Surah Al-Ankabut 29:31–44

العنكبوت

Surah 29 · Ruku 4 of 7 · ayahs 31–44 · Juz 20 · pages 400–401 · Makki

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Al-Ankabut 29:31

وَلَمَّا جَآءَتْ رُسُلُنَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ بِٱلْبُشْرَىٰ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا مُهْلِكُوٓا۟ أَهْلِ هَٰذِهِ ٱلْقَرْيَةِ ۖ إِنَّ أَهْلَهَا كَانُوا۟ ظَٰلِمِينَ ﴿31﴾

And when Our messengers came to Abraham with the good tidings, they said, "Indeed, we will destroy the people of that Lot's city. Indeed, its people have been wrongdoers."

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1And whenوَلَمَّاwalammaCBICONJ+Tوَand+لَمَّاWhen
2Cameجَاءَتْja'atF
3OurرُسُلُنَاrusulunaCBIN+PRONATTرُسُلُour+نَاus / our
4To abrahamإِبْرَاهِيمَibrahimaI
5With the glad tidingsبِالْبُشْرَىbil-bushraCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+بُشْرَىGlad tidings
6They saidقَالُواqaluF
7Indeed weإِنَّاinnaCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed we+ناus / our
8Are going to destroyمُهْلِكُوmuhlikuI
9The peopleأَهْلِahliI
10Of thisهَذِهِhadhihiI
11Townالْقَرْيَةِl-qaryatiIالthe+قَرْيَةِTown
12IndeedإِنَّinnaH
13Its peopleأَهْلَهَاahlahaCBIN+PRONATTأَهْلَIts people+هَاher / it / its
14AreكَانُواkanuF
15WrongdoersظَالِمِينَzaliminaI

Al-Ankabut 29:32

قَالَ إِنَّ فِيهَا لُوطًا ۚ قَالُوا۟ نَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن فِيهَا ۖ لَنُنَجِّيَنَّهُۥ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ كَانَتْ مِنَ ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ ﴿32﴾

[Abraham] said, "Indeed, within it is Lot." They said, "We are more knowing of who is within it. We will surely save him and his family, except his wife. She is to be of those who remain behind."

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1He saidقَالَqalaF
2IndeedإِنَّinnaH
3In itفِيهَاfihaCBHP+PRONATTفِيIn+هَاher / it / its
4Is lotلُوطًاlutanI
5They saidقَالُواqaluF
6WeنَحْنُnahnuI
7Know betterأَعْلَمُa'lamuI
8WhoبِمَنْbimanCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَنْWho
9Is in itفِيهَاfihaCBHP+PRONATTفِيIs in+هَاher / it / its
10We will surely save himلَنُنَجِّيَنَّهُlanunajjiyannahuCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+نُنَجِّيَWe will surely save him+نَّemphasis+هُhim / his / it
11And his familyوَأَهْلَهُwa-ahlahuCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+أَهْلَHis family+هُhim / his / it
12ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
13His wifeامْرَأَتَهُimra'atahuCBIN+PRONATTامْرَأَتَHis wife+هُhim / his / it
14SheكَانَتْkanatF
15Is ofمِنَminaH
16Those who remainالْغَابِرِينَl-ghabirinaIالthe+غَابِرِينَThose who remain

Al-Ankabut 29:33

وَلَمَّآ أَن جَآءَتْ رُسُلُنَا لُوطًا سِىٓءَ بِهِمْ وَضَاقَ بِهِمْ ذَرْعًا وَقَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ ۖ إِنَّا مُنَجُّوكَ وَأَهْلَكَ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَكَ كَانَتْ مِنَ ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ ﴿33﴾

And when Our messengers came to Lot, he was distressed for them and felt for them great discomfort. They said, "Fear not, nor grieve. Indeed, we will save you and your family, except your wife; she is to be of those who remain behind.

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1And whenوَلَمَّاwalammaCBICONJ+Tوَand+لَمَّاWhen
2[that]أَنْanH
3Cameجَاءَتْja'atF
4OurرُسُلُنَاrusulunaCBIN+PRONATTرُسُلُour+نَاus / our
5To lotلُوطًاlutanI
6He was distressedسِيءَsi'aF
7For themبِهِمْbihimCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِمْthem / their
8And felt straitenedوَضَاقَwadaqaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+ضَاقَFelt straitened
9For themبِهِمْbihimCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِمْthem / their
10And uneasyذَرْعًاdhar'anI
11And they saidوَقَالُواwaqaluCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالُواThey said
12Do notلَاlaH
13FearتَخَفْtakhafF
14And do notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاDo not
15GrieveتَحْزَنْtahzanF
16Indeed weإِنَّاinnaCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed we+ناus / our
17Will save youمُنَجُّوكَmunajjukaCBIN+PRONATTمُنَجُّوWill save+كَyou / your
18And your familyوَأَهْلَكَwa-ahlakaCBICONJ+Nوَand+أَهْلَكَYour family
19ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
20Your wifeامْرَأَتَكَimra'atakaCBIN+PRONATTامْرَأَتَYour wife+كَyou / your
21SheكَانَتْkanatF
22Is ofمِنَminaH
23Those who remain behindالْغَابِرِينَl-ghabirinaIالthe+غَابِرِينَThose who remain behind

Al-Ankabut 29:34

إِنَّا مُنزِلُونَ عَلَىٰٓ أَهْلِ هَٰذِهِ ٱلْقَرْيَةِ رِجْزًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْسُقُونَ ﴿34﴾

Indeed, we will bring down on the people of this city punishment from the sky because they have been defiantly disobedient."

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1Indeed weإِنَّاinnaCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed we+ناus / our
2Will bring downمُنْزِلُونَmunzilunaI
3Onعَلَى'alaH
4The peopleأَهْلِahliI
5Of thisهَذِهِhadhihiI
6Townالْقَرْيَةِl-qaryatiIالthe+قَرْيَةِTown
7A punishmentرِجْزًاrijzanI
8FromمِنَminaH
9The skyالسَّمَاءِl-sama'iIالthe+سَمَاءِSky
10BecauseبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاBecause
11They have beenكَانُواkanuF
12Defiantly disobedientيَفْسُقُونَyafsuqunaF

Al-Ankabut 29:35

وَلَقَد تَّرَكْنَا مِنْهَآ ءَايَةًۢ بَيِّنَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ ﴿35﴾

And We have certainly left of it a sign as clear evidence for a people who use reason.

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1And verilyوَلَقَدْwalaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْVerily
2We have leftتَرَكْنَاtaraknaF
3About itمِنْهَاminhaCBHP+PRONATTمِنْAbout+هَاher / it / its
4A signآيَةًayatanI
5As evidenceبَيِّنَةًbayyinatanI
6For a peopleلِقَوْمٍliqawminCBIP+Nلِfor / to+قَوْمٍA people
7Who use reasonيَعْقِلُونَya'qilunaF

Al-Ankabut 29:36

وَإِلَىٰ مَدْيَنَ أَخَاهُمْ شُعَيْبًا فَقَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱرْجُوا۟ ٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلْءَاخِرَ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ ﴿36﴾

And to Madyan [We sent] their brother Shu'ayb, and he said, "O my people, worship Allah and expect the Last Day and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption."

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1And toوَإِلَىwa-ilaCBHCONJ+Pوَand+إِلَىTo
2MadyanمَدْيَنَmadyanaI
3Their brotherأَخَاهُمْakhahumCBIN+PRONATTأَخَاTheir brother+هُمْthem / their
4Shuaibشُعَيْبًاshu'aybanI
5And he saidفَقَالَfaqalaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+قَالَAnd he said
6O my peopleيَاقَوْمِyaqawmiCBIVOC+NيَاO+قَوْمِMy people
7Worshipاعْبُدُواu'buduF
8Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
9And expectوَارْجُواwa-irjuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+ارْجُواExpect
10The dayالْيَوْمَl-yawmaIالthe+يَوْمَDay
11The lastالْآخِرَl-akhiraIالthe+آخِرَLast
12And do notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+PROوَand+لَاDo not
13Commit evilتَعْثَوْاta'thawF
14InفِيfiH
15The earthالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِEarth
16As corruptersمُفْسِدِينَmufsidinaI

Al-Ankabut 29:37

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلرَّجْفَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دَارِهِمْ جَٰثِمِينَ ﴿37﴾

But they denied him, so the earthquake seized them, and they became within their home [corpses] fallen prone.

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1But they denied himفَكَذَّبُوهُfakadhabuhuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+كَذَّبُوBut they denied+هُhim / his / it
2So seized themفَأَخَذَتْهُمُfa-akhadhathumuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَخَذَتْSeized+هُمُthem / their
3The earthquakeالرَّجْفَةُl-rajfatuIالthe+رَجْفَةُEarthquake
4And they becameفَأَصْبَحُواfa-asbahuCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَصْبَحُواAnd they became
5InفِيfiH
6Their homeدَارِهِمْdarihimCBIN+PRONATTدَارِTheir home+هِمْthem / their
7Fallen proneجَاثِمِينَjathiminaI

Al-Ankabut 29:38

وَعَادًا وَثَمُودَا۟ وَقَد تَّبَيَّنَ لَكُم مِّن مَّسَٰكِنِهِمْ ۖ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ فَصَدَّهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَكَانُوا۟ مُسْتَبْصِرِينَ ﴿38﴾

And [We destroyed] 'Aad and Thamud, and it has become clear to you from their [ruined] dwellings. And Satan had made pleasing to them their deeds and averted them from the path, and they were endowed with perception.

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1And aadوَعَادًاwa'adanCBICONJ+PNوَand+عَادًاAad
2And thamudوَثَمُودَwathamudaCBICONJ+PNوَand+ثَمُودَThamud
3And verilyوَقَدْwaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+قَدْVerily
4Has become clearتَبَيَّنَtabayyanaF
5To youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
6FromمِنْminH
7Their dwellingsمَسَاكِنِهِمْmasakinihimCBIN+PRONATTمَسَاكِنِTheir dwellings+هِمْthem / their
8And made fair seemingوَزَيَّنَwazayyanaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+زَيَّنَMade fair seeming
9To themلَهُمُlahumuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمُthem / their
10The devilالشَّيْطَانُl-shaytanuIالthe+شَيْطَانُDevil
11Their deedsأَعْمَالَهُمْa'malahumCBIN+PRONATTأَعْمَالَTheir deeds+هُمْthem / their
12And averted themفَصَدَّهُمْfasaddahumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+صَدَّAnd averted+هُمْthem / their
13Fromعَنِ'aniH
14The wayالسَّبِيلِl-sabiliIالthe+سَبِيلِWay
15Though they wereوَكَانُواwakanuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانُواThough they were
16Endowed with insightمُسْتَبْصِرِينَmustabsirinaI

Al-Ankabut 29:39

وَقَٰرُونَ وَفِرْعَوْنَ وَهَٰمَٰنَ ۖ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مُّوسَىٰ بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ فَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ سَٰبِقِينَ ﴿39﴾

And [We destroyed] Qarun and Pharaoh and Haman. And Moses had already come to them with clear evidences, and they were arrogant in the land, but they were not outrunners [of Our punishment].

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1And qarunوَقَارُونَwaqarunaCBICONJ+PNوَand+قَارُونَQarun
2And Pharaohوَفِرْعَوْنَwafir'awnaCBICONJ+PNوَand+فِرْعَوْنَPharaoh
3And hamanوَهَامَانَwahamanaCBICONJ+PNوَand+هَامَانَHaman
4And certainlyوَلَقَدْwalaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْCertainly
5Came to themجَاءَهُمْja'ahumCBFV+PRONATTجَاءَCame to+هُمْthem / their
6MosesمُوسَىmusaI
7With clear evidencesبِالْبَيِّنَاتِbil-bayinatiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+بَيِّنَاتِClear evidences
8But they were arrogantفَاسْتَكْبَرُواfa-istakbaruCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اسْتَكْبَرُواBut they were arrogant
9InفِيfiH
10The earthالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِEarth
11And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
12They couldكَانُواkanuF
13Outstrip usسَابِقِينَsabiqinaI

Al-Ankabut 29:40

فَكُلًّا أَخَذْنَا بِذَنۢبِهِۦ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ حَاصِبًا وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ أَخَذَتْهُ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ خَسَفْنَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ أَغْرَقْنَا ۚ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ وَلَٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ ﴿40﴾

So each We seized for his sin; and among them were those upon whom We sent a storm of stones, and among them were those who were seized by the blast [from the sky], and among them were those whom We caused the earth to swallow, and among them were those whom We drowned. And Allah would not have wronged them, but it was they who were wronging themselves.

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1So eachفَكُلًّاfakullanCBICONJ+Nفَso / then+كُلًّاEach
2We seizedأَخَذْنَاakhadhnaF
3For his sinبِذَنْبِهِbidhanbihiCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+ذَنْبِFor his sin+هِhim / his / it
4Then of themفَمِنْهُمْfaminhumCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTفَso / then+مِنْهُمْOf them
5Was he whoمَنْmanI
6We sentأَرْسَلْنَاarsalnaF
7On himعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOn+هِhim / his / it
8A violent stormحَاصِبًاhasibanI
9And of themوَمِنْهُمْwaminhumCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTوَand+مِنْهُمْOf them
10Was he whoمَنْmanI
11Seized himأَخَذَتْهُakhadhathuCBFV+PRONATTأَخَذَتْSeized+هُhim / his / it
12The awful cryالصَّيْحَةُl-sayhatuIالthe+صَيْحَةُAwful cry
13And of themوَمِنْهُمْwaminhumCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTوَand+مِنْهُمْOf them
14Was he whoمَنْmanI
15We caused to swallowخَسَفْنَاkhasafnaF
16HimبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
17The earthالْأَرْضَl-ardaIالthe+أَرْضَEarth
18And of themوَمِنْهُمْwaminhumCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTوَand+مِنْهُمْOf them
19Was he whoمَنْmanI
20We drownedأَغْرَقْنَاaghraqnaF
21And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
22WasكَانَkanaF
23Allahاللَّهُl-lahuI
24To wrong themلِيَظْلِمَهُمْliyazlimahumCBFP+V+PRONATTلِfor / to+يَظْلِمَWrong+هُمْthem / their
25ButوَلَكِنْwalakinCBHCONJ+AMDوَand+لَكِنْBut
26They wereكَانُواkanuF
27ThemselvesأَنْفُسَهُمْanfusahumCBIN+PRONATTأَنْفُسَthemselves+هُمْthem / their
28Doing wrongيَظْلِمُونَyazlimunaF

Al-Ankabut 29:41

مَثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْلِيَآءَ كَمَثَلِ ٱلْعَنكَبُوتِ ٱتَّخَذَتْ بَيْتًا ۖ وَإِنَّ أَوْهَنَ ٱلْبُيُوتِ لَبَيْتُ ٱلْعَنكَبُوتِ ۖ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿41﴾

The example of those who take allies other than Allah is like that of the spider who takes a home. And indeed, the weakest of homes is the home of the spider, if they only knew.

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1The exampleمَثَلُmathaluI
2Of those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
3TakeاتَّخَذُواittakhadhuF
4BesidesمِنْminH
5BesidesدُونِduniI
6Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
7Protectorsأَوْلِيَاءَawliya'aI
8Is likeكَمَثَلِkamathaliCBIP+Nكَlike+مَثَلِIs like
9The spiderالْعَنْكَبُوتِl-'ankabutiIالthe+عَنْكَبُوتِSpider
10Who takesاتَّخَذَتْittakhadhatF
11A houseبَيْتًاbaytanI
12And indeedوَإِنَّwa-innaCBHCONJ+ACCوَand+إِنَّIndeed
13The weakestأَوْهَنَawhanaI
14Of housesالْبُيُوتِl-buyutiIالthe+بُيُوتِOf houses
15Is surely the houseلَبَيْتُlabaytuCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+بَيْتُIs surely the house
16Of the spiderالْعَنْكَبُوتِl-'ankabutiIالthe+عَنْكَبُوتِOf the spider
17If onlyلَوْlawH
18TheyكَانُواkanuF
19Knowيَعْلَمُونَya'lamunaF

Al-Ankabut 29:42

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مِن شَىْءٍ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ﴿42﴾

Indeed, Allah knows whatever thing they call upon other than Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

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1IndeedإِنَّinnaH
2Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
3Knowsيَعْلَمُya'lamuF
4WhatمَاmaI
5They invokeيَدْعُونَyad'unaF
6Besides himمِنْminH
7Besides himدُونِهِdunihiCBIN+PRONATTدُونِBesides+هِhim / his / it
8AnyمِنْminH
9Thingشَيْءٍshay'inI
10And heوَهُوَwahuwaCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُوَHe
11Is the all mightyالْعَزِيزُl-'azizuIالthe+عَزِيزُIs the all mighty
12The all wiseالْحَكِيمُl-hakimuIالthe+حَكِيمُAll wise

Al-Ankabut 29:43

وَتِلْكَ ٱلْأَمْثَٰلُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ ۖ وَمَا يَعْقِلُهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْعَٰلِمُونَ ﴿43﴾

And these examples We present to the people, but none will understand them except those of knowledge.

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1And theseوَتِلْكَwatilkaCBICONJ+DEMوَand+تِلْكَThese
2Examplesالْأَمْثَالُl-amthaluIالthe+أَمْثَالُExamples
3We set forthنَضْرِبُهَاnadribuhaCBFV+PRONATTنَضْرِبُWe set forth+هَاher / it / its
4To mankindلِلنَّاسِlilnnasiCBIP+Nلِلfor the+نَاسِMankind
5But notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاBut not
6Will understand themيَعْقِلُهَاya'qiluhaCBFV+PRONATTيَعْقِلُWill understand+هَاher / it / its
7ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
8Those of knowledgeالْعَالِمُونَl-'alimunaIالthe+عَالِمُونَThose of knowledge

Al-Ankabut 29:44

خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَةً لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿44﴾

Allah created the heavens and the earth in truth. Indeed in that is a sign for the believers.

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1Allah createdخَلَقَkhalaqaF
2Allah createdاللَّهُl-lahuI
3The heavensالسَّمَاوَاتِl-samawatiIالthe+سَمَوَاتِHeavens
4And the earthوَالْأَرْضَwal-ardaCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَرْضَEarth
5In truthبِالْحَقِّbil-haqiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+حَقِّTruth
6IndeedإِنَّinnaH
7InفِيfiH
8ThatذَلِكَdhalikaI
9Is surely a signلَآيَةًla-ayatanCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+آيَةًIs surely a sign
10For the believersلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَlilmu'mininaCBIP+Nلِلfor the+مُؤْمِنِينَBelievers

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.

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