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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← read from right to left1Alif laam raالرalif-lam-raH 3Are the versesآيَاتُayatuI 4Of the Bookالْكِتَابِl-kitabiIالthe+كِتَابِOf the Book 5And Quranوَقُرْآنٍwaqur'aninCBICONJ+Nوَand+قُرْآنٍQuran رُّبَمَا يَوَدُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ مُسْلِمِينَ ﴿2﴾
Perhaps those who disbelieve will wish that they had been Muslims.
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← read from right to left2Will wishيَوَدُّyawadduF 3Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 4DisbelievedكَفَرُواkafaruF 6They had beenكَانُواkanuF 7MuslimsمُسْلِمِينَmusliminaI 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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← read from right to left1Leave themذَرْهُمْdharhumCBFV+PRONATTذَرْLeave+هُمْthem / their 2To eatيَأْكُلُواya'kuluF 3And enjoyوَيَتَمَتَّعُواwayatamatta'uCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَتَمَتَّعُواEnjoy 4And diverted themوَيُلْهِهِمُwayulhihimuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+يُلْهِDiverted+هِمُthem / their 5The hopeالْأَمَلُl-amaluIالthe+أَمَلُHope 6Then soonفَسَوْفَfasawfaCBHCONJ+FUTفَso / then+سَوْفَSoon 7They will come to knowيَعْلَمُونَya'lamunaF 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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← read from right to left2We destroyedأَهْلَكْنَاahlaknaF 5ButإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot مَّا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ ﴿5﴾
No nation will precede its term, nor will they remain thereafter.
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← read from right to left2Can advanceتَسْبِقُtasbiquF 5Its termأَجَلَهَاajalahaCBIN+PRONATTأَجَلَIts term+هَاher / it / its 7Can delay itيَسْتَأْخِرُونَyasta'khirunaF 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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← read from right to left1And they sayوَقَالُواwaqaluCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالُواThey say 2O youيَاأَيُّهَاya'ayyuhaH 4Has been sent downنُزِّلَnuzzilaF 5[on him]عَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَى[on him]+هِhim / his / it 6The reminderالذِّكْرُl-dhikruIالthe+ذِكْرُReminder 8Are surely madلَمَجْنُونٌlamajnununCBILAM+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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← read from right to left3You bring to usتَأْتِينَاta'tinaCBFV+PRONATTتَأْتِيYou bring to+نَاus / our 4The angelsبِالْمَلَائِكَةِbil-mala'ikatiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+مَلَائِكَةِAngels 8The truthfulالصَّادِقِينَl-sadiqinaIالthe+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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← read from right to left2We send downنُنَزِّلُnunazziluF 3The angelsالْمَلَائِكَةَl-mala'ikataIالthe+مَلَائِكَةَAngels 4ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 5With the truthبِالْحَقِّbil-haqiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+حَقِّTruth 7They would beكَانُواkanuF 9Given respiteمُنْظَرِينَmunzarinaI 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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← read from right to left3Have sent downنَزَّلْنَاnazzalnaF 4The reminderالذِّكْرَl-dhikraIالthe+ذِكْرَReminder 7Are surely guardiansلَحَافِظُونَlahafizunaCBILAM+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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← read from right to left1And certainlyوَلَقَدْwalaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْCertainly 2We had sentأَرْسَلْنَاarsalnaF 4Before youقَبْلِكَqablikaCBIN+PRONATTقَبْلِBefore+كَyou / your 7Of the former peopleالْأَوَّلِينَl-awalinaIالthe+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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← read from right to left2Came to themيَأْتِيهِمْya'tihimCBFV+PRONATTيَأْتِيCame to+هِمْthem / their 4MessengerرَسُولٍrasulinI 5ButإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 7At himبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 8Mockيَسْتَهْزِئُونَyastahzi'unaF كَذَٰلِكَ نَسْلُكُهُۥ فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ﴿12﴾
Thus do We insert denial into the hearts of the criminals.
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← read from right to left1ThusكَذَلِكَkadhalikaCBIP+DEMكَlike+ذَلِكَThus 2We let it enterنَسْلُكُهُnaslukuhuCBFV+PRONATTنَسْلُكُWe let it enter+هُhim / his / it 4The heartsقُلُوبِqulubiI 5Of the criminalsالْمُجْرِمِينَl-mujriminaIالthe+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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← read from right to left2They believeيُؤْمِنُونَyu'minunaF 5Have passedخَلَتْkhalatF 7Of the former peopleالْأَوَّلِينَl-awalinaIالthe+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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← read from right to left2We openedفَتَحْنَاfatahnaF 3To themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+هِمْthem / their 6The heavenالسَّمَاءِl-sama'iIالthe+سَمَاءِHeaven 7And they were to continueفَظَلُّواfazalluCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+ظَلُّواAnd they were to continue 8ThereinفِيهِfihiCBHP+PRONATTفِيTherein+هِhim / his / it 9To ascendيَعْرُجُونَya'rujunaF 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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← read from right to left1They would surely sayلَقَالُواlaqaluCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+قَالُواThey would surely say 2OnlyإِنَّمَاinnamaCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly 3Have been dazzledسُكِّرَتْsukkiratF 4Our eyesأَبْصَارُنَاabsarunaCBIN+PRONATTأَبْصَارُOur eyes+نَاus / our 7Are a peopleقَوْمٌqawmunI 8BewitchedمَسْحُورُونَmashurunaI 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.
