ضَرَبَ لَكُم مَّثَلًا مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ ۖ هَل لَّكُم مِّن مَّا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُكُم مِّن شُرَكَآءَ فِى مَا رَزَقْنَٰكُمْ فَأَنتُمْ فِيهِ سَوَآءٌ تَخَافُونَهُمْ كَخِيفَتِكُمْ أَنفُسَكُمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ ٱلْءَايَٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ ﴿28﴾
He presents to you an example from yourselves. Do you have among those whom your right hands possess any partners in what We have provided for you so that you are equal therein [and] would fear them as your fear of one another [within a partnership]? Thus do We detail the verses for a people who use reason.
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← read from right to left1He sets forthضَرَبَdarabaF 2To youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 3An exampleمَثَلًاmathalanI 5YourselvesأَنْفُسِكُمْanfusikumCBIN+PRONATTأَنْفُسِYourselves+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 7For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 10PossessمَلَكَتْmalakatF 11Your right handsأَيْمَانُكُمْaymanukumCBIN+PRONATTأَيْمَانُYour right hands+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 13Partnersشُرَكَاءَshuraka'aI 16We have provided youرَزَقْنَاكُمْrazaqnakumCBFV+PRONATTرَزَقْنَاWe have provided+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 19Are equalسَوَاءٌsawa'onI 20You fear themتَخَافُونَهُمْtakhafunahumCBFV+PRONATTتَخَافُونَYou fear+هُمْthem / their 21As you fearكَخِيفَتِكُمْkakhifatikumCBIP+N+PRONATTكَlike+خِيفَتِYou fear+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 22YourselvesأَنْفُسَكُمْanfusakumCBIN+PRONATTأَنْفُسَYourselves+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 23ThusكَذَلِكَkadhalikaCBIP+DEMكَlike+ذَلِكَThus 24We explainنُفَصِّلُnufassiluF 25The versesالْآيَاتِl-ayatiIالthe+آيَاتِVerses 26For a peopleلِقَوْمٍliqawminCBIP+Nلِfor / to+قَوْمٍA people 27Who use reasonيَعْقِلُونَya'qilunaF بَلِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَهْوَآءَهُم بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ ۖ فَمَن يَهْدِى مَنْ أَضَلَّ ٱللَّهُ ۖ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن نَّٰصِرِينَ ﴿29﴾
But those who wrong follow their [own] desires without knowledge. Then who can guide one whom Allah has sent astray? And for them there are no helpers.
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← read from right to left3Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 5Their desiresأَهْوَاءَهُمْahwa'ahumCBIN+PRONATTأَهْوَاءَTheir desires+هُمْthem / their 6WithoutبِغَيْرِbighayriCBIP+Nبِwith / in+غَيْرِWithout 11Allah has let go astrayأَضَلَّadallaF 12Allah has let go astrayاللَّهُl-lahuI 14For themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their 16HelpersنَاصِرِينَnasirinaI فَأَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّينِ حَنِيفًا ۚ فِطْرَتَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّتِى فَطَرَ ٱلنَّاسَ عَلَيْهَا ۚ لَا تَبْدِيلَ لِخَلْقِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلْقَيِّمُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿30﴾
So direct your face toward the religion, inclining to truth. [Adhere to] the fitrah of Allah upon which He has created [all] people. No change should there be in the creation of Allah. That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know.
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← read from right to left1So setفَأَقِمْfa-aqimCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَقِمْSet 2Your faceوَجْهَكَwajhakaCBIN+PRONATTوَجْهَYour face+كَyou / your 3To the religionلِلدِّينِlilddiniCBIP+Nلِلfor the+دِينِReligion 6Made by Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI 7Upon whichالَّتِيallatiI 8He has createdفَطَرَfataraF 9Mankindالنَّاسَl-nasaIالthe+نَاسَMankind 10[on it]عَلَيْهَا'alayhaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَى[on it]+هَاher / it / its 12ChangeتَبْدِيلَtabdilaI 13Should there be in the creationلِخَلْقِlikhalqiCBIP+Nلِfor / to+خَلْقِShould there be in the creation 16Is the religionالدِّينُl-dinuIالthe+دِينُIs the religion 17The correctالْقَيِّمُl-qayimuIالthe+قَيِّمُCorrect 18ButوَلَكِنَّwalakinnaCBHCONJ+ACCوَand+لَكِنَّBut 20Menالنَّاسِl-nasiIالthe+نَاسِMen 22Knowيَعْلَمُونَya'lamunaF مُنِيبِينَ إِلَيْهِ وَٱتَّقُوهُ وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ ﴿31﴾
[Adhere to it], turning in repentance to Him, and fear Him and establish prayer and do not be of those who associate others with Allah
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← read from right to left1TurningمُنِيبِينَmunibinaI 2To himإِلَيْهِilayhiCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+هِhim / his / it 3And fear himوَاتَّقُوهُwa-ittaquhuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+اتَّقُوFear+هُhim / his / it 4And establishوَأَقِيمُواwa-aqimuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَقِيمُواEstablish 5The prayerالصَّلَاةَl-salataIالthe+صَلَاةَPrayer 9The polytheistsالْمُشْرِكِينَl-mushrikinaIالthe+مُشْرِكِينَPolytheists مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ فَرَّقُوا۟ دِينَهُمْ وَكَانُوا۟ شِيَعًا ۖ كُلُّ حِزْبٍۭ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ فَرِحُونَ ﴿32﴾
[Or] of those who have divided their religion and become sects, every faction rejoicing in what it has.
