Surah Al-Anbiya 21:1–10

الأنبياء

Surah 21 · Ruku 1 of 7 · ayahs 1–10 · Juz 17 · page 322 · Makki

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Al-Anbiya 21:1

ٱقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمْ وَهُمْ فِى غَفْلَةٍ مُّعْرِضُونَ ﴿1﴾

[The time of] their account has approached for the people, while they are in heedlessness turning away.

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1Has approachedاقْتَرَبَiqtarabaF
2For [the] mankindلِلنَّاسِlilnnasiCBIP+Nلِلfor the+نَاسِ[the] mankind
3Their accountحِسَابُهُمْhisabuhumCBIN+PRONATTحِسَابُTheir account+هُمْthem / their
4While theyوَهُمْwahumCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُمْWhile they
5Are inفِيfiH
6HeedlessnessغَفْلَةٍghaflatinI
7Turning awayمُعْرِضُونَmu'ridunaI

Al-Anbiya 21:2

مَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِم مُّحْدَثٍ إِلَّا ٱسْتَمَعُوهُ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ ﴿2﴾

No mention comes to them anew from their Lord except that they listen to it while they are at play

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1NotمَاmaH
2Comes to themيَأْتِيهِمْya'tihimCBFV+PRONATTيَأْتِيComes to+هِمْthem / their
3OfمِنْminH
4A reminderذِكْرٍdhikrinI
5FromمِنْminH
6Their LordرَبِّهِمْrabbihimCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّTheir Lord+هِمْthem / their
7AnewمُحْدَثٍmuhdathinI
8ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
9They listen to itاسْتَمَعُوهُistama'uhuCBFV+PRONATTاسْتَمَعُوThey listen to+هُhim / his / it
10While theyوَهُمْwahumCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُمْWhile they
11Are at playيَلْعَبُونَyal'abunaF

Al-Anbiya 21:3

لَاهِيَةً قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ وَأَسَرُّوا۟ ٱلنَّجْوَى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ هَلْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ ۖ أَفَتَأْتُونَ ٱلسِّحْرَ وَأَنتُمْ تُبْصِرُونَ ﴿3﴾

With their hearts distracted. And those who do wrong conceal their private conversation, [saying], "Is this [Prophet] except a human being like you? So would you approach magic while you are aware [of it]?"

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1DistractedلَاهِيَةًlahiyatanI
2Their heartsقُلُوبُهُمْqulubuhumCBIN+PRONATTقُلُوبُTheir hearts+هُمْthem / their
3And they concealوَأَسَرُّواwa-asarruCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَسَرُّواThey conceal
4The private conversationالنَّجْوَىl-najwaIالthe+نَجْوَىPrivate conversation
5Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
6[they] wrongedظَلَمُواzalamuF
7IsهَلْhalH
8ThisهَذَاhadhaI
9ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
10A human beingبَشَرٌbasharunI
11Like youمِثْلُكُمْmithlukumCBIN+PRONATTمِثْلُLike+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
12So would you appأَفَتَأْتُونَafata'tunaCBFINTG+CONJ+Vأَis it? / did?+فَso / then+تَأْتُونَWould you app
13The magicالسِّحْرَl-sihraIالthe+سِحْرَMagic
14While youوَأَنْتُمْwa-antumCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+أَنْتُمْWhile you
15See itتُبْصِرُونَtubsirunaF

Al-Anbiya 21:4

قَالَ رَبِّى يَعْلَمُ ٱلْقَوْلَ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ﴿4﴾

The Prophet said, "My Lord knows whatever is said throughout the heaven and earth, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing."

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1He saidقَالَqalaF
2My LordرَبِّيrabbiCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّMy Lord+يme / my
3Knowsيَعْلَمُya'lamuF
4The wordالْقَوْلَl-qawlaIالthe+قَوْلَWord
5InفِيfiH
6The heavensالسَّمَاءِl-sama'iIالthe+سَمَاءِHeavens
7And the earthوَالْأَرْضِwal-ardiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَرْضِEarth
8And heوَهُوَwahuwaCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُوَHe
9Is the all hearerالسَّمِيعُl-sami'uIالthe+سَمِيعُIs the all hearer
10The all knowerالْعَلِيمُl-'alimuIالthe+عَلِيمُAll knower

Al-Anbiya 21:5

بَلْ قَالُوٓا۟ أَضْغَٰثُ أَحْلَٰمٍۭ بَلِ ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ بَلْ هُوَ شَاعِرٌ فَلْيَأْتِنَا بِـَٔايَةٍ كَمَآ أُرْسِلَ ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ ﴿5﴾

But they say, "[The revelation is but] a mixture of false dreams; rather, he has invented it; rather, he is a poet. So let him bring us a sign just as the previous [messengers] were sent [with miracles]."

