وَٱذْكُرْ أَخَا عَادٍ إِذْ أَنذَرَ قَوْمَهُۥ بِٱلْأَحْقَافِ وَقَدْ خَلَتِ ٱلنُّذُرُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِۦٓ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴿21﴾
And mention, [O Muhammad], the brother of 'Aad, when he warned his people in the [region of] al-Ahqaf - and warners had already passed on before him and after him - [saying], "Do not worship except Allah. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day."
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← read from right to left1And mentionوَاذْكُرْwa-udhkurCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اذْكُرْMention 5He warnedأَنْذَرَandharaF 6His peopleقَوْمَهُqawmahuCBIN+PRONATTقَوْمَHis people+هُhim / his / it 7In theبِالْأَحْقَافِbil-ahqafiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+أَحْقَافِin the 8And had already passed awayوَقَدْwaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+قَدْHad already passed away 9And had already passed awayخَلَتِkhalatiF 10[the] warnersالنُّذُرُl-nudhuruIالthe+نُذُرُ[the] warners 13Before himيَدَيْهِyadayhiCBIN+PRONATTيَدَيْBefore+هِhim / his / it 14And after himوَمِنْwaminCBHCONJ+Pوَand+مِنْAfter him 15And after himخَلْفِهِkhalfihiCBIN+PRONATTخَلْفِAnd after+هِhim / his / it 16That notأَلَّاallaCBHأَنْthat=لَاnot 17You worshipتَعْبُدُواta'buduF 18ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 22For youعَلَيْكُمْ'alaykumCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىFor+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 23A punishmentعَذَابَ'adhabaI قَالُوٓا۟ أَجِئْتَنَا لِتَأْفِكَنَا عَنْ ءَالِهَتِنَا فَأْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ ﴿22﴾
They said, "Have you come to delude us away from our gods? Then bring us what you promise us, if you should be of the truthful."
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← read from right to left2Have you come to usأَجِئْتَنَاaji'tanaCBFINTG+V+PRONATTأَis it? / did?+جِئْتَHave you come to+نَاus / our 3To turn us awayلِتَأْفِكَنَاlita'fikanaCBFP+V+PRONATTلِfor / to+تَأْفِكَTurn us away+نَاus / our 5Our godsآلِهَتِنَاalihatinaCBIN+PRONATTآلِهَتِOur gods+نَاus / our 6Then bring usفَأْتِنَاfa-tinaCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+ائْتِBring+نَاus / our 7WhatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاWhat 8You threaten usتَعِدُنَاta'idunaCBFV+PRONATTتَعِدُYou threaten+نَاus / our 12The truthfulالصَّادِقِينَl-sadiqinaIالthe+صَادِقِينَTruthful قَالَ إِنَّمَا ٱلْعِلْمُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَأُبَلِّغُكُم مَّآ أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِۦ وَلَٰكِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰكُمْ قَوْمًا تَجْهَلُونَ ﴿23﴾
He said, "Knowledge [of its time] is only with Allah, and I convey to you that with which I was sent; but I see you [to be] a people behaving ignorantly."
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← read from right to left2OnlyإِنَّمَاinnamaCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly 3The knowledgeالْعِلْمُl-'ilmuIالthe+عِلْمُKnowledge 4Is with Allahعِنْدَ'indaI 5Is with Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI 6And i convey to youوَأُبَلِّغُكُمْwa-uballighukumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+أُبَلِّغُI convey to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 8I am sentأُرْسِلْتُursiltuF 9With itبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 11I see youأَرَاكُمْarakumCBFV+PRONATTأَرَاI see+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 13IgnorantتَجْهَلُونَtajhalunaF فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهُ عَارِضًا مُّسْتَقْبِلَ أَوْدِيَتِهِمْ قَالُوا۟ هَٰذَا عَارِضٌ مُّمْطِرُنَا ۚ بَلْ هُوَ مَا ٱسْتَعْجَلْتُم بِهِۦ ۖ رِيحٌ فِيهَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ﴿24﴾
And when they saw it as a cloud approaching their valleys, they said, "This is a cloud bringing us rain!" Rather, it is that for which you were impatient: a wind, within it a painful punishment,
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← read from right to left1Then whenفَلَمَّاfalammaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاWhen 2They saw itرَأَوْهُra'awhuCBFV+PRONATTرَأَوْThey saw+هُhim / his / it 3As a cloudعَارِضًا'aridanI 4ApproachingمُسْتَقْبِلَmustaqbilaI 5Their valleysأَوْدِيَتِهِمْawdiyatihimCBIN+PRONATTأَوْدِيَتِTheir valleys+هِمْthem / their 8Is a cloudعَارِضٌ'aridunI 9Bringing us rainمُمْطِرُنَاmumtirunaCBIN+PRONATTمُمْطِرُBringing us rain+نَاus / our 13You were asking it to be hastenedاسْتَعْجَلْتُمْista'jaltumF 14You were asking it to be hastenedبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 17Is a punishmentعَذَابٌ'adhabunI تُدَمِّرُ كُلَّ شَىْءٍۭ بِأَمْرِ رَبِّهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ لَا يُرَىٰٓ إِلَّا مَسَٰكِنُهُمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ﴿25﴾
Destroying everything by command of its Lord. And they became so that nothing was seen [of them] except their dwellings. Thus do We recompense the criminal people.
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← read from right to left1DestroyingتُدَمِّرُtudammiruF 4By the commandبِأَمْرِbi-amriCBIP+Nبِwith / in+أَمْرِThe command 5Of its LordرَبِّهَاrabbihaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf its Lord+هَاher / it / its 6Then they became suchفَأَصْبَحُواfa-asbahuCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَصْبَحُواThey became such 9ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 10Their dwellingsمَسَاكِنُهُمْmasakinuhumCBIN+PRONATTمَسَاكِنُTheir dwellings+هُمْthem / their 11ThusكَذَلِكَkadhalikaCBIP+DEMكَlike+ذَلِكَThus 12We recompenseنَجْزِيnajziF 13The peopleالْقَوْمَl-qawmaIالthe+قَوْمَPeople 14[the] criminalsالْمُجْرِمِينَl-mujriminaIالthe+مُجْرِمِينَ[the] criminals وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنَّٰهُمْ فِيمَآ إِن مَّكَّنَّٰكُمْ فِيهِ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ سَمْعًا وَأَبْصَٰرًا وَأَفْـِٔدَةً فَمَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُمْ سَمْعُهُمْ وَلَآ أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ وَلَآ أَفْـِٔدَتُهُم مِّن شَىْءٍ إِذْ كَانُوا۟ يَجْحَدُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ ﴿26﴾
And We had certainly established them in such as We have not established you, and We made for them hearing and vision and hearts. But their hearing and vision and hearts availed them not from anything [of the punishment] when they were [continually] rejecting the signs of Allah; and they were enveloped by what they used to ridicule.
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← read from right to left1And certainlyوَلَقَدْwalaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْCertainly 2We had established themمَكَّنَّاهُمْmakkannahumCBFV+PRONATTمَكَّنَّاWe had established+هُمْthem / their 3In whatفِيمَاfimaCBIP+RELفِso / then+يمَاIn what 5We have established youمَكَّنَّاكُمْmakkannakumCBFV+PRONATTمَكَّنَّاWe have established+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 7And we madeوَجَعَلْنَاwaja'alnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَعَلْنَاWe made 8For themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their 10And visionوَأَبْصَارًاwa-absaranCBICONJ+Nوَand+أَبْصَارًاVision 11And heartsوَأَفْئِدَةًwa-af'idatanCBICONJ+Nوَand+أَفْئِدَةًHearts 12But notفَمَاfamaCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+مَاBut not 14Themعَنْهُمْ'anhumCBHP+PRONATTعَنْthem+هُمْthem / their 15Their hearingسَمْعُهُمْsam'uhumCBIN+PRONATTسَمْعُTheir hearing+هُمْthem / their 17Their visionأَبْصَارُهُمْabsaruhumCBIN+PRONATTأَبْصَارُTheir vision+هُمْthem / their 19Their heartsأَفْئِدَتُهُمْaf'idatuhumCBIN+PRONATTأَفْئِدَتُTheir hearts+هُمْthem / their 24RejectingيَجْحَدُونَyajhadunaF 25The signsبِآيَاتِbi-ayatiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+آيَاتِThe signs 27And envelopedوَحَاقَwahaqaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+حَاقَEnveloped 28ThemبِهِمْbihimCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِمْthem / their 30They used toكَانُواkanuF 31[at it]بِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 32Ridiculeيَسْتَهْزِئُونَyastahzi'unaF 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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