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Surah 14 · Makkah · 52 verses · 830 words
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Surah Ibrahim, “Abraham”, is surah 14 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 52 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
الر كِتَابٌ أَنزَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ لِتُخْرِجَ النَّاسَ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ ١ ▶
الر alif-lam-ra Alif Laam Ra كِتَابٌ kitābun A Book أَنزَلْنَاهُ anzalnāhu which We have revealed إِلَيْكَ ilayka to you لِتُخْرِجَ litukh'rija so that you may bring out النَّاسَ l-nāsa the mankind مِنَ mina from الظُّلُمَاتِ l-ẓulumāti the darkness[es] إِلَى ilā to النُّورِ l-nūri the light بِإِذْنِ bi-idh'ni by the permission رَبِّهِمْ rabbihim (of) their Lord إِلَىٰ ilā to صِرَاطِ ṣirāṭi the Path الْعَزِيزِ l-ʿazīzi (of) the All-Mighty الْحَمِيدِ l-ḥamīdi the Praiseworthy
1. Alif, Lām, Rā. [This is] a Book which We have revealed to you, [O Muḥammad], that you might bring mankind out of darknesses into the light by permission of their Lord - to the path of the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy -
Roots in this verse: ك ت ب ن ز ل خ ر ج أ ن س ظ ل م ن و ر أ ذ ن ر ب ب ص ر ط ع ز ز ح م د
اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَوَيْلٌ لِّلْكَافِرِينَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٍ ٢ ▶
اللَّهِ al-lahi Allah الَّذِي alladhī (is) the One لَهُ lahu to Him (belongs) مَا mā whatever فِي fī (is) in السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens وَمَا wamā and whatever فِي fī (is) in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth وَوَيْلٌ wawaylun And woe لِّلْكَافِرِينَ lil'kāfirīna to the disbelievers مِنْ min from عَذَابٍ ʿadhābin the punishment شَدِيدٍ shadīdin severe
2. Allāh, to whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And woe [i.e., destruction] to the disbelievers from a severe punishment -
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه س م و أ ر ض ك ف ر ع ذ ب ش د د
الَّذِينَ يَسْتَحِبُّونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا عَلَى الْآخِرَةِ وَيَصُدُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَيَبْغُونَهَا عِوَجًا أُولَٰئِكَ فِي ضَلَالٍ بَعِيدٍ ٣ ▶
الَّذِينَ alladhīna Those who يَسْتَحِبُّونَ yastaḥibbūna love more الْحَيَاةَ l-ḥayata the life الدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā (of) the world عَلَى ʿalā than الْآخِرَةِ l-ākhirati the Hereafter وَيَصُدُّونَ wayaṣuddūna and hinder عَن ʿan from سَبِيلِ sabīli (the) Path اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah وَيَبْغُونَهَا wayabghūnahā and seek in it عِوَجًا ʿiwajan crookedness أُولَٰئِكَ ulāika those فِي fī [in] ضَلَالٍ ḍalālin (are) far astray بَعِيدٍ baʿīdin (are) far astray
3. The ones who prefer the worldly life over the Hereafter and avert [people] from the way of Allāh, seeking to make it [seem] deviant. Those are in extreme error.
Roots in this verse: ح ب ب ح ي ي د ن و أ خ ر ص د د س ب ل أ ل ه ب غ ي ض ل ل ب ع د
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا بِلِسَانِ قَوْمِهِ لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُمْ فَيُضِلُّ اللَّهُ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ ٤ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not أَرْسَلْنَا arsalnā We sent مِن min any رَّسُولٍ rasūlin Messenger إِلَّا illā except بِلِسَانِ bilisāni with the language قَوْمِهِ qawmihi (of) his people لِيُبَيِّنَ liyubayyina so that he might make clear لَهُمْ lahum for them فَيُضِلُّ fayuḍillu Then Allah lets go astray اللَّهُ l-lahu Then Allah lets go astray مَن man whom يَشَاءُ yashāu He wills وَيَهْدِي wayahdī and guides مَن man whom يَشَاءُ yashāu He wills وَهُوَ wahuwa And He الْعَزِيزُ l-ʿazīzu (is) the All-Mighty الْحَكِيمُ l-ḥakīmu the All-Wise
4. And We did not send any messenger except [speaking] in the language of his people to state clearly for them, and Allāh sends astray [thereby] whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
Roots in this verse: ر س ل ل س ن ق و م ب ي ن ض ل ل أ ل ه ش ي أ ه د ي ع ز ز ح ك م
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِآيَاتِنَا أَنْ أَخْرِجْ قَوْمَكَ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ وَذَكِّرْهُم بِأَيَّامِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُورٍ ٥ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And verily أَرْسَلْنَا arsalnā We sent مُوسَىٰ mūsā Musa بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā with Our Signs أَنْ an that أَخْرِجْ akhrij Bring out قَوْمَكَ qawmaka your people مِنَ mina from الظُّلُمَاتِ l-ẓulumāti the darkness[es] إِلَى ilā to النُّورِ l-nūri the light وَذَكِّرْهُم wadhakkir'hum And remind them بِأَيَّامِ bi-ayyāmi of the days اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah إِنَّ inna Indeed فِي fī in ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that لَآيَاتٍ laāyātin surely (are) the signs لِّكُلِّ likulli for everyone صَبَّارٍ ṣabbārin patient شَكُورٍ shakūrin and thankful
5. And We certainly sent Moses with Our signs, [saying], "Bring out your people from darknesses into the light and remind them of the days of Allāh." Indeed in that are signs for everyone patient and grateful.
Roots in this verse: ر س ل أ ي ي خ ر ج ق و م ظ ل م ن و ر ذ ك ر ي و م أ ل ه ك ل ل ص ب ر ش ك ر
وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِ اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ أَنجَاكُم مِّنْ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ وَيُذَبِّحُونَ أَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ نِسَاءَكُمْ وَفِي ذَٰلِكُم بَلَاءٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ ٦ ▶
وَإِذْ wa-idh And when قَالَ qāla said مُوسَىٰ mūsā Musa لِقَوْمِهِ liqawmihi to his people اذْكُرُوا udh'kurū Remember نِعْمَةَ niʿ'mata (the) Favor of Allah اللَّهِ l-lahi (the) Favor of Allah عَلَيْكُمْ ʿalaykum upon you إِذْ idh when أَنجَاكُم anjākum He saved you مِّنْ min from آلِ āli (the) people فِرْعَوْنَ fir'ʿawna (of) Firaun يَسُومُونَكُمْ yasūmūnakum they were afflicting you سُوءَ sūa (with) evil الْعَذَابِ l-ʿadhābi torment وَيُذَبِّحُونَ wayudhabbiḥūna and were slaughtering أَبْنَاءَكُمْ abnāakum your sons وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ wayastaḥyūna and letting live نِسَاءَكُمْ nisāakum your women وَفِي wafī And in ذَٰلِكُم dhālikum that بَلَاءٌ balāon (was) a trial مِّن min from رَّبِّكُمْ rabbikum your Lord عَظِيمٌ ʿaẓīmun great
6. And [recall, O Children of Israel], when Moses said to his people, "Remember the favor of Allāh upon you when He saved you from the people of Pharaoh, who were afflicting you with the worst torment and were slaughtering your [newborn] sons and keeping your females alive. And in that was a great trial from your Lord.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ق و م ذ ك ر ن ع م أ ل ه ن ج و أ و ل س و م س و أ ع ذ ب ب ن ي ح ي ي ن س و ب ل و ر ب ب ع ظ م
وَإِذْ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكُمْ لَئِن شَكَرْتُمْ لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْ وَلَئِن كَفَرْتُمْ إِنَّ عَذَابِي لَشَدِيدٌ ٧ ▶
وَإِذْ wa-idh And when تَأَذَّنَ ta-adhana proclaimed رَبُّكُمْ rabbukum your Lord لَئِن la-in If شَكَرْتُمْ shakartum you are thankful لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْ la-azīdannakum surely I will increase you وَلَئِن wala-in but if كَفَرْتُمْ kafartum you are ungrateful إِنَّ inna indeed عَذَابِي ʿadhābī My punishment لَشَدِيدٌ lashadīdun (is) surely severe
7. And [remember] when your Lord proclaimed, 'If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]; but if you deny, indeed, My punishment is severe.'"
Roots in this verse: أ ذ ن ر ب ب ش ك ر ز ي د ك ف ر ع ذ ب ش د د
وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ إِن تَكْفُرُوا أَنتُمْ وَمَن فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَغَنِيٌّ حَمِيدٌ ٨ ▶
وَقَالَ waqāla And said مُوسَىٰ mūsā Musa إِن in If تَكْفُرُوا takfurū you disbelieve أَنتُمْ antum you وَمَن waman and whoever فِي fī (is) in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth جَمِيعًا jamīʿan all فَإِنَّ fa-inna then indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah لَغَنِيٌّ laghaniyyun certainly (is) Free of need حَمِيدٌ ḥamīdun Praiseworthy
8. And Moses said, "If you should disbelieve, you and whoever is on the earth entirely - indeed, Allāh is Free of need and Praiseworthy."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ك ف ر أ ر ض ج م ع أ ل ه غ ن ي ح م د
أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ نَبَأُ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَعَادٍ وَثَمُودَ وَالَّذِينَ مِن بَعْدِهِمْ لَا يَعْلَمُهُمْ إِلَّا اللَّهُ جَاءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ فَرَدُّوا أَيْدِيَهُمْ فِي أَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَقَالُوا إِنَّا كَفَرْنَا بِمَا أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِ وَإِنَّا لَفِي شَكٍّ مِّمَّا تَدْعُونَنَا إِلَيْهِ مُرِيبٍ ٩ ▶
أَلَمْ alam Has not يَأْتِكُمْ yatikum come to you نَبَأُ naba-u (the) news الَّذِينَ alladhīna (of) those who مِن min (were) before you قَبْلِكُمْ qablikum (were) before you قَوْمِ qawmi the people نُوحٍ nūḥin of Nuh وَعَادٍ waʿādin and Aad وَثَمُودَ wathamūda and Thamud وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna and those who مِن min (were) after them بَعْدِهِمْ baʿdihim (were) after them لَا lā None يَعْلَمُهُمْ yaʿlamuhum knows them إِلَّا illā except اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah جَاءَتْهُمْ jāathum Came to them رُسُلُهُم rusuluhum their Messengers بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ bil-bayināti with clear proofs فَرَدُّوا faraddū but they returned أَيْدِيَهُمْ aydiyahum their hands فِي fī in أَفْوَاهِهِمْ afwāhihim their mouths وَقَالُوا waqālū and they said إِنَّا innā Indeed we كَفَرْنَا kafarnā [we] disbelieve بِمَا bimā in what أُرْسِلْتُم ur'sil'tum you have been sent بِهِ bihi with [it] وَإِنَّا wa-innā and indeed, we لَفِي lafī (are) surely in شَكٍّ shakkin doubt مِّمَّا mimmā about what تَدْعُونَنَا tadʿūnanā you invite us إِلَيْهِ ilayhi to it مُرِيبٍ murībin suspicious
9. Has there not reached you the news of those before you - the people of Noah and ʿAad and Thamūd and those after them? No one knows them [i.e., their number] but Allāh. Their messengers brought them clear proofs, but they returned their hands to their mouths and said, "Indeed, we disbelieve in that with which you have been sent, and indeed we are, about that to which you invite us, in disquieting doubt."
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ن ب أ ق ب ل ق و م ع و د ب ع د ع ل م أ ل ه ج ي أ ر س ل ب ي ن ر د د ي د ي ف و ه ق و ل ك ف ر ش ك ك د ع و ر ي ب
قَالَتْ رُسُلُهُمْ أَفِي اللَّهِ شَكٌّ فَاطِرِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ يَدْعُوكُمْ لِيَغْفِرَ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرَكُمْ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى قَالُوا إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا تُرِيدُونَ أَن تَصُدُّونَا عَمَّا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ آبَاؤُنَا فَأْتُونَا بِسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ ١٠ ▶
قَالَتْ qālat Said رُسُلُهُمْ rusuluhum their Messengers أَفِي afī Can (there) be about اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah شَكٌّ shakkun any doubt فَاطِرِ fāṭiri (the) Creator السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti (of) the heavens وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth يَدْعُوكُمْ yadʿūkum He invites you لِيَغْفِرَ liyaghfira so that He may forgive لَكُم lakum for you مِّن min [of] ذُنُوبِكُمْ dhunūbikum your sins وَيُؤَخِّرَكُمْ wayu-akhirakum and give you respite إِلَىٰ ilā for أَجَلٍ ajalin a term مُّسَمًّى musamman appointed قَالُوا qālū They said إِنْ in Not أَنتُمْ antum you إِلَّا illā (are) but بَشَرٌ basharun a human مِّثْلُنَا mith'lunā like us تُرِيدُونَ turīdūna you wish أَن an to تَصُدُّونَا taṣuddūnā hinder us عَمَّا ʿammā from what كَانَ kāna used to يَعْبُدُ yaʿbudu worship آبَاؤُنَا ābāunā our forefathers فَأْتُونَا fatūnā So bring us بِسُلْطَانٍ bisul'ṭānin an authority مُّبِينٍ mubīnin clear
10. Their messengers said, "Can there be doubt about Allāh, Creator of the heavens and earth? He invites you that He may forgive you of your sins, and He delays you [i.e., your death] for a specified term." They said, "You are not but men like us who wish to avert us from what our fathers were worshipping. So bring us a clear authority [i.e., evidence]."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر س ل أ ل ه ش ك ك ف ط ر س م و أ ر ض د ع و غ ف ر ذ ن ب أ خ ر أ ج ل ب ش ر م ث ل ر و د ص د د ك و ن ع ب د أ ب و أ ت ي س ل ط ب ي ن
قَالَتْ لَهُمْ رُسُلُهُمْ إِن نَّحْنُ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَمُنُّ عَلَىٰ مَن يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا أَن نَّأْتِيَكُم بِسُلْطَانٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ ١١ ▶
قَالَتْ qālat Said لَهُمْ lahum to them رُسُلُهُمْ rusuluhum their Messengers إِن in Not نَّحْنُ naḥnu we (are) إِلَّا illā but بَشَرٌ basharun a human مِّثْلُكُمْ mith'lukum like you وَلَٰكِنَّ walākinna but اللَّهَ l-laha Allah يَمُنُّ yamunnu bestows His Grace عَلَىٰ ʿalā on مَن man whom يَشَاءُ yashāu He wills مِنْ min of عِبَادِهِ ʿibādihi His slaves وَمَا wamā And not كَانَ kāna is لَنَا lanā for us أَن an that نَّأْتِيَكُم natiyakum we bring you بِسُلْطَانٍ bisul'ṭānin an authority إِلَّا illā except بِإِذْنِ bi-idh'ni by the permission of Allah اللَّهِ l-lahi by the permission of Allah وَعَلَى waʿalā And upon اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ falyatawakkali so let put (their) trust الْمُؤْمِنُونَ l-mu'minūna the believers
11. Their messengers said to them, "We are only men like you, but Allāh confers favor upon whom He wills of His servants. It has never been for us to bring you evidence except by permission of Allāh. And upon Allāh let the believers rely.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر س ل ب ش ر م ث ل أ ل ه م ن ن ش ي أ ع ب د ك و ن أ ت ي س ل ط أ ذ ن و ك ل أ م ن
وَمَا لَنَا أَلَّا نَتَوَكَّلَ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَقَدْ هَدَانَا سُبُلَنَا وَلَنَصْبِرَنَّ عَلَىٰ مَا آذَيْتُمُونَا وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ ١٢ ▶
وَمَا wamā And what لَنَا lanā (is) for us أَلَّا allā that not نَتَوَكَّلَ natawakkala we put our trust عَلَى ʿalā upon اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah وَقَدْ waqad while certainly هَدَانَا hadānā He has guided us سُبُلَنَا subulanā to our ways وَلَنَصْبِرَنَّ walanaṣbiranna And surely we will bear with patience عَلَىٰ ʿalā on مَا mā what آذَيْتُمُونَا ādhaytumūnā harm you may cause us وَعَلَى waʿalā And upon اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ falyatawakkali so let put (their) trust الْمُتَوَكِّلُونَ l-mutawakilūna the ones who put (their) trust
12. And why should we not rely upon Allāh while He has guided us to our [good] ways. And we will surely be patient against whatever harm you should cause us. And upon Allāh let those who would rely [indeed] rely."
Roots in this verse: و ك ل أ ل ه ه د ي س ب ل ص ب ر أ ذ ي
وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِرُسُلِهِمْ لَنُخْرِجَنَّكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِنَا أَوْ لَتَعُودُنَّ فِي مِلَّتِنَا فَأَوْحَىٰ إِلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ لَنُهْلِكَنَّ الظَّالِمِينَ ١٣ ▶
وَقَالَ waqāla And said الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieved لِرُسُلِهِمْ lirusulihim to their Messengers لَنُخْرِجَنَّكُم lanukh'rijannakum Surely we will drive you out مِّنْ min of أَرْضِنَا arḍinā our land أَوْ aw or لَتَعُودُنَّ lataʿūdunna surely you should return فِي fī to مِلَّتِنَا millatinā our religion فَأَوْحَىٰ fa-awḥā So inspired إِلَيْهِمْ ilayhim to them رَبُّهُمْ rabbuhum their Lord لَنُهْلِكَنَّ lanuh'likanna We will surely destroy الظَّالِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna the wrongdoers
13. And those who disbelieved said to their messengers, "We will surely drive you out of our land, or you must return to our religion." So their Lord inspired to them, "We will surely destroy the wrongdoers.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ك ف ر ر س ل خ ر ج أ ر ض ع و د م ل ل و ح ي ر ب ب ه ل ك ظ ل م
وَلَنُسْكِنَنَّكُمُ الْأَرْضَ مِن بَعْدِهِمْ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامِي وَخَافَ وَعِيدِ ١٤ ▶
وَلَنُسْكِنَنَّكُمُ walanus'kinannakumu And surely We will make you dwell الْأَرْضَ l-arḍa (in) the land مِن min after them بَعْدِهِمْ baʿdihim after them ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That لِمَنْ liman (is) for whoever خَافَ khāfa fears مَقَامِي maqāmī standing before Me وَخَافَ wakhāfa and fears وَعِيدِ waʿīdi My Threat
14. And We will surely cause you to dwell in the land after them. That is for he who fears My position and fears My threat."
Roots in this verse: س ك ن أ ر ض ب ع د خ و ف ق و م و ع د
وَاسْتَفْتَحُوا وَخَابَ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ ١٥ ▶
وَاسْتَفْتَحُوا wa-is'taftaḥū And they sought victory وَخَابَ wakhāba and disappointed كُلُّ kullu every جَبَّارٍ jabbārin tyrant عَنِيدٍ ʿanīdin obstinate
15. And they requested decision [i.e., victory from Allāh], and disappointed, [therefore], was every obstinate tyrant.
Roots in this verse: ف ت ح ك ل ل ج ب ر ع ن د
مِّن وَرَائِهِ جَهَنَّمُ وَيُسْقَىٰ مِن مَّاءٍ صَدِيدٍ ١٦ ▶
مِّن min of him وَرَائِهِ warāihi Ahead جَهَنَّمُ jahannamu (is) Hell وَيُسْقَىٰ wayus'qā and he will be made to drink مِن min of مَّاءٍ māin water صَدِيدٍ ṣadīdin purulent
16. Before him is Hell, and he will be given a drink of purulent water.
Roots in this verse: و ر ي س ق ي م و ه ص د د
يَتَجَرَّعُهُ وَلَا يَكَادُ يُسِيغُهُ وَيَأْتِيهِ الْمَوْتُ مِن كُلِّ مَكَانٍ وَمَا هُوَ بِمَيِّتٍ وَمِن وَرَائِهِ عَذَابٌ غَلِيظٌ ١٧ ▶
يَتَجَرَّعُهُ yatajarraʿuhu He will sip it وَلَا walā but not يَكَادُ yakādu he will be near يُسِيغُهُ yusīghuhu (to) swallowing it وَيَأْتِيهِ wayatīhi And will come to him الْمَوْتُ l-mawtu the death مِن min from كُلِّ kulli every مَكَانٍ makānin side وَمَا wamā but not هُوَ huwa he بِمَيِّتٍ bimayyitin will die وَمِن wamin And ahead of him وَرَائِهِ warāihi And ahead of him عَذَابٌ ʿadhābun (is) a punishment غَلِيظٌ ghalīẓun harsh
17. He will gulp it but will hardly [be able to] swallow it. And death will come to him from everywhere, but he is not to die. And before him is a massive punishment.
Roots in this verse: ك و د أ ت ي م و ت ك ل ل ك و ن و ر ي ع ذ ب غ ل ظ
مَّثَلُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِرَبِّهِمْ أَعْمَالُهُمْ كَرَمَادٍ اشْتَدَّتْ بِهِ الرِّيحُ فِي يَوْمٍ عَاصِفٍ لَّا يَقْدِرُونَ مِمَّا كَسَبُوا عَلَىٰ شَيْءٍ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ الضَّلَالُ الْبَعِيدُ ١٨ ▶
مَّثَلُ mathalu (The) example الَّذِينَ alladhīna (of) those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieve بِرَبِّهِمْ birabbihim in their Lord أَعْمَالُهُمْ aʿmāluhum their deeds كَرَمَادٍ karamādin (are) like ashes اشْتَدَّتْ ish'taddat blows furiously بِهِ bihi on it الرِّيحُ l-rīḥu the wind فِي fī in يَوْمٍ yawmin a day عَاصِفٍ ʿāṣifin stormy لَّا lā No يَقْدِرُونَ yaqdirūna control (they have) مِمَّا mimmā of what كَسَبُوا kasabū they have earned عَلَىٰ ʿalā on شَيْءٍ shayin anything ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That هُوَ huwa [it] الضَّلَالُ l-ḍalālu (is) the straying الْبَعِيدُ l-baʿīdu far
18. The example of those who disbelieve in their Lord is [that] their deeds are like ashes which the wind blows forcefully on a stormy day; they are unable [to keep] from what they earned a [single] thing. That is what is extreme error.
Roots in this verse: م ث ل ك ف ر ر ب ب ع م ل ش د د ر و ح ي و م ق د ر ك س ب ش ي أ ض ل ل ب ع د
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّ إِن يَشَأْ يُذْهِبْكُمْ وَيَأْتِ بِخَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ ١٩ ▶
أَلَمْ alam Do not تَرَ tara you see أَنَّ anna that اللَّهَ l-laha Allah خَلَقَ khalaqa created السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens وَالْأَرْضَ wal-arḍa and the earth بِالْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi in truth إِن in If يَشَأْ yasha He wills يُذْهِبْكُمْ yudh'hib'kum He can remove you وَيَأْتِ wayati and bring بِخَلْقٍ bikhalqin a creation جَدِيدٍ jadīdin new
19. Have you not seen [i.e., considered] that Allāh created the heavens and the earth in truth? If He wills, He can do away with you and produce a new creation.
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي أ ل ه خ ل ق س م و أ ر ض ح ق ق ش ي أ ذ ه ب أ ت ي ج د د
وَمَا ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ بِعَزِيزٍ ٢٠ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not ذَٰلِكَ dhālika (is) that عَلَى ʿalā on اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah بِعَزِيزٍ biʿazīzin great
20. And that is not difficult for Allāh.
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه ع ز ز
وَبَرَزُوا لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًا فَقَالَ الضُّعَفَاءُ لِلَّذِينَ اسْتَكْبَرُوا إِنَّا كُنَّا لَكُمْ تَبَعًا فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّغْنُونَ عَنَّا مِنْ عَذَابِ اللَّهِ مِن شَيْءٍ قَالُوا لَوْ هَدَانَا اللَّهُ لَهَدَيْنَاكُمْ سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْنَا أَجَزِعْنَا أَمْ صَبَرْنَا مَا لَنَا مِن مَّحِيصٍ ٢١ ▶
وَبَرَزُوا wabarazū And they will come forth لِلَّهِ lillahi before Allah جَمِيعًا jamīʿan all together فَقَالَ faqāla then will say الضُّعَفَاءُ l-ḍuʿafāu the weak لِلَّذِينَ lilladhīna to those who اسْتَكْبَرُوا is'takbarū were arrogant إِنَّا innā Indeed we كُنَّا kunnā we were لَكُمْ lakum your تَبَعًا tabaʿan followers فَهَلْ fahal so can أَنتُم antum you (be) مُّغْنُونَ mugh'nūna the one who avails عَنَّا ʿannā us مِنْ min from عَذَابِ ʿadhābi (the) punishment اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah مِن min anything شَيْءٍ shayin anything قَالُوا qālū They will say لَوْ law If هَدَانَا hadānā Allah had guided us اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah had guided us لَهَدَيْنَاكُمْ lahadaynākum surely we would have guided you سَوَاءٌ sawāon (It is) same عَلَيْنَا ʿalaynā for us أَجَزِعْنَا ajaziʿ'nā whether we show intolerance أَمْ am or صَبَرْنَا ṣabarnā we are patient مَا mā not لَنَا lanā (is) for us مِن min any مَّحِيصٍ maḥīṣin place of escape
21. And they will come out [for judgement] before Allāh all together, and the weak will say to those who were arrogant, "Indeed, we were your followers, so can you avail us anything against the punishment of Allāh?" They will say, "If Allāh had guided us, we would have guided you. It is all the same for us whether we show intolerance or are patient: there is for us no place of escape."
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه ج م ع ق و ل ض ع ف ك ب ر ك و ن ت ب ع غ ن ي ع ذ ب ش ي أ ه د ي س و ي ص ب ر
وَقَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ لَمَّا قُضِيَ الْأَمْرُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَعَدَكُمْ وَعْدَ الْحَقِّ وَوَعَدتُّكُمْ فَأَخْلَفْتُكُمْ وَمَا كَانَ لِيَ عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَانٍ إِلَّا أَن دَعَوْتُكُمْ فَاسْتَجَبْتُمْ لِي فَلَا تَلُومُونِي وَلُومُوا أَنفُسَكُم مَّا أَنَا بِمُصْرِخِكُمْ وَمَا أَنتُم بِمُصْرِخِيَّ إِنِّي كَفَرْتُ بِمَا أَشْرَكْتُمُونِ مِن قَبْلُ إِنَّ الظَّالِمِينَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ٢٢ ▶
وَقَالَ waqāla And will say الشَّيْطَانُ l-shayṭānu the Shaitaan لَمَّا lammā when قُضِيَ quḍiya has been decided الْأَمْرُ l-amru the matter إِنَّ inna Indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah وَعَدَكُمْ waʿadakum promised you وَعْدَ waʿda a promise الْحَقِّ l-ḥaqi (of) truth وَوَعَدتُّكُمْ wawaʿadttukum And I promised you فَأَخْلَفْتُكُمْ fa-akhlaftukum but I betrayed you وَمَا wamā But not كَانَ kāna I had لِيَ liya I had عَلَيْكُم ʿalaykum over you مِّن min any سُلْطَانٍ sul'ṭānin authority إِلَّا illā except أَن an that دَعَوْتُكُمْ daʿawtukum I invited you فَاسْتَجَبْتُمْ fa-is'tajabtum and you responded لِي lī to me فَلَا falā So (do) not تَلُومُونِي talūmūnī blame me وَلُومُوا walūmū but blame أَنفُسَكُم anfusakum yourselves مَّا mā Not أَنَا anā (can) I بِمُصْرِخِكُمْ bimuṣ'rikhikum (be) your helper وَمَا wamā and not أَنتُم antum you (can) بِمُصْرِخِيَّ bimuṣ'rikhiyya (be) my helper إِنِّي innī Indeed, I كَفَرْتُ kafartu deny بِمَا bimā [of what] أَشْرَكْتُمُونِ ashraktumūni your association of me (with Allah) مِن min before قَبْلُ qablu before إِنَّ inna Indeed الظَّالِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna the wrongdoers لَهُمْ lahum for them عَذَابٌ ʿadhābun (is) a punishment أَلِيمٌ alīmun painful
22. And Satan will say when the matter has been concluded, "Indeed, Allāh had promised you the promise of truth. And I promised you, but I betrayed you. But I had no authority over you except that I invited you, and you responded to me. So do not blame me; but blame yourselves. I cannot be called to your aid, nor can you be called to my aid. Indeed, I deny your association of me [with Allāh] before. Indeed, for the wrongdoers is a painful punishment."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ش ط ن ق ض ي أ م ر أ ل ه و ع د ح ق ق خ ل ف ك و ن س ل ط د ع و ج و ب ل و م ن ف س ك ف ر ش ر ك ق ب ل ظ ل م ع ذ ب أ ل م
وَأُدْخِلَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِمْ تَحِيَّتُهُمْ فِيهَا سَلَامٌ ٢٣ ▶
وَأُدْخِلَ wa-ud'khila And will be admitted الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who آمَنُوا āmanū believed وَعَمِلُوا waʿamilū and did الصَّالِحَاتِ l-ṣāliḥāti righteous deeds جَنَّاتٍ jannātin (to) Gardens تَجْرِي tajrī flows مِن min from تَحْتِهَا taḥtihā underneath it الْأَنْهَارُ l-anhāru the rivers خَالِدِينَ khālidīna (will) abide forever فِيهَا fīhā in it بِإِذْنِ bi-idh'ni by the permission رَبِّهِمْ rabbihim (of) their Lord تَحِيَّتُهُمْ taḥiyyatuhum their greetings فِيهَا fīhā therein سَلَامٌ salāmun (will be) peace
23. And those who believed and did righteous deeds will be admitted to gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding eternally therein by permission of their Lord; and their greeting therein will be, "Peace!"
Roots in this verse: د خ ل أ م ن ع م ل ص ل ح ج ن ن ج ر ي ت ح ت ن ه ر خ ل د أ ذ ن ر ب ب ح ي ي س ل م
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ ضَرَبَ اللَّهُ مَثَلًا كَلِمَةً طَيِّبَةً كَشَجَرَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ أَصْلُهَا ثَابِتٌ وَفَرْعُهَا فِي السَّمَاءِ ٢٤ ▶
أَلَمْ alam Do not تَرَ tara you see كَيْفَ kayfa how ضَرَبَ ḍaraba Allah sets forth اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah sets forth مَثَلًا mathalan the example كَلِمَةً kalimatan a word طَيِّبَةً ṭayyibatan good كَشَجَرَةٍ kashajaratin (is) like a tree طَيِّبَةٍ ṭayyibatin good أَصْلُهَا aṣluhā its root ثَابِتٌ thābitun (is) firm وَفَرْعُهَا wafarʿuhā and its branches فِي fī (are) in السَّمَاءِ l-samāi the sky
24. Have you not considered how Allāh presents an example, [making] a good word like a good tree, whose root is firmly fixed and its branches [high] in the sky?
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي ك ي ف ض ر ب أ ل ه م ث ل ك ل م ط ي ب ش ج ر أ ص ل ث ب ت س م و
تُؤْتِي أُكُلَهَا كُلَّ حِينٍ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهَا وَيَضْرِبُ اللَّهُ الْأَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ ٢٥ ▶
تُؤْتِي tu'tī Giving أُكُلَهَا ukulahā its fruit كُلَّ kulla all حِينٍ ḥīnin time بِإِذْنِ bi-idh'ni by the permission رَبِّهَا rabbihā of its Lord وَيَضْرِبُ wayaḍribu And Allah sets forth اللَّهُ l-lahu And Allah sets forth الْأَمْثَالَ l-amthāla the examples لِلنَّاسِ lilnnāsi for mankind لَعَلَّهُمْ laʿallahum so that they may يَتَذَكَّرُونَ yatadhakkarūna remember
25. It produces its fruit all the time, by permission of its Lord. And Allāh presents examples for the people that perhaps they will be reminded.
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي أ ك ل ك ل ل ح ي ن أ ذ ن ر ب ب ض ر ب أ ل ه م ث ل أ ن س ذ ك ر
وَمَثَلُ كَلِمَةٍ خَبِيثَةٍ كَشَجَرَةٍ خَبِيثَةٍ اجْتُثَّتْ مِن فَوْقِ الْأَرْضِ مَا لَهَا مِن قَرَارٍ ٢٦ ▶
وَمَثَلُ wamathalu And (the) example كَلِمَةٍ kalimatin (of) a word خَبِيثَةٍ khabīthatin evil كَشَجَرَةٍ kashajaratin (is) like a tree خَبِيثَةٍ khabīthatin evil اجْتُثَّتْ uj'tuthat uprooted مِن min from فَوْقِ fawqi the surface الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi (of) the earth مَا mā not لَهَا lahā for it مِن min (is) any قَرَارٍ qarārin stability
26. And the example of a bad word is like a bad tree, uprooted from the surface of the earth, not having any stability.
Roots in this verse: م ث ل ك ل م خ ب ث ش ج ر ف و ق أ ر ض ق ر ر
يُثَبِّتُ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِالْقَوْلِ الثَّابِتِ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ وَيُضِلُّ اللَّهُ الظَّالِمِينَ وَيَفْعَلُ اللَّهُ مَا يَشَاءُ ٢٧ ▶
يُثَبِّتُ yuthabbitu Allah keeps firm اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah keeps firm الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who آمَنُوا āmanū believe بِالْقَوْلِ bil-qawli with the firm word الثَّابِتِ l-thābiti with the firm word فِي fī in الْحَيَاةِ l-ḥayati the life الدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā (of) the world وَفِي wafī and in الْآخِرَةِ l-ākhirati the Hereafter وَيُضِلُّ wayuḍillu And Allah lets go astray اللَّهُ l-lahu And Allah lets go astray الظَّالِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna the wrongdoers وَيَفْعَلُ wayafʿalu And Allah does اللَّهُ l-lahu And Allah does مَا mā what يَشَاءُ yashāu He wills
27. Allāh keeps firm those who believe, with the firm word, in worldly life and in the Hereafter. And Allāh sends astray the wrongdoers. And Allāh does what He wills.
Roots in this verse: ث ب ت أ ل ه أ م ن ق و ل ح ي ي د ن و أ خ ر ض ل ل ظ ل م ف ع ل ش ي أ
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ بَدَّلُوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ كُفْرًا وَأَحَلُّوا قَوْمَهُمْ دَارَ الْبَوَارِ ٢٨ ▶
أَلَمْ alam Have not تَرَ tara you seen إِلَى ilā [to] الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who بَدَّلُوا baddalū (have) changed نِعْمَتَ niʿ'mata (the) Favor اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah كُفْرًا kuf'ran (for) disbelief وَأَحَلُّوا wa-aḥallū and they led قَوْمَهُمْ qawmahum their people دَارَ dāra (to the) house الْبَوَارِ l-bawāri (of) destruction
28. Have you not considered those who exchanged the favor of Allāh for disbelief and settled their people [in] the home of ruin?
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي ب د ل ن ع م أ ل ه ك ف ر ح ل ل ق و م د و ر
جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَوْنَهَا وَبِئْسَ الْقَرَارُ ٢٩ ▶
جَهَنَّمَ jahannama Hell يَصْلَوْنَهَا yaṣlawnahā (in) it they will burn وَبِئْسَ wabi'sa and a wretched الْقَرَارُ l-qarāru place to settle
29. [It is] Hell, which they will [enter to] burn, and wretched is the settlement.
Roots in this verse: ص ل ي ب أ س ق ر ر
وَجَعَلُوا لِلَّهِ أَندَادًا لِّيُضِلُّوا عَن سَبِيلِهِ قُلْ تَمَتَّعُوا فَإِنَّ مَصِيرَكُمْ إِلَى النَّارِ ٣٠ ▶
وَجَعَلُوا wajaʿalū And they set up لِلَّهِ lillahi to Allah أَندَادًا andādan equals لِّيُضِلُّوا liyuḍillū so that they mislead عَن ʿan from سَبِيلِهِ sabīlihi His Path قُلْ qul Say تَمَتَّعُوا tamattaʿū Enjoy فَإِنَّ fa-inna but indeed مَصِيرَكُمْ maṣīrakum your destination إِلَى ilā (is) to النَّارِ l-nāri the Fire
30. And they have attributed to Allāh equals to mislead [people] from His way. Say, "Enjoy yourselves, for indeed, your destination is the Fire."
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل أ ل ه ض ل ل س ب ل ق و ل م ت ع ص ي ر ن و ر
قُل لِّعِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يُقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَيُنفِقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ سِرًّا وَعَلَانِيَةً مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَ يَوْمٌ لَّا بَيْعٌ فِيهِ وَلَا خِلَالٌ ٣١ ▶
قُل qul Say لِّعِبَادِيَ liʿibādiya to My slaves الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who آمَنُوا āmanū believe يُقِيمُوا yuqīmū (to) establish الصَّلَاةَ l-ṣalata the prayers وَيُنفِقُوا wayunfiqū and (to) spend مِمَّا mimmā from what رَزَقْنَاهُمْ razaqnāhum We have provided them سِرًّا sirran secretly وَعَلَانِيَةً waʿalāniyatan and publicly مِّن min before قَبْلِ qabli before أَن an [that] يَأْتِيَ yatiya comes يَوْمٌ yawmun a Day لَّا lā not بَيْعٌ bayʿun any trade فِيهِ fīhi in it وَلَا walā and not خِلَالٌ khilālun any friendship
31. [O Muḥammad], tell My servants who have believed to establish prayer and spend from what We have provided them, secretly and publicly, before a Day comes in which there will be no exchange [i.e., ransom], nor any friendships.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ع ب د أ م ن ق و م ص ل و ن ف ق ر ز ق س ر ر ع ل ن ق ب ل أ ت ي ي و م ب ي ع خ ل ل
اللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَخْرَجَ بِهِ مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ رِزْقًا لَّكُمْ وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الْفُلْكَ لِتَجْرِيَ فِي الْبَحْرِ بِأَمْرِهِ وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الْأَنْهَارَ ٣٢ ▶
اللَّهُ al-lahu Allah الَّذِي alladhī (is) the One Who خَلَقَ khalaqa created السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens وَالْأَرْضَ wal-arḍa and the earth وَأَنزَلَ wa-anzala and sent down مِنَ mina from السَّمَاءِ l-samāi the sky مَاءً māan water فَأَخْرَجَ fa-akhraja then brought forth بِهِ bihi from it مِنَ mina of الثَّمَرَاتِ l-thamarāti the fruits رِزْقًا riz'qan (as) a provision لَّكُمْ lakum for you وَسَخَّرَ wasakhara and subjected لَكُمُ lakumu for you الْفُلْكَ l-ful'ka the ships لِتَجْرِيَ litajriya so that they may sail فِي fī in الْبَحْرِ l-baḥri the sea بِأَمْرِهِ bi-amrihi by His command وَسَخَّرَ wasakhara and subjected لَكُمُ lakumu for you الْأَنْهَارَ l-anhāra the rivers
32. It is Allāh who created the heavens and the earth and sent down rain from the sky and produced thereby some fruits as provision for you and subjected for you the ships to sail through the sea by His command and subjected for you the rivers.
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه خ ل ق س م و أ ر ض ن ز ل م و ه خ ر ج ث م ر ر ز ق س خ ر ف ل ك ج ر ي ب ح ر أ م ر ن ه ر
وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ دَائِبَيْنِ وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ ٣٣ ▶
وَسَخَّرَ wasakhara And He subjected لَكُمُ lakumu for you الشَّمْسَ l-shamsa the sun وَالْقَمَرَ wal-qamara and the moon دَائِبَيْنِ dāibayni both constantly pursuing their courses وَسَخَّرَ wasakhara and subjected لَكُمُ lakumu for you اللَّيْلَ al-layla the night وَالنَّهَارَ wal-nahāra and the day
33. And He subjected for you the sun and the moon, continuous [in orbit], and subjected for you the night and the day.
Roots in this verse: س خ ر ش م س ق م ر ل ي ل ن ه ر
وَآتَاكُم مِّن كُلِّ مَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُ وَإِن تَعُدُّوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ لَا تُحْصُوهَا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَظَلُومٌ كَفَّارٌ ٣٤ ▶
وَآتَاكُم waātākum And He gave you مِّن min of كُلِّ kulli all مَا mā what سَأَلْتُمُوهُ sa-altumūhu you asked of Him وَإِن wa-in And if تَعُدُّوا taʿuddū you count نِعْمَتَ niʿ'mata (the) Favor of Allah اللَّهِ l-lahi (the) Favor of Allah لَا lā not تُحْصُوهَا tuḥ'ṣūhā you will (be able to) count them إِنَّ inna Indeed الْإِنسَانَ l-insāna the mankind لَظَلُومٌ laẓalūmun (is) surely unjust كَفَّارٌ kaffārun (and) ungrateful
34. And He gave you from all you asked of Him. And if you should count the favor [i.e., blessings] of Allāh, you could not enumerate them. Indeed, mankind is [generally] most unjust and ungrateful.
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ك ل ل س أ ل ع د د ن ع م أ ل ه ح ص ي أ ن س ظ ل م ك ف ر
وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَبِّ اجْعَلْ هَٰذَا الْبَلَدَ آمِنًا وَاجْنُبْنِي وَبَنِيَّ أَن نَّعْبُدَ الْأَصْنَامَ ٣٥ ▶
وَإِذْ wa-idh And when قَالَ qāla said إِبْرَاهِيمُ ib'rāhīmu Ibrahim رَبِّ rabbi My Lord اجْعَلْ ij'ʿal Make هَٰذَا hādhā this الْبَلَدَ l-balada city آمِنًا āminan safe وَاجْنُبْنِي wa-uj'nub'nī and keep me away وَبَنِيَّ wabaniyya and my sons أَن an that نَّعْبُدَ naʿbuda we worship الْأَصْنَامَ l-aṣnāma the idols
35. And [mention, O Muḥammad], when Abraham said, "My Lord, make this city [i.e., Makkah] secure and keep me and my sons away from worshipping idols.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب ج ع ل ب ل د أ م ن ج ن ب ب ن ي ع ب د
رَبِّ إِنَّهُنَّ أَضْلَلْنَ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ النَّاسِ فَمَن تَبِعَنِي فَإِنَّهُ مِنِّي وَمَنْ عَصَانِي فَإِنَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ٣٦ ▶
رَبِّ rabbi My Lord إِنَّهُنَّ innahunna Indeed, they أَضْلَلْنَ aḍlalna have led astray كَثِيرًا kathīran many مِّنَ mina among النَّاسِ l-nāsi the mankind فَمَن faman So whoever تَبِعَنِي tabiʿanī follows me فَإِنَّهُ fa-innahu then indeed, he مِنِّي minnī (is) of me وَمَنْ waman and whoever عَصَانِي ʿaṣānī disobeys me فَإِنَّكَ fa-innaka then indeed, You غَفُورٌ ghafūrun (are) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌ raḥīmun Most Merciful
36. My Lord, indeed they have led astray many among the people. So whoever follows me - then he is of me; and whoever disobeys me - indeed, You are [yet] Forgiving and Merciful.
