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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← read from right to left1And certainlyوَلَقَدْwalaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْCertainly 2We sentأَرْسَلْنَاarsalnaF 3MessengersرُسُلًاrusulanI 5Before youقَبْلِكَqablikaCBIN+PRONATTقَبْلِBefore+كَyou / your 6And we madeوَجَعَلْنَاwaja'alnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَعَلْنَاWe made 7For themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their 9And offspringوَذُرِّيَّةًwadhurriyyatanCBICONJ+Nوَand+ذُرِّيَّةًOffspring 12For a MessengerلِرَسُولٍlirasulinCBIP+Nلِfor / to+رَسُولٍA Messenger 14He comesيَأْتِيَya'tiyaF 15With a signبِآيَةٍbi-ayatinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+آيَةٍA sign 16ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 17By the leaveبِإِذْنِbi-idhniCBIP+Nبِwith / in+إِذْنِThe leave 19For everythingلِكُلِّlikulliCBIP+Nلِfor / to+كُلِّEverything 21PrescribedكِتَابٌkitabunI 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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← read from right to left1Allah eliminatesيَمْحُوyamhuF 2Allah eliminatesاللَّهُl-lahuI 5And confirmsوَيُثْبِتُwayuthbituCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يُثْبِتُConfirms 7Is the mother of the BookأُمُّummuI 8Is the mother of the Bookالْكِتَابِl-kitabiIالthe+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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← read from right to left3We show youنُرِيَنَّكَnuriyannakaCBFV+PRONATTنُرِيَWe show you+نَّemphasis+كَyou / your 6We have promised themنَعِدُهُمْna'iduhumCBFV+PRONATTنَعِدُWe have promised+هُمْthem / their 8We cause you to dieنَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَnatawaffayannakaCBFV+PRONATTنَتَوَفَّيَWe cause you to die+نَّemphasis+كَyou / your 9So onlyفَإِنَّمَاfa-innamaCBHCONJ+ACCفَso / then+إِنَّindeed=مَاonly 10On youعَلَيْكَ'alaykaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOn+كَyou / your 11Is the conveyanceالْبَلَاغُl-balaghuIالthe+بَلَاغُIs the conveyance 13Is the reckoningالْحِسَابُl-hisabuIالthe+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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← read from right to left5To the landالْأَرْضَl-ardaIالthe+أَرْضَTo the land 6Reducing itنَنْقُصُهَاnanqusuhaCBFV+PRONATTنَنْقُصُReducing+هَاher / it / its 8Its bordersأَطْرَافِهَاatrafihaCBIN+PRONATTأَطْرَافِIts borders+هَاher / it / its 9And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah 12Adjusterمُعَقِّبَmu'aqqibaI 13Of his judgmentلِحُكْمِهِlihukmihiCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+حُكْمِOf his judgment+هِhim / his / it 16In the reckoningالْحِسَابِl-hisabiIالthe+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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← read from right to left1And certainlyوَقَدْwaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+قَدْCertainly 3Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 4Were before themمِنْminH 5Were before themقَبْلِهِمْqablihimCBIN+PRONATTقَبْلِWere before+هِمْthem / their 6But for AllahفَلِلَّهِfalillahiCBICONJ+P+PNفَso / then+لِfor / to+اللَّهِBut for Allah 7Is the plotالْمَكْرُl-makruIالthe+مَكْرُIs the plot 9He knowsيَعْلَمُya'lamuF 14And will knowوَسَيَعْلَمُwasaya'lamuCBFCONJ+FUT+Vوَand+سَwill+يَعْلَمُKnow 15The disbelieversالْكُفَّارُl-kufaruIالthe+كُفَّارُDisbelievers 16For whomلِمَنْlimanCBIP+INTGلِfor / to+مَنْWhom 17Is the finalعُقْبَى'uqbaI 18The homeالدَّارِl-dariIالthe+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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← read from right to left1And sayوَيَقُولُwayaquluCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَقُولُSay 2Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 3DisbelieveكَفَرُواkafaruF 5A MessengerمُرْسَلًاmursalanI 8Is Allahبِاللَّهِbil-lahiCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِIs Allah 9As a witnessشَهِيدًاshahidanI 11And between youوَبَيْنَكُمْwabaynakumCBICONJ+LOC+PRONATTوَand+بَيْنَBetween+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 12And whoeverوَمَنْwamanCBICONJ+RELوَand+مَنْWhoever 13[he] hasعِنْدَهُ'indahuCBILOC+PRONATTعِنْدَ[he] has+هُhim / his / it 15Of the Bookالْكِتَابِl-kitabiIالthe+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.
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