Arabic to English vocabulary of the second volume of Qasas-un-Nabiyeen by Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi for students of classical Arabic language. Compiled by Dr. Saleem A Khanani

1. ‫ميحرلا نمحرلا هللا‬ ‫بسم‬
‫قصص النبٌن‬
‫الجزء الثانى‬
Arabic to English Vocabulary
Qasas-un-Nabiyeen
By
Abul Hassan Ali Al Nadwi
Volume Two
Compiled by
Dr. Saleem A Khanani, MD, MRCP
Shrewsbury MA, USA
December 17, 2012

2. ‫سفٌنة نوح‬
CHAPTER ONE
‫بعد آدم‬
ENGLISH ‫عربى‬
SHIP ‫سفٌنة‬
PROGENY ‫ذرٌة‬
IT SPREAD OUT ‫اِنتشرت‬
َ
HE WOULD WONDER ‫لَتَعَجب‬
َ
TOWNS ‫قُرى‬
THEY TILTH ‫ٌحرثون‬ُ
THEY SOW ‫ٌزرعون‬ َ َ
THEY LIVE ‫ٌَعٌشون‬
CHAPTER TWO
‫حسد الشٌطان‬
ENGLISH ‫عربى‬
ENVY, JEALOUSY ‫حسد‬
HE IS HAPPY ‫ٌرضى‬ َ
CONTINUES TO ‫ال ٌزال‬
THEY DO NOT DISAGREE ‫ال ٌخت ِلفون‬
HE TURED (SOMEONE) AWAY ََ
َ ‫طر د‬
HE TAKES REVENGE ‫ٌَنت َِقم‬
ُ
INEVITABLY َ‫ال بُد‬
CHAPTER THREE
‫فكرة الشٌطان‬
ENGLISH ‫عربى‬
THINKING, THOUGHT PROCESS ‫فكرة‬
NEVER ‫أبدا‬
HE INTENDED َ ‫ا َراد‬
PATH, WAY ‫طرٌق‬
CURSED ‫شتَم‬
َ َ
DAMNED, CURSED ‫رجٌم‬ َ
DIRTY, MALIGNANT ‫خَبٌث‬

3. CHAPTER FOUR
‫حٌلة الشٌطان‬
ENGLISH ‫عربى‬
HE FOUND ‫وجد‬
HEADS ‫روإس‬ ُ ُ
HE RESPONDS ‫ٌستجٌب‬
ُ
THEY MAGNIFY, ACKNOWLEDGE THE GREATNESS ‫ٌعظمون‬
THEY MOVED (DIED) ‫اِنتَقَلوا‬
FRIENDS ‫أولٌاء‬
THEY CALLED ‫دَعوا‬
َ
HE ANSWERED ‫أجاب‬
َ
HE GAVE ‫أعطى‬
CHAPTER FIVE
‫صور الصالحٌن‬
ENGLISH ‫عربى‬
PICTURES ‫صور‬
PIOUS, RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE ‫صالحٌن‬
GRIEF ‫حزن‬ُ
DESIRE, LONGING ‫اِشتٌاق‬
WERE PLEASED ‫أُعجب‬
َ ِ
THEY MADE PICTURES ‫صوروا‬ َ
CHAPTER SIX
‫من الصور الى التماثٌل‬
STATUES, ‫تماثٌل‬ STATUE, IMAGE, ‫تمثال‬
IMAGES EFFIGY
THEY SEEK THE ‫ٌتبركون‬ THEY MOVED ‫أِنتقلوا‬
ِ
BLESSING OF
THEY NAMED IT ُ ‫سموه‬
َ THEY SHOW ‫ٌُعظمون‬
ِ
RESPECT
CHAPTER SEVEN
‫من التماثٌل الى االصنام‬
THEY KISS ‫ٌُقبلون‬ PASSED BY, DIED ‫مضى‬ َ
THEY LOWER ‫ٌَخفضون‬ِ THEY TOUCH ‫ٌلمسون‬
َ َ
DEITIES ‫آ ِلهة‬ INCREASED َ‫زاد‬

