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Surah 47 · Madinah · 38 verses · 539 words
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Surah Muhammad, “Muhammad”, is surah 47 of the Quran. It was revealed in Madinah and has 38 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَصَدُّوا عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَضَلَّ أَعْمَالَهُمْ ١ ▶
الَّذِينَ alladhīna Those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieve وَصَدُّوا waṣaddū and turn away عَن ʿan from سَبِيلِ sabīli (the) way of Allah اللَّهِ l-lahi (the) way of Allah أَضَلَّ aḍalla He will cause to be lost أَعْمَالَهُمْ aʿmālahum their deeds
1. Those who disbelieve and avert [people] from the way of Allāh - He will waste their deeds.
Roots in this verse: ك ف ر ص د د س ب ل أ ل ه ض ل ل ع م ل
وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَآمَنُوا بِمَا نُزِّلَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَهُوَ الْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ كَفَّرَ عَنْهُمْ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ وَأَصْلَحَ بَالَهُمْ ٢ ▶
وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna And those who آمَنُوا āmanū believe وَعَمِلُوا waʿamilū and do الصَّالِحَاتِ l-ṣāliḥāti righteous deeds وَآمَنُوا waāmanū and believe بِمَا bimā in what نُزِّلَ nuzzila is revealed عَلَىٰ ʿalā to مُحَمَّدٍ muḥammadin Muhammad وَهُوَ wahuwa and it الْحَقُّ l-ḥaqu (is) the truth مِن min from رَّبِّهِمْ rabbihim their Lord كَفَّرَ kaffara He will remove عَنْهُمْ ʿanhum from them سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ sayyiātihim their misdeeds وَأَصْلَحَ wa-aṣlaḥa and improve بَالَهُمْ bālahum their condition
2. And those who believe and do righteous deeds and believe in what has been sent down upon Muḥammad - and it is the truth from their Lord - He will remove from them their misdeeds and amend their condition.
Roots in this verse: أ م ن ع م ل ص ل ح ن ز ل ح م د ح ق ق ر ب ب ك ف ر س و أ
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا اتَّبَعُوا الْبَاطِلَ وَأَنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّبَعُوا الْحَقَّ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ كَذَٰلِكَ يَضْرِبُ اللَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ أَمْثَالَهُمْ ٣ ▶
ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That بِأَنَّ bi-anna (is) because الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieve اتَّبَعُوا ittabaʿū follow الْبَاطِلَ l-bāṭila falsehood وَأَنَّ wa-anna and that الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who آمَنُوا āmanū believe اتَّبَعُوا ittabaʿū follow الْحَقَّ l-ḥaqa (the) truth مِن min from رَّبِّهِمْ rabbihim their Lord كَذَٰلِكَ kadhālika Thus يَضْرِبُ yaḍribu Allah presents اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah presents لِلنَّاسِ lilnnāsi to the people أَمْثَالَهُمْ amthālahum their similitudes
3. That is because those who disbelieve follow falsehood, and those who believe follow the truth from their Lord. Thus does Allāh present to the people their comparisons.
Roots in this verse: ك ف ر ت ب ع ب ط ل أ م ن ح ق ق ر ب ب ض ر ب أ ل ه أ ن س م ث ل
فَإِذَا لَقِيتُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فَضَرْبَ الرِّقَابِ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا أَثْخَنتُمُوهُمْ فَشُدُّوا الْوَثَاقَ فَإِمَّا مَنًّا بَعْدُ وَإِمَّا فِدَاءً حَتَّىٰ تَضَعَ الْحَرْبُ أَوْزَارَهَا ذَٰلِكَ وَلَوْ يَشَاءُ اللَّهُ لَانتَصَرَ مِنْهُمْ وَلَٰكِن لِّيَبْلُوَ بَعْضَكُم بِبَعْضٍ وَالَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَلَن يُضِلَّ أَعْمَالَهُمْ ٤ ▶
فَإِذَا fa-idhā So when لَقِيتُمُ laqītumu you meet الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieve فَضَرْبَ faḍarba then strike الرِّقَابِ l-riqābi the necks حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until إِذَا idhā when أَثْخَنتُمُوهُمْ athkhantumūhum you have subdued them فَشُدُّوا fashuddū then bind firmly الْوَثَاقَ l-wathāqa the bond فَإِمَّا fa-immā then either مَنًّا mannan a favor بَعْدُ baʿdu afterwards وَإِمَّا wa-immā or فِدَاءً fidāan ransom حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until تَضَعَ taḍaʿa lays down الْحَرْبُ l-ḥarbu the war أَوْزَارَهَا awzārahā its burdens ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That وَلَوْ walaw And if يَشَاءُ yashāu Allah had willed اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah had willed لَانتَصَرَ la-intaṣara surely, He could have taken retribution مِنْهُمْ min'hum from them وَلَٰكِن walākin but لِّيَبْلُوَ liyabluwā to test بَعْضَكُم baʿḍakum some of you بِبَعْضٍ bibaʿḍin with others وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna And those who قُتِلُوا qutilū are killed فِي fī in سَبِيلِ sabīli (the) way of Allah اللَّهِ l-lahi (the) way of Allah فَلَن falan then never يُضِلَّ yuḍilla He will cause to be lost أَعْمَالَهُمْ aʿmālahum their deeds
4. So when you meet those who disbelieve [in battle], strike [their] necks until, when you have inflicted slaughter upon them, then secure [their] bonds, and either [confer] favor afterwards or ransom [them] until the war lays down its burdens. That [is the command]. And if Allāh had willed, He could have taken vengeance upon them [Himself], but [He ordered armed struggle] to test some of you by means of others. And those who are killed in the cause of Allāh - never will He waste their deeds.
Roots in this verse: ل ق ي ك ف ر ض ر ب ر ق ب ش د د و ث ق م ن ن ب ع د ف د ي و ض ع ح ر ب و ز ر ش ي أ أ ل ه ن ص ر ب ل و ب ع ض ق ت ل س ب ل ض ل ل ع م ل
سَيَهْدِيهِمْ وَيُصْلِحُ بَالَهُمْ ٥ ▶
سَيَهْدِيهِمْ sayahdīhim He will guide them وَيُصْلِحُ wayuṣ'liḥu and improve بَالَهُمْ bālahum their condition
5. He will guide them and amend their condition
Roots in this verse: ه د ي ص ل ح
وَيُدْخِلُهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ عَرَّفَهَا لَهُمْ ٦ ▶
وَيُدْخِلُهُمُ wayud'khiluhumu And admit them الْجَنَّةَ l-janata (to) Paradise عَرَّفَهَا ʿarrafahā He has made it known لَهُمْ lahum to them
6. And admit them to Paradise, which He has made known to them.
Roots in this verse: د خ ل ج ن ن ع ر ف
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِن تَنصُرُوا اللَّهَ يَنصُرْكُمْ وَيُثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَكُمْ ٧ ▶
يَا أَيُّهَا yāayyuhā O you who believe الَّذِينَ alladhīna O you who believe آمَنُوا āmanū O you who believe إِن in If تَنصُرُوا tanṣurū you help اللَّهَ l-laha Allah يَنصُرْكُمْ yanṣur'kum He will help you وَيُثَبِّتْ wayuthabbit and make firm أَقْدَامَكُمْ aqdāmakum your feet
7. O you who have believed, if you support Allāh, He will support you and plant firmly your feet.
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي أ م ن ن ص ر أ ل ه ث ب ت ق د م
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فَتَعْسًا لَّهُمْ وَأَضَلَّ أَعْمَالَهُمْ ٨ ▶
وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna But those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieve فَتَعْسًا fataʿsan destruction (is) لَّهُمْ lahum for them وَأَضَلَّ wa-aḍalla and He will cause to be lost أَعْمَالَهُمْ aʿmālahum their deeds
8. But those who disbelieve - for them is misery, and He will waste their deeds.
Roots in this verse: ك ف ر ض ل ل ع م ل
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَرِهُوا مَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ فَأَحْبَطَ أَعْمَالَهُمْ ٩ ▶
ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That بِأَنَّهُمْ bi-annahum (is) because they كَرِهُوا karihū hate مَا mā what أَنزَلَ anzala Allah has revealed اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah has revealed فَأَحْبَطَ fa-aḥbaṭa so He has made worthless أَعْمَالَهُمْ aʿmālahum their deeds
9. That is because they disliked what Allāh revealed, so He rendered worthless their deeds.
Roots in this verse: ك ر ه ن ز ل أ ل ه ح ب ط ع م ل
أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ دَمَّرَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلِلْكَافِرِينَ أَمْثَالُهَا ١٠ ▶
أَفَلَمْ afalam Do not يَسِيرُوا yasīrū they travel فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth فَيَنظُرُوا fayanẓurū and see كَيْفَ kayfa how كَانَ kāna was عَاقِبَةُ ʿāqibatu (the) end الَّذِينَ alladhīna (of) those مِن min before them قَبْلِهِمْ qablihim before them دَمَّرَ dammara Allah destroyed اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah destroyed عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim [over] them وَلِلْكَافِرِينَ walil'kāfirīna and for the disbelievers أَمْثَالُهَا amthāluhā its likeness
10. Have they not traveled through the land and seen how was the end of those before them? Allāh destroyed [everything] over them, and for the disbelievers is something comparable.
Roots in this verse: س ي ر أ ر ض ن ظ ر ك ي ف ك و ن ع ق ب ق ب ل د م ر أ ل ه ك ف ر م ث ل
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ مَوْلَى الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَأَنَّ الْكَافِرِينَ لَا مَوْلَىٰ لَهُمْ ١١ ▶
ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That بِأَنَّ bi-anna (is) because اللَّهَ l-laha Allah مَوْلَى mawlā (is the) Protector الَّذِينَ alladhīna (of) those who آمَنُوا āmanū believe وَأَنَّ wa-anna and that الْكَافِرِينَ l-kāfirīna the disbelievers لَا lā (there is) no مَوْلَىٰ mawlā protector لَهُمْ lahum for them
11. That is because Allāh is the protector of those who have believed and because the disbelievers have no protector.
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه و ل ي أ م ن ك ف ر
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُدْخِلُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا يَتَمَتَّعُونَ وَيَأْكُلُونَ كَمَا تَأْكُلُ الْأَنْعَامُ وَالنَّارُ مَثْوًى لَّهُمْ ١٢ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed اللَّهَ l-laha Allah يُدْخِلُ yud'khilu will admit الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who آمَنُوا āmanū believe وَعَمِلُوا waʿamilū and do الصَّالِحَاتِ l-ṣāliḥāti righteous deeds جَنَّاتٍ jannātin (to) Gardens تَجْرِي tajrī flow مِن min from تَحْتِهَا taḥtihā underneath it الْأَنْهَارُ l-anhāru the rivers وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna but those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieve يَتَمَتَّعُونَ yatamattaʿūna they enjoy وَيَأْكُلُونَ wayakulūna and eat كَمَا kamā as تَأْكُلُ takulu eat الْأَنْعَامُ l-anʿāmu the cattle وَالنَّارُ wal-nāru and the Fire مَثْوًى mathwan (will be) an abode لَّهُمْ lahum for them
12. Indeed, Allāh will admit those who have believed and done righteous deeds to gardens beneath which rivers flow, but those who disbelieve enjoy themselves and eat as grazing livestock eat, and the Fire will be a residence for them.
Roots in this verse: أ ل ه د خ ل أ م ن ع م ل ص ل ح ج ن ن ج ر ي ت ح ت ن ه ر ك ف ر م ت ع أ ك ل ن ع م ن و ر ث و ي
وَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرْيَةٍ هِيَ أَشَدُّ قُوَّةً مِّن قَرْيَتِكَ الَّتِي أَخْرَجَتْكَ أَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ فَلَا نَاصِرَ لَهُمْ ١٣ ▶
وَكَأَيِّن waka-ayyin And how many مِّن min of قَرْيَةٍ qaryatin a town هِيَ hiya which أَشَدُّ ashaddu (was) stronger قُوَّةً quwwatan (in) strength مِّن min than قَرْيَتِكَ qaryatika your town الَّتِي allatī which أَخْرَجَتْكَ akhrajatka has driven you out أَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ ahlaknāhum We destroyed them فَلَا falā so no نَاصِرَ nāṣira helper لَهُمْ lahum for them
13. And how many a city was stronger than your city [i.e., Makkah] which drove you out? We destroyed them; and there was no helper for them.
Roots in this verse: ق ر ي ش د د ق و ي خ ر ج ه ل ك ن ص ر
أَفَمَن كَانَ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِ كَمَن زُيِّنَ لَهُ سُوءُ عَمَلِهِ وَاتَّبَعُوا أَهْوَاءَهُم ١٤ ▶
أَفَمَن afaman Then is (he) who كَانَ kāna is عَلَىٰ ʿalā on بَيِّنَةٍ bayyinatin a clear proof مِّن min from رَّبِّهِ rabbihi his Lord كَمَن kaman like (he) who زُيِّنَ zuyyina is made attractive لَهُ lahu to him سُوءُ sūu (the) evil عَمَلِهِ ʿamalihi (of) his deeds وَاتَّبَعُوا wa-ittabaʿū while they follow أَهْوَاءَهُم ahwāahum their desires
14. So is he who is on clear evidence from his Lord like him to whom the evil of his work has been made attractive and they follow their [own] desires?
Roots in this verse: ك و ن ب ي ن ر ب ب ز ي ن س و أ ع م ل ت ب ع ه و ي
مَّثَلُ الْجَنَّةِ الَّتِي وُعِدَ الْمُتَّقُونَ فِيهَا أَنْهَارٌ مِّن مَّاءٍ غَيْرِ آسِنٍ وَأَنْهَارٌ مِّن لَّبَنٍ لَّمْ يَتَغَيَّرْ طَعْمُهُ وَأَنْهَارٌ مِّنْ خَمْرٍ لَّذَّةٍ لِّلشَّارِبِينَ وَأَنْهَارٌ مِّنْ عَسَلٍ مُّصَفًّى وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرَاتِ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ كَمَنْ هُوَ خَالِدٌ فِي النَّارِ وَسُقُوا مَاءً حَمِيمًا فَقَطَّعَ أَمْعَاءَهُمْ ١٥ ▶
مَّثَلُ mathalu A parable الْجَنَّةِ l-janati (of) Paradise الَّتِي allatī which وُعِدَ wuʿida is promised الْمُتَّقُونَ l-mutaqūna (to) the righteous فِيهَا fīhā Therein أَنْهَارٌ anhārun (are) rivers مِّن min of مَّاءٍ māin water غَيْرِ ghayri not آسِنٍ āsinin polluted وَأَنْهَارٌ wa-anhārun and rivers مِّن min of لَّبَنٍ labanin milk لَّمْ lam not يَتَغَيَّرْ yataghayyar changes طَعْمُهُ ṭaʿmuhu its taste وَأَنْهَارٌ wa-anhārun and rivers مِّنْ min of خَمْرٍ khamrin wine لَّذَّةٍ ladhatin delicious لِّلشَّارِبِينَ lilshāribīna for (the) drinkers وَأَنْهَارٌ wa-anhārun and rivers مِّنْ min of عَسَلٍ ʿasalin honey مُّصَفًّى muṣaffan purified وَلَهُمْ walahum and for them فِيهَا fīhā therein مِن min of كُلِّ kulli all الثَّمَرَاتِ l-thamarāti fruits وَمَغْفِرَةٌ wamaghfiratun and forgiveness مِّن min from رَّبِّهِمْ rabbihim their Lord كَمَنْ kaman like he who هُوَ huwa like he who خَالِدٌ khālidun (will) abide forever فِي fī in النَّارِ l-nāri the Fire وَسُقُوا wasuqū and they will be given to drink مَاءً māan water حَمِيمًا ḥamīman boiling فَقَطَّعَ faqaṭṭaʿa so it cuts into pieces أَمْعَاءَهُمْ amʿāahum their intestines
15. Is the description of Paradise, which the righteous are promised, wherein are rivers of water unaltered, rivers of milk the taste of which never changes, rivers of wine delicious to those who drink, and rivers of purified honey, in which they will have from all [kinds of] fruits and forgiveness from their Lord... [Are its inhabitants] like those who abide eternally in the Fire and are given to drink scalding water that will sever their intestines?
