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لَقَدْ كَانَ فِى قَصَصِهِمْ عِبْرَةٌۭ لِّأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ ۗ مَا كَانَ حَدِيثًۭا يُفْتَرَىٰ وَلَٰكِن تَصْدِيقَ ٱلَّذِى بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَتَفْصِيلَ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ وَهُدًۭى وَرَحْمَةًۭ لِّقَوْمٍۢ يُؤْمِنُونَ﴿١١١

Translation (Sahih International)

There was certainly in their stories a lesson for those of understanding. Never was the Qur'an a narration invented, but a confirmation of what was before it and a detailed explanation of all things and guidance and mercy for a people who believe.

Word-by-word meaning

لَقَدْlaqadVerily
كَانَkāna(there) is
فِىin
قَصَصِهِمْqaṣaṣihimtheir stories
عِبْرَةٌۭʿib'ratuna lesson
لِّأُو۟لِىli-ulīfor men
ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ ۗl-albābi(of) understanding
مَاNot
كَانَkāna(it) is
حَدِيثًۭاḥadīthana narration
يُفْتَرَىٰyuf'tarāinvented
وَلَـٰكِنwalākinbut
تَصْدِيقَtaṣdīqaa confirmation
ٱلَّذِىalladhī(of that) which
بَيْنَbayna(was) before it
يَدَيْهِyadayhi(was) before it
وَتَفْصِيلَwatafṣīlaand a detailed explanation
كُلِّkulli(of) all
شَىْءٍۢshayinthings
وَهُدًۭىwahudanand a guidance
وَرَحْمَةًۭwaraḥmatanand mercy
لِّقَوْمٍۢliqawminfor a people
يُؤْمِنُونَyu'minūnawho believe

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

A Lesson for Men Who have UnderstandingAllah states here that the stories of the Messengers and their nations and how we saved the believers and destroyed the disbelievers are, عِبْرَةٌ لاوْلِى الأَلْبَـبِ(a lesson for men of understanding), who have sound minds, مَا كَانَ حَدِيثًا يُفْتَرَى(It is not a forged statement.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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