Surah As-Sajdah 32:12–22

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Surah 32 · Ruku 2 of 3 · ayahs 12–22 · Juz 21 · pages 416–417 · Makki

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As-Sajdah 32:12

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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1And ifوَلَوْwalawCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+لَوْIf
2You could seeتَرَىtaraF
3WhenإِذِidhiI
4The criminalsالْمُجْرِمُونَl-mujrimunaIالthe+مُجْرِمُونَCriminals
5Will hangنَاكِسُوnakisuI
6Their headsرُءُوسِهِمْru'usihimCBIN+PRONATTرُءُوسِTheir heads+هِمْthem / their
7Beforeعِنْدَ'indaI
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
15Indeed weإِنَّاinnaCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed we+ناus / our
16Are now certainمُوقِنُونَmuqinunaI

As-Sajdah 32:13

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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1And ifوَلَوْwalawCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+لَوْIf
2We had willedشِئْنَاshi'naF
3Surely we would have givenلَآتَيْنَاla-ataynaCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+آتَيْنَاSurely we would have given
4EveryكُلَّkullaI
5SoulنَفْسٍnafsinI
6Its guidanceهُدَاهَاhudahaCBIN+PRONATTهُدَاIts guidance+هَاher / it / its
7ButوَلَكِنْwalakinCBHCONJ+AMDوَand+لَكِنْBut
8Is trueحَقَّhaqqaF
9The wordالْقَوْلُl-qawluIالthe+قَوْلُWord
10From meمِنِّيminniCBHP+PRONATTمِFrom+نِيme
11Thatلَأَمْلَأَنَّla-amla'annaCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+أَمْلَأَThat+نَّemphasis
12HellجَهَنَّمَjahannamaI
13WithمِنَminaH
14The jinnالْجِنَّةِl-jinatiIالthe+جِنَّةِJinn
15And the menوَالنَّاسِwal-nasiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+نَاسِMen
16Togetherأَجْمَعِينَajma'inaI

As-Sajdah 32:14

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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1So 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
7Indeed weإِنَّاinnaCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed we+ناus / our
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

As-Sajdah 32:15

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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1OnlyإِنَّمَاinnamaCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly
2Believeيُؤْمِنُyu'minuF
3In our versesبِآيَاتِنَاbi-ayatinaCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+آيَاتِOur verses+نَاus / our
4Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
5WhenإِذَاidhaI
6They are remindedذُكِّرُواdhukkiruF
7Of themبِهَاbihaCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هَاher / it / its
8Fall downخَرُّواkharruF
9ProstratingسُجَّدًاsujjadanI
10And glorifyوَسَبَّحُواwasabbahuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+سَبَّحُواGlorify
11The praisesبِحَمْدِbihamdiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+حَمْدِThe praises
12Of their LordرَبِّهِمْrabbihimCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf their Lord+هِمْthem / their
13And theyوَهُمْwahumCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُمْThey
14Are not arrogantلَاlaH
15Are not arrogantيَسْتَكْبِرُونَyastakbirunaF

As-Sajdah 32:16

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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1ForsakeتَتَجَافَىtatajafaF
2Their sidesجُنُوبُهُمْjunubuhumCBIN+PRONATTجُنُوبُTheir sides+هُمْthem / their
3Fromعَنِ'aniH
4Their bedsالْمَضَاجِعِl-madaji'iIالthe+مَضَاجِعِTheir beds
5They callيَدْعُونَyad'unaF
6Their LordرَبَّهُمْrabbahumCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّTheir Lord+هُمْthem / their
7In fearخَوْفًاkhawfanI
8And hopeوَطَمَعًاwatama'anCBICONJ+Nوَand+طَمَعًاHope
9And out of whatوَمِمَّاwamimmaCBHCONJ+Pوَand+مِنfrom / of=مَاwhat
10We have provided themرَزَقْنَاهُمْrazaqnahumCBFV+PRONATTرَزَقْنَاWe have provided+هُمْthem / their
11They spendيُنْفِقُونَyunfiqunaF

