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Surah 13 · 43 verses

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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1

الٓمٓر ۚ تِلْكَ ءَايَـٰتُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ۗ وَٱلَّذِىٓ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

Alif, Lām, Meem, Rā. These are the verses of the Book; and what has been revealed to you from your Lord is the truth, but most of the people do not believe.

Alif-Laaam-Meeem-Raa; tilka Aayaatul Kitaab; wallazee unzila ilaika mir Rabbikal haqqu wa laakinna aksaran naasi laa yu'minoon

Word by word
الٓمٓر ۚ
alif-lam-meem-ra
Alif Laam Mim Ra
تِلْكَ
til'ka
These
ءَايَـٰتُ
āyātu
(are) the Verses
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ۗ
l-kitābi
(of) the Book
وَٱلَّذِىٓ
wa-alladhī
And that which
أُنزِلَ
unzila
has been revealed
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
to you
مِن
min
from
رَّبِّكَ
rabbika
your Lord
ٱلْحَقُّ
l-ḥaqu
(is) the truth
وَلَـٰكِنَّ
walākinna
but
أَكْثَرَ
akthara
most
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
(of) the mankind
لَا
(do) not
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
believe
Interpretation

We have spoken about similar phrases at the beginning of Sūrah Al-Baqarah. These sublime verses in this Sūrah, and the Qur’ān that God has revealed to you - O Messenger - is the truth in which there is no uncertainty. There is no doubt that it is from God, but most people do not believe in it due to stubbornness and pride.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

2

ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى رَفَعَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ بِغَيْرِ عَمَدٍ تَرَوْنَهَا ۖ ثُمَّ ٱسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ ۖ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ ۖ كُلٌّ يَجْرِى لِأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۚ يُدَبِّرُ ٱلْأَمْرَ يُفَصِّلُ ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ لَعَلَّكُم بِلِقَآءِ رَبِّكُمْ تُوقِنُونَ

It is Allāh who erected the heavens without pillars that you [can] see; then He established Himself above the Throne and made subject the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. He arranges [each] matter; He details the signs that you may, of the meeting with your Lord, be certain.

Allaahul lazee raf'as samaawaati bighairi 'amadin tarawnahaa summas tawaa 'alal 'Arshi wa sakhkharash shamsa walqamara kulluny yajree li ajalim musammaa; yudabbirul amra yufassilil Aayaati la'allakum biliqaaa'i Rabbikum tooqinoon

Word by word
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(is) the One Who
رَفَعَ
rafaʿa
raised
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
بِغَيْرِ
bighayri
without
عَمَدٍۢ
ʿamadin
pillars
تَرَوْنَهَا ۖ
tarawnahā
that you see
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
ٱسْتَوَىٰ
is'tawā
He established
عَلَى
ʿalā
on
ٱلْعَرْشِ ۖ
l-ʿarshi
the Throne
وَسَخَّرَ
wasakhara
and subjected
ٱلشَّمْسَ
l-shamsa
the sun
وَٱلْقَمَرَ ۖ
wal-qamara
and the moon
كُلٌّۭ
kullun
each
يَجْرِى
yajrī
running
لِأَجَلٍۢ
li-ajalin
for a term
مُّسَمًّۭى ۚ
musamman
appointed
يُدَبِّرُ
yudabbiru
He arranges
ٱلْأَمْرَ
l-amra
the matter
يُفَصِّلُ
yufaṣṣilu
He details
ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ
l-āyāti
the Signs
لَعَلَّكُم
laʿallakum
so that you may
بِلِقَآءِ
biliqāi
in the meeting
رَبِّكُمْ
rabbikum
(with) your Lord
تُوقِنُونَ
tūqinūna
believe with certainty
Interpretation

Allah is the One Who made the heavens high without any supports that you can see. Then He established Himself on the Throne and He subjugated the sun and the moon for the benefit of His creation. Both the sun and the moon run along for a specified period of time that is known only to Allah. He, may He be glorified, disposes of all matters in the heavens and the earth as He wills. He explains the signs that indicate His Power in the hope that you may be certain about meeting your Lord on the Day of Judgement and prepare for it by doing good actions.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

3

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى مَدَّ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ وَأَنْهَـٰرًا ۖ وَمِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ جَعَلَ فِيهَا زَوْجَيْنِ ٱثْنَيْنِ ۖ يُغْشِى ٱلَّيْلَ ٱلنَّهَارَ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

And it is He who spread the earth and placed therein firmly set mountains and rivers; and from all of the fruits He made therein two mates; He causes the night to cover the day. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought.

Wa Huwal lazee maddal arda wa ja'ala feehaa rawaasiya wa anhaaraa; wa min kullis samaraati ja'ala feehaa zawjainis yaini Yughshil lailan nahaar; inna fee zaalika la aayaatil liqawminy yatafakkaroon

Word by word
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(is) the One Who
مَدَّ
madda
spread
ٱلْأَرْضَ
l-arḍa
the earth
وَجَعَلَ
wajaʿala
and placed
فِيهَا
fīhā
in it
رَوَٰسِىَ
rawāsiya
firm mountains
وَأَنْهَـٰرًۭا ۖ
wa-anhāran
and rivers
وَمِن
wamin
and from
كُلِّ
kulli
all
ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ
l-thamarāti
(of) the fruits
جَعَلَ
jaʿala
He made
فِيهَا
fīhā
in it
زَوْجَيْنِ
zawjayni
pairs
ٱثْنَيْنِ ۖ
ith'nayni
two
يُغْشِى
yugh'shī
He covers
ٱلَّيْلَ
al-layla
the night
ٱلنَّهَارَ ۚ
l-nahāra
(with) the day
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فِى
in
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ
laāyātin
surely (are) Signs
لِّقَوْمٍۢ
liqawmin
for a people
يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
yatafakkarūna
who ponder
Interpretation

He, may He be glorified, is the One Who spread out the earth and created on it firm mountains so that it does not cause the people to become unsettled. From all types of fruit He made two kinds, like the male and female in animals. He draws the veil of night over the day so that it becomes dark after being bright. In that which is mentioned, there are signs and proof for a people who reflect and ponder over Allah’s creation, for they are the ones who benefit from such signs and proof.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

4

وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ قِطَعٌ مُّتَجَـٰوِرَٰتٌ وَجَنَّـٰتٌ مِّنْ أَعْنَـٰبٍ وَزَرْعٌ وَنَخِيلٌ صِنْوَانٌ وَغَيْرُ صِنْوَانٍ يُسْقَىٰ بِمَآءٍ وَٰحِدٍ وَنُفَضِّلُ بَعْضَهَا عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ فِى ٱلْأُكُلِ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ

And within the land are neighboring plots and gardens of grapevines and crops and palm trees, [growing] several from a root or otherwise, watered with one water; but We make some of them exceed others in [quality of] fruit. Indeed in that are signs for a people who reason.

Wa fil ardi qita'um muta jaawiraatunw wa jannaatum min a'naabinw wa zar'unw wa nakheelun sinwaanunw wa ghairu sinwaaniny yusqaa bimaaa'inw waahid; wa nufaddilu ba'dahaa 'alaa ba'din fil-ukul; inna fee zaalika la aayaatil liqawminy ya'qiloon

Word by word
وَفِى
wafī
And in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
قِطَعٌۭ
qiṭaʿun
are tracks
مُّتَجَـٰوِرَٰتٌۭ
mutajāwirātun
neighboring
وَجَنَّـٰتٌۭ
wajannātun
and gardens
مِّنْ
min
of
أَعْنَـٰبٍۢ
aʿnābin
grapevines
وَزَرْعٌۭ
wazarʿun
and crops
وَنَخِيلٌۭ
wanakhīlun
and date-palms
صِنْوَانٌۭ
ṣin'wānun
trees (growing) from a single root
وَغَيْرُ
waghayru
and not
صِنْوَانٍۢ
ṣin'wānin
trees (growing) from a single root
يُسْقَىٰ
yus'qā
watered
بِمَآءٍۢ
bimāin
with water
وَٰحِدٍۢ
wāḥidin
one
وَنُفَضِّلُ
wanufaḍḍilu
but We cause to exceed
بَعْضَهَا
baʿḍahā
some of them
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
over
بَعْضٍۢ
baʿḍin
others
فِى
in
ٱلْأُكُلِ ۚ
l-ukuli
the fruit
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فِى
in
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ
laāyātin
surely (are) Signs
لِّقَوْمٍۢ
liqawmin
for a people
يَعْقِلُونَ
yaʿqilūna
who use reason
Interpretation

On Earth there are neighbouring plots, gardens of vineyards, crops, palm trees sharing one root and others with individual roots. All of these gardens and crops are watered with the same water, I make some of them better than others in taste and other benefits despite their being next to one another and being watered with the same water, there are signs and proof for those who reason, for they are the ones who pay heed to it.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

5

۞ وَإِن تَعْجَبْ فَعَجَبٌ قَوْلُهُمْ أَءِذَا كُنَّا تُرَٰبًا أَءِنَّا لَفِى خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ ۗ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِرَبِّهِمْ ۖ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلْأَغْلَـٰلُ فِىٓ أَعْنَاقِهِمْ ۖ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ

And if you are astonished, [O Muḥammad] - then astonishing is their saying, "When we are dust, will we indeed be [brought] into a new creation?" Those are the ones who have disbelieved in their Lord, and those will have shackles upon their necks, and those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.

Wa in ta'jab fa'ajabun qawluhm 'a-izaa kunna turaaban 'a-inna lafee khalqin jadeed; ulaaa 'ikal lazeena kafaroo bi Rabbihim wa ulaaa'ikal aghlaalu feee a'naaqihim wa ulaa'ika Ashaabun Naari hum feehaa khaalidoon

Word by word
۞ وَإِن
wa-in
And if
تَعْجَبْ
taʿjab
you (are) astonished
فَعَجَبٌۭ
faʿajabun
then astonishing
قَوْلُهُمْ
qawluhum
(is) their saying
أَءِذَا
a-idhā
When
كُنَّا
kunnā
we are
تُرَٰبًا
turāban
dust
أَءِنَّا
a-innā
will we
لَفِى
lafī
(be) indeed, in
خَلْقٍۢ
khalqin
a creation
جَدِيدٍ ۗ
jadīdin
new
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(are) the ones who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
بِرَبِّهِمْ ۖ
birabbihim
in their Lord
وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
wa-ulāika
and those
ٱلْأَغْلَـٰلُ
l-aghlālu
the iron chains
فِىٓ
(will be) in
أَعْنَاقِهِمْ ۖ
aʿnāqihim
their necks
وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
wa-ulāika
those
أَصْحَـٰبُ
aṣḥābu
(are the) companions
ٱلنَّارِ ۖ
l-nāri
(of) the Fire
هُمْ
hum
they
فِيهَا
fīhā
in it
خَـٰلِدُونَ
khālidūna
(will) abide forever
Interpretation

If you are amazed, O Messenger, at anything, then you should surely be amazed at their denial of resurrection and their statement of proof for their denial: What, when we die and become dust and decayed and decomposed bones, shall we be resurrected and restored to life? Those who reject the resurrection after death are the ones who disbelieved in their Lord and as a result they disbelieved in His Power to resurrect the dead. They are the ones around whose necks chains of fire will be placed on the Day of Judgement. They will be the inhabitants of the Fire and they will remain there forever, wi

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

6

وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ قَبْلَ ٱلْحَسَنَةِ وَقَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِمُ ٱلْمَثُلَـٰتُ ۗ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُو مَغْفِرَةٍ لِّلنَّاسِ عَلَىٰ ظُلْمِهِمْ ۖ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَشَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ

They impatiently urge you to bring about evil before good, while there has already occurred before them similar punishments [to what they demand]. And indeed, your Lord is the possessor of forgiveness for the people despite their wrongdoing, and indeed, your Lord is severe in penalty.

Wa yasta'jiloonaka bis saiyi'ati qablal hasanati wa qad khalat min qablihimul masulaat; wa inna Rabbaka lazoo maghfiratil linnaasi 'alaa zulmihim wa inna Rabbaka lashadeedul 'iqaab

Word by word
وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ
wayastaʿjilūnaka
And they ask you to hasten
بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ
bil-sayi-ati
the evil
قَبْلَ
qabla
before
ٱلْحَسَنَةِ
l-ḥasanati
the good
وَقَدْ
waqad
and verily
خَلَتْ
khalat
has occurred
مِن
min
from
قَبْلِهِمُ
qablihimu
before them
ٱلْمَثُلَـٰتُ ۗ
l-mathulātu
[the] similar punishments
وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
And indeed
رَبَّكَ
rabbaka
your Lord
لَذُو
ladhū
(is) full
مَغْفِرَةٍۢ
maghfiratin
(of) forgiveness
لِّلنَّاسِ
lilnnāsi
for mankind
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
for
ظُلْمِهِمْ ۖ
ẓul'mihim
their wrongdoing
وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
and indeed
رَبَّكَ
rabbaka
your Lord
لَشَدِيدُ
lashadīdu
(is) severe
ٱلْعِقَابِ
l-ʿiqābi
(in) the penalty
Interpretation

The idolaters ask you, O Messenger, to bring on the punishment and they enquire as to why it is taking so long to come on them before they completely enjoy the favours that Allah has decreed for them. Many such punishments have come before on people like them from the nations who disbelieved. Why do they not take a lesson from them? Your Lord, O Messenger, is one who pardons people despite their wrongdoing. He, therefore, does not rush to take retribution from them giving them a chance to repent to Allah. He is truly severe in punishing those who persist in their denial if they do not repent.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

7

وَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦٓ ۗ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرٌ ۖ وَلِكُلِّ قَوْمٍ هَادٍ

And those who disbelieved say, "Why has a sign not been sent down to him from his Lord?" You are only a warner, and for every people is a guide.

Wa yaqoolul lazeena kafaroo law laaa unzila 'alaihi Aayatum mir Rabbih; innamaaa anta munzirunw wa likulli qawmin haad

Word by word
وَيَقُولُ
wayaqūlu
And say
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
لَوْلَآ
lawlā
Why not
أُنزِلَ
unzila
has been sent down
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
to him
ءَايَةٌۭ
āyatun
a sign
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّهِۦٓ ۗ
rabbihi
his Lord
إِنَّمَآ
innamā
Only
أَنتَ
anta
you
مُنذِرٌۭ ۖ
mundhirun
(are) a warner
وَلِكُلِّ
walikulli
and for every
قَوْمٍ
qawmin
people
هَادٍ
hādin
(is) a guide
Interpretation

Those who disbelieved in Allah - persisting in their rejection and obstinance - say: Why has no sign been sent down to Muhammad from his Lord, just as was sent down to Moses and Jesus? You, O Messenger, are only a warner who warns people of Allah’s punishment. You only have signs that Allah has given you. Every community has a prophet who shows them and guides them to the path of truth.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

8

ٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَحْمِلُ كُلُّ أُنثَىٰ وَمَا تَغِيضُ ٱلْأَرْحَامُ وَمَا تَزْدَادُ ۖ وَكُلُّ شَىْءٍ عِندَهُۥ بِمِقْدَارٍ

Allāh knows what every female carries and what the wombs lose [prematurely] or exceed. And everything with Him is by due measure.

Allaahu ya'lamu maa tahmilu kullu unsaa wa maa tagheedul arhaamu wa maa tazdaad, wa kullu shai'in 'indahoo bimiqdaar

Word by word
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
يَعْلَمُ
yaʿlamu
knows
مَا
what
تَحْمِلُ
taḥmilu
carries
كُلُّ
kullu
every
أُنثَىٰ
unthā
female
وَمَا
wamā
and what
تَغِيضُ
taghīḍu
fall short
ٱلْأَرْحَامُ
l-arḥāmu
the womb
وَمَا
wamā
and what
تَزْدَادُ ۖ
tazdādu
they exceed
وَكُلُّ
wakullu
And every
شَىْءٍ
shayin
thing
عِندَهُۥ
ʿindahu
with Him
بِمِقْدَارٍ
bimiq'dārin
(is) in due proportion
Interpretation

Allah knows what every female bears in her womb. He knows everything about it. He knows about any shrinking, swelling, health or illness that occurs in the womb. By Him, may He be glorified, everything is determined with a measure that will neither decrease nor increase.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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عَـٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِ ٱلْكَبِيرُ ٱلْمُتَعَالِ

[He is] Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Grand, the Exalted.

'Aalimul Ghaibi wash shahaadatil Kaabeerul Muta'aal

Word by word
عَـٰلِمُ
ʿālimu
Knower
ٱلْغَيْبِ
l-ghaybi
(of) the unseen
وَٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِ
wal-shahādati
and the witnessed
ٱلْكَبِيرُ
l-kabīru
the Most Great
ٱلْمُتَعَالِ
l-mutaʿāli
the Most High
Interpretation

This is because He, may He be glorified, knows about everything that is not perceived by His creation as well as everything that is perceived by them. He is the Majestic in His attributes, names and actions. The Supreme over every creation of His in His self and attributes.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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سَوَآءٌ مِّنكُم مَّنْ أَسَرَّ ٱلْقَوْلَ وَمَن جَهَرَ بِهِۦ وَمَنْ هُوَ مُسْتَخْفٍۭ بِٱلَّيْلِ وَسَارِبٌۢ بِٱلنَّهَارِ

It is the same [to Him] concerning you whether one conceals [his] speech or publicizes it and whether one is hidden by night or conspicuous [among others] by day.

Sawaaa'um minkum man asarral qawla wa man jahara bihee wa man huwa mustakhfim billaili wa saaribum binnahaar

Word by word
سَوَآءٌۭ
sawāon
(It is) same (to Him)
مِّنكُم
minkum
[of you]
مَّنْ
man
(one) who
أَسَرَّ
asarra
conceals
ٱلْقَوْلَ
l-qawla
the speech
وَمَن
waman
or (one) who
جَهَرَ
jahara
publicizes
بِهِۦ
bihi
it
وَمَنْ
waman
and (one) who
هُوَ
huwa
[he]
مُسْتَخْفٍۭ
mus'takhfin
(is) hidden
بِٱلَّيْلِ
bi-al-layli
by night
وَسَارِبٌۢ
wasāribun
or goes freely
بِٱلنَّهَارِ
bil-nahāri
by day
Interpretation

He knows what is secret and what is even more hidden. Whether you, O people, hide your statements or proclaim them, it is the same in His knowledge. A person who hides from the eyes of people under the darkness of the night and the one who acts openly in the light of day, are equally known by Him.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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لَهُۥ مُعَقِّبَـٰتٌ مِّنۢ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِۦ يَحْفَظُونَهُۥ مِنْ أَمْرِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّىٰ يُغَيِّرُوا۟ مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ ۗ وَإِذَآ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ سُوٓءًا فَلَا مَرَدَّ لَهُۥ ۚ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ مِن وَالٍ

For him [i.e., each one] are successive [angels] before and behind him who protect him by the decree of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves. And when Allāh intends for a people ill, there is no repelling it. And there is not for them besides Him any patron.

Lahoo mu'aqqibaatum mim baini yadaihi wa min khalfihee yahfazoonahoo min amril laah; innal laaha laa yughaiyiru maa biqawmin hattaa yughaiyiroo maa bianfusihim; wa izaaa araadal laahu biqawmin sooo'an falaa maradda lah; wa maa lahum min dooniheeminw waal

Word by word
لَهُۥ
lahu
For him
مُعَقِّبَـٰتٌۭ
muʿaqqibātun
(are) successive (Angels)
مِّنۢ
min
from
بَيْنِ
bayni
(before)
يَدَيْهِ
yadayhi
(him)
وَمِنْ
wamin
and from
خَلْفِهِۦ
khalfihi
and behind him
يَحْفَظُونَهُۥ
yaḥfaẓūnahu
who guard him
مِنْ
min
by
أَمْرِ
amri
(the) command
ٱللَّهِ ۗ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
لَا
(does) not
يُغَيِّرُ
yughayyiru
change
مَا
(the condition)
بِقَوْمٍ
biqawmin
of a people
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
يُغَيِّرُوا۟
yughayyirū
they change
مَا
what
بِأَنفُسِهِمْ ۗ
bi-anfusihim
(is) in themselves
وَإِذَآ
wa-idhā
And when
أَرَادَ
arāda
wills
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
بِقَوْمٍۢ
biqawmin
for a people
سُوٓءًۭا
sūan
misfortune
فَلَا
falā
then (there is) no
مَرَدَّ
maradda
turning away
لَهُۥ ۚ
lahu
of it
وَمَا
wamā
and not
لَهُم
lahum
for them
مِّن
min
from
دُونِهِۦ
dūnihi
besides Him
مِن
min
any
وَالٍ
wālin
protector
Interpretation

He, may He be glorified, has angels that come upon a person one after the other. Some of them come at night and some during the day. They protect the person by Allah’s command and they record his statements and actions. Allah does not change the good condition of a people for the worse unless they change the state of gratitude within themselves. When Allah, may He be glorified, wills destruction for a people, then no one can ward off what He wills. You, O people, do not have any one apart from Him who will take charge of your affairs and to whom you can resort to ward off the calamity that aff

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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هُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُرِيكُمُ ٱلْبَرْقَ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَيُنشِئُ ٱلسَّحَابَ ٱلثِّقَالَ

It is He who shows you lightning, [causing] fear and aspiration, and generates the heavy clouds.

