قُلْ إِنِّى نُهِيتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ قُل لَّآ أَتَّبِعُ أَهْوَآءَكُمْ ۙ قَدْ ضَلَلْتُ إِذًا وَمَآ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ ﴿56﴾
Say, "Indeed, I have been forbidden to worship those you invoke besides Allah." Say, "I will not follow your desires, for I would then have gone astray, and I would not be of the [rightly] guided."
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← read from right to left3[i] am forbiddenنُهِيتُnuhituF 5I worshipأَعْبُدَa'budaF 6Those whomالَّذِينَalladhinaI 7You callتَدْعُونَtad'unaF 10Besides Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI 13I followأَتَّبِعُattabi'uF 14Your vain desiresأَهْوَاءَكُمْahwa'akumCBIN+PRONATTأَهْوَاءَYour vain desires+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 16I would goضَلَلْتُdalaltuF 21The guided onesالْمُهْتَدِينَl-muhtadinaIالthe+مُهْتَدِينَGuided ones قُلْ إِنِّى عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّى وَكَذَّبْتُم بِهِۦ ۚ مَا عِندِى مَا تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ بِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنِ ٱلْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ ۖ يَقُصُّ ٱلْحَقَّ ۖ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ ٱلْفَٰصِلِينَ ﴿57﴾
Say, "Indeed, I am on clear evidence from my Lord, and you have denied it. I do not have that for which you are impatient. The decision is only for Allah. He relates the truth, and He is the best of deciders."
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← read from right to left4Clear proofبَيِّنَةٍbayyinatinI 7While you denyوَكَذَّبْتُمْwakadhabtumCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كَذَّبْتُمْWhile you deny 8[with] itبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 12You seek to hastenتَسْتَعْجِلُونَtasta'jilunaF 13Of itبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 15Is the decisionالْحُكْمُl-hukmuIالthe+حُكْمُIs the decision 16ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 17For AllahلِلَّهِlillahiCBIP+PNلِfor / to+اللَّهِAllah 18He relatesيَقُصُّyaqussuF 19The truthالْحَقَّl-haqaIالthe+حَقَّTruth 21Is the bestخَيْرُkhayruI 22Of the decidersالْفَاصِلِينَl-fasilinaIالthe+فَاصِلِينَOf the deciders قُل لَّوْ أَنَّ عِندِى مَا تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ بِهِۦ لَقُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ﴿58﴾
Say, "If I had that for which you are impatient, the matter would have been decided between me and you, but Allah is most knowing of the wrongdoers."
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← read from right to left6You seek to hastenتَسْتَعْجِلُونَtasta'jilunaF 8Surely would have been decidedلَقُضِيَlaqudiyaCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+قُضِيَSurely would have been decided 9The matterالْأَمْرُl-amruIالthe+أَمْرُMatter 11And between youوَبَيْنَكُمْwabaynakumCBICONJ+LOC+PRONATTوَand+بَيْنَBetween+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 12And Allahوَاللَّهُwal-lahuCBICONJ+PNوَand+اللَّهُAllah 13Is most knowingأَعْلَمُa'lamuI 14Of the wrongdoersبِالظَّالِمِينَbil-zaliminaCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+ظَالِمِينَOf the wrongdoers وَعِندَهُۥ مَفَاتِحُ ٱلْغَيْبِ لَا يَعْلَمُهَآ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ ۚ وَمَا تَسْقُطُ مِن وَرَقَةٍ إِلَّا يَعْلَمُهَا وَلَا حَبَّةٍ فِى ظُلُمَٰتِ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا رَطْبٍ وَلَا يَابِسٍ إِلَّا فِى كِتَٰبٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿59﴾
And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it. And no grain is there within the darknesses of the earth and no moist or dry [thing] but that it is [written] in a clear record.
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← read from right to left2Are the keysمَفَاتِحُmafatihuI 3Of the unseenالْغَيْبِl-ghaybiIالthe+غَيْبِOf the unseen 5Knows themيَعْلَمُهَاya'lamuhaCBFV+PRONATTيَعْلَمُKnows+هَاher / it / its 6ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 8And he knowsوَيَعْلَمُwaya'lamuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَعْلَمُHe knows 11The landالْبَرِّl-bariIالthe+بَرِّLand 12And in the seaوَالْبَحْرِwal-bahriCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+بَحْرِIn the sea 16Any leafوَرَقَةٍwaraqatinI 17ButإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 18He knows itيَعْلَمُهَاya'lamuhaCBFV+PRONATTيَعْلَمُHe knows+هَاher / it / its 20A grainحَبَّةٍhabbatinI 22The darkness[es]ظُلُمَاتِzulumatiI 23Of the earthالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِOf the earth 28ButإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 30A recordكِتَابٍkitabinI وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى يَتَوَفَّىٰكُم بِٱلَّيْلِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا جَرَحْتُم بِٱلنَّهَارِ ثُمَّ يَبْعَثُكُمْ فِيهِ لِيُقْضَىٰٓ أَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّى ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿60﴾
And it is He who takes your souls by night and knows what you have committed by day. Then He revives you therein that a specified term may be fulfilled. Then to Him will be your return; then He will inform you about what you used to do.
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← read from right to left2Is the one whoالَّذِيalladhiI 3Takes your soulيَتَوَفَّاكُمْyatawaffakumCBFV+PRONATTيَتَوَفَّاTakes your soul+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 4By the nightبِاللَّيْلِbi-al-layliCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+لَيْلِNight 5And he knowsوَيَعْلَمُwaya'lamuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَعْلَمُHe knows 7You committedجَرَحْتُمْjarahtumF 8By the dayبِالنَّهَارِbil-nahariCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+نَهَارِDay 10He raises you upيَبْعَثُكُمْyab'athukumCBFV+PRONATTيَبْعَثُHe raises you up+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 11ThereinفِيهِfihiCBHP+PRONATTفِيTherein+هِhim / his / it 12So that is fulfilledلِيُقْضَىliyuqdaCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يُقْضَىSo that is fulfilled 14SpecifiedمُسَمًّىmusammanI 16To himإِلَيْهِilayhiCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+هِhim / his / it 17Will be your returnمَرْجِعُكُمْmarji'ukumCBIN+PRONATTمَرْجِعُWill be your return+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 19He will inform youيُنَبِّئُكُمْyunabbi'ukumCBFV+PRONATTيُنَبِّئُHe will inform+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 20About whatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاAbout what 21You used toكُنْتُمْkuntumF 22Doتَعْمَلُونَta'malunaF 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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