وَلَوْ يُعَجِّلُ ٱللَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ ٱلشَّرَّ ٱسْتِعْجَالَهُم بِٱلْخَيْرِ لَقُضِىَ إِلَيْهِمْ أَجَلُهُمْ ۖ فَنَذَرُ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ لِقَآءَنَا فِى طُغْيَٰنِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ ﴿11﴾
And if Allah was to hasten for the people the evil [they invoke] as He hastens for them the good, their term would have been ended for them. But We leave the ones who do not expect the meeting with Us, in their transgression, wandering blindly
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Allah was to hastenيُعَجِّلُF Allah was to hastenاللَّهُI For the mankindلِلنَّاسِCBIP+Nلِلfor the+نَاسِMankind The evilالشَّرَّIالthe+شَرَّEvil As he hastens for themاسْتِعْجَالَهُمْCBIN+PRONATTاسْتِعْجَالَAs he hastens for+هُمْthem / their The goodبِالْخَيْرِCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+خَيْرِGood Surely would have been decreedلَقُضِيَCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+قُضِيَSurely would have been decreed For themإِلَيْهِمْCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىFor+هِمْthem / their Their termأَجَلُهُمْCBIN+PRONATTأَجَلُTheir term+هُمْthem / their But we leaveفَنَذَرُCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+نَذَرُBut we leave The meeting with usلِقَاءَنَاCBIN+PRONATTلِقَاءَThe meeting with+نَاus / our Their transgressionطُغْيَانِهِمْCBIN+PRONATTطُغْيَانِTheir transgression+هِمْthem / their Wandering blindlyيَعْمَهُونَF
وَإِذَا مَسَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ ٱلضُّرُّ دَعَانَا لِجَنۢبِهِۦٓ أَوْ قَاعِدًا أَوْ قَآئِمًا فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُ ضُرَّهُۥ مَرَّ كَأَن لَّمْ يَدْعُنَآ إِلَىٰ ضُرٍّ مَّسَّهُۥ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ زُيِّنَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿12﴾
And when affliction touches man, he calls upon Us, whether lying on his side or sitting or standing; but when We remove from him his affliction, he continues [in disobedience] as if he had never called upon Us to [remove] an affliction that touched him. Thus is made pleasing to the transgressors that which they have been doing
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The manالْإِنْسَانَIالthe+إِنْسَانَMan The afflictionالضُّرُّIالthe+ضُرُّAffliction He calls usدَعَانَاCBFV+PRONATTدَعَاHe calls+نَاus / our Lying on his sideلِجَنْبِهِCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+جَنْبِLying on his side+هِhim / his / it But whenفَلَمَّاCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاBut when His afflictionضُرَّهُCBIN+PRONATTضُرَّHis affliction+هُhim / his / it That touched himمَسَّهُCBFV+PRONATTمَسَّThat touched+هُhim / his / it ThusكَذَلِكَCBIP+DEMكَlike+ذَلِكَThus It is made fair seemingزُيِّنَF To the extravagantلِلْمُسْرِفِينَCBIP+Nلِلfor the+مُسْرِفِينَExtravagant
وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا ٱلْقُرُونَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُوا۟ ۙ وَجَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ لِيُؤْمِنُوا۟ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ﴿13﴾
And We had already destroyed generations before you when they wronged, and their messengers had come to them with clear proofs, but they were not to believe. Thus do We recompense the criminal people
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The generationsالْقُرُونَIالthe+قُرُونَGenerations Before youقَبْلِكُمْCBIN+PRONATTقَبْلِBefore+كُمْyou / your (pl.) And came to themوَجَاءَتْهُمْCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+جَاءَتْCame to+هُمْthem / their Their MessengersرُسُلُهُمْCBIN+PRONATTرُسُلُTheir Messengers+هُمْthem / their With clear proofsبِالْبَيِّنَاتِCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+بَيِّنَاتِClear proofs To believeلِيُؤْمِنُواCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يُؤْمِنُواBelieve ThusكَذَلِكَCBIP+DEMكَlike+ذَلِكَThus The peopleالْقَوْمَIالthe+قَوْمَPeople Who are criminalsالْمُجْرِمِينَIالthe+مُجْرِمِينَWho are criminals
ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَٰكُمْ خَلَٰٓئِفَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ لِنَنظُرَ كَيْفَ تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿14﴾
Then We made you successors in the land after them so that We may observe how you will do.
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We made youجَعَلْنَاكُمْCBFV+PRONATTجَعَلْنَاWe made+كُمْyou / your (pl.) The earthالْأَرْضِIالthe+أَرْضِEarth After themبَعْدِهِمْCBIN+PRONATTبَعْدِAfter+هِمْthem / their So that we may seeلِنَنْظُرَCBFP+Vلِfor / to+نَنْظُرَSo that we may see
وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَاتُنَا بَيِّنَٰتٍ ۙ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ لِقَآءَنَا ٱئْتِ بِقُرْءَانٍ غَيْرِ هَٰذَآ أَوْ بَدِّلْهُ ۚ قُلْ مَا يَكُونُ لِىٓ أَنْ أُبَدِّلَهُۥ مِن تِلْقَآئِ نَفْسِىٓ ۖ إِنْ أَتَّبِعُ إِلَّا مَا يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ ۖ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ إِنْ عَصَيْتُ رَبِّى عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴿15﴾
And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, those who do not expect the meeting with Us say, "Bring us a Qur'an other than this or change it." Say, [O Muhammad], "It is not for me to change it on my own accord. I only follow what is revealed to me. Indeed I fear, if I should disobey my Lord, the punishment of a tremendous Day."