Huwal lazee yureekumul barqa khawfanw wa tama'anw wa yunshi'us sahaabas siqaal

Word by word
هُوَ
huwa
He
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(is) the One Who
يُرِيكُمُ
yurīkumu
shows you
ٱلْبَرْقَ
l-barqa
the lightning
خَوْفًۭا
khawfan
a fear
وَطَمَعًۭا
waṭamaʿan
and a hope
وَيُنشِئُ
wayunshi-u
and brings up
ٱلسَّحَابَ
l-saḥāba
the clouds
ٱلثِّقَالَ
l-thiqāla
the heavy
Interpretation

It is He who shows you, O people, the lightning, inspiring in you both fear of the lightning bolts and hope of rain. It is He who forms the clouds laden with rain water.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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وَيُسَبِّحُ ٱلرَّعْدُ بِحَمْدِهِۦ وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ مِنْ خِيفَتِهِۦ وَيُرْسِلُ ٱلصَّوَٰعِقَ فَيُصِيبُ بِهَا مَن يَشَآءُ وَهُمْ يُجَـٰدِلُونَ فِى ٱللَّهِ وَهُوَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْمِحَالِ

And the thunder exalts [Allāh] with praise of Him - and the angels [as well] from fear of Him - and He sends thunderbolts and strikes therewith whom He wills while they dispute about Allāh; and He is severe in assault.

Wa yusabbihur ra'du bihamdihee walmalaaa'ikatu min kheefatihee wa yursilus sawaa'iqa fa yuseebu bihaa mai yashaaa'u wa hum yujaadiloona fil laahi wa Huwa shadeedul mihaal

Word by word
وَيُسَبِّحُ
wayusabbiḥu
And glorifies
ٱلرَّعْدُ
l-raʿdu
the thunder
بِحَمْدِهِۦ
biḥamdihi
with his praise
وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ
wal-malāikatu
and the Angels
مِنْ
min
for
خِيفَتِهِۦ
khīfatihi
fear of Him
وَيُرْسِلُ
wayur'silu
And He sends
ٱلصَّوَٰعِقَ
l-ṣawāʿiqa
the thunderbolts
فَيُصِيبُ
fayuṣību
and strikes
بِهَا
bihā
with it
مَن
man
whom
يَشَآءُ
yashāu
He wills
وَهُمْ
wahum
yet they
يُجَـٰدِلُونَ
yujādilūna
dispute
فِى
about
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
شَدِيدُ
shadīdu
(is) Mighty
ٱلْمِحَالِ
l-miḥāli
(in) Strength
Interpretation

The thunder pronounces His glory together with His praises, may He be glorified. The angels pronounce the glory of their Lord in awe of Him and out of respect and honour for Him. He sends thunderbolts to strike and eliminate whichever of His creation He wills. Yet the disbelievers still dispute about Allah’s Oneness. Allah is mighty in power and strength and severe in punishing those who go against Him.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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لَهُۥ دَعْوَةُ ٱلْحَقِّ ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ لَا يَسْتَجِيبُونَ لَهُم بِشَىْءٍ إِلَّا كَبَـٰسِطِ كَفَّيْهِ إِلَى ٱلْمَآءِ لِيَبْلُغَ فَاهُ وَمَا هُوَ بِبَـٰلِغِهِۦ ۚ وَمَا دُعَآءُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ

To Him [alone] is the supplication of truth. And those they call upon besides Him do not respond to them with a thing, except as one who stretches his hands toward water [from afar, calling it] to reach his mouth, but it will not reach it [thus]. And the supplication of the disbelievers is not but in error [i.e., futility].

Lahoo da'watul haqq; wallazeena yad'oona min doonihee laa yastajeeboona lahum bishai'in illaa kabaasiti kaffaihi ilal maaa'i liyablugha faahu wa maa huwa bibaalighih; wa maa du'aaa'ul aafireena illaa fee dalaal

Word by word
لَهُۥ
lahu
To Him
دَعْوَةُ
daʿwatu
(is) supplication
ٱلْحَقِّ ۖ
l-ḥaqi
(of) the truth
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those whom
يَدْعُونَ
yadʿūna
they invoke
مِن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِۦ
dūnihi
besides Him
لَا
not
يَسْتَجِيبُونَ
yastajībūna
they respond
لَهُم
lahum
to them
بِشَىْءٍ
bishayin
with a thing
إِلَّا
illā
except
كَبَـٰسِطِ
kabāsiṭi
like one who stretches
كَفَّيْهِ
kaffayhi
his hands
إِلَى
ilā
towards
ٱلْمَآءِ
l-māi
water
لِيَبْلُغَ
liyablugha
to reach
فَاهُ
fāhu
his mouth
وَمَا
wamā
but not
هُوَ
huwa
it
بِبَـٰلِغِهِۦ ۚ
bibālighihi
reaches it
وَمَا
wamā
And not
دُعَآءُ
duʿāu
(is) the supplication
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
l-kāfirīna
(of) the disbelievers
إِلَّا
illā
but
فِى
in
ضَلَـٰلٍۢ
ḍalālin
error
Interpretation

The call of monotheism is for Allah alone and no one shares this with Him. The idols on whom the idolaters call besides Him do not respond to the call of those who call them in any matter. Their calling them is simply like a thirsty person stretching his hand towards water for it to reach his mouth so that he can drink from it. The water is not going to reach his mouth. The call of the disbelievers to their idols is only in vain and far from being right, because they have no power to draw any benefit for them nor ward off any harm from them.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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وَلِلَّهِ يَسْجُدُ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ طَوْعًا وَكَرْهًا وَظِلَـٰلُهُم بِٱلْغُدُوِّ وَٱلْـَٔاصَالِ ۩

And to Allāh prostrates whoever is within the heavens and the earth, willingly or by compulsion, and their shadows [as well] in the mornings and the afternoons.

Wa lillaahi yasjudu man fis samaawaati wal ardi taw 'anw wa karhanw wa zilaaluhum bilghuduwwi wal aasaal

Word by word
وَلِلَّهِ
walillahi
And to Allah
يَسْجُدُ
yasjudu
prostrates
مَن
man
whoever
فِى
(is) in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
طَوْعًۭا
ṭawʿan
willingly
وَكَرْهًۭا
wakarhan
or unwillingly
وَظِلَـٰلُهُم
waẓilāluhum
and (so do) their shadows
بِٱلْغُدُوِّ
bil-ghuduwi
in the mornings
وَٱلْـَٔاصَالِ ۩
wal-āṣāli
and in the afternoons
Interpretation

All that are in the heavens and on earth submit themselves in prostration to Allah alone. A believer and disbeliever are equal in this, except that a believer submits and prostrates to Him willingly, while a disbeliever unwillingly submits even though his natural disposition dictates that he should do so willingly. The shadow of every creation that has a shadow submits to Him at the beginning and at the end of the day.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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قُلْ مَن رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ ۚ قُلْ أَفَٱتَّخَذْتُم مِّن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ لِأَنفُسِهِمْ نَفْعًا وَلَا ضَرًّا ۚ قُلْ هَلْ يَسْتَوِى ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ وَٱلْبَصِيرُ أَمْ هَلْ تَسْتَوِى ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتُ وَٱلنُّورُ ۗ أَمْ جَعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ شُرَكَآءَ خَلَقُوا۟ كَخَلْقِهِۦ فَتَشَـٰبَهَ ٱلْخَلْقُ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ خَـٰلِقُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَهُوَ ٱلْوَٰحِدُ ٱلْقَهَّـٰرُ

Say, "Who is Lord of the heavens and earth?" Say, "Allāh." Say, "Have you then taken besides Him allies not possessing [even] for themselves any benefit or any harm?" Say, "Is the blind equivalent to the seeing? Or is darkness equivalent to light? Or have they attributed to Allāh partners who created like His creation so that the creation [of each] seemed similar to them?" Say, "Allāh is the Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Prevailing."

