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Surah 38 · Makkah · 88 verses · 733 words
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Surah Sad, “The Letter "Saad"”, is surah 38 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 88 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
ص وَالْقُرْآنِ ذِي الذِّكْرِ ١ ▶
ص sad Saad وَالْقُرْآنِ wal-qur'āni By the Quran ذِي dhī full (of) reminder الذِّكْرِ l-dhik'ri full (of) reminder
1. Ṣād. By the Qur’ān containing reminder...
Roots in this verse: ق ر أ ذ ك ر
بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِي عِزَّةٍ وَشِقَاقٍ ٢ ▶
بَلِ bali Nay الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieve فِي fī (are) in عِزَّةٍ ʿizzatin self-glory وَشِقَاقٍ washiqāqin and opposition
2. But those who disbelieve are in pride and dissension.
Roots in this verse: ك ف ر ع ز ز ش ق ق
كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن قَرْنٍ فَنَادَوا وَّلَاتَ حِينَ مَنَاصٍ ٣ ▶
كَمْ kam How many أَهْلَكْنَا ahlaknā We destroyed مِن min before them قَبْلِهِم qablihim before them مِّن min of قَرْنٍ qarnin a generation فَنَادَوا fanādaw then they called out وَّلَاتَ walāta when there (was) no longer حِينَ ḥīna time مَنَاصٍ manāṣin (for) escape
3. How many a generation have We destroyed before them, and they [then] called out; but it was not a time for escape.
Roots in this verse: ه ل ك ق ب ل ق ر ن ن د ي ح ي ن
وَعَجِبُوا أَن جَاءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ وَقَالَ الْكَافِرُونَ هَٰذَا سَاحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ ٤ ▶
وَعَجِبُوا waʿajibū And they wonder أَن an that جَاءَهُم jāahum has come to them مُّنذِرٌ mundhirun a warner مِّنْهُمْ min'hum from themselves وَقَالَ waqāla And said الْكَافِرُونَ l-kāfirūna the disbelievers هَٰذَا hādhā This سَاحِرٌ sāḥirun (is) a magician كَذَّابٌ kadhābun a liar
4. And they wonder that there has come to them a warner [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)] from among themselves. And the disbelievers say, "This is a magician and a liar.
Roots in this verse: ع ج ب ج ي أ ن ذ ر ق و ل ك ف ر س ح ر ك ذ ب
أَجَعَلَ الْآلِهَةَ إِلَٰهًا وَاحِدًا إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَيْءٌ عُجَابٌ ٥ ▶
أَجَعَلَ ajaʿala Has he made الْآلِهَةَ l-ālihata the gods إِلَٰهًا ilāhan (into) one god وَاحِدًا wāḥidan (into) one god إِنَّ inna Indeed هَٰذَا hādhā this لَشَيْءٌ lashayon (is) certainly a thing عُجَابٌ ʿujābun curious
5. Has he made the gods [only] one God? Indeed, this is a curious thing."
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل أ ل ه و ح د ش ي أ ع ج ب
وَانطَلَقَ الْمَلَأُ مِنْهُمْ أَنِ امْشُوا وَاصْبِرُوا عَلَىٰ آلِهَتِكُمْ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَيْءٌ يُرَادُ ٦ ▶
وَانطَلَقَ wa-inṭalaqa And went forth الْمَلَأُ l-mala-u the chiefs مِنْهُمْ min'hum among them أَنِ ani that امْشُوا im'shū Continue وَاصْبِرُوا wa-iṣ'birū and be patient عَلَىٰ ʿalā over آلِهَتِكُمْ ālihatikum your gods إِنَّ inna Indeed هَٰذَا hādhā this لَشَيْءٌ lashayon (is) certainly a thing يُرَادُ yurādu intended
6. And the eminent among them went forth, [saying], "Continue, and be patient over [the defense of] your gods. Indeed, this is a thing intended.
Roots in this verse: ط ل ق م ل أ م ش ي ص ب ر أ ل ه ش ي أ ر و د
مَا سَمِعْنَا بِهَٰذَا فِي الْمِلَّةِ الْآخِرَةِ إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا اخْتِلَاقٌ ٧ ▶
مَا mā Not سَمِعْنَا samiʿ'nā we heard بِهَٰذَا bihādhā of this فِي fī in الْمِلَّةِ l-milati the religion الْآخِرَةِ l-ākhirati the last إِنْ in Not هَٰذَا hādhā (is) this إِلَّا illā but اخْتِلَاقٌ ikh'tilāqun a fabrication
7. We have not heard of this in the latest religion. This is not but a fabrication.
Roots in this verse: س م ع م ل ل أ خ ر خ ل ق
أَأُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ الذِّكْرُ مِن بَيْنِنَا بَلْ هُمْ فِي شَكٍّ مِّن ذِكْرِي بَل لَّمَّا يَذُوقُوا عَذَابِ ٨ ▶
أَأُنزِلَ a-unzila Has been revealed عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi to him الذِّكْرُ l-dhik'ru the Message مِن min from بَيْنِنَا bayninā among us بَلْ bal Nay هُمْ hum They فِي fī (are) in شَكٍّ shakkin doubt مِّن min about ذِكْرِي dhik'rī My Message بَل bal Nay لَّمَّا lammā not yet يَذُوقُوا yadhūqū they have tasted عَذَابِ ʿadhābi My punishment
8. Has the message been revealed to him out of [all of] us?" Rather, they are in doubt about My message. Rather, they have not yet tasted My punishment.
Roots in this verse: ن ز ل ذ ك ر ب ي ن ش ك ك ذ و ق ع ذ ب
أَمْ عِندَهُمْ خَزَائِنُ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّكَ الْعَزِيزِ الْوَهَّابِ ٩ ▶
أَمْ am Or عِندَهُمْ ʿindahum have they خَزَائِنُ khazāinu (the) treasures رَحْمَةِ raḥmati (of the) Mercy رَبِّكَ rabbika (of) your Lord الْعَزِيزِ l-ʿazīzi the All-Mighty الْوَهَّابِ l-wahābi the Bestower
9. Or do they have the depositories of the mercy of your Lord, the Exalted in Might, the Bestower?
Roots in this verse: ع ن د خ ز ن ر ح م ر ب ب ع ز ز و ه ب
أَمْ لَهُم مُّلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَلْيَرْتَقُوا فِي الْأَسْبَابِ ١٠ ▶
أَمْ am Or لَهُم lahum for them مُّلْكُ mul'ku (is the) dominion السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti (of) the heavens وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth وَمَا wamā and whatever بَيْنَهُمَا baynahumā (is) between them فَلْيَرْتَقُوا falyartaqū Then let them ascend فِي fī by الْأَسْبَابِ l-asbābi the means
10. Or is theirs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and what is between them? Then let them ascend through [any] ways of access.
Roots in this verse: م ل ك س م و أ ر ض ب ي ن س ب ب
جُندٌ مَّا هُنَالِكَ مَهْزُومٌ مِّنَ الْأَحْزَابِ ١١ ▶
جُندٌ jundun Soldiers مَّا mā there هُنَالِكَ hunālika there مَهْزُومٌ mahzūmun (they will be) defeated مِّنَ mina among الْأَحْزَابِ l-aḥzābi the companies
11. [They are but] soldiers [who will be] defeated there among the companies [of disbelievers].
