←Prev   Ayah al-Hadid (The Iron) 57:20   Next→ 
Full Arabic ٱعۡلَمُوۤا۟ أَنَّمَا ٱلۡحَیَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنۡیَا لَعِبࣱ وَلَهۡوࣱ وَزِینَةࣱ وَتَفَاخُرُۢ بَیۡنَكُمۡ وَتَكَاثُرࣱ فِی ٱلۡأَمۡوَ ٰلِ وَٱلۡأَوۡلَـٰدِۖ كَمَثَلِ غَیۡثٍ أَعۡجَبَ ٱلۡكُفَّارَ نَبَاتُهُۥ ثُمَّ یَهِیجُ فَتَرَىٰهُ مُصۡفَرࣰّا ثُمَّ یَكُونُ حُطَـٰمࣰاۖ وَفِی ٱلۡءَاخِرَةِ عَذَابࣱ شَدِیدࣱ وَمَغۡفِرَةࣱ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرِضۡوَ ٰنࣱۚ وَمَا ٱلۡحَیَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنۡیَاۤ إِلَّا مَتَـٰعُ ٱلۡغُرُورِ ۝٢٠
Listen: 

Ads by Muslim Ad Network

iʿ'lamū
Know
V – 2nd person masculine plural imperative verb + PRON – subject pronoun waw
Root Link: ع ل م
annamā
that
ACC – accusative particle anna + PREV – preventive particle ma
Root Link: ا ن ن م
l-ḥayatu
the life
DET – determiner prefix al + N – nominative feminine noun
Root Link: ح ى ى
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
DET – determiner prefix al + ADJ – nominative feminine singular adjective
Root Link: د ن و
laʿibun
(is) play
N – nominative masculine indefinite noun
Root Link: ل ع ب
walahwun
and amusement
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) + N – nominative masculine indefinite noun
Root Link: ل ه و
wazīnatun
and adornment
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) + N – nominative feminine indefinite noun
Root Link: ز ى ن
watafākhurun
and boasting
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) + N – nominative masculine indefinite (form VI) verbal noun
Root Link: ف خ ر
baynakum
among you
LOC – accusative location adverb + PRON – 2nd person masculine plural possessive pronoun kum
Root Link: ب ى ن
watakāthurun
and competition in increase
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) + N – nominative masculine indefinite (form III) verbal noun
Root Link: ك ث ر
of
P – preposition
Root Link: ف ى
l-amwāli
the wealth
DET – determiner prefix al + N – genitive masculine plural noun
Root Link: م و ل
wal-awlādi
and the children
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) + DET – determiner prefix al + N – genitive masculine plural noun
Root Link: و ل د
kamathali
like (the) example
P – prefixed preposition ka + N – genitive masculine noun
Root Link: م ث ل
ghaythin
(of) a rain
N – genitive masculine indefinite noun
Root Link: غ و ث
aʿjaba
pleases
V – 3rd person masculine singular (form IV) perfect verb
Root Link: ع ج ب
l-kufāra
the tillers
DET – determiner prefix al + N – accusative masculine plural noun
Root Link: ك ف ر
nabātuhu
its growth
N – nominative feminine noun + PRON – 3rd person masculine singular possessive pronoun ha
Root Link: ن ب ت
thumma
then
CONJ – coordinating conjunction
Root Link: ث م م
yahīju
it dries
V – 3rd person masculine singular imperfect verb
Root Link: ه ى ج
fatarāhu
and you see it
CONJ – prefixed conjunction fa (and) + V – 2nd person masculine singular imperfect verb + PRON – 3rd person masculine singular possessive pronoun ha
Root Link: ر ا ى
muṣ'farran
turning yellow
N – accusative masculine singular indefinite (form IX) active participle
Root Link: ص ف ر
thumma
then
CONJ – coordinating conjunction
Root Link: ث م م
yakūnu
becomes
V – 3rd person masculine singular imperfect verb
Root Link: ك و ن
ḥuṭāman
debris
N – accusative masculine indefinite noun
Root Link: ح ط م
wafī
And in
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) + P – preposition
Root Link: ف ى
l-ākhirati
the Hereafter
DET – determiner prefix al + N – genitive feminine singular noun
Root Link: ا خ ر
ʿadhābun
(is) a punishment
N – nominative masculine indefinite noun
Root Link: ع ذ ب
shadīdun
severe
ADJ – nominative masculine singular indefinite adjective
Root Link: ش د د
wamaghfiratun
and forgiveness
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) + N – nominative feminine indefinite noun
Root Link: غ ف ر
mina
from
P – preposition
Root Link: م ن
l-lahi
Allah
PN – genitive proper noun
Root Link: ا ل ه
wariḍ'wānun
and Pleasure
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) + N – nominative masculine indefinite noun
Root Link: ر ض و
wamā
But not
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) + NEG – negative particle
Root Link: م ا
l-ḥayatu
(is) the life
DET – determiner prefix al + N – nominative feminine noun
Root Link: ح ى ى
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
DET – determiner prefix al + ADJ – nominative feminine singular adjective
Root Link: د ن و
illā
except
RES – restriction particle
Root Link: ا ل ل ا
matāʿu
(the) enjoyment
N – nominative masculine noun
Root Link: م ت ع
l-ghurūri
(of) delusion
DET – determiner prefix al + N – genitive masculine noun
Root Link: غ ر ر

Acknowledgements:

Single-Word Audio has been made possible through software provided by Arabi for Arabic NLP

James Ada's concordance work; his research can be found at www.organizedQuran.com
Note: James is now a member of the IslamAwakened Continuity Board

The work of Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh and Ms. Kausar Khatri; their work is here The Glorious Quran Word-for-Word Translation to facilitate learning of Quranic Arabic

The Easy Dictionary of the Qur'an by Shaikh Abdul Karim Parekh

And of course Lane's Lexicon: An Arabic-English Lexicon: Derived From the Best and the Most Copious Eastern Sources by Edward William Lane