Wul mar Rabbus samaawaati wal ard; qulillaah; qul afattakhaztum min dooniheee awliyaaa'a laa yamlikoona li anfusihim naf'anw wa laa darraa; qul hal yastawil a'maa wal baseeru am hal tastawiz zulumaatu wannoor; am ja'aloo lillaahi shurakaaa'a khalaqoo kakhalqihee fatashaa bahal khalqu 'alaihim; qulil laahu Khaaliqu kulli shai'inw wa Huwal Waahidul Qahhar

Word by word
قُلْ
qul
Say
مَن
man
Who
رَّبُّ
rabbu
(is) the Lord
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
قُلِ
quli
Say
ٱللَّهُ ۚ
l-lahu
Allah
قُلْ
qul
Say
أَفَٱتَّخَذْتُم
afa-ittakhadhtum
Have you then taken
مِّن
min
from
دُونِهِۦٓ
dūnihi
besides Him
أَوْلِيَآءَ
awliyāa
protectors
لَا
not
يَمْلِكُونَ
yamlikūna
they have power
لِأَنفُسِهِمْ
li-anfusihim
for themselves
نَفْعًۭا
nafʿan
(to) benefit
وَلَا
walā
and not
ضَرًّۭا ۚ
ḍarran
(to) harm
قُلْ
qul
Say
هَلْ
hal
Is
يَسْتَوِى
yastawī
equal
ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
l-aʿmā
the blind
وَٱلْبَصِيرُ
wal-baṣīru
and the seeing
أَمْ
am
Or
هَلْ
hal
is
تَسْتَوِى
tastawī
equal
ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتُ
l-ẓulumātu
the darkness[es]
وَٱلنُّورُ ۗ
wal-nūru
and the light
أَمْ
am
Or
جَعَلُوا۟
jaʿalū
they attribute
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
to Allah
شُرَكَآءَ
shurakāa
partners
خَلَقُوا۟
khalaqū
who created
كَخَلْقِهِۦ
kakhalqihi
like His creation
فَتَشَـٰبَهَ
fatashābaha
so that seemed alike
ٱلْخَلْقُ
l-khalqu
the creation
عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ
ʿalayhim
to them
قُلِ
quli
Say
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
خَـٰلِقُ
khāliqu
(is) the Creator
كُلِّ
kulli
of all
شَىْءٍۢ
shayin
things
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
and He
ٱلْوَٰحِدُ
l-wāḥidu
(is) the One
ٱلْقَهَّـٰرُ
l-qahāru
the Irresistible
Interpretation

Say, O Messenger, to the disbelievers who worship others together with Allah: Who is the creator and the controller of the heavens and the earth? Say, O Messenger, It is Allah who is their Creator and Controller and you acknowledge this. Say, O Messenger, to them: Have you taken for yourselves protectors other than Allah who are themselves helpless! They cannot draw any benefit for themselves nor remove any harm. How then will they be able to do so for others? Say to them, O Messenger, Is the disbeliever, who has no insight, equal to the believer who can see and who is guided? And is disbelief

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَسَالَتْ أَوْدِيَةٌۢ بِقَدَرِهَا فَٱحْتَمَلَ ٱلسَّيْلُ زَبَدًا رَّابِيًا ۚ وَمِمَّا يُوقِدُونَ عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلنَّارِ ٱبْتِغَآءَ حِلْيَةٍ أَوْ مَتَـٰعٍ زَبَدٌ مِّثْلُهُۥ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَضْرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْحَقَّ وَٱلْبَـٰطِلَ ۚ فَأَمَّا ٱلزَّبَدُ فَيَذْهَبُ جُفَآءً ۖ وَأَمَّا مَا يَنفَعُ ٱلنَّاسَ فَيَمْكُثُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَضْرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْأَمْثَالَ

He sends down from the sky, rain, and valleys flow according to their capacity, and the torrent carries a rising foam. And from that [ore] which they heat in the fire, desiring adornments and utensils, is a foam like it. Thus Allāh presents [the example of] truth and falsehood. As for the foam, it vanishes, [being] cast off; but as for that which benefits the people, it remains on the earth. Thus does Allāh present examples.

Anzala minas samaaa'i maaa'an fasaalat awdiyatum biqadarihaa fahtamalas sailu zabadar raabiyaa; wa mimmmaa yooqidoona 'alaihi fin naarib tighaaa'a bilyatin aw mataa'in zabadum misluh; kazaalika yadribul laahul haqqa wal baatil; fa ammaz zabadu fa yazhabu jufaaa'aa; wa ammaa maa yanfa'un naasa fa yamkusu fil ard; kazaalika yadribul laahul amsaal

Word by word
أَنزَلَ
anzala
He sends down
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the sky
مَآءًۭ
māan
water
فَسَالَتْ
fasālat
and flows
أَوْدِيَةٌۢ
awdiyatun
the valleys
بِقَدَرِهَا
biqadarihā
according to their measure
فَٱحْتَمَلَ
fa-iḥ'tamala
and carries
ٱلسَّيْلُ
l-saylu
the torrent
زَبَدًۭا
zabadan
a foam
رَّابِيًۭا ۚ
rābiyan
rising
وَمِمَّا
wamimmā
And from what
يُوقِدُونَ
yūqidūna
they heat
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
[on] it
فِى
in
ٱلنَّارِ
l-nāri
the fire
ٱبْتِغَآءَ
ib'tighāa
in order to make
حِلْيَةٍ
ḥil'yatin
ornaments
أَوْ
aw
or
مَتَـٰعٍۢ
matāʿin
utensils
زَبَدٌۭ
zabadun
a foam
مِّثْلُهُۥ ۚ
mith'luhu
like it
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
يَضْرِبُ
yaḍribu
sets forth
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
ٱلْحَقَّ
l-ḥaqa
the truth
وَٱلْبَـٰطِلَ ۚ
wal-bāṭila
and the falsehood
فَأَمَّا
fa-ammā
Then as for
ٱلزَّبَدُ
l-zabadu
the foam
فَيَذْهَبُ
fayadhhabu
it passes away
جُفَآءًۭ ۖ
jufāan
(as) scum
وَأَمَّا
wa-ammā
and as for
مَا
what
يَنفَعُ
yanfaʿu
benefits
ٱلنَّاسَ
l-nāsa
the mankind
فَيَمْكُثُ
fayamkuthu
remains
فِى
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ
l-arḍi
the earth
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
يَضْرِبُ
yaḍribu
Allah sets forth
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah sets forth
ٱلْأَمْثَالَ
l-amthāla
the examples
Interpretation

Allah strikes an example of the erosion of falsehood and the survival of truth with rainwater that comes down from the sky and causes riverbeds to flow, each according to its size, whether big or small. The overflowing water carries on its surface scum and froth that rise above the water. He then gives another example of falsehood and truth with some of the metals that people put into a furnace in order to melt down and to make ornaments for people. Falsehood is like the scum and froth that floats above the water and like the slag expelled by smelting the metal. Truth is like the pure water th

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟ لِرَبِّهِمُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لَهُۥ لَوْ أَنَّ لَهُم مَّا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا وَمِثْلَهُۥ مَعَهُۥ لَٱفْتَدَوْا۟ بِهِۦٓ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ سُوٓءُ ٱلْحِسَابِ وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ

For those who have responded to their Lord is the best [reward], but those who did not respond to Him - if they had all that is in the earth entirely and the like of it with it, they would [attempt to] ransom themselves thereby. Those will have the worst account, and their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.

Lillazeenas tajaaboo lirabbihimul husnaa; wallazeena lam yastajeeboo lahoo law anna lahum maa fil ardi jamee'anw wa mislahoo ma'ahoo laftadaw bih; ulaaa'ika lahum sooo'ul hisaab; wa maawaahum Jahannamu wa bi'sal mihaad

Word by word
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
For those who
ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟
is'tajābū
responded
لِرَبِّهِمُ
lirabbihimu
to their Lord
ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ
l-ḥus'nā
(is) the bliss
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And for those who
لَمْ
lam
(did) not
يَسْتَجِيبُوا۟
yastajībū
respond
لَهُۥ
lahu
to Him
لَوْ
law
if
أَنَّ
anna
that
لَهُم
lahum
they had
مَّا
whatever
فِى
(is) in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
جَمِيعًۭا
jamīʿan
all
وَمِثْلَهُۥ
wamith'lahu
and like of it
مَعَهُۥ
maʿahu
with it
لَٱفْتَدَوْا۟
la-if'tadaw
surely they would offer ransom
بِهِۦٓ ۚ
bihi
with it
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
سُوٓءُ
sūu
(is) a terrible
ٱلْحِسَابِ
l-ḥisābi
reckoning
وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ
wamawāhum
and their abode
جَهَنَّمُ ۖ
jahannamu
(is) Hell
وَبِئْسَ
wabi'sa
and wretched
ٱلْمِهَادُ
l-mihādu
(is) the resting place
Interpretation

Those believers who responded to their Lord when he called them towards His Oneness and obedience will have the best reward, which is Paradise. But those disbelievers who did not respond to His call towards His Oneness and obedience, even if they possessed all the different types of wealth on earth, and twice as much, they would offer all of that to redeem themselves from the punishment. Those who did not respond to His call will be taken to account for all their wrong deeds and the home in which they will reside will be Hell— What a miserable place the Fire is to rest and settle in!

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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۞ أَفَمَن يَعْلَمُ أَنَّمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ ٱلْحَقُّ كَمَنْ هُوَ أَعْمَىٰٓ ۚ إِنَّمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ

Then is he who knows that what has been revealed to you from your Lord is the truth like one who is blind? They will only be reminded who are people of understanding -

Afamai ya'lamu annamaaa unzila ilaika mir Rabbikal haqqu kaman huwa a'maa; innamaa yatazakkaru ulul albaab

Word by word
۞ أَفَمَن
afaman
Then is (he) who
يَعْلَمُ
yaʿlamu
knows
أَنَّمَآ
annamā
that which
أُنزِلَ
unzila
has been revealed
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
to you
مِن
min
from
رَّبِّكَ
rabbika
your Lord
ٱلْحَقُّ
l-ḥaqu
(is) the truth
كَمَنْ
kaman
like (one) who
هُوَ
huwa
[he]
أَعْمَىٰٓ ۚ
aʿmā
(is) blind
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
يَتَذَكَّرُ
yatadhakkaru
pay heed
أُو۟لُوا۟
ulū
men
ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ
l-albābi
(of) understanding
Interpretation

The one who knows that what Allah has revealed to you, O Messenger, is undoubtedly the Truth from your Lord, and who has faith in and responds to Allah, cannot be equal to someone who is blind, who disbelieves in Allah and does not respond to Him. Only those with sound understanding will pay heed to and take a lesson from this.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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ٱلَّذِينَ يُوفُونَ بِعَهْدِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا يَنقُضُونَ ٱلْمِيثَـٰقَ

Those who fulfill the covenant of Allāh and do not break the contract,

Allazeena yoofoona bi'ahdil laahi wa laa yanqu doonal meesaaq

Word by word
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
Those who
يُوفُونَ
yūfūna
fulfill
بِعَهْدِ
biʿahdi
the covenant
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَلَا
walā
and not
يَنقُضُونَ
yanquḍūna
they break
ٱلْمِيثَـٰقَ
l-mīthāqa
the contract
Interpretation

Those who respond to Allah are the ones who fulfil the pledges they made to Allah or the pledges they made to His servants and who do not break the pledges made with Allah or with others.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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وَٱلَّذِينَ يَصِلُونَ مَآ أَمَرَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦٓ أَن يُوصَلَ وَيَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ وَيَخَافُونَ سُوٓءَ ٱلْحِسَابِ

And those who join that which Allāh has ordered to be joined and fear their Lord and are afraid of the evil of [their] account,

Wallazeena yasiloona maaa amaral laahu bihee an yoosala wa yakhshawna Rabbahum wa yakhaafoona sooo'al hisaab

Word by word
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
يَصِلُونَ
yaṣilūna
join
مَآ
what
أَمَرَ
amara
(has been) commanded
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
بِهِۦٓ
bihi
[for it]
أَن
an
to
يُوصَلَ
yūṣala
be joined
وَيَخْشَوْنَ
wayakhshawna
and fear
رَبَّهُمْ
rabbahum
their Lord
وَيَخَافُونَ
wayakhāfūna
and are afraid
سُوٓءَ
sūa
(of) the evil
ٱلْحِسَابِ
l-ḥisābi
the account
Interpretation

They are those who join everything that Allah commands to be joined, such as ties with family and their fellow brothers for the sake of Allah, who are in such awe of their Lord that it moves them to carry out His instructions and refrain from His prohibitions, and who fear that Allah will take them to account for every sin they commit, for any person whose account is scrutinised will be ruined.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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وَٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا۟ ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِمْ وَأَقَامُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَأَنفَقُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقْنَـٰهُمْ سِرًّا وَعَلَانِيَةً وَيَدْرَءُونَ بِٱلْحَسَنَةِ ٱلسَّيِّئَةَ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عُقْبَى ٱلدَّارِ

And those who are patient, seeking the face [i.e., acceptance] of their Lord, and establish prayer and spend from what We have provided for them secretly and publicly and prevent evil with good - those will have the good consequence of [this] home -

Wallazeena sabarub tighaaa'a Wajhi Rabbihim wa aqaamus Salaata wa anfaqoo mimmaa razaqnaahum sirranw wa 'alaaniyatanw wa yadra'oona bilhasanatis saiyi'ata ulaaa'ika lahum 'uqbad daar

Word by word
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
صَبَرُوا۟
ṣabarū
(are) patient
ٱبْتِغَآءَ
ib'tighāa
seeking
وَجْهِ
wajhi
(the) Face
رَبِّهِمْ
rabbihim
(of) their Lord
وَأَقَامُوا۟
wa-aqāmū
and establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
l-ṣalata
the prayer
وَأَنفَقُوا۟
wa-anfaqū
and spend
مِمَّا
mimmā
from what
رَزَقْنَـٰهُمْ
razaqnāhum
We have provided them
سِرًّۭا
sirran
secretly
وَعَلَانِيَةًۭ
waʿalāniyatan
and publicly
وَيَدْرَءُونَ
wayadraūna
and they repel
بِٱلْحَسَنَةِ
bil-ḥasanati
with the good
ٱلسَّيِّئَةَ
l-sayi-ata
the evil
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
those
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
عُقْبَى
ʿuq'bā
(is) the final attainment
ٱلدَّارِ
l-dāri
(of) the Home
Interpretation

They are those who remained steadfast in following Allah and in the ease and hardship that Allah decreed for them, and they remained firm in refraining from going against Him, seeking Allah’s pleasure. They kept up the prayer perfectly, they discharged their obligations from the wealth that We gave them, and they willingly gave from that wealth, secretly to avoid ostentation, and openly so that others could follow their lead. They repel the evil of those who harm them by doing good to them. These people who have these qualities will have a praiseworthy outcome on the Day of Judgement.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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جَنَّـٰتُ عَدْنٍ يَدْخُلُونَهَا وَمَن صَلَحَ مِنْ ءَابَآئِهِمْ وَأَزْوَٰجِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّـٰتِهِمْ ۖ وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ يَدْخُلُونَ عَلَيْهِم مِّن كُلِّ بَابٍ

Gardens of perpetual residence; they will enter them with whoever were righteous among their forefathers, their spouses and their descendants. And the angels will enter upon them from every gate, [saying],

jannaatu 'adiny yadkhu loonahaa wa man salaha min aabaaa'ihim wa man salaha min aabaaa'ihim wa azwaajihim wa zurriyyaatihim walmalaaa'i katu yadkhuloona 'alaihim min kulli baab

Word by word
جَنَّـٰتُ
jannātu
Gardens
عَدْنٍۢ
ʿadnin
of Eden
يَدْخُلُونَهَا
yadkhulūnahā
they will enter them
وَمَن
waman
and whoever
صَلَحَ
ṣalaḥa
(were) righteous
مِنْ
min
among
ءَابَآئِهِمْ
ābāihim
their fathers
وَأَزْوَٰجِهِمْ
wa-azwājihim
and their spouses
وَذُرِّيَّـٰتِهِمْ ۖ
wadhurriyyātihim
and their offsprings
وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ
wal-malāikatu
And the Angels
يَدْخُلُونَ
yadkhulūna
will enter
عَلَيْهِم
ʿalayhim
upon them
مِّن
min
from
كُلِّ
kulli
every
بَابٍۢ
bābin
gate
Interpretation

This praiseworthy outcome refers to gardens in which they will permanently reside in luxury. To complete the favour, those of their fathers, mothers, wives and children who were upright will enter these gardens together with them so as to make their stay even more enjoyable by meeting them. In addition, the angels will come in to visit and congratulate them from every door of their homes in Paradise.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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سَلَـٰمٌ عَلَيْكُم بِمَا صَبَرْتُمْ ۚ فَنِعْمَ عُقْبَى ٱلدَّارِ

"Peace [i.e., security] be upon you for what you patiently endured. And excellent is the final home."

Salaamun 'alaikum bimaa sabartum; fani'ma 'uqbad daar

Word by word
سَلَـٰمٌ
salāmun
(Saying), "Peace
عَلَيْكُم
ʿalaykum
(be) upon you
بِمَا
bimā
for what
صَبَرْتُمْ ۚ
ṣabartum
you patiently endured
فَنِعْمَ
faniʿ'ma
And excellent
عُقْبَى
ʿuq'bā
(is) the final attainment
ٱلدَّارِ
l-dāri
(of) the Home
Interpretation

The angels will greet them whenever they come to visit them saying: Peace be on you, i.e.: You are safe from calamities because of your being steadfast in following Allah and in difficult times and being firm in not going against Him. What a wonderful final home is your outcome!

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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وَٱلَّذِينَ يَنقُضُونَ عَهْدَ ٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مِيثَـٰقِهِۦ وَيَقْطَعُونَ مَآ أَمَرَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦٓ أَن يُوصَلَ وَيُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۙ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمُ ٱللَّعْنَةُ وَلَهُمْ سُوٓءُ ٱلدَّارِ

But those who break the covenant of Allāh after contracting it and sever that which Allāh has ordered to be joined and spread corruption on earth - for them is the curse, and they will have the worst home.

Wallazeena yanqudoona 'Ahdal laahi mim ba'di meesaaqihee wa yaqta'oona maaa amaral laahu biheee ai yoosala wa yufsidoona fil ardi ulaaa'ika lahumul la'natu wa lahum sooo'ud daar

Word by word
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
يَنقُضُونَ
yanquḍūna
break
عَهْدَ
ʿahda
the covenant
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
مِنۢ
min
from
بَعْدِ
baʿdi
after
مِيثَـٰقِهِۦ
mīthāqihi
contracting it
وَيَقْطَعُونَ
wayaqṭaʿūna
and sever
مَآ
what
أَمَرَ
amara
(has been) commanded
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
بِهِۦٓ
bihi
for it
أَن
an
to
يُوصَلَ
yūṣala
be joined
وَيُفْسِدُونَ
wayuf'sidūna
and spread corruption
فِى
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ ۙ
l-arḍi
the earth
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
لَهُمُ
lahumu
for them
ٱللَّعْنَةُ
l-laʿnatu
(is) the curse
وَلَهُمْ
walahum
and for them
سُوٓءُ
sūu
(is) an evil
ٱلدَّارِ
l-dāri
home
Interpretation

As for those who break their pledge with Allah after it has been made binding, and cut off the relationships that Allah has commanded to be joined, those are the unfortunate and wretched ones who will be distanced from Allah’s mercy, and they will have a dreadful home in the Fire.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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ٱللَّهُ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقْدِرُ ۚ وَفَرِحُوا۟ بِٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَمَا ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ إِلَّا مَتَـٰعٌ

Allāh extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it]. And they rejoice in the worldly life, while the worldly life is not, compared to the Hereafter, except [brief] enjoyment.

Allaahu yabsutur rizqa limai yashaaa'u wa yaqdir; wa farihoo bilhayaatid dunyaa wa mal hayaatud dunya fil Aakhirati illaa mataa'

Word by word
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
يَبْسُطُ
yabsuṭu
extends
ٱلرِّزْقَ
l-riz'qa
the provision
لِمَن
liman
for whom
يَشَآءُ
yashāu
He wills
وَيَقْدِرُ ۚ
wayaqdiru
and restricts
وَفَرِحُوا۟
wafariḥū
And they rejoice
بِٱلْحَيَوٰةِ
bil-ḥayati
in the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
وَمَا
wamā
and nothing
ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ
l-ḥayatu
(is) the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
of the world
فِى
in (comparison to)
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ
l-ākhirati
the Hereafter
إِلَّا
illā
except
مَتَـٰعٌۭ
matāʿun
an enjoyment
Interpretation

Allah expands provision for anyone He wills and restricts it for any of His servants that He wills. Being given abundant provision is not a sign of being fortunate or of having attained Allah’s love. Similarly, restriction of provision is not a sign of being wretched. The disbelievers rejoiced in the life of this world and inclined to it becoming comfortable therein. Yet the life of this world, compared to the Hearafter, is only a brief enjoyment that will soon pass.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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وَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُضِلُّ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِىٓ إِلَيْهِ مَنْ أَنَابَ

And those who disbelieved say, "Why has a sign not been sent down to him from his Lord?" Say, [O Muḥammad], "Indeed, Allāh leaves astray whom He wills and guides to Himself whoever turns back [to Him] -

Wa yaqoolul lazeena kafaroo law laaa unzila 'alaihi Aayatum mir Rabbih; qul innal laaha yudillu mai yashaa'u wa yahdeee ilaihi man anaab

Word by word
وَيَقُولُ
wayaqūlu
And say
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
لَوْلَآ
lawlā
Why has not
أُنزِلَ
unzila
been sent down
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
upon him
ءَايَةٌۭ
āyatun
a Sign
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّهِۦ ۗ
rabbihi
his Lord
قُلْ
qul
Say
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
يُضِلُّ
yuḍillu
lets go astray
مَن
man
whom
يَشَآءُ
yashāu
He wills
وَيَهْدِىٓ
wayahdī
and guides
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to Himself
مَنْ
man
whoever
أَنَابَ
anāba
turns back
Interpretation

Those who disbelieved in Allah and His verses say: If only a physical sign was sent down to Muhammad from his Lord proving his truthfulness and then we will believe. Say, O Messenger, to those who suggest this: Allah, through His justice, leaves whoever He will to stray, and through His grace He guides to Himself those who turn towards Him in repentance. Guidance is not in their hands so that they could link it to the sending down of signs.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ أَلَا بِذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ ٱلْقُلُوبُ

Those who have believed and whose hearts are assured by the remembrance of Allāh. Unquestionably, by the remembrance of Allāh hearts are assured."