Roots in this verse: ر ب ب ض ل ل ك ث ر أ ن س ت ب ع ع ص ي غ ف ر ر ح م
رَّبَّنَا إِنِّي أَسْكَنتُ مِن ذُرِّيَّتِي بِوَادٍ غَيْرِ ذِي زَرْعٍ عِندَ بَيْتِكَ الْمُحَرَّمِ رَبَّنَا لِيُقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ فَاجْعَلْ أَفْئِدَةً مِّنَ النَّاسِ تَهْوِي إِلَيْهِمْ وَارْزُقْهُم مِّنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْكُرُونَ ٣٧ ▶
رَّبَّنَا rabbanā Our Lord إِنِّي innī Indeed, I أَسْكَنتُ askantu [I] have settled مِن min (some) of ذُرِّيَّتِي dhurriyyatī my offsprings بِوَادٍ biwādin in a valley غَيْرِ ghayri not ذِي dhī with زَرْعٍ zarʿin cultivation عِندَ ʿinda near بَيْتِكَ baytika Your Sacred House الْمُحَرَّمِ l-muḥarami Your Sacred House رَبَّنَا rabbanā our Lord لِيُقِيمُوا liyuqīmū That they may establish الصَّلَاةَ l-ṣalata the prayers فَاجْعَلْ fa-ij'ʿal So make أَفْئِدَةً afidatan hearts مِّنَ mina of النَّاسِ l-nāsi the men تَهْوِي tahwī incline إِلَيْهِمْ ilayhim towards them وَارْزُقْهُم wa-ur'zuq'hum and provide them مِّنَ mina with الثَّمَرَاتِ l-thamarāti the fruits لَعَلَّهُمْ laʿallahum so that they may يَشْكُرُونَ yashkurūna be grateful
37. Our Lord, I have settled some of my descendants in an uncultivated valley near Your sacred House, our Lord, that they may establish prayer. So make hearts among the people incline toward them and provide for them from the fruits that they might be grateful.
Roots in this verse: ر ب ب س ك ن ذ ر ر و د ي غ ي ر ز ر ع ع ن د ب ي ت ح ر م ق و م ص ل و ج ع ل ف أ د أ ن س ه و ي ر ز ق ث م ر ش ك ر
رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ مَا نُخْفِي وَمَا نُعْلِنُ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ مِن شَيْءٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ ٣٨ ▶
رَبَّنَا rabbanā Our Lord إِنَّكَ innaka Indeed, You تَعْلَمُ taʿlamu You know مَا mā what نُخْفِي nukh'fī we conceal وَمَا wamā and what نُعْلِنُ nuʿ'linu we proclaim وَمَا wamā And not يَخْفَىٰ yakhfā (is) hidden عَلَى ʿalā from اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah مِن min any شَيْءٍ shayin thing فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth وَلَا walā and not فِي fī in السَّمَاءِ l-samāi the heaven
38. Our Lord, indeed You know what we conceal and what we declare, and nothing is hidden from Allāh on the earth or in the heaven.
Roots in this verse: ر ب ب ع ل م خ ف ي ع ل ن أ ل ه ش ي أ أ ر ض س م و
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي وَهَبَ لِي عَلَى الْكِبَرِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَاقَ إِنَّ رَبِّي لَسَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ ٣٩ ▶
الْحَمْدُ al-ḥamdu All the Praise لِلَّهِ lillahi (is) for Allah الَّذِي alladhī the One Who وَهَبَ wahaba has granted لِي lī me عَلَى ʿalā in الْكِبَرِ l-kibari the old age إِسْمَاعِيلَ is'māʿīla Ishmael وَإِسْحَاقَ wa-is'ḥāqa and Isaac إِنَّ inna Indeed رَبِّي rabbī my Lord لَسَمِيعُ lasamīʿu (is) All-Hearer الدُّعَاءِ l-duʿāi (of) the prayer
39. Praise to Allāh, who has granted to me in old age Ishmael and Isaac. Indeed, my Lord is the Hearer of supplication.
Roots in this verse: ح م د أ ل ه و ه ب ك ب ر ر ب ب س م ع د ع و
رَبِّ اجْعَلْنِي مُقِيمَ الصَّلَاةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِي رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَاءِ ٤٠ ▶
رَبِّ rabbi My Lord اجْعَلْنِي ij'ʿalnī Make me مُقِيمَ muqīma an establisher الصَّلَاةِ l-ṣalati (of) the prayer وَمِن wamin and from ذُرِّيَّتِي dhurriyyatī my offsprings رَبَّنَا rabbanā Our Lord وَتَقَبَّلْ wataqabbal and accept دُعَاءِ duʿāi my prayer
40. My Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and [many] from my descendants. Our Lord, and accept my supplication.
Roots in this verse: ر ب ب ج ع ل ق و م ص ل و ذ ر ر ق ب ل د ع و
رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ ٤١ ▶
رَبَّنَا rabbanā Our Lord اغْفِرْ igh'fir Forgive لِي lī me وَلِوَالِدَيَّ waliwālidayya and my parents وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ walil'mu'minīna and the believers يَوْمَ yawma (on) the Day يَقُومُ yaqūmu will (be) established الْحِسَابُ l-ḥisābu the account
41. Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers the Day the account is established."
Roots in this verse: ر ب ب غ ف ر و ل د أ م ن ي و م ق و م ح س ب
وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ اللَّهَ غَافِلًا عَمَّا يَعْمَلُ الظَّالِمُونَ إِنَّمَا يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ لِيَوْمٍ تَشْخَصُ فِيهِ الْأَبْصَارُ ٤٢ ▶
وَلَا walā And (do) not تَحْسَبَنَّ taḥsabanna think اللَّهَ l-laha (that) Allah غَافِلًا ghāfilan (is) unaware عَمَّا ʿammā of what يَعْمَلُ yaʿmalu do الظَّالِمُونَ l-ẓālimūna the wrongdoers إِنَّمَا innamā Only يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ yu-akhiruhum He gives them respite لِيَوْمٍ liyawmin to a Day تَشْخَصُ tashkhaṣu will stare فِيهِ fīhi in it الْأَبْصَارُ l-abṣāru the eyes
42. And never think that Allāh is unaware of what the wrongdoers do. He only delays them [i.e., their account] for a Day when eyes will stare [in horror].
Roots in this verse: ح س ب أ ل ه غ ف ل ع م ل ظ ل م أ خ ر ي و م ب ص ر
مُهْطِعِينَ مُقْنِعِي رُءُوسِهِمْ لَا يَرْتَدُّ إِلَيْهِمْ طَرْفُهُمْ وَأَفْئِدَتُهُمْ هَوَاءٌ ٤٣ ▶
مُهْطِعِينَ muh'ṭiʿīna Racing ahead مُقْنِعِي muq'niʿī raised up رُءُوسِهِمْ ruūsihim their heads لَا lā not يَرْتَدُّ yartaddu returning إِلَيْهِمْ ilayhim towards them طَرْفُهُمْ ṭarfuhum their gaze وَأَفْئِدَتُهُمْ wa-afidatuhum and their hearts هَوَاءٌ hawāon (are) empty
43. Racing ahead, their heads raised up, their glance does not come back to them, and their hearts are void.
Roots in this verse: ر أ س ر د د ط ر ف ف أ د ه و ي
وَأَنذِرِ النَّاسَ يَوْمَ يَأْتِيهِمُ الْعَذَابُ فَيَقُولُ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا رَبَّنَا أَخِّرْنَا إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ نُّجِبْ دَعْوَتَكَ وَنَتَّبِعِ الرُّسُلَ أَوَلَمْ تَكُونُوا أَقْسَمْتُم مِّن قَبْلُ مَا لَكُم مِّن زَوَالٍ ٤٤ ▶
وَأَنذِرِ wa-andhiri And warn النَّاسَ l-nāsa the mankind يَوْمَ yawma (of) a Day يَأْتِيهِمُ yatīhimu (when) will come to them الْعَذَابُ l-ʿadhābu the punishment فَيَقُولُ fayaqūlu then will say الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who ظَلَمُوا ẓalamū did wrong رَبَّنَا rabbanā Our Lord أَخِّرْنَا akhir'nā Respite us إِلَىٰ ilā for أَجَلٍ ajalin a term قَرِيبٍ qarībin short نُّجِبْ nujib we will answer دَعْوَتَكَ daʿwataka Your call وَنَتَّبِعِ wanattabiʿi and we will follow الرُّسُلَ l-rusula the Messengers أَوَلَمْ awalam Had not تَكُونُوا takūnū you أَقْسَمْتُم aqsamtum sworn مِّن min before قَبْلُ qablu before مَا mā not لَكُم lakum for you مِّن min any زَوَالٍ zawālin end
44. And, [O Muḥammad], warn the people of a Day when the punishment will come to them and those who did wrong will say, "Our Lord, delay us for a short term; we will answer Your call and follow the messengers." [But it will be said], "Had you not sworn, before, that for you there would be no cessation?