Roots in this verse: م ث ل ج ن ن و ع د و ق ي ن ه ر م و ه غ ي ر ط ع م ش ر ب ص ف و ك ل ل ث م ر غ ف ر ر ب ب خ ل د ن و ر س ق ي ح م م ق ط ع
وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَيْكَ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا خَرَجُوا مِنْ عِندِكَ قَالُوا لِلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ مَاذَا قَالَ آنِفًا أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ طَبَعَ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَاتَّبَعُوا أَهْوَاءَهُمْ ١٦ ▶
وَمِنْهُم wamin'hum And among them مَّن man (are some) who يَسْتَمِعُ yastamiʿu listen إِلَيْكَ ilayka to you حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until إِذَا idhā when خَرَجُوا kharajū they depart مِنْ min from عِندِكَ ʿindika you قَالُوا qālū they say لِلَّذِينَ lilladhīna to those who أُوتُوا ūtū were given الْعِلْمَ l-ʿil'ma the knowledge مَاذَا mādhā What قَالَ qāla (has) he said آنِفًا ānifan just now أُولَٰئِكَ ulāika Those الَّذِينَ alladhīna (are) the ones طَبَعَ ṭabaʿa Allah has set a seal اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah has set a seal عَلَىٰ ʿalā upon قُلُوبِهِمْ qulūbihim their hearts وَاتَّبَعُوا wa-ittabaʿū and they follow أَهْوَاءَهُمْ ahwāahum their desires
16. And among them, [O Muḥammad], are those who listen to you, until when they depart from you, they say to those who were given knowledge, "What has he said just now?" Those are the ones of whom Allāh has sealed over their hearts and who have followed their [own] desires.
Roots in this verse: س م ع خ ر ج ع ن د ق و ل أ ت ي ع ل م ط ب ع أ ل ه ق ل ب ت ب ع ه و ي
وَالَّذِينَ اهْتَدَوْا زَادَهُمْ هُدًى وَآتَاهُمْ تَقْوَاهُمْ ١٧ ▶
وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna And those who اهْتَدَوْا ih'tadaw accept guidance زَادَهُمْ zādahum He increases them هُدًى hudan (in) guidance وَآتَاهُمْ waātāhum and gives them تَقْوَاهُمْ taqwāhum their righteousness
17. And those who are guided - He increases them in guidance and gives them their righteousness.
Roots in this verse: ه د ي ز ي د أ ت ي و ق ي
فَهَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا السَّاعَةَ أَن تَأْتِيَهُم بَغْتَةً فَقَدْ جَاءَ أَشْرَاطُهَا فَأَنَّىٰ لَهُمْ إِذَا جَاءَتْهُمْ ذِكْرَاهُمْ ١٨ ▶
فَهَلْ fahal Then do يَنظُرُونَ yanẓurūna they wait إِلَّا illā but السَّاعَةَ l-sāʿata (for) the Hour أَن an that تَأْتِيَهُم tatiyahum it should come to them بَغْتَةً baghtatan suddenly فَقَدْ faqad But indeed جَاءَ jāa have come أَشْرَاطُهَا ashrāṭuhā its indications فَأَنَّىٰ fa-annā Then how لَهُمْ lahum to them إِذَا idhā when جَاءَتْهُمْ jāathum has come to them ذِكْرَاهُمْ dhik'rāhum their reminder
18. Then do they await except that the Hour should come upon them unexpectedly? But already there have come [some of] its indications. Then how [i.e., what good] to them, when it has come, will be their remembrance?
Roots in this verse: ن ظ ر س و ع أ ت ي ب غ ت ج ي أ ذ ك ر
فَاعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنبِكَ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مُتَقَلَّبَكُمْ وَمَثْوَاكُمْ ١٩ ▶
فَاعْلَمْ fa-iʿ'lam So know أَنَّهُ annahu that [He] لَا lā (there is) no إِلَٰهَ ilāha god إِلَّا illā but اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah وَاسْتَغْفِرْ wa-is'taghfir and ask forgiveness لِذَنبِكَ lidhanbika for your sin وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ walil'mu'minīna and for the believing men وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ wal-mu'mināti and the believing women وَاللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah يَعْلَمُ yaʿlamu knows مُتَقَلَّبَكُمْ mutaqallabakum your movement وَمَثْوَاكُمْ wamathwākum and your resting places
19. So know, [O Muḥammad], that there is no deity except Allāh and ask forgiveness for your sin and for the believing men and believing women. And Allāh knows of your movement and your resting place.
Roots in this verse: ع ل م أ ل ه غ ف ر ذ ن ب أ م ن ق ل ب ث و ي
وَيَقُولُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَوْلَا نُزِّلَتْ سُورَةٌ فَإِذَا أُنزِلَتْ سُورَةٌ مُّحْكَمَةٌ وَذُكِرَ فِيهَا الْقِتَالُ رَأَيْتَ الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَيْكَ نَظَرَ الْمَغْشِيِّ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ فَأَوْلَىٰ لَهُمْ ٢٠ ▶
وَيَقُولُ wayaqūlu And say الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who آمَنُوا āmanū believe لَوْلَا lawlā Why not نُزِّلَتْ nuzzilat has been revealed سُورَةٌ sūratun a Surah فَإِذَا fa-idhā But when أُنزِلَتْ unzilat is revealed سُورَةٌ sūratun a Surah مُّحْكَمَةٌ muḥ'kamatun precise وَذُكِرَ wadhukira and is mentioned فِيهَا fīhā in it الْقِتَالُ l-qitālu the fighting رَأَيْتَ ra-ayta you see الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who فِي fī in قُلُوبِهِم qulūbihim their hearts مَّرَضٌ maraḍun (is) a disease يَنظُرُونَ yanẓurūna looking إِلَيْكَ ilayka at you نَظَرَ naẓara a look الْمَغْشِيِّ l-maghshiyi (of) one fainting عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi (of) one fainting مِنَ mina from الْمَوْتِ l-mawti the death فَأَوْلَىٰ fa-awlā But more appropriate لَهُمْ lahum for them
20. Those who believe say, "Why has a sūrah not been sent down?" But when a precise sūrah is revealed and battle is mentioned therein, you see those in whose hearts is disease [i.e., hypocrisy] looking at you with a look of one overcome by death. And more appropriate for them [would have been]
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ م ن ن ز ل س و ر ح ك م ذ ك ر ق ت ل ر أ ي ق ل ب م ر ض ن ظ ر غ ش و م و ت و ل ي
طَاعَةٌ وَقَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوفٌ فَإِذَا عَزَمَ الْأَمْرُ فَلَوْ صَدَقُوا اللَّهَ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ ٢١ ▶
طَاعَةٌ ṭāʿatun (Is) obedience وَقَوْلٌ waqawlun and a word مَّعْرُوفٌ maʿrūfun kind فَإِذَا fa-idhā And when عَزَمَ ʿazama (is) determined الْأَمْرُ l-amru the matter فَلَوْ falaw then if صَدَقُوا ṣadaqū they had been true اللَّهَ l-laha (to) Allah لَكَانَ lakāna surely, it would have been خَيْرًا khayran better لَّهُمْ lahum for them
21. Obedience and good words. And when the matter [of fighting] was determined, if they had been true to Allāh, it would have been better for them.
Roots in this verse: ط و ع ق و ل ع ر ف أ م ر ص د ق أ ل ه ك و ن خ ي ر
فَهَلْ عَسَيْتُمْ إِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ أَن تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَتُقَطِّعُوا أَرْحَامَكُمْ ٢٢ ▶
فَهَلْ fahal Then would عَسَيْتُمْ ʿasaytum you perhaps إِن in if تَوَلَّيْتُمْ tawallaytum you are given authority أَن an that تُفْسِدُوا tuf'sidū you cause corruption فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth وَتُقَطِّعُوا watuqaṭṭiʿū and cut off أَرْحَامَكُمْ arḥāmakum your ties of kinship
22. So would you perhaps, if you turned away, cause corruption on earth and sever your [ties of] relationship?
Roots in this verse: ع س ي و ل ي ف س د أ ر ض ق ط ع ر ح م
أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ لَعَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ فَأَصَمَّهُمْ وَأَعْمَىٰ أَبْصَارَهُمْ ٢٣ ▶
أُولَٰئِكَ ulāika Those الَّذِينَ alladhīna (are) the ones لَعَنَهُمُ laʿanahumu Allah has cursed them اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah has cursed them فَأَصَمَّهُمْ fa-aṣammahum so He made them deaf وَأَعْمَىٰ wa-aʿmā and blinded أَبْصَارَهُمْ abṣārahum their vision
23. Those [who do so] are the ones that Allāh has cursed, so He deafened them and blinded their vision.
Roots in this verse: ل ع ن أ ل ه ص م م ع م ي ب ص ر
أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ أَمْ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبٍ أَقْفَالُهَا ٢٤ ▶
أَفَلَا afalā Then do not يَتَدَبَّرُونَ yatadabbarūna they ponder الْقُرْآنَ l-qur'āna (over) the Quran أَمْ am or عَلَىٰ ʿalā upon قُلُوبٍ qulūbin (their) hearts أَقْفَالُهَا aqfāluhā (are) locks
24. Then do they not reflect upon the Qur’ān, or are there locks upon [their] hearts?
Roots in this verse: د ب ر ق ر أ ق ل ب
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ ارْتَدُّوا عَلَىٰ أَدْبَارِهِم مِّن بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الْهُدَى الشَّيْطَانُ سَوَّلَ لَهُمْ وَأَمْلَىٰ لَهُمْ ٢٥ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who ارْتَدُّوا ir'taddū return عَلَىٰ ʿalā on أَدْبَارِهِم adbārihim their backs مِّن min after بَعْدِ baʿdi after مَا mā what تَبَيَّنَ tabayyana (has) become clear لَهُمُ lahumu to them الْهُدَى l-hudā (of) the guidance الشَّيْطَانُ l-shayṭānu Shaitaan سَوَّلَ sawwala enticed لَهُمْ lahum [for] them وَأَمْلَىٰ wa-amlā and prolonged hope لَهُمْ lahum for them
25. Indeed, those who reverted back [to disbelief] after guidance had become clear to them - Satan enticed them and prolonged hope for them.
Roots in this verse: ر د د د ب ر ب ع د ب ي ن ه د ي ش ط ن م ل و
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا لِلَّذِينَ كَرِهُوا مَا نَزَّلَ اللَّهُ سَنُطِيعُكُمْ فِي بَعْضِ الْأَمْرِ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِسْرَارَهُمْ ٢٦ ▶
ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That بِأَنَّهُمْ bi-annahum (is) because they قَالُوا qālū [they] said لِلَّذِينَ lilladhīna to those who كَرِهُوا karihū hate مَا mā what نَزَّلَ nazzala Allah has revealed اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah has revealed سَنُطِيعُكُمْ sanuṭīʿukum We will obey you فِي fī in بَعْضِ baʿḍi part الْأَمْرِ l-amri (of) the matter وَاللَّهُ wal-lahu But Allah يَعْلَمُ yaʿlamu knows إِسْرَارَهُمْ is'rārahum their secrets
26. That is because they said to those who disliked what Allāh sent down, "We will obey you in part of the matter." And Allāh knows what they conceal.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ك ر ه ن ز ل أ ل ه ط و ع ب ع ض أ م ر ع ل م س ر ر
فَكَيْفَ إِذَا تَوَفَّتْهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ يَضْرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمْ وَأَدْبَارَهُمْ ٢٧ ▶
فَكَيْفَ fakayfa Then how إِذَا idhā when تَوَفَّتْهُمُ tawaffathumu take them in death الْمَلَائِكَةُ l-malāikatu the Angels يَضْرِبُونَ yaḍribūna striking وُجُوهَهُمْ wujūhahum their faces وَأَدْبَارَهُمْ wa-adbārahum and their backs
27. Then how [will it be] when the angels take them in death, striking their faces and their backs?
Roots in this verse: ك ي ف و ف ي م ل ك ض ر ب و ج ه د ب ر
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمُ اتَّبَعُوا مَا أَسْخَطَ اللَّهَ وَكَرِهُوا رِضْوَانَهُ فَأَحْبَطَ أَعْمَالَهُمْ ٢٨ ▶
ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That بِأَنَّهُمُ bi-annahumu (is) because they اتَّبَعُوا ittabaʿū followed مَا mā what أَسْخَطَ askhaṭa angered اللَّهَ l-laha Allah وَكَرِهُوا wakarihū and hated رِضْوَانَهُ riḍ'wānahu His pleasure فَأَحْبَطَ fa-aḥbaṭa so He made worthless أَعْمَالَهُمْ aʿmālahum their deeds
28. That is because they followed what angered Allāh and disliked [what earns] His pleasure, so He rendered worthless their deeds.
Roots in this verse: ت ب ع أ ل ه ك ر ه ر ض و ح ب ط ع م ل
أَمْ حَسِبَ الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ أَن لَّن يُخْرِجَ اللَّهُ أَضْغَانَهُمْ ٢٩ ▶
أَمْ am Or do حَسِبَ ḥasiba think الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who فِي fī in قُلُوبِهِم qulūbihim their hearts مَّرَضٌ maraḍun (is) a disease أَن an that لَّن lan never يُخْرِجَ yukh'rija will Allah bring forth اللَّهُ l-lahu will Allah bring forth أَضْغَانَهُمْ aḍghānahum their hatred
29. Or do those in whose hearts is disease think that Allāh would never expose their [feelings of] hatred?
Roots in this verse: ح س ب ق ل ب م ر ض خ ر ج أ ل ه
وَلَوْ نَشَاءُ لَأَرَيْنَاكَهُمْ فَلَعَرَفْتَهُم بِسِيمَاهُمْ وَلَتَعْرِفَنَّهُمْ فِي لَحْنِ الْقَوْلِ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ أَعْمَالَكُمْ ٣٠ ▶
وَلَوْ walaw And if نَشَاءُ nashāu We willed لَأَرَيْنَاكَهُمْ la-araynākahum surely, We could show them to you فَلَعَرَفْتَهُم falaʿaraftahum and you would know them بِسِيمَاهُمْ bisīmāhum by their marks وَلَتَعْرِفَنَّهُمْ walataʿrifannahum but surely, you will know them فِي fī by لَحْنِ laḥni (the) tone الْقَوْلِ l-qawli (of their) speech وَاللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah يَعْلَمُ yaʿlamu knows أَعْمَالَكُمْ aʿmālakum your deeds
30. And if We willed, We could show them to you, and you would know them by their mark; but you will surely know them by the tone of [their] speech. And Allāh knows your deeds.
Roots in this verse: ش ي أ ر أ ي ع ر ف س و م ق و ل أ ل ه ع ل م ع م ل
وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ حَتَّىٰ نَعْلَمَ الْمُجَاهِدِينَ مِنكُمْ وَالصَّابِرِينَ وَنَبْلُوَ أَخْبَارَكُمْ ٣١ ▶
وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ walanabluwannakum And surely We will test you حَتَّىٰ ḥattā until نَعْلَمَ naʿlama We make evident الْمُجَاهِدِينَ l-mujāhidīna those who strive مِنكُمْ minkum among you وَالصَّابِرِينَ wal-ṣābirīna and the patient ones وَنَبْلُوَ wanabluwā and We will test أَخْبَارَكُمْ akhbārakum your affairs
31. And We will surely test you until We make evident those who strive among you [for the cause of Allāh] and the patient, and We will test your affairs.
Roots in this verse: ب ل و ع ل م ج ه د ص ب ر خ ب ر
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَصَدُّوا عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَشَاقُّوا الرَّسُولَ مِن بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الْهُدَىٰ لَن يَضُرُّوا اللَّهَ شَيْئًا وَسَيُحْبِطُ أَعْمَالَهُمْ ٣٢ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieve وَصَدُّوا waṣaddū and turn away عَن ʿan from سَبِيلِ sabīli (the) way of Allah اللَّهِ l-lahi (the) way of Allah وَشَاقُّوا washāqqū and oppose الرَّسُولَ l-rasūla the Messenger مِن min after بَعْدِ baʿdi after مَا mā [what] تَبَيَّنَ tabayyana (has been) made clear لَهُمُ lahumu to them الْهُدَىٰ l-hudā the guidance لَن lan never يَضُرُّوا yaḍurrū will they harm اللَّهَ l-laha Allah شَيْئًا shayan (in) anything وَسَيُحْبِطُ wasayuḥ'biṭu and He will make worthless أَعْمَالَهُمْ aʿmālahum their deeds
32. Indeed, those who disbelieved and averted [people] from the path of Allāh and opposed the Messenger after guidance had become clear to them - never will they harm Allāh at all, and He will render worthless their deeds.
Roots in this verse: ك ف ر ص د د س ب ل أ ل ه ش ق ق ر س ل ب ع د ب ي ن ه د ي ض ر ر ش ي أ ح ب ط ع م ل
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَلَا تُبْطِلُوا أَعْمَالَكُمْ ٣٣ ▶
يَا أَيُّهَا yāayyuhā O you who believe الَّذِينَ alladhīna O you who believe آمَنُوا āmanū O you who believe أَطِيعُوا aṭīʿū Obey اللَّهَ l-laha Allah وَأَطِيعُوا wa-aṭīʿū and obey الرَّسُولَ l-rasūla the Messenger وَلَا walā and (do) not تُبْطِلُوا tub'ṭilū make vain أَعْمَالَكُمْ aʿmālakum your deeds
33. O you who have believed, obey Allāh and obey the Messenger and do not invalidate your deeds.
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي أ م ن ط و ع أ ل ه ر س ل ب ط ل ع م ل
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَصَدُّوا عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ مَاتُوا وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ فَلَن يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَهُمْ ٣٤ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieve وَصَدُّوا waṣaddū and turn away عَن ʿan from سَبِيلِ sabīli (the) way اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah ثُمَّ thumma then مَاتُوا mātū died وَهُمْ wahum while they كُفَّارٌ kuffārun (were) disbelievers فَلَن falan never يَغْفِرَ yaghfira will Allah forgive اللَّهُ l-lahu will Allah forgive لَهُمْ lahum them
34. Indeed, those who disbelieved and averted [people] from the path of Allāh and then died while they were disbelievers - never will Allāh forgive them.
Roots in this verse: ك ف ر ص د د س ب ل أ ل ه م و ت غ ف ر
فَلَا تَهِنُوا وَتَدْعُوا إِلَى السَّلْمِ وَأَنتُمُ الْأَعْلَوْنَ وَاللَّهُ مَعَكُمْ وَلَن يَتِرَكُمْ أَعْمَالَكُمْ ٣٥ ▶
فَلَا falā So (do) not تَهِنُوا tahinū weaken وَتَدْعُوا watadʿū and call إِلَى ilā for السَّلْمِ l-salmi peace وَأَنتُمُ wa-antumu while you الْأَعْلَوْنَ l-aʿlawna (are) superior وَاللَّهُ wal-lahu and Allah مَعَكُمْ maʿakum (is) with you وَلَن walan and never يَتِرَكُمْ yatirakum will deprive you أَعْمَالَكُمْ aʿmālakum (of) your deeds
35. So do not weaken and call for peace while you are superior; and Allāh is with you and will never deprive you of [the reward of] your deeds.
Roots in this verse: د ع و س ل م ع ل و أ ل ه ع م ل
إِنَّمَا الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌ وَلَهْوٌ وَإِن تُؤْمِنُوا وَتَتَّقُوا يُؤْتِكُمْ أُجُورَكُمْ وَلَا يَسْأَلْكُمْ أَمْوَالَكُمْ ٣٦ ▶
إِنَّمَا innamā Only الْحَيَاةُ l-ḥayatu the life الدُّنْيَا l-dun'yā (of) the world لَعِبٌ laʿibun (is) play وَلَهْوٌ walahwun and amusement وَإِن wa-in And if تُؤْمِنُوا tu'minū you believe وَتَتَّقُوا watattaqū and fear (Allah) يُؤْتِكُمْ yu'tikum He will give you أُجُورَكُمْ ujūrakum your rewards وَلَا walā and not يَسْأَلْكُمْ yasalkum will ask you أَمْوَالَكُمْ amwālakum (for) your wealth
36. [This] worldly life is only amusement and diversion. And if you believe and fear Allāh, He will give you your rewards and not ask you for your properties.
Roots in this verse: ح ي ي د ن و ل ع ب ل ه و أ م ن و ق ي أ ت ي أ ج ر س أ ل م و ل
إِن يَسْأَلْكُمُوهَا فَيُحْفِكُمْ تَبْخَلُوا وَيُخْرِجْ أَضْغَانَكُمْ ٣٧ ▶
إِن in If يَسْأَلْكُمُوهَا yasalkumūhā He were to ask you for it فَيُحْفِكُمْ fayuḥ'fikum and press you تَبْخَلُوا tabkhalū you will withhold وَيُخْرِجْ wayukh'rij and He will bring forth أَضْغَانَكُمْ aḍghānakum your hatred
37. If He should ask you for them and press you, you would withhold, and He would expose your hatred [i.e., unwillingness].
Roots in this verse: س أ ل ب خ ل خ ر ج
هَا أَنتُمْ هَٰؤُلَاءِ تُدْعَوْنَ لِتُنفِقُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَمِنكُم مَّن يَبْخَلُ وَمَن يَبْخَلْ فَإِنَّمَا يَبْخَلُ عَن نَّفْسِهِ وَاللَّهُ الْغَنِيُّ وَأَنتُمُ الْفُقَرَاءُ وَإِن تَتَوَلَّوْا يَسْتَبْدِلْ قَوْمًا غَيْرَكُمْ ثُمَّ لَا يَكُونُوا أَمْثَالَكُم ٣٨ ▶
هَا أَنتُمْ hāantum Here you are هَٰؤُلَاءِ hāulāi these تُدْعَوْنَ tud'ʿawna called لِتُنفِقُوا litunfiqū to spend فِي fī in سَبِيلِ sabīli (the) way اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah فَمِنكُم faminkum but among you مَّن man (are some) who يَبْخَلُ yabkhalu withhold وَمَن waman and whoever يَبْخَلْ yabkhal withholds فَإِنَّمَا fa-innamā then only يَبْخَلُ yabkhalu he withholds عَن ʿan from نَّفْسِهِ nafsihi himself وَاللَّهُ wal-lahu But Allah الْغَنِيُّ l-ghaniyu (is) Free of need وَأَنتُمُ wa-antumu while you الْفُقَرَاءُ l-fuqarāu (are) the needy وَإِن wa-in And if تَتَوَلَّوْا tatawallaw you turn away يَسْتَبْدِلْ yastabdil He will replace you قَوْمًا qawman (with) a people غَيْرَكُمْ ghayrakum other than you ثُمَّ thumma then لَا lā not يَكُونُوا yakūnū they will be أَمْثَالَكُم amthālakum (the) likes of you
38. Here you are - those invited to spend in the cause of Allāh - but among you are those who withhold [out of greed]. And whoever withholds only withholds [benefit] from himself; and Allāh is the Free of need, while you are the needy. And if you turn away [i.e., refuse], He will replace you with another people; then they will not be the likes of you.
Roots in this verse: د ع و ن ف ق س ب ل أ ل ه ب خ ل ن ف س غ ن ي ف ق ر و ل ي ب د ل ق و م غ ي ر ك و ن م ث ل
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