Surah Al-Hijr

الحجر

Surah 15 · Ruku 5 of 6 · ayahs 61–79 · Juz 14 · pages 265–266 · Makki

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فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ءَالَ لُوطٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ ﴿61﴾

And when the messengers came to the family of Lot,

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And whenفَلَمَّاCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاAnd when
CameجَاءَF
To the familyآلَI
Of lotلُوطٍI
The MessengersالْمُرْسَلُونَIالthe+مُرْسَلُونَMessengers

قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ ﴿62﴾

He said, "Indeed, you are people unknown."

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He saidقَالَF
Indeed youإِنَّكُمْCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
Are a peopleقَوْمٌI
UnknownمُنْكَرُونَI

قَالُوا۟ بَلْ جِئْنَٰكَ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ ﴿63﴾

They said, "But we have come to you with that about which they were disputing,

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They saidقَالُواF
NayبَلْH
We have come toجِئْنَاكَCBFV+PRONATTجِئْنَاWe have come to+كَyou / your
With whatبِمَاCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاWhat
They wereكَانُواF
In itفِيهِCBHP+PRONATTفِيIn+هِhim / his / it
DisputingيَمْتَرُونَF

وَأَتَيْنَٰكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَإِنَّا لَصَٰدِقُونَ ﴿64﴾

And we have come to you with truth, and indeed, we are truthful.

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And we have comeوَأَتَيْنَاكَCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+أَتَيْنَاWe have come+كَyou / your
With the truthبِالْحَقِّCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+حَقِّTruth
And indeed weوَإِنَّاCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTوَand+إِIndeed we+ناus / our
Surely are truthfulلَصَادِقُونَCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+صَادِقُونَSurely are truthful

فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍ مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱتَّبِعْ أَدْبَٰرَهُمْ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌ وَٱمْضُوا۟ حَيْثُ تُؤْمَرُونَ ﴿65﴾

So set out with your family during a portion of the night and follow behind them and let not anyone among you look back and continue on to where you are commanded."

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So travelفَأَسْرِCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَسْرِTravel
With your familyبِأَهْلِكَCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+أَهْلِYour family+كَyou / your
In a portionبِقِطْعٍCBIP+Nبِwith / in+قِطْعٍA portion
OfمِنَH
The nightاللَّيْلِIالthe+لَيْلِNight
And followوَاتَّبِعْCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اتَّبِعْFollow
Their backsأَدْبَارَهُمْCBIN+PRONATTأَدْبَارَTheir backs+هُمْthem / their
And notوَلَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
Let look backيَلْتَفِتْF
Among youمِنْكُمْCBHP+PRONATTمِنْAmong+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
AnyoneأَحَدٌI
And go onوَامْضُواCBFCONJ+Vوَand+امْضُواGo on
WhereحَيْثُI
You are orderedتُؤْمَرُونَF

وَقَضَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْأَمْرَ أَنَّ دَابِرَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ مَقْطُوعٌ مُّصْبِحِينَ ﴿66﴾

And We conveyed to him [the decree] of that matter: that those [sinners] would be eliminated by early morning.

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And we conveyedوَقَضَيْنَاCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَضَيْنَاWe conveyed
To himإِلَيْهِCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+هِhim / his / it
[that]ذَلِكَI
The matterالْأَمْرَIالthe+أَمْرَMatter
ThatأَنَّH
The rootدَابِرَI
Of theseهَؤُلَاءِI
Would be cut offمَقْطُوعٌI
By early morningمُصْبِحِينَI

وَجَآءَ أَهْلُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ ﴿67﴾

And the people of the city came rejoicing.

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And cameوَجَاءَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَاءَCame
The peopleأَهْلُI
Of the cityالْمَدِينَةِIالthe+مَدِينَةِOf the city
RejoicingيَسْتَبْشِرُونَF

قَالَ إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ضَيْفِى فَلَا تَفْضَحُونِ ﴿68﴾

[Lot] said, "Indeed, these are my guests, so do not shame me.

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He saidقَالَF
IndeedإِنَّH
TheseهَؤُلَاءِI
Are my guestsضَيْفِيI
So do notفَلَاCBHCONJ+PROفَso / then+لَاDo not
Shame meتَفْضَحُونِF

وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُخْزُونِ ﴿69﴾

And fear Allah and do not disgrace me."

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And fearوَاتَّقُواCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اتَّقُواFear
AllahاللَّهَI
And do notوَلَاCBHCONJ+PROوَand+لَاDo not
Disgrace meتُخْزُونِF

قَالُوٓا۟ أَوَلَمْ نَنْهَكَ عَنِ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿70﴾

They said, "Have we not forbidden you from [protecting] people?"

