15:1

Alif-Lam-Ra. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]. These are the Verses of the Book, and a plain Quran.

15:8

O Muhammad, tell them: “We send down the angels only to bring justice, and when they come, people are not given respite.
Meaning:-
Respite: a period of temporary delay, A usually short period of rest or relief.

15:9

Verily We: It is We Who have sent down the Quran and surely, We will guard it ‘from corruption‘.
Meaning:-
Corruption: Debasement or alteration, as of language or a text.

15:11

And no messenger would come to them except that they ridiculed him.
Meaning:-
Ridicule: is to make fun of, unkindly with the intention of humiliating, to laugh at someone or something in an unkind way.

15:14

And [even] if We opened to them a gate from the heaven and they continued therein to ascend,
Meaning:-
Ascend: to rise to a higher point, rank, or degree; proceed from an inferior to a superior degree or level.

15:15

Even then they would say, “Our sights have been hypnotised – in fact, a magic spell has been cast upon us.”
Meaning:-
Hypnotised: to dazzle or overcome by, capture the whole attention of (someone); fascinate.

15:20

and We provided therein means of sustenance for you and many other creatures to whom you do not provide.
Meaning:-
Sustenance: food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment.

15:21

There is not any means ˹of sustenance˺ whose reserves We do not hold, only bringing it forth in appropriate measure.
Meaning:-
Sustenance: food or drink which a person, animal, or plant needs to remain alive and healthy.

15:22

We send the fertilizing winds and send down water from the sky for you to drink; it is not you who hold the storage of this wealth.

15:24

And indeed, We know the first generations of you who had passed away, and indeed, We know the present generations of you (mankind), and also those who will come afterwards.

15:29

“So, when I have fashioned him completely and breathed into him (Adam) the soul which I created for him, then fall (you) down prostrating yourselves unto him.”
Meaning:-
Prostrate: lying stretched out on the ground with one’s face downward, especially in reverence or submission.

15:30

So, the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together.
Meaning:-
Prostrate: lying stretched out on the ground with one’s face downward, especially in reverence or submission.

15:31

Except Iblis (Satan), – he refused to be among the prostrators.
Meaning:-
Prostrator: A person who prostrates (Prostrate means: lying stretched out on the ground with one’s face downward, especially in reverence or submission.)

15:32

(Allah) said: “O Iblis (Satan)! What is your reason for not being among the prostrators?”
Meaning:-
Prostrator: A person who prostrates (Prostrate means: lying stretched out on the ground with one’s face downward, especially in reverence or submission.)

15:33

[Iblis (Satan)] said: “I am not the one to prostrate myself to a human being, whom You created from sounding clay of altered black smooth mud.”
Meaning:-
Prostrate: lying stretched out on the ground with one’s face downward, especially in reverence or submission.

15:42

– you will not have any authority over My devotees except those misguided ones who follow you.
Meaning:-
Devotee: a strong believer in a particular religion or god, follower, supporter, disciple.

15:47

We will remove whatever bitterness they had in their hearts. In a friendly manner, they will be on thrones, facing one another.
Meaning:-
bitterness: anger and disappointment at being treated unfairly; resentment.

15:48

No fatigue will touch them in there, not will they ever be asked to leave.
Meaning:-
Fatigue: extreme tiredness, typically resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness.

15:53

They answered: “Do not be afraid of us! We have come to you with good news of [the birth of] a son who will be endowed with deep knowledge.”
Meaning:-
Endow: provide with a quality, desirable ability, characteristic.

15:56

He said: “Who would despair of the mercy of his Lord except one who goes astray?”
Meaning:-
Despair: the complete loss or absence of hope.
Astray: into error, away from the correct path or direction

15:79

Therefore We inflicted punishment on them; and (the ruins of) both their cities (-the city of Sodomites and the city of Aikah) lie indeed on the open highway (traversed by the caravans from Hijâz to Syria).
Meaning:-
Inflict: cause (something unpleasant or painful) to be suffered by someone or something.
Ruin: destroy.

15:80

The Companions of the Rocky Tract also rejected the messengers;
Meaning:-
Rocky Tract: “The Rocky Tract” is undoubtedly a geographical name. On the maps of Arabia will be found a tract called the Hijr, north of Medinah, Jabal Hijr is about 150 miles north of Madinah. The tract would fall on the highway to Syria. This was the country of the Thamud. For them and the country see vii. 73, n. 1043.

15:84

And all their labor of building their homes through carving the rocks did not avail them
Meaning:-
carving: a powerful desire for something, to cut into the surface of stone, wood, etc.
Avail: use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource), benefit.

15:85

We have not created the Heavens and the Earth, and all that lies between them but to manifest the Truth.The Hour of Doom is sure to come, so [Prophet] bear with them graciously.
Meaning:-
Manifest: to make clear or obvious to the eye or mind or the understanding; show plainly
Doom: death, destruction, or some other terrible fate.
Graciously: in a courteous, kind, and pleasant manner.

15:88

Do not look at the worldly wealth which We have given enjoyment to [certain] categories of the disbelievers, nor grieve over (this destruction of) them and be kind and gentle to the believers,
Meaning:-
Grieve: to feel pain or sadness as a result of a loss, or to cause pain or stress to someone.
destruction: damage so bad, the action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired.

15:97

And We know, indeed, that your heart is distressed because of (polytheistic things) that they say,
Meaning:-
Distressed: suffering from anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
Polytheistic: belief in more than one god or in many gods.

15:98

The cure of your heart’s distress is that you should celebrate the praises of your Lord and be of those who prostrate themselves before Him,
Meaning:-
Prostrate: lying stretched out on the ground with one’s face downward, especially in reverence or submission.