Roots in this verse: ج ن د ح ز ب
كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ ذُو الْأَوْتَادِ ١٢ ▶
كَذَّبَتْ kadhabat Denied قَبْلَهُمْ qablahum before them قَوْمُ qawmu (the) people نُوحٍ nūḥin (of) Nuh وَعَادٌ waʿādun and Aad وَفِرْعَوْنُ wafir'ʿawnu and Firaun ذُو dhū (the) owner الْأَوْتَادِ l-awtādi (of) the stakes
12. The people of Noah denied before them, and [the tribe of] ʿAad and Pharaoh, the owner of stakes,
Roots in this verse: ك ذ ب ق ب ل ق و م ع و د
وَثَمُودُ وَقَوْمُ لُوطٍ وَأَصْحَابُ الْأَيْكَةِ أُولَٰئِكَ الْأَحْزَابُ ١٣ ▶
وَثَمُودُ wathamūdu And Thamud وَقَوْمُ waqawmu and (the) people لُوطٍ lūṭin (of) Lut وَأَصْحَابُ wa-aṣḥābu and (the) companions الْأَيْكَةِ al'aykati (of) the wood أُولَٰئِكَ ulāika Those الْأَحْزَابُ l-aḥzābu (were) the companies
13. And [the tribe of] Thamūd and the people of Lot and the companions of the thicket [i.e., people of Madyan]. Those are the companies.
Roots in this verse: ق و م ص ح ب ح ز ب
إِن كُلٌّ إِلَّا كَذَّبَ الرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ ١٤ ▶
إِن in Not كُلٌّ kullun all (of them) إِلَّا illā but كَذَّبَ kadhaba denied الرُّسُلَ l-rusula the Messengers فَحَقَّ faḥaqqa so (was) just عِقَابِ ʿiqābi My penalty
14. Each of them denied the messengers, so My penalty was justified.
Roots in this verse: ك ل ل ك ذ ب ر س ل ح ق ق ع ق ب
وَمَا يَنظُرُ هَٰؤُلَاءِ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً مَّا لَهَا مِن فَوَاقٍ ١٥ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not يَنظُرُ yanẓuru await هَٰؤُلَاءِ hāulāi these إِلَّا illā but صَيْحَةً ṣayḥatan a shout وَاحِدَةً wāḥidatan one مَّا mā not لَهَا lahā for it مِن min any فَوَاقٍ fawāqin delay
15. And these [disbelievers] await not but one blast [of the Horn]; for it there will be no delay.
Roots in this verse: ن ظ ر ص ي ح و ح د ف و ق
وَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا عَجِّل لَّنَا قِطَّنَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ الْحِسَابِ ١٦ ▶
وَقَالُوا waqālū And they say رَبَّنَا rabbanā Our Lord عَجِّل ʿajjil Hasten لَّنَا lanā for us قِطَّنَا qiṭṭanā our share قَبْلَ qabla before يَوْمِ yawmi (the) Day الْحِسَابِ l-ḥisābi (of) the Account
16. And they say, "Our Lord, hasten for us our share [of the punishment] before the Day of Account."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب ع ج ل ق ب ل ي و م ح س ب
اصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَاذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا دَاوُودَ ذَا الْأَيْدِ إِنَّهُ أَوَّابٌ ١٧ ▶
اصْبِرْ iṣ'bir Be patient عَلَىٰ ʿalā over مَا mā what يَقُولُونَ yaqūlūna they say وَاذْكُرْ wa-udh'kur and remember عَبْدَنَا ʿabdanā Our slave دَاوُودَ dāwūda Dawood ذَا dhā the possessor of strength الْأَيْدِ l-aydi the possessor of strength إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, he (was) أَوَّابٌ awwābun repeatedly turning
17. Be patient over what they say and remember Our servant, David, the possessor of strength; indeed, he was one who repeatedly turned back [to Allāh].
Roots in this verse: ص ب ر ق و ل ذ ك ر ع ب د أ ي د أ و ب
إِنَّا سَخَّرْنَا الْجِبَالَ مَعَهُ يُسَبِّحْنَ بِالْعَشِيِّ وَالْإِشْرَاقِ ١٨ ▶
إِنَّا innā Indeed, We سَخَّرْنَا sakharnā subjected الْجِبَالَ l-jibāla the mountains مَعَهُ maʿahu with him يُسَبِّحْنَ yusabbiḥ'na glorifying بِالْعَشِيِّ bil-ʿashiyi in the evening وَالْإِشْرَاقِ wal-ish'rāqi and [the] sunrise
18. Indeed, We subjected the mountains [to praise] with him, exalting [Allāh] in the [late] afternoon and [after] sunrise.
Roots in this verse: س خ ر ج ب ل س ب ح ع ش و ش ر ق
وَالطَّيْرَ مَحْشُورَةً كُلٌّ لَّهُ أَوَّابٌ ١٩ ▶
وَالطَّيْرَ wal-ṭayra And the birds مَحْشُورَةً maḥshūratan assembled كُلٌّ kullun all لَّهُ lahu with him أَوَّابٌ awwābun repeatedly turning
19. And the birds were assembled, all with him repeating [praises].
Roots in this verse: ط ي ر ح ش ر ك ل ل أ و ب
وَشَدَدْنَا مُلْكَهُ وَآتَيْنَاهُ الْحِكْمَةَ وَفَصْلَ الْخِطَابِ ٢٠ ▶
وَشَدَدْنَا washadadnā And We strengthened مُلْكَهُ mul'kahu his kingdom وَآتَيْنَاهُ waātaynāhu and We gave him الْحِكْمَةَ l-ḥik'mata [the] wisdom وَفَصْلَ wafaṣla and decisive الْخِطَابِ l-khiṭābi speech
20. And We strengthened his kingdom and gave him wisdom and discernment in speech.
Roots in this verse: ش د د م ل ك أ ت ي ح ك م ف ص ل خ ط ب
وَهَلْ أَتَاكَ نَبَأُ الْخَصْمِ إِذْ تَسَوَّرُوا الْمِحْرَابَ ٢١ ▶
وَهَلْ wahal And has (there) أَتَاكَ atāka come to you نَبَأُ naba-u (the) news الْخَصْمِ l-khaṣmi (of) the litigants إِذْ idh when تَسَوَّرُوا tasawwarū they climbed over the wall الْمِحْرَابَ l-miḥ'rāba (of) the chamber
21. And has there come to you the news of the adversaries, when they climbed over the wall of [his] prayer chamber -
Roots in this verse: أ ت ي ن ب أ خ ص م س و ر ح ر ب
إِذْ دَخَلُوا عَلَىٰ دَاوُودَ فَفَزِعَ مِنْهُمْ قَالُوا لَا تَخَفْ خَصْمَانِ بَغَىٰ بَعْضُنَا عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ فَاحْكُم بَيْنَنَا بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا تُشْطِطْ وَاهْدِنَا إِلَىٰ سَوَاءِ الصِّرَاطِ ٢٢ ▶
إِذْ idh When دَخَلُوا dakhalū they entered عَلَىٰ ʿalā upon دَاوُودَ dāwūda Dawood فَفَزِعَ fafaziʿa and he was afraid مِنْهُمْ min'hum of them قَالُوا qālū they said لَا lā (Do) not تَخَفْ takhaf fear خَصْمَانِ khaṣmāni (We are) two litigants بَغَىٰ baghā has wronged بَعْضُنَا baʿḍunā one of us عَلَىٰ ʿalā to بَعْضٍ baʿḍin another فَاحْكُم fa-uḥ'kum so judge بَيْنَنَا baynanā between us بِالْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi in truth وَلَا walā and (do) not تُشْطِطْ tush'ṭiṭ be unjust وَاهْدِنَا wa-ih'dinā and guide us إِلَىٰ ilā to سَوَاءِ sawāi an even الصِّرَاطِ l-ṣirāṭi [the] path
22. When they entered upon David and he was alarmed by them? They said, "Fear not. [We are] two adversaries, one of whom has wronged the other, so judge between us with truth and do not exceed [it] and guide us to the sound path.
Roots in this verse: د خ ل ق و ل خ و ف خ ص م ب غ ي ب ع ض ح ك م ب ي ن ح ق ق ه د ي س و ي ص ر ط
إِنَّ هَٰذَا أَخِي لَهُ تِسْعٌ وَتِسْعُونَ نَعْجَةً وَلِيَ نَعْجَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَقَالَ أَكْفِلْنِيهَا وَعَزَّنِي فِي الْخِطَابِ ٢٣ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed هَٰذَا hādhā this أَخِي akhī (is) my brother لَهُ lahu he has تِسْعٌ tis'ʿun ninety-nine وَتِسْعُونَ watis'ʿūna ninety-nine نَعْجَةً naʿjatan ewe(s) وَلِيَ waliya while I have نَعْجَةٌ naʿjatun ewe وَاحِدَةٌ wāḥidatun one فَقَالَ faqāla so he said أَكْفِلْنِيهَا akfil'nīhā Entrust her to me وَعَزَّنِي waʿazzanī and he overpowered me فِي fī in الْخِطَابِ l-khiṭābi [the] speech
23. Indeed this, my brother, has ninety-nine ewes, and I have one ewe; so he said, 'Entrust her to me,' and he overpowered me in speech."
Roots in this verse: أ خ و و ح د ق و ل ك ف ل ع ز ز خ ط ب
قَالَ لَقَدْ ظَلَمَكَ بِسُؤَالِ نَعْجَتِكَ إِلَىٰ نِعَاجِهِ وَإِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ الْخُلَطَاءِ لَيَبْغِي بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَقَلِيلٌ مَّا هُمْ وَظَنَّ دَاوُودُ أَنَّمَا فَتَنَّاهُ فَاسْتَغْفَرَ رَبَّهُ وَخَرَّ رَاكِعًا وَأَنَابَ ٢٤ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said لَقَدْ laqad Certainly ظَلَمَكَ ẓalamaka he has wronged you بِسُؤَالِ bisuāli by demanding نَعْجَتِكَ naʿjatika your ewe إِلَىٰ ilā to نِعَاجِهِ niʿājihi his ewes وَإِنَّ wa-inna And indeed كَثِيرًا kathīran many مِّنَ mina of الْخُلَطَاءِ l-khulaṭāi the partners لَيَبْغِي layabghī certainly oppress بَعْضُهُمْ baʿḍuhum some of them عَلَىٰ ʿalā [on] بَعْضٍ baʿḍin another إِلَّا illā except الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who آمَنُوا āmanū believe وَعَمِلُوا waʿamilū and do الصَّالِحَاتِ l-ṣāliḥāti righteous deeds وَقَلِيلٌ waqalīlun and few مَّا mā (are) they هُمْ hum (are) they وَظَنَّ waẓanna And became certain دَاوُودُ dāwūdu Dawood أَنَّمَا annamā that فَتَنَّاهُ fatannāhu We (had) tried him فَاسْتَغْفَرَ fa-is'taghfara and he asked forgiveness رَبَّهُ rabbahu (of) his Lord وَخَرَّ wakharra and fell down رَاكِعًا rākiʿan bowing وَأَنَابَ wa-anāba and turned in repentance
24. [David] said, "He has certainly wronged you in demanding your ewe [in addition] to his ewes. And indeed, many associates oppress one another, except for those who believe and do righteous deeds - and few are they." And David became certain that We had tried him, and he asked forgiveness of his Lord and fell down bowing [in prostration] and turned in repentance [to Allāh].
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ظ ل م س أ ل ك ث ر ب غ ي ب ع ض أ م ن ع م ل ص ل ح ق ل ل ظ ن ن ف ت ن غ ف ر ر ب ب خ ر ر ر ك ع ن و ب
فَغَفَرْنَا لَهُ ذَٰلِكَ وَإِنَّ لَهُ عِندَنَا لَزُلْفَىٰ وَحُسْنَ مَآبٍ ٢٥ ▶
فَغَفَرْنَا faghafarnā So We forgave لَهُ lahu for him ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that وَإِنَّ wa-inna And indeed لَهُ lahu for him عِندَنَا ʿindanā with Us لَزُلْفَىٰ lazul'fā surely is a near access وَحُسْنَ waḥus'na and a good مَآبٍ maābin place of return
25. So We forgave him that; and indeed, for him is nearness to Us and a good place of return.
Roots in this verse: غ ف ر ع ن د ز ل ف ح س ن أ و ب
يَا دَاوُودُ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَاكَ خَلِيفَةً فِي الْأَرْضِ فَاحْكُم بَيْنَ النَّاسِ بِالْحَقِّ وَلَا تَتَّبِعِ الْهَوَىٰ فَيُضِلَّكَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَضِلُّونَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ بِمَا نَسُوا يَوْمَ الْحِسَابِ ٢٦ ▶
يَا دَاوُودُ yādāwūdu O Dawood إِنَّا innā Indeed, We جَعَلْنَاكَ jaʿalnāka [We] have made you خَلِيفَةً khalīfatan a vicegerent فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth فَاحْكُم fa-uḥ'kum so judge بَيْنَ bayna between النَّاسِ l-nāsi [the] men بِالْحَقِّ bil-ḥaqi in truth وَلَا walā and (do) not تَتَّبِعِ tattabiʿi follow الْهَوَىٰ l-hawā the desire فَيُضِلَّكَ fayuḍillaka for it will lead you astray عَن ʿan from سَبِيلِ sabīli (the) way اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah إِنَّ inna Indeed الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who يَضِلُّونَ yaḍillūna go astray عَن ʿan from سَبِيلِ sabīli (the) way اللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah لَهُمْ lahum for them عَذَابٌ ʿadhābun (is) a punishment شَدِيدٌ shadīdun severe بِمَا bimā because نَسُوا nasū they forgot يَوْمَ yawma (the) Day الْحِسَابِ l-ḥisābi (of) Account
26. [We said], "O David, indeed We have made you a successor upon the earth, so judge between the people in truth and do not follow [your own] desire, as it will lead you astray from the way of Allāh." Indeed, those who go astray from the way of Allāh will have a severe punishment for having forgotten the Day of Account.
