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فَاذْكُرُونِي أَذْكُرْكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوا لِي وَلَا تَكْفُرُونِ

  1. فَاذْكُرُونِي — Therefore remember Me
  2. أَذْكُرْكُمْ — I will remember you
  3. وَاشْكُرُوا لِي — and be grateful to Me
  4. وَلَا تَكْفُرُونِ — and never be ungrateful to Me

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Surah Al-Anbya — 112 Verses (Makkan)

Surah Al-Anbya is the 21st surah of the Quran. It contains 112 verses and was revealed in Makkah.

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Human Skepticism and Denial of Prophetic Revelations

The Challenges Faced by Prophets and the Rejection of Divine Messages — Verses 1–6

اقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمْ وَهُمْ فِي غَفْلَةٍ مُّعْرِضُونَ ١

[21:1] Draws near for mankind their reckoning, while they turn away in heedlessness.

اقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمْ
Draws near for mankind their reckoning
وَهُمْ فِي غَفْلَةٍ مُّعْرِضُونَ
while they turn away in heedlessness
اقْتَرَبَ
(Has) approached · Root: ق ر ب · Verb
لِلنَّاسِ
for [the] mankind · Root: ن و س · Particle
حِسَابُهُمْ
their account · Root: ح س ب · Noun
وَهُمْ
while they · Pronoun
فِي
(are) in · Particle
غَفْلَةٍ
heedlessness · Root: غ ف ل · Noun
مُّعْرِضُونَ
turning away · Root: ع ر ض · Noun

مَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِم مُّحْدَثٍ إِلَّا اسْتَمَعُوهُ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ ٢

[21:2] Comes not unto them an admonition (a chapter of the Quran) from their Lord as a recent revelation but they listen to it while they play,

مَا يَأْتِيهِم
Comes not unto them
مِّن ذِكْرٍ
an admonition
مِّن رَّبِّهِم
from their Lord
مُّحْدَثٍ
as a recent revelation
إِلَّا
but
اسْتَمَعُوهُ
they listen to it
وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ
while they play
مَا
Not · Root: م ا · Particle
يَأْتِيهِم
comes to them · Root: أ ت ي · Verb
مِّن
of · Root: م ن · Particle
ذِكْرٍ
a Reminder · Root: ذ ك ر · Noun
مِّن
from · Root: م ن · Particle
رَّبِّهِم
their Lord · Root: ر ب ب · Noun
مُّحْدَثٍ
anew · Root: ح د ث · Noun
إِلَّا
except · Root: ا ل ا · Particle
اسْتَمَعُوهُ
they listen to it · Root: س م ع · Verb
وَهُمْ
while they · Pronoun
يَلْعَبُونَ
(are at) play · Root: ل ع ب · Verb

لَاهِيَةً قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ وَأَسَرُّوا النَّجْوَى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا هَلْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ ۖ أَفَتَأْتُونَ السِّحْرَ وَأَنتُمْ تُبْصِرُونَ ٣

[21:3] With their hearts occupied (with evil things) those who do wrong, conceal their private counsels, (saying): "Is this (Muhammad SAW) more than a human being like you? Will you submit to magic while you see it?"

لَاهِيَةً قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ
With their hearts occupied (with evil things)
وَأَسَرُّوا النَّجْوَى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا
those who do wrong, conceal their private counsels,
هَلْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ ۖ
(saying): 'Is this (Muhammad SAW) more than a human being like you?'
أَفَتَأْتُونَ السِّحْرَ وَأَنتُمْ تُبْصِرُونَ
Will you submit to magic while you see it?
لَاهِيَةً
Distracted · Root: ل ه و · Noun
قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ
their hearts · Root: ق ل ب · Noun
وَأَسَرُّوا
And they conceal · Root: س ر ر · Verb
النَّجْوَى
the private conversation · Root: ن ج و · Noun
الَّذِينَ
those who · Root: ذ ل ي ن · Pronoun
ظَلَمُوا
[they] wronged · Root: ظ ل م · Verb
هَلْ
Is · Root: ه ل · Particle
هَٰذَا
this · Root: ه ذ ا · Pronoun
إِلَّا
except · Root: ا ل ا · Particle
بَشَرٌ
a human being · Root: ب ش ر · Noun
مِّثْلُكُمْ ۖ
like you · Root: م ث ل · Noun
أَفَتَأْتُونَ
So would you approach · Root: أ ت ي · Verb
السِّحْرَ
the magic · Root: س ح ر · Noun
وَأَنتُمْ
while you · Root: أ ن ت · Pronoun
تُبْصِرُونَ
see (it) · Root: ب ص ر · Verb

قَالَ رَبِّي يَعْلَمُ الْقَوْلَ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ ٤

[21:4] He (Muhammad SAW) said: "My Lord knows (every) word (spoken) in the heavens and on earth. And He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower."

قَالَ رَبِّي
He (Muhammad SAW) said: 'My Lord'
يَعْلَمُ الْقَوْلَ
knows (every) word
فِي السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ
in the heavens and on earth.
وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
And He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.
قَالَ
He said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
رَبِّي
My Lord · Root: ر ب ب · Noun
يَعْلَمُ
knows · Root: ع ل م · Verb
الْقَوْلَ
the word · Root: ق و ل · Noun
فِي
in · Particle
السَّمَاءِ
the heavens · Root: س م و · Noun
وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ
and the earth · Root: ا ر ض · Noun
وَهُوَ
And He · Root: ه و · Pronoun
السَّمِيعُ
(is) the All-Hearer · Root: س م ع · Noun
الْعَلِيمُ
the All-Knower · Root: ع ل م · Noun

بَلْ قَالُوا أَضْغَاثُ أَحْلَامٍ بَلِ افْتَرَاهُ بَلْ هُوَ شَاعِرٌ فَلْيَأْتِنَا بِآيَةٍ كَمَا أُرْسِلَ الْأَوَّلُونَ ٥

[21:5] Nay, they say:"These (revelations of the Quran which are inspired to Muhammad SAW) are mixed up false dreams! Nay, he has invented it! Nay, he is a poet! Let him then bring us an Ayah (sign as a proof) like the ones (Prophets) that were sent before (with signs)!"

بَلْ قَالُوا
Nay, they say:
أَضْغَاثُ أَحْلَامٍ
These (revelations of the Quran which are inspired to Muhammad SAW) are mixed up false dreams!
بَلِ افْتَرَاهُ
Nay, he has invented it!
بَلْ هُوَ شَاعِرٌ
Nay, he is a poet!
فَلْيَأْتِنَا بِآيَةٍ
Let him then bring us an Ayah (sign as a proof)
كَمَا أُرْسِلَ الْأَوَّلُونَ
like the ones (Prophets) that were sent before (with signs)!
بَلْ
Nay · Root: ب ل · Particle
قَالُوا
they say · Root: ق و ل · Verb
أَضْغَاثُ
Muddled · Root: ض غ ث · Noun
أَحْلَامٍ
dreams · Root: ح ل م · Noun
بَلِ
nay · Root: ب ل · Particle
افْتَرَاهُ
he (has) invented it · Root: ف ت ر · Verb
بَلْ
nay · Root: ب ل · Particle
هُوَ
he · Pronoun
شَاعِرٌ
(is) a poet · Root: ش ع ر · Noun
فَلْيَأْتِنَا
So let him bring us · Root: أ ت ي · Verb
بِآيَةٍ
a sign · Root: أ ي ة · Noun
كَمَا
like what · Root: ك م ا · Particle
أُرْسِلَ
was sent · Root: ر س ل · Verb
الْأَوَّلُونَ
(to) the former · Root: أ و ل · Noun

مَا آمَنَتْ قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَاهَا ۖ أَفَهُمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ ٦

[21:6] Not one of the towns (populations), of those which We destroyed, believed before them (though We sent them signs), will they then believe?

مَا آمَنَتْ قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ
Not one of the towns (populations), of those which We destroyed,
أَهْلَكْنَاهَا ۖ
which We destroyed,
أَفَهُمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ
will they then believe?
مَا
Not · Root: م ا · Particle
آمَنَتْ
believed · Root: أ م ن · Verb
قَبْلَهُم
before them · Root: ق ب ل · Particle
مِّن
any · Root: م ن · Particle
قَرْيَةٍ
town · Root: ق ر ي · Noun
أَهْلَكْنَاهَا ۖ
which We destroyed · Root: ه ل ك · Verb
أَفَهُمْ
so will they · Root: أ ف ه م · Particle
يُؤْمِنُونَ
believe · Root: أ م ن · Verb

Prophets as Human Messengers and the Fulfillment of Divine Promises

The Human Nature of Prophets and the Divine Message — Verses 7–10

وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوحِي إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ٧

[21:7] And We sent not before you (O Muhammad SAW) but men to whom We inspired, so ask the people of the Reminder [Scriptures - the Taurat (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel)] if you do not know.

وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ
And We sent not before you (O Muhammad SAW)
إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوحِي إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ
but men to whom We inspired
فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ
so ask the people of the Reminder [Scriptures - the Taurat (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel)]
إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
if you do not know
وَمَا
And not · Root: م ا · Particle
أَرْسَلْنَا
We sent · Root: ر س ل · Verb
قَبْلَكَ
before you · Root: ق ب ل · Particle
إِلَّا
except · Root: ا ل ا · Particle
رِجَالًا
men · Root: ر ج ل · Noun
نُّوحِي
We revealed · Root: و ح ي · Verb
إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ
to them · Root: إ ل ى · Particle
فَاسْأَلُوا
So ask · Root: س أ ل · Verb
أَهْلَ
(the) people · Root: أ ه ل · Noun
الذِّكْرِ
(of) the Reminder · Root: ذ ك ر · Noun
إِن
if · Root: ا ن · Particle
كُنتُمْ
you · Root: ك و ن · Verb
لَا
(do) not · Particle
تَعْلَمُونَ
know · Root: ع ل م · Verb

وَمَا جَعَلْنَاهُمْ جَسَدًا لَّا يَأْكُلُونَ الطَّعَامَ وَمَا كَانُوا خَالِدِينَ ٨

[21:8] And We did not create them (the Messengers, with) bodies that ate not food, nor were they immortals,

وَمَا جَعَلْنَاهُمْ
And We did not create them
جَسَدًا لَّا يَأْكُلُونَ الطَّعَامَ
(with) bodies that ate not food
وَمَا كَانُوا خَالِدِينَ
nor were they immortals
وَمَا
And not · Root: م ا · Particle
جَعَلْنَاهُمْ
We made them · Root: ج ع ل · Verb
جَسَدًا
bodies · Root: ج س د · Noun
لَّا
not · Root: ل ا · Particle
يَأْكُلُونَ
eating · Root: أ ك ل · Verb
الطَّعَامَ
the food · Root: ط ع م · Noun
وَمَا
and not · Root: م ا · Particle
كَانُوا
they were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
خَالِدِينَ
immortals · Root: خ ل د · Noun

ثُمَّ صَدَقْنَاهُمُ الْوَعْدَ فَأَنجَيْنَاهُمْ وَمَن نَّشَاءُ وَأَهْلَكْنَا الْمُسْرِفِينَ ٩

[21:9] Then We fulfilled to them the promise, and We saved them and those whom We willed, but We destroyed Al-Musrifun (i.e. extravagants in oppression, polytheism and in sin).

ثُمَّ صَدَقْنَاهُمُ الْوَعْدَ
Then We fulfilled to them the promise
فَأَنجَيْنَاهُمْ وَمَن نَّشَاءُ
and We saved them and those whom We willed
وَأَهْلَكْنَا الْمُسْرِفِينَ
but We destroyed Al-Musrifun (i.e. extravagants in oppression, polytheism and in sin)
ثُمَّ
Then · Root: ث م م · Particle
صَدَقْنَاهُمُ
We fulfilled (for) them · Root: ص د ق · Verb
الْوَعْدَ
the promise · Root: و ع د · Noun
فَأَنجَيْنَاهُمْ
and We saved them · Root: ن ج و · Verb
وَمَن
and whom · Particle
نَّشَاءُ
We willed · Root: ش ا ء · Verb
وَأَهْلَكْنَا
and We destroyed · Root: ه ل ك · Verb
الْمُسْرِفِينَ
the transgressors · Root: س ر ف · Noun

لَقَدْ أَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكُمْ كِتَابًا فِيهِ ذِكْرُكُمْ ۖ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ ١٠

[21:10] Indeed, We have sent down for you (O mankind) a Book, (the Quran) in which there is Dhikrukum, (your Reminder or an honour for you i.e. honour for the one who follows the teaching of the Quran and acts on its orders). Will you not then understand?

لَقَدْ أَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكُمْ
Indeed, We have sent down for you (O mankind)
كِتَابًا فِيهِ ذِكْرُكُمْ ۖ
a Book, (the Quran) in which there is Dhikrukum, (your Reminder or an honour for you
أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ
Will you not then understand?
لَقَدْ
Indeed · Root: ق د · Particle
أَنزَلْنَا
We (have) sent down · Root: ن ز ل · Verb
إِلَيْكُمْ
to you · Root: أ ل ي · Particle
كِتَابًا
a Book · Root: ك ت ب · Noun
فِيهِ
in it · Root: ف ي ه · Particle
ذِكْرُكُمْ ۖ
(is) your mention · Root: ذ ك ر · Noun
أَفَلَا
Then will not · Root: أ ف ل · Particle
تَعْقِلُونَ
you use reason · Root: ع ق ل · Verb

The Inevitable Destruction of Arrogant Nations and the Supremacy of Tawhid (Oneness of Allah)

Divine Justice and the Consequences of Disbelief — Verses 11–20

وَكَمْ قَصَمْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ كَانَتْ ظَالِمَةً وَأَنشَأْنَا بَعْدَهَا قَوْمًا آخَرِينَ ١١

[21:11] How many a town (community), that were wrong-doers, have We destroyed, and raised up after them another people!

وَكَمْ قَصَمْنَا
How many a town (community), that were wrong-doers, have We destroyed,
مِن قَرْيَةٍ كَانَتْ ظَالِمَةً
that were wrong-doers,
وَأَنشَأْنَا بَعْدَهَا
and raised up after them
قَوْمًا آخَرِينَ
another people!
وَكَمْ
And how many · Root: ك م م · Particle
قَصَمْنَا
We (have) shattered · Root: ق ص م · Verb
مِن
of · Root: م ن · Particle
قَرْيَةٍ
a town · Root: ق ر ي · Noun
كَانَتْ
(that) was · Root: ك و ن · Verb
ظَالِمَةً
unjust · Root: ظ ل م · Noun
وَأَنشَأْنَا
and We produced · Root: ن ش ا · Verb
بَعْدَهَا
after them · Root: ب ع د · Particle
قَوْمًا
another people · Root: ق و م · Noun
آخَرِينَ
another people · Root: ا خ ر · Noun

فَلَمَّا أَحَسُّوا بَأْسَنَا إِذَا هُم مِّنْهَا يَرْكُضُونَ ١٢

[21:12] Then, when they perceived (saw) Our Torment (coming), behold, they (tried to) flee from it.

فَلَمَّا أَحَسُّوا بَأْسَنَا
Then, when they perceived (saw) Our Torment (coming)
إِذَا هُم مِّنْهَا يَرْكُضُونَ
behold, they (tried to) flee from it
فَلَمَّا
Then when · Root: ل م · Particle
أَحَسُّوا
they perceived · Root: ح س س · Verb
بَأْسَنَا
Our torment · Root: ب أ س · Noun
إِذَا
behold · Root: إ ذ ا · Particle
هُم
they · Root: ه م · Pronoun
مِّنْهَا
from it · Root: م ن · Particle
يَرْكُضُونَ
were fleeing · Root: ر ك ض · Verb

لَا تَرْكُضُوا وَارْجِعُوا إِلَىٰ مَا أُتْرِفْتُمْ فِيهِ وَمَسَاكِنِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْأَلُونَ ١٣

[21:13] Flee not, but return to that wherein you lived a luxurious life, and to your homes, in order that you may be questioned.

لَا تَرْكُضُوا
Flee not,
وَارْجِعُوا إِلَىٰ مَا أُتْرِفْتُمْ فِيهِ
but return to that wherein you lived a luxurious life,
وَمَسَاكِنِكُمْ
and to your homes,
لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْأَلُونَ
in order that you may be questioned.
لَا
Flee not · Particle
تَرْكُضُوا
Flee not · Root: ر ك ض · Verb
وَارْجِعُوا
but return · Root: ر ج ع · Verb
إِلَىٰ
to · Particle
مَا
what · Root: م ا · Particle
أُتْرِفْتُمْ
you were given luxury · Root: ت ر ف · Verb
فِيهِ
in it · Root: ف ي ه · Particle
وَمَسَاكِنِكُمْ
and to your homes · Root: س ك ن · Noun
لَعَلَّكُمْ
so that you may · Root: ل ع ل · Particle
تُسْأَلُونَ
be questioned · Root: س ا ل · Verb

قَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ ١٤

[21:14] They cried: "Woe to us! Certainly! We have been Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, etc.)."

قَالُوا
They cried:
يَا وَيْلَنَا إِنَّا
"Woe to us!
كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ
Certainly! We have been
قَالُوا
They said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
يَا وَيْلَنَا
O woe to us · Root: و ي ل · Noun
إِنَّا
Indeed, [we] · Root: إ ن ن · Particle
كُنَّا
we were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
ظَالِمِينَ
wrongdoers · Root: ظ ل م · Noun

فَمَا زَالَت تِّلْكَ دَعْوَاهُمْ حَتَّىٰ جَعَلْنَاهُمْ حَصِيدًا خَامِدِينَ ١٥

[21:15] And that cry of theirs ceased not, till We made them as a field that is reaped, extinct (dead).

فَمَا زَالَت تِّلْكَ دَعْوَاهُمْ
And that cry of theirs ceased not
حَتَّىٰ جَعَلْنَاهُمْ
till We made them
حَصِيدًا خَامِدِينَ
as a field that is reaped, extinct (dead)
فَمَا
Then not · Root: ف م ا · Particle
زَالَت
ceased · Root: ز و ل · Verb
تِّلْكَ
[this] · Root: ت ل ك · Particle
دَعْوَاهُمْ
their cry · Root: د ع و · Noun
حَتَّىٰ
until · Root: ح ت ى · Particle
جَعَلْنَاهُمْ
We made them · Root: ج ع ل · Verb
حَصِيدًا
reaped · Root: ح ص د · Noun
خَامِدِينَ
extinct · Root: خ م د · Noun

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاءَ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَاعِبِينَ ١٦

[21:16] We created not the heavens and the earth and all that is between them for a (mere) play.

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاءَ
We created not the heavens
وَالْأَرْضَ
and the earth
وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا
and all that is between them
لَاعِبِينَ
for a (mere) play
وَمَا
And not · Root: م ا · Particle
خَلَقْنَا
We created · Root: خ ل ق · Verb
السَّمَاءَ
the heavens · Root: س م و · Noun
وَالْأَرْضَ
and the earth · Root: أ ر ض · Noun
وَمَا
and what · Root: م ا · Particle
بَيْنَهُمَا
(is) between them · Root: ب ي ن · Particle
لَاعِبِينَ
(for) playing · Root: ل ع ب · Noun

لَوْ أَرَدْنَا أَن نَّتَّخِذَ لَهْوًا لَّاتَّخَذْنَاهُ مِن لَّدُنَّا إِن كُنَّا فَاعِلِينَ ١٧

[21:17] Had We intended to take a pastime (i.e. a wife or a son, etc.), We could surely have taken it from Us, if We were going to do (that).

لَوْ أَرَدْنَا
Had We intended
أَن نَّتَّخِذَ لَهْوًا
to take a pastime
لَّاتَّخَذْنَاهُ مِن لَّدُنَّا
We could surely have taken it from Us
إِن كُنَّا فَاعِلِينَ
if We were going to do (that)
لَوْ
If · Root: ل و · Particle
أَرَدْنَا
We intended · Root: أ ر د · Verb
أَن
that · Particle
نَّتَّخِذَ
We take · Root: أ خ ذ · Verb
لَهْوًا
a pastime · Root: ل ه و · Noun
لَّاتَّخَذْنَاهُ
surely We (could have) taken it · Root: أ خ ذ · Verb
مِن
from · Root: م ن · Particle
لَّدُنَّا
Us · Root: ل د ن · Particle
إِن
if · Root: ا ن · Particle
كُنَّا
We were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
فَاعِلِينَ
doers · Root: ف ع ل · Noun

بَلْ نَقْذِفُ بِالْحَقِّ عَلَى الْبَاطِلِ فَيَدْمَغُهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ زَاهِقٌ ۚ وَلَكُمُ الْوَيْلُ مِمَّا تَصِفُونَ ١٨

[21:18] Nay, We fling (send down) the truth (this Quran) against the falsehood (disbelief), so it destroys it, and behold, it (falsehood) is vanished. And woe to you for that (lie) which you ascribe (to Us) (against Allah by uttering that Allah has a wife and a son).

بَلْ نَقْذِفُ بِالْحَقِّ
Nay, We fling (send down) the truth
عَلَى الْبَاطِلِ
against the falsehood
فَيَدْمَغُهُ
so it destroys it
فَإِذَا هُوَ زَاهِقٌ ۚ
and behold, it (falsehood) is vanished
وَلَكُمُ الْوَيْلُ
And woe to you
مِمَّا تَصِفُونَ
for that (lie) which you ascribe (to Us)
بَلْ
Nay · Root: ب ل · Particle
نَقْذِفُ
We hurl · Root: ق ذ ف · Verb
بِالْحَقِّ
the truth · Root: ح ق ق · Noun
عَلَى
against · Root: ع ل ى · Particle
الْبَاطِلِ
[the] falsehood · Root: ب ط ل · Noun
فَيَدْمَغُهُ
and it breaks its head · Root: د م غ · Verb
فَإِذَا
behold · Root: إ ذ ا · Particle
هُوَ
it (is) · Pronoun
زَاهِقٌ ۚ
vanishing · Root: ز ه ق · Noun
وَلَكُمُ
And for you · Particle
الْوَيْلُ
(is) destruction · Root: و ي ل · Noun
مِمَّا
for what · Particle
تَصِفُونَ
you ascribe · Root: و ص ف · Verb

وَلَهُ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ وَمَنْ عِندَهُ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِ وَلَا يَسْتَحْسِرُونَ ١٩

[21:19] To Him belongs whosoever is in the heavens and on earth. And those who are near Him (i.e. the angels) are not too proud to worship Him, nor are they weary (of His worship).

وَلَهُ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ
To Him belongs whosoever is in the heavens and on earth.
وَمَنْ عِندَهُ
And those who are near Him (i.e. the angels)
لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِ
are not too proud to worship Him,
وَلَا يَسْتَحْسِرُونَ
nor are they weary (of His worship).
وَلَهُ
And to Him (belongs) · Root: ه · Pronoun
مَن
whoever · Root: م ن · Pronoun
فِي
(is) in · Particle
السَّمَاوَاتِ
the heavens · Root: س م و · Noun
وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ
and the earth · Root: أ ر ض · Noun
وَمَنْ
And (those) who · Root: م ن م · Particle
عِندَهُ
(are) near Him · Root: ع ن د · Particle
لَا
not · Particle
يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ
they are arrogant · Root: ك ب ر · Verb
عَنْ
to · Root: ع ن · Particle
عِبَادَتِهِ
worship Him · Root: ع ب د · Noun
وَلَا
and not · Root: و ل ا · Particle
يَسْتَحْسِرُونَ
they tire · Root: ح س ر · Verb

يُسَبِّحُونَ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ لَا يَفْتُرُونَ ٢٠

[21:20] They (i.e. the angels) glorify His Praises night and day, (and) they never slacken (to do so).

يُسَبِّحُونَ
They (i.e. the angels) glorify
اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ
His Praises night and day
لَا يَفْتُرُونَ
(and) they never slacken (to do so)
يُسَبِّحُونَ
They glorify (Him) · Root: س ب ح · Verb
اللَّيْلَ
[the] night · Root: ل ي ل · Noun
وَالنَّهَارَ
and [the] day · Root: ن ه ر · Noun
لَا
not · Particle
يَفْتُرُونَ
they slacken · Root: ف ت ر · Verb

Divine Sovereignty and the Futility of Idolatry

Tawheed (Oneness of Allah) and the Refutation of Shirk (Polytheism) — Verses 21–24

أَمِ اتَّخَذُوا آلِهَةً مِّنَ الْأَرْضِ هُمْ يُنشِرُونَ ٢١

[21:21] Or have they taken (for worship) aliha (gods) from the earth who raise the dead?

أَمِ اتَّخَذُوا
Or have they taken
آلِهَةً مِّنَ الْأَرْضِ
(for worship) gods from the earth
هُمْ يُنشِرُونَ
who raise the dead?
أَمِ
Or · Particle
اتَّخَذُوا
(have) they taken · Root: أ خ ذ · Verb
آلِهَةً
gods · Root: أ ل ه · Noun
مِّنَ
from · Root: م ن · Particle
الْأَرْضِ
the earth · Root: أ ر ض · Noun
هُمْ
they · Root: ه م · Pronoun
يُنشِرُونَ
raise (the dead) · Root: ن ش ر · Verb

لَوْ كَانَ فِيهِمَا آلِهَةٌ إِلَّا اللَّهُ لَفَسَدَتَا ۚ فَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ٢٢

[21:22] Had there been therein (in the heavens and the earth) gods besides Allah, then verily both would have been ruined. Glorified be Allah, the Lord of the Throne, (High is He) above what they attribute to Him!

لَوْ كَانَ فِيهِمَا آلِهَةٌ إِلَّا اللَّهُ
Had there been therein (in the heavens and the earth) gods besides Allah,
لَفَسَدَتَا ۚ
then verily both would have been ruined.
فَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ
Glorified be Allah, the Lord of the Throne,
عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
(High is He) above what they attribute to Him!
لَوْ
If · Root: ل و · Particle
كَانَ
(there) were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
فِيهِمَا
in both of them · Root: ه م ا · Pronoun
آلِهَةٌ
gods · Root: ا ل ه · Noun
إِلَّا
besides · Root: ا ل ا · Particle
اللَّهُ
Allah · Root: ا ل ه · Noun
لَفَسَدَتَا ۚ
surely they (would) have been ruined · Root: ف س د · Verb
فَسُبْحَانَ
So glorified · Root: س ب ح · Noun
اللَّهِ
(is) Allah · Root: ا ل ه · Noun
رَبِّ
Lord · Root: ر ب ب · Noun
الْعَرْشِ
(of) the Throne · Root: ع ر ش · Noun
عَمَّا
(above) what · Particle
يَصِفُونَ
they attribute · Root: و ص ف · Verb

لَا يُسْأَلُ عَمَّا يَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ يُسْأَلُونَ ٢٣

[21:23] He cannot be questioned as to what He does, while they will be questioned.

لَا يُسْأَلُ عَمَّا يَفْعَلُ
He cannot be questioned as to what He does
وَهُمْ يُسْأَلُونَ
while they will be questioned
لَا
Not · Particle
يُسْأَلُ
He (can) be questioned · Root: س ا ل · Verb
عَمَّا
about what · Particle
يَفْعَلُ
He does · Root: ف ع ل · Verb
وَهُمْ
but they · Pronoun
يُسْأَلُونَ
will be questioned · Root: س ا ل · Verb

أَمِ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ آلِهَةً ۖ قُلْ هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ ۖ هَٰذَا ذِكْرُ مَن مَّعِيَ وَذِكْرُ مَن قَبْلِي ۗ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ الْحَقَّ ۖ فَهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ ٢٤

[21:24] Or have they taken for worship (other) aliha (gods) besides Him? Say: "Bring your proof:" This (the Quran) is the Reminder for those with me and the Reminder for those before me. But most of them know not the Truth, so they are averse.

أَمِ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ آلِهَةً ۖ
Or have they taken for worship (other) aliha (gods) besides Him?
قُلْ هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ ۖ
Say: 'Bring your proof:'
هَٰذَا ذِكْرُ مَن مَّعِيَ وَذِكْرُ مَن قَبْلِي ۗ
This (the Quran) is the Reminder for those with me and the Reminder for those before me.
بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ الْحَقَّ ۖ
But most of them know not the Truth,
فَهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ
so they are averse.
أَمِ
Or · Particle
اتَّخَذُوا
(have) they taken · Root: أ خ ذ · Verb
مِن
besides Him · Root: م ن · Particle
دُونِهِ
besides Him · Root: د و ن · Particle
آلِهَةً ۖ
gods · Root: أ ل ه · Noun
قُلْ
Say · Root: ق و ل · Verb
هَاتُوا
Bring · Root: ه ا ت · Verb
بُرْهَانَكُمْ ۖ
your proof · Root: ب ر ه ن · Noun
هَٰذَا
This · Root: ه ذ ا · Pronoun
ذِكْرُ
(is) a Reminder · Root: ذ ك ر · Noun
مَن
(for those) who · Root: م ن · Pronoun
مَّعِيَ
(are) with me · Root: م ع ي · Particle
وَذِكْرُ
and a Reminder · Root: ذ ك ر · Noun
مَن
(for those) who · Root: م ن · Pronoun
قَبْلِي ۗ
(were) before me · Root: ق ب ل · Particle
بَلْ
But · Root: ب ل · Particle
أَكْثَرُهُمْ
most of them · Root: ك ث ر · Noun
لَا
(do) not · Particle
يَعْلَمُونَ
know · Root: ع ل م · Verb
الْحَقَّ ۖ
the truth · Root: ح ق ق · Noun
فَهُم
so they · Pronoun
مُّعْرِضُونَ
(are) averse · Root: ع ر ض · Noun

The Consistent Message of Tawhid Among All Prophets and the Rejection of Shirk

The Oneness of Allah and the Role of Prophets in Upholding Tawhid — Verses 25–29

وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا نُوحِي إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنَا فَاعْبُدُونِ ٢٥

[21:25] And We did not send any Messenger before you (O Muhammad SAW) but We inspired him (saying): La ilaha illa Ana [none has the right to be worshipped but I (Allah)], so worship Me (Alone and none else)."

وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ
And We did not send any Messenger before you (O Muhammad SAW)
إِلَّا نُوحِي إِلَيْهِ
but We inspired him
أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنَا
saying: La ilaha illa Ana [none has the right to be worshipped but I (Allah)]
فَاعْبُدُونِ
so worship Me (Alone and none else)
وَمَا
And not · Root: م ا · Particle
أَرْسَلْنَا
We sent · Root: ر س ل · Verb
مِن
before you · Root: م ن · Particle
قَبْلِكَ
before you · Root: ق ب ل · Particle
مِن
any · Root: م ن · Particle
رَّسُولٍ
Messenger · Root: ر س ل · Noun
إِلَّا
but · Root: ا ل ا · Particle
نُوحِي
We reveal(ed) · Root: و ح ي · Verb
إِلَيْهِ
to him · Root: ا ل ى · Particle
أَنَّهُ
that [He] · Root: أ ن ه · Particle
لَا
(There is) no · Particle
إِلَٰهَ
god · Root: أ ل ه · Noun
إِلَّا
except · Root: ا ل ا · Particle
أَنَا
Me · Root: أ ن ا · Pronoun
فَاعْبُدُونِ
so worship Me · Root: ع ب د · Verb

وَقَالُوا اتَّخَذَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ وَلَدًا ۗ سُبْحَانَهُ ۚ بَلْ عِبَادٌ مُّكْرَمُونَ ٢٦

[21:26] And they say: "The Most Beneficent (Allah) has begotten a son (or children)." Glory to Him! They [those whom they call children of Allah i.e. the angels, 'Iesa (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary), 'Uzair (Ezra), etc.], are but honoured slaves.

وَقَالُوا
And they say:
اتَّخَذَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ وَلَدًا ۗ
The Most Beneficent (Allah) has begotten a son (or children).
سُبْحَانَهُ ۚ
Glory to Him!
بَلْ عِبَادٌ مُّكْرَمُونَ
They [those whom they call children of Allah i.e. the angels, 'Iesa (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary), 'Uzair (Ezra), etc.], are but honoured slaves.
وَقَالُوا
And they say · Root: ق و ل · Verb
اتَّخَذَ
Has taken · Root: أ خ ذ · Verb
الرَّحْمَٰنُ
the Most Gracious · Root: ر ح م · Noun
وَلَدًا ۗ
a son · Root: و ل د · Noun
سُبْحَانَهُ ۚ
Glorified is He · Root: س ب ح · Particle
بَلْ
Nay · Root: ب ل · Particle
عِبَادٌ
(they are) slaves · Root: ع ب د · Noun
مُّكْرَمُونَ
honored · Root: ك ر م · Noun

لَا يَسْبِقُونَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ وَهُم بِأَمْرِهِ يَعْمَلُونَ ٢٧

[21:27] They speak not until He has spoken, and they act on His Command.

لَا يَسْبِقُونَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ
They speak not until He has spoken
وَهُم بِأَمْرِهِ يَعْمَلُونَ
and they act on His Command
لَا
Not · Particle
يَسْبِقُونَهُ
they (can) precede Him · Root: س ب ق · Verb
بِالْقَوْلِ
in word · Root: ق و ل · Noun
وَهُم
and they · Root: ه م · Pronoun
بِأَمْرِهِ
by His command · Root: أ م ر · Noun
يَعْمَلُونَ
act · Root: ع م ل · Verb

يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يَشْفَعُونَ إِلَّا لِمَنِ ارْتَضَىٰ وَهُم مِّنْ خَشْيَتِهِ مُشْفِقُونَ ٢٨

[21:28] He knows what is before them, and what is behind them, and they cannot intercede except for him with whom He is pleased. And they stand in awe for fear of Him.

يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ
He knows what is before them
وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ
and what is behind them
وَلَا يَشْفَعُونَ إِلَّا لِمَنِ ارْتَضَىٰ
and they cannot intercede except for him with whom He is pleased
وَهُم مِّنْ خَشْيَتِهِ مُشْفِقُونَ
And they stand in awe for fear of Him
يَعْلَمُ
He knows · Root: ع ل م · Verb
مَا
what · Root: م ا · Particle
بَيْنَ
(is) before them · Root: ب ي ن · Particle
أَيْدِيهِمْ
(is) before them · Root: ي د · Noun
وَمَا
and what · Root: م ا · Particle
خَلْفَهُمْ
(is) behind them · Root: خ ل ف · Noun
وَلَا
and not · Root: و ل ا · Particle
يَشْفَعُونَ
they (can) intercede · Root: ش ف ع · Verb
إِلَّا
except · Root: ا ل ا · Particle
لِمَنِ
for whom · Root: ل م ن · Particle
ارْتَضَىٰ
He approves · Root: ر ض ي · Verb
وَهُم
And they · Root: ه م · Pronoun
مِّنْ
from · Particle
خَشْيَتِهِ
fear of Him · Root: خ ش ي · Noun
مُشْفِقُونَ
stand in awe · Root: ش ف ق · Noun

۞ وَمَن يَقُلْ مِنْهُمْ إِنِّي إِلَٰهٌ مِّن دُونِهِ فَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِيهِ جَهَنَّمَ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الظَّالِمِينَ ٢٩

[21:29] And if any of them should say: "Verily, I am an ilah (a god) besides Him (Allah)," such a one We should recompense with Hell. Thus We recompense the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.).

۞ وَمَن يَقُلْ مِنْهُمْ
And if any of them should say:
إِنِّي إِلَٰهٌ مِّن دُونِهِ
"Verily, I am an ilah (a god) besides Him (Allah),"
فَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِيهِ جَهَنَّمَ ۚ
such a one We should recompense with Hell.
كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الظَّالِمِينَ
Thus We recompense the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.).
۞ وَمَن
And whoever · Root: م ن · Particle
يَقُلْ
says · Root: ق و ل · Verb
مِنْهُمْ
of them · Particle
إِنِّي
Indeed, I am · Root: ا ن ن · Particle
إِلَٰهٌ
a god · Root: ا ل ه · Noun
مِّن
besides Him · Root: م ن · Particle
دُونِهِ
besides Him · Root: د و ن · Particle
فَذَٰلِكَ
Then that · Particle
نَجْزِيهِ
We will recompense · Root: ج ز ي · Verb
جَهَنَّمَ ۚ
(with) Hell · Root: ج ه ن م · Noun
كَذَٰلِكَ
Thus · Root: ك ذ ل ك · Particle
نَجْزِي
We recompense · Root: ج ز ي · Verb
الظَّالِمِينَ
the wrongdoers · Root: ظ ل م · Noun

The Unity and Order of the Cosmos as Evidence of Tawhid

The Signs of Allah in Creation and the Universe — Verses 30–33

أَوَلَمْ يَرَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَنَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ كَانَتَا رَتْقًا فَفَتَقْنَاهُمَا ۖ وَجَعَلْنَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ حَيٍّ ۖ أَفَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ٣٠

[21:30] Have not those who disbelieve known that the heavens and the earth were joined together as one united piece, then We parted them? And We have made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?

أَوَلَمْ يَرَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا
Have not those who disbelieve known
أَنَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ كَانَتَا رَتْقًا
that the heavens and the earth were joined together as one united piece
فَفَتَقْنَاهُمَا ۖ
then We parted them?
وَجَعَلْنَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ حَيٍّ ۖ
And We have made from water every living thing.
أَفَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Will they not then believe?
أَوَلَمْ
Do not · Root: ا و ل · Particle
يَرَ
see · Root: ر أ ي · Verb
الَّذِينَ
those who · Root: ذ ل ي ن · Pronoun
كَفَرُوا
disbelieved · Root: ك ف ر · Verb
أَنَّ
that · Particle
السَّمَاوَاتِ
the heavens · Root: س م و · Noun
وَالْأَرْضَ
and the earth · Root: أ ر ض · Noun
كَانَتَا
were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
رَتْقًا
a joined entity · Root: ر ت ق · Noun
فَفَتَقْنَاهُمَا ۖ
then We parted them · Root: ف ت ق · Verb
وَجَعَلْنَا
and We made · Root: ج ع ل · Verb
مِنَ
from · Particle
الْمَاءِ
[the] water · Root: م ا ء · Noun
كُلَّ
every · Root: ك ل ل · Particle
شَيْءٍ
living thing · Root: ش ي ء · Noun
حَيٍّ ۖ
living thing · Root: ح ي ي · Noun
أَفَلَا
Then will not · Root: أ ف ل · Particle
يُؤْمِنُونَ
they believe · Root: أ م ن · Verb

وَجَعَلْنَا فِي الْأَرْضِ رَوَاسِيَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِهِمْ وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا فِجَاجًا سُبُلًا لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ ٣١

[21:31] And We have placed on the earth firm mountains, lest it should shake with them, and We placed therein broad highways for them to pass through, that they may be guided.

وَجَعَلْنَا فِي الْأَرْضِ رَوَاسِيَ
And We have placed on the earth firm mountains,
أَن تَمِيدَ بِهِمْ
lest it should shake with them,
وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا فِجَاجًا سُبُلًا
and We placed therein broad highways for them to pass through,
لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ
that they may be guided.
وَجَعَلْنَا
And We (have) placed · Root: ج ع ل · Verb
فِي
in · Particle
الْأَرْضِ
the earth · Root: أ ر ض · Noun
رَوَاسِيَ
firmly set mountains · Root: ر و س · Noun
أَن
lest · Particle
تَمِيدَ
it (should) shake · Root: م ي د · Verb
بِهِمْ
with them · Root: ه م · Pronoun
وَجَعَلْنَا
and We made · Root: ج ع ل · Verb
فِيهَا
therein · Root: ف ي ه · Particle
فِجَاجًا
broad passes · Root: ف ج ج · Noun
سُبُلًا
(as) ways · Root: س ب ل · Noun
لَّعَلَّهُمْ
so that they may · Root: ل ع ل · Particle
يَهْتَدُونَ
(be) guided · Root: ه د ي · Verb

وَجَعَلْنَا السَّمَاءَ سَقْفًا مَّحْفُوظًا ۖ وَهُمْ عَنْ آيَاتِهَا مُعْرِضُونَ ٣٢

[21:32] And We have made the heaven a roof, safe and well guarded. Yet they turn away from its signs (i.e. sun, moon, winds, clouds, etc.).

وَجَعَلْنَا السَّمَاءَ
And We have made the heaven
سَقْفًا مَّحْفُوظًا ۖ
a roof, safe and well guarded.
وَهُمْ عَنْ آيَاتِهَا
Yet they turn away from its signs
وَجَعَلْنَا
And We made · Root: ج ع ل · Verb
السَّمَاءَ
the sky · Root: س م و · Noun
سَقْفًا
a roof · Root: س ق ف · Noun
مَّحْفُوظًا ۖ
protected · Root: ح ف ظ · Noun
وَهُمْ
But they · Pronoun
عَنْ
from · Root: ع ن · Particle
آيَاتِهَا
its Signs · Root: آ ي ة · Noun
مُعْرِضُونَ
turn away · Root: ع ر ض · Noun

وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ ۖ كُلٌّ فِي فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ ٣٣

[21:33] And He it is Who has created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, each in an orbit floating.

وَهُوَ الَّذِي
And He it is Who
خَلَقَ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ
has created the night and the day,
وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ ۖ
and the sun and the moon,
كُلٌّ فِي فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ
each in an orbit floating.
وَهُوَ
And He · Root: ه و · Pronoun
الَّذِي
(is) the One Who · Root: ذ ل ي · Pronoun
خَلَقَ
created · Root: خ ل ق · Verb
اللَّيْلَ
the night · Root: ل ي ل · Noun
وَالنَّهَارَ
and the day · Root: ن ه ر · Noun
وَالشَّمْسَ
and the sun · Root: ش م س · Noun
وَالْقَمَرَ ۖ
and the moon · Root: ق م ر · Noun
كُلٌّ
each · Root: ك ل ل · Noun
فِي
in · Particle
فَلَكٍ
an orbit · Root: ف ل ك · Noun
يَسْبَحُونَ
floating · Root: س ب ح · Verb

The Mockery of Disbelievers Towards Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and the Consequences of Their Arrogance

The Inevitability of Death and the Accountability on the Day of Resurrection — Verses 34–47

وَمَا جَعَلْنَا لِبَشَرٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ الْخُلْدَ ۖ أَفَإِن مِّتَّ فَهُمُ الْخَالِدُونَ ٣٤

[21:34] And We granted not to any human being immortality before you (O Muhammad SAW), then if you die, would they live forever?

وَمَا جَعَلْنَا لِبَشَرٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ الْخُلْدَ ۖ
And We granted not to any human being immortality before you (O Muhammad SAW)
أَفَإِن مِّتَّ
then if you die
فَهُمُ الْخَالِدُونَ
would they live forever?
وَمَا
And not · Root: م ا · Particle
جَعَلْنَا
We made · Root: ج ع ل · Verb
لِبَشَرٍ
for any man · Root: ب ش ر · Noun
مِّن
before you · Root: م ن · Particle
قَبْلِكَ
before you · Root: ق ب ل · Particle
الْخُلْدَ ۖ
[the] immortality · Root: خ ل د · Noun
أَفَإِن
so if · Root: أ ف ن · Particle
مِّتَّ
you die · Root: م و ت · Verb
فَهُمُ
then (would) they · Root: N/A · N/A
الْخَالِدُونَ
live forever · Root: خ ل د · Noun

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ ۗ وَنَبْلُوكُم بِالشَّرِّ وَالْخَيْرِ فِتْنَةً ۖ وَإِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ ٣٥

[21:35] Everyone is going to taste death, and We shall make a trial of you with evil and with good, and to Us you will be returned.

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ ۗ
Everyone is going to taste death
وَنَبْلُوكُم بِالشَّرِّ وَالْخَيْرِ
and We shall make a trial of you with evil and with good
فِتْنَةً ۖ
as a trial
وَإِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ
and to Us you will be returned
كُلُّ
Every · Root: ك ل ل · Particle
نَفْسٍ
soul · Root: ن ف س · Noun
ذَائِقَةُ
(will) taste · Root: ذ و ق · Noun
الْمَوْتِ ۗ
[the] death · Root: م و ت · Noun
وَنَبْلُوكُم
And We test you · Root: ب ل و · Verb
بِالشَّرِّ
with [the] bad · Root: ش ر ر · Particle
وَالْخَيْرِ
and [the] good · Root: خ ي ر · Noun
فِتْنَةً ۖ
(as) a trial · Root: ف ت ن · Noun
وَإِلَيْنَا
and to Us · Root: إ ل ى · Particle
تُرْجَعُونَ
you will be returned · Root: ر ج ع · Verb

وَإِذَا رَآكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلَّا هُزُوًا أَهَٰذَا الَّذِي يَذْكُرُ آلِهَتَكُمْ وَهُم بِذِكْرِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ هُمْ كَافِرُونَ ٣٦

[21:36] And when those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allah) see you (O Muhammad SAW), they take you not except for mockery (saying): "Is this the one who talks (badly) about your gods?" While they disbelieve at the mention of the Most Beneficent (Allah). [Tafsir. Al-Qurtubi].

وَإِذَا رَآكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا
And when those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allah) see you (O Muhammad SAW)
إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلَّا هُزُوًا
they take you not except for mockery
أَهَٰذَا الَّذِي يَذْكُرُ آلِهَتَكُمْ
(saying): 'Is this the one who talks (badly) about your gods?'
وَهُم بِذِكْرِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ هُمْ كَافِرُونَ
While they disbelieve at the mention of the Most Beneficent (Allah).
وَإِذَا
And when · Particle
رَآكَ
they see you · Root: ر أ ي · Verb
الَّذِينَ
those who · Root: ذ ل ي ن · Pronoun
كَفَرُوا
disbelieve · Root: ك ف ر · Verb
إِن
not · Root: ا ن · Particle
يَتَّخِذُونَكَ
they take you · Root: خ ذ ذ · Verb
إِلَّا
except · Root: ا ل ا · Particle
هُزُوًا
(in) ridicule · Root: ه ز أ · Noun
أَهَٰذَا
Is this · Root: ه ذ ا · Particle
الَّذِي
the one who · Root: ذ ل ي · Pronoun
يَذْكُرُ
mentions · Root: ذ ك ر · Verb
آلِهَتَكُمْ
your gods · Root: أ ل ه · Noun
وَهُم
And they · Root: ه م · Pronoun
بِذِكْرِ
at (the) mention · Root: ذ ك ر · Particle
الرَّحْمَٰنِ
(of) the Most Gracious · Root: ر ح م · Noun
هُمْ
[they] · Root: ه م · Pronoun
كَافِرُونَ
(are) disbelievers · Root: ك ف ر · Noun

خُلِقَ الْإِنسَانُ مِنْ عَجَلٍ ۚ سَأُرِيكُمْ آيَاتِي فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُونِ ٣٧

[21:37] Man is created of haste, I will show you My Ayat (torments, proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.). So ask Me not to hasten (them).

خُلِقَ الْإِنسَانُ مِنْ عَجَلٍ ۚ
Man is created of haste
سَأُرِيكُمْ آيَاتِي
I will show you My Ayat
فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُونِ
So ask Me not to hasten (them)
خُلِقَ
Is created · Root: خ ل ق · Verb
الْإِنسَانُ
the man · Root: إ ن س · Noun
مِنْ
of · Particle
عَجَلٍ ۚ
haste · Root: ع ج ل · Noun
سَأُرِيكُمْ
I will show you · Root: ر أ ي · Verb
آيَاتِي
My Signs · Root: أ ي ة · Noun
فَلَا
so (do) not · Particle
تَسْتَعْجِلُونِ
ask Me to hasten · Root: ع ج ل · Verb

وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا الْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ ٣٨

[21:38] And they say: "When will this promise (come to pass), if you are truthful."

وَيَقُولُونَ
And they say:
مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا الْوَعْدُ
When will this promise
إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ
(come to pass), if you are truthful.
وَيَقُولُونَ
And they say · Root: ق و ل · Verb
مَتَىٰ
When (will be fulfilled) · Root: م ت ى · Particle
هَٰذَا
this · Root: ه ذ ا · Pronoun
الْوَعْدُ
promise · Root: و ع د · Noun
إِن
if · Root: ا ن · Particle
كُنتُمْ
you are · Root: ك و ن · Verb
صَادِقِينَ
truthful · Root: ص د ق · Noun

لَوْ يَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا حِينَ لَا يَكُفُّونَ عَن وُجُوهِهِمُ النَّارَ وَلَا عَن ظُهُورِهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ ٣٩

[21:39] If only those who disbelieved knew (the time) when they will not be able to ward off the Fire from their faces, nor from their backs; and they will not be helped.

لَوْ يَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا
If only those who disbelieved knew
حِينَ لَا يَكُفُّونَ عَن وُجُوهِهِمُ النَّارَ
the time when they will not be able to ward off the Fire from their faces
وَلَا عَن ظُهُورِهِمْ
nor from their backs
وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
and they will not be helped
لَوْ
If · Root: ل و · Particle
يَعْلَمُ
knew · Root: ع ل م · Verb
الَّذِينَ
those who · Root: ذ ل ي ن · Pronoun
كَفَرُوا
disbelieved · Root: ك ف ر · Verb
حِينَ
(the) time · Root: ح ي ن · Particle
لَا
(when) not · Particle
يَكُفُّونَ
they will avert · Root: ك ف ف · Verb
عَن
from · Root: ع ن · Particle
وُجُوهِهِمُ
their faces · Root: و ج ه · Noun
النَّارَ
the Fire · Root: ن و ر · Noun
وَلَا
and not · Root: و ل ا · Particle
عَن
from · Root: ع ن · Particle
ظُهُورِهِمْ
their backs · Root: ظ ه ر · Noun
وَلَا
and not · Root: و ل ا · Particle
هُمْ
they · Root: ه م · Pronoun
يُنصَرُونَ
will be helped · Root: ن ص ر · Verb

بَلْ تَأْتِيهِم بَغْتَةً فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ رَدَّهَا وَلَا هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ ٤٠

[21:40] Nay, it (the Fire or the Day of Resurrection) will come upon them all of a sudden and will perplex them, and they will have no power to avert it, nor will they get respite.

بَلْ تَأْتِيهِم بَغْتَةً
Nay, it will come upon them all of a sudden
فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ
and will perplex them
فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ رَدَّهَا
and they will have no power to avert it
وَلَا هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ
nor will they get respite
بَلْ
Nay · Root: ب ل · Particle
تَأْتِيهِم
it will come to them · Root: أ ت ي · Verb
بَغْتَةً
unexpectedly · Root: ب غ ت · Noun
فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ
and bewilder them · Root: ب ه ي · Verb
فَلَا
then not · Particle
يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
they will be able · Root: ط و ع · Verb
رَدَّهَا
to repel it · Root: ر د د · Verb
وَلَا
and not · Root: و ل ا · Particle
هُمْ
they · Root: ه م · Pronoun
يُنظَرُونَ
will be given respite · Root: ن ظ ر · Verb

وَلَقَدِ اسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِالَّذِينَ سَخِرُوا مِنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ ٤١

[21:41] Indeed (many) Messengers were mocked before you (O Muhammad SAW), but the scoffers were surrounded by that, whereat they used to mock.

وَلَقَدِ اسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ
Indeed (many) Messengers were mocked before you (O Muhammad SAW)
فَحَاقَ بِالَّذِينَ سَخِرُوا مِنْهُم
but the scoffers were surrounded by that
مَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ
whereat they used to mock
وَلَقَدِ
And verily · Root: ل ق د · Particle
اسْتُهْزِئَ
were mocked · Root: ه ز أ · Verb
بِرُسُلٍ
Messengers · Root: ر س ل · Particle
مِّن
before you · Root: م ن · Particle
قَبْلِكَ
before you · Root: ق ب ل · Particle
فَحَاقَ
then surrounded · Root: ح ا ق · Verb
بِالَّذِينَ
those who · Root: ذ ل ك · Particle
سَخِرُوا
mocked · Root: س خ ر · Verb
مِنْهُم
from them · Root: م ن ه م · Pronoun
مَّا
what · Root: م ا · Particle
كَانُوا
they used · Root: ك و ن · Verb
بِهِ
at it · Root: ه · Pronoun
يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ
(to) mock · Root: ه ز أ · Verb

قُلْ مَن يَكْلَؤُكُم بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ مِنَ الرَّحْمَٰنِ ۗ بَلْ هُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّهِم مُّعْرِضُونَ ٤٢

[21:42] Say: "Who can guard and protect you in the night or in the day from the (punishment of the) Most Beneficent (Allah)?" Nay, but they turn away from the remembrance of their Lord.

قُلْ مَن يَكْلَؤُكُم
Say: Who can guard and protect you
بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ
in the night or in the day
مِنَ الرَّحْمَٰنِ ۗ
from the (punishment of the) Most Beneficent (Allah)?
بَلْ هُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّهِم مُّعْرِضُونَ
Nay, but they turn away from the remembrance of their Lord.
قُلْ
Say · Root: ق و ل · Verb
مَن
Who · Root: م ن · Pronoun
يَكْلَؤُكُم
(can) protect you · Root: ك ل أ · Verb
بِاللَّيْلِ
in the night · Root: ل ي ل · Particle
وَالنَّهَارِ
and the day · Root: ن ه ر · Noun
مِنَ
from · Particle
الرَّحْمَٰنِ ۗ
the Most Gracious · Root: ر ح م · Noun
بَلْ
Yet · Root: ب ل · Particle
هُمْ
they · Root: ه م · Pronoun
عَن
from · Root: ع ن · Particle
ذِكْرِ
(the) remembrance · Root: ذ ك ر · Noun
رَبِّهِم
(of) their Lord · Root: ر ب ب · Noun
مُّعْرِضُونَ
turn away · Root: ع ر ض · Noun

أَمْ لَهُمْ آلِهَةٌ تَمْنَعُهُم مِّن دُونِنَا ۚ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَلَا هُم مِّنَّا يُصْحَبُونَ ٤٣

[21:43] Or have they aliha (gods) who can guard them from Us? They have no power to help themselves, nor can they be protected from Us (i.e. from Our Torment).

أَمْ لَهُمْ آلِهَةٌ
Or have they aliha (gods)
تَمْنَعُهُم مِّن دُونِنَا ۚ
who can guard them from Us?
لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَ أَنفُسِهِمْ
They have no power to help themselves
وَلَا هُم مِّنَّا يُصْحَبُونَ
nor can they be protected from Us (i.e. from Our Torment)
أَمْ
Or · Root: أ م · Particle
لَهُمْ
have they · Particle
آلِهَةٌ
gods · Root: ا ل ه · Noun
تَمْنَعُهُم
(to) defend them · Root: م ن ع · Verb
مِّن
from · Root: م ن · Particle
دُونِنَا ۚ
Us · Root: د و ن · Particle
لَا
Not · Particle
يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
they are able · Root: ط و ع · Verb
نَصْرَ
(to) help · Root: ن ص ر · Noun
أَنفُسِهِمْ
themselves · Root: ن ف س · Noun
وَلَا
and not · Root: و ل ا · Particle
هُم
they · Root: ه م · Pronoun
مِّنَّا
from Us · Root: م ن ي · Particle
يُصْحَبُونَ
can be protected · Root: ص ح ب · Verb

بَلْ مَتَّعْنَا هَٰؤُلَاءِ وَآبَاءَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ طَالَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْعُمُرُ ۗ أَفَلَا يَرَوْنَ أَنَّا نَأْتِي الْأَرْضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَا ۚ أَفَهُمُ الْغَالِبُونَ ٤٤

[21:44] Nay, We gave the luxuries of this life to these men and their fathers until the period grew long for them. See they not that We gradually reduce the land (in their control) from its outlying borders? Is it then they who will overcome.

بَلْ مَتَّعْنَا هَٰؤُلَاءِ وَآبَاءَهُمْ
Nay, We gave the luxuries of this life to these men and their fathers
حَتَّىٰ طَالَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْعُمُرُ ۗ
until the period grew long for them.
أَفَلَا يَرَوْنَ أَنَّا نَأْتِي الْأَرْضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَا ۚ
See they not that We gradually reduce the land (in their control) from its outlying borders?
أَفَهُمُ الْغَالِبُونَ
Is it then they who will overcome.
بَلْ
Nay · Root: ب ل · Particle
مَتَّعْنَا
We gave provision · Root: م ت ع · Verb
هَٰؤُلَاءِ
(to) these · Root: ه ء أ · Pronoun
وَآبَاءَهُمْ
and their fathers · Root: أ ب و · Noun
حَتَّىٰ
until · Root: ح ت ى · Particle
طَالَ
grew long · Root: ط و ل · Verb
عَلَيْهِمُ
for them · Particle
الْعُمُرُ ۗ
the life · Root: ع م ر · Noun
أَفَلَا
Then do not · Root: أ ف ل · Particle
يَرَوْنَ
they see · Root: ر أ ي · Verb
أَنَّا
that We · Root: أ ن ا · Pronoun
نَأْتِي
We come · Root: أ ت ي · Verb
الْأَرْضَ
(to) the land · Root: أ ر ض · Noun
نَنقُصُهَا
We reduce it · Root: ن ق ص · Verb
مِنْ
from · Particle
أَطْرَافِهَا ۚ
its borders · Root: ط ر ف · Noun
أَفَهُمُ
So is (it) they · Root: ف ه م · Verb
الْغَالِبُونَ
(who will be) overcoming · Root: غ ل ب · Noun

قُلْ إِنَّمَا أُنذِرُكُم بِالْوَحْيِ ۚ وَلَا يَسْمَعُ الصُّمُّ الدُّعَاءَ إِذَا مَا يُنذَرُونَ ٤٥

[21:45] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "I warn you only by the revelation (from Allah and not by the opinion of the religious scholars and others). But the deaf (who follow the religious scholars and others blindly) will not hear the call, (even) when they are warned [(i.e. one should follow only the Quran and the Sunnah (legal ways, orders, acts of worship, statements of Prophet Muhammad SAW, as the Companions of the Prophet SAW did)].

قُلْ إِنَّمَا أُنذِرُكُم بِالْوَحْيِ ۚ
Say (O Muhammad SAW): 'I warn you only by the revelation (from Allah)
وَلَا يَسْمَعُ الصُّمُّ الدُّعَاءَ
But the deaf (who follow the religious scholars and others blindly) will not hear the call,
إِذَا مَا يُنذَرُونَ
(even) when they are warned [(i.e. one should follow only the Quran and the Sunnah (legal ways, orders, acts of worship, statements of Prophet Muhammad SAW, as the Companions of the Prophet SAW did)]
قُلْ
Say · Root: ق و ل · Verb
إِنَّمَا
Only · Root: ا ن م · Particle
أُنذِرُكُم
I warn you · Root: ن ذ ر · Verb
بِالْوَحْيِ ۚ
by the revelation · Root: و ح ي · Noun
وَلَا
But not · Root: و ل ا · Particle
يَسْمَعُ
hear · Root: س م ع · Verb
الصُّمُّ
the deaf · Root: ص م م · Noun
الدُّعَاءَ
the call · Root: د ع و · Noun
إِذَا
when · Root: إ ذ ا · Particle
مَا
when · Root: م ا · Particle
يُنذَرُونَ
they are warned · Root: ن ذ ر · Verb

وَلَئِن مَّسَّتْهُمْ نَفْحَةٌ مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّكَ لَيَقُولُنَّ يَا وَيْلَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ ٤٦

[21:46] And if a breath (minor calamity) of the Torment of your Lord touches them, they will surely cry: "Woe unto us! Indeed we have been Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.).

وَلَئِن مَّسَّتْهُمْ نَفْحَةٌ مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّكَ
And if a breath (minor calamity) of the Torment of your Lord touches them,
لَيَقُولُنَّ يَا وَيْلَنَا إِنَّا
they will surely cry: 'Woe unto us!'
كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ
Indeed we have been Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.).
وَلَئِن
And if · Root: ل أ ئ ن · Particle
مَّسَّتْهُمْ
touches them · Root: م س س · Verb
نَفْحَةٌ
a whiff · Root: ن ف ح · Noun
مِّنْ
of · Particle
عَذَابِ
(the) punishment · Root: ع ذ ب · Noun
رَبِّكَ
(of) your Lord · Root: ر ب ب · Noun
لَيَقُولُنَّ
surely they will say · Verb
يَا وَيْلَنَا
O woe to us · Root: و ي ل · Noun
إِنَّا
Indeed, we · Root: إ ن ن · Particle
كُنَّا
[we] were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
ظَالِمِينَ
wrongdoers · Root: ظ ل م · Noun

وَنَضَعُ الْمَوَازِينَ الْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَلَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْئًا ۖ وَإِن كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ أَتَيْنَا بِهَا ۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِنَا حَاسِبِينَ ٤٧

[21:47] And We shall set up balances of justice on the Day of Resurrection, then none will be dealt with unjustly in anything. And if there be the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it. And Sufficient are We as Reckoners.

وَنَضَعُ الْمَوَازِينَ الْقِسْطَ
And We shall set up balances of justice
لِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ
on the Day of Resurrection
فَلَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْئًا ۖ
then none will be dealt with unjustly in anything.
وَإِن كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ
And if there be the weight of a mustard seed,
أَتَيْنَا بِهَا ۗ
We will bring it.
وَكَفَىٰ بِنَا حَاسِبِينَ
And Sufficient are We as Reckoners.
وَنَضَعُ
And We set · Root: و ض ع · Verb
الْمَوَازِينَ
the scales · Root: N/A · N/A
الْقِسْطَ
(of) the justice · Root: ق س ط · Noun
لِيَوْمِ
for (the) Day · Root: ي و م · Noun
الْقِيَامَةِ
(of) the Resurrection · Root: ق و م · Noun
فَلَا
so not · Particle
تُظْلَمُ
will be wronged · Root: ظ ل م · Verb
نَفْسٌ
any soul · Root: ن ف س · Noun
شَيْئًا ۖ
(in) anything · Root: ش ي ء · Noun
وَإِن
And if · Root: و ا ن · Particle
كَانَ
(there) be · Root: ك و ن · Verb
مِثْقَالَ
weight · Root: ث ق ل · Noun
حَبَّةٍ
(of) a seed · Root: ح ب ب · Noun
مِّنْ
of · Particle
خَرْدَلٍ
a mustard · Root: خ ر د · Noun
أَتَيْنَا
We will bring · Root: أ ت ي · Verb
بِهَا ۗ
[with] it · Root: ب · Particle
وَكَفَىٰ
And sufficient · Root: ك ف ى · Verb
بِنَا
(are) We · Root: ب ن ا · Particle
حَاسِبِينَ
(as) Reckoners · Root: ح س ب · Noun

Musa and Harun: The Bestowal of the Torah and the Quran as Guidance for the Righteous (Al-Muttaqun)

Divine Guidance and Revelation in Islam — Verses 48–50

وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ الْفُرْقَانَ وَضِيَاءً وَذِكْرًا لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ ٤٨

[21:48] And indeed We granted to Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron) the criterion (of right and wrong), and a shining light [i.e. the Taurat (Torah)] and a Reminder for Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2).

وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا
And indeed We granted to
مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ
Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron)
الْفُرْقَانَ
the criterion (of right and wrong),
وَضِيَاءً
and a shining light [i.e. the Taurat (Torah)]
وَذِكْرًا
and a Reminder
لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
for Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2).
وَلَقَدْ
And verily · Root: ل ق د · Particle
آتَيْنَا
We gave · Root: أ ت ي · Verb
مُوسَىٰ
Musa · Root: م س ي · Noun
وَهَارُونَ
and Harun · Root: ه ر و ن · Noun
الْفُرْقَانَ
the Criterion · Root: ف ر ق · Noun
وَضِيَاءً
and a light · Root: ض ي ا · Noun
وَذِكْرًا
and a Reminder · Root: ذ ك ر · Noun
لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
for the righteous · Root: و ق ي · Particle

الَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم بِالْغَيْبِ وَهُم مِّنَ السَّاعَةِ مُشْفِقُونَ ٤٩

[21:49] Those who fear their Lord without seeing Him, while they are afraid of the Hour.

الَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم
Those who fear their Lord
بِالْغَيْبِ
without seeing Him
وَهُم مِّنَ السَّاعَةِ مُشْفِقُونَ
while they are afraid of the Hour
الَّذِينَ
Those who · Root: ذ ل ي ن · Pronoun
يَخْشَوْنَ
fear · Root: خ ش ي · Verb
رَبَّهُم
their Lord · Root: ر ب ب · Noun
بِالْغَيْبِ
in the unseen · Root: غ ي ب · Noun
وَهُم
and they · Root: ه م · Pronoun
مِّنَ
of · Root: م ن · Particle
السَّاعَةِ
the Hour · Root: س ع ة · Noun
مُشْفِقُونَ
(are) afraid · Root: ش ف ق · Noun

وَهَٰذَا ذِكْرٌ مُّبَارَكٌ أَنزَلْنَاهُ ۚ أَفَأَنتُمْ لَهُ مُنكِرُونَ ٥٠

[21:50] And this is a blessed Reminder (the Quran) which We have sent down, will you then (dare to) deny it?

وَهَٰذَا ذِكْرٌ مُّبَارَكٌ
And this is a blessed Reminder (the Quran)
أَنزَلْنَاهُ ۚ
which We have sent down
أَفَأَنتُمْ لَهُ مُنكِرُونَ
will you then (dare to) deny it?
وَهَٰذَا
And this · Pronoun
ذِكْرٌ
(is) a Reminder · Root: ذ ك ر · Noun
مُّبَارَكٌ
blessed · Root: ب ر ك · Noun
أَنزَلْنَاهُ ۚ
which We (have) revealed · Root: ن ز ل · Verb
أَفَأَنتُمْ
Then are you · Root: أ ن ت م · Pronoun
لَهُ
of it · Root: ه · Pronoun
مُنكِرُونَ
rejecters · Root: ن ك ر · Noun

Ibrahim's Confrontation with Idol Worship and Divine Protection from the Fire

The Trials and Triumphs of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) in Upholding Tawhid — Verses 51–73

۞ وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ رُشْدَهُ مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا بِهِ عَالِمِينَ ٥١

[21:51] And indeed We bestowed aforetime on Ibrahim (Abraham) his (portion of) guidance, and We were Well-Acquainted with him (as to his Belief in the Oneness of Allah, etc.).

۞ وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ
And indeed We bestowed on Ibrahim (Abraham)
رُشْدَهُ مِن قَبْلُ
his (portion of) guidance aforetime
وَكُنَّا بِهِ عَالِمِينَ
and We were Well-Acquainted with him (as to his Belief in the Oneness of Allah, etc.)
۞ وَلَقَدْ
And verily · Root: ل ق د · Particle
آتَيْنَا
We gave · Root: أ ت ي · Verb
إِبْرَاهِيمَ
Ibrahim · Root: ب ر ه م · Noun
رُشْدَهُ
his guidance · Root: ر ش د · Noun
مِن
before · Root: م ن · Particle
قَبْلُ
before · Root: ق ب ل · Particle
وَكُنَّا
and We were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
بِهِ
about him · Root: ه · Pronoun
عَالِمِينَ
Well-Knowing · Root: ع ل م · Noun

إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ مَا هَٰذِهِ التَّمَاثِيلُ الَّتِي أَنتُمْ لَهَا عَاكِفُونَ ٥٢

[21:52] When he said to his father and his people: "What are these images, to which you are devoted?"

إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ
When he said to his father
وَقَوْمِهِ
and his people
مَا هَٰذِهِ التَّمَاثِيلُ
What are these images
الَّتِي أَنتُمْ لَهَا عَاكِفُونَ
to which you are devoted?
إِذْ
When · Root: إ ذ · Particle
قَالَ
he said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
لِأَبِيهِ
to his father · Root: أ ب · Noun
وَقَوْمِهِ
and his people · Root: ق و م · Noun
مَا
What · Root: م ا · Particle
هَٰذِهِ
(are) these · Root: ه ذ ه · Pronoun
التَّمَاثِيلُ
[the] statues · Root: م ث ل · Noun
الَّتِي
which · Pronoun
أَنتُمْ
you · Root: ا ن ت · Pronoun
لَهَا
to it · Pronoun
عَاكِفُونَ
(are) devoted · Root: ع ك ف · Noun

قَالُوا وَجَدْنَا آبَاءَنَا لَهَا عَابِدِينَ ٥٣

[21:53] They said:"We found our fathers worshipping them."

قَالُوا
We found
وَجَدْنَا
our fathers
آبَاءَنَا لَهَا
worshipping them
قَالُوا
They said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
وَجَدْنَا
We found · Root: و ج د · Verb
آبَاءَنَا
our forefathers · Root: أ ب ا · Noun
لَهَا
of them · Pronoun
عَابِدِينَ
worshippers · Root: ع ب د · Noun

قَالَ لَقَدْ كُنتُمْ أَنتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُمْ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ ٥٤

[21:54] He said: "Indeed you and your fathers have been in manifest error."

قَالَ
He said:
لَقَدْ كُنتُمْ
Indeed you have been
أَنتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُمْ
you and your fathers
فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ
in manifest error.
قَالَ
He said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
لَقَدْ
Verily · Root: ق د · Particle
كُنتُمْ
you are · Root: ك و ن · Verb
أَنتُمْ
[you] · Root: ا ن ت · Pronoun
وَآبَاؤُكُمْ
and your forefathers · Root: أ ب و · Noun
فِي
(were) in · Particle
ضَلَالٍ
an error · Root: ض ل ل · Noun
مُّبِينٍ
manifest · Root: ب ي ن · Noun

قَالُوا أَجِئْتَنَا بِالْحَقِّ أَمْ أَنتَ مِنَ اللَّاعِبِينَ ٥٥

[21:55] They said: "Have you brought us the truth, or are you one of those who play about?"

قَالُوا
They said:
أَجِئْتَنَا بِالْحَقِّ
Have you brought us the truth,
أَمْ أَنتَ مِنَ اللَّاعِبِينَ
or are you one of those who play about?
قَالُوا
They said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
أَجِئْتَنَا
Have you come to us · Root: ج ا ء · Verb
بِالْحَقِّ
with the truth · Root: ح ق ق · Noun
أَمْ
or · Root: أ م · Particle
أَنتَ
you · Root: ا ن ت · Pronoun
مِنَ
(are) of · Particle
اللَّاعِبِينَ
those who play · Root: ل ع ب · Noun

قَالَ بَل رَّبُّكُمْ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ الَّذِي فَطَرَهُنَّ وَأَنَا عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُم مِّنَ الشَّاهِدِينَ ٥٦

[21:56] He said: "Nay, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Who created them and of that I am one of the witnesses.

قَالَ
He said:
بَل رَّبُّكُمْ
Nay, your Lord is
رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ
the Lord of the heavens and the earth,
الَّذِي فَطَرَهُنَّ
Who created them
وَأَنَا عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُم مِّنَ الشَّاهِدِينَ
and of that I am one of the witnesses.
قَالَ
He said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
بَل
Nay · Particle
رَّبُّكُمْ
your Lord · Root: ر ب ب · Noun
رَبُّ
(is the) Lord · Noun
السَّمَاوَاتِ
(of) the heavens · Root: س م و · Noun
وَالْأَرْضِ
and the earth · Root: أ ر ض · Noun
الَّذِي
the One Who · Root: ذ ل ي · Pronoun
فَطَرَهُنَّ
created them · Root: ف ط ر · Verb
وَأَنَا
and I am · Pronoun
عَلَىٰ
to · Particle
ذَٰلِكُم
that · Root: ذ ل ك · Pronoun
مِّنَ
of · Root: م ن · Particle
الشَّاهِدِينَ
the witnesses · Root: ش ه د · Noun

وَتَاللَّهِ لَأَكِيدَنَّ أَصْنَامَكُم بَعْدَ أَن تُوَلُّوا مُدْبِرِينَ ٥٧

[21:57] "And by Allah, I shall plot a plan (to destroy) your idols after you have gone away and turned your backs."

وَتَاللَّهِ
And by Allah,
لَأَكِيدَنَّ
I shall plot a plan
أَصْنَامَكُم
(to destroy) your idols
بَعْدَ أَن تُوَلُّوا مُدْبِرِينَ
after you have gone away and turned your backs.
وَتَاللَّهِ
And by Allah · Root: ا ل ه · Particle
لَأَكِيدَنَّ
surely, I will plan · Root: ك ي د · Verb
أَصْنَامَكُم
(against) your idols · Root: ص ن م · Noun
بَعْدَ
after · Particle
أَن
[that] · Particle
تُوَلُّوا
you go away · Root: و ل ي · Verb
مُدْبِرِينَ
turning (your) backs · Root: د ب ر · Noun

فَجَعَلَهُمْ جُذَاذًا إِلَّا كَبِيرًا لَّهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ يَرْجِعُونَ ٥٨

[21:58] So he broke them to pieces, (all) except the biggest of them, that they might turn to it.

فَجَعَلَهُمْ جُذَاذًا
So he broke them to pieces,
إِلَّا كَبِيرًا لَّهُمْ
(all) except the biggest of them,
لَعَلَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ يَرْجِعُونَ
that they might turn to it.
فَجَعَلَهُمْ
So he made them · Root: ج ع ل · Verb
جُذَاذًا
(into) pieces · Root: ج ذ ذ · Noun
إِلَّا
except · Root: ا ل ا · Particle
كَبِيرًا
a large (one) · Root: ك ب ر · Noun
لَّهُمْ
of them · Pronoun
لَعَلَّهُمْ
so that they may · Root: ل ع ل · Particle
إِلَيْهِ
to it · Root: ا ل ى · Particle
يَرْجِعُونَ
return · Root: ر ج ع · Verb

قَالُوا مَن فَعَلَ هَٰذَا بِآلِهَتِنَا إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ ٥٩

[21:59] They said: "Who has done this to our aliha (gods)? He must indeed be one of the wrong-doers."

قَالُوا
They said:
مَن فَعَلَ هَٰذَا
Who has done this
بِآلِهَتِنَا
to our aliha (gods)?
إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
He must indeed be one of the wrong-doers.
قَالُوا
They said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
مَن
Who · Root: م ن · Pronoun
فَعَلَ
(has) done · Root: ف ع ل · Verb
هَٰذَا
this · Root: ه ذ ا · Pronoun
بِآلِهَتِنَا
to our gods · Root: أ ل ه · Noun
إِنَّهُ
Indeed, he · Particle
لَمِنَ
(is) of · Root: ل م ن · Particle
الظَّالِمِينَ
the wrongdoers · Root: ظ ل م · Noun

قَالُوا سَمِعْنَا فَتًى يَذْكُرُهُمْ يُقَالُ لَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ٦٠

[21:60] They said: "We heard a young man talking (against) them who is called Ibrahim (Abraham)."

قَالُوا
They said:
سَمِعْنَا
We heard
فَتًى
a young man
يَذْكُرُهُمْ
talking (against) them
يُقَالُ لَهُ
who is called
إِبْرَاهِيمُ
Ibrahim (Abraham).
قَالُوا
They said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
سَمِعْنَا
We heard · Root: س م ع · Verb
فَتًى
a youth · Root: ف ت ي · Noun
يَذْكُرُهُمْ
mention them · Root: ذ ك ر · Verb
يُقَالُ
he is called · Root: ق و ل · Verb
لَهُ
he is called · Root: ه · Pronoun
إِبْرَاهِيمُ
Ibrahim · Root: ب ر ه م · Noun

قَالُوا فَأْتُوا بِهِ عَلَىٰ أَعْيُنِ النَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْهَدُونَ ٦١

[21:61] They said: "Then bring him before the eyes of the people, that they may testify."

قَالُوا
They said:
فَأْتُوا بِهِ
Then bring him
عَلَىٰ أَعْيُنِ النَّاسِ
before the eyes of the people,
لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْهَدُونَ
that they may testify.
قَالُوا
They said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
فَأْتُوا
Then bring · Root: ا ت ي · Verb
بِهِ
him · Root: ه · Pronoun
عَلَىٰ
before · Particle
أَعْيُنِ
(the) eyes · Root: ع ي ن · Noun
النَّاسِ
(of) the people · Root: ن و س · Noun
لَعَلَّهُمْ
so that they may · Root: ل ع ل · Particle
يَشْهَدُونَ
bear witness · Root: ش ه د · Verb

قَالُوا أَأَنتَ فَعَلْتَ هَٰذَا بِآلِهَتِنَا يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ ٦٢

[21:62] They said: "Are you the one who has done this to our gods, O Ibrahim (Abraham)?"

قَالُوا
They said:
أَأَنتَ فَعَلْتَ هَٰذَا
Are you the one who has done this
بِآلِهَتِنَا
to our gods,
يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ
O Ibrahim (Abraham)?
قَالُوا
They said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
أَأَنتَ
Have you · Root: أ ن ت · Pronoun
فَعَلْتَ
done · Root: ف ع ل · Verb
هَٰذَا
this · Root: ه ذ ا · Pronoun
بِآلِهَتِنَا
to our gods · Root: أ ل ه · Noun
يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ
O Ibrahim · Root: ي ا · Particle

قَالَ بَلْ فَعَلَهُ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَٰذَا فَاسْأَلُوهُمْ إِن كَانُوا يَنطِقُونَ ٦٣

[21:63] [Ibrahim (Abraham)] said: "Nay, this one, the biggest of them (idols) did it. Ask them, if they can speak!"

قَالَ
said
بَلْ فَعَلَهُ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَٰذَا
Nay, this one, the biggest of them (idols) did it.
فَاسْأَلُوهُمْ
Ask them,
إِن كَانُوا يَنطِقُونَ
if they can speak!
قَالَ
He said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
بَلْ
Nay · Root: ب ل · Particle
فَعَلَهُ
(some doer) did it · Root: ف ع ل · Verb
كَبِيرُهُمْ
Their chief · Root: ك ب ر · Noun
هَٰذَا
(is) this · Root: ه ذ ا · Pronoun
فَاسْأَلُوهُمْ
So ask them · Root: س ا ل · Verb
إِن
if · Root: ا ن · Particle
كَانُوا
they (can) · Root: ك و ن · Verb
يَنطِقُونَ
speak · Root: ن ط ق · Verb

فَرَجَعُوا إِلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ فَقَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ أَنتُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ ٦٤

[21:64] So they turned to themselves and said: "Verily, you are the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers)."

فَرَجَعُوا إِلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ
So they turned to themselves
فَقَالُوا
and said:
إِنَّكُمْ أَنتُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ
Verily, you are the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers).
فَرَجَعُوا
So they returned · Root: ر ج ع · Verb
إِلَىٰ
to · Particle
أَنفُسِهِمْ
themselves · Root: ن ف س · Noun
فَقَالُوا
and said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
إِنَّكُمْ
Indeed, you · Root: إ ن · Particle
أَنتُمُ
[you] · Root: أ ن ت · Pronoun
الظَّالِمُونَ
(are) the wrongdoers · Root: ظ ل م · Noun

ثُمَّ نُكِسُوا عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمْ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا هَٰؤُلَاءِ يَنطِقُونَ ٦٥

[21:65] Then they turned to themselves (their first thought and said): "Indeed you [Ibrahim (Abraham)] know well that these (idols) speak not!"

ثُمَّ نُكِسُوا عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمْ
Then they turned to themselves
لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ
Indeed you [Ibrahim (Abraham)] know well
مَا هَٰؤُلَاءِ يَنطِقُونَ
that these (idols) speak not!
ثُمَّ
Then · Root: ث م م · Particle
نُكِسُوا
they were turned · Root: ن ك س · Verb
عَلَىٰ
on · Particle
رُءُوسِهِمْ
their heads · Root: ر أ س · Noun
لَقَدْ
Verily · Root: ق د · Particle
عَلِمْتَ
you know · Root: ع ل م · Verb
مَا
not · Root: م ا · Particle
هَٰؤُلَاءِ
these · Root: ه ء أ · Pronoun
يَنطِقُونَ
(can) speak · Root: ن ط ق · Verb

قَالَ أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمْ ٦٦

[21:66] [Ibrahim (Abraham)] said: "Do you then worship besides Allah, things that can neither profit you, nor harm you?

قَالَ
said
أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ
Do you then worship besides Allah
مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمْ شَيْئًا
things that can neither profit you
وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمْ
nor harm you
قَالَ
He said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ
Then do you worship · Root: ع ب د · Verb
مِن
besides · Root: م ن · Particle
دُونِ
besides · Root: د و ن · Particle
اللَّهِ
Allah · Root: ا ل ه · Noun
مَا
what · Root: م ا · Particle
لَا
(does) not · Particle
يَنفَعُكُمْ
benefit you · Root: ن ف ع · Verb
شَيْئًا
(in) anything · Root: ش ي ء · Noun
وَلَا
and not · Root: و ل ا · Particle
يَضُرُّكُمْ
harms you · Root: ض ر ر · Verb

أُفٍّ لَّكُمْ وَلِمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ ۖ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ ٦٧

[21:67] "Fie upon you, and upon that which you worship besides Allah! Have you then no sense?"

أُفٍّ لَّكُمْ
Fie upon you,
وَلِمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ ۖ
and upon that which you worship besides Allah!
أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ
Have you then no sense?
أُفٍّ
Uff · Particle
لَّكُمْ
to you · Root: ل ك م · Particle
وَلِمَا
and to what · Root: ل م ا · Particle
تَعْبُدُونَ
you worship · Root: ع ب د · Verb
مِن
besides · Root: م ن · Particle
دُونِ
besides · Root: د و ن · Particle
اللَّهِ ۖ
Allah · Root: ا ل ه · Noun
أَفَلَا
Then will not · Root: أ ف ل · Particle
تَعْقِلُونَ
you use reason · Root: ع ق ل · Verb

قَالُوا حَرِّقُوهُ وَانصُرُوا آلِهَتَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ فَاعِلِينَ ٦٨

[21:68] They said: "Burn him and help your aliha (gods), if you will be doing."

قَالُوا
They said:
حَرِّقُوهُ
Burn him
وَانصُرُوا آلِهَتَكُمْ
and help your aliha (gods),
إِن كُنتُمْ فَاعِلِينَ
if you will be doing.
قَالُوا
They said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
حَرِّقُوهُ
Burn him · Root: ح ر ق · Verb
وَانصُرُوا
and support · Root: ن ص ر · Verb
آلِهَتَكُمْ
your gods · Root: أ ل ه · Noun
إِن
if · Root: ا ن · Particle
كُنتُمْ
you are · Root: ك و ن · Verb
فَاعِلِينَ
doers · Root: ف ع ل · Noun

قُلْنَا يَا نَارُ كُونِي بَرْدًا وَسَلَامًا عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ٦٩

[21:69] We (Allah) said: "O fire! Be you coolness and safety for Ibrahim (Abraham)!"

قُلْنَا
We (Allah) said:
يَا نَارُ كُونِي
O fire!
بَرْدًا وَسَلَامًا عَلَىٰ
Be you coolness and safety
إِبْرَاهِيمَ
for Ibrahim (Abraham)!
قُلْنَا
We said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
يَا نَارُ
O fire · Root: ن و ر · Noun
كُونِي
Be · Root: ك و ن · Verb
بَرْدًا
cool[ness] · Root: ب ر د · Noun
وَسَلَامًا
and safe[ty] · Root: س ل م · Noun
عَلَىٰ
for · Particle
إِبْرَاهِيمَ
Ibrahim · Root: ب ر ه م · Noun

وَأَرَادُوا بِهِ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَاهُمُ الْأَخْسَرِينَ ٧٠

[21:70] And they wanted to harm him, but We made them the worst losers.

وَأَرَادُوا بِهِ كَيْدًا
And they wanted to harm him,
فَجَعَلْنَاهُمُ الْأَخْسَرِينَ
but We made them the worst losers.
وَأَرَادُوا
And they intended · Root: ر و د · Verb
بِهِ
for him · Root: ه · Pronoun
كَيْدًا
a plan · Root: ك ي د · Noun
فَجَعَلْنَاهُمُ
but We made them · Root: ج ع ل · Verb
الْأَخْسَرِينَ
the greatest losers · Root: خ س ر · Noun

وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَلُوطًا إِلَى الْأَرْضِ الَّتِي بَارَكْنَا فِيهَا لِلْعَالَمِينَ ٧١

[21:71] And We rescued him and Lout (Lot) to the land which We have blessed for the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns).

وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ
And We rescued him
وَلُوطًا
and Lout (Lot)
إِلَى الْأَرْضِ
to the land
الَّتِي بَارَكْنَا فِيهَا
which We have blessed in it
لِلْعَالَمِينَ
for the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns)
وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ
And We delivered him · Root: ن ج و · Verb
وَلُوطًا
and Lut · Root: ل و ط · Noun
إِلَى
to · Root: ا ل ى · Particle
الْأَرْضِ
the land · Root: أ ر ض · Noun
الَّتِي
which · Pronoun
بَارَكْنَا
We (had) blessed · Root: ب ر ك · Verb
فِيهَا
[in it] · Root: ف ي ه · Particle
لِلْعَالَمِينَ
for the worlds · Root: ع ل م · Noun

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ إِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ نَافِلَةً ۖ وَكُلًّا جَعَلْنَا صَالِحِينَ ٧٢

[21:72] And We bestowed upon him Ishaque (Isaac), and (a grandson) Ya'qub (Jacob). Each one We made righteous.

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ
And We bestowed upon him
إِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ
Ishaque (Isaac), and (a grandson) Ya'qub (Jacob)
نَافِلَةً ۖ
Each one
وَكُلًّا جَعَلْنَا صَالِحِينَ
We made righteous
وَوَهَبْنَا
And We bestowed · Root: و ه ب · Verb
لَهُ
on him · Root: ه · Pronoun
إِسْحَاقَ
Isaac · Root: س ح ق · Noun
وَيَعْقُوبَ
and Yaqub · Root: ع ق ب · Noun
نَافِلَةً ۖ
(in) addition · Root: ن ف ل · Noun
وَكُلًّا
and all · Root: ك ل ل · Noun
جَعَلْنَا
We made · Root: ج ع ل · Verb
صَالِحِينَ
righteous · Root: ص ل ح · Noun

وَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ أَئِمَّةً يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِنَا وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْهِمْ فِعْلَ الْخَيْرَاتِ وَإِقَامَ الصَّلَاةِ وَإِيتَاءَ الزَّكَاةِ ۖ وَكَانُوا لَنَا عَابِدِينَ ٧٣

[21:73] And We made them leaders, guiding (mankind) by Our Command, and We inspired in them the doing of good deeds, performing Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and the giving of Zakat and of Us (Alone) they were worshippers.

وَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ أَئِمَّةً
And We made them leaders,
يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِنَا
guiding (mankind) by Our Command,
وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْهِمْ
and We inspired in them
فِعْلَ الْخَيْرَاتِ
the doing of good deeds,
وَإِقَامَ الصَّلَاةِ
performing Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat),
وَإِيتَاءَ الزَّكَاةِ ۖ
and the giving of Zakat
وَكَانُوا لَنَا عَابِدِينَ
and of Us (Alone) they were worshippers.
وَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ
And We made them · Root: ج ع ل · Verb
أَئِمَّةً
leaders · Root: ا م م · Noun
يَهْدُونَ
they guide · Root: ه د ي · Verb
بِأَمْرِنَا
by Our Command · Root: أ م ر · Noun
وَأَوْحَيْنَا
And We inspired · Root: و ح ي · Verb
إِلَيْهِمْ
to them · Root: ا ل ي · Particle
فِعْلَ
(the) doing · Root: ف ع ل · Noun
الْخَيْرَاتِ
(of) good deeds · Root: خ ي ر · Noun
وَإِقَامَ
and establishment · Root: ق و م · Noun
الصَّلَاةِ
(of) the prayer · Root: ص ل و · Noun
وَإِيتَاءَ
and giving · Root: أ ت ي · Noun
الزَّكَاةِ ۖ
(of) zakah · Root: ز ك و · Noun
وَكَانُوا
and they were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
لَنَا
of Us · Root: ل ن ا · Particle
عَابِدِينَ
worshippers · Root: ع ب د · Noun

The Salvation of Prophet Lut (Lot) from a Corrupt People

Divine Guidance and Mercy for the Righteous — Verses 74–75

وَلُوطًا آتَيْنَاهُ حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْقَرْيَةِ الَّتِي كَانَت تَّعْمَلُ الْخَبَائِثَ ۗ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمَ سَوْءٍ فَاسِقِينَ ٧٤

[21:74] And (remember) Lout (Lot), We gave him Hukman (right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood) and (religious) knowledge, and We saved him from the town (folk) who practised Al-Khaba'ith (evil, wicked and filthy deeds, etc.). Verily, they were a people given to evil, and were Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient, to Allah).

وَلُوطًا
And (remember) Lout (Lot)
آتَيْنَاهُ حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا
We gave him Hukman (right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood) and (religious) knowledge
وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْقَرْيَةِ
and We saved him from the town (folk)
الَّتِي كَانَت تَّعْمَلُ الْخَبَائِثَ ۗ
who practised Al-Khaba'ith (evil, wicked and filthy deeds, etc.)
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمَ سَوْءٍ
Verily, they were a people given to evil
فَاسِقِينَ
and were Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient, to Allah)
وَلُوطًا
And (to) Lut · Root: ل و ط · Noun
آتَيْنَاهُ
We gave him · Root: أ ت ي · Verb
حُكْمًا
judgment · Root: ح ك م · Noun
وَعِلْمًا
and knowledge · Root: ع ل م · Noun
وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ
and We saved him · Root: ن ج و · Verb
مِنَ
from · Particle
الْقَرْيَةِ
the town · Root: ق ر ي · Noun
الَّتِي
which · Pronoun
كَانَت
was · Root: ك و ن · Verb
تَّعْمَلُ
doing · Root: ع م ل · Verb
الْخَبَائِثَ ۗ
wicked deeds · Root: خ ب ث · Noun
إِنَّهُمْ
Indeed, they · Root: ا ن ن · Particle
كَانُوا
were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
قَوْمَ
a people · Root: ق و م · Noun
سَوْءٍ
evil · Root: س و ء · Noun
فَاسِقِينَ
defiantly disobedient · Root: ف س ق · Noun

وَأَدْخَلْنَاهُ فِي رَحْمَتِنَا ۖ إِنَّهُ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ ٧٥

[21:75] And We admitted him to Our Mercy, truly, he was of the righteous.

وَأَدْخَلْنَاهُ
And We admitted him
فِي رَحْمَتِنَا ۖ
to Our Mercy
إِنَّهُ
truly, he
مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ
was of the righteous
وَأَدْخَلْنَاهُ
And We admitted him · Root: د خ ل · Verb
فِي
into · Particle
رَحْمَتِنَا ۖ
Our Mercy · Root: ر ح م · Noun
إِنَّهُ
Indeed, he · Particle
مِنَ
(was) of · Particle
الصَّالِحِينَ
the righteous · Root: ص ل ح · Noun

The Deliverance of Prophet Nuh (Noah) and the Destruction of the Deniers

Divine Intervention and Salvation of Prophets — Verses 76–77

وَنُوحًا إِذْ نَادَىٰ مِن قَبْلُ فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ فَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ مِنَ الْكَرْبِ الْعَظِيمِ ٧٦

[21:76] And (remember) Nuh (Noah), when he cried (to Us) aforetime. We listened to his invocation and saved him and his family from great distress.

وَنُوحًا إِذْ نَادَىٰ مِن قَبْلُ
And (remember) Nuh (Noah), when he cried (to Us) aforetime.
فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ
We listened to his invocation
فَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ
and saved him and his family
مِنَ الْكَرْبِ الْعَظِيمِ
from great distress.
وَنُوحًا
And Nuh · Root: ن و ح · Noun
إِذْ
when · Root: إ ذ · Particle
نَادَىٰ
he called · Root: ن د ي · Verb
مِن
before · Root: م ن · Particle
قَبْلُ
before · Root: ق ب ل · Particle
فَاسْتَجَبْنَا
so We responded · Root: ج و ب · Verb
لَهُ
to him · Root: ه · Pronoun
فَنَجَّيْنَاهُ
and We saved him · Root: ن ج و · Verb
وَأَهْلَهُ
and his family · Root: أ ه ل · Noun
مِنَ
from · Particle
الْكَرْبِ
the affliction · Root: ك ر ب · Noun
الْعَظِيمِ
[the] great · Root: ع ظ م · Noun

وَنَصَرْنَاهُ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمَ سَوْءٍ فَأَغْرَقْنَاهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ٧٧

[21:77] We helped him against people who denied Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.). Verily, they were a people given to evil. So We drowned them all.

وَنَصَرْنَاهُ
We helped him
مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا ۚ
against people who denied Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.)
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمَ سَوْءٍ
Verily, they were a people given to evil.
فَأَغْرَقْنَاهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
So We drowned them all.
وَنَصَرْنَاهُ
And We helped him · Root: ن ص ر · Verb
مِنَ
from · Particle
الْقَوْمِ
the people · Root: ق و م · Noun
الَّذِينَ
who · Root: ذ ل ي ن · Pronoun
كَذَّبُوا
denied · Root: ك ذ ب · Verb
بِآيَاتِنَا ۚ
Our Signs · Root: أ ي ة · Noun
إِنَّهُمْ
Indeed, they · Root: ا ن ن · Particle
كَانُوا
were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
قَوْمَ
a people · Root: ق و م · Noun
سَوْءٍ
evil · Root: س و ء · Noun
فَأَغْرَقْنَاهُمْ
so We drowned them · Root: غ ر ق · Verb
أَجْمَعِينَ
all · Root: ج م ع · Noun

The Judgement and Miracles of Dawud (David) and Sulaiman (Solomon)

Divine Wisdom and Authority of Prophets — Verses 78–82

وَدَاوُودَ وَسُلَيْمَانَ إِذْ يَحْكُمَانِ فِي الْحَرْثِ إِذْ نَفَشَتْ فِيهِ غَنَمُ الْقَوْمِ وَكُنَّا لِحُكْمِهِمْ شَاهِدِينَ ٧٨

[21:78] And (remember) Dawud (David) and Sulaiman (Solomon), when they gave judgement in the case of the field in which the sheep of certain people had pastured at night and We were witness to their judgement.

وَدَاوُودَ وَسُلَيْمَانَ
And (remember) Dawud (David) and Sulaiman (Solomon)
إِذْ يَحْكُمَانِ فِي الْحَرْثِ
when they gave judgement in the case of the field
إِذْ نَفَشَتْ فِيهِ غَنَمُ الْقَوْمِ
in which the sheep of certain people had pastured at night
وَكُنَّا لِحُكْمِهِمْ شَاهِدِينَ
and We were witness to their judgement
وَدَاوُودَ
And Dawud · Root: د و د · Noun
وَسُلَيْمَانَ
and Sulaiman · Root: س ل م · Noun
إِذْ
when · Root: إ ذ · Particle
يَحْكُمَانِ
they judged · Root: ح ك م · Verb
فِي
concerning · Particle
الْحَرْثِ
the field · Root: ح ر ث · Noun
إِذْ
when · Root: إ ذ · Particle
نَفَشَتْ
pastured · Root: ن ف ش · Verb
فِيهِ
in it · Root: ف ي ه · Particle
غَنَمُ
sheep · Root: غ ن م · Noun
الْقَوْمِ
(of) a people · Root: ق و م · Noun
وَكُنَّا
and We were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
لِحُكْمِهِمْ
to their judgment · Root: ح ك م · Noun
شَاهِدِينَ
witness · Root: ش ه د · Noun

فَفَهَّمْنَاهَا سُلَيْمَانَ ۚ وَكُلًّا آتَيْنَا حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا ۚ وَسَخَّرْنَا مَعَ دَاوُودَ الْجِبَالَ يُسَبِّحْنَ وَالطَّيْرَ ۚ وَكُنَّا فَاعِلِينَ ٧٩

[21:79] And We made Sulaiman (Solomon) to understand (the case), and to each of them We gave Hukman (right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood) and knowledge. And We subjected the mountains and the birds to glorify Our Praises along with Dawud (David), And it was We Who were the doers (of all these things).

فَفَهَّمْنَاهَا سُلَيْمَانَ ۚ
And We made Sulaiman (Solomon) to understand (the case),
وَكُلًّا آتَيْنَا حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا ۚ
and to each of them We gave Hukman (right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood) and knowledge.
وَسَخَّرْنَا مَعَ دَاوُودَ الْجِبَالَ يُسَبِّحْنَ وَالطَّيْرَ ۚ
And We subjected the mountains and the birds to glorify Our Praises along with Dawud (David),
وَكُنَّا فَاعِلِينَ
And it was We Who were the doers (of all these things).
فَفَهَّمْنَاهَا
And We gave understanding of it · Root: ف ه م · Verb
سُلَيْمَانَ ۚ
(to) Sulaiman · Root: س ل م · Noun
وَكُلًّا
and (to) each · Root: ك ل ل · Noun
آتَيْنَا
We gave · Root: أ ت ي · Verb
حُكْمًا
judgment · Root: ح ك م · Noun
وَعِلْمًا ۚ
and knowledge · Root: ع ل م · Noun
وَسَخَّرْنَا
And We subjected · Root: س خ ر · Verb
مَعَ
with · Root: م ع · Particle
دَاوُودَ
Dawud · Root: د و د · Noun
الْجِبَالَ
the mountains · Root: ج ب ل · Noun
يُسَبِّحْنَ
(to) glorify Our praises · Root: س ب ح · Verb
وَالطَّيْرَ ۚ
and the birds · Root: ط ي ر · Noun
وَكُنَّا
And We were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
فَاعِلِينَ
the Doers · Root: ف ع ل · Noun

وَعَلَّمْنَاهُ صَنْعَةَ لَبُوسٍ لَّكُمْ لِتُحْصِنَكُم مِّن بَأْسِكُمْ ۖ فَهَلْ أَنتُمْ شَاكِرُونَ ٨٠

[21:80] And We taught him the making of metal coats of mail (for battles), to protect you in your fighting. Are you then grateful?

وَعَلَّمْنَاهُ صَنْعَةَ لَبُوسٍ
And We taught him the making of metal coats of mail
لَّكُمْ
for you
لِتُحْصِنَكُم مِّن بَأْسِكُمْ ۖ
to protect you in your fighting
فَهَلْ أَنتُمْ شَاكِرُونَ
Are you then grateful?
وَعَلَّمْنَاهُ
And We taught him · Root: ع ل م · Verb
صَنْعَةَ
(the) making · Root: ص ن ع · Noun
لَبُوسٍ
(of) coats of armor · Root: ل ب س · Noun
لَّكُمْ
for you · Root: ل ك م · Particle
لِتُحْصِنَكُم
to protect you · Root: ح ص ن · Verb
مِّن
from · Root: م ن · Particle
بَأْسِكُمْ ۖ
your battle · Root: ب أ س · Noun
فَهَلْ
Then will · Root: ه ل · Particle
أَنتُمْ
you · Root: ا ن ت · Pronoun
شَاكِرُونَ
(be) grateful · Root: ش ك ر · Noun

وَلِسُلَيْمَانَ الرِّيحَ عَاصِفَةً تَجْرِي بِأَمْرِهِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ الَّتِي بَارَكْنَا فِيهَا ۚ وَكُنَّا بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَالِمِينَ ٨١

[21:81] And to Sulaiman (Solomon) (We subjected) the wind strongly raging, running by his command towards the land which We had blessed. And of everything We are the All-Knower.

وَلِسُلَيْمَانَ
And to Sulaiman (Solomon)
الرِّيحَ عَاصِفَةً
(We subjected) the wind strongly raging
تَجْرِي بِأَمْرِهِ
running by his command
إِلَى الْأَرْضِ الَّتِي بَارَكْنَا فِيهَا ۚ
towards the land which We had blessed
وَكُنَّا بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَالِمِينَ
And of everything We are the All-Knower
وَلِسُلَيْمَانَ
And to Sulaiman · Root: س ل م · Noun
الرِّيحَ
the wind · Root: ر ي ح · Noun
عَاصِفَةً
forcefully · Root: ع ص ف · Noun
تَجْرِي
blowing · Root: ج ر ي · Verb
بِأَمْرِهِ
by his command · Root: أ م ر · Noun
إِلَى
to · Root: ا ل ى · Particle
الْأَرْضِ
the land · Root: أ ر ض · Noun
الَّتِي
which · Pronoun
بَارَكْنَا
We blessed · Root: ب ر ك · Verb
فِيهَا ۚ
[in it] · Root: ف ي ه · Particle
وَكُنَّا
And We are · Root: ك و ن · Verb
بِكُلِّ
of every · Particle
شَيْءٍ
thing · Root: ش ي ء · Noun
عَالِمِينَ
Knowers · Root: ع ل م · Noun

وَمِنَ الشَّيَاطِينِ مَن يَغُوصُونَ لَهُ وَيَعْمَلُونَ عَمَلًا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَكُنَّا لَهُمْ حَافِظِينَ ٨٢

[21:82] And of the Shayatin (devils) (from the jinns) were some who dived for him, and did other work besides that; and it was We Who guarded them.

وَمِنَ الشَّيَاطِينِ
And of the Shayatin (devils)
مَن يَغُوصُونَ لَهُ
were some who dived for him
وَيَعْمَلُونَ عَمَلًا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ
and did other work besides that
وَكُنَّا لَهُمْ حَافِظِينَ
and it was We Who guarded them
وَمِنَ
And of · Root: م ن · Particle
الشَّيَاطِينِ
the devils · Root: ش ي ط ن · Noun
مَن
(were some) who · Root: م ن · Pronoun
يَغُوصُونَ
would dive · Root: غ و ص · Verb
لَهُ
for him · Root: ه · Pronoun
وَيَعْمَلُونَ
and would do · Root: ع م ل · Verb
عَمَلًا
work · Root: ع م ل · Noun
دُونَ
other than · Root: د و ن · Particle
ذَٰلِكَ ۖ
that · Root: ذ ل ك · Particle
وَكُنَّا
And We were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
لَهُمْ
of them · Particle
حَافِظِينَ
Guardians · Root: ح ف ظ · Noun

The Trial and Relief of Prophet Ayub (Job)

Divine Mercy and Restoration in the Lives of Prophets — Verses 83–84

۞ وَأَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ ٨٣

[21:83] And (remember) Ayub (Job), when he cried to his Lord: "Verily, distress has seized me, and You are the Most Merciful of all those who show mercy."

۞ وَأَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُ
And (remember) Ayub (Job), when he cried to his Lord:
أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ
Verily, distress has seized me,
وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
and You are the Most Merciful of all those who show mercy.
۞ وَأَيُّوبَ
And Ayub · Root: أ ي ب · Noun
إِذْ
when · Root: إ ذ · Particle
نَادَىٰ
he called · Root: ن د ي · Verb
رَبَّهُ
(to) his Lord · Root: ر ب ب · Noun
أَنِّي
Indeed, [I] · Root: ا ن ي · Particle
مَسَّنِيَ
has touched me · Root: م س س · Verb
الضُّرُّ
the adversity · Root: ض ر ر · Noun
وَأَنتَ
and You · Root: ا ن ت · Pronoun
أَرْحَمُ
(are) Most Merciful · Root: ر ح م · Noun
الرَّاحِمِينَ
(of) the Merciful · Root: ر ح م · Noun

فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ فَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِ مِن ضُرٍّ ۖ وَآتَيْنَاهُ أَهْلَهُ وَمِثْلَهُم مَّعَهُمْ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا وَذِكْرَىٰ لِلْعَابِدِينَ ٨٤

[21:84] So We answered his call, and We removed the distress that was on him, and We restored his family to him (that he had lost), and the like thereof along with them, as a mercy from Ourselves and a Reminder for all who worship Us.

فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ
So We answered his call,
فَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِ مِن ضُرٍّ ۖ
and We removed the distress that was on him,
وَآتَيْنَاهُ أَهْلَهُ
and We restored his family to him (that he had lost),
وَمِثْلَهُم مَّعَهُمْ
and the like thereof along with them,
رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا
as a mercy from Ourselves
وَذِكْرَىٰ لِلْعَابِدِينَ
and a Reminder for all who worship Us.
فَاسْتَجَبْنَا
So We responded · Root: ج و ب · Verb
لَهُ
to him · Root: ه · Pronoun
فَكَشَفْنَا
and We removed · Root: ك ش ف · Verb
مَا
what · Root: م ا · Particle
بِهِ
(was) on him · Root: ه · Pronoun
مِن
of · Root: م ن · Particle
ضُرٍّ ۖ
(the) adversity · Root: ض ر ر · Noun
وَآتَيْنَاهُ
And We gave him · Root: أ ت ي · Verb
أَهْلَهُ
his family · Root: أ ه ل · Noun
وَمِثْلَهُم
and (the) like thereof · Root: م ث ل · Noun
مَّعَهُمْ
with them · Root: م ع · Particle
رَحْمَةً
(as) Mercy · Root: ر ح م · Noun
مِّنْ
from Ourselves · Particle
عِندِنَا
from Ourselves · Root: ع ن د · Particle
وَذِكْرَىٰ
and a reminder · Root: ذ ك ر · Noun
لِلْعَابِدِينَ
for the worshippers · Root: ع ب د · Noun

Isma'il, Idris, and Dhul-Kifl as Models of As-Sabirin

Exemplary Patience and Righteousness of Prophets — Verses 85–86

وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِدْرِيسَ وَذَا الْكِفْلِ ۖ كُلٌّ مِّنَ الصَّابِرِينَ ٨٥

[21:85] And (remember) Isma'il (Ishmael), and Idris (Enoch) and Dhul-Kifl (Isaiah), all were from among As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.).

وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ
And (remember) Isma'il (Ishmael),
وَإِدْرِيسَ
and Idris (Enoch),
وَذَا الْكِفْلِ ۖ
and Dhul-Kifl (Isaiah),
كُلٌّ مِّنَ الصَّابِرِينَ
all were from among As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.).
وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ
And Ishmael · Root: س م ع · Noun
وَإِدْرِيسَ
and Idris · Root: د ر س · Noun
وَذَا
and Dhul-Kifl · Root: ذ و · Noun
الْكِفْلِ ۖ
and Dhul-Kifl · Root: ك ف ل · Noun
كُلٌّ
all · Root: ك ل ل · Noun
مِّنَ
(were) of · Root: م ن · Particle
الصَّابِرِينَ
the patient ones · Root: ص ب ر · Noun

وَأَدْخَلْنَاهُمْ فِي رَحْمَتِنَا ۖ إِنَّهُم مِّنَ الصَّالِحِينَ ٨٦

[21:86] And We admitted them to Our Mercy. Verily, they were of the righteous.

وَأَدْخَلْنَاهُمْ
And We admitted them
فِي رَحْمَتِنَا ۖ
to Our Mercy.
إِنَّهُم مِّنَ الصَّالِحِينَ
Verily, they were of the righteous.
وَأَدْخَلْنَاهُمْ
And We admitted them · Root: د خ ل · Verb
فِي
in · Particle
رَحْمَتِنَا ۖ
Our Mercy · Root: ر ح م · Noun
إِنَّهُم
Indeed, they · Root: إ نَّ · Particle
مِّنَ
(were) of · Root: م ن · Particle
الصَّالِحِينَ
the righteous · Root: ص ل ح · Noun

The Trial and Redemption of Prophet Yunus (Dhan-Nun)

Divine Mercy and Deliverance of Prophets — Verses 87–88

وَذَا النُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَاضِبًا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِي الظُّلُمَاتِ أَن لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ ٨٧

[21:87] And (remember) Dhan-Nun (Jonah), when he went off in anger, and imagined that We shall not punish him (i.e. the calamites which had befallen him)! But he cried through the darkness (saying): La ilaha illa Anta [none has the right to be worshipped but You (O Allah)], Glorified (and Exalted) are You [above all that (evil) they associate with You]. Truly, I have been of the wrong-doers."

وَذَا النُّونِ
And (remember) Dhan-Nun (Jonah)
إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَاضِبًا
when he went off in anger
فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ
and imagined that We shall not punish him
فَنَادَىٰ فِي الظُّلُمَاتِ
But he cried through the darkness
أَن لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ
saying: La ilaha illa Anta [none has the right to be worshipped but You (O Allah)]
سُبْحَانَكَ
Glorified (and Exalted) are You
إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
Truly, I have been of the wrong-doers
وَذَا
And Dhun-Nun · Root: ذ و · Noun
النُّونِ
And Dhun-Nun · Root: ن و ن · Noun
إِذ
when · Particle
ذَّهَبَ
he went · Root: ذ ه ب · Verb
مُغَاضِبًا
(while) angry · Root: غ ض ب · Noun
فَظَنَّ
and thought · Root: ظ ن ن · Verb
أَن
that · Particle
لَّن
never · Root: ل ن · Particle
نَّقْدِرَ
We would decree · Root: ق د ر · Verb
عَلَيْهِ
upon him · Root: ع ل ى · Particle
فَنَادَىٰ
Then he called · Root: ن د و · Verb
فِي
in · Particle
الظُّلُمَاتِ
the darkness(es) · Root: ظ ل م · Noun
أَن
that · Particle
لَّا
(There is) no · Root: ل ا · Particle
إِلَٰهَ
god · Root: أ ل ه · Noun
إِلَّا
except · Root: ا ل ا · Particle
أَنتَ
You · Root: ا ن ت · Pronoun
سُبْحَانَكَ
Glory be to You · Root: س ب ح · Particle
إِنِّي
Indeed, [I] · Root: ا ن ن · Particle
كُنتُ
I am · Verb
مِنَ
of · Particle
الظَّالِمِينَ
the wrongdoers · Root: ظ ل م · Noun

فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْغَمِّ ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُنجِي الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٨٨

[21:88] So We answered his call, and delivered him from the distress. And thus We do deliver the believers (who believe in the Oneness of Allah, abstain from evil and work righteousness).

فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ
So We answered his call,
وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْغَمِّ ۚ
and delivered him from the distress.
وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُنجِي الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
And thus We do deliver the believers (who believe in the Oneness of Allah, abstain from evil and work righteousness).
فَاسْتَجَبْنَا
So We responded · Root: ج و ب · Verb
لَهُ
to him · Root: ه · Pronoun
وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ
and We saved him · Root: ن ج و · Verb
مِنَ
from · Particle
الْغَمِّ ۚ
the distress · Root: غ م م · Noun
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
And thus · Root: ك ذ ل · Particle
نُنجِي
We save · Root: ن ج و · Verb
الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
the believers · Root: أ م ن · Noun

The Supplication of Prophet Zakariya (peace be upon him) and the Birth of Yahya (peace be upon him)

Divine Response to the Prayers of the Righteous — Verses 89–90

وَزَكَرِيَّا إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِي فَرْدًا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْوَارِثِينَ ٨٩

[21:89] And (remember) Zakariya (Zachariah), when he cried to his Lord: "O My Lord! Leave me not single (childless), though You are the Best of the inheritors."

وَزَكَرِيَّا
And (remember) Zakariya (Zachariah)
إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُ
when he cried to his Lord
رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِي فَرْدًا
"O My Lord! Leave me not single (childless)"
وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْوَارِثِينَ
though You are the Best of the inheritors
وَزَكَرِيَّا
And Zakariya · Root: ز ك ر · Noun
إِذْ
when · Root: إ ذ · Particle
نَادَىٰ
he called · Root: ن د ي · Verb
رَبَّهُ
(to) his Lord · Root: ر ب ب · Noun
رَبِّ
My Lord · Root: ر ب ب · Noun
لَا
(Do) not · Particle
تَذَرْنِي
leave me · Root: ذ ر و · Verb
فَرْدًا
alone · Root: ف ر د · Noun
وَأَنتَ
while You · Root: ا ن ت · Pronoun
خَيْرُ
(are) [the] Best · Root: خ ي ر · Noun
الْوَارِثِينَ
(of) the inheritors · Root: و ر ث · Noun

فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ يَحْيَىٰ وَأَصْلَحْنَا لَهُ زَوْجَهُ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبًا وَرَهَبًا ۖ وَكَانُوا لَنَا خَاشِعِينَ ٩٠

[21:90] So We answered his call, and We bestowed upon him Yahya (John), and cured his wife (to bear a child) for him. Verily, they used to hasten on to do good deeds, and they used to call on Us with hope and fear, and used to humble themselves before Us.

فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ
So We answered his call,
وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ يَحْيَىٰ
and We bestowed upon him Yahya (John),
وَأَصْلَحْنَا لَهُ زَوْجَهُ ۚ
and cured his wife (to bear a child) for him.
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ
Verily, they used to hasten on to do good deeds,
وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبًا وَرَهَبًا ۖ
and they used to call on Us with hope and fear,
وَكَانُوا لَنَا خَاشِعِينَ
and used to humble themselves before Us.
فَاسْتَجَبْنَا
So We responded · Root: ج و ب · Verb
لَهُ
to him · Root: ه · Pronoun
وَوَهَبْنَا
and We bestowed · Root: و ه ب · Verb
لَهُ
on him · Root: ه · Pronoun
يَحْيَىٰ
Yahya · Root: ح ي ي · Noun
وَأَصْلَحْنَا
and We cured · Root: ص ل ح · Verb
لَهُ
for him · Root: ه · Pronoun
زَوْجَهُ ۚ
his wife · Root: ز و ج · Noun
إِنَّهُمْ
Indeed, they · Root: ا ن ن · Particle
كَانُوا
used (to) · Root: ك و ن · Verb
يُسَارِعُونَ
hasten · Root: س ر ع · Verb
فِي
in · Particle
الْخَيْرَاتِ
good deeds · Root: خ ي ر · Noun
وَيَدْعُونَنَا
and they supplicate to Us · Root: د ع و · Verb
رَغَبًا
(in) hope · Root: ر غ ب · Noun
وَرَهَبًا ۖ
and fear · Root: ر ه ب · Noun
وَكَانُوا
and they were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
لَنَا
to Us · Root: ل ن ا · Particle
خَاشِعِينَ
humbly submissive · Root: خ ش ع · Noun

Maryam and 'Isa as Manifestations of Allah's Power and Signs for All Creation

Divine Signs and Miracles in the Lives of Prophets — Verses 91–91

وَالَّتِي أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهَا مِن رُّوحِنَا وَجَعَلْنَاهَا وَابْنَهَا آيَةً لِّلْعَالَمِينَ ٩١

[21:91] And (remember) she who guarded her chastity [Virgin Maryam (Mary)], We breathed into (the sleeves of) her (shirt or garment) [through Our Ruh - Jibrael (Gabriel)], and We made her and her son ['Iesa (Jesus)] a sign for Al-'Alamin (the mankind and jinns).

وَالَّتِي أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا
And (remember) she who guarded her chastity [Virgin Maryam (Mary)]
فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهَا مِن رُّوحِنَا
We breathed into (the sleeves of) her (shirt or garment) [through Our Ruh - Jibrael (Gabriel)]
وَجَعَلْنَاهَا وَابْنَهَا آيَةً لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
and We made her and her son ['Iesa (Jesus)] a sign for Al-'Alamin (the mankind and jinns)
وَالَّتِي
And she who · Root: ل ت ي · Pronoun
أَحْصَنَتْ
guarded · Root: ح ص ن · Verb
فَرْجَهَا
her chastity · Root: ف ر ج · Noun
فَنَفَخْنَا
so We breathed · Root: ن ف خ · Verb
فِيهَا
into her · Root: ف ي ه · Particle
مِن
of · Root: م ن · Particle
رُّوحِنَا
Our Spirit · Root: ر و ح · Noun
وَجَعَلْنَاهَا
and We made her · Root: ج ع ل · Verb
وَابْنَهَا
and her son · Root: ب ن ي · Noun
آيَةً
a sign · Root: أ ي ة · Noun
لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
for the worlds · Root: ع ل م · Noun

The Call to Tawhid and the Divergence of Communities

The Unity of the Ummah and the Consequences of Division — Verses 92–95

إِنَّ هَٰذِهِ أُمَّتُكُمْ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَأَنَا رَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُونِ ٩٢

[21:92] Truly! This, your Ummah [Sharia or religion (Islamic Monotheism)] is one religion, and I am your Lord, therefore worship Me (Alone). [Tafsir Ibn Kathir]

إِنَّ هَٰذِهِ
Truly! This,
أُمَّتُكُمْ
your Ummah
أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً
is one religion,
وَأَنَا رَبُّكُمْ
and I am your Lord,
فَاعْبُدُونِ
therefore worship Me (Alone).
إِنَّ
Indeed · Root: ا ن ن · Particle
هَٰذِهِ
this · Root: ه ذ ه · Pronoun
أُمَّتُكُمْ
(is) your religion · Root: أ م م · Noun
أُمَّةً
religion · Root: ا م م · Noun
وَاحِدَةً
one · Root: و ح د · Noun
وَأَنَا
and I Am · Pronoun
رَبُّكُمْ
your Lord · Root: ر ب ب · Noun
فَاعْبُدُونِ
so worship Me · Root: ع ب د · Verb

وَتَقَطَّعُوا أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلٌّ إِلَيْنَا رَاجِعُونَ ٩٣

[21:93] But they have broken up and differed as regards their religion among themselves. (And) they all shall return to Us.

وَتَقَطَّعُوا أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ
But they have broken up and differed as regards their religion among themselves.
كُلٌّ إِلَيْنَا رَاجِعُونَ
(And) they all shall return to Us.
وَتَقَطَّعُوا
But they cut off · Root: ق ط ع · Verb
أَمْرَهُم
their affair · Root: أ م ر · Noun
بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ
among themselves · Root: ب ي ن · Particle
كُلٌّ
all · Root: ك ل ل · Noun
إِلَيْنَا
to Us · Root: ا ل ي · Particle
رَاجِعُونَ
(will) return · Noun

فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِنَ الصَّالِحَاتِ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَا كُفْرَانَ لِسَعْيِهِ وَإِنَّا لَهُ كَاتِبُونَ ٩٤

[21:94] So whoever does righteous good deeds while he is a believer (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism), his efforts will not be rejected. Verily! We record it in his Book of deeds.

فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِنَ الصَّالِحَاتِ
So whoever does righteous good deeds
وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ
while he is a believer (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism),
فَلَا كُفْرَانَ لِسَعْيِهِ
his efforts will not be rejected.
وَإِنَّا لَهُ كَاتِبُونَ
Verily! We record it in his Book of deeds.
فَمَن
Then whoever · Root: ف م ن · Particle
يَعْمَلْ
does · Root: ع م ل · Verb
مِنَ
[of] · Particle
الصَّالِحَاتِ
[the] righteous deeds · Root: ص ل ح · Noun
وَهُوَ
while he · Root: ه و · Pronoun
مُؤْمِنٌ
(is) a believer · Root: أ م ن · Noun
فَلَا
then not · Particle
كُفْرَانَ
(will be) rejected · Root: ك ف ر · Noun
لِسَعْيِهِ
[of] his effort · Root: س ع ي · Noun
وَإِنَّا
And indeed, We · Root: إ ن · Particle
لَهُ
of it · Root: ه · Pronoun
كَاتِبُونَ
(are) Recorders · Root: ك ت ب · Noun

وَحَرَامٌ عَلَىٰ قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَاهَا أَنَّهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ ٩٥

[21:95] And a ban is laid on every town (population) which We have destroyed that they shall not return (to this world again, nor repent to Us).

وَحَرَامٌ عَلَىٰ قَرْيَةٍ
And a ban is laid on every town (population)
أَهْلَكْنَاهَا
which We have destroyed
أَنَّهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ
that they shall not return (to this world again, nor repent to Us)
وَحَرَامٌ
And (there is) prohibition · Root: ح ر م · Noun
عَلَىٰ
upon · Particle
قَرْيَةٍ
a city · Root: ق ر ي · Noun
أَهْلَكْنَاهَا
which We have destroyed · Root: ه ل ك · Verb
أَنَّهُمْ
that they · Root: ا ن ن · Particle
لَا
not · Particle
يَرْجِعُونَ
will return · Root: ر ج ع · Verb

Emergence of Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog)

Eschatological Events in Islamic Eschatology — Verses 96–96

حَتَّىٰ إِذَا فُتِحَتْ يَأْجُوجُ وَمَأْجُوجُ وَهُم مِّن كُلِّ حَدَبٍ يَنسِلُونَ ٩٦

[21:96] Until, when Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog) are let loose (from their barrier), and they swiftly swarm from every mound.

حَتَّىٰ إِذَا فُتِحَتْ
Until, when (they are) let loose
يَأْجُوجُ وَمَأْجُوجُ
Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog)
وَهُم مِّن كُلِّ حَدَبٍ يَنسِلُونَ
and they swiftly swarm from every mound.
حَتَّىٰ
Until · Root: ح ت ى · Particle
إِذَا
when · Root: إ ذ ا · Particle
فُتِحَتْ
has been opened · Root: ف ت ح · Verb
يَأْجُوجُ
(for) the Yajuj · Root: ج و ج · Noun
وَمَأْجُوجُ
and Majuj · Root: ج و ج · Noun
وَهُم
and they · Root: ه م · Pronoun
مِّن
from · Root: م ن · Particle
كُلِّ
every · Root: ك ل ل · Particle
حَدَبٍ
elevation · Root: ح د ب · Noun
يَنسِلُونَ
descend · Root: ن س ل · Verb

The Fate of Disbelievers and the Salvation of the Righteous

The Day of Judgment and Its Consequences — Verses 97–103

وَاقْتَرَبَ الْوَعْدُ الْحَقُّ فَإِذَا هِيَ شَاخِصَةٌ أَبْصَارُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا قَدْ كُنَّا فِي غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَٰذَا بَلْ كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ ٩٧

[21:97] And the true promise (Day of Resurrection) shall draw near (of fulfillment). Then (when mankind is resurrected from their graves), you shall see the eyes of the disbelievers fixedly stare in horror. (They will say): "Woe to us! We were indeed heedless of this; nay, but we were Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.)."

وَاقْتَرَبَ الْوَعْدُ الْحَقُّ
And the true promise (Day of Resurrection) shall draw near (of fulfillment).
فَإِذَا هِيَ شَاخِصَةٌ أَبْصَارُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا
Then (when mankind is resurrected from their graves), you shall see the eyes of the disbelievers fixedly stare in horror.
يَا وَيْلَنَا قَدْ
(They will say): 'Woe to us!
كُنَّا فِي غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَٰذَا بَلْ
We were indeed heedless of this;
كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ
nay, but we were Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.).
وَاقْتَرَبَ
And has approached · Root: ق ر ب · Verb
الْوَعْدُ
the promise · Root: و ع د · Noun
الْحَقُّ
[the] true · Root: ح ق ق · Noun
فَإِذَا
then behold · Root: إ ذ ا · Particle
هِيَ
[it] · Root: ه ي ا · Pronoun
شَاخِصَةٌ
(are) staring · Root: ش خ ص · Noun
أَبْصَارُ
(the) eyes · Root: ب ص ر · Noun
الَّذِينَ
(of) those who · Root: ذ ل ي ن · Pronoun
كَفَرُوا
disbelieved · Root: ك ف ر · Verb
يَا وَيْلَنَا
O woe to us · Root: و ي ل · Noun
قَدْ
Verily · Particle
كُنَّا
we had been · Root: ك و ن · Verb
فِي
in · Particle
غَفْلَةٍ
heedlessness · Root: غ ف ل · Noun
مِّنْ
of · Particle
هَٰذَا
this · Root: ه ذ ا · Pronoun
بَلْ
nay · Root: ب ل · Particle
كُنَّا
we were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
ظَالِمِينَ
wrongdoers · Root: ظ ل م · Noun

إِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ حَصَبُ جَهَنَّمَ أَنتُمْ لَهَا وَارِدُونَ ٩٨

[21:98] Certainly! You (disbelievers) and that which you are worshipping now besides Allah, are (but) fuel for Hell! (Surely), you will enter it.

إِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ
Certainly! You (disbelievers) and that which you are worshipping
مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ
now besides Allah,
حَصَبُ جَهَنَّمَ
are (but) fuel for Hell!
أَنتُمْ لَهَا وَارِدُونَ
(Surely), you will enter it.
إِنَّكُمْ
Indeed, you · Root: إ ن · Particle
وَمَا
and what · Root: م ا · Particle
تَعْبُدُونَ
you worship · Root: ع ب د · Verb
مِن
besides Allah · Root: م ن · Particle
دُونِ
besides Allah · Root: د و ن · Particle
اللَّهِ
besides Allah · Root: ا ل ه · Noun
حَصَبُ
(are) firewood · Root: ح ص ب · Noun
جَهَنَّمَ
(of) Hell · Root: ج ه ن م · Noun
أَنتُمْ
You · Root: ا ن ت · Pronoun
لَهَا
to it · Pronoun
وَارِدُونَ
will come · Root: و ر د · Noun

لَوْ كَانَ هَٰؤُلَاءِ آلِهَةً مَّا وَرَدُوهَا ۖ وَكُلٌّ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ ٩٩

[21:99] Had these (idols, etc.) been aliha (gods), they would not have entered there (Hell), and all of them will abide therein.

لَوْ كَانَ هَٰؤُلَاءِ آلِهَةً
Had these (idols, etc.) been aliha (gods),
مَّا وَرَدُوهَا ۖ
they would not have entered there (Hell),
وَكُلٌّ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ
and all of them will abide therein.
لَوْ
If · Root: ل و · Particle
كَانَ
were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
هَٰؤُلَاءِ
these · Root: ه ء أ · Pronoun
آلِهَةً
gods · Root: أ ل ه · Noun
مَّا
not · Root: م ا · Particle
وَرَدُوهَا ۖ
they (would) have come to it · Root: و ر د · Verb
وَكُلٌّ
And all · Root: ك ل ل · Noun
فِيهَا
therein · Root: ف ي ه · Particle
خَالِدُونَ
will abide forever · Root: خ ل د · Noun

لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌ وَهُمْ فِيهَا لَا يَسْمَعُونَ ١٠٠

[21:100] Therein breathing out with deep sighs and roaring will be their portion, and therein they will hear not.

لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌ
Therein breathing out with deep sighs
وَهُمْ فِيهَا
and therein
لَا يَسْمَعُونَ
they will hear not
لَهُمْ
For them · Particle
فِيهَا
therein · Root: ف ي ه · Particle
زَفِيرٌ
(is) sighing · Root: ز ف ر · Noun
وَهُمْ
and they · Pronoun
فِيهَا
therein · Root: ف ي ه · Particle
لَا
not · Particle
يَسْمَعُونَ
will hear · Root: س م ع · Verb

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُم مِّنَّا الْحُسْنَىٰ أُولَٰئِكَ عَنْهَا مُبْعَدُونَ ١٠١

[21:101] Verily those for whom the good has preceded from Us, they will be removed far therefrom (Hell) [e.g. 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary); 'Uzair (Ezra), etc.].

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُم مِّنَّا الْحُسْنَىٰ
Verily those for whom the good has preceded from Us
أُولَٰئِكَ
they
عَنْهَا مُبْعَدُونَ
will be removed far therefrom (Hell)
إِنَّ
Indeed · Root: ا ن ن · Particle
الَّذِينَ
those · Root: ذ ل ي ن · Pronoun
سَبَقَتْ
has gone forth · Root: س ب ق · Verb
لَهُم
for them · Pronoun
مِّنَّا
from Us · Root: م ن ي · Particle
الْحُسْنَىٰ
the good · Root: ح س ن · Noun
أُولَٰئِكَ
those · Root: أ و ل · Pronoun
عَنْهَا
from it · Root: ع ن ه · Particle
مُبْعَدُونَ
(will be) removed far · Root: ب ع د · Noun

لَا يَسْمَعُونَ حَسِيسَهَا ۖ وَهُمْ فِي مَا اشْتَهَتْ أَنفُسُهُمْ خَالِدُونَ ١٠٢

[21:102] They shall not hear the slightest sound of it (Hell), while they abide in that which their ownselves desire.

لَا يَسْمَعُونَ حَسِيسَهَا ۖ
They shall not hear the slightest sound of it (Hell)
وَهُمْ فِي مَا اشْتَهَتْ أَنفُسُهُمْ
while they abide in that which their ownselves desire
خَالِدُونَ
eternally
لَا
Not · Particle
يَسْمَعُونَ
they will hear · Root: س م ع · Verb
حَسِيسَهَا ۖ
(the) slightest sound of it · Root: ح س س · Noun
وَهُمْ
and they · Pronoun
فِي
in · Particle
مَا
what · Root: م ا · Particle
اشْتَهَتْ
desire · Root: ش ه و · Verb
أَنفُسُهُمْ
their souls · Root: ن ف س · Noun
خَالِدُونَ
will abide forever · Root: خ ل د · Noun

لَا يَحْزُنُهُمُ الْفَزَعُ الْأَكْبَرُ وَتَتَلَقَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ هَٰذَا يَوْمُكُمُ الَّذِي كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ ١٠٣

[21:103] The greatest terror (on the Day of Resurrection) will not grieve them, and the angels will meet them, (with the greeting): "This is your Day which you were promised."

لَا يَحْزُنُهُمُ الْفَزَعُ الْأَكْبَرُ
The greatest terror (on the Day of Resurrection) will not grieve them
وَتَتَلَقَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ
and the angels will meet them
هَٰذَا يَوْمُكُمُ الَّذِي كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ
(with the greeting): 'This is your Day which you were promised.'
لَا
Not · Particle
يَحْزُنُهُمُ
will grieve them · Root: ح ز ن · Verb
الْفَزَعُ
the terror · Root: ف ز ع · Noun
الْأَكْبَرُ
[the] greatest · Root: ك ب ر · Noun
وَتَتَلَقَّاهُمُ
and will meet them · Root: ل ق ي · Verb
الْمَلَائِكَةُ
the Angels · Root: م ل ك · Noun
هَٰذَا
This · Root: ه ذ ا · Pronoun
يَوْمُكُمُ
(is) your Day · Root: N/A · N/A
الَّذِي
which · Root: ذ ل ي · Pronoun
كُنتُمْ
you were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
تُوعَدُونَ
promised · Root: و ع د · Verb

The Re-Creation of the Heavens and the Inheritance of the Righteous

The Promise of Resurrection and Divine Justice — Verses 104–106

يَوْمَ نَطْوِي السَّمَاءَ كَطَيِّ السِّجِلِّ لِلْكُتُبِ ۚ كَمَا بَدَأْنَا أَوَّلَ خَلْقٍ نُّعِيدُهُ ۚ وَعْدًا عَلَيْنَا ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا فَاعِلِينَ ١٠٤

[21:104] And (remember) the Day when We shall roll up the heavens like a scroll rolled up for books, as We began the first creation, We shall repeat it, (it is) a promise binding upon Us. Truly, We shall do it.

يَوْمَ نَطْوِي السَّمَاءَ
And (remember) the Day when We shall roll up the heavens
كَطَيِّ السِّجِلِّ لِلْكُتُبِ ۚ
like a scroll rolled up for books,
كَمَا بَدَأْنَا أَوَّلَ خَلْقٍ
as We began the first creation,
نُّعِيدُهُ ۚ
We shall repeat it,
وَعْدًا عَلَيْنَا ۚ
(it is) a promise binding upon Us.
إِنَّا كُنَّا فَاعِلِينَ
Truly, We shall do it.
يَوْمَ
(The) Day · Root: ي و م · Noun
نَطْوِي
We will fold · Root: ط و ي · Verb
السَّمَاءَ
the heaven · Root: س م و · Noun
كَطَيِّ
like (the) folding · Root: ط ي ي · Noun
السِّجِلِّ
(of) a scroll · Root: س ج ل · Noun
لِلْكُتُبِ ۚ
for records · Root: ك ت ب · Noun
كَمَا
As · Root: ك م ا · Particle
بَدَأْنَا
We began · Root: ب د أ · Verb
أَوَّلَ
(the) first · Root: أ و ل · Noun
خَلْقٍ
creation · Root: خ ل ق · Noun
نُّعِيدُهُ ۚ
We will repeat it · Root: ع و د · Verb
وَعْدًا
a promise · Root: و ع د · Noun
عَلَيْنَا ۚ
upon Us · Root: ع ل و · Particle
إِنَّا
Indeed, We · Root: إ ن ن · Particle
كُنَّا
We are · Root: ك و ن · Verb
فَاعِلِينَ
(the) Doers · Root: ف ع ل · Noun

وَلَقَدْ كَتَبْنَا فِي الزَّبُورِ مِن بَعْدِ الذِّكْرِ أَنَّ الْأَرْضَ يَرِثُهَا عِبَادِيَ الصَّالِحُونَ ١٠٥

[21:105] And indeed We have written in Zabur (Psalms) [i.e. all the revealed Holy Books the Taurat (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel), the Quran] after (We have already written in) Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz (the Book, that is in the heaven with Allah), that My righteous slaves shall inherit the land (i.e. the land of Paradise).

وَلَقَدْ كَتَبْنَا
And indeed We have written
فِي الزَّبُورِ
in Zabur (Psalms)
مِن بَعْدِ الذِّكْرِ
after (We have already written in)
أَنَّ الْأَرْضَ يَرِثُهَا
that the land shall be inherited
عِبَادِيَ الصَّالِحُونَ
by My righteous slaves
وَلَقَدْ
And verily · Root: ل ق د · Particle
كَتَبْنَا
We have written · Root: ك ت ب · Verb
فِي
in · Particle
الزَّبُورِ
the Scripture · Root: ز ب ر · Noun
مِن
after · Root: م ن · Particle
بَعْدِ
after · Root: ب ع د · Particle
الذِّكْرِ
the mention · Root: ذ ك ر · Noun
أَنَّ
that · Particle
الْأَرْضَ
the earth · Root: أ ر ض · Noun
يَرِثُهَا
will inherit it · Root: و ر ث · Verb
عِبَادِيَ
My slaves · Root: ع ب د · Noun
الصَّالِحُونَ
the righteous · Root: ص ل ح · Noun

إِنَّ فِي هَٰذَا لَبَلَاغًا لِّقَوْمٍ عَابِدِينَ ١٠٦

[21:106] Verily, in this (the Quran) there is a plain Message for people who worship Allah (i.e. the true, real believers of Islamic Monotheism who act practically on the Quran and the Sunnah legal ways of the Prophet SAW).

إِنَّ فِي هَٰذَا
Verily, in this
لَبَلَاغًا
there is a plain Message
لِّقَوْمٍ عَابِدِينَ
for people who worship Allah (i.e. the true, real believers of Islamic Monotheism who act practically on the Quran and the Sunnah legal ways of the Prophet SAW)
إِنَّ
Indeed · Root: ا ن ن · Particle
فِي
in · Particle
هَٰذَا
this · Root: ه ذ ا · Pronoun
لَبَلَاغًا
surely is a Message · Root: ب ل غ · Noun
لِّقَوْمٍ
for a people · Root: ق و م · Noun
عَابِدِينَ
worshippers · Root: ع ب د · Noun

Rahmatan lil 'Alamin (Mercy to All Creation)

The Universal Mercy of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) — Verses 107–107

وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً لِّلْعَالَمِينَ ١٠٧

[21:107] And We have sent you (O Muhammad SAW) not but as a mercy for the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists).

وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ
And We have sent you
إِلَّا رَحْمَةً
not but as a mercy
لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
for the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists)
وَمَا
And not · Root: م ا · Particle
أَرْسَلْنَاكَ
We have sent you · Root: ر س ل · Verb
إِلَّا
but · Root: ا ل ا · Particle
رَحْمَةً
(as) a mercy · Root: ر ح م · Noun
لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
for the worlds · Root: ع ل م · Noun

The Revelation of Monotheism and the Call to Embrace Islam

Tawheed and the Prophetic Mission — Verses 108–108

قُلْ إِنَّمَا يُوحَىٰ إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَا إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ ۖ فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ ١٠٨

[21:108] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "It is revealed to me that your Ilah (God) is only one Ilah (God - Allah). Will you then submit to His Will (become Muslims and stop worshipping others besides Allah)?"

قُلْ
Say (O Muhammad SAW):
إِنَّمَا يُوحَىٰ إِلَيَّ
It is revealed to me that
أَنَّمَا إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ ۖ
your Ilah (God) is only one Ilah (God - Allah).
فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ
Will you then submit to His Will (become Muslims and stop worshipping others besides Allah)?
قُلْ
Say · Root: ق و ل · Verb
إِنَّمَا
Only · Root: ا ن م · Particle
يُوحَىٰ
it is revealed · Root: و ح ي · Verb
إِلَيَّ
to me · Root: إ ل ي · Particle
أَنَّمَا
that · Root: ا ن م · Particle
إِلَٰهُكُمْ
your god · Root: ا ل ه · Noun
إِلَٰهٌ
(is) God · Root: ا ل ه · Noun
وَاحِدٌ ۖ
One · Root: و ح د · Noun
فَهَلْ
so will · Root: ه ل · Particle
أَنتُم
you · Root: أ ن ت · Pronoun
مُّسْلِمُونَ
submit (to Him) · Root: س ل م · Noun

The Role of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in Conveying Divine Warnings and the Uncertainty of the Promised Day

The Unseen Knowledge and Divine Wisdom in Delaying Punishment — Verses 109–111

فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَقُلْ آذَنتُكُمْ عَلَىٰ سَوَاءٍ ۖ وَإِنْ أَدْرِي أَقَرِيبٌ أَم بَعِيدٌ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ ١٠٩

[21:109] But if they (disbelievers, idolaters, Jews, Christians, polytheists, etc.) turn away (from Islamic Monotheism) say (to them O Muhammad SAW): "I give you a notice (of war as) to be known to us all alike. And I know not whether that which you are promised (i.e. the torment or the Day of Resurrection) is near or far."

فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا
But if they turn away
فَقُلْ آذَنتُكُمْ
say (to them O Muhammad SAW): 'I give you a notice'
عَلَىٰ سَوَاءٍ ۖ
(of war as) to be known to us all alike.
وَإِنْ أَدْرِي
And I know not
أَقَرِيبٌ أَم بَعِيدٌ
whether that which you are promised is near or far
مَّا تُوعَدُونَ
(i.e. the torment or the Day of Resurrection)
فَإِن
But if · Root: أ ن · Particle
تَوَلَّوْا
they turn away · Root: و ل ي · Verb
فَقُلْ
then say · Root: ق و ل · Verb
آذَنتُكُمْ
I (have) announced to you · Root: أ ذ ن · Verb
عَلَىٰ
equally · Particle
سَوَاءٍ ۖ
equally · Root: س و ي · Noun
وَإِنْ
And not · Root: ا ن · Particle
أَدْرِي
I know · Verb
أَقَرِيبٌ
whether is near · Root: ق ر ب · Noun
أَم
or · Root: ا م م · Particle
بَعِيدٌ
far · Root: ب ع د · Noun
مَّا
what · Root: م ا · Particle
تُوعَدُونَ
you are promised · Root: و ع د · Verb

إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تَكْتُمُونَ ١١٠

[21:110] (Say O Muhammad SAW) Verily, He (Allah) knows that which is spoken aloud (openly) and that which you conceal.

إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ
Verily, He (Allah) knows
الْجَهْرَ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ
that which is spoken aloud (openly)
وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تَكْتُمُونَ
and that which you conceal.
إِنَّهُ
Indeed, He · Particle
يَعْلَمُ
knows · Root: ع ل م · Verb
الْجَهْرَ
the declared · Root: ج ه ر · Noun
مِنَ
[of] · Particle
الْقَوْلِ
[the] speech · Root: ق و ل · Noun
وَيَعْلَمُ
and He knows · Root: ع ل م · Verb
مَا
what · Root: م ا · Particle
تَكْتُمُونَ
you conceal · Root: ك ت م · Verb

وَإِنْ أَدْرِي لَعَلَّهُ فِتْنَةٌ لَّكُمْ وَمَتَاعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ ١١١

[21:111] And I know not, perhaps it may be a trial for you, and an enjoyment for a while.

وَإِنْ أَدْرِي
And I know not
لَعَلَّهُ فِتْنَةٌ لَّكُمْ
perhaps it may be a trial for you
وَمَتَاعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ
and an enjoyment for a while
وَإِنْ
And not · Root: ا ن · Particle
أَدْرِي
I know · Verb
لَعَلَّهُ
perhaps it may be · Root: ل ع ل · Particle
فِتْنَةٌ
a trial · Root: ف ت ن · Noun
لَّكُمْ
for you · Root: ل ك م · Particle
وَمَتَاعٌ
and an enjoyment · Root: م ت ع · Noun
إِلَىٰ
for · Particle
حِينٍ
a time · Root: ح ي ن · Noun

Seeking Allah's Judgment and Assistance Against False Accusations

The Role of Divine Justice and Support in the Prophet's Mission — Verses 112–112

قَالَ رَبِّ احْكُم بِالْحَقِّ ۗ وَرَبُّنَا الرَّحْمَٰنُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ ١١٢

[21:112] He (Muhammad SAW) said:"My Lord! Judge You in truth! Our Lord is the Most Beneficent, Whose Help is to be sought against that which you attribute (unto Allah that He has offspring, and unto Muhammad SAW that he is a sorcerer, and unto the Quran that it is poetry, etc.)!"

