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Al-'Ankabut 3

Ayah 3 of 69 · Meccan

وَلَقَدۡ فَتَنَّا ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡۖ فَلَيَعۡلَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ صَدَقُواْ وَلَيَعۡلَمَنَّ ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ ٣

But We have certainly tried those before them, and Allāh will surely make evident those who are truthful, and He will surely make evident the liars.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلَقَدۡAnd indeedwalaqad
  2. فَتَنَّاWe testedfatannā
  3. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  4. مِن(were) before themmin
  5. قَبۡلِهِمۡۖ(were) before themqablihim
  6. فَلَيَعۡلَمَنَّAnd Allah will surely make evidentfalayaʿlamanna
  7. ٱللَّهُAnd Allah will surely make evidentl-lahu
  8. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  9. صَدَقُواْ(are) truthfulṣadaqū
  10. وَلَيَعۡلَمَنَّand He will surely make evidentwalayaʿlamanna
  11. ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَthe liarsl-kādhibīna

Tafsir

I tested those before them, so Allah will make clear and disclose to you the truth of those who were true in their faith and the lie of those who were dishonest therein.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran