Surah Al-Ahzab 33:21–27

الأحزاب

Surah 33 · Ruku 3 of 9 · ayahs 21–27 · Juz 21 · pages 420–421 · Madani

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Al-Ahzab 33:21

لَّقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِى رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ لِّمَن كَانَ يَرْجُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلْءَاخِرَ وَذَكَرَ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًا ﴿21﴾

There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day and [who] remembers Allah often.

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1CertainlyلَقَدْlaqadH
2IsكَانَkanaF
3For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
4InفِيfiH
5The MessengerرَسُولِrasuliI
6Of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
7An excellent exampleأُسْوَةٌuswatunI
8An excellent exampleحَسَنَةٌhasanatunI
9For one whoلِمَنْlimanCBIP+RELلِfor / to+مَنْOne who
10HasكَانَkanaF
11HopeيَرْجُوyarjuF
12In Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
13And the dayوَالْيَوْمَwal-yawmaCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+يَوْمَDay
14The lastالْآخِرَl-akhiraIالthe+آخِرَLast
15And remembersوَذَكَرَwadhakaraCBFCONJ+Vوَand+ذَكَرَRemembers
16Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
17MuchكَثِيرًاkathiranI

Al-Ahzab 33:22

وَلَمَّا رَءَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ٱلْأَحْزَابَ قَالُوا۟ هَٰذَا مَا وَعَدَنَا ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥ وَصَدَقَ ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥ ۚ وَمَا زَادَهُمْ إِلَّآ إِيمَٰنًا وَتَسْلِيمًا ﴿22﴾

And when the believers saw the companies, they said, "This is what Allah and His Messenger had promised us, and Allah and His Messenger spoke the truth." And it increased them only in faith and acceptance.

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1And whenوَلَمَّاwalammaCBICONJ+Tوَand+لَمَّاWhen
2Sawرَأَىra'aF
3The believersالْمُؤْمِنُونَl-mu'minunaIالthe+مُؤْمِنُونَBelievers
4The confederatesالْأَحْزَابَl-ahzabaIالthe+أَحْزَابَConfederates
5They saidقَالُواqaluF
6ThisهَذَاhadhaI
7Is whatمَاmaI
8Allah promised usوَعَدَنَاwa'adanaCBFV+PRONATTوَعَدَAllah promised+نَاus / our
9Allah promised usاللَّهُl-lahuI
10And his MessengerوَرَسُولُهُwarasuluhuCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+رَسُولُHis Messenger+هُhim / his / it
11And Allah spoke the truthوَصَدَقَwasadaqaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+صَدَقَAllah spoke the truth
12And Allah spoke the truthاللَّهُl-lahuI
13AndوَرَسُولُهُwarasuluhuCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+رَسُولُand+هُhim / his / it
14And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
15It increased themزَادَهُمْzadahumCBFV+PRONATTزَادَIt increased+هُمْthem / their
16ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
17In faithإِيمَانًاimananI
18And submissionوَتَسْلِيمًاwataslimanCBICONJ+Nوَand+تَسْلِيمًاSubmission

Al-Ahzab 33:23

مِّنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌ صَدَقُوا۟ مَا عَٰهَدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّن قَضَىٰ نَحْبَهُۥ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَنتَظِرُ ۖ وَمَا بَدَّلُوا۟ تَبْدِيلًا ﴿23﴾

Among the believers are men true to what they promised Allah. Among them is he who has fulfilled his vow [to the death], and among them is he who awaits [his chance]. And they did not alter [the terms of their commitment] by any alteration -

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1AmongمِنَminaH
2The believersالْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'mininaIالthe+مُؤْمِنِينَBelievers
3Are menرِجَالٌrijalunI
4Who have been trueصَدَقُواsadaquF
5To whatمَاmaI
6They promised Allahعَاهَدُوا'ahaduF
7They promised Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
8[on it]عَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَى[on it]+هِhim / his / it
9And among themفَمِنْهُمْfaminhumCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTفَso / then+مِنْهُمْAnd among them
10Is he whoمَنْmanI
11Has fulfilledقَضَىqadaF
12His vowنَحْبَهُnahbahuCBIN+PRONATTنَحْبَHis vow+هُhim / his / it
13And among themوَمِنْهُمْwaminhumCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTوَand+مِنْهُمْAmong them
14Is he whoمَنْmanI
15AwaitsيَنْتَظِرُyantaziruF
16And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
17They alterبَدَّلُواbaddaluF
18By any alterationتَبْدِيلًاtabdilanI

Al-Ahzab 33:24

لِّيَجْزِىَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ بِصِدْقِهِمْ وَيُعَذِّبَ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ إِن شَآءَ أَوْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا ﴿24﴾

That Allah may reward the truthful for their truth and punish the hypocrites if He wills or accept their repentance. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.

