وَٱضْرِبْ لَهُم مَّثَلَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا كَمَآءٍ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَٱخْتَلَطَ بِهِۦ نَبَاتُ ٱلْأَرْضِ فَأَصْبَحَ هَشِيمًا تَذْرُوهُ ٱلرِّيَٰحُ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ مُّقْتَدِرًا ﴿45﴾
And present to them the example of the life of this world, [its being] like rain which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingles with it and [then] it becomes dry remnants, scattered by the winds. And Allah is ever, over all things, Perfect in Ability.
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← read from right to left1And presentوَاضْرِبْwa-idribCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اضْرِبْPresent 2To themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their 3The exampleمَثَلَmathalaI 4Of the lifeالْحَيَاةِl-hayatiIالthe+حَيَاةِOf the life 5Of the worldالدُّنْيَاl-dunyaIالthe+دُنْيَاOf the world 6Like waterكَمَاءٍkama'inCBIP+Nكَlike+مَاءٍWater 7Which we send downأَنْزَلْنَاهُanzalnahuCBFV+PRONATTأَنْزَلْنَاWhich we send down+هُhim / his / it 9The skyالسَّمَاءِl-sama'iIالthe+سَمَاءِSky 10Then minglesفَاخْتَلَطَfa-ikhtalataCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اخْتَلَطَMingles 11With itبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 12The vegetationنَبَاتُnabatuI 13Of the earthالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِOf the earth 14Then becomesفَأَصْبَحَfa-asbahaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَصْبَحَBecomes 15Dry stalksهَشِيمًاhashimanI 16It is scatteredتَذْرُوهُtadhruhuCBFV+PRONATTتَذْرُوIt is scattered+هُhim / his / it 17By the windsالرِّيَاحُl-riyahuIالthe+رِيَاحُBy the winds 18And AllahوَكَانَwakanaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانَAllah 19And Allahاللَّهُl-lahuI 23Is all ableمُقْتَدِرًاmuqtadiranI
ٱلْمَالُ وَٱلْبَنُونَ زِينَةُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ وَٱلْبَٰقِيَٰتُ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ أَمَلًا ﴿46﴾
Wealth and children are [but] adornment of the worldly life. But the enduring good deeds are better to your Lord for reward and better for [one's] hope.
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← read from right to left1The wealthالْمَالُal-maluIالthe+مَالُWealth 2And childrenوَالْبَنُونَwal-banunaCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+بَنُونَChildren 3Are adornmentزِينَةُzinatuI 4Of the lifeالْحَيَاةِl-hayatiIالthe+حَيَاةِOf the life 5Of the worldالدُّنْيَاl-dunyaIالthe+دُنْيَاOf the world 6But the enduringوَالْبَاقِيَاتُwal-baqiyatuCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+بَاقِيَاتُBut the enduring 7Good deedsالصَّالِحَاتُl-salihatuIالthe+صَالِحَاتُGood deeds 8Are betterخَيْرٌkhayrunI 10Your LordرَبِّكَrabbikaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّYour Lord+كَyou / your 11For rewardثَوَابًاthawabanI 12And betterوَخَيْرٌwakhayrunCBICONJ+Nوَand+خَيْرٌBetter
وَيَوْمَ نُسَيِّرُ ٱلْجِبَالَ وَتَرَى ٱلْأَرْضَ بَارِزَةً وَحَشَرْنَٰهُمْ فَلَمْ نُغَادِرْ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدًا ﴿47﴾
And [warn of] the Day when We will remove the mountains and you will see the earth prominent, and We will gather them and not leave behind from them anyone.
