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Surah 34 · Makkah · 54 verses · 883 words
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Surah Saba, “Sheba”, is surah 34 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 54 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ وَهُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْخَبِيرُ ١ ▶
الْحَمْدُ al-ḥamdu All praises لِلَّهِ lillahi (be) to Allah الَّذِي alladhī the One to Whom belongs لَهُ lahu the One to Whom 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 وَلَهُ walahu and for Him الْحَمْدُ l-ḥamdu (are) all praises فِي fī in الْآخِرَةِ l-ākhirati the Hereafter وَهُوَ wahuwa And He الْحَكِيمُ l-ḥakīmu (is) the All-Wise الْخَبِيرُ l-khabīru the All-Aware
1. [All] praise is [due] to Allāh, to whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, and to Him belongs [all] praise in the Hereafter. And He is the Wise, the Aware.
Roots in this verse: ح م د أ ل ه س م و أ ر ض أ خ ر ح ك م خ ب ر
يَعْلَمُ مَا يَلِجُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا وَمَا يَنزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَمَا يَعْرُجُ فِيهَا وَهُوَ الرَّحِيمُ الْغَفُورُ ٢ ▶
يَعْلَمُ yaʿlamu He knows مَا mā what يَلِجُ yaliju penetrates فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth وَمَا wamā and what يَخْرُجُ yakhruju comes out مِنْهَا min'hā from it وَمَا wamā and what يَنزِلُ yanzilu descends مِنَ mina from السَّمَاءِ l-samāi the heaven وَمَا wamā and what يَعْرُجُ yaʿruju ascends فِيهَا fīhā therein وَهُوَ wahuwa And He الرَّحِيمُ l-raḥīmu (is) the Most Merciful الْغَفُورُ l-ghafūru the Oft-Forgiving
2. He knows what penetrates into the earth and what emerges from it and what descends from the heaven and what ascends therein. And He is the Merciful, the Forgiving.
Roots in this verse: ع ل م و ل ج أ ر ض خ ر ج ن ز ل س م و ر ح م غ ف ر
وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَا تَأْتِينَا السَّاعَةُ قُلْ بَلَىٰ وَرَبِّي لَتَأْتِيَنَّكُمْ عَالِمِ الْغَيْبِ لَا يَعْزُبُ عَنْهُ مِثْقَالُ ذَرَّةٍ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَلَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا أَصْغَرُ مِن ذَٰلِكَ وَلَا أَكْبَرُ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ ٣ ▶
وَقَالَ waqāla But say الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieve لَا lā Not تَأْتِينَا tatīnā will come to us السَّاعَةُ l-sāʿatu the Hour قُلْ qul Say بَلَىٰ balā Nay وَرَبِّي warabbī by my Lord لَتَأْتِيَنَّكُمْ latatiyannakum surely it will come to you عَالِمِ ʿālimi (He is the) Knower الْغَيْبِ l-ghaybi (of) the unseen لَا lā Not يَعْزُبُ yaʿzubu escapes عَنْهُ ʿanhu from Him مِثْقَالُ mith'qālu (the) weight ذَرَّةٍ dharratin (of) an atom فِي fī in السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens وَلَا walā and not فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth وَلَا walā and not أَصْغَرُ aṣgharu smaller مِن min than ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that وَلَا walā and not أَكْبَرُ akbaru greater إِلَّا illā but فِي fī (is) in كِتَابٍ kitābin a Record مُّبِينٍ mubīnin Clear
3. But those who disbelieve say, "The Hour will not come to us." Say, "Yes, by my Lord, it will surely come to you. [Allāh is] the Knower of the unseen." Not absent from Him is an atom's weight within the heavens or within the earth or [what is] smaller than that or greater, except that it is in a clear register -
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ك ف ر أ ت ي س و ع ر ب ب ع ل م غ ي ب ث ق ل ذ ر ر س م و أ ر ض ص غ ر ك ب ر ك ت ب ب ي ن
لِّيَجْزِيَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَرِزْقٌ كَرِيمٌ ٤ ▶
لِّيَجْزِيَ liyajziya That He may reward الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who آمَنُوا āmanū believe وَعَمِلُوا waʿamilū and do الصَّالِحَاتِ l-ṣāliḥāti righteous deeds أُولَٰئِكَ ulāika Those لَهُم lahum for them مَّغْفِرَةٌ maghfiratun (will be) forgiveness وَرِزْقٌ wariz'qun and a provision كَرِيمٌ karīmun noble
4. That He may reward those who believe and do righteous deeds. Those will have forgiveness and noble provision.
Roots in this verse: ج ز ي أ م ن ع م ل ص ل ح غ ف ر ر ز ق ك ر م
وَالَّذِينَ سَعَوْا فِي آيَاتِنَا مُعَاجِزِينَ أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مِّن رِّجْزٍ أَلِيمٌ ٥ ▶
وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna But those who سَعَوْا saʿaw strive فِي fī against آيَاتِنَا āyātinā Our Verses مُعَاجِزِينَ muʿājizīna (to) cause failure أُولَٰئِكَ ulāika those لَهُمْ lahum for them عَذَابٌ ʿadhābun (is) a punishment مِّن min of رِّجْزٍ rij'zin foul nature أَلِيمٌ alīmun painful
5. But those who strive against Our verses [seeking] to cause failure - for them will be a painful punishment of foul nature.
Roots in this verse: س ع ي أ ي ي ع ج ز ع ذ ب ر ج ز أ ل م
وَيَرَى الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ الَّذِي أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ هُوَ الْحَقَّ وَيَهْدِي إِلَىٰ صِرَاطِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ ٦ ▶
وَيَرَى wayarā And see الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who أُوتُوا ūtū have been given الْعِلْمَ l-ʿil'ma the knowledge الَّذِي alladhī (that) what أُنزِلَ unzila is revealed إِلَيْكَ ilayka to you مِن min from رَّبِّكَ rabbika your Lord هُوَ huwa [it] الْحَقَّ l-ḥaqa (is) the Truth وَيَهْدِي wayahdī and it guides إِلَىٰ ilā to صِرَاطِ ṣirāṭi (the) Path الْعَزِيزِ l-ʿazīzi (of) the All-Mighty الْحَمِيدِ l-ḥamīdi the Praiseworthy
6. And those who have been given knowledge see that what is revealed to you from your Lord is the truth, and it guides to the path of the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy.
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي أ ت ي ع ل م ن ز ل ر ب ب ح ق ق ه د ي ص ر ط ع ز ز ح م د
وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا هَلْ نَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَىٰ رَجُلٍ يُنَبِّئُكُمْ إِذَا مُزِّقْتُمْ كُلَّ مُمَزَّقٍ إِنَّكُمْ لَفِي خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ ٧ ▶
وَقَالَ waqāla But say الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieve هَلْ hal Shall نَدُلُّكُمْ nadullukum we direct you عَلَىٰ ʿalā to رَجُلٍ rajulin a man يُنَبِّئُكُمْ yunabbi-ukum who informs you إِذَا idhā when مُزِّقْتُمْ muzziq'tum you have disintegrated كُلَّ kulla (in) total مُمَزَّقٍ mumazzaqin disintegration إِنَّكُمْ innakum indeed you لَفِي lafī surely (will be) in خَلْقٍ khalqin a creation جَدِيدٍ jadīdin new
7. But those who disbelieve say, "Shall we direct you to a man who will inform you [that] when you have disintegrated in complete disintegration, you will [then] be [recreated] in a new creation?
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ك ف ر ر ج ل ن ب أ ك ل ل خ ل ق ج د د
أَفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَم بِهِ جِنَّةٌ بَلِ الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْآخِرَةِ فِي الْعَذَابِ وَالضَّلَالِ الْبَعِيدِ ٨ ▶
أَفْتَرَىٰ aftarā Has he invented عَلَى ʿalā about اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah كَذِبًا kadhiban a lie أَم am or بِهِ bihi in him جِنَّةٌ jinnatun (is) madness بَلِ bali Nay الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who لَا lā (do) not يُؤْمِنُونَ yu'minūna believe بِالْآخِرَةِ bil-ākhirati in the Hereafter فِي fī (will be) in الْعَذَابِ l-ʿadhābi the punishment وَالضَّلَالِ wal-ḍalāli and error الْبَعِيدِ l-baʿīdi far
8. Has he invented about Allāh a lie or is there in him madness?" Rather, they who do not believe in the Hereafter will be in the punishment and [are in] extreme error.
Roots in this verse: ف ر ي أ ل ه ك ذ ب ج ن ن أ م ن أ خ ر ع ذ ب ض ل ل ب ع د
أَفَلَمْ يَرَوْا إِلَىٰ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُم مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ إِن نَّشَأْ نَخْسِفْ بِهِمُ الْأَرْضَ أَوْ نُسْقِطْ عَلَيْهِمْ كِسَفًا مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً لِّكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُّنِيبٍ ٩ ▶
أَفَلَمْ afalam Then, do not يَرَوْا yaraw they see إِلَىٰ ilā towards مَا mā what بَيْنَ bayna (is) before them أَيْدِيهِمْ aydīhim (is) before them وَمَا wamā and what خَلْفَهُم khalfahum (is) behind them مِّنَ mina of السَّمَاءِ l-samāi the heaven وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth إِن in If نَّشَأْ nasha We will نَخْسِفْ nakhsif We (could) cause to swallow them بِهِمُ bihimu We (could) cause to swallow them الْأَرْضَ l-arḍa the earth أَوْ aw or نُسْقِطْ nus'qiṭ cause to fall عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim upon them كِسَفًا kisafan fragments مِّنَ mina from السَّمَاءِ l-samāi the sky إِنَّ inna Indeed فِي fī in ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that لَآيَةً laāyatan surely, is a Sign لِّكُلِّ likulli for every عَبْدٍ ʿabdin slave مُّنِيبٍ munībin who turns (to Allah)
9. Then, do they not look at what is before them and what is behind them of the heaven and earth? If We should will, We could cause the earth to swallow them or [could] let fall upon them fragments from the sky. Indeed in that is a sign for every servant turning back [to Allāh].
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي ب ي ن ي د ي خ ل ف س م و أ ر ض ش ي أ أ ي ي ك ل ل ع ب د ن و ب
وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا دَاوُودَ مِنَّا فَضْلًا يَا جِبَالُ أَوِّبِي مَعَهُ وَالطَّيْرَ وَأَلَنَّا لَهُ الْحَدِيدَ ١٠ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly آتَيْنَا ātaynā We gave دَاوُودَ dāwūda Dawood مِنَّا minnā from Us فَضْلًا faḍlan Bounty يَا جِبَالُ yājibālu O mountains أَوِّبِي awwibī Repeat praises مَعَهُ maʿahu with him وَالطَّيْرَ wal-ṭayra and the birds وَأَلَنَّا wa-alannā And We made pliable لَهُ lahu for him الْحَدِيدَ l-ḥadīda [the] iron
10. And We certainly gave David from Us bounty. [We said], "O mountains, repeat [Our] praises with him, and the birds [as well]." And We made pliable for him iron,
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ف ض ل ج ب ل أ و ب ط ي ر ح د د
أَنِ اعْمَلْ سَابِغَاتٍ وَقَدِّرْ فِي السَّرْدِ وَاعْمَلُوا صَالِحًا إِنِّي بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ ١١ ▶
أَنِ ani That اعْمَلْ iʿ'mal make سَابِغَاتٍ sābighātin full coats of mail وَقَدِّرْ waqaddir and measure precisely فِي fī [of] السَّرْدِ l-sardi the links (of armor) وَاعْمَلُوا wa-iʿ'malū and work صَالِحًا ṣāliḥan righteousness إِنِّي innī Indeed, I Am بِمَا bimā of what تَعْمَلُونَ taʿmalūna you do بَصِيرٌ baṣīrun All-Seer
11. [Commanding him], "Make full coats of mail and calculate [precisely] the links, and work [all of you] righteousness. Indeed I, of what you do, am Seeing."
Roots in this verse: ع م ل ق د ر ص ل ح ب ص ر
وَلِسُلَيْمَانَ الرِّيحَ غُدُوُّهَا شَهْرٌ وَرَوَاحُهَا شَهْرٌ وَأَسَلْنَا لَهُ عَيْنَ الْقِطْرِ وَمِنَ الْجِنِّ مَن يَعْمَلُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِ وَمَن يَزِغْ مِنْهُمْ عَنْ أَمْرِنَا نُذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ السَّعِيرِ ١٢ ▶
وَلِسُلَيْمَانَ walisulaymāna And to Sulaiman الرِّيحَ l-rīḥa the wind غُدُوُّهَا ghuduwwuhā its morning course شَهْرٌ shahrun (was) a month وَرَوَاحُهَا warawāḥuhā and its afternoon course شَهْرٌ shahrun (was) a month وَأَسَلْنَا wa-asalnā and We caused to flow لَهُ lahu for him عَيْنَ ʿayna a spring الْقِطْرِ l-qiṭ'ri (of) molten copper وَمِنَ wamina And [of] الْجِنِّ l-jini the jinn مَن man who يَعْمَلُ yaʿmalu worked بَيْنَ bayna before him يَدَيْهِ yadayhi before him بِإِذْنِ bi-idh'ni by the permission رَبِّهِ rabbihi (of) his Lord وَمَن waman And whoever يَزِغْ yazigh deviated مِنْهُمْ min'hum among them عَنْ ʿan from أَمْرِنَا amrinā Our Command نُذِقْهُ nudhiq'hu We will make him taste مِنْ min of عَذَابِ ʿadhābi (the) punishment السَّعِيرِ l-saʿīri (of) the Blaze
12. And to Solomon [We subjected] the wind - its morning [journey was that of] a month - and its afternoon [journey was that of] a month, and We made flow for him a spring of [liquid] copper. And among the jinn were those who worked for him by the permission of his Lord. And whoever deviated among them from Our command - We will make him taste of the punishment of the Blaze.
Roots in this verse: ر و ح غ د و ش ه ر ع ي ن ج ن ن ع م ل ب ي ن ي د ي أ ذ ن ر ب ب أ م ر ذ و ق ع ذ ب س ع ر
يَعْمَلُونَ لَهُ مَا يَشَاءُ مِن مَّحَارِيبَ وَتَمَاثِيلَ وَجِفَانٍ كَالْجَوَابِ وَقُدُورٍ رَّاسِيَاتٍ اعْمَلُوا آلَ دَاوُودَ شُكْرًا وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِيَ الشَّكُورُ ١٣ ▶
يَعْمَلُونَ yaʿmalūna They worked لَهُ lahu for him مَا mā what يَشَاءُ yashāu he willed مِن min of مَّحَارِيبَ maḥārība elevated chambers وَتَمَاثِيلَ watamāthīla and statues وَجِفَانٍ wajifānin and bowls كَالْجَوَابِ kal-jawābi like reservoirs وَقُدُورٍ waqudūrin and cooking-pots رَّاسِيَاتٍ rāsiyātin fixed اعْمَلُوا iʿ'malū Work آلَ āla O family دَاوُودَ dāwūda (of) Dawood شُكْرًا shuk'ran (in) gratitude وَقَلِيلٌ waqalīlun But few مِّنْ min of عِبَادِيَ ʿibādiya My slaves الشَّكُورُ l-shakūru (are) grateful
13. They made for him what he willed of elevated chambers, statues, bowls like reservoirs, and stationary kettles. [We said], "Work, O family of David, in gratitude." And few of My servants are grateful.