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They saidقَالُواF
Did notأَوَلَمْCBHINTG+CONJ+NEGأَis it? / did?+وَand+لَمْNot
We forbid youنَنْهَكَCBFV+PRONATTنَنْهَWe forbid+كَyou / your
FromعَنِH
The worldالْعَالَمِينَIالthe+عَالَمِينَWorld

قَالَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ بَنَاتِىٓ إِن كُنتُمْ فَٰعِلِينَ ﴿71﴾

[Lot] said, "These are my daughters - if you would be doers [of lawful marriage]."

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He saidقَالَF
TheseهَؤُلَاءِI
Are my daughtersبَنَاتِيCBIN+PRONATTبَنَاتِAre my daughters+يme / my
IfإِنْH
You would beكُنْتُمْF
DoersفَاعِلِينَI

لَعَمْرُكَ إِنَّهُمْ لَفِى سَكْرَتِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ ﴿72﴾

By your life, [O Muhammad], indeed they were, in their intoxication, wandering blindly.

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By your lifeلَعَمْرُكَCBILAM+N+PRONATTلَfor / to+عَمْرُBy your life+كَyou / your
Indeed theyإِنَّهُمْCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed+هُمْthem / their
Were inلَفِيCBHLAM+Pلَfor / to+فِيWere in
Their intoxicationسَكْرَتِهِمْCBIN+PRONATTسَكْرَتِTheir intoxication+هِمْthem / their
Wandering blindlyيَعْمَهُونَF

فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ مُشْرِقِينَ ﴿73﴾

So the shriek seized them at sunrise.

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So seized themفَأَخَذَتْهُمُCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَخَذَتْSeized+هُمُthem / their
The awful cryالصَّيْحَةُIالthe+صَيْحَةُAwful cry
At sunriseمُشْرِقِينَI

فَجَعَلْنَا عَٰلِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن سِجِّيلٍ ﴿74﴾

And We made the highest part [of the city] its lowest and rained upon them stones of hard clay.

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And we madeفَجَعَلْنَاCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+جَعَلْنَاAnd we made
Its highest partعَالِيَهَاCBIN+PRONATTعَالِيَIts highest part+هَاher / it / its
Its lowestسَافِلَهَاCBIN+PRONATTسَافِلَIts lowest+هَاher / it / its
And we rainedوَأَمْطَرْنَاCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَمْطَرْنَاWe rained
Upon themعَلَيْهِمْCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+هِمْthem / their
StonesحِجَارَةًI
OfمِنْH
Baked clayسِجِّيلٍI

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَٰتٍ لِّلْمُتَوَسِّمِينَ ﴿75﴾

Indeed in that are signs for those who discern.

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IndeedإِنَّH
InفِيH
ThatذَلِكَI
Are the signsلَآيَاتٍCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+آيَاتٍAre the signs
For those who discernلِلْمُتَوَسِّمِينَCBIP+Nلِلfor the+مُتَوَسِّمِينَThose who discern

وَإِنَّهَا لَبِسَبِيلٍ مُّقِيمٍ ﴿76﴾

And indeed, those cities are [situated] on an established road.

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And indeed itوَإِنَّهَاCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTوَand+إِنَّIndeed+هَاher / it / its
Is on a roadلَبِسَبِيلٍCBILAM+P+Nلَfor / to+بِwith / in+سَبِيلٍIs on a road
EstablishedمُقِيمٍI

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَةً لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿77﴾

Indeed in that is a sign for the believers.

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IndeedإِنَّH
InفِيH
ThatذَلِكَI
Surely is a signلَآيَةًCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+آيَةًSurely is a sign
For the believersلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَCBIP+Nلِلfor the+مُؤْمِنِينَBelievers

وَإِن كَانَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأَيْكَةِ لَظَٰلِمِينَ ﴿78﴾

And the companions of the thicket were [also] wrongdoers.

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And wereوَإِنْCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+إِنْWere
And wereكَانَF
The companionsأَصْحَابُI
Of the woodالْأَيْكَةِIالthe+أَيْكَةِOf the wood
Surely wrongdoersلَظَالِمِينَCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+ظَالِمِينَSurely wrongdoers

فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَبِإِمَامٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿79﴾

So We took retribution from them, and indeed, both [cities] are on a clear highway.

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So we took retributionفَانْتَقَمْنَاCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+انْتَقَمْنَاWe took retribution
From themمِنْهُمْCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom+هُمْthem / their
And indeed they bothوَإِنَّهُمَاCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTوَand+إِنَّIndeed they both+هُمَاthem two
Were on a highwayلَبِإِمَامٍCBILAM+P+Nلَfor / to+بِwith / in+إِمَامٍWere on a highway
ClearمُبِينٍI

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.