وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا فِى قَرْيَةٍ مِّن نَّبِىٍّ إِلَّآ أَخَذْنَآ أَهْلَهَا بِٱلْبَأْسَآءِ وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَضَّرَّعُونَ ﴿94﴾
And We sent to no city a prophet [who was denied] except that We seized its people with poverty and hardship that they might humble themselves [to Allah].
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← read from right to left2We sentأَرْسَلْنَاarsalnaF 7ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 8We seizedأَخَذْنَاakhadhnaF 9Its peopleأَهْلَهَاahlahaCBIN+PRONATTأَهْلَIts people+هَاher / it / its 10With adversityبِالْبَأْسَاءِbil-ba'sa'iCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+بَأْسَاءِAdversity 11And hardshipوَالضَّرَّاءِwal-dara'iCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+ضَرَّاءِHardship 12So that they mayلَعَلَّهُمْla'allahumCBHACC+PRONATTلَعَلَّSo that they may+هُمْthem / their 13Become humbleيَضَّرَّعُونَyaddarra'unaF ثُمَّ بَدَّلْنَا مَكَانَ ٱلسَّيِّئَةِ ٱلْحَسَنَةَ حَتَّىٰ عَفَوا۟ وَّقَالُوا۟ قَدْ مَسَّ ءَابَآءَنَا ٱلضَّرَّآءُ وَٱلسَّرَّآءُ فَأَخَذْنَٰهُم بَغْتَةً وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ﴿95﴾
Then We exchanged in place of the bad [condition], good, until they increased [and prospered] and said, "Our fathers [also] were touched with hardship and ease." So We seized them suddenly while they did not perceive.
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← read from right to left2We changedبَدَّلْنَاbaddalnaF 4Of the badالسَّيِّئَةِl-sayi'atiIالthe+سَيِّئَةِOf the bad 5The goodالْحَسَنَةَl-hasanataIالthe+حَسَنَةَGood 7They increasedعَفَوْا'afawF 8And saidوَقَالُواwaqaluCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالُواSaid 11Our forefathersآبَاءَنَاaba'anaCBIN+PRONATTآبَاءَOur forefathers+نَاus / our 12The adversityالضَّرَّاءُl-dara'uIالthe+ضَرَّاءُAdversity 13And the easeوَالسَّرَّاءُwal-sara'uCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+سَرَّاءُEase 14So we seized themفَأَخَذْنَاهُمْfa-akhadhnahumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَخَذْنَاWe seized+هُمْthem / their 15SuddenlyبَغْتَةًbaghtatanI 18Perceiveيَشْعُرُونَyash'urunaF وَلَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّقَوْا۟ لَفَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَرَكَٰتٍ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبُوا۟ فَأَخَذْنَٰهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ ﴿96﴾
And if only the people of the cities had believed and feared Allah, We would have opened upon them blessings from the heaven and the earth; but they denied [the messengers], so We seized them for what they were earning."
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← read from right to left4Of the citiesالْقُرَىl-quraIالthe+قُرَىOf the cities 5Had believedآمَنُواamanuF 6And feared Allahوَاتَّقَوْاwa-ittaqawCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اتَّقَوْاFeared Allah 7Surely we would have openedلَفَتَحْنَاlafatahnaCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+فَتَحْنَاSurely we would have opened 8Upon themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+هِمْthem / their 9BlessingsبَرَكَاتٍbarakatinI 11The heavenالسَّمَاءِl-sama'iIالthe+سَمَاءِHeaven 12And the earthوَالْأَرْضِwal-ardiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَرْضِEarth 14They deniedكَذَّبُواkadhabuF 15So we seized themفَأَخَذْنَاهُمْfa-akhadhnahumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَخَذْنَاWe seized+هُمْthem / their 16For whatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاFor what 17They used toكَانُواkanuF 18EarnيَكْسِبُونَyaksibunaF أَفَأَمِنَ أَهْلُ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتِيَهُم بَأْسُنَا بَيَٰتًا وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ ﴿97﴾
Then, did the people of the cities feel secure from Our punishment coming to them at night while they were asleep?
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← read from right to left1Then did feel secureأَفَأَمِنَafa'aminaCBFINTG+CONJ+Vأَis it? / did?+فَso / then+أَمْor=مَنْwho 3Of the citiesالْقُرَىl-quraIالthe+قُرَىOf the cities 5Comes to themيَأْتِيَهُمْya'tiyahumCBFV+PRONATTيَأْتِيَComes to+هُمْthem / their 6Our punishmentبَأْسُنَاba-sunaCBIN+PRONATTبَأْسُOur punishment+نَاus / our 7At nightبَيَاتًاbayatanI 9Were asleepنَائِمُونَna'imunaI أَوَأَمِنَ أَهْلُ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتِيَهُم بَأْسُنَا ضُحًى وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ ﴿98﴾
Or did the people of the cities feel secure from Our punishment coming to them in the morning while they were at play?
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← read from right to left1Or felt secureأَوَأَمِنَawa'aminaCBFINTG+CONJ+Vأَis it? / did?+وَand+أَمْor=مَنْwho 3Of the citiesالْقُرَىl-quraIالthe+قُرَىOf the cities 5Comes to themيَأْتِيَهُمْya'tiyahumCBFV+PRONATTيَأْتِيَComes to+هُمْthem / their 6Our punishmentبَأْسُنَاba-sunaCBIN+PRONATTبَأْسُOur punishment+نَاus / our 9Were playingيَلْعَبُونَyal'abunaF أَفَأَمِنُوا۟ مَكْرَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ فَلَا يَأْمَنُ مَكْرَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلْقَوْمُ ٱلْخَٰسِرُونَ ﴿99﴾
Then did they feel secure from the plan of Allah? But no one feels secure from the plan of Allah except the losing people.
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← read from right to left1Then did they feel secureأَفَأَمِنُواafa'aminuCBFINTG+CONJ+Vأَis it? / did?+فَso / then+أَمِنُواDid they feel secure 2From the planمَكْرَmakraI 4But notفَلَاfalaCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَاBut not 5Feel secureيَأْمَنُya'manuF 6From the planمَكْرَmakraI 8ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 9The peopleالْقَوْمُl-qawmuIالthe+قَوْمُPeople 10Who are the losersالْخَاسِرُونَl-khasirunaIالthe+خَاسِرُونَWho are the losers 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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