Surah Al-Anbiya 21:30–41

الأنبياء

Surah 21 · Ruku 3 of 7 · ayahs 30–41 · Juz 17 · pages 324–325 · Makki

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Al-Anbiya 21:30

أَوَلَمْ يَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ كَانَتَا رَتْقًا فَفَتَقْنَٰهُمَا ۖ وَجَعَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمَآءِ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ حَىٍّ ۖ أَفَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿30﴾

Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe?

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1Do notأَوَلَمْawalamCBHINTG+CONJ+NEGأَis it? / did?+وَand+لَمْNot
2SeeيَرَyaraF
3Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
4DisbelievedكَفَرُواkafaruF
5ThatأَنَّannaH
6The heavensالسَّمَاوَاتِl-samawatiIالthe+سَمَوَاتِHeavens
7And the earthوَالْأَرْضَwal-ardaCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَرْضَEarth
8WereكَانَتَاkanataF
9A joined entityرَتْقًاratqanI
10Then we parted themفَفَتَقْنَاهُمَاfafataqnahumaCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+فَتَقْنَاWe parted+هُمَاthem two
11And we madeوَجَعَلْنَاwaja'alnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَعَلْنَاWe made
12FromمِنَminaH
13[the] waterالْمَاءِl-ma'iIالthe+مَاءِ[the] water
14EveryكُلَّkullaI
15Living thingشَيْءٍshay'inI
16Living thingحَيٍّhayyinI
17Then will notأَفَلَاafalaCBHINTG+CONJ+NEGأَis it? / did?+فَso / then+لَاWill not
18They believeيُؤْمِنُونَyu'minunaF

Al-Anbiya 21:31

وَجَعَلْنَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ رَوَٰسِىَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِهِمْ وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا فِجَاجًا سُبُلًا لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ ﴿31﴾

And We placed within the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with them, and We made therein [mountain] passes [as] roads that they might be guided.

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1Andوَجَعَلْنَاwaja'alnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَعَلْنَاand
2InفِيfiH
3The earthالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِEarth
4Firmly set mountainsرَوَاسِيَrawasiyaI
5LestأَنْanH
6It should shakeتَمِيدَtamidaF
7With themبِهِمْbihimCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِمْthem / their
8And we madeوَجَعَلْنَاwaja'alnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَعَلْنَاWe made
9ThereinفِيهَاfihaCBHP+PRONATTفِيTherein+هَاher / it / its
10Broad passesفِجَاجًاfijajanI
11As waysسُبُلًاsubulanI
12So that they mayلَعَلَّهُمْla'allahumCBHACC+PRONATTلَعَلَّSo that they may+هُمْthem / their
13Be guidedيَهْتَدُونَyahtadunaF

Al-Anbiya 21:32

وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ سَقْفًا مَّحْفُوظًا ۖ وَهُمْ عَنْ ءَايَٰتِهَا مُعْرِضُونَ ﴿32﴾

And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are turning away.

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1And we madeوَجَعَلْنَاwaja'alnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَعَلْنَاWe made
2The skyالسَّمَاءَl-sama'aIالthe+سَمَاءَSky
3A roofسَقْفًاsaqfanI
4ProtectedمَحْفُوظًاmahfuzanI
5But theyوَهُمْwahumCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُمْBut they
6Fromعَنْ'anH
7Its signsآيَاتِهَاayatihaCBIN+PRONATTآيَاتِIts signs+هَاher / it / its
8Turn awayمُعْرِضُونَmu'ridunaI

Al-Anbiya 21:33

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ وَٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ ۖ كُلٌّ فِى فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ ﴿33﴾

And it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; all [heavenly bodies] in an orbit are swimming.

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1And heوَهُوَwahuwaCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُوَHe
2Is the one whoالَّذِيalladhiI
3CreatedخَلَقَkhalaqaF
4The nightاللَّيْلَal-laylaIالthe+لَيْلَNight
5And the dayوَالنَّهَارَwal-naharaCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+نَهَارَDay
6And the sunوَالشَّمْسَwal-shamsaCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+شَمْسَSun
7And the moonوَالْقَمَرَwal-qamaraCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+قَمَرَMoon
8EachكُلٌّkullunI
9InفِيfiH
10An orbitفَلَكٍfalakinI
11FloatingيَسْبَحُونَyasbahunaF

Al-Anbiya 21:34

وَمَا جَعَلْنَا لِبَشَرٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ ٱلْخُلْدَ ۖ أَفَإِي۟ن مِّتَّ فَهُمُ ٱلْخَٰلِدُونَ ﴿34﴾

And We did not grant to any man before you eternity [on earth]; so if you die - would they be eternal?

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1And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
2We madeجَعَلْنَاja'alnaF
3For any manلِبَشَرٍlibasharinCBIP+Nلِfor / to+بَشَرٍAny man
4Before youمِنْminH
5Before youقَبْلِكَqablikaCBIN+PRONATTقَبْلِBefore+كَyou / your
6[the] immortalityالْخُلْدَl-khuldaIالthe+خُلْدَ[the] immortality
7So ifأَفَإِنْafa'inCBHINTG+CONJ+CONDأَis it? / did?+فَso / then+إِنْIf
8You dieمِتَّmittaF
9Then would theyفَهُمُfahumuCBICONJ+PRONSUBJفَso / then+هُمُWould they
10Live foreverالْخَالِدُونَl-khalidunaIالthe+خَالِدُونَLive forever

Al-Anbiya 21:35

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۗ وَنَبْلُوكُم بِٱلشَّرِّ وَٱلْخَيْرِ فِتْنَةً ۖ وَإِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ ﴿35﴾

Every soul will taste death. And We test you with evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be returned.

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1EveryكُلُّkulluI
2SoulنَفْسٍnafsinI
3Will tasteذَائِقَةُdha'iqatuI
4[the] deathالْمَوْتِl-mawtiIالthe+مَوْتِ[the] death
5And we test youوَنَبْلُوكُمْwanablukumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+نَبْلُوWe test+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
6With [the] badبِالشَّرِّbil-shariCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+شَرِّ[the] bad
7And [the] goodوَالْخَيْرِwal-khayriCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+خَيْرِ[the] good
8As a trialفِتْنَةًfitnatanI
9And to usوَإِلَيْنَاwa-ilaynaCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTوَand+إِلَيْنَاTo us
10You will be returnedتُرْجَعُونَturja'unaF

Al-Anbiya 21:36

وَإِذَا رَءَاكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلَّا هُزُوًا أَهَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى يَذْكُرُ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ وَهُم بِذِكْرِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ هُمْ كَٰفِرُونَ ﴿36﴾

And when those who disbelieve see you, [O Muhammad], they take you not except in ridicule, [saying], "Is this the one who insults your gods?" And they are, at the mention of the Most Merciful, disbelievers.

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1And whenوَإِذَاwa-idhaCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذَاWhen
2You seeرَآكَra'akaCBFV+PRONATTرَآYou see+كَyou / your
3Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
4DisbelieveكَفَرُواkafaruF
5NotإِنْinH
6They take youيَتَّخِذُونَكَyattakhidhunakaCBFV+PRONATTيَتَّخِذُونَThey take+كَyou / your
7ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
8In ridiculeهُزُوًاhuzuwanI
9Is thisأَهَذَاahadhaCBIINTG+DEMأَis it? / did?+هَذَاThis
10The one whoالَّذِيalladhiI
11MentionsيَذْكُرُyadhkuruF
12Your godsآلِهَتَكُمْalihatakumCBIN+PRONATTآلِهَتَYour gods+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
13And theyوَهُمْwahumCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُمْThey
14At the mentionبِذِكْرِbidhikriCBIP+Nبِwith / in+ذِكْرِAt the mention
15Of the most Graciousالرَّحْمَنِl-rahmaniIالthe+رَحْمَنِOf the most Gracious
16[they]هُمْhumI
17Are disbelieversكَافِرُونَkafirunaI

Al-Anbiya 21:37

خُلِقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِنْ عَجَلٍ ۚ سَأُو۟رِيكُمْ ءَايَٰتِى فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُونِ ﴿37﴾

Man was created of haste. I will show you My signs, so do not impatiently urge Me.

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1Is createdخُلِقَkhuliqaF
2The manالْإِنْسَانُl-insanuIالthe+إِنْسَانُMan
3OfمِنْminH
4Hasteعَجَلٍ'ajalinI
5I will show youسَأُرِيكُمْsa-urikumCBFFUT+V+PRONATTسَwill+أُرِيI will show+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
6My signsآيَاتِيayatiCBIN+PRONATTآيَاتِMy signs+يme / my
7So do notفَلَاfalaCBHCONJ+PROفَso / then+لَاDo not
8Ask me to hastenتَسْتَعْجِلُونِtasta'jiluniF

Al-Anbiya 21:38

وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ ﴿38﴾

And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?"

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1And they sayوَيَقُولُونَwayaqulunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَقُولُونَThey say
2When will be fulfilledمَتَىmataH
3ThisهَذَاhadhaI
4Promiseالْوَعْدُl-wa'duIالthe+وَعْدُPromise
5IfإِنْinH
6You areكُنْتُمْkuntumF
7TruthfulصَادِقِينَsadiqinaI

Al-Anbiya 21:39

لَوْ يَعْلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ حِينَ لَا يَكُفُّونَ عَن وُجُوهِهِمُ ٱلنَّارَ وَلَا عَن ظُهُورِهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ ﴿39﴾

If those who disbelieved but knew the time when they will not avert the Fire from their faces or from their backs and they will not be aided...

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1IfلَوْlawH
2Knewيَعْلَمُya'lamuF
3Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
4DisbelievedكَفَرُواkafaruF
5The timeحِينَhinaI
6When notلَاlaH
7They will avertيَكُفُّونَyakuffunaF
8Fromعَنْ'anH
9Their facesوُجُوهِهِمُwujuhihimuCBIN+PRONATTوُجُوهِTheir faces+هِمُthem / their
10The fireالنَّارَl-naraIالthe+نَارَFire
11And notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
12Fromعَنْ'anH
13Their backsظُهُورِهِمْzuhurihimCBIN+PRONATTظُهُورِTheir backs+هِمْthem / their
14And notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
15TheyهُمْhumI
16Will be helpedيُنْصَرُونَyunsarunaF

Al-Anbiya 21:40

بَلْ تَأْتِيهِم بَغْتَةً فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ رَدَّهَا وَلَا هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ ﴿40﴾

Rather, it will come to them unexpectedly and bewilder them, and they will not be able to repel it, nor will they be reprieved.

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1NayبَلْbalH
2It will come to themتَأْتِيهِمْta'tihimCBFV+PRONATTتَأْتِيIt will come to+هِمْthem / their
3UnexpectedlyبَغْتَةًbaghtatanI
4And bewilder themفَتَبْهَتُهُمْfatabhatuhumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+تَبْهَتُAnd bewilder+هُمْthem / their
5Then notفَلَاfalaCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَاNot
6They will be ableيَسْتَطِيعُونَyastati'unaF
7To repel itرَدَّهَاraddahaCBIN+PRONATTرَدَّTo repel+هَاher / it / its
8And notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
9TheyهُمْhumI
10Will be given respiteيُنْظَرُونَyunzarunaF

Al-Anbiya 21:41

وَلَقَدِ ٱسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِٱلَّذِينَ سَخِرُوا۟ مِنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ ﴿41﴾

And already were messengers ridiculed before you, but those who mocked them were enveloped by what they used to ridicule.

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1And verilyوَلَقَدِwalaqadiCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْVerily
2Were mockedاسْتُهْزِئَustuhzi'aF
3MessengersبِرُسُلٍbirusulinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+رُسُلٍMessengers
4Before youمِنْminH
5Before youقَبْلِكَqablikaCBIN+PRONATTقَبْلِBefore+كَyou / your
6Then surroundedفَحَاقَfahaqaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+حَاقَSurrounded
7Those whoبِالَّذِينَbi-alladhinaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+الَّذِينَThose who
8MockedسَخِرُواsakhiruF
9From themمِنْهُمْminhumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom+هُمْthem / their
10WhatمَاmaI
11They usedكَانُواkanuF
12At itبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
13To mockيَسْتَهْزِئُونَyastahzi'unaF

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