وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَبِٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْءَاخِرِ وَمَا هُم بِمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿8﴾
And of the people are some who say, "We believe in Allah and the Last Day," but they are not believers.
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← read from right to left1And ofوَمِنَwaminaCBHCONJ+Pوَand+مِنَOf 2The peopleالنَّاسِl-nasiIالthe+نَاسِPeople 5We believedآمَنَّاamannaF 6In Allahبِاللَّهِbil-lahiCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAllah 7And in the dayوَبِالْيَوْمِwabil-yawmiCBICONJ+P+Nوَand+بِwith / in+الthe+يَوْمِDay 8[the] lastالْآخِرِl-akhiriIالthe+آخِرِ[the] last 11Are believers at allبِمُؤْمِنِينَbimu'mininaCBIP+Nبِwith / in+مُؤْمِنِينَAre believers at all يُخَٰدِعُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَمَا يَخْدَعُونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ ﴿9﴾
They [think to] deceive Allah and those who believe, but they deceive not except themselves and perceive [it] not.
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← read from right to left1They seek to deceiveيُخَادِعُونَyukhadi'unaF 3And those whoوَالَّذِينَwa-alladhinaCBICONJ+RELوَand+الَّذِينَThose who 6They deceiveيَخْدَعُونَyakhda'unaF 7ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 8ThemselvesأَنْفُسَهُمْanfusahumCBIN+PRONATTأَنْفُسَthemselves+هُمْthem / their 10They realize itيَشْعُرُونَyash'urunaF فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ فَزَادَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مَرَضًا ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْذِبُونَ ﴿10﴾
In their hearts is disease, so Allah has increased their disease; and for them is a painful punishment because they [habitually] used to lie.
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← read from right to left2Their heartsقُلُوبِهِمْqulubihimCBIN+PRONATTقُلُوبِTheir hearts+هِمْthem / their 3Is a diseaseمَرَضٌmaradunI 4So has increased themفَزَادَهُمُfazadahumuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+زَادَHas increased+هُمُthem / their 6In diseaseمَرَضًاmaradanI 8Is a punishmentعَذَابٌ'adhabunI 10BecauseبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاBecause 11They used toكَانُواkanuF 12[they] lieيَكْذِبُونَyakdhibunaF وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُصْلِحُونَ ﴿11﴾
And when it is said to them, "Do not cause corruption on the earth," they say, "We are but reformers."
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← read from right to left1And whenوَإِذَاwa-idhaCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذَاWhen 3To themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their 5Spread corruptionتُفْسِدُواtufsiduF 7The earthالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِEarth 9OnlyإِنَّمَاinnamaCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly 11Are reformersمُصْلِحُونَmuslihunaI أَلَآ إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْسِدُونَ وَلَٰكِن لَّا يَشْعُرُونَ ﴿12﴾
Unquestionably, it is they who are the corrupters, but they perceive [it] not.
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← read from right to left1BewareأَلَاalaHأَنْthat=لَاnot 2Indeed theyإِنَّهُمْinnahumCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed+هُمْthem / their 4Are the ones who spread corruptionالْمُفْسِدُونَl-mufsidunaIالthe+مُفْسِدُونَAre the ones who spread corruption 5[and] butوَلَكِنْwalakinCBHCONJ+AMDوَand+لَكِنْ[and] but 7They realize itيَشْعُرُونَyash'urunaF وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ ءَامِنُوا۟ كَمَآ ءَامَنَ ٱلنَّاسُ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنُؤْمِنُ كَمَآ ءَامَنَ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ ۗ أَلَآ إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ وَلَٰكِن لَّا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿13﴾
And when it is said to them, "Believe as the people have believed," they say, "Should we believe as the foolish have believed?" Unquestionably, it is they who are the foolish, but they know [it] not.
