Quran 46:12

Surah Al-Ahqaf, Verse 12

Juz 26 · Page 503 · Ruku 439 · Meccan

وَمِن قَبْلِهِۦ كِتَٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِمَامًا وَرَحْمَةً وَهَٰذَا كِتَٰبٌ مُّصَدِّقٌ لِّسَانًا عَرَبِيًّا لِّيُنذِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ وَبُشْرَىٰ لِلْمُحْسِنِينَ

Word by word

وَمِن wamin And before it قَبْلِهِۦ qablihi And before it كِتَـٰبُ kitābu (was the) Scripture مُوسَىٰٓ mūsā (of) Musa إِمَامًۭا imāman (as) a guide وَرَحْمَةًۭ ۚ waraḥmatan and a mercy وَهَـٰذَا wahādhā And this كِتَـٰبٌۭ kitābun (is) a Book مُّصَدِّقٌۭ muṣaddiqun confirming لِّسَانًا lisānan (in) language عَرَبِيًّۭا ʿarabiyyan Arabic لِّيُنذِرَ liyundhira to warn ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those who ظَلَمُوا۟ ẓalamū do wrong وَبُشْرَىٰ wabush'rā and (as) glad tidings لِلْمُحْسِنِينَ lil'muḥ'sinīna for the good-doers

Transliteration

Wamin qablihi kitabu moosa imamanwarahmatan wahatha kitabun musaddiqunlisanan AAarabiyyan liyunthira allatheena thalamoowabushra lilmuhsineen

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

When before it there was the Scripture of Moses, an example and a mercy; and this is a confirming Scripture in the Arabic language, that it may warn those who do wrong and bring good tidings for the righteous.

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And before this, was the Book of Moses as a guide and a mercy: And this Book confirms (it) in the Arabic tongue; to admonish the unjust, and as Glad Tidings to those who do right.

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

ثم قال : ( ومن قبله كتاب موسى ) وهو التوراة ( إماما ورحمة وهذا كتاب ) يعني القرآن ) مصدق ) أي : لما قبله من الكتب ( لسانا عربيا ) أي : فصيحا بينا واضحا ، ( لينذر الذين ظلموا وبشرى للمحسنين ) أي : مشتمل على النذارة للكافرين والبشارة للمؤمنين .