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← read from right to left2Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 4Their religionدِينَهُمْdinahumCBIN+PRONATTدِينَTheir religion+هُمْthem / their 5And becomeوَكَانُواwakanuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانُواBecome 9In whatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاWhat 10They haveلَدَيْهِمْladayhimCBILOC+PRONATTلَدَيْThey have+هِمْthem / their 11RejoicingفَرِحُونَfarihunaI وَإِذَا مَسَّ ٱلنَّاسَ ضُرٌّ دَعَوْا۟ رَبَّهُم مُّنِيبِينَ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ إِذَآ أَذَاقَهُم مِّنْهُ رَحْمَةً إِذَا فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُم بِرَبِّهِمْ يُشْرِكُونَ ﴿33﴾
And when adversity touches the people, they call upon their Lord, turning in repentance to Him. Then when He lets them taste mercy from Him, at once a party of them associate others with their Lord,
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← read from right to left1And whenوَإِذَاwa-idhaCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذَاWhen 3Peopleالنَّاسَl-nasaIالthe+نَاسَPeople 6Their LordرَبَّهُمْrabbahumCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّTheir Lord+هُمْthem / their 7TurningمُنِيبِينَmunibinaI 8To himإِلَيْهِilayhiCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+هِhim / his / it 11He causes them to tasteأَذَاقَهُمْadhaqahumCBFV+PRONATTأَذَاقَHe causes them to taste+هُمْthem / their 12From himمِنْهُminhuCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom+هُhim / his / it 16Of themمِنْهُمْminhumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْOf+هُمْthem / their 17With their LordبِرَبِّهِمْbirabbihimCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+رَبِّTheir Lord+هِمْthem / their 18Associate partnersيُشْرِكُونَyushrikunaF لِيَكْفُرُوا۟ بِمَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ ۚ فَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿34﴾
So that they will deny what We have granted them. Then enjoy yourselves, for you are going to know.
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← read from right to left1So as to denyلِيَكْفُرُواliyakfuruCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يَكْفُرُواSo as to deny 2[in] whatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَا[in] what 3We have granted themآتَيْنَاهُمْataynahumCBFV+PRONATTآتَيْنَاWe have granted+هُمْthem / their 4Then enjoyفَتَمَتَّعُواfatamatta'uCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+تَمَتَّعُواEnjoy 5But soonفَسَوْفَfasawfaCBHCONJ+FUTفَso / then+سَوْفَBut soon 6You will knowتَعْلَمُونَta'lamunaF أَمْ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَٰنًا فَهُوَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يُشْرِكُونَ ﴿35﴾
Or have We sent down to them an authority, and it speaks of what they were associating with Him?
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← read from right to left2Have we sentأَنْزَلْنَاanzalnaF 3To themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+هِمْthem / their 4An authorityسُلْطَانًاsultananI 6SpeaksيَتَكَلَّمُyatakallamuF 7Of whatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاOf what 9With himبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 10AssociatingيُشْرِكُونَyushrikunaF وَإِذَآ أَذَقْنَا ٱلنَّاسَ رَحْمَةً فَرِحُوا۟ بِهَا ۖ وَإِن تُصِبْهُمْ سَيِّئَةٌۢ بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ إِذَا هُمْ يَقْنَطُونَ ﴿36﴾
And when We let the people taste mercy, they rejoice therein, but if evil afflicts them for what their hands have put forth, immediately they despair.
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← read from right to left1And whenوَإِذَاwa-idhaCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذَاWhen 2We cause people to tasteأَذَقْنَاadhaqnaF 3We cause people to tasteالنَّاسَl-nasaIالthe+نَاسَWe cause people to taste 5They rejoiceفَرِحُواfarihuF 6ThereinبِهَاbihaCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هَاher / it / its 8Afflicts themتُصِبْهُمْtusibhumCBFV+PRONATTتُصِبْAfflicts+هُمْthem / their 9An evilسَيِّئَةٌsayyi'atunI 10For whatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاFor what 11Have sent forthقَدَّمَتْqaddamatF 12Their handsأَيْدِيهِمْaydihimCBIN+PRONATTأَيْدِيTheir hands+هِمْthem / their 15DespairيَقْنَطُونَyaqnatunaF أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقْدِرُ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿37﴾
Do they not see that Allah extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it]? Indeed, in that are signs for a people who believe.
