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Surah 31 · Makkah · 34 verses · 546 words
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Surah Luqman, “Luqman”, is surah 31 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 34 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
الم ١ ▶
الم alif-lam-meem Alif Lam Meem
1. Alif, Lām, Meem.
تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ الْحَكِيمِ ٢ ▶
تِلْكَ til'ka These آيَاتُ āyātu (are) Verses الْكِتَابِ l-kitābi (of) the Book الْحَكِيمِ l-ḥakīmi the Wise
2. These are verses of the wise Book,
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي ك ت ب ح ك م
هُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِّلْمُحْسِنِينَ ٣ ▶
هُدًى hudan A guidance وَرَحْمَةً waraḥmatan and a mercy لِّلْمُحْسِنِينَ lil'muḥ'sinīna for the good-doers
3. As guidance and mercy for the doers of good
Roots in this verse: ه د ي ر ح م ح س ن
الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَهُم بِالْآخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ ٤ ▶
الَّذِينَ alladhīna Those who يُقِيمُونَ yuqīmūna establish الصَّلَاةَ l-ṣalata the prayer وَيُؤْتُونَ wayu'tūna and give الزَّكَاةَ l-zakata zakah وَهُم wahum and they بِالْآخِرَةِ bil-ākhirati in the Hereafter هُمْ hum [they] يُوقِنُونَ yūqinūna believe firmly
4. Who establish prayer and give zakāh, and they, of the Hereafter, are certain [in faith].
Roots in this verse: ق و م ص ل و أ ت ي ز ك و أ خ ر ي ق ن
أُولَٰئِكَ عَلَىٰ هُدًى مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ ٥ ▶
أُولَٰئِكَ ulāika Those عَلَىٰ ʿalā (are) on هُدًى hudan guidance مِّن min from رَّبِّهِمْ rabbihim their Lord وَأُولَٰئِكَ wa-ulāika and those هُمُ humu [they] الْمُفْلِحُونَ l-muf'liḥūna (are) the successful
5. Those are on [right] guidance from their Lord, and it is those who are the successful.
Roots in this verse: ه د ي ر ب ب ف ل ح
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَشْتَرِي لَهْوَ الْحَدِيثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَيَتَّخِذَهَا هُزُوًا أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ ٦ ▶
وَمِنَ wamina And of النَّاسِ l-nāsi the mankind مَن man (is he) who يَشْتَرِي yashtarī purchases لَهْوَ lahwa idle tales الْحَدِيثِ l-ḥadīthi idle tales لِيُضِلَّ liyuḍilla to mislead عَن ʿan from سَبِيلِ sabīli (the) path اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah بِغَيْرِ bighayri without عِلْمٍ ʿil'min knowledge وَيَتَّخِذَهَا wayattakhidhahā and takes it هُزُوًا huzuwan (in) ridicule أُولَٰئِكَ ulāika Those لَهُمْ lahum for them عَذَابٌ ʿadhābun (is) a punishment مُّهِينٌ muhīnun humiliating
6. And of the people is he who buys the amusement of speech to mislead [others] from the way of Allāh without knowledge and who takes it [i.e., His way] in ridicule. Those will have a humiliating punishment.
Roots in this verse: أ ن س ش ر ي ل ه و ح د ث ض ل ل س ب ل أ ل ه غ ي ر ع ل م أ خ ذ ه ز أ ع ذ ب ه و ن
وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ آيَاتُنَا وَلَّىٰ مُسْتَكْبِرًا كَأَن لَّمْ يَسْمَعْهَا كَأَنَّ فِي أُذُنَيْهِ وَقْرًا فَبَشِّرْهُ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ ٧ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when تُتْلَىٰ tut'lā are recited عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi to him آيَاتُنَا āyātunā Our Verses وَلَّىٰ wallā he turns away مُسْتَكْبِرًا mus'takbiran arrogantly كَأَن ka-an as if لَّمْ lam not يَسْمَعْهَا yasmaʿhā he (had) heard them كَأَنَّ ka-anna as if فِي fī in أُذُنَيْهِ udhunayhi his ears وَقْرًا waqran (is) deafness فَبَشِّرْهُ fabashir'hu So give him tidings بِعَذَابٍ biʿadhābin of a punishment أَلِيمٍ alīmin painful
7. And when Our verses are recited to him, he turns away arrogantly as if he had not heard them, as if there was in his ears deafness. So give him tidings of a painful punishment.
Roots in this verse: ت ل و أ ي ي و ل ي ك ب ر س م ع أ ذ ن ب ش ر ع ذ ب أ ل م
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتُ النَّعِيمِ ٨ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who آمَنُوا āmanū believe وَعَمِلُوا waʿamilū and do الصَّالِحَاتِ l-ṣāliḥāti righteous deeds لَهُمْ lahum for them جَنَّاتُ jannātu (are) Gardens النَّعِيمِ l-naʿīmi (of) Delight
8. Indeed, those who believe and do righteous deeds - for them are the Gardens of Pleasure,
Roots in this verse: أ م ن ع م ل ص ل ح ج ن ن ن ع م
خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقًّا وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ ٩ ▶
خَالِدِينَ khālidīna (To) abide forever فِيهَا fīhā in it وَعْدَ waʿda (The) Promise of Allah اللَّهِ l-lahi (The) Promise of Allah حَقًّا ḥaqqan (is) true وَهُوَ wahuwa And He الْعَزِيزُ l-ʿazīzu (is) the All-Mighty الْحَكِيمُ l-ḥakīmu the All-Wise
9. Wherein they abide eternally; [it is] the promise of Allāh [which is] truth. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
Roots in this verse: خ ل د و ع د أ ل ه ح ق ق ع ز ز ح ك م
خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ بِغَيْرِ عَمَدٍ تَرَوْنَهَا وَأَلْقَىٰ فِي الْأَرْضِ رَوَاسِيَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِكُمْ وَبَثَّ فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ دَابَّةٍ وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍ كَرِيمٍ ١٠ ▶
خَلَقَ khalaqa He created السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens بِغَيْرِ bighayri without عَمَدٍ ʿamadin pillars تَرَوْنَهَا tarawnahā that you see وَأَلْقَىٰ wa-alqā and has cast فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth رَوَاسِيَ rawāsiya firm mountains أَن an lest تَمِيدَ tamīda it (might) shake بِكُمْ bikum with you وَبَثَّ wabatha and He dispersed فِيهَا fīhā in it مِن min from كُلِّ kulli every دَابَّةٍ dābbatin creature وَأَنزَلْنَا wa-anzalnā And We sent down مِنَ mina from السَّمَاءِ l-samāi the sky مَاءً māan water فَأَنبَتْنَا fa-anbatnā then We caused to grow فِيهَا fīhā therein مِن min of كُلِّ kulli every زَوْجٍ zawjin kind كَرِيمٍ karīmin noble
10. He created the heavens without pillars that you see and has cast into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with you, and dispersed therein from every creature. And We sent down rain from the sky and made grow therein [plants] of every noble kind.
Roots in this verse: خ ل ق س م و غ ي ر ر أ ي ل ق ي أ ر ض ر س و ك ل ل د ب ب ن ز ل م و ه ن ب ت ز و ج ك ر م
هَٰذَا خَلْقُ اللَّهِ فَأَرُونِي مَاذَا خَلَقَ الَّذِينَ مِن دُونِهِ بَلِ الظَّالِمُونَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ ١١ ▶
هَٰذَا hādhā This خَلْقُ khalqu (is the) creation اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah فَأَرُونِي fa-arūnī So show Me مَاذَا mādhā what خَلَقَ khalaqa have created الَّذِينَ alladhīna those مِن min besides Him دُونِهِ dūnihi besides Him بَلِ bali Nay الظَّالِمُونَ l-ẓālimūna the wrongdoers فِي fī (are) in ضَلَالٍ ḍalālin error مُّبِينٍ mubīnin clear
11. This is the creation of Allāh. So show Me what those other than Him have created. Rather, the wrongdoers are in clear error.
Roots in this verse: خ ل ق أ ل ه ر أ ي د و ن ظ ل م ض ل ل ب ي ن
وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا لُقْمَانَ الْحِكْمَةَ أَنِ اشْكُرْ لِلَّهِ وَمَن يَشْكُرْ فَإِنَّمَا يَشْكُرُ لِنَفْسِهِ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ حَمِيدٌ ١٢ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And verily آتَيْنَا ātaynā We gave لُقْمَانَ luq'māna Luqman الْحِكْمَةَ l-ḥik'mata the wisdom أَنِ ani that اشْكُرْ ush'kur Be grateful لِلَّهِ lillahi to Allah وَمَن waman And whoever يَشْكُرْ yashkur (is) grateful فَإِنَّمَا fa-innamā then only يَشْكُرُ yashkuru he is grateful لِنَفْسِهِ linafsihi for himself وَمَن waman And whoever كَفَرَ kafara (is) ungrateful فَإِنَّ fa-inna then indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah غَنِيٌّ ghaniyyun (is) Free of need حَمِيدٌ ḥamīdun Praiseworthy
12. And We had certainly given Luqmān wisdom [and said], "Be grateful to Allāh." And whoever is grateful is grateful for [the benefit of] himself. And whoever denies [His favor] - then indeed, Allāh is Free of need and Praiseworthy.