4. CHAPTER EIGHT
‫غضب هللا‬
َ َ
THEY WALK ‫ٌمشون‬ HE CURSED َ‫لَعن‬
َ
RAIN ‫مطر‬ HE WITHHELD ‫حبس‬
َ َِ
IT DECREASED ‫قَل‬
َ HE MADE THINGS ‫ضٌقَ علٌهم‬ ََ
DIFFICULT FOR
THEM
PROGENY, ‫نسل‬ CULTIVATION ‫حرث‬
CHILDREN
THEY DID NOT ‫ما تابوا‬ THEY DID NOT ‫ما عقلوا‬
REPENT COMPREHEND
CHAPTER NINE
‫الرسول‬
He does not talk ‫ال ٌُكلم‬
ُ He sends ‫ٌُرسل‬
َ ِ
CHAPTER TEN
‫بشر ام ملَك‬
َ
angel ‫ملَك‬
َ Human being ‫بشر‬
What is for us and ‫ما لنا و ما له‬ They understand ‫ٌفهمون‬
what is for him?
What do we have
to do with him?
You feel thirsty ‫تعطش‬ children ‫ذُرٌة‬
You become sick ‫تمرض‬
ُ You feel hungry ‫تجوع‬
always ‫دائما‬ You remember ‫تذكُر‬
ُ
It is interrupted, it ‫ٌَنقَطع‬
ُ ِ Like you all ‫مثلُكُم‬
ِ
gets cut off
excuse ‫عذر‬
ُ They don’t find ‫ال ٌجدون‬
ِ

5. CHAPTER ELEVEN
‫نوح الرسول‬
The leaders ‫رإساء‬ َ ُ The rich people ‫أغنٌاء‬
messengership ‫رسالة‬ ِ He chose ‫اِختار‬
َ
He carries ُ ِ َ
‫ٌحمل‬ He did not choose ‫لَم ٌخت َر‬
َ
You warn! ‫أنذر‬
ِ trust ‫أمانة‬
It comes to them ‫ٌؤتٌهم‬
ُ before ‫من قَبل‬ ِ
CHAPTER TWELVE
‫ما ذا اجابه القوم‬
friends ‫أصدقاء‬
ِ Answered him ُ ‫أجابه‬
َ
childhood ‫صغر‬ ِ He used to play ‫كان ٌلعب‬
ُ
The most ignorant ‫جهال‬ ُ The arrogant ones ‫متَكَبرون‬ُ
one
That he obtains ‫أن ٌنال‬
َ He would send ‫النزَ ل‬
َ
down
honor ‫شرف‬ leadership ‫رٌاسة‬ِ
In this way ‫بهذا الطرٌق‬
ِ
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
‫بٌنَ نوح و قومه‬
foolishness ‫سفاهة‬ Deviation, ‫ضاللة‬
misguidance
Indeed we see ‫لنراك‬
َ At the top of his ‫بؤعلى صوته‬
ِ
you voice
messages ‫رسلت‬ I convey to you ‫أُبلغُكم‬
ُ
I advise ‫أنصح‬
ُ َ
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
‫أِتبَعك االرذلون‬
َ
The feeble ones ‫ارذلون‬ Follow you ‫أِتبعك‬