Roots in this verse: ع م ل ش ي أ ح ر ب م ث ل ج ب ي ق د ر ر س و أ و ل ش ك ر ق ل ل ع ب د
فَلَمَّا قَضَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ الْمَوْتَ مَا دَلَّهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَوْتِهِ إِلَّا دَابَّةُ الْأَرْضِ تَأْكُلُ مِنسَأَتَهُ فَلَمَّا خَرَّ تَبَيَّنَتِ الْجِنُّ أَن لَّوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ الْغَيْبَ مَا لَبِثُوا فِي الْعَذَابِ الْمُهِينِ ١٤ ▶
فَلَمَّا falammā Then when قَضَيْنَا qaḍaynā We decreed عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi for him الْمَوْتَ l-mawta the death مَا mā not دَلَّهُمْ dallahum indicated to them عَلَىٰ ʿalā [on] مَوْتِهِ mawtihi his death إِلَّا illā except دَابَّةُ dābbatu a creature الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi (of) the earth تَأْكُلُ takulu eating مِنسَأَتَهُ minsa-atahu his staff فَلَمَّا falammā But when خَرَّ kharra he fell down تَبَيَّنَتِ tabayyanati became clear الْجِنُّ l-jinu (to) the jinn أَن an that لَّوْ law if كَانُوا kānū they had يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna known الْغَيْبَ l-ghayba the unseen مَا mā not لَبِثُوا labithū they (would have) remained فِي fī in الْعَذَابِ l-ʿadhābi the punishment الْمُهِينِ l-muhīni humiliating
14. And when We decreed for him [i.e., Solomon] death, nothing indicated to them [i.e., the jinn] his death except a creature of the earth eating his staff. But when he fell, it became clear to the jinn that if they had known the unseen, they would not have remained in humiliating punishment.
Roots in this verse: ق ض ي م و ت د ب ب أ ر ض أ ك ل خ ر ر ب ي ن ج ن ن ك و ن ع ل م غ ي ب ل ب ث ع ذ ب ه و ن
لَقَدْ كَانَ لِسَبَإٍ فِي مَسْكَنِهِمْ آيَةٌ جَنَّتَانِ عَن يَمِينٍ وَشِمَالٍ كُلُوا مِن رِّزْقِ رَبِّكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوا لَهُ بَلْدَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ وَرَبٌّ غَفُورٌ ١٥ ▶
لَقَدْ laqad Certainly كَانَ kāna (there) was لِسَبَإٍ lisaba-in for Saba فِي fī in مَسْكَنِهِمْ maskanihim their dwelling place آيَةٌ āyatun a sign: جَنَّتَانِ jannatāni Two gardens عَن ʿan on يَمِينٍ yamīnin (the) right وَشِمَالٍ washimālin and (on the) left كُلُوا kulū Eat مِن min from رِّزْقِ riz'qi (the) provision رَبِّكُمْ rabbikum (of) your Lord وَاشْكُرُوا wa-ush'kurū and be grateful لَهُ lahu to Him بَلْدَةٌ baldatun A land طَيِّبَةٌ ṭayyibatun good وَرَبٌّ warabbun and a Lord غَفُورٌ ghafūrun Oft-Forgiving
15. There was for [the tribe of] Saba’ in their dwelling place a sign: two [fields of] gardens on the right and on the left. [They were told], "Eat from the provisions of your Lord and be grateful to Him. A good land [have you], and a forgiving Lord."
Roots in this verse: ك و ن س ك ن أ ي ي ج ن ن ي م ن ش م ل أ ك ل ر ز ق ر ب ب ش ك ر ب ل د ط ي ب غ ف ر
فَأَعْرَضُوا فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَيْلَ الْعَرِمِ وَبَدَّلْنَاهُم بِجَنَّتَيْهِمْ جَنَّتَيْنِ ذَوَاتَيْ أُكُلٍ خَمْطٍ وَأَثْلٍ وَشَيْءٍ مِّن سِدْرٍ قَلِيلٍ ١٦ ▶
فَأَعْرَضُوا fa-aʿraḍū But they turned away فَأَرْسَلْنَا fa-arsalnā so We sent عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim upon them سَيْلَ sayla (the) flood الْعَرِمِ l-ʿarimi (of) the dam وَبَدَّلْنَاهُم wabaddalnāhum and We changed for them بِجَنَّتَيْهِمْ bijannatayhim their two gardens جَنَّتَيْنِ jannatayni (with) two gardens ذَوَاتَيْ dhawātay producing fruit أُكُلٍ ukulin producing fruit خَمْطٍ khamṭin bitter وَأَثْلٍ wa-athlin and tamarisks وَشَيْءٍ washayin and (some)thing مِّن min of سِدْرٍ sid'rin lote trees قَلِيلٍ qalīlin few
16. But they turned away [refusing], so We sent upon them the flood of the dam, and We replaced their two [fields of] gardens with gardens of bitter fruit, tamarisks and something of sparse lote trees.
Roots in this verse: ع ر ض ر س ل ب د ل ج ن ن أ ك ل ش ي أ ق ل ل
ذَٰلِكَ جَزَيْنَاهُم بِمَا كَفَرُوا وَهَلْ نُجَازِي إِلَّا الْكَفُورَ ١٧ ▶
ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That جَزَيْنَاهُم jazaynāhum We recompensed them بِمَا bimā because كَفَرُوا kafarū they disbelieved وَهَلْ wahal And not نُجَازِي nujāzī We recompense إِلَّا illā except الْكَفُورَ l-kafūra the ungrateful
17. [By] that We repaid them because they disbelieved. And do We [thus] repay except the ungrateful?
Roots in this verse: ج ز ي ك ف ر
وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ الْقُرَى الَّتِي بَارَكْنَا فِيهَا قُرًى ظَاهِرَةً وَقَدَّرْنَا فِيهَا السَّيْرَ سِيرُوا فِيهَا لَيَالِيَ وَأَيَّامًا آمِنِينَ ١٨ ▶
وَجَعَلْنَا wajaʿalnā And We made بَيْنَهُمْ baynahum between them وَبَيْنَ wabayna and between الْقُرَى l-qurā the towns الَّتِي allatī which بَارَكْنَا bāraknā We had blessed فِيهَا fīhā in it قُرًى quran towns ظَاهِرَةً ẓāhiratan visible وَقَدَّرْنَا waqaddarnā And We determined فِيهَا fīhā between them السَّيْرَ l-sayra the journey سِيرُوا sīrū Travel فِيهَا fīhā between them لَيَالِيَ layāliya (by) night وَأَيَّامًا wa-ayyāman and (by) day آمِنِينَ āminīna safely
18. And We placed between them and the cities which We had blessed [many] visible cities. And We determined between them the [distances of] journey, [saying], "Travel between them by night or by day in safety."