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ح ك م ش ك ر أ ل ه ن ف س ك ف ر غ ن ي ح م د
وَإِذْ قَالَ لُقْمَانُ لِابْنِهِ وَهُوَ يَعِظُهُ يَا بُنَيَّ لَا تُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّ الشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌ ١٣ ▶
وَإِذْ wa-idh And when قَالَ qāla said لُقْمَانُ luq'mānu Luqman لِابْنِهِ li-ib'nihi to his son وَهُوَ wahuwa while he يَعِظُهُ yaʿiẓuhu (was) instructing him يَا بُنَيَّ yābunayya O my son لَا lā (Do) not تُشْرِكْ tush'rik associate partners بِاللَّهِ bil-lahi with Allah إِنَّ inna Indeed الشِّرْكَ l-shir'ka associating partners لَظُلْمٌ laẓul'mun (is) surely an injustice عَظِيمٌ ʿaẓīmun great
13. And [mention, O Muḥammad], when Luqmān said to his son while he was instructing him, "O my son, do not associate [anything] with Allāh. Indeed, association [with Him] is great injustice."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ب ن ي و ع ظ ش ر ك أ ل ه ظ ل م ع ظ م
وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ وَهْنًا عَلَىٰ وَهْنٍ وَفِصَالُهُ فِي عَامَيْنِ أَنِ اشْكُرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيْكَ إِلَيَّ الْمَصِيرُ ١٤ ▶
وَوَصَّيْنَا wawaṣṣaynā And We have enjoined الْإِنسَانَ l-insāna (upon) man بِوَالِدَيْهِ biwālidayhi for his parents حَمَلَتْهُ ḥamalathu carried him أُمُّهُ ummuhu his mother وَهْنًا wahnan (in) weakness عَلَىٰ ʿalā upon وَهْنٍ wahnin weakness وَفِصَالُهُ wafiṣāluhu and his weaning فِي fī (is) in عَامَيْنِ ʿāmayni two years أَنِ ani that اشْكُرْ ush'kur Be grateful لِي lī to Me وَلِوَالِدَيْكَ waliwālidayka and to your parents إِلَيَّ ilayya towards Me الْمَصِيرُ l-maṣīru (is) the destination
14. And We have enjoined upon man [care] for his parents. His mother carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the [final] destination.
Roots in this verse: و ص ي أ ن س و ل د ح م ل أ م م ف ص ل ش ك ر ص ي ر
وَإِن جَاهَدَاكَ عَلَىٰ أَن تُشْرِكَ بِي مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَا وَصَاحِبْهُمَا فِي الدُّنْيَا مَعْرُوفًا وَاتَّبِعْ سَبِيلَ مَنْ أَنَابَ إِلَيَّ ثُمَّ إِلَيَّ مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ١٥ ▶
وَإِن wa-in But if جَاهَدَاكَ jāhadāka they strive against you عَلَىٰ ʿalā on أَن an that تُشْرِكَ tush'rika you associate partners بِي bī with Me مَا mā what لَيْسَ laysa not لَكَ laka you have بِهِ bihi of it عِلْمٌ ʿil'mun any knowledge فَلَا falā then (do) not تُطِعْهُمَا tuṭiʿ'humā obey both of them وَصَاحِبْهُمَا waṣāḥib'humā But accompany them فِي fī in الدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā the world مَعْرُوفًا maʿrūfan (with) kindness وَاتَّبِعْ wa-ittabiʿ and follow سَبِيلَ sabīla (the) path مَنْ man (of him) who أَنَابَ anāba turns إِلَيَّ ilayya to Me ثُمَّ thumma Then إِلَيَّ ilayya towards Me مَرْجِعُكُمْ marjiʿukum (is) your return فَأُنَبِّئُكُم fa-unabbi-ukum then I will inform you بِمَا bimā of what كُنتُمْ kuntum you used (to) تَعْمَلُونَ taʿmalūna do
15. But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness and follow the way of those who turn back to Me [in repentance]. Then to Me will be your return, and I will inform you about what you used to do.