قَالَ رَبِّ احْكُم بِالْحَقِّ ۗ
He (Muhammad SAW) said: "My Lord! Judge You in truth!"
وَرَبُّنَا الرَّحْمَٰنُ
Our Lord is the Most Beneficent,
الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ
Whose Help is to be sought against that which you attribute (unto Allah that He has offspring, and unto Muhammad SAW that he is a sorcerer, and unto the Quran that it is poetry, etc.)!
قَالَ
He said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
رَبِّ
My Lord · Root: ر ب ب · Noun
احْكُم
judge · Root: ح ك م · Verb
بِالْحَقِّ ۗ
in truth · Root: ح ق ق · Noun
وَرَبُّنَا
And our Lord · Root: ر ب ب · Noun
الرَّحْمَٰنُ
(is) the Most Gracious · Root: ر ح م · Noun
الْمُسْتَعَانُ
the One Whose help is sought · Root: ع و ن · Noun
عَلَىٰ
against · Particle
مَا
what · Root: م ا · Particle
تَصِفُونَ
you attribute · Root: و ص ف · Verb

Surah Al-Anbya — Complete Translation with Phrase Breakdown

Read all 112 verses of Surah Al-Anbya with Arabic text, phrase-by-phrase translation, and full verse meaning.

اقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمْ وَهُمْ فِي غَفْلَةٍ مُّعْرِضُونَ ١

[21:1] Draws near for mankind their reckoning, while they turn away in heedlessness.

اقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمْ
Draws near for mankind their reckoning
وَهُمْ فِي غَفْلَةٍ مُّعْرِضُونَ
while they turn away in heedlessness
اقْتَرَبَ
(Has) approached · Root: ق ر ب · Verb
لِلنَّاسِ
for [the] mankind · Root: ن و س · Particle
حِسَابُهُمْ
their account · Root: ح س ب · Noun
وَهُمْ
while they · Pronoun
فِي
(are) in · Particle
غَفْلَةٍ
heedlessness · Root: غ ف ل · Noun
مُّعْرِضُونَ
turning away · Root: ع ر ض · Noun

مَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن ذِكْرٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِم مُّحْدَثٍ إِلَّا اسْتَمَعُوهُ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ ٢

[21:2] Comes not unto them an admonition (a chapter of the Quran) from their Lord as a recent revelation but they listen to it while they play,

مَا يَأْتِيهِم
Comes not unto them
مِّن ذِكْرٍ
an admonition
مِّن رَّبِّهِم
from their Lord
مُّحْدَثٍ
as a recent revelation
إِلَّا
but
اسْتَمَعُوهُ
they listen to it
وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ
while they play
مَا
Not · Root: م ا · Particle
يَأْتِيهِم
comes to them · Root: أ ت ي · Verb
مِّن
of · Root: م ن · Particle
ذِكْرٍ
a Reminder · Root: ذ ك ر · Noun
مِّن
from · Root: م ن · Particle
رَّبِّهِم
their Lord · Root: ر ب ب · Noun
مُّحْدَثٍ
anew · Root: ح د ث · Noun
إِلَّا
except · Root: ا ل ا · Particle
اسْتَمَعُوهُ
they listen to it · Root: س م ع · Verb
وَهُمْ
while they · Pronoun
يَلْعَبُونَ
(are at) play · Root: ل ع ب · Verb

لَاهِيَةً قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ وَأَسَرُّوا النَّجْوَى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا هَلْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ ۖ أَفَتَأْتُونَ السِّحْرَ وَأَنتُمْ تُبْصِرُونَ ٣

[21:3] With their hearts occupied (with evil things) those who do wrong, conceal their private counsels, (saying): "Is this (Muhammad SAW) more than a human being like you? Will you submit to magic while you see it?"

لَاهِيَةً قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ
With their hearts occupied (with evil things)
وَأَسَرُّوا النَّجْوَى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا
those who do wrong, conceal their private counsels,
هَلْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ ۖ
(saying): 'Is this (Muhammad SAW) more than a human being like you?'
أَفَتَأْتُونَ السِّحْرَ وَأَنتُمْ تُبْصِرُونَ
Will you submit to magic while you see it?
لَاهِيَةً
Distracted · Root: ل ه و · Noun
قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ
their hearts · Root: ق ل ب · Noun
وَأَسَرُّوا
And they conceal · Root: س ر ر · Verb
النَّجْوَى
the private conversation · Root: ن ج و · Noun
الَّذِينَ
those who · Root: ذ ل ي ن · Pronoun
ظَلَمُوا
[they] wronged · Root: ظ ل م · Verb
هَلْ
Is · Root: ه ل · Particle
هَٰذَا
this · Root: ه ذ ا · Pronoun
إِلَّا
except · Root: ا ل ا · Particle
بَشَرٌ
a human being · Root: ب ش ر · Noun
مِّثْلُكُمْ ۖ
like you · Root: م ث ل · Noun
أَفَتَأْتُونَ
So would you approach · Root: أ ت ي · Verb
السِّحْرَ
the magic · Root: س ح ر · Noun
وَأَنتُمْ
while you · Root: أ ن ت · Pronoun
تُبْصِرُونَ
see (it) · Root: ب ص ر · Verb

قَالَ رَبِّي يَعْلَمُ الْقَوْلَ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ ٤

[21:4] He (Muhammad SAW) said: "My Lord knows (every) word (spoken) in the heavens and on earth. And He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower."

قَالَ رَبِّي
He (Muhammad SAW) said: 'My Lord'
يَعْلَمُ الْقَوْلَ
knows (every) word
فِي السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ
in the heavens and on earth.
وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
And He is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.
قَالَ
He said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
رَبِّي
My Lord · Root: ر ب ب · Noun
يَعْلَمُ
knows · Root: ع ل م · Verb
الْقَوْلَ
the word · Root: ق و ل · Noun
فِي
in · Particle
السَّمَاءِ
the heavens · Root: س م و · Noun
وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ
and the earth · Root: ا ر ض · Noun
وَهُوَ
And He · Root: ه و · Pronoun
السَّمِيعُ
(is) the All-Hearer · Root: س م ع · Noun
الْعَلِيمُ
the All-Knower · Root: ع ل م · Noun

بَلْ قَالُوا أَضْغَاثُ أَحْلَامٍ بَلِ افْتَرَاهُ بَلْ هُوَ شَاعِرٌ فَلْيَأْتِنَا بِآيَةٍ كَمَا أُرْسِلَ الْأَوَّلُونَ ٥

[21:5] Nay, they say:"These (revelations of the Quran which are inspired to Muhammad SAW) are mixed up false dreams! Nay, he has invented it! Nay, he is a poet! Let him then bring us an Ayah (sign as a proof) like the ones (Prophets) that were sent before (with signs)!"

بَلْ قَالُوا
Nay, they say:
أَضْغَاثُ أَحْلَامٍ
These (revelations of the Quran which are inspired to Muhammad SAW) are mixed up false dreams!
بَلِ افْتَرَاهُ
Nay, he has invented it!
بَلْ هُوَ شَاعِرٌ
Nay, he is a poet!
فَلْيَأْتِنَا بِآيَةٍ
Let him then bring us an Ayah (sign as a proof)
كَمَا أُرْسِلَ الْأَوَّلُونَ
like the ones (Prophets) that were sent before (with signs)!
بَلْ
Nay · Root: ب ل · Particle
قَالُوا
they say · Root: ق و ل · Verb
أَضْغَاثُ
Muddled · Root: ض غ ث · Noun
أَحْلَامٍ
dreams · Root: ح ل م · Noun
بَلِ
nay · Root: ب ل · Particle
افْتَرَاهُ
he (has) invented it · Root: ف ت ر · Verb
بَلْ
nay · Root: ب ل · Particle
هُوَ
he · Pronoun
شَاعِرٌ
(is) a poet · Root: ش ع ر · Noun
فَلْيَأْتِنَا
So let him bring us · Root: أ ت ي · Verb
بِآيَةٍ
a sign · Root: أ ي ة · Noun
كَمَا
like what · Root: ك م ا · Particle
أُرْسِلَ
was sent · Root: ر س ل · Verb
الْأَوَّلُونَ
(to) the former · Root: أ و ل · Noun

مَا آمَنَتْ قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَاهَا ۖ أَفَهُمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ ٦

[21:6] Not one of the towns (populations), of those which We destroyed, believed before them (though We sent them signs), will they then believe?

مَا آمَنَتْ قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ
Not one of the towns (populations), of those which We destroyed,
أَهْلَكْنَاهَا ۖ
which We destroyed,
أَفَهُمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ
will they then believe?
مَا
Not · Root: م ا · Particle
آمَنَتْ
believed · Root: أ م ن · Verb
قَبْلَهُم
before them · Root: ق ب ل · Particle
مِّن
any · Root: م ن · Particle
قَرْيَةٍ
town · Root: ق ر ي · Noun
أَهْلَكْنَاهَا ۖ
which We destroyed · Root: ه ل ك · Verb
أَفَهُمْ
so will they · Root: أ ف ه م · Particle
يُؤْمِنُونَ
believe · Root: أ م ن · Verb

وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوحِي إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ٧

[21:7] And We sent not before you (O Muhammad SAW) but men to whom We inspired, so ask the people of the Reminder [Scriptures - the Taurat (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel)] if you do not know.

وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ
And We sent not before you (O Muhammad SAW)
إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوحِي إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ
but men to whom We inspired
فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ
so ask the people of the Reminder [Scriptures - the Taurat (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel)]
إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
if you do not know
وَمَا
And not · Root: م ا · Particle
أَرْسَلْنَا
We sent · Root: ر س ل · Verb
قَبْلَكَ
before you · Root: ق ب ل · Particle
إِلَّا
except · Root: ا ل ا · Particle
رِجَالًا
men · Root: ر ج ل · Noun
نُّوحِي
We revealed · Root: و ح ي · Verb
إِلَيْهِمْ ۖ
to them · Root: إ ل ى · Particle
فَاسْأَلُوا
So ask · Root: س أ ل · Verb
أَهْلَ
(the) people · Root: أ ه ل · Noun
الذِّكْرِ
(of) the Reminder · Root: ذ ك ر · Noun
إِن
if · Root: ا ن · Particle
كُنتُمْ
you · Root: ك و ن · Verb
لَا
(do) not · Particle
تَعْلَمُونَ
know · Root: ع ل م · Verb

وَمَا جَعَلْنَاهُمْ جَسَدًا لَّا يَأْكُلُونَ الطَّعَامَ وَمَا كَانُوا خَالِدِينَ ٨

[21:8] And We did not create them (the Messengers, with) bodies that ate not food, nor were they immortals,

وَمَا جَعَلْنَاهُمْ
And We did not create them
جَسَدًا لَّا يَأْكُلُونَ الطَّعَامَ
(with) bodies that ate not food
وَمَا كَانُوا خَالِدِينَ
nor were they immortals
وَمَا
And not · Root: م ا · Particle
جَعَلْنَاهُمْ
We made them · Root: ج ع ل · Verb
جَسَدًا
bodies · Root: ج س د · Noun
لَّا
not · Root: ل ا · Particle
يَأْكُلُونَ
eating · Root: أ ك ل · Verb
الطَّعَامَ
the food · Root: ط ع م · Noun
وَمَا
and not · Root: م ا · Particle
كَانُوا
they were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
خَالِدِينَ
immortals · Root: خ ل د · Noun

ثُمَّ صَدَقْنَاهُمُ الْوَعْدَ فَأَنجَيْنَاهُمْ وَمَن نَّشَاءُ وَأَهْلَكْنَا الْمُسْرِفِينَ ٩

[21:9] Then We fulfilled to them the promise, and We saved them and those whom We willed, but We destroyed Al-Musrifun (i.e. extravagants in oppression, polytheism and in sin).

ثُمَّ صَدَقْنَاهُمُ الْوَعْدَ
Then We fulfilled to them the promise
فَأَنجَيْنَاهُمْ وَمَن نَّشَاءُ
and We saved them and those whom We willed
وَأَهْلَكْنَا الْمُسْرِفِينَ
but We destroyed Al-Musrifun (i.e. extravagants in oppression, polytheism and in sin)
ثُمَّ
Then · Root: ث م م · Particle
صَدَقْنَاهُمُ
We fulfilled (for) them · Root: ص د ق · Verb
الْوَعْدَ
the promise · Root: و ع د · Noun
فَأَنجَيْنَاهُمْ
and We saved them · Root: ن ج و · Verb
وَمَن
and whom · Particle
نَّشَاءُ
We willed · Root: ش ا ء · Verb
وَأَهْلَكْنَا
and We destroyed · Root: ه ل ك · Verb
الْمُسْرِفِينَ
the transgressors · Root: س ر ف · Noun

لَقَدْ أَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكُمْ كِتَابًا فِيهِ ذِكْرُكُمْ ۖ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ ١٠

[21:10] Indeed, We have sent down for you (O mankind) a Book, (the Quran) in which there is Dhikrukum, (your Reminder or an honour for you i.e. honour for the one who follows the teaching of the Quran and acts on its orders). Will you not then understand?

لَقَدْ أَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكُمْ
Indeed, We have sent down for you (O mankind)
كِتَابًا فِيهِ ذِكْرُكُمْ ۖ
a Book, (the Quran) in which there is Dhikrukum, (your Reminder or an honour for you
أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ
Will you not then understand?
لَقَدْ
Indeed · Root: ق د · Particle
أَنزَلْنَا
We (have) sent down · Root: ن ز ل · Verb
إِلَيْكُمْ
to you · Root: أ ل ي · Particle
كِتَابًا
a Book · Root: ك ت ب · Noun
فِيهِ
in it · Root: ف ي ه · Particle
ذِكْرُكُمْ ۖ
(is) your mention · Root: ذ ك ر · Noun
أَفَلَا
Then will not · Root: أ ف ل · Particle
تَعْقِلُونَ
you use reason · Root: ع ق ل · Verb

وَكَمْ قَصَمْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ كَانَتْ ظَالِمَةً وَأَنشَأْنَا بَعْدَهَا قَوْمًا آخَرِينَ ١١

[21:11] How many a town (community), that were wrong-doers, have We destroyed, and raised up after them another people!

وَكَمْ قَصَمْنَا
How many a town (community), that were wrong-doers, have We destroyed,
مِن قَرْيَةٍ كَانَتْ ظَالِمَةً
that were wrong-doers,
وَأَنشَأْنَا بَعْدَهَا
and raised up after them
قَوْمًا آخَرِينَ
another people!
وَكَمْ
And how many · Root: ك م م · Particle
قَصَمْنَا
We (have) shattered · Root: ق ص م · Verb
مِن
of · Root: م ن · Particle
قَرْيَةٍ
a town · Root: ق ر ي · Noun
كَانَتْ
(that) was · Root: ك و ن · Verb
ظَالِمَةً
unjust · Root: ظ ل م · Noun
وَأَنشَأْنَا
and We produced · Root: ن ش ا · Verb
بَعْدَهَا
after them · Root: ب ع د · Particle
قَوْمًا
another people · Root: ق و م · Noun
آخَرِينَ
another people · Root: ا خ ر · Noun

فَلَمَّا أَحَسُّوا بَأْسَنَا إِذَا هُم مِّنْهَا يَرْكُضُونَ ١٢

[21:12] Then, when they perceived (saw) Our Torment (coming), behold, they (tried to) flee from it.

فَلَمَّا أَحَسُّوا بَأْسَنَا
Then, when they perceived (saw) Our Torment (coming)
إِذَا هُم مِّنْهَا يَرْكُضُونَ
behold, they (tried to) flee from it
فَلَمَّا
Then when · Root: ل م · Particle
أَحَسُّوا
they perceived · Root: ح س س · Verb
بَأْسَنَا
Our torment · Root: ب أ س · Noun
إِذَا
behold · Root: إ ذ ا · Particle
هُم
they · Root: ه م · Pronoun
مِّنْهَا
from it · Root: م ن · Particle
يَرْكُضُونَ
were fleeing · Root: ر ك ض · Verb

لَا تَرْكُضُوا وَارْجِعُوا إِلَىٰ مَا أُتْرِفْتُمْ فِيهِ وَمَسَاكِنِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْأَلُونَ ١٣

[21:13] Flee not, but return to that wherein you lived a luxurious life, and to your homes, in order that you may be questioned.

لَا تَرْكُضُوا
Flee not,
وَارْجِعُوا إِلَىٰ مَا أُتْرِفْتُمْ فِيهِ
but return to that wherein you lived a luxurious life,
وَمَسَاكِنِكُمْ
and to your homes,
لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْأَلُونَ
in order that you may be questioned.
لَا
Flee not · Particle
تَرْكُضُوا
Flee not · Root: ر ك ض · Verb
وَارْجِعُوا
but return · Root: ر ج ع · Verb
إِلَىٰ
to · Particle
مَا
what · Root: م ا · Particle
أُتْرِفْتُمْ
you were given luxury · Root: ت ر ف · Verb
فِيهِ
in it · Root: ف ي ه · Particle
وَمَسَاكِنِكُمْ
and to your homes · Root: س ك ن · Noun
لَعَلَّكُمْ
so that you may · Root: ل ع ل · Particle
تُسْأَلُونَ
be questioned · Root: س ا ل · Verb

قَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ ١٤

[21:14] They cried: "Woe to us! Certainly! We have been Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, etc.)."

قَالُوا
They cried:
يَا وَيْلَنَا إِنَّا
"Woe to us!
كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ
Certainly! We have been
قَالُوا
They said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
يَا وَيْلَنَا
O woe to us · Root: و ي ل · Noun
إِنَّا
Indeed, [we] · Root: إ ن ن · Particle
كُنَّا
we were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
ظَالِمِينَ
wrongdoers · Root: ظ ل م · Noun

فَمَا زَالَت تِّلْكَ دَعْوَاهُمْ حَتَّىٰ جَعَلْنَاهُمْ حَصِيدًا خَامِدِينَ ١٥

[21:15] And that cry of theirs ceased not, till We made them as a field that is reaped, extinct (dead).

فَمَا زَالَت تِّلْكَ دَعْوَاهُمْ
And that cry of theirs ceased not
حَتَّىٰ جَعَلْنَاهُمْ
till We made them
حَصِيدًا خَامِدِينَ
as a field that is reaped, extinct (dead)
فَمَا
Then not · Root: ف م ا · Particle
زَالَت
ceased · Root: ز و ل · Verb
تِّلْكَ
[this] · Root: ت ل ك · Particle
دَعْوَاهُمْ
their cry · Root: د ع و · Noun
حَتَّىٰ
until · Root: ح ت ى · Particle
جَعَلْنَاهُمْ
We made them · Root: ج ع ل · Verb
حَصِيدًا
reaped · Root: ح ص د · Noun
خَامِدِينَ
extinct · Root: خ م د · Noun

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاءَ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا لَاعِبِينَ ١٦

[21:16] We created not the heavens and the earth and all that is between them for a (mere) play.

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاءَ
We created not the heavens
وَالْأَرْضَ
and the earth
وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا
and all that is between them
لَاعِبِينَ
for a (mere) play
وَمَا
And not · Root: م ا · Particle
خَلَقْنَا
We created · Root: خ ل ق · Verb
السَّمَاءَ
the heavens · Root: س م و · Noun
وَالْأَرْضَ
and the earth · Root: أ ر ض · Noun
وَمَا
and what · Root: م ا · Particle
بَيْنَهُمَا
(is) between them · Root: ب ي ن · Particle
لَاعِبِينَ
(for) playing · Root: ل ع ب · Noun

لَوْ أَرَدْنَا أَن نَّتَّخِذَ لَهْوًا لَّاتَّخَذْنَاهُ مِن لَّدُنَّا إِن كُنَّا فَاعِلِينَ ١٧

[21:17] Had We intended to take a pastime (i.e. a wife or a son, etc.), We could surely have taken it from Us, if We were going to do (that).

لَوْ أَرَدْنَا
Had We intended
أَن نَّتَّخِذَ لَهْوًا
to take a pastime
لَّاتَّخَذْنَاهُ مِن لَّدُنَّا
We could surely have taken it from Us
إِن كُنَّا فَاعِلِينَ
if We were going to do (that)
لَوْ
If · Root: ل و · Particle
أَرَدْنَا
We intended · Root: أ ر د · Verb
أَن
that · Particle
نَّتَّخِذَ
We take · Root: أ خ ذ · Verb
لَهْوًا
a pastime · Root: ل ه و · Noun
لَّاتَّخَذْنَاهُ
surely We (could have) taken it · Root: أ خ ذ · Verb
مِن
from · Root: م ن · Particle
لَّدُنَّا
Us · Root: ل د ن · Particle
إِن
if · Root: ا ن · Particle
كُنَّا
We were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
فَاعِلِينَ
doers · Root: ف ع ل · Noun

بَلْ نَقْذِفُ بِالْحَقِّ عَلَى الْبَاطِلِ فَيَدْمَغُهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ زَاهِقٌ ۚ وَلَكُمُ الْوَيْلُ مِمَّا تَصِفُونَ ١٨

[21:18] Nay, We fling (send down) the truth (this Quran) against the falsehood (disbelief), so it destroys it, and behold, it (falsehood) is vanished. And woe to you for that (lie) which you ascribe (to Us) (against Allah by uttering that Allah has a wife and a son).

بَلْ نَقْذِفُ بِالْحَقِّ
Nay, We fling (send down) the truth
عَلَى الْبَاطِلِ
against the falsehood
فَيَدْمَغُهُ
so it destroys it
فَإِذَا هُوَ زَاهِقٌ ۚ
and behold, it (falsehood) is vanished
وَلَكُمُ الْوَيْلُ
And woe to you
مِمَّا تَصِفُونَ
for that (lie) which you ascribe (to Us)
بَلْ
Nay · Root: ب ل · Particle
نَقْذِفُ
We hurl · Root: ق ذ ف · Verb
بِالْحَقِّ
the truth · Root: ح ق ق · Noun
عَلَى
against · Root: ع ل ى · Particle
الْبَاطِلِ
[the] falsehood · Root: ب ط ل · Noun
فَيَدْمَغُهُ
and it breaks its head · Root: د م غ · Verb
فَإِذَا
behold · Root: إ ذ ا · Particle
هُوَ
it (is) · Pronoun
زَاهِقٌ ۚ
vanishing · Root: ز ه ق · Noun
وَلَكُمُ
And for you · Particle
الْوَيْلُ
(is) destruction · Root: و ي ل · Noun
مِمَّا
for what · Particle
تَصِفُونَ
you ascribe · Root: و ص ف · Verb

وَلَهُ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ وَمَنْ عِندَهُ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِ وَلَا يَسْتَحْسِرُونَ ١٩

[21:19] To Him belongs whosoever is in the heavens and on earth. And those who are near Him (i.e. the angels) are not too proud to worship Him, nor are they weary (of His worship).

وَلَهُ مَن فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ
To Him belongs whosoever is in the heavens and on earth.
وَمَنْ عِندَهُ
And those who are near Him (i.e. the angels)
لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِ
are not too proud to worship Him,
وَلَا يَسْتَحْسِرُونَ
nor are they weary (of His worship).
وَلَهُ
And to Him (belongs) · Root: ه · Pronoun
مَن
whoever · Root: م ن · Pronoun
فِي
(is) in · Particle
السَّمَاوَاتِ
the heavens · Root: س م و · Noun
وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ
and the earth · Root: أ ر ض · Noun
وَمَنْ
And (those) who · Root: م ن م · Particle
عِندَهُ
(are) near Him · Root: ع ن د · Particle
لَا
not · Particle
يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ
they are arrogant · Root: ك ب ر · Verb
عَنْ
to · Root: ع ن · Particle
عِبَادَتِهِ
worship Him · Root: ع ب د · Noun
وَلَا
and not · Root: و ل ا · Particle
يَسْتَحْسِرُونَ
they tire · Root: ح س ر · Verb

يُسَبِّحُونَ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ لَا يَفْتُرُونَ ٢٠

[21:20] They (i.e. the angels) glorify His Praises night and day, (and) they never slacken (to do so).

يُسَبِّحُونَ
They (i.e. the angels) glorify
اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ
His Praises night and day
لَا يَفْتُرُونَ
(and) they never slacken (to do so)
يُسَبِّحُونَ
They glorify (Him) · Root: س ب ح · Verb
اللَّيْلَ
[the] night · Root: ل ي ل · Noun
وَالنَّهَارَ
and [the] day · Root: ن ه ر · Noun
لَا
not · Particle
يَفْتُرُونَ
they slacken · Root: ف ت ر · Verb

أَمِ اتَّخَذُوا آلِهَةً مِّنَ الْأَرْضِ هُمْ يُنشِرُونَ ٢١

[21:21] Or have they taken (for worship) aliha (gods) from the earth who raise the dead?

أَمِ اتَّخَذُوا
Or have they taken
آلِهَةً مِّنَ الْأَرْضِ
(for worship) gods from the earth
هُمْ يُنشِرُونَ
who raise the dead?
أَمِ
Or · Particle
اتَّخَذُوا
(have) they taken · Root: أ خ ذ · Verb
آلِهَةً
gods · Root: أ ل ه · Noun
مِّنَ
from · Root: م ن · Particle
الْأَرْضِ
the earth · Root: أ ر ض · Noun
هُمْ
they · Root: ه م · Pronoun
يُنشِرُونَ
raise (the dead) · Root: ن ش ر · Verb

لَوْ كَانَ فِيهِمَا آلِهَةٌ إِلَّا اللَّهُ لَفَسَدَتَا ۚ فَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ٢٢

[21:22] Had there been therein (in the heavens and the earth) gods besides Allah, then verily both would have been ruined. Glorified be Allah, the Lord of the Throne, (High is He) above what they attribute to Him!

لَوْ كَانَ فِيهِمَا آلِهَةٌ إِلَّا اللَّهُ
Had there been therein (in the heavens and the earth) gods besides Allah,
لَفَسَدَتَا ۚ
then verily both would have been ruined.
فَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ
Glorified be Allah, the Lord of the Throne,
عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
(High is He) above what they attribute to Him!
لَوْ
If · Root: ل و · Particle
كَانَ
(there) were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
فِيهِمَا
in both of them · Root: ه م ا · Pronoun
آلِهَةٌ
gods · Root: ا ل ه · Noun
إِلَّا
besides · Root: ا ل ا · Particle
اللَّهُ
Allah · Root: ا ل ه · Noun
لَفَسَدَتَا ۚ
surely they (would) have been ruined · Root: ف س د · Verb
فَسُبْحَانَ
So glorified · Root: س ب ح · Noun
اللَّهِ
(is) Allah · Root: ا ل ه · Noun
رَبِّ
Lord · Root: ر ب ب · Noun
الْعَرْشِ
(of) the Throne · Root: ع ر ش · Noun
عَمَّا
(above) what · Particle
يَصِفُونَ
they attribute · Root: و ص ف · Verb

لَا يُسْأَلُ عَمَّا يَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ يُسْأَلُونَ ٢٣

[21:23] He cannot be questioned as to what He does, while they will be questioned.

لَا يُسْأَلُ عَمَّا يَفْعَلُ
He cannot be questioned as to what He does
وَهُمْ يُسْأَلُونَ
while they will be questioned
لَا
Not · Particle
يُسْأَلُ
He (can) be questioned · Root: س ا ل · Verb
عَمَّا
about what · Particle
يَفْعَلُ
He does · Root: ف ع ل · Verb
وَهُمْ
but they · Pronoun
يُسْأَلُونَ
will be questioned · Root: س ا ل · Verb

أَمِ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ آلِهَةً ۖ قُلْ هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ ۖ هَٰذَا ذِكْرُ مَن مَّعِيَ وَذِكْرُ مَن قَبْلِي ۗ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ الْحَقَّ ۖ فَهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ ٢٤

[21:24] Or have they taken for worship (other) aliha (gods) besides Him? Say: "Bring your proof:" This (the Quran) is the Reminder for those with me and the Reminder for those before me. But most of them know not the Truth, so they are averse.

أَمِ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ آلِهَةً ۖ
Or have they taken for worship (other) aliha (gods) besides Him?
قُلْ هَاتُوا بُرْهَانَكُمْ ۖ
Say: 'Bring your proof:'
هَٰذَا ذِكْرُ مَن مَّعِيَ وَذِكْرُ مَن قَبْلِي ۗ
This (the Quran) is the Reminder for those with me and the Reminder for those before me.
بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ الْحَقَّ ۖ
But most of them know not the Truth,
فَهُم مُّعْرِضُونَ
so they are averse.
أَمِ
Or · Particle
اتَّخَذُوا
(have) they taken · Root: أ خ ذ · Verb
مِن
besides Him · Root: م ن · Particle
دُونِهِ
besides Him · Root: د و ن · Particle
آلِهَةً ۖ
gods · Root: أ ل ه · Noun
قُلْ
Say · Root: ق و ل · Verb
هَاتُوا
Bring · Root: ه ا ت · Verb
بُرْهَانَكُمْ ۖ
your proof · Root: ب ر ه ن · Noun
هَٰذَا
This · Root: ه ذ ا · Pronoun
ذِكْرُ
(is) a Reminder · Root: ذ ك ر · Noun
مَن
(for those) who · Root: م ن · Pronoun
مَّعِيَ
(are) with me · Root: م ع ي · Particle
وَذِكْرُ
and a Reminder · Root: ذ ك ر · Noun
مَن
(for those) who · Root: م ن · Pronoun
قَبْلِي ۗ
(were) before me · Root: ق ب ل · Particle
بَلْ
But · Root: ب ل · Particle
أَكْثَرُهُمْ
most of them · Root: ك ث ر · Noun
لَا
(do) not · Particle
يَعْلَمُونَ
know · Root: ع ل م · Verb
الْحَقَّ ۖ
the truth · Root: ح ق ق · Noun
فَهُم
so they · Pronoun
مُّعْرِضُونَ
(are) averse · Root: ع ر ض · Noun

وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا نُوحِي إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنَا فَاعْبُدُونِ ٢٥

[21:25] And We did not send any Messenger before you (O Muhammad SAW) but We inspired him (saying): La ilaha illa Ana [none has the right to be worshipped but I (Allah)], so worship Me (Alone and none else)."

وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ
And We did not send any Messenger before you (O Muhammad SAW)
إِلَّا نُوحِي إِلَيْهِ
but We inspired him
أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنَا
saying: La ilaha illa Ana [none has the right to be worshipped but I (Allah)]
فَاعْبُدُونِ
so worship Me (Alone and none else)
وَمَا
And not · Root: م ا · Particle
أَرْسَلْنَا
We sent · Root: ر س ل · Verb
مِن
before you · Root: م ن · Particle
قَبْلِكَ
before you · Root: ق ب ل · Particle
مِن
any · Root: م ن · Particle
رَّسُولٍ
Messenger · Root: ر س ل · Noun
إِلَّا
but · Root: ا ل ا · Particle
نُوحِي
We reveal(ed) · Root: و ح ي · Verb
إِلَيْهِ
to him · Root: ا ل ى · Particle
أَنَّهُ
that [He] · Root: أ ن ه · Particle
لَا
(There is) no · Particle
إِلَٰهَ
god · Root: أ ل ه · Noun
إِلَّا
except · Root: ا ل ا · Particle
أَنَا
Me · Root: أ ن ا · Pronoun
فَاعْبُدُونِ
so worship Me · Root: ع ب د · Verb

وَقَالُوا اتَّخَذَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ وَلَدًا ۗ سُبْحَانَهُ ۚ بَلْ عِبَادٌ مُّكْرَمُونَ ٢٦

[21:26] And they say: "The Most Beneficent (Allah) has begotten a son (or children)." Glory to Him! They [those whom they call children of Allah i.e. the angels, 'Iesa (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary), 'Uzair (Ezra), etc.], are but honoured slaves.

وَقَالُوا
And they say:
اتَّخَذَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ وَلَدًا ۗ
The Most Beneficent (Allah) has begotten a son (or children).
سُبْحَانَهُ ۚ
Glory to Him!
بَلْ عِبَادٌ مُّكْرَمُونَ
They [those whom they call children of Allah i.e. the angels, 'Iesa (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary), 'Uzair (Ezra), etc.], are but honoured slaves.
وَقَالُوا
And they say · Root: ق و ل · Verb
اتَّخَذَ
Has taken · Root: أ خ ذ · Verb
الرَّحْمَٰنُ
the Most Gracious · Root: ر ح م · Noun
وَلَدًا ۗ
a son · Root: و ل د · Noun
سُبْحَانَهُ ۚ
Glorified is He · Root: س ب ح · Particle
بَلْ
Nay · Root: ب ل · Particle
عِبَادٌ
(they are) slaves · Root: ع ب د · Noun
مُّكْرَمُونَ
honored · Root: ك ر م · Noun

لَا يَسْبِقُونَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ وَهُم بِأَمْرِهِ يَعْمَلُونَ ٢٧

[21:27] They speak not until He has spoken, and they act on His Command.

لَا يَسْبِقُونَهُ بِالْقَوْلِ
They speak not until He has spoken
وَهُم بِأَمْرِهِ يَعْمَلُونَ
and they act on His Command
لَا
Not · Particle
يَسْبِقُونَهُ
they (can) precede Him · Root: س ب ق · Verb
بِالْقَوْلِ
in word · Root: ق و ل · Noun
وَهُم
and they · Root: ه م · Pronoun
بِأَمْرِهِ
by His command · Root: أ م ر · Noun
يَعْمَلُونَ
act · Root: ع م ل · Verb

يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يَشْفَعُونَ إِلَّا لِمَنِ ارْتَضَىٰ وَهُم مِّنْ خَشْيَتِهِ مُشْفِقُونَ ٢٨

[21:28] He knows what is before them, and what is behind them, and they cannot intercede except for him with whom He is pleased. And they stand in awe for fear of Him.

يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ
He knows what is before them
وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ
and what is behind them
وَلَا يَشْفَعُونَ إِلَّا لِمَنِ ارْتَضَىٰ
and they cannot intercede except for him with whom He is pleased
وَهُم مِّنْ خَشْيَتِهِ مُشْفِقُونَ
And they stand in awe for fear of Him
يَعْلَمُ
He knows · Root: ع ل م · Verb
مَا
what · Root: م ا · Particle
بَيْنَ
(is) before them · Root: ب ي ن · Particle
أَيْدِيهِمْ
(is) before them · Root: ي د · Noun
وَمَا
and what · Root: م ا · Particle
خَلْفَهُمْ
(is) behind them · Root: خ ل ف · Noun
وَلَا
and not · Root: و ل ا · Particle
يَشْفَعُونَ
they (can) intercede · Root: ش ف ع · Verb
إِلَّا
except · Root: ا ل ا · Particle
لِمَنِ
for whom · Root: ل م ن · Particle
ارْتَضَىٰ
He approves · Root: ر ض ي · Verb
وَهُم
And they · Root: ه م · Pronoun
مِّنْ
from · Particle
خَشْيَتِهِ
fear of Him · Root: خ ش ي · Noun
مُشْفِقُونَ
stand in awe · Root: ش ف ق · Noun

۞ وَمَن يَقُلْ مِنْهُمْ إِنِّي إِلَٰهٌ مِّن دُونِهِ فَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِيهِ جَهَنَّمَ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الظَّالِمِينَ ٢٩

[21:29] And if any of them should say: "Verily, I am an ilah (a god) besides Him (Allah)," such a one We should recompense with Hell. Thus We recompense the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.).

۞ وَمَن يَقُلْ مِنْهُمْ
And if any of them should say:
إِنِّي إِلَٰهٌ مِّن دُونِهِ
"Verily, I am an ilah (a god) besides Him (Allah),"
فَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِيهِ جَهَنَّمَ ۚ
such a one We should recompense with Hell.
كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِي الظَّالِمِينَ
Thus We recompense the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.).
۞ وَمَن
And whoever · Root: م ن · Particle
يَقُلْ
says · Root: ق و ل · Verb
مِنْهُمْ
of them · Particle
إِنِّي
Indeed, I am · Root: ا ن ن · Particle
إِلَٰهٌ
a god · Root: ا ل ه · Noun
مِّن
besides Him · Root: م ن · Particle
دُونِهِ
besides Him · Root: د و ن · Particle
فَذَٰلِكَ
Then that · Particle
نَجْزِيهِ
We will recompense · Root: ج ز ي · Verb
جَهَنَّمَ ۚ
(with) Hell · Root: ج ه ن م · Noun
كَذَٰلِكَ
Thus · Root: ك ذ ل ك · Particle
نَجْزِي
We recompense · Root: ج ز ي · Verb
الظَّالِمِينَ
the wrongdoers · Root: ظ ل م · Noun

أَوَلَمْ يَرَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَنَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ كَانَتَا رَتْقًا فَفَتَقْنَاهُمَا ۖ وَجَعَلْنَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ حَيٍّ ۖ أَفَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ٣٠

[21:30] Have not those who disbelieve known that the heavens and the earth were joined together as one united piece, then We parted them? And We have made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?

أَوَلَمْ يَرَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا
Have not those who disbelieve known
أَنَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ كَانَتَا رَتْقًا
that the heavens and the earth were joined together as one united piece
فَفَتَقْنَاهُمَا ۖ
then We parted them?
وَجَعَلْنَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ حَيٍّ ۖ
And We have made from water every living thing.
أَفَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
Will they not then believe?
أَوَلَمْ
Do not · Root: ا و ل · Particle
يَرَ
see · Root: ر أ ي · Verb
الَّذِينَ
those who · Root: ذ ل ي ن · Pronoun
كَفَرُوا
disbelieved · Root: ك ف ر · Verb
أَنَّ
that · Particle
السَّمَاوَاتِ
the heavens · Root: س م و · Noun
وَالْأَرْضَ
and the earth · Root: أ ر ض · Noun
كَانَتَا
were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
رَتْقًا
a joined entity · Root: ر ت ق · Noun
فَفَتَقْنَاهُمَا ۖ
then We parted them · Root: ف ت ق · Verb
وَجَعَلْنَا
and We made · Root: ج ع ل · Verb
مِنَ
from · Particle
الْمَاءِ
[the] water · Root: م ا ء · Noun
كُلَّ
every · Root: ك ل ل · Particle
شَيْءٍ
living thing · Root: ش ي ء · Noun
حَيٍّ ۖ
living thing · Root: ح ي ي · Noun
أَفَلَا
Then will not · Root: أ ف ل · Particle
يُؤْمِنُونَ
they believe · Root: أ م ن · Verb

وَجَعَلْنَا فِي الْأَرْضِ رَوَاسِيَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِهِمْ وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا فِجَاجًا سُبُلًا لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ ٣١

[21:31] And We have placed on the earth firm mountains, lest it should shake with them, and We placed therein broad highways for them to pass through, that they may be guided.

وَجَعَلْنَا فِي الْأَرْضِ رَوَاسِيَ
And We have placed on the earth firm mountains,
أَن تَمِيدَ بِهِمْ
lest it should shake with them,
وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا فِجَاجًا سُبُلًا
and We placed therein broad highways for them to pass through,
لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ
that they may be guided.
وَجَعَلْنَا
And We (have) placed · Root: ج ع ل · Verb
فِي
in · Particle
الْأَرْضِ
the earth · Root: أ ر ض · Noun
رَوَاسِيَ
firmly set mountains · Root: ر و س · Noun
أَن
lest · Particle
تَمِيدَ
it (should) shake · Root: م ي د · Verb
بِهِمْ
with them · Root: ه م · Pronoun
وَجَعَلْنَا
and We made · Root: ج ع ل · Verb
فِيهَا
therein · Root: ف ي ه · Particle
فِجَاجًا
broad passes · Root: ف ج ج · Noun
سُبُلًا
(as) ways · Root: س ب ل · Noun
لَّعَلَّهُمْ
so that they may · Root: ل ع ل · Particle
يَهْتَدُونَ
(be) guided · Root: ه د ي · Verb

وَجَعَلْنَا السَّمَاءَ سَقْفًا مَّحْفُوظًا ۖ وَهُمْ عَنْ آيَاتِهَا مُعْرِضُونَ ٣٢

[21:32] And We have made the heaven a roof, safe and well guarded. Yet they turn away from its signs (i.e. sun, moon, winds, clouds, etc.).

وَجَعَلْنَا السَّمَاءَ
And We have made the heaven
سَقْفًا مَّحْفُوظًا ۖ
a roof, safe and well guarded.
وَهُمْ عَنْ آيَاتِهَا
Yet they turn away from its signs
وَجَعَلْنَا
And We made · Root: ج ع ل · Verb
السَّمَاءَ
the sky · Root: س م و · Noun
سَقْفًا
a roof · Root: س ق ف · Noun
مَّحْفُوظًا ۖ
protected · Root: ح ف ظ · Noun
وَهُمْ
But they · Pronoun
عَنْ
from · Root: ع ن · Particle
آيَاتِهَا
its Signs · Root: آ ي ة · Noun
مُعْرِضُونَ
turn away · Root: ع ر ض · Noun

وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ ۖ كُلٌّ فِي فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ ٣٣

[21:33] And He it is Who has created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, each in an orbit floating.

وَهُوَ الَّذِي
And He it is Who
خَلَقَ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ
has created the night and the day,
وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ ۖ
and the sun and the moon,
كُلٌّ فِي فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ
each in an orbit floating.
وَهُوَ
And He · Root: ه و · Pronoun
الَّذِي
(is) the One Who · Root: ذ ل ي · Pronoun
خَلَقَ
created · Root: خ ل ق · Verb
اللَّيْلَ
the night · Root: ل ي ل · Noun
وَالنَّهَارَ
and the day · Root: ن ه ر · Noun
وَالشَّمْسَ
and the sun · Root: ش م س · Noun
وَالْقَمَرَ ۖ
and the moon · Root: ق م ر · Noun
كُلٌّ
each · Root: ك ل ل · Noun
فِي
in · Particle
فَلَكٍ
an orbit · Root: ف ل ك · Noun
يَسْبَحُونَ
floating · Root: س ب ح · Verb

وَمَا جَعَلْنَا لِبَشَرٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ الْخُلْدَ ۖ أَفَإِن مِّتَّ فَهُمُ الْخَالِدُونَ ٣٤

[21:34] And We granted not to any human being immortality before you (O Muhammad SAW), then if you die, would they live forever?

وَمَا جَعَلْنَا لِبَشَرٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ الْخُلْدَ ۖ
And We granted not to any human being immortality before you (O Muhammad SAW)
أَفَإِن مِّتَّ
then if you die
فَهُمُ الْخَالِدُونَ
would they live forever?
وَمَا
And not · Root: م ا · Particle
جَعَلْنَا
We made · Root: ج ع ل · Verb
لِبَشَرٍ
for any man · Root: ب ش ر · Noun
مِّن
before you · Root: م ن · Particle
قَبْلِكَ
before you · Root: ق ب ل · Particle
الْخُلْدَ ۖ
[the] immortality · Root: خ ل د · Noun
أَفَإِن
so if · Root: أ ف ن · Particle
مِّتَّ
you die · Root: م و ت · Verb
فَهُمُ
then (would) they · Root: N/A · N/A
الْخَالِدُونَ
live forever · Root: خ ل د · Noun

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ ۗ وَنَبْلُوكُم بِالشَّرِّ وَالْخَيْرِ فِتْنَةً ۖ وَإِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ ٣٥

[21:35] Everyone is going to taste death, and We shall make a trial of you with evil and with good, and to Us you will be returned.

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ ۗ
Everyone is going to taste death
وَنَبْلُوكُم بِالشَّرِّ وَالْخَيْرِ
and We shall make a trial of you with evil and with good
فِتْنَةً ۖ
as a trial
وَإِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ
and to Us you will be returned
كُلُّ
Every · Root: ك ل ل · Particle
نَفْسٍ
soul · Root: ن ف س · Noun
ذَائِقَةُ
(will) taste · Root: ذ و ق · Noun
الْمَوْتِ ۗ
[the] death · Root: م و ت · Noun
وَنَبْلُوكُم
And We test you · Root: ب ل و · Verb
بِالشَّرِّ
with [the] bad · Root: ش ر ر · Particle
وَالْخَيْرِ
and [the] good · Root: خ ي ر · Noun
فِتْنَةً ۖ
(as) a trial · Root: ف ت ن · Noun
وَإِلَيْنَا
and to Us · Root: إ ل ى · Particle
تُرْجَعُونَ
you will be returned · Root: ر ج ع · Verb

وَإِذَا رَآكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلَّا هُزُوًا أَهَٰذَا الَّذِي يَذْكُرُ آلِهَتَكُمْ وَهُم بِذِكْرِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ هُمْ كَافِرُونَ ٣٦

[21:36] And when those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allah) see you (O Muhammad SAW), they take you not except for mockery (saying): "Is this the one who talks (badly) about your gods?" While they disbelieve at the mention of the Most Beneficent (Allah). [Tafsir. Al-Qurtubi].

وَإِذَا رَآكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا
And when those who disbelieve (in the Oneness of Allah) see you (O Muhammad SAW)
إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلَّا هُزُوًا
they take you not except for mockery
أَهَٰذَا الَّذِي يَذْكُرُ آلِهَتَكُمْ
(saying): 'Is this the one who talks (badly) about your gods?'
وَهُم بِذِكْرِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ هُمْ كَافِرُونَ
While they disbelieve at the mention of the Most Beneficent (Allah).
وَإِذَا
And when · Particle
رَآكَ
they see you · Root: ر أ ي · Verb
الَّذِينَ
those who · Root: ذ ل ي ن · Pronoun
كَفَرُوا
disbelieve · Root: ك ف ر · Verb
إِن
not · Root: ا ن · Particle
يَتَّخِذُونَكَ
they take you · Root: خ ذ ذ · Verb
إِلَّا
except · Root: ا ل ا · Particle
هُزُوًا
(in) ridicule · Root: ه ز أ · Noun
أَهَٰذَا
Is this · Root: ه ذ ا · Particle
الَّذِي
the one who · Root: ذ ل ي · Pronoun
يَذْكُرُ
mentions · Root: ذ ك ر · Verb
آلِهَتَكُمْ
your gods · Root: أ ل ه · Noun
وَهُم
And they · Root: ه م · Pronoun
بِذِكْرِ
at (the) mention · Root: ذ ك ر · Particle
الرَّحْمَٰنِ
(of) the Most Gracious · Root: ر ح م · Noun
هُمْ
[they] · Root: ه م · Pronoun
كَافِرُونَ
(are) disbelievers · Root: ك ف ر · Noun

خُلِقَ الْإِنسَانُ مِنْ عَجَلٍ ۚ سَأُرِيكُمْ آيَاتِي فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُونِ ٣٧

[21:37] Man is created of haste, I will show you My Ayat (torments, proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.). So ask Me not to hasten (them).

خُلِقَ الْإِنسَانُ مِنْ عَجَلٍ ۚ
Man is created of haste
سَأُرِيكُمْ آيَاتِي
I will show you My Ayat
فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُونِ
So ask Me not to hasten (them)
خُلِقَ
Is created · Root: خ ل ق · Verb
الْإِنسَانُ
the man · Root: إ ن س · Noun
مِنْ
of · Particle
عَجَلٍ ۚ
haste · Root: ع ج ل · Noun
سَأُرِيكُمْ
I will show you · Root: ر أ ي · Verb
آيَاتِي
My Signs · Root: أ ي ة · Noun
فَلَا
so (do) not · Particle
تَسْتَعْجِلُونِ
ask Me to hasten · Root: ع ج ل · Verb

وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا الْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ ٣٨

[21:38] And they say: "When will this promise (come to pass), if you are truthful."

وَيَقُولُونَ
And they say:
مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا الْوَعْدُ
When will this promise
إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ
(come to pass), if you are truthful.
وَيَقُولُونَ
And they say · Root: ق و ل · Verb
مَتَىٰ
When (will be fulfilled) · Root: م ت ى · Particle
هَٰذَا
this · Root: ه ذ ا · Pronoun
الْوَعْدُ
promise · Root: و ع د · Noun
إِن
if · Root: ا ن · Particle
كُنتُمْ
you are · Root: ك و ن · Verb
صَادِقِينَ
truthful · Root: ص د ق · Noun

لَوْ يَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا حِينَ لَا يَكُفُّونَ عَن وُجُوهِهِمُ النَّارَ وَلَا عَن ظُهُورِهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ ٣٩

[21:39] If only those who disbelieved knew (the time) when they will not be able to ward off the Fire from their faces, nor from their backs; and they will not be helped.

لَوْ يَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا
If only those who disbelieved knew
حِينَ لَا يَكُفُّونَ عَن وُجُوهِهِمُ النَّارَ
the time when they will not be able to ward off the Fire from their faces
وَلَا عَن ظُهُورِهِمْ
nor from their backs
وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
and they will not be helped
لَوْ
If · Root: ل و · Particle
يَعْلَمُ
knew · Root: ع ل م · Verb
الَّذِينَ
those who · Root: ذ ل ي ن · Pronoun
كَفَرُوا
disbelieved · Root: ك ف ر · Verb
حِينَ
(the) time · Root: ح ي ن · Particle
لَا
(when) not · Particle
يَكُفُّونَ
they will avert · Root: ك ف ف · Verb
عَن
from · Root: ع ن · Particle
وُجُوهِهِمُ
their faces · Root: و ج ه · Noun
النَّارَ
the Fire · Root: ن و ر · Noun
وَلَا
and not · Root: و ل ا · Particle
عَن
from · Root: ع ن · Particle
ظُهُورِهِمْ
their backs · Root: ظ ه ر · Noun
وَلَا
and not · Root: و ل ا · Particle
هُمْ
they · Root: ه م · Pronoun
يُنصَرُونَ
will be helped · Root: ن ص ر · Verb

بَلْ تَأْتِيهِم بَغْتَةً فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ رَدَّهَا وَلَا هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ ٤٠

[21:40] Nay, it (the Fire or the Day of Resurrection) will come upon them all of a sudden and will perplex them, and they will have no power to avert it, nor will they get respite.

بَلْ تَأْتِيهِم بَغْتَةً
Nay, it will come upon them all of a sudden
فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ
and will perplex them
فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ رَدَّهَا
and they will have no power to avert it
وَلَا هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ
nor will they get respite
بَلْ
Nay · Root: ب ل · Particle
تَأْتِيهِم
it will come to them · Root: أ ت ي · Verb
بَغْتَةً
unexpectedly · Root: ب غ ت · Noun
فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ
and bewilder them · Root: ب ه ي · Verb
فَلَا
then not · Particle
يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
they will be able · Root: ط و ع · Verb
رَدَّهَا
to repel it · Root: ر د د · Verb
وَلَا
and not · Root: و ل ا · Particle
هُمْ
they · Root: ه م · Pronoun
يُنظَرُونَ
will be given respite · Root: ن ظ ر · Verb

وَلَقَدِ اسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِالَّذِينَ سَخِرُوا مِنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ ٤١

[21:41] Indeed (many) Messengers were mocked before you (O Muhammad SAW), but the scoffers were surrounded by that, whereat they used to mock.

وَلَقَدِ اسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ
Indeed (many) Messengers were mocked before you (O Muhammad SAW)
فَحَاقَ بِالَّذِينَ سَخِرُوا مِنْهُم
but the scoffers were surrounded by that
مَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ
whereat they used to mock
وَلَقَدِ
And verily · Root: ل ق د · Particle
اسْتُهْزِئَ
were mocked · Root: ه ز أ · Verb
بِرُسُلٍ
Messengers · Root: ر س ل · Particle
مِّن
before you · Root: م ن · Particle
قَبْلِكَ
before you · Root: ق ب ل · Particle
فَحَاقَ
then surrounded · Root: ح ا ق · Verb
بِالَّذِينَ
those who · Root: ذ ل ك · Particle
سَخِرُوا
mocked · Root: س خ ر · Verb
مِنْهُم
from them · Root: م ن ه م · Pronoun
مَّا
what · Root: م ا · Particle
كَانُوا
they used · Root: ك و ن · Verb
بِهِ
at it · Root: ه · Pronoun
يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ
(to) mock · Root: ه ز أ · Verb

قُلْ مَن يَكْلَؤُكُم بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ مِنَ الرَّحْمَٰنِ ۗ بَلْ هُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّهِم مُّعْرِضُونَ ٤٢

[21:42] Say: "Who can guard and protect you in the night or in the day from the (punishment of the) Most Beneficent (Allah)?" Nay, but they turn away from the remembrance of their Lord.

قُلْ مَن يَكْلَؤُكُم
Say: Who can guard and protect you
بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ
in the night or in the day
مِنَ الرَّحْمَٰنِ ۗ
from the (punishment of the) Most Beneficent (Allah)?
بَلْ هُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّهِم مُّعْرِضُونَ
Nay, but they turn away from the remembrance of their Lord.
قُلْ
Say · Root: ق و ل · Verb
مَن
Who · Root: م ن · Pronoun
يَكْلَؤُكُم
(can) protect you · Root: ك ل أ · Verb
بِاللَّيْلِ
in the night · Root: ل ي ل · Particle
وَالنَّهَارِ
and the day · Root: ن ه ر · Noun
مِنَ
from · Particle
الرَّحْمَٰنِ ۗ
the Most Gracious · Root: ر ح م · Noun
بَلْ
Yet · Root: ب ل · Particle
هُمْ
they · Root: ه م · Pronoun
عَن
from · Root: ع ن · Particle
ذِكْرِ
(the) remembrance · Root: ذ ك ر · Noun
رَبِّهِم
(of) their Lord · Root: ر ب ب · Noun
مُّعْرِضُونَ
turn away · Root: ع ر ض · Noun

أَمْ لَهُمْ آلِهَةٌ تَمْنَعُهُم مِّن دُونِنَا ۚ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَلَا هُم مِّنَّا يُصْحَبُونَ ٤٣

[21:43] Or have they aliha (gods) who can guard them from Us? They have no power to help themselves, nor can they be protected from Us (i.e. from Our Torment).

أَمْ لَهُمْ آلِهَةٌ
Or have they aliha (gods)
تَمْنَعُهُم مِّن دُونِنَا ۚ
who can guard them from Us?
لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَ أَنفُسِهِمْ
They have no power to help themselves
وَلَا هُم مِّنَّا يُصْحَبُونَ
nor can they be protected from Us (i.e. from Our Torment)
أَمْ
Or · Root: أ م · Particle
لَهُمْ
have they · Particle
آلِهَةٌ
gods · Root: ا ل ه · Noun
تَمْنَعُهُم
(to) defend them · Root: م ن ع · Verb
مِّن
from · Root: م ن · Particle
دُونِنَا ۚ
Us · Root: د و ن · Particle
لَا
Not · Particle
يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
they are able · Root: ط و ع · Verb
نَصْرَ
(to) help · Root: ن ص ر · Noun
أَنفُسِهِمْ
themselves · Root: ن ف س · Noun
وَلَا
and not · Root: و ل ا · Particle
هُم
they · Root: ه م · Pronoun
مِّنَّا
from Us · Root: م ن ي · Particle
يُصْحَبُونَ
can be protected · Root: ص ح ب · Verb

بَلْ مَتَّعْنَا هَٰؤُلَاءِ وَآبَاءَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ طَالَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْعُمُرُ ۗ أَفَلَا يَرَوْنَ أَنَّا نَأْتِي الْأَرْضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَا ۚ أَفَهُمُ الْغَالِبُونَ ٤٤

[21:44] Nay, We gave the luxuries of this life to these men and their fathers until the period grew long for them. See they not that We gradually reduce the land (in their control) from its outlying borders? Is it then they who will overcome.

بَلْ مَتَّعْنَا هَٰؤُلَاءِ وَآبَاءَهُمْ
Nay, We gave the luxuries of this life to these men and their fathers
حَتَّىٰ طَالَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْعُمُرُ ۗ
until the period grew long for them.
أَفَلَا يَرَوْنَ أَنَّا نَأْتِي الْأَرْضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَا ۚ
See they not that We gradually reduce the land (in their control) from its outlying borders?
أَفَهُمُ الْغَالِبُونَ
Is it then they who will overcome.
بَلْ
Nay · Root: ب ل · Particle
مَتَّعْنَا
We gave provision · Root: م ت ع · Verb
هَٰؤُلَاءِ
(to) these · Root: ه ء أ · Pronoun
وَآبَاءَهُمْ
and their fathers · Root: أ ب و · Noun
حَتَّىٰ
until · Root: ح ت ى · Particle
طَالَ
grew long · Root: ط و ل · Verb
عَلَيْهِمُ
for them · Particle
الْعُمُرُ ۗ
the life · Root: ع م ر · Noun
أَفَلَا
Then do not · Root: أ ف ل · Particle
يَرَوْنَ
they see · Root: ر أ ي · Verb
أَنَّا
that We · Root: أ ن ا · Pronoun
نَأْتِي
We come · Root: أ ت ي · Verb
الْأَرْضَ
(to) the land · Root: أ ر ض · Noun
نَنقُصُهَا
We reduce it · Root: ن ق ص · Verb
مِنْ
from · Particle
أَطْرَافِهَا ۚ
its borders · Root: ط ر ف · Noun
أَفَهُمُ
So is (it) they · Root: ف ه م · Verb
الْغَالِبُونَ
(who will be) overcoming · Root: غ ل ب · Noun

قُلْ إِنَّمَا أُنذِرُكُم بِالْوَحْيِ ۚ وَلَا يَسْمَعُ الصُّمُّ الدُّعَاءَ إِذَا مَا يُنذَرُونَ ٤٥

[21:45] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "I warn you only by the revelation (from Allah and not by the opinion of the religious scholars and others). But the deaf (who follow the religious scholars and others blindly) will not hear the call, (even) when they are warned [(i.e. one should follow only the Quran and the Sunnah (legal ways, orders, acts of worship, statements of Prophet Muhammad SAW, as the Companions of the Prophet SAW did)].

قُلْ إِنَّمَا أُنذِرُكُم بِالْوَحْيِ ۚ
Say (O Muhammad SAW): 'I warn you only by the revelation (from Allah)
وَلَا يَسْمَعُ الصُّمُّ الدُّعَاءَ
But the deaf (who follow the religious scholars and others blindly) will not hear the call,
إِذَا مَا يُنذَرُونَ
(even) when they are warned [(i.e. one should follow only the Quran and the Sunnah (legal ways, orders, acts of worship, statements of Prophet Muhammad SAW, as the Companions of the Prophet SAW did)]
قُلْ
Say · Root: ق و ل · Verb
إِنَّمَا
Only · Root: ا ن م · Particle
أُنذِرُكُم
I warn you · Root: ن ذ ر · Verb
بِالْوَحْيِ ۚ
by the revelation · Root: و ح ي · Noun
وَلَا
But not · Root: و ل ا · Particle
يَسْمَعُ
hear · Root: س م ع · Verb
الصُّمُّ
the deaf · Root: ص م م · Noun
الدُّعَاءَ
the call · Root: د ع و · Noun
إِذَا
when · Root: إ ذ ا · Particle
مَا
when · Root: م ا · Particle
يُنذَرُونَ
they are warned · Root: ن ذ ر · Verb

وَلَئِن مَّسَّتْهُمْ نَفْحَةٌ مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّكَ لَيَقُولُنَّ يَا وَيْلَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ ٤٦

[21:46] And if a breath (minor calamity) of the Torment of your Lord touches them, they will surely cry: "Woe unto us! Indeed we have been Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.).

وَلَئِن مَّسَّتْهُمْ نَفْحَةٌ مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّكَ
And if a breath (minor calamity) of the Torment of your Lord touches them,
لَيَقُولُنَّ يَا وَيْلَنَا إِنَّا
they will surely cry: 'Woe unto us!'
كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ
Indeed we have been Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.).
وَلَئِن
And if · Root: ل أ ئ ن · Particle
مَّسَّتْهُمْ
touches them · Root: م س س · Verb
نَفْحَةٌ
a whiff · Root: ن ف ح · Noun
مِّنْ
of · Particle
عَذَابِ
(the) punishment · Root: ع ذ ب · Noun
رَبِّكَ
(of) your Lord · Root: ر ب ب · Noun
لَيَقُولُنَّ
surely they will say · Verb
يَا وَيْلَنَا
O woe to us · Root: و ي ل · Noun
إِنَّا
Indeed, we · Root: إ ن ن · Particle
كُنَّا
[we] were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
ظَالِمِينَ
wrongdoers · Root: ظ ل م · Noun

وَنَضَعُ الْمَوَازِينَ الْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَلَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْئًا ۖ وَإِن كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ أَتَيْنَا بِهَا ۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِنَا حَاسِبِينَ ٤٧

[21:47] And We shall set up balances of justice on the Day of Resurrection, then none will be dealt with unjustly in anything. And if there be the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it. And Sufficient are We as Reckoners.

وَنَضَعُ الْمَوَازِينَ الْقِسْطَ
And We shall set up balances of justice
لِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ
on the Day of Resurrection
فَلَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْئًا ۖ
then none will be dealt with unjustly in anything.
وَإِن كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ
And if there be the weight of a mustard seed,
أَتَيْنَا بِهَا ۗ
We will bring it.
وَكَفَىٰ بِنَا حَاسِبِينَ
And Sufficient are We as Reckoners.
وَنَضَعُ
And We set · Root: و ض ع · Verb
الْمَوَازِينَ
the scales · Root: N/A · N/A
الْقِسْطَ
(of) the justice · Root: ق س ط · Noun
لِيَوْمِ
for (the) Day · Root: ي و م · Noun
الْقِيَامَةِ
(of) the Resurrection · Root: ق و م · Noun
فَلَا
so not · Particle
تُظْلَمُ
will be wronged · Root: ظ ل م · Verb
نَفْسٌ
any soul · Root: ن ف س · Noun
شَيْئًا ۖ
(in) anything · Root: ش ي ء · Noun
وَإِن
And if · Root: و ا ن · Particle
كَانَ
(there) be · Root: ك و ن · Verb
مِثْقَالَ
weight · Root: ث ق ل · Noun
حَبَّةٍ
(of) a seed · Root: ح ب ب · Noun
مِّنْ
of · Particle
خَرْدَلٍ
a mustard · Root: خ ر د · Noun
أَتَيْنَا
We will bring · Root: أ ت ي · Verb
بِهَا ۗ
[with] it · Root: ب · Particle
وَكَفَىٰ
And sufficient · Root: ك ف ى · Verb
بِنَا
(are) We · Root: ب ن ا · Particle
حَاسِبِينَ
(as) Reckoners · Root: ح س ب · Noun

وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ الْفُرْقَانَ وَضِيَاءً وَذِكْرًا لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ ٤٨

[21:48] And indeed We granted to Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron) the criterion (of right and wrong), and a shining light [i.e. the Taurat (Torah)] and a Reminder for Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2).

وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا
And indeed We granted to
مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ
Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron)
الْفُرْقَانَ
the criterion (of right and wrong),
وَضِيَاءً
and a shining light [i.e. the Taurat (Torah)]
وَذِكْرًا
and a Reminder
لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
for Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2).
وَلَقَدْ
And verily · Root: ل ق د · Particle
آتَيْنَا
We gave · Root: أ ت ي · Verb
مُوسَىٰ
Musa · Root: م س ي · Noun
وَهَارُونَ
and Harun · Root: ه ر و ن · Noun
الْفُرْقَانَ
the Criterion · Root: ف ر ق · Noun
وَضِيَاءً
and a light · Root: ض ي ا · Noun
وَذِكْرًا
and a Reminder · Root: ذ ك ر · Noun
لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
for the righteous · Root: و ق ي · Particle

الَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم بِالْغَيْبِ وَهُم مِّنَ السَّاعَةِ مُشْفِقُونَ ٤٩

[21:49] Those who fear their Lord without seeing Him, while they are afraid of the Hour.

الَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم
Those who fear their Lord
بِالْغَيْبِ
without seeing Him
وَهُم مِّنَ السَّاعَةِ مُشْفِقُونَ
while they are afraid of the Hour
الَّذِينَ
Those who · Root: ذ ل ي ن · Pronoun
يَخْشَوْنَ
fear · Root: خ ش ي · Verb
رَبَّهُم
their Lord · Root: ر ب ب · Noun
بِالْغَيْبِ
in the unseen · Root: غ ي ب · Noun
وَهُم
and they · Root: ه م · Pronoun
مِّنَ
of · Root: م ن · Particle
السَّاعَةِ
the Hour · Root: س ع ة · Noun
مُشْفِقُونَ
(are) afraid · Root: ش ف ق · Noun

وَهَٰذَا ذِكْرٌ مُّبَارَكٌ أَنزَلْنَاهُ ۚ أَفَأَنتُمْ لَهُ مُنكِرُونَ ٥٠

[21:50] And this is a blessed Reminder (the Quran) which We have sent down, will you then (dare to) deny it?

وَهَٰذَا ذِكْرٌ مُّبَارَكٌ
And this is a blessed Reminder (the Quran)
أَنزَلْنَاهُ ۚ
which We have sent down
أَفَأَنتُمْ لَهُ مُنكِرُونَ
will you then (dare to) deny it?
وَهَٰذَا
And this · Pronoun
ذِكْرٌ
(is) a Reminder · Root: ذ ك ر · Noun
مُّبَارَكٌ
blessed · Root: ب ر ك · Noun
أَنزَلْنَاهُ ۚ
which We (have) revealed · Root: ن ز ل · Verb
أَفَأَنتُمْ
Then are you · Root: أ ن ت م · Pronoun
لَهُ
of it · Root: ه · Pronoun
مُنكِرُونَ
rejecters · Root: ن ك ر · Noun

۞ وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ رُشْدَهُ مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا بِهِ عَالِمِينَ ٥١

[21:51] And indeed We bestowed aforetime on Ibrahim (Abraham) his (portion of) guidance, and We were Well-Acquainted with him (as to his Belief in the Oneness of Allah, etc.).

۞ وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ
And indeed We bestowed on Ibrahim (Abraham)
رُشْدَهُ مِن قَبْلُ
his (portion of) guidance aforetime
وَكُنَّا بِهِ عَالِمِينَ
and We were Well-Acquainted with him (as to his Belief in the Oneness of Allah, etc.)
۞ وَلَقَدْ
And verily · Root: ل ق د · Particle
آتَيْنَا
We gave · Root: أ ت ي · Verb
إِبْرَاهِيمَ
Ibrahim · Root: ب ر ه م · Noun
رُشْدَهُ
his guidance · Root: ر ش د · Noun
مِن
before · Root: م ن · Particle
قَبْلُ
before · Root: ق ب ل · Particle
وَكُنَّا
and We were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
بِهِ
about him · Root: ه · Pronoun
عَالِمِينَ
Well-Knowing · Root: ع ل م · Noun

إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ مَا هَٰذِهِ التَّمَاثِيلُ الَّتِي أَنتُمْ لَهَا عَاكِفُونَ ٥٢

[21:52] When he said to his father and his people: "What are these images, to which you are devoted?"

إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ
When he said to his father
وَقَوْمِهِ
and his people
مَا هَٰذِهِ التَّمَاثِيلُ
What are these images
الَّتِي أَنتُمْ لَهَا عَاكِفُونَ
to which you are devoted?
إِذْ
When · Root: إ ذ · Particle
قَالَ
he said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
لِأَبِيهِ
to his father · Root: أ ب · Noun
وَقَوْمِهِ
and his people · Root: ق و م · Noun
مَا
What · Root: م ا · Particle
هَٰذِهِ
(are) these · Root: ه ذ ه · Pronoun
التَّمَاثِيلُ
[the] statues · Root: م ث ل · Noun
الَّتِي
which · Pronoun
أَنتُمْ
you · Root: ا ن ت · Pronoun
لَهَا
to it · Pronoun
عَاكِفُونَ
(are) devoted · Root: ع ك ف · Noun

قَالُوا وَجَدْنَا آبَاءَنَا لَهَا عَابِدِينَ ٥٣

[21:53] They said:"We found our fathers worshipping them."

قَالُوا
We found
وَجَدْنَا
our fathers
آبَاءَنَا لَهَا
worshipping them
قَالُوا
They said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
وَجَدْنَا
We found · Root: و ج د · Verb
آبَاءَنَا
our forefathers · Root: أ ب ا · Noun
لَهَا
of them · Pronoun
عَابِدِينَ
worshippers · Root: ع ب د · Noun

قَالَ لَقَدْ كُنتُمْ أَنتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُمْ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ ٥٤

[21:54] He said: "Indeed you and your fathers have been in manifest error."

قَالَ
He said:
لَقَدْ كُنتُمْ
Indeed you have been
أَنتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُمْ
you and your fathers
فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ
in manifest error.
قَالَ
He said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
لَقَدْ
Verily · Root: ق د · Particle
كُنتُمْ
you are · Root: ك و ن · Verb
أَنتُمْ
[you] · Root: ا ن ت · Pronoun
وَآبَاؤُكُمْ
and your forefathers · Root: أ ب و · Noun
فِي
(were) in · Particle
ضَلَالٍ
an error · Root: ض ل ل · Noun
مُّبِينٍ
manifest · Root: ب ي ن · Noun

قَالُوا أَجِئْتَنَا بِالْحَقِّ أَمْ أَنتَ مِنَ اللَّاعِبِينَ ٥٥

[21:55] They said: "Have you brought us the truth, or are you one of those who play about?"

قَالُوا
They said:
أَجِئْتَنَا بِالْحَقِّ
Have you brought us the truth,
أَمْ أَنتَ مِنَ اللَّاعِبِينَ
or are you one of those who play about?
قَالُوا
They said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
أَجِئْتَنَا
Have you come to us · Root: ج ا ء · Verb
بِالْحَقِّ
with the truth · Root: ح ق ق · Noun
أَمْ
or · Root: أ م · Particle
أَنتَ
you · Root: ا ن ت · Pronoun
مِنَ
(are) of · Particle
اللَّاعِبِينَ
those who play · Root: ل ع ب · Noun

قَالَ بَل رَّبُّكُمْ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ الَّذِي فَطَرَهُنَّ وَأَنَا عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُم مِّنَ الشَّاهِدِينَ ٥٦

[21:56] He said: "Nay, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Who created them and of that I am one of the witnesses.