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل خ ل ف أ ر ض ح ك م ب ي ن أ ن س ح ق ق ت ب ع ه و ي ض ل ل س ب ل أ ل ه ع ذ ب ش د د ن س ي ي و م ح س ب
وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاءَ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا بَاطِلًا ذَٰلِكَ ظَنُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنَ النَّارِ ٢٧ ▶
وَمَا wamā And not خَلَقْنَا khalaqnā We created السَّمَاءَ l-samāa the heaven وَالْأَرْضَ wal-arḍa and the earth وَمَا wamā and whatever بَيْنَهُمَا baynahumā (is) between them بَاطِلًا bāṭilan without purpose ذَٰلِكَ dhālika That ظَنُّ ẓannu (is the) assumption الَّذِينَ alladhīna (of) those who كَفَرُوا kafarū disbelieve فَوَيْلٌ fawaylun So woe لِّلَّذِينَ lilladhīna to those كَفَرُوا kafarū who disbelieve مِنَ mina from النَّارِ l-nāri the Fire
27. And We did not create the heaven and the earth and that between them aimlessly. That is the assumption of those who disbelieve, so woe to those who disbelieve from the Fire.
Roots in this verse: خ ل ق س م و أ ر ض ب ي ن ب ط ل ظ ن ن ك ف ر ن و ر
أَمْ نَجْعَلُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ كَالْمُفْسِدِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَمْ نَجْعَلُ الْمُتَّقِينَ كَالْفُجَّارِ ٢٨ ▶
أَمْ am Or نَجْعَلُ najʿalu should We treat الَّذِينَ alladhīna those who آمَنُوا āmanū believe وَعَمِلُوا waʿamilū and do الصَّالِحَاتِ l-ṣāliḥāti righteous deeds كَالْمُفْسِدِينَ kal-muf'sidīna like those who spread corruption فِي fī in الْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth أَمْ am Or نَجْعَلُ najʿalu should We treat الْمُتَّقِينَ l-mutaqīna the pious كَالْفُجَّارِ kal-fujāri like the wicked
28. Or should We treat those who believe and do righteous deeds like corrupters in the land? Or should We treat those who fear Allāh like the wicked?
Roots in this verse: ج ع ل أ م ن ع م ل ص ل ح ف س د أ ر ض و ق ي ف ج ر
كِتَابٌ أَنزَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَارَكٌ لِّيَدَّبَّرُوا آيَاتِهِ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ ٢٩ ▶
كِتَابٌ kitābun (This is) a Book أَنزَلْنَاهُ anzalnāhu We have revealed it إِلَيْكَ ilayka to you مُبَارَكٌ mubārakun blessed لِّيَدَّبَّرُوا liyaddabbarū that they may ponder آيَاتِهِ āyātihi (over) its Verses وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ waliyatadhakkara and may be reminded أُولُو ulū those of understanding الْأَلْبَابِ l-albābi those of understanding
29. [This is] a blessed Book which We have revealed to you, [O Muḥammad], that they might reflect upon its verses and that those of understanding would be reminded.
Roots in this verse: ك ت ب ن ز ل ب ر ك د ب ر أ ي ي ذ ك ر ل ب ب
وَوَهَبْنَا لِدَاوُودَ سُلَيْمَانَ نِعْمَ الْعَبْدُ إِنَّهُ أَوَّابٌ ٣٠ ▶
وَوَهَبْنَا wawahabnā And We gave لِدَاوُودَ lidāwūda to Dawood سُلَيْمَانَ sulaymāna Sulaiman نِعْمَ niʿ'ma an excellent الْعَبْدُ l-ʿabdu slave إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, he أَوَّابٌ awwābun (was) one who repeatedly turned
30. And to David We gave Solomon. An excellent servant, indeed he was one repeatedly turning back [to Allāh].
Roots in this verse: و ه ب ن ع م ع ب د أ و ب
إِذْ عُرِضَ عَلَيْهِ بِالْعَشِيِّ الصَّافِنَاتُ الْجِيَادُ ٣١ ▶
إِذْ idh When عُرِضَ ʿuriḍa were displayed عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi to him بِالْعَشِيِّ bil-ʿashiyi in the afternoon الصَّافِنَاتُ l-ṣāfinātu excellent bred steeds الْجِيَادُ l-jiyādu excellent bred steeds
31. [Mention] when there were exhibited before him in the afternoon the poised [standing] racehorses.
Roots in this verse: ع ر ض ع ش و
فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَحْبَبْتُ حُبَّ الْخَيْرِ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّي حَتَّىٰ تَوَارَتْ بِالْحِجَابِ ٣٢ ▶
فَقَالَ faqāla And he said إِنِّي innī Indeed, I أَحْبَبْتُ aḥbabtu [I] preferred حُبَّ ḥubba (the) love الْخَيْرِ l-khayri (of) the good عَن ʿan over ذِكْرِ dhik'ri (the) remembrance رَبِّي rabbī (of) my Lord حَتَّىٰ ḥattā Until تَوَارَتْ tawārat they were hidden بِالْحِجَابِ bil-ḥijābi in the veil
32. And he said, "Indeed, I gave preference to the love of good [things] over the remembrance of my Lord until it [i.e., the sun] disappeared into the curtain [of darkness]."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ح ب ب خ ي ر ذ ك ر ر ب ب و ر ي
رُدُّوهَا عَلَيَّ فَطَفِقَ مَسْحًا بِالسُّوقِ وَالْأَعْنَاقِ ٣٣ ▶
رُدُّوهَا ruddūhā Return them عَلَيَّ ʿalayya to me فَطَفِقَ faṭafiqa Then he began مَسْحًا masḥan (to) pass (his hand) بِالسُّوقِ bil-sūqi over the legs وَالْأَعْنَاقِ wal-aʿnāqi and the necks
33. [He said], "Return them to me," and set about striking [their] legs and necks.
Roots in this verse: ر د د م س ح س و ق
وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا سُلَيْمَانَ وَأَلْقَيْنَا عَلَىٰ كُرْسِيِّهِ جَسَدًا ثُمَّ أَنَابَ ٣٤ ▶
وَلَقَدْ walaqad And certainly فَتَنَّا fatannā We tried سُلَيْمَانَ sulaymāna Sulaiman وَأَلْقَيْنَا wa-alqaynā and We placed عَلَىٰ ʿalā on كُرْسِيِّهِ kur'siyyihi his throne جَسَدًا jasadan a body ثُمَّ thumma then أَنَابَ anāba he turned
34. And We certainly tried Solomon and placed on his throne a body; then he returned.
Roots in this verse: ف ت ن ل ق ي ن و ب
قَالَ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَهَبْ لِي مُلْكًا لَّا يَنبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ مِّن بَعْدِي إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْوَهَّابُ ٣٥ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said رَبِّ rabbi O my Lord اغْفِرْ igh'fir Forgive لِي lī me وَهَبْ wahab and grant لِي lī me مُلْكًا mul'kan a kingdom لَّا lā not يَنبَغِي yanbaghī (will) belong لِأَحَدٍ li-aḥadin to anyone مِّن min after me بَعْدِي baʿdī after me إِنَّكَ innaka Indeed, You أَنتَ anta [You] الْوَهَّابُ l-wahābu (are) the Bestower
35. He said, "My Lord, forgive me and grant me a kingdom such as will not belong to anyone after me. Indeed, You are the Bestower."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب غ ف ر و ه ب م ل ك ب غ ي أ ح د ب ع د
فَسَخَّرْنَا لَهُ الرِّيحَ تَجْرِي بِأَمْرِهِ رُخَاءً حَيْثُ أَصَابَ ٣٦ ▶
فَسَخَّرْنَا fasakharnā Then We subjected لَهُ lahu to him الرِّيحَ l-rīḥa the wind تَجْرِي tajrī to flow بِأَمْرِهِ bi-amrihi by his command رُخَاءً rukhāan gently حَيْثُ ḥaythu wherever أَصَابَ aṣāba he directed
36. So We subjected to him the wind blowing by his command, gently, wherever he directed,
Roots in this verse: س خ ر ر و ح ج ر ي أ م ر ح ي ث ص و ب
وَالشَّيَاطِينَ كُلَّ بَنَّاءٍ وَغَوَّاصٍ ٣٧ ▶
وَالشَّيَاطِينَ wal-shayāṭīna And the devils كُلَّ kulla every بَنَّاءٍ bannāin builder وَغَوَّاصٍ waghawwāṣin and diver
37. And [also] the devils [of jinn] - every builder and diver.
Roots in this verse: ش ط ن ك ل ل ب ن ي
وَآخَرِينَ مُقَرَّنِينَ فِي الْأَصْفَادِ ٣٨ ▶
وَآخَرِينَ waākharīna And others مُقَرَّنِينَ muqarranīna bound فِي fī in الْأَصْفَادِ l-aṣfādi chains
38. And others bound together in irons.
Roots in this verse: أ خ ر ق ر ن
هَٰذَا عَطَاؤُنَا فَامْنُنْ أَوْ أَمْسِكْ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ ٣٩ ▶
هَٰذَا hādhā This عَطَاؤُنَا ʿaṭāunā (is) Our gift فَامْنُنْ fa-um'nun so grant أَوْ aw or أَمْسِكْ amsik withhold بِغَيْرِ bighayri without حِسَابٍ ḥisābin account
39. [We said], "This is Our gift, so grant or withhold without account."
Roots in this verse: ع ط و م ن ن م س ك غ ي ر ح س ب
وَإِنَّ لَهُ عِندَنَا لَزُلْفَىٰ وَحُسْنَ مَآبٍ ٤٠ ▶
وَإِنَّ wa-inna And indeed لَهُ lahu for him عِندَنَا ʿindanā with Us لَزُلْفَىٰ lazul'fā surely is a near access وَحُسْنَ waḥus'na and a good مَآبٍ maābin place of return
40. And indeed, for him is nearness to Us and a good place of return.
Roots in this verse: ع ن د ز ل ف ح س ن أ و ب
وَاذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَا أَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الشَّيْطَانُ بِنُصْبٍ وَعَذَابٍ ٤١ ▶
وَاذْكُرْ wa-udh'kur And remember عَبْدَنَا ʿabdanā Our slave أَيُّوبَ ayyūba Ayyub إِذْ idh when نَادَىٰ nādā he called رَبَّهُ rabbahu his Lord أَنِّي annī That [I] مَسَّنِيَ massaniya (has) touched me الشَّيْطَانُ l-shayṭānu Shaitaan بِنُصْبٍ binuṣ'bin with distress وَعَذَابٍ waʿadhābin and suffering
41. And remember Our servant Job, when he called to his Lord, "Indeed, Satan has touched me with hardship and torment."
Roots in this verse: ذ ك ر ع ب د ن د ي ر ب ب م س س ش ط ن ن ص ب ع ذ ب
ارْكُضْ بِرِجْلِكَ هَٰذَا مُغْتَسَلٌ بَارِدٌ وَشَرَابٌ ٤٢ ▶
ارْكُضْ ur'kuḍ Strike بِرِجْلِكَ birij'lika with your foot هَٰذَا hādhā This مُغْتَسَلٌ mugh'tasalun (is a spring of) water to bathe بَارِدٌ bāridun cool وَشَرَابٌ washarābun and a drink
42. [So he was told], "Strike [the ground] with your foot; this is a [spring for a] cool bath and drink."
Roots in this verse: ر ج ل ش ر ب
وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ أَهْلَهُ وَمِثْلَهُم مَّعَهُمْ رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا وَذِكْرَىٰ لِأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ ٤٣ ▶
وَوَهَبْنَا wawahabnā And We granted لَهُ lahu [to] him أَهْلَهُ ahlahu his family وَمِثْلَهُم wamith'lahum and a like of them مَّعَهُمْ maʿahum with them رَحْمَةً raḥmatan a Mercy مِّنَّا minnā from Us وَذِكْرَىٰ wadhik'rā and a Reminder لِأُولِي li-ulī for those of understanding الْأَلْبَابِ l-albābi for those of understanding
43. And We granted him his family and a like [number] with them as mercy from Us and a reminder for those of understanding.
Roots in this verse: و ه ب أ ه ل م ث ل ر ح م ذ ك ر ل ب ب
وَخُذْ بِيَدِكَ ضِغْثًا فَاضْرِب بِّهِ وَلَا تَحْنَثْ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَاهُ صَابِرًا نِّعْمَ الْعَبْدُ إِنَّهُ أَوَّابٌ ٤٤ ▶
وَخُذْ wakhudh And take بِيَدِكَ biyadika in your hand ضِغْثًا ḍigh'than a bunch فَاضْرِب fa-iḍ'rib and strike بِّهِ bihi with it وَلَا walā and (do) not تَحْنَثْ taḥnath break (your) oath إِنَّا innā Indeed, We وَجَدْنَاهُ wajadnāhu [We] found him صَابِرًا ṣābiran patient نِّعْمَ niʿ'ma an excellent الْعَبْدُ l-ʿabdu slave إِنَّهُ innahu Indeed, he أَوَّابٌ awwābun repeatedly turned
44. [We said], "And take in your hand a bunch [of grass] and strike with it and do not break your oath." Indeed, We found him patient, an excellent servant. Indeed, he was one repeatedly turning back [to Allāh].
Roots in this verse: أ خ ذ ي د ي ض ر ب و ج د ص ب ر ن ع م ع ب د أ و ب
وَاذْكُرْ عِبَادَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ أُولِي الْأَيْدِي وَالْأَبْصَارِ ٤٥ ▶
وَاذْكُرْ wa-udh'kur And remember عِبَادَنَا ʿibādanā Our slaves إِبْرَاهِيمَ ib'rāhīma Ibrahim وَإِسْحَاقَ wa-is'ḥāqa and Isaac وَيَعْقُوبَ wayaʿqūba and Ayyub أُولِي ulī possessors الْأَيْدِي l-aydī (of) strength وَالْأَبْصَارِ wal-abṣāri and vision
45. And remember Our servants, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - those of strength and [religious] vision.
