهَا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ٧٢ ▶
وَتِلْكَ watil'ka And this الْجَنَّةُ l-janatu (is) the Paradise الَّتِي allatī which أُورِثْتُمُوهَا ūrith'tumūhā you are made to inherit بِمَا bimā for what كُنتُمْ kuntum you used to تَعْمَلُونَ taʿmalūna do
72. And that is Paradise which you are made to inherit for what you used to do.
Roots in this verse: ج ن ن و ر ث ك و ن ع م ل
لَكُمْ فِيهَا فَاكِهَةٌ كَثِيرَةٌ مِّنْهَا تَأْكُلُونَ ٧٣ ▶
لَكُمْ lakum For you فِيهَا fīhā therein فَاكِهَةٌ fākihatun (are) fruits كَثِيرَةٌ kathīratun abundant مِّنْهَا min'hā from it تَأْكُلُونَ takulūna you will eat
73. For you therein is much fruit from which you will eat.
Roots in this verse: ف ك ه ك ث ر أ ك ل
إِنَّ الْمُجْرِمِينَ فِي عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدُونَ ٧٤ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed الْمُجْرِمِينَ l-muj'rimīna the criminals فِي fī (will be) in عَذَابِ ʿadhābi (the) punishment جَهَنَّمَ jahannama (of) Hell خَالِدُونَ khālidūna abiding forever
74. Indeed, the criminals will be in the punishment of Hell, abiding eternally.
Roots in this verse: ج ر م ع ذ ب خ ل د
لَا يُفَتَّرُ عَنْهُمْ وَهُمْ فِيهِ مُبْلِسُونَ ٧٥ ▶
لَا lā Not يُفَتَّرُ yufattaru will it subside عَنْهُمْ ʿanhum for them وَهُمْ wahum and they فِيهِ fīhi in it مُبْلِسُونَ mub'lisūna (will) despair
75. It will not be allowed to subside for them, and they, therein, are in despair.
وَمَا ظَلَمْنَاهُمْ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوا هُمُ الظَّالِمِينَ ٧٦ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not ظَلَمْنَاهُمْ ẓalamnāhum We wronged them وَلَٰكِن walākin but كَانُوا kānū they were هُمُ humu themselves الظَّالِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna wrongdoers
76. And We did not wrong them, but it was they who were the wrongdoers.
Roots in this verse: ظ ل م ك و ن
وَنَادَوْا يَا مَالِكُ لِيَقْضِ عَلَيْنَا رَبُّكَ قَالَ إِنَّكُم مَّاكِثُونَ ٧٧ ▶
وَنَادَوْا wanādaw And they will call يَا مَالِكُ yāmāliku O Malik لِيَقْضِ liyaqḍi Let put an end عَلَيْنَا ʿalaynā to us رَبُّكَ rabbuka your Lord قَالَ qāla He (will) say إِنَّكُم innakum Indeed, you مَّاكِثُونَ mākithūna (will) remain
77. And they will call, "O Mālik, let your Lord put an end to us!" He will say, "Indeed, you will remain."
Roots in this verse: ن د ي م ل ك ق ض ي ر ب ب ق و ل
لَقَدْ جِئْنَاكُم بِالْحَقِّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَكُمْ لِلْحَقِّ كَارِهُونَ ٧٨ ▶
لَقَدْ laqad Certainly جِئْنَاكُم ji'nākum We have brought you بِالْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi the truth وَلَٰكِنَّ walākinna but أَكْثَرَكُمْ aktharakum most of you لِلْحَقِّ lil'ḥaqqi to the truth كَارِهُونَ kārihūna (are) averse
78. We had certainly brought you the truth, but most of you, to the truth, were averse.
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ ح ق ق ك ث ر ك ر ه
أَمْ أَبْرَمُوا أَمْرًا فَإِنَّا مُبْرِمُونَ ٧٩ ▶
أَمْ am Or أَبْرَمُوا abramū have they determined أَمْرًا amran an affair فَإِنَّا fa-innā Then indeed, We مُبْرِمُونَ mub'rimūna (are) determined
79. Or have they devised [some] affair? But indeed, We are devising [a plan].
Roots in this verse: أ م ر
أَمْ يَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّا لَا نَسْمَعُ سِرَّهُمْ وَنَجْوَاهُم بَلَىٰ وَرُسُلُنَا لَدَيْهِمْ يَكْتُبُونَ ٨٠ ▶
أَمْ am Or يَحْسَبُونَ yaḥsabūna (do) they think أَنَّا annā that We لَا lā (can) not نَسْمَعُ nasmaʿu hear سِرَّهُمْ sirrahum their secret(s) وَنَجْوَاهُم wanajwāhum and their private counsel(s) بَلَىٰ balā Nay وَرُسُلُنَا warusulunā and Our Messengers لَدَيْهِمْ ladayhim with them يَكْتُبُونَ yaktubūna are recording
80. Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and their private conversations? Yes, [We do], and Our messengers [i.e., angels] are with them recording.
