إِنَّ قَٰرُونَ كَانَ مِن قَوْمِ مُوسَىٰ فَبَغَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلْكُنُوزِ مَآ إِنَّ مَفَاتِحَهُۥ لَتَنُوٓأُ بِٱلْعُصْبَةِ أُو۟لِى ٱلْقُوَّةِ إِذْ قَالَ لَهُۥ قَوْمُهُۥ لَا تَفْرَحْ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْفَرِحِينَ ﴿76﴾
Indeed, Qarun was from the people of Moses, but he tyrannized them. And We gave him of treasures whose keys would burden a band of strong men; thereupon his people said to him, "Do not exult. Indeed, Allah does not like the exultant.
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← read from right to left7But he oppressedفَبَغَىfabaghaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+بَغَىBut he oppressed 8[on] themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَى[on]+هِمْthem / their 9And we gave himوَآتَيْنَاهُwa-ataynahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+آتَيْنَاWe gave+هُhim / his / it 11The treasuresالْكُنُوزِl-kunuziIالthe+كُنُوزِTreasures 14The keys of itمَفَاتِحَهُmafatihahuCBIN+PRONATTمَفَاتِحَThe keys of+هُhim / his / it 15Would burdenلَتَنُوءُlatanu'uCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+تَنُوءُWould burden 16A company of menبِالْعُصْبَةِbil-'usbatiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+عُصْبَةِA company of men 17Possessors of great strengthأُولِيuliI 18Possessors of great strengthالْقُوَّةِl-quwatiIالthe+قُوَّةِPossessors of great strength 21To himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it 22His peopleقَوْمُهُqawmuhuCBIN+PRONATTقَوْمُHis people+هُhim / his / it 29The exultantالْفَرِحِينَl-farihinaIالthe+فَرِحِينَExultant وَٱبْتَغِ فِيمَآ ءَاتَىٰكَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلدَّارَ ٱلْءَاخِرَةَ ۖ وَلَا تَنسَ نَصِيبَكَ مِنَ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ وَأَحْسِن كَمَآ أَحْسَنَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ ۖ وَلَا تَبْغِ ٱلْفَسَادَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ ﴿77﴾
But seek, through that which Allah has given you, the home of the Hereafter; and [yet], do not forget your share of the world. And do good as Allah has done good to you. And desire not corruption in the land. Indeed, Allah does not like corrupters."
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← read from right to left1But seekوَابْتَغِwa-ibtaghiCBFCONJ+Vوَand+ابْتَغِBut seek 2Through whatفِيمَاfimaCBIP+RELفِso / then+يمَاThrough what 3Allah has given youآتَاكَatakaCBFV+PRONATTآتَاAllah has given+كَyou / your 4Allah has given youاللَّهُl-lahuI 5The homeالدَّارَl-daraIالthe+دَارَHome 6Of the Hereafterالْآخِرَةَl-akhirataIالthe+آخِرَةَOf the Hereafter 9Your shareنَصِيبَكَnasibakaCBIN+PRONATTنَصِيبَYour share+كَyou / your 11The worldالدُّنْيَاl-dunyaIالthe+دُنْيَاWorld 12And do goodوَأَحْسِنْwa-ahsinCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَحْسِنْDo good 14Allah has been goodأَحْسَنَahsanaF 15Allah has been goodاللَّهُl-lahuI 19Corruptionالْفَسَادَl-fasadaIالthe+فَسَادَCorruption 21The earthالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِEarth 26The corruptersالْمُفْسِدِينَl-mufsidinaIالthe+مُفْسِدِينَCorrupters قَالَ إِنَّمَآ أُوتِيتُهُۥ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عِندِىٓ ۚ أَوَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَدْ أَهْلَكَ مِن قَبْلِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ مَنْ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُ قُوَّةً وَأَكْثَرُ جَمْعًا ۚ وَلَا يُسْـَٔلُ عَن ذُنُوبِهِمُ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ ﴿78﴾
He said, "I was only given it because of knowledge I have." Did he not know that Allah had destroyed before him of generations those who were greater than him in power and greater in accumulation [of wealth]? But the criminals, about their sins, will not be asked.
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← read from right to left2OnlyإِنَّمَاinnamaCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly 3I have been given itأُوتِيتُهُutituhuCBFV+PRONATTأُوتِيتُI have been given+هُhim / his / it 5Of knowledgeعِلْمٍ'ilminI 12DestroyedأَهْلَكَahlakaF 14Before himقَبْلِهِqablihiCBIN+PRONATTقَبْلِBefore+هِhim / his / it 16The generationsالْقُرُونِl-quruniIالthe+قُرُونِGenerations 19Were strongerأَشَدُّashadduI 20Than himمِنْهُminhuCBHP+PRONATTمِنْThan+هُhim / his / it 21In strengthقُوَّةًquwwatanI 22And greaterوَأَكْثَرُwa-aktharuCBICONJ+Nوَand+أَكْثَرُGreater 23In accumulationجَمْعًاjam'anI 25Will be questionedيُسْأَلُyus'aluF 27Their sinsذُنُوبِهِمُdhunubihimuCBIN+PRONATTذُنُوبِTheir sins+هِمُthem / their 28The criminalsالْمُجْرِمُونَl-mujrimunaIالthe+مُجْرِمُونَCriminals فَخَرَجَ عَلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ فِى زِينَتِهِۦ ۖ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا يَٰلَيْتَ لَنَا مِثْلَ مَآ أُوتِىَ قَٰرُونُ إِنَّهُۥ لَذُو حَظٍّ عَظِيمٍ ﴿79﴾
So he came out before his people in his adornment. Those who desired the worldly life said, "Oh, would that we had like what was given to Qarun. Indeed, he is one of great fortune."
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← read from right to left1So he went forthفَخَرَجَfakharajaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+خَرَجَHe went forth 3His peopleقَوْمِهِqawmihiCBIN+PRONATTقَوْمِHis people+هِhim / his / it 5His adornmentزِينَتِهِzinatihiCBIN+PRONATTزِينَتِHis adornment+هِhim / his / it 7Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 8DesireيُرِيدُونَyuridunaF 9The lifeالْحَيَاةَl-hayataIالthe+حَيَاةَLife 10Of the worldالدُّنْيَاl-dunyaIالthe+دُنْيَاOf the world 11O would thatيَالَيْتَyalaytaH 15Has been givenأُوتِيَutiyaF 16To qarunقَارُونُqarunuI 17Indeed heإِنَّهُinnahuCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it 18Is the ownerلَذُوladhuCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+ذُوIs the owner وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ وَيْلَكُمْ ثَوَابُ ٱللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لِّمَنْ ءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا وَلَا يُلَقَّىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلصَّٰبِرُونَ ﴿80﴾
But those who had been given knowledge said, "Woe to you! The reward of Allah is better for he who believes and does righteousness. And none are granted it except the patient."
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← read from right to left1But saidوَقَالَwaqalaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَBut said 2Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 4The knowledgeالْعِلْمَl-'ilmaIالthe+عِلْمَKnowledge 5Woe to youوَيْلَكُمْwaylakumCBIN+PRONATTوَيْلَWoe to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 6The rewardثَوَابُthawabuI 9For he whoلِمَنْlimanCBIP+RELلِfor / to+مَنْHe who 11And doesوَعَمِلَwa'amilaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+عَمِلَDoes 12Righteous deedsصَالِحًاsalihanI 14It is grantedيُلَقَّاهَاyulaqqahaCBFV+PRONATTيُلَقَّاIt is granted+هَاher / it / its 15ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 16To the patient onesالصَّابِرُونَl-sabirunaIالthe+صَابِرُونَTo the patient ones فَخَسَفْنَا بِهِۦ وَبِدَارِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ فَمَا كَانَ لَهُۥ مِن فِئَةٍ يَنصُرُونَهُۥ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُنتَصِرِينَ ﴿81﴾
And We caused the earth to swallow him and his home. And there was for him no company to aid him other than Allah, nor was he of those who [could] defend themselves.
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← read from right to left1Then we caused to swallow upفَخَسَفْنَاfakhasafnaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+خَسَفْنَاWe caused to swallow up 3And his homeوَبِدَارِهِwabidarihiCBICONJ+P+N+PRONATTوَand+بِwith / in+دَارِHis home+هِhim / his / it 4The earthالْأَرْضَl-ardaIالthe+أَرْضَEarth 7For himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it 10To help himيَنْصُرُونَهُyansurunahuCBFV+PRONATTيَنْصُرُونَTo help+هُhim / his / it 17Those who could defend themselvesالْمُنْتَصِرِينَl-muntasirinaIالthe+مُنْتَصِرِينَThose who could defend themselves وَأَصْبَحَ ٱلَّذِينَ تَمَنَّوْا۟ مَكَانَهُۥ بِٱلْأَمْسِ يَقُولُونَ وَيْكَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ وَيَقْدِرُ ۖ لَوْلَآ أَن مَّنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا لَخَسَفَ بِنَا ۖ وَيْكَأَنَّهُۥ لَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ ﴿82﴾
And those who had wished for his position the previous day began to say, "Oh, how Allah extends provision to whom He wills of His servants and restricts it! If not that Allah had conferred favor on us, He would have caused it to swallow us. Oh, how the disbelievers do not succeed!"
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← read from right to left1And beganوَأَصْبَحَwa-asbahaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَصْبَحَBegan 2Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 3Had wishedتَمَنَّوْاtamannawF 4His positionمَكَانَهُmakanahuCBIN+PRONATTمَكَانَHis position+هُhim / his / it 5The day beforeبِالْأَمْسِbil-amsiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+أَمْسِDay before 6To sayيَقُولُونَyaqulunaF 7Ah thatوَيْكَأَنَّwayka'annaH 10The provisionالرِّزْقَl-rizqaIالthe+رِزْقَProvision 11For whomلِمَنْlimanCBIP+RELلِfor / to+مَنْWhom 12He willsيَشَاءُyasha'uF 14His slavesعِبَادِهِ'ibadihiCBIN+PRONATTعِبَادِHis slaves+هِhim / his / it 15And restricts itوَيَقْدِرُwayaqdiruCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَقْدِرُRestricts it 18Allah had favoredمَنَّmannaF 19Allah had favoredاللَّهُl-lahuI 20[to] usعَلَيْنَا'alaynaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَى[to]+نَاus / our 21He would have caused it to swallow usلَخَسَفَlakhasafaCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+خَسَفَHe would have caused it to swallow us 22He would have caused it to swallow usبِنَاbinaCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+نَاus / our 23Ah thatوَيْكَأَنَّهُwayka'annahuCBHACC+PRONATTوَيْكَأَنَّAh that+هُhim / his / it 25Will succeedيُفْلِحُyuflihuF 26The disbelieversالْكَافِرُونَl-kafirunaIالthe+كَافِرُونَDisbelievers تِلْكَ ٱلدَّارُ ٱلْءَاخِرَةُ نَجْعَلُهَا لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُرِيدُونَ عُلُوًّا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فَسَادًا ۚ وَٱلْعَٰقِبَةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ ﴿83﴾
That home of the Hereafter We assign to those who do not desire exaltedness upon the earth or corruption. And the [best] outcome is for the righteous.
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← read from right to left2The homeالدَّارُl-daruIالthe+دَارُHome 3Of the Hereafterالْآخِرَةُl-akhiratuIالthe+آخِرَةُOf the Hereafter 4We assign itنَجْعَلُهَاnaj'aluhaCBFV+PRONATTنَجْعَلُWe assign+هَاher / it / its 5To those whoلِلَّذِينَlilladhinaCBIP+RELلِfor / to+الَّذِينَThose who 7DesireيُرِيدُونَyuridunaF 8Exaltednessعُلُوًّا'uluwwanI 10The earthالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِEarth 12CorruptionفَسَادًاfasadanI 13And the good endوَالْعَاقِبَةُwal-'aqibatuCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+عَاقِبَةُGood end 14Is for the righteousلِلْمُتَّقِينَlilmuttaqinaCBIP+Nلِلfor the+مُتَّقِينَIs for the righteous مَن جَآءَ بِٱلْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُۥ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهَا ۖ وَمَن جَآءَ بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ فَلَا يُجْزَى ٱلَّذِينَ عَمِلُوا۟ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ إِلَّا مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿84﴾
Whoever comes [on the Day of Judgement] with a good deed will have better than it; and whoever comes with an evil deed - then those who did evil deeds will not be recompensed except [as much as] what they used to do.
