إِنَّاinnāIndeed, Weمَكَّنَّاmakkannā[We] establishedلَهُۥlahu[for] himفِىfīinٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earthوَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُwaātaynāhuand We gave himمِنminofكُلِّkullieveryشَىْءٍۢshayinthingسَبَبًۭاsababana means
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فَأَتْبَعَfa-atbaʿaSo he followedسَبَبًاsababana course
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حَتَّىٰٓḥattāUntilإِذَاidhāwhenبَلَغَbalaghahe reachedمَغْرِبَmaghriba(the) setting placeٱلشَّمْسِl-shamsi(of) the sunوَجَدَهَاwajadahāhe found itتَغْرُبُtaghrubusettingفِىfīinعَيْنٍʿaynina springحَمِئَةٍۢḥami-atin(of) dark mudوَوَجَدَwawajadaand he foundعِندَهَاʿindahānear itقَوْمًۭا ۗqawmana communityقُلْنَاqul'nāWe saidيَـٰذَاyādhāO Dhul-qarnainٱلْقَرْنَيْنِl-qarnayniO Dhul-qarnainإِمَّآimmāEitherأَنan[that]تُعَذِّبَtuʿadhibayou punishوَإِمَّآwa-immāorأَنan[that]تَتَّخِذَtattakhidhayou takeفِيهِمْfīhim[in] themحُسْنًۭاḥus'nan(with) goodness
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قَالَqālaHe saidأَمَّاammāAs forمَنman(one) whoظَلَمَẓalamawrongsفَسَوْفَfasawfathen soonنُعَذِّبُهُۥnuʿadhibuhuwe will punish himثُمَّthummaThenيُرَدُّyuradduhe will be returnedإِلَىٰilātoرَبِّهِۦrabbihihis Lordفَيُعَذِّبُهُۥfayuʿadhibuhuand He will punish himعَذَابًۭاʿadhāban(with) a punishmentنُّكْرًۭاnuk'ranterrible
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وَأَمَّاwa-ammāBut as forمَنْman(one) whoءَامَنَāmanabelievesوَعَمِلَwaʿamilaand doesصَـٰلِحًۭاṣāliḥanrighteous (deeds)فَلَهُۥfalahuthen for himجَزَآءًjazāan(is) a rewardٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۖl-ḥus'nāgoodوَسَنَقُولُwasanaqūluAnd we will speakلَهُۥlahuto himمِنْminfromأَمْرِنَاamrināour commandيُسْرًۭاyus'ran(with) ease
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ثُمَّthummaThenأَتْبَعَatbaʿahe followedسَبَبًاsababan(a) course
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حَتَّىٰٓḥattāUntilإِذَاidhāwhenبَلَغَbalaghahe reachedمَطْلِعَmaṭliʿa(the) rising placeٱلشَّمْسِl-shamsi(of) the sunوَجَدَهَاwajadahāand he found itتَطْلُعُtaṭluʿurisingعَلَىٰʿalāonقَوْمٍۢqawmina communityلَّمْlamnotنَجْعَلnajʿalWe madeلَّهُمlahumfor themمِّنminagainst itدُونِهَاdūnihāagainst itسِتْرًۭاsit'ranany shelter
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كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaThusوَقَدْwaqadAnd verilyأَحَطْنَاaḥaṭnāWe encompassedبِمَاbimāof whatلَدَيْهِladayhi(was) with himخُبْرًۭاkhub'ran(of the) information
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ثُمَّthummaThenأَتْبَعَatbaʿahe followedسَبَبًاsababana course
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حَتَّىٰٓḥattāUntilإِذَاidhāwhenبَلَغَbalaghahe reachedبَيْنَbaynabetweenٱلسَّدَّيْنِl-sadaynithe two mountainsوَجَدَwajadahe foundمِنminbesides themدُونِهِمَاdūnihimābesides themقَوْمًۭاqawmana communityلَّاlānotيَكَادُونَyakādūnawho would almostيَفْقَهُونَyafqahūnaunderstandقَوْلًۭاqawlan(his) speech
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قَالُوا۟qālūThey saidيَـٰذَاyādhāO Dhul-qarnainٱلْقَرْنَيْنِl-qarnayniO Dhul-qarnainإِنَّinnaIndeedيَأْجُوجَyajūjaYajujوَمَأْجُوجَwamajūjaand Majujمُفْسِدُونَmuf'sidūna(are) corruptersفِىfīinٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe landفَهَلْfahalSo mayنَجْعَلُnajʿaluwe makeلَكَlakafor youخَرْجًاkharjanan expenditureعَلَىٰٓʿalā[on]أَنanthatتَجْعَلَtajʿalayou makeبَيْنَنَاbaynanābetween usوَبَيْنَهُمْwabaynahumand between themسَدًّۭاsaddana barrier
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قَالَqālaHe saidمَاmāWhatمَكَّنِّىmakkannīhas established meفِيهِfīhi[in it]رَبِّىrabbīmy Lordخَيْرٌۭkhayrun(is) betterفَأَعِينُونِىfa-aʿīnūnībut assist meبِقُوَّةٍbiquwwatinwith strengthأَجْعَلْajʿalI will makeبَيْنَكُمْbaynakumbetween youوَبَيْنَهُمْwabaynahumand between themرَدْمًاradmana barrier
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ءَاتُونِىātūnīBring meزُبَرَzubarasheetsٱلْحَدِيدِ ۖl-ḥadīdi(of) ironحَتَّىٰٓḥattāuntilإِذَاidhāwhenسَاوَىٰsāwāhe (had) leveledبَيْنَbaynabetweenٱلصَّدَفَيْنِl-ṣadafaynithe two cliffsقَالَqālahe saidٱنفُخُوا۟ ۖunfukhūBlowحَتَّىٰٓḥattāuntilإِذَاidhāwhenجَعَلَهُۥjaʿalahuhe made itنَارًۭاnāranfireقَالَqālahe saidءَاتُونِىٓātūnīBring meأُفْرِغْuf'righI pourعَلَيْهِʿalayhiover itقِطْرًۭاqiṭ'ranmolten copper
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فَمَاfamāSo notٱسْطَـٰعُوٓا۟is'ṭāʿūthey were ableأَنantoيَظْهَرُوهُyaẓharūhuscale itوَمَاwamāand notٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟is'taṭāʿūthey were ableلَهُۥlahuin itنَقْبًۭاnaqban(to do) any penetration
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