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Surah 39 · Makkah · 75 verses · 1172 words
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Surah Az-Zumar, “The Troops”, is surah 39 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 75 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
تَنزِيلُ الْكِتَابِ مِنَ اللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَكِيمِ ١ ▶
تَنزِيلُ tanzīlu (The) revelation الْكِتَابِ l-kitābi (of) the Book مِنَ mina (is) from اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah الْعَزِيزِ l-ʿazīzi the All-Mighty الْحَكِيمِ l-ḥakīmi the All-Wise
1. The revelation of the Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] is from Allāh, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
Roots in this verse: ن ز ل ك ت ب أ ل ه ع ز ز ح ك م
إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ بِالْحَقِّ فَاعْبُدِ اللَّهَ مُخْلِصًا لَّهُ الدِّينَ ٢ ▶
إِنَّا innā Indeed, We أَنزَلْنَا anzalnā [We] have revealed إِلَيْكَ ilayka to you الْكِتَابَ l-kitāba the Book بِالْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi in truth فَاعْبُدِ fa-uʿ'budi so worship اللَّهَ l-laha Allah مُخْلِصًا mukh'liṣan (being) sincere لَّهُ lahu to Him الدِّينَ l-dīna (in) the religion
2. Indeed, We have sent down to you the Book, [O Muḥammad], in truth. So worship Allāh, [being] sincere to Him in religion.
Roots in this verse: ن ز ل ك ت ب ح ق ق ع ب د أ ل ه خ ل ص د ي ن
أَلَا لِلَّهِ الدِّينُ الْخَالِصُ وَالَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ أَوْلِيَاءَ مَا نَعْبُدُهُمْ إِلَّا لِيُقَرِّبُونَا إِلَى اللَّهِ زُلْفَىٰ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَهُمْ فِي مَا هُمْ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي مَنْ هُوَ كَاذِبٌ كَفَّارٌ ٣ ▶
أَلَا alā Unquestionably لِلَّهِ lillahi for Allah الدِّينُ l-dīnu (is) the religion الْخَالِصُ l-khāliṣu the pure وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna And those who اتَّخَذُوا ittakhadhū take مِن min besides Him دُونِهِ dūnihi besides Him أَوْلِيَاءَ awliyāa protectors مَا mā Not نَعْبُدُهُمْ naʿbuduhum we worship them إِلَّا illā except لِيُقَرِّبُونَا liyuqarribūnā that they may bring us near إِلَى ilā to اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah زُلْفَىٰ zul'fā (in) nearness إِنَّ inna Indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah يَحْكُمُ yaḥkumu will judge بَيْنَهُمْ baynahum between them فِي fī in مَا mā what هُمْ hum they فِيهِ fīhi [in it] يَخْتَلِفُونَ yakhtalifūna differ إِنَّ inna Indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah لَا lā (does) not يَهْدِي yahdī guide مَنْ man (one) who هُوَ huwa [he] كَاذِبٌ kādhibun (is) a liar كَفَّارٌ kaffārun and a disbeliever
3. Unquestionably, for Allāh is the pure religion. And those who take protectors besides Him [say], "We only worship them that they may bring us nearer to Allāh in position." Indeed, Allāh will judge between them concerning that over which they differ. Indeed, Allāh does not guide he who is a liar and [confirmed] disbeliever.
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه د ي ن خ ل ص أ خ ذ د و ن و ل ي ع ب د ق ر ب ز ل ف ح ك م ب ي ن خ ل ف ه د ي ك ذ ب ك ف ر
لَّوْ أَرَادَ اللَّهُ أَن يَتَّخِذَ وَلَدًا لَّاصْطَفَىٰ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاءُ سُبْحَانَهُ هُوَ اللَّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ ٤ ▶
لَّوْ law If أَرَادَ arāda Allah (had) intended اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah (had) intended أَن an to يَتَّخِذَ yattakhidha take وَلَدًا waladan a son لَّاصْطَفَىٰ la-iṣ'ṭafā surely, He (could) have chosen مِمَّا mimmā from what يَخْلُقُ yakhluqu He creates مَا mā whatever يَشَاءُ yashāu He willed سُبْحَانَهُ sub'ḥānahu Glory be to Him هُوَ huwa He اللَّهُ l-lahu (is) Allah الْوَاحِدُ l-wāḥidu the One الْقَهَّارُ l-qahāru the Irresistible
4. If Allāh had intended to take a son, He could have chosen from what He creates whatever He willed. Exalted is He; He is Allāh, the One, the Prevailing.
Roots in this verse: ر و د أ ل ه أ خ ذ و ل د ص ف و خ ل ق ش ي أ س ب ح و ح د ق ه ر
خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّ يُكَوِّرُ اللَّيْلَ عَلَى النَّهَارِ وَيُكَوِّرُ النَّهَارَ عَلَى اللَّيْلِ وَسَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِي لِأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى أَلَا هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْغَفَّارُ ٥ ▶
خَلَقَ khalaqa He created السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens وَالْأَرْضَ wal-arḍa and the earth بِالْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi in [the] truth يُكَوِّرُ yukawwiru He wraps اللَّيْلَ al-layla the night عَلَى ʿalā over النَّهَارِ l-nahāri the day وَيُكَوِّرُ wayukawwiru and wraps النَّهَارَ l-nahāra the day عَلَى ʿalā over اللَّيْلِ al-layli the night وَسَخَّرَ wasakhara And He subjected الشَّمْسَ l-shamsa the sun وَالْقَمَرَ wal-qamara and the moon كُلٌّ kullun each يَجْرِي yajrī running لِأَجَلٍ li-ajalin for a term مُّسَمًّى musamman specified أَلَا alā Unquestionably هُوَ huwa He الْعَزِيزُ l-ʿazīzu (is) the All-Mighty الْغَفَّارُ l-ghafāru the Oft-Forgiving
5. He created the heavens and earth in truth. He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. Unquestionably, He is the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver.
Roots in this verse: خ ل ق س م و أ ر ض ح ق ق ل ي ل ن ه ر س خ ر ش م س ق م ر ك ل ل ج ر ي أ ج ل ع ز ز غ ف ر
خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَأَنزَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ الْأَنْعَامِ ثَمَانِيَةَ أَزْوَاجٍ يَخْلُقُكُمْ فِي بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ خَلْقًا مِّن بَعْدِ خَلْقٍ فِي ظُلُمَاتٍ ثَلَاثٍ ذَٰلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَأَنَّىٰ تُصْرَفُونَ ٦ ▶
خَلَقَكُم khalaqakum He created you مِّن min from نَّفْسٍ nafsin a soul وَاحِدَةٍ wāḥidatin single ثُمَّ thumma Then جَعَلَ jaʿala He made مِنْهَا min'hā from it زَوْجَهَا zawjahā its mate وَأَنزَلَ wa-anzala And He sent down لَكُم lakum for you مِّنَ mina of الْأَنْعَامِ l-anʿāmi the cattle ثَمَانِيَةَ thamāniyata eight أَزْوَاجٍ azwājin kinds يَخْلُقُكُمْ yakhluqukum He creates you فِي fī in بُطُونِ buṭūni (the) wombs أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ ummahātikum (of) your mothers خَلْقًا khalqan creation مِّن min after بَعْدِ baʿdi after خَلْقٍ khalqin creation فِي fī in ظُلُمَاتٍ ẓulumātin darkness[es] ثَلَاثٍ thalāthin three ذَٰلِكُمُ dhālikumu That اللَّهُ l-lahu (is) Allah رَبُّكُمْ rabbukum your Lord لَهُ lahu for Him الْمُلْكُ l-mul'ku (is) the dominion لَا lā (There is) no إِلَٰهَ ilāha god إِلَّا illā except هُوَ huwa He فَأَنَّىٰ fa-annā Then how تُصْرَفُونَ tuṣ'rafūna are you turning away
6. He created you from one soul. Then He made from it its mate, and He produced for you from the grazing livestock eight mates. He creates you in the wombs of your mothers, creation after creation, within three darknesses. That is Allāh, your Lord; to Him belongs dominion. There is no deity except Him, so how are you averted?
Roots in this verse: خ ل ق ن ف س و ح د ج ع ل ز و ج ن ز ل ن ع م ث م ن ب ط ن أ م م ب ع د ظ ل م ث ل ث أ ل ه ر ب ب م ل ك ص ر ف
إِن تَكْفُرُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ عَنكُمْ وَلَا يَرْضَىٰ لِعِبَادِهِ الْكُفْرَ وَإِن تَشْكُرُوا يَرْضَهُ لَكُمْ وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُم مَّرْجِعُكُمْ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ إِنَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ ٧ ▶
إِن in If تَكْفُرُوا takfurū you disbelieve فَإِنَّ fa-inna then indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah غَنِيٌّ ghaniyyun (is) free from need عَنكُمْ ʿankum of you وَلَا walā And not يَرْضَىٰ yarḍā He likes لِعِبَادِهِ liʿibādihi in His slaves الْكُفْرَ l-kuf'ra ungratefulness وَإِن wa-in And if تَشْكُرُوا tashkurū you are grateful يَرْضَهُ yarḍahu He likes it لَكُمْ lakum in you وَلَا walā And not تَزِرُ taziru will bear وَازِرَةٌ wāziratun bearer of burdens وِزْرَ wiz'ra (the) burden أُخْرَىٰ ukh'rā (of) another ثُمَّ thumma Then إِلَىٰ ilā to رَبِّكُم rabbikum your Lord مَّرْجِعُكُمْ marjiʿukum (is) your return فَيُنَبِّئُكُم fayunabbi-ukum then He will inform you بِمَا bimā about what كُنتُمْ kuntum you used to تَعْمَلُونَ taʿmalūna do إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, He عَلِيمٌ ʿalīmun (is) the All-Knower بِذَاتِ bidhāti of what (is) in the breasts الصُّدُورِ l-ṣudūri of what (is) in the breasts
7. If you disbelieve - indeed, Allāh is Free from need of you. And He does not approve for His servants disbelief. And if you are grateful, He approves [i.e., likes] it for you; and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return, and He will inform you about what you used to do. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.
