يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَةَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ جَآءَتْكُمْ جُنُودٌ فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا وَجُنُودًا لَّمْ تَرَوْهَا ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرًا ﴿9﴾
O you who have believed, remember the favor of Allah upon you when armies came to [attack] you and We sent upon them a wind and armies [of angels] you did not see. And ever is Allah, of what you do, Seeing.
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← read from right to left1O youيَاأَيُّهَاya'ayyuhaH 4RememberاذْكُرُواudhkuruF 5The favorنِعْمَةَni'mataI 7Upon youعَلَيْكُمْ'alaykumCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 9Came to youجَاءَتْكُمْja'atkumCBFV+PRONATTجَاءَتْCame to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 10The hostsجُنُودٌjunudunI 11And we sentفَأَرْسَلْنَاfa-arsalnaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَرْسَلْنَاAnd we sent 12Upon themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+هِمْthem / their 14And hostsوَجُنُودًاwajunudanCBICONJ+Nوَand+جُنُودًاHosts 16You could see themتَرَوْهَاtarawhaCBFV+PRONATTتَرَوْYou could see+هَاher / it / its 17And Allah isوَكَانَwakanaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانَAllah is 18And Allah isاللَّهُl-lahuI 19Of whatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاOf what 20You doتَعْمَلُونَta'malunaF 21All seerبَصِيرًاbasiranI إِذْ جَآءُوكُم مِّن فَوْقِكُمْ وَمِنْ أَسْفَلَ مِنكُمْ وَإِذْ زَاغَتِ ٱلْأَبْصَٰرُ وَبَلَغَتِ ٱلْقُلُوبُ ٱلْحَنَاجِرَ وَتَظُنُّونَ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلظُّنُونَا۠ ﴿10﴾
[Remember] when they came at you from above you and from below you, and when eyes shifted [in fear], and hearts reached the throats and you assumed about Allah [various] assumptions.
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← read from right to left2They came upon youجَاءُوكُمْja'ukumCBFV+PRONATTجَاءُوThey came upon+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 4Above youفَوْقِكُمْfawqikumCBIN+PRONATTفَوْقِAbove+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 5And fromوَمِنْwaminCBHCONJ+Pوَand+مِنْFrom 7YouمِنْكُمْminkumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْyou+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 8And whenوَإِذْwa-idhCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذْWhen 9Grew wildزَاغَتِzaghatiF 10The eyesالْأَبْصَارُl-absaruIالthe+أَبْصَارُEyes 11And reachedوَبَلَغَتِwabalaghatiCBFCONJ+Vوَand+بَلَغَتِReached 12The heartsالْقُلُوبُl-qulubuIالthe+قُلُوبُHearts 13The throatsالْحَنَاجِرَl-hanajiraIالthe+حَنَاجِرَThroats 14And you assumedوَتَظُنُّونَwatazunnunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+تَظُنُّونَYou assumed 15About Allahبِاللَّهِbil-lahiCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAbout Allah 16The assumptionsالظُّنُونَاl-zununaIالthe+ظُنُونَاAssumptions هُنَالِكَ ٱبْتُلِىَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَزُلْزِلُوا۟ زِلْزَالًا شَدِيدًا ﴿11﴾
There the believers were tested and shaken with a severe shaking.
