Surah Al-Anbiya (The Prophets)
Surah Al-Anbiya in Arabic with the English translation of every verse (Saheeh International) and the meaning of each Arabic word. To listen — first the English meaning, then the Arabic recitation — open it in the app.
ٱقۡتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمۡ وَهُمۡ فِي غَفۡلَةࣲ مُّعۡرِضُونَ ﴿1﴾
21:1 [The time of] their account has approached for the people, while they are in heedlessness turning away.
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ٱقْتَرَبَ (Has) approached · لِلنَّاسِ for [the] mankind · حِسَابُهُمْ their account · وَهُمْ while they · فِى (are) in · غَفْلَةٍۢ heedlessness · مُّعْرِضُونَ turning away
مَا يَأۡتِيهِم مِّن ذِكۡرࣲ مِّن رَّبِّهِم مُّحۡدَثٍ إِلَّا ٱسۡتَمَعُوهُ وَهُمۡ يَلۡعَبُونَ ﴿2﴾
21:2 No mention comes to them anew from their Lord except that they listen to it while they are at play
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مَا Not · يَأْتِيهِم comes to them · مِّن of · ذِكْرٍۢ a Reminder · مِّن from · رَّبِّهِم their Lord · مُّحْدَثٍ anew · إِلَّا except · ٱسْتَمَعُوهُ they listen to it · وَهُمْ while they · يَلْعَبُونَ (are at) play
لَاهِيَةࣰ قُلُوبُهُمۡۗ وَأَسَرُّواْ ٱلنَّجۡوَى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ هَلۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرࣱ مِّثۡلُكُمۡۖ أَفَتَأۡتُونَ ٱلسِّحۡرَ وَأَنتُمۡ تُبۡصِرُونَ ﴿3﴾
21:3 With their hearts distracted. And those who do wrong conceal their private conversation, [saying], "Is this [Prophet] except a human being like you? So would you approach magic while you are aware [of it]?"
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لَاهِيَةًۭ Distracted · قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ their hearts · وَأَسَرُّوا۟ And they conceal · ٱلنَّجْوَى the private conversation · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · ظَلَمُوا۟ [they] wronged · هَلْ Is · هَـٰذَآ this · إِلَّا except · بَشَرٌۭ a human being · مِّثْلُكُمْ ۖ like you · أَفَتَأْتُونَ So would you approach · ٱلسِّحْرَ the magic · وَأَنتُمْ while you · تُبْصِرُونَ see (it)
قَالَ رَبِّي يَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡقَوۡلَ فِي ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ ﴿4﴾
21:4 The Prophet said, "My Lord knows whatever is said throughout the heaven and earth, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing."
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قَالَ He said · رَبِّى My Lord · يَعْلَمُ knows · ٱلْقَوْلَ the word · فِى in · ٱلسَّمَآءِ the heavens · وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ and the earth · وَهُوَ And He · ٱلسَّمِيعُ (is) the All-Hearer · ٱلْعَلِيمُ the All-Knower
بَلۡ قَالُوٓاْ أَضۡغَٰثُ أَحۡلَٰمِۭ بَلِ ٱفۡتَرَىٰهُ بَلۡ هُوَ شَاعِرࣱ فَلۡيَأۡتِنَا بِـَٔايَةࣲ كَمَآ أُرۡسِلَ ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ ﴿5﴾
21:5 But they say, "[The revelation is but] a mixture of false dreams; rather, he has invented it; rather, he is a poet. So let him bring us a sign just as the previous [messengers] were sent [with miracles]."
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بَلْ Nay · قَالُوٓا۟ they say · أَضْغَـٰثُ Muddled · أَحْلَـٰمٍۭ dreams · بَلِ nay · ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ he (has) invented it · بَلْ nay · هُوَ he · شَاعِرٌۭ (is) a poet · فَلْيَأْتِنَا So let him bring us · بِـَٔايَةٍۢ a sign · كَمَآ like what · أُرْسِلَ was sent · ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ (to) the former
مَآ ءَامَنَتۡ قَبۡلَهُم مِّن قَرۡيَةٍ أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهَآۖ أَفَهُمۡ يُؤۡمِنُونَ ﴿6﴾
21:6 Not a [single] city which We destroyed believed before them, so will they believe?
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مَآ Not · ءَامَنَتْ believed · قَبْلَهُم before them · مِّن any · قَرْيَةٍ town · أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَآ ۖ which We destroyed · أَفَهُمْ so will they · يُؤْمِنُونَ believe
وَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا قَبۡلَكَ إِلَّا رِجَالࣰ ا نُّوحِيٓ إِلَيۡهِمۡۖ فَسۡـَٔلُوٓاْ أَهۡلَ ٱلذِّكۡرِ إِن كُنتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿7﴾
21:7 And We sent not before you, [O Muhammad], except men to whom We revealed [the message], so ask the people of the message if you do not know.
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وَمَآ And not · أَرْسَلْنَا We sent · قَبْلَكَ before you · إِلَّا except · رِجَالًۭا men · نُّوحِىٓ We revealed · إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ to them · فَسْـَٔلُوٓا۟ So ask · أَهْلَ (the) people · ٱلذِّكْرِ (of) the Reminder · إِن if · كُنتُمْ you · لَا (do) not · تَعْلَمُونَ know
وَمَا جَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡ جَسَدࣰ ا لَّا يَأۡكُلُونَ ٱلطَّعَامَ وَمَا كَانُواْ خَٰلِدِينَ ﴿8﴾
21:8 And We did not make the prophets forms not eating food, nor were they immortal [on earth].
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وَمَا And not · جَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ We made them · جَسَدًۭا bodies · لَّا not · يَأْكُلُونَ eating · ٱلطَّعَامَ the food · وَمَا and not · كَانُوا۟ they were · خَـٰلِدِينَ immortals
ثُمَّ صَدَقۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡوَعۡدَ فَأَنجَيۡنَٰهُمۡ وَمَن نَّشَآءُ وَأَهۡلَكۡنَا ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ ﴿9﴾
21:9 Then We fulfilled for them the promise, and We saved them and whom We willed and destroyed the transgressors.
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ثُمَّ Then · صَدَقْنَـٰهُمُ We fulfilled (for) them · ٱلْوَعْدَ the promise · فَأَنجَيْنَـٰهُمْ and We saved them · وَمَن and whom · نَّشَآءُ We willed · وَأَهْلَكْنَا and We destroyed · ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ the transgressors
لَقَدۡ أَنزَلۡنَآ إِلَيۡكُمۡ كِتَٰبࣰ ا فِيهِ ذِكۡرُكُمۡۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ ﴿10﴾
21:10 We have certainly sent down to you a Book in which is your mention. Then will you not reason?
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لَقَدْ Indeed · أَنزَلْنَآ We (have) sent down · إِلَيْكُمْ to you · كِتَـٰبًۭا a Book · فِيهِ in it · ذِكْرُكُمْ ۖ (is) your mention · أَفَلَا Then will not · تَعْقِلُونَ you use reason
وَكَمۡ قَصَمۡنَا مِن قَرۡيَةࣲ كَانَتۡ ظَالِمَةࣰ وَأَنشَأۡنَا بَعۡدَهَا قَوۡمًا ءَاخَرِينَ ﴿11﴾
21:11 And how many a city which was unjust have We shattered and produced after it another people.
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وَكَمْ And how many · قَصَمْنَا We (have) shattered · مِن of · قَرْيَةٍۢ a town · كَانَتْ (that) was · ظَالِمَةًۭ unjust · وَأَنشَأْنَا and We produced · بَعْدَهَا after them · قَوْمًا another people · ءَاخَرِينَ another people
فَلَمَّآ أَحَسُّواْ بَأۡسَنَآ إِذَا هُم مِّنۡهَا يَرۡكُضُونَ ﴿12﴾
21:12 And when its inhabitants perceived Our punishment, at once they fled from it.
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فَلَمَّآ Then when · أَحَسُّوا۟ they perceived · بَأْسَنَآ Our torment · إِذَا behold · هُم they · مِّنْهَا from it · يَرْكُضُونَ were fleeing
لَا تَرۡكُضُواْ وَٱرۡجِعُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ مَآ أُتۡرِفۡتُمۡ فِيهِ وَمَسَٰكِنِكُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُسۡـَٔلُونَ ﴿13﴾
21:13 [Some angels said], "Do not flee but return to where you were given luxury and to your homes - perhaps you will be questioned."
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لَا Flee not · تَرْكُضُوا۟ Flee not · وَٱرْجِعُوٓا۟ but return · إِلَىٰ to · مَآ what · أُتْرِفْتُمْ you were given luxury · فِيهِ in it · وَمَسَـٰكِنِكُمْ and to your homes · لَعَلَّكُمْ so that you may · تُسْـَٔلُونَ be questioned
قَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ ﴿14﴾
21:14 They said, "O woe to us! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."
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قَالُوا۟ They said · يَـٰوَيْلَنَآ O woe to us · إِنَّا Indeed, [we] · كُنَّا we were · ظَـٰلِمِينَ wrongdoers
فَمَا زَالَت تِّلۡكَ دَعۡوَىٰهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ جَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡ حَصِيدًا خَٰمِدِينَ ﴿15﴾
21:15 And that declaration of theirs did not cease until We made them [as] a harvest [mowed down], extinguished [like a fire].
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فَمَا Then not · زَالَت ceased · تِّلْكَ [this] · دَعْوَىٰهُمْ their cry · حَتَّىٰ until · جَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ We made them · حَصِيدًا reaped · خَـٰمِدِينَ extinct
وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ ﴿16﴾
21:16 And We did not create the heaven and earth and that between them in play.
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وَمَا And not · خَلَقْنَا We created · ٱلسَّمَآءَ the heavens · وَٱلْأَرْضَ and the earth · وَمَا and what · بَيْنَهُمَا (is) between them · لَـٰعِبِينَ (for) playing
لَوۡ أَرَدۡنَآ أَن نَّتَّخِذَ لَهۡوࣰ ا لَّٱتَّخَذۡنَٰهُ مِن لَّدُنَّآ إِن كُنَّا فَٰعِلِينَ ﴿17﴾
21:17 Had We intended to take a diversion, We could have taken it from [what is] with Us - if [indeed] We were to do so.
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لَوْ If · أَرَدْنَآ We intended · أَن that · نَّتَّخِذَ We take · لَهْوًۭا a pastime · لَّٱتَّخَذْنَـٰهُ surely We (could have) taken it · مِن from · لَّدُنَّآ Us · إِن if · كُنَّا We were · فَـٰعِلِينَ doers
بَلۡ نَقۡذِفُ بِٱلۡحَقِّ عَلَى ٱلۡبَٰطِلِ فَيَدۡمَغُهُۥ فَإِذَا هُوَ زَاهِقࣱۚ وَلَكُمُ ٱلۡوَيۡلُ مِمَّا تَصِفُونَ ﴿18﴾
21:18 Rather, We dash the truth upon falsehood, and it destroys it, and thereupon it departs. And for you is destruction from that which you describe.
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بَلْ Nay · نَقْذِفُ We hurl · بِٱلْحَقِّ the truth · عَلَى against · ٱلْبَـٰطِلِ [the] falsehood · فَيَدْمَغُهُۥ and it breaks its head · فَإِذَا behold · هُوَ it (is) · زَاهِقٌۭ ۚ vanishing · وَلَكُمُ And for you · ٱلْوَيْلُ (is) destruction · مِمَّا for what · تَصِفُونَ you ascribe
وَلَهُۥ مَن فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ وَمَنۡ عِندَهُۥ لَا يَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ عَنۡ عِبَادَتِهِۦ وَلَا يَسۡتَحۡسِرُونَ ﴿19﴾
21:19 To Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And those near Him are not prevented by arrogance from His worship, nor do they tire.
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وَلَهُۥ And to Him (belongs) · مَن whoever · فِى (is) in · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens · وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ and the earth · وَمَنْ And (those) who · عِندَهُۥ (are) near Him · لَا not · يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ they are arrogant · عَنْ to · عِبَادَتِهِۦ worship Him · وَلَا and not · يَسْتَحْسِرُونَ they tire
يُسَبِّحُونَ ٱلَّيۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ لَا يَفۡتُرُونَ ﴿20﴾
21:20 They exalt [Him] night and day [and] do not slacken.
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يُسَبِّحُونَ They glorify (Him) · ٱلَّيْلَ [the] night · وَٱلنَّهَارَ and [the] day · لَا not · يَفْتُرُونَ they slacken
أَمِ ٱتَّخَذُوٓاْ ءَالِهَةࣰ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ هُمۡ يُنشِرُونَ ﴿21﴾
21:21 Or have men taken for themselves gods from the earth who resurrect [the dead]?
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أَمِ Or · ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ (have) they taken · ءَالِهَةًۭ gods · مِّنَ from · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · هُمْ they · يُنشِرُونَ raise (the dead)
لَوۡ كَانَ فِيهِمَآ ءَالِهَةٌ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ لَفَسَدَتَاۚ فَسُبۡحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَرۡشِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ﴿22﴾
21:22 Had there been within the heavens and earth gods besides Allah, they both would have been ruined. So exalted is Allah, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.
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لَوْ If · كَانَ (there) were · فِيهِمَآ in both of them · ءَالِهَةٌ gods · إِلَّا besides · ٱللَّهُ Allah · لَفَسَدَتَا ۚ surely they (would) have been ruined · فَسُبْحَـٰنَ So glorified · ٱللَّهِ (is) Allah · رَبِّ Lord · ٱلْعَرْشِ (of) the Throne · عَمَّا (above) what · يَصِفُونَ they attribute
لَا يُسۡـَٔلُ عَمَّا يَفۡعَلُ وَهُمۡ يُسۡـَٔلُونَ ﴿23﴾
21:23 He is not questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned.
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لَا Not · يُسْـَٔلُ He (can) be questioned · عَمَّا about what · يَفْعَلُ He does · وَهُمْ but they · يُسْـَٔلُونَ will be questioned
أَمِ ٱتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةࣰۖ قُلۡ هَاتُواْ بُرۡهَٰنَكُمۡۖ هَٰذَا ذِكۡرُ مَن مَّعِيَ وَذِكۡرُ مَن قَبۡلِيۚ بَلۡ أَكۡثَرُهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ٱلۡحَقَّۖ فَهُم مُّعۡرِضُونَ ﴿24﴾
21:24 Or have they taken gods besides Him? Say, [O Muhammad], "Produce your proof. This [Qur'an] is the message for those with me and the message of those before me." But most of them do not know the truth, so they are turning away.
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أَمِ Or · ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ (have) they taken · مِن besides Him · دُونِهِۦٓ besides Him · ءَالِهَةًۭ ۖ gods · قُلْ Say · هَاتُوا۟ Bring · بُرْهَـٰنَكُمْ ۖ your proof · هَـٰذَا This · ذِكْرُ (is) a Reminder · مَن (for those) who · مَّعِىَ (are) with me · وَذِكْرُ and a Reminder · مَن (for those) who · قَبْلِى ۗ (were) before me · بَلْ But · أَكْثَرُهُمْ most of them · لَا (do) not · يَعْلَمُونَ know · ٱلْحَقَّ ۖ the truth · فَهُم so they · مُّعْرِضُونَ (are) averse
وَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا نُوحِيٓ إِلَيۡهِ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱعۡبُدُونِ ﴿25﴾
21:25 And We sent not before you any messenger except that We revealed to him that, "There is no deity except Me, so worship Me."
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وَمَآ And not · أَرْسَلْنَا We sent · مِن before you · قَبْلِكَ before you · مِن any · رَّسُولٍ Messenger · إِلَّا but · نُوحِىٓ We reveal(ed) · إِلَيْهِ to him · أَنَّهُۥ that [He] · لَآ (There is) no · إِلَـٰهَ god · إِلَّآ except · أَنَا۠ Me · فَٱعْبُدُونِ so worship Me
وَقَالُواْ ٱتَّخَذَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ وَلَدࣰ اۗ سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥۚ بَلۡ عِبَادࣱ مُّكۡرَمُونَ ﴿26﴾
21:26 And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, they are [but] honored servants.
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وَقَالُوا۟ And they say · ٱتَّخَذَ Has taken · ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ the Most Gracious · وَلَدًۭا ۗ a son · سُبْحَـٰنَهُۥ ۚ Glorified is He · بَلْ Nay · عِبَادٌۭ (they are) slaves · مُّكْرَمُونَ honored
لَا يَسۡبِقُونَهُۥ بِٱلۡقَوۡلِ وَهُم بِأَمۡرِهِۦ يَعۡمَلُونَ ﴿27﴾
21:27 They cannot precede Him in word, and they act by His command.
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لَا Not · يَسْبِقُونَهُۥ they (can) precede Him · بِٱلْقَوْلِ in word · وَهُم and they · بِأَمْرِهِۦ by His command · يَعْمَلُونَ act
يَعۡلَمُ مَا بَيۡنَ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَمَا خَلۡفَهُمۡ وَلَا يَشۡفَعُونَ إِلَّا لِمَنِ ٱرۡتَضَىٰ وَهُم مِّنۡ خَشۡيَتِهِۦ مُشۡفِقُونَ ﴿28﴾
21:28 He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they cannot intercede except on behalf of one whom He approves. And they, from fear of Him, are apprehensive.
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يَعْلَمُ He knows · مَا what · بَيْنَ (is) before them · أَيْدِيهِمْ (is) before them · وَمَا and what · خَلْفَهُمْ (is) behind them · وَلَا and not · يَشْفَعُونَ they (can) intercede · إِلَّا except · لِمَنِ for whom · ٱرْتَضَىٰ He approves · وَهُم And they · مِّنْ from · خَشْيَتِهِۦ fear of Him · مُشْفِقُونَ stand in awe
۞وَمَن يَقُلۡ مِنۡهُمۡ إِنِّيٓ إِلَٰهࣱ مِّن دُونِهِۦ فَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِيهِ جَهَنَّمَۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ﴿29﴾
21:29 And whoever of them should say, "Indeed, I am a god besides Him"- that one We would recompense with Hell. Thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.
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۞ وَمَن And whoever · يَقُلْ says · مِنْهُمْ of them · إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I am · إِلَـٰهٌۭ a god · مِّن besides Him · دُونِهِۦ besides Him · فَذَٰلِكَ Then that · نَجْزِيهِ We will recompense · جَهَنَّمَ ۚ (with) Hell · كَذَٰلِكَ Thus · نَجْزِى We recompense · ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers
أَوَلَمۡ يَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ كَانَتَا رَتۡقࣰ ا فَفَتَقۡنَٰهُمَاۖ وَجَعَلۡنَا مِنَ ٱلۡمَآءِ كُلَّ شَيۡءٍ حَيٍّۚ أَفَلَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ ﴿30﴾
21:30 Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe?
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أَوَلَمْ Do not · يَرَ see · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · كَفَرُوٓا۟ disbelieved · أَنَّ that · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens · وَٱلْأَرْضَ and the earth · كَانَتَا were · رَتْقًۭا a joined entity · فَفَتَقْنَـٰهُمَا ۖ then We parted them · وَجَعَلْنَا and We made · مِنَ from · ٱلْمَآءِ [the] water · كُلَّ every · شَىْءٍ living thing · حَىٍّ ۖ living thing · أَفَلَا Then will not · يُؤْمِنُونَ they believe
وَجَعَلۡنَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ رَوَٰسِيَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِهِمۡ وَجَعَلۡنَا فِيهَا فِجَاجࣰ ا سُبُلࣰ ا لَّعَلَّهُمۡ يَهۡتَدُونَ ﴿31﴾
21:31 And We placed within the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with them, and We made therein [mountain] passes [as] roads that they might be guided.
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وَجَعَلْنَا And We (have) placed · فِى in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · رَوَٰسِىَ firmly set mountains · أَن lest · تَمِيدَ it (should) shake · بِهِمْ with them · وَجَعَلْنَا and We made · فِيهَا therein · فِجَاجًۭا broad passes · سُبُلًۭا (as) ways · لَّعَلَّهُمْ so that they may · يَهْتَدُونَ (be) guided
وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ سَقۡفࣰ ا مَّحۡفُوظࣰ اۖ وَهُمۡ عَنۡ ءَايَٰتِهَا مُعۡرِضُونَ ﴿32﴾
21:32 And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are turning away.
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وَجَعَلْنَا And We made · ٱلسَّمَآءَ the sky · سَقْفًۭا a roof · مَّحْفُوظًۭا ۖ protected · وَهُمْ But they · عَنْ from · ءَايَـٰتِهَا its Signs · مُعْرِضُونَ turn away
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلَّيۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ وَٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ كُلࣱّ فِي فَلَكࣲ يَسۡبَحُونَ ﴿33﴾
21:33 And it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; all [heavenly bodies] in an orbit are swimming.
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وَهُوَ And He · ٱلَّذِى (is) the One Who · خَلَقَ created · ٱلَّيْلَ the night · وَٱلنَّهَارَ and the day · وَٱلشَّمْسَ and the sun · وَٱلْقَمَرَ ۖ and the moon · كُلٌّۭ each · فِى in · فَلَكٍۢ an orbit · يَسْبَحُونَ floating
وَمَا جَعَلۡنَا لِبَشَرࣲ مِّن قَبۡلِكَ ٱلۡخُلۡدَۖ أَفَإِيْن مِّتَّ فَهُمُ ٱلۡخَٰلِدُونَ ﴿34﴾
21:34 And We did not grant to any man before you eternity [on earth]; so if you die - would they be eternal?
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وَمَا And not · جَعَلْنَا We made · لِبَشَرٍۢ for any man · مِّن before you · قَبْلِكَ before you · ٱلْخُلْدَ ۖ [the] immortality · أَفَإِي۟ن so if · مِّتَّ you die · فَهُمُ then (would) they · ٱلْخَـٰلِدُونَ live forever
كُلُّ نَفۡسࣲ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلۡمَوۡتِۗ وَنَبۡلُوكُم بِٱلشَّرِّ وَٱلۡخَيۡرِ فِتۡنَةࣰۖ وَإِلَيۡنَا تُرۡجَعُونَ ﴿35﴾
21:35 Every soul will taste death. And We test you with evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be returned.
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كُلُّ Every · نَفْسٍۢ soul · ذَآئِقَةُ (will) taste · ٱلْمَوْتِ ۗ [the] death · وَنَبْلُوكُم And We test you · بِٱلشَّرِّ with [the] bad · وَٱلْخَيْرِ and [the] good · فِتْنَةًۭ ۖ (as) a trial · وَإِلَيْنَا and to Us · تُرْجَعُونَ you will be returned
وَإِذَا رَءَاكَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلَّا هُزُوًا أَهَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي يَذۡكُرُ ءَالِهَتَكُمۡ وَهُم بِذِكۡرِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ هُمۡ كَٰفِرُونَ ﴿36﴾
21:36 And when those who disbelieve see you, [O Muhammad], they take you not except in ridicule, [saying], "Is this the one who insults your gods?" And they are, at the mention of the Most Merciful, disbelievers.
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وَإِذَا And when · رَءَاكَ they see you · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · كَفَرُوٓا۟ disbelieve · إِن not · يَتَّخِذُونَكَ they take you · إِلَّا except · هُزُوًا (in) ridicule · أَهَـٰذَا Is this · ٱلَّذِى the one who · يَذْكُرُ mentions · ءَالِهَتَكُمْ your gods · وَهُم And they · بِذِكْرِ at (the) mention · ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ (of) the Most Gracious · هُمْ [they] · كَـٰفِرُونَ (are) disbelievers
خُلِقَ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مِنۡ عَجَلࣲۚ سَأُوْرِيكُمۡ ءَايَٰتِي فَلَا تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونِ ﴿37﴾
21:37 Man was created of haste. I will show you My signs, so do not impatiently urge Me.
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خُلِقَ Is created · ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ the man · مِنْ of · عَجَلٍۢ ۚ haste · سَأُو۟رِيكُمْ I will show you · ءَايَـٰتِى My Signs · فَلَا so (do) not · تَسْتَعْجِلُونِ ask Me to hasten
وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلۡوَعۡدُ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ ﴿38﴾
21:38 And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?"
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وَيَقُولُونَ And they say · مَتَىٰ When (will be fulfilled) · هَـٰذَا this · ٱلْوَعْدُ promise · إِن if · كُنتُمْ you are · صَـٰدِقِينَ truthful
لَوۡ يَعۡلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ حِينَ لَا يَكُفُّونَ عَن وُجُوهِهِمُ ٱلنَّارَ وَلَا عَن ظُهُورِهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يُنصَرُونَ ﴿39﴾
21:39 If those who disbelieved but knew the time when they will not avert the Fire from their faces or from their backs and they will not be aided...
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لَوْ If · يَعْلَمُ knew · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved · حِينَ (the) time · لَا (when) not · يَكُفُّونَ they will avert · عَن from · وُجُوهِهِمُ their faces · ٱلنَّارَ the Fire · وَلَا and not · عَن from · ظُهُورِهِمْ their backs · وَلَا and not · هُمْ they · يُنصَرُونَ will be helped
بَلۡ تَأۡتِيهِم بَغۡتَةࣰ فَتَبۡهَتُهُمۡ فَلَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ رَدَّهَا وَلَا هُمۡ يُنظَرُونَ ﴿40﴾
21:40 Rather, it will come to them unexpectedly and bewilder them, and they will not be able to repel it, nor will they be reprieved.
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بَلْ Nay · تَأْتِيهِم it will come to them · بَغْتَةًۭ unexpectedly · فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ and bewilder them · فَلَا then not · يَسْتَطِيعُونَ they will be able · رَدَّهَا to repel it · وَلَا and not · هُمْ they · يُنظَرُونَ will be given respite
وَلَقَدِ ٱسۡتُهۡزِئَ بِرُسُلࣲ مِّن قَبۡلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِٱلَّذِينَ سَخِرُواْ مِنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ ﴿41﴾
21:41 And already were messengers ridiculed before you, but those who mocked them were enveloped by what they used to ridicule.
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وَلَقَدِ And verily · ٱسْتُهْزِئَ were mocked · بِرُسُلٍۢ Messengers · مِّن before you · قَبْلِكَ before you · فَحَاقَ then surrounded · بِٱلَّذِينَ those who · سَخِرُوا۟ mocked · مِنْهُم from them · مَّا what · كَانُوا۟ they used · بِهِۦ at it · يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ (to) mock
قُلۡ مَن يَكۡلَؤُكُم بِٱلَّيۡلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ مِنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِۚ بَلۡ هُمۡ عَن ذِكۡرِ رَبِّهِم مُّعۡرِضُونَ ﴿42﴾
21:42 Say, "Who can protect you at night or by day from the Most Merciful?" But they are, from the remembrance of their Lord, turning away.
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قُلْ Say · مَن Who · يَكْلَؤُكُم (can) protect you · بِٱلَّيْلِ in the night · وَٱلنَّهَارِ and the day · مِنَ from · ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۗ the Most Gracious · بَلْ Yet · هُمْ they · عَن from · ذِكْرِ (the) remembrance · رَبِّهِم (of) their Lord · مُّعْرِضُونَ turn away
أَمۡ لَهُمۡ ءَالِهَةࣱ تَمۡنَعُهُم مِّن دُونِنَاۚ لَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ نَصۡرَ أَنفُسِهِمۡ وَلَا هُم مِّنَّا يُصۡحَبُونَ ﴿43﴾
21:43 Or do they have gods to defend them other than Us? They are unable [even] to help themselves, nor can they be protected from Us.
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أَمْ Or · لَهُمْ have they · ءَالِهَةٌۭ gods · تَمْنَعُهُم (to) defend them · مِّن from · دُونِنَا ۚ Us · لَا Not · يَسْتَطِيعُونَ they are able · نَصْرَ (to) help · أَنفُسِهِمْ themselves · وَلَا and not · هُم they · مِّنَّا from Us · يُصْحَبُونَ can be protected
بَلۡ مَتَّعۡنَا هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَءَابَآءَهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ طَالَ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡعُمُرُۗ أَفَلَا يَرَوۡنَ أَنَّا نَأۡتِي ٱلۡأَرۡضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنۡ أَطۡرَافِهَآۚ أَفَهُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ ﴿44﴾
21:44 But, [on the contrary], We have provided good things for these [disbelievers] and their fathers until life was prolonged for them. Then do they not see that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders? So it is they who will overcome?
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بَلْ Nay · مَتَّعْنَا We gave provision · هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ (to) these · وَءَابَآءَهُمْ and their fathers · حَتَّىٰ until · طَالَ grew long · عَلَيْهِمُ for them · ٱلْعُمُرُ ۗ the life · أَفَلَا Then do not · يَرَوْنَ they see · أَنَّا that We · نَأْتِى We come · ٱلْأَرْضَ (to) the land · نَنقُصُهَا We reduce it · مِنْ from · أَطْرَافِهَآ ۚ its borders · أَفَهُمُ So is (it) they · ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ (who will be) overcoming
قُلۡ إِنَّمَآ أُنذِرُكُم بِٱلۡوَحۡيِۚ وَلَا يَسۡمَعُ ٱلصُّمُّ ٱلدُّعَآءَ إِذَا مَا يُنذَرُونَ ﴿45﴾
21:45 Say, "I only warn you by revelation." But the deaf do not hear the call when they are warned.
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قُلْ Say · إِنَّمَآ Only · أُنذِرُكُم I warn you · بِٱلْوَحْىِ ۚ by the revelation · وَلَا But not · يَسْمَعُ hear · ٱلصُّمُّ the deaf · ٱلدُّعَآءَ the call · إِذَا when · مَا when · يُنذَرُونَ they are warned
وَلَئِن مَّسَّتۡهُمۡ نَفۡحَةࣱ مِّنۡ عَذَابِ رَبِّكَ لَيَقُولُنَّ يَٰوَيۡلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ ﴿46﴾
21:46 And if [as much as] a whiff of the punishment of your Lord should touch them, they would surely say, "O woe to us! Indeed, we have been wrongdoers."
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وَلَئِن And if · مَّسَّتْهُمْ touches them · نَفْحَةٌۭ a whiff · مِّنْ of · عَذَابِ (the) punishment · رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord · لَيَقُولُنَّ surely they will say · يَـٰوَيْلَنَآ O woe to us · إِنَّا Indeed, we · كُنَّا [we] were · ظَـٰلِمِينَ wrongdoers
وَنَضَعُ ٱلۡمَوَٰزِينَ ٱلۡقِسۡطَ لِيَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ فَلَا تُظۡلَمُ نَفۡسࣱ شَيۡـࣰٔ اۖ وَإِن كَانَ مِثۡقَالَ حَبَّةࣲ مِّنۡ خَرۡدَلٍ أَتَيۡنَا بِهَاۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِنَا حَٰسِبِينَ ﴿47﴾
21:47 And We place the scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection, so no soul will be treated unjustly at all. And if there is [even] the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it forth. And sufficient are We as accountant.
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وَنَضَعُ And We set · ٱلْمَوَٰزِينَ the scales · ٱلْقِسْطَ (of) the justice · لِيَوْمِ for (the) Day · ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection · فَلَا so not · تُظْلَمُ will be wronged · نَفْسٌۭ any soul · شَيْـًۭٔا ۖ (in) anything · وَإِن And if · كَانَ (there) be · مِثْقَالَ weight · حَبَّةٍۢ (of) a seed · مِّنْ of · خَرْدَلٍ a mustard · أَتَيْنَا We will bring · بِهَا ۗ [with] it · وَكَفَىٰ And sufficient · بِنَا (are) We · حَـٰسِبِينَ (as) Reckoners
وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ ٱلۡفُرۡقَانَ وَضِيَآءࣰ وَذِكۡرࣰ ا لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ ﴿48﴾
21:48 And We had already given Moses and Aaron the criterion and a light and a reminder for the righteous
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وَلَقَدْ And verily · ءَاتَيْنَا We gave · مُوسَىٰ Musa · وَهَـٰرُونَ and Harun · ٱلْفُرْقَانَ the Criterion · وَضِيَآءًۭ and a light · وَذِكْرًۭا and a Reminder · لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ for the righteous
ٱلَّذِينَ يَخۡشَوۡنَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلۡغَيۡبِ وَهُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّاعَةِ مُشۡفِقُونَ ﴿49﴾
21:49 Who fear their Lord unseen, while they are of the Hour apprehensive.
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ٱلَّذِينَ Those who · يَخْشَوْنَ fear · رَبَّهُم their Lord · بِٱلْغَيْبِ in the unseen · وَهُم and they · مِّنَ of · ٱلسَّاعَةِ the Hour · مُشْفِقُونَ (are) afraid
وَهَٰذَا ذِكۡرࣱ مُّبَارَكٌ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُۚ أَفَأَنتُمۡ لَهُۥ مُنكِرُونَ ﴿50﴾
21:50 And this [Qur'an] is a blessed message which We have sent down. Then are you with it unacquainted?
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وَهَـٰذَا And this · ذِكْرٌۭ (is) a Reminder · مُّبَارَكٌ blessed · أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ ۚ which We (have) revealed · أَفَأَنتُمْ Then are you · لَهُۥ of it · مُنكِرُونَ rejecters
۞وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَآ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ رُشۡدَهُۥ مِن قَبۡلُ وَكُنَّا بِهِۦ عَٰلِمِينَ ﴿51﴾
21:51 And We had certainly given Abraham his sound judgement before, and We were of him well-Knowing
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۞ وَلَقَدْ And verily · ءَاتَيْنَآ We gave · إِبْرَٰهِيمَ Ibrahim · رُشْدَهُۥ his guidance · مِن before · قَبْلُ before · وَكُنَّا and We were · بِهِۦ about him · عَـٰلِمِينَ Well-Knowing
إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلتَّمَاثِيلُ ٱلَّتِيٓ أَنتُمۡ لَهَا عَٰكِفُونَ ﴿52﴾
21:52 When he said to his father and his people, "What are these statues to which you are devoted?"
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إِذْ When · قَالَ he said · لِأَبِيهِ to his father · وَقَوْمِهِۦ and his people · مَا What · هَـٰذِهِ (are) these · ٱلتَّمَاثِيلُ [the] statues · ٱلَّتِىٓ which · أَنتُمْ you · لَهَا to it · عَـٰكِفُونَ (are) devoted
قَالُواْ وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا لَهَا عَٰبِدِينَ ﴿53﴾
21:53 They said, "We found our fathers worshippers of them."
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قَالُوا۟ They said · وَجَدْنَآ We found · ءَابَآءَنَا our forefathers · لَهَا of them · عَـٰبِدِينَ worshippers
قَالَ لَقَدۡ كُنتُمۡ أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُمۡ فِي ضَلَٰلࣲ مُّبِينࣲ ﴿54﴾
21:54 He said, "You were certainly, you and your fathers, in manifest error."
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قَالَ He said · لَقَدْ Verily · كُنتُمْ you are · أَنتُمْ [you] · وَءَابَآؤُكُمْ and your forefathers · فِى (were) in · ضَلَـٰلٍۢ an error · مُّبِينٍۢ manifest
قَالُوٓاْ أَجِئۡتَنَا بِٱلۡحَقِّ أَمۡ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱللَّٰعِبِينَ ﴿55﴾
21:55 They said, "Have you come to us with truth, or are you of those who jest?"
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قَالُوٓا۟ They said · أَجِئْتَنَا Have you come to us · بِٱلْحَقِّ with the truth · أَمْ or · أَنتَ you · مِنَ (are) of · ٱللَّـٰعِبِينَ those who play
قَالَ بَل رَّبُّكُمۡ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ٱلَّذِي فَطَرَهُنَّ وَأَنَا۠ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلشَّٰهِدِينَ ﴿56﴾
21:56 He said, "[No], rather, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth who created them, and I, to that, am of those who testify.