Roots in this verse: ج ه د ش ر ك ل ي س ع ل م ط و ع ص ح ب د ن و ع ر ف ت ب ع س ب ل ن و ب ر ج ع ن ب أ ك و ن ع م ل
يَا بُنَيَّ إِنَّهَا إِن تَكُ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ فَتَكُن فِي صَخْرَةٍ أَوْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ أَوْ فِي الْأَرْضِ يَأْتِ بِهَا اللَّهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَطِيفٌ خَبِيرٌ ١٦ ▶
يَا بُنَيَّ yābunayya O my son إِنَّهَا innahā Indeed it إِن in if تَكُ taku it be مِثْقَالَ mith'qāla (the) weight حَبَّةٍ ḥabbatin (of) a grain مِّنْ min of خَرْدَلٍ khardalin a mustard seed فَتَكُن fatakun and it be فِي fī in صَخْرَةٍ ṣakhratin a rock أَوْ aw or فِي fī in السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens أَوْ aw or فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth يَأْتِ yati Allah will bring it forth بِهَا bihā Allah will bring it forth اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah will bring it forth إِنَّ inna Indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah لَطِيفٌ laṭīfun (is) All-Subtle خَبِيرٌ khabīrun All-Aware
16. [And Luqmān said], "O my son, indeed if it [i.e., a wrong] should be the weight of a mustard seed and should be within a rock or [anywhere] in the heavens or in the earth, Allāh will bring it forth. Indeed, Allāh is Subtle and Aware.
Roots in this verse: ب ن ي ك و ن ث ق ل ح ب ب س م و أ ر ض أ ت ي أ ل ه خ ب ر
يَا بُنَيَّ أَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ وَأْمُرْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَانْهَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَاصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا أَصَابَكَ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عَزْمِ الْأُمُورِ ١٧ ▶
يَا بُنَيَّ yābunayya O my son أَقِمِ aqimi Establish الصَّلَاةَ l-ṣalata the prayer وَأْمُرْ wamur and enjoin بِالْمَعْرُوفِ bil-maʿrūfi [with] the right وَانْهَ wa-in'ha and forbid عَنِ ʿani from الْمُنكَرِ l-munkari the wrong وَاصْبِرْ wa-iṣ'bir and be patient عَلَىٰ ʿalā over مَا mā what أَصَابَكَ aṣābaka befalls you إِنَّ inna Indeed ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that مِنْ min (is) of عَزْمِ ʿazmi the matters requiring determination الْأُمُورِ l-umūri the matters requiring determination
17. O my son, establish prayer, enjoin what is right, forbid what is wrong, and be patient over what befalls you. Indeed, [all] that is of the matters [requiring] resolve.
Roots in this verse: ب ن ي ق و م ص ل و أ م ر ع ر ف ن ه ي ن ك ر ص ب ر ص و ب
وَلَا تُصَعِّرْ خَدَّكَ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَمْشِ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ ١٨ ▶
وَلَا walā And (do) not تُصَعِّرْ tuṣaʿʿir turn خَدَّكَ khaddaka your cheek لِلنَّاسِ lilnnāsi from men وَلَا walā and (do) not تَمْشِ tamshi walk فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth مَرَحًا maraḥan exultantly إِنَّ inna Indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah لَا lā (does) not يُحِبُّ yuḥibbu like كُلَّ kulla every مُخْتَالٍ mukh'tālin self-conceited فَخُورٍ fakhūrin boaster
18. And do not turn your cheek [in contempt] toward people and do not walk through the earth exultantly. Indeed, Allāh does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful.
Roots in this verse: أ ن س م ش ي أ ر ض أ ل ه ح ب ب ك ل ل
وَاقْصِدْ فِي مَشْيِكَ وَاغْضُضْ مِن صَوْتِكَ إِنَّ أَنكَرَ الْأَصْوَاتِ لَصَوْتُ الْحَمِيرِ ١٩ ▶
وَاقْصِدْ wa-iq'ṣid And be moderate فِي fī in مَشْيِكَ mashyika your pace وَاغْضُضْ wa-ugh'ḍuḍ and lower مِن min [of] صَوْتِكَ ṣawtika your voice إِنَّ inna Indeed أَنكَرَ ankara (the) harshest الْأَصْوَاتِ l-aṣwāti (of all) sounds لَصَوْتُ laṣawtu (is) surely (the) voice الْحَمِيرِ l-ḥamīri (of) the donkeys
19. And be moderate in your pace and lower your voice; indeed, the most disagreeable of sounds is the voice of donkeys."
Roots in this verse: م ش ي ن ك ر
أَلَمْ تَرَوْا أَنَّ اللَّهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَأَسْبَغَ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعَمَهُ ظَاهِرَةً وَبَاطِنَةً وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يُجَادِلُ فِي اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَلَا هُدًى وَلَا كِتَابٍ مُّنِيرٍ ٢٠ ▶
أَلَمْ alam Do not تَرَوْا taraw you see أَنَّ anna that اللَّهَ l-laha Allah سَخَّرَ sakhara has subjected لَكُم lakum to you مَّا mā whatever فِي fī (is) in السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens وَمَا wamā and whatever فِي fī (is) in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth وَأَسْبَغَ wa-asbagha and amply bestowed عَلَيْكُمْ ʿalaykum upon you نِعَمَهُ niʿamahu His Bounties ظَاهِرَةً ẓāhiratan apparent وَبَاطِنَةً wabāṭinatan and hidden وَمِنَ wamina But of النَّاسِ l-nāsi the people مَن man (is he) who يُجَادِلُ yujādilu disputes فِي fī about اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah بِغَيْرِ bighayri without عِلْمٍ ʿil'min knowledge وَلَا walā and not هُدًى hudan guidance وَلَا walā and not كِتَابٍ kitābin a book مُّنِيرٍ munīrin enlightening
20. Do you not see that Allāh has made subject to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth and amply bestowed upon you His favors, [both] apparent and unapparent? But of the people is he who disputes about Allāh without knowledge or guidance or an enlightening Book [from Him].
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي أ ل ه س خ ر س م و أ ر ض ن ع م ظ ه ر ب ط ن أ ن س ج د ل غ ي ر ع ل م ه د ي ك ت ب ن و ر
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ اتَّبِعُوا مَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ قَالُوا بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ آبَاءَنَا أَوَلَوْ كَانَ الشَّيْطَانُ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَىٰ عَذَابِ السَّعِيرِ ٢١ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when قِيلَ qīla it is said لَهُمُ lahumu to them اتَّبِعُوا ittabiʿū Follow مَا mā what أَنزَلَ anzala Allah (has) revealed اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah (has) revealed قَالُوا qālū they say بَلْ bal Nay نَتَّبِعُ nattabiʿu we will follow مَا mā what وَجَدْنَا wajadnā we found عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi on it آبَاءَنَا ābāanā our forefathers أَوَلَوْ awalaw Even if كَانَ kāna Shaitaan was الشَّيْطَانُ l-shayṭānu Shaitaan was يَدْعُوهُمْ yadʿūhum (to) call them إِلَىٰ ilā to عَذَابِ ʿadhābi (the) punishment السَّعِيرِ l-saʿīri (of) the Blaze
21. And when it is said to them, "Follow what Allāh has revealed," they say, "Rather, we will follow that upon which we found our fathers." Even if Satan was inviting them to the punishment of the Blaze?
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ت ب ع ن ز ل أ ل ه و ج د أ ب و ك و ن ش ط ن د ع و ع ذ ب س ع ر
وَمَن يُسْلِمْ وَجْهَهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَىٰ وَإِلَى اللَّهِ عَاقِبَةُ الْأُمُورِ ٢٢ ▶
وَمَن waman And whoever يُسْلِمْ yus'lim submits وَجْهَهُ wajhahu his face إِلَى ilā to اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah وَهُوَ wahuwa while he مُحْسِنٌ muḥ'sinun (is) a good-doer فَقَدِ faqadi then indeed اسْتَمْسَكَ is'tamsaka he has grasped بِالْعُرْوَةِ bil-ʿur'wati the handhold الْوُثْقَىٰ l-wuth'qā the most trustworthy وَإِلَى wa-ilā And to اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah عَاقِبَةُ ʿāqibatu (is the) end الْأُمُورِ l-umūri (of) the matters
22. And whoever submits his face [i.e., self] to Allāh while he is a doer of good - then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold. And to Allāh will be the outcome of [all] matters.
Roots in this verse: س ل م و ج ه أ ل ه ح س ن م س ك و ث ق ع ق ب أ م ر
وَمَن كَفَرَ فَلَا يَحْزُنكَ كُفْرُهُ إِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُهُمْ فَنُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا عَمِلُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ ٢٣ ▶
وَمَن waman And whoever كَفَرَ kafara disbelieves فَلَا falā let not يَحْزُنكَ yaḥzunka grieve you كُفْرُهُ kuf'ruhu his disbelief إِلَيْنَا ilaynā To Us مَرْجِعُهُمْ marjiʿuhum (is) their return فَنُنَبِّئُهُم fanunabbi-uhum then We will inform them بِمَا bimā of what عَمِلُوا ʿamilū they did إِنَّ inna Indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah عَلِيمٌ ʿalīmun (is) the All-Knower بِذَاتِ bidhāti of what الصُّدُورِ l-ṣudūri (is in) the breasts
23. And whoever has disbelieved - let not his disbelief grieve you. To Us is their return, and We will inform them of what they did. Indeed, Allāh is Knowing of that within the breasts.
