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Surah 41 · Makkah · 54 verses · 794 words
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Surah Fussilat, “Explained in Detail”, is surah 41 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 54 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.
تَنزِيلٌ مِّنَ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ٢ ▶
تَنزِيلٌ tanzīlun A revelation مِّنَ mina from الرَّحْمَٰنِ l-raḥmāni the Most Gracious الرَّحِيمِ l-raḥīmi the Most Merciful
2. [This is] a revelation from the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful -
Roots in this verse: ن ز ل ر ح م
كِتَابٌ فُصِّلَتْ آيَاتُهُ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ ٣ ▶
كِتَابٌ kitābun A Book فُصِّلَتْ fuṣṣilat are detailed آيَاتُهُ āyātuhu its Verses قُرْآنًا qur'ānan a Quran عَرَبِيًّا ʿarabiyyan (in) Arabic لِّقَوْمٍ liqawmin for a people يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna (who) know
3. A Book whose verses have been detailed, an Arabic Qur’ān for a people who know,
Roots in this verse: ك ت ب ف ص ل أ ي ي ق ر أ ع ر ب ق و م ع ل م
بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا فَأَعْرَضَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ ٤ ▶
بَشِيرًا bashīran A giver of glad tidings وَنَذِيرًا wanadhīran and a warner فَأَعْرَضَ fa-aʿraḍa but turn away أَكْثَرُهُمْ aktharuhum most of them فَهُمْ fahum so they لَا lā (do) not يَسْمَعُونَ yasmaʿūna hear
4. As a giver of good tidings and a warner; but most of them turn away, so they do not hear.
Roots in this verse: ب ش ر ن ذ ر ع ر ض ك ث ر س م ع
وَقَالُوا قُلُوبُنَا فِي أَكِنَّةٍ مِّمَّا تَدْعُونَا إِلَيْهِ وَفِي آذَانِنَا وَقْرٌ وَمِن بَيْنِنَا وَبَيْنِكَ حِجَابٌ فَاعْمَلْ إِنَّنَا عَامِلُونَ ٥ ▶
وَقَالُوا waqālū And they say قُلُوبُنَا qulūbunā Our hearts فِي fī (are) in أَكِنَّةٍ akinnatin coverings مِّمَّا mimmā from what تَدْعُونَا tadʿūnā you call us إِلَيْهِ ilayhi to it وَفِي wafī and in آذَانِنَا ādhāninā our ears وَقْرٌ waqrun (is) deafness وَمِن wamin and between us بَيْنِنَا bayninā and between us وَبَيْنِكَ wabaynika and between you حِجَابٌ ḥijābun (is) a screen فَاعْمَلْ fa-iʿ'mal So work إِنَّنَا innanā indeed, we عَامِلُونَ ʿāmilūna (are) working
5. And they say, "Our hearts are within coverings [i.e., screened] from that to which you invite us, and in our ears is deafness, and between us and you is a partition, so work; indeed, we are working."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ق ل ب ك ن ن د ع و أ ذ ن ب ي ن ع م ل
قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوحَىٰ إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَا إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ فَاسْتَقِيمُوا إِلَيْهِ وَاسْتَغْفِرُوهُ وَوَيْلٌ لِّلْمُشْرِكِينَ ٦ ▶
قُلْ qul Say إِنَّمَا innamā Only أَنَا anā I am بَشَرٌ basharun a man مِّثْلُكُمْ mith'lukum like you يُوحَىٰ yūḥā it is revealed إِلَيَّ ilayya to me أَنَّمَا annamā that إِلَٰهُكُمْ ilāhukum your god إِلَٰهٌ ilāhun (is) God وَاحِدٌ wāḥidun One فَاسْتَقِيمُوا fa-is'taqīmū so take a Straight Path إِلَيْهِ ilayhi to Him وَاسْتَغْفِرُوهُ wa-is'taghfirūhu and ask His forgiveness وَوَيْلٌ wawaylun And woe لِّلْمُشْرِكِينَ lil'mush'rikīna to the polytheists
6. Say, [O Muḥammad], "I am only a man like you to whom it has been revealed that your god is but one God; so take a straight course to Him and seek His forgiveness." And woe to those who associate others with Allāh
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ب ش ر م ث ل و ح ي أ ل ه و ح د ق و م غ ف ر ش ر ك
الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَهُم بِالْآخِرَةِ هُمْ كَافِرُونَ ٧ ▶
الَّذِينَ alladhīna Those who لَا lā (do) not يُؤْتُونَ yu'tūna give الزَّكَاةَ l-zakata the zakah وَهُم wahum and they بِالْآخِرَةِ bil-ākhirati in the Hereafter هُمْ hum they كَافِرُونَ kāfirūna (are) disbelievers
7. Those who do not give zakāh, and in the Hereafter they are disbelievers.
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ز ك و أ خ ر ك ف ر
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍ ٨ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who آمَنُوا āmanū believe وَعَمِلُوا waʿamilū and do الصَّالِحَاتِ l-ṣāliḥāti righteous deeds لَهُمْ lahum for them أَجْرٌ ajrun (is) a reward غَيْرُ ghayru never ending مَمْنُونٍ mamnūnin never ending
8. Indeed, those who believe and do righteous deeds - for them is a reward uninterrupted.
Roots in this verse: أ م ن ع م ل ص ل ح أ ج ر غ ي ر م ن ن
قُلْ أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَكْفُرُونَ بِالَّذِي خَلَقَ الْأَرْضَ فِي يَوْمَيْنِ وَتَجْعَلُونَ لَهُ أَندَادًا ذَٰلِكَ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ ٩ ▶
قُلْ qul Say أَئِنَّكُمْ a-innakum Do you indeed لَتَكْفُرُونَ latakfurūna [surely] disbelieve بِالَّذِي bi-alladhī in the One Who خَلَقَ khalaqa created الْأَرْضَ l-arḍa the earth فِي fī in يَوْمَيْنِ yawmayni two periods وَتَجْعَلُونَ watajʿalūna and you set up لَهُ lahu with Him أَندَادًا andādan rivals ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That رَبُّ rabbu (is the) Lord الْعَالَمِينَ l-ʿālamīna (of) the worlds
9. Say, "Do you indeed disbelieve in He who created the earth in two days and attribute to Him equals? That is the Lord of the worlds."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ك ف ر خ ل ق أ ر ض ي و م ج ع ل ر ب ب ع ل م
وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا رَوَاسِيَ مِن فَوْقِهَا وَبَارَكَ فِيهَا وَقَدَّرَ فِيهَا أَقْوَاتَهَا فِي أَرْبَعَةِ أَيَّامٍ سَوَاءً لِّلسَّائِلِينَ ١٠ ▶
وَجَعَلَ wajaʿala And He placed فِيهَا fīhā therein رَوَاسِيَ rawāsiya firmly-set mountains مِن min above it فَوْقِهَا fawqihā above it وَبَارَكَ wabāraka and He blessed فِيهَا fīhā therein وَقَدَّرَ waqaddara and determined فِيهَا fīhā therein أَقْوَاتَهَا aqwātahā its sustenance فِي fī in أَرْبَعَةِ arbaʿati four أَيَّامٍ ayyāmin periods سَوَاءً sawāan equal لِّلسَّائِلِينَ lilssāilīna for those who ask
10. And He placed on it [i.e., the earth] firmly set mountains over its surface, and He blessed it and determined therein its [creatures'] sustenance in four days without distinction - for [the information of] those who ask.
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل ر س و ف و ق ب ر ك ق د ر ر ب ع ي و م س و ي س أ ل
ثُمَّ اسْتَوَىٰ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَهِيَ دُخَانٌ فَقَالَ لَهَا وَلِلْأَرْضِ ائْتِيَا طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًا قَالَتَا أَتَيْنَا طَائِعِينَ ١١ ▶
ثُمَّ thumma Then اسْتَوَىٰ is'tawā He directed (Himself) إِلَى ilā towards السَّمَاءِ l-samāi the heaven وَهِيَ wahiya while it (was) دُخَانٌ dukhānun smoke فَقَالَ faqāla and He said لَهَا lahā to it وَلِلْأَرْضِ walil'arḍi and to the earth ائْتِيَا i'tiyā Come both of you طَوْعًا ṭawʿan willingly أَوْ aw or كَرْهًا karhan unwillingly قَالَتَا qālatā They both said أَتَيْنَا ataynā We come طَائِعِينَ ṭāiʿīna willingly
11. Then He directed Himself to the heaven while it was smoke and said to it and to the earth, "Come [into being], willingly or by compulsion." They said, "We have come willingly."
Roots in this verse: س و ي س م و ق و ل أ ر ض أ ت ي ط و ع ك ر ه
فَقَضَاهُنَّ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ فِي يَوْمَيْنِ وَأَوْحَىٰ فِي كُلِّ سَمَاءٍ أَمْرَهَا وَزَيَّنَّا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا بِمَصَابِيحَ وَحِفْظًا ذَٰلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ ١٢ ▶
فَقَضَاهُنَّ faqaḍāhunna Then He completed them سَبْعَ sabʿa (as) seven سَمَاوَاتٍ samāwātin heavens فِي fī in يَوْمَيْنِ yawmayni two periods وَأَوْحَىٰ wa-awḥā and He revealed فِي fī in كُلِّ kulli each سَمَاءٍ samāin heaven أَمْرَهَا amrahā its affair وَزَيَّنَّا wazayyannā And We adorned السَّمَاءَ l-samāa the heaven الدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā [the world] بِمَصَابِيحَ bimaṣābīḥa with lamps وَحِفْظًا waḥif'ẓan and (to) guard ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That تَقْدِيرُ taqdīru (is the) Decree الْعَزِيزِ l-ʿazīzi (of) the All-Mighty الْعَلِيمِ l-ʿalīmi the All-Knower
12. And He completed them as seven heavens within two days and inspired [i.e., made known] in each heaven its command. And We adorned the nearest heaven with lamps [i.e., stars, for beauty] and as protection. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.
Roots in this verse: ق ض ي س ب ع س م و ي و م و ح ي ك ل ل أ م ر ز ي ن د ن و ص ب ح ح ف ظ ق د ر ع ز ز ع ل م
فَإِنْ أَعْرَضُوا فَقُلْ أَنذَرْتُكُمْ صَاعِقَةً مِّثْلَ صَاعِقَةِ عَادٍ وَثَمُودَ ١٣ ▶
فَإِنْ fa-in But if أَعْرَضُوا aʿraḍū they turn away فَقُلْ faqul then say أَنذَرْتُكُمْ andhartukum I have warned you صَاعِقَةً ṣāʿiqatan (of) a thunderbolt مِّثْلَ mith'la like صَاعِقَةِ ṣāʿiqati (the) thunderbolt عَادٍ ʿādin (of) Aad وَثَمُودَ wathamūda and Thamud
13. But if they turn away, then say, "I have warned you of a thunderbolt like the thunderbolt [that struck] ʿAad and Thamūd.
Roots in this verse: ع ر ض ق و ل ن ذ ر ص ع ق م ث ل ع و د
إِذْ جَاءَتْهُمُ الرُّسُلُ مِن بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا اللَّهَ قَالُوا لَوْ شَاءَ رَبُّنَا لَأَنزَلَ مَلَائِكَةً فَإِنَّا بِمَا أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِ كَافِرُونَ ١٤ ▶
إِذْ idh When جَاءَتْهُمُ jāathumu came to them الرُّسُلُ l-rusulu the Messengers مِن min from before them بَيْنِ bayni from before them أَيْدِيهِمْ aydīhim from before them وَمِنْ wamin and from خَلْفِهِمْ khalfihim behind them أَلَّا allā (saying) "Do not تَعْبُدُوا taʿbudū worship إِلَّا illā except اللَّهَ l-laha Allah قَالُوا qālū They said لَوْ law If شَاءَ shāa (had) willed رَبُّنَا rabbunā our Lord لَأَنزَلَ la-anzala surely, He (would have) sent down مَلَائِكَةً malāikatan Angels فَإِنَّا fa-innā So indeed, we بِمَا bimā in what أُرْسِلْتُم ur'sil'tum you have been sent بِهِ bihi with كَافِرُونَ kāfirūna (are) disbelievers
14. [That occurred] when the messengers had come to them before them and after them, [saying], "Worship not except Allāh." They said, "If our Lord had willed, He would have sent down the angels, so indeed we, in that with which you have been sent, are disbelievers."
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ ر س ل ب ي ن ي د ي خ ل ف ع ب د أ ل ه ق و ل ش ي أ ر ب ب ن ز ل م ل ك ك ف ر
فَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَاسْتَكْبَرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَقَالُوا مَنْ أَشَدُّ مِنَّا قُوَّةً أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّ اللَّهَ الَّذِي خَلَقَهُمْ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً وَكَانُوا بِآيَاتِنَا يَجْحَدُونَ ١٥ ▶
فَأَمَّا fa-ammā Then as for عَادٌ ʿādun Aad فَاسْتَكْبَرُوا fa-is'takbarū they were arrogant فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the land بِغَيْرِ bighayri without الْحَقِّ l-ḥaqi [the] right وَقَالُوا waqālū and they said مَنْ man Who أَشَدُّ ashaddu (is) mightier مِنَّا minnā than us قُوَّةً quwwatan (in) strength أَوَلَمْ awalam Do not يَرَوْا yaraw they see أَنَّ anna that اللَّهَ l-laha Allah الَّذِي alladhī the One Who خَلَقَهُمْ khalaqahum created them هُوَ huwa He أَشَدُّ ashaddu (is) Mightier مِنْهُمْ min'hum than them قُوَّةً quwwatan (in) strength وَكَانُوا wakānū But they used to بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā in Our Signs يَجْحَدُونَ yajḥadūna deny
15. As for ʿAad, they were arrogant upon the earth without right and said, "Who is greater than us in strength?" Did they not consider that Allāh who created them was greater than them in strength? But they were rejecting Our signs.
Roots in this verse: ع و د ك ب ر أ ر ض غ ي ر ح ق ق ق و ل ش د د ق و ي ر أ ي أ ل ه خ ل ق ك و ن أ ي ي ج ح د
فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا فِي أَيَّامٍ نَّحِسَاتٍ لِّنُذِيقَهُمْ عَذَابَ الْخِزْيِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَلَعَذَابُ الْآخِرَةِ أَخْزَىٰ وَهُمْ لَا يُنصَرُونَ ١٦ ▶
فَأَرْسَلْنَا fa-arsalnā So We sent عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim upon them رِيحًا rīḥan a wind صَرْصَرًا ṣarṣaran furious فِي fī in أَيَّامٍ ayyāmin (the) days نَّحِسَاتٍ naḥisātin (of) misfortune لِّنُذِيقَهُمْ linudhīqahum that We may make them taste عَذَابَ ʿadhāba (the) punishment الْخِزْيِ l-khiz'yi (of) disgrace فِي fī in الْحَيَاةِ l-ḥayati the life الدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā (of) the world وَلَعَذَابُ walaʿadhābu And surely, (the) punishment الْآخِرَةِ l-ākhirati (of) the Hereafter أَخْزَىٰ akhzā (is) more disgracing وَهُمْ wahum and they لَا lā will not be helped يُنصَرُونَ yunṣarūna will not be helped
16. So We sent upon them a screaming wind during days of misfortune to make them taste the punishment of disgrace in the worldly life; but the punishment of the Hereafter is more disgracing, and they will not be helped.
Roots in this verse: ر س ل ر و ح ي و م ذ و ق ع ذ ب خ ز ي ح ي ي د ن و أ خ ر ن ص ر
وَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَهَدَيْنَاهُمْ فَاسْتَحَبُّوا الْعَمَىٰ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ فَأَخَذَتْهُمْ صَاعِقَةُ الْعَذَابِ الْهُونِ بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ ١٧ ▶
وَأَمَّا wa-ammā And as for ثَمُودُ thamūdu Thamud فَهَدَيْنَاهُمْ fahadaynāhum We guided them فَاسْتَحَبُّوا fa-is'taḥabbū but they preferred الْعَمَىٰ l-ʿamā [the] blindness عَلَى ʿalā over الْهُدَىٰ l-hudā the guidance فَأَخَذَتْهُمْ fa-akhadhathum so seized them صَاعِقَةُ ṣāʿiqatu a thunderbolt الْعَذَابِ l-ʿadhābi (of) the punishment الْهُونِ l-hūni humiliating بِمَا bimā for what كَانُوا kānū they used to يَكْسِبُونَ yaksibūna earn
17. And as for Thamūd, We guided them, but they preferred blindness over guidance, so the thunderbolt of humiliating punishment seized them for what they used to earn.
Roots in this verse: ه د ي ح ب ب ع م ي أ خ ذ ص ع ق ع ذ ب ه و ن ك و ن ك س ب
وَنَجَّيْنَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَكَانُوا يَتَّقُونَ ١٨ ▶
وَنَجَّيْنَا wanajjaynā And We saved الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who آمَنُوا āmanū believed وَكَانُوا wakānū and used to يَتَّقُونَ yattaqūna fear (Allah)
18. And We saved those who believed and used to fear Allāh.
Roots in this verse: ن ج و أ م ن ك و ن و ق ي
وَيَوْمَ يُحْشَرُ أَعْدَاءُ اللَّهِ إِلَى النَّارِ فَهُمْ يُوزَعُونَ ١٩ ▶
وَيَوْمَ wayawma And (the) Day يُحْشَرُ yuḥ'sharu will be gathered أَعْدَاءُ aʿdāu (the) enemies اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah إِلَى ilā to النَّارِ l-nāri the Fire فَهُمْ fahum then they يُوزَعُونَ yūzaʿūna will be assembled in rows
19. And [mention, O Muḥammad], the Day when the enemies of Allāh will be gathered to the Fire while they are [driven], assembled in rows,
Roots in this verse: ي و م ح ش ر ع د و أ ل ه ن و ر
حَتَّىٰ إِذَا مَا جَاءُوهَا شَهِدَ عَلَيْهِمْ سَمْعُهُمْ وَأَبْصَارُهُمْ وَجُلُودُهُم بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ٢٠ ▶
حَتَّىٰ ḥattā Until إِذَا idhā when مَا mā when جَاءُوهَا jāūhā they come to it شَهِدَ shahida (will) testify عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim against them سَمْعُهُمْ samʿuhum their hearing وَأَبْصَارُهُمْ wa-abṣāruhum and their sight وَجُلُودُهُم wajulūduhum and their skins بِمَا bimā (as) to what كَانُوا kānū they used to يَعْمَلُونَ yaʿmalūna do
20. Until, when they reach it, their hearing and their eyes and their skins will testify against them of what they used to do.
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ ش ه د س م ع ب ص ر ج ل د ك و ن ع م ل
وَقَالُوا لِجُلُودِهِمْ لِمَ شَهِدتُّمْ عَلَيْنَا قَالُوا أَنطَقَنَا اللَّهُ الَّذِي أَنطَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ خَلَقَكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ ٢١ ▶
وَقَالُوا waqālū And they will say لِجُلُودِهِمْ lijulūdihim to their skins لِمَ lima Why do شَهِدتُّمْ shahidttum you testify عَلَيْنَا ʿalaynā against us قَالُوا qālū They will say أَنطَقَنَا anṭaqanā Allah made us speak اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah made us speak الَّذِي alladhī the One Who أَنطَقَ anṭaqa makes speak كُلَّ kulla every شَيْءٍ shayin thing وَهُوَ wahuwa and He خَلَقَكُمْ khalaqakum created you أَوَّلَ awwala (the) first مَرَّةٍ marratin time وَإِلَيْهِ wa-ilayhi and to Him تُرْجَعُونَ tur'jaʿūna you will be returned
21. And they will say to their skins, "Why have you testified against us?" They will say, "We were made to speak by Allāh, who has made everything speak; and He created you the first time, and to Him you are returned.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ج ل د ش ه د ن ط ق أ ل ه ك ل ل ش ي أ خ ل ق أ و ل م ر ر ر ج ع
وَمَا كُنتُمْ تَسْتَتِرُونَ أَن يَشْهَدَ عَلَيْكُمْ سَمْعُكُمْ وَلَا أَبْصَارُكُمْ وَلَا جُلُودُكُمْ وَلَٰكِن ظَنَنتُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَعْلَمُ كَثِيرًا مِّمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ ٢٢ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not كُنتُمْ kuntum you were تَسْتَتِرُونَ tastatirūna covering yourselves أَن an lest يَشْهَدَ yashhada testify عَلَيْكُمْ ʿalaykum against you سَمْعُكُمْ samʿukum your hearing وَلَا walā and not أَبْصَارُكُمْ abṣārukum your sight وَلَا walā and not جُلُودُكُمْ julūdukum your skins وَلَٰكِن walākin but ظَنَنتُمْ ẓanantum you assumed أَنَّ anna that اللَّهَ l-laha Allah لَا lā (does) not يَعْلَمُ yaʿlamu know كَثِيرًا kathīran much مِّمَّا mimmā of what تَعْمَلُونَ taʿmalūna you do
22. And you were not covering [i.e., protecting] yourselves, lest your hearing testify against you or your sight or your skins, but you assumed that Allāh does not know much of what you do.
Roots in this verse: ك و ن ش ه د س م ع ب ص ر ج ل د ظ ن ن أ ل ه ع ل م ك ث ر ع م ل
وَذَٰلِكُمْ ظَنُّكُمُ الَّذِي ظَنَنتُم بِرَبِّكُمْ أَرْدَاكُمْ فَأَصْبَحْتُم مِّنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ ٢٣ ▶
وَذَٰلِكُمْ wadhālikum And that ظَنُّكُمُ ẓannukumu (was) your assumption الَّذِي alladhī which ظَنَنتُم ẓanantum you assumed بِرَبِّكُمْ birabbikum about your Lord أَرْدَاكُمْ ardākum It has ruined you فَأَصْبَحْتُم fa-aṣbaḥtum and you have become مِّنَ mina of الْخَاسِرِينَ l-khāsirīna the losers
23. And that was your assumption which you assumed about your Lord. It has brought you to ruin, and you have become among the losers."
Roots in this verse: ظ ن ن ر ب ب ص ب ح خ س ر
فَإِن يَصْبِرُوا فَالنَّارُ مَثْوًى لَّهُمْ وَإِن يَسْتَعْتِبُوا فَمَا هُم مِّنَ الْمُعْتَبِينَ ٢٤ ▶
فَإِن fa-in Then if يَصْبِرُوا yaṣbirū they endure فَالنَّارُ fal-nāru the Fire مَثْوًى mathwan (is) an abode لَّهُمْ lahum for them وَإِن wa-in and if يَسْتَعْتِبُوا yastaʿtibū they ask for favor فَمَا famā then not هُم hum they مِّنَ mina (will be) of الْمُعْتَبِينَ l-muʿ'tabīna those who receive favor
24. So [even] if they are patient, the Fire is a residence for them; and if they ask to appease [Allāh], they will not be of those who are allowed to appease.
Roots in this verse: ص ب ر ن و ر ث و ي
وَقَيَّضْنَا لَهُمْ قُرَنَاءَ فَزَيَّنُوا لَهُم مَّا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَحَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقَوْلُ فِي أُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنسِ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا خَاسِرِينَ ٢٥ ▶
وَقَيَّضْنَا waqayyaḍnā And We have destined لَهُمْ lahum for them قُرَنَاءَ quranāa companions فَزَيَّنُوا fazayyanū (who) made fair-seeming لَهُم lahum to them مَّا mā what بَيْنَ bayna (was) before them أَيْدِيهِمْ aydīhim (was) before them وَمَا wamā and what خَلْفَهُمْ khalfahum (was) behind them وَحَقَّ waḥaqqa and (is) justified عَلَيْهِمُ ʿalayhimu against them الْقَوْلُ l-qawlu the Word فِي fī among أُمَمٍ umamin nations قَدْ qad (that have) passed away خَلَتْ khalat (that have) passed away مِن min before them قَبْلِهِم qablihim before them مِّنَ mina of الْجِنِّ l-jini the jinn وَالْإِنسِ wal-insi and the men إِنَّهُمْ innahum Indeed, they كَانُوا kānū were خَاسِرِينَ khāsirīna losers
25. And We appointed for them companions who made attractive to them what was before them and what was behind them [of sin], and the word [i.e., decree] has come into effect upon them among nations which had passed on before them of jinn and men. Indeed, they [all] were losers.
Roots in this verse: ق ر ن ز ي ن ب ي ن ي د ي خ ل ف ح ق ق ق و ل أ م م خ ل و ق ب ل ج ن ن أ ن س ك و ن خ س ر
وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَا تَسْمَعُوا لِهَٰذَا الْقُرْآنِ وَالْغَوْا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَغْلِبُونَ ٢٦ ▶
وَقَالَ waqāla And said الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieve لَا lā (Do) not تَسْمَعُوا tasmaʿū listen لِهَٰذَا lihādhā to this الْقُرْآنِ l-qur'āni Quran وَالْغَوْا wal-ghaw and make noise فِيهِ fīhi therein لَعَلَّكُمْ laʿallakum so that you may تَغْلِبُونَ taghlibūna overcome
26. And those who disbelieve say, "Do not listen to this Qur’ān and speak noisily during [the recitation of] it that perhaps you will overcome."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ك ف ر س م ع ق ر أ ل غ و غ ل ب
فَلَنُذِيقَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ أَسْوَأَ الَّذِي كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ٢٧ ▶
فَلَنُذِيقَنَّ falanudhīqanna But surely We will cause to taste الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieve عَذَابًا ʿadhāban a punishment شَدِيدًا shadīdan severe وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ walanajziyannahum and surely We will recompense them أَسْوَأَ aswa-a (the) worst الَّذِي alladhī (of) what كَانُوا kānū they used to يَعْمَلُونَ yaʿmalūna do
27. But We will surely cause those who disbelieve to taste a severe punishment, and We will surely recompense them for the worst of what they had been doing.
Roots in this verse: ذ و ق ك ف ر ع ذ ب ش د د ج ز ي س و أ ك و ن ع م ل
ذَٰلِكَ جَزَاءُ أَعْدَاءِ اللَّهِ النَّارُ لَهُمْ فِيهَا دَارُ الْخُلْدِ جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُوا بِآيَاتِنَا يَجْحَدُونَ ٢٨ ▶
ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That جَزَاءُ jazāu (is the) recompense أَعْدَاءِ aʿdāi (of the) enemies اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah النَّارُ l-nāru the Fire لَهُمْ lahum for them فِيهَا fīhā therein دَارُ dāru (is the) home الْخُلْدِ l-khul'di (of) the eternity جَزَاءً jazāan (as) recompense بِمَا bimā for what كَانُوا kānū they used to بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā of Our Verses يَجْحَدُونَ yajḥadūna reject
28. That is the recompense of the enemies of Allāh - the Fire. For them therein is the home of eternity as recompense for what they, of Our verses, were rejecting.
Roots in this verse: ج ز ي ع د و أ ل ه ن و ر د و ر خ ل د ك و ن أ ي ي ج ح د
وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا رَبَّنَا أَرِنَا اللَّذَيْنِ أَضَلَّانَا مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنسِ نَجْعَلْهُمَا تَحْتَ أَقْدَامِنَا لِيَكُونَا مِنَ الْأَسْفَلِينَ ٢٩ ▶
وَقَالَ waqāla And (will) say الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieve رَبَّنَا rabbanā Our Lord أَرِنَا arinā Show us اللَّذَيْنِ alladhayni those who أَضَلَّانَا aḍallānā misled us مِنَ mina of الْجِنِّ l-jini the jinn وَالْإِنسِ wal-insi and the men نَجْعَلْهُمَا najʿalhumā (so) we may put them تَحْتَ taḥta under أَقْدَامِنَا aqdāminā our feet لِيَكُونَا liyakūnā that they be مِنَ mina of الْأَسْفَلِينَ l-asfalīna the lowest
29. And those who disbelieved will [then] say, "Our Lord, show us those who misled us of the jinn and men [so] we may put them under our feet that they will be among the lowest."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ك ف ر ر ب ب ر أ ي ض ل ل ج ن ن أ ن س ج ع ل ت ح ت ق د م ك و ن س ف ل
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَلَّا تَخَافُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا وَأَبْشِرُوا بِالْجَنَّةِ الَّتِي كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ ٣٠ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who قَالُوا qālū say رَبُّنَا rabbunā Our Lord اللَّهُ l-lahu (is) Allah ثُمَّ thumma then اسْتَقَامُوا is'taqāmū stand firm تَتَنَزَّلُ tatanazzalu will descend عَلَيْهِمُ ʿalayhimu on them الْمَلَائِكَةُ l-malāikatu the Angels أَلَّا allā (Do) not تَخَافُوا takhāfū fear وَلَا walā and (do) not تَحْزَنُوا taḥzanū grieve وَأَبْشِرُوا wa-abshirū but receive the glad tidings بِالْجَنَّةِ bil-janati of Paradise الَّتِي allatī which كُنتُمْ kuntum you were تُوعَدُونَ tūʿadūna promised
30. Indeed, those who have said, "Our Lord is Allāh" and then remained on a right course - the angels will descend upon them, [saying], "Do not fear and do not grieve but receive good tidings of Paradise, which you were promised.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب أ ل ه ق و م ن ز ل م ل ك خ و ف ح ز ن ب ش ر ج ن ن ك و ن و ع د
نَحْنُ أَوْلِيَاؤُكُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَا تَشْتَهِي أَنفُسُكُمْ وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَا تَدَّعُونَ ٣١ ▶
نَحْنُ naḥnu We أَوْلِيَاؤُكُمْ awliyāukum (are) your protectors فِي fī in الْحَيَاةِ l-ḥayati the life الدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā (of) the world وَفِي wafī and in الْآخِرَةِ l-ākhirati the Hereafter وَلَكُمْ walakum And for you فِيهَا fīhā therein مَا mā whatever تَشْتَهِي tashtahī desire أَنفُسُكُمْ anfusukum your souls وَلَكُمْ walakum and for you فِيهَا fīhā therein مَا mā what تَدَّعُونَ taddaʿūna you ask
31. We [angels] were your allies in worldly life and [are so] in the Hereafter. And you will have therein whatever your souls desire, and you will have therein whatever you request [or wish]
Roots in this verse: و ل ي ح ي ي د ن و أ خ ر ش ه و ن ف س د ع و
نُزُلًا مِّنْ غَفُورٍ رَّحِيمٍ ٣٢ ▶
نُزُلًا nuzulan A hospitable gift مِّنْ min from غَفُورٍ ghafūrin (the) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٍ raḥīmin (the) Most Merciful
32. As accommodation from a [Lord who is] Forgiving and Merciful."
Roots in this verse: ن ز ل غ ف ر ر ح م
وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ قَوْلًا مِّمَّن دَعَا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا وَقَالَ إِنَّنِي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ٣٣ ▶
وَمَنْ waman And who أَحْسَنُ aḥsanu (is) better قَوْلًا qawlan (in) speech مِّمَّن mimman than (one) who دَعَا daʿā invites إِلَى ilā to اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah وَعَمِلَ waʿamila and does صَالِحًا ṣāliḥan righteous (deeds) وَقَالَ waqāla and says إِنَّنِي innanī Indeed, I am مِنَ mina of الْمُسْلِمِينَ l-mus'limīna those who submit
33. And who is better in speech than one who invites to Allāh and does righteousness and says, "Indeed, I am of the Muslims."
Roots in this verse: ح س ن ق و ل د ع و أ ل ه ع م ل ص ل ح س ل م
وَلَا تَسْتَوِي الْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا السَّيِّئَةُ ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ فَإِذَا الَّذِي بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٌ ٣٤ ▶
وَلَا walā And not تَسْتَوِي tastawī (are) equal الْحَسَنَةُ l-ḥasanatu the good (deed) وَلَا walā and السَّيِّئَةُ l-sayi-atu the evil (deed) ادْفَعْ id'faʿ Repel بِالَّتِي bi-allatī by (that) which هِيَ hiya [it] أَحْسَنُ aḥsanu (is) better فَإِذَا fa-idhā then behold الَّذِي alladhī One who بَيْنَكَ baynaka between you وَبَيْنَهُ wabaynahu and between him عَدَاوَةٌ ʿadāwatun (was) enmity كَأَنَّهُ ka-annahu (will become) as if he وَلِيٌّ waliyyun (was) a friend حَمِيمٌ ḥamīmun intimate
34. And not equal are the good deed and the bad. Repel [evil] by that [deed] which is better; and thereupon, the one whom between you and him is enmity [will become] as though he was a devoted friend.
Roots in this verse: س و ي ح س ن س و أ د ف ع ب ي ن ع د و و ل ي ح م م
وَمَا يُلَقَّاهَا إِلَّا الَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا وَمَا يُلَقَّاهَا إِلَّا ذُو حَظٍّ عَظِيمٍ ٣٥ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not يُلَقَّاهَا yulaqqāhā it is granted إِلَّا illā except الَّذِينَ alladhīna (to) those who صَبَرُوا ṣabarū (are) patient وَمَا wamā and not يُلَقَّاهَا yulaqqāhā it is granted إِلَّا illā except ذُو dhū (to the) owner حَظٍّ ḥaẓẓin (of) fortune عَظِيمٍ ʿaẓīmin great
35. But none is granted it except those who are patient, and none is granted it except one having a great portion [of good].
Roots in this verse: ل ق ي ص ب ر ع ظ م
وَإِمَّا يَنزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ نَزْغٌ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ ٣٦ ▶
وَإِمَّا wa-immā And if يَنزَغَنَّكَ yanzaghannaka whisper comes to you مِنَ mina from الشَّيْطَانِ l-shayṭāni the Shaitaan نَزْغٌ nazghun an evil suggestion فَاسْتَعِذْ fa-is'taʿidh then seek refuge بِاللَّهِ bil-lahi in Allah إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, He هُوَ huwa [He] السَّمِيعُ l-samīʿu (is) the All-Hearer الْعَلِيمُ l-ʿalīmu the All-Knower
36. And if there comes to you from Satan an evil suggestion, then seek refuge in Allāh. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
Roots in this verse: ش ط ن ع و ذ أ ل ه س م ع ع ل م
وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ اللَّيْلُ وَالنَّهَارُ وَالشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ لَا تَسْجُدُوا لِلشَّمْسِ وَلَا لِلْقَمَرِ وَاسْجُدُوا لِلَّهِ الَّذِي خَلَقَهُنَّ إِن كُنتُمْ إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ ٣٧ ▶
وَمِنْ wamin And of آيَاتِهِ āyātihi His Signs اللَّيْلُ al-laylu (are) the night وَالنَّهَارُ wal-nahāru and the day وَالشَّمْسُ wal-shamsu and the sun وَالْقَمَرُ wal-qamaru and the moon لَا lā (Do) not تَسْجُدُوا tasjudū prostrate لِلشَّمْسِ lilshamsi to the sun وَلَا walā and not لِلْقَمَرِ lil'qamari to the moon وَاسْجُدُوا wa-us'judū but prostrate لِلَّهِ lillahi to Allah الَّذِي alladhī the One Who خَلَقَهُنَّ khalaqahunna created them إِن in if كُنتُمْ kuntum you إِيَّاهُ iyyāhu Him alone تَعْبُدُونَ taʿbudūna worship
37. And of His signs are the night and day and the sun and moon. Do not prostrate to the sun or to the moon, but prostrate to Allāh, who created them, if it should be Him that you worship.
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي ل ي ل ن ه ر ش م س ق م ر س ج د أ ل ه خ ل ق ك و ن ع ب د
فَإِنِ اسْتَكْبَرُوا فَالَّذِينَ عِندَ رَبِّكَ يُسَبِّحُونَ لَهُ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَهُمْ لَا يَسْأَمُونَ ٣٨ ▶
فَإِنِ fa-ini But if اسْتَكْبَرُوا is'takbarū they are arrogant فَالَّذِينَ fa-alladhīna then those who عِندَ ʿinda (are) near رَبِّكَ rabbika your Lord يُسَبِّحُونَ yusabbiḥūna glorify لَهُ lahu Him بِاللَّيْلِ bi-al-layli by night وَالنَّهَارِ wal-nahāri and day وَهُمْ wahum And they لَا lā (do) not يَسْأَمُونَ yasamūna tire
38. But if they are arrogant - then those who are near your Lord [i.e., the angels] exalt Him by night and by day, and they do not become weary.
Roots in this verse: ك ب ر ع ن د ر ب ب س ب ح ل ي ل ن ه ر
وَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَنَّكَ تَرَى الْأَرْضَ خَاشِعَةً فَإِذَا أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا الْمَاءَ اهْتَزَّتْ وَرَبَتْ إِنَّ الَّذِي أَحْيَاهَا لَمُحْيِي الْمَوْتَىٰ إِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ٣٩ ▶
وَمِنْ wamin And among آيَاتِهِ āyātihi His Signs أَنَّكَ annaka (is) that you تَرَى tarā see الْأَرْضَ l-arḍa the earth خَاشِعَةً khāshiʿatan barren فَإِذَا fa-idhā but when أَنزَلْنَا anzalnā We send down عَلَيْهَا ʿalayhā upon it الْمَاءَ l-māa water اهْتَزَّتْ ih'tazzat it is stirred (to life) وَرَبَتْ warabat and grows إِنَّ inna Indeed الَّذِي alladhī the One Who أَحْيَاهَا aḥyāhā gives it life لَمُحْيِي lamuḥ'yī (is) surely the Giver of life الْمَوْتَىٰ l-mawtā (to) the dead إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, He عَلَىٰ ʿalā (is) on كُلِّ kulli every شَيْءٍ shayin thing قَدِيرٌ qadīrun All-Powerful
39. And of His signs is that you see the earth stilled, but when We send down upon it rain, it quivers and grows. Indeed, He who has given it life is the Giver of Life to the dead. Indeed, He is over all things competent.
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي ر أ ي أ ر ض خ ش ع ن ز ل م و ه ر ب و ح ي ي م و ت ك ل ل ش ي أ ق د ر
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِي آيَاتِنَا لَا يَخْفَوْنَ عَلَيْنَا أَفَمَن يُلْقَىٰ فِي النَّارِ خَيْرٌ أَم مَّن يَأْتِي آمِنًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ إِنَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ ٤٠ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who يُلْحِدُونَ yul'ḥidūna distort فِي fī [in] آيَاتِنَا āyātinā Our Verses لَا lā (are) not يَخْفَوْنَ yakhfawna hidden عَلَيْنَا ʿalaynā from Us أَفَمَن afaman So, is (he) who يُلْقَىٰ yul'qā is cast فِي fī in النَّارِ l-nāri the Fire خَيْرٌ khayrun better أَم am or مَّن man (he) who يَأْتِي yatī comes آمِنًا āminan secure يَوْمَ yawma (on the) Day الْقِيَامَةِ l-qiyāmati (of) Resurrection اعْمَلُوا iʿ'malū Do مَا mā what شِئْتُمْ shi'tum you will إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, He بِمَا bimā of what تَعْمَلُونَ taʿmalūna you do بَصِيرٌ baṣīrun (is) All-Seer
40. Indeed, those who inject deviation into Our verses are not concealed from Us. So, is he who is cast into the Fire better or he who comes secure on the Day of Resurrection? Do whatever you will; indeed, He is Seeing of what you do.
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي خ ف ي ل ق ي ن و ر خ ي ر أ ت ي أ م ن ي و م ق و م ع م ل ش ي أ ب ص ر
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِالذِّكْرِ لَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ وَإِنَّهُ لَكِتَابٌ عَزِيزٌ ٤١ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieve بِالذِّكْرِ bil-dhik'ri in the Reminder لَمَّا lammā when جَاءَهُمْ jāahum it comes to them وَإِنَّهُ wa-innahu And indeed, it لَكِتَابٌ lakitābun (is) surely a Book عَزِيزٌ ʿazīzun mighty
41. Indeed, those who disbelieve in the message [i.e., the Qur’ān] after it has come to them... And indeed, it is a mighty Book.
Roots in this verse: ك ف ر ذ ك ر ج ي أ ك ت ب ع ز ز
لَّا يَأْتِيهِ الْبَاطِلُ مِن بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَلَا مِنْ خَلْفِهِ تَنزِيلٌ مِّنْ حَكِيمٍ حَمِيدٍ ٤٢ ▶
لَّا lā Not يَأْتِيهِ yatīhi comes to it الْبَاطِلُ l-bāṭilu the falsehood مِن min from بَيْنِ bayni before it يَدَيْهِ yadayhi before it وَلَا walā and not مِنْ min from خَلْفِهِ khalfihi behind it تَنزِيلٌ tanzīlun A Revelation مِّنْ min from حَكِيمٍ ḥakīmin (the) All-Wise حَمِيدٍ ḥamīdin (the) Praiseworthy
42. Falsehood cannot approach it from before it or from behind it; [it is] a revelation from a [Lord who is] Wise and Praiseworthy.
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ب ط ل ب ي ن ي د ي خ ل ف ن ز ل ح ك م ح م د
مَّا يُقَالُ لَكَ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ قِيلَ لِلرُّسُلِ مِن قَبْلِكَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُو مَغْفِرَةٍ وَذُو عِقَابٍ أَلِيمٍ ٤٣ ▶
مَّا mā Not يُقَالُ yuqālu is said لَكَ laka to you إِلَّا illā except مَا mā what قَدْ qad was said قِيلَ qīla was said لِلرُّسُلِ lilrrusuli to the Messengers مِن min before you قَبْلِكَ qablika before you إِنَّ inna Indeed رَبَّكَ rabbaka your Lord لَذُو ladhū (is) Possessor مَغْفِرَةٍ maghfiratin (of) forgiveness وَذُو wadhū and Possessor عِقَابٍ ʿiqābin (of) penalty أَلِيمٍ alīmin painful
43. Nothing is said to you, [O Muḥammad], except what was already said to the messengers before you. Indeed, your Lord is a possessor of forgiveness and a possessor of painful penalty.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر س ل ق ب ل ر ب ب غ ف ر ع ق ب أ ل م
وَلَوْ جَعَلْنَاهُ قُرْآنًا أَعْجَمِيًّا لَّقَالُوا لَوْلَا فُصِّلَتْ آيَاتُهُ أَأَعْجَمِيٌّ وَعَرَبِيٌّ قُلْ هُوَ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا هُدًى وَشِفَاءٌ وَالَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ فِي آذَانِهِمْ وَقْرٌ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَمًى أُولَٰئِكَ يُنَادَوْنَ مِن مَّكَانٍ بَعِيدٍ ٤٤ ▶
وَلَوْ walaw And if جَعَلْنَاهُ jaʿalnāhu We (had) made it قُرْآنًا qur'ānan a Quran أَعْجَمِيًّا aʿjamiyyan (in) a foreign (language) لَّقَالُوا laqālū they (would have) said لَوْلَا lawlā Why not فُصِّلَتْ fuṣṣilat are explained in detail آيَاتُهُ āyātuhu its verses أَأَعْجَمِيٌّ āʿ'jamiyyun (Is it) a foreign (language) وَعَرَبِيٌّ waʿarabiyyun and an Arab قُلْ qul Say هُوَ huwa It (is) لِلَّذِينَ lilladhīna for those who آمَنُوا āmanū believe هُدًى hudan a guidance وَشِفَاءٌ washifāon and a healing وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna And those who لَا lā (do) not يُؤْمِنُونَ yu'minūna believe فِي fī in آذَانِهِمْ ādhānihim their ears وَقْرٌ waqrun (is) deafness وَهُوَ wahuwa and it عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim (is) for them عَمًى ʿaman blindness أُولَٰئِكَ ulāika Those يُنَادَوْنَ yunādawna are being called مِن min from مَّكَانٍ makānin a place بَعِيدٍ baʿīdin far
44. And if We had made it a foreign [i.e., non-Arabic] Qur’ān, they would have said, "Why are its verses not explained in detail [in our language]? Is it a foreign [recitation] and an Arab [messenger]?" Say, "It is, for those who believe, a guidance and cure." And those who do not believe - in their ears is deafness, and it is upon them blindness. Those are being called from a distant place.
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل ق ر أ ق و ل ف ص ل أ ي ي ع ر ب أ م ن ه د ي أ ذ ن ع م ي ن د ي ك و ن ب ع د
وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَابَ فَاخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَفِي شَكٍّ مِّنْهُ مُرِيبٍ ٤٥ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly آتَيْنَا ātaynā We gave مُوسَى mūsā Musa الْكِتَابَ l-kitāba the Book فَاخْتُلِفَ fa-ukh'tulifa but disputes arose فِيهِ fīhi therein وَلَوْلَا walawlā And had it not been كَلِمَةٌ kalimatun (for) a word سَبَقَتْ sabaqat (that) preceded مِن min from رَّبِّكَ rabbika your Lord لَقُضِيَ laquḍiya surely, would have been settled بَيْنَهُمْ baynahum between them وَإِنَّهُمْ wa-innahum But indeed, they لَفِي lafī surely (are) in شَكٍّ shakkin doubt مِّنْهُ min'hu about it مُرِيبٍ murībin disquieting
45. And We had already given Moses the Scripture, but it came under disagreement. And if not for a word [i.e., decree] that preceded from your Lord, it would have been concluded between them. And indeed they are, concerning it [i.e., the Qur’ān], in disquieting doubt.
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ك ت ب خ ل ف ك ل م س ب ق ر ب ب ق ض ي ب ي ن ش ك ك ر ي ب
مَّنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلِنَفْسِهِ وَمَنْ أَسَاءَ فَعَلَيْهَا وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِظَلَّامٍ لِّلْعَبِيدِ ٤٦ ▶
مَّنْ man Whoever عَمِلَ ʿamila does صَالِحًا ṣāliḥan righteous deeds فَلِنَفْسِهِ falinafsihi then it is for his soul وَمَنْ waman and whoever أَسَاءَ asāa does evil فَعَلَيْهَا faʿalayhā then it is against it وَمَا wamā And not رَبُّكَ rabbuka (is) your Lord بِظَلَّامٍ biẓallāmin unjust لِّلْعَبِيدِ lil'ʿabīdi to His slaves
46. Whoever does righteousness - it is for his [own] soul; and whoever does evil [does so] against it. And your Lord is not ever unjust to [His] servants.
Roots in this verse: ع م ل ص ل ح ن ف س س و أ ر ب ب ظ ل م ع ب د
إِلَيْهِ يُرَدُّ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ وَمَا تَخْرُجُ مِن ثَمَرَاتٍ مِّنْ أَكْمَامِهَا وَمَا تَحْمِلُ مِنْ أُنثَىٰ وَلَا تَضَعُ إِلَّا بِعِلْمِهِ وَيَوْمَ يُنَادِيهِمْ أَيْنَ شُرَكَائِي قَالُوا آذَنَّاكَ مَا مِنَّا مِن شَهِيدٍ ٤٧ ▶
إِلَيْهِ ilayhi To Him يُرَدُّ yuraddu is referred عِلْمُ ʿil'mu (the) knowledge السَّاعَةِ l-sāʿati (of) the Hour وَمَا wamā And not تَخْرُجُ takhruju comes out مِن min any ثَمَرَاتٍ thamarātin fruits مِّنْ min from أَكْمَامِهَا akmāmihā their coverings وَمَا wamā and not تَحْمِلُ taḥmilu bears مِنْ min any أُنثَىٰ unthā female وَلَا walā and not تَضَعُ taḍaʿu gives birth إِلَّا illā except بِعِلْمِهِ biʿil'mihi with His knowledge وَيَوْمَ wayawma And (the) Day يُنَادِيهِمْ yunādīhim He will call them أَيْنَ ayna Where (are) شُرَكَائِي shurakāī My partners قَالُوا qālū They will say آذَنَّاكَ ādhannāka We announce (to) You مَا mā not مِنَّا minnā among us مِن min any شَهِيدٍ shahīdin witness
47. To Him [alone] is attributed knowledge of the Hour. And fruits emerge not from their coverings nor does a female conceive or give birth except with His knowledge. And the Day He will call to them, "Where are My 'partners'?" they will say, "We announce to You that there is [no longer] among us any witness [to that]."
Roots in this verse: ر د د ع ل م س و ع خ ر ج ث م ر ح م ل أ ن ث و ض ع ي و م ن د ي ش ر ك ق و ل أ ذ ن ش ه د
وَضَلَّ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا يَدْعُونَ مِن قَبْلُ وَظَنُّوا مَا لَهُم مِّن مَّحِيصٍ ٤٨ ▶
وَضَلَّ waḍalla And lost عَنْهُم ʿanhum from them مَّا mā what كَانُوا kānū they were يَدْعُونَ yadʿūna invoking مِن min before قَبْلُ qablu before وَظَنُّوا waẓannū and they (will) be certain مَا mā (that) not لَهُم lahum for them مِّن min any مَّحِيصٍ maḥīṣin place of escape
48. And lost from them will be those they were invoking before, and they will be certain that they have no place of escape.
Roots in this verse: ض ل ل ك و ن د ع و ق ب ل ظ ن ن
لَّا يَسْأَمُ الْإِنسَانُ مِن دُعَاءِ الْخَيْرِ وَإِن مَّسَّهُ الشَّرُّ فَيَئُوسٌ قَنُوطٌ ٤٩ ▶
لَّا lā (Does) not يَسْأَمُ yasamu get tired الْإِنسَانُ l-insānu man مِن min of دُعَاءِ duʿāi praying الْخَيْرِ l-khayri (for) the good وَإِن wa-in but if مَّسَّهُ massahu touches him الشَّرُّ l-sharu the evil فَيَئُوسٌ fayaūsun then he gives up hope قَنُوطٌ qanūṭun (and) despairs
49. Man is not weary of supplication for good [things], but if evil touches him, he is hopeless and despairing.
Roots in this verse: أ ن س د ع و خ ي ر م س س ش ر ر ي أ س
وَلَئِنْ أَذَقْنَاهُ رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا مِن بَعْدِ ضَرَّاءَ مَسَّتْهُ لَيَقُولَنَّ هَٰذَا لِي وَمَا أَظُنُّ السَّاعَةَ قَائِمَةً وَلَئِن رُّجِعْتُ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي إِنَّ لِي عِندَهُ لَلْحُسْنَىٰ فَلَنُنَبِّئَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِمَا عَمِلُوا وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُم مِّنْ عَذَابٍ غَلِيظٍ ٥٠ ▶
وَلَئِنْ wala-in And verily, if أَذَقْنَاهُ adhaqnāhu We let him taste رَحْمَةً raḥmatan mercy مِّنَّا minnā from Us مِن min after بَعْدِ baʿdi after ضَرَّاءَ ḍarrāa an adversity مَسَّتْهُ massathu (has) touched him لَيَقُولَنَّ layaqūlanna he will surely say هَٰذَا hādhā This (is) لِي lī (due) to me وَمَا wamā and not أَظُنُّ aẓunnu I think السَّاعَةَ l-sāʿata the Hour قَائِمَةً qāimatan (will be) established وَلَئِن wala-in and if رُّجِعْتُ rujiʿ'tu I am returned إِلَىٰ ilā to رَبِّي rabbī my Lord إِنَّ inna indeed لِي lī for me عِندَهُ ʿindahu with Him لَلْحُسْنَىٰ lalḥus'nā (will be) the best فَلَنُنَبِّئَنَّ falanunabbi-anna But We will surely inform الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieved بِمَا bimā about what عَمِلُوا ʿamilū they did وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُم walanudhīqannahum and We will surely make them taste مِّنْ min of عَذَابٍ ʿadhābin a punishment غَلِيظٍ ghalīẓin severe
50. And if We let him taste mercy from Us after an adversity which has touched him, he will surely say, "This is [due] to me, and I do not think the Hour will occur; and [even] if I should be returned to my Lord, indeed, for me there will be with Him the best." But We will surely inform those who disbelieved about what they did, and We will surely make them taste a massive punishment.
Roots in this verse: ذ و ق ر ح م ب ع د ض ر ر م س س ق و ل ظ ن ن س و ع ق و م ر ج ع ر ب ب ع ن د ح س ن ن ب أ ك ف ر ع م ل ع ذ ب غ ل ظ
وَإِذَا أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى الْإِنسَانِ أَعْرَضَ وَنَأَىٰ بِجَانِبِهِ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ فَذُو دُعَاءٍ عَرِيضٍ ٥١ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when أَنْعَمْنَا anʿamnā We bestow favor عَلَى ʿalā upon الْإِنسَانِ l-insāni man أَعْرَضَ aʿraḍa he turns away وَنَأَىٰ wanaā and distances himself بِجَانِبِهِ bijānibihi and distances himself وَإِذَا wa-idhā but when مَسَّهُ massahu touches him الشَّرُّ l-sharu the evil فَذُو fadhū then (he is) full دُعَاءٍ duʿāin (of) supplication عَرِيضٍ ʿarīḍin lengthy
51. And when We bestow favor upon man, he turns away and distances himself; but when evil touches him, then he is full of extensive supplication.
Roots in this verse: ن ع م أ ن س ع ر ض ج ن ب م س س ش ر ر د ع و
قُلْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِن كَانَ مِنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ كَفَرْتُم بِهِ مَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّنْ هُوَ فِي شِقَاقٍ بَعِيدٍ ٥٢ ▶
قُلْ qul Say أَرَأَيْتُمْ ara-aytum You see إِن in if كَانَ kāna it is مِنْ min from عِندِ ʿindi from اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah ثُمَّ thumma then كَفَرْتُم kafartum you disbelieve بِهِ bihi in it مَنْ man who أَضَلُّ aḍallu (is) more astray مِمَّنْ mimman than (one) who هُوَ huwa he فِي fī (is) in شِقَاقٍ shiqāqin opposition بَعِيدٍ baʿīdin far
52. Say, "Have you considered: if it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is from Allāh and you disbelieved in it, who would be more astray than one who is in extreme dissension?"
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر أ ي ك و ن ع ن د أ ل ه ك ف ر ض ل ل ش ق ق ب ع د
سَنُرِيهِمْ آيَاتِنَا فِي الْآفَاقِ وَفِي أَنفُسِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ أَوَلَمْ يَكْفِ بِرَبِّكَ أَنَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ ٥٣ ▶
سَنُرِيهِمْ sanurīhim Soon We will show them آيَاتِنَا āyātinā Our Signs فِي fī in الْآفَاقِ l-āfāqi the horizons وَفِي wafī and in أَنفُسِهِمْ anfusihim themselves حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until يَتَبَيَّنَ yatabayyana becomes clear لَهُمْ lahum to them أَنَّهُ annahu that it الْحَقُّ l-ḥaqu (is) the truth أَوَلَمْ awalam Is (it) not يَكْفِ yakfi sufficient بِرَبِّكَ birabbika concerning your Lord أَنَّهُ annahu that He عَلَىٰ ʿalā (is) over كُلِّ kulli all شَيْءٍ shayin things شَهِيدٌ shahīdun a Witness
53. We will show them Our signs in the horizons and within themselves until it becomes clear to them that it is the truth. But is it not sufficient concerning your Lord that He is, over all things, a Witness?
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي أ ي ي ن ف س ب ي ن ح ق ق ك ف ي ر ب ب ك ل ل ش ي أ ش ه د
أَلَا إِنَّهُمْ فِي مِرْيَةٍ مِّن لِّقَاءِ رَبِّهِمْ أَلَا إِنَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ مُّحِيطٌ ٥٤ ▶
أَلَا alā Unquestionably إِنَّهُمْ innahum they فِي fī (are) in مِرْيَةٍ mir'yatin doubt مِّن min about لِّقَاءِ liqāi (the) meeting رَبِّهِمْ rabbihim (with) their Lord أَلَا alā Unquestionably إِنَّهُ innahu indeed, He بِكُلِّ bikulli (is) of all شَيْءٍ shayin things مُّحِيطٌ muḥīṭun encompassing
54. Unquestionably, they are in doubt about the meeting with their Lord. Unquestionably He is, of all things, encompassing.
Roots in this verse: م ر ي ل ق ي ر ب ب ك ل ل ش ي أ ح و ط
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