وَإِذْ أَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِنۢ بَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ مِن ظُهُورِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَأَشْهَدَهُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ أَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ ۛ شَهِدْنَآ ۛ أَن تَقُولُوا۟ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ إِنَّا كُنَّا عَنْ هَٰذَا غَٰفِلِينَ ﴿172﴾
And [mention] when your Lord took from the children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants and made them testify of themselves, [saying to them], "Am I not your Lord?" They said, "Yes, we have testified." [This] - lest you should say on the day of Resurrection, "Indeed, we were of this unaware."
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← read from right to left1And whenوَإِذْwa-idhCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذْWhen 2Your Lord tookأَخَذَakhadhaF 3Your Lord tookرَبُّكَrabbukaCBIN+PRONATTرَبُّYour Lord took+كَyou / your 8Their loinsظُهُورِهِمْzuhurihimCBIN+PRONATTظُهُورِTheir loins+هِمْthem / their 9Their descendantsذُرِّيَّتَهُمْdhurriyyatahumCBIN+PRONATTذُرِّيَّتَTheir descendants+هُمْthem / their 10And made themوَأَشْهَدَهُمْwa-ashhadahumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+أَشْهَدَMade+هُمْthem / their 12ThemselvesأَنْفُسِهِمْanfusihimCBIN+PRONATTأَنْفُسِthemselves+هِمْthem / their 13Am i notأَلَسْتُalastuCBFINTG+Vأَis it? / did?+لَسْتُAm i not 14Your LordبِرَبِّكُمْbirabbikumCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+رَبِّYour Lord+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 17We have testifiedشَهِدْنَاshahidnaF 19You sayتَقُولُواtaquluF 21Of the resurrectionالْقِيَامَةِl-qiyamatiIالthe+قِيَامَةِOf the resurrection 26UnawareغَافِلِينَghafilinaI أَوْ تَقُولُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَشْرَكَ ءَابَآؤُنَا مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا ذُرِّيَّةً مِّنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ ۖ أَفَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ ٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ ﴿173﴾
Or [lest] you say, "It was only that our fathers associated [others in worship] with Allah before, and we were but descendants after them. Then would You destroy us for what the falsifiers have done?"
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← read from right to left3OnlyإِنَّمَاinnamaCBHإِنَّindeed=مَاonly 4Our forefathers associated partners with AllahأَشْرَكَashrakaF 5Our forefathers associated partners with Allahآبَاؤُنَاaba'unaCBIN+PRONATTآبَاؤُOur forefathers associated partners with Allah+نَاus / our 8And we areوَكُنَّاwakunnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+كُنَّاWe are 9DescendantsذُرِّيَّةًdhurriyyatanI 11After themبَعْدِهِمْba'dihimCBIN+PRONATTبَعْدِAfter+هِمْthem / their 12So will you destroy usأَفَتُهْلِكُنَاafatuhlikunaCBFINTG+CONJ+V+PRONATTأَis it? / did?+فَso / then+تُهْلِكُWill you destroy+نَاus / our 13For whatبِمَاbimaCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاFor what 15The falsifiersالْمُبْطِلُونَl-mubtilunaIالthe+مُبْطِلُونَFalsifiers وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ ٱلْءَايَٰتِ وَلَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ﴿174﴾
And thus do We [explain in] detail the verses, and perhaps they will return.
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← read from right to left1And thusوَكَذَلِكَwakadhalikaCBICONJ+P+DEMوَand+كَذَلِكَThus 2We explainنُفَصِّلُnufassiluF 3The versesالْآيَاتِl-ayatiIالthe+آيَاتِVerses 4So that they mayوَلَعَلَّهُمْwala'allahumCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTوَand+لَعَلَّSo that they may+هُمْthem / their 5Returnيَرْجِعُونَyarji'unaF وَٱتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ ٱلَّذِىٓ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُ ءَايَٰتِنَا فَٱنسَلَخَ مِنْهَا فَأَتْبَعَهُ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْغَاوِينَ ﴿175﴾
And recite to them, [O Muhammad], the news of him to whom we gave [knowledge of] Our signs, but he detached himself from them; so Satan pursued him, and he became of the deviators.
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← read from right to left1And reciteوَاتْلُwa-utluCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اتْلُRecite 2To themعَلَيْهِمْ'alayhimCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+هِمْthem / their 4Of the one whomالَّذِيalladhiI 5We gave [him]آتَيْنَاهُataynahuCBFV+PRONATTآتَيْنَاWe gave [him]+هُhim / his / it 6Our versesآيَاتِنَاayatinaCBIN+PRONATTآيَاتِOur verses+نَاus / our 7But he detachedفَانْسَلَخَfa-insalakhaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+انْسَلَخَBut he detached 8[from] themمِنْهَاminhaCBHP+PRONATTمِنْ[from]+هَاher / it / its 9So followed himفَأَتْبَعَهُfa-atba'ahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَتْبَعَFollowed+هُhim / his / it 10The devilالشَّيْطَانُl-shaytanuIالthe+شَيْطَانُDevil 11And he becameفَكَانَfakanaCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+كَانَAnd he became 13Those gone astrayالْغَاوِينَl-ghawinaIالthe+غَاوِينَThose gone astray وَلَوْ شِئْنَا لَرَفَعْنَٰهُ بِهَا وَلَٰكِنَّهُۥٓ أَخْلَدَ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ ۚ فَمَثَلُهُۥ كَمَثَلِ ٱلْكَلْبِ إِن تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْهِ يَلْهَثْ أَوْ تَتْرُكْهُ يَلْهَث ۚ ذَّٰلِكَ مَثَلُ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا ۚ فَٱقْصُصِ ٱلْقَصَصَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ﴿176﴾
And if We had willed, we could have elevated him thereby, but he adhered [instead] to the earth and followed his own desire. So his example is like that of the dog: if you chase him, he pants, or if you leave him, he [still] pants. That is the example of the people who denied Our signs. So relate the stories that perhaps they will give thought.
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← read from right to left3Surely we could have raised himلَرَفَعْنَاهُlarafa'nahuCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+رَفَعْنَاSurely we could have raised+هُhim / his / it 4With theseبِهَاbihaCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هَاher / it / its 5[and] but heوَلَكِنَّهُwalakinnahuCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTوَand+لَكِنَّ[and] but he+هُhim / his / it 8The earthالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِEarth 9And followedوَاتَّبَعَwa-ittaba'aCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اتَّبَعَFollowed 10His vain desiresهَوَاهُhawahuCBIN+PRONATTهَوَاHis vain desires+هُhim / his / it 11So his exampleفَمَثَلُهُfamathaluhuCBICONJ+N+PRONATTفَso / then+مَثَلُHis example+هُhim / his / it 12Is like the exampleكَمَثَلِkamathaliCBIP+Nكَlike+مَثَلِIs like the example 13Of the dogالْكَلْبِl-kalbiIالthe+كَلْبِOf the dog 15You attackتَحْمِلْtahmilF 16[on] himعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَى[on]+هِhim / his / it 17He lolls out his tongueيَلْهَثْyalhathF 19If you leave himتَتْرُكْهُtatrukhuCBFV+PRONATTتَتْرُكْIf you leave+هُhim / his / it 20He lolls out his tongueيَلْهَثْyalhathF 22Is the exampleمَثَلُmathaluI 23Of the peopleالْقَوْمِl-qawmiIالthe+قَوْمِOf the people 25DeniedكَذَّبُواkadhabuF 26[in] our signsبِآيَاتِنَاbi-ayatinaCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+آيَاتِ[in] our signs+نَاus / our 27So relateفَاقْصُصِfa-uqsusiCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اقْصُصِRelate 28The storyالْقَصَصَl-qasasaIالthe+قَصَصَStory 29So that they mayلَعَلَّهُمْla'allahumCBHACC+PRONATTلَعَلَّSo that they may+هُمْthem / their 30ReflectيَتَفَكَّرُونَyatafakkarunaF سَآءَ مَثَلًا ٱلْقَوْمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَأَنفُسَهُمْ كَانُوا۟ يَظْلِمُونَ ﴿177﴾
How evil an example [is that of] the people who denied Our signs and used to wrong themselves.
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← read from right to left2As an exampleمَثَلًاmathalanI 3Are the peopleالْقَوْمُl-qawmuIالthe+قَوْمُAre the people 4Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 6Our signsبِآيَاتِنَاbi-ayatinaCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+آيَاتِOur signs+نَاus / our 7And themselvesوَأَنْفُسَهُمْwa-anfusahumCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+أَنْفُسَand themselves+هُمْthem / their 8They used toكَانُواkanuF 9WrongيَظْلِمُونَyazlimunaF مَن يَهْدِ ٱللَّهُ فَهُوَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِى ۖ وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَٰسِرُونَ ﴿178﴾
Whoever Allah guides - he is the [rightly] guided; and whoever He sends astray - it is those who are the losers.
