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An-Nahl 63

Ayah 63 of 128 · Meccan

تَٱللَّهِ لَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أُمَمٖ مِّن قَبۡلِكَ فَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ فَهُوَ وَلِيُّهُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٞ ٦٣

By Allāh, We did certainly send [messengers] to nations before you, but Satan made their deeds attractive to them. And he is their [i.e., the disbelievers] ally today [as well], and they will have a painful punishment.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. تَٱللَّهِBy Allahtal-lahi
  2. لَقَدۡcertainlylaqad
  3. أَرۡسَلۡنَآWe have sentarsalnā
  4. إِلَىٰٓtoilā
  5. أُمَمٖnationsumamin
  6. مِّنbefore youmin
  7. قَبۡلِكَbefore youqablika
  8. فَزَيَّنَbut made fair-seemingfazayyana
  9. لَهُمُto themlahumu
  10. ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُthe Shaitaanl-shayṭānu
  11. أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡtheir deedsaʿmālahum
  12. فَهُوَSo hefahuwa
  13. وَلِيُّهُمُ(is) their allywaliyyuhumu
  14. ٱلۡيَوۡمَtodayl-yawma
  15. وَلَهُمۡand for themwalahum
  16. عَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentʿadhābun
  17. أَلِيمٞpainfulalīmun

Tafsir

By Allah, We sent Messengers to communities before you - O Messenger, but Satan made their evil deeds of idolatry, disbelief and sins seem good to them. He is their so-called helper on the Day of Judgement so let them ask him for help. They will have a painful punishment of the Day of Judgement.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran