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Ash-Shuraa 52

Ayah 52 of 53 · Meccan

وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَ رُوحٗا مِّنۡ أَمۡرِنَاۚ مَا كُنتَ تَدۡرِي مَا ٱلۡكِتَٰبُ وَلَا ٱلۡإِيمَٰنُ وَلَٰكِن جَعَلۡنَٰهُ نُورٗا نَّهۡدِي بِهِۦ مَن نَّشَآءُ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَاۚ وَإِنَّكَ لَتَهۡدِيٓ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٖ مُّسۡتَقِيمٖ ٥٢

And thus We have revealed to you an inspiration of Our command [i.e., the Qur’ān]. You did not know what is the Book or [what is] faith, but We have made it a light by which We guide whom We will of Our servants. And indeed, [O Muḥammad], you guide to a straight path -

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَكَذَٰلِكَAnd thuswakadhālika
  2. أَوۡحَيۡنَآWe have revealedawḥaynā
  3. إِلَيۡكَto youilayka
  4. رُوحٗاan inspirationrūḥan
  5. مِّنۡbymin
  6. أَمۡرِنَاۚOur Commandamrinā
  7. مَاNotmā
  8. كُنتَ(did) youkunta
  9. تَدۡرِيknowtadrī
  10. مَاwhatmā
  11. ٱلۡكِتَٰبُthe Book (is)l-kitābu
  12. وَلَاand notwalā
  13. ٱلۡإِيمَٰنُthe faithl-īmānu
  14. وَلَٰكِنButwalākin
  15. جَعَلۡنَٰهُWe have made itjaʿalnāhu
  16. نُورٗاa lightnūran
  17. نَّهۡدِيWe guidenahdī
  18. بِهِۦwith itbihi
  19. مَنwhomman
  20. نَّشَآءُWe willnashāu
  21. مِنۡofmin
  22. عِبَادِنَاۚOur slavesʿibādinā
  23. وَإِنَّكَAnd indeed, youwa-innaka
  24. لَتَهۡدِيٓsurely guidelatahdī
  25. إِلَىٰtoilā
  26. صِرَٰطٖ(the) Pathṣirāṭin
  27. مُّسۡتَقِيمٖStraightmus'taqīmin

Tafsir

Just as I sent revelation to the prophets before you, O Messenger, I revealed to you a Qur’ān from Me. Prior to it you did not know about the heavenly scriptures revealed to the messengers, and you did not know what is faith? But I revealed this Qur’ān as a light by which I guide whomever of My servants I wish. You show people a straight path, which is the religion of Islam.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran