وَمَا جَعَلۡنَاۤ أَصