وَلَوْ تَرَىٰٓ إِذِ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ نَاكِسُوا۟ رُءُوسِهِمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ رَبَّنَآ أَبْصَرْنَا وَسَمِعْنَا فَٱرْجِعْنَا نَعْمَلْ صَٰلِحًا إِنَّا مُوقِنُونَ ﴿12﴾
If you could but see when the criminals are hanging their heads before their Lord, [saying], "Our Lord, we have seen and heard, so return us [to the world]; we will work righteousness. Indeed, we are [now] certain."
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← read from right to left4The criminalsالْمُجْرِمُونَl-mujrimunaIالthe+مُجْرِمُونَCriminals 5Will hangنَاكِسُوnakisuI 6Their headsرُءُوسِهِمْru'usihimCBIN+PRONATTرُءُوسِTheir heads+هِمْthem / their 8Their LordرَبِّهِمْrabbihimCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّTheir Lord+هِمْthem / their 9Our LordرَبَّنَاrabbanaCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّOur Lord+نَاus / our 10We have seenأَبْصَرْنَاabsarnaF 11And we have heardوَسَمِعْنَاwasami'naCBFCONJ+Vوَand+سَمِعْنَاWe have heard 12So return usفَارْجِعْنَاfa-irji'naCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+ارْجِعْReturn+نَاus / our 13We will doنَعْمَلْna'malF 14Righteous deedsصَالِحًاsalihanI 16Are now certainمُوقِنُونَmuqinunaI
وَلَوْ شِئْنَا لَءَاتَيْنَا كُلَّ نَفْسٍ هُدَىٰهَا وَلَٰكِنْ حَقَّ ٱلْقَوْلُ مِنِّى لَأَمْلَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ ﴿13﴾
And if We had willed, We could have given every soul its guidance, but the word from Me will come into effect [that] "I will surely fill Hell with jinn and people all together.
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← read from right to left2We had willedشِئْنَاshi'naF 3Surely we would have givenلَآتَيْنَاla-ataynaCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+آتَيْنَاSurely we would have given 6Its guidanceهُدَاهَاhudahaCBIN+PRONATTهُدَاIts guidance+هَاher / it / its 9The wordالْقَوْلُl-qawluIالthe+قَوْلُWord 11Thatلَأَمْلَأَنَّla-amla'annaCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+أَمْلَأَThat+نَّemphasis 12HellجَهَنَّمَjahannamaI 14The jinnالْجِنَّةِl-jinatiIالthe+جِنَّةِJinn 15And the menوَالنَّاسِwal-nasiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+نَاسِMen 16Togetherأَجْمَعِينَajma'inaI
فَذُوقُوا۟ بِمَا نَسِيتُمْ لِقَآءَ يَوْمِكُمْ هَٰذَآ إِنَّا نَسِينَٰكُمْ ۖ وَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابَ ٱلْخُلْدِ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿14﴾
So taste [punishment] because you forgot the meeting of this, your Day; indeed, We have [accordingly] forgotten you. And taste the punishment of eternity for what you used to do."
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← read from right to left1So tasteفَذُوقُواfadhuquCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+ذُوقُواTaste 2BecauseبِمَاbimaCBHP+SUBبِwith / in+مَاBecause 3You forgotنَسِيتُمْnasitumF 4The meetingلِقَاءَliqa'aI 5Of this day of yoursيَوْمِكُمْyawmikumCBIN+PRONATTيَوْمِOf this day of yours+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 6Of this day of yoursهَذَاhadhaI 8Have forgotten youنَسِينَاكُمْnasinakumCBFV+PRONATTنَسِينَاHave forgotten+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 9And tasteوَذُوقُواwadhuquCBFCONJ+Vوَand+ذُوقُواTaste 10The punishmentعَذَابَ'adhabaI 11Of eternityالْخُلْدِl-khuldiIالthe+خُلْدِOf eternity 12For whatبِمَاbimaCBHP+SUBبِwith / in+مَاFor what 13You used toكُنْتُمْkuntumF 14Doتَعْمَلُونَta'malunaF
إِنَّمَا يُؤْمِنُ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ بِهَا خَرُّوا۟ سُجَّدًا وَسَبَّحُوا۟ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَهُمْ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ ۩ ﴿15﴾
Only those believe in Our verses who, when they are reminded by them, fall down in prostration and exalt [Allah] with praise of their Lord, and they are not arrogant.
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← read from right to left1OnlyإِنَّمَاinnamaCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly 3In our versesبِآيَاتِنَاbi-ayatinaCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+آيَاتِOur verses+نَاus / our 4Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 6They are remindedذُكِّرُواdhukkiruF 7Of themبِهَاbihaCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هَاher / it / its 9ProstratingسُجَّدًاsujjadanI 10And glorifyوَسَبَّحُواwasabbahuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+سَبَّحُواGlorify 11The praisesبِحَمْدِbihamdiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+حَمْدِThe praises 12Of their LordرَبِّهِمْrabbihimCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf their Lord+هِمْthem / their 15Are not arrogantيَسْتَكْبِرُونَyastakbirunaF
تَتَجَافَىٰ جُنُوبُهُمْ عَنِ ٱلْمَضَاجِعِ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ ﴿16﴾
They arise from [their] beds; they supplicate their Lord in fear and aspiration, and from what We have provided them, they spend.
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← read from right to left1ForsakeتَتَجَافَىtatajafaF 2Their sidesجُنُوبُهُمْjunubuhumCBIN+PRONATTجُنُوبُTheir sides+هُمْthem / their 4Their bedsالْمَضَاجِعِl-madaji'iIالthe+مَضَاجِعِTheir beds 5They callيَدْعُونَyad'unaF 6Their LordرَبَّهُمْrabbahumCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّTheir Lord+هُمْthem / their 8And hopeوَطَمَعًاwatama'anCBICONJ+Nوَand+طَمَعًاHope 9And out of whatوَمِمَّاwamimmaCBHCONJ+Pوَand+مِنfrom / of=مَاwhat 10We have provided themرَزَقْنَاهُمْrazaqnahumCBFV+PRONATTرَزَقْنَاWe have provided+هُمْthem / their 11They spendيُنْفِقُونَyunfiqunaF
فَلَا تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ مَّآ أُخْفِىَ لَهُم مِّن قُرَّةِ أَعْيُنٍ جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿17﴾
And no soul knows what has been hidden for them of comfort for eyes as reward for what they used to do.
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← read from right to left1And notفَلَاfalaCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَاAnd not 5Is hiddenأُخْفِيَukhfiyaF 6For themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their 8The comfortقُرَّةِqurratiI 9For the eyesأَعْيُنٍa'yuninI 10As a rewardجَزَاءًjaza'anI 11For whatبِمَاbimaCBHP+SUBبِwith / in+مَاFor what 12They used toكَانُواkanuF 13Doيَعْمَلُونَya'malunaF
أَفَمَن كَانَ مُؤْمِنًا كَمَن كَانَ فَاسِقًا ۚ لَّا يَسْتَوُۥنَ ﴿18﴾
Then is one who was a believer like one who was defiantly disobedient? They are not equal.
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← read from right to left1Then is one whoأَفَمَنْafamanCBIINTG+CONJ+RELأَis it? / did?+فَso / then+مَنْIs one who 3A believerمُؤْمِنًاmu'minanI 4Like him whoكَمَنْkamanCBIP+RELكَlike+مَنْHim who 6Defiantly disobedientفَاسِقًاfasiqanI 8They are equalيَسْتَوُونَyastawunaF
أَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ فَلَهُمْ جَنَّٰتُ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰ نُزُلًۢا بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿19﴾
As for those who believed and did righteous deeds, for them will be the Gardens of Refuge as accommodation for what they used to do.