As-Sajdah 32:17

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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1And notفَلَاfalaCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَاAnd not
2Knowsتَعْلَمُta'lamuF
3A soulنَفْسٌnafsunI
4WhatمَاmaI
5Is hiddenأُخْفِيَukhfiyaF
6For themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
7OfمِنْminH
8The comfortقُرَّةِqurratiI
9For the eyesأَعْيُنٍa'yuninI
10As a rewardجَزَاءًjaza'anI
11For whatبِمَاbimaCBHP+SUBبِwith / in+مَاFor what
12They used toكَانُواkanuF
13Doيَعْمَلُونَya'malunaF

As-Sajdah 32:18

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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1Then is one whoأَفَمَنْafamanCBIINTG+CONJ+RELأَis it? / did?+فَso / then+مَنْIs one who
2IsكَانَkanaF
3A believerمُؤْمِنًاmu'minanI
4Like him whoكَمَنْkamanCBIP+RELكَlike+مَنْHim who
5IsكَانَkanaF
6Defiantly disobedientفَاسِقًاfasiqanI
7NotلَاlaH
8They are equalيَسْتَوُونَyastawunaF

As-Sajdah 32:19

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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1As forأَمَّاammaHأَمْor=مَاwhat
2Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
3BelieveآمَنُواamanuF
4And doوَعَمِلُواwa'amiluCBFCONJ+Vوَand+عَمِلُواDo
5Righteous deedsالصَّالِحَاتِl-salihatiIالthe+صَالِحَاتِRighteous deeds
6Then for themفَلَهُمْfalahumCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTفَso / then+لَهُمْFor them
7Are gardensجَنَّاتُjannatuI
8Of refugeالْمَأْوَىl-ma'waIالthe+مَأْوَىOf refuge
9As hospitalityنُزُلًاnuzulanI
10For whatبِمَاbimaCBHP+SUBبِwith / in+مَاFor what
11They used toكَانُواkanuF
12Doيَعْمَلُونَya'malunaF

As-Sajdah 32:20

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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1But 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
8ToأَنْanH
9Come outيَخْرُجُواyakhrujuF
10From itمِنْهَاminhaCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom+هَاher / it / its
11They will be returnedأُعِيدُواu'iduF
12In itفِيهَاfihaCBHP+PRONATTفِيIn+هَاher / it / its
13And it will be saidوَقِيلَwaqilaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قِيلَIt will be said
14To themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
15TasteذُوقُواdhuquF
16The punishmentعَذَابَ'adhabaI
17Of the fireالنَّارِl-nariIالthe+نَارِOf the fire
18WhichالَّذِيalladhiI
19You used toكُنْتُمْkuntumF
20[in it]بِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
21DenyتُكَذِّبُونَtukadhibunaF

As-Sajdah 32:21

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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1And surely we will let themوَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُمْwalanudhiqannahumCBFCONJ+LAM+V+PRONATTوَand+لَfor / to+نُذِيقَSurely we will let them+نَّemphasis+هُمْthem / their
2OfمِنَminaH
3The punishmentالْعَذَابِl-'adhabiIالthe+عَذَابِPunishment
4The nearerالْأَدْنَىl-adnaIالthe+أَدْنَىNearer
5BeforeدُونَdunaI
6The punishmentالْعَذَابِl-'adhabiIالthe+عَذَابِPunishment
7The greaterالْأَكْبَرِl-akbariIالthe+أَكْبَرِGreater
8So that they mayلَعَلَّهُمْla'allahumCBHACC+PRONATTلَعَلَّSo that they may+هُمْthem / their
9Returnيَرْجِعُونَyarji'unaF

As-Sajdah 32:22

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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1And whoوَمَنْwamanCBICONJ+INTGوَand+مَنْWho
2Is 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
7ThenثُمَّthummaH
8He turns awayأَعْرَضَa'radaF
9From themعَنْهَا'anhaCBHP+PRONATTعَنْFrom+هَاher / it / its
10Indeed weإِنَّاinnaCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed we+ناus / our
11FromمِنَminaH
12The criminalsالْمُجْرِمِينَl-mujriminaIالthe+مُجْرِمِينَCriminals
13Will take retributionمُنْتَقِمُونَmuntaqimunaI

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