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← read from right to left1And whenوَإِذَاwa-idhaCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذَاWhen 3To themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their 7The peopleالنَّاسُl-nasuIالthe+نَاسُPeople 9Should we believeأَنُؤْمِنُanu'minuCBFINTG+Vأَis it? / did?+نُؤْمِنُShould we believe 12The foolsالسُّفَهَاءُl-sufaha'uIالthe+سُفَهَاءُFools 13BewareأَلَاalaHأَنْthat=لَاnot 14Certainly theyإِنَّهُمْinnahumCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّCertainly+هُمْthem / their 16Are the foolsالسُّفَهَاءُl-sufaha'uIالthe+سُفَهَاءُAre the fools 17[and] butوَلَكِنْwalakinCBHCONJ+AMDوَand+لَكِنْ[and] but 19They knowيَعْلَمُونَya'lamunaF وَإِذَا لَقُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ شَيَٰطِينِهِمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا مَعَكُمْ إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُسْتَهْزِءُونَ ﴿14﴾
And when they meet those who believe, they say, "We believe"; but when they are alone with their evil ones, they say, "Indeed, we are with you; we were only mockers."
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← read from right to left1And whenوَإِذَاwa-idhaCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذَاWhen 3Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 6We believe[d]آمَنَّاamannaF 7But whenوَإِذَاwa-idhaCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذَاBut when 8They are aloneخَلَوْاkhalawF 10Their evil onesشَيَاطِينِهِمْshayatinihimCBIN+PRONATTشَيَاطِينِTheir evil ones+هِمْthem / their 13Are with youمَعَكُمْma'akumI 14OnlyإِنَّمَاinnamaCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly 16Are mockersمُسْتَهْزِئُونَmustahzi'unaI ٱللَّهُ يَسْتَهْزِئُ بِهِمْ وَيَمُدُّهُمْ فِى طُغْيَٰنِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ ﴿15﴾
[But] Allah mocks them and prolongs them in their transgression [while] they wander blindly.
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← read from right to left2Mocksيَسْتَهْزِئُyastahzi'uF 3At themبِهِمْbihimCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِمْthem / their 4And prolongs themوَيَمُدُّهُمْwayamudduhumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+يَمُدُّProlongs+هُمْthem / their 6Their transgressionطُغْيَانِهِمْtughyanihimCBIN+PRONATTطُغْيَانِTheir transgression+هِمْthem / their 7They wander blindlyيَعْمَهُونَya'mahunaF أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱشْتَرَوُا۟ ٱلضَّلَٰلَةَ بِٱلْهُدَىٰ فَمَا رَبِحَت تِّجَٰرَتُهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُهْتَدِينَ ﴿16﴾
Those are the ones who have purchased error [in exchange] for guidance, so their transaction has brought no profit, nor were they guided.
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← read from right to left2Are the ones whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 3BoughtاشْتَرَوُاishtarawuF 4[the] astrayingالضَّلَالَةَl-dalalataIالthe+ضَلَالَةَ[the] astraying 5For [the] guidanceبِالْهُدَىbil-hudaCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+هُدَىFor [the] guidance 7ProfitedرَبِحَتْrabihatF 8Their commerceتِجَارَتُهُمْtijaratuhumCBIN+PRONATTتِجَارَتُTheir commerce+هُمْthem / their 11Guided onesمُهْتَدِينَmuhtadinaI مَثَلُهُمْ كَمَثَلِ ٱلَّذِى ٱسْتَوْقَدَ نَارًا فَلَمَّآ أَضَآءَتْ مَا حَوْلَهُۥ ذَهَبَ ٱللَّهُ بِنُورِهِمْ وَتَرَكَهُمْ فِى ظُلُمَٰتٍ لَّا يُبْصِرُونَ ﴿17﴾
Their example is that of one who kindled a fire, but when it illuminated what was around him, Allah took away their light and left them in darkness [so] they could not see.
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← read from right to left1Their exampleمَثَلُهُمْmathaluhumCBIN+PRONATTمَثَلُTheir example+هُمْthem / their 2Is like the exampleكَمَثَلِkamathaliCBIP+Nكَlike+مَثَلِIs like the example 3Of the one whoالَّذِيalladhiI 4KindledاسْتَوْقَدَistawqadaF 6Then whenفَلَمَّاfalammaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاWhen 7It illuminatedأَضَاءَتْada'atF 9Was around himحَوْلَهُhawlahuCBILOC+PRONATTحَوْلَWas around+هُhim / his / it 10Took awayذَهَبَdhahabaF 12Their lightبِنُورِهِمْbinurihimCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+نُورِTheir light+هِمْthem / their 13And left themوَتَرَكَهُمْwatarakahumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+تَرَكَLeft+هُمْthem / their 15Darkness[es]ظُلُمَاتٍzulumatinI 17Do they seeيُبْصِرُونَyubsirunaF صُمٌّۢ بُكْمٌ عُمْىٌ فَهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ ﴿18﴾
Deaf, dumb and blind - so they will not return [to the right path].
