Surah Al-Ahqaf

الأحقاف

Surah 46 · Ruku 3 of 4 · ayahs 21–26 · Juz 26 · page 505 · Makki

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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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And mentionوَاذْكُرْCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اذْكُرْMention
The brotherأَخَاI
OfعَادٍI
WhenإِذْI
He warnedأَنْذَرَF
His peopleقَوْمَهُCBIN+PRONATTقَوْمَHis people+هُhim / his / it
In theبِالْأَحْقَافِCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+أَحْقَافِin the
And had already passed awayوَقَدْCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+قَدْHad already passed away
And had already passed awayخَلَتِF
[the] warnersالنُّذُرُIالthe+نُذُرُ[the] warners
Before himمِنْH
Before himبَيْنِI
Before himيَدَيْهِCBIN+PRONATTيَدَيْBefore+هِhim / his / it
And after himوَمِنْCBHCONJ+Pوَand+مِنْAfter him
And after himخَلْفِهِCBIN+PRONATTخَلْفِAnd after+هِhim / his / it
That notأَلَّاCBHأَنْthat=لَاnot
You worshipتَعْبُدُواF
ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
AllahاللَّهَI
Indeed iإِنِّيCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed i+نيme
[i] fearأَخَافُF
For youعَلَيْكُمْCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىFor+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
A punishmentعَذَابَI
Of a dayيَوْمٍI
GreatعَظِيمٍI

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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They saidقَالُواF
Have you come to usأَجِئْتَنَاCBFINTG+V+PRONATTأَis it? / did?+جِئْتَHave you come to+نَاus / our
To turn us awayلِتَأْفِكَنَاCBFP+V+PRONATTلِfor / to+تَأْفِكَTurn us away+نَاus / our
FromعَنْH
Our godsآلِهَتِنَاCBIN+PRONATTآلِهَتِOur gods+نَاus / our
Then bring usفَأْتِنَاCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+ائْتِBring+نَاus / our
WhatبِمَاCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاWhat
You threaten usتَعِدُنَاCBFV+PRONATTتَعِدُYou threaten+نَاus / our
IfإِنْH
You areكُنْتَF
OfمِنَH
The truthfulالصَّادِقِينَIالthe+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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He saidقَالَF
OnlyإِنَّمَاCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly
The knowledgeالْعِلْمُIالthe+عِلْمُKnowledge
Is with AllahعِنْدَI
Is with AllahاللَّهِI
And i convey to youوَأُبَلِّغُكُمْCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+أُبَلِّغُI convey to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
WhatمَاI
I am sentأُرْسِلْتُF
With itبِهِCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
ButوَلَكِنِّيCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTوَand+لَكِBut+نِّيme
I see youأَرَاكُمْCBFV+PRONATTأَرَاI see+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
A peopleقَوْمًاI
IgnorantتَجْهَلُونَF

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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Then whenفَلَمَّاCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاWhen
They saw itرَأَوْهُCBFV+PRONATTرَأَوْThey saw+هُhim / his / it
As a cloudعَارِضًاI
ApproachingمُسْتَقْبِلَI
Their valleysأَوْدِيَتِهِمْCBIN+PRONATTأَوْدِيَتِTheir valleys+هِمْthem / their
They saidقَالُواF
ThisهَذَاI
Is a cloudعَارِضٌI
Bringing us rainمُمْطِرُنَاCBIN+PRONATTمُمْطِرُBringing us rain+نَاus / our
NayبَلْH
ItهُوَI
Is whatمَاI
You were asking it to be hastenedاسْتَعْجَلْتُمْF
You were asking it to be hastenedبِهِCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
A windرِيحٌI
In itفِيهَاCBHP+PRONATTفِيIn+هَاher / it / its
Is a punishmentعَذَابٌI
PainfulأَلِيمٌI

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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DestroyingتُدَمِّرُF
EveryكُلَّI
ThingشَيْءٍI
By the commandبِأَمْرِCBIP+Nبِwith / in+أَمْرِThe command
Of its LordرَبِّهَاCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf its Lord+هَاher / it / its
Then they became suchفَأَصْبَحُواCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَصْبَحُواThey became such
NotلَاH
Is seenيُرَىF
ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot
Their dwellingsمَسَاكِنُهُمْCBIN+PRONATTمَسَاكِنُTheir dwellings+هُمْthem / their
ThusكَذَلِكَCBIP+DEMكَlike+ذَلِكَThus
We recompenseنَجْزِيF
The peopleالْقَوْمَIالthe+قَوْمَPeople
[the] criminalsالْمُجْرِمِينَIالthe+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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And certainlyوَلَقَدْCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْCertainly
We had established themمَكَّنَّاهُمْCBFV+PRONATTمَكَّنَّاWe had established+هُمْthem / their
In whatفِيمَاCBIP+RELفِso / then+يمَاIn what
NotإِنْH
We have established youمَكَّنَّاكُمْCBFV+PRONATTمَكَّنَّاWe have established+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
In itفِيهِCBHP+PRONATTفِيIn+هِhim / his / it
And we madeوَجَعَلْنَاCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَعَلْنَاWe made
For themلَهُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
HearingسَمْعًاI
And visionوَأَبْصَارًاCBICONJ+Nوَand+أَبْصَارًاVision
And heartsوَأَفْئِدَةًCBICONJ+Nوَand+أَفْئِدَةًHearts
But notفَمَاCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+مَاBut not
AvailedأَغْنَىF
ThemعَنْهُمْCBHP+PRONATTعَنْthem+هُمْthem / their
Their hearingسَمْعُهُمْCBIN+PRONATTسَمْعُTheir hearing+هُمْthem / their
And notوَلَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
Their visionأَبْصَارُهُمْCBIN+PRONATTأَبْصَارُTheir vision+هُمْthem / their
And notوَلَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
Their heartsأَفْئِدَتُهُمْCBIN+PRONATTأَفْئِدَتُTheir hearts+هُمْthem / their
AnyمِنْH
ThingشَيْءٍI
WhenإِذْI
They wereكَانُواF
RejectingيَجْحَدُونَF
The signsبِآيَاتِCBIP+Nبِwith / in+آيَاتِThe signs
Of AllahاللَّهِI
And envelopedوَحَاقَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+حَاقَEnveloped
ThemبِهِمْCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِمْthem / their
WhatمَاI
They used toكَانُواF
[at it]بِهِCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
RidiculeيَسْتَهْزِئُونَF

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.