Roots in this verse: ك ف ر ح ز ن ر ج ع ن ب أ ع م ل أ ل ه ع ل م ص د ر
نُمَتِّعُهُمْ قَلِيلًا ثُمَّ نَضْطَرُّهُمْ إِلَىٰ عَذَابٍ غَلِيظٍ ٢٤ ▶
نُمَتِّعُهُمْ numattiʿuhum We grant them enjoyment قَلِيلًا qalīlan (for) a little ثُمَّ thumma then نَضْطَرُّهُمْ naḍṭarruhum We will force them إِلَىٰ ilā to عَذَابٍ ʿadhābin a punishment غَلِيظٍ ghalīẓin severe
24. We grant them enjoyment for a little; then We will force them to a massive punishment.
Roots in this verse: م ت ع ق ل ل ض ر ر ع ذ ب غ ل ظ
وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُم مَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ اللَّهُ قُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٢٥ ▶
وَلَئِن wala-in And if سَأَلْتَهُم sa-altahum you ask them مَّنْ man Who خَلَقَ khalaqa created السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens وَالْأَرْضَ wal-arḍa and the earth لَيَقُولُنَّ layaqūlunna They will surely say اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah قُلِ quli Say الْحَمْدُ l-ḥamdu All praises لِلَّهِ lillahi (are) for Allah بَلْ bal But أَكْثَرُهُمْ aktharuhum most of them لَا lā (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna know
25. And if you asked them, "Who created the heavens and earth?" they would surely say, "Allāh." Say, "[All] praise is [due] to Allāh"; but most of them do not know.
Roots in this verse: س أ ل خ ل ق س م و أ ر ض ق و ل أ ل ه ح م د ك ث ر ع ل م
لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْغَنِيُّ الْحَمِيدُ ٢٦ ▶
لِلَّهِ lillahi To Allah (belongs) مَا mā whatever فِي fī (is) in السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth إِنَّ inna Indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah هُوَ huwa He الْغَنِيُّ l-ghaniyu (is) Free of need الْحَمِيدُ l-ḥamīdu the Praiseworthy
26. To Allāh belongs whatever is in the heavens and earth. Indeed, Allāh is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه س م و أ ر ض غ ن ي ح م د
وَلَوْ أَنَّمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ مِن شَجَرَةٍ أَقْلَامٌ وَالْبَحْرُ يَمُدُّهُ مِن بَعْدِهِ سَبْعَةُ أَبْحُرٍ مَّا نَفِدَتْ كَلِمَاتُ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ ٢٧ ▶
وَلَوْ walaw And if أَنَّمَا annamā whatever فِي fī (is) in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth مِن min of شَجَرَةٍ shajaratin (the) trees أَقْلَامٌ aqlāmun (were) pens وَالْبَحْرُ wal-baḥru and the sea يَمُدُّهُ yamudduhu (to) add to it مِن min after it بَعْدِهِ baʿdihi after it سَبْعَةُ sabʿatu seven أَبْحُرٍ abḥurin seas مَّا mā not نَفِدَتْ nafidat would be exhausted كَلِمَاتُ kalimātu (the) Words اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah إِنَّ inna Indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah عَزِيزٌ ʿazīzun (is) All-Mighty حَكِيمٌ ḥakīmun All-Wise
27. And if whatever trees upon the earth were pens and the sea [was ink], replenished thereafter by seven [more] seas, the words of Allāh would not be exhausted. Indeed, Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise.
