وَإِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمْ صَٰلِحًا ۚ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥ ۖ هُوَ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱسْتَعْمَرَكُمْ فِيهَا فَٱسْتَغْفِرُوهُ ثُمَّ تُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّى قَرِيبٌ مُّجِيبٌ ﴿61﴾
And to Thamud [We sent] their brother Salih. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. He has produced you from the earth and settled you in it, so ask forgiveness of Him and then repent to Him. Indeed, my Lord is near and responsive."
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← read from right to left1And toوَإِلَىwa-ilaCBHCONJ+Pوَand+إِلَىTo 3We sent their brotherأَخَاهُمْakhahumCBIN+PRONATTأَخَاWe sent their brother+هُمْthem / their 6O my peopleيَاقَوْمِyaqawmiCBIVOC+NيَاO+قَوْمِMy people 10You haveلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 13Other than himغَيْرُهُghayruhuCBIN+PRONATTغَيْرُOther than+هُhim / his / it 15Produced youأَنْشَأَكُمْansha'akumCBFV+PRONATTأَنْشَأَProduced+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 17The earthالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِEarth 18And settled youوَاسْتَعْمَرَكُمْwa-ista'marakumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+اسْتَعْمَرَSettled+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 20So ask forgiveness of himفَاسْتَغْفِرُوهُfa-istaghfiruhuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+اسْتَغْفِرُوAsk forgiveness of+هُhim / his / it 22Turn in repentanceتُوبُواtubuF 23To himإِلَيْهِilayhiCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+هِhim / his / it 27All responsiveمُجِيبٌmujibunI قَالُوا۟ يَٰصَٰلِحُ قَدْ كُنتَ فِينَا مَرْجُوًّا قَبْلَ هَٰذَآ ۖ أَتَنْهَىٰنَآ أَن نَّعْبُدَ مَا يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُنَا وَإِنَّنَا لَفِى شَكٍّ مِّمَّا تَدْعُونَآ إِلَيْهِ مُرِيبٍ ﴿62﴾
They said, "O Salih, you were among us a man of promise before this. Do you forbid us to worship what our fathers worshipped? And indeed we are, about that to which you invite us, in disquieting doubt."
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← read from right to left2O salihيَاصَالِحُyasalihuCBIVOC+PNيَاO+صَالِحُSalih 6The one in whom hope was placedمَرْجُوًّاmarjuwwanI 9Do you forbid usأَتَنْهَانَاatanhanaCBFINTG+V+PRONATTأَis it? / did?+تَنْهَاYou forbid+نَاus / our 11We worshipنَعْبُدَna'budaF 13Our forefathers worshippedيَعْبُدُya'buduF 14Our forefathers worshippedآبَاؤُنَاaba'unaCBIN+PRONATTآبَاؤُOur forefathers worshipped+نَاus / our 15And indeed weوَإِنَّنَاwa-innanaCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTوَand+إِنَّIndeed we+نَاus / our 16Surely are inلَفِيlafiCBHLAM+Pلَfor / to+فِيSurely are in 18About whatمِمَّاmimmaCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَاwhat 19You call usتَدْعُونَاtad'unaCBFV+PRONATTتَدْعُوYou call+نَاus / our 20To itإِلَيْهِilayhiCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+هِhim / his / it 21SuspiciousمُرِيبٍmuribinI قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَرَءَيْتُمْ إِن كُنتُ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّى وَءَاتَىٰنِى مِنْهُ رَحْمَةً فَمَن يَنصُرُنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهِ إِنْ عَصَيْتُهُۥ ۖ فَمَا تَزِيدُونَنِى غَيْرَ تَخْسِيرٍ ﴿63﴾
He said, "O my people, have you considered: if I should be upon clear evidence from my Lord and He has given me mercy from Himself, who would protect me from Allah if I disobeyed Him? So you would not increase me except in loss.
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← read from right to left2O my peopleيَاقَوْمِyaqawmiCBIVOC+NيَاO+قَوْمِMy people 3Do you seeأَرَأَيْتُمْara'aytumCBFINTG+Vأَis it? / did?+رَأَيْتُمْYou see 7A clear proofبَيِّنَةٍbayyinatinI 10And he has given meوَآتَانِيwa-ataniCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+آتَاHe has given+نِيme 11From himمِنْهُminhuCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom+هُhim / his / it 12A mercyرَحْمَةًrahmatanI 14Can help meيَنْصُرُنِيyansuruniCBFV+PRONATTيَنْصُرُCan help+نِيme 18I were to disobey himعَصَيْتُهُ'asaytuhuCBFV+PRONATTعَصَيْتُI were to disobey+هُhim / his / it 20You would increaseتَزِيدُونَنِيtazidunaniCBFV+PRONATTتَزِيدُونَYou would increase+نِيme 22In lossتَخْسِيرٍtakhsirinI وَيَٰقَوْمِ هَٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةُ ٱللَّهِ لَكُمْ ءَايَةً فَذَرُوهَا تَأْكُلْ فِىٓ أَرْضِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابٌ قَرِيبٌ ﴿64﴾
And O my people, this is the she-camel of Allah - [she is] to you a sign. So let her feed upon Allah 's earth and do not touch her with harm, or you will be taken by an impending punishment."