Roots in this verse: ذ ك ر ع ب د ي د ي ب ص ر
إِنَّا أَخْلَصْنَاهُم بِخَالِصَةٍ ذِكْرَى الدَّارِ ٤٦ ▶
إِنَّا innā Indeed, We أَخْلَصْنَاهُم akhlaṣnāhum [We] chose them بِخَالِصَةٍ bikhāliṣatin for an exclusive (quality) ذِكْرَى dhik'rā remembrance الدَّارِ l-dāri (of) the Home
46. Indeed, We chose them for an exclusive quality: remembrance of the home [of the Hereafter].
Roots in this verse: خ ل ص ذ ك ر د و ر
وَإِنَّهُمْ عِندَنَا لَمِنَ الْمُصْطَفَيْنَ الْأَخْيَارِ ٤٧ ▶
وَإِنَّهُمْ wa-innahum And indeed, they عِندَنَا ʿindanā to Us لَمِنَ lamina (are) from الْمُصْطَفَيْنَ l-muṣ'ṭafayna the chosen ones الْأَخْيَارِ l-akhyāri the best
47. And indeed they are, to Us, among the chosen and outstanding.
Roots in this verse: ع ن د ص ف و خ ي ر
وَاذْكُرْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَالْيَسَعَ وَذَا الْكِفْلِ وَكُلٌّ مِّنَ الْأَخْيَارِ ٤٨ ▶
وَاذْكُرْ wa-udh'kur And remember إِسْمَاعِيلَ is'māʿīla Ishmael وَالْيَسَعَ wal-yasaʿa and Elisha وَذَا wadhā and Dhul-kifl الْكِفْلِ l-kif'li and Dhul-kifl وَكُلٌّ wakullun and all مِّنَ mina (are) from الْأَخْيَارِ l-akhyāri the best
48. And remember Ishmael, Elisha and Dhul-Kifl, and all are among the outstanding.
Roots in this verse: ذ ك ر ك ف ل ك ل ل خ ي ر
هَٰذَا ذِكْرٌ وَإِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ لَحُسْنَ مَآبٍ ٤٩ ▶
هَٰذَا hādhā This ذِكْرٌ dhik'run (is) a Reminder وَإِنَّ wa-inna And indeed لِلْمُتَّقِينَ lil'muttaqīna for the righteous لَحُسْنَ laḥus'na surely, is a good مَآبٍ maābin place of return
49. This is a reminder. And indeed, for the righteous is a good place of return -
Roots in this verse: ذ ك ر و ق ي ح س ن أ و ب
جَنَّاتِ عَدْنٍ مُّفَتَّحَةً لَّهُمُ الْأَبْوَابُ ٥٠ ▶
جَنَّاتِ jannāti Gardens عَدْنٍ ʿadnin (of) Eternity مُّفَتَّحَةً mufattaḥatan (will be) opened لَّهُمُ lahumu for them الْأَبْوَابُ l-abwābu the gates
50. Gardens of perpetual residence, whose doors will be opened to them.
Roots in this verse: ج ن ن ف ت ح ب و ب
مُتَّكِئِينَ فِيهَا يَدْعُونَ فِيهَا بِفَاكِهَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ وَشَرَابٍ ٥١ ▶
مُتَّكِئِينَ muttakiīna Reclining فِيهَا fīhā therein يَدْعُونَ yadʿūna they will call فِيهَا fīhā therein بِفَاكِهَةٍ bifākihatin for fruit كَثِيرَةٍ kathīratin many وَشَرَابٍ washarābin and drink
51. Reclining within them, they will call therein for abundant fruit and drink.
Roots in this verse: و ك أ د ع و ف ك ه ك ث ر ش ر ب
وَعِندَهُمْ قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرْفِ أَتْرَابٌ ٥٢ ▶
وَعِندَهُمْ waʿindahum And with them قَاصِرَاتُ qāṣirātu (will be) companions of modest gaze الطَّرْفِ l-ṭarfi (will be) companions of modest gaze أَتْرَابٌ atrābun well-matched
52. And with them will be women limiting [their] glances and of equal age.
Roots in this verse: ع ن د ق ص ر ط ر ف ت ر ب
هَٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِيَوْمِ الْحِسَابِ ٥٣ ▶
هَٰذَا hādhā This مَا mā (is) what تُوعَدُونَ tūʿadūna you are promised لِيَوْمِ liyawmi for (the) Day الْحِسَابِ l-ḥisābi (of) Account
53. This is what you, [the righteous], are promised for the Day of Account.
Roots in this verse: و ع د ي و م ح س ب
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَرِزْقُنَا مَا لَهُ مِن نَّفَادٍ ٥٤ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed هَٰذَا hādhā this لَرِزْقُنَا lariz'qunā (is) surely Our provision مَا mā not لَهُ lahu for it مِن min any نَّفَادٍ nafādin depletion
54. Indeed, this is Our provision; for it there is no depletion.
Roots in this verse: ر ز ق
هَٰذَا وَإِنَّ لِلطَّاغِينَ لَشَرَّ مَآبٍ ٥٥ ▶
هَٰذَا hādhā This (is so) وَإِنَّ wa-inna And indeed لِلطَّاغِينَ lilṭṭāghīna for the transgressors لَشَرَّ lasharra surely (is) an evil مَآبٍ maābin place of return
55. This [is so]. But indeed, for the transgressors is an evil place of return -
Roots in this verse: ط غ ي ش ر ر أ و ب
جَهَنَّمَ يَصْلَوْنَهَا فَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُ ٥٦ ▶
جَهَنَّمَ jahannama Hell يَصْلَوْنَهَا yaṣlawnahā they will burn therein فَبِئْسَ fabi'sa and wretched (is) الْمِهَادُ l-mihādu the resting place
56. Hell, which they will [enter to] burn, and wretched is the resting place.
Roots in this verse: ص ل ي ب أ س م ه د
هَٰذَا فَلْيَذُوقُوهُ حَمِيمٌ وَغَسَّاقٌ ٥٧ ▶
هَٰذَا hādhā This (is so) فَلْيَذُوقُوهُ falyadhūqūhu Then let them taste it حَمِيمٌ ḥamīmun boiling fluid وَغَسَّاقٌ waghassāqun and purulence
57. This - so let them taste it - is scalding water and [foul] purulence.
Roots in this verse: ذ و ق ح م م
وَآخَرُ مِن شَكْلِهِ أَزْوَاجٌ ٥٨ ▶
وَآخَرُ waākharu And other مِن min of شَكْلِهِ shaklihi its type أَزْوَاجٌ azwājun (of various) kinds
58. And other [punishments] of its type [in various] kinds.
Roots in this verse: أ خ ر ز و ج
هَٰذَا فَوْجٌ مُّقْتَحِمٌ مَّعَكُمْ لَا مَرْحَبًا بِهِمْ إِنَّهُمْ صَالُو النَّارِ ٥٩ ▶
هَٰذَا hādhā This فَوْجٌ fawjun (is) a company مُّقْتَحِمٌ muq'taḥimun bursting مَّعَكُمْ maʿakum (in) with you لَا lā No مَرْحَبًا marḥaban welcome بِهِمْ bihim for them إِنَّهُمْ innahum Indeed, they صَالُو ṣālū (will) burn النَّارِ l-nāri (in) the Fire
59. [Its inhabitants will say], "This is a company bursting in with you. No welcome for them. Indeed, they will burn in the Fire."