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1That Allah may rewardلِيَجْزِيَliyajziyaCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يَجْزِيَThat Allah may reward
2That Allah may rewardاللَّهُl-lahuI
3The truthfulالصَّادِقِينَl-sadiqinaIالthe+صَادِقِينَTruthful
4For their truthبِصِدْقِهِمْbisidqihimCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+صِدْقِFor their truth+هِمْthem / their
5And punishوَيُعَذِّبَwayu'adhibaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يُعَذِّبَPunish
6The hypocritesالْمُنَافِقِينَl-munafiqinaIالthe+مُنَافِقِينَHypocrites
7IfإِنْinH
8He willsشَاءَsha'aF
9OrأَوْawH
10Turn in mercyيَتُوبَyatubaF
11To themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+هِمْthem / their
12IndeedإِنَّinnaH
13Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
14IsكَانَkanaF
15Oft forgivingغَفُورًاghafuranI
16Most MercifulرَحِيمًاrahimanI

Al-Ahzab 33:25

وَرَدَّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِغَيْظِهِمْ لَمْ يَنَالُوا۟ خَيْرًا ۚ وَكَفَى ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٱلْقِتَالَ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ قَوِيًّا عَزِيزًا ﴿25﴾

And Allah repelled those who disbelieved, in their rage, not having obtained any good. And sufficient was Allah for the believers in battle, and ever is Allah Powerful and Exalted in Might.

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1And Allah turned backوَرَدَّwaraddaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+رَدَّAllah turned back
2And Allah turned backاللَّهُl-lahuI
3Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
4DisbelievedكَفَرُواkafaruF
5In their rageبِغَيْظِهِمْbighayzihimCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+غَيْظِTheir rage+هِمْthem / their
6NotلَمْlamH
7They obtainedيَنَالُواyanaluF
8Any goodخَيْرًاkhayranI
9And sufficient isوَكَفَىwakafaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَفَىSufficient is
10Allahاللَّهُl-lahuI
11For the believersالْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'mininaIالthe+مُؤْمِنِينَFor the believers
12In the battleالْقِتَالَl-qitalaIالthe+قِتَالَIn the battle
13And Allah isوَكَانَwakanaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانَAllah is
14And Allah isاللَّهُl-lahuI
15All strongقَوِيًّاqawiyyanI
16All mightyعَزِيزًا'azizanI

Al-Ahzab 33:26

وَأَنزَلَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَٰهَرُوهُم مِّنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ مِن صَيَاصِيهِمْ وَقَذَفَ فِى قُلُوبِهِمُ ٱلرُّعْبَ فَرِيقًا تَقْتُلُونَ وَتَأْسِرُونَ فَرِيقًا ﴿26﴾

And He brought down those who supported them among the People of the Scripture from their fortresses and cast terror into their hearts [so that] a party you killed, and you took captive a party.

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1And he brought downوَأَنْزَلَwa-anzalaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَنْزَلَHe brought down
2Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
3Backed themظَاهَرُوهُمْzaharuhumCBFV+PRONATTظَاهَرُوBacked+هُمْthem / their
4AmongمِنْminH
5The peopleأَهْلِahliI
6Of the scriptureالْكِتَابِl-kitabiIالthe+كِتَابِOf the scripture
7FromمِنْminH
8Their fortressesصَيَاصِيهِمْsayasihimCBIN+PRONATTصَيَاصِيTheir fortresses+هِمْthem / their
9And castوَقَذَفَwaqadhafaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَذَفَCast
10IntoفِيfiH
11Their heartsقُلُوبِهِمُqulubihimuCBIN+PRONATTقُلُوبِTheir hearts+هِمُthem / their
12[the] terrorالرُّعْبَl-ru'baIالthe+رُعْبَ[the] terror
13A groupفَرِيقًاfariqanI
14You killedتَقْتُلُونَtaqtulunaF
15And you took captiveوَتَأْسِرُونَwata'sirunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+تَأْسِرُونَYou took captive
16A groupفَرِيقًاfariqanI

Al-Ahzab 33:27

وَأَوْرَثَكُمْ أَرْضَهُمْ وَدِيَٰرَهُمْ وَأَمْوَٰلَهُمْ وَأَرْضًا لَّمْ تَطَـُٔوهَا ۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرًا ﴿27﴾

And He caused you to inherit their land and their homes and their properties and a land which you have not trodden. And ever is Allah, over all things, competent.

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1And he caused you to inheritوَأَوْرَثَكُمْwa-awrathakumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+أَوْرَثَHe caused you to inherit+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
2Their landأَرْضَهُمْardahumCBIN+PRONATTأَرْضَTheir land+هُمْthem / their
3And their housesوَدِيَارَهُمْwadiyarahumCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+دِيَارَTheir houses+هُمْthem / their
4And their propertiesوَأَمْوَالَهُمْwa-amwalahumCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+أَمْوَالَTheir properties+هُمْthem / their
5And a landوَأَرْضًاwa-ardanCBICONJ+Nوَand+أَرْضًاA land
6NotلَمْlamH
7You had troddenتَطَئُوهَاtata'uhaCBFV+PRONATTتَطَئُوYou had trodden+هَاher / it / its
8And Allah isوَكَانَwakanaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانَAllah is
9And Allah isاللَّهُl-lahuI
10Onعَلَى'alaH
11EveryكُلِّkulliI
12Thingشَيْءٍshay'inI
13All powerfulقَدِيرًاqadiranI

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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