Surah Al-Kahf

الكهف

Surah 18 · Ruku 8 of 12 · ayahs 54–59 · Juz 15 · page 300 · Makki

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وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَا فِى هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ لِلنَّاسِ مِن كُلِّ مَثَلٍ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَكْثَرَ شَىْءٍ جَدَلًا ﴿54﴾

And We have certainly diversified in this Qur'an for the people from every [kind of] example; but man has ever been, most of anything, [prone to] dispute.

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And certainlyوَلَقَدْCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْCertainly
We have explainedصَرَّفْنَاF
InفِيH
ThisهَذَاI
The QuranالْقُرْآنِIالthe+قُرْآنِQuran
For mankindلِلنَّاسِCBIP+Nلِلfor the+نَاسِMankind
OfمِنْH
EveryكُلِّI
ExampleمَثَلٍI
But isوَكَانَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانَBut is
The manالْإِنْسَانُIالthe+إِنْسَانُMan
In mostأَكْثَرَI
ThingsشَيْءٍI
QuarrelsomeجَدَلًاI

وَمَا مَنَعَ ٱلنَّاسَ أَن يُؤْمِنُوٓا۟ إِذْ جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن تَأْتِيَهُمْ سُنَّةُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ أَوْ يَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ قُبُلًا ﴿55﴾

And nothing has prevented the people from believing when guidance came to them and from asking forgiveness of their Lord except that there [must] befall them the [accustomed] precedent of the former peoples or that the punishment should come [directly] before them.

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And nothingوَمَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNothing
PreventsمَنَعَF
MenالنَّاسَIالthe+نَاسَMen
ThatأَنْH
They believeيُؤْمِنُواF
WhenإِذْI
Has come to themجَاءَهُمُCBFV+PRONATTجَاءَHas come to+هُمُthem / their
The guidanceالْهُدَىIالthe+هُدَىGuidance
And they ask forgivenessوَيَسْتَغْفِرُواCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَسْتَغْفِرُواThey ask forgiveness
Of their LordرَبَّهُمْCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّOf their Lord+هُمْthem / their
ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
ThatأَنْH
Comes to themتَأْتِيَهُمْCBFV+PRONATTتَأْتِيَComes to+هُمْthem / their
The wayسُنَّةُI
Of the former peopleالْأَوَّلِينَIالthe+أَوَّلِينَOf the former people
OrأَوْH
Comes to themيَأْتِيَهُمُCBFV+PRONATTيَأْتِيَComes to+هُمُthem / their
The punishmentالْعَذَابُIالthe+عَذَابُPunishment
Before themقُبُلًاI

وَمَا نُرْسِلُ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ إِلَّا مُبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ ۚ وَيُجَٰدِلُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِٱلْبَٰطِلِ لِيُدْحِضُوا۟ بِهِ ٱلْحَقَّ ۖ وَٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ ءَايَٰتِى وَمَآ أُنذِرُوا۟ هُزُوًا ﴿56﴾

And We send not the messengers except as bringers of good tidings and warners. And those who disbelieve dispute by [using] falsehood to [attempt to] invalidate thereby the truth and have taken My verses, and that of which they are warned, in ridicule.

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And notوَمَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
We sendنُرْسِلُF
The MessengersالْمُرْسَلِينَIالthe+مُرْسَلِينَMessengers
ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
As bearers of glad tidingsمُبَشِّرِينَI
And as warnersوَمُنْذِرِينَCBICONJ+Nوَand+مُنْذِرِينَAs warners
And disputeوَيُجَادِلُCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يُجَادِلُDispute
Those whoالَّذِينَI
DisbelieveكَفَرُواF
With falsehoodبِالْبَاطِلِCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+بَاطِلِFalsehood
To refuteلِيُدْحِضُواCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يُدْحِضُواRefute
TherebyبِهِCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
The truthالْحَقَّIالthe+حَقَّTruth
And they takeوَاتَّخَذُواCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اتَّخَذُواThey take
My versesآيَاتِيCBIN+PRONATTآيَاتِMy verses+يme / my
And whatوَمَاCBICONJ+RELوَand+مَاWhat
They are warnedأُنْذِرُواF
In ridiculeهُزُوًاI

وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن ذُكِّرَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِۦ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهَا وَنَسِىَ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ ۚ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا ۖ وَإِن تَدْعُهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰ فَلَن يَهْتَدُوٓا۟ إِذًا أَبَدًا ﴿57﴾

And who is more unjust than one who is reminded of the verses of his Lord but turns away from them and forgets what his hands have put forth? Indeed, We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And if you invite them to guidance - they will never be guided, then - ever.