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← read from right to left1And o my peopleوَيَاقَوْمِwayaqawmiCBICONJ+VOC+Nوَand+يَاقَوْمِO my people 5Is for youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 7So leave herفَذَرُوهَاfadharuhaCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+ذَرُوLeave+هَاher / it / its 13Touch herتَمَسُّوهَاtamassuhaCBFV+PRONATTتَمَسُّوTouch+هَاher / it / its 14With harmبِسُوءٍbisu'inCBIP+Nبِwith / in+سُوءٍHarm 15Lest will seize youفَيَأْخُذَكُمْfaya'khudhakumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+يَأْخُذَLest will seize+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 16A punishmentعَذَابٌ'adhabunI 17ImpendingقَرِيبٌqaribunI فَعَقَرُوهَا فَقَالَ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ فِى دَارِكُمْ ثَلَٰثَةَ أَيَّامٍ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ وَعْدٌ غَيْرُ مَكْذُوبٍ ﴿65﴾
But they hamstrung her, so he said, "Enjoy yourselves in your homes for three days. That is a promise not to be denied."
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← read from right to left1But they hamstrung herفَعَقَرُوهَاfa'aqaruhaCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+عَقَرُوBut they hamstrung+هَاher / it / its 2So he saidفَقَالَfaqalaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+قَالَHe said 3Enjoy yourselvesتَمَتَّعُواtamatta'uF 5Your homesدَارِكُمْdarikumCBIN+PRONATTدَارِYour homes+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 6For threeثَلَاثَةَthalathataI 9Is a promiseوَعْدٌwa'dunI 11To be beliedمَكْذُوبٍmakdhubinI فَلَمَّا جَآءَ أَمْرُنَا نَجَّيْنَا صَٰلِحًا وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَهُۥ بِرَحْمَةٍ مِّنَّا وَمِنْ خِزْىِ يَوْمِئِذٍ ۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ ٱلْقَوِىُّ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ﴿66﴾
So when Our command came, We saved Salih and those who believed with him, by mercy from Us, and [saved them] from the disgrace of that day. Indeed, it is your Lord who is the Powerful, the Exalted in Might.
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← read from right to left1So whenفَلَمَّاfalammaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاWhen 3Our commandأَمْرُنَاamrunaCBIN+PRONATTأَمْرُOur command+نَاus / our 4We savedنَجَّيْنَاnajjaynaF 6And those whoوَالَّذِينَwa-alladhinaCBICONJ+RELوَand+الَّذِينَThose who 9By a mercyبِرَحْمَةٍbirahmatinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+رَحْمَةٍA mercy 11And fromوَمِنْwaminCBHCONJ+Pوَand+مِنْFrom 12The disgraceخِزْيِkhizyiI 13Of that dayيَوْمِئِذٍyawmi'idhinIيَوْمday=إِذْthat 15Your LordرَبَّكَrabbakaCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّYour Lord+كَyou / your 17Is all strongالْقَوِيُّl-qawiyuIالthe+قَوِيُّIs all strong 18All mightyالْعَزِيزُl-'azizuIالthe+عَزِيزُAll mighty وَأَخَذَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دِيَٰرِهِمْ جَٰثِمِينَ ﴿67﴾
And the shriek seized those who had wronged, and they became within their homes [corpses] fallen prone
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← read from right to left1And seizedوَأَخَذَwa-akhadhaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَخَذَSeized 2Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 4The thunderous blastالصَّيْحَةُl-sayhatuIالthe+صَيْحَةُThunderous blast 5Then they becameفَأَصْبَحُواfa-asbahuCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَصْبَحُواThey became 7Their homesدِيَارِهِمْdiyarihimCBIN+PRONATTدِيَارِTheir homes+هِمْthem / their 8Fallen proneجَاثِمِينَjathiminaI كَأَن لَّمْ يَغْنَوْا۟ فِيهَآ ۗ أَلَآ إِنَّ ثَمُودَا۟ كَفَرُوا۟ رَبَّهُمْ ۗ أَلَا بُعْدًا لِّثَمُودَ ﴿68﴾
As if they had never prospered therein. Unquestionably, Thamud denied their Lord; then, away with Thamud.
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← read from right to left3They had prosperedيَغْنَوْاyaghnawF 4ThereinفِيهَاfihaCBHP+PRONATTفِيTherein+هَاher / it / its 5No doubtأَلَاalaHأَنْthat=لَاnot 8DisbelievedكَفَرُواkafaruF 9In their LordرَبَّهُمْrabbahumCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّIn their Lord+هُمْthem / their 10SoأَلَاalaHأَنْthat=لَاnot 12With thamudلِثَمُودَlithamudaCBIP+PNلِfor / to+ثَمُودَWith thamud 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.
