Surah Az-Zumar 39:10–21

الزمر

Surah 39 · Ruku 2 of 8 · ayahs 10–21 · Juz 23 · pages 459–460 · Makki

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Az-Zumar 39:10

قُلْ يَٰعِبَادِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ ۚ لِلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا۟ فِى هَٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةٌ ۗ وَأَرْضُ ٱللَّهِ وَٰسِعَةٌ ۗ إِنَّمَا يُوَفَّى ٱلصَّٰبِرُونَ أَجْرَهُم بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ ﴿10﴾

Say, "O My servants who have believed, fear your Lord. For those who do good in this world is good, and the earth of Allah is spacious. Indeed, the patient will be given their reward without account."

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1SayقُلْqulF
2O my slavesيَاعِبَادِya'ibadiCBIVOC+NيَاO+عِبَادِMy slaves
3[those] whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
4BelieveآمَنُواamanuF
5FearاتَّقُواittaquF
6Your LordرَبَّكُمْrabbakumCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّYour Lord+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
7For those whoلِلَّذِينَlilladhinaCBIP+RELلِfor / to+الَّذِينَThose who
8Do goodأَحْسَنُواahsanuF
9InفِيfiH
10ThisهَذِهِhadhihiI
11Worldالدُّنْيَاl-dunyaIالthe+دُنْيَاWorld
12Is goodحَسَنَةٌhasanatunI
13And the earthوَأَرْضُwa-arduCBICONJ+Nوَand+أَرْضُThe earth
14Of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
15Is spaciousوَاسِعَةٌwasi'atunI
16OnlyإِنَّمَاinnamaCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly
17Will be paid back in fullيُوَفَّىyuwaffaF
18The patient onesالصَّابِرُونَl-sabirunaIالthe+صَابِرُونَPatient ones
19Their rewardأَجْرَهُمْajrahumCBIN+PRONATTأَجْرَTheir reward+هُمْthem / their
20WithoutبِغَيْرِbighayriCBIP+Nبِwith / in+غَيْرِWithout
21AccountحِسَابٍhisabinI

Az-Zumar 39:11

قُلْ إِنِّىٓ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصًا لَّهُ ٱلدِّينَ ﴿11﴾

Say, [O Muhammad], "Indeed, I have been commanded to worship Allah, [being] sincere to Him in religion.

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1SayقُلْqulF
2Indeed iإِنِّيinniCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed i+نيme
3[i] am commandedأُمِرْتُumirtuF
4ThatأَنْanH
5I worshipأَعْبُدَa'budaF
6Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
7Being sincereمُخْلِصًاmukhlisanI
8To himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
9In the religionالدِّينَl-dinaIالthe+دِينَIn the religion

Az-Zumar 39:12

وَأُمِرْتُ لِأَنْ أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ ﴿12﴾

And I have been commanded to be the first [among you] of the Muslims."

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1And i am commandedوَأُمِرْتُwa-umirtuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أُمِرْتُI am commanded
2Thatلِأَنْli-anCBHP+SUBلِfor / to+أَنْThat
3I beأَكُونَakunaF
4The firstأَوَّلَawwalaI
5Of those who submitالْمُسْلِمِينَl-musliminaIالthe+مُسْلِمِينَOf those who submit

Az-Zumar 39:13

قُلْ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ إِنْ عَصَيْتُ رَبِّى عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴿13﴾

Say, "Indeed I fear, if I should disobey my Lord, the punishment of a tremendous Day."

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1SayقُلْqulF
2Indeed iإِنِّيinniCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed i+نيme
3[i] fearأَخَافُakhafuF
4IfإِنْinH
5I disobeyعَصَيْتُ'asaytuF
6My LordرَبِّيrabbiCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّMy Lord+يme / my
7The punishmentعَذَابَ'adhabaI
8Of a dayيَوْمٍyawminI
9Greatعَظِيمٍ'aziminI

Az-Zumar 39:14

قُلِ ٱللَّهَ أَعْبُدُ مُخْلِصًا لَّهُۥ دِينِى ﴿14﴾

Say, "Allah [alone] do I worship, sincere to Him in my religion,

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1SayقُلِquliF
2I worship Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
3I worship Allahأَعْبُدُa'buduF
4Being sincereمُخْلِصًاmukhlisanI
5To himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
6In my religionدِينِيdiniCBIN+PRONATTدِينِIn my religion+يme / my

Az-Zumar 39:15

فَٱعْبُدُوا۟ مَا شِئْتُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَأَهْلِيهِمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ۗ أَلَا ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْخُسْرَانُ ٱلْمُبِينُ ﴿15﴾

So worship what you will besides Him." Say, "Indeed, the losers are the ones who will lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. Unquestionably, that is the manifest loss."

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1So worshipفَاعْبُدُواfa-u'buduCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اعْبُدُواWorship
2WhatمَاmaI
3You willشِئْتُمْshi'tumF
4Besides himمِنْminH
5Besides himدُونِهِdunihiCBIN+PRONATTدُونِBesides+هِhim / his / it
6SayقُلْqulF
7IndeedإِنَّinnaH
8The losersالْخَاسِرِينَl-khasirinaIالthe+خَاسِرِينَLosers
9Are those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
10Will loseخَسِرُواkhasiruF
11ThemselvesأَنْفُسَهُمْanfusahumCBIN+PRONATTأَنْفُسَthemselves+هُمْthem / their
12And their familiesوَأَهْلِيهِمْwa-ahlihimCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+أَهْلِيTheir families+هِمْthem / their
13On the dayيَوْمَyawmaI
14Of the resurrectionالْقِيَامَةِl-qiyamatiIالthe+قِيَامَةِOf the resurrection
15UnquestionablyأَلَاalaHأَنْthat=لَاnot
16ThatذَلِكَdhalikaI
17ItهُوَhuwaI
18Is the lossالْخُسْرَانُl-khusranuIالthe+خُسْرَانُIs the loss
19The clearالْمُبِينُl-mubinuIالthe+مُبِينُClear

Az-Zumar 39:16

لَهُم مِّن فَوْقِهِمْ ظُلَلٌ مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ وَمِن تَحْتِهِمْ ظُلَلٌ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ يُخَوِّفُ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦ عِبَادَهُۥ ۚ يَٰعِبَادِ فَٱتَّقُونِ ﴿16﴾

They will have canopies of fire above them and below them, canopies. By that Allah threatens His servants. O My servants, then fear Me.

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1For themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
2FromمِنْminH
3Above themفَوْقِهِمْfawqihimCBIN+PRONATTفَوْقِAbove+هِمْthem / their
4CoveringsظُلَلٌzulalunI
5OfمِنَminaH
6The fireالنَّارِl-nariIالthe+نَارِFire
7And fromوَمِنْwaminCBHCONJ+Pوَand+مِنْFrom
8Below themتَحْتِهِمْtahtihimCBIN+PRONATTتَحْتِBelow+هِمْthem / their
9CoveringsظُلَلٌzulalunI
10With thatذَلِكَdhalikaI
11ThreatensيُخَوِّفُyukhawwifuF
12Allahاللَّهُl-lahuI
13[with it]بِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
14His slavesعِبَادَهُ'ibadahuCBIN+PRONATTعِبَادَHis slaves+هُhim / his / it
15O my slavesيَاعِبَادِya'ibadiCBIVOC+NيَاO+عِبَادِMy slaves
16So fear meفَاتَّقُونِfa-ittaquniCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+اتَّقُFear me+ونِme

Az-Zumar 39:17

وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱجْتَنَبُوا۟ ٱلطَّٰغُوتَ أَن يَعْبُدُوهَا وَأَنَابُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ لَهُمُ ٱلْبُشْرَىٰ ۚ فَبَشِّرْ عِبَادِ ﴿17﴾

But those who have avoided Taghut, lest they worship it, and turned back to Allah - for them are good tidings. So give good tidings to My servants

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1And those whoوَالَّذِينَwa-alladhinaCBICONJ+RELوَand+الَّذِينَThose who
2AvoidاجْتَنَبُواijtanabuF
3The false godsالطَّاغُوتَl-taghutaIالthe+طَاغُوتَFalse gods
4LestأَنْanH
5They worship themيَعْبُدُوهَاya'buduhaCBFV+PRONATTيَعْبُدُوThey worship+هَاher / it / its
6And turnوَأَنَابُواwa-anabuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَنَابُواTurn
7ToإِلَىilaH
8Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
9For themلَهُمُlahumuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمُthem / their
10Are glad tidingsالْبُشْرَىl-bushraIالthe+بُشْرَىAre glad tidings
11So give glad tidingsفَبَشِّرْfabashirCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+بَشِّرْGive glad tidings
12To my slavesعِبَادِ'ibadiI

Az-Zumar 39:18

ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْتَمِعُونَ ٱلْقَوْلَ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ أَحْسَنَهُۥٓ ۚ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ هَدَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۖ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمْ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ ﴿18﴾

Who listen to speech and follow the best of it. Those are the ones Allah has guided, and those are people of understanding.

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1Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
2They listen toيَسْتَمِعُونَyastami'unaF
3The wordالْقَوْلَl-qawlaIالthe+قَوْلَWord
4Then followفَيَتَّبِعُونَfayattabi'unaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+يَتَّبِعُونَFollow
5The best thereofأَحْسَنَهُahsanahuCBIN+PRONATTأَحْسَنَThe best thereof+هُhim / his / it
6Thoseأُولَئِكَula'ikaI
7Are they whomالَّذِينَalladhinaI
8Allah has guided themهَدَاهُمُhadahumuCBFV+PRONATTهَدَاAllah has guided+هُمُthem / their
9Allah has guided themاللَّهُl-lahuI
10And thoseوَأُولَئِكَwa-ula'ikaCBICONJ+DEMوَand+أُولَئِكَThose
11Are [they]هُمْhumI
12The men of understandingأُولُوuluI
13The men of understandingالْأَلْبَابِl-albabiIالthe+أَلْبَابِMen of understanding

Az-Zumar 39:19

أَفَمَنْ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِ كَلِمَةُ ٱلْعَذَابِ أَفَأَنتَ تُنقِذُ مَن فِى ٱلنَّارِ ﴿19﴾

Then, is one who has deserved the decree of punishment [to be guided]? Then, can you save one who is in the Fire?