6. Kept them ‫شغَلَتهم‬
ُ َ He strived َ‫أِجتَهد‬
َ
occupied
The feeble ones ‫أراذل‬ They ponder ‫ٌُفَكروا‬
The one who expels ‫طارد‬
ِ He expels ‫ٌَطرد‬
ُ
CHAPTER 15
‫حجة االغنٌاء‬
We have tried. It ‫جربنا‬
َ َ argument ‫حجة‬
has been our
experience
followers ‫تَبَع‬ Predecessors, ‫سابقون‬
ِ
those who are the
forefront
It does not pass ُ ِ
‫ال ٌُجاوزنا‬ It does not miss us ‫ال ٌُخطئُنا‬
ِ
by us
They preceded us ‫سبقُونا‬
ََ It would have ‫التانا‬
come to us
CHAPTER 16
‫دعوة نوح‬
He will delay ‫ٌُوخر‬ He tried hard ‫أجتهد‬
lamp ‫سراج‬ Named, ‫مسمى‬
َ ُ
appointed
fingers ‫أصابع‬ Spread out ‫بساط‬
ears ‫آذان‬
CHAPTER 17
‫دعاء نوح‬
You argued with ‫جادلت َنا‬ They are ‫تُعبد‬
َ
us worshipped
You promise us ‫تَعد ُنا‬
ِ You did it a lot ‫أكثَرت‬
َ
He lost hope ‫ٌَئس‬
َ ِ
CHAPTER 18
‫السفٌنة‬
That he saves ‫ان ٌَنجو‬
َُ That he makes ‫ٌَصنَع‬
َ
carpenter ‫نجار‬ Work, occupation ‫شُغل‬

7. sand ‫رمل‬ َ ironsmith ‫حداد‬
Drag it ‫تَجرها‬
ُ َ It climbs ُ ‫ت َصعُد‬
At times ‫أحٌانا‬ bulls ‫ثٌران‬
CHAPTER 19
‫الطوفان‬
It rained ‫أمطرت‬ May Allah ‫العٌاذ ُ باهلل‬
protect!
Does not hold ُ‫ال تُمسك‬
ِ Sieve,hole ‫منخلة‬ ِ
It surrounded َ‫أحاط‬ It sprang (water ‫نَبَع‬
َ
sprang)
Height, elevation, ‫ربوة‬
َ َ Elevated, went up َ
‫اِرتَقى‬
eminence
refuge ‫ملجاء‬
َ They run away َ‫ٌفِرون‬
َ
CHAPTER 20
‫ابن نوح‬
I will betake ‫سآوي‬ Ride! (imperative) ‫أِركَب‬
myself, I will seek
shelter
savior ‫عاصم‬
ِ It will save me ً‫ٌَعصمن‬
ُ ِ
He grieved َ‫حزن‬َِ Intervened, came ‫حال‬
َ
in between
He intercedes ََ
‫ٌَشفع‬ Did not survive ِ‫لَم ٌَنج‬
CHAPTER 21
‫لٌس من أه ِلك‬
َ ِ
lineage ‫أنساب‬ The most judge of ِ َُ
‫أحكم الحاكمٌن‬
judges
Do not ask me ‫ال ت َسؤلن‬
ِ He warned َ‫نَبَه‬
He heeded the َ‫تَنَبَه‬ I advise you ‫أعظُك‬
َ ِ
warning

8. losers ‫خاسرٌن‬
ِ That I become ُ
‫أكن‬
CHAPTER 22
‫بعدَ الطوفان‬
(Water) sank in ‫غار‬
َ It withheld ‫أمسكَت‬
َ
Be away! A far ‫بُعدا‬ It came to rest ‫أست َوت‬
َ
removal
He got down َ
‫هَبط‬ Get down! ‫اِهبط‬
ِ
(imperative)
It spread out ‫أِنتَشَرت‬
َ Did not cry ‫ما بكَت‬
َ
It filled ‫مالءت‬ َ
‫العاصفة‬
CHAPTER 1
‫بعد نوح‬
It fills ُ ‫ت َمل‬ Storm, gust, ‫عاصفة‬
strong wind
gardens ‫بساتٌن‬ pasture ‫مرعى‬َ
springs ‫عٌون‬
CHAPTER 2
‫كفران عاد‬
They carve ‫ٌنحتون‬ ingratitude ‫كفران‬
Under the ‫على اثر‬ needs ‫حاجات‬
influence of
The dumb ones ‫أغبٌاء‬ The wise ones ‫عقلء‬
CHAPTER 3
‫عدوان عاد‬
Burden, liability ‫وبال‬ transgression ‫عدوان‬
forest ‫غابة‬ Brutes, fierce ‫وحوش‬ ُ
animals

9. The honorable ‫أعزة‬
ِ agitated ‫هائج‬
ones
The submissive ‫أذلة‬
ones
CHAPTER 4
‫قصور عاد‬
Activity, ‫شغل‬ palaces ‫قصور‬
occupation
building ‫بناء‬ Takes pride, ‫ٌَفخَر‬
ُ
boasts
elevated ‫مرت َِفعة‬
ُ It wastes ‫ت َضٌع‬
ُ
dweller ‫ساكن‬ Without need ‫من غٌر حاجة‬
CHAPTER 5
‫هود الرسول‬
From among them ‫من انفسهم‬ They do not use ‫ال ٌستعملون‬
On the basis of ‫على عقل و صالح‬ He grew up َ ‫نشؤ‬
wisdom and
righteousness
CHAPTER 6
‫دعوة هود‬
You throw ‫ترمون الٌه‬ You sculpted ‫نحتموها‬
towards it
Does not leave ُ ِ
‫ال ٌُفارق‬ bone ‫عظم‬
More honorable ‫أجل‬ More humiliated ‫أذل‬
CHAPTER 7
‫جواب القوم‬
It became tight َ‫ضاق‬ They were ‫أطمانوا‬
satisfied
Indeed we ‫لَنَظُنُك‬
َ Restlessness, a ‫ضٌق الصدر‬
consider you sense of
uneasiness

10. CHAPTER 8
‫حكمة هود‬ ِ
You lose, you miss َ‫د ُون‬ُ‫ال ت َفق‬ I do not decrease, ‫ال أنقُص‬
ُ
I do not cause any
flaw
Did you find it ‫أوعجبتُم‬
َِ َ You wonder ‫تَتَعجون‬
َ
surprising?
CHAPTER 9
‫اٌمان هود‬
It afflicted you ‫اصابَك‬
َ Did not find ‫لَم ت َجد‬
ِ
It falls ُ‫ت َسقُط‬ Make a plan ‫كٌدونى‬
against me
CHAPTER 10
‫عناد عاد‬
It was lost on ‫ضاعت فٌهم‬
َ obstinacy ‫عناد‬
them
boldness ‫جراءة‬ We look forward ُ
‫نَشتاق‬
to
He expressed grief ‫تؤسف‬
َ َ
CHAPTER 11
‫عذاب‬
They shouted ‫صاحوا‬ piece ‫قطعة‬
َ ِ
It uproots ‫ت َقلَع‬
ُ (wind) blew ‫هبت‬
It flew around ‫طارت‬
َ It demolishes ‫ت َهدم‬
ُ ِ
They hugged َ‫اِعتَنَق‬ sand ‫رمال‬ِ
They(female) َ‫ٌَصحن‬ ِ walls ‫جدران‬ ُ
cried loudly
protector ‫عاصم‬
ِ They seek help ‫ٌست َغٌثون‬
َ

11. desolate ‫خراب‬ Date palm ‫نَخٌل‬
saved ‫نجا‬ owl ‫بوم‬
‫ناقة ثمود‬
CHAPTER 1
‫بعد عاد‬
They were ‫فاقوهم‬ It inherited ‫ورثَت‬
ِ َ
superior to them
They engraved, َ‫ٌنقُشون‬ manufacturing ‫صناعة‬
painted
It softened ‫الن‬ exquisite ‫بدٌعة‬
It caused to grow ‫أنبَت‬
َ wax ‫شمع‬
It showed ‫جادَت‬ sping ‫ربٌع‬
generosity
Lives, ages ‫اعمار, عمر‬
CHAPTER 2
‫كفران ثمود‬
They were given ‫اُوتوأ‬ Did not carry ‫لَم ٌحمل‬
them
Safe, secure ‫آمن‬
ِ Soft ground, plain ‫سهل‬
َ
CHAPTER 3
‫عبادة االصنام‬
slaves ‫عُباد‬ It was not enough ‫لم ٌكفهم‬
for them
They humiliated ‫أهانوا انفسهم‬ He gave them ‫كرمهم‬
themselves honor
He refuses ‫ٌؤبى‬ What a wonder! ‫عجبا‬
They submitted ‫خضعوا‬
َ َ He disobeys them ‫ٌعصٌهم‬
ِ َ
He humiliated ‫أذلهم‬
them
CHAPTER 4
‫صالح علٌه الصالة و السالم‬