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← read from right to left1As forأَمَّاammaHأَمْor=مَاwhat 2Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 4And doوَعَمِلُواwa'amiluCBFCONJ+Vوَand+عَمِلُواDo 5Righteous deedsالصَّالِحَاتِl-salihatiIالthe+صَالِحَاتِRighteous deeds 7Are gardensجَنَّاتُjannatuI 8Of refugeالْمَأْوَىl-ma'waIالthe+مَأْوَىOf refuge 9As hospitalityنُزُلًاnuzulanI 10For whatبِمَاbimaCBHP+SUBبِwith / in+مَاFor what 11They used toكَانُواkanuF 12Doيَعْمَلُونَya'malunaF
وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ فَسَقُوا۟ فَمَأْوَىٰهُمُ ٱلنَّارُ ۖ كُلَّمَآ أَرَادُوٓا۟ أَن يَخْرُجُوا۟ مِنْهَآ أُعِيدُوا۟ فِيهَا وَقِيلَ لَهُمْ ذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ ﴿20﴾
But as for those who defiantly disobeyed, their refuge is the Fire. Every time they wish to emerge from it, they will be returned to it while it is said to them, "Taste the punishment of the Fire which you used to deny."
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← read from right to left1But as forوَأَمَّاwa-ammaCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+أَمْor=مَاwhat 2Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 3Are defiantly disobedientفَسَقُواfasaquF 4Then their refugeفَمَأْوَاهُمُfama'wahumuCBICONJ+N+PRONATTفَso / then+مَأْوَاTheir refuge+هُمُthem / their 5Is the fireالنَّارُl-naruIالthe+نَارُIs the fire 6Every timeكُلَّمَاkullamaI 7They wishأَرَادُواaraduF 9Come outيَخْرُجُواyakhrujuF 10From itمِنْهَاminhaCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom+هَاher / it / its 11They will be returnedأُعِيدُواu'iduF 13And it will be saidوَقِيلَwaqilaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قِيلَIt will be said 14To themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their 16The punishmentعَذَابَ'adhabaI 17Of the fireالنَّارِl-nariIالthe+نَارِOf the fire 19You used toكُنْتُمْkuntumF 20[in it]بِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 21DenyتُكَذِّبُونَtukadhibunaF
وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُم مِّنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْأَدْنَىٰ دُونَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْأَكْبَرِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ﴿21﴾
And we will surely let them taste the nearer punishment short of the greater punishment that perhaps they will repent.
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← read from right to left1And surely we will let themوَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُمْwalanudhiqannahumCBFCONJ+LAM+V+PRONATTوَand+لَfor / to+نُذِيقَSurely we will let them+نَّemphasis+هُمْthem / their 3The punishmentالْعَذَابِl-'adhabiIالthe+عَذَابِPunishment 4The nearerالْأَدْنَىl-adnaIالthe+أَدْنَىNearer 6The punishmentالْعَذَابِl-'adhabiIالthe+عَذَابِPunishment 7The greaterالْأَكْبَرِl-akbariIالthe+أَكْبَرِGreater 8So that they mayلَعَلَّهُمْla'allahumCBHACC+PRONATTلَعَلَّSo that they may+هُمْthem / their 9Returnيَرْجِعُونَyarji'unaF
وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن ذُكِّرَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِۦ ثُمَّ أَعْرَضَ عَنْهَآ ۚ إِنَّا مِنَ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ مُنتَقِمُونَ ﴿22﴾
And who is more unjust than one who is reminded of the verses of his Lord; then he turns away from them? Indeed We, from the criminals, will take retribution.
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← read from right to left2Is more unjustأَظْلَمُazlamuI 3Than he whoمِمَّنْmimmanCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَنْwhoever 4Is remindedذُكِّرَdhukkiraF 5Of the versesبِآيَاتِbi-ayatiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+آيَاتِOf the verses 6Of his LordرَبِّهِrabbihiCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf his Lord+هِhim / his / it 8He turns awayأَعْرَضَa'radaF 9From themعَنْهَا'anhaCBHP+PRONATTعَنْFrom+هَاher / it / its 12The criminalsالْمُجْرِمِينَl-mujriminaIالthe+مُجْرِمِينَCriminals 13Will take retributionمُنْتَقِمُونَmuntaqimunaI
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.