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وَضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًا قَرْيَةً كَانَتْ ءَامِنَةً مُّطْمَئِنَّةً يَأْتِيهَا رِزْقُهَا رَغَدًا مِّن كُلِّ مَكَانٍ فَكَفَرَتْ بِأَنْعُمِ ٱللَّهِ فَأَذَٰقَهَا ٱللَّهُ لِبَاسَ ٱلْجُوعِ وَٱلْخَوْفِ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَصْنَعُونَ

Word by word

وَضَرَبَ

And Allah sets forth

Verb

Root: ضرب

Grammar (i'rab)

وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix

ضَرَبَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.

ٱللَّهُ

And Allah sets forth

Noun

Root: أله

Grammar (i'rab)

ٱللَّهُNoun — proper noun، nominative

مَثَلًا

a similitude

Noun

Root: مثل

Grammar (i'rab)

مَثَلًاNoun — masculine، indefinite، accusative

قَرْيَةً

(of) a town

Noun

Root: قري

Grammar (i'rab)

قَرْيَةًNoun — feminine، indefinite، accusative

كَانَتْ

(that) was

Verb

Root: كون

Grammar (i'rab)

كَانَتْVerb — perfect، 3rd fem. sing.

ءَامِنَةً

secure

Noun

Root: أمن

Grammar (i'rab)

ءَامِنَةًNoun — active participle، feminine، indefinite، accusative

مُّطْمَئِنَّةً

and content

Noun

Root: طمأن

Grammar (i'rab)

مُّطْمَئِنَّةًNoun — active participle، feminine، indefinite، accusative

يَأْتِيهَا

coming to it

Verb

Root: أتي

Grammar (i'rab)

يَأْتِيVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. sing.

هَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd fem. sing.

رِزْقُهَا

its provision

Noun

Root: رزق

Grammar (i'rab)

رِزْقُNoun — masculine، nominative

هَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd fem. sing.

رَغَدًا

(in) abundance

Noun

Root: رغد

Grammar (i'rab)

رَغَدًاNoun — masculine، indefinite، accusative

مِّن

from

Preposition

Grammar (i'rab)

مِّنPreposition — preposition

كُلِّ

every

Noun

Root: كلل

Grammar (i'rab)

كُلِّNoun — masculine، genitive

مَكَانٍ

place

Noun

Root: كون

Grammar (i'rab)

مَكَانٍNoun — masculine، indefinite، genitive

فَكَفَرَتْ

but it denied

Verb

Root: كفر

Grammar (i'rab)

فَPreposition — resumption، prefix

كَفَرَتْVerb — perfect، 3rd fem. sing.

بِأَنْعُمِ

(the) Favors of Allah

Noun

Root: نعم

Grammar (i'rab)

بِPreposition — preposition، prefix

أَنْعُمِNoun — masc. plur.، genitive

ٱللَّهِ

(the) Favors of Allah

Noun

Root: أله

Grammar (i'rab)

ٱللَّهِNoun — proper noun، genitive

فَأَذَٰقَهَا

so Allah made it taste

Verb

Root: ذوق

Grammar (i'rab)

فَPreposition — resumption، prefix

أَذَٰقَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.

هَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd fem. sing.

ٱللَّهُ

so Allah made it taste

Noun

Root: أله

Grammar (i'rab)

ٱللَّهُNoun — proper noun، nominative

لِبَاسَ

(the) garb

Noun

Root: لبس

Grammar (i'rab)

لِبَاسَNoun — masculine، accusative

ٱلْجُوعِ

(of) the hunger

Noun

Root: جوع

Grammar (i'rab)

ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix

جُوعِNoun — masculine، genitive

وَٱلْخَوْفِ

and the fear

Noun

Root: خوف

Grammar (i'rab)

وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix

ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix

خَوْفِNoun — masculine، genitive

بِمَا

for what

Preposition

Grammar (i'rab)

بِPreposition — preposition، prefix

مَاNoun — relative

كَانُوا۟

they used (to)

Verb

Root: كون

Grammar (i'rab)

كَانُVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. plur.

وا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.

يَصْنَعُونَ

Verb

Root: صنع

Grammar (i'rab)

يَصْنَعُVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. plur.

ونَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.

Translation

Allah sets forth a Parable: a city enjoying security and quiet, abundantly supplied with sustenance from every place: Yet was it ungrateful for the favours of Allah: so Allah made it taste of hunger and terror (in extremes) (closing in on it) like a garment (from every side), because of the (evil) which (its people) wrought.

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

God presents the example of a town that was secure and at ease, with provisions coming to it abundantly from all places. Then it became ungrateful for God’s blessings, so God afflicted it with the garment of famine and fear, for what its people had done.

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

Allah coineth a similitude: a township that dwelt secure and well content, its provision coming to it in abundance from every side, but it disbelieved in Allah's favours, so Allah made it experience the garb of dearth and fear because of what they used to do.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

And Allāh presents an example: a city [i.e., Makkah] which was safe and secure, its provision coming to it in abundance from every location, but it denied the favors of Allāh. So Allāh made it taste the envelopment of hunger and fear for what they had been doing.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

Allah size güven ve huzur içinde olan bir kasabayı misal verir: Her taraftan oraya bolca rızık geliyordu. Ama Allah'ın nimetlerine nankörlük ettiler; bu yüzden Allah onlara yaptıklarına karşılık açlık ve korku belasını tattırdı.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Allah bir şehri misal olarak verdi: Bu şehir güvenli, huzurlu idi, Oraya her yerden rızkı bol bol geliyordu. Ne var ki onlar Allah'ın nimetlerine karşı nankörlük ettiler. Allah da onlara, yaptıkları işler yüzünden açlık ve korku elbisesini (felâketini) tattırdı.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Allah güvenli, huzurlu olan, rızkı her yerden bol bol gelen bir şehir (halkını) örnek vermektedir. (Sonra) onlar, Allah’ın nimetlerine karşı nankörlük etmişler, Allah da onlara, yaptıkları yüzünden açlık ve korku sıkıntısını tattırmıştı.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

وضرب الله مثلا بلدة "مكة" كانت في أمان من الاعتداء، واطمئنان مِن ضيق العيش، يأتيها رزقها هنيئًا سهلا من كل جهة، فجحد أهلُها نِعَمَ الله عليهم، وأشركوا به، ولم يشكروا له، فعاقبهم الله بالجوع، والخوف من سرايا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وجيوشه، التي كانت تخيفهم؛ وذلك بسبب كفرهم وصنيعهم الباطل.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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Oneness of God Faith Disbelief Truthfulness & Trust