أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ بَنَاتٍ وَأَصْفَىٰكُم بِٱلْبَنِينَ ﴿16﴾
Or has He taken, out of what He has created, daughters and chosen you for [having] sons?
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← read from right to left2Has he takenاتَّخَذَittakhadhaF 3Of whatمِمَّاmimmaCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَاwhat 4He has createdيَخْلُقُyakhluquF 5DaughtersبَنَاتٍbanatinI 6And he has chosen for youوَأَصْفَاكُمْwa-asfakumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+أَصْفَاHe has chosen for+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 7Sonsبِالْبَنِينَbil-baninaCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+بَنِينَSons وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ مَثَلًا ظَلَّ وَجْهُهُۥ مُسْوَدًّا وَهُوَ كَظِيمٌ ﴿17﴾
And when one of them is given good tidings of that which he attributes to the Most Merciful in comparison, his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.
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← read from right to left1And whenوَإِذَاwa-idhaCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذَاWhen 2Is given good newsبُشِّرَbushiraF 3To one of themأَحَدُهُمْahaduhumCBINUM+PRONATTأَحَدُTo one of+هُمْthem / their 4Of whatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاOf what 6For the most GraciousلِلرَّحْمَنِlilrrahmaniCBIP+PNلِلfor the+رَحْمَنِMost Gracious 7As a likenessمَثَلًاmathalanI 9His faceوَجْهُهُwajhuhuCBIN+PRONATTوَجْهُHis face+هُhim / his / it 10DarkمُسْوَدًّاmuswaddanI 12Is filled with griefكَظِيمٌkazimunI أَوَمَن يُنَشَّؤُا۟ فِى ٱلْحِلْيَةِ وَهُوَ فِى ٱلْخِصَامِ غَيْرُ مُبِينٍ ﴿18﴾
So is one brought up in ornaments while being during conflict unevident [attributed to Allah]?
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← read from right to left1Then is one whoأَوَمَنْawamanCBIINTG+CONJ+RELأَis it? / did?+وَand+مَنْThen is one who 2Is brought upيُنَشَّأُyunasha'uF 4Ornamentsالْحِلْيَةِl-hilyatiIالthe+حِلْيَةِOrnaments 7The disputeالْخِصَامِl-khisamiIالthe+خِصَامِDispute وَجَعَلُوا۟ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عِبَٰدُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ إِنَٰثًا ۚ أَشَهِدُوا۟ خَلْقَهُمْ ۚ سَتُكْتَبُ شَهَٰدَتُهُمْ وَيُسْـَٔلُونَ ﴿19﴾
And they have made the angels, who are servants of the Most Merciful, females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be questioned.
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← read from right to left1And they madeوَجَعَلُواwaja'aluCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَعَلُواThey made 2The angelsالْمَلَائِكَةَl-mala'ikataIالthe+مَلَائِكَةَAngels 3Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 5Are slavesعِبَادُ'ibaduI 6Of the most Graciousالرَّحْمَنِl-rahmaniIالthe+رَحْمَنِOf the most Gracious 8Did they witnessأَشَهِدُواashahiduCBFINTG+Vأَis it? / did?+شَهِدُواThey witness 9Their creationخَلْقَهُمْkhalqahumCBIN+PRONATTخَلْقَTheir creation+هُمْthem / their 10Will be recordedسَتُكْتَبُsatuktabuCBFFUT+Vسَwill+تُكْتَبُBe recorded 11Their testimonyشَهَادَتُهُمْshahadatuhumCBIN+PRONATTشَهَادَتُTheir testimony+هُمْthem / their 12And they will be questionedوَيُسْأَلُونَwayus'alunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يُسْأَلُونَThey will be questioned وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْ شَآءَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ مَا عَبَدْنَٰهُم ۗ مَّا لَهُم بِذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۖ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا يَخْرُصُونَ ﴿20﴾
And they said, "If the Most Merciful had willed, we would not have worshipped them." They have of that no knowledge. They are not but falsifying.
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← read from right to left1And they sayوَقَالُواwaqaluCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالُواThey say 4The most Graciousالرَّحْمَنُl-rahmanuIالthe+رَحْمَنُMost Gracious 5We would not have worshipped themمَاmaH 6We would not have worshipped themعَبَدْنَاهُمْ'abadnahumCBFV+PRONATTعَبَدْنَاWe would not have worshipped+هُمْthem / their 8They haveلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their 9About thatبِذَلِكَbidhalikaCBIP+DEMبِwith / in+ذَلِكَAbout that 14ButإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 15LieيَخْرُصُونَyakhrusunaF أَمْ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ كِتَٰبًا مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ فَهُم بِهِۦ مُسْتَمْسِكُونَ ﴿21﴾
Or have We given them a book before the Qur'an to which they are adhering?
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← read from right to left2Have we given themآتَيْنَاهُمْataynahumCBFV+PRONATTآتَيْنَاHave we given+هُمْthem / their 5Before itقَبْلِهِqablihiCBIN+PRONATTقَبْلِBefore+هِhim / his / it 8Are holding fastمُسْتَمْسِكُونَmustamsikunaI بَلْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم مُّهْتَدُونَ ﴿22﴾
Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps [rightly] guided."
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← read from right to left4[we] foundوَجَدْنَاwajadnaF 5Our forefathersآبَاءَنَاaba'anaCBIN+PRONATTآبَاءَOur forefathers+نَاus / our 7A religionأُمَّةٍummatinI 10Their footstepsآثَارِهِمْatharihimCBIN+PRONATTآثَارِTheir footsteps+هِمْthem / their 11Are guidedمُهْتَدُونَmuhtadunaI وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ فِى قَرْيَةٍ مِّن نَّذِيرٍ إِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوهَآ إِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا عَلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٍ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِم مُّقْتَدُونَ ﴿23﴾
And similarly, We did not send before you any warner into a city except that its affluent said, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are, in their footsteps, following."
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← read from right to left1And thusوَكَذَلِكَwakadhalikaCBICONJ+P+DEMوَand+كَذَلِكَThus 3We sentأَرْسَلْنَاarsalnaF 5Before youقَبْلِكَqablikaCBIN+PRONATTقَبْلِBefore+كَyou / your 10ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 12The wealthy ones of itمُتْرَفُوهَاmutrafuhaCBIN+PRONATTمُتْرَفُوThe wealthy ones of+هَاher / it / its 14[we] foundوَجَدْنَاwajadnaF 15Our forefathersآبَاءَنَاaba'anaCBIN+PRONATTآبَاءَOur forefathers+نَاus / our 17A religionأُمَّةٍummatinI 20Their footstepsآثَارِهِمْatharihimCBIN+PRONATTآثَارِTheir footsteps+هِمْthem / their 21Are followingمُقْتَدُونَmuqtadunaI قَٰلَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكُم بِأَهْدَىٰ مِمَّا وَجَدتُّمْ عَلَيْهِ ءَابَآءَكُمْ ۖ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا بِمَآ أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ ﴿24﴾
[Each warner] said, "Even if I brought you better guidance than that [religion] upon which you found your fathers?" They said, "Indeed we, in that with which you were sent, are disbelievers."
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← read from right to left3I brought youجِئْتُكُمْji'tukumCBFV+PRONATTجِئْتُI brought+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 4Better guidanceبِأَهْدَىbi-ahdaCBIP+Nبِwith / in+أَهْدَىBetter guidance 5Than whatمِمَّاmimmaCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَاwhat 6You foundوَجَدْتُمْwajadttumF 7On itعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىOn+هِhim / his / it 8Your forefathersآبَاءَكُمْaba'akumCBIN+PRONATTآبَاءَYour forefathers+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 11With whatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاWhat 12You are sentأُرْسِلْتُمْursiltumF 13With [it]بِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 14Are disbelieversكَافِرُونَkafirunaI فَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ ۖ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ﴿25﴾
So we took retribution from them; then see how was the end of the deniers.
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← read from right to left1So we took retributionفَانْتَقَمْنَاfa-intaqamnaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+انْتَقَمْنَاWe took retribution 2From themمِنْهُمْminhumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom+هُمْthem / their 3Then seeفَانْظُرْfa-unzurCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+انْظُرْSee 6The endعَاقِبَةُ'aqibatuI 7Of the deniersالْمُكَذِّبِينَl-mukadhibinaIالthe+مُكَذِّبِينَOf the deniers 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.
