أَوَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ كَانُوا۟ هُمْ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً وَءَاثَارًا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَمَا كَانَ لَهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَاقٍ ﴿21﴾
Have they not traveled through the land and observed how was the end of those who were before them? They were greater than them in strength and in impression on the land, but Allah seized them for their sins. And they had not from Allah any protector.
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← read from right to left2They travelيَسِيرُواyasiruF 4The earthالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِEarth 5And seeفَيَنْظُرُواfayanzuruCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+يَنْظُرُواAnd see 8The endعَاقِبَةُ'aqibatuI 9Of those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 12Before themقَبْلِهِمْqablihimCBIN+PRONATTقَبْلِBefore+هِمْthem / their 15SuperiorأَشَدَّashaddaI 16To themمِنْهُمْminhumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْTo+هُمْthem / their 17In strengthقُوَّةًquwwatanI 18And in impressionsوَآثَارًاwa-atharanCBICONJ+Nوَand+آثَارًاIn impressions 20The landالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِLand 21But Allah seized themفَأَخَذَهُمُfa-akhadhahumuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَخَذَBut Allah seized+هُمُthem / their 22But Allah seized themاللَّهُl-lahuI 23For their sinsبِذُنُوبِهِمْbidhunubihimCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+ذُنُوبِFor their sins+هِمْthem / their 26For themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانَت تَّأْتِيهِمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ فَكَفَرُوا۟ فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ قَوِىٌّ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ ﴿22﴾
That was because their messengers were coming to them with clear proofs, but they disbelieved, so Allah seized them. Indeed, He is Powerful and severe in punishment.
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← read from right to left2Was because [they]بِأَنَّهُمْbi-annahumCBHP+ACC+PRONATTبِwith / in+أَنَّWas because [they]+هُمْthem / their 3Used to come to themكَانَتْkanatF 4Used to come to themتَأْتِيهِمْta'tihimCBFV+PRONATTتَأْتِيUsed to come to+هِمْthem / their 5Their MessengersرُسُلُهُمْrusuluhumCBIN+PRONATTرُسُلُTheir Messengers+هُمْthem / their 6With clear proofsبِالْبَيِّنَاتِbil-bayinatiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+بَيِّنَاتِClear proofs 7But they disbelievedفَكَفَرُواfakafaruCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+كَفَرُواBut they disbelieved 8So Allah seized themفَأَخَذَهُمُfa-akhadhahumuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَخَذَAllah seized+هُمُthem / their 9So Allah seized themاللَّهُl-lahuI 10Indeed heإِنَّهُinnahuCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it 11Is all strongقَوِيٌّqawiyyunI 13In punishmentالْعِقَابِl-'iqabiIالthe+عِقَابِIn punishment وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿23﴾
And We did certainly send Moses with Our signs and a clear authority
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← read from right to left1And certainlyوَلَقَدْwalaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْCertainly 2We sentأَرْسَلْنَاarsalnaF 4With our signsبِآيَاتِنَاbi-ayatinaCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+آيَاتِOur signs+نَاus / our 5And an authorityوَسُلْطَانٍwasultaninCBICONJ+Nوَand+سُلْطَانٍAn authority إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَهَٰمَٰنَ وَقَٰرُونَ فَقَالُوا۟ سَٰحِرٌ كَذَّابٌ ﴿24﴾
To Pharaoh, Haman and Qarun; but they said, "[He is] a magician and a liar."
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← read from right to left2Pharaohفِرْعَوْنَfir'awnaI 3HamanوَهَامَانَwahamanaCBICONJ+PNوَand+هَامَانَHaman 4And qarunوَقَارُونَwaqarunaCBICONJ+PNوَand+قَارُونَQarun 5But they saidفَقَالُواfaqaluCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+قَالُواBut they said 6A magicianسَاحِرٌsahirunI فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم بِٱلْحَقِّ مِنْ عِندِنَا قَالُوا۟ ٱقْتُلُوٓا۟ أَبْنَآءَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَهُۥ وَٱسْتَحْيُوا۟ نِسَآءَهُمْ ۚ وَمَا كَيْدُ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَٰلٍ ﴿25﴾
And when he brought them the truth from Us, they said, "Kill the sons of those who have believed with him and keep their women alive." But the plan of the disbelievers is not except in error.
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← read from right to left1Then whenفَلَمَّاfalammaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاWhen 2He brought to themجَاءَهُمْja'ahumCBFV+PRONATTجَاءَHe brought to+هُمْthem / their 3The truthبِالْحَقِّbil-haqiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+حَقِّTruth 8The sonsأَبْنَاءَabna'aI 9Of those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 12And let liveوَاسْتَحْيُواwa-istahyuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اسْتَحْيُواLet live 13Their womenنِسَاءَهُمْnisa'ahumCBIN+PRONATTنِسَاءَTheir women+هُمْthem / their 15Is the plotكَيْدُkayduI 16Of the disbelieversالْكَافِرِينَl-kafirinaIالthe+كَافِرِينَOf the disbelievers 17ButإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ ذَرُونِىٓ أَقْتُلْ مُوسَىٰ وَلْيَدْعُ رَبَّهُۥٓ ۖ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُبَدِّلَ دِينَكُمْ أَوْ أَن يُظْهِرَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلْفَسَادَ ﴿26﴾
And Pharaoh said, "Let me kill Moses and let him call upon his Lord. Indeed, I fear that he will change your religion or that he will cause corruption in the land."
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← read from right to left1And saidوَقَالَwaqalaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَSaid 2Pharaohفِرْعَوْنُfir'awnuI 4So that i killأَقْتُلْaqtulF 6And let him callوَلْيَدْعُwalyad'uCBFCONJ+LAM+Vوَand+لْfor / to+لِيَدْعُLet him call 7His LordرَبَّهُrabbahuCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّHis Lord+هُhim / his / it 11He will changeيُبَدِّلَyubaddilaF 12Your religionدِينَكُمْdinakumCBIN+PRONATTدِينَYour religion+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 15He may cause to appearيُظْهِرَyuzhiraF 17The landالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِLand 18The corruptionالْفَسَادَl-fasadaIالthe+فَسَادَCorruption وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنِّى عُذْتُ بِرَبِّى وَرَبِّكُم مِّن كُلِّ مُتَكَبِّرٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُ بِيَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ ﴿27﴾
But Moses said, "Indeed, I have sought refuge in my Lord and your Lord from every arrogant one who does not believe in the Day of Account."
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← read from right to left1And saidوَقَالَwaqalaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَSaid 4[i] seek refugeعُذْتُ'udhtuF 5In my LordبِرَبِّيbirabbiCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+رَبِّMy Lord+يme / my 6And your LordوَرَبِّكُمْwarabbikumCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+رَبِّYour Lord+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 9Arrogant oneمُتَكَبِّرٍmutakabbirinI 11Who believesيُؤْمِنُyu'minuF 12In the dayبِيَوْمِbiyawmiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+يَوْمِThe day 13Of the accountالْحِسَابِl-hisabiIالthe+حِسَابِOf the account 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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