قَالَ
He said:
بَل رَّبُّكُمْ
Nay, your Lord is
رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ
the Lord of the heavens and the earth,
الَّذِي فَطَرَهُنَّ
Who created them
وَأَنَا عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُم مِّنَ الشَّاهِدِينَ
and of that I am one of the witnesses.
قَالَ
He said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
بَل
Nay · Particle
رَّبُّكُمْ
your Lord · Root: ر ب ب · Noun
رَبُّ
(is the) Lord · Noun
السَّمَاوَاتِ
(of) the heavens · Root: س م و · Noun
وَالْأَرْضِ
and the earth · Root: أ ر ض · Noun
الَّذِي
the One Who · Root: ذ ل ي · Pronoun
فَطَرَهُنَّ
created them · Root: ف ط ر · Verb
وَأَنَا
and I am · Pronoun
عَلَىٰ
to · Particle
ذَٰلِكُم
that · Root: ذ ل ك · Pronoun
مِّنَ
of · Root: م ن · Particle
الشَّاهِدِينَ
the witnesses · Root: ش ه د · Noun

وَتَاللَّهِ لَأَكِيدَنَّ أَصْنَامَكُم بَعْدَ أَن تُوَلُّوا مُدْبِرِينَ ٥٧

[21:57] "And by Allah, I shall plot a plan (to destroy) your idols after you have gone away and turned your backs."

وَتَاللَّهِ
And by Allah,
لَأَكِيدَنَّ
I shall plot a plan
أَصْنَامَكُم
(to destroy) your idols
بَعْدَ أَن تُوَلُّوا مُدْبِرِينَ
after you have gone away and turned your backs.
وَتَاللَّهِ
And by Allah · Root: ا ل ه · Particle
لَأَكِيدَنَّ
surely, I will plan · Root: ك ي د · Verb
أَصْنَامَكُم
(against) your idols · Root: ص ن م · Noun
بَعْدَ
after · Particle
أَن
[that] · Particle
تُوَلُّوا
you go away · Root: و ل ي · Verb
مُدْبِرِينَ
turning (your) backs · Root: د ب ر · Noun

فَجَعَلَهُمْ جُذَاذًا إِلَّا كَبِيرًا لَّهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ يَرْجِعُونَ ٥٨

[21:58] So he broke them to pieces, (all) except the biggest of them, that they might turn to it.

فَجَعَلَهُمْ جُذَاذًا
So he broke them to pieces,
إِلَّا كَبِيرًا لَّهُمْ
(all) except the biggest of them,
لَعَلَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ يَرْجِعُونَ
that they might turn to it.
فَجَعَلَهُمْ
So he made them · Root: ج ع ل · Verb
جُذَاذًا
(into) pieces · Root: ج ذ ذ · Noun
إِلَّا
except · Root: ا ل ا · Particle
كَبِيرًا
a large (one) · Root: ك ب ر · Noun
لَّهُمْ
of them · Pronoun
لَعَلَّهُمْ
so that they may · Root: ل ع ل · Particle
إِلَيْهِ
to it · Root: ا ل ى · Particle
يَرْجِعُونَ
return · Root: ر ج ع · Verb

قَالُوا مَن فَعَلَ هَٰذَا بِآلِهَتِنَا إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ ٥٩

[21:59] They said: "Who has done this to our aliha (gods)? He must indeed be one of the wrong-doers."

قَالُوا
They said:
مَن فَعَلَ هَٰذَا
Who has done this
بِآلِهَتِنَا
to our aliha (gods)?
إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
He must indeed be one of the wrong-doers.
قَالُوا
They said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
مَن
Who · Root: م ن · Pronoun
فَعَلَ
(has) done · Root: ف ع ل · Verb
هَٰذَا
this · Root: ه ذ ا · Pronoun
بِآلِهَتِنَا
to our gods · Root: أ ل ه · Noun
إِنَّهُ
Indeed, he · Particle
لَمِنَ
(is) of · Root: ل م ن · Particle
الظَّالِمِينَ
the wrongdoers · Root: ظ ل م · Noun

قَالُوا سَمِعْنَا فَتًى يَذْكُرُهُمْ يُقَالُ لَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ٦٠

[21:60] They said: "We heard a young man talking (against) them who is called Ibrahim (Abraham)."

قَالُوا
They said:
سَمِعْنَا
We heard
فَتًى
a young man
يَذْكُرُهُمْ
talking (against) them
يُقَالُ لَهُ
who is called
إِبْرَاهِيمُ
Ibrahim (Abraham).
قَالُوا
They said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
سَمِعْنَا
We heard · Root: س م ع · Verb
فَتًى
a youth · Root: ف ت ي · Noun
يَذْكُرُهُمْ
mention them · Root: ذ ك ر · Verb
يُقَالُ
he is called · Root: ق و ل · Verb
لَهُ
he is called · Root: ه · Pronoun
إِبْرَاهِيمُ
Ibrahim · Root: ب ر ه م · Noun

قَالُوا فَأْتُوا بِهِ عَلَىٰ أَعْيُنِ النَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْهَدُونَ ٦١

[21:61] They said: "Then bring him before the eyes of the people, that they may testify."

قَالُوا
They said:
فَأْتُوا بِهِ
Then bring him
عَلَىٰ أَعْيُنِ النَّاسِ
before the eyes of the people,
لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْهَدُونَ
that they may testify.
قَالُوا
They said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
فَأْتُوا
Then bring · Root: ا ت ي · Verb
بِهِ
him · Root: ه · Pronoun
عَلَىٰ
before · Particle
أَعْيُنِ
(the) eyes · Root: ع ي ن · Noun
النَّاسِ
(of) the people · Root: ن و س · Noun
لَعَلَّهُمْ
so that they may · Root: ل ع ل · Particle
يَشْهَدُونَ
bear witness · Root: ش ه د · Verb

قَالُوا أَأَنتَ فَعَلْتَ هَٰذَا بِآلِهَتِنَا يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ ٦٢

[21:62] They said: "Are you the one who has done this to our gods, O Ibrahim (Abraham)?"

قَالُوا
They said:
أَأَنتَ فَعَلْتَ هَٰذَا
Are you the one who has done this
بِآلِهَتِنَا
to our gods,
يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ
O Ibrahim (Abraham)?
قَالُوا
They said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
أَأَنتَ
Have you · Root: أ ن ت · Pronoun
فَعَلْتَ
done · Root: ف ع ل · Verb
هَٰذَا
this · Root: ه ذ ا · Pronoun
بِآلِهَتِنَا
to our gods · Root: أ ل ه · Noun
يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ
O Ibrahim · Root: ي ا · Particle

قَالَ بَلْ فَعَلَهُ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَٰذَا فَاسْأَلُوهُمْ إِن كَانُوا يَنطِقُونَ ٦٣

[21:63] [Ibrahim (Abraham)] said: "Nay, this one, the biggest of them (idols) did it. Ask them, if they can speak!"

قَالَ
said
بَلْ فَعَلَهُ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَٰذَا
Nay, this one, the biggest of them (idols) did it.
فَاسْأَلُوهُمْ
Ask them,
إِن كَانُوا يَنطِقُونَ
if they can speak!
قَالَ
He said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
بَلْ
Nay · Root: ب ل · Particle
فَعَلَهُ
(some doer) did it · Root: ف ع ل · Verb
كَبِيرُهُمْ
Their chief · Root: ك ب ر · Noun
هَٰذَا
(is) this · Root: ه ذ ا · Pronoun
فَاسْأَلُوهُمْ
So ask them · Root: س ا ل · Verb
إِن
if · Root: ا ن · Particle
كَانُوا
they (can) · Root: ك و ن · Verb
يَنطِقُونَ
speak · Root: ن ط ق · Verb

فَرَجَعُوا إِلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ فَقَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ أَنتُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ ٦٤

[21:64] So they turned to themselves and said: "Verily, you are the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers)."

فَرَجَعُوا إِلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ
So they turned to themselves
فَقَالُوا
and said:
إِنَّكُمْ أَنتُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ
Verily, you are the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers).
فَرَجَعُوا
So they returned · Root: ر ج ع · Verb
إِلَىٰ
to · Particle
أَنفُسِهِمْ
themselves · Root: ن ف س · Noun
فَقَالُوا
and said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
إِنَّكُمْ
Indeed, you · Root: إ ن · Particle
أَنتُمُ
[you] · Root: أ ن ت · Pronoun
الظَّالِمُونَ
(are) the wrongdoers · Root: ظ ل م · Noun

ثُمَّ نُكِسُوا عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمْ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا هَٰؤُلَاءِ يَنطِقُونَ ٦٥

[21:65] Then they turned to themselves (their first thought and said): "Indeed you [Ibrahim (Abraham)] know well that these (idols) speak not!"

ثُمَّ نُكِسُوا عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمْ
Then they turned to themselves
لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ
Indeed you [Ibrahim (Abraham)] know well
مَا هَٰؤُلَاءِ يَنطِقُونَ
that these (idols) speak not!
ثُمَّ
Then · Root: ث م م · Particle
نُكِسُوا
they were turned · Root: ن ك س · Verb
عَلَىٰ
on · Particle
رُءُوسِهِمْ
their heads · Root: ر أ س · Noun
لَقَدْ
Verily · Root: ق د · Particle
عَلِمْتَ
you know · Root: ع ل م · Verb
مَا
not · Root: م ا · Particle
هَٰؤُلَاءِ
these · Root: ه ء أ · Pronoun
يَنطِقُونَ
(can) speak · Root: ن ط ق · Verb

قَالَ أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمْ ٦٦

[21:66] [Ibrahim (Abraham)] said: "Do you then worship besides Allah, things that can neither profit you, nor harm you?

قَالَ
said
أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ
Do you then worship besides Allah
مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمْ شَيْئًا
things that can neither profit you
وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمْ
nor harm you
قَالَ
He said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ
Then do you worship · Root: ع ب د · Verb
مِن
besides · Root: م ن · Particle
دُونِ
besides · Root: د و ن · Particle
اللَّهِ
Allah · Root: ا ل ه · Noun
مَا
what · Root: م ا · Particle
لَا
(does) not · Particle
يَنفَعُكُمْ
benefit you · Root: ن ف ع · Verb
شَيْئًا
(in) anything · Root: ش ي ء · Noun
وَلَا
and not · Root: و ل ا · Particle
يَضُرُّكُمْ
harms you · Root: ض ر ر · Verb

أُفٍّ لَّكُمْ وَلِمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ ۖ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ ٦٧

[21:67] "Fie upon you, and upon that which you worship besides Allah! Have you then no sense?"

أُفٍّ لَّكُمْ
Fie upon you,
وَلِمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ ۖ
and upon that which you worship besides Allah!
أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ
Have you then no sense?
أُفٍّ
Uff · Particle
لَّكُمْ
to you · Root: ل ك م · Particle
وَلِمَا
and to what · Root: ل م ا · Particle
تَعْبُدُونَ
you worship · Root: ع ب د · Verb
مِن
besides · Root: م ن · Particle
دُونِ
besides · Root: د و ن · Particle
اللَّهِ ۖ
Allah · Root: ا ل ه · Noun
أَفَلَا
Then will not · Root: أ ف ل · Particle
تَعْقِلُونَ
you use reason · Root: ع ق ل · Verb

قَالُوا حَرِّقُوهُ وَانصُرُوا آلِهَتَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ فَاعِلِينَ ٦٨

[21:68] They said: "Burn him and help your aliha (gods), if you will be doing."

قَالُوا
They said:
حَرِّقُوهُ
Burn him
وَانصُرُوا آلِهَتَكُمْ
and help your aliha (gods),
إِن كُنتُمْ فَاعِلِينَ
if you will be doing.
قَالُوا
They said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
حَرِّقُوهُ
Burn him · Root: ح ر ق · Verb
وَانصُرُوا
and support · Root: ن ص ر · Verb
آلِهَتَكُمْ
your gods · Root: أ ل ه · Noun
إِن
if · Root: ا ن · Particle
كُنتُمْ
you are · Root: ك و ن · Verb
فَاعِلِينَ
doers · Root: ف ع ل · Noun

قُلْنَا يَا نَارُ كُونِي بَرْدًا وَسَلَامًا عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ٦٩

[21:69] We (Allah) said: "O fire! Be you coolness and safety for Ibrahim (Abraham)!"

قُلْنَا
We (Allah) said:
يَا نَارُ كُونِي
O fire!
بَرْدًا وَسَلَامًا عَلَىٰ
Be you coolness and safety
إِبْرَاهِيمَ
for Ibrahim (Abraham)!
قُلْنَا
We said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
يَا نَارُ
O fire · Root: ن و ر · Noun
كُونِي
Be · Root: ك و ن · Verb
بَرْدًا
cool[ness] · Root: ب ر د · Noun
وَسَلَامًا
and safe[ty] · Root: س ل م · Noun
عَلَىٰ
for · Particle
إِبْرَاهِيمَ
Ibrahim · Root: ب ر ه م · Noun

وَأَرَادُوا بِهِ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَاهُمُ الْأَخْسَرِينَ ٧٠

[21:70] And they wanted to harm him, but We made them the worst losers.

وَأَرَادُوا بِهِ كَيْدًا
And they wanted to harm him,
فَجَعَلْنَاهُمُ الْأَخْسَرِينَ
but We made them the worst losers.
وَأَرَادُوا
And they intended · Root: ر و د · Verb
بِهِ
for him · Root: ه · Pronoun
كَيْدًا
a plan · Root: ك ي د · Noun
فَجَعَلْنَاهُمُ
but We made them · Root: ج ع ل · Verb
الْأَخْسَرِينَ
the greatest losers · Root: خ س ر · Noun

وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَلُوطًا إِلَى الْأَرْضِ الَّتِي بَارَكْنَا فِيهَا لِلْعَالَمِينَ ٧١

[21:71] And We rescued him and Lout (Lot) to the land which We have blessed for the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns).

وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ
And We rescued him
وَلُوطًا
and Lout (Lot)
إِلَى الْأَرْضِ
to the land
الَّتِي بَارَكْنَا فِيهَا
which We have blessed in it
لِلْعَالَمِينَ
for the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns)
وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ
And We delivered him · Root: ن ج و · Verb
وَلُوطًا
and Lut · Root: ل و ط · Noun
إِلَى
to · Root: ا ل ى · Particle
الْأَرْضِ
the land · Root: أ ر ض · Noun
الَّتِي
which · Pronoun
بَارَكْنَا
We (had) blessed · Root: ب ر ك · Verb
فِيهَا
[in it] · Root: ف ي ه · Particle
لِلْعَالَمِينَ
for the worlds · Root: ع ل م · Noun

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ إِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ نَافِلَةً ۖ وَكُلًّا جَعَلْنَا صَالِحِينَ ٧٢

[21:72] And We bestowed upon him Ishaque (Isaac), and (a grandson) Ya'qub (Jacob). Each one We made righteous.

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ
And We bestowed upon him
إِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ
Ishaque (Isaac), and (a grandson) Ya'qub (Jacob)
نَافِلَةً ۖ
Each one
وَكُلًّا جَعَلْنَا صَالِحِينَ
We made righteous
وَوَهَبْنَا
And We bestowed · Root: و ه ب · Verb
لَهُ
on him · Root: ه · Pronoun
إِسْحَاقَ
Isaac · Root: س ح ق · Noun
وَيَعْقُوبَ
and Yaqub · Root: ع ق ب · Noun
نَافِلَةً ۖ
(in) addition · Root: ن ف ل · Noun
وَكُلًّا
and all · Root: ك ل ل · Noun
جَعَلْنَا
We made · Root: ج ع ل · Verb
صَالِحِينَ
righteous · Root: ص ل ح · Noun

وَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ أَئِمَّةً يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِنَا وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْهِمْ فِعْلَ الْخَيْرَاتِ وَإِقَامَ الصَّلَاةِ وَإِيتَاءَ الزَّكَاةِ ۖ وَكَانُوا لَنَا عَابِدِينَ ٧٣

[21:73] And We made them leaders, guiding (mankind) by Our Command, and We inspired in them the doing of good deeds, performing Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and the giving of Zakat and of Us (Alone) they were worshippers.

وَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ أَئِمَّةً
And We made them leaders,
يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِنَا
guiding (mankind) by Our Command,
وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْهِمْ
and We inspired in them
فِعْلَ الْخَيْرَاتِ
the doing of good deeds,
وَإِقَامَ الصَّلَاةِ
performing Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat),
وَإِيتَاءَ الزَّكَاةِ ۖ
and the giving of Zakat
وَكَانُوا لَنَا عَابِدِينَ
and of Us (Alone) they were worshippers.
وَجَعَلْنَاهُمْ
And We made them · Root: ج ع ل · Verb
أَئِمَّةً
leaders · Root: ا م م · Noun
يَهْدُونَ
they guide · Root: ه د ي · Verb
بِأَمْرِنَا
by Our Command · Root: أ م ر · Noun
وَأَوْحَيْنَا
And We inspired · Root: و ح ي · Verb
إِلَيْهِمْ
to them · Root: ا ل ي · Particle
فِعْلَ
(the) doing · Root: ف ع ل · Noun
الْخَيْرَاتِ
(of) good deeds · Root: خ ي ر · Noun
وَإِقَامَ
and establishment · Root: ق و م · Noun
الصَّلَاةِ
(of) the prayer · Root: ص ل و · Noun
وَإِيتَاءَ
and giving · Root: أ ت ي · Noun
الزَّكَاةِ ۖ
(of) zakah · Root: ز ك و · Noun
وَكَانُوا
and they were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
لَنَا
of Us · Root: ل ن ا · Particle
عَابِدِينَ
worshippers · Root: ع ب د · Noun

وَلُوطًا آتَيْنَاهُ حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْقَرْيَةِ الَّتِي كَانَت تَّعْمَلُ الْخَبَائِثَ ۗ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمَ سَوْءٍ فَاسِقِينَ ٧٤

[21:74] And (remember) Lout (Lot), We gave him Hukman (right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood) and (religious) knowledge, and We saved him from the town (folk) who practised Al-Khaba'ith (evil, wicked and filthy deeds, etc.). Verily, they were a people given to evil, and were Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient, to Allah).

وَلُوطًا
And (remember) Lout (Lot)
آتَيْنَاهُ حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا
We gave him Hukman (right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood) and (religious) knowledge
وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْقَرْيَةِ
and We saved him from the town (folk)
الَّتِي كَانَت تَّعْمَلُ الْخَبَائِثَ ۗ
who practised Al-Khaba'ith (evil, wicked and filthy deeds, etc.)
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمَ سَوْءٍ
Verily, they were a people given to evil
فَاسِقِينَ
and were Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient, to Allah)
وَلُوطًا
And (to) Lut · Root: ل و ط · Noun
آتَيْنَاهُ
We gave him · Root: أ ت ي · Verb
حُكْمًا
judgment · Root: ح ك م · Noun
وَعِلْمًا
and knowledge · Root: ع ل م · Noun
وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ
and We saved him · Root: ن ج و · Verb
مِنَ
from · Particle
الْقَرْيَةِ
the town · Root: ق ر ي · Noun
الَّتِي
which · Pronoun
كَانَت
was · Root: ك و ن · Verb
تَّعْمَلُ
doing · Root: ع م ل · Verb
الْخَبَائِثَ ۗ
wicked deeds · Root: خ ب ث · Noun
إِنَّهُمْ
Indeed, they · Root: ا ن ن · Particle
كَانُوا
were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
قَوْمَ
a people · Root: ق و م · Noun
سَوْءٍ
evil · Root: س و ء · Noun
فَاسِقِينَ
defiantly disobedient · Root: ف س ق · Noun

وَأَدْخَلْنَاهُ فِي رَحْمَتِنَا ۖ إِنَّهُ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ ٧٥

[21:75] And We admitted him to Our Mercy, truly, he was of the righteous.

وَأَدْخَلْنَاهُ
And We admitted him
فِي رَحْمَتِنَا ۖ
to Our Mercy
إِنَّهُ
truly, he
مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ
was of the righteous
وَأَدْخَلْنَاهُ
And We admitted him · Root: د خ ل · Verb
فِي
into · Particle
رَحْمَتِنَا ۖ
Our Mercy · Root: ر ح م · Noun
إِنَّهُ
Indeed, he · Particle
مِنَ
(was) of · Particle
الصَّالِحِينَ
the righteous · Root: ص ل ح · Noun

وَنُوحًا إِذْ نَادَىٰ مِن قَبْلُ فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ فَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ مِنَ الْكَرْبِ الْعَظِيمِ ٧٦

[21:76] And (remember) Nuh (Noah), when he cried (to Us) aforetime. We listened to his invocation and saved him and his family from great distress.

وَنُوحًا إِذْ نَادَىٰ مِن قَبْلُ
And (remember) Nuh (Noah), when he cried (to Us) aforetime.
فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ
We listened to his invocation
فَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ
and saved him and his family
مِنَ الْكَرْبِ الْعَظِيمِ
from great distress.
وَنُوحًا
And Nuh · Root: ن و ح · Noun
إِذْ
when · Root: إ ذ · Particle
نَادَىٰ
he called · Root: ن د ي · Verb
مِن
before · Root: م ن · Particle
قَبْلُ
before · Root: ق ب ل · Particle
فَاسْتَجَبْنَا
so We responded · Root: ج و ب · Verb
لَهُ
to him · Root: ه · Pronoun
فَنَجَّيْنَاهُ
and We saved him · Root: ن ج و · Verb
وَأَهْلَهُ
and his family · Root: أ ه ل · Noun
مِنَ
from · Particle
الْكَرْبِ
the affliction · Root: ك ر ب · Noun
الْعَظِيمِ
[the] great · Root: ع ظ م · Noun

وَنَصَرْنَاهُ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمَ سَوْءٍ فَأَغْرَقْنَاهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ٧٧

[21:77] We helped him against people who denied Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.). Verily, they were a people given to evil. So We drowned them all.

وَنَصَرْنَاهُ
We helped him
مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا ۚ
against people who denied Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.)
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمَ سَوْءٍ
Verily, they were a people given to evil.
فَأَغْرَقْنَاهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
So We drowned them all.
وَنَصَرْنَاهُ
And We helped him · Root: ن ص ر · Verb
مِنَ
from · Particle
الْقَوْمِ
the people · Root: ق و م · Noun
الَّذِينَ
who · Root: ذ ل ي ن · Pronoun
كَذَّبُوا
denied · Root: ك ذ ب · Verb
بِآيَاتِنَا ۚ
Our Signs · Root: أ ي ة · Noun
إِنَّهُمْ
Indeed, they · Root: ا ن ن · Particle
كَانُوا
were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
قَوْمَ
a people · Root: ق و م · Noun
سَوْءٍ
evil · Root: س و ء · Noun
فَأَغْرَقْنَاهُمْ
so We drowned them · Root: غ ر ق · Verb
أَجْمَعِينَ
all · Root: ج م ع · Noun

وَدَاوُودَ وَسُلَيْمَانَ إِذْ يَحْكُمَانِ فِي الْحَرْثِ إِذْ نَفَشَتْ فِيهِ غَنَمُ الْقَوْمِ وَكُنَّا لِحُكْمِهِمْ شَاهِدِينَ ٧٨

[21:78] And (remember) Dawud (David) and Sulaiman (Solomon), when they gave judgement in the case of the field in which the sheep of certain people had pastured at night and We were witness to their judgement.

وَدَاوُودَ وَسُلَيْمَانَ
And (remember) Dawud (David) and Sulaiman (Solomon)
إِذْ يَحْكُمَانِ فِي الْحَرْثِ
when they gave judgement in the case of the field
إِذْ نَفَشَتْ فِيهِ غَنَمُ الْقَوْمِ
in which the sheep of certain people had pastured at night
وَكُنَّا لِحُكْمِهِمْ شَاهِدِينَ
and We were witness to their judgement
وَدَاوُودَ
And Dawud · Root: د و د · Noun
وَسُلَيْمَانَ
and Sulaiman · Root: س ل م · Noun
إِذْ
when · Root: إ ذ · Particle
يَحْكُمَانِ
they judged · Root: ح ك م · Verb
فِي
concerning · Particle
الْحَرْثِ
the field · Root: ح ر ث · Noun
إِذْ
when · Root: إ ذ · Particle
نَفَشَتْ
pastured · Root: ن ف ش · Verb
فِيهِ
in it · Root: ف ي ه · Particle
غَنَمُ
sheep · Root: غ ن م · Noun
الْقَوْمِ
(of) a people · Root: ق و م · Noun
وَكُنَّا
and We were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
لِحُكْمِهِمْ
to their judgment · Root: ح ك م · Noun
شَاهِدِينَ
witness · Root: ش ه د · Noun

فَفَهَّمْنَاهَا سُلَيْمَانَ ۚ وَكُلًّا آتَيْنَا حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا ۚ وَسَخَّرْنَا مَعَ دَاوُودَ الْجِبَالَ يُسَبِّحْنَ وَالطَّيْرَ ۚ وَكُنَّا فَاعِلِينَ ٧٩

[21:79] And We made Sulaiman (Solomon) to understand (the case), and to each of them We gave Hukman (right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood) and knowledge. And We subjected the mountains and the birds to glorify Our Praises along with Dawud (David), And it was We Who were the doers (of all these things).

فَفَهَّمْنَاهَا سُلَيْمَانَ ۚ
And We made Sulaiman (Solomon) to understand (the case),
وَكُلًّا آتَيْنَا حُكْمًا وَعِلْمًا ۚ
and to each of them We gave Hukman (right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood) and knowledge.
وَسَخَّرْنَا مَعَ دَاوُودَ الْجِبَالَ يُسَبِّحْنَ وَالطَّيْرَ ۚ
And We subjected the mountains and the birds to glorify Our Praises along with Dawud (David),
وَكُنَّا فَاعِلِينَ
And it was We Who were the doers (of all these things).
فَفَهَّمْنَاهَا
And We gave understanding of it · Root: ف ه م · Verb
سُلَيْمَانَ ۚ
(to) Sulaiman · Root: س ل م · Noun
وَكُلًّا
and (to) each · Root: ك ل ل · Noun
آتَيْنَا
We gave · Root: أ ت ي · Verb
حُكْمًا
judgment · Root: ح ك م · Noun
وَعِلْمًا ۚ
and knowledge · Root: ع ل م · Noun
وَسَخَّرْنَا
And We subjected · Root: س خ ر · Verb
مَعَ
with · Root: م ع · Particle
دَاوُودَ
Dawud · Root: د و د · Noun
الْجِبَالَ
the mountains · Root: ج ب ل · Noun
يُسَبِّحْنَ
(to) glorify Our praises · Root: س ب ح · Verb
وَالطَّيْرَ ۚ
and the birds · Root: ط ي ر · Noun
وَكُنَّا
And We were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
فَاعِلِينَ
the Doers · Root: ف ع ل · Noun

وَعَلَّمْنَاهُ صَنْعَةَ لَبُوسٍ لَّكُمْ لِتُحْصِنَكُم مِّن بَأْسِكُمْ ۖ فَهَلْ أَنتُمْ شَاكِرُونَ ٨٠

[21:80] And We taught him the making of metal coats of mail (for battles), to protect you in your fighting. Are you then grateful?

وَعَلَّمْنَاهُ صَنْعَةَ لَبُوسٍ
And We taught him the making of metal coats of mail
لَّكُمْ
for you
لِتُحْصِنَكُم مِّن بَأْسِكُمْ ۖ
to protect you in your fighting
فَهَلْ أَنتُمْ شَاكِرُونَ
Are you then grateful?
وَعَلَّمْنَاهُ
And We taught him · Root: ع ل م · Verb
صَنْعَةَ
(the) making · Root: ص ن ع · Noun
لَبُوسٍ
(of) coats of armor · Root: ل ب س · Noun
لَّكُمْ
for you · Root: ل ك م · Particle
لِتُحْصِنَكُم
to protect you · Root: ح ص ن · Verb
مِّن
from · Root: م ن · Particle
بَأْسِكُمْ ۖ
your battle · Root: ب أ س · Noun
فَهَلْ
Then will · Root: ه ل · Particle
أَنتُمْ
you · Root: ا ن ت · Pronoun
شَاكِرُونَ
(be) grateful · Root: ش ك ر · Noun

وَلِسُلَيْمَانَ الرِّيحَ عَاصِفَةً تَجْرِي بِأَمْرِهِ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ الَّتِي بَارَكْنَا فِيهَا ۚ وَكُنَّا بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَالِمِينَ ٨١

[21:81] And to Sulaiman (Solomon) (We subjected) the wind strongly raging, running by his command towards the land which We had blessed. And of everything We are the All-Knower.

وَلِسُلَيْمَانَ
And to Sulaiman (Solomon)
الرِّيحَ عَاصِفَةً
(We subjected) the wind strongly raging
تَجْرِي بِأَمْرِهِ
running by his command
إِلَى الْأَرْضِ الَّتِي بَارَكْنَا فِيهَا ۚ
towards the land which We had blessed
وَكُنَّا بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَالِمِينَ
And of everything We are the All-Knower
وَلِسُلَيْمَانَ
And to Sulaiman · Root: س ل م · Noun
الرِّيحَ
the wind · Root: ر ي ح · Noun
عَاصِفَةً
forcefully · Root: ع ص ف · Noun
تَجْرِي
blowing · Root: ج ر ي · Verb
بِأَمْرِهِ
by his command · Root: أ م ر · Noun
إِلَى
to · Root: ا ل ى · Particle
الْأَرْضِ
the land · Root: أ ر ض · Noun
الَّتِي
which · Pronoun
بَارَكْنَا
We blessed · Root: ب ر ك · Verb
فِيهَا ۚ
[in it] · Root: ف ي ه · Particle
وَكُنَّا
And We are · Root: ك و ن · Verb
بِكُلِّ
of every · Particle
شَيْءٍ
thing · Root: ش ي ء · Noun
عَالِمِينَ
Knowers · Root: ع ل م · Noun

وَمِنَ الشَّيَاطِينِ مَن يَغُوصُونَ لَهُ وَيَعْمَلُونَ عَمَلًا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَكُنَّا لَهُمْ حَافِظِينَ ٨٢

[21:82] And of the Shayatin (devils) (from the jinns) were some who dived for him, and did other work besides that; and it was We Who guarded them.

وَمِنَ الشَّيَاطِينِ
And of the Shayatin (devils)
مَن يَغُوصُونَ لَهُ
were some who dived for him
وَيَعْمَلُونَ عَمَلًا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ
and did other work besides that
وَكُنَّا لَهُمْ حَافِظِينَ
and it was We Who guarded them
وَمِنَ
And of · Root: م ن · Particle
الشَّيَاطِينِ
the devils · Root: ش ي ط ن · Noun
مَن
(were some) who · Root: م ن · Pronoun
يَغُوصُونَ
would dive · Root: غ و ص · Verb
لَهُ
for him · Root: ه · Pronoun
وَيَعْمَلُونَ
and would do · Root: ع م ل · Verb
عَمَلًا
work · Root: ع م ل · Noun
دُونَ
other than · Root: د و ن · Particle
ذَٰلِكَ ۖ
that · Root: ذ ل ك · Particle
وَكُنَّا
And We were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
لَهُمْ
of them · Particle
حَافِظِينَ
Guardians · Root: ح ف ظ · Noun

۞ وَأَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ ٨٣

[21:83] And (remember) Ayub (Job), when he cried to his Lord: "Verily, distress has seized me, and You are the Most Merciful of all those who show mercy."

۞ وَأَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُ
And (remember) Ayub (Job), when he cried to his Lord:
أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ
Verily, distress has seized me,
وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
and You are the Most Merciful of all those who show mercy.
۞ وَأَيُّوبَ
And Ayub · Root: أ ي ب · Noun
إِذْ
when · Root: إ ذ · Particle
نَادَىٰ
he called · Root: ن د ي · Verb
رَبَّهُ
(to) his Lord · Root: ر ب ب · Noun
أَنِّي
Indeed, [I] · Root: ا ن ي · Particle
مَسَّنِيَ
has touched me · Root: م س س · Verb
الضُّرُّ
the adversity · Root: ض ر ر · Noun
وَأَنتَ
and You · Root: ا ن ت · Pronoun
أَرْحَمُ
(are) Most Merciful · Root: ر ح م · Noun
الرَّاحِمِينَ
(of) the Merciful · Root: ر ح م · Noun

فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ فَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِ مِن ضُرٍّ ۖ وَآتَيْنَاهُ أَهْلَهُ وَمِثْلَهُم مَّعَهُمْ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا وَذِكْرَىٰ لِلْعَابِدِينَ ٨٤

[21:84] So We answered his call, and We removed the distress that was on him, and We restored his family to him (that he had lost), and the like thereof along with them, as a mercy from Ourselves and a Reminder for all who worship Us.

فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ
So We answered his call,
فَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِ مِن ضُرٍّ ۖ
and We removed the distress that was on him,
وَآتَيْنَاهُ أَهْلَهُ
and We restored his family to him (that he had lost),
وَمِثْلَهُم مَّعَهُمْ
and the like thereof along with them,
رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِندِنَا
as a mercy from Ourselves
وَذِكْرَىٰ لِلْعَابِدِينَ
and a Reminder for all who worship Us.
فَاسْتَجَبْنَا
So We responded · Root: ج و ب · Verb
لَهُ
to him · Root: ه · Pronoun
فَكَشَفْنَا
and We removed · Root: ك ش ف · Verb
مَا
what · Root: م ا · Particle
بِهِ
(was) on him · Root: ه · Pronoun
مِن
of · Root: م ن · Particle
ضُرٍّ ۖ
(the) adversity · Root: ض ر ر · Noun
وَآتَيْنَاهُ
And We gave him · Root: أ ت ي · Verb
أَهْلَهُ
his family · Root: أ ه ل · Noun
وَمِثْلَهُم
and (the) like thereof · Root: م ث ل · Noun
مَّعَهُمْ
with them · Root: م ع · Particle
رَحْمَةً
(as) Mercy · Root: ر ح م · Noun
مِّنْ
from Ourselves · Particle
عِندِنَا
from Ourselves · Root: ع ن د · Particle
وَذِكْرَىٰ
and a reminder · Root: ذ ك ر · Noun
لِلْعَابِدِينَ
for the worshippers · Root: ع ب د · Noun

وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِدْرِيسَ وَذَا الْكِفْلِ ۖ كُلٌّ مِّنَ الصَّابِرِينَ ٨٥

[21:85] And (remember) Isma'il (Ishmael), and Idris (Enoch) and Dhul-Kifl (Isaiah), all were from among As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.).

وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ
And (remember) Isma'il (Ishmael),
وَإِدْرِيسَ
and Idris (Enoch),
وَذَا الْكِفْلِ ۖ
and Dhul-Kifl (Isaiah),
كُلٌّ مِّنَ الصَّابِرِينَ
all were from among As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.).
وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ
And Ishmael · Root: س م ع · Noun
وَإِدْرِيسَ
and Idris · Root: د ر س · Noun
وَذَا
and Dhul-Kifl · Root: ذ و · Noun
الْكِفْلِ ۖ
and Dhul-Kifl · Root: ك ف ل · Noun
كُلٌّ
all · Root: ك ل ل · Noun
مِّنَ
(were) of · Root: م ن · Particle
الصَّابِرِينَ
the patient ones · Root: ص ب ر · Noun

وَأَدْخَلْنَاهُمْ فِي رَحْمَتِنَا ۖ إِنَّهُم مِّنَ الصَّالِحِينَ ٨٦

[21:86] And We admitted them to Our Mercy. Verily, they were of the righteous.

وَأَدْخَلْنَاهُمْ
And We admitted them
فِي رَحْمَتِنَا ۖ
to Our Mercy.
إِنَّهُم مِّنَ الصَّالِحِينَ
Verily, they were of the righteous.
وَأَدْخَلْنَاهُمْ
And We admitted them · Root: د خ ل · Verb
فِي
in · Particle
رَحْمَتِنَا ۖ
Our Mercy · Root: ر ح م · Noun
إِنَّهُم
Indeed, they · Root: إ نَّ · Particle
مِّنَ
(were) of · Root: م ن · Particle
الصَّالِحِينَ
the righteous · Root: ص ل ح · Noun

وَذَا النُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَاضِبًا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِي الظُّلُمَاتِ أَن لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ ٨٧

[21:87] And (remember) Dhan-Nun (Jonah), when he went off in anger, and imagined that We shall not punish him (i.e. the calamites which had befallen him)! But he cried through the darkness (saying): La ilaha illa Anta [none has the right to be worshipped but You (O Allah)], Glorified (and Exalted) are You [above all that (evil) they associate with You]. Truly, I have been of the wrong-doers."

وَذَا النُّونِ
And (remember) Dhan-Nun (Jonah)
إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَاضِبًا
when he went off in anger
فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ
and imagined that We shall not punish him
فَنَادَىٰ فِي الظُّلُمَاتِ
But he cried through the darkness
أَن لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ
saying: La ilaha illa Anta [none has the right to be worshipped but You (O Allah)]
سُبْحَانَكَ
Glorified (and Exalted) are You
إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
Truly, I have been of the wrong-doers
وَذَا
And Dhun-Nun · Root: ذ و · Noun
النُّونِ
And Dhun-Nun · Root: ن و ن · Noun
إِذ
when · Particle
ذَّهَبَ
he went · Root: ذ ه ب · Verb
مُغَاضِبًا
(while) angry · Root: غ ض ب · Noun
فَظَنَّ
and thought · Root: ظ ن ن · Verb
أَن
that · Particle
لَّن
never · Root: ل ن · Particle
نَّقْدِرَ
We would decree · Root: ق د ر · Verb
عَلَيْهِ
upon him · Root: ع ل ى · Particle
فَنَادَىٰ
Then he called · Root: ن د و · Verb
فِي
in · Particle
الظُّلُمَاتِ
the darkness(es) · Root: ظ ل م · Noun
أَن
that · Particle
لَّا
(There is) no · Root: ل ا · Particle
إِلَٰهَ
god · Root: أ ل ه · Noun
إِلَّا
except · Root: ا ل ا · Particle
أَنتَ
You · Root: ا ن ت · Pronoun
سُبْحَانَكَ
Glory be to You · Root: س ب ح · Particle
إِنِّي
Indeed, [I] · Root: ا ن ن · Particle
كُنتُ
I am · Verb
مِنَ
of · Particle
الظَّالِمِينَ
the wrongdoers · Root: ظ ل م · Noun

فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْغَمِّ ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُنجِي الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٨٨

[21:88] So We answered his call, and delivered him from the distress. And thus We do deliver the believers (who believe in the Oneness of Allah, abstain from evil and work righteousness).

فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ
So We answered his call,
وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْغَمِّ ۚ
and delivered him from the distress.
وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُنجِي الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
And thus We do deliver the believers (who believe in the Oneness of Allah, abstain from evil and work righteousness).
فَاسْتَجَبْنَا
So We responded · Root: ج و ب · Verb
لَهُ
to him · Root: ه · Pronoun
وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ
and We saved him · Root: ن ج و · Verb
مِنَ
from · Particle
الْغَمِّ ۚ
the distress · Root: غ م م · Noun
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
And thus · Root: ك ذ ل · Particle
نُنجِي
We save · Root: ن ج و · Verb
الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
the believers · Root: أ م ن · Noun

وَزَكَرِيَّا إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِي فَرْدًا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْوَارِثِينَ ٨٩

[21:89] And (remember) Zakariya (Zachariah), when he cried to his Lord: "O My Lord! Leave me not single (childless), though You are the Best of the inheritors."

وَزَكَرِيَّا
And (remember) Zakariya (Zachariah)
إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُ
when he cried to his Lord
رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِي فَرْدًا
"O My Lord! Leave me not single (childless)"
وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْوَارِثِينَ
though You are the Best of the inheritors
وَزَكَرِيَّا
And Zakariya · Root: ز ك ر · Noun
إِذْ
when · Root: إ ذ · Particle
نَادَىٰ
he called · Root: ن د ي · Verb
رَبَّهُ
(to) his Lord · Root: ر ب ب · Noun
رَبِّ
My Lord · Root: ر ب ب · Noun
لَا
(Do) not · Particle
تَذَرْنِي
leave me · Root: ذ ر و · Verb
فَرْدًا
alone · Root: ف ر د · Noun
وَأَنتَ
while You · Root: ا ن ت · Pronoun
خَيْرُ
(are) [the] Best · Root: خ ي ر · Noun
الْوَارِثِينَ
(of) the inheritors · Root: و ر ث · Noun

فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ يَحْيَىٰ وَأَصْلَحْنَا لَهُ زَوْجَهُ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبًا وَرَهَبًا ۖ وَكَانُوا لَنَا خَاشِعِينَ ٩٠

[21:90] So We answered his call, and We bestowed upon him Yahya (John), and cured his wife (to bear a child) for him. Verily, they used to hasten on to do good deeds, and they used to call on Us with hope and fear, and used to humble themselves before Us.

فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ
So We answered his call,
وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ يَحْيَىٰ
and We bestowed upon him Yahya (John),
وَأَصْلَحْنَا لَهُ زَوْجَهُ ۚ
and cured his wife (to bear a child) for him.
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ
Verily, they used to hasten on to do good deeds,
وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبًا وَرَهَبًا ۖ
and they used to call on Us with hope and fear,
وَكَانُوا لَنَا خَاشِعِينَ
and used to humble themselves before Us.
فَاسْتَجَبْنَا
So We responded · Root: ج و ب · Verb
لَهُ
to him · Root: ه · Pronoun
وَوَهَبْنَا
and We bestowed · Root: و ه ب · Verb
لَهُ
on him · Root: ه · Pronoun
يَحْيَىٰ
Yahya · Root: ح ي ي · Noun
وَأَصْلَحْنَا
and We cured · Root: ص ل ح · Verb
لَهُ
for him · Root: ه · Pronoun
زَوْجَهُ ۚ
his wife · Root: ز و ج · Noun
إِنَّهُمْ
Indeed, they · Root: ا ن ن · Particle
كَانُوا
used (to) · Root: ك و ن · Verb
يُسَارِعُونَ
hasten · Root: س ر ع · Verb
فِي
in · Particle
الْخَيْرَاتِ
good deeds · Root: خ ي ر · Noun
وَيَدْعُونَنَا
and they supplicate to Us · Root: د ع و · Verb
رَغَبًا
(in) hope · Root: ر غ ب · Noun
وَرَهَبًا ۖ
and fear · Root: ر ه ب · Noun
وَكَانُوا
and they were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
لَنَا
to Us · Root: ل ن ا · Particle
خَاشِعِينَ
humbly submissive · Root: خ ش ع · Noun

وَالَّتِي أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهَا مِن رُّوحِنَا وَجَعَلْنَاهَا وَابْنَهَا آيَةً لِّلْعَالَمِينَ ٩١

[21:91] And (remember) she who guarded her chastity [Virgin Maryam (Mary)], We breathed into (the sleeves of) her (shirt or garment) [through Our Ruh - Jibrael (Gabriel)], and We made her and her son ['Iesa (Jesus)] a sign for Al-'Alamin (the mankind and jinns).

وَالَّتِي أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا
And (remember) she who guarded her chastity [Virgin Maryam (Mary)]
فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهَا مِن رُّوحِنَا
We breathed into (the sleeves of) her (shirt or garment) [through Our Ruh - Jibrael (Gabriel)]
وَجَعَلْنَاهَا وَابْنَهَا آيَةً لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
and We made her and her son ['Iesa (Jesus)] a sign for Al-'Alamin (the mankind and jinns)
وَالَّتِي
And she who · Root: ل ت ي · Pronoun
أَحْصَنَتْ
guarded · Root: ح ص ن · Verb
فَرْجَهَا
her chastity · Root: ف ر ج · Noun
فَنَفَخْنَا
so We breathed · Root: ن ف خ · Verb
فِيهَا
into her · Root: ف ي ه · Particle
مِن
of · Root: م ن · Particle
رُّوحِنَا
Our Spirit · Root: ر و ح · Noun
وَجَعَلْنَاهَا
and We made her · Root: ج ع ل · Verb
وَابْنَهَا
and her son · Root: ب ن ي · Noun
آيَةً
a sign · Root: أ ي ة · Noun
لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
for the worlds · Root: ع ل م · Noun

إِنَّ هَٰذِهِ أُمَّتُكُمْ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَأَنَا رَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُونِ ٩٢

[21:92] Truly! This, your Ummah [Sharia or religion (Islamic Monotheism)] is one religion, and I am your Lord, therefore worship Me (Alone). [Tafsir Ibn Kathir]

إِنَّ هَٰذِهِ
Truly! This,
أُمَّتُكُمْ
your Ummah
أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً
is one religion,
وَأَنَا رَبُّكُمْ
and I am your Lord,
فَاعْبُدُونِ
therefore worship Me (Alone).
إِنَّ
Indeed · Root: ا ن ن · Particle
هَٰذِهِ
this · Root: ه ذ ه · Pronoun
أُمَّتُكُمْ
(is) your religion · Root: أ م م · Noun
أُمَّةً
religion · Root: ا م م · Noun
وَاحِدَةً
one · Root: و ح د · Noun
وَأَنَا
and I Am · Pronoun
رَبُّكُمْ
your Lord · Root: ر ب ب · Noun
فَاعْبُدُونِ
so worship Me · Root: ع ب د · Verb

وَتَقَطَّعُوا أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ كُلٌّ إِلَيْنَا رَاجِعُونَ ٩٣

[21:93] But they have broken up and differed as regards their religion among themselves. (And) they all shall return to Us.

وَتَقَطَّعُوا أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ
But they have broken up and differed as regards their religion among themselves.
كُلٌّ إِلَيْنَا رَاجِعُونَ
(And) they all shall return to Us.
وَتَقَطَّعُوا
But they cut off · Root: ق ط ع · Verb
أَمْرَهُم
their affair · Root: أ م ر · Noun
بَيْنَهُمْ ۖ
among themselves · Root: ب ي ن · Particle
كُلٌّ
all · Root: ك ل ل · Noun
إِلَيْنَا
to Us · Root: ا ل ي · Particle
رَاجِعُونَ
(will) return · Noun

فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِنَ الصَّالِحَاتِ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَا كُفْرَانَ لِسَعْيِهِ وَإِنَّا لَهُ كَاتِبُونَ ٩٤

[21:94] So whoever does righteous good deeds while he is a believer (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism), his efforts will not be rejected. Verily! We record it in his Book of deeds.

فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِنَ الصَّالِحَاتِ
So whoever does righteous good deeds
وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ
while he is a believer (in the Oneness of Allah Islamic Monotheism),
فَلَا كُفْرَانَ لِسَعْيِهِ
his efforts will not be rejected.
وَإِنَّا لَهُ كَاتِبُونَ
Verily! We record it in his Book of deeds.
فَمَن
Then whoever · Root: ف م ن · Particle
يَعْمَلْ
does · Root: ع م ل · Verb
مِنَ
[of] · Particle
الصَّالِحَاتِ
[the] righteous deeds · Root: ص ل ح · Noun
وَهُوَ
while he · Root: ه و · Pronoun
مُؤْمِنٌ
(is) a believer · Root: أ م ن · Noun
فَلَا
then not · Particle
كُفْرَانَ
(will be) rejected · Root: ك ف ر · Noun
لِسَعْيِهِ
[of] his effort · Root: س ع ي · Noun
وَإِنَّا
And indeed, We · Root: إ ن · Particle
لَهُ
of it · Root: ه · Pronoun
كَاتِبُونَ
(are) Recorders · Root: ك ت ب · Noun

وَحَرَامٌ عَلَىٰ قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَاهَا أَنَّهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ ٩٥

[21:95] And a ban is laid on every town (population) which We have destroyed that they shall not return (to this world again, nor repent to Us).

وَحَرَامٌ عَلَىٰ قَرْيَةٍ
And a ban is laid on every town (population)
أَهْلَكْنَاهَا
which We have destroyed
أَنَّهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ
that they shall not return (to this world again, nor repent to Us)
وَحَرَامٌ
And (there is) prohibition · Root: ح ر م · Noun
عَلَىٰ
upon · Particle
قَرْيَةٍ
a city · Root: ق ر ي · Noun
أَهْلَكْنَاهَا
which We have destroyed · Root: ه ل ك · Verb
أَنَّهُمْ
that they · Root: ا ن ن · Particle
لَا
not · Particle
يَرْجِعُونَ
will return · Root: ر ج ع · Verb

حَتَّىٰ إِذَا فُتِحَتْ يَأْجُوجُ وَمَأْجُوجُ وَهُم مِّن كُلِّ حَدَبٍ يَنسِلُونَ ٩٦

[21:96] Until, when Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog) are let loose (from their barrier), and they swiftly swarm from every mound.

حَتَّىٰ إِذَا فُتِحَتْ
Until, when (they are) let loose
يَأْجُوجُ وَمَأْجُوجُ
Ya'juj and Ma'juj (Gog and Magog)
وَهُم مِّن كُلِّ حَدَبٍ يَنسِلُونَ
and they swiftly swarm from every mound.
حَتَّىٰ
Until · Root: ح ت ى · Particle
إِذَا
when · Root: إ ذ ا · Particle
فُتِحَتْ
has been opened · Root: ف ت ح · Verb
يَأْجُوجُ
(for) the Yajuj · Root: ج و ج · Noun
وَمَأْجُوجُ
and Majuj · Root: ج و ج · Noun
وَهُم
and they · Root: ه م · Pronoun
مِّن
from · Root: م ن · Particle
كُلِّ
every · Root: ك ل ل · Particle
حَدَبٍ
elevation · Root: ح د ب · Noun
يَنسِلُونَ
descend · Root: ن س ل · Verb

وَاقْتَرَبَ الْوَعْدُ الْحَقُّ فَإِذَا هِيَ شَاخِصَةٌ أَبْصَارُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا قَدْ كُنَّا فِي غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَٰذَا بَلْ كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ ٩٧

[21:97] And the true promise (Day of Resurrection) shall draw near (of fulfillment). Then (when mankind is resurrected from their graves), you shall see the eyes of the disbelievers fixedly stare in horror. (They will say): "Woe to us! We were indeed heedless of this; nay, but we were Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.)."

وَاقْتَرَبَ الْوَعْدُ الْحَقُّ
And the true promise (Day of Resurrection) shall draw near (of fulfillment).
فَإِذَا هِيَ شَاخِصَةٌ أَبْصَارُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا
Then (when mankind is resurrected from their graves), you shall see the eyes of the disbelievers fixedly stare in horror.
يَا وَيْلَنَا قَدْ
(They will say): 'Woe to us!
كُنَّا فِي غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَٰذَا بَلْ
We were indeed heedless of this;
كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ
nay, but we were Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.).
وَاقْتَرَبَ
And has approached · Root: ق ر ب · Verb
الْوَعْدُ
the promise · Root: و ع د · Noun
الْحَقُّ
[the] true · Root: ح ق ق · Noun
فَإِذَا
then behold · Root: إ ذ ا · Particle
هِيَ
[it] · Root: ه ي ا · Pronoun
شَاخِصَةٌ
(are) staring · Root: ش خ ص · Noun
أَبْصَارُ
(the) eyes · Root: ب ص ر · Noun
الَّذِينَ
(of) those who · Root: ذ ل ي ن · Pronoun
كَفَرُوا
disbelieved · Root: ك ف ر · Verb
يَا وَيْلَنَا
O woe to us · Root: و ي ل · Noun
قَدْ
Verily · Particle
كُنَّا
we had been · Root: ك و ن · Verb
فِي
in · Particle
غَفْلَةٍ
heedlessness · Root: غ ف ل · Noun
مِّنْ
of · Particle
هَٰذَا
this · Root: ه ذ ا · Pronoun
بَلْ
nay · Root: ب ل · Particle
كُنَّا
we were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
ظَالِمِينَ
wrongdoers · Root: ظ ل م · Noun

إِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ حَصَبُ جَهَنَّمَ أَنتُمْ لَهَا وَارِدُونَ ٩٨

[21:98] Certainly! You (disbelievers) and that which you are worshipping now besides Allah, are (but) fuel for Hell! (Surely), you will enter it.

إِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ
Certainly! You (disbelievers) and that which you are worshipping
مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ
now besides Allah,
حَصَبُ جَهَنَّمَ
are (but) fuel for Hell!
أَنتُمْ لَهَا وَارِدُونَ
(Surely), you will enter it.
إِنَّكُمْ
Indeed, you · Root: إ ن · Particle
وَمَا
and what · Root: م ا · Particle
تَعْبُدُونَ
you worship · Root: ع ب د · Verb
مِن
besides Allah · Root: م ن · Particle
دُونِ
besides Allah · Root: د و ن · Particle
اللَّهِ
besides Allah · Root: ا ل ه · Noun
حَصَبُ
(are) firewood · Root: ح ص ب · Noun
جَهَنَّمَ
(of) Hell · Root: ج ه ن م · Noun
أَنتُمْ
You · Root: ا ن ت · Pronoun
لَهَا
to it · Pronoun
وَارِدُونَ
will come · Root: و ر د · Noun

لَوْ كَانَ هَٰؤُلَاءِ آلِهَةً مَّا وَرَدُوهَا ۖ وَكُلٌّ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ ٩٩

[21:99] Had these (idols, etc.) been aliha (gods), they would not have entered there (Hell), and all of them will abide therein.

لَوْ كَانَ هَٰؤُلَاءِ آلِهَةً
Had these (idols, etc.) been aliha (gods),
مَّا وَرَدُوهَا ۖ
they would not have entered there (Hell),
وَكُلٌّ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ
and all of them will abide therein.
لَوْ
If · Root: ل و · Particle
كَانَ
were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
هَٰؤُلَاءِ
these · Root: ه ء أ · Pronoun
آلِهَةً
gods · Root: أ ل ه · Noun
مَّا
not · Root: م ا · Particle
وَرَدُوهَا ۖ
they (would) have come to it · Root: و ر د · Verb
وَكُلٌّ
And all · Root: ك ل ل · Noun
فِيهَا
therein · Root: ف ي ه · Particle
خَالِدُونَ
will abide forever · Root: خ ل د · Noun

لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌ وَهُمْ فِيهَا لَا يَسْمَعُونَ ١٠٠

[21:100] Therein breathing out with deep sighs and roaring will be their portion, and therein they will hear not.

لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌ
Therein breathing out with deep sighs
وَهُمْ فِيهَا
and therein
لَا يَسْمَعُونَ
they will hear not
لَهُمْ
For them · Particle
فِيهَا
therein · Root: ف ي ه · Particle
زَفِيرٌ
(is) sighing · Root: ز ف ر · Noun
وَهُمْ
and they · Pronoun
فِيهَا
therein · Root: ف ي ه · Particle
لَا
not · Particle
يَسْمَعُونَ
will hear · Root: س م ع · Verb

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُم مِّنَّا الْحُسْنَىٰ أُولَٰئِكَ عَنْهَا مُبْعَدُونَ ١٠١

[21:101] Verily those for whom the good has preceded from Us, they will be removed far therefrom (Hell) [e.g. 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary); 'Uzair (Ezra), etc.].

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُم مِّنَّا الْحُسْنَىٰ
Verily those for whom the good has preceded from Us
أُولَٰئِكَ
they
عَنْهَا مُبْعَدُونَ
will be removed far therefrom (Hell)
إِنَّ
Indeed · Root: ا ن ن · Particle
الَّذِينَ
those · Root: ذ ل ي ن · Pronoun
سَبَقَتْ
has gone forth · Root: س ب ق · Verb
لَهُم
for them · Pronoun
مِّنَّا
from Us · Root: م ن ي · Particle
الْحُسْنَىٰ
the good · Root: ح س ن · Noun
أُولَٰئِكَ
those · Root: أ و ل · Pronoun
عَنْهَا
from it · Root: ع ن ه · Particle
مُبْعَدُونَ
(will be) removed far · Root: ب ع د · Noun

لَا يَسْمَعُونَ حَسِيسَهَا ۖ وَهُمْ فِي مَا اشْتَهَتْ أَنفُسُهُمْ خَالِدُونَ ١٠٢

[21:102] They shall not hear the slightest sound of it (Hell), while they abide in that which their ownselves desire.

لَا يَسْمَعُونَ حَسِيسَهَا ۖ
They shall not hear the slightest sound of it (Hell)
وَهُمْ فِي مَا اشْتَهَتْ أَنفُسُهُمْ
while they abide in that which their ownselves desire
خَالِدُونَ
eternally
لَا
Not · Particle
يَسْمَعُونَ
they will hear · Root: س م ع · Verb
حَسِيسَهَا ۖ
(the) slightest sound of it · Root: ح س س · Noun
وَهُمْ
and they · Pronoun
فِي
in · Particle
مَا
what · Root: م ا · Particle
اشْتَهَتْ
desire · Root: ش ه و · Verb
أَنفُسُهُمْ
their souls · Root: ن ف س · Noun
خَالِدُونَ
will abide forever · Root: خ ل د · Noun

لَا يَحْزُنُهُمُ الْفَزَعُ الْأَكْبَرُ وَتَتَلَقَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ هَٰذَا يَوْمُكُمُ الَّذِي كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ ١٠٣

[21:103] The greatest terror (on the Day of Resurrection) will not grieve them, and the angels will meet them, (with the greeting): "This is your Day which you were promised."

لَا يَحْزُنُهُمُ الْفَزَعُ الْأَكْبَرُ
The greatest terror (on the Day of Resurrection) will not grieve them
وَتَتَلَقَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ
and the angels will meet them
هَٰذَا يَوْمُكُمُ الَّذِي كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ
(with the greeting): 'This is your Day which you were promised.'
لَا
Not · Particle
يَحْزُنُهُمُ
will grieve them · Root: ح ز ن · Verb
الْفَزَعُ
the terror · Root: ف ز ع · Noun
الْأَكْبَرُ
[the] greatest · Root: ك ب ر · Noun
وَتَتَلَقَّاهُمُ
and will meet them · Root: ل ق ي · Verb
الْمَلَائِكَةُ
the Angels · Root: م ل ك · Noun
هَٰذَا
This · Root: ه ذ ا · Pronoun
يَوْمُكُمُ
(is) your Day · Root: N/A · N/A
الَّذِي
which · Root: ذ ل ي · Pronoun
كُنتُمْ
you were · Root: ك و ن · Verb
تُوعَدُونَ
promised · Root: و ع د · Verb

يَوْمَ نَطْوِي السَّمَاءَ كَطَيِّ السِّجِلِّ لِلْكُتُبِ ۚ كَمَا بَدَأْنَا أَوَّلَ خَلْقٍ نُّعِيدُهُ ۚ وَعْدًا عَلَيْنَا ۚ إِنَّا كُنَّا فَاعِلِينَ ١٠٤

[21:104] And (remember) the Day when We shall roll up the heavens like a scroll rolled up for books, as We began the first creation, We shall repeat it, (it is) a promise binding upon Us. Truly, We shall do it.

يَوْمَ نَطْوِي السَّمَاءَ
And (remember) the Day when We shall roll up the heavens
كَطَيِّ السِّجِلِّ لِلْكُتُبِ ۚ
like a scroll rolled up for books,
كَمَا بَدَأْنَا أَوَّلَ خَلْقٍ
as We began the first creation,
نُّعِيدُهُ ۚ
We shall repeat it,
وَعْدًا عَلَيْنَا ۚ
(it is) a promise binding upon Us.
إِنَّا كُنَّا فَاعِلِينَ
Truly, We shall do it.
يَوْمَ
(The) Day · Root: ي و م · Noun
نَطْوِي
We will fold · Root: ط و ي · Verb
السَّمَاءَ
the heaven · Root: س م و · Noun
كَطَيِّ
like (the) folding · Root: ط ي ي · Noun
السِّجِلِّ
(of) a scroll · Root: س ج ل · Noun
لِلْكُتُبِ ۚ
for records · Root: ك ت ب · Noun
كَمَا
As · Root: ك م ا · Particle
بَدَأْنَا
We began · Root: ب د أ · Verb
أَوَّلَ
(the) first · Root: أ و ل · Noun
خَلْقٍ
creation · Root: خ ل ق · Noun
نُّعِيدُهُ ۚ
We will repeat it · Root: ع و د · Verb
وَعْدًا
a promise · Root: و ع د · Noun
عَلَيْنَا ۚ
upon Us · Root: ع ل و · Particle
إِنَّا
Indeed, We · Root: إ ن ن · Particle
كُنَّا
We are · Root: ك و ن · Verb
فَاعِلِينَ
(the) Doers · Root: ف ع ل · Noun

وَلَقَدْ كَتَبْنَا فِي الزَّبُورِ مِن بَعْدِ الذِّكْرِ أَنَّ الْأَرْضَ يَرِثُهَا عِبَادِيَ الصَّالِحُونَ ١٠٥

[21:105] And indeed We have written in Zabur (Psalms) [i.e. all the revealed Holy Books the Taurat (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel), the Quran] after (We have already written in) Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz (the Book, that is in the heaven with Allah), that My righteous slaves shall inherit the land (i.e. the land of Paradise).

وَلَقَدْ كَتَبْنَا
And indeed We have written
فِي الزَّبُورِ
in Zabur (Psalms)
مِن بَعْدِ الذِّكْرِ
after (We have already written in)
أَنَّ الْأَرْضَ يَرِثُهَا
that the land shall be inherited
عِبَادِيَ الصَّالِحُونَ
by My righteous slaves
وَلَقَدْ
And verily · Root: ل ق د · Particle
كَتَبْنَا
We have written · Root: ك ت ب · Verb
فِي
in · Particle
الزَّبُورِ
the Scripture · Root: ز ب ر · Noun
مِن
after · Root: م ن · Particle
بَعْدِ
after · Root: ب ع د · Particle
الذِّكْرِ
the mention · Root: ذ ك ر · Noun
أَنَّ
that · Particle
الْأَرْضَ
the earth · Root: أ ر ض · Noun
يَرِثُهَا
will inherit it · Root: و ر ث · Verb
عِبَادِيَ
My slaves · Root: ع ب د · Noun
الصَّالِحُونَ
the righteous · Root: ص ل ح · Noun

إِنَّ فِي هَٰذَا لَبَلَاغًا لِّقَوْمٍ عَابِدِينَ ١٠٦

[21:106] Verily, in this (the Quran) there is a plain Message for people who worship Allah (i.e. the true, real believers of Islamic Monotheism who act practically on the Quran and the Sunnah legal ways of the Prophet SAW).

إِنَّ فِي هَٰذَا
Verily, in this
لَبَلَاغًا
there is a plain Message
لِّقَوْمٍ عَابِدِينَ
for people who worship Allah (i.e. the true, real believers of Islamic Monotheism who act practically on the Quran and the Sunnah legal ways of the Prophet SAW)
إِنَّ
Indeed · Root: ا ن ن · Particle
فِي
in · Particle
هَٰذَا
this · Root: ه ذ ا · Pronoun
لَبَلَاغًا
surely is a Message · Root: ب ل غ · Noun
لِّقَوْمٍ
for a people · Root: ق و م · Noun
عَابِدِينَ
worshippers · Root: ع ب د · Noun

وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً لِّلْعَالَمِينَ ١٠٧

[21:107] And We have sent you (O Muhammad SAW) not but as a mercy for the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists).

وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ
And We have sent you
إِلَّا رَحْمَةً
not but as a mercy
لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
for the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists)
وَمَا
And not · Root: م ا · Particle
أَرْسَلْنَاكَ
We have sent you · Root: ر س ل · Verb
إِلَّا
but · Root: ا ل ا · Particle
رَحْمَةً
(as) a mercy · Root: ر ح م · Noun
لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
for the worlds · Root: ع ل م · Noun

قُلْ إِنَّمَا يُوحَىٰ إِلَيَّ أَنَّمَا إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ ۖ فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ ١٠٨

[21:108] Say (O Muhammad SAW): "It is revealed to me that your Ilah (God) is only one Ilah (God - Allah). Will you then submit to His Will (become Muslims and stop worshipping others besides Allah)?"

قُلْ
Say (O Muhammad SAW):
إِنَّمَا يُوحَىٰ إِلَيَّ
It is revealed to me that
أَنَّمَا إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ ۖ
your Ilah (God) is only one Ilah (God - Allah).
فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ
Will you then submit to His Will (become Muslims and stop worshipping others besides Allah)?
قُلْ
Say · Root: ق و ل · Verb
إِنَّمَا
Only · Root: ا ن م · Particle
يُوحَىٰ
it is revealed · Root: و ح ي · Verb
إِلَيَّ
to me · Root: إ ل ي · Particle
أَنَّمَا
that · Root: ا ن م · Particle
إِلَٰهُكُمْ
your god · Root: ا ل ه · Noun
إِلَٰهٌ
(is) God · Root: ا ل ه · Noun
وَاحِدٌ ۖ
One · Root: و ح د · Noun
فَهَلْ
so will · Root: ه ل · Particle
أَنتُم
you · Root: أ ن ت · Pronoun
مُّسْلِمُونَ
submit (to Him) · Root: س ل م · Noun

فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَقُلْ آذَنتُكُمْ عَلَىٰ سَوَاءٍ ۖ وَإِنْ أَدْرِي أَقَرِيبٌ أَم بَعِيدٌ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ ١٠٩

[21:109] But if they (disbelievers, idolaters, Jews, Christians, polytheists, etc.) turn away (from Islamic Monotheism) say (to them O Muhammad SAW): "I give you a notice (of war as) to be known to us all alike. And I know not whether that which you are promised (i.e. the torment or the Day of Resurrection) is near or far."

فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا
But if they turn away
فَقُلْ آذَنتُكُمْ
say (to them O Muhammad SAW): 'I give you a notice'
عَلَىٰ سَوَاءٍ ۖ
(of war as) to be known to us all alike.
وَإِنْ أَدْرِي
And I know not
أَقَرِيبٌ أَم بَعِيدٌ
whether that which you are promised is near or far
مَّا تُوعَدُونَ
(i.e. the torment or the Day of Resurrection)
فَإِن
But if · Root: أ ن · Particle
تَوَلَّوْا
they turn away · Root: و ل ي · Verb
فَقُلْ
then say · Root: ق و ل · Verb
آذَنتُكُمْ
I (have) announced to you · Root: أ ذ ن · Verb
عَلَىٰ
equally · Particle
سَوَاءٍ ۖ
equally · Root: س و ي · Noun
وَإِنْ
And not · Root: ا ن · Particle
أَدْرِي
I know · Verb
أَقَرِيبٌ
whether is near · Root: ق ر ب · Noun
أَم
or · Root: ا م م · Particle
بَعِيدٌ
far · Root: ب ع د · Noun
مَّا
what · Root: م ا · Particle
تُوعَدُونَ
you are promised · Root: و ع د · Verb

إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تَكْتُمُونَ ١١٠

[21:110] (Say O Muhammad SAW) Verily, He (Allah) knows that which is spoken aloud (openly) and that which you conceal.

إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ
Verily, He (Allah) knows
الْجَهْرَ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ
that which is spoken aloud (openly)
وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تَكْتُمُونَ
and that which you conceal.
إِنَّهُ
Indeed, He · Particle
يَعْلَمُ
knows · Root: ع ل م · Verb
الْجَهْرَ
the declared · Root: ج ه ر · Noun
مِنَ
[of] · Particle
الْقَوْلِ
[the] speech · Root: ق و ل · Noun
وَيَعْلَمُ
and He knows · Root: ع ل م · Verb
مَا
what · Root: م ا · Particle
تَكْتُمُونَ
you conceal · Root: ك ت م · Verb

وَإِنْ أَدْرِي لَعَلَّهُ فِتْنَةٌ لَّكُمْ وَمَتَاعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ ١١١

[21:111] And I know not, perhaps it may be a trial for you, and an enjoyment for a while.

وَإِنْ أَدْرِي
And I know not
لَعَلَّهُ فِتْنَةٌ لَّكُمْ
perhaps it may be a trial for you
وَمَتَاعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ
and an enjoyment for a while
وَإِنْ
And not · Root: ا ن · Particle
أَدْرِي
I know · Verb
لَعَلَّهُ
perhaps it may be · Root: ل ع ل · Particle
فِتْنَةٌ
a trial · Root: ف ت ن · Noun
لَّكُمْ
for you · Root: ل ك م · Particle
وَمَتَاعٌ
and an enjoyment · Root: م ت ع · Noun
إِلَىٰ
for · Particle
حِينٍ
a time · Root: ح ي ن · Noun

قَالَ رَبِّ احْكُم بِالْحَقِّ ۗ وَرَبُّنَا الرَّحْمَٰنُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ ١١٢

[21:112] He (Muhammad SAW) said:"My Lord! Judge You in truth! Our Lord is the Most Beneficent, Whose Help is to be sought against that which you attribute (unto Allah that He has offspring, and unto Muhammad SAW that he is a sorcerer, and unto the Quran that it is poetry, etc.)!"

قَالَ رَبِّ احْكُم بِالْحَقِّ ۗ
He (Muhammad SAW) said: "My Lord! Judge You in truth!"
وَرَبُّنَا الرَّحْمَٰنُ
Our Lord is the Most Beneficent,
الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَىٰ مَا تَصِفُونَ
Whose Help is to be sought against that which you attribute (unto Allah that He has offspring, and unto Muhammad SAW that he is a sorcerer, and unto the Quran that it is poetry, etc.)!
قَالَ
He said · Root: ق و ل · Verb
رَبِّ
My Lord · Root: ر ب ب · Noun
احْكُم
judge · Root: ح ك م · Verb
بِالْحَقِّ ۗ
in truth · Root: ح ق ق · Noun
وَرَبُّنَا
And our Lord · Root: ر ب ب · Noun
الرَّحْمَٰنُ
(is) the Most Gracious · Root: ر ح م · Noun
الْمُسْتَعَانُ
the One Whose help is sought · Root: ع و ن · Noun
عَلَىٰ
against · Particle
مَا
what · Root: م ا · Particle
تَصِفُونَ
you attribute · Root: و ص ف · Verb