ٱللَّهُ نَزَّلَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْحَدِيثِ كِتَٰبًۭا مُّتَشَٰبِهًۭا مَّثَانِىَ تَقْشَعِرُّ مِنْهُ جُلُودُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ ثُمَّ تَلِينُ جُلُودُهُمْ وَقُلُوبُهُمْ إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ يَهْدِى بِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِنْ هَادٍ
Translation
Sahih International
Allah has sent down the best statement: a consistent Book wherein is reiteration. The skins shiver therefrom of those who fear their Lord; then their skins and their hearts relax at the remembrance of Allah. That is the guidance of Allah by which He guides whom He wills. And one whom Allah leaves astray - for him there is no guide.
Word-by-Word Translation
ٱللَّهُ
Allah
نَزَّلَ
has revealed
أَحْسَنَ
(the) best
ٱلْحَدِيثِ
(of) [the] statement
كِتَـٰبًۭا
a Book
مُّتَشَـٰبِهًۭا
(its parts) resembling each other
مَّثَانِىَ
oft-repeated
تَقْشَعِرُّ
Shiver
مِنْهُ
from it
جُلُودُ
(the) skins
ٱلَّذِينَ
(of) those who
يَخْشَوْنَ
fear
رَبَّهُمْ
their Lord
ثُمَّ
then
تَلِينُ
relax
جُلُودُهُمْ
their skins
وَقُلُوبُهُمْ
and their hearts
إِلَىٰ
at
ذِكْرِ
(the) remembrance
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
(of) Allah
ذَٰلِكَ
That
هُدَى
(is the) guidance
ٱللَّهِ
(of) Allah
يَهْدِى
He guides
بِهِۦ
with it
مَن
whom
يَشَآءُ ۚ
He wills
وَمَن
And whoever
يُضْلِلِ
Allah lets go astray
ٱللَّهُ
Allah lets go astray
فَمَا
then not
لَهُۥ
for him
مِنْ
any
هَادٍ
guide
٢٣
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