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قَالَ He said · بَل Nay · رَّبُّكُمْ your Lord · رَبُّ (is the) Lord · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens · وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth · ٱلَّذِى the One Who · فَطَرَهُنَّ created them · وَأَنَا۠ and I am · عَلَىٰ to · ذَٰلِكُم that · مِّنَ of · ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ the witnesses
وَتَٱللَّهِ لَأَكِيدَنَّ أَصۡنَٰمَكُم بَعۡدَ أَن تُوَلُّواْ مُدۡبِرِينَ ﴿57﴾
21:57 And [I swear] by Allah, I will surely plan against your idols after you have turned and gone away."
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وَتَٱللَّهِ And by Allah · لَأَكِيدَنَّ surely, I will plan · أَصْنَـٰمَكُم (against) your idols · بَعْدَ after · أَن [that] · تُوَلُّوا۟ you go away · مُدْبِرِينَ turning (your) backs
فَجَعَلَهُمۡ جُذَٰذًا إِلَّا كَبِيرࣰ ا لَّهُمۡ لَعَلَّهُمۡ إِلَيۡهِ يَرۡجِعُونَ ﴿58﴾
21:58 So he made them into fragments, except a large one among them, that they might return to it [and question].
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فَجَعَلَهُمْ So he made them · جُذَٰذًا (into) pieces · إِلَّا except · كَبِيرًۭا a large (one) · لَّهُمْ of them · لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may · إِلَيْهِ to it · يَرْجِعُونَ return
قَالُواْ مَن فَعَلَ هَٰذَا بِـَٔالِهَتِنَآ إِنَّهُۥ لَمِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ﴿59﴾
21:59 They said, "Who has done this to our gods? Indeed, he is of the wrongdoers."
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قَالُوا۟ They said · مَن Who · فَعَلَ (has) done · هَـٰذَا this · بِـَٔالِهَتِنَآ to our gods · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he · لَمِنَ (is) of · ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers
قَالُواْ سَمِعۡنَا فَتࣰ ى يَذۡكُرُهُمۡ يُقَالُ لَهُۥٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيمُ ﴿60﴾
21:60 They said, "We heard a young man mention them who is called Abraham."
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قَالُوا۟ They said · سَمِعْنَا We heard · فَتًۭى a youth · يَذْكُرُهُمْ mention them · يُقَالُ he is called · لَهُۥٓ he is called · إِبْرَٰهِيمُ Ibrahim
قَالُواْ فَأۡتُواْ بِهِۦ عَلَىٰٓ أَعۡيُنِ ٱلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَشۡهَدُونَ ﴿61﴾
21:61 They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people that they may testify."
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قَالُوا۟ They said · فَأْتُوا۟ Then bring · بِهِۦ him · عَلَىٰٓ before · أَعْيُنِ (the) eyes · ٱلنَّاسِ (of) the people · لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may · يَشْهَدُونَ bear witness
قَالُوٓاْ ءَأَنتَ فَعَلۡتَ هَٰذَا بِـَٔالِهَتِنَا يَٰٓإِبۡرَٰهِيمُ ﴿62﴾
21:62 They said, "Have you done this to our gods, O Abraham?"
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قَالُوٓا۟ They said · ءَأَنتَ Have you · فَعَلْتَ done · هَـٰذَا this · بِـَٔالِهَتِنَا to our gods · يَـٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ O Ibrahim
قَالَ بَلۡ فَعَلَهُۥ كَبِيرُهُمۡ هَٰذَا فَسۡـَٔلُوهُمۡ إِن كَانُواْ يَنطِقُونَ ﴿63﴾
21:63 He said, "Rather, this - the largest of them - did it, so ask them, if they should [be able to] speak."
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قَالَ He said · بَلْ Nay · فَعَلَهُۥ (some doer) did it · كَبِيرُهُمْ Their chief · هَـٰذَا (is) this · فَسْـَٔلُوهُمْ So ask them · إِن if · كَانُوا۟ they (can) · يَنطِقُونَ speak
فَرَجَعُوٓاْ إِلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمۡ فَقَالُوٓاْ إِنَّكُمۡ أَنتُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ ﴿64﴾
21:64 So they returned to [blaming] themselves and said [to each other], "Indeed, you are the wrongdoers."
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فَرَجَعُوٓا۟ So they returned · إِلَىٰٓ to · أَنفُسِهِمْ themselves · فَقَالُوٓا۟ and said · إِنَّكُمْ Indeed, you · أَنتُمُ [you] · ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ (are) the wrongdoers
ثُمَّ نُكِسُواْ عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمۡ لَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتَ مَا هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ يَنطِقُونَ ﴿65﴾
21:65 Then they reversed themselves, [saying], "You have already known that these do not speak!"
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ثُمَّ Then · نُكِسُوا۟ they were turned · عَلَىٰ on · رُءُوسِهِمْ their heads · لَقَدْ Verily · عَلِمْتَ you know · مَا not · هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ these · يَنطِقُونَ (can) speak
قَالَ أَفَتَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمۡ شَيۡـࣰٔ ا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمۡ ﴿66﴾
21:66 He said, "Then do you worship instead of Allah that which does not benefit you at all or harm you?
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قَالَ He said · أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ Then do you worship · مِن besides · دُونِ besides · ٱللَّهِ Allah · مَا what · لَا (does) not · يَنفَعُكُمْ benefit you · شَيْـًۭٔا (in) anything · وَلَا and not · يَضُرُّكُمْ harms you
أُفࣲّ لَّكُمۡ وَلِمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ ﴿67﴾
21:67 Uff to you and to what you worship instead of Allah. Then will you not use reason?"
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أُفٍّۢ Uff · لَّكُمْ to you · وَلِمَا and to what · تَعْبُدُونَ you worship · مِن besides · دُونِ besides · ٱللَّهِ ۖ Allah · أَفَلَا Then will not · تَعْقِلُونَ you use reason
قَالُواْ حَرِّقُوهُ وَٱنصُرُوٓاْ ءَالِهَتَكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ فَٰعِلِينَ ﴿68﴾
21:68 They said, "Burn him and support your gods - if you are to act."
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قَالُوا۟ They said · حَرِّقُوهُ Burn him · وَٱنصُرُوٓا۟ and support · ءَالِهَتَكُمْ your gods · إِن if · كُنتُمْ you are · فَـٰعِلِينَ doers
قُلۡنَا يَٰنَارُ كُونِي بَرۡدࣰ ا وَسَلَٰمًا عَلَىٰٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ ﴿69﴾
21:69 Allah said, "O fire, be coolness and safety upon Abraham."
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قُلْنَا We said · يَـٰنَارُ O fire · كُونِى Be · بَرْدًۭا cool[ness] · وَسَلَـٰمًا and safe[ty] · عَلَىٰٓ for · إِبْرَٰهِيمَ Ibrahim
وَأَرَادُواْ بِهِۦ كَيۡدࣰ ا فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡأَخۡسَرِينَ ﴿70﴾
21:70 And they intended for him harm, but We made them the greatest losers.
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وَأَرَادُوا۟ And they intended · بِهِۦ for him · كَيْدًۭا a plan · فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمُ but We made them · ٱلْأَخْسَرِينَ the greatest losers
وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَلُوطًا إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ٱلَّتِي بَٰرَكۡنَا فِيهَا لِلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿71﴾
21:71 And We delivered him and Lot to the land which We had blessed for the worlds.
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وَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُ And We delivered him · وَلُوطًا and Lut · إِلَى to · ٱلْأَرْضِ the land · ٱلَّتِى which · بَـٰرَكْنَا We (had) blessed · فِيهَا [in it] · لِلْعَـٰلَمِينَ for the worlds
وَوَهَبۡنَا لَهُۥٓ إِسۡحَٰقَ وَيَعۡقُوبَ نَافِلَةࣰۖ وَكُلࣰّ ا جَعَلۡنَا صَٰلِحِينَ ﴿72﴾
21:72 And We gave him Isaac and Jacob in addition, and all [of them] We made righteous.
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وَوَهَبْنَا And We bestowed · لَهُۥٓ on him · إِسْحَـٰقَ Isaac · وَيَعْقُوبَ and Yaqub · نَافِلَةًۭ ۖ (in) addition · وَكُلًّۭا and all · جَعَلْنَا We made · صَـٰلِحِينَ righteous
وَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡ أَئِمَّةࣰ يَهۡدُونَ بِأَمۡرِنَا وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡهِمۡ فِعۡلَ ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِ وَإِقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَإِيتَآءَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةِۖ وَكَانُواْ لَنَا عَٰبِدِينَ ﴿73﴾
21:73 And We made them leaders guiding by Our command. And We inspired to them the doing of good deeds, establishment of prayer, and giving of zakah; and they were worshippers of Us.
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وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ And We made them · أَئِمَّةًۭ leaders · يَهْدُونَ they guide · بِأَمْرِنَا by Our Command · وَأَوْحَيْنَآ And We inspired · إِلَيْهِمْ to them · فِعْلَ (the) doing · ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ (of) good deeds · وَإِقَامَ and establishment · ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ (of) the prayer · وَإِيتَآءَ and giving · ٱلزَّكَوٰةِ ۖ (of) zakah · وَكَانُوا۟ and they were · لَنَا of Us · عَـٰبِدِينَ worshippers
وَلُوطًا ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ حُكۡمࣰ ا وَعِلۡمࣰ ا وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلۡقَرۡيَةِ ٱلَّتِي كَانَت تَّعۡمَلُ ٱلۡخَبَٰٓئِثَۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَوۡمَ سَوۡءࣲ فَٰسِقِينَ ﴿74﴾
21:74 And to Lot We gave judgement and knowledge, and We saved him from the city that was committing wicked deeds. Indeed, they were a people of evil, defiantly disobedient.
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وَلُوطًا And (to) Lut · ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ We gave him · حُكْمًۭا judgment · وَعِلْمًۭا and knowledge · وَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُ and We saved him · مِنَ from · ٱلْقَرْيَةِ the town · ٱلَّتِى which · كَانَت was · تَّعْمَلُ doing · ٱلْخَبَـٰٓئِثَ ۗ wicked deeds · إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they · كَانُوا۟ were · قَوْمَ a people · سَوْءٍۢ evil · فَـٰسِقِينَ defiantly disobedient
وَأَدۡخَلۡنَٰهُ فِي رَحۡمَتِنَآۖ إِنَّهُۥ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ﴿75﴾
21:75 And We admitted him into Our mercy. Indeed, he was of the righteous.
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وَأَدْخَلْنَـٰهُ And We admitted him · فِى into · رَحْمَتِنَآ ۖ Our Mercy · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he · مِنَ (was) of · ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ the righteous
وَنُوحًا إِذۡ نَادَىٰ مِن قَبۡلُ فَٱسۡتَجَبۡنَا لَهُۥ فَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ﴿76﴾
21:76 And [mention] Noah, when he called [to Allah] before [that time], so We responded to him and saved him and his family from the great flood.
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وَنُوحًا And Nuh · إِذْ when · نَادَىٰ he called · مِن before · قَبْلُ before · فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا so We responded · لَهُۥ to him · فَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُ and We saved him · وَأَهْلَهُۥ and his family · مِنَ from · ٱلْكَرْبِ the affliction · ٱلْعَظِيمِ [the] great
وَنَصَرۡنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَوۡمَ سَوۡءࣲ فَأَغۡرَقۡنَٰهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ ﴿77﴾
21:77 And We saved him from the people who denied Our signs. Indeed, they were a people of evil, so We drowned them, all together.
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وَنَصَرْنَـٰهُ And We helped him · مِنَ from · ٱلْقَوْمِ the people · ٱلَّذِينَ who · كَذَّبُوا۟ denied · بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ ۚ Our Signs · إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they · كَانُوا۟ were · قَوْمَ a people · سَوْءٍۢ evil · فَأَغْرَقْنَـٰهُمْ so We drowned them · أَجْمَعِينَ all
وَدَاوُۥدَ وَسُلَيۡمَٰنَ إِذۡ يَحۡكُمَانِ فِي ٱلۡحَرۡثِ إِذۡ نَفَشَتۡ فِيهِ غَنَمُ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ وَكُنَّا لِحُكۡمِهِمۡ شَٰهِدِينَ ﴿78﴾
21:78 And [mention] David and Solomon, when they judged concerning the field - when the sheep of a people overran it [at night], and We were witness to their judgement.
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وَدَاوُۥدَ And Dawud · وَسُلَيْمَـٰنَ and Sulaiman · إِذْ when · يَحْكُمَانِ they judged · فِى concerning · ٱلْحَرْثِ the field · إِذْ when · نَفَشَتْ pastured · فِيهِ in it · غَنَمُ sheep · ٱلْقَوْمِ (of) a people · وَكُنَّا and We were · لِحُكْمِهِمْ to their judgment · شَـٰهِدِينَ witness
فَفَهَّمۡنَٰهَا سُلَيۡمَٰنَۚ وَكُلًّا ءَاتَيۡنَا حُكۡمࣰ ا وَعِلۡمࣰ اۚ وَسَخَّرۡنَا مَعَ دَاوُۥدَ ٱلۡجِبَالَ يُسَبِّحۡنَ وَٱلطَّيۡرَۚ وَكُنَّا فَٰعِلِينَ ﴿79﴾
21:79 And We gave understanding of the case to Solomon, and to each [of them] We gave judgement and knowledge. And We subjected the mountains to exalt [Us], along with David and [also] the birds. And We were doing [that].
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فَفَهَّمْنَـٰهَا And We gave understanding of it · سُلَيْمَـٰنَ ۚ (to) Sulaiman · وَكُلًّا and (to) each · ءَاتَيْنَا We gave · حُكْمًۭا judgment · وَعِلْمًۭا ۚ and knowledge · وَسَخَّرْنَا And We subjected · مَعَ with · دَاوُۥدَ Dawud · ٱلْجِبَالَ the mountains · يُسَبِّحْنَ (to) glorify Our praises · وَٱلطَّيْرَ ۚ and the birds · وَكُنَّا And We were · فَـٰعِلِينَ the Doers
وَعَلَّمۡنَٰهُ صَنۡعَةَ لَبُوسࣲ لَّكُمۡ لِتُحۡصِنَكُم مِّنۢ بَأۡسِكُمۡۖ فَهَلۡ أَنتُمۡ شَٰكِرُونَ ﴿80﴾
21:80 And We taught him the fashioning of coats of armor to protect you from your [enemy in] battle. So will you then be grateful?
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وَعَلَّمْنَـٰهُ And We taught him · صَنْعَةَ (the) making · لَبُوسٍۢ (of) coats of armor · لَّكُمْ for you · لِتُحْصِنَكُم to protect you · مِّنۢ from · بَأْسِكُمْ ۖ your battle · فَهَلْ Then will · أَنتُمْ you · شَـٰكِرُونَ (be) grateful
وَلِسُلَيۡمَٰنَ ٱلرِّيحَ عَاصِفَةࣰ تَجۡرِي بِأَمۡرِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ٱلَّتِي بَٰرَكۡنَا فِيهَاۚ وَكُنَّا بِكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ عَٰلِمِينَ ﴿81﴾
21:81 And to Solomon [We subjected] the wind, blowing forcefully, proceeding by his command toward the land which We had blessed. And We are ever, of all things, Knowing.
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وَلِسُلَيْمَـٰنَ And to Sulaiman · ٱلرِّيحَ the wind · عَاصِفَةًۭ forcefully · تَجْرِى blowing · بِأَمْرِهِۦٓ by his command · إِلَى to · ٱلْأَرْضِ the land · ٱلَّتِى which · بَـٰرَكْنَا We blessed · فِيهَا ۚ [in it] · وَكُنَّا And We are · بِكُلِّ of every · شَىْءٍ thing · عَـٰلِمِينَ Knowers
وَمِنَ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ مَن يَغُوصُونَ لَهُۥ وَيَعۡمَلُونَ عَمَلࣰ ا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَۖ وَكُنَّا لَهُمۡ حَٰفِظِينَ ﴿82﴾
21:82 And of the devils were those who dived for him and did work other than that. And We were of them a guardian.
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وَمِنَ And of · ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينِ the devils · مَن (were some) who · يَغُوصُونَ would dive · لَهُۥ for him · وَيَعْمَلُونَ and would do · عَمَلًۭا work · دُونَ other than · ذَٰلِكَ ۖ that · وَكُنَّا And We were · لَهُمْ of them · حَـٰفِظِينَ Guardians
۞وَأَيُّوبَ إِذۡ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ ٱلضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرۡحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ ﴿83﴾
21:83 And [mention] Job, when he called to his Lord, "Indeed, adversity has touched me, and you are the Most Merciful of the merciful."
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۞ وَأَيُّوبَ And Ayub · إِذْ when · نَادَىٰ he called · رَبَّهُۥٓ (to) his Lord · أَنِّى Indeed, [I] · مَسَّنِىَ has touched me · ٱلضُّرُّ the adversity · وَأَنتَ and You · أَرْحَمُ (are) Most Merciful · ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ (of) the Merciful
فَٱسۡتَجَبۡنَا لَهُۥ فَكَشَفۡنَا مَا بِهِۦ مِن ضُرࣲّۖ وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ أَهۡلَهُۥ وَمِثۡلَهُم مَّعَهُمۡ رَحۡمَةࣰ مِّنۡ عِندِنَا وَذِكۡرَىٰ لِلۡعَٰبِدِينَ ﴿84﴾
21:84 So We responded to him and removed what afflicted him of adversity. And We gave him [back] his family and the like thereof with them as mercy from Us and a reminder for the worshippers [of Allah].
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فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا So We responded · لَهُۥ to him · فَكَشَفْنَا and We removed · مَا what · بِهِۦ (was) on him · مِن of · ضُرٍّۢ ۖ (the) adversity · وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ And We gave him · أَهْلَهُۥ his family · وَمِثْلَهُم and (the) like thereof · مَّعَهُمْ with them · رَحْمَةًۭ (as) Mercy · مِّنْ from Ourselves · عِندِنَا from Ourselves · وَذِكْرَىٰ and a reminder · لِلْعَـٰبِدِينَ for the worshippers
وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَ وَإِدۡرِيسَ وَذَا ٱلۡكِفۡلِۖ كُلࣱّ مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ ﴿85﴾
21:85 And [mention] Ishmael and Idrees and Dhul-Kifl; all were of the patient.
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وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلَ And Ishmael · وَإِدْرِيسَ and Idris · وَذَا and Dhul-Kifl · ٱلْكِفْلِ ۖ and Dhul-Kifl · كُلٌّۭ all · مِّنَ (were) of · ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ the patient ones
وَأَدۡخَلۡنَٰهُمۡ فِي رَحۡمَتِنَآۖ إِنَّهُم مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ﴿86﴾
21:86 And We admitted them into Our mercy. Indeed, they were of the righteous.
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وَأَدْخَلْنَـٰهُمْ And We admitted them · فِى in · رَحْمَتِنَآ ۖ Our Mercy · إِنَّهُم Indeed, they · مِّنَ (were) of · ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ the righteous
وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَٰضِبࣰ ا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقۡدِرَ عَلَيۡهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِي ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ أَن لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبۡحَٰنَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ﴿87﴾
21:87 And [mention] the man of the fish, when he went off in anger and thought that We would not decree [anything] upon him. And he called out within the darknesses, "There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers."
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وَذَا And Dhun-Nun · ٱلنُّونِ And Dhun-Nun · إِذ when · ذَّهَبَ he went · مُغَـٰضِبًۭا (while) angry · فَظَنَّ and thought · أَن that · لَّن never · نَّقْدِرَ We would decree · عَلَيْهِ upon him · فَنَادَىٰ Then he called · فِى in · ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ the darkness(es) · أَن that · لَّآ (There is) no · إِلَـٰهَ god · إِلَّآ except · أَنتَ You · سُبْحَـٰنَكَ Glory be to You · إِنِّى Indeed, [I] · كُنتُ I am · مِنَ of · ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers
فَٱسۡتَجَبۡنَا لَهُۥ وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلۡغَمِّۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُـۨجِي ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ﴿88﴾
21:88 So We responded to him and saved him from the distress. And thus do We save the believers.
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فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا So We responded · لَهُۥ to him · وَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُ and We saved him · مِنَ from · ٱلْغَمِّ ۚ the distress · وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus · نُـۨجِى We save · ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believers
وَزَكَرِيَّآ إِذۡ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرۡنِي فَرۡدࣰ ا وَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ ٱلۡوَٰرِثِينَ ﴿89﴾
21:89 And [mention] Zechariah, when he called to his Lord, "My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while you are the best of inheritors."
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وَزَكَرِيَّآ And Zakariya · إِذْ when · نَادَىٰ he called · رَبَّهُۥ (to) his Lord · رَبِّ My Lord · لَا (Do) not · تَذَرْنِى leave me · فَرْدًۭا alone · وَأَنتَ while You · خَيْرُ (are) [the] Best · ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ (of) the inheritors
فَٱسۡتَجَبۡنَا لَهُۥ وَوَهَبۡنَا لَهُۥ يَحۡيَىٰ وَأَصۡلَحۡنَا لَهُۥ زَوۡجَهُۥٓۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ يُسَٰرِعُونَ فِي ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِ وَيَدۡعُونَنَا رَغَبࣰ ا وَرَهَبࣰ اۖ وَكَانُواْ لَنَا خَٰشِعِينَ ﴿90﴾
21:90 So We responded to him, and We gave to him John, and amended for him his wife. Indeed, they used to hasten to good deeds and supplicate Us in hope and fear, and they were to Us humbly submissive.
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فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا So We responded · لَهُۥ to him · وَوَهَبْنَا and We bestowed · لَهُۥ on him · يَحْيَىٰ Yahya · وَأَصْلَحْنَا and We cured · لَهُۥ for him · زَوْجَهُۥٓ ۚ his wife · إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they · كَانُوا۟ used (to) · يُسَـٰرِعُونَ hasten · فِى in · ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ good deeds · وَيَدْعُونَنَا and they supplicate to Us · رَغَبًۭا (in) hope · وَرَهَبًۭا ۖ and fear · وَكَانُوا۟ and they were · لَنَا to Us · خَـٰشِعِينَ humbly submissive
وَٱلَّتِيٓ أَحۡصَنَتۡ فَرۡجَهَا فَنَفَخۡنَا فِيهَا مِن رُّوحِنَا وَجَعَلۡنَٰهَا وَٱبۡنَهَآ ءَايَةࣰ لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿91﴾
21:91 And [mention] the one who guarded her chastity, so We blew into her [garment] through Our angel [Gabriel], and We made her and her son a sign for the worlds.
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وَٱلَّتِىٓ And she who · أَحْصَنَتْ guarded · فَرْجَهَا her chastity · فَنَفَخْنَا so We breathed · فِيهَا into her · مِن of · رُّوحِنَا Our Spirit · وَجَعَلْنَـٰهَا and We made her · وَٱبْنَهَآ and her son · ءَايَةًۭ a sign · لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ for the worlds
إِنَّ هَٰذِهِۦٓ أُمَّتُكُمۡ أُمَّةࣰ وَٰحِدَةࣰ وَأَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمۡ فَٱعۡبُدُونِ ﴿92﴾
21:92 Indeed this, your religion, is one religion, and I am your Lord, so worship Me.
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إِنَّ Indeed · هَـٰذِهِۦٓ this · أُمَّتُكُمْ (is) your religion · أُمَّةًۭ religion · وَٰحِدَةًۭ one · وَأَنَا۠ and I Am · رَبُّكُمْ your Lord · فَٱعْبُدُونِ so worship Me
وَتَقَطَّعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَهُم بَيۡنَهُمۡۖ كُلٌّ إِلَيۡنَا رَٰجِعُونَ ﴿93﴾
21:93 And [yet] they divided their affair among themselves, [but] all to Us will return.
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وَتَقَطَّعُوٓا۟ But they cut off · أَمْرَهُم their affair · بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ among themselves · كُلٌّ all · إِلَيْنَا to Us · رَٰجِعُونَ (will) return
فَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَهُوَ مُؤۡمِنࣱ فَلَا كُفۡرَانَ لِسَعۡيِهِۦ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ كَٰتِبُونَ ﴿94﴾
21:94 So whoever does righteous deeds while he is a believer - no denial will there be for his effort, and indeed We, of it, are recorders.
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فَمَن Then whoever · يَعْمَلْ does · مِنَ [of] · ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ [the] righteous deeds · وَهُوَ while he · مُؤْمِنٌۭ (is) a believer · فَلَا then not · كُفْرَانَ (will be) rejected · لِسَعْيِهِۦ [of] his effort · وَإِنَّا And indeed, We · لَهُۥ of it · كَـٰتِبُونَ (are) Recorders
وَحَرَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ قَرۡيَةٍ أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهَآ أَنَّهُمۡ لَا يَرۡجِعُونَ ﴿95﴾
21:95 And there is prohibition upon [the people of] a city which We have destroyed that they will [ever] return
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وَحَرَٰمٌ And (there is) prohibition · عَلَىٰ upon · قَرْيَةٍ a city · أَهْلَكْنَـٰهَآ which We have destroyed · أَنَّهُمْ that they · لَا not · يَرْجِعُونَ will return
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا فُتِحَتۡ يَأۡجُوجُ وَمَأۡجُوجُ وَهُم مِّن كُلِّ حَدَبࣲ يَنسِلُونَ ﴿96﴾
21:96 Until when [the dam of] Gog and Magog has been opened and they, from every elevation, descend
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حَتَّىٰٓ Until · إِذَا when · فُتِحَتْ has been opened · يَأْجُوجُ (for) the Yajuj · وَمَأْجُوجُ and Majuj · وَهُم and they · مِّن from · كُلِّ every · حَدَبٍۢ elevation · يَنسِلُونَ descend
وَٱقۡتَرَبَ ٱلۡوَعۡدُ ٱلۡحَقُّ فَإِذَا هِيَ شَٰخِصَةٌ أَبۡصَٰرُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَا قَدۡ كُنَّا فِي غَفۡلَةࣲ مِّنۡ هَٰذَا بَلۡ كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ ﴿97﴾
21:97 And [when] the true promise has approached; then suddenly the eyes of those who disbelieved will be staring [in horror, while they say], "O woe to us; we had been unmindful of this; rather, we were wrongdoers."
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وَٱقْتَرَبَ And has approached · ٱلْوَعْدُ the promise · ٱلْحَقُّ [the] true · فَإِذَا then behold · هِىَ [it] · شَـٰخِصَةٌ (are) staring · أَبْصَـٰرُ (the) eyes · ٱلَّذِينَ (of) those who · كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved · يَـٰوَيْلَنَا O woe to us · قَدْ Verily · كُنَّا we had been · فِى in · غَفْلَةٍۢ heedlessness · مِّنْ of · هَـٰذَا this · بَلْ nay · كُنَّا we were · ظَـٰلِمِينَ wrongdoers
إِنَّكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ حَصَبُ جَهَنَّمَ أَنتُمۡ لَهَا وَٰرِدُونَ ﴿98﴾
21:98 Indeed, you [disbelievers] and what you worship other than Allah are the firewood of Hell. You will be coming to [enter] it.
