Surah Ali 'Imran 3:4 — translation and meaning

آل عمران · Verse 4 / 200 · Page 50

ۗ ۗ مِن قَبْلُ هُدًى لِّلنَّاسِ وَأَنزَلَ الْفُرْقَانَ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ وَاللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ ذُو انتِقَامٍ

Word by Word

ۗ
ۗ
مِن
min
From
قَبْلُ
qablu
before (this)
هُدًى
hudan
(as) guidance
لِّلنَّاسِ
lilnnasi
for the mankind
وَأَنزَلَ
wa-anzala
And (He) revealed
الْفُرْقَانَ
al-fur'qana
the Criterion
إِنَّ
inna
Verily
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
كَفَرُوا
kafaru
disbelieve[d]
بِآيَاتِ
biayati
in (the) Verses
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
عَذَابٌ
adhabun
(is) a punishment
شَدِيدٌ
shadidun
severe
وَاللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
عَزِيزٌ
azizun
(is) All-Mighty
ذُو
dhu
All-Able
انتِقَامٍ
intiqamin
(of) retribution

Transliteration

Min qablu hudal linnaasi wa anzalal Furqaan; innallazeena kafaroo bi Aayaatil laahi lahum 'azaabun shadeed; wallaahu 'azeezun zun tiqaam

Translation

Before, as guidance for the people. And He revealed the Qur'an. Indeed, those who disbelieve in the verses of Allah will have a severe punishment, and Allah is exalted in Might, the Owner of Retribution.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

All of these divine books contained guidance and directed people to the best of this world and theAfterlife. He revealed the Criterion to differentiate between truth and falsehood, and between guidance and misguidance. Disbelievers in the verses Allah has revealed to you will receive a severe punishment. Allah is Mighty and nothing can overpower Him. He is also able to take retribution from those who reject His messengers and go against His instruction.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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