Roots in this verse: أ ر ض ش ج ر ب ح ر م د د ب ع د س ب ع ك ل م أ ل ه ع ز ز ح ك م
مَّا خَلْقُكُمْ وَلَا بَعْثُكُمْ إِلَّا كَنَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ بَصِيرٌ ٢٨ ▶
مَّا mā Not خَلْقُكُمْ khalqukum (is) your creation وَلَا walā and not بَعْثُكُمْ baʿthukum your resurrection إِلَّا illā but كَنَفْسٍ kanafsin as a soul وَاحِدَةٍ wāḥidatin single إِنَّ inna Indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah سَمِيعٌ samīʿun (is) All-Hearer بَصِيرٌ baṣīrun All-Seer
28. Your creation and your resurrection will not be but as that of a single soul. Indeed, Allāh is Hearing and Seeing.
Roots in this verse: خ ل ق ب ع ث ن ف س و ح د أ ل ه س م ع ب ص ر
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُولِجُ اللَّيْلَ فِي النَّهَارِ وَيُولِجُ النَّهَارَ فِي اللَّيْلِ وَسَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِي إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ ٢٩ ▶
أَلَمْ alam Do not تَرَ tara you see أَنَّ anna that اللَّهَ l-laha Allah يُولِجُ yūliju causes to enter اللَّيْلَ al-layla the night فِي fī into النَّهَارِ l-nahāri the day وَيُولِجُ wayūliju and causes to enter النَّهَارَ l-nahāra the day فِي fī into اللَّيْلِ al-layli the night وَسَخَّرَ wasakhara and has subjected الشَّمْسَ l-shamsa the sun وَالْقَمَرَ wal-qamara and the moon كُلٌّ kullun each يَجْرِي yajrī moving إِلَىٰ ilā for أَجَلٍ ajalin a term مُّسَمًّى musamman appointed وَأَنَّ wa-anna and that اللَّهَ l-laha Allah بِمَا bimā of what تَعْمَلُونَ taʿmalūna you do خَبِيرٌ khabīrun (is) All-Aware
29. Do you not see [i.e., know] that Allāh causes the night to enter the day and causes the day to enter the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term, and that Allāh, of whatever you do, is Aware?
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي أ ل ه و ل ج ل ي ل ن ه ر س خ ر ش م س ق م ر ك ل ل ج ر ي أ ج ل س م و ع م ل خ ب ر
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْحَقُّ وَأَنَّ مَا يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ الْبَاطِلُ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْكَبِيرُ ٣٠ ▶
ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That بِأَنَّ bi-anna (is) because اللَّهَ l-laha Allah هُوَ huwa He الْحَقُّ l-ḥaqu (is) the Truth وَأَنَّ wa-anna and that مَا mā what يَدْعُونَ yadʿūna they call مِن min besides Him دُونِهِ dūnihi besides Him الْبَاطِلُ l-bāṭilu (is) [the] falsehood وَأَنَّ wa-anna and that اللَّهَ l-laha Allah هُوَ huwa He الْعَلِيُّ l-ʿaliyu (is) the Most High الْكَبِيرُ l-kabīru the Most Great
30. That is because Allāh is the True Reality, and that what they call upon other than Him is falsehood, and because Allāh is the Most High, the Grand.
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه ح ق ق د ع و د و ن ب ط ل ع ل و ك ب ر
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ الْفُلْكَ تَجْرِي فِي الْبَحْرِ بِنِعْمَتِ اللَّهِ لِيُرِيَكُم مِّنْ آيَاتِهِ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُورٍ ٣١ ▶
أَلَمْ alam Do not تَرَ tara you see أَنَّ anna that الْفُلْكَ l-ful'ka the ships تَجْرِي tajrī sail فِي fī through الْبَحْرِ l-baḥri the sea بِنِعْمَتِ biniʿ'mati by (the) Grace اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah لِيُرِيَكُم liyuriyakum that He may show you مِّنْ min of آيَاتِهِ āyātihi His Signs إِنَّ inna Indeed فِي fī in ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that لَآيَاتٍ laāyātin surely (are) Signs لِّكُلِّ likulli for everyone صَبَّارٍ ṣabbārin (who is) patient شَكُورٍ shakūrin grateful
31. Do you not see that ships sail through the sea by the favor of Allāh that He may show you of His signs? Indeed in that are signs for everyone patient and grateful.
