وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَن ذِى ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ ۖ قُلْ سَأَتْلُوا۟ عَلَيْكُم مِّنْهُ ذِكْرًا ﴿83﴾
And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about Dhul-Qarnayn. Say, "I will recite to you about him a report."
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← read from right to left1And they ask youوَيَسْأَلُونَكَwayas'alunakaCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+يَسْأَلُونَThey ask+كَyou / your 4Dhul qarnainالْقَرْنَيْنِl-qarnayniIالthe+قَرْنَيْنِDhul qarnain 6I will reciteسَأَتْلُوsa-atluCBFFUT+Vسَwill+أَتْلُوI will recite 7To youعَلَيْكُمْ'alaykumCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 8About himمِنْهُminhuCBHP+PRONATTمِنْAbout+هُhim / his / it 9A remembranceذِكْرًاdhikranI إِنَّا مَكَّنَّا لَهُۥ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ مِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ سَبَبًا ﴿84﴾
Indeed We established him upon the earth, and We gave him to everything a way.
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← read from right to left2[we] establishedمَكَّنَّاmakkannaF 3[for] himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it 5The earthالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِEarth 6And we gave himوَآتَيْنَاهُwa-ataynahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+آتَيْنَاWe gave+هُhim / his / it فَأَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا ﴿85﴾
So he followed a way
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← read from right to left1So he followedفَأَتْبَعَfa-atba'aCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَتْبَعَHe followed حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ مَغْرِبَ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَغْرُبُ فِى عَيْنٍ حَمِئَةٍ وَوَجَدَ عِندَهَا قَوْمًا ۗ قُلْنَا يَٰذَا ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ إِمَّآ أَن تُعَذِّبَ وَإِمَّآ أَن تَتَّخِذَ فِيهِمْ حُسْنًا ﴿86﴾
Until, when he reached the setting of the sun, he found it [as if] setting in a spring of dark mud, and he found near it a people. Allah said, "O Dhul-Qarnayn, either you punish [them] or else adopt among them [a way of] goodness."
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← read from right to left3He reachedبَلَغَbalaghaF 4The setting placeمَغْرِبَmaghribaI 5Of the sunالشَّمْسِl-shamsiIالthe+شَمْسِOf the sun 6He found itوَجَدَهَاwajadahaCBFV+PRONATTوَجَدَHe found+هَاher / it / its 7SettingتَغْرُبُtaghrubuF 10Of dark mudحَمِئَةٍhami'atinI 11And he foundوَوَجَدَwawajadaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+وَجَدَHe found 12Near itعِنْدَهَا'indahaCBILOC+PRONATTعِنْدَNear+هَاher / it / its 13A communityقَوْمًاqawmanI 15O dhul qarnainيَاذَاyadhaCBIVOC+NيَاO+ذَاDhul qarnain 16O dhul qarnainالْقَرْنَيْنِl-qarnayniIالthe+قَرْنَيْنِO dhul qarnain 17EitherإِمَّاimmaHإِنْif=مَاever 19You punishتُعَذِّبَtu'adhibaF 20Orوَإِمَّاwa-immaCBHCONJ+EXLوَand+إِنْif=مَاever 22You takeتَتَّخِذَtattakhidhaF 23[in] themفِيهِمْfihimCBHP+PRONATTفِي[in]+هِمْthem / their 24With goodnessحُسْنًاhusnanI قَالَ أَمَّا مَن ظَلَمَ فَسَوْفَ نُعَذِّبُهُۥ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ فَيُعَذِّبُهُۥ عَذَابًا نُّكْرًا ﴿87﴾
He said, "As for one who wrongs, we will punish him. Then he will be returned to his Lord, and He will punish him with a terrible punishment.
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← read from right to left2As forأَمَّاammaHأَمْor=مَاwhat 5Then soonفَسَوْفَfasawfaCBHCONJ+FUTفَso / then+سَوْفَSoon 6We will punish himنُعَذِّبُهُnu'adhibuhuCBFV+PRONATTنُعَذِّبُWe will punish+هُhim / his / it 8He will be returnedيُرَدُّyuradduF 10His LordرَبِّهِrabbihiCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّHis Lord+هِhim / his / it 11And he will punish himفَيُعَذِّبُهُfayu'adhibuhuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+يُعَذِّبُAnd he will punish+هُhim / his / it 12With a punishmentعَذَابًا'adhabanI وَأَمَّا مَنْ ءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا فَلَهُۥ جَزَآءً ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۖ وَسَنَقُولُ لَهُۥ مِنْ أَمْرِنَا يُسْرًا ﴿88﴾
But as for one who believes and does righteousness, he will have a reward of Paradise, and we will speak to him from our command with ease."
