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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Their brotherأَخَاهُمْCBIN+PRONATTأَخَاTheir brother+هُمْthem / their Then beholdفَإِذَاCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+إِذَاBehold Became two partiesفَرِيقَانِI 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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O my peopleيَاقَوْمِCBIVOC+NيَاO+قَوْمِMy people Do you seek to hastenتَسْتَعْجِلُونَF The evilبِالسَّيِّئَةِCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+سَيِّئَةِEvil The goodالْحَسَنَةِIالthe+حَسَنَةِGood You ask forgivenessتَسْتَغْفِرُونَF So that you mayلَعَلَّكُمْCBHACC+PRONATTلَعَلَّSo that you may+كُمْyou / your (pl.) Receive mercyتُرْحَمُونَF 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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We consider you a bad omenاطَّيَّرْنَاF We consider you a bad omenبِكَCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+كَyou / your And thoseوَبِمَنْCBICONJ+P+RELوَand+بِwith / in+مَنْThose Your bad omenطَائِرُكُمْCBIN+PRONATTطَائِرُYour bad omen+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 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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The cityالْمَدِينَةِIالthe+مَدِينَةِCity They were spreading corruptionيُفْسِدُونَF The landالْأَرْضِIالthe+أَرْضِLand 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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Swear to each otherتَقَاسَمُواF By AllahبِاللَّهِCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAllah Surely we will attack him by nightلَنُبَيِّتَنَّهُCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+نُبَيِّتَSurely we will attack him by night+نَّemphasis+هُhim / his / it And his familyوَأَهْلَهُCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+أَهْلَHis family+هُhim / his / it We will surely sayلَنَقُولَنَّCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+نَقُولَWe will surely say+نَّemphasis To his heirلِوَلِيِّهِCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+وَلِيِّHis heir+هِhim / his / it Of his familyأَهْلِهِCBIN+PRONATTأَهْلِOf his family+هِhim / his / it Are surely truthfulلَصَادِقُونَCBILAM+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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So they plottedوَمَكَرُواCBFCONJ+Vوَand+مَكَرُواSo they plotted And we plannedوَمَكَرْنَاCBFCONJ+Vوَand+مَكَرْنَاWe planned 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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Then seeفَانْظُرْCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+انْظُرْSee Of their plotمَكْرِهِمْCBIN+PRONATTمَكْرِOf their plot+هِمْthem / their Destroyed themدَمَّرْنَاهُمْCBFV+PRONATTدَمَّرْنَاDestroyed+هُمْthem / their And their peopleوَقَوْمَهُمْCBICONJ+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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So theseفَتِلْكَCBICONJ+DEMفَso / then+تِلْكَThese Are their housesبُيُوتُهُمْCBIN+PRONATTبُيُوتُAre their houses+هُمْthem / their BecauseبِمَاCBHP+SUBبِwith / in+مَاBecause Surely is a signلَآيَةًCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+آيَةًSurely is a sign For a peopleلِقَوْمٍCBIP+Nلِfor / to+قَوْمٍA people وَأَنجَيْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَكَانُوا۟ يَتَّقُونَ ﴿53﴾
And We saved those who believed and used to fear Allah.
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And we savedوَأَنْجَيْنَاCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَنْجَيْنَاWe saved And used toوَكَانُواCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانُواUsed to 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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To his peopleلِقَوْمِهِCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+قَوْمِHis people+هِhim / his / it Do you commitأَتَأْتُونَCBFINTG+Vأَis it? / did?+تَأْتُونَYou commit [the] immoralityالْفَاحِشَةَIالthe+فَاحِشَةَ[the] immorality 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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Why do youأَئِنَّكُمْCBHINTG+ACC+PRONATTأَis it? / did?+إِنَّWhy do+كُمْyou / your (pl.) ApproachلَتَأْتُونَCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+تَأْتُونَApproach The menالرِّجَالَIالthe+رِجَالَMen The womenالنِّسَاءِIالthe+نِسَاءِWomen 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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Of his peopleقَوْمِهِCBIN+PRONATTقَوْمِOf his people+هِhim / his / it ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot Your townقَرْيَتِكُمْCBIN+PRONATTقَرْيَتِYour town+كُمْyou / your (pl.) Who keep cleanيَتَطَهَّرُونَF 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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So we saved himفَأَنْجَيْنَاهُCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَنْجَيْنَاWe saved+هُhim / his / it And his familyوَأَهْلَهُCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+أَهْلَHis family+هُhim / his / it ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot His wifeامْرَأَتَهُCBIN+PRONATTامْرَأَتَHis wife+هُhim / his / it We destined herقَدَّرْنَاهَاCBFV+PRONATTقَدَّرْنَاWe destined+هَاher / it / its Those who remained behindالْغَابِرِينَIالthe+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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And we rainedوَأَمْطَرْنَاCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَمْطَرْنَاWe rained Upon themعَلَيْهِمْCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+هِمْthem / their And was evilفَسَاءَCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+سَاءَAnd was evil On those who were warnedالْمُنْذَرِينَIالthe+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.