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And whoوَمَنْCBICONJ+INTGوَand+مَنْWho
Is more wrongأَظْلَمُI
Than he whoمِمَّنْCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَنْwhoever
Is remindedذُكِّرَF
Of the versesبِآيَاتِCBIP+Nبِwith / in+آيَاتِOf the verses
Of his LordرَبِّهِCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf his Lord+هِhim / his / it
But turns awayفَأَعْرَضَCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَعْرَضَBut turns away
From themعَنْهَاCBHP+PRONATTعَنْFrom+هَاher / it / its
And forgetsوَنَسِيَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+نَسِيَForgets
WhatمَاI
Have sent forthقَدَّمَتْF
His handsيَدَاهُCBIN+PRONATTيَدَاHis hands+هُhim / his / it
Indeed weإِنَّاCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed we+ناus / our
[we] have placedجَعَلْنَاF
OverعَلَىH
Their heartsقُلُوبِهِمْCBIN+PRONATTقُلُوبِTheir hearts+هِمْthem / their
CoveringsأَكِنَّةًI
LestأَنْH
They understand itيَفْقَهُوهُCBFV+PRONATTيَفْقَهُوThey understand+هُhim / his / it
And inوَفِيCBHCONJ+Pوَand+فِيIn
Their earsآذَانِهِمْCBIN+PRONATTآذَانِTheir ears+هِمْthem / their
Is deafnessوَقْرًاI
And ifوَإِنْCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+إِنْIf
You call themتَدْعُهُمْCBFV+PRONATTتَدْعُYou call+هُمْthem / their
ToإِلَىH
The guidanceالْهُدَىIالthe+هُدَىGuidance
Then neverفَلَنْCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَنْNever
They will be guidedيَهْتَدُواF
ThenإِذًاH
EverأَبَدًاI

وَرَبُّكَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ذُو ٱلرَّحْمَةِ ۖ لَوْ يُؤَاخِذُهُم بِمَا كَسَبُوا۟ لَعَجَّلَ لَهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ۚ بَل لَّهُم مَّوْعِدٌ لَّن يَجِدُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦ مَوْئِلًا ﴿58﴾

And your Lord is the Forgiving, full of mercy. If He were to impose blame upon them for what they earned, He would have hastened for them the punishment. Rather, for them is an appointment from which they will never find an escape.

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And your LordوَرَبُّكَCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+رَبُّYour Lord+كَyou / your
Is the most forgivingالْغَفُورُIالthe+غَفُورُIs the most forgiving
OwnerذُوI
Of the mercyالرَّحْمَةِIالthe+رَحْمَةِOf the mercy
IfلَوْH
He were to seize themيُؤَاخِذُهُمْCBFV+PRONATTيُؤَاخِذُHe were to seize+هُمْthem / their
For whatبِمَاCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاFor what
They have earnedكَسَبُواF
Surely he would have hastenedلَعَجَّلَCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+عَجَّلَSurely he would have hastened
For themلَهُمُCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمُthem / their
The punishmentالْعَذَابَIالthe+عَذَابَPunishment
ButبَلْH
For themلَهُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
Is an appointmentمَوْعِدٌI
NeverلَنْH
They will findيَجِدُواF
Other than itمِنْH
Other than itدُونِهِCBIN+PRONATTدُونِOther than+هِhim / his / it
An escapeمَوْئِلًاI

وَتِلْكَ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَهْلَكْنَٰهُمْ لَمَّا ظَلَمُوا۟ وَجَعَلْنَا لِمَهْلِكِهِم مَّوْعِدًا ﴿59﴾

And those cities - We destroyed them when they wronged, and We made for their destruction an appointed time.

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And theseوَتِلْكَCBICONJ+DEMوَand+تِلْكَThese
[the] townsالْقُرَىIالthe+قُرَى[the] towns
We destroyed themأَهْلَكْنَاهُمْCBFV+PRONATTأَهْلَكْنَاWe destroyed+هُمْthem / their
WhenلَمَّاI
They wrongedظَلَمُواF
And we madeوَجَعَلْنَاCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَعَلْنَاWe made
For their destructionلِمَهْلِكِهِمْCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+مَهْلِكِTheir destruction+هِمْthem / their
An appointed timeمَوْعِدًاI

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.