Surah Al-Ahzab

الأحزاب

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

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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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CertainlyلَقَدْH
IsكَانَF
For youلَكُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
InفِيH
The MessengerرَسُولِI
Of AllahاللَّهِI
An excellent exampleأُسْوَةٌI
An excellent exampleحَسَنَةٌI
For one whoلِمَنْCBIP+RELلِfor / to+مَنْOne who
HasكَانَF
HopeيَرْجُوF
In AllahاللَّهَI
And the dayوَالْيَوْمَCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+يَوْمَDay
The lastالْآخِرَIالthe+آخِرَLast
And remembersوَذَكَرَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+ذَكَرَRemembers
AllahاللَّهَI
MuchكَثِيرًاI

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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And whenوَلَمَّاCBICONJ+Tوَand+لَمَّاWhen
SawرَأَىF
The believersالْمُؤْمِنُونَIالthe+مُؤْمِنُونَBelievers
The confederatesالْأَحْزَابَIالthe+أَحْزَابَConfederates
They saidقَالُواF
ThisهَذَاI
Is whatمَاI
Allah promised usوَعَدَنَاCBFV+PRONATTوَعَدَAllah promised+نَاus / our
Allah promised usاللَّهُI
And his MessengerوَرَسُولُهُCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+رَسُولُHis Messenger+هُhim / his / it
And Allah spoke the truthوَصَدَقَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+صَدَقَAllah spoke the truth
And Allah spoke the truthاللَّهُI
AndوَرَسُولُهُCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+رَسُولُand+هُhim / his / it
And notوَمَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
It increased themزَادَهُمْCBFV+PRONATTزَادَIt increased+هُمْthem / their
ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
In faithإِيمَانًاI
And submissionوَتَسْلِيمًاCBICONJ+Nوَand+تَسْلِيمًاSubmission

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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AmongمِنَH
The believersالْمُؤْمِنِينَIالthe+مُؤْمِنِينَBelievers
Are menرِجَالٌI
Who have been trueصَدَقُواF
To whatمَاI
They promised AllahعَاهَدُواF
They promised AllahاللَّهَI
[on it]عَلَيْهِCBHP+PRONATTعَلَى[on it]+هِhim / his / it
And among themفَمِنْهُمْCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTفَso / then+مِنْهُمْAnd among them
Is he whoمَنْI
Has fulfilledقَضَىF
His vowنَحْبَهُCBIN+PRONATTنَحْبَHis vow+هُhim / his / it
And among themوَمِنْهُمْCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTوَand+مِنْهُمْAmong them
Is he whoمَنْI
AwaitsيَنْتَظِرُF
And notوَمَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
They alterبَدَّلُواF
By any alterationتَبْدِيلًاI

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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That Allah may rewardلِيَجْزِيَCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يَجْزِيَThat Allah may reward
That Allah may rewardاللَّهُI
The truthfulالصَّادِقِينَIالthe+صَادِقِينَTruthful
For their truthبِصِدْقِهِمْCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+صِدْقِFor their truth+هِمْthem / their
And punishوَيُعَذِّبَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يُعَذِّبَPunish
The hypocritesالْمُنَافِقِينَIالthe+مُنَافِقِينَHypocrites
IfإِنْH
He willsشَاءَF
OrأَوْH
Turn in mercyيَتُوبَF
To themعَلَيْهِمْCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+هِمْthem / their
IndeedإِنَّH
AllahاللَّهَI
IsكَانَF
Oft forgivingغَفُورًاI
Most MercifulرَحِيمًاI

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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And Allah turned backوَرَدَّCBFCONJ+Vوَand+رَدَّAllah turned back
And Allah turned backاللَّهُI
Those whoالَّذِينَI
DisbelievedكَفَرُواF
In their rageبِغَيْظِهِمْCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+غَيْظِTheir rage+هِمْthem / their
NotلَمْH
They obtainedيَنَالُواF
Any goodخَيْرًاI
And sufficient isوَكَفَىCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَفَىSufficient is
AllahاللَّهُI
For the believersالْمُؤْمِنِينَIالthe+مُؤْمِنِينَFor the believers
In the battleالْقِتَالَIالthe+قِتَالَIn the battle
And Allah isوَكَانَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانَAllah is
And Allah isاللَّهُI
All strongقَوِيًّاI
All mightyعَزِيزًاI

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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And he brought downوَأَنْزَلَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَنْزَلَHe brought down
Those whoالَّذِينَI
Backed themظَاهَرُوهُمْCBFV+PRONATTظَاهَرُوBacked+هُمْthem / their
AmongمِنْH
The peopleأَهْلِI
Of the scriptureالْكِتَابِIالthe+كِتَابِOf the scripture
FromمِنْH
Their fortressesصَيَاصِيهِمْCBIN+PRONATTصَيَاصِيTheir fortresses+هِمْthem / their
And castوَقَذَفَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَذَفَCast
IntoفِيH
Their heartsقُلُوبِهِمُCBIN+PRONATTقُلُوبِTheir hearts+هِمُthem / their
[the] terrorالرُّعْبَIالthe+رُعْبَ[the] terror
A groupفَرِيقًاI
You killedتَقْتُلُونَF
And you took captiveوَتَأْسِرُونَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+تَأْسِرُونَYou took captive
A groupفَرِيقًاI

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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And he caused you to inheritوَأَوْرَثَكُمْCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+أَوْرَثَHe caused you to inherit+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
Their landأَرْضَهُمْCBIN+PRONATTأَرْضَTheir land+هُمْthem / their
And their housesوَدِيَارَهُمْCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+دِيَارَTheir houses+هُمْthem / their
And their propertiesوَأَمْوَالَهُمْCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+أَمْوَالَTheir properties+هُمْthem / their
And a landوَأَرْضًاCBICONJ+Nوَand+أَرْضًاA land
NotلَمْH
You had troddenتَطَئُوهَاCBFV+PRONATTتَطَئُوYou had trodden+هَاher / it / its
And Allah isوَكَانَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَانَAllah is
And Allah isاللَّهُI
OnعَلَىH
EveryكُلِّI
ThingشَيْءٍI
All powerfulقَدِيرًاI

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.