Roots in this verse: ن ذ ر أ ن س ي و م أ ت ي ع ذ ب ق و ل ظ ل م ر ب ب أ خ ر أ ج ل ق ر ب ج و ب د ع و ت ب ع ر س ل ك و ن ق س م ق ب ل
وَسَكَنتُمْ فِي مَسَاكِنِ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ وَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمْ كَيْفَ فَعَلْنَا بِهِمْ وَضَرَبْنَا لَكُمُ الْأَمْثَالَ ٤٥ ▶
وَسَكَنتُمْ wasakantum And you dwelt فِي fī in مَسَاكِنِ masākini the dwellings الَّذِينَ alladhīna (of) those who ظَلَمُوا ẓalamū wronged أَنفُسَهُمْ anfusahum themselves وَتَبَيَّنَ watabayyana and it had become clear لَكُمْ lakum to you كَيْفَ kayfa how فَعَلْنَا faʿalnā We dealt بِهِمْ bihim with them وَضَرَبْنَا waḍarabnā and We put forth لَكُمُ lakumu for you الْأَمْثَالَ l-amthāla the examples
45. And you lived among the dwellings of those who wronged themselves, and it had become clear to you how We dealt with them. And We presented for you [many] examples."
Roots in this verse: س ك ن ظ ل م ن ف س ب ي ن ك ي ف ف ع ل ض ر ب م ث ل
وَقَدْ مَكَرُوا مَكْرَهُمْ وَعِندَ اللَّهِ مَكْرُهُمْ وَإِن كَانَ مَكْرُهُمْ لِتَزُولَ مِنْهُ الْجِبَالُ ٤٦ ▶
وَقَدْ waqad And indeed مَكَرُوا makarū they planned مَكْرَهُمْ makrahum their plan وَعِندَ waʿinda but with اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah مَكْرُهُمْ makruhum (was) their plan وَإِن wa-in even if كَانَ kāna was مَكْرُهُمْ makruhum their plan لِتَزُولَ litazūla that should be moved مِنْهُ min'hu by it الْجِبَالُ l-jibālu the mountains
46. And they had planned their plan, but with Allāh is [recorded] their plan, even if their plan had been [sufficient] to do away with the mountains.
Roots in this verse: م ك ر ع ن د أ ل ه ك و ن ج ب ل
فَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ اللَّهَ مُخْلِفَ وَعْدِهِ رُسُلَهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ ذُو انتِقَامٍ ٤٧ ▶
فَلَا falā So (do) not تَحْسَبَنَّ taḥsabanna think اللَّهَ l-laha (that) Allah مُخْلِفَ mukh'lifa will fail وَعْدِهِ waʿdihi (to) keep His Promise رُسُلَهُ rusulahu (to) His Messengers إِنَّ inna Indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah عَزِيزٌ ʿazīzun (is) All-Mighty ذُو dhū Owner (of) Retribution انتِقَامٍ intiqāmin Owner (of) Retribution
47. So never think that Allāh will fail in His promise to His messengers. Indeed, Allāh is Exalted in Might and Owner of Retribution.
Roots in this verse: ح س ب أ ل ه خ ل ف و ع د ر س ل ع ز ز ن ق م
يَوْمَ تُبَدَّلُ الْأَرْضُ غَيْرَ الْأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَاوَاتُ وَبَرَزُوا لِلَّهِ الْوَاحِدِ الْقَهَّارِ ٤٨ ▶
يَوْمَ yawma (On the) Day تُبَدَّلُ tubaddalu will be changed الْأَرْضُ l-arḍu the earth غَيْرَ ghayra (to) other (than) الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth وَالسَّمَاوَاتُ wal-samāwātu and the heavens وَبَرَزُوا wabarazū and they will come forth لِلَّهِ lillahi before Allah الْوَاحِدِ l-wāḥidi the One الْقَهَّارِ l-qahāri the Irresistible
48. [It will be] on the Day the earth will be replaced by another earth, and the heavens [as well], and they [i.e., all creatures] will come out before Allāh, the One, the Prevailing,
Roots in this verse: ي و م ب د ل أ ر ض غ ي ر س م و أ ل ه و ح د ق ه ر
وَتَرَى الْمُجْرِمِينَ يَوْمَئِذٍ مُّقَرَّنِينَ فِي الْأَصْفَادِ ٤٩ ▶
وَتَرَى watarā And you will see الْمُجْرِمِينَ l-muj'rimīna the criminals يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin (on) that Day مُّقَرَّنِينَ muqarranīna bound together فِي fī in الْأَصْفَادِ l-aṣfādi the chains
49. And you will see the criminals that Day bound together in irons,
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي ج ر م ي و م ق ر ن
سَرَابِيلُهُم مِّن قَطِرَانٍ وَتَغْشَىٰ وُجُوهَهُمُ النَّارُ ٥٠ ▶
سَرَابِيلُهُم sarābīluhum Their garments مِّن min of قَطِرَانٍ qaṭirānin tar وَتَغْشَىٰ wataghshā and will cover وُجُوهَهُمُ wujūhahumu their faces النَّارُ l-nāru the Fire
50. Their garments of liquid pitch and their faces covered by the Fire
Roots in this verse: غ ش و و ج ه ن و ر
لِيَجْزِيَ اللَّهُ كُلَّ نَفْسٍ مَّا كَسَبَتْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ ٥١ ▶
لِيَجْزِيَ liyajziya So that Allah may recompense اللَّهُ l-lahu So that Allah may recompense كُلَّ kulla each نَفْسٍ nafsin soul مَّا mā (for) what كَسَبَتْ kasabat it earned إِنَّ inna Indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah سَرِيعُ sarīʿu (is) Swift الْحِسَابِ l-ḥisābi (in) the reckoning
51. So that Allāh will recompense every soul for what it earned. Indeed, Allāh is swift in account.
Roots in this verse: ج ز ي أ ل ه ك ل ل ن ف س ك س ب س ر ع ح س ب
هَٰذَا بَلَاغٌ لِّلنَّاسِ وَلِيُنذَرُوا بِهِ وَلِيَعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ وَلِيَذَّكَّرَ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ ٥٢ ▶
هَٰذَا hādhā This بَلَاغٌ balāghun (is) a Message لِّلنَّاسِ lilnnāsi for the mankind وَلِيُنذَرُوا waliyundharū that they may be warned بِهِ bihi with it وَلِيَعْلَمُوا waliyaʿlamū and that they may know أَنَّمَا annamā that only هُوَ huwa He إِلَٰهٌ ilāhun (is) One God وَاحِدٌ wāḥidun (is) One God وَلِيَذَّكَّرَ waliyadhakkara and that may take heed أُولُو ulū men الْأَلْبَابِ l-albābi (of) understanding
52. This [Qur’ān] is notification for the people that they may be warned thereby and that they may know that He is but one God and that those of understanding will be reminded.
Roots in this verse: ب ل غ أ ن س ن ذ ر ع ل م أ ل ه و ح د ذ ك ر ل ب ب
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