Roots in this verse: ك ف ر أ ل ه غ ن ي ر ض و ع ب د ش ك ر و ز ر أ خ ر ر ب ب ر ج ع ن ب أ ك و ن ع م ل ع ل م ص د ر
وَإِذَا مَسَّ الْإِنسَانَ ضُرٌّ دَعَا رَبَّهُ مُنِيبًا إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ إِذَا خَوَّلَهُ نِعْمَةً مِّنْهُ نَسِيَ مَا كَانَ يَدْعُو إِلَيْهِ مِن قَبْلُ وَجَعَلَ لِلَّهِ أَندَادًا لِّيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِ قُلْ تَمَتَّعْ بِكُفْرِكَ قَلِيلًا إِنَّكَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّارِ ٨ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when مَسَّ massa touches الْإِنسَانَ l-insāna [the] man ضُرٌّ ḍurrun adversity دَعَا daʿā he calls رَبَّهُ rabbahu his Lord مُنِيبًا munīban turning إِلَيْهِ ilayhi to Him ثُمَّ thumma then إِذَا idhā when خَوَّلَهُ khawwalahu He bestows on him نِعْمَةً niʿ'matan a favor مِّنْهُ min'hu from Himself نَسِيَ nasiya he forgets مَا mā (for) what كَانَ kāna he used to call يَدْعُو yadʿū he used to call إِلَيْهِ ilayhi [to] Him مِن min before قَبْلُ qablu before وَجَعَلَ wajaʿala and he sets up لِلَّهِ lillahi to Allah أَندَادًا andādan rivals لِّيُضِلَّ liyuḍilla to mislead عَن ʿan from سَبِيلِهِ sabīlihi His Path قُلْ qul Say تَمَتَّعْ tamattaʿ Enjoy بِكُفْرِكَ bikuf'rika in your disbelief قَلِيلًا qalīlan (for) a little إِنَّكَ innaka Indeed, you مِنْ min (are) of أَصْحَابِ aṣḥābi (the) companions النَّارِ l-nāri (of) the Fire
8. And when adversity touches man, he calls upon his Lord, turning to Him [alone]; then when He bestows on him a favor from Himself, he forgets Him whom he called upon before, and he attributes to Allāh equals to mislead [people] from His way. Say, "Enjoy your disbelief for a little; indeed, you are of the companions of the Fire."
Roots in this verse: م س س أ ن س ض ر ر د ع و ر ب ب ن و ب ن ع م ن س ي ك و ن ق ب ل ج ع ل أ ل ه ض ل ل س ب ل ق و ل م ت ع ك ف ر ق ل ل ص ح ب ن و ر
أَمَّنْ هُوَ قَانِتٌ آنَاءَ اللَّيْلِ سَاجِدًا وَقَائِمًا يَحْذَرُ الْآخِرَةَ وَيَرْجُو رَحْمَةَ رَبِّهِ قُلْ هَلْ يَسْتَوِي الَّذِينَ يَعْلَمُونَ وَالَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ إِنَّمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ ٩ ▶
أَمَّنْ amman Is (one) who هُوَ huwa [he] قَانِتٌ qānitun (is) devoutly obedient آنَاءَ ānāa (during) hours اللَّيْلِ al-layli (of) the night سَاجِدًا sājidan prostrating وَقَائِمًا waqāiman and standing يَحْذَرُ yaḥdharu fearing الْآخِرَةَ l-ākhirata the Hereafter وَيَرْجُو wayarjū and hoping رَحْمَةَ raḥmata (for the) Mercy رَبِّهِ rabbihi (of) his Lord قُلْ qul Say هَلْ hal Are يَسْتَوِي yastawī equal الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna know وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna and those who لَا lā (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna know إِنَّمَا innamā Only يَتَذَكَّرُ yatadhakkaru will take heed أُولُو ulū those of understanding الْأَلْبَابِ l-albābi those of understanding
9. Is one who is devoutly obedient during periods of the night, prostrating and standing [in prayer], fearing the Hereafter and hoping for the mercy of his Lord, [like one who does not]? Say, "Are those who know equal to those who do not know?" Only they will remember [who are] people of understanding.
Roots in this verse: ق ن ت ل ي ل س ج د ق و م ح ذ ر أ خ ر ر ج و ر ح م ر ب ب ق و ل س و ي ع ل م ذ ك ر ل ب ب
قُلْ يَا عِبَادِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمْ لِلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا فِي هَٰذِهِ الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةٌ وَأَرْضُ اللَّهِ وَاسِعَةٌ إِنَّمَا يُوَفَّى الصَّابِرُونَ أَجْرَهُم بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ ١٠ ▶
قُلْ qul Say يَا عِبَادِ yāʿibādi O My slaves الَّذِينَ alladhīna [those] who آمَنُوا āmanū believe اتَّقُوا ittaqū Fear رَبَّكُمْ rabbakum your Lord لِلَّذِينَ lilladhīna For those who أَحْسَنُوا aḥsanū do good فِي fī in هَٰذِهِ hādhihi this الدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā world حَسَنَةٌ ḥasanatun (is) good وَأَرْضُ wa-arḍu and the earth اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah وَاسِعَةٌ wāsiʿatun (is) spacious إِنَّمَا innamā Only يُوَفَّى yuwaffā will be paid back in full الصَّابِرُونَ l-ṣābirūna the patient ones أَجْرَهُم ajrahum their reward بِغَيْرِ bighayri without حِسَابٍ ḥisābin account
10. Say, "O My servants who have believed, fear your Lord. For those who do good in this world is good, and the earth of Allāh is spacious. Indeed, the patient will be given their reward without account [i.e., limit]."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ع ب د أ م ن و ق ي ر ب ب ح س ن د ن و أ ر ض أ ل ه و س ع و ف ي ص ب ر أ ج ر غ ي ر ح س ب
قُلْ إِنِّي أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ مُخْلِصًا لَّهُ الدِّينَ ١١ ▶
قُلْ qul Say إِنِّي innī Indeed, I أُمِرْتُ umir'tu [I] am commanded أَنْ an that أَعْبُدَ aʿbuda I worship اللَّهَ l-laha Allah مُخْلِصًا mukh'liṣan (being) sincere لَّهُ lahu to Him الدِّينَ l-dīna (in) the religion
11. Say, [O Muḥammad], "Indeed, I have been commanded to worship Allāh, [being] sincere to Him in religion.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ م ر ع ب د أ ل ه خ ل ص د ي ن
وَأُمِرْتُ لِأَنْ أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ١٢ ▶
وَأُمِرْتُ wa-umir'tu And I am commanded لِأَنْ li-an that أَكُونَ akūna I be أَوَّلَ awwala (the) first الْمُسْلِمِينَ l-mus'limīna (of) those who submit
12. And I have been commanded to be the first [among you] of the Muslims."
Roots in this verse: أ م ر ك و ن أ و ل س ل م
قُلْ إِنِّي أَخَافُ إِنْ عَصَيْتُ رَبِّي عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ ١٣ ▶
قُلْ qul Say إِنِّي innī Indeed, I أَخَافُ akhāfu [I] fear إِنْ in if عَصَيْتُ ʿaṣaytu I disobey رَبِّي rabbī my Lord عَذَابَ ʿadhāba (the) punishment يَوْمٍ yawmin (of) a Day عَظِيمٍ ʿaẓīmin great
13. Say, "Indeed I fear, if I should disobey my Lord, the punishment of a tremendous Day."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل خ و ف ع ص ي ر ب ب ع ذ ب ي و م ع ظ م
قُلِ اللَّهَ أَعْبُدُ مُخْلِصًا لَّهُ دِينِي ١٤ ▶
قُلِ quli Say اللَّهَ l-laha I worship Allah أَعْبُدُ aʿbudu I worship Allah مُخْلِصًا mukh'liṣan (being) sincere لَّهُ lahu to Him دِينِي dīnī (in) my religion
14. Say, "Allāh [alone] do I worship, sincere to Him in my religion,
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ل ه ع ب د خ ل ص د ي ن
فَاعْبُدُوا مَا شِئْتُم مِّن دُونِهِ قُلْ إِنَّ الْخَاسِرِينَ الَّذِينَ خَسِرُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ وَأَهْلِيهِمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَلَا ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الْخُسْرَانُ الْمُبِينُ ١٥ ▶
فَاعْبُدُوا fa-uʿ'budū So worship مَا mā what شِئْتُم shi'tum you will مِّن min besides Him دُونِهِ dūnihi besides Him قُلْ qul Say إِنَّ inna Indeed الْخَاسِرِينَ l-khāsirīna the losers الَّذِينَ alladhīna (are) those who خَسِرُوا khasirū (will) lose أَنفُسَهُمْ anfusahum themselves وَأَهْلِيهِمْ wa-ahlīhim and their families يَوْمَ yawma (on the) Day الْقِيَامَةِ l-qiyāmati (of) the Resurrection أَلَا alā Unquestionably ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that هُوَ huwa it الْخُسْرَانُ l-khus'rānu (is) the loss الْمُبِينُ l-mubīnu the clear
15. So worship what you will besides Him." Say, "Indeed, the losers are the ones who will lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. Unquestionably, that is the manifest loss."
Roots in this verse: ع ب د ش ي أ د و ن ق و ل خ س ر ن ف س أ ه ل ي و م ق و م ب ي ن
لَهُم مِّن فَوْقِهِمْ ظُلَلٌ مِّنَ النَّارِ وَمِن تَحْتِهِمْ ظُلَلٌ ذَٰلِكَ يُخَوِّفُ اللَّهُ بِهِ عِبَادَهُ يَا عِبَادِ فَاتَّقُونِ ١٦ ▶
لَهُم lahum For them مِّن min from فَوْقِهِمْ fawqihim above them ظُلَلٌ ẓulalun coverings مِّنَ mina of النَّارِ l-nāri the Fire وَمِن wamin and from تَحْتِهِمْ taḥtihim below them ظُلَلٌ ẓulalun coverings ذَٰلِكَ dhālika (With) that يُخَوِّفُ yukhawwifu threatens اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah بِهِ bihi [with it] عِبَادَهُ ʿibādahu His slaves يَا عِبَادِ yāʿibādi O My slaves فَاتَّقُونِ fa-ittaqūni So fear Me
16. They will have canopies [i.e., layers] of fire above them and below them, canopies. By that Allāh threatens [i.e., warns] His servants. O My servants, then fear Me.
Roots in this verse: ف و ق ظ ل ل ن و ر ت ح ت خ و ف أ ل ه ع ب د و ق ي
وَالَّذِينَ اجْتَنَبُوا الطَّاغُوتَ أَن يَعْبُدُوهَا وَأَنَابُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ لَهُمُ الْبُشْرَىٰ فَبَشِّرْ عِبَادِ ١٧ ▶
وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna And those who اجْتَنَبُوا ij'tanabū avoid الطَّاغُوتَ l-ṭāghūta the false gods أَن an lest يَعْبُدُوهَا yaʿbudūhā they worship them وَأَنَابُوا wa-anābū and turn إِلَى ilā to اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah لَهُمُ lahumu for them الْبُشْرَىٰ l-bush'rā (are) glad tidings فَبَشِّرْ fabashir So give glad tidings عِبَادِ ʿibādi (to) My slaves
17. But those who have avoided ṭāghūt, lest they worship it, and turned back to Allāh - for them are good tidings. So give good tidings to My servants
Roots in this verse: ج ن ب ط غ ي ع ب د ن و ب أ ل ه ب ش ر
الَّذِينَ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْقَوْلَ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ أَحْسَنَهُ أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ هَدَاهُمُ اللَّهُ وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمْ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ ١٨ ▶
الَّذِينَ alladhīna Those who يَسْتَمِعُونَ yastamiʿūna they listen (to) الْقَوْلَ l-qawla the Word فَيَتَّبِعُونَ fayattabiʿūna then follow أَحْسَنَهُ aḥsanahu the best thereof أُولَٰئِكَ ulāika those الَّذِينَ alladhīna (are) they whom هَدَاهُمُ hadāhumu Allah has guided them اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah has guided them وَأُولَٰئِكَ wa-ulāika and those هُمْ hum are [they] أُولُو ulū the men of understanding الْأَلْبَابِ l-albābi the men of understanding
18. Who listen to speech and follow the best of it. Those are the ones Allāh has guided, and those are people of understanding.
Roots in this verse: س م ع ق و ل ت ب ع ح س ن ه د ي أ ل ه ل ب ب
أَفَمَنْ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِ كَلِمَةُ الْعَذَابِ أَفَأَنتَ تُنقِذُ مَن فِي النَّارِ ١٩ ▶
أَفَمَنْ afaman Then, is (one) who حَقَّ ḥaqqa became due عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi on him كَلِمَةُ kalimatu the word الْعَذَابِ l-ʿadhābi (of) the punishment أَفَأَنتَ afa-anta Then can you تُنقِذُ tunqidhu save مَن man (one) who فِي fī (is) in النَّارِ l-nāri the Fire
19. Then, is one who has deserved the decree of punishment [to be guided]? Then, can you save one who is in the Fire?
Roots in this verse: ح ق ق ك ل م ع ذ ب ن و ر
لَٰكِنِ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا رَبَّهُمْ لَهُمْ غُرَفٌ مِّن فَوْقِهَا غُرَفٌ مَّبْنِيَّةٌ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ لَا يُخْلِفُ اللَّهُ الْمِيعَادَ ٢٠ ▶
لَٰكِنِ lākini But الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who اتَّقَوْا ittaqaw fear رَبَّهُمْ rabbahum their Lord لَهُمْ lahum for them غُرَفٌ ghurafun (are) lofty mansions مِّن min above them فَوْقِهَا fawqihā above them غُرَفٌ ghurafun lofty mansions مَّبْنِيَّةٌ mabniyyatun built high تَجْرِي tajrī flow مِن min from تَحْتِهَا taḥtihā beneath it الْأَنْهَارُ l-anhāru the rivers وَعْدَ waʿda (The) Promise اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah لَا lā Not يُخْلِفُ yukh'lifu Allah fails اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah fails الْمِيعَادَ l-mīʿāda (in His) promise
20. But those who have feared their Lord - for them are chambers, above them chambers built high, beneath which rivers flow. [This is] the promise of Allāh. Allāh does not fail in [His] promise.
Roots in this verse: و ق ي ر ب ب ف و ق ب ن ي ج ر ي ت ح ت ن ه ر و ع د أ ل ه خ ل ف
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَسَلَكَهُ يَنَابِيعَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُ بِهِ زَرْعًا مُّخْتَلِفًا أَلْوَانُهُ ثُمَّ يَهِيجُ فَتَرَاهُ مُصْفَرًّا ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُهُ حُطَامًا إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَذِكْرَىٰ لِأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ ٢١ ▶
أَلَمْ alam Do not تَرَ tara you see أَنَّ anna that اللَّهَ l-laha Allah أَنزَلَ anzala sends down مِنَ mina from السَّمَاءِ l-samāi the sky مَاءً māan water فَسَلَكَهُ fasalakahu and He makes it flow يَنَابِيعَ yanābīʿa (as) springs فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth ثُمَّ thumma then يُخْرِجُ yukh'riju He produces بِهِ bihi with it زَرْعًا zarʿan crops مُّخْتَلِفًا mukh'talifan (of) different أَلْوَانُهُ alwānuhu colors ثُمَّ thumma then يَهِيجُ yahīju they wither فَتَرَاهُ fatarāhu and you see it مُصْفَرًّا muṣ'farran turn yellow ثُمَّ thumma then يَجْعَلُهُ yajʿaluhu He makes them حُطَامًا ḥuṭāman debris إِنَّ inna Indeed فِي fī in ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that لَذِكْرَىٰ ladhik'rā surely, (is) a reminder لِأُولِي li-ulī for those of understanding الْأَلْبَابِ l-albābi for those of understanding
21. Do you not see that Allāh sends down rain from the sky and makes it flow as springs [and rivers] in the earth; then He produces thereby crops of varying colors; then they dry and you see them turned yellow; then He makes them [scattered] debris. Indeed in that is a reminder for those of understanding.
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي أ ل ه ن ز ل س م و م و ه س ل ك أ ر ض خ ر ج ز ر ع خ ل ف ج ع ل ذ ك ر ل ب ب
أَفَمَن شَرَحَ اللَّهُ صَدْرَهُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ فَهُوَ عَلَىٰ نُورٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلْقَاسِيَةِ قُلُوبُهُم مِّن ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ أُولَٰئِكَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ ٢٢ ▶
أَفَمَن afaman So is (one for) whom شَرَحَ sharaḥa Allah has expanded اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah has expanded صَدْرَهُ ṣadrahu his breast لِلْإِسْلَامِ lil'is'lāmi for Islam فَهُوَ fahuwa so he عَلَىٰ ʿalā (is) upon نُورٍ nūrin a light مِّن min from رَّبِّهِ rabbihi his Lord فَوَيْلٌ fawaylun So woe لِّلْقَاسِيَةِ lil'qāsiyati to (those are) hardened قُلُوبُهُم qulūbuhum their hearts مِّن min from ذِكْرِ dhik'ri (the) remembrance of Allah اللَّهِ l-lahi (the) remembrance of Allah أُولَٰئِكَ ulāika Those فِي fī (are) in ضَلَالٍ ḍalālin error مُّبِينٍ mubīnin clear
22. So is one whose breast Allāh has expanded to [accept] Islām and he is upon [i.e., guided by] a light from his Lord [like one whose heart rejects it]? Then woe to those whose hearts are hardened against the remembrance of Allāh. Those are in manifest error.
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه ص د ر س ل م ن و ر ر ب ب ق ل ب ذ ك ر ض ل ل ب ي ن
اللَّهُ نَزَّلَ أَحْسَنَ الْحَدِيثِ كِتَابًا مُّتَشَابِهًا مَّثَانِيَ تَقْشَعِرُّ مِنْهُ جُلُودُ الَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ ثُمَّ تَلِينُ جُلُودُهُمْ وَقُلُوبُهُمْ إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ذَٰلِكَ هُدَى اللَّهِ يَهْدِي بِهِ مَن يَشَاءُ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ اللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُ مِنْ هَادٍ ٢٣ ▶
اللَّهُ al-lahu Allah نَزَّلَ nazzala has revealed أَحْسَنَ aḥsana (the) best الْحَدِيثِ l-ḥadīthi (of) [the] statement كِتَابًا kitāban a Book مُّتَشَابِهًا mutashābihan (its parts) resembling each other مَّثَانِيَ mathāniya oft-repeated تَقْشَعِرُّ taqshaʿirru Shiver مِنْهُ min'hu from it جُلُودُ julūdu (the) skins الَّذِينَ alladhīna (of) those who يَخْشَوْنَ yakhshawna fear رَبَّهُمْ rabbahum their Lord ثُمَّ thumma then تَلِينُ talīnu relax جُلُودُهُمْ julūduhum their skins وَقُلُوبُهُمْ waqulūbuhum and their hearts إِلَىٰ ilā at ذِكْرِ dhik'ri (the) remembrance اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That هُدَى hudā (is the) guidance اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah يَهْدِي yahdī He guides بِهِ bihi with it مَن man whom يَشَاءُ yashāu He wills وَمَن waman And whoever يُضْلِلِ yuḍ'lili Allah lets go astray اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah lets go astray فَمَا famā then not لَهُ lahu for him مِنْ min any هَادٍ hādin guide
23. Allāh has sent down the best statement: a consistent Book wherein is reiteration. The skins shiver therefrom of those who fear their Lord; then their skins and their hearts relax at the remembrance [i.e., mention] of Allāh. That is the guidance of Allāh by which He guides whom He wills. And one whom Allāh sends astray - for him there is no guide.
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه ن ز ل ح س ن ح د ث ك ت ب ش ب ه ث ن ي ج ل د خ ش ي ر ب ب ق ل ب ذ ك ر ه د ي ش ي أ ض ل ل
أَفَمَن يَتَّقِي بِوَجْهِهِ سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَقِيلَ لِلظَّالِمِينَ ذُوقُوا مَا كُنتُمْ تَكْسِبُونَ ٢٤ ▶
أَفَمَن afaman Then (is) he who يَتَّقِي yattaqī will shield بِوَجْهِهِ biwajhihi with his face سُوءَ sūa (the) worst الْعَذَابِ l-ʿadhābi punishment يَوْمَ yawma (on the) Day الْقِيَامَةِ l-qiyāmati (of) the Resurrection وَقِيلَ waqīla And it will be said لِلظَّالِمِينَ lilẓẓālimīna to the wrongdoers ذُوقُوا dhūqū Taste مَا mā what كُنتُمْ kuntum you used to تَكْسِبُونَ taksibūna earn
24. Then is he who will shield with his face the worst of the punishment on the Day of Resurrection [like one secure from it]? And it will be said to the wrongdoers, "Taste what you used to earn."
Roots in this verse: و ق ي و ج ه س و أ ع ذ ب ي و م ق و م ق و ل ظ ل م ذ و ق ك و ن ك س ب
كَذَّبَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَأَتَاهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ٢٥ ▶
كَذَّبَ kadhaba Denied الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who مِن min (were) before them قَبْلِهِمْ qablihim (were) before them فَأَتَاهُمُ fa-atāhumu so came upon them الْعَذَابُ l-ʿadhābu the punishment مِنْ min from حَيْثُ ḥaythu where لَا lā not يَشْعُرُونَ yashʿurūna they perceive
25. Those before them denied, and punishment came upon them from where they did not perceive.
Roots in this verse: ك ذ ب ق ب ل أ ت ي ع ذ ب ح ي ث ش ع ر
فَأَذَاقَهُمُ اللَّهُ الْخِزْيَ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَلَعَذَابُ الْآخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ ٢٦ ▶
فَأَذَاقَهُمُ fa-adhāqahumu So Allah made them اللَّهُ l-lahu So Allah made them الْخِزْيَ l-khiz'ya the disgrace فِي fī in الْحَيَاةِ l-ḥayati the life الدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā (of) the world وَلَعَذَابُ walaʿadhābu and certainly (the) punishment الْآخِرَةِ l-ākhirati (of) the Hereafter أَكْبَرُ akbaru (is) greater لَوْ law if كَانُوا kānū they يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna knew
26. So Allāh made them taste disgrace in worldly life. But the punishment of the Hereafter is greater, if they only knew.
Roots in this verse: ذ و ق أ ل ه خ ز ي ح ي ي د ن و ع ذ ب أ خ ر ك ب ر ك و ن ع ل م
وَلَقَدْ ضَرَبْنَا لِلنَّاسِ فِي هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنِ مِن كُلِّ مَثَلٍ لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ ٢٧ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And indeed ضَرَبْنَا ḍarabnā We have set forth لِلنَّاسِ lilnnāsi for people فِي fī in هَٰذَا hādhā this الْقُرْآنِ l-qur'āni Quran مِن min of كُلِّ kulli every مَثَلٍ mathalin example لَّعَلَّهُمْ laʿallahum so that they may يَتَذَكَّرُونَ yatadhakkarūna take heed
27. And We have certainly presented for the people in this Qur’ān from every [kind of] example - that they might remember.
Roots in this verse: ض ر ب أ ن س ق ر أ ك ل ل م ث ل ذ ك ر
قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا غَيْرَ ذِي عِوَجٍ لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ ٢٨ ▶
قُرْآنًا qur'ānan A Quran عَرَبِيًّا ʿarabiyyan (in) Arabic غَيْرَ ghayra without ذِي dhī any عِوَجٍ ʿiwajin crookedness لَّعَلَّهُمْ laʿallahum so that they may يَتَّقُونَ yattaqūna (become) righteous
28. [It is] an Arabic Qur’ān, without any deviance that they might become righteous.
Roots in this verse: ق ر أ ع ر ب غ ي ر و ق ي
ضَرَبَ اللَّهُ مَثَلًا رَّجُلًا فِيهِ شُرَكَاءُ مُتَشَاكِسُونَ وَرَجُلًا سَلَمًا لِّرَجُلٍ هَلْ يَسْتَوِيَانِ مَثَلًا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٢٩ ▶
ضَرَبَ ḍaraba Allah sets forth اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah sets forth مَثَلًا mathalan an example رَّجُلًا rajulan a man فِيهِ fīhi about him شُرَكَاءُ shurakāu partners مُتَشَاكِسُونَ mutashākisūna quarreling وَرَجُلًا warajulan and a man سَلَمًا salaman (belonging) exclusively لِّرَجُلٍ lirajulin to one man هَلْ hal are يَسْتَوِيَانِ yastawiyāni they both equal مَثَلًا mathalan (in) comparison الْحَمْدُ l-ḥamdu All praise لِلَّهِ lillahi (be) to Allah بَلْ bal Nay أَكْثَرُهُمْ aktharuhum most of them لَا lā (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna know
29. Allāh presents an example: a man [i.e., slave] owned by quarreling partners and another belonging exclusively to one man - are they equal in comparison? Praise be to Allāh! But most of them do not know.
Roots in this verse: ض ر ب أ ل ه م ث ل ر ج ل ش ر ك س ل م س و ي ح م د ك ث ر ع ل م
إِنَّكَ مَيِّتٌ وَإِنَّهُم مَّيِّتُونَ ٣٠ ▶
إِنَّكَ innaka Indeed, you مَيِّتٌ mayyitun will die وَإِنَّهُم wa-innahum and indeed, they مَّيِّتُونَ mayyitūna (will also) die
30. Indeed, you are to die, and indeed, they are to die.
Roots in this verse: م و ت
ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عِندَ رَبِّكُمْ تَخْتَصِمُونَ ٣١ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then إِنَّكُمْ innakum indeed you يَوْمَ yawma (on the) Day الْقِيَامَةِ l-qiyāmati (of) the Resurrection عِندَ ʿinda before رَبِّكُمْ rabbikum your Lord تَخْتَصِمُونَ takhtaṣimūna will dispute
31. Then indeed you, on the Day of Resurrection, before your Lord, will dispute.
Roots in this verse: ي و م ق و م ع ن د ر ب ب خ ص م
فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن كَذَبَ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَكَذَّبَ بِالصِّدْقِ إِذْ جَاءَهُ أَلَيْسَ فِي جَهَنَّمَ مَثْوًى لِّلْكَافِرِينَ ٣٢ ▶
فَمَنْ faman Then who أَظْلَمُ aẓlamu (is) more unjust مِمَّن mimman than (one) who كَذَبَ kadhaba lies عَلَى ʿalā against اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah وَكَذَّبَ wakadhaba and denies بِالصِّدْقِ bil-ṣid'qi the truth إِذْ idh when جَاءَهُ jāahu it comes to him أَلَيْسَ alaysa Is (there) not فِي fī in جَهَنَّمَ jahannama Hell مَثْوًى mathwan an abode لِّلْكَافِرِينَ lil'kāfirīna for the disbelievers
32. So who is more unjust than one who lies about Allāh and denies the truth when it has come to him? Is there not in Hell a residence for the disbelievers?
Roots in this verse: ظ ل م ك ذ ب أ ل ه ص د ق ج ي أ ل ي س ث و ي ك ف ر
وَالَّذِي جَاءَ بِالصِّدْقِ وَصَدَّقَ بِهِ أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُتَّقُونَ ٣٣ ▶
وَالَّذِي wa-alladhī And the one who جَاءَ jāa brought بِالصِّدْقِ bil-ṣid'qi the truth وَصَدَّقَ waṣaddaqa and believed بِهِ bihi in it أُولَٰئِكَ ulāika those هُمُ humu [they] الْمُتَّقُونَ l-mutaqūna (are) the righteous
33. And the one who has brought the truth [i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ)] and [they who] believed in it - those are the righteous.
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ ص د ق و ق ي
لَهُم مَّا يَشَاءُونَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ ذَٰلِكَ جَزَاءُ الْمُحْسِنِينَ ٣٤ ▶
لَهُم lahum For them مَّا mā (is) what يَشَاءُونَ yashāūna they wish عِندَ ʿinda with رَبِّهِمْ rabbihim their Lord ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That جَزَاءُ jazāu (is the) reward الْمُحْسِنِينَ l-muḥ'sinīna (of) the good-doers
34. They will have whatever they desire with their Lord. That is the reward of the doers of good -
Roots in this verse: ش ي أ ع ن د ر ب ب ج ز ي ح س ن
لِيُكَفِّرَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ أَسْوَأَ الَّذِي عَمِلُوا وَيَجْزِيَهُمْ أَجْرَهُم بِأَحْسَنِ الَّذِي كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ٣٥ ▶
لِيُكَفِّرَ liyukaffira That Allah will remove اللَّهُ l-lahu That Allah will remove عَنْهُمْ ʿanhum from them أَسْوَأَ aswa-a (the) worst الَّذِي alladhī (of) what عَمِلُوا ʿamilū they did وَيَجْزِيَهُمْ wayajziyahum and reward them أَجْرَهُم ajrahum their due بِأَحْسَنِ bi-aḥsani for (the) best الَّذِي alladhī (of) what كَانُوا kānū they used to يَعْمَلُونَ yaʿmalūna do
35. That Allāh may remove from them the worst of what they did and reward them their due for the best of what they used to do.
Roots in this verse: ك ف ر أ ل ه س و أ ع م ل ج ز ي أ ج ر ح س ن ك و ن
أَلَيْسَ اللَّهُ بِكَافٍ عَبْدَهُ وَيُخَوِّفُونَكَ بِالَّذِينَ مِن دُونِهِ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ اللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُ مِنْ هَادٍ ٣٦ ▶
أَلَيْسَ alaysa Is not اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah بِكَافٍ bikāfin sufficient عَبْدَهُ ʿabdahu (for) His slave وَيُخَوِّفُونَكَ wayukhawwifūnaka And they threaten you بِالَّذِينَ bi-alladhīna with those مِن min besides Him دُونِهِ dūnihi besides Him وَمَن waman And whoever يُضْلِلِ yuḍ'lili Allah lets go astray اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah lets go astray فَمَا famā then not لَهُ lahu for him مِنْ min any هَادٍ hādin guide
36. Is not Allāh sufficient for His Servant [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)]? And [yet], they threaten you with those [they worship] other than Him. And whoever Allāh leaves astray - for him there is no guide.
Roots in this verse: ل ي س أ ل ه ك ف ي ع ب د خ و ف د و ن ض ل ل ه د ي
وَمَن يَهْدِ اللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُ مِن مُّضِلٍّ أَلَيْسَ اللَّهُ بِعَزِيزٍ ذِي انتِقَامٍ ٣٧ ▶
وَمَن waman And whoever يَهْدِ yahdi Allah guides اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah guides فَمَا famā then not لَهُ lahu for him مِن min any مُّضِلٍّ muḍillin misleader أَلَيْسَ alaysa Is not اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah بِعَزِيزٍ biʿazīzin All-Mighty ذِي dhī All-Able of retribution انتِقَامٍ intiqāmin All-Able of retribution
37. And whoever Allāh guides - for him there is no misleader. Is not Allāh Exalted in Might and Owner of Retribution?
Roots in this verse: ه د ي أ ل ه ض ل ل ل ي س ع ز ز ن ق م
وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ اللَّهُ قُلْ أَفَرَأَيْتُم مَّا تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ إِنْ أَرَادَنِيَ اللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ هَلْ هُنَّ كَاشِفَاتُ ضُرِّهِ أَوْ أَرَادَنِي بِرَحْمَةٍ هَلْ هُنَّ مُمْسِكَاتُ رَحْمَتِهِ قُلْ حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ يَتَوَكَّلُ الْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ ٣٨ ▶
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 Surely, they will say اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah قُلْ qul Say أَفَرَأَيْتُم afara-aytum Then do you see مَّا mā what تَدْعُونَ tadʿūna you invoke مِن min besides دُونِ dūni besides اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah إِنْ in if أَرَادَنِيَ arādaniya Allah intended for me اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah intended for me بِضُرٍّ biḍurrin harm هَلْ hal are هُنَّ hunna they كَاشِفَاتُ kāshifātu removers ضُرِّهِ ḍurrihi (of) harm (from) Him أَوْ aw or أَرَادَنِي arādanī if He intended for me بِرَحْمَةٍ biraḥmatin mercy هَلْ hal are هُنَّ hunna they مُمْسِكَاتُ mum'sikātu withholders رَحْمَتِهِ raḥmatihi (of) His mercy قُلْ qul Say حَسْبِيَ ḥasbiya Sufficient (is) Allah for me اللَّهُ l-lahu Sufficient (is) Allah for me عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi upon Him يَتَوَكَّلُ yatawakkalu put trust الْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ l-mutawakilūna those who trust
38. And if you asked them, "Who created the heavens and the earth?" they would surely say, "Allāh." Say, "Then have you considered what you invoke besides Allāh? If Allāh intended me harm, are they removers of His harm; or if He intended me mercy, are they withholders of His mercy?" Say, "Sufficient for me is Allāh; upon Him [alone] rely the [wise] reliers."
Roots in this verse: س أ ل خ ل ق س م و أ ر ض ق و ل أ ل ه ر أ ي د ع و د و ن ر و د ض ر ر ك ش ف ر ح م م س ك ح س ب و ك ل
قُلْ يَا قَوْمِ اعْمَلُوا عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِكُمْ إِنِّي عَامِلٌ فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ٣٩ ▶
قُلْ qul Say يَا قَوْمِ yāqawmi O my people اعْمَلُوا iʿ'malū Work عَلَىٰ ʿalā (according) to مَكَانَتِكُمْ makānatikum your position إِنِّي innī indeed, I am عَامِلٌ ʿāmilun working فَسَوْفَ fasawfa then soon تَعْلَمُونَ taʿlamūna you will know
39. Say, "O my people, work according to your position, [for] indeed, I am working; and you are going to know
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ق و م ع م ل ك و ن ع ل م
مَن يَأْتِيهِ عَذَابٌ يُخْزِيهِ وَيَحِلُّ عَلَيْهِ عَذَابٌ مُّقِيمٌ ٤٠ ▶
مَن man (Upon) whom يَأْتِيهِ yatīhi will come عَذَابٌ ʿadhābun a punishment يُخْزِيهِ yukh'zīhi disgracing him وَيَحِلُّ wayaḥillu and descends عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi on him عَذَابٌ ʿadhābun a punishment مُّقِيمٌ muqīmun everlasting
40. To whom will come a torment disgracing him and on whom will descend an enduring punishment."
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ع ذ ب خ ز ي ح ل ل ق و م
إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ لِلنَّاسِ بِالْحَقِّ فَمَنِ اهْتَدَىٰ فَلِنَفْسِهِ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا وَمَا أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِوَكِيلٍ ٤١ ▶
إِنَّا innā Indeed We أَنزَلْنَا anzalnā We revealed عَلَيْكَ ʿalayka to you الْكِتَابَ l-kitāba the Book لِلنَّاسِ lilnnāsi for [the] mankind بِالْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi in truth فَمَنِ famani So whoever اهْتَدَىٰ ih'tadā accepts guidance فَلِنَفْسِهِ falinafsihi then (it is) for his soul وَمَن waman and whoever ضَلَّ ḍalla goes astray فَإِنَّمَا fa-innamā then only يَضِلُّ yaḍillu he strays عَلَيْهَا ʿalayhā against his (soul) وَمَا wamā And not أَنتَ anta you عَلَيْهِم ʿalayhim (are) over them بِوَكِيلٍ biwakīlin a manager
41. Indeed, We sent down to you the Book for the people in truth. So whoever is guided - it is for [the benefit of] his soul; and whoever goes astray only goes astray to its detriment. And you are not a manager [i.e., authority] over them.
Roots in this verse: ن ز ل ك ت ب أ ن س ح ق ق ه د ي ن ف س ض ل ل و ك ل
اللَّهُ يَتَوَفَّى الْأَنفُسَ حِينَ مَوْتِهَا وَالَّتِي لَمْ تَمُتْ فِي مَنَامِهَا فَيُمْسِكُ الَّتِي قَضَىٰ عَلَيْهَا الْمَوْتَ وَيُرْسِلُ الْأُخْرَىٰ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ٤٢ ▶
اللَّهُ al-lahu Allah يَتَوَفَّى yatawaffā takes الْأَنفُسَ l-anfusa the souls حِينَ ḥīna (at the) time مَوْتِهَا mawtihā (of) their death وَالَّتِي wa-allatī and the one who لَمْ lam (does) not تَمُتْ tamut die فِي fī in مَنَامِهَا manāmihā their sleep فَيُمْسِكُ fayum'siku Then He keeps الَّتِي allatī the one whom قَضَىٰ qaḍā He has decreed عَلَيْهَا ʿalayhā for them الْمَوْتَ l-mawta the death وَيُرْسِلُ wayur'silu and sends الْأُخْرَىٰ l-ukh'rā the others إِلَىٰ ilā for أَجَلٍ ajalin a term مُّسَمًّى musamman specified إِنَّ inna Indeed فِي fī in ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that لَآيَاتٍ laāyātin surely (are) signs لِّقَوْمٍ liqawmin for a people يَتَفَكَّرُونَ yatafakkarūna who ponder
42. Allāh takes the souls at the time of their death, and those that do not die [He takes] during their sleep. Then He keeps those for which He has decreed death and releases the others for a specified term. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه و ف ي ن ف س ح ي ن م و ت م س ك ق ض ي ر س ل أ خ ر أ ج ل س م و أ ي ي ق و م ف ك ر
أَمِ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ شُفَعَاءَ قُلْ أَوَلَوْ كَانُوا لَا يَمْلِكُونَ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَعْقِلُونَ ٤٣ ▶
أَمِ ami Or اتَّخَذُوا ittakhadhū have they taken مِن min besides دُونِ dūni besides اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah شُفَعَاءَ shufaʿāa intercessors قُلْ qul Say أَوَلَوْ awalaw Even though كَانُوا kānū they were لَا lā not يَمْلِكُونَ yamlikūna possessing شَيْئًا shayan anything وَلَا walā and not يَعْقِلُونَ yaʿqilūna they understand
43. Or have they taken other than Allāh as intercessors? Say, "Even though they do not possess [power over] anything, nor do they reason?"
Roots in this verse: أ خ ذ د و ن أ ل ه ش ف ع ق و ل ك و ن م ل ك ش ي أ ع ق ل
قُل لِّلَّهِ الشَّفَاعَةُ جَمِيعًا لَّهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ ٤٤ ▶
قُل qul Say لِّلَّهِ lillahi To Allah (belongs) الشَّفَاعَةُ l-shafāʿatu the intercession جَمِيعًا jamīʿan all لَّهُ lahu For Him مُلْكُ mul'ku (is the) dominion السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti (of) the heavens وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth ثُمَّ thumma Then إِلَيْهِ ilayhi to Him تُرْجَعُونَ tur'jaʿūna you will be returned
44. Say, "To Allāh belongs [the right to allow] intercession entirely. To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. Then to Him you will be returned."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ل ه ش ف ع ج م ع م ل ك س م و أ ر ض ر ج ع
وَإِذَا ذُكِرَ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ اشْمَأَزَّتْ قُلُوبُ الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْآخِرَةِ وَإِذَا ذُكِرَ الَّذِينَ مِن دُونِهِ إِذَا هُمْ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ ٤٥ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when ذُكِرَ dhukira Allah is mentioned اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah is mentioned وَحْدَهُ waḥdahu Alone اشْمَأَزَّتْ ish'ma-azzat shrink with aversion قُلُوبُ qulūbu (the) hearts الَّذِينَ alladhīna (of) those who لَا lā (do) not يُؤْمِنُونَ yu'minūna believe بِالْآخِرَةِ bil-ākhirati in the Hereafter وَإِذَا wa-idhā and when ذُكِرَ dhukira are mentioned الَّذِينَ alladhīna those مِن min besides Him دُونِهِ dūnihi besides Him إِذَا idhā behold هُمْ hum They يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ yastabshirūna rejoice
45. And when Allāh is mentioned alone, the hearts of those who do not believe in the Hereafter shrink with aversion, but when those [worshipped] other than Him are mentioned, immediately they rejoice.