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← read from right to left2Allah guidesيَهْدِyahdiF 3Allah guidesاللَّهُl-lahuI 5Is the guided oneالْمُهْتَدِيl-muhtadiIالthe+مُهْتَدِيIs the guided one 6While whoeverوَمَنْwamanCBICONJ+CONDوَand+مَنْWhile whoever 7He lets go astrayيُضْلِلْyudlilF 8Then thoseفَأُولَئِكَfa-ula'ikaCBICONJ+DEMفَso / then+أُولَئِكَThose 10Are the losersالْخَاسِرُونَl-khasirunaIالthe+خَاسِرُونَAre the losers وَلَقَدْ ذَرَأْنَا لِجَهَنَّمَ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ ۖ لَهُمْ قُلُوبٌ لَّا يَفْقَهُونَ بِهَا وَلَهُمْ أَعْيُنٌ لَّا يُبْصِرُونَ بِهَا وَلَهُمْ ءَاذَانٌ لَّا يَسْمَعُونَ بِهَآ ۚ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ كَٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ بَلْ هُمْ أَضَلُّ ۚ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْغَٰفِلُونَ ﴿179﴾
And We have certainly created for Hell many of the jinn and mankind. They have hearts with which they do not understand, they have eyes with which they do not see, and they have ears with which they do not hear. Those are like livestock; rather, they are more astray. It is they who are the heedless.
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← read from right to left1And certainlyوَلَقَدْwalaqadCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْCertainly 2We have createdذَرَأْنَاdhara'naF 3For HellلِجَهَنَّمَlijahannamaCBIP+PNلِfor / to+جَهَنَّمَHell 6The jinnالْجِنِّl-jiniIالthe+جِنِّJinn 7And menوَالْإِنْسِwal-insiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+إِنْسِMen 8For themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their 9Are heartsقُلُوبٌqulubunI 11They understandيَفْقَهُونَyafqahunaF 12With themبِهَاbihaCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هَاher / it / its 14Are eyesأَعْيُنٌa'yununI 16They seeيُبْصِرُونَyubsirunaF 17With themبِهَاbihaCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هَاher / it / its 21They hearيَسْمَعُونَyasma'unaF 22With themبِهَاbihaCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هَاher / it / its 24Are like cattleكَالْأَنْعَامِkal-an'amiCBIP+Nكَlike+الthe+أَنْعَامِAre like cattle 27Are more astrayأَضَلُّadalluI 30Are the heedlessالْغَافِلُونَl-ghafilunaIالthe+غَافِلُونَAre the heedless وَلِلَّهِ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ فَٱدْعُوهُ بِهَا ۖ وَذَرُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِىٓ أَسْمَٰٓئِهِۦ ۚ سَيُجْزَوْنَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿180﴾
And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them. And leave [the company of] those who practice deviation concerning His names. They will be recompensed for what they have been doing.
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← read from right to left1And for AllahوَلِلَّهِwalillahiCBICONJ+P+PNوَand+لِfor / to+اللَّهِAllah 2Are the namesالْأَسْمَاءُl-asma'uIالthe+أَسْمَاءُAre the names 3The most beautifulالْحُسْنَىl-husnaIالthe+حُسْنَىMost beautiful 4So invoke himفَادْعُوهُfa-id'uhuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+ادْعُوInvoke+هُhim / his / it 5By themبِهَاbihaCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هَاher / it / its 6And leaveوَذَرُواwadharuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+ذَرُواLeave 7Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI 8DeviateيُلْحِدُونَyulhidunaF 10His namesأَسْمَائِهِasma'ihiCBIN+PRONATTأَسْمَائِHis names+هِhim / his / it 11They will be recompensedسَيُجْزَوْنَsayujzawnaCBFFUT+Vسَwill+يُجْزَوْنَThey will be recompensed 13They used toكَانُواkanuF 14Doيَعْمَلُونَya'malunaF وَمِمَّنْ خَلَقْنَآ أُمَّةٌ يَهْدُونَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَبِهِۦ يَعْدِلُونَ ﴿181﴾
And among those We created is a community which guides by truth and thereby establishes justice.
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← read from right to left1And of those whomوَمِمَّنْwamimmanCBHCONJ+Pوَand+مِنfrom / of=مَنْwhoever 2We have createdخَلَقْنَاkhalaqnaF 3Is a nationأُمَّةٌummatunI 4Who guidesيَهْدُونَyahdunaF 5With the truthبِالْحَقِّbil-haqiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+حَقِّTruth 7They establish justiceيَعْدِلُونَya'dilunaF 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.