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1Then is one whoأَفَمَنْafamanCBIINTG+CONJ+RELأَis it? / did?+فَso / then+مَنْIs one who
2Became dueحَقَّhaqqaF
3On himعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOn+هِhim / his / it
4The wordكَلِمَةُkalimatuI
5Of the punishmentالْعَذَابِl-'adhabiIالthe+عَذَابِOf the punishment
6Then can youأَفَأَنْتَafa'antaCBIINTG+CONJ+PRONSUBJأَis it? / did?+فَso / then+أَنْتَCan you
7SaveتُنْقِذُtunqidhuF
8One whoمَنْmanI
9Is inفِيfiH
10The fireالنَّارِl-nariIالthe+نَارِFire

Az-Zumar 39:20

لَٰكِنِ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا۟ رَبَّهُمْ لَهُمْ غُرَفٌ مِّن فَوْقِهَا غُرَفٌ مَّبْنِيَّةٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ ۖ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ لَا يُخْلِفُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمِيعَادَ ﴿20﴾

But those who have feared their Lord - for them are chambers, above them chambers built high, beneath which rivers flow. [This is] the promise of Allah. Allah does not fail in [His] promise.

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1ButلَكِنِlakiniH
2Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
3FearاتَّقَوْاittaqawF
4Their LordرَبَّهُمْrabbahumCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّTheir Lord+هُمْthem / their
5For themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
6Are lofty mansionsغُرَفٌghurafunI
7Above themمِنْminH
8Above themفَوْقِهَاfawqihaCBIN+PRONATTفَوْقِAbove+هَاher / it / its
9Lofty mansionsغُرَفٌghurafunI
10Built highمَبْنِيَّةٌmabniyyatunI
11FlowتَجْرِيtajriF
12FromمِنْminH
13Beneath itتَحْتِهَاtahtihaCBIN+PRONATTتَحْتِBeneath+هَاher / it / its
14The riversالْأَنْهَارُl-anharuIالthe+أَنْهَارُRivers
15The promiseوَعْدَwa'daI
16Of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
17NotلَاlaH
18Allah failsيُخْلِفُyukhlifuF
19Allah failsاللَّهُl-lahuI
20In his promiseالْمِيعَادَl-mi'adaIالthe+مِيعَادَIn his promise

Az-Zumar 39:21

أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَسَلَكَهُۥ يَنَٰبِيعَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُ بِهِۦ زَرْعًا مُّخْتَلِفًا أَلْوَٰنُهُۥ ثُمَّ يَهِيجُ فَتَرَىٰهُ مُصْفَرًّا ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُهُۥ حُطَٰمًا ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَذِكْرَىٰ لِأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ ﴿21﴾

Do you not see that Allah sends down rain from the sky and makes it flow as springs [and rivers] in the earth; then He produces thereby crops of varying colors; then they dry and you see them turned yellow; then He makes them [scattered] debris. Indeed in that is a reminder for those of understanding.

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1Do notأَلَمْalamCBHINTG+NEGأَis it? / did?+لَمْNot
2You seeتَرَtaraF
3ThatأَنَّannaH
4Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
5Sends downأَنْزَلَanzalaF
6FromمِنَminaH
7The skyالسَّمَاءِl-sama'iIالthe+سَمَاءِSky
8Waterمَاءًma'anI
9And he makes it flowفَسَلَكَهُfasalakahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+سَلَكَAnd he makes it flow+هُhim / his / it
10As springsيَنَابِيعَyanabi'aI
11InفِيfiH
12The earthالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِEarth
13ThenثُمَّthummaH
14He producesيُخْرِجُyukhrijuF
15With itبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
16Cropsزَرْعًاzar'anI
17Of differentمُخْتَلِفًاmukhtalifanI
18ColorsأَلْوَانُهُalwanuhuCBIN+PRONATTأَلْوَانُColors+هُhim / his / it
19ThenثُمَّthummaH
20They witherيَهِيجُyahijuF
21And you see itفَتَرَاهُfatarahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+تَرَاAnd you see+هُhim / his / it
22Turn yellowمُصْفَرًّاmusfarranI
23ThenثُمَّthummaH
24Heيَجْعَلُهُyaj'aluhuCBFV+PRONATTيَجْعَلُHe+هُhim / his / it
25DebrisحُطَامًاhutamanI
26IndeedإِنَّinnaH
27InفِيfiH
28ThatذَلِكَdhalikaI
29Surely is a reminderلَذِكْرَىladhikraCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+ذِكْرَىSurely is a reminder
30For those of understandingلِأُولِيli-uliCBIP+Nلِfor / to+أُولِيThose of understanding
31For those of understandingالْأَلْبَابِl-albabiIالthe+أَلْبَابِFor those of understanding

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