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← read from right to left3With a good deedبِالْحَسَنَةِbil-hasanatiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+حَسَنَةِA good deed 5Will be betterخَيْرٌkhayrunI 6Than itمِنْهَاminhaCBHP+PRONATTمِنْThan+هَاher / it / its 9With an evil deedبِالسَّيِّئَةِbil-sayi'atiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+سَيِّئَةِAn evil deed 11Will be recompensedيُجْزَىyujzaF 12Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 14The evil deedsالسَّيِّئَاتِl-sayi'atiIالthe+سَيِّئَاتِEvil deeds 15ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 17They used toكَانُواkanuF 18Doيَعْمَلُونَya'malunaF إِنَّ ٱلَّذِى فَرَضَ عَلَيْكَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لَرَآدُّكَ إِلَىٰ مَعَادٍ ۚ قُل رَّبِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ مَن جَآءَ بِٱلْهُدَىٰ وَمَنْ هُوَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿85﴾
Indeed, [O Muhammad], He who imposed upon you the Qur'an will take you back to a place of return. Say, "My Lord is most knowing of who brings guidance and who is in clear error."
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← read from right to left4Upon youعَلَيْكَ'alaykaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+كَyou / your 5The Quranالْقُرْآنَl-qur'anaIالthe+قُرْآنَQuran 6Will surely take you backلَرَادُّكَlaraddukaCBILAM+N+PRONATTلَfor / to+رَادُّWill surely take you back+كَyou / your 8A place of returnمَعَادٍma'adinI 11Is most knowingأَعْلَمُa'lamuI 14With the guidanceبِالْهُدَىbil-hudaCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+هُدَىGuidance 18An errorضَلَالٍdalalinI 19ManifestمُبِينٍmubininI وَمَا كُنتَ تَرْجُوٓا۟ أَن يُلْقَىٰٓ إِلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبُ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۖ فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ ظَهِيرًا لِّلْكَٰفِرِينَ ﴿86﴾
And you were not expecting that the Book would be conveyed to you, but [it is] a mercy from your Lord. So do not be an assistant to the disbelievers.
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← read from right to left5Would be sent downيُلْقَىyulqaF 7The Bookالْكِتَابُl-kitabuIالthe+كِتَابُBook 8ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 9As a mercyرَحْمَةًrahmatanI 11Your LordرَبِّكَrabbikaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّYour Lord+كَyou / your 12So do notفَلَاfalaCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَاDo not 13BeتَكُونَنَّtakunannaCBFV+PRONATTتَكُونَBe+نَّemphasis 14An assistantظَهِيرًاzahiranI 15To the disbelieversلِلْكَافِرِينَlilkafirinaCBIP+Nلِلfor the+كَافِرِينَDisbelievers وَلَا يَصُدُّنَّكَ عَنْ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ بَعْدَ إِذْ أُنزِلَتْ إِلَيْكَ ۖ وَٱدْعُ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ۖ وَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ ﴿87﴾
And never let them avert you from the verses of Allah after they have been revealed to you. And invite [people] to your Lord. And never be of those who associate others with Allah.
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← read from right to left2Avert youيَصُدُّنَّكَyasuddunnakaCBFV+PRONATTيَصُدُّAvert you+نَّemphasis+كَyou / your 8They have been revealedأُنْزِلَتْunzilatF 10And invite peopleوَادْعُwa-ud'uCBFCONJ+Vوَand+ادْعُInvite people 12Your LordرَبِّكَrabbikaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّYour Lord+كَyou / your 14BeتَكُونَنَّtakunannaCBFV+PRONATTتَكُونَBe+نَّemphasis 16The polytheistsالْمُشْرِكِينَl-mushrikinaIالthe+مُشْرِكِينَPolytheists وَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ ۘ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُۥ ۚ لَهُ ٱلْحُكْمُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ ﴿88﴾
And do not invoke with Allah another deity. There is no deity except Him. Everything will be destroyed except His Face. His is the judgement, and to Him you will be returned.
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← read from right to left9ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 13Will be destroyedهَالِكٌhalikunI 14ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 15His faceوَجْهَهُwajhahuCBIN+PRONATTوَجْهَHis face+هُhim / his / it 16To himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it 17Is the decisionالْحُكْمُl-hukmuIالthe+حُكْمُIs the decision 19You will be returnedتُرْجَعُونَturja'unaF 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.