Roots in this verse: ح س ب س م ع س ر ر ن ج و ر س ل ك ت ب
قُلْ إِن كَانَ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ وَلَدٌ فَأَنَا أَوَّلُ الْعَابِدِينَ ٨١ ▶
قُلْ qul Say إِن in If كَانَ kāna had لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ lilrraḥmāni the Most Gracious وَلَدٌ waladun a son فَأَنَا fa-anā Then, I أَوَّلُ awwalu (would be the) first الْعَابِدِينَ l-ʿābidīna (of) the worshippers
81. Say, [O Muḥammad], "If the Most Merciful had a son, then I would be the first of [his] worshippers."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ك و ن ر ح م و ل د أ و ل ع ب د
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ٨٢ ▶
سُبْحَانَ sub'ḥāna Glory be رَبِّ rabbi (to the) Lord السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti (of) the heavens وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth رَبِّ rabbi (the) Lord الْعَرْشِ l-ʿarshi (of) the Throne عَمَّا ʿammā above what يَصِفُونَ yaṣifūna they ascribe
82. Exalted is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.
Roots in this verse: س ب ح ر ب ب س م و أ ر ض ع ر ش و ص ف
فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوضُوا وَيَلْعَبُوا حَتَّىٰ يُلَاقُوا يَوْمَهُمُ الَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ ٨٣ ▶
فَذَرْهُمْ fadharhum So leave them يَخُوضُوا yakhūḍū (to) converse vainly وَيَلْعَبُوا wayalʿabū and play حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until يُلَاقُوا yulāqū they meet يَوْمَهُمُ yawmahumu their Day الَّذِي alladhī which يُوعَدُونَ yūʿadūna they are promised
83. So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised.
Roots in this verse: و ذ ر خ و ض ل ع ب ل ق ي ي و م و ع د
وَهُوَ الَّذِي فِي السَّمَاءِ إِلَٰهٌ وَفِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَٰهٌ وَهُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْعَلِيمُ ٨٤ ▶
وَهُوَ wahuwa And He الَّذِي alladhī (is) the One Who فِي fī (is) in السَّمَاءِ l-samāi the heaven إِلَٰهٌ ilāhun God وَفِي wafī and in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth إِلَٰهٌ ilāhun God وَهُوَ wahuwa And He الْحَكِيمُ l-ḥakīmu (is) the All-Wise الْعَلِيمُ l-ʿalīmu the All-Knower
84. And it is He [i.e., Allāh] who is [the only] deity in the heaven, and on the earth [the only] deity. And He is the Wise, the Knowing.
Roots in this verse: س م و أ ل ه أ ر ض ح ك م ع ل م
وَتَبَارَكَ الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَعِندَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ ٨٥ ▶
وَتَبَارَكَ watabāraka And blessed (is) الَّذِي alladhī the One Who لَهُ lahu to Whom مُلْكُ mul'ku (belongs the) dominion السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti (of) the heavens وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth وَمَا wamā and whatever بَيْنَهُمَا baynahumā (is) between both of them وَعِندَهُ waʿindahu and with Him عِلْمُ ʿil'mu (is the) knowledge السَّاعَةِ l-sāʿati (of) the Hour وَإِلَيْهِ wa-ilayhi and to Him تُرْجَعُونَ tur'jaʿūna you will be returned
85. And blessed is He to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them and with whom is knowledge of the Hour and to whom you will be returned.
Roots in this verse: ب ر ك م ل ك س م و أ ر ض ب ي ن ع ن د ع ل م س و ع ر ج ع
وَلَا يَمْلِكُ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ الشَّفَاعَةَ إِلَّا مَن شَهِدَ بِالْحَقِّ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ ٨٦ ▶
وَلَا walā And not يَمْلِكُ yamliku have power الَّذِينَ alladhīna those whom يَدْعُونَ yadʿūna they invoke مِن min besides Him دُونِهِ dūnihi besides Him الشَّفَاعَةَ l-shafāʿata (for) the intercession إِلَّا illā except مَن man who شَهِدَ shahida testifies بِالْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi to the truth وَهُمْ wahum and they يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna know
86. And those they invoke besides Him do not possess [power of] intercession; but only those who testify to the truth [can benefit], and they know.
Roots in this verse: م ل ك د ع و د و ن ش ف ع ش ه د ح ق ق ع ل م
وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ اللَّهُ فَأَنَّىٰ يُؤْفَكُونَ ٨٧ ▶
وَلَئِن wala-in And if سَأَلْتَهُم sa-altahum you ask them مَّنْ man who خَلَقَهُمْ khalaqahum created them لَيَقُولُنَّ layaqūlunna they will certainly say اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah فَأَنَّىٰ fa-annā Then how يُؤْفَكُونَ yu'fakūna are they deluded
87. And if you asked them who created them, they would surely say, "Allāh." So how are they deluded?
Roots in this verse: س أ ل خ ل ق ق و ل أ ل ه أ ف ك
وَقِيلِهِ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ قَوْمٌ لَّا يُؤْمِنُونَ ٨٨ ▶
وَقِيلِهِ waqīlihi And his saying يَا رَبِّ yārabbi O my Lord إِنَّ inna Indeed هَٰؤُلَاءِ hāulāi these قَوْمٌ qawmun (are) a people لَّا lā (who do) not يُؤْمِنُونَ yu'minūna believe
88. And [Allāh acknowledges] his saying, "O my Lord, indeed these are a people who do not believe."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب ق و م أ م ن
فَاصْفَحْ عَنْهُمْ وَقُلْ سَلَامٌ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ ٨٩ ▶
فَاصْفَحْ fa-iṣ'faḥ So turn away عَنْهُمْ ʿanhum from them وَقُلْ waqul and say سَلَامٌ salāmun Peace فَسَوْفَ fasawfa But soon يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna they will know
89. So turn aside from them and say, "Peace." But they are going to know.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل س ل م ع ل م
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