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1NayبَلْbalH
2They sayقَالُواqaluF
3MuddledأَضْغَاثُadghathuI
4DreamsأَحْلَامٍahlaminI
5NayبَلِbaliH
6He has invented itافْتَرَاهُiftarahuCBFV+PRONATTافْتَرَاHe has invented+هُhim / his / it
7NayبَلْbalH
8HeهُوَhuwaI
9Is a poetشَاعِرٌsha'irunI
10So let him bring usفَلْيَأْتِنَاfalya'tinaCBFCONJ+LAM+V+PRONATTفَso / then+لْfor / to+لِيَأْتِLet him bring+نَاus / our
11A signبِآيَةٍbi-ayatinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+آيَةٍA sign
12Like whatكَمَاkamaCBHP+SUBكَlike+مَاWhat
13Was sentأُرْسِلَursilaF
14To the formerالْأَوَّلُونَl-awalunaIالthe+أَوَّلُونَTo the former

Al-Anbiya 21:6

مَآ ءَامَنَتْ قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَٰهَآ ۖ أَفَهُمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿6﴾

Not a [single] city which We destroyed believed before them, so will they believe?

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1NotمَاmaH
2BelievedآمَنَتْamanatF
3Before themقَبْلَهُمْqablahumCBIT+PRONATTقَبْلَBefore+هُمْthem / their
4AnyمِنْminH
5TownقَرْيَةٍqaryatinI
6Which we destroyedأَهْلَكْنَاهَاahlaknahaCBFV+PRONATTأَهْلَكْنَاWhich we destroyed+هَاher / it / its
7So will theyأَفَهُمْafahumCBIINTG+CONJ+PRONSUBJأَis it? / did?+فَso / then+هُمْWill they
8Believeيُؤْمِنُونَyu'minunaF

Al-Anbiya 21:7

وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوحِىٓ إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ فَسْـَٔلُوٓا۟ أَهْلَ ٱلذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿7﴾

And We sent not before you, [O Muhammad], except men to whom We revealed [the message], so ask the people of the message if you do not know.

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1And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
2We sentأَرْسَلْنَاarsalnaF
3Before youقَبْلَكَqablakaCBIT+PRONATTقَبْلَBefore+كَyou / your
4ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
5MenرِجَالًاrijalanI
6We revealedنُوحِيnuhiF
7To themإِلَيْهِمْilayhimCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+هِمْthem / their
8So askفَاسْأَلُواfas'aluCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اسْأَلُواAsk
9The peopleأَهْلَahlaI
10Of the reminderالذِّكْرِl-dhikriIالthe+ذِكْرِOf the reminder
11IfإِنْinH
12YouكُنْتُمْkuntumF
13Do notلَاlaH
14Knowتَعْلَمُونَta'lamunaF

Al-Anbiya 21:8

وَمَا جَعَلْنَٰهُمْ جَسَدًا لَّا يَأْكُلُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ خَٰلِدِينَ ﴿8﴾

And We did not make the prophets forms not eating food, nor were they immortal [on earth].

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1And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
2We made themجَعَلْنَاهُمْja'alnahumCBFV+PRONATTجَعَلْنَاWe made+هُمْthem / their
3BodiesجَسَدًاjasadanI
4NotلَاlaH
5Eatingيَأْكُلُونَya'kulunaF
6The foodالطَّعَامَl-ta'amaIالthe+طَعَامَFood
7And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
8They wereكَانُواkanuF
9ImmortalsخَالِدِينَkhalidinaI

Al-Anbiya 21:9

ثُمَّ صَدَقْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْوَعْدَ فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُمْ وَمَن نَّشَآءُ وَأَهْلَكْنَا ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ ﴿9﴾

Then We fulfilled for them the promise, and We saved them and whom We willed and destroyed the transgressors.

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1ThenثُمَّthummaH
2We fulfilled for themصَدَقْنَاهُمُsadaqnahumuCBFV+PRONATTصَدَقْنَاWe fulfilled for+هُمُthem / their
3The promiseالْوَعْدَl-wa'daIالthe+وَعْدَPromise
4And we saved themفَأَنْجَيْنَاهُمْfa-anjaynahumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَنْجَيْنَاAnd we saved+هُمْthem / their
5And whomوَمَنْwamanCBICONJ+RELوَand+مَنْWhom
6Weنَشَاءُnasha'uF
7And we destroyedوَأَهْلَكْنَاwa-ahlaknaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَهْلَكْنَاWe destroyed
8The transgressorsالْمُسْرِفِينَl-musrifinaIالthe+مُسْرِفِينَTransgressors

Al-Anbiya 21:10

لَقَدْ أَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكُمْ كِتَٰبًا فِيهِ ذِكْرُكُمْ ۖ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ ﴿10﴾

We have certainly sent down to you a Book in which is your mention. Then will you not reason?

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1IndeedلَقَدْlaqadH
2We have sent downأَنْزَلْنَاanzalnaF
3To youإِلَيْكُمْilaykumCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
4A BookكِتَابًاkitabanI
5In itفِيهِfihiCBHP+PRONATTفِيIn+هِhim / his / it
6Is your mentionذِكْرُكُمْdhikrukumCBIN+PRONATTذِكْرُIs your mention+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
7Then will notأَفَلَاafalaCBHINTG+CONJ+NEGأَis it? / did?+فَso / then+لَاWill not
8You use reasonتَعْقِلُونَta'qilunaF

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