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← read from right to left6[they] will not returnيَرْجِعُونَyarji'unaF أَوْ كَصَيِّبٍ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فِيهِ ظُلُمَٰتٌ وَرَعْدٌ وَبَرْقٌ يَجْعَلُونَ أَصَٰبِعَهُمْ فِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِم مِّنَ ٱلصَّوَٰعِقِ حَذَرَ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ مُحِيطٌۢ بِٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ ﴿19﴾
Or [it is] like a rainstorm from the sky within which is darkness, thunder and lightning. They put their fingers in their ears against the thunderclaps in dread of death. But Allah is encompassing of the disbelievers.
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← read from right to left2Like a rainstormكَصَيِّبٍkasayyibinCBIP+Nكَlike+صَيِّبٍA rainstorm 4The skyالسَّمَاءِl-sama'iIالthe+سَمَاءِSky 5In it areفِيهِfihiCBHP+PRONATTفِيIn it are+هِhim / his / it 6Darkness[es]ظُلُمَاتٌzulumatunI 7And thunderوَرَعْدٌwara'dunCBICONJ+Nوَand+رَعْدٌThunder 8And lightningوَبَرْقٌwabarqunCBICONJ+Nوَand+بَرْقٌLightning 9They putيَجْعَلُونَyaj'alunaF 10Their fingersأَصَابِعَهُمْasabi'ahumCBIN+PRONATTأَصَابِعَTheir fingers+هُمْthem / their 12Their earsآذَانِهِمْadhanihimCBIN+PRONATTآذَانِTheir ears+هِمْthem / their 14The thunderclapsالصَّوَاعِقِl-sawa'iqiIالthe+صَوَاعِقِThunderclaps 15In fear ofحَذَرَhadharaI 16[the] deathالْمَوْتِl-mawtiIالthe+مَوْتِ[the] death 17And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah 18Is [the one who] encompassesمُحِيطٌmuhitunI 19The disbelieversبِالْكَافِرِينَbil-kafirinaCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+كَافِرِينَDisbelievers يَكَادُ ٱلْبَرْقُ يَخْطَفُ أَبْصَٰرَهُمْ ۖ كُلَّمَآ أَضَآءَ لَهُم مَّشَوْا۟ فِيهِ وَإِذَآ أَظْلَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ قَامُوا۟ ۚ وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَذَهَبَ بِسَمْعِهِمْ وَأَبْصَٰرِهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ﴿20﴾
The lightning almost snatches away their sight. Every time it lights [the way] for them, they walk therein; but when darkness comes over them, they stand [still]. And if Allah had willed, He could have taken away their hearing and their sight. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.
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← read from right to left2The lightningالْبَرْقُl-barquIالthe+بَرْقُLightning 3Snatches awayيَخْطَفُyakhtafuF 4Their sightأَبْصَارَهُمْabsarahumCBIN+PRONATTأَبْصَارَTheir sight+هُمْthem / their 5WheneverكُلَّمَاkullamaI 7For themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their 10And whenوَإِذَاwa-idhaCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذَاWhen 11It darkensأَظْلَمَazlamaF 12On themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOn+هِمْthem / their 13They stand stillقَامُواqamuF 17He would certainly have taken awayلَذَهَبَladhahabaCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+ذَهَبَHe would certainly have taken away 18Their hearingبِسَمْعِهِمْbisam'ihimCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+سَمْعِTheir hearing+هِمْthem / their 19And their sightوَأَبْصَارِهِمْwa-absarihimCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+أَبْصَارِTheir sight+هِمْthem / their 25All powerfulقَدِيرٌqadirunI 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.