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل ب ي ن ق ر ي ب ر ك ظ ه ر ق د ر س ي ر ل ي ل ي و م أ م ن
فَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا بَاعِدْ بَيْنَ أَسْفَارِنَا وَظَلَمُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ فَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ أَحَادِيثَ وَمَزَّقْنَاهُمْ كُلَّ مُمَزَّقٍ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُورٍ ١٩ ▶
فَقَالُوا faqālū But they said رَبَّنَا rabbanā Our Lord بَاعِدْ bāʿid lengthen (the distance) بَيْنَ bayna between أَسْفَارِنَا asfārinā our journeys وَظَلَمُوا waẓalamū And they wronged أَنفُسَهُمْ anfusahum themselves فَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ fajaʿalnāhum so We made them أَحَادِيثَ aḥādītha narrations وَمَزَّقْنَاهُمْ wamazzaqnāhum and We dispersed them كُلَّ kulla (in) a total مُمَزَّقٍ mumazzaqin dispersion إِنَّ inna Indeed فِي fī in ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that لَآيَاتٍ laāyātin surely (are) Signs لِّكُلِّ likulli for everyone صَبَّارٍ ṣabbārin patient شَكُورٍ shakūrin (and) grateful
19. But [insolently] they said, "Our Lord, lengthen the distance between our journeys," and wronged themselves, so We made them narrations and dispersed them in total dispersion. Indeed in that are signs for everyone patient and grateful.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب ب ع د ب ي ن س ف ر ظ ل م ن ف س ج ع ل ح د ث ك ل ل أ ي ي ص ب ر ش ك ر
وَلَقَدْ صَدَّقَ عَلَيْهِمْ إِبْلِيسُ ظَنَّهُ فَاتَّبَعُوهُ إِلَّا فَرِيقًا مِّنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٢٠ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly صَدَّقَ ṣaddaqa found true عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim about them إِبْلِيسُ ib'līsu Iblis ظَنَّهُ ẓannahu his assumption فَاتَّبَعُوهُ fa-ittabaʿūhu so they followed him إِلَّا illā except فَرِيقًا farīqan a group مِّنَ mina of الْمُؤْمِنِينَ l-mu'minīna the believers
20. And Iblees had already confirmed through them his assumption, so they followed him, except for a party of believers.
Roots in this verse: ص د ق ظ ن ن ت ب ع ف ر ق أ م ن
وَمَا كَانَ لَهُ عَلَيْهِم مِّن سُلْطَانٍ إِلَّا لِنَعْلَمَ مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِالْآخِرَةِ مِمَّنْ هُوَ مِنْهَا فِي شَكٍّ وَرَبُّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَفِيظٌ ٢١ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not كَانَ kāna was لَهُ lahu for him عَلَيْهِم ʿalayhim over them مِّن min any سُلْطَانٍ sul'ṭānin authority إِلَّا illā except لِنَعْلَمَ linaʿlama that We (might) make evident مَن man who يُؤْمِنُ yu'minu believes بِالْآخِرَةِ bil-ākhirati in the Hereafter مِمَّنْ mimman from (one) who هُوَ huwa [he] مِنْهَا min'hā about it فِي fī (is) in شَكٍّ shakkin doubt وَرَبُّكَ warabbuka And your Lord عَلَىٰ ʿalā over كُلِّ kulli all شَيْءٍ shayin things حَفِيظٌ ḥafīẓun (is) a Guardian
21. And he had over them no authority except [it was decreed] that We might make evident who believes in the Hereafter from who is thereof in doubt. And your Lord, over all things, is Guardian.
Roots in this verse: ك و ن س ل ط ع ل م أ م ن أ خ ر ش ك ك ر ب ب ك ل ل ش ي أ ح ف ظ
قُلِ ادْعُوا الَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَلَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمَا لَهُمْ فِيهِمَا مِن شِرْكٍ وَمَا لَهُ مِنْهُم مِّن ظَهِيرٍ ٢٢ ▶
قُلِ quli Say ادْعُوا id'ʿū Call upon الَّذِينَ alladhīna those whom زَعَمْتُم zaʿamtum you claim مِّن min besides دُونِ dūni besides اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah لَا lā Not يَمْلِكُونَ yamlikūna they possess مِثْقَالَ mith'qāla (the) weight ذَرَّةٍ dharratin (of) an atom فِي fī in السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens وَلَا walā and not فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth وَمَا wamā and not لَهُمْ lahum for them فِيهِمَا fīhimā in both of them مِن min any شِرْكٍ shir'kin partnership وَمَا wamā and not لَهُ lahu for Him مِنْهُم min'hum from them مِّن min any ظَهِيرٍ ẓahīrin supporter
22. Say, [O Muḥammad], "Invoke those you claim [as deities] besides Allāh." They do not possess an atom's weight [of ability] in the heavens or on the earth, and they do not have therein any partnership [with Him], nor is there for Him from among them any assistant.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل د ع و ز ع م د و ن أ ل ه م ل ك ث ق ل ذ ر ر س م و أ ر ض ش ر ك ظ ه ر
وَلَا تَنفَعُ الشَّفَاعَةُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا لِمَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا فُزِّعَ عَن قُلُوبِهِمْ قَالُوا مَاذَا قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ قَالُوا الْحَقَّ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْكَبِيرُ ٢٣ ▶
وَلَا walā And not تَنفَعُ tanfaʿu benefits الشَّفَاعَةُ l-shafāʿatu the intercession عِندَهُ ʿindahu with Him إِلَّا illā except لِمَنْ liman for (one) whom أَذِنَ adhina He permits لَهُ lahu for him حَتَّىٰ ḥattā Until إِذَا idhā when فُزِّعَ fuzziʿa fear is removed عَن ʿan on قُلُوبِهِمْ qulūbihim their hearts قَالُوا qālū they will say مَاذَا mādhā What is that قَالَ qāla your Lord has said رَبُّكُمْ rabbukum your Lord has said قَالُوا qālū They will say الْحَقَّ l-ḥaqa The truth وَهُوَ wahuwa And He الْعَلِيُّ l-ʿaliyu (is) the Most High الْكَبِيرُ l-kabīru the Most Great
23. And intercession does not benefit with Him except for one whom He permits. [And those wait] until, when terror is removed from their hearts, they will say [to one another], "What has your Lord said?" They will say, "The truth." And He is the Most High, the Grand.