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← read from right to left2Were triedابْتُلِيَubtuliyaF 3The believersالْمُؤْمِنُونَl-mu'minunaIالthe+مُؤْمِنُونَBelievers 4And shakenوَزُلْزِلُواwazulziluCBFCONJ+Vوَand+زُلْزِلُواShaken 5With a shakeزِلْزَالًاzilzalanI وَإِذْ يَقُولُ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقُونَ وَٱلَّذِينَ فِى قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ مَّا وَعَدَنَا ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥٓ إِلَّا غُرُورًا ﴿12﴾
And [remember] when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is disease said, "Allah and His Messenger did not promise us except delusion,"
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← read from right to left1And whenوَإِذْwa-idhCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذْWhen 3The hypocritesالْمُنَافِقُونَl-munafiqunaIالthe+مُنَافِقُونَHypocrites 4And thoseوَالَّذِينَwa-alladhinaCBICONJ+RELوَand+الَّذِينَThose 6Their heartsقُلُوبِهِمْqulubihimCBIN+PRONATTقُلُوبِTheir hearts+هِمْthem / their 7Was a diseaseمَرَضٌmaradunI 9Allah promised usوَعَدَنَاwa'adanaCBFV+PRONATTوَعَدَAllah promised+نَاus / our 10Allah promised usاللَّهُl-lahuI 11And his MessengerوَرَسُولُهُwarasuluhuCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+رَسُولُHis Messenger+هُhim / his / it 12ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 13DelusionغُرُورًاghururanI وَإِذْ قَالَت طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّنْهُمْ يَٰٓأَهْلَ يَثْرِبَ لَا مُقَامَ لَكُمْ فَٱرْجِعُوا۟ ۚ وَيَسْتَـْٔذِنُ فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُمُ ٱلنَّبِىَّ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ بُيُوتَنَا عَوْرَةٌ وَمَا هِىَ بِعَوْرَةٍ ۖ إِن يُرِيدُونَ إِلَّا فِرَارًا ﴿13﴾
And when a faction of them said, "O people of Yathrib, there is no stability for you [here], so return [home]." And a party of them asked permission of the Prophet, saying, "Indeed, our houses are unprotected," while they were not exposed. They did not intend except to flee.
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← read from right to left1And whenوَإِذْwa-idhCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذْWhen 3A partyطَائِفَةٌta'ifatunI 4Of themمِنْهُمْminhumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْOf+هُمْthem / their 5O peopleيَاأَهْلَya'ahlaCBIVOC+NيَاO+أَهْلَPeople 6Of yathribيَثْرِبَyathribaI 9For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 10So returnفَارْجِعُواfa-irji'uCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+ارْجِعُواReturn 11And asked permissionوَيَسْتَأْذِنُwayasta'dhinuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَسْتَأْذِنُAsked permission 13Of themمِنْهُمُminhumuCBHP+PRONATTمِنْOf+هُمُthem / their 14From the Prophetالنَّبِيَّl-nabiyaIالthe+نَبِيَّFrom the Prophet 15SayingيَقُولُونَyaqulunaF 17Our housesبُيُوتَنَاbuyutanaCBIN+PRONATTبُيُوتَOur houses+نَاus / our 18Are exposedعَوْرَةٌ'awratunI 21Were exposedبِعَوْرَةٍbi'awratinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+عَوْرَةٍWere exposed 23They wishedيُرِيدُونَyuridunaF 24ButإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 25To fleeفِرَارًاfiraranI وَلَوْ دُخِلَتْ عَلَيْهِم مِّنْ أَقْطَارِهَا ثُمَّ سُئِلُوا۟ ٱلْفِتْنَةَ لَءَاتَوْهَا وَمَا تَلَبَّثُوا۟ بِهَآ إِلَّا يَسِيرًا ﴿14﴾
And if they had been entered upon from all its [surrounding] regions and fitnah had been demanded of them, they would have done it and not hesitated over it except briefly.
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← read from right to left2Had been enteredدُخِلَتْdukhilatF 3Upon themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+هِمْthem / their 5All its sidesأَقْطَارِهَاaqtarihaCBIN+PRONATTأَقْطَارِAll its sides+هَاher / it / its 7They had been askedسُئِلُواsu'iluF 8The treacheryالْفِتْنَةَl-fitnataIالthe+فِتْنَةَTreachery 9They would have certainly done itلَآتَوْهَاla-atawhaCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+آتَوْThey would have certainly done+هَاher / it / its 11They would have hesitatedتَلَبَّثُواtalabbathuF 12Over itبِهَاbihaCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هَاher / it / its 13ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 14A littleيَسِيرًاyasiranI وَلَقَدْ كَانُوا۟ عَٰهَدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مِن قَبْلُ لَا يُوَلُّونَ ٱلْأَدْبَٰرَ ۚ وَكَانَ عَهْدُ ٱللَّهِ مَسْـُٔولًا ﴿15﴾
And they had already promised Allah before not to turn their backs and flee. And ever is the promise to Allah [that about which one will be] questioned.
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← read from right to left1And certainlyوَلَقَدْwalaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْCertainly 3Promisedعَاهَدُوا'ahaduF 8They would turnيُوَلُّونَyuwallunaF 9Their backsالْأَدْبَارَl-adbaraIالthe+أَدْبَارَTheir backs 10And isوَكَانَwakanaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانَIs 11The promiseعَهْدُ'ahduI 13To be questionedمَسْئُولًاmas'ulanI قُل لَّن يَنفَعَكُمُ ٱلْفِرَارُ إِن فَرَرْتُم مِّنَ ٱلْمَوْتِ أَوِ ٱلْقَتْلِ وَإِذًا لَّا تُمَتَّعُونَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ﴿16﴾
Say, [O Muhammad], "Never will fleeing benefit you if you should flee from death or killing; and then [if you did], you would not be given enjoyment [of life] except for a little."
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← read from right to left3Will benefit youيَنْفَعَكُمُyanfa'akumuCBFV+PRONATTيَنْفَعَWill benefit+كُمُyou / your (pl.) 4The fleeingالْفِرَارُl-firaruIالthe+فِرَارُFleeing 6You fleeفَرَرْتُمْfarartumF 8Deathالْمَوْتِl-mawtiIالthe+مَوْتِDeath 10Killingالْقَتْلِl-qatliIالthe+قَتْلِKilling 11And thenوَإِذًاwa-idhanCBHCONJ+SURوَand+إِذًاThen 13You will be allowed to enjoyتُمَتَّعُونَtumatta'unaF 14ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 15A littleقَلِيلًاqalilanI قُلْ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَعْصِمُكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ إِنْ أَرَادَ بِكُمْ سُوٓءًا أَوْ أَرَادَ بِكُمْ رَحْمَةً ۚ وَلَا يَجِدُونَ لَهُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ وَلِيًّا وَلَا نَصِيرًا ﴿17﴾
Say, "Who is it that can protect you from Allah if He intends for you an ill or intends for you a mercy?" And they will not find for themselves besides Allah any protector or any helper.
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← read from right to left4Is it thatالَّذِيalladhiI 5Can protect youيَعْصِمُكُمْya'simukumCBFV+PRONATTيَعْصِمُCan protect+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 10For youبِكُمْbikumCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 13He intendsأَرَادَaradaF 14For youبِكُمْbikumCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 15A mercyرَحْمَةًrahmatanI 17They will findيَجِدُونَyajidunaF 18For themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their 22Any protectorوَلِيًّاwaliyyanI 24Any helperنَصِيرًاnasiranI قَدْ يَعْلَمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُعَوِّقِينَ مِنكُمْ وَٱلْقَآئِلِينَ لِإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ هَلُمَّ إِلَيْنَا ۖ وَلَا يَأْتُونَ ٱلْبَأْسَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ﴿18﴾
Already Allah knows the hinderers among you and those [hypocrites] who say to their brothers, "Come to us," and do not go to battle, except for a few,
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← read from right to left2Allah knowsيَعْلَمُya'lamuF 3Allah knowsاللَّهُl-lahuI 4Those who hinderالْمُعَوِّقِينَl-mu'awiqinaIالthe+مُعَوِّقِينَThose who hinder 5Among youمِنْكُمْminkumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْAmong+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 6And those who sayوَالْقَائِلِينَwal-qa'ilinaCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+قَائِلِينَThose who say 7To their brothersلِإِخْوَانِهِمْli-ikhwanihimCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+إِخْوَانِTheir brothers+هِمْthem / their 11They comeيَأْتُونَya'tunaF 12To the battleالْبَأْسَl-ba'saIالthe+بَأْسَTo the battle 13ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot أَشِحَّةً عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ ٱلْخَوْفُ رَأَيْتَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَيْكَ تَدُورُ أَعْيُنُهُمْ كَٱلَّذِى يُغْشَىٰ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۖ فَإِذَا ذَهَبَ ٱلْخَوْفُ سَلَقُوكُم بِأَلْسِنَةٍ حِدَادٍ أَشِحَّةً عَلَى ٱلْخَيْرِ ۚ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَمْ يُؤْمِنُوا۟ فَأَحْبَطَ ٱللَّهُ أَعْمَٰلَهُمْ ۚ وَكَانَ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ يَسِيرًا ﴿19﴾
Indisposed toward you. And when fear comes, you see them looking at you, their eyes revolving like one being overcome by death. But when fear departs, they lash you with sharp tongues, indisposed toward [any] good. Those have not believed, so Allah has rendered their deeds worthless, and ever is that, for Allah, easy.
