Surah Al-Anbiya

الأنبياء

Surah 21 · Ruku 6 of 7 · ayahs 76–93 · Juz 17 · pages 328–330 · Makki

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وَنُوحًا إِذْ نَادَىٰ مِن قَبْلُ فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ فَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ﴿76﴾

And [mention] Noah, when he called [to Allah] before [that time], so We responded to him and saved him and his family from the great flood.

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And noahوَنُوحًاCBICONJ+PNوَand+نُوحًاNoah
WhenإِذْI
He calledنَادَىF
BeforeمِنْH
BeforeقَبْلُI
So we respondedفَاسْتَجَبْنَاCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اسْتَجَبْنَاWe responded
To himلَهُCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
And we saved himفَنَجَّيْنَاهُCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+نَجَّيْنَاAnd we saved+هُhim / his / it
And his familyوَأَهْلَهُCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+أَهْلَHis family+هُhim / his / it
FromمِنَH
The afflictionالْكَرْبِIالthe+كَرْبِAffliction
[the] greatالْعَظِيمِIالthe+عَظِيمِ[the] great

وَنَصَرْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمَ سَوْءٍ فَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ﴿77﴾

And We saved him from the people who denied Our signs. Indeed, they were a people of evil, so We drowned them, all together.

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And we helped himوَنَصَرْنَاهُCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+نَصَرْنَاWe helped+هُhim / his / it
FromمِنَH
The peopleالْقَوْمِIالthe+قَوْمِPeople
WhoالَّذِينَI
DeniedكَذَّبُواF
Our signsبِآيَاتِنَاCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+آيَاتِOur signs+نَاus / our
Indeed theyإِنَّهُمْCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed+هُمْthem / their
WereكَانُواF
A peopleقَوْمَI
EvilسَوْءٍI
So we drowned themفَأَغْرَقْنَاهُمْCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَغْرَقْنَاWe drowned+هُمْthem / their
AllأَجْمَعِينَI

وَدَاوُۥدَ وَسُلَيْمَٰنَ إِذْ يَحْكُمَانِ فِى ٱلْحَرْثِ إِذْ نَفَشَتْ فِيهِ غَنَمُ ٱلْقَوْمِ وَكُنَّا لِحُكْمِهِمْ شَٰهِدِينَ ﴿78﴾

And [mention] David and Solomon, when they judged concerning the field - when the sheep of a people overran it [at night], and We were witness to their judgement.

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And davidوَدَاوُودَCBICONJ+PNوَand+دَاوُدَDavid
And solomonوَسُلَيْمَانَCBICONJ+PNوَand+سُلَيْمَانَSolomon
WhenإِذْI
They judgedيَحْكُمَانِF
ConcerningفِيH
The fieldالْحَرْثِIالthe+حَرْثِField
WhenإِذْI
PasturedنَفَشَتْF
In itفِيهِCBHP+PRONATTفِيIn+هِhim / his / it
SheepغَنَمُI
Of a peopleالْقَوْمِIالthe+قَوْمِOf a people
And we wereوَكُنَّاCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كُنَّاWe were
To their judgmentلِحُكْمِهِمْCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+حُكْمِTheir judgment+هِمْthem / their
WitnessشَاهِدِينَI

فَفَهَّمْنَٰهَا سُلَيْمَٰنَ ۚ وَكُلًّا ءَاتَيْنَا حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا ۚ وَسَخَّرْنَا مَعَ دَاوُۥدَ ٱلْجِبَالَ يُسَبِّحْنَ وَٱلطَّيْرَ ۚ وَكُنَّا فَٰعِلِينَ ﴿79﴾

And We gave understanding of the case to Solomon, and to each [of them] We gave judgement and knowledge. And We subjected the mountains to exalt [Us], along with David and [also] the birds. And We were doing [that].

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And we gave understanding of itفَفَهَّمْنَاهَاCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+فَهَّمْنَاAnd we gave understanding of+هَاher / it / its
To solomonسُلَيْمَانَI
And to eachوَكُلًّاCBICONJ+Nوَand+كُلًّاTo each
We gaveآتَيْنَاF
JudgmentحُكْمًاI
And knowledgeوَعِلْمًاCBICONJ+Nوَand+عِلْمًاKnowledge
And we subjectedوَسَخَّرْنَاCBFCONJ+Vوَand+سَخَّرْنَاWe subjected
WithمَعَI
DavidدَاوُودَI
The mountainsالْجِبَالَIالthe+جِبَالَMountains
To glorify our praisesيُسَبِّحْنَF
And the birdsوَالطَّيْرَCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+طَيْرَBirds
And we wereوَكُنَّاCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كُنَّاWe were
The doersفَاعِلِينَI

وَعَلَّمْنَٰهُ صَنْعَةَ لَبُوسٍ لَّكُمْ لِتُحْصِنَكُم مِّنۢ بَأْسِكُمْ ۖ فَهَلْ أَنتُمْ شَٰكِرُونَ ﴿80﴾

And We taught him the fashioning of coats of armor to protect you from your [enemy in] battle. So will you then be grateful?

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And we taught himوَعَلَّمْنَاهُCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+عَلَّمْنَاWe taught+هُhim / his / it
The makingصَنْعَةَI
Of coats of armorلَبُوسٍI
For youلَكُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
To protect youلِتُحْصِنَكُمْCBFP+V+PRONATTلِfor / to+تُحْصِنَProtect+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
FromمِنْH
Your battleبَأْسِكُمْCBIN+PRONATTبَأْسِYour battle+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
Then willفَهَلْCBHCONJ+INTGفَso / then+هَلْWill
YouأَنْتُمْI
Be gratefulشَاكِرُونَI

وَلِسُلَيْمَٰنَ ٱلرِّيحَ عَاصِفَةً تَجْرِى بِأَمْرِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِى بَٰرَكْنَا فِيهَا ۚ وَكُنَّا بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَٰلِمِينَ ﴿81﴾

And to Solomon [We subjected] the wind, blowing forcefully, proceeding by his command toward the land which We had blessed. And We are ever, of all things, Knowing.

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And to solomonوَلِسُلَيْمَانَCBICONJ+P+PNوَand+لِfor / to+سُلَيْمَانَSolomon
The windالرِّيحَIالthe+رِيحَWind
ForcefullyعَاصِفَةًI
BlowingتَجْرِيF
By his commandبِأَمْرِهِCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+أَمْرِHis command+هِhim / his / it
ToإِلَىH
The landالْأَرْضِIالthe+أَرْضِLand
WhichالَّتِيI
We blessedبَارَكْنَاF
[in it]فِيهَاCBHP+PRONATTفِي[in it]+هَاher / it / its
And we areوَكُنَّاCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كُنَّاWe are
Of everyبِكُلِّCBIP+Nبِwith / in+كُلِّOf every
ThingشَيْءٍI
KnowersعَالِمِينَI

وَمِنَ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ مَن يَغُوصُونَ لَهُۥ وَيَعْمَلُونَ عَمَلًا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَكُنَّا لَهُمْ حَٰفِظِينَ ﴿82﴾

And of the devils were those who dived for him and did work other than that. And We were of them a guardian.

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And ofوَمِنَCBHCONJ+Pوَand+مِنَOf
The devilsالشَّيَاطِينِIالthe+شَيَاطِينِDevils
Were some whoمَنْI
Would diveيَغُوصُونَF
For himلَهُCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
And would doوَيَعْمَلُونَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَعْمَلُونَWould do
WorkعَمَلًاI
Other thanدُونَI
ThatذَلِكَI
And we wereوَكُنَّاCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كُنَّاWe were
Of themلَهُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
GuardiansحَافِظِينَI

وَأَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَسَّنِىَ ٱلضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ ﴿83﴾

And [mention] Job, when he called to his Lord, "Indeed, adversity has touched me, and you are the Most Merciful of the merciful."

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And ayubوَأَيُّوبَCBICONJ+PNوَand+أَيُّوبَAyub
WhenإِذْI
He calledنَادَىF
To his LordرَبَّهُCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّTo his Lord+هُhim / his / it
Indeed [i]أَنِّيCBHACC+PRONATTأَIndeed [i]+نيme
Has touched meمَسَّنِيَCBFV+PRONATTمَسَّHas touched+نِيَme
The adversityالضُّرُّIالthe+ضُرُّAdversity
And youوَأَنْتَCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+أَنْتَYou
Are most MercifulأَرْحَمُI
Of the MercifulالرَّاحِمِينَIالthe+رَاحِمِينَOf the Merciful

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ فَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِۦ مِن ضُرٍّ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ أَهْلَهُۥ وَمِثْلَهُم مَّعَهُمْ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا وَذِكْرَىٰ لِلْعَٰبِدِينَ ﴿84﴾

So We responded to him and removed what afflicted him of adversity. And We gave him [back] his family and the like thereof with them as mercy from Us and a reminder for the worshippers [of Allah].

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So we respondedفَاسْتَجَبْنَاCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اسْتَجَبْنَاWe responded
To himلَهُCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
And we removedفَكَشَفْنَاCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+كَشَفْنَاAnd we removed
WhatمَاI
Was on himبِهِCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
OfمِنْH
The adversityضُرٍّI
And we gave himوَآتَيْنَاهُCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+آتَيْنَاWe gave+هُhim / his / it
His familyأَهْلَهُCBIN+PRONATTأَهْلَHis family+هُhim / his / it
And the like thereofوَمِثْلَهُمْCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+مِثْلَThe like thereof+هُمْthem / their
With themمَعَهُمْI
As mercyرَحْمَةًI
From ourselvesمِنْH
From ourselvesعِنْدِنَاCBIN+PRONATTعِنْدِFrom ourselves+نَاus / our
And a reminderوَذِكْرَىCBICONJ+Nوَand+ذِكْرَىA reminder
For the worshippersلِلْعَابِدِينَCBIP+Nلِلfor the+عَابِدِينَWorshippers

وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَإِدْرِيسَ وَذَا ٱلْكِفْلِ ۖ كُلٌّ مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ ﴿85﴾

And [mention] Ishmael and Idrees and Dhul-Kifl; all were of the patient.

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And ishmaelوَإِسْمَاعِيلَCBICONJ+PNوَand+إِسْمَاعِيلَIshmael
And idrisوَإِدْرِيسَCBICONJ+PNوَand+إِدْرِيسَIdris
And dhul kiflوَذَاCBICONJ+Nوَand+ذَاDhul kifl
And dhul kiflالْكِفْلِI
AllكُلٌّI
Were ofمِنَH
The patient onesالصَّابِرِينَIالthe+صَابِرِينَPatient ones

وَأَدْخَلْنَٰهُمْ فِى رَحْمَتِنَآ ۖ إِنَّهُم مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ﴿86﴾

And We admitted them into Our mercy. Indeed, they were of the righteous.

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And we admitted themوَأَدْخَلْنَاهُمْCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+أَدْخَلْنَاWe admitted+هُمْthem / their
InفِيH
Our mercyرَحْمَتِنَاCBIN+PRONATTرَحْمَتِOur mercy+نَاus / our
Indeed theyإِنَّهُمْCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed+هُمْthem / their
Were ofمِنَH
The righteousالصَّالِحِينَIالthe+صَالِحِينَRighteous

وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَٰضِبًا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِى ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ أَن لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ﴿87﴾

And [mention] the man of the fish, when he went off in anger and thought that We would not decree [anything] upon him. And he called out within the darknesses, "There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers."

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And dhun nunوَذَاCBICONJ+Nوَand+ذَاDhun nun
And dhun nunالنُّونِIالthe+نُونِAnd dhun nun
WhenإِذْI
He wentذَهَبَF
While angryمُغَاضِبًاI
And thoughtفَظَنَّCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+ظَنَّAnd thought
ThatأَنْH
NeverلَنْH
We would decreeنَقْدِرَF
Upon himعَلَيْهِCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+هِhim / his / it
Then he calledفَنَادَىCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+نَادَىHe called
InفِيH
The darknessesالظُّلُمَاتِIالthe+ظُلُمَاتِDarknesses
ThatأَنْH
There is noلَاH
GodإِلَهَI
ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
YouأَنْتَI
Glory be to youسُبْحَانَكَCBIN+PRONATTسُبْحَانَGlory be to+كَyou / your
Indeed [i]إِنِّيCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed [i]+نيme
I amكُنْتُF
OfمِنَH
The wrongdoersالظَّالِمِينَIالthe+ظَالِمِينَWrongdoers

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلْغَمِّ ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُۨجِى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿88﴾

So We responded to him and saved him from the distress. And thus do We save the believers.

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So we respondedفَاسْتَجَبْنَاCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اسْتَجَبْنَاWe responded
To himلَهُCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
And we saved himوَنَجَّيْنَاهُCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+نَجَّيْنَاWe saved+هُhim / his / it
FromمِنَH
The distressالْغَمِّIالthe+غَمِّDistress
And thusوَكَذَلِكَCBICONJ+P+DEMوَand+كَذَلِكَThus
We saveنُنْجِيF
The believersالْمُؤْمِنِينَIالthe+مُؤْمِنِينَBelievers

وَزَكَرِيَّآ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِى فَرْدًا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ ﴿89﴾

And [mention] Zechariah, when he called to his Lord, "My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while you are the best of inheritors."

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And zakariyaوَزَكَرِيَّاCBICONJ+PNوَand+زَكَرِيَّاZakariya
WhenإِذْI
He calledنَادَىF
To his LordرَبَّهُCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّTo his Lord+هُhim / his / it
My LordرَبِّI
Do notلَاH
Leave meتَذَرْنِيCBFV+PRONATTتَذَرْLeave+نِيme
AloneفَرْدًاI
While youوَأَنْتَCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+أَنْتَWhile you
Are [the] bestخَيْرُI
Of the inheritorsالْوَارِثِينَIالthe+وَارِثِينَOf the inheritors

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُۥ وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥ يَحْيَىٰ وَأَصْلَحْنَا لَهُۥ زَوْجَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ يُسَٰرِعُونَ فِى ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبًا وَرَهَبًا ۖ وَكَانُوا۟ لَنَا خَٰشِعِينَ ﴿90﴾

So We responded to him, and We gave to him John, and amended for him his wife. Indeed, they used to hasten to good deeds and supplicate Us in hope and fear, and they were to Us humbly submissive.

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So we respondedفَاسْتَجَبْنَاCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اسْتَجَبْنَاWe responded
To himلَهُCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
And we bestowedوَوَهَبْنَاCBFCONJ+Vوَand+وَهَبْنَاWe bestowed
On himلَهُCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
JohnيَحْيَىI
And we curedوَأَصْلَحْنَاCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَصْلَحْنَاWe cured
For himلَهُCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
His wifeزَوْجَهُCBIN+PRONATTزَوْجَHis wife+هُhim / his / it
Indeed theyإِنَّهُمْCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed+هُمْthem / their
Used toكَانُواF
HastenيُسَارِعُونَF
InفِيH
Good deedsالْخَيْرَاتِIالthe+خَيْرَاتِGood deeds
And they supplicateوَيَدْعُونَنَاCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+يَدْعُونَThey supplicate+نَاus / our
In hopeرَغَبًاI
And fearوَرَهَبًاCBICONJ+Nوَand+رَهَبًاFear
And they wereوَكَانُواCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانُواThey were
To usلَنَاCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+نَاus / our
Humbly submissiveخَاشِعِينَI

وَٱلَّتِىٓ أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهَا مِن رُّوحِنَا وَجَعَلْنَٰهَا وَٱبْنَهَآ ءَايَةً لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿91﴾

And [mention] the one who guarded her chastity, so We blew into her [garment] through Our angel [Gabriel], and We made her and her son a sign for the worlds.

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And she whoوَالَّتِيCBICONJ+RELوَand+الَّتِيShe who
GuardedأَحْصَنَتْF
Her chastityفَرْجَهَاCBIN+PRONATTفَرْجَHer chastity+هَاher / it / its
So we breathedفَنَفَخْنَاCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+نَفَخْنَاWe breathed
Into herفِيهَاCBHP+PRONATTفِيInto+هَاher / it / its
OfمِنْH
Our spiritرُوحِنَاCBIN+PRONATTرُوحِOur spirit+نَاus / our
And we made herوَجَعَلْنَاهَاCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+جَعَلْنَاWe made+هَاher / it / its
And her sonوَابْنَهَاCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+ابْنَHer son+هَاher / it / its
A signآيَةًI
For the worldsلِلْعَالَمِينَCBIP+Nلِلfor the+عَالَمِينَWorlds

إِنَّ هَٰذِهِۦٓ أُمَّتُكُمْ أُمَّةً وَٰحِدَةً وَأَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمْ فَٱعْبُدُونِ ﴿92﴾

Indeed this, your religion, is one religion, and I am your Lord, so worship Me.

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IndeedإِنَّH
ThisهَذِهِI
Is your religionأُمَّتُكُمْCBIN+PRONATTأُمَّتُIs your religion+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
ReligionأُمَّةًI
OneوَاحِدَةًI
And i amوَأَنَاCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+أَنَاI am
Your LordرَبُّكُمْCBIN+PRONATTرَبُّYour Lord+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
So worship meفَاعْبُدُونِCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+اعْبُدُWorship me+ونِme

وَتَقَطَّعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلٌّ إِلَيْنَا رَٰجِعُونَ ﴿93﴾

And [yet] they divided their affair among themselves, [but] all to Us will return.

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But they cut offوَتَقَطَّعُواCBFCONJ+Vوَand+تَقَطَّعُواBut they cut off
Their affairأَمْرَهُمْCBIN+PRONATTأَمْرَTheir affair+هُمْthem / their
Among themselvesبَيْنَهُمْCBILOC+PRONATTبَيْنَAmong+هُمْthem / their
AllكُلٌّI
To usإِلَيْنَاCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+نَاus / our
Will returnرَاجِعُونَI

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.