Surah Ali 'Imran (آل عمران) • Family of Imran

Quran 3:4

3:4

مِن قَبْلُ هُدًى لِّلنَّاسِ وَأَنزَلَ ٱلْفُرْقَانَ ۗ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ ذُو ٱنتِقَامٍ

min qablu hudan lilnnāsi wa-anzala l-fur'qāna inna alladhīna kafarū biāyāti l-lahi lahum ʿadhābun shadīdun wal-lahu ʿazīzun dhū intiqāmin

Before, as guidance for the people. And He revealed the Criterion [i.e., the Qur’ān]. Indeed, those who disbelieve in the verses of Allāh will have a severe punishment, and Allāh is Exalted in Might, the Owner of Retribution.

— Saheeh International

earlier as a guide for people and He has sent down the distinction [between right and wrong]. Those who deny God’s revelations will suffer severe torment: God is almighty and capable of retribution.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Aforetime, as a guidance to mankind. And He sent down the criterion [of judgement between right and wrong (this Qur’ân)]. Truly, those who disbelieve in the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allâh, for them there is a severe torment; and Allâh is All-Mighty, All-Able of Retribution.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

مِنminFrom
قَبْلُqablubefore (this)
هُدًۭىhudan(as) guidance
لِّلنَّاسِlilnnāsifor the mankind
وَأَنزَلَwa-anzalaAnd (He) revealed
ٱلْفُرْقَانَۗl-fur'qānathe Criterion
إِنَّinnaVerily
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieve[d]
بِـَٔايَـٰتِbiāyātiin (the) Verses
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
لَهُمْlahumfor them
عَذَابٌۭʿadhābun(is) a punishment
شَدِيدٌۭۗshadīdunsevere
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
عَزِيزٌۭʿazīzun(is) All-Mighty
ذُوdhūAll-Able
ٱنتِقَامٍintiqāmin(of) retribution