Roots in this verse: ن ف ع ش ف ع ع ن د أ ذ ن ق ل ب ق و ل ر ب ب ح ق ق ع ل و ك ب ر
قُلْ مَن يَرْزُقُكُم مِّنَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ قُلِ اللَّهُ وَإِنَّا أَوْ إِيَّاكُمْ لَعَلَىٰ هُدًى أَوْ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ ٢٤ ▶
قُلْ qul Say مَن man Who يَرْزُقُكُم yarzuqukum provides (for) you مِّنَ mina from السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti the heavens وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth قُلِ quli Say اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah وَإِنَّا wa-innā And indeed, we أَوْ aw or إِيَّاكُمْ iyyākum you لَعَلَىٰ laʿalā (are) surely upon هُدًى hudan guidance أَوْ aw or فِي fī in ضَلَالٍ ḍalālin error مُّبِينٍ mubīnin clear
24. Say, "Who provides for you from the heavens and the earth?" Say, "Allāh. And indeed, we or you are either upon guidance or in clear error."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ز ق س م و أ ر ض أ ل ه ه د ي ض ل ل ب ي ن
قُل لَّا تُسْأَلُونَ عَمَّا أَجْرَمْنَا وَلَا نُسْأَلُ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ ٢٥ ▶
قُل qul Say لَّا lā Not تُسْأَلُونَ tus'alūna you will be asked عَمَّا ʿammā about what أَجْرَمْنَا ajramnā sins we committed وَلَا walā and not نُسْأَلُ nus'alu we will be asked عَمَّا ʿammā about what تَعْمَلُونَ taʿmalūna you do
25. Say, "You will not be asked about what we committed, and we will not be asked about what you do."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل س أ ل ج ر م ع م ل
قُلْ يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَنَا رَبُّنَا ثُمَّ يَفْتَحُ بَيْنَنَا بِالْحَقِّ وَهُوَ الْفَتَّاحُ الْعَلِيمُ ٢٦ ▶
قُلْ qul Say يَجْمَعُ yajmaʿu Will gather بَيْنَنَا baynanā us together رَبُّنَا rabbunā our Lord ثُمَّ thumma then يَفْتَحُ yaftaḥu He will judge بَيْنَنَا baynanā between us بِالْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi in truth وَهُوَ wahuwa And He الْفَتَّاحُ l-fatāḥu (is) the Judge الْعَلِيمُ l-ʿalīmu the All-Knowing
26. Say, "Our Lord will bring us together; then He will judge between us in truth. And He is the Knowing Judge."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ج م ع ب ي ن ر ب ب ف ت ح ح ق ق ع ل م
قُلْ أَرُونِيَ الَّذِينَ أَلْحَقْتُم بِهِ شُرَكَاءَ كَلَّا بَلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ ٢٧ ▶
قُلْ qul Say أَرُونِيَ arūniya Show me الَّذِينَ alladhīna those whom أَلْحَقْتُم alḥaqtum you have joined بِهِ bihi with Him شُرَكَاءَ shurakāa (as) partners كَلَّا kallā By no means بَلْ bal Nay هُوَ huwa He اللَّهُ l-lahu (is) Allah الْعَزِيزُ l-ʿazīzu the All-Mighty الْحَكِيمُ l-ḥakīmu the All-Wise
27. Say, "Show me those whom you have attached to Him as partners. No! Rather, He [alone] is Allāh, the Exalted in Might, the Wise."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر أ ي ش ر ك أ ل ه ع ز ز ح ك م
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا كَافَّةً لِّلنَّاسِ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٢٨ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not أَرْسَلْنَاكَ arsalnāka We have sent you إِلَّا illā except كَافَّةً kāffatan comprehensively لِّلنَّاسِ lilnnāsi to mankind بَشِيرًا bashīran (as) a giver of glad tidings وَنَذِيرًا wanadhīran and (as) a warner وَلَٰكِنَّ walākinna But أَكْثَرَ akthara most النَّاسِ l-nāsi [the] people لَا lā (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna know
28. And We have not sent you except comprehensively to mankind as a bringer of good tidings and a warner. But most of the people do not know.
Roots in this verse: ر س ل ك ف ف أ ن س ب ش ر ن ذ ر ك ث ر ع ل م
وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا الْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ ٢٩ ▶
وَيَقُولُونَ wayaqūlūna And they say مَتَىٰ matā When هَٰذَا hādhā (is) this الْوَعْدُ l-waʿdu promise إِن in if كُنتُمْ kuntum you are صَادِقِينَ ṣādiqīna truthful
29. And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?"
Roots in this verse: ق و ل و ع د ك و ن ص د ق
قُل لَّكُم مِّيعَادُ يَوْمٍ لَّا تَسْتَأْخِرُونَ عَنْهُ سَاعَةً وَلَا تَسْتَقْدِمُونَ ٣٠ ▶
قُل qul Say لَّكُم lakum For you مِّيعَادُ mīʿādu (is the) appointment يَوْمٍ yawmin (of) a Day لَّا lā not تَسْتَأْخِرُونَ tastakhirūna you can postpone عَنْهُ ʿanhu [of] it سَاعَةً sāʿatan (for) an hour وَلَا walā and not تَسْتَقْدِمُونَ tastaqdimūna (can) you precede (it)
30. Say, "For you is the appointment of a Day [when] you will not remain thereafter an hour, nor will you precede [it]."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل و ع د ي و م أ خ ر س و ع ق د م
وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَن نُّؤْمِنَ بِهَٰذَا الْقُرْآنِ وَلَا بِالَّذِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَلَوْ تَرَىٰ إِذِ الظَّالِمُونَ مَوْقُوفُونَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يَرْجِعُ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ الْقَوْلَ يَقُولُ الَّذِينَ اسْتُضْعِفُوا لِلَّذِينَ اسْتَكْبَرُوا لَوْلَا أَنتُمْ لَكُنَّا مُؤْمِنِينَ ٣١ ▶
وَقَالَ waqāla And say الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieve لَن lan Never will نُّؤْمِنَ nu'mina we believe بِهَٰذَا bihādhā in this الْقُرْآنِ l-qur'āni Quran وَلَا walā and not بِالَّذِي bi-alladhī in (that) which بَيْنَ bayna (was) before it يَدَيْهِ yadayhi (was) before it وَلَوْ walaw But if تَرَىٰ tarā you (could) see إِذِ idhi when الظَّالِمُونَ l-ẓālimūna the wrongdoers مَوْقُوفُونَ mawqūfūna will be made to stand عِندَ ʿinda before رَبِّهِمْ rabbihim their Lord يَرْجِعُ yarjiʿu will throw back بَعْضُهُمْ baʿḍuhum some of them إِلَىٰ ilā to بَعْضٍ baʿḍin others الْقَوْلَ l-qawla the word يَقُولُ yaqūlu Will say الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who اسْتُضْعِفُوا us'tuḍ'ʿifū were oppressed لِلَّذِينَ lilladhīna to those who اسْتَكْبَرُوا is'takbarū were arrogant لَوْلَا lawlā If not أَنتُمْ antum (for) you لَكُنَّا lakunnā certainly we (would) have been مُؤْمِنِينَ mu'minīna believers
31. And those who disbelieve say, "We will never believe in this Qur’ān nor in that before it." But if you could see when the wrongdoers are made to stand before their Lord, refuting each others' words... Those who were oppressed will say to those who were arrogant, "If not for you, we would have been believers."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ك ف ر أ م ن ق ر أ ب ي ن ي د ي ر أ ي ظ ل م ع ن د ر ب ب ر ج ع ب ع ض ض ع ف ك ب ر ك و ن
قَالَ الَّذِينَ اسْتَكْبَرُوا لِلَّذِينَ اسْتُضْعِفُوا أَنَحْنُ صَدَدْنَاكُمْ عَنِ الْهُدَىٰ بَعْدَ إِذْ جَاءَكُم بَلْ كُنتُم مُّجْرِمِينَ ٣٢ ▶
قَالَ qāla Will say الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who اسْتَكْبَرُوا is'takbarū were arrogant لِلَّذِينَ lilladhīna to those اسْتُضْعِفُوا us'tuḍ'ʿifū who were oppressed أَنَحْنُ anaḥnu Did we صَدَدْنَاكُمْ ṣadadnākum avert you عَنِ ʿani from الْهُدَىٰ l-hudā the guidance بَعْدَ baʿda after إِذْ idh when جَاءَكُم jāakum it had come to you بَلْ bal Nay كُنتُم kuntum you were مُّجْرِمِينَ muj'rimīna criminals
32. Those who were arrogant will say to those who were oppressed, "Did we avert you from guidance after it had come to you? Rather, you were criminals."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ك ب ر ض ع ف ص د د ه د ي ب ع د ج ي أ ك و ن ج ر م
وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ اسْتُضْعِفُوا لِلَّذِينَ اسْتَكْبَرُوا بَلْ مَكْرُ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ إِذْ تَأْمُرُونَنَا أَن نَّكْفُرَ بِاللَّهِ وَنَجْعَلَ لَهُ أَندَادًا وَأَسَرُّوا النَّدَامَةَ لَمَّا رَأَوُا الْعَذَابَ وَجَعَلْنَا الْأَغْلَالَ فِي أَعْنَاقِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا هَلْ يُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ٣٣ ▶
وَقَالَ waqāla And will say الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who اسْتُضْعِفُوا us'tuḍ'ʿifū were oppressed لِلَّذِينَ lilladhīna to those who اسْتَكْبَرُوا is'takbarū were arrogant بَلْ bal Nay مَكْرُ makru (it was) a plot اللَّيْلِ al-layli (by) night وَالنَّهَارِ wal-nahāri and (by) day إِذْ idh when تَأْمُرُونَنَا tamurūnanā you were ordering us أَن an that نَّكْفُرَ nakfura we disbelieve بِاللَّهِ bil-lahi in Allah وَنَجْعَلَ wanajʿala and we set up لَهُ lahu for Him أَندَادًا andādan equals وَأَسَرُّوا wa-asarrū But they will conceal النَّدَامَةَ l-nadāmata the regret لَمَّا lammā when رَأَوُا ra-awū they see الْعَذَابَ l-ʿadhāba the punishment وَجَعَلْنَا wajaʿalnā And We will put الْأَغْلَالَ l-aghlāla shackles فِي fī on أَعْنَاقِ aʿnāqi (the) necks الَّذِينَ alladhīna (of) those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieved هَلْ hal Will يُجْزَوْنَ yuj'zawna they be recompensed إِلَّا illā except مَا mā (for) what كَانُوا kānū they used to يَعْمَلُونَ yaʿmalūna do
33. Those who were oppressed will say to those who were arrogant, "Rather, [it was your] conspiracy of night and day when you were ordering us to disbelieve in Allāh and attribute to Him equals." But they will [all] confide regret when they see the punishment; and We will put shackles on the necks of those who disbelieved. Will they be recompensed except for what they used to do?
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ض ع ف ك ب ر م ك ر ل ي ل ن ه ر أ م ر ك ف ر أ ل ه ج ع ل س ر ر ر أ ي ع ذ ب غ ل ل ج ز ي ك و ن ع م ل
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا فِي قَرْيَةٍ مِّن نَّذِيرٍ إِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوهَا إِنَّا بِمَا أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِ كَافِرُونَ ٣٤ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not أَرْسَلْنَا arsalnā We sent فِي fī to قَرْيَةٍ qaryatin a town مِّن min any نَّذِيرٍ nadhīrin warner إِلَّا illā but قَالَ qāla said مُتْرَفُوهَا mut'rafūhā its wealthy ones إِنَّا innā Indeed we بِمَا bimā in what أُرْسِلْتُم ur'sil'tum you have been sent بِهِ bihi with كَافِرُونَ kāfirūna (are) disbelievers
34. And We did not send into a city any warner except that its affluent said, "Indeed we, in that with which you were sent, are disbelievers."
Roots in this verse: ر س ل ق ر ي ن ذ ر ق و ل ك ف ر
وَقَالُوا نَحْنُ أَكْثَرُ أَمْوَالًا وَأَوْلَادًا وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ ٣٥ ▶
وَقَالُوا waqālū And they say نَحْنُ naḥnu We أَكْثَرُ aktharu (have) more أَمْوَالًا amwālan wealth وَأَوْلَادًا wa-awlādan and children وَمَا wamā and not نَحْنُ naḥnu we بِمُعَذَّبِينَ bimuʿadhabīna will be punished
35. And they said, "We are more [than the believers] in wealth and children, and we are not to be punished."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ك ث ر م و ل و ل د ع ذ ب
قُلْ إِنَّ رَبِّي يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ وَيَقْدِرُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٣٦ ▶
قُلْ qul Say إِنَّ inna Indeed رَبِّي rabbī my Lord يَبْسُطُ yabsuṭu extends الرِّزْقَ l-riz'qa the provision لِمَن liman for whom يَشَاءُ yashāu He wills وَيَقْدِرُ wayaqdiru and restricts وَلَٰكِنَّ walākinna but أَكْثَرَ akthara most النَّاسِ l-nāsi [the] people لَا lā (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna know
36. Say, "Indeed, my Lord extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it], but most of the people do not know."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب ب س ط ر ز ق ش ي أ ق د ر ك ث ر أ ن س ع ل م
وَمَا أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَلَا أَوْلَادُكُم بِالَّتِي تُقَرِّبُكُمْ عِندَنَا زُلْفَىٰ إِلَّا مَنْ آمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَأُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ جَزَاءُ الضِّعْفِ بِمَا عَمِلُوا وَهُمْ فِي الْغُرُفَاتِ آمِنُونَ ٣٧ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not أَمْوَالُكُمْ amwālukum your wealth وَلَا walā and not أَوْلَادُكُم awlādukum your children بِالَّتِي bi-allatī [that] تُقَرِّبُكُمْ tuqarribukum will bring you close عِندَنَا ʿindanā to Us زُلْفَىٰ zul'fā (in) position إِلَّا illā but مَنْ man whoever آمَنَ āmana believes وَعَمِلَ waʿamila and does صَالِحًا ṣāliḥan righteousness فَأُولَٰئِكَ fa-ulāika then those لَهُمْ lahum for them جَزَاءُ jazāu (will be) reward الضِّعْفِ l-ḍiʿ'fi two-fold بِمَا bimā for what عَمِلُوا ʿamilū they did وَهُمْ wahum and they فِي fī (will be) in الْغُرُفَاتِ l-ghurufāti the high dwellings آمِنُونَ āminūna secure
37. And it is not your wealth or your children that bring you nearer to Us in position, but it is [by being] one who has believed and done righteousness. For them there will be the double reward for what they did, and they will be in the upper chambers [of Paradise], safe [and secure].
Roots in this verse: م و ل و ل د ق ر ب ع ن د ز ل ف أ م ن ع م ل ص ل ح ج ز ي ض ع ف
وَالَّذِينَ يَسْعَوْنَ فِي آيَاتِنَا مُعَاجِزِينَ أُولَٰئِكَ فِي الْعَذَابِ مُحْضَرُونَ ٣٨ ▶
وَالَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna And those who يَسْعَوْنَ yasʿawna strive فِي fī against آيَاتِنَا āyātinā Our Verses مُعَاجِزِينَ muʿājizīna (to) cause failure أُولَٰئِكَ ulāika those فِي fī into الْعَذَابِ l-ʿadhābi the punishment مُحْضَرُونَ muḥ'ḍarūna (will be) brought
38. And the ones who strive against Our verses to cause [them] failure - those will be brought into the punishment [to remain].
Roots in this verse: س ع ي أ ي ي ع ج ز ع ذ ب ح ض ر
قُلْ إِنَّ رَبِّي يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ وَيَقْدِرُ لَهُ وَمَا أَنفَقْتُم مِّن شَيْءٍ فَهُوَ يُخْلِفُهُ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ ٣٩ ▶
قُلْ qul Say إِنَّ inna Indeed رَبِّي rabbī my Lord يَبْسُطُ yabsuṭu extends الرِّزْقَ l-riz'qa the provision لِمَن liman for whom يَشَاءُ yashāu He wills مِنْ min of عِبَادِهِ ʿibādihi His slaves وَيَقْدِرُ wayaqdiru and restricts لَهُ lahu for him وَمَا wamā But what أَنفَقْتُم anfaqtum you spend مِّن min of شَيْءٍ shayin anything فَهُوَ fahuwa then He يُخْلِفُهُ yukh'lifuhu will compensate it وَهُوَ wahuwa and He خَيْرُ khayru (is the) Best الرَّازِقِينَ l-rāziqīna (of) the Providers
39. Say, "Indeed, my Lord extends provision for whom He wills of His servants and restricts [it] for him. But whatever thing you spend [in His cause] - He will compensate it; and He is the best of providers."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب ب س ط ر ز ق ش ي أ ع ب د ق د ر ن ف ق خ ل ف خ ي ر
وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يَقُولُ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ أَهَٰؤُلَاءِ إِيَّاكُمْ كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ ٤٠ ▶
وَيَوْمَ wayawma And (the) Day يَحْشُرُهُمْ yaḥshuruhum He will gather them جَمِيعًا jamīʿan all ثُمَّ thumma then يَقُولُ yaqūlu He will say لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ lil'malāikati to the Angels أَهَٰؤُلَاءِ ahāulāi Were these you إِيَّاكُمْ iyyākum Were these you كَانُوا kānū they were يَعْبُدُونَ yaʿbudūna worshipping
40. And [mention] the Day when He will gather them all and then say to the angels, "Did these [people] used to worship you?"
Roots in this verse: ي و م ح ش ر ج م ع ق و ل م ل ك ك و ن ع ب د
قَالُوا سُبْحَانَكَ أَنتَ وَلِيُّنَا مِن دُونِهِم بَلْ كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ الْجِنَّ أَكْثَرُهُم بِهِم مُّؤْمِنُونَ ٤١ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They will say سُبْحَانَكَ sub'ḥānaka Glory be to You أَنتَ anta You وَلِيُّنَا waliyyunā (are) our Protector مِن min not them دُونِهِم dūnihim not them بَلْ bal Nay كَانُوا kānū they used يَعْبُدُونَ yaʿbudūna (to) worship الْجِنَّ l-jina the jinn أَكْثَرُهُم aktharuhum most of them بِهِم bihim in them مُّؤْمِنُونَ mu'minūna (were) believers
41. They will say, "Exalted are You! You, [O Allāh], are our benefactor excluding [i.e., not] them. Rather, they used to worship the jinn; most of them were believers in them."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل س ب ح و ل ي د و ن ك و ن ع ب د ج ن ن ك ث ر أ م ن
فَالْيَوْمَ لَا يَمْلِكُ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ نَّفْعًا وَلَا ضَرًّا وَنَقُولُ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا ذُوقُوا عَذَابَ النَّارِ الَّتِي كُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ ٤٢ ▶
فَالْيَوْمَ fal-yawma But today لَا lā not يَمْلِكُ yamliku possess power بَعْضُكُمْ baʿḍukum some of you لِبَعْضٍ libaʿḍin on others نَّفْعًا nafʿan to benefit وَلَا walā and not ضَرًّا ḍarran to harm وَنَقُولُ wanaqūlu and We will say لِلَّذِينَ lilladhīna to those ظَلَمُوا ẓalamū who wronged ذُوقُوا dhūqū Taste عَذَابَ ʿadhāba (the) punishment النَّارِ l-nāri (of) the Fire الَّتِي allatī which كُنتُم kuntum you used بِهَا bihā to [it] تُكَذِّبُونَ tukadhibūna deny
42. But today [i.e., the Day of Judgement] you do not hold for one another [the power of] benefit or harm, and We will say to those who wronged, "Taste the punishment of the Fire, which you used to deny."
Roots in this verse: ي و م م ل ك ب ع ض ن ف ع ض ر ر ق و ل ظ ل م ذ و ق ع ذ ب ن و ر ك و ن ك ذ ب
وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتُنَا بَيِّنَاتٍ قَالُوا مَا هَٰذَا إِلَّا رَجُلٌ يُرِيدُ أَن يَصُدَّكُمْ عَمَّا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ آبَاؤُكُمْ وَقَالُوا مَا هَٰذَا إِلَّا إِفْكٌ مُّفْتَرًى وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ ٤٣ ▶
وَإِذَا wa-idhā And when تُتْلَىٰ tut'lā are recited عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim to them آيَاتُنَا āyātunā Our Verses بَيِّنَاتٍ bayyinātin clear قَالُوا qālū they say مَا mā Not هَٰذَا hādhā (is) this إِلَّا illā but رَجُلٌ rajulun a man يُرِيدُ yurīdu who wishes أَن an to يَصُدَّكُمْ yaṣuddakum hinder you عَمَّا ʿammā from what كَانَ kāna used يَعْبُدُ yaʿbudu (to) worship آبَاؤُكُمْ ābāukum your forefathers وَقَالُوا waqālū And they say مَا mā Not هَٰذَا hādhā (is) this إِلَّا illā except إِفْكٌ if'kun a lie مُّفْتَرًى muf'taran invented وَقَالَ waqāla And said الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieved لِلْحَقِّ lil'ḥaqqi about the truth لَمَّا lammā when جَاءَهُمْ jāahum it came to them إِنْ in Not هَٰذَا hādhā (is) this إِلَّا illā except سِحْرٌ siḥ'run a magic مُّبِينٌ mubīnun obvious
43. And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, they say, "This is not but a man who wishes to avert you from that which your fathers were worshipping." And they say, "This is not except a lie invented." And those who disbelieve say of the truth when it has come to them, "This is not but obvious magic."
Roots in this verse: ت ل و أ ي ي ب ي ن ق و ل ر ج ل ر و د ص د د ك و ن ع ب د أ ب و أ ف ك ف ر ي ك ف ر ح ق ق ج ي أ س ح ر
وَمَا آتَيْنَاهُم مِّن كُتُبٍ يَدْرُسُونَهَا وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَيْهِمْ قَبْلَكَ مِن نَّذِيرٍ ٤٤ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not آتَيْنَاهُم ātaynāhum We (had) given them مِّن min any كُتُبٍ kutubin Scriptures يَدْرُسُونَهَا yadrusūnahā which they could study وَمَا wamā and not أَرْسَلْنَا arsalnā We sent إِلَيْهِمْ ilayhim to them قَبْلَكَ qablaka before you مِن min any نَّذِيرٍ nadhīrin warner
44. And We had not given them any scriptures which they could study, and We had not sent to them before you, [O Muḥammad], any warner.
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ك ت ب ر س ل ق ب ل ن ذ ر
وَكَذَّبَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ وَمَا بَلَغُوا مِعْشَارَ مَا آتَيْنَاهُمْ فَكَذَّبُوا رُسُلِي فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ ٤٥ ▶
وَكَذَّبَ wakadhaba And denied الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who مِن min (were) before them قَبْلِهِمْ qablihim (were) before them وَمَا wamā and not بَلَغُوا balaghū they have attained مِعْشَارَ miʿ'shāra a tenth مَا mā (of) what آتَيْنَاهُمْ ātaynāhum We (had) given them فَكَذَّبُوا fakadhabū But they denied رُسُلِي rusulī My Messengers فَكَيْفَ fakayfa so how كَانَ kāna was نَكِيرِ nakīri My rejection
45. And those before them denied, and they [i.e., the people of Makkah] have not attained a tenth of what We had given them. But they [i.e., the former peoples] denied My messengers, so how [terrible] was My reproach.