Allazeena aamanoo wa tatma'innu quloobuhum bizikril laah; alaa bizikril laahi tatma'innul quloob

Word by word
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
Those who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believed
وَتَطْمَئِنُّ
wataṭma-innu
and find satisfaction
قُلُوبُهُم
qulūbuhum
their hearts
بِذِكْرِ
bidhik'ri
in the remembrance
ٱللَّهِ ۗ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
أَلَا
alā
No doubt
بِذِكْرِ
bidhik'ri
in the remembrance
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
تَطْمَئِنُّ
taṭma-innu
find satisfaction
ٱلْقُلُوبُ
l-qulūbu
the hearts
Interpretation

These people whom Allah guides are those who have faith and whose hearts find comfort in the remembrance of Allah and in His glorification and praise and by reciting and listening to His book. Truly it is only natural that in the remembrance of Allah hearts find comfort.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ طُوبَىٰ لَهُمْ وَحُسْنُ مَـَٔابٍ

Those who have believed and done righteous deeds - a good state is theirs and a good return.

Allazeena aamanoo w a'amilus saalihaati toobaa lahum wa husnu ma aab

Word by word
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
Those who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believed
وَعَمِلُوا۟
waʿamilū
and did
ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ
l-ṣāliḥāti
righteous deeds
طُوبَىٰ
ṭūbā
blessedness
لَهُمْ
lahum
(is) for them
وَحُسْنُ
waḥus'nu
and a beautiful
مَـَٔابٍۢ
maābin
place of return
Interpretation

These people who have faith in Allah and do good actions that bring them close to Allah, will have a pleasant life in the afterlife and will have a beautiful outcome in Paradise.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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كَذَٰلِكَ أَرْسَلْنَـٰكَ فِىٓ أُمَّةٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهَآ أُمَمٌ لِّتَتْلُوَا۟ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ وَهُمْ يَكْفُرُونَ بِٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۚ قُلْ هُوَ رَبِّى لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْهِ مَتَابِ

Thus have We sent you to a community before which [other] communities have passed on so you might recite to them that which We revealed to you, while they disbelieve in the Most Merciful. Say, "He is my Lord; there is no deity except Him. Upon Him I rely, and to Him is my return."

Kazaalika arsalnaaka feee ummatin qad khalat min qablihaaa umamul litatluwa 'alaihimul lazeee awhainaaa ilaika wa hum yakfuroona bir Rahmaaan; qul Huwa Rabbee laaa ilaaha illaa Huwa Rabbee laaa ilaaha illaa Huwa 'alaihi tawakkaltu wa ilaihi mataab

Word by word
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
أَرْسَلْنَـٰكَ
arsalnāka
We have sent you
فِىٓ
to
أُمَّةٍۢ
ummatin
a nation
قَدْ
qad
verily
خَلَتْ
khalat
have passed away
مِن
min
from
قَبْلِهَآ
qablihā
before it
أُمَمٌۭ
umamun
nations
لِّتَتْلُوَا۟
litatluwā
so that you might recite
عَلَيْهِمُ
ʿalayhimu
to them
ٱلَّذِىٓ
alladhī
what
أَوْحَيْنَآ
awḥaynā
We revealed
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
to you
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
يَكْفُرُونَ
yakfurūna
disbelieve
بِٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۚ
bil-raḥmāni
in the Most Gracious
قُلْ
qul
Say
هُوَ
huwa
He
رَبِّى
rabbī
(is) my Lord
لَآ
(there is) no
إِلَـٰهَ
ilāha
god
إِلَّا
illā
except
هُوَ
huwa
Him
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
Upon Him
تَوَكَّلْتُ
tawakkaltu
I put my trust
وَإِلَيْهِ
wa-ilayhi
and to Him
مَتَابِ
matābi
(is) my return
Interpretation

Just as we sent previous messengers to their communities, We sent you, O Messenger, to your community so that you may recite to them the Qur’ān that We revealed to you, for it is sufficient evidence of your truthfulness. Yet the condition of your people is that they reject this miracle because they deny the Benevolent One as they associate others with Him as partners. Say, O Messenger, : The Benevolent One, with whom you associate others as partners, He is my Lord; there is no one deserving of being worshipped but He; in Him I put my trust for all my affairs, and to Him I turn in repentance.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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وَلَوْ أَنَّ قُرْءَانًا سُيِّرَتْ بِهِ ٱلْجِبَالُ أَوْ قُطِّعَتْ بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضُ أَوْ كُلِّمَ بِهِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ ۗ بَل لِّلَّهِ ٱلْأَمْرُ جَمِيعًا ۗ أَفَلَمْ يَا۟يْـَٔسِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَن لَّوْ يَشَآءُ ٱللَّهُ لَهَدَى ٱلنَّاسَ جَمِيعًا ۗ وَلَا يَزَالُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ تُصِيبُهُم بِمَا صَنَعُوا۟ قَارِعَةٌ أَوْ تَحُلُّ قَرِيبًا مِّن دَارِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِىَ وَعْدُ ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُخْلِفُ ٱلْمِيعَادَ

And if there was any Qur’ān [i.e., recitation] by which the mountains would be removed or the earth would be broken apart or the dead would be made to speak, [it would be this Qur’ān], but to Allāh belongs the affair entirely. Then have those who believed not accepted that had Allāh willed, He would have guided the people, all of them? And those who disbelieve do not cease to be struck, for what they have done, by calamity - or it will descend near their home - until there comes the promise of Allāh. Indeed, Allāh does not fail in [His] promise.

Wa law anna Quraanan suyyirat bihil jibaalu aw qutti'at bihil ardu aw kullima bihil mawtaa; bal lillaahil amru jamee'aa; afalam yai'asil lazeena aamanooo al law yashaaa 'ullaahu lahadan naasa jamee'aa; wa laa yazaalul lazeena kafaroo tuseebuhum bimaa sana'oo qaari'atun aw tahullu qareebam min daarihim hatta yaatiya wa'dul laah; innal laaha laa yukhliful mee'aad

Word by word
وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
أَنَّ
anna
that was
قُرْءَانًۭا
qur'ānan
any Quran
سُيِّرَتْ
suyyirat
could be moved
بِهِ
bihi
by it
ٱلْجِبَالُ
l-jibālu
the mountains
أَوْ
aw
or
قُطِّعَتْ
quṭṭiʿat
could be cloven asunder
بِهِ
bihi
by it
ٱلْأَرْضُ
l-arḍu
the earth
أَوْ
aw
or
كُلِّمَ
kullima
could be made to speak
بِهِ
bihi
by it
ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ ۗ
l-mawtā
the dead
بَل
bal
Nay
لِّلَّهِ
lillahi
with Allah
ٱلْأَمْرُ
l-amru
(is) the command
جَمِيعًا ۗ
jamīʿan
all
أَفَلَمْ
afalam
Then do not
يَا۟يْـَٔسِ
yāy'asi
know
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ءَامَنُوٓا۟
āmanū
believe
أَن
an
that
لَّوْ
law
if
يَشَآءُ
yashāu
had willed
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
لَهَدَى
lahadā
surely, He would have guided
ٱلنَّاسَ
l-nāsa
all
جَمِيعًۭا ۗ
jamīʿan
all of the mankind
وَلَا
walā
And not
يَزَالُ
yazālu
will cease
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieve
تُصِيبُهُم
tuṣībuhum
to strike them
بِمَا
bimā
for what
صَنَعُوا۟
ṣanaʿū
they did
قَارِعَةٌ
qāriʿatun
a disaster
أَوْ
aw
or
تَحُلُّ
taḥullu
it settles
قَرِيبًۭا
qarīban
close
مِّن
min
from
دَارِهِمْ
dārihim
their homes
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
يَأْتِىَ
yatiya
comes
وَعْدُ
waʿdu
(the) promise
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
لَا
(will) not
يُخْلِفُ
yukh'lifu
fail
ٱلْمِيعَادَ
l-mīʿāda
(in) the Promise
Interpretation

If any of the divine scriptures had the quality of being able to make the mountains move from their places or the earth split and turn into rivers and springs, or be recited to the dead who would then come to life, it would have been this Qur’ān that is revealed to you, O Messenger, for its evidence is clear and its effect is profound, if only their hearts were mindful - but they reject it. Instead, the matter of sending down miracles and other matters are entirely in Allah’s control. Do those who have faith in Allah not know that if Allah willed to guide all the people together without sendin

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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وَلَقَدِ ٱسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَأَمْلَيْتُ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهُمْ ۖ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عِقَابِ

And already were [other] messengers ridiculed before you, and I extended the time of those who disbelieved; then I seized them, and how [terrible] was My penalty.

Wa laqadis tuhzi'a bi Rusulim min qablika fa amlaitu lillazeena kafaroo summa akhaztuhum fakaifa kaana 'iqaab

Word by word
وَلَقَدِ
walaqadi
And certainly
ٱسْتُهْزِئَ
us'tuh'zi-a
were mocked
بِرُسُلٍۢ
birusulin
Messengers
مِّن
min
from
قَبْلِكَ
qablika
before you
فَأَمْلَيْتُ
fa-amlaytu
but I granted respite
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
to those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
أَخَذْتُهُمْ ۖ
akhadhtuhum
I seized them
فَكَيْفَ
fakayfa
and how
كَانَ
kāna
was
عِقَابِ
ʿiqābi
My penalty
Interpretation

You are not the first messenger to be rejected and mocked at by his people. The communities before you, O Messenger, mocked at their messengers and rejected them. But I gave respite to those who rejected their messengers until they thought I would not destroy them. Then I seized them after that respite, with various forms of punishment. What do you think of My punishment of them? It was really a severe punishment!

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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أَفَمَنْ هُوَ قَآئِمٌ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ ۗ وَجَعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ شُرَكَآءَ قُلْ سَمُّوهُمْ ۚ أَمْ تُنَبِّـُٔونَهُۥ بِمَا لَا يَعْلَمُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَم بِظَـٰهِرٍ مِّنَ ٱلْقَوْلِ ۗ بَلْ زُيِّنَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مَكْرُهُمْ وَصُدُّوا۟ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ ۗ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِنْ هَادٍ

Then is He who is a maintainer of every soul, [knowing] what it has earned, [like any other]? But to Allāh they have attributed partners. Say, "Name them. Or do you inform Him of that which He knows not upon the earth or of what is apparent [i.e., alleged] of speech?" Rather, their [own] plan has been made attractive to those who disbelieve, and they have been averted from the way. And whomever Allāh sends astray - there will be for him no guide.

Afaman Huwa qaaa'imun 'alaa kulli nafsim bimaa kasabat; wa ja'aloo illlaahi shurakaaa'a qul samoohum; am tunabbi'oona hoo bimaa laa ya'lamu fil ardi; am bizaahirim minal qawl; bal zuyyina lillazeena kafaroo makruhum wa suddoo 'anis sabeel; wa mai yudlilil laaahu famaa lahoo min haad;

Word by word
أَفَمَنْ
afaman
Is then He Who
هُوَ
huwa
(He)
قَآئِمٌ
qāimun
(is) a Maintainer
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
of
كُلِّ
kulli
every
نَفْسٍۭ
nafsin
soul
بِمَا
bimā
for what
كَسَبَتْ ۗ
kasabat
it has earned
وَجَعَلُوا۟
wajaʿalū
Yet they ascribe
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
to Allah
شُرَكَآءَ
shurakāa
partners
قُلْ
qul
Say
سَمُّوهُمْ ۚ
sammūhum
Name them
أَمْ
am
Or
تُنَبِّـُٔونَهُۥ
tunabbiūnahu
(do) you inform Him
بِمَا
bimā
of what
لَا
not
يَعْلَمُ
yaʿlamu
He knows
فِى
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
أَم
am
or
بِظَـٰهِرٍۢ
biẓāhirin
of the apparent
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلْقَوْلِ ۗ
l-qawli
the words
بَلْ
bal
Nay
زُيِّنَ
zuyyina
(is) made fair-seeming
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhīna
to those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieve
مَكْرُهُمْ
makruhum
their plotting
وَصُدُّوا۟
waṣuddū
and they are hindered
عَنِ
ʿani
from
ٱلسَّبِيلِ ۗ
l-sabīli
the Path
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يُضْلِلِ
yuḍ'lili
(by) Allah
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah lets go astray
فَمَا
famā
then not
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
مِنْ
min
any
هَادٍۢ
hādin
guide
Interpretation

Is the One who watches over the actions of every soul and who recompenses it for its actions more deserving of being worshipped, or these idols who do not have any right to be worshipped? Yet the disbelievers have unjustly and falsely made them partners to Allah. Say to them, O Messenger, : Tell us the names of the partners that you worship together with Allah if you are true in your claim. Or is it that you are informing Allah of partners on earth that He does not know of? Or are you informing Him with a show of words that have no reality? Rather, Satan has made the evil designs of the disbel

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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لَّهُمْ عَذَابٌ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَشَقُّ ۖ وَمَا لَهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَاقٍ

For them will be punishment in the life of [this] world, and the punishment of the Hereafter is more severe. And they will not have from Allāh any protector.

Lahum 'azaabun fil hayaatid dunyaa wa la'azaabul Aakhirati ashaaq, wa maa lahum minal laahi min-waaq

Word by word
لَّهُمْ
lahum
For them
عَذَابٌۭ
ʿadhābun
(is) a punishment
فِى
in
ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ
l-ḥayati
the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
وَلَعَذَابُ
walaʿadhābu
and surely the punishment
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ
l-ākhirati
(of) the Hereafter
أَشَقُّ ۖ
ashaqqu
(is) harder
وَمَا
wamā
And not
لَهُم
lahum
for them
مِّنَ
mina
against
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
مِن
min
any
وَاقٍۢ
wāqin
defender
Interpretation

There is a punishment for them in this world in the form of being killed and imprisoned at the hands of the believers, but the punishment of the Hereafter that awaits them will be more severe and more difficult than the punishment of this world because of its never-ending severity and continuity. They will have no one to protect them from Allah’s punishment on the Day of Judgement.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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۞ مَّثَلُ ٱلْجَنَّةِ ٱلَّتِى وُعِدَ ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ ۖ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۖ أُكُلُهَا دَآئِمٌ وَظِلُّهَا ۚ تِلْكَ عُقْبَى ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوا۟ ۖ وَّعُقْبَى ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ٱلنَّارُ

The example [i.e., description] of Paradise, which the righteous have been promised, is [that] beneath it rivers flow. Its fruit is lasting, and its shade. That is the consequence for the righteous, and the consequence for the disbelievers is the Fire.

Masalul Jannatil latee wu'idal muttaqoona tajree min tahtihal anhaaru ukuluhaa daaa'imunw wa zilluhaa; tilka uqbal lazeenat taqaw wa 'uqbal kafireenan Naar

Word by word
۞ مَّثَلُ
mathalu
The example
ٱلْجَنَّةِ
l-janati
of Paradise
ٱلَّتِى
allatī
which
وُعِدَ
wuʿida
(is) promised
ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ ۖ
l-mutaqūna
(to) the righteous
تَجْرِى
tajrī
flows
مِن
min
from
تَحْتِهَا
taḥtihā
underneath it
ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۖ
l-anhāru
the rivers
أُكُلُهَا
ukuluhā
Its food
دَآئِمٌۭ
dāimun
(is) everlasting
وَظِلُّهَا ۚ
waẓilluhā
and its shade
تِلْكَ
til'ka
This
عُقْبَى
ʿuq'bā
(is the) end
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
of those who
ٱتَّقَوا۟ ۖ
ittaqaw
(are) righteous
وَّعُقْبَى
waʿuq'bā
and (the) end
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
l-kāfirīna
(of) the disbelievers
ٱلنَّارُ
l-nāru
(is) the Fire
Interpretation

The description of Paradise that those mindful of Allah, by fulfilling His instructions and avoiding His prohibitions, have been promised is that rivers flow below its palaces, its fruits are perpetual and do not ever end unlike the fruit of the world, and its shade is everlasting without ever retracting. That is the outcome that awaits those who are mindful of Allah, by fulfilling His instructions and avoiding His prohibitions. The outcome of the disbelievers is the Fire, which they will enter to remain there forever.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ يَفْرَحُونَ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ ۖ وَمِنَ ٱلْأَحْزَابِ مَن يُنكِرُ بَعْضَهُۥ ۚ قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ ٱللَّهَ وَلَآ أُشْرِكَ بِهِۦٓ ۚ إِلَيْهِ أَدْعُوا۟ وَإِلَيْهِ مَـَٔابِ

And [the believers among] those to whom We have given the [previous] Scripture rejoice at what has been revealed to you, [O Muḥammad], but among the [opposing] factions are those who deny part of it [i.e., the Qur’ān]. Say, "I have only been commanded to worship Allāh and not associate [anything] with Him. To Him I invite, and to Him is my return."

Wallazeena aatainaa humul Kitaaba yafrahoona bimaa unzila ilaika wa minal Ahzaabi mai yunkiru ba'dah; qul innamaa umirtu an a'budal laaha wa laaa ushrika bih; ilaihi ad'oo wa ilaihi maab

Word by word
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those (to) whom
ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمُ
ātaynāhumu
We have given them
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ
l-kitāba
the Book
يَفْرَحُونَ
yafraḥūna
rejoice
بِمَآ
bimā
at what
أُنزِلَ
unzila
has been revealed
إِلَيْكَ ۖ
ilayka
to you
وَمِنَ
wamina
but among
ٱلْأَحْزَابِ
l-aḥzābi
the groups
مَن
man
(those) who
يُنكِرُ
yunkiru
deny
بَعْضَهُۥ ۚ
baʿḍahu
a part of it
قُلْ
qul
Say
إِنَّمَآ
innamā
Only
أُمِرْتُ
umir'tu
I have been commanded
أَنْ
an
that
أَعْبُدَ
aʿbuda
I worship
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
وَلَآ
walā
and not
أُشْرِكَ
ush'rika
I associate partners
بِهِۦٓ ۚ
bihi
with Him
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
To Him
أَدْعُوا۟
adʿū
I call
وَإِلَيْهِ
wa-ilayhi
and to Him
مَـَٔابِ
maābi
(is) my return
Interpretation

Those Jews to whom We gave the Torah and those Christians to whom We gave the Gospel, rejoice in what has been revealed to you, O Messenger, because it conforms to some of what was revealed to them. Some factions of the Jews and Christians deny parts of what has been revealed to you because it does not conform to their desires, or it describes them as having altered or distorted their religion. Say to them, O Messenger, Allah has only instructed me to worship Him alone, and not to associate any partners with Him. To Him alone I invite and not to anyone else. To Him alone is my return. This is

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ حُكْمًا عَرَبِيًّا ۚ وَلَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَآءَهُم بَعْدَ مَا جَآءَكَ مِنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ مَا لَكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا وَاقٍ

And thus We have revealed it as an Arabic legislation. And if you should follow their inclinations after what has come to you of knowledge, you would not have against Allāh any ally or any protector.