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Our versesآيَاتُنَاCBIN+PRONATTآيَاتُOur verses+نَاus / our As clear proofsبَيِّنَاتٍI For the meeting with usلِقَاءَنَاCBIN+PRONATTلِقَاءَFor the meeting with+نَاus / our A QuranبِقُرْآنٍCBIP+Nبِwith / in+قُرْآنٍA Quran Change itبَدِّلْهُCBFV+PRONATTبَدِّلْChange+هُhim / his / it I change itأُبَدِّلَهُCBFV+PRONATTأُبَدِّلَI change+هُhim / his / it My own accordنَفْسِيCBIN+PRONATTنَفْسِMy own accord+يme / my ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot I were to disobeyعَصَيْتُF
قُل لَّوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا تَلَوْتُهُۥ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَآ أَدْرَىٰكُم بِهِۦ ۖ فَقَدْ لَبِثْتُ فِيكُمْ عُمُرًا مِّن قَبْلِهِۦٓ ۚ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ ﴿16﴾
Say, "If Allah had willed, I would not have recited it to you, nor would He have made it known to you, for I had remained among you a lifetime before it. Then will you not reason?"
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I would have recited itتَلَوْتُهُCBFV+PRONATTتَلَوْتُI would have recited+هُhim / his / it To youعَلَيْكُمْCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+كُمْyou / your (pl.) He would have made it known to youأَدْرَاكُمْCBFV+PRONATTأَدْرَاHe would have made it known to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) He would have made it known to youبِهِCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it Among youفِيكُمْCBHP+PRONATTفِيAmong+كُمْyou / your (pl.) Before itقَبْلِهِCBIN+PRONATTقَبْلِBefore+هِhim / his / it Then will notأَفَلَاCBHINTG+CONJ+NEGأَis it? / did?+فَso / then+لَاWill not You use reasonتَعْقِلُونَF
فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَوْ كَذَّبَ بِـَٔايَٰتِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ ﴿17﴾
So who is more unjust than he who invents a lie about Allah or denies His signs? Indeed, the criminals will not succeed
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Than he whoمِمَّنِCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَنْwhoever His signsبِآيَاتِهِCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+آيَاتِHis signs+هِhim / his / it The criminalsالْمُجْرِمُونَIالthe+مُجْرِمُونَCriminals
وَيَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَلَا يَنفَعُهُمْ وَيَقُولُونَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ شُفَعَٰٓؤُنَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ قُلْ أَتُنَبِّـُٔونَ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا لَا يَعْلَمُ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَلَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ﴿18﴾
And they worship other than Allah that which neither harms them nor benefits them, and they say, "These are our intercessors with Allah " Say, "Do you inform Allah of something He does not know in the heavens or on the earth?" Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him
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And they worshipوَيَعْبُدُونَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَعْبُدُونَThey worship Harm themيَضُرُّهُمْCBFV+PRONATTيَضُرُّHarm+هُمْthem / their Benefit themيَنْفَعُهُمْCBFV+PRONATTيَنْفَعُBenefit+هُمْthem / their And they sayوَيَقُولُونَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَقُولُونَThey say Are our intercessorsشُفَعَاؤُنَاCBIN+PRONATTشُفَعَاؤُAre our intercessors+نَاus / our Do you informأَتُنَبِّئُونَCBFINTG+Vأَis it? / did?+تُنَبِّئُونَYou inform Of whatبِمَاCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاOf what He does not knowيَعْلَمُF The heavensالسَّمَاوَاتِIالthe+سَمَوَاتِHeavens The earthالْأَرْضِIالthe+أَرْضِEarth Glorified is heسُبْحَانَهُCBIN+PRONATTسُبْحَانَGlorified is he+هُhim / his / it And exaltedوَتَعَالَىCBFCONJ+Vوَand+تَعَالَىExalted Above whatعَمَّاCBIP+RELعَنabout / from=مَاwhat They associate with himيُشْرِكُونَF
وَمَا كَانَ ٱلنَّاسُ إِلَّآ أُمَّةً وَٰحِدَةً فَٱخْتَلَفُوا۟ ۚ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُمْ فِيمَا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ ﴿19﴾
And mankind was not but one community [united in religion], but [then] they differed. And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord, it would have been judged between them [immediately] concerning that over which they differ.
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The mankindالنَّاسُIالthe+نَاسُMankind Then they differedفَاخْتَلَفُواCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اخْتَلَفُواThey differed And had it not beenوَلَوْلَاCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+لَوْلَاHad it not been Your LordرَبِّكَCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّYour Lord+كَyou / your Surely it would have been judgedلَقُضِيَCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+قُضِيَSurely it would have been judged Between themبَيْنَهُمْCBILOC+PRONATTبَيْنَBetween+هُمْthem / their Concerning whatفِيمَاCBIP+RELفِso / then+يمَاConcerning what [therein]فِيهِCBHP+PRONATTفِي[therein]+هِhim / his / it They differيَخْتَلِفُونَF
وَيَقُولُونَ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ ۖ فَقُلْ إِنَّمَا ٱلْغَيْبُ لِلَّهِ فَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟ إِنِّى مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُنتَظِرِينَ ﴿20﴾
And they say, "Why is a sign not sent down to him from his Lord?" So say, "The unseen is only for Allah [to administer], so wait; indeed, I am with you among those who wait."
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And they sayوَيَقُولُونَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَقُولُونَThey say His LordرَبِّهِCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّHis Lord+هِhim / his / it So sayفَقُلْCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+قُلْSay OnlyإِنَّمَاCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly The unseenالْغَيْبُIالthe+غَيْبُUnseen Is for AllahلِلَّهِCBIP+PNلِfor / to+اللَّهِIs for Allah So waitفَانْتَظِرُواCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+انْتَظِرُواWait The ones who waitالْمُنْتَظِرِينَIالthe+مُنْتَظِرِينَOnes who wait
English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.