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← read from right to left6The provisionالرِّزْقَl-rizqaIالthe+رِزْقَProvision 7For whomلِمَنْlimanCBIP+RELلِfor / to+مَنْWhom 9And straitens itوَيَقْدِرُwayaqdiruCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَقْدِرُStraitens it 13Surely are signsلَآيَاتٍla-ayatinCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+آيَاتٍSurely are signs 14For a peopleلِقَوْمٍliqawminCBIP+Nلِfor / to+قَوْمٍA people 15Who believeيُؤْمِنُونَyu'minunaF فَـَٔاتِ ذَا ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ حَقَّهُۥ وَٱلْمِسْكِينَ وَٱبْنَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ ﴿38﴾
So give the relative his right, as well as the needy and the traveler. That is best for those who desire the countenance of Allah, and it is they who will be the successful.
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← read from right to left1So giveفَآتِfa-atiCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+آتِGive 3The relativeالْقُرْبَىl-qurbaIالthe+قُرْبَىRelative 4His rightحَقَّهُhaqqahuCBIN+PRONATTحَقَّHis right+هُhim / his / it 5And the poorوَالْمِسْكِينَwal-miskinaCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+مِسْكِينَPoor 6And the wayfarerوَابْنَwa-ibnaCBICONJ+Nوَand+ابْنَThe wayfarer 7And the wayfarerالسَّبِيلِl-sabiliIالthe+سَبِيلِAnd the wayfarer 10For those whoلِلَّذِينَlilladhinaCBIP+RELلِfor / to+الَّذِينَThose who 11DesireيُرِيدُونَyuridunaF 12The countenanceوَجْهَwajhaI 14And thoseوَأُولَئِكَwa-ula'ikaCBICONJ+DEMوَand+أُولَئِكَThose 16Are the successful onesالْمُفْلِحُونَl-muflihunaIالthe+مُفْلِحُونَAre the successful ones وَمَآ ءَاتَيْتُم مِّن رِّبًا لِّيَرْبُوَا۟ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِ ٱلنَّاسِ فَلَا يَرْبُوا۟ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَمَآ ءَاتَيْتُم مِّن زَكَوٰةٍ تُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَ ٱللَّهِ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُضْعِفُونَ ﴿39﴾
And whatever you give for interest to increase within the wealth of people will not increase with Allah. But what you give in zakah, desiring the countenance of Allah - those are the multipliers.
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← read from right to left2You giveآتَيْتُمْataytumF 5To increaseلِيَرْبُوَliyarbuwaCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يَرْبُوَIncrease 7The wealthأَمْوَالِamwaliI 8Of peopleالنَّاسِl-nasiIالthe+نَاسِOf people 10Will increaseيَرْبُوyarbuF 14You giveآتَيْتُمْataytumF 17DesiringتُرِيدُونَturidunaF 18The countenanceوَجْهَwajhaI 20Then thoseفَأُولَئِكَfa-ula'ikaCBICONJ+DEMفَso / then+أُولَئِكَThose 22Will get manifoldالْمُضْعِفُونَl-mud'ifunaIالthe+مُضْعِفُونَWill get manifold ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُمْ ثُمَّ رَزَقَكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيكُمْ ۖ هَلْ مِن شُرَكَآئِكُم مَّن يَفْعَلُ مِن ذَٰلِكُم مِّن شَىْءٍ ۚ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ﴿40﴾
Allah is the one who created you, then provided for you, then will cause you to die, and then will give you life. Are there any of your "partners" who does anything of that? Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him.
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← read from right to left2Is the one whoالَّذِيalladhiI 3Created youخَلَقَكُمْkhalaqakumCBFV+PRONATTخَلَقَCreated+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 5He provided for youرَزَقَكُمْrazaqakumCBFV+PRONATTرَزَقَHe provided for+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 7He will cause you to dieيُمِيتُكُمْyumitukumCBFV+PRONATTيُمِيتُHe will cause you to die+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 9He will give you lifeيُحْيِيكُمْyuhyikumCBFV+PRONATTيُحْيِيHe will give you life+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 12Of your partnersشُرَكَائِكُمْshuraka'ikumCBIN+PRONATTشُرَكَائِOf your partners+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 19Glory be to himسُبْحَانَهُsubhanahuCBIN+PRONATTسُبْحَانَGlory be to+هُhim / his / it 20And exalted is heوَتَعَالَىwata'alaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+تَعَالَىExalted is he 21Above whatعَمَّا'ammaCBIP+RELعَنabout / from=مَاwhat 22They associateيُشْرِكُونَyushrikunaF 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.
