وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلًا مِّن قَبْلِكَ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا وَذُرِّيَّةً ۚ وَمَا كَانَ لِرَسُولٍ أَن يَأْتِىَ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ لِكُلِّ أَجَلٍ كِتَابٌ ﴿38﴾
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 Allah. For every term is a decree.
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Before youقَبْلِكَCBIN+PRONATTقَبْلِBefore+كَyou / your And we madeوَجَعَلْنَاCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَعَلْنَاWe made And offspringوَذُرِّيَّةًCBICONJ+Nوَand+ذُرِّيَّةًOffspring For a MessengerلِرَسُولٍCBIP+Nلِfor / to+رَسُولٍA Messenger With a signبِآيَةٍCBIP+Nبِwith / in+آيَةٍA sign ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot By the leaveبِإِذْنِCBIP+Nبِwith / in+إِذْنِThe leave For everythingلِكُلِّCBIP+Nلِfor / to+كُلِّEverything يَمْحُوا۟ ٱللَّهُ مَا يَشَآءُ وَيُثْبِتُ ۖ وَعِندَهُۥٓ أُمُّ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ ﴿39﴾
Allah eliminates what He wills or confirms, and with Him is the Mother of the Book.
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And confirmsوَيُثْبِتُCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يُثْبِتُConfirms Is the mother of the BookأُمُّI Is the mother of the BookالْكِتَابِIالthe+كِتَابِIs the mother of the Book وَإِن مَّا نُرِيَنَّكَ بَعْضَ ٱلَّذِى نَعِدُهُمْ أَوْ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْبَلَٰغُ وَعَلَيْنَا ٱلْحِسَابُ ﴿40﴾
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.
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We show youنُرِيَنَّكَCBFV+PRONATTنُرِيَWe show you+نَّemphasis+كَyou / your We have promised themنَعِدُهُمْCBFV+PRONATTنَعِدُWe have promised+هُمْthem / their We cause you to dieنَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَCBFV+PRONATTنَتَوَفَّيَWe cause you to die+نَّemphasis+كَyou / your So onlyفَإِنَّمَاCBHCONJ+ACCفَso / then+إِنَّindeed=مَاonly Is the conveyanceالْبَلَاغُIالthe+بَلَاغُIs the conveyance Is the reckoningالْحِسَابُIالthe+حِسَابُIs the reckoning أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّا نَأْتِى ٱلْأَرْضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَا ۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَحْكُمُ لَا مُعَقِّبَ لِحُكْمِهِۦ ۚ وَهُوَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ ﴿41﴾
Have they not seen that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders? And Allah decides; there is no adjuster of His decision. And He is swift in account.
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To the landالْأَرْضَIالthe+أَرْضَTo the land Reducing itنَنْقُصُهَاCBFV+PRONATTنَنْقُصُReducing+هَاher / it / its Its bordersأَطْرَافِهَاCBIN+PRONATTأَطْرَافِIts borders+هَاher / it / its And AllahوَاللَّهُCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah Of his judgmentلِحُكْمِهِCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+حُكْمِOf his judgment+هِhim / his / it In the reckoningالْحِسَابِIالthe+حِسَابِIn the reckoning وَقَدْ مَكَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْمَكْرُ جَمِيعًا ۖ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَكْسِبُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ۗ وَسَيَعْلَمُ ٱلْكُفَّٰرُ لِمَنْ عُقْبَى ٱلدَّارِ ﴿42﴾
And those before them had plotted, but to Allah belongs the plan entirely. He knows what every soul earns, and the disbelievers will know for whom is the final home.
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Were before themقَبْلِهِمْCBIN+PRONATTقَبْلِWere before+هِمْthem / their But for AllahفَلِلَّهِCBICONJ+P+PNفَso / then+لِfor / to+اللَّهِBut for Allah Is the plotالْمَكْرُIالthe+مَكْرُIs the plot And will knowوَسَيَعْلَمُCBFCONJ+FUT+Vوَand+سَwill+يَعْلَمُKnow The disbelieversالْكُفَّارُIالthe+كُفَّارُDisbelievers For whomلِمَنْCBIP+INTGلِfor / to+مَنْWhom The homeالدَّارِIالthe+دَارِHome وَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَسْتَ مُرْسَلًا ۚ قُلْ كَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ شَهِيدًۢا بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكُمْ وَمَنْ عِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ ﴿43﴾
And those who have disbelieved say, "You are not a messenger." Say, [O Muhammad], "Sufficient is Allah as Witness between me and you, and [the witness of] whoever has knowledge of the Scripture."
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And sayوَيَقُولُCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَقُولُSay Is AllahبِاللَّهِCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِIs Allah And between youوَبَيْنَكُمْCBICONJ+LOC+PRONATTوَand+بَيْنَBetween+كُمْyou / your (pl.) Of the BookالْكِتَابِIالthe+كِتَابِOf the Book 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.