Roots in this verse: ص ل ي ن و ر
قَالُوا بَلْ أَنتُمْ لَا مَرْحَبًا بِكُمْ أَنتُمْ قَدَّمْتُمُوهُ لَنَا فَبِئْسَ الْقَرَارُ ٦٠ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They say بَلْ bal Nay أَنتُمْ antum You لَا lā no مَرْحَبًا marḥaban welcome بِكُمْ bikum for you أَنتُمْ antum You قَدَّمْتُمُوهُ qaddamtumūhu brought this لَنَا lanā upon us فَبِئْسَ fabi'sa So wretched (is) الْقَرَارُ l-qarāru the settlement
60. They will say, "Nor you! No welcome for you. You, [our leaders], brought this upon us, and wretched is the settlement."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ق د م ب أ س ق ر ر
قَالُوا رَبَّنَا مَن قَدَّمَ لَنَا هَٰذَا فَزِدْهُ عَذَابًا ضِعْفًا فِي النَّارِ ٦١ ▶
قَالُوا qālū They will say رَبَّنَا rabbanā Our Lord مَن man whoever قَدَّمَ qaddama brought لَنَا lanā upon us هَٰذَا hādhā this فَزِدْهُ fazid'hu increase for him عَذَابًا ʿadhāban a punishment ضِعْفًا ḍiʿ'fan double فِي fī in النَّارِ l-nāri the Fire
61. They will say, "Our Lord, whoever brought this upon us - increase for him double punishment in the Fire."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب ق د م ز ي د ع ذ ب ض ع ف ن و ر
وَقَالُوا مَا لَنَا لَا نَرَىٰ رِجَالًا كُنَّا نَعُدُّهُم مِّنَ الْأَشْرَارِ ٦٢ ▶
وَقَالُوا waqālū And they (will) say مَا mā What (is) لَنَا lanā for us لَا lā not نَرَىٰ narā we see رِجَالًا rijālan men كُنَّا kunnā we used to نَعُدُّهُم naʿudduhum count them مِّنَ mina among الْأَشْرَارِ l-ashrāri the bad ones
62. And they will say, "Why do we not see men whom we used to count among the worst?
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر أ ي ر ج ل ك و ن ع د د ش ر ر
أَتَّخَذْنَاهُمْ سِخْرِيًّا أَمْ زَاغَتْ عَنْهُمُ الْأَبْصَارُ ٦٣ ▶
أَتَّخَذْنَاهُمْ attakhadhnāhum Did we take them سِخْرِيًّا sikh'riyyan (in) ridicule أَمْ am or زَاغَتْ zāghat has turned away عَنْهُمُ ʿanhumu from them الْأَبْصَارُ l-abṣāru the vision
63. Is it [because] we took them in ridicule, or has [our] vision turned away from them?"
Roots in this verse: أ خ ذ س خ ر ب ص ر
إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَحَقٌّ تَخَاصُمُ أَهْلِ النَّارِ ٦٤ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that لَحَقٌّ laḥaqqun (is) surely (the) truth تَخَاصُمُ takhāṣumu (the) quarreling أَهْلِ ahli (of the) people النَّارِ l-nāri (of) the Fire
64. Indeed, that is truth [i.e., reality] - the quarreling of the people of the Fire.
Roots in this verse: ح ق ق خ ص م أ ه ل ن و ر
قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا مُنذِرٌ وَمَا مِنْ إِلَٰهٍ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ ٦٥ ▶
قُلْ qul Say إِنَّمَا innamā Only أَنَا anā I am مُنذِرٌ mundhirun a warner وَمَا wamā and not مِنْ min (is there) any إِلَٰهٍ ilāhin god إِلَّا illā except اللَّهُ l-lahu Allah الْوَاحِدُ l-wāḥidu the One الْقَهَّارُ l-qahāru the Irresistible
65. Say, [O Muḥammad], "I am only a warner, and there is not any deity except Allāh, the One, the Prevailing,
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ن ذ ر أ ل ه و ح د ق ه ر
رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا الْعَزِيزُ الْغَفَّارُ ٦٦ ▶
رَبُّ rabbu Lord السَّمَاوَاتِ l-samāwāti (of) the heavens وَالْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi and the earth وَمَا wamā and whatever بَيْنَهُمَا baynahumā (is) between them الْعَزِيزُ l-ʿazīzu the All-Mighty الْغَفَّارُ l-ghafāru the Oft-Forgiving
66. Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver."
Roots in this verse: ر ب ب س م و أ ر ض ب ي ن ع ز ز غ ف ر
قُلْ هُوَ نَبَأٌ عَظِيمٌ ٦٧ ▶
قُلْ qul Say هُوَ huwa It (is) نَبَأٌ naba-on a news عَظِيمٌ ʿaẓīmun great
67. Say, "It is great news
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ن ب أ ع ظ م
أَنتُمْ عَنْهُ مُعْرِضُونَ ٦٨ ▶
أَنتُمْ antum You عَنْهُ ʿanhu from it مُعْرِضُونَ muʿ'riḍūna turn away
68. From which you turn away.
Roots in this verse: ع ر ض
مَا كَانَ لِيَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ بِالْمَلَإِ الْأَعْلَىٰ إِذْ يَخْتَصِمُونَ ٦٩ ▶
مَا mā Not كَانَ kāna is لِيَ liya for me مِنْ min any عِلْمٍ ʿil'min knowledge بِالْمَلَإِ bil-mala-i (of) the chiefs الْأَعْلَىٰ l-aʿlā the exalted إِذْ idh when يَخْتَصِمُونَ yakhtaṣimūna they were disputing
69. I had no knowledge of the exalted assembly [of angels] when they were disputing [the creation of Adam].
Roots in this verse: ك و ن ع ل م م ل أ ع ل و خ ص م
إِن يُوحَىٰ إِلَيَّ إِلَّا أَنَّمَا أَنَا نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ ٧٠ ▶
إِن in Not يُوحَىٰ yūḥā has been revealed إِلَيَّ ilayya to me إِلَّا illā except أَنَّمَا annamā that only أَنَا anā I am نَذِيرٌ nadhīrun a warner مُّبِينٌ mubīnun clear
70. It has not been revealed to me except that I am a clear warner."
Roots in this verse: و ح ي ن ذ ر ب ي ن
إِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي خَالِقٌ بَشَرًا مِّن طِينٍ ٧١ ▶
إِذْ idh When قَالَ qāla said رَبُّكَ rabbuka your Lord لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ lil'malāikati to the Angels إِنِّي innī Indeed, I Am خَالِقٌ khāliqun going to create بَشَرًا basharan a human being مِّن min from طِينٍ ṭīnin clay
71. [So mention] when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I am going to create a human being from clay.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب م ل ك خ ل ق ب ش ر ط ي ن
فَإِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُ وَنَفَخْتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِي فَقَعُوا لَهُ سَاجِدِينَ ٧٢ ▶
فَإِذَا fa-idhā So when سَوَّيْتُهُ sawwaytuhu I have proportioned him وَنَفَخْتُ wanafakhtu and breathed فِيهِ fīhi into him مِن min of رُّوحِي rūḥī My spirit فَقَعُوا faqaʿū then fall down لَهُ lahu to him سَاجِدِينَ sājidīna prostrating
72. So when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created] soul, then fall down to him in prostration."
Roots in this verse: س و ي ن ف خ ر و ح و ق ع س ج د
فَسَجَدَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ كُلُّهُمْ أَجْمَعُونَ ٧٣ ▶
فَسَجَدَ fasajada So prostrated الْمَلَائِكَةُ l-malāikatu the Angels كُلُّهُمْ kulluhum all of them أَجْمَعُونَ ajmaʿūna together
73. So the angels prostrated - all of them entirely,
Roots in this verse: س ج د م ل ك ك ل ل ج م ع
إِلَّا إِبْلِيسَ اسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ ٧٤ ▶
إِلَّا illā Except إِبْلِيسَ ib'līsa Iblis اسْتَكْبَرَ is'takbara he was arrogant وَكَانَ wakāna and became مِنَ mina of الْكَافِرِينَ l-kāfirīna the disbelievers
74. Except Iblees; he was arrogant and became among the disbelievers.
Roots in this verse: ك ب ر ك و ن ك ف ر
قَالَ يَا إِبْلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَن تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَيَّ أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ أَمْ كُنتَ مِنَ الْعَالِينَ ٧٥ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said يَا إِبْلِيسُ yāib'līsu O Iblis مَا mā What مَنَعَكَ manaʿaka prevented you أَن an that تَسْجُدَ tasjuda you (should) prostrate لِمَا limā to (one) whom خَلَقْتُ khalaqtu I created بِيَدَيَّ biyadayya with My Hands أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ astakbarta Are you arrogant أَمْ am or كُنتَ kunta are you مِنَ mina of الْعَالِينَ l-ʿālīna the exalted ones
75. [Allāh] said, "O Iblees, what prevented you from prostrating to that which I created with My hands? Were you arrogant [then], or were you [already] among the haughty?"
Roots in this verse: ق و ل م ن ع س ج د خ ل ق ي د ي ك ب ر ك و ن ع ل و
قَالَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِي مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِن طِينٍ ٧٦ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said أَنَا anā I am خَيْرٌ khayrun better مِّنْهُ min'hu than him خَلَقْتَنِي khalaqtanī You created me مِن min from نَّارٍ nārin fire وَخَلَقْتَهُ wakhalaqtahu and You created him مِن min from طِينٍ ṭīnin clay
76. He said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل خ ي ر خ ل ق ن و ر ط ي ن
قَالَ فَاخْرُجْ مِنْهَا فَإِنَّكَ رَجِيمٌ ٧٧ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said فَاخْرُجْ fa-ukh'ruj Then get out مِنْهَا min'hā of it فَإِنَّكَ fa-innaka for indeed, you رَجِيمٌ rajīmun (are) accursed
77. [Allāh] said, "Then get out of it [i.e., Paradise], for indeed, you are expelled.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل خ ر ج ر ج م
وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ لَعْنَتِي إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ ٧٨ ▶
وَإِنَّ wa-inna And indeed عَلَيْكَ ʿalayka upon you لَعْنَتِي laʿnatī (is) My curse إِلَىٰ ilā until يَوْمِ yawmi (the) Day الدِّينِ l-dīni (of) Judgment
78. And indeed, upon you is My curse until the Day of Recompense."
Roots in this verse: ل ع ن ي و م د ي ن
قَالَ رَبِّ فَأَنظِرْنِي إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ ٧٩ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said رَبِّ rabbi My Lord فَأَنظِرْنِي fa-anẓir'nī Then give me respite إِلَىٰ ilā until يَوْمِ yawmi (the) Day يُبْعَثُونَ yub'ʿathūna they are resurrected
79. He said, "My Lord, then reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ر ب ب ن ظ ر ي و م ب ع ث
قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ الْمُنظَرِينَ ٨٠ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said فَإِنَّكَ fa-innaka Then indeed, you مِنَ mina (are) of الْمُنظَرِينَ l-munẓarīna those given respite
80. [Allāh] said, "So indeed, you are of those reprieved
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ن ظ ر
إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْوَقْتِ الْمَعْلُومِ ٨١ ▶
إِلَىٰ ilā Until يَوْمِ yawmi (the) Day الْوَقْتِ l-waqti (of) the time الْمَعْلُومِ l-maʿlūmi well-known
81. Until the Day of the time well-known."
Roots in this verse: ي و م و ق ت ع ل م
قَالَ فَبِعِزَّتِكَ لَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ٨٢ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said فَبِعِزَّتِكَ fabiʿizzatika Then by Your might لَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ la-ugh'wiyannahum I will surely mislead them أَجْمَعِينَ ajmaʿīna all
82. [Iblees] said, "By Your might, I will surely mislead them all.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ع ز ز غ و ي ج م ع
إِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ الْمُخْلَصِينَ ٨٣ ▶
إِلَّا illā Except عِبَادَكَ ʿibādaka Your slaves مِنْهُمُ min'humu among them الْمُخْلَصِينَ l-mukh'laṣīna the chosen ones
83. Except, among them, Your chosen servants."
Roots in this verse: ع ب د خ ل ص
قَالَ فَالْحَقُّ وَالْحَقَّ أَقُولُ ٨٤ ▶
قَالَ qāla He said فَالْحَقُّ fal-ḥaqu Then (it is) the truth وَالْحَقَّ wal-ḥaqa and the truth أَقُولُ aqūlu I say
84. [Allāh] said, "The truth [is My oath], and the truth I say -
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ح ق ق
لَأَمْلَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنكَ وَمِمَّن تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ٨٥ ▶
لَأَمْلَأَنَّ la-amla-anna Surely I will fill جَهَنَّمَ jahannama Hell مِنكَ minka with you وَمِمَّن wamimman and those who تَبِعَكَ tabiʿaka follow you مِنْهُمْ min'hum among them أَجْمَعِينَ ajmaʿīna all
85. [That] I will surely fill Hell with you and those of them that follow you all together."
Roots in this verse: م ل أ ت ب ع ج م ع
قُلْ مَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُتَكَلِّفِينَ ٨٦ ▶
قُلْ qul Say مَا mā Not أَسْأَلُكُمْ asalukum I ask of you عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi for it مِنْ min any أَجْرٍ ajrin payment وَمَا wamā and not أَنَا anā I am مِنَ mina of الْمُتَكَلِّفِينَ l-mutakalifīna the ones who pretend
86. Say, [O Muḥammad], "I do not ask you for it [i.e., the Qur’ān] any payment, and I am not of the pretentious.
Roots in this verse: ق و ل س أ ل أ ج ر
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ ٨٧ ▶
إِنْ in Not هُوَ huwa it (is) إِلَّا illā except ذِكْرٌ dhik'run a Reminder لِّلْعَالَمِينَ lil'ʿālamīna to the worlds
87. It is but a reminder to the worlds.
Roots in this verse: ذ ك ر ع ل م
وَلَتَعْلَمُنَّ نَبَأَهُ بَعْدَ حِينٍ ٨٨ ▶
وَلَتَعْلَمُنَّ walataʿlamunna And surely you will know نَبَأَهُ naba-ahu its information بَعْدَ baʿda after حِينٍ ḥīnin a time
88. And you will surely know [the truth of] its information after a time."
Roots in this verse: ع ل م ن ب أ ب ع د ح ي ن
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