Surah Ash-Shuraa, Ayah 14 (42:14)

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وَمَا تَفَرَّقُوٓا۟ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْعِلْمُ بَغْيًۢا بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ …

Quran 42:14 is ayah 14 of Surah Ash-Shuraa (“The Consultation”), a Meccan surah of 53 ayahs. It is in Juz 25, on page 484 of the Madani Mushaf.

42:14
وَمَاتَفَرَّقُوٓا۟إِلَّامِنۢبَعْدِمَاجَآءَهُمُٱلْعِلْمُبَغْيًۢابَيْنَهُمْ ۚوَلَوْلَاكَلِمَةٌسَبَقَتْمِنرَّبِّكَإِلَىٰٓأَجَلٍمُّسَمًّىلَّقُضِىَبَيْنَهُمْ ۚوَإِنَّٱلَّذِينَأُورِثُوا۟ٱلْكِتَٰبَمِنۢبَعْدِهِمْلَفِىشَكٍّمِّنْهُمُرِيبٍ١٤
wamā tafarraqū illā min baʿdi mā jāahumu l-ʿil'mu baghyan baynahum walawlā kalimatun sabaqat min rabbika ilā ajalin musamman laquḍiya baynahum wa-inna alladhīna ūrithū l-kitāba min baʿdihim lafī shakkin min'hu murībin

And they did not become divided until after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord [postponing the penalty] until a specified time, it would have been concluded between them. And indeed, those who were granted inheritance of the Scripture after them are, concerning it, in disquieting doubt.(14)

Word by word

  1. وَمَاwamāAnd not
  2. تَفَرَّقُوٓا۟tafarraqūthey became divided
  3. إِلَّاillāuntil
  4. مِنۢminafter
  5. بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
  6. مَاmā[what]
  7. جَآءَهُمُjāahumucame to them
  8. ٱلْعِلْمُl-ʿil'muthe knowledge
  9. بَغْيًۢاbaghyan(out of) rivalry
  10. بَيْنَهُمْ ۚbaynahumamong them
  11. وَلَوْلَاwalawlāAnd if not
  12. كَلِمَةٌkalimatun(for) a word
  13. سَبَقَتْsabaqat(that) preceded
  14. مِنminfrom
  15. رَّبِّكَrabbikayour Lord
  16. إِلَىٰٓilāfor
  17. أَجَلٍajalina term
  18. مُّسَمًّىmusammanspecified
  19. لَّقُضِىَlaquḍiyasurely, it (would have) been settled
  20. بَيْنَهُمْ ۚbaynahumbetween them
  21. وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
  22. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
  23. أُورِثُوا۟ūrithūwere made to inherit
  24. ٱلْكِتَٰبَl-kitābathe Book
  25. مِنۢminafter them
  26. بَعْدِهِمْbaʿdihimafter them
  27. لَفِىlafī(are) surely in
  28. شَكٍّshakkindoubt
  29. مِّنْهُmin'huconcerning it
  30. مُرِيبٍmurībindisquieting

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