12. Point towards him ‫ٌُشٌر الٌه‬
ُ Of a noble ‫نجٌب‬
descent
Prestige, rank, ‫شؤن‬ hope ‫رجاء‬
state
servants ‫خدم‬ He will earn ‫ٌكسب‬
ُ ِ َ
dignity ‫كرامة‬ He gives him ‫ٌُشرفه‬
ِ
honor
CHAPTER 5
‫دعوة صالح‬
It did not please ‫ما أعجبَتهم‬
ُ َ At the top of his ‫باعلى صوته‬
them voice
He will ‫ٌجزٌكم‬ He will resurrect ‫ٌبعثكم‬
recompense you you
CHAPTER 6
‫دعاٌة االغنٌاء‬
leadership ‫رٌاسة‬ They incline ‫ٌمٌلون‬
losers ‫خاسرون‬ You obeyed him ‫أطعتُم‬
You died ‫متُم‬
ِ Does he promise ‫أٌعد ُكم‬
ِ
you?
You are promised ‫توعدون‬ How ‫هٌهات‬
preposterous!
He fabricated ‫أِفترى‬ Those who are ‫مبعوثون‬
resurrected
propaganda ‫دعاٌة‬
CHAPTER 7
‫قد أخطؤ ظننا‬
He advised َ َ َ
‫وعظ‬ Made a mistake ‫أخطؤ‬
Failed, ‫خاب‬
َ Inferior to you ‫دونَك‬
َ
disappointed
He passed by ‫مر‬
َ َ fatigue ‫تَعب‬
َ
CHAPTER 8
‫نصٌحة صالح‬

13. forever ‫الى االبد‬ He continued to ‫لم ٌزل‬
Never ‫ابدا‬ crops ‫زروع‬
CHAPTER 9
‫ما أسؤلكم علٌه من أجر‬
Became helpless, ‫عجز‬ They act ‫ٌفجرون‬
was unable to immorally
You bring! ‫أت‬
ِ Those under a ‫مسحرٌن‬
spell
CHAPTER 10
‫ناقة هللا‬
It gives birth ُ ‫ت ِلد‬ She camel ‫ناقة‬
They believed ‫أٌقَنوا‬ It produces ‫ت َنتج‬
ُ ِ
They were amazed ‫تحٌر‬ They will win over ‫سٌنجحون‬
CHAPTER 11
‫النوبة‬
Do not touch it ‫ال تمسوها بسوء‬ Respect! ‫احترموأ‬
with an evil
intention
Run away ‫نفر‬ fodder ‫علف‬
turn ‫نوبة‬ animals ‫ماشٌة‬
CHAPTER 12
‫طغٌان ثمود‬
They transgressed ‫طغوا‬ َ Became arrogant ‫است َكبر‬
ََ
He warned ‫حذر‬
َ َ They became ‫ضجر‬
َ ِ َ
tired up
Two wretched ‫شقٌان‬ They humiliate ‫ٌُهٌنوا‬
ones
salughtered ‫نَحر‬
َ َ arrow ‫سهم‬
CHAPTER 13
‫العذاب‬

14. They took an oath ‫حلفوا‬ Enjoy! ‫تمتعوا‬
There was a ‫فاذا بصٌحة‬ We were asked ‫سئلنا‬
ُ
sudden loud noise
exploded ‫تفطرت‬ earthquake ‫زلزال‬
well ‫بئرا‬ migrated ‫هاجر‬
town ‫قرى‬ Empty, devoid ‫معطلة‬
caller ‫داع‬ desolate ‫موحشة‬
dwellings ‫دٌار‬ One who answers ‫مجٌب‬
Those who cry َ‫باكٌن‬