وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمْ صَٰلِحًا أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ فَإِذَا هُمْ فَرِيقَانِ يَخْتَصِمُونَ ﴿45﴾
And We had certainly sent to Thamud their brother Salih, [saying], "Worship Allah," and at once they were two parties conflicting.
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← read from right to left1And certainlyوَلَقَدْwalaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْCertainly 2We sentأَرْسَلْنَاarsalnaF 5Their brotherأَخَاهُمْakhahumCBIN+PRONATTأَخَاTheir brother+هُمْthem / their 10Then beholdفَإِذَاfa-idhaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+إِذَاBehold 12Became two partiesفَرِيقَانِfariqaniI 13QuarrelingيَخْتَصِمُونَyakhtasimunaF قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ لِمَ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ قَبْلَ ٱلْحَسَنَةِ ۖ لَوْلَا تَسْتَغْفِرُونَ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ ﴿46﴾
He said, "O my people, why are you impatient for evil instead of good? Why do you not seek forgiveness of Allah that you may receive mercy?"
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← read from right to left2O my peopleيَاقَوْمِyaqawmiCBIVOC+NيَاO+قَوْمِMy people 4Do you seek to hastenتَسْتَعْجِلُونَtasta'jilunaF 5The evilبِالسَّيِّئَةِbil-sayi'atiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+سَيِّئَةِEvil 7The goodالْحَسَنَةِl-hasanatiIالthe+حَسَنَةِGood 9You ask forgivenessتَسْتَغْفِرُونَtastaghfirunaF 11So that you mayلَعَلَّكُمْla'allakumCBHACC+PRONATTلَعَلَّSo that you may+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 12Receive mercyتُرْحَمُونَturhamunaF قَالُوا۟ ٱطَّيَّرْنَا بِكَ وَبِمَن مَّعَكَ ۚ قَالَ طَٰٓئِرُكُمْ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ تُفْتَنُونَ ﴿47﴾
They said, "We consider you a bad omen, you and those with you." He said, "Your omen is with Allah. Rather, you are a people being tested."
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← read from right to left2We consider you a bad omenاطَّيَّرْنَاittayyarnaF 3We consider you a bad omenبِكَbikaCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+كَyou / your 4And thoseوَبِمَنْwabimanCBICONJ+P+RELوَand+بِwith / in+مَنْThose 7Your bad omenطَائِرُكُمْta'irukumCBIN+PRONATTطَائِرُYour bad omen+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 12Are a peopleقَوْمٌqawmunI 13Being testedتُفْتَنُونَtuftanunaF وَكَانَ فِى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ تِسْعَةُ رَهْطٍ يُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ ﴿48﴾
And there were in the city nine family heads causing corruption in the land and not amending [its affairs].
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← read from right to left1And wereوَكَانَwakanaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانَWere 3The cityالْمَدِينَةِl-madinatiIالthe+مَدِينَةِCity 5Family headsرَهْطٍrahtinI 6They were spreading corruptionيُفْسِدُونَyufsidunaF 8The landالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِLand 10ReformingيُصْلِحُونَyuslihunaF قَالُوا۟ تَقَاسَمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ لَنُبَيِّتَنَّهُۥ وَأَهْلَهُۥ ثُمَّ لَنَقُولَنَّ لِوَلِيِّهِۦ مَا شَهِدْنَا مَهْلِكَ أَهْلِهِۦ وَإِنَّا لَصَٰدِقُونَ ﴿49﴾
They said, "Take a mutual oath by Allah that we will kill him by night, he and his family. Then we will say to his executor, 'We did not witness the destruction of his family, and indeed, we are truthful.' "
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← read from right to left2Swear to each otherتَقَاسَمُواtaqasamuF 3By Allahبِاللَّهِbil-lahiCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAllah 4Surely we will attack him by nightلَنُبَيِّتَنَّهُlanubayyitannahuCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+نُبَيِّتَSurely we will attack him by night+نَّemphasis+هُhim / his / it 5And his familyوَأَهْلَهُwa-ahlahuCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+أَهْلَHis family+هُhim / his / it 7We will surely sayلَنَقُولَنَّlanaqulannaCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+نَقُولَWe will surely say+نَّemphasis 8To his heirلِوَلِيِّهِliwaliyyihiCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+وَلِيِّHis heir+هِhim / his / it 10We witnessedشَهِدْنَاshahidnaF 11The destructionمَهْلِكَmahlikaI 12Of his familyأَهْلِهِahlihiCBIN+PRONATTأَهْلِOf his family+هِhim / his / it 14Are surely truthfulلَصَادِقُونَlasadiqunaCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+صَادِقُونَAre surely truthful وَمَكَرُوا۟ مَكْرًا وَمَكَرْنَا مَكْرًا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ﴿50﴾
And they planned a plan, and We planned a plan, while they perceived not.
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← read from right to left1So they plottedوَمَكَرُواwamakaruCBFCONJ+Vوَand+مَكَرُواSo they plotted 3And we plannedوَمَكَرْنَاwamakarnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+مَكَرْنَاWe planned 7Perceiveيَشْعُرُونَyash'urunaF فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ مَكْرِهِمْ أَنَّا دَمَّرْنَٰهُمْ وَقَوْمَهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ﴿51﴾
Then look how was the outcome of their plan - that We destroyed them and their people, all.
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← read from right to left1Then seeفَانْظُرْfa-unzurCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+انْظُرْSee 4The endعَاقِبَةُ'aqibatuI 5Of their plotمَكْرِهِمْmakrihimCBIN+PRONATTمَكْرِOf their plot+هِمْthem / their 7Destroyed themدَمَّرْنَاهُمْdammarnahumCBFV+PRONATTدَمَّرْنَاDestroyed+هُمْthem / their 8And their peopleوَقَوْمَهُمْwaqawmahumCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+قَوْمَTheir people+هُمْthem / their فَتِلْكَ بُيُوتُهُمْ خَاوِيَةًۢ بِمَا ظَلَمُوٓا۟ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿52﴾
So those are their houses, desolate because of the wrong they had done. Indeed in that is a sign for people who know.
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← read from right to left1So theseفَتِلْكَfatilkaCBICONJ+DEMفَso / then+تِلْكَThese 2Are their housesبُيُوتُهُمْbuyutuhumCBIN+PRONATTبُيُوتُAre their houses+هُمْthem / their 3RuinedخَاوِيَةًkhawiyatanI 4BecauseبِمَاbimaCBHP+SUBبِwith / in+مَاBecause 5They wrongedظَلَمُواzalamuF 9Surely is a signلَآيَةًla-ayatanCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+آيَةًSurely is a sign 10For a peopleلِقَوْمٍliqawminCBIP+Nلِfor / to+قَوْمٍA people 11Who knowيَعْلَمُونَya'lamunaF وَأَنجَيْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَكَانُوا۟ يَتَّقُونَ ﴿53﴾
And We saved those who believed and used to fear Allah.
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← read from right to left1And we savedوَأَنْجَيْنَاwa-anjaynaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَنْجَيْنَاWe saved 2Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 4And used toوَكَانُواwakanuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانُواUsed to 5Fear AllahيَتَّقُونَyattaqunaF وَلُوطًا إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ أَتَأْتُونَ ٱلْفَٰحِشَةَ وَأَنتُمْ تُبْصِرُونَ ﴿54﴾
And [mention] Lot, when he said to his people, "Do you commit immorality while you are seeing?
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← read from right to left1And lotوَلُوطًاwalutanCBICONJ+PNوَand+لُوطًاLot 4To his peopleلِقَوْمِهِliqawmihiCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+قَوْمِHis people+هِhim / his / it 5Do you commitأَتَأْتُونَata'tunaCBFINTG+Vأَis it? / did?+تَأْتُونَYou commit 6[the] immoralityالْفَاحِشَةَl-fahishataIالthe+فَاحِشَةَ[the] immorality 8SeeتُبْصِرُونَtubsirunaF أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ ٱلرِّجَالَ شَهْوَةً مِّن دُونِ ٱلنِّسَآءِ ۚ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ تَجْهَلُونَ ﴿55﴾
Do you indeed approach men with desire instead of women? Rather, you are a people behaving ignorantly."
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← read from right to left1Why do youأَئِنَّكُمْa-innakumCBHINTG+ACC+PRONATTأَis it? / did?+إِنَّWhy do+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 2Approachلَتَأْتُونَlata'tunaCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+تَأْتُونَApproach 3The menالرِّجَالَl-rijalaIالthe+رِجَالَMen 4With lustشَهْوَةًshahwatanI 7The womenالنِّسَاءِl-nisa'iIالthe+نِسَاءِWomen 10Are a peopleقَوْمٌqawmunI 11IgnorantتَجْهَلُونَtajhalunaF فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓا۟ أَخْرِجُوٓا۟ ءَالَ لُوطٍ مِّن قَرْيَتِكُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ أُنَاسٌ يَتَطَهَّرُونَ ﴿56﴾
But the answer of his people was not except that they said, "Expel the family of Lot from your city. Indeed, they are people who keep themselves pure."
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← read from right to left1But notفَمَاfamaCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+مَاBut not 3The answerجَوَابَjawabaI 4Of his peopleقَوْمِهِqawmihiCBIN+PRONATTقَوْمِOf his people+هِhim / his / it 5ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 8Drive outأَخْرِجُواakhrijuF 12Your townقَرْيَتِكُمْqaryatikumCBIN+PRONATTقَرْيَتِYour town+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 13Indeed theyإِنَّهُمْinnahumCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed+هُمْthem / their 14Are peopleأُنَاسٌunasunI 15Who keep cleanيَتَطَهَّرُونَyatatahharunaF فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ قَدَّرْنَٰهَا مِنَ ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ ﴿57﴾
So We saved him and his family, except for his wife; We destined her to be of those who remained behind.
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← read from right to left1So we saved himفَأَنْجَيْنَاهُfa-anjaynahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَنْجَيْنَاWe saved+هُhim / his / it 2And his familyوَأَهْلَهُwa-ahlahuCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+أَهْلَHis family+هُhim / his / it 3ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 4His wifeامْرَأَتَهُimra'atahuCBIN+PRONATTامْرَأَتَHis wife+هُhim / his / it 5We destined herقَدَّرْنَاهَاqaddarnahaCBFV+PRONATTقَدَّرْنَاWe destined+هَاher / it / its 7Those who remained behindالْغَابِرِينَl-ghabirinaIالthe+غَابِرِينَThose who remained behind وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِم مَّطَرًا ۖ فَسَآءَ مَطَرُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ ﴿58﴾
And We rained upon them a rain [of stones], and evil was the rain of those who were warned.
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← read from right to left1And we rainedوَأَمْطَرْنَاwa-amtarnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَمْطَرْنَاWe rained 2Upon themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+هِمْthem / their 4And was evilفَسَاءَfasa'aCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+سَاءَAnd was evil 6On those who were warnedالْمُنْذَرِينَl-mundharinaIالthe+مُنْذَرِينَOn those who were warned 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.