Roots in this verse: ك ذ ب ق ب ل ب ل غ ع ش ر أ ت ي ر س ل ك ي ف ك و ن ن ك ر
قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَعِظُكُم بِوَاحِدَةٍ أَن تَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ مَثْنَىٰ وَفُرَادَىٰ ثُمَّ تَتَفَكَّرُوا مَا بِصَاحِبِكُم مِّن جِنَّةٍ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ لَّكُم بَيْنَ يَدَيْ عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٍ ٤٦ ▶
قُلْ qul Say إِنَّمَا innamā Only أَعِظُكُم aʿiẓukum I advise you بِوَاحِدَةٍ biwāḥidatin for one (thing) أَن an that تَقُومُوا taqūmū you stand لِلَّهِ lillahi for Allah مَثْنَىٰ mathnā (in) pairs وَفُرَادَىٰ wafurādā and (as) individuals ثُمَّ thumma then تَتَفَكَّرُوا tatafakkarū reflect مَا mā Not بِصَاحِبِكُم biṣāḥibikum (is in) your companion مِّن min any جِنَّةٍ jinnatin madness إِنْ in Not هُوَ huwa he إِلَّا illā (is) except نَذِيرٌ nadhīrun a warner لَّكُم lakum for you بَيْنَ bayna before يَدَيْ yaday before عَذَابٍ ʿadhābin a punishment شَدِيدٍ shadīdin severe
46. Say, "I only advise you of one [thing] - that you stand for Allāh, [seeking truth] in pairs and individually, and then give thought." There is not in your companion any madness. He is only a warner to you before a severe punishment.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل و ع ظ و ح د ق و م أ ل ه ث ن ي ف ك ر ص ح ب ج ن ن ن ذ ر ب ي ن ي د ي ع ذ ب ش د د
قُلْ مَا سَأَلْتُكُم مِّنْ أَجْرٍ فَهُوَ لَكُمْ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَى اللَّهِ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ ٤٧ ▶
قُلْ qul Say مَا mā Not سَأَلْتُكُم sa-altukum I ask you مِّنْ min for أَجْرٍ ajrin any payment فَهُوَ fahuwa but it (is) لَكُمْ lakum for you إِنْ in Not أَجْرِيَ ajriya (is) my payment إِلَّا illā but عَلَى ʿalā from اللَّهِ l-lahi Allah وَهُوَ wahuwa And He عَلَىٰ ʿalā (is) over كُلِّ kulli all شَيْءٍ shayin things شَهِيدٌ shahīdun a Witness
47. Say, "Whatever payment I might have asked of you - it is yours. My payment is only from Allāh, and He is, over all things, Witness."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل س أ ل أ ج ر أ ل ه ك ل ل ش ي أ ش ه د
قُلْ إِنَّ رَبِّي يَقْذِفُ بِالْحَقِّ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ ٤٨ ▶
قُلْ qul Say إِنَّ inna Indeed رَبِّي rabbī my Lord يَقْذِفُ yaqdhifu projects بِالْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi the truth عَلَّامُ ʿallāmu (the) All-Knower الْغُيُوبِ l-ghuyūbi (of) the unseen
48. Say, "Indeed, my Lord projects the truth, Knower of the unseen."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب ح ق ق ع ل م غ ي ب
قُلْ جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَمَا يُبْدِئُ الْبَاطِلُ وَمَا يُعِيدُ ٤٩ ▶
قُلْ qul Say جَاءَ jāa Has come الْحَقُّ l-ḥaqu the truth وَمَا wamā and not يُبْدِئُ yub'di-u (can) originate الْبَاطِلُ l-bāṭilu the falsehood وَمَا wamā and not يُعِيدُ yuʿīdu repeat
49. Say, "The truth has come, and falsehood can neither begin [anything] nor repeat [it]."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ج ي أ ح ق ق ب د أ ب ط ل ع و د
قُلْ إِن ضَلَلْتُ فَإِنَّمَا أَضِلُّ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِي وَإِنِ اهْتَدَيْتُ فَبِمَا يُوحِي إِلَيَّ رَبِّي إِنَّهُ سَمِيعٌ قَرِيبٌ ٥٠ ▶
قُلْ qul Say إِن in If ضَلَلْتُ ḍalaltu I err فَإِنَّمَا fa-innamā then only أَضِلُّ aḍillu I will err عَلَىٰ ʿalā against نَفْسِي nafsī myself وَإِنِ wa-ini But if اهْتَدَيْتُ ih'tadaytu I am guided فَبِمَا fabimā then it is by what يُوحِي yūḥī reveals إِلَيَّ ilayya to me رَبِّي rabbī my Lord إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, He سَمِيعٌ samīʿun (is) All-Hearer قَرِيبٌ qarībun Ever-Near
50. Say, "If I should err, I would only err against myself. But if I am guided, it is by what my Lord reveals to me. Indeed, He is Hearing and near."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ض ل ل ن ف س ه د ي و ح ي ر ب ب س م ع ق ر ب
وَلَوْ تَرَىٰ إِذْ فَزِعُوا فَلَا فَوْتَ وَأُخِذُوا مِن مَّكَانٍ قَرِيبٍ ٥١ ▶
وَلَوْ walaw And if تَرَىٰ tarā you (could) see إِذْ idh when فَزِعُوا faziʿū they will be terrified فَلَا falā but (there will be) no فَوْتَ fawta escape وَأُخِذُوا wa-ukhidhū and they will be seized مِن min from مَّكَانٍ makānin a place قَرِيبٍ qarībin near
51. And if you could see when they are terrified but there is no escape, and they will be seized from a place nearby.
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي أ خ ذ ك و ن ق ر ب
وَقَالُوا آمَنَّا بِهِ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ التَّنَاوُشُ مِن مَّكَانٍ بَعِيدٍ ٥٢ ▶
وَقَالُوا waqālū And they will say آمَنَّا āmannā We believe بِهِ bihi in it وَأَنَّىٰ wa-annā But how لَهُمُ lahumu for them التَّنَاوُشُ l-tanāwushu (will be) the receiving مِن min from مَّكَانٍ makānin a place بَعِيدٍ baʿīdin far off
52. And they will [then] say, "We believe in it!" But how for them will be the taking [of faith] from a place far away?
Roots in this verse: ق و ل أ م ن ك و ن ب ع د
وَقَدْ كَفَرُوا بِهِ مِن قَبْلُ وَيَقْذِفُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ مِن مَّكَانٍ بَعِيدٍ ٥٣ ▶
وَقَدْ waqad And certainly كَفَرُوا kafarū they disbelieved بِهِ bihi in it مِن min before قَبْلُ qablu before وَيَقْذِفُونَ wayaqdhifūna And they utter conjectures بِالْغَيْبِ bil-ghaybi about the unseen مِن min from مَّكَانٍ makānin a place بَعِيدٍ baʿīdin far off
53. And they had already disbelieved in it before and would assault the unseen from a place far away.
Roots in this verse: ك ف ر ق ب ل غ ي ب ك و ن ب ع د
وَحِيلَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ مَا يَشْتَهُونَ كَمَا فُعِلَ بِأَشْيَاعِهِم مِّن قَبْلُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا فِي شَكٍّ مُّرِيبٍ ٥٤ ▶
وَحِيلَ waḥīla And a barrier will be placed بَيْنَهُمْ baynahum between them وَبَيْنَ wabayna and between مَا mā what يَشْتَهُونَ yashtahūna they desire كَمَا kamā as فُعِلَ fuʿila was done بِأَشْيَاعِهِم bi-ashyāʿihim with their kind مِّن min before قَبْلُ qablu before إِنَّهُمْ innahum Indeed, they كَانُوا kānū were فِي fī in شَكٍّ shakkin doubt مُّرِيبٍ murībin disquieting
54. And prevention will be placed between them and what they desire, as was done with their kind before. Indeed, they were in disquieting doubt [i.e., denial].
Roots in this verse: ح و ل ب ي ن ش ه و ف ع ل ش ي ع ق ب ل ك و ن ش ك ك ر ي ب
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