وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَكَانَ لِزَامًا وَأَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّى ﴿129﴾
And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord, punishment would have been an obligation [due immediately], and [if not for] a specified term [decreed].
Word by word
← read from right to left1And if notوَلَوْلَاwalawlaCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+لَوْلَاIf not 2For a wordكَلِمَةٌkalimatunI 3That precededسَبَقَتْsabaqatF 5Your LordرَبِّكَrabbikaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّYour Lord+كَyou / your 6Surely would have beenلَكَانَlakanaCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+كَانَSurely would have been 7An obligationلِزَامًاlizamanI 8And a termوَأَجَلٌwa-ajalunCBICONJ+Nوَand+أَجَلٌA term 9DeterminedمُسَمًّىmusammanI فَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا ۖ وَمِنْ ءَانَآئِ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْ وَأَطْرَافَ ٱلنَّهَارِ لَعَلَّكَ تَرْضَىٰ ﴿130﴾
So be patient over what they say and exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting; and during periods of the night [exalt Him] and at the ends of the day, that you may be satisfied.
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← read from right to left1So be patientفَاصْبِرْfa-isbirCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اصْبِرْBe patient 4They sayيَقُولُونَyaqulunaF 5And glorifyوَسَبِّحْwasabbihCBFCONJ+Vوَand+سَبِّحْGlorify 6With praiseبِحَمْدِbihamdiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+حَمْدِPraise 7Of your LordرَبِّكَrabbikaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf your Lord+كَyou / your 9The risingطُلُوعِtulu'iI 10Of the sunالشَّمْسِl-shamsiIالthe+شَمْسِOf the sun 11And beforeوَقَبْلَwaqablaCBICONJ+Tوَand+قَبْلَBefore 12Its settingغُرُوبِهَاghurubihaCBIN+PRONATTغُرُوبِIts setting+هَاher / it / its 13And fromوَمِنْwaminCBHCONJ+Pوَand+مِنْFrom 15Of the nightاللَّيْلِal-layliIالthe+لَيْلِOf the night 16And glorifyفَسَبِّحْfasabbihCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+سَبِّحْAnd glorify 17At the endsوَأَطْرَافَwa-atrafaCBICONJ+Nوَand+أَطْرَافَAt the ends 18Of the dayالنَّهَارِl-nahariIالthe+نَهَارِOf the day 19So that you mayلَعَلَّكَla'allakaCBHACC+PRONATTلَعَلَّSo that you may+كَyou / your 20Be satisfiedتَرْضَىtardaF وَلَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيْنَيْكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٰجًا مِّنْهُمْ زَهْرَةَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا لِنَفْتِنَهُمْ فِيهِ ۚ وَرِزْقُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ ﴿131﴾
And do not extend your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to [some] categories of them, [its being but] the splendor of worldly life by which We test them. And the provision of your Lord is better and more enduring.
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← read from right to left2ExtendتَمُدَّنَّtamuddannaCBFV+PRONATTتَمُدَّExtend+نَّemphasis 3Your eyesعَيْنَيْكَ'aynaykaCBIN+PRONATTعَيْنَيْYour eyes+كَyou / your 6We have given for enjoymentمَتَّعْنَاmatta'naF 7[with it]بِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 9Of themمِنْهُمْminhumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْOf+هُمْthem / their 10The splendorزَهْرَةَzahrataI 11Of the lifeالْحَيَاةِl-hayatiIالthe+حَيَاةِOf the life 12Of the worldالدُّنْيَاl-dunyaIالthe+دُنْيَاOf the world 13That we may test themلِنَفْتِنَهُمْlinaftinahumCBFP+V+PRONATTلِfor / to+نَفْتِنَThat we may test+هُمْthem / their 15And the provisionوَرِزْقُwarizquCBICONJ+Nوَand+رِزْقُThe provision 16Of your LordرَبِّكَrabbikaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf your Lord+كَyou / your 17Is betterخَيْرٌkhayrunI 18And more lastingوَأَبْقَىwa-abqaCBICONJ+Nوَand+أَبْقَىMore lasting وَأْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَٱصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَا ۖ لَا نَسْـَٔلُكَ رِزْقًا ۖ نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُكَ ۗ وَٱلْعَٰقِبَةُ لِلتَّقْوَىٰ ﴿132﴾
And enjoin prayer upon your family [and people] and be steadfast therein. We ask you not for provision; We provide for you, and the [best] outcome is for [those of] righteousness.
Word by word
← read from right to left1And enjoinوَأْمُرْwa-murCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اؤْمُرْEnjoin 2On your familyأَهْلَكَahlakaI 3The prayerبِالصَّلَاةِbil-salatiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+صَلَاةِPrayer 4And be steadfastوَاصْطَبِرْwa-istabirCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اصْطَبِرْBe steadfast 5Thereinعَلَيْهَا'alayhaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTherein+هَاher / it / its 7We ask youنَسْأَلُكَnas'alukaCBFV+PRONATTنَسْأَلُWe ask+كَyou / your 8For provisionرِزْقًاrizqanI 10Provide for youنَرْزُقُكَnarzuqukaCBFV+PRONATTنَرْزُقُProvide for+كَyou / your 11And the outcomeوَالْعَاقِبَةُwal-'aqibatuCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+عَاقِبَةُOutcome 12Is for the righteous[ness]لِلتَّقْوَىlilttaqwaCBIP+Nلِلfor the+تَقْوَىIs for the righteous[ness] وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَا يَأْتِينَا بِـَٔايَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦٓ ۚ أَوَلَمْ تَأْتِهِم بَيِّنَةُ مَا فِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿133﴾
And they say, "Why does he not bring us a sign from his Lord?" Has there not come to them evidence of what was in the former scriptures?
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← read from right to left1And they sayوَقَالُواwaqaluCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالُواThey say 3He brings usيَأْتِينَاya'tinaCBFV+PRONATTيَأْتِيHe brings+نَاus / our 4A signبِآيَةٍbi-ayatinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+آيَةٍA sign 6His LordرَبِّهِrabbihiCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّHis Lord+هِhim / his / it 7Has notأَوَلَمْawalamCBHINTG+CONJ+NEGأَis it? / did?+وَand+لَمْHas not 8Come to themتَأْتِهِمْta'tihimCBFV+PRONATTتَأْتِCome to+هِمْthem / their 9EvidenceبَيِّنَةُbayyinatuI 12The scripturesالصُّحُفِl-suhufiIالthe+صُحُفِScriptures 13The formerالْأُولَىl-ulaIالthe+أُولَىFormer وَلَوْ أَنَّآ أَهْلَكْنَٰهُم بِعَذَابٍ مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ لَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا لَوْلَآ أَرْسَلْتَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولًا فَنَتَّبِعَ ءَايَٰتِكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن نَّذِلَّ وَنَخْزَىٰ ﴿134﴾
And if We had destroyed them with a punishment before him, they would have said, "Our Lord, why did You not send to us a messenger so we could have followed Your verses before we were humiliated and disgraced?"
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← read from right to left3Had destroyed themأَهْلَكْنَاهُمْahlaknahumCBFV+PRONATTأَهْلَكْنَاHad destroyed+هُمْthem / their 4With a punishmentبِعَذَابٍbi'adhabinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+عَذَابٍA punishment 6Before himقَبْلِهِqablihiCBIN+PRONATTقَبْلِBefore+هِhim / his / it 7Surely they would have saidلَقَالُواlaqaluCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+قَالُواSurely they would have said 8Our LordرَبَّنَاrabbanaCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّOur Lord+نَاus / our 10You sentأَرْسَلْتَarsaltaF 12A MessengerرَسُولًاrasulanI 13So we could have followedفَنَتَّبِعَfanattabi'aCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+نَتَّبِعَWe could have followed 14YourآيَاتِكَayatikaCBIN+PRONATTآيَاتِyour+كَyou / your 18We were humiliatedنَذِلَّnadhillaF 19And disgracedوَنَخْزَىwanakhzaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+نَخْزَىDisgraced قُلْ كُلٌّ مُّتَرَبِّصٌ فَتَرَبَّصُوا۟ ۖ فَسَتَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلصِّرَٰطِ ٱلسَّوِىِّ وَمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ ﴿135﴾
Say, "Each [of us] is waiting; so wait. For you will know who are the companions of the sound path and who is guided."
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← read from right to left3Is waitingمُتَرَبِّصٌmutarabbisunI 4So awaitفَتَرَبَّصُواfatarabbasuCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+تَرَبَّصُواAwait 5Then you will knowفَسَتَعْلَمُونَfasata'lamunaCBFCONJ+FUT+Vفَso / then+سَwill+تَعْلَمُونَYou will know 7Are the companionsأَصْحَابُashabuI 8Of the wayالصِّرَاطِl-siratiIالthe+صِرَاطِOf the way 9[the] evenالسَّوِيِّl-sawiyiIالthe+سَوِيِّ[the] even 11Is guidedاهْتَدَىihtadaF 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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