وَٱلصَّٰٓفَّٰتِ صَفًّا ﴿1﴾
By those [angels] lined up in rows
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← read from right to left1By those linedوَالصَّافَّاتِwal-safatiCBIP+Nوَand+الthe+صَافَّاتِBy those lined فَٱلزَّٰجِرَٰتِ زَجْرًا ﴿2﴾
And those who drive [the clouds]
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← read from right to left1And those who driveفَالزَّاجِرَاتِfal-zajiratiCBICONJ+Nفَso / then+الthe+زَاجِرَاتِAnd those who drive فَٱلتَّٰلِيَٰتِ ذِكْرًا ﴿3﴾
And those who recite the message,
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← read from right to left1And those whoفَالتَّالِيَاتِfal-taliyatiCBICONJ+Nفَso / then+الthe+تَالِيَاتِAnd those who 2The messageذِكْرًاdhikranI إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمْ لَوَٰحِدٌ ﴿4﴾
Indeed, your God is One,
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← read from right to left2Your LordإِلَهَكُمْilahakumCBIN+PRONATTإِلَهَYour Lord+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 3Is surely oneلَوَاحِدٌlawahidunCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+وَاحِدٌIs surely one رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَشَٰرِقِ ﴿5﴾
Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them and Lord of the sunrises.
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← read from right to left2Of the heavensالسَّمَاوَاتِl-samawatiIالthe+سَمَوَاتِOf the heavens 3And the earthوَالْأَرْضِwal-ardiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَرْضِEarth 5Is between both of themبَيْنَهُمَاbaynahumaCBILOC+PRONATTبَيْنَIs between both of+هُمَاthem two 6And LordوَرَبُّwarabbuCBICONJ+Nوَand+رَبُّLord 7Of each point of sunriseالْمَشَارِقِl-mashariqiIالthe+مَشَارِقِOf each point of sunrise إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلْكَوَاكِبِ ﴿6﴾
Indeed, We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment of stars
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← read from right to left2[we] adornedزَيَّنَّاzayyannaF 3The skyالسَّمَاءَl-sama'aIالthe+سَمَاءَSky 4[the world]الدُّنْيَاl-dunyaIالthe+دُنْيَا[the world] 5With an adornmentبِزِينَةٍbizinatinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+زِينَةٍAn adornment 6Of the starsالْكَوَاكِبِl-kawakibiIالthe+كَوَاكِبِOf the stars وَحِفْظًا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَٰنٍ مَّارِدٍ ﴿7﴾
And as protection against every rebellious devil
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← read from right to left1And to guardوَحِفْظًاwahifzanCBICONJ+Nوَand+حِفْظًاTo guard 4DevilشَيْطَانٍshaytaninI 5RebelliousمَارِدٍmaridinI لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلَإِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٍ ﴿8﴾
[So] they may not listen to the exalted assembly [of angels] and are pelted from every side,
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← read from right to left2They may listenيَسَّمَّعُونَyassamma'unaF 4The assemblyالْمَلَإِl-mala'iIالthe+مَلَأِAssembly 5[the] exaltedالْأَعْلَىl-a'laIالthe+أَعْلَى[the] exalted 6Are peltedوَيُقْذَفُونَwayuqdhafunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يُقْذَفُونَAre pelted دُحُورًا ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ وَاصِبٌ ﴿9﴾
Repelled; and for them is a constant punishment,
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← read from right to left1RepelledدُحُورًاduhuranI 3Is a punishmentعَذَابٌ'adhabunI 4PerpetualوَاصِبٌwasibunI إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ ٱلْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ ﴿10﴾
Except one who snatches [some words] by theft, but they are pursued by a burning flame, piercing [in brightness].
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← read from right to left1ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 4By theftالْخَطْفَةَl-khatfataIالthe+خَطْفَةَBy theft 5But follows himفَأَتْبَعَهُfa-atba'ahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَتْبَعَBut follows+هُhim / his / it 6A burning flameشِهَابٌshihabunI 7PiercingثَاقِبٌthaqibunI فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَم مَّنْ خَلَقْنَآ ۚ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُم مِّن طِينٍ لَّازِبٍۭ ﴿11﴾
Then inquire of them, [O Muhammad], "Are they a stronger [or more difficult] creation or those [others] We have created?" Indeed, We created men from sticky clay.
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← read from right to left1Then ask themفَاسْتَفْتِهِمْfa-istaftihimCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+اسْتَفْتِAsk+هِمْthem / their 3A strongerأَشَدُّashadduI 7We have createdخَلَقْنَاkhalaqnaF 9Created themخَلَقْنَاهُمْkhalaqnahumCBFV+PRONATTخَلَقْنَاCreated+هُمْthem / their بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ ﴿12﴾
But you wonder, while they mock,
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← read from right to left2You wonderعَجِبْتَ'ajibtaF 3While they mockوَيَسْخَرُونَwayaskharunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَسْخَرُونَWhile they mock وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ لَا يَذْكُرُونَ ﴿13﴾
And when they are reminded, they remember not.
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← read from right to left1And whenوَإِذَاwa-idhaCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذَاWhen 2They are remindedذُكِّرُواdhukkiruF 4They receive admonitionيَذْكُرُونَyadhkurunaF وَإِذَا رَأَوْا۟ ءَايَةً يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ ﴿14﴾
And when they see a sign, they ridicule
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← read from right to left1And whenوَإِذَاwa-idhaCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذَاWhen 4They mockيَسْتَسْخِرُونَyastaskhirunaF وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ ﴿15﴾
And say, "This is not but obvious magic.
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← read from right to left1And they sayوَقَالُواwaqaluCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالُواThey say 4ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ ﴿16﴾
When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?
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← read from right to left1Is it whenأَإِذَاa-idhaCBIINTG+Tأَis it? / did?+إِذَاIt when 2We are deadمِتْنَاmitnaF 3And have becomeوَكُنَّاwakunnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كُنَّاHave become 5And bonesوَعِظَامًاwa'izamanCBICONJ+Nوَand+عِظَامًاBones 6Shall we thenأَإِنَّاa-innaCBHINTG+ACC+PRONATTأَis it? / did?+إِShall we then+ناus / our 7Be certainly resurrectedلَمَبْعُوثُونَlamab'uthunaCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+مَبْعُوثُونَBe certainly resurrected أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ ﴿17﴾
And our forefathers [as well]?"
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← read from right to left1Or our fathersأَوَآبَاؤُنَاawa'aba'unaCBIINTG+CONJ+N+PRONATTأَis it? / did?+وَand+آبَاؤُOr our fathers+نَاus / our 2Formerالْأَوَّلُونَl-awalunaIالthe+أَوَّلُونَFormer قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَنتُمْ دَٰخِرُونَ ﴿18﴾
Say, "Yes, and you will be [rendered] contemptible."
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← read from right to left4Will be humiliatedدَاخِرُونَdakhirunaI فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنظُرُونَ ﴿19﴾
It will be only one shout, and at once they will be observing.
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← read from right to left1Then onlyفَإِنَّمَاfa-innamaCBHCONJ+ACCفَso / then+إِنَّindeed=مَاonly 3Will be a cryزَجْرَةٌzajratunI 4SingleوَاحِدَةٌwahidatunI 5Then beholdفَإِذَاfa-idhaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+إِذَاBehold 7Will seeيَنْظُرُونَyanzurunaF وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿20﴾
They will say, "O woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense."
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← read from right to left1And they will sayوَقَالُواwaqaluCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالُواThey will say 2O woe to usيَاوَيْلَنَاyawaylanaCBIN+PRONATTيَاوَيْلَO woe to+نَاus / our 5Of the recompenseالدِّينِl-diniIالthe+دِينِOf the recompense هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ ﴿21﴾
[They will be told], "This is the Day of Judgement which you used to deny."
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← read from right to left3Of judgmentالْفَصْلِl-fasliIالthe+فَصْلِOf judgment 5You used toكُنْتُمْkuntumF 6[of it]بِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 7DenyتُكَذِّبُونَtukadhibunaF 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.