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← read from right to left1But as forوَأَمَّاwa-ammaCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+أَمْor=مَاwhat 4And doesوَعَمِلَwa'amilaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+عَمِلَDoes 5Righteous deedsصَالِحًاsalihanI 7Is a rewardجَزَاءًjaza'anI 8Goodالْحُسْنَىl-husnaIالthe+حُسْنَىGood 9And we will speakوَسَنَقُولُwasanaquluCBFCONJ+FUT+Vوَand+سَwill+نَقُولُWe will speak 10To himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it 12Our commandأَمْرِنَاamrinaCBIN+PRONATTأَمْرِOur command+نَاus / our 13With easeيُسْرًاyusranI ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا ﴿89﴾
Then he followed a way
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← read from right to left2He followedأَتْبَعَatba'aF حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ مَطْلِعَ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَطْلُعُ عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ لَّمْ نَجْعَل لَّهُم مِّن دُونِهَا سِتْرًا ﴿90﴾
Until, when he came to the rising of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had not made against it any shield.
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← read from right to left3He reachedبَلَغَbalaghaF 4The rising placeمَطْلِعَmatli'aI 5Of the sunالشَّمْسِl-shamsiIالthe+شَمْسِOf the sun 6And he found itوَجَدَهَاwajadahaCBFV+PRONATTوَجَدَAnd he found+هَاher / it / its 9A communityقَوْمٍqawminI 12For themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their 14Against itدُونِهَاdunihaCBIN+PRONATTدُونِAgainst+هَاher / it / its 15Any shelterسِتْرًاsitranI كَذَٰلِكَ وَقَدْ أَحَطْنَا بِمَا لَدَيْهِ خُبْرًا ﴿91﴾
Thus. And We had encompassed [all] that he had in knowledge.
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← read from right to left1ThusكَذَلِكَkadhalikaCBIP+DEMكَlike+ذَلِكَThus 3We encompassedأَحَطْنَاahatnaF 4Of whatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاOf what 5Was with himلَدَيْهِladayhiCBILOC+PRONATTلَدَيْWas with+هِhim / his / it 6Of the informationخُبْرًاkhubranI ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَ سَبَبًا ﴿92﴾
Then he followed a way
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← read from right to left2He followedأَتْبَعَatba'aF حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ بَيْنَ ٱلسَّدَّيْنِ وَجَدَ مِن دُونِهِمَا قَوْمًا لَّا يَكَادُونَ يَفْقَهُونَ قَوْلًا ﴿93﴾
Until, when he reached [a pass] between two mountains, he found beside them a people who could hardly understand [his] speech.
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← read from right to left3He reachedبَلَغَbalaghaF 5The two mountainsالسَّدَّيْنِl-sadayniIالthe+سَدَّيْنِTwo mountains 8Besides themدُونِهِمَاdunihimaCBIN+PRONATTدُونِBesides+هِمَاthem two 9A communityقَوْمًاqawmanI 11Who would almostيَكَادُونَyakadunaF 12UnderstandيَفْقَهُونَyafqahunaF 13His speechقَوْلًاqawlanI قَالُوا۟ يَٰذَا ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ إِنَّ يَأْجُوجَ وَمَأْجُوجَ مُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَهَلْ نَجْعَلُ لَكَ خَرْجًا عَلَىٰٓ أَن تَجْعَلَ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمْ سَدًّا ﴿94﴾
They said, "O Dhul-Qarnayn, indeed Gog and Magog are [great] corrupters in the land. So may we assign for you an expenditure that you might make between us and them a barrier?"
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← read from right to left2O dhul qarnainيَاذَاyadhaCBIVOC+NيَاO+ذَاDhul qarnain 3O dhul qarnainالْقَرْنَيْنِl-qarnayniIالthe+قَرْنَيْنِO dhul qarnain 6And majujوَمَأْجُوجَwama'jujaCBICONJ+PNوَand+مَأْجُوجَMajuj 7Are corruptersمُفْسِدُونَmufsidunaI 9The landالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِLand 11We makeنَجْعَلُnaj'aluF 13An expenditureخَرْجًاkharjanI 16You makeتَجْعَلَtaj'alaF 17Between usبَيْنَنَاbaynanaCBILOC+PRONATTبَيْنَBetween+نَاus / our 18And between themوَبَيْنَهُمْwabaynahumCBICONJ+LOC+PRONATTوَand+بَيْنَBetween+هُمْthem / their قَالَ مَا مَكَّنِّى فِيهِ رَبِّى خَيْرٌ فَأَعِينُونِى بِقُوَّةٍ أَجْعَلْ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُمْ رَدْمًا ﴿95﴾
He said, "That in which my Lord has established me is better [than what you offer], but assist me with strength; I will make between you and them a dam.
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← read from right to left3Has established meمَكَّنِّيmakkanniF 4[in it]فِيهِfihiCBHP+PRONATTفِي[in it]+هِhim / his / it 7But assist meفَأَعِينُونِيfa-a'inuniCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَعِينُوBut assist+نِيme 8With strengthبِقُوَّةٍbiquwwatinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+قُوَّةٍStrength 9I will makeأَجْعَلْaj'alF 10Between youبَيْنَكُمْbaynakumCBILOC+PRONATTبَيْنَBetween+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 11And between themوَبَيْنَهُمْwabaynahumCBICONJ+LOC+PRONATTوَand+بَيْنَBetween+هُمْthem / their 12A barrierرَدْمًاradmanI ءَاتُونِى زُبَرَ ٱلْحَدِيدِ ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا سَاوَىٰ بَيْنَ ٱلصَّدَفَيْنِ قَالَ ٱنفُخُوا۟ ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَعَلَهُۥ نَارًا قَالَ ءَاتُونِىٓ أُفْرِغْ عَلَيْهِ قِطْرًا ﴿96﴾
Bring me sheets of iron" - until, when he had leveled [them] between the two mountain walls, he said, "Blow [with bellows]," until when he had made it [like] fire, he said, "Bring me, that I may pour over it molten copper."
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← read from right to left3Of ironالْحَدِيدِl-hadidiIالthe+حَدِيدِOf iron 6He had leveledسَاوَىsawaF 8The two cliffsالصَّدَفَيْنِl-sadafayniIالthe+صَدَفَيْنِTwo cliffs 13He made itجَعَلَهُja'alahuCBFV+PRONATTجَعَلَHe made+هُhim / his / it 18Over itعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOver+هِhim / his / it 19Molten copperقِطْرًاqitranI فَمَا ٱسْطَٰعُوٓا۟ أَن يَظْهَرُوهُ وَمَا ٱسْتَطَٰعُوا۟ لَهُۥ نَقْبًا ﴿97﴾
So Gog and Magog were unable to pass over it, nor were they able [to effect] in it any penetration.
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← read from right to left2They were ableاسْطَاعُواista'uF 4Scale itيَظْهَرُوهُyazharuhuCBFV+PRONATTيَظْهَرُوScale+هُhim / his / it 6They were ableاسْتَطَاعُواistata'uF 8To do any penetrationنَقْبًاnaqbanI قَالَ هَٰذَا رَحْمَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّى ۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ رَبِّى جَعَلَهُۥ دَكَّآءَ ۖ وَكَانَ وَعْدُ رَبِّى حَقًّا ﴿98﴾
[Dhul-Qarnayn] said, "This is a mercy from my Lord; but when the promise of my Lord comes, He will make it level, and ever is the promise of my Lord true."
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← read from right to left3Is a mercyرَحْمَةٌrahmatunI 6But whenفَإِذَاfa-idhaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+إِذَاBut when 9Of my LordرَبِّيrabbiCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf my Lord+يme / my 10He will make itجَعَلَهُja'alahuCBFV+PRONATTجَعَلَHe will make+هُhim / his / it 12And isوَكَانَwakanaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانَIs 13The promiseوَعْدُwa'duI 14Of my LordرَبِّيrabbiCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf my Lord+يme / my وَتَرَكْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَمُوجُ فِى بَعْضٍ ۖ وَنُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَجَمَعْنَٰهُمْ جَمْعًا ﴿99﴾
And We will leave them that day surging over each other, and [then] the Horn will be blown, and We will assemble them in [one] assembly.
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← read from right to left1And we will leaveوَتَرَكْنَاwataraknaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+تَرَكْنَاWe will leave 2Some of themبَعْضَهُمْba'dahumCBIN+PRONATTبَعْضَSome of+هُمْthem / their 3On that dayيَوْمَئِذٍyawma'idhinIيَوْمday=إِذْthat 7And will be blownوَنُفِخَwanufikhaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+نُفِخَWill be blown 9The trumpetالصُّورِl-suriIالthe+صُورِTrumpet 10Then we will gather themفَجَمَعْنَاهُمْfajama'nahumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+جَمَعْنَاWe will gather+هُمْthem / their 11All togetherجَمْعًاjam'anI وَعَرَضْنَا جَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ عَرْضًا ﴿100﴾
And We will present Hell that Day to the Disbelievers, on display -
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← read from right to left1And we will presentوَعَرَضْنَاwa'aradnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+عَرَضْنَاWe will present 3On that dayيَوْمَئِذٍyawma'idhinIيَوْمday=إِذْthat 4To the disbelieversلِلْكَافِرِينَlilkafirinaCBIP+Nلِلfor the+كَافِرِينَDisbelievers 5On displayعَرْضًا'ardanI ٱلَّذِينَ كَانَتْ أَعْيُنُهُمْ فِى غِطَآءٍ عَن ذِكْرِى وَكَانُوا۟ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ سَمْعًا ﴿101﴾
Those whose eyes had been within a cover [removed] from My remembrance, and they were not able to hear.
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← read from right to left1ThoseالَّذِينَalladhinaI 3Their eyesأَعْيُنُهُمْa'yunuhumCBIN+PRONATTأَعْيُنُTheir eyes+هُمْthem / their 7My remembranceذِكْرِيdhikriCBIN+PRONATTذِكْرِMy remembrance+يme / my 8And wereوَكَانُواwakanuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانُواWere 10Ableيَسْتَطِيعُونَyastati'unaF 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.
