← Surah 14

14:15

وَٱسْتَفْتَحُوا۟ وَخَابَ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ

Word by word

وَٱسْتَفْتَحُوا۟
And they sought victory
Verb
Root: فتح
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPrepositionconjunction، prefix
ٱسْتَفْتَحُVerbperfect، 3rd masc. plur.
وا۟Nounpronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
وَخَابَ
and disappointed
Verb
Root: خيب
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPrepositionconjunction، prefix
خَابَVerbperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
كُلُّ
every
Noun
Root: كلل
Grammar (i'rab)
كُلُّNounmasculine، nominative
جَبَّارٍ
tyrant
Noun
Root: جبر
Grammar (i'rab)
جَبَّارٍNounmasc. sing.، indefinite، genitive، adjective
عَنِيدٍ
obstinate
Noun
Root: عند
Grammar (i'rab)
عَنِيدٍNounmasc. sing.، indefinite، genitive، adjective

Translation

EN

But they sought victory and decision (there and then), and frustration was the lot of every powerful obstinate transgressor.

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

They asked God to decide, and every obstinate tyrant failed-

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

And they sought help (from their Lord) and every froward potentate was bought to naught;

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

And they requested decision [i.e., victory from Allāh], and disappointed, [therefore], was every obstinate tyrant.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Peygamberler yardım istediler ve her inatçı zorba hüsrana uğradı.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

(Peygamberler, düşmanlarına karşı) fetih istediler, ve her zorba inatçı hüsrana uğradı.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

(Peygamberler) zafer istemişlerdi (Allah da vermişti). Her inatçı zorba kaybetmiş (olacak)tır.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

ولجأ الرسل إلى ربهم وسألوه النصر على أعدائهم والحكم بينهم، فاستجاب لهم، وهلك كل متكبر لا يقبل الحق ولا يُذْعن له، ولا يقر بتوحيد الله وإخلاص العبادة له.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution