وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِۦ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَةَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ جَعَلَ فِيكُمْ أَنۢبِيَآءَ وَجَعَلَكُم مُّلُوكًا وَءَاتَىٰكُم مَّا لَمْ يُؤْتِ أَحَدًا مِّنَ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿20﴾
And [mention, O Muhammad], when Moses said to his people, "O my people, remember the favor of Allah upon you when He appointed among you prophets and made you possessors and gave you that which He had not given anyone among the worlds.
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To his peopleلِقَوْمِهِCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+قَوْمِHis people+هِhim / his / it O my peopleيَاقَوْمِCBIVOC+NيَاO+قَوْمِMy people The favor of AllahنِعْمَةَI The favor of AllahاللَّهِI Upon youعَلَيْكُمْCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+كُمْyou / your (pl.) Among youفِيكُمْCBHP+PRONATTفِيAmong+كُمْyou / your (pl.) And made youوَجَعَلَكُمْCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+جَعَلَMade+كُمْyou / your (pl.) And he gave youوَآتَاكُمْCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+آتَاHe gave+كُمْyou / your (pl.) The worldsالْعَالَمِينَIالthe+عَالَمِينَWorlds يَٰقَوْمِ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْأَرْضَ ٱلْمُقَدَّسَةَ ٱلَّتِى كَتَبَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَلَا تَرْتَدُّوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَدْبَارِكُمْ فَتَنقَلِبُوا۟ خَٰسِرِينَ ﴿21﴾
O my people, enter the Holy Land which Allah has assigned to you and do not turn back [from fighting in Allah 's cause] and [thus] become losers."
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O my peopleيَاقَوْمِCBIVOC+NيَاO+قَوْمِMy people The holy landالْأَرْضَIالthe+أَرْضَHoly land The holy landالْمُقَدَّسَةَIالthe+مُقَدَّسَةَHoly land Allah has ordainedكَتَبَF Allah has ordainedاللَّهُI For youلَكُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) Your backsأَدْبَارِكُمْCBIN+PRONATTأَدْبَارِYour backs+كُمْyou / your (pl.) Then you will turn backفَتَنْقَلِبُواCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+تَنْقَلِبُواYou will turn back قَالُوا۟ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّ فِيهَا قَوْمًا جَبَّارِينَ وَإِنَّا لَن نَّدْخُلَهَا حَتَّىٰ يَخْرُجُوا۟ مِنْهَا فَإِن يَخْرُجُوا۟ مِنْهَا فَإِنَّا دَٰخِلُونَ ﴿22﴾
They said, "O Moses, indeed within it is a people of tyrannical strength, and indeed, we will never enter it until they leave it; but if they leave it, then we will enter."
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O mosesيَامُوسَىCBIVOC+PNيَاO+مُوسَىMoses Of tyrannical strengthجَبَّارِينَI Will enter itنَدْخُلَهَاCBFV+PRONATTنَدْخُلَWill enter+هَاher / it / its [from] itمِنْهَاCBHP+PRONATTمِنْ[from]+هَاher / it / its Then certainly we willفَإِنَّاCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTفَso / then+إِCertainly we will+ناus / our قَالَ رَجُلَانِ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ أَنْعَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمَا ٱدْخُلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْبَابَ فَإِذَا دَخَلْتُمُوهُ فَإِنَّكُمْ غَٰلِبُونَ ۚ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَتَوَكَّلُوٓا۟ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴿23﴾
Said two men from those who feared [to disobey] upon whom Allah had bestowed favor, "Enter upon them through the gate, for when you have entered it, you will be predominant. And upon Allah rely, if you should be believers."
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Allah had favoredأَنْعَمَF Allah had favoredاللَّهُI [on] both of themعَلَيْهِمَاCBHP+PRONATTعَلَى[on] both of+هِمَاthem two Upon themعَلَيْهِمُCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+هِمُthem / their Through the gateالْبَابَIالthe+بَابَThrough the gate Then whenفَإِذَاCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+إِذَاWhen You have entered itدَخَلْتُمُوهُCBFV+PRONATTدَخَلْتُمُYou have entered+وهُit / him Then indeed you will beفَإِنَّكُمْCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTفَso / then+إِنَّIndeed you will be+كُمْyou / your (pl.) Then put your trustفَتَوَكَّلُواCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+تَوَكَّلُواPut your trust قَالُوا۟ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَن نَّدْخُلَهَآ أَبَدًا مَّا دَامُوا۟ فِيهَا ۖ فَٱذْهَبْ أَنتَ وَرَبُّكَ فَقَٰتِلَآ إِنَّا هَٰهُنَا قَٰعِدُونَ ﴿24﴾
They said, "O Moses, indeed we will not enter it, ever, as long as they are within it; so go, you and your Lord, and fight. Indeed, we are remaining right here."
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O mosesيَامُوسَىCBIVOC+PNيَاO+مُوسَىMoses Will enter itنَدْخُلَهَاCBFV+PRONATTنَدْخُلَWill enter+هَاher / it / its As long as they areدَامُواF So goفَاذْهَبْCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اذْهَبْGo And you both fightفَقَاتِلَاCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+قَاتِلَاAnd you both fight قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى لَآ أَمْلِكُ إِلَّا نَفْسِى وَأَخِى ۖ فَٱفْرُقْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْفَٰسِقِينَ ﴿25﴾
[Moses] said, "My Lord, indeed I do not possess except myself and my brother, so part us from the defiantly disobedient people."
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ExceptإِلَّاHإِنْif=لَاnot Over myselfنَفْسِيCBIN+PRONATTنَفْسِOver myself+يme / my So make a separationفَافْرُقْCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+افْرُقْMake a separation The defiantly disobedient peopleالْقَوْمِIالthe+قَوْمِDefiantly disobedient people The defiantly disobedient peopleالْفَاسِقِينَIالthe+فَاسِقِينَDefiantly disobedient people قَالَ فَإِنَّهَا مُحَرَّمَةٌ عَلَيْهِمْ ۛ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً ۛ يَتِيهُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ فَلَا تَأْسَ عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْفَٰسِقِينَ ﴿26﴾
[Allah] said, "Then indeed, it is forbidden to them for forty years [in which] they will wander throughout the land. So do not grieve over the defiantly disobedient people."
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Will be forbiddenمُحَرَّمَةٌI They will wanderيَتِيهُونَF The earthالْأَرْضِIالthe+أَرْضِEarth The defiantly disobedient peopleالْقَوْمِIالthe+قَوْمِDefiantly disobedient people The defiantly disobedient peopleالْفَاسِقِينَIالthe+فَاسِقِينَDefiantly disobedient people 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.