Roots in this verse: ذ ك ر أ ل ه و ح د ق ل ب أ م ن أ خ ر د و ن ب ش ر
قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ أَنتَ تَحْكُمُ بَيْنَ عِبَادِكَ فِي مَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ ٤٦ ▶
قُلِ quli Say اللَّهُمَّ l-lahuma O Allah فَاطِرَ fāṭira Creator السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti (of) the heavens وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth عَالِمَ ʿālima Knower الْغَيْبِ l-ghaybi (of) the unseen وَالشَّهَادَةِ wal-shahādati and the witnessed أَنتَ anta You تَحْكُمُ taḥkumu will judge بَيْنَ bayna between عِبَادِكَ ʿibādika Your slaves فِي fī in مَا mā what كَانُوا kānū they used to فِيهِ fīhi therein يَخْتَلِفُونَ yakhtalifūna differ
46. Say, "O Allāh, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, You will judge between your servants concerning that over which they used to differ."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ل ه ف ط ر س م و أ ر ض ع ل م غ ي ب ش ه د ح ك م ب ي ن ع ب د ك و ن خ ل ف
وَلَوْ أَنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مَا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا وَمِثْلَهُ مَعَهُ لَافْتَدَوْا بِهِ مِن سُوءِ الْعَذَابِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَبَدَا لَهُم مِّنَ اللَّهِ مَا لَمْ يَكُونُوا يَحْتَسِبُونَ ٤٧ ▶
وَلَوْ walaw And if أَنَّ anna And if لِلَّذِينَ lilladhīna those who ظَلَمُوا ẓalamū did wrong مَا mā (had) whatever فِي fī (is) in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth جَمِيعًا jamīʿan all وَمِثْلَهُ wamith'lahu and (the) like of it مَعَهُ maʿahu with it لَافْتَدَوْا la-if'tadaw they would ransom بِهِ bihi with it مِن min from سُوءِ sūi (the) evil الْعَذَابِ l-ʿadhābi (of) the punishment يَوْمَ yawma (on the) Day الْقِيَامَةِ l-qiyāmati (of) the Resurrection وَبَدَا wabadā And (will) appear لَهُم lahum to them مِّنَ mina from اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah مَا mā what لَمْ lam not يَكُونُوا yakūnū they had يَحْتَسِبُونَ yaḥtasibūna taken into account
47. And if those who did wrong had all that is in the earth entirely and the like of it with it, they would [attempt to] ransom themselves thereby from the worst of the punishment on the Day of Resurrection. And there will appear to them from Allāh that which they had not taken into account.
Roots in this verse: ظ ل م أ ر ض ج م ع م ث ل ف د ي س و أ ع ذ ب ي و م ق و م ب د و أ ل ه ك و ن ح س ب
وَبَدَا لَهُمْ سَيِّئَاتُ مَا كَسَبُوا وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ ٤٨ ▶
وَبَدَا wabadā And will become apparent لَهُمْ lahum to them سَيِّئَاتُ sayyiātu (the) evils مَا mā (of) what كَسَبُوا kasabū they earned وَحَاقَ waḥāqa and will surround بِهِم bihim them مَّا mā what كَانُوا kānū they used to بِهِ bihi [in it] يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ yastahziūna mock
48. And there will appear to them the evils they had earned, and they will be enveloped by what they used to ridicule.
Roots in this verse: ب د و س و أ ك س ب ح ي ق ك و ن ه ز أ
فَإِذَا مَسَّ الْإِنسَانَ ضُرٌّ دَعَانَا ثُمَّ إِذَا خَوَّلْنَاهُ نِعْمَةً مِّنَّا قَالَ إِنَّمَا أُوتِيتُهُ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ بَلْ هِيَ فِتْنَةٌ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٤٩ ▶
فَإِذَا fa-idhā So when مَسَّ massa touches الْإِنسَانَ l-insāna [the] man ضُرٌّ ḍurrun adversity دَعَانَا daʿānā he calls upon Us ثُمَّ thumma then إِذَا idhā when خَوَّلْنَاهُ khawwalnāhu We bestow (on) him نِعْمَةً niʿ'matan a favor مِّنَّا minnā from Us قَالَ qāla he says إِنَّمَا innamā Only أُوتِيتُهُ ūtītuhu I have been given it عَلَىٰ ʿalā for عِلْمٍ ʿil'min knowledge بَلْ bal Nay هِيَ hiya it فِتْنَةٌ fit'natun (is) a trial وَلَٰكِنَّ walākinna but أَكْثَرَهُمْ aktharahum most of them لَا lā (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna know
49. And when adversity touches man, he calls upon Us; then when We bestow on him a favor from Us, he says, "I have only been given it because of [my] knowledge." Rather, it is a trial, but most of them do not know.
Roots in this verse: م س س أ ن س ض ر ر د ع و ن ع م ق و ل أ ت ي ع ل م ف ت ن ك ث ر
قَدْ قَالَهَا الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَمَا أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ ٥٠ ▶
قَدْ qad Indeed قَالَهَا qālahā said it الَّذِينَ alladhīna those مِن min before them قَبْلِهِمْ qablihim before them فَمَا famā but (did) not أَغْنَىٰ aghnā avail عَنْهُم ʿanhum them مَّا mā what كَانُوا kānū they used to يَكْسِبُونَ yaksibūna earn
50. Those before them had already said it, but they were not availed by what they used to earn.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ق ب ل غ ن ي ك و ن ك س ب
فَأَصَابَهُمْ سَيِّئَاتُ مَا كَسَبُوا وَالَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مِنْ هَٰؤُلَاءِ سَيُصِيبُهُمْ سَيِّئَاتُ مَا كَسَبُوا وَمَا هُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ ٥١ ▶
فَأَصَابَهُمْ fa-aṣābahum Then struck them سَيِّئَاتُ sayyiātu (the) evils مَا mā (of) what كَسَبُوا kasabū they earned وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna And those who ظَلَمُوا ẓalamū have wronged مِنْ min of هَٰؤُلَاءِ hāulāi these سَيُصِيبُهُمْ sayuṣībuhum will strike them سَيِّئَاتُ sayyiātu (the) evils مَا mā (of) what كَسَبُوا kasabū they earned وَمَا wamā and not هُم hum they بِمُعْجِزِينَ bimuʿ'jizīna will be able to escape
51. And the evil consequences of what they earned struck them. And those who have wronged of these [people] will be struck [i.e., afflicted] by the evil consequences of what they earned; and they will not cause failure.
Roots in this verse: ص و ب س و أ ك س ب ظ ل م ع ج ز
أَوَلَمْ يَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ وَيَقْدِرُ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ ٥٢ ▶
أَوَلَمْ awalam Do not يَعْلَمُوا yaʿlamū they know 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 restricts إِنَّ inna Indeed فِي fī in ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that لَآيَاتٍ laāyātin surely (are) signs لِّقَوْمٍ liqawmin for a people يُؤْمِنُونَ yu'minūna who believe
52. Do they not know 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: ع ل م أ ل ه ب س ط ر ز ق ش ي أ ق د ر أ ي ي ق و م أ م ن
قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ ٥٣ ▶
قُلْ qul Say يَا عِبَادِيَ yāʿibādiya O My slaves الَّذِينَ alladhīna Those who أَسْرَفُوا asrafū have transgressed عَلَىٰ ʿalā against أَنفُسِهِمْ anfusihim themselves لَا lā (do) not تَقْنَطُوا taqnaṭū despair مِن min of رَّحْمَةِ raḥmati (the) Mercy اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah إِنَّ inna Indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah يَغْفِرُ yaghfiru forgives الذُّنُوبَ l-dhunūba the sins جَمِيعًا jamīʿan all إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed He هُوَ huwa He الْغَفُورُ l-ghafūru (is) the Oft-Forgiving الرَّحِيمُ l-raḥīmu the Most Merciful
53. Say, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ع ب د س ر ف ن ف س ر ح م أ ل ه غ ف ر ذ ن ب ج م ع
وَأَنِيبُوا إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ وَأَسْلِمُوا لَهُ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَكُمُ الْعَذَابُ ثُمَّ لَا تُنصَرُونَ ٥٤ ▶
وَأَنِيبُوا wa-anībū And turn إِلَىٰ ilā to رَبِّكُمْ rabbikum your Lord وَأَسْلِمُوا wa-aslimū and submit لَهُ lahu to Him مِن min before قَبْلِ qabli before أَن an [that] يَأْتِيَكُمُ yatiyakumu comes to you الْعَذَابُ l-ʿadhābu the punishment ثُمَّ thumma then لَا lā not تُنصَرُونَ tunṣarūna you will be helped
54. And return [in repentance] to your Lord and submit to Him before the punishment comes upon you; then you will not be helped.
