أَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِدُلُوكِ ٱلشَّمْسِ إِلَىٰ غَسَقِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَقُرْءَانَ ٱلْفَجْرِ ۖ إِنَّ قُرْءَانَ ٱلْفَجْرِ كَانَ مَشْهُودًا ﴿78﴾
Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until the darkness of the night and [also] the Qur'an of dawn. Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed.
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← read from right to left2The prayerالصَّلَاةَl-salataIالthe+صَلَاةَPrayer 3At the declineلِدُلُوكِlidulukiCBIP+Nلِfor / to+دُلُوكِAt the decline 4Of the sunالشَّمْسِl-shamsiIالthe+شَمْسِOf the sun 6The darknessغَسَقِghasaqiI 7Of the nightاللَّيْلِal-layliIالthe+لَيْلِOf the night 8And Quranوَقُرْآنَwaqur'anaCBICONJ+Nوَand+قُرْآنَQuran 9At dawnالْفَجْرِl-fajriIالthe+فَجْرِAt dawn 11The Quranقُرْآنَqur'anaI 12At the dawnالْفَجْرِl-fajriIالthe+فَجْرِAt the dawn 14Ever witnessedمَشْهُودًاmashhudanI
وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهِۦ نَافِلَةً لَّكَ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامًا مَّحْمُودًا ﴿79﴾
And from [part of] the night, pray with it as additional [worship] for you; it is expected that your Lord will resurrect you to a praised station.
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← read from right to left1And fromوَمِنَwaminaCBHCONJ+Pوَand+مِنَFrom 2The nightاللَّيْلِal-layliIالthe+لَيْلِNight 3Arise from sleep for prayerفَتَهَجَّدْfatahajjadCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+تَهَجَّدْArise from sleep for prayer 4With itبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 5As additionalنَافِلَةًnafilatanI 9Will raise youيَبْعَثَكَyab'athakaCBFV+PRONATTيَبْعَثَWill raise+كَyou / your 10Your LordرَبُّكَrabbukaCBIN+PRONATTرَبُّYour Lord+كَyou / your 11To a stationمَقَامًاmaqamanI 12PraiseworthyمَحْمُودًاmahmudanI
وَقُل رَّبِّ أَدْخِلْنِى مُدْخَلَ صِدْقٍ وَأَخْرِجْنِى مُخْرَجَ صِدْقٍ وَٱجْعَل لِّى مِن لَّدُنكَ سُلْطَٰنًا نَّصِيرًا ﴿80﴾
And say, "My Lord, cause me to enter a sound entrance and to exit a sound exit and grant me from Yourself a supporting authority."
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← read from right to left1And sayوَقُلْwaqulCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قُلْSay 3Cause me to enterأَدْخِلْنِيadkhilniCBFV+PRONATTأَدْخِلْCause me to enter+نِيme 4An entranceمُدْخَلَmudkhalaI 6And cause me toوَأَخْرِجْنِيwa-akhrijniCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+أَخْرِجْCause me to+نِيme 7An exitمُخْرَجَmukhrajaI 9And makeوَاجْعَلْwa-ij'alCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اجْعَلْMake 13An authorityسُلْطَانًاsultananI 14HelpingنَصِيرًاnasiranI
وَقُلْ جَآءَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ ٱلْبَٰطِلُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلْبَٰطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا ﴿81﴾
And say, "Truth has come, and falsehood has departed. Indeed is falsehood, [by nature], ever bound to depart."
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← read from right to left1And sayوَقُلْwaqulCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قُلْSay 3The truthالْحَقُّl-haquIالthe+حَقُّTruth 4And perishedوَزَهَقَwazahaqaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+زَهَقَPerished 5The falsehoodالْبَاطِلُl-batiluIالthe+بَاطِلُFalsehood 7The falsehoodالْبَاطِلَl-batilaIالthe+بَاطِلَFalsehood 9Bound to perishزَهُوقًاzahuqanI
وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلْقُرْءَانِ مَا هُوَ شِفَآءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۙ وَلَا يَزِيدُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا خَسَارًا ﴿82﴾
And We send down of the Qur'an that which is healing and mercy for the believers, but it does not increase the wrongdoers except in loss.
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← read from right to left1And we revealوَنُنَزِّلُwanunazziluCBFCONJ+Vوَand+نُنَزِّلُWe reveal 3The Quranالْقُرْآنِl-qur'aniIالthe+قُرْآنِQuran 6Is a healingشِفَاءٌshifa'onI 7And a mercyوَرَحْمَةٌwarahmatunCBICONJ+Nوَand+رَحْمَةٌA mercy 8For the believersلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَlilmu'mininaCBIP+Nلِلfor the+مُؤْمِنِينَBelievers 10It increasesيَزِيدُyaziduF 11The wrongdoersالظَّالِمِينَl-zaliminaIالthe+ظَالِمِينَWrongdoers 12ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 13In lossخَسَارًاkhasaranI
وَإِذَآ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَٰنِ أَعْرَضَ وَنَـَٔا بِجَانِبِهِۦ ۖ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ كَانَ يَـُٔوسًا ﴿83﴾
And when We bestow favor upon the disbeliever, he turns away and distances himself; and when evil touches him, he is ever despairing.
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← read from right to left1And whenوَإِذَاwa-idhaCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذَاWhen 2We bestowأَنْعَمْنَاan'amnaF 4Manالْإِنْسَانِl-insaniIالthe+إِنْسَانِMan 5He turns awayأَعْرَضَa'radaF 6And becomes remoteوَنَأَىwana'aCBFCONJ+Vوَand+نَأَىBecomes remote 7On his sideبِجَانِبِهِbijanibihiCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+جَانِبِOn his side+هِhim / his / it 8And whenوَإِذَاwa-idhaCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذَاWhen 9Touches himمَسَّهُmassahuCBFV+PRONATTمَسَّTouches+هُhim / his / it 10The evilالشَّرُّl-sharuIالthe+شَرُّEvil 12In despairيَئُوسًاya'usanI
قُلْ كُلٌّ يَعْمَلُ عَلَىٰ شَاكِلَتِهِۦ فَرَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ هُوَ أَهْدَىٰ سَبِيلًا ﴿84﴾
Say, "Each works according to his manner, but your Lord is most knowing of who is best guided in way."
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← read from right to left5His mannerشَاكِلَتِهِshakilatihiCBIN+PRONATTشَاكِلَتِHis manner+هِhim / his / it 6But your LordفَرَبُّكُمْfarabbukumCBICONJ+N+PRONATTفَso / then+رَبُّBut your Lord+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 7Is most knowingأَعْلَمُa'lamuI 8Of whoبِمَنْbimanCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَنْOf who 10Is best guidedأَهْدَىahdaI
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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