Surah At-Tawbah, ayah 109
أَفَمَنْ أَسَّسَ بُنْيَـٰنَهُۥ عَلَىٰ تَقْوَىٰ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرِضْوَٰنٍ خَيْرٌ أَم مَّنْ أَسَّسَ بُنْيَـٰنَهُۥ عَلَىٰ شَفَا جُرُفٍ هَارٍ فَٱنْهَارَ بِهِۦ فِى نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
Then is one who laid the foundation of his building on righteousness [with fear] from Allāh and [seeking] His approval better or one who laid the foundation of his building on the edge of a bank about to collapse, so it collapsed with him into the fire of Hell? And Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people.
At-Tawbah · 9:109
Word by word
- أَفَمَنْafamanThen is (one) who
- أَسَّسَassasafounded
- بُنْيَـٰنَهُۥbun'yānahuhis building
- عَلَىٰʿalāon
- تَقْوَىٰtaqwārighteousness
- مِنَminafrom
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- وَرِضْوَٰنٍwariḍ'wāninand (His) pleasure
- خَيْرٌkhayrunbetter
- أَمamor
- مَّنْman(one) who
- أَسَّسَassasafounded
- بُنْيَـٰنَهُۥbun'yānahuhis building
- عَلَىٰʿalāon
- شَفَاshafāedge
- جُرُفٍjurufin(of) a cliff
- هَارٍۢhārin(about to) collapse
- فَٱنْهَارَfa-in'hāraso it collapsed
- بِهِۦbihiwith him
- فِىfīin
- نَارِnāri(the) Fire
- جَهَنَّمَ ۗjahannama(of) Hell
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
- لَاlā(does) not
- يَهْدِىyahdīguide
- ٱلْقَوْمَl-qawmathe wrongdoing people
- ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَl-ẓālimīnathe wrongdoing people
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