Surah Al-Hijr

الحجر

Surah 15 · Ruku 1 of 6 · ayahs 1–15 · Juz 14 · page 262 · Makki

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الٓر ۚ تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَقُرْءَانٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿1﴾

Alif, Lam, Ra. These are the verses of the Book and a clear Qur'an.

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Alif laam raالرH
TheseتِلْكَI
Are the versesآيَاتُI
Of the BookالْكِتَابِIالthe+كِتَابِOf the Book
And QuranوَقُرْآنٍCBICONJ+Nوَand+قُرْآنٍQuran
ClearمُبِينٍI

رُّبَمَا يَوَدُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ مُسْلِمِينَ ﴿2﴾

Perhaps those who disbelieve will wish that they had been Muslims.

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PerhapsرُبَمَاI
Will wishيَوَدُّF
Those whoالَّذِينَI
DisbelievedكَفَرُواF
IfلَوْH
They had beenكَانُواF
MuslimsمُسْلِمِينَI

ذَرْهُمْ يَأْكُلُوا۟ وَيَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ وَيُلْهِهِمُ ٱلْأَمَلُ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿3﴾

Let them eat and enjoy themselves and be diverted by [false] hope, for they are going to know.

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Leave themذَرْهُمْCBFV+PRONATTذَرْLeave+هُمْthem / their
To eatيَأْكُلُواF
And enjoyوَيَتَمَتَّعُواCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَتَمَتَّعُواEnjoy
And diverted themوَيُلْهِهِمُCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+يُلْهِDiverted+هِمُthem / their
The hopeالْأَمَلُIالthe+أَمَلُHope
Then soonفَسَوْفَCBHCONJ+FUTفَso / then+سَوْفَSoon
They will come to knowيَعْلَمُونَF

وَمَآ أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابٌ مَّعْلُومٌ ﴿4﴾

And We did not destroy any city but that for it was a known decree.

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And notوَمَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
We destroyedأَهْلَكْنَاF
AnyمِنْH
TownقَرْيَةٍI
ButإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
There was for itوَلَهَاCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTوَand+لَهَاThere was for it
A decreeكِتَابٌI
KnownمَعْلُومٌI

مَّا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ ﴿5﴾

No nation will precede its term, nor will they remain thereafter.

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NotمَاH
Can advanceتَسْبِقُF
AnyمِنْH
NationأُمَّةٍI
Its termأَجَلَهَاCBIN+PRONATTأَجَلَIts term+هَاher / it / its
And notوَمَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
Can delay itيَسْتَأْخِرُونَF

وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِى نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلذِّكْرُ إِنَّكَ لَمَجْنُونٌ ﴿6﴾

And they say, "O you upon whom the message has been sent down, indeed you are mad.

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And they sayوَقَالُواCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالُواThey say
O youيَاأَيُّهَاH
To whomالَّذِيI
Has been sent downنُزِّلَF
[on him]عَلَيْهِCBHP+PRONATTعَلَى[on him]+هِhim / his / it
The reminderالذِّكْرُIالthe+ذِكْرُReminder
Indeed youإِنَّكَCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed+كَyou / your
Are surely madلَمَجْنُونٌCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+مَجْنُونٌAre surely mad

لَّوْ مَا تَأْتِينَا بِٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ ﴿7﴾

Why do you not bring us the angels, if you should be among the truthful?"

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WhyلَوْH
NotمَاH
You bring to usتَأْتِينَاCBFV+PRONATTتَأْتِيYou bring to+نَاus / our
The angelsبِالْمَلَائِكَةِCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+مَلَائِكَةِAngels
IfإِنْH
You areكُنْتَF
OfمِنَH
The truthfulالصَّادِقِينَIالthe+صَادِقِينَTruthful

مَا نُنَزِّلُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَمَا كَانُوٓا۟ إِذًا مُّنظَرِينَ ﴿8﴾

We do not send down the angels except with truth; and the disbelievers would not then be reprieved.

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NotمَاH
We send downنُنَزِّلُF
The angelsالْمَلَائِكَةَIالthe+مَلَائِكَةَAngels
ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
With the truthبِالْحَقِّCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+حَقِّTruth
And notوَمَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
They would beكَانُواF
ThenإِذًاH
Given respiteمُنْظَرِينَI

إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا ٱلذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَٰفِظُونَ ﴿9﴾

Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian.

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Indeed weإِنَّاCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed we+ناus / our
WeنَحْنُI
Have sent downنَزَّلْنَاF
The reminderالذِّكْرَIالthe+ذِكْرَReminder
And indeed weوَإِنَّاCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTوَand+إِIndeed we+ناus / our
Of itلَهُCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
Are surely guardiansلَحَافِظُونَCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+حَافِظُونَAre surely guardians

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ فِى شِيَعِ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿10﴾

And We had certainly sent [messengers] before you, [O Muhammad], among the sects of the former peoples.

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And certainlyوَلَقَدْCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْCertainly
We had sentأَرْسَلْنَاF
Before youمِنْH
Before youقَبْلِكَCBIN+PRONATTقَبْلِBefore+كَyou / your
InفِيH
The sectsشِيَعِI
Of the former peopleالْأَوَّلِينَIالthe+أَوَّلِينَOf the former people

وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ ﴿11﴾

And no messenger would come to them except that they ridiculed him.

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And notوَمَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
Came to themيَأْتِيهِمْCBFV+PRONATTيَأْتِيCame to+هِمْthem / their
AnyمِنْH
MessengerرَسُولٍI
ButإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
They didكَانُواF
At himبِهِCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
MockيَسْتَهْزِئُونَF

كَذَٰلِكَ نَسْلُكُهُۥ فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ﴿12﴾

Thus do We insert denial into the hearts of the criminals.

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ThusكَذَلِكَCBIP+DEMكَlike+ذَلِكَThus
We let it enterنَسْلُكُهُCBFV+PRONATTنَسْلُكُWe let it enter+هُhim / his / it
InفِيH
The heartsقُلُوبِI
Of the criminalsالْمُجْرِمِينَIالthe+مُجْرِمِينَOf the criminals

لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ ۖ وَقَدْ خَلَتْ سُنَّةُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿13﴾

They will not believe in it, while there has already occurred the precedent of the former peoples.

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NotلَاH
They believeيُؤْمِنُونَF
In itبِهِCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
And verilyوَقَدْCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+قَدْVerily
Have passedخَلَتْF
The waysسُنَّةُI
Of the former peopleالْأَوَّلِينَIالthe+أَوَّلِينَOf the former people

وَلَوْ فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَابًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَظَلُّوا۟ فِيهِ يَعْرُجُونَ ﴿14﴾

And [even] if We opened to them a gate from the heaven and they continued therein to ascend,

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And even ifوَلَوْCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+لَوْEven if
We openedفَتَحْنَاF
To themعَلَيْهِمْCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+هِمْthem / their
A gateبَابًاI
FromمِنَH
The heavenالسَّمَاءِIالthe+سَمَاءِHeaven
And they were to continueفَظَلُّواCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+ظَلُّواAnd they were to continue
ThereinفِيهِCBHP+PRONATTفِيTherein+هِhim / his / it
To ascendيَعْرُجُونَF

لَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا سُكِّرَتْ أَبْصَٰرُنَا بَلْ نَحْنُ قَوْمٌ مَّسْحُورُونَ ﴿15﴾

They would say, "Our eyes have only been dazzled. Rather, we are a people affected by magic."

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They would surely sayلَقَالُواCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+قَالُواThey would surely say
OnlyإِنَّمَاCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly
Have been dazzledسُكِّرَتْF
Our eyesأَبْصَارُنَاCBIN+PRONATTأَبْصَارُOur eyes+نَاus / our
NayبَلْH
WeنَحْنُI
Are a peopleقَوْمٌI
BewitchedمَسْحُورُونَI

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.