Surah Ash-Shura 42:1–9

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Surah 42 · Ruku 1 of 5 · ayahs 1–9 · Juz 25 · page 483 · Makki

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Ash-Shura 42:1

حمٓ ﴿1﴾

Ha, Meem.

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1Ha meemحمhha-meemH

Ash-Shura 42:2

عٓسٓقٓ ﴿2﴾

'Ayn, Seen, Qaf.

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1Ayn seen qaafعسق'ain-seen-qafH

Ash-Shura 42:3

كَذَٰلِكَ يُوحِىٓ إِلَيْكَ وَإِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ﴿3﴾

Thus has He revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and to those before you - Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

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1ThusكَذَلِكَkadhalikaCBIP+DEMكَlike+ذَلِكَThus
2RevealsيُوحِيyuhiF
3To youإِلَيْكَilaykaCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+كَyou / your
4And toوَإِلَىwa-ilaCBHCONJ+Pوَand+إِلَىTo
5ThoseالَّذِينَalladhinaI
6Before youمِنْminH
7Before youقَبْلِكَqablikaCBIN+PRONATTقَبْلِBefore+كَyou / your
8Allahاللَّهُl-lahuI
9The all mightyالْعَزِيزُl-'azizuIالthe+عَزِيزُAll mighty
10The all wiseالْحَكِيمُl-hakimuIالthe+حَكِيمُAll wise

Ash-Shura 42:4

لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ﴿4﴾

To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, and He is the Most High, the Most Great.

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1To himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
2Belong whateverمَاmaI
3Is inفِيfiH
4The heavensالسَّمَاوَاتِl-samawatiIالthe+سَمَوَاتِHeavens
5And whateverوَمَاwamaCBICONJ+RELوَand+مَاWhatever
6Is inفِيfiH
7The earthالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِEarth
8And heوَهُوَwahuwaCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُوَHe
9Is the most highالْعَلِيُّl-'aliyuIالthe+عَلِيُّIs the most high
10The most greatالْعَظِيمُl-'azimuIالthe+عَظِيمُMost great

Ash-Shura 42:5

تَكَادُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِن فَوْقِهِنَّ ۚ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لِمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ أَلَآ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ﴿5﴾

The heavens almost break from above them, and the angels exalt [Allah] with praise of their Lord and ask forgiveness for those on earth. Unquestionably, it is Allah who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.

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1AlmostتَكَادُtakaduF
2The heavensالسَّمَاوَاتُl-samawatuIالthe+سَمَوَاتُHeavens
3Break upيَتَفَطَّرْنَyatafattarnaF
4FromمِنْminH
5Above themفَوْقِهِنَّfawqihinnaCBIN+PRONATTفَوْقِAbove+هِنَّthem / their (f.)
6And the angelsوَالْمَلَائِكَةُwal-mala'ikatuCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+مَلَائِكَةُAngels
7GlorifyيُسَبِّحُونَyusabbihunaF
8The praiseبِحَمْدِbihamdiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+حَمْدِThe praise
9Of their LordرَبِّهِمْrabbihimCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf their Lord+هِمْthem / their
10And ask for forgivenessوَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَwayastaghfirunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَسْتَغْفِرُونَAsk for forgiveness
11For thoseلِمَنْlimanCBIP+RELلِfor / to+مَنْThose
12OnفِيfiH
13The earthالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِEarth
14UnquestionablyأَلَاalaHأَنْthat=لَاnot
15IndeedإِنَّinnaH
16Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
17HeهُوَhuwaI
18Is the oft forgivingالْغَفُورُl-ghafuruIالthe+غَفُورُIs the oft forgiving
19The most Mercifulالرَّحِيمُl-rahimuIالthe+رَحِيمُMost Merciful

Ash-Shura 42:6

وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ ٱللَّهُ حَفِيظٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِوَكِيلٍ ﴿6﴾

And those who take as allies other than Him - Allah is [yet] Guardian over them; and you, [O Muhammad], are not over them a manager.

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1And those whoوَالَّذِينَwa-alladhinaCBICONJ+RELوَand+الَّذِينَThose who
2TakeاتَّخَذُواittakhadhuF
3BesidesمِنْminH
4BesidesدُونِهِdunihiCBIN+PRONATTدُونِBesides+هِhim / his / it
5Protectorsأَوْلِيَاءَawliya'aI
6Allahاللَّهُl-lahuI
7Is a guardianحَفِيظٌhafizunI
8Over themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOver+هِمْthem / their
9And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
10YouأَنْتَantaI
11Are over themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىAre over+هِمْthem / their
12A managerبِوَكِيلٍbiwakilinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+وَكِيلٍA manager

Ash-Shura 42:7

وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ قُرْءَانًا عَرَبِيًّا لِّتُنذِرَ أُمَّ ٱلْقُرَىٰ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهَا وَتُنذِرَ يَوْمَ ٱلْجَمْعِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ ۚ فَرِيقٌ فِى ٱلْجَنَّةِ وَفَرِيقٌ فِى ٱلسَّعِيرِ ﴿7﴾

And thus We have revealed to you an Arabic Qur'an that you may warn the Mother of Cities [Makkah] and those around it and warn of the Day of Assembly, about which there is no doubt. A party will be in Paradise and a party in the Blaze.

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1And thusوَكَذَلِكَwakadhalikaCBICONJ+P+DEMوَand+كَذَلِكَThus
2We have revealedأَوْحَيْنَاawhaynaF
3To youإِلَيْكَilaykaCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+كَyou / your
4A Quranقُرْآنًاqur'ananI
5In arabicعَرَبِيًّا'arabiyyanI
6That you may warnلِتُنْذِرَlitundhiraCBFP+Vلِfor / to+تُنْذِرَThat you may warn
7The motherأُمَّummaI
8Of the townsالْقُرَىl-quraIالthe+قُرَىOf the towns
9And whoeverوَمَنْwamanCBICONJ+RELوَand+مَنْWhoever
10Is around itحَوْلَهَاhawlahaCBIN+PRONATTحَوْلَIs around+هَاher / it / its
11And warnوَتُنْذِرَwatundhiraCBFCONJ+Vوَand+تُنْذِرَWarn
12Of the dayيَوْمَyawmaI
13Of assemblyالْجَمْعِl-jam'iIالthe+جَمْعِOf assembly
14There is noلَاlaH
15DoubtرَيْبَraybaI
16In itفِيهِfihiCBHP+PRONATTفِيIn+هِhim / his / it
17A partyفَرِيقٌfariqunI
18Will be inفِيfiH
19Paradiseالْجَنَّةِl-janatiIالthe+جَنَّةِParadise
20And a partyوَفَرِيقٌwafariqunCBICONJ+Nوَand+فَرِيقٌA party
21InفِيfiH
22The blazing fireالسَّعِيرِl-sa'iriIالthe+سَعِيرِBlazing fire

Ash-Shura 42:8

وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَجَعَلَهُمْ أُمَّةً وَٰحِدَةً وَلَٰكِن يُدْخِلُ مَن يَشَآءُ فِى رَحْمَتِهِۦ ۚ وَٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ مَا لَهُم مِّن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ ﴿8﴾

And if Allah willed, He could have made them [of] one religion, but He admits whom He wills into His mercy. And the wrongdoers have not any protector or helper.

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1And ifوَلَوْwalawCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+لَوْIf
2Allah willedشَاءَsha'aF
3Allah willedاللَّهُl-lahuI
4He could have made themلَجَعَلَهُمْlaja'alahumCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+جَعَلَHe could have made+هُمْthem / their
5A communityأُمَّةًummatanI
6OneوَاحِدَةًwahidatanI
7ButوَلَكِنْwalakinCBHCONJ+AMDوَand+لَكِنْBut
8He admitsيُدْخِلُyudkhiluF
9WhomمَنْmanI
10He willsيَشَاءُyasha'uF
11In toفِيfiH
12His mercyرَحْمَتِهِrahmatihiCBIN+PRONATTرَحْمَتِHis mercy+هِhim / his / it
13And the wrongdoersوَالظَّالِمُونَwal-zalimunaCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+ظَالِمُونَWrongdoers
14NotمَاmaH
15For themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
16AnyمِنْminH
17ProtectorوَلِيٍّwaliyyinI
18And notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
19Any helperنَصِيرٍnasirinI

Ash-Shura 42:9

أَمِ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۖ فَٱللَّهُ هُوَ ٱلْوَلِىُّ وَهُوَ يُحْىِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ﴿9﴾

Or have they taken protectors [or allies] besides him? But Allah - He is the Protector, and He gives life to the dead, and He is over all things competent.

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1OrأَمِamiH
2Have they takenاتَّخَذُواittakhadhuF
3Besides himمِنْminH
4Besides himدُونِهِdunihiCBIN+PRONATTدُونِBesides+هِhim / his / it
5Protectorsأَوْلِيَاءَawliya'aI
6But Allahفَاللَّهُfal-lahuCBICONJ+PNفَso / then+اللَّهُBut Allah
7HeهُوَhuwaI
8Is the protectorالْوَلِيُّl-waliyuIالthe+وَلِيُّIs the protector
9And heوَهُوَwahuwaCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُوَHe
10Gives lifeيُحْيِyuhyiF
11To the deadالْمَوْتَىl-mawtaIالthe+مَوْتَىTo the dead
12And heوَهُوَwahuwaCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُوَHe
13Is onعَلَى'alaH
14EveryكُلِّkulliI
15Thingشَيْءٍshay'inI
16All powerfulقَدِيرٌqadirunI

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