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← read from right to left1And the dayوَيَوْمَwayawmaCBICONJ+Nوَand+يَوْمَThe day 2We will cause to moveنُسَيِّرُnusayyiruF 3The mountainsالْجِبَالَl-jibalaIالthe+جِبَالَMountains 4And you will seeوَتَرَىwataraCBFCONJ+Vوَand+تَرَىYou will see 5The earthالْأَرْضَl-ardaIالthe+أَرْضَEarth 6As a leveled plainبَارِزَةًbarizatanI 7And we will gather themوَحَشَرْنَاهُمْwahasharnahumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+حَشَرْنَاWe will gather+هُمْthem / their 8And notفَلَمْfalamCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَمْAnd not 9We will leave behindنُغَادِرْnughadirF 10From themمِنْهُمْminhumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom+هُمْthem / their
وَعُرِضُوا۟ عَلَىٰ رَبِّكَ صَفًّا لَّقَدْ جِئْتُمُونَا كَمَا خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍۭ ۚ بَلْ زَعَمْتُمْ أَلَّن نَّجْعَلَ لَكُم مَّوْعِدًا ﴿48﴾
And they will be presented before your Lord in rows, [and He will say], "You have certainly come to Us just as We created you the first time. But you claimed that We would never make for you an appointment."
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← read from right to left1And they will be presentedوَعُرِضُواwa'uriduCBFCONJ+Vوَand+عُرِضُواThey will be presented 3Your LordرَبِّكَrabbikaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّYour Lord+كَyou / your 6You have come usجِئْتُمُونَاji'tumunaCBFV+PRONATTجِئْتُمُوYou have come+نَاus / our 8We created youخَلَقْنَاكُمْkhalaqnakumCBFV+PRONATTخَلَقْنَاWe created+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 12You claimedزَعَمْتُمْza'amtumF 13That notأَلَّنْallanHأَنْthat=لَنْwill not 14We madeنَجْعَلَnaj'alaF 15For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 16An appointmentمَوْعِدًاmaw'idanI
وَوُضِعَ ٱلْكِتَٰبُ فَتَرَى ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ مُشْفِقِينَ مِمَّا فِيهِ وَيَقُولُونَ يَٰوَيْلَتَنَا مَالِ هَٰذَا ٱلْكِتَٰبِ لَا يُغَادِرُ صَغِيرَةً وَلَا كَبِيرَةً إِلَّآ أَحْصَىٰهَا ۚ وَوَجَدُوا۟ مَا عَمِلُوا۟ حَاضِرًا ۗ وَلَا يَظْلِمُ رَبُّكَ أَحَدًا ﴿49﴾
And the record [of deeds] will be placed [open], and you will see the criminals fearful of that within it, and they will say, "Oh, woe to us! What is this book that leaves nothing small or great except that it has enumerated it?" And they will find what they did present [before them]. And your Lord does injustice to no one.
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← read from right to left1And will be placedوَوُضِعَwawudi'aCBFCONJ+Vوَand+وُضِعَWill be placed 2The Bookالْكِتَابُl-kitabuIالthe+كِتَابُBook 3And you will seeفَتَرَىfataraCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+تَرَىAnd you will see 4The criminalsالْمُجْرِمِينَl-mujriminaIالthe+مُجْرِمِينَCriminals 5FearfulمُشْفِقِينَmushfiqinaI 6Of whatمِمَّاmimmaCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَاwhat 7Is in itفِيهِfihiCBHP+PRONATTفِيIs in+هِhim / his / it 8And they will sayوَيَقُولُونَwayaqulunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَقُولُونَThey will say 9Oh woe to usيَاوَيْلَتَنَاyawaylatanaCBIVOC+NيَاO+وَيْلَتَWoe to+نَاus / our 11ThisهَذَاhadhaIلِfor / to+هَذَاThis 12[the] Bookالْكِتَابِl-kitabiIالthe+كِتَابِ[the] Book 14LeavesيُغَادِرُyughadiruF 15A smallصَغِيرَةًsaghiratanI 17A greatكَبِيرَةًkabiratanI 18ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 19Has enumerated itأَحْصَاهَاahsahaCBFV+PRONATTأَحْصَاHas enumerated+هَاher / it / its 20And they will findوَوَجَدُواwawajaduCBFCONJ+Vوَand+وَجَدُواThey will find 22They didعَمِلُوا'amiluF 23PresentedحَاضِرًاhadiranI 25Deals unjustlyيَظْلِمُyazlimuF 26Your LordرَبُّكَrabbukaCBIN+PRONATTرَبُّYour Lord+كَyou / your 27With anyoneأَحَدًاahadanI
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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