وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ لِقَآءَنَا لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْنَا ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ أَوْ نَرَىٰ رَبَّنَا ۗ لَقَدِ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ فِىٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَعَتَوْ عُتُوًّا كَبِيرًا ﴿21﴾
And those who do not expect the meeting with Us say, "Why were not angels sent down to us, or [why] do we [not] see our Lord?" They have certainly become arrogant within themselves and [become] insolent with great insolence.
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← read from right to left1And saidوَقَالَwaqalaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَSaid 2Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 5The meeting with usلِقَاءَنَاliqa'anaCBIN+PRONATTلِقَاءَThe meeting with+نَاus / our 7Are sent downأُنْزِلَunzilaF 9The angelsالْمَلَائِكَةُl-mala'ikatuIالthe+مَلَائِكَةُAngels 12Our LordرَبَّنَاrabbanaCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّOur Lord+نَاus / our 14They have become arrogantاسْتَكْبَرُواistakbaruF 16ThemselvesأَنْفُسِهِمْanfusihimCBIN+PRONATTأَنْفُسِthemselves+هِمْthem / their 17And become insolentوَعَتَوْاwa'atawCBFCONJ+Vوَand+عَتَوْاBecome insolent 18With insolenceعُتُوًّا'utuwwanI يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ لَا بُشْرَىٰ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُجْرِمِينَ وَيَقُولُونَ حِجْرًا مَّحْجُورًا ﴿22﴾
The day they see the angels - no good tidings will there be that day for the criminals, and [the angels] will say, "Prevented and inaccessible."
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← read from right to left2They seeيَرَوْنَyarawnaF 3The angelsالْمَلَائِكَةَl-mala'ikataIالthe+مَلَائِكَةَAngels 5Glad tidingsبُشْرَىbushraI 6Will be that dayيَوْمَئِذٍyawma'idhinIيَوْمday=إِذْthat 7For the criminalsلِلْمُجْرِمِينَlilmujriminaCBIP+Nلِلfor the+مُجْرِمِينَCriminals 8And they will sayوَيَقُولُونَwayaqulunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَقُولُونَThey will say 9A partitionحِجْرًاhijranI 10ForbiddenمَحْجُورًاmahjuranI وَقَدِمْنَآ إِلَىٰ مَا عَمِلُوا۟ مِنْ عَمَلٍ فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ هَبَآءً مَّنثُورًا ﴿23﴾
And We will regard what they have done of deeds and make them as dust dispersed.
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← read from right to left1And we will proceedوَقَدِمْنَاwaqadimnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَدِمْنَاWe will proceed 7And we will make themفَجَعَلْنَاهُfaja'alnahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+جَعَلْنَاAnd we will make+هُhim / his / it 9DispersedمَنْثُورًاmanthuranI أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَنَّةِ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَيْرٌ مُّسْتَقَرًّا وَأَحْسَنُ مَقِيلًا ﴿24﴾
The companions of Paradise, that Day, are [in] a better settlement and better resting place.
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← read from right to left1The companionsأَصْحَابُashabuI 2Of Paradiseالْجَنَّةِl-janatiIالthe+جَنَّةِOf Paradise 3That dayيَوْمَئِذٍyawma'idhinIيَوْمday=إِذْthat 4Will be in a betterخَيْرٌkhayrunI 5AbodeمُسْتَقَرًّاmustaqarranI 6And a betterوَأَحْسَنُwa-ahsanuCBICONJ+Nوَand+أَحْسَنُA better 7Resting placeمَقِيلًاmaqilanI وَيَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِٱلْغَمَٰمِ وَنُزِّلَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ تَنزِيلًا ﴿25﴾
And [mention] the Day when the heaven will split open with [emerging] clouds, and the angels will be sent down in successive descent.
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← read from right to left1And the dayوَيَوْمَwayawmaCBICONJ+Nوَand+يَوْمَThe day 2Will split openتَشَقَّقُtashaqqaquF 3The heavensالسَّمَاءُl-sama'uIالthe+سَمَاءُHeavens 4With the cloudsبِالْغَمَامِbil-ghamamiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+غَمَامِClouds 5And will be sent downوَنُزِّلَwanuzzilaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+نُزِّلَWill be sent down 6The angelsالْمَلَائِكَةُl-mala'ikatuIالthe+مَلَائِكَةُAngels 7DescendingتَنْزِيلًاtanzilanI ٱلْمُلْكُ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْحَقُّ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ ۚ وَكَانَ يَوْمًا عَلَى ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ عَسِيرًا ﴿26﴾
True sovereignty, that Day, is for the Most Merciful. And it will be upon the disbelievers a difficult Day.
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← read from right to left1The sovereigntyالْمُلْكُal-mulkuIالthe+مُلْكُSovereignty 2That dayيَوْمَئِذٍyawma'idhinIيَوْمday=إِذْthat 3Will be trulyالْحَقُّl-haquIالthe+حَقُّWill be truly 4For the most GraciousلِلرَّحْمَنِlilrrahmaniCBIP+PNلِلfor the+رَحْمَنِMost Gracious 5And it will beوَكَانَwakanaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانَIt will be 8The disbelieversالْكَافِرِينَl-kafirinaIالthe+كَافِرِينَDisbelievers 9Difficultعَسِيرًا'asiranI وَيَوْمَ يَعَضُّ ٱلظَّالِمُ عَلَىٰ يَدَيْهِ يَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى ٱتَّخَذْتُ مَعَ ٱلرَّسُولِ سَبِيلًا ﴿27﴾
And the Day the wrongdoer will bite on his hands [in regret] he will say, "Oh, I wish I had taken with the Messenger a way.
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← read from right to left1And the dayوَيَوْمَwayawmaCBICONJ+Nوَand+يَوْمَThe day 2Will biteيَعَضُّya'adduF 3The wrongdoerالظَّالِمُl-zalimuIالthe+ظَالِمُWrongdoer 5His handsيَدَيْهِyadayhiCBIN+PRONATTيَدَيْHis hands+هِhim / his / it 6He will sayيَقُولُyaquluF 8I had takenاتَّخَذْتُittakhadhtuF 10The Messengerالرَّسُولِl-rasuliIالthe+رَسُولِMessenger يَٰوَيْلَتَىٰ لَيْتَنِى لَمْ أَتَّخِذْ فُلَانًا خَلِيلًا ﴿28﴾
Oh, woe to me! I wish I had not taken that one as a friend.
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← read from right to left1O woe to meيَاوَيْلَتَاyawaylataCBIVOC+NيَاO+وَيْلَتَاWoe to me 4I had takenأَتَّخِذْattakhidhF 5That oneفُلَانًاfulananI 6As a friendخَلِيلًاkhalilanI لَّقَدْ أَضَلَّنِى عَنِ ٱلذِّكْرِ بَعْدَ إِذْ جَآءَنِى ۗ وَكَانَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ خَذُولًا ﴿29﴾
He led me away from the remembrance after it had come to me. And ever is Satan, to man, a deserter."
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← read from right to left2He led me astrayأَضَلَّنِيadallaniCBFV+PRONATTأَضَلَّHe led me astray+نِيme 4The reminderالذِّكْرِl-dhikriIالthe+ذِكْرِReminder 7It had come to meجَاءَنِيja'aniCBFV+PRONATTجَاءَIt had come to+نِيme 8And isوَكَانَwakanaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانَIs 9The devilالشَّيْطَانُl-shaytanuIالthe+شَيْطَانُDevil 10To the manلِلْإِنْسَانِlil-insaniCBIP+Nلِلfor the+إِنْسَانِMan 11A deserterخَذُولًاkhadhulanI وَقَالَ ٱلرَّسُولُ يَٰرَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِى ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ مَهْجُورًا ﴿30﴾
And the Messenger has said, "O my Lord, indeed my people have taken this Qur'an as [a thing] abandoned."
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← read from right to left1And saidوَقَالَwaqalaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَSaid 2The Messengerالرَّسُولُl-rasuluIالthe+رَسُولُMessenger 3O my LordيَارَبِّyarabbiCBIVOC+NيَاO+رَبِّMy Lord 5My peopleقَوْمِيqawmiCBIN+PRONATTقَوْمِMy people+يme / my 6TookاتَّخَذُواittakhadhuF 8The Quranالْقُرْآنَl-qur'anaIالthe+قُرْآنَQuran 9As a forsaken thingمَهْجُورًاmahjuranI وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَا لِكُلِّ نَبِىٍّ عَدُوًّا مِّنَ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِرَبِّكَ هَادِيًا وَنَصِيرًا ﴿31﴾
And thus have We made for every prophet an enemy from among the criminals. But sufficient is your Lord as a guide and a helper.
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← read from right to left1And thusوَكَذَلِكَwakadhalikaCBICONJ+P+DEMوَand+كَذَلِكَThus 2We have madeجَعَلْنَاja'alnaF 3For everyلِكُلِّlikulliCBIP+Nلِfor / to+كُلِّEvery 5An enemyعَدُوًّا'aduwwanI 7The criminalsالْمُجْرِمِينَl-mujriminaIالthe+مُجْرِمِينَCriminals 8But sufficient isوَكَفَىwakafaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَفَىBut sufficient is 9Your LordبِرَبِّكَbirabbikaCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+رَبِّYour Lord+كَyou / your 10As a guideهَادِيًاhadiyanI 11And a helperوَنَصِيرًاwanasiranCBICONJ+Nوَand+نَصِيرًاA helper وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ جُمْلَةً وَٰحِدَةً ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ لِنُثَبِّتَ بِهِۦ فُؤَادَكَ ۖ وَرَتَّلْنَٰهُ تَرْتِيلًا ﴿32﴾
And those who disbelieve say, "Why was the Qur'an not revealed to him all at once?" Thus [it is] that We may strengthen thereby your heart. And We have spaced it distinctly.
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← read from right to left1And saidوَقَالَwaqalaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَSaid 2Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 3DisbelieveكَفَرُواkafaruF 5Was revealedنُزِّلَnuzzilaF 6To himعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+هِhim / his / it 7The Quranالْقُرْآنُl-qur'anuIالthe+قُرْآنُQuran 8All at onceجُمْلَةًjumlatanI 9All at onceوَاحِدَةًwahidatanI 10ThusكَذَلِكَkadhalikaCBIP+DEMكَlike+ذَلِكَThus 11That we may strengthenلِنُثَبِّتَlinuthabbitaCBFP+Vلِfor / to+نُثَبِّتَThat we may strengthen 12TherebyبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 13Your heartفُؤَادَكَfu'adakaCBIN+PRONATTفُؤَادَYour heart+كَyou / your 14And we have recited itوَرَتَّلْنَاهُwarattalnahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+رَتَّلْنَاWe have recited+هُhim / his / it 15With distinct recitationتَرْتِيلًاtartilanI وَلَا يَأْتُونَكَ بِمَثَلٍ إِلَّا جِئْنَٰكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَأَحْسَنَ تَفْسِيرًا ﴿33﴾
And they do not come to you with an argument except that We bring you the truth and the best explanation.
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← read from right to left2They come to youيَأْتُونَكَya'tunakaCBFV+PRONATTيَأْتُونَThey come to+كَyou / your 3With an exampleبِمَثَلٍbimathalinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+مَثَلٍAn example 4ButإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 5We bring youجِئْنَاكَji'nakaCBFV+PRONATTجِئْنَاWe bring+كَyou / your 6The truthبِالْحَقِّbil-haqiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+حَقِّTruth 7And the bestوَأَحْسَنَwa-ahsanaCBICONJ+Nوَand+أَحْسَنَThe best 8ExplanationتَفْسِيرًاtafsiranI ٱلَّذِينَ يُحْشَرُونَ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمْ إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا وَأَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا ﴿34﴾
The ones who are gathered on their faces to Hell - those are the worst in position and farthest astray in [their] way.
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← read from right to left1Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 2Will be gatheredيُحْشَرُونَyuhsharunaF 4Their facesوُجُوهِهِمْwujuhihimCBIN+PRONATTوُجُوهِTheir faces+هِمْthem / their 8Are the worstشَرٌّsharrunI 9In positionمَكَانًاmakananI 10And most astrayوَأَضَلُّwa-adalluCBICONJ+Nوَand+أَضَلُّMost astray 11From the wayسَبِيلًاsabilanI 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.