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي ف ل ك ج ر ي ب ح ر ن ع م أ ل ه أ ي ي ك ل ل ص ب ر ش ك ر
وَإِذَا غَشِيَهُم مَّوْجٌ كَالظُّلَلِ دَعَوُا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ فَلَمَّا نَجَّاهُمْ إِلَى الْبَرِّ فَمِنْهُم مُّقْتَصِدٌ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِآيَاتِنَا إِلَّا كُلُّ خَتَّارٍ كَفُورٍ ٣٢ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when غَشِيَهُم ghashiyahum covers them مَّوْجٌ mawjun a wave كَالظُّلَلِ kal-ẓulali like canopies دَعَوُا daʿawū they call اللَّهَ l-laha Allah مُخْلِصِينَ mukh'liṣīna (being) sincere لَهُ lahu to Him الدِّينَ l-dīna (in) religion فَلَمَّا falammā But when نَجَّاهُمْ najjāhum He delivers them إِلَى ilā to الْبَرِّ l-bari the land فَمِنْهُم famin'hum then among them مُّقْتَصِدٌ muq'taṣidun (some are) moderate وَمَا wamā And not يَجْحَدُ yajḥadu deny بِآيَاتِنَا biāyātinā Our Signs إِلَّا illā except كُلُّ kullu every خَتَّارٍ khattārin traitor كَفُورٍ kafūrin ungrateful
32. And when waves come over them like canopies, they supplicate Allāh, sincere to Him in religion [i.e., faith]. But when He delivers them to the land, there are [some] of them who are moderate [in faith]. And none rejects Our signs except everyone treacherous and ungrateful.
Roots in this verse: غ ش و ظ ل ل د ع و أ ل ه خ ل ص د ي ن ن ج و ب ر ر ج ح د أ ي ي ك ل ل ك ف ر
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمْ وَاخْشَوْا يَوْمًا لَّا يَجْزِي وَالِدٌ عَن وَلَدِهِ وَلَا مَوْلُودٌ هُوَ جَازٍ عَن وَالِدِهِ شَيْئًا إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ فَلَا تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا وَلَا يَغُرَّنَّكُم بِاللَّهِ الْغَرُورُ ٣٣ ▶
يَا أَيُّهَا yāayyuhā O النَّاسُ l-nāsu mankind اتَّقُوا ittaqū Fear رَبَّكُمْ rabbakum your Lord وَاخْشَوْا wa-ikh'shaw and fear يَوْمًا yawman a Day لَّا lā not يَجْزِي yajzī can avail وَالِدٌ wālidun a father عَن ʿan [for] وَلَدِهِ waladihi his son وَلَا walā and not مَوْلُودٌ mawlūdun a son هُوَ huwa he جَازٍ jāzin (can) avail عَن ʿan [for] وَالِدِهِ wālidihi his father شَيْئًا shayan anything إِنَّ inna Indeed وَعْدَ waʿda (the) Promise اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah حَقٌّ ḥaqqun (is) True فَلَا falā so let not deceive you تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ taghurrannakumu so let not deceive you الْحَيَاةُ l-ḥayatu the life الدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā (of) the world وَلَا walā and let not deceive you يَغُرَّنَّكُم yaghurrannakum and let not deceive you بِاللَّهِ bil-lahi about Allah الْغَرُورُ l-gharūru the deceiver
33. O mankind, fear your Lord and fear a Day when no father will avail his son, nor will a son avail his father at all. Indeed, the promise of Allāh is truth, so let not the worldly life delude you and be not deceived about Allāh by the Deceiver [i.e., Satan].
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي أ ن س و ق ي ر ب ب خ ش ي ي و م ج ز ي و ل د ش ي أ و ع د أ ل ه ح ق ق غ ر ر ح ي ي د ن و
إِنَّ اللَّهَ عِندَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الْأَرْحَامِ وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ مَّاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًا وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ بِأَيِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ ٣٤ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah عِندَهُ ʿindahu with Him عِلْمُ ʿil'mu (is the) knowledge السَّاعَةِ l-sāʿati (of) the Hour وَيُنَزِّلُ wayunazzilu and He sends down الْغَيْثَ l-ghaytha the rain وَيَعْلَمُ wayaʿlamu and knows مَا mā what فِي fī (is) in الْأَرْحَامِ l-arḥāmi the wombs وَمَا wamā And not تَدْرِي tadrī knows نَفْسٌ nafsun any soul مَّاذَا mādhā what تَكْسِبُ taksibu it will earn غَدًا ghadan tomorrow وَمَا wamā and not تَدْرِي tadrī knows نَفْسٌ nafsun any soul بِأَيِّ bi-ayyi in what أَرْضٍ arḍin land تَمُوتُ tamūtu it will die إِنَّ inna Indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah عَلِيمٌ ʿalīmun (is) All-Knower خَبِيرٌ khabīrun All-Aware
34. Indeed, Allāh [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in what land it will die. Indeed, Allāh is Knowing and Aware.
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه ع ن د ع ل م س و ع ن ز ل ر ح م د ر ي ن ف س ك س ب غ د و أ ي ي أ ر ض م و ت خ ب ر
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