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إِنَّكُمْ Indeed, you · وَمَا and what · تَعْبُدُونَ you worship · مِن besides Allah · دُونِ besides Allah · ٱللَّهِ besides Allah · حَصَبُ (are) firewood · جَهَنَّمَ (of) Hell · أَنتُمْ You · لَهَا to it · وَٰرِدُونَ will come
لَوۡ كَانَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ءَالِهَةࣰ مَّا وَرَدُوهَاۖ وَكُلࣱّ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ ﴿99﴾
21:99 Had these [false deities] been [actual] gods, they would not have come to it, but all are eternal therein.
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لَوْ If · كَانَ were · هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ these · ءَالِهَةًۭ gods · مَّا not · وَرَدُوهَا ۖ they (would) have come to it · وَكُلٌّۭ And all · فِيهَا therein · خَـٰلِدُونَ will abide forever
لَهُمۡ فِيهَا زَفِيرࣱ وَهُمۡ فِيهَا لَا يَسۡمَعُونَ ﴿100﴾
21:100 For them therein is heavy sighing, and they therein will not hear.
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لَهُمْ For them · فِيهَا therein · زَفِيرٌۭ (is) sighing · وَهُمْ and they · فِيهَا therein · لَا not · يَسْمَعُونَ will hear
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ سَبَقَتۡ لَهُم مِّنَّا ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰٓ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ عَنۡهَا مُبۡعَدُونَ ﴿101﴾
21:101 Indeed, those for whom the best [reward] has preceded from Us - they are from it far removed.
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إِنَّ Indeed · ٱلَّذِينَ those · سَبَقَتْ has gone forth · لَهُم for them · مِّنَّا from Us · ٱلْحُسْنَىٰٓ the good · أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ those · عَنْهَا from it · مُبْعَدُونَ (will be) removed far
لَا يَسۡمَعُونَ حَسِيسَهَاۖ وَهُمۡ فِي مَا ٱشۡتَهَتۡ أَنفُسُهُمۡ خَٰلِدُونَ ﴿102﴾
21:102 They will not hear its sound, while they are, in that which their souls desire, abiding eternally.
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لَا Not · يَسْمَعُونَ they will hear · حَسِيسَهَا ۖ (the) slightest sound of it · وَهُمْ and they · فِى in · مَا what · ٱشْتَهَتْ desire · أَنفُسُهُمْ their souls · خَـٰلِدُونَ will abide forever
لَا يَحۡزُنُهُمُ ٱلۡفَزَعُ ٱلۡأَكۡبَرُ وَتَتَلَقَّىٰهُمُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ هَٰذَا يَوۡمُكُمُ ٱلَّذِي كُنتُمۡ تُوعَدُونَ ﴿103﴾
21:103 They will not be grieved by the greatest terror, and the angels will meet them, [saying], "This is your Day which you have been promised" -
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لَا Not · يَحْزُنُهُمُ will grieve them · ٱلْفَزَعُ the terror · ٱلْأَكْبَرُ [the] greatest · وَتَتَلَقَّىٰهُمُ and will meet them · ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ the Angels · هَـٰذَا This · يَوْمُكُمُ (is) your Day · ٱلَّذِى which · كُنتُمْ you were · تُوعَدُونَ promised
يَوۡمَ نَطۡوِي ٱلسَّمَآءَ كَطَيِّ ٱلسِّجِلِّ لِلۡكُتُبِۚ كَمَا بَدَأۡنَآ أَوَّلَ خَلۡقࣲ نُّعِيدُهُۥۚ وَعۡدًا عَلَيۡنَآۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا فَٰعِلِينَ ﴿104﴾
21:104 The Day when We will fold the heaven like the folding of a [written] sheet for the records. As We began the first creation, We will repeat it. [That is] a promise binding upon Us. Indeed, We will do it.
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يَوْمَ (The) Day · نَطْوِى We will fold · ٱلسَّمَآءَ the heaven · كَطَىِّ like (the) folding · ٱلسِّجِلِّ (of) a scroll · لِلْكُتُبِ ۚ for records · كَمَا As · بَدَأْنَآ We began · أَوَّلَ (the) first · خَلْقٍۢ creation · نُّعِيدُهُۥ ۚ We will repeat it · وَعْدًا a promise · عَلَيْنَآ ۚ upon Us · إِنَّا Indeed, We · كُنَّا We are · فَـٰعِلِينَ (the) Doers
وَلَقَدۡ كَتَبۡنَا فِي ٱلزَّبُورِ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ٱلذِّكۡرِ أَنَّ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ يَرِثُهَا عِبَادِيَ ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَ ﴿105﴾
21:105 And We have already written in the book [of Psalms] after the [previous] mention that the land [of Paradise] is inherited by My righteous servants.
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وَلَقَدْ And verily · كَتَبْنَا We have written · فِى in · ٱلزَّبُورِ the Scripture · مِنۢ after · بَعْدِ after · ٱلذِّكْرِ the mention · أَنَّ that · ٱلْأَرْضَ the earth · يَرِثُهَا will inherit it · عِبَادِىَ My slaves · ٱلصَّـٰلِحُونَ the righteous
إِنَّ فِي هَٰذَا لَبَلَٰغࣰ ا لِّقَوۡمٍ عَٰبِدِينَ ﴿106﴾
21:106 Indeed, in this [Qur'an] is notification for a worshipping people.
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إِنَّ Indeed · فِى in · هَـٰذَا this · لَبَلَـٰغًۭا surely is a Message · لِّقَوْمٍ for a people · عَـٰبِدِينَ worshippers
وَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَٰكَ إِلَّا رَحۡمَةࣰ لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿107﴾
21:107 And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds.
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وَمَآ And not · أَرْسَلْنَـٰكَ We have sent you · إِلَّا but · رَحْمَةًۭ (as) a mercy · لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ for the worlds
قُلۡ إِنَّمَا يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمۡ إِلَٰهࣱ وَٰحِدࣱۖ فَهَلۡ أَنتُم مُّسۡلِمُونَ ﴿108﴾
21:108 Say, "It is only revealed to me that your god is but one God; so will you be Muslims [in submission to Him]?"
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قُلْ Say · إِنَّمَا Only · يُوحَىٰٓ it is revealed · إِلَىَّ to me · أَنَّمَآ that · إِلَـٰهُكُمْ your god · إِلَـٰهٌۭ (is) God · وَٰحِدٌۭ ۖ One · فَهَلْ so will · أَنتُم you · مُّسْلِمُونَ submit (to Him)
فَإِن تَوَلَّوۡاْ فَقُلۡ ءَاذَنتُكُمۡ عَلَىٰ سَوَآءࣲۖ وَإِنۡ أَدۡرِيٓ أَقَرِيبٌ أَم بَعِيدࣱ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ ﴿109﴾
21:109 But if they turn away, then say, "I have announced to [all of] you equally. And I know not whether near or far is that which you are promised.
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فَإِن But if · تَوَلَّوْا۟ they turn away · فَقُلْ then say · ءَاذَنتُكُمْ I (have) announced to you · عَلَىٰ equally · سَوَآءٍۢ ۖ equally · وَإِنْ And not · أَدْرِىٓ I know · أَقَرِيبٌ whether is near · أَم or · بَعِيدٌۭ far · مَّا what · تُوعَدُونَ you are promised
إِنَّهُۥ يَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡجَهۡرَ مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡلِ وَيَعۡلَمُ مَا تَكۡتُمُونَ ﴿110﴾
21:110 Indeed, He knows what is declared of speech, and He knows what you conceal.
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إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He · يَعْلَمُ knows · ٱلْجَهْرَ the declared · مِنَ [of] · ٱلْقَوْلِ [the] speech · وَيَعْلَمُ and He knows · مَا what · تَكْتُمُونَ you conceal
وَإِنۡ أَدۡرِي لَعَلَّهُۥ فِتۡنَةࣱ لَّكُمۡ وَمَتَٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينࣲ ﴿111﴾
21:111 And I know not; perhaps it is a trial for you and enjoyment for a time."
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وَإِنْ And not · أَدْرِى I know · لَعَلَّهُۥ perhaps it may be · فِتْنَةٌۭ a trial · لَّكُمْ for you · وَمَتَـٰعٌ and an enjoyment · إِلَىٰ for · حِينٍۢ a time
قَٰلَ رَبِّ ٱحۡكُم بِٱلۡحَقِّۗ وَرَبُّنَا ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ ٱلۡمُسۡتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ ﴿112﴾
21:112 [The Prophet] has said, "My Lord, judge [between us] in truth. And our Lord is the Most Merciful, the one whose help is sought against that which you describe."
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قَـٰلَ He said · رَبِّ My Lord · ٱحْكُم judge · بِٱلْحَقِّ ۗ in truth · وَرَبُّنَا And our Lord · ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ (is) the Most Gracious · ٱلْمُسْتَعَانُ the One Whose help is sought · عَلَىٰ against · مَا what · تَصِفُونَ you attribute