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← read from right to left1MiserlyأَشِحَّةًashihhatanI 2Towards youعَلَيْكُمْ'alaykumCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTowards+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 3But whenفَإِذَاfa-idhaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+إِذَاBut when 5The fearالْخَوْفُl-khawfuIالthe+خَوْفُFear 6You see themرَأَيْتَهُمْra'aytahumCBFV+PRONATTرَأَيْتَYou see+هُمْthem / their 7LookingيَنْظُرُونَyanzurunaF 10Their eyesأَعْيُنُهُمْa'yunuhumCBIN+PRONATTأَعْيُنُTheir eyes+هُمْthem / their 11Like one whoكَالَّذِيka-alladhiCBIP+RELكَlike+الَّذِيOne who 13Faintsعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىFaints+هِhim / his / it 15[the] deathالْمَوْتِl-mawtiIالthe+مَوْتِ[the] death 16But whenفَإِذَاfa-idhaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+إِذَاBut when 18The fearالْخَوْفُl-khawfuIالthe+خَوْفُFear 19They smite youسَلَقُوكُمْsalaqukumCBFV+PRONATTسَلَقُوThey smite+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 20With tonguesبِأَلْسِنَةٍbi-alsinatinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+أَلْسِنَةٍTongues 22MiserlyأَشِحَّةًashihhatanI 24The goodالْخَيْرِl-khayriIالthe+خَيْرِGood 27They have believedيُؤْمِنُواyu'minuF 28So Allah made worthlessفَأَحْبَطَfa-ahbataCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَحْبَطَAllah made worthless 29So Allah made worthlessاللَّهُl-lahuI 30Their deedsأَعْمَالَهُمْa'malahumCBIN+PRONATTأَعْمَالَTheir deeds+هُمْthem / their 31And isوَكَانَwakanaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانَIs يَحْسَبُونَ ٱلْأَحْزَابَ لَمْ يَذْهَبُوا۟ ۖ وَإِن يَأْتِ ٱلْأَحْزَابُ يَوَدُّوا۟ لَوْ أَنَّهُم بَادُونَ فِى ٱلْأَعْرَابِ يَسْـَٔلُونَ عَنْ أَنۢبَآئِكُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ كَانُوا۟ فِيكُم مَّا قَٰتَلُوٓا۟ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ﴿20﴾
They think the companies have not [yet] withdrawn. And if the companies should come [again], they would wish they were in the desert among the bedouins, inquiring [from afar] about your news. And if they should be among you, they would not fight except for a little.
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← read from right to left1They thinkيَحْسَبُونَyahsabunaF 2The confederatesالْأَحْزَابَl-ahzabaIالthe+أَحْزَابَConfederates 4WithdrawnيَذْهَبُواyadhhabuF 7The confederatesالْأَحْزَابُl-ahzabuIالthe+أَحْزَابُConfederates 8They would wishيَوَدُّواyawadduF 10That they wereأَنَّهُمْannahumCBHACC+PRONATTأَنَّThat they were+هُمْthem / their 11Living in the desertبَادُونَbadunaI 13The bedouinsالْأَعْرَابِl-a'rabiIالthe+أَعْرَابِBedouins 14Askingيَسْأَلُونَyas'alunaF 16Your newsأَنْبَائِكُمْanba'ikumCBIN+PRONATTأَنْبَائِYour news+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 19Among youفِيكُمْfikumCBHP+PRONATTفِيAmong+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 21They would fightقَاتَلُواqataluF 22ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 23A littleقَلِيلًاqalilanI 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.
