ٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّمَا ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌ وَلَهْوٌ وَزِينَةٌ وَتَفَاخُرٌۢ بَيْنَكُمْ وَتَكَاثُرٌ فِى ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ وَٱلْأَوْلَٰدِ ۖ كَمَثَلِ غَيْثٍ أَعْجَبَ ٱلْكُفَّارَ نَبَاتُهُۥ ثُمَّ يَهِيجُ فَتَرَىٰهُ مُصْفَرًّا ثُمَّ يَكُونُ حُطَٰمًا ۖ وَفِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرِضْوَٰنٌ ۚ وَمَا ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَآ إِلَّا مَتَٰعُ ٱلْغُرُورِ ﴿20﴾
Know that the life of this world is but amusement and diversion and adornment and boasting to one another and competition in increase of wealth and children - like the example of a rain whose [resulting] plant growth pleases the tillers; then it dries and you see it turned yellow; then it becomes [scattered] debris. And in the Hereafter is severe punishment and forgiveness from Allah and approval. And what is the worldly life except the enjoyment of delusion.
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← read from right to left3The lifeالْحَيَاةُl-hayatuIالthe+حَيَاةُLife 4Of the worldالدُّنْيَاl-dunyaIالthe+دُنْيَاOf the world 6And amusementوَلَهْوٌwalahwunCBICONJ+Nوَand+لَهْوٌAmusement 7And adornmentوَزِينَةٌwazinatunCBICONJ+Nوَand+زِينَةٌAdornment 8And boastingوَتَفَاخُرٌwatafakhurunCBICONJ+Nوَand+تَفَاخُرٌBoasting 9Among youبَيْنَكُمْbaynakumCBILOC+PRONATTبَيْنَAmong+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 10And competition in increaseوَتَكَاثُرٌwatakathurunCBICONJ+Nوَand+تَكَاثُرٌCompetition in increase 12The wealthالْأَمْوَالِl-amwaliIالthe+أَمْوَالِWealth 13And the childrenوَالْأَوْلَادِwal-awladiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَوْلَادِChildren 14Like the exampleكَمَثَلِkamathaliCBIP+Nكَlike+مَثَلِThe example 15Of a rainغَيْثٍghaythinI 17The tillersالْكُفَّارَl-kufaraIالthe+كُفَّارَTillers 18Its growthنَبَاتُهُnabatuhuCBIN+PRONATTنَبَاتُIts growth+هُhim / his / it 21And you see itفَتَرَاهُfatarahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+تَرَاAnd you see+هُhim / his / it 22Turning yellowمُصْفَرًّاmusfarranI 27The Hereafterالْآخِرَةِl-akhiratiIالthe+آخِرَةِHereafter 28Is a punishmentعَذَابٌ'adhabunI 30And forgivenessوَمَغْفِرَةٌwamaghfiratunCBICONJ+Nوَand+مَغْفِرَةٌForgiveness 33And pleasureوَرِضْوَانٌwaridwanunCBICONJ+Nوَand+رِضْوَانٌPleasure 35Is the lifeالْحَيَاةُl-hayatuIالthe+حَيَاةُIs the life 36Of the worldالدُّنْيَاl-dunyaIالthe+دُنْيَاOf the world 37ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 38The enjoymentمَتَاعُmata'uI 39Of delusionالْغُرُورِl-ghururiIالthe+غُرُورِOf delusion سَابِقُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا كَعَرْضِ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ أُعِدَّتْ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِۦ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ ذُو ٱلْفَضْلِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ﴿21﴾
Race toward forgiveness from your Lord and a Garden whose width is like the width of the heavens and earth, prepared for those who believed in Allah and His messengers. That is the bounty of Allah which He gives to whom He wills, and Allah is the possessor of great bounty.
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← read from right to left3The forgivenessمَغْفِرَةٍmaghfiratinI 5Your LordرَبِّكُمْrabbikumCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّYour Lord+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 6And a gardenوَجَنَّةٍwajannatinCBICONJ+Nوَand+جَنَّةٍA garden 7Its widthعَرْضُهَا'arduhaCBIN+PRONATTعَرْضُIts width+هَاher / it / its 8Is like the widthكَعَرْضِka'ardiCBIP+Nكَlike+عَرْضِIs like the width 9Of the heavenالسَّمَاءِl-sama'iIالthe+سَمَاءِOf the heaven 10And the earthوَالْأَرْضِwal-ardiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَرْضِEarth 11Preparedأُعِدَّتْu'iddatF 12For those whoلِلَّذِينَlilladhinaCBIP+RELلِfor / to+الَّذِينَThose who 14In Allahبِاللَّهِbil-lahiCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAllah 15And his MessengersوَرُسُلِهِwarusulihiCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+رُسُلِHis Messengers+هِhim / his / it 17Is the bountyفَضْلُfadluI 19He givesيُؤْتِيهِyu'tihiCBFV+PRONATTيُؤْتِيHe gives+هِhim / his / it 21He willsيَشَاءُyasha'uF 22And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah 23Is the possessor of bountyذُوdhuI 24Is the possessor of bountyالْفَضْلِl-fadliIالthe+فَضْلِIs the possessor of bounty 25The greatالْعَظِيمِl-'azimiIالthe+عَظِيمِGreat مَآ أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ إِلَّا فِى كِتَٰبٍ مِّن قَبْلِ أَن نَّبْرَأَهَآ ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ ﴿22﴾
No disaster strikes upon the earth or among yourselves except that it is in a register before We bring it into being - indeed that, for Allah, is easy -
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← read from right to left4DisasterمُصِيبَةٍmusibatinI 6The earthالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِEarth 9YourselvesأَنْفُسِكُمْanfusikumCBIN+PRONATTأَنْفُسِYourselves+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 10ButإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 12A registerكِتَابٍkitabinI 16We bring it into existenceنَبْرَأَهَاnabra'ahaCBFV+PRONATTنَبْرَأَWe bring it into existence+هَاher / it / its لِّكَيْلَا تَأْسَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا تَفْرَحُوا۟ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ ﴿23﴾
In order that you not despair over what has eluded you and not exult [in pride] over what He has given you. And Allah does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful -
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← read from right to left1So that you may notلِكَيْلَاlikaylaCBHP+NEGلِfor / to+كَيْلَاSo that you may not 5Has escaped youفَاتَكُمْfatakumCBFV+PRONATTفَاتَHas escaped+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 8At whatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاAt what 9He has given youآتَاكُمْatakumCBFV+PRONATTآتَاHe has given+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 10And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah 14Self deludedمُخْتَالٍmukhtalinI 15BoasterفَخُورٍfakhurinI ٱلَّذِينَ يَبْخَلُونَ وَيَأْمُرُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ بِٱلْبُخْلِ ۗ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلْغَنِىُّ ٱلْحَمِيدُ ﴿24﴾
[Those] who are stingy and enjoin upon people stinginess. And whoever turns away - then indeed, Allah is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.
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← read from right to left1Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 2Are stingyيَبْخَلُونَyabkhalunaF 3And enjoinوَيَأْمُرُونَwaya'murunaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَأْمُرُونَEnjoin 4On the peopleالنَّاسَl-nasaIالthe+نَاسَOn the people 5Stinginessبِالْبُخْلِbil-bukhliCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+بُخْلِStinginess 7Turns awayيَتَوَلَّyatawallaF 8Then indeedفَإِنَّfa-innaCBHCONJ+ACCفَso / then+إِنَّIndeed 11Is free of needالْغَنِيُّl-ghaniyuIالthe+غَنِيُّIs free of need 12The praiseworthyالْحَمِيدُl-hamiduIالthe+حَمِيدُPraiseworthy لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلَنَا بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ وَأَنزَلْنَا مَعَهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْمِيزَانَ لِيَقُومَ ٱلنَّاسُ بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۖ وَأَنزَلْنَا ٱلْحَدِيدَ فِيهِ بَأْسٌ شَدِيدٌ وَمَنَٰفِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَنصُرُهُۥ وَرُسُلَهُۥ بِٱلْغَيْبِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَوِىٌّ عَزِيزٌ ﴿25﴾
We have already sent Our messengers with clear evidences and sent down with them the Scripture and the balance that the people may maintain [their affairs] in justice. And We sent down iron, wherein is great military might and benefits for the people, and so that Allah may make evident those who support Him and His messengers unseen. Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might.
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← read from right to left2We sentأَرْسَلْنَاarsalnaF 3Our MessengersرُسُلَنَاrusulanaCBIN+PRONATTرُسُلَOur Messengers+نَاus / our 4With clear proofsبِالْبَيِّنَاتِbil-bayinatiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+بَيِّنَاتِClear proofs 5And we sent downوَأَنْزَلْنَاwa-anzalnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَنْزَلْنَاWe sent down 6With themمَعَهُمُma'ahumuI 7The scriptureالْكِتَابَl-kitabaIالthe+كِتَابَScripture 8And the balanceوَالْمِيزَانَwal-mizanaCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+مِيزَانَBalance 9That may establishلِيَقُومَliyaqumaCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يَقُومَThat may establish 10The peopleالنَّاسُl-nasuIالthe+نَاسُPeople 11Justiceبِالْقِسْطِbil-qistiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+قِسْطِJustice 12And we sent downوَأَنْزَلْنَاwa-anzalnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَنْزَلْنَاWe sent down 13[the] ironالْحَدِيدَl-hadidaIالthe+حَدِيدَ[the] iron 14WhereinفِيهِfihiCBHP+PRONATTفِيWherein+هِhim / his / it 17And benefitsوَمَنَافِعُwamanafi'uCBICONJ+Nوَand+مَنَافِعُBenefits 18For the peopleلِلنَّاسِlilnnasiCBIP+Nلِلfor the+نَاسِPeople 19And so that Allah may make evidentوَلِيَعْلَمَwaliya'lamaCBFCONJ+P+Vوَand+لِfor / to+يَعْلَمَSo that Allah may make evident 20And so that Allah may make evidentاللَّهُl-lahuI 22Helps himيَنْصُرُهُyansuruhuCBFV+PRONATTيَنْصُرُHelps+هُhim / his / it 23And his MessengersوَرُسُلَهُwarusulahuCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+رُسُلَHis Messengers+هُhim / his / it 24Unseenبِالْغَيْبِbil-ghaybiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+غَيْبِUnseen 27Is all strongقَوِيٌّqawiyyunI 28All mightyعَزِيزٌ'azizunI 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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