Roots in this verse: ن و ب ر ب ب س ل م ق ب ل أ ت ي ع ذ ب ن ص ر
وَاتَّبِعُوا أَحْسَنَ مَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَكُمُ الْعَذَابُ بَغْتَةً وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَشْعُرُونَ ٥٥ ▶
وَاتَّبِعُوا wa-ittabiʿū And follow أَحْسَنَ aḥsana (the) best مَا mā (of) what أُنزِلَ unzila is revealed إِلَيْكُم ilaykum to you مِّن min from رَّبِّكُم rabbikum your Lord مِّن min before قَبْلِ qabli before أَن an [that] يَأْتِيَكُمُ yatiyakumu comes to you الْعَذَابُ l-ʿadhābu the punishment بَغْتَةً baghtatan suddenly وَأَنتُمْ wa-antum while you لَا lā (do) not تَشْعُرُونَ tashʿurūna perceive
55. And follow the best of what was revealed to you from your Lord [i.e., the Qur’ān] before the punishment comes upon you suddenly while you do not perceive,
Roots in this verse: ت ب ع ح س ن ن ز ل ر ب ب ق ب ل أ ت ي ع ذ ب ب غ ت ش ع ر
أَن تَقُولَ نَفْسٌ يَا حَسْرَتَا عَلَىٰ مَا فَرَّطتُ فِي جَنبِ اللَّهِ وَإِن كُنتُ لَمِنَ السَّاخِرِينَ ٥٦ ▶
أَن an Lest تَقُولَ taqūla should say نَفْسٌ nafsun a soul يَا حَسْرَتَا yāḥasratā Oh! My regret عَلَىٰ ʿalā over مَا mā what فَرَّطتُ farraṭtu I neglected فِي fī in جَنبِ janbi regard (to) اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah وَإِن wa-in and that كُنتُ kuntu I was لَمِنَ lamina surely, among السَّاخِرِينَ l-sākhirīna the mockers
56. Lest a soul should say, "Oh, [how great is] my regret over what I neglected in regard to Allāh and that I was among the mockers."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ن ف س ح س ر ج ن ب أ ل ه ك و ن س خ ر
أَوْ تَقُولَ لَوْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ هَدَانِي لَكُنتُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَ ٥٧ ▶
أَوْ aw Or تَقُولَ taqūla it should say لَوْ law If that أَنَّ anna If that اللَّهَ l-laha Allah هَدَانِي hadānī (had) guided me لَكُنتُ lakuntu surely, I (would) have been مِنَ mina among الْمُتَّقِينَ l-mutaqīna the righteous
57. Or [lest] it say, "If only Allāh had guided me, I would have been among the righteous."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ ل ه ه د ي ك و ن و ق ي
أَوْ تَقُولَ حِينَ تَرَى الْعَذَابَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِي كَرَّةً فَأَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ ٥٨ ▶
أَوْ aw Or تَقُولَ taqūla it should say حِينَ ḥīna when تَرَى tarā it sees الْعَذَابَ l-ʿadhāba the punishment لَوْ law If أَنَّ anna only لِي lī for me كَرَّةً karratan another chance فَأَكُونَ fa-akūna then I could be مِنَ mina among الْمُحْسِنِينَ l-muḥ'sinīna the good-doers
58. Or [lest] it say when it sees the punishment, "If only I had another turn so I could be among the doers of good."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ح ي ن ر أ ي ع ذ ب ك و ن ح س ن
بَلَىٰ قَدْ جَاءَتْكَ آيَاتِي فَكَذَّبْتَ بِهَا وَاسْتَكْبَرْتَ وَكُنتَ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ ٥٩ ▶
بَلَىٰ balā Yes قَدْ qad verily جَاءَتْكَ jāatka came to you آيَاتِي āyātī My Verses فَكَذَّبْتَ fakadhabta but you denied بِهَا bihā them وَاسْتَكْبَرْتَ wa-is'takbarta and were arrogant وَكُنتَ wakunta and you were مِنَ mina among الْكَافِرِينَ l-kāfirīna the disbelievers
59. But yes, there had come to you My verses, but you denied them and were arrogant, and you were among the disbelievers.
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ أ ي ي ك ذ ب ك ب ر ك و ن ك ف ر
وَيَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ تَرَى الَّذِينَ كَذَبُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ وُجُوهُهُم مُّسْوَدَّةٌ أَلَيْسَ فِي جَهَنَّمَ مَثْوًى لِّلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ ٦٠ ▶
وَيَوْمَ wayawma And (on the) Day الْقِيَامَةِ l-qiyāmati (of) the Resurrection تَرَى tarā you will see الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَذَبُوا kadhabū lied عَلَى ʿalā about اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah وُجُوهُهُم wujūhuhum their faces مُّسْوَدَّةٌ mus'waddatun (will be) blackened أَلَيْسَ alaysa Is (there) not فِي fī in جَهَنَّمَ jahannama Hell مَثْوًى mathwan an abode لِّلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ lil'mutakabbirīna for the arrogant
60. And on the Day of Resurrection you will see those who lied about Allāh [with] their faces blackened. Is there not in Hell a residence for the arrogant?
Roots in this verse: ي و م ق و م ر أ ي ك ذ ب أ ل ه و ج ه س و د ل ي س ث و ي ك ب ر
وَيُنَجِّي اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا بِمَفَازَتِهِمْ لَا يَمَسُّهُمُ السُّوءُ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ ٦١ ▶
وَيُنَجِّي wayunajjī And Allah will deliver اللَّهُ l-lahu And Allah will deliver الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who اتَّقَوْا ittaqaw feared (Him) بِمَفَازَتِهِمْ bimafāzatihim to their place of salvation لَا lā not يَمَسُّهُمُ yamassuhumu will touch them السُّوءُ l-sūu the evil وَلَا walā and not هُمْ hum they يَحْزَنُونَ yaḥzanūna will grieve
61. And Allāh will save those who feared Him by their attainment; no evil will touch them, nor will they grieve.
Roots in this verse: ن ج و أ ل ه و ق ي ف و ز م س س س و أ ح ز ن
اللَّهُ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَكِيلٌ ٦٢ ▶
اللَّهُ al-lahu Allah خَالِقُ khāliqu (is the) Creator كُلِّ kulli (of) all شَيْءٍ shayin things وَهُوَ wahuwa and He عَلَىٰ ʿalā (is) over كُلِّ kulli all شَيْءٍ shayin things وَكِيلٌ wakīlun a Guardian
62. Allāh is the Creator of all things, and He is, over all things, Disposer of affairs.
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه خ ل ق ك ل ل ش ي أ و ك ل
لَّهُ مَقَالِيدُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ ٦٣ ▶
لَّهُ lahu For Him مَقَالِيدُ maqālīdu (are the) keys السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti (of) the heavens وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna And those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieve بِآيَاتِ biāyāti in (the) Verses اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah أُولَٰئِكَ ulāika those هُمُ humu they الْخَاسِرُونَ l-khāsirūna (are) the losers
63. To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth. And they who disbelieve in the verses of Allāh - it is those who are the losers.
Roots in this verse: س م و أ ر ض ك ف ر أ ي ي أ ل ه خ س ر
قُلْ أَفَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ تَأْمُرُونِّي أَعْبُدُ أَيُّهَا الْجَاهِلُونَ ٦٤ ▶
قُلْ qul Say أَفَغَيْرَ afaghayra Is (it) other than اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah تَأْمُرُونِّي tamurūnnī you order me أَعْبُدُ aʿbudu (to) worship أَيُّهَا ayyuhā O الْجَاهِلُونَ l-jāhilūna ignorant ones
64. Say, [O Muḥammad], "Is it other than Allāh that you order me to worship, O ignorant ones?"
Roots in this verse: ق و ل غ ي ر أ ل ه أ م ر ع ب د أ ي ي ج ه ل
وَلَقَدْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ وَإِلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكَ لَئِنْ أَشْرَكْتَ لَيَحْبَطَنَّ عَمَلُكَ وَلَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ ٦٥ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And verily أُوحِيَ ūḥiya it has been revealed إِلَيْكَ ilayka to you وَإِلَى wa-ilā and to الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who مِن min (were) before you قَبْلِكَ qablika (were) before you لَئِنْ la-in if أَشْرَكْتَ ashrakta you associate (with Allah) لَيَحْبَطَنَّ layaḥbaṭanna surely, will become worthless عَمَلُكَ ʿamaluka your deeds وَلَتَكُونَنَّ walatakūnanna and you will surely be مِنَ mina among الْخَاسِرِينَ l-khāsirīna the losers
65. And it was already revealed to you and to those before you that if you should associate [anything] with Allāh, your work would surely become worthless, and you would surely be among the losers.
Roots in this verse: و ح ي ق ب ل ش ر ك ح ب ط ع م ل ك و ن خ س ر
بَلِ اللَّهَ فَاعْبُدْ وَكُن مِّنَ الشَّاكِرِينَ ٦٦ ▶
بَلِ bali Nay اللَّهَ l-laha But worship Allah فَاعْبُدْ fa-uʿ'bud But worship Allah وَكُن wakun and be مِّنَ mina among الشَّاكِرِينَ l-shākirīna the thankful ones
66. Rather, worship [only] Allāh and be among the grateful.
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه ع ب د ك و ن ش ك ر
وَمَا قَدَرُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ وَالْأَرْضُ جَمِيعًا قَبْضَتُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَالسَّمَاوَاتُ مَطْوِيَّاتٌ بِيَمِينِهِ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ٦٧ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not قَدَرُوا qadarū they appraised اللَّهَ l-laha Allah حَقَّ ḥaqqa (with) true قَدْرِهِ qadrihi appraisal وَالْأَرْضُ wal-arḍu while the earth جَمِيعًا jamīʿan entirely قَبْضَتُهُ qabḍatuhu (will be) in His Grip يَوْمَ yawma (on the) Day الْقِيَامَةِ l-qiyāmati (of) the Resurrection وَالسَّمَاوَاتُ wal-samāwātu and the heavens مَطْوِيَّاتٌ maṭwiyyātun (will be) folded بِيَمِينِهِ biyamīnihi in His Right Hand سُبْحَانَهُ sub'ḥānahu Glory be to Him وَتَعَالَىٰ wataʿālā And High is He عَمَّا ʿammā above what يُشْرِكُونَ yush'rikūna they associate (with Him)
67. They have not appraised Allāh with true appraisal, while the earth entirely will be [within] His grip on the Day of Resurrection, and the heavens will be folded in His right hand. Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him.
Roots in this verse: ق د ر أ ل ه ح ق ق أ ر ض ج م ع ي و م ق و م س م و ي م ن س ب ح ع ل و ش ر ك
وَنُفِخَ فِي الصُّورِ فَصَعِقَ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَن فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا مَن شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ نُفِخَ فِيهِ أُخْرَىٰ فَإِذَا هُمْ قِيَامٌ يَنظُرُونَ ٦٨ ▶
وَنُفِخَ wanufikha And (will) be blown فِي fī [in] الصُّورِ l-ṣūri the trumpet فَصَعِقَ faṣaʿiqa then (will) fall dead مَن man whoever فِي fī (is) in السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens وَمَن waman and whoever فِي fī (is) on الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth إِلَّا illā except مَن man whom شَاءَ shāa Allah wills اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah wills ثُمَّ thumma Then نُفِخَ nufikha (it will) be blown فِيهِ fīhi [in it] أُخْرَىٰ ukh'rā a second time فَإِذَا fa-idhā and behold هُمْ hum They قِيَامٌ qiyāmun (will be) standing يَنظُرُونَ yanẓurūna waiting
68. And the Horn will be blown, and whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth will fall dead except whom Allāh wills. Then it will be blown again, and at once they will be standing, looking on.
Roots in this verse: ن ف خ ص و ر ص ع ق س م و أ ر ض ش ي أ أ ل ه أ خ ر ق و م ن ظ ر
وَأَشْرَقَتِ الْأَرْضُ بِنُورِ رَبِّهَا وَوُضِعَ الْكِتَابُ وَجِيءَ بِالنَّبِيِّينَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُم بِالْحَقِّ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ ٦٩ ▶
وَأَشْرَقَتِ wa-ashraqati And (will) shine الْأَرْضُ l-arḍu the earth بِنُورِ binūri with (the) light رَبِّهَا rabbihā (of) its Lord وَوُضِعَ wawuḍiʿa and (will) be placed الْكِتَابُ l-kitābu the Record وَجِيءَ wajīa and (will) be brought بِالنَّبِيِّينَ bil-nabiyīna the Prophets وَالشُّهَدَاءِ wal-shuhadāi and the witnesses وَقُضِيَ waquḍiya and it (will) be judged بَيْنَهُم baynahum between them بِالْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi in truth وَهُمْ wahum and they لَا lā will not be wronged يُظْلَمُونَ yuẓ'lamūna will not be wronged
69. And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord, and the record [of deeds] will be placed, and the prophets and the witnesses will be brought, and it will be judged between them in truth, and they will not be wronged.
Roots in this verse: ش ر ق أ ر ض ن و ر ر ب ب و ض ع ك ت ب ج ي أ ن ب أ ش ه د ق ض ي ب ي ن ح ق ق ظ ل م
وَوُفِّيَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا عَمِلَتْ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَفْعَلُونَ ٧٠ ▶
وَوُفِّيَتْ wawuffiyat And (will) be paid in full كُلُّ kullu every نَفْسٍ nafsin soul مَّا mā what عَمِلَتْ ʿamilat it did وَهُوَ wahuwa and He أَعْلَمُ aʿlamu (is the) Best-Knower بِمَا bimā of what يَفْعَلُونَ yafʿalūna they do
70. And every soul will be fully compensated [for] what it did; and He is most knowing of what they do.
Roots in this verse: و ف ي ك ل ل ن ف س ع م ل ع ل م ف ع ل
وَسِيقَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ زُمَرًا حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءُوهَا فُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُهَا وَقَالَ لَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَا أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ رُسُلٌ مِّنكُمْ يَتْلُونَ عَلَيْكُمْ آيَاتِ رَبِّكُمْ وَيُنذِرُونَكُمْ لِقَاءَ يَوْمِكُمْ هَٰذَا قَالُوا بَلَىٰ وَلَٰكِنْ حَقَّتْ كَلِمَةُ الْعَذَابِ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ ٧١ ▶
وَسِيقَ wasīqa And (will) be driven الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieve إِلَىٰ ilā to جَهَنَّمَ jahannama Hell زُمَرًا zumaran (in) groups حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until إِذَا idhā when جَاءُوهَا jāūhā they reach it فُتِحَتْ futiḥat (will) be opened أَبْوَابُهَا abwābuhā its gates وَقَالَ waqāla and (will) say لَهُمْ lahum to them خَزَنَتُهَا khazanatuhā its keepers أَلَمْ alam Did not يَأْتِكُمْ yatikum come to you رُسُلٌ rusulun Messengers مِّنكُمْ minkum from you يَتْلُونَ yatlūna reciting عَلَيْكُمْ ʿalaykum to you آيَاتِ āyāti (the) Verses رَبِّكُمْ rabbikum (of) your Lord وَيُنذِرُونَكُمْ wayundhirūnakum and warning you لِقَاءَ liqāa (of the) meeting يَوْمِكُمْ yawmikum (of) your Day هَٰذَا hādhā this قَالُوا qālū They (will) say بَلَىٰ balā Yes وَلَٰكِنْ walākin But حَقَّتْ ḥaqqat has been justified كَلِمَةُ kalimatu (the) word الْعَذَابِ l-ʿadhābi (of) punishment عَلَى ʿalā against الْكَافِرِينَ l-kāfirīna the disbelievers
71. And those who disbelieved will be driven to Hell in groups until, when they reach it, its gates are opened and its keepers will say, "Did there not come to you messengers from yourselves, reciting to you the verses of your Lord and warning you of the meeting of this Day of yours?" They will say, "Yes, but the word [i.e., decree] of punishment has come into effect upon the disbelievers."
Roots in this verse: س و ق ك ف ر ج ي أ ف ت ح ب و ب ق و ل خ ز ن أ ت ي ر س ل ت ل و أ ي ي ر ب ب ن ذ ر ل ق ي ي و م ح ق ق ك ل م ع ذ ب
قِيلَ ادْخُلُوا أَبْوَابَ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا فَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ ٧٢ ▶
قِيلَ qīla It will be said ادْخُلُوا ud'khulū Enter أَبْوَابَ abwāba (the) gates جَهَنَّمَ jahannama (of) Hell خَالِدِينَ khālidīna (to) abide eternally فِيهَا fīhā therein فَبِئْسَ fabi'sa and wretched is مَثْوَى mathwā (the) abode الْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ l-mutakabirīna (of) the arrogant
72. [To them] it will be said, "Enter the gates of Hell to abide eternally therein, and wretched is the residence of the arrogant."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل د خ ل ب و ب خ ل د ب أ س ث و ي ك ب ر
وَسِيقَ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا رَبَّهُمْ إِلَى الْجَنَّةِ زُمَرًا حَتَّىٰ إِذَا جَاءُوهَا وَفُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُهَا وَقَالَ لَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَا سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ طِبْتُمْ فَادْخُلُوهَا خَالِدِينَ ٧٣ ▶
وَسِيقَ wasīqa And (will) be driven الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who اتَّقَوْا ittaqaw feared رَبَّهُمْ rabbahum their Lord إِلَى ilā to الْجَنَّةِ l-janati Paradise زُمَرًا zumaran (in) groups حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until إِذَا idhā when جَاءُوهَا jāūhā they reach it وَفُتِحَتْ wafutiḥat and (will) be opened أَبْوَابُهَا abwābuhā its gates وَقَالَ waqāla and (will) say لَهُمْ lahum to them خَزَنَتُهَا khazanatuhā its keepers سَلَامٌ salāmun Peace be عَلَيْكُمْ ʿalaykum upon you طِبْتُمْ ṭib'tum you have done well فَادْخُلُوهَا fa-ud'khulūhā so enter it خَالِدِينَ khālidīna (to) abide eternally
73. But those who feared their Lord will be driven to Paradise in groups until, when they reach it while its gates have been opened and its keepers say, "Peace be upon you; you have become pure; so enter it to abide eternally therein," [they will enter].
Roots in this verse: س و ق و ق ي ر ب ب ج ن ن ج ي أ ف ت ح ب و ب ق و ل خ ز ن س ل م ط ي ب د خ ل خ ل د
وَقَالُوا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي صَدَقَنَا وَعْدَهُ وَأَوْرَثَنَا الْأَرْضَ نَتَبَوَّأُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ حَيْثُ نَشَاءُ فَنِعْمَ أَجْرُ الْعَامِلِينَ ٧٤ ▶
وَقَالُوا waqālū And they will say الْحَمْدُ l-ḥamdu All praise لِلَّهِ lillahi (be) to Allah الَّذِي alladhī Who صَدَقَنَا ṣadaqanā has fulfilled for us وَعْدَهُ waʿdahu His promise وَأَوْرَثَنَا wa-awrathanā and has made us inherit الْأَرْضَ l-arḍa the earth نَتَبَوَّأُ natabawwa-u we may settle مِنَ mina [from] الْجَنَّةِ l-janati (in) Paradise حَيْثُ ḥaythu wherever نَشَاءُ nashāu we wish فَنِعْمَ faniʿ'ma So excellent أَجْرُ ajru (is the) reward الْعَامِلِينَ l-ʿāmilīna (of) the workers
74. And they will say, "Praise to Allāh, who has fulfilled for us His promise and made us inherit the earth [so] we may settle in Paradise wherever we will. And excellent is the reward of [righteous] workers."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ح م د أ ل ه ص د ق و ع د و ر ث أ ر ض ب و أ ج ن ن ح ي ث ش ي أ ن ع م أ ج ر ع م ل
وَتَرَى الْمَلَائِكَةَ حَافِّينَ مِنْ حَوْلِ الْعَرْشِ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُم بِالْحَقِّ وَقِيلَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ٧٥ ▶
وَتَرَى watarā And you will see الْمَلَائِكَةَ l-malāikata the Angels حَافِّينَ ḥāffīna surrounding مِنْ min [from] حَوْلِ ḥawli around الْعَرْشِ l-ʿarshi the Throne يُسَبِّحُونَ yusabbiḥūna glorifying بِحَمْدِ biḥamdi (the) praise رَبِّهِمْ rabbihim (of) their Lord وَقُضِيَ waquḍiya And (will) be judged بَيْنَهُم baynahum between them بِالْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi in truth وَقِيلَ waqīla and it will be said الْحَمْدُ l-ḥamdu All praise be لِلَّهِ lillahi to Allah رَبِّ rabbi (the) Lord الْعَالَمِينَ l-ʿālamīna (of) the worlds
75. And you will see the angels surrounding the Throne, exalting [Allāh] with praise of their Lord. And it will be judged between them in truth, and it will be said, "[All] praise to Allāh, Lord of the worlds."
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي م ل ك ح و ل ع ر ش س ب ح ح م د ر ب ب ق ض ي ب ي ن ح ق ق ق و ل أ ل ه ع ل م
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