Wa kazaalika anzalnaahu hukman 'Arabiyyaa; wa la'init taba'ta ahwaaa 'ahum ba'da maa jaaa'aka minal 'ilmi maa laka minal laahi minw waliyinw wa laa waaq

Word by word
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
wakadhālika
And thus
أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ
anzalnāhu
We have revealed it
حُكْمًا
ḥuk'man
(to be) a judgment of authority
عَرَبِيًّۭا ۚ
ʿarabiyyan
(in) Arabic
وَلَئِنِ
wala-ini
And if
ٱتَّبَعْتَ
ittabaʿta
you follow
أَهْوَآءَهُم
ahwāahum
their desires
بَعْدَ مَا
baʿdamā
after what
جَآءَكَ
jāaka
came to you
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْعِلْمِ
l-ʿil'mi
the knowledge
مَا
not
لَكَ
laka
for you
مِنَ
mina
against
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
مِن
min
any
وَلِىٍّۢ
waliyyin
protector
وَلَا
walā
and not
وَاقٍۢ
wāqin
defender
Interpretation

Just as We sent down the previous scriptures in the language of their people, We have sent down to you, O Messenger, the Qur’ān as a decisive word indicating the truth in the Arabic language. If you, O Messenger, follow the desires of the People of the Scripture, in their request to you to delete what does not conform to their desires, after you have received the knowledge that Allah has taught you, then you will not have anyone to take charge of your affairs and to assist you against your enemies and you will not have anyone to protect you from Allah’s punishment.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

38

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلًا مِّن قَبْلِكَ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا وَذُرِّيَّةً ۚ وَمَا كَانَ لِرَسُولٍ أَن يَأْتِىَ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ لِكُلِّ أَجَلٍ كِتَابٌ

And We have already sent messengers before you and assigned to them wives and descendants. And it was not for a messenger to come with a sign except by permission of Allāh. For every term is a decree.

Wa laqad arsalnaa Rusulam min qablika wa ja'alnaa lahum azwaajanw wa zurriyyah; wa maa kaana lirasoolin ai yaatiya bi aayatin illaa bi iznil laah; likulli ajalin kitaab

Word by word
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And certainly
أَرْسَلْنَا
arsalnā
We sent
رُسُلًۭا
rusulan
Messengers
مِّن
min
from
قَبْلِكَ
qablika
before you
وَجَعَلْنَا
wajaʿalnā
and We made
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
أَزْوَٰجًۭا
azwājan
wives
وَذُرِّيَّةًۭ ۚ
wadhurriyyatan
and offspring
وَمَا
wamā
And not
كَانَ
kāna
was
لِرَسُولٍ
lirasūlin
for a Messenger
أَن
an
that
يَأْتِىَ
yatiya
he comes
بِـَٔايَةٍ
biāyatin
with a sign
إِلَّا
illā
except
بِإِذْنِ
bi-idh'ni
by the leave
ٱللَّهِ ۗ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
لِكُلِّ
likulli
For everything
أَجَلٍۢ
ajalin
(is) a time
كِتَابٌۭ
kitābun
prescribed
Interpretation

We sent messengers before you, O Messenger, who were human - so you are nothing new among the messengers. We gave them wives and children like other human beings. We did not make them angels who do not marry and have children. You are one of these messengers who marry and have children. Why then are these idolaters surprised at this? No messenger can bring a miracle except if Allah gives permission for him to do so. For every matter decreed by Allah there is a Book in which it is mentioned and a time which will neither come too early nor too late.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

39

يَمْحُوا۟ ٱللَّهُ مَا يَشَآءُ وَيُثْبِتُ ۖ وَعِندَهُۥٓ أُمُّ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ

Allāh eliminates what He wills or confirms, and with Him is the Mother of the Book.

Yamhul laahu maa yashaaa'u wa yusbitu wa 'indahooo ummul Kitaab

Word by word
يَمْحُوا۟
yamḥū
(Is) eliminated
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
مَا
what
يَشَآءُ
yashāu
He wills
وَيُثْبِتُ ۖ
wayuth'bitu
and confirms
وَعِندَهُۥٓ
waʿindahu
and with Him
أُمُّ
ummu
(is) the Mother (of) the Book
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
l-kitābi
(is) the Mother (of) the Book
Interpretation

Allah removes whatever good, evil, fortune or misfortune He wills to remove and He confirms whatever He wills. With Him is the Preserved Tablet, which is the source of all of that, and any erasure or confirmation that appears conforms to what is in it.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

40

وَإِن مَّا نُرِيَنَّكَ بَعْضَ ٱلَّذِى نَعِدُهُمْ أَوْ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْبَلَـٰغُ وَعَلَيْنَا ٱلْحِسَابُ

And whether We show you part of what We promise them or take you in death, upon you is only the [duty of] notification, and upon Us is the account.

Wa im maa nurriyannaka ba'dal lazee na'iduhum aw nata waffayannaka fa innamaa 'alaikal balaaghu wa 'alainal hisaab

Word by word
وَإِن
wa-in
And whether
مَّا
(what)
نُرِيَنَّكَ
nuriyannaka
We show you
بَعْضَ
baʿḍa
a part
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(of) what
نَعِدُهُمْ
naʿiduhum
We have promised them
أَوْ
aw
or
نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ
natawaffayannaka
We cause you to die
فَإِنَّمَا
fa-innamā
so only
عَلَيْكَ
ʿalayka
on you
ٱلْبَلَـٰغُ
l-balāghu
(is) the conveyance
وَعَلَيْنَا
waʿalaynā
and on Us
ٱلْحِسَابُ
l-ḥisābu
(is) the reckoning
Interpretation

If I show you, O Prophet, some of the punishment that We promise them before your death, then that is My choice. If I cause you to die before showing you that, then your duty is only to convey what We have instructed you to convey. It is not your duty to recompense them or to take them to account - that is My duty.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّا نَأْتِى ٱلْأَرْضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَا ۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَحْكُمُ لَا مُعَقِّبَ لِحُكْمِهِۦ ۚ وَهُوَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ

Have they not seen that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders? And Allāh decides; there is no adjuster of His decision. And He is swift in account.

Awalam yaraw annaa naatil arda nanqusuhaa min atraafihaa; wallaahu yahkumu laa mu'aqqiba lihukmih; wa Huwa saree'ul hisaab

Word by word
أَوَلَمْ
awalam
Did not
يَرَوْا۟
yaraw
they see
أَنَّا
annā
that We
نَأْتِى
natī
come
ٱلْأَرْضَ
l-arḍa
(to) the land
نَنقُصُهَا
nanquṣuhā
reducing it
مِنْ
min
from
أَطْرَافِهَا ۚ
aṭrāfihā
its borders
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
يَحْكُمُ
yaḥkumu
judges
لَا
(there is) no
مُعَقِّبَ
muʿaqqiba
adjuster
لِحُكْمِهِۦ ۚ
liḥuk'mihi
(of) His Judgment
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
سَرِيعُ
sarīʿu
(is) Swift
ٱلْحِسَابِ
l-ḥisābi
(in) the reckoning
Interpretation

Have these disbelievers not seen that We come to the land of the disbelievers diminishing it from its borders by spreading Islam and by the Muslims conquering it? Allah decides and decrees whatever He wills amongst His servants. No one can reverse, amend or alter His decision. He, may He be glorified, is swift in reckoning and He will take the earlier people and the later ones to account within one day.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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وَقَدْ مَكَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْمَكْرُ جَمِيعًا ۖ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَكْسِبُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ۗ وَسَيَعْلَمُ ٱلْكُفَّـٰرُ لِمَنْ عُقْبَى ٱلدَّارِ

And those before them had plotted, but to Allāh belongs the plan entirely. He knows what every soul earns, and the disbelievers will know for whom is the final home.

Wa qad makaral lazeena min qablihim falillaahil makru jamee'aa; ya'lamu maa taksibu kullu nafs; wa sa ya'lamul kuffaaru liman 'uqbad daar

Word by word
وَقَدْ
waqad
And certainly
مَكَرَ
makara
plotted
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
مِن
min
(were) from
قَبْلِهِمْ
qablihim
before them
فَلِلَّهِ
falillahi
but for Allah
ٱلْمَكْرُ
l-makru
(is) the plot
جَمِيعًۭا ۖ
jamīʿan
all
يَعْلَمُ
yaʿlamu
He knows
مَا
what
تَكْسِبُ
taksibu
earns
كُلُّ
kullu
every
نَفْسٍۢ ۗ
nafsin
soul
وَسَيَعْلَمُ
wasayaʿlamu
and will know
ٱلْكُفَّـٰرُ
l-kufāru
the disbelievers
لِمَنْ
liman
for whom
عُقْبَى
ʿuq'bā
(is) the final
ٱلدَّارِ
l-dāri
the home
Interpretation

The previous communities had plotted and devised schemes against their prophets and they rejected what they brought to them. What did they manage to do by such schemes? Nothing! This is because the effective plan is only that of Allah and no other. He, may He be glorified, is the One Who knows what their souls earn and He will recompense them for it. Then they will know how wrong they were in not having faith in Allah, and how right the believers were as they would have acquired Paradise and the best outcome.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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وَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَسْتَ مُرْسَلًا ۚ قُلْ كَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ شَهِيدًۢا بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكُمْ وَمَنْ عِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ

And those who have disbelieved say, "You are not a messenger." Say, [O Muḥammad], "Sufficient is Allāh as Witness between me and you, and [the witness of] whoever has knowledge of the Scripture."

Wa yaqoolul lazeena kafaroo lasta mursalaa; qul kafaa billaahi shaheedam bainee wa bainakum wa man 'indahoo 'ilmul Kitaab

Word by word
وَيَقُولُ
wayaqūlu
And say
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieve
لَسْتَ
lasta
You are not
مُرْسَلًۭا ۚ
mur'salan
a Messenger
قُلْ
qul
Say
كَفَىٰ
kafā
Sufficient
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
(is) Allah
شَهِيدًۢا
shahīdan
(as) a Witness
بَيْنِى
baynī
between me
وَبَيْنَكُمْ
wabaynakum
and between you
وَمَنْ
waman
and whoever
عِندَهُۥ
ʿindahu
[he] has
عِلْمُ
ʿil'mu
knowledge
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
l-kitābi
(of) the Book
Interpretation

Those who disbelieved in Allah say: You, O Muhammad, have not been sent by Allah. Tell them, O Messenger, Allah is sufficient as a witness between me and you to the fact that I have been sent from my Lord to you, as well as those who have knowledge of the heavenly scriptures that contain my description. The one for whom Allah is a witness to His truthfulness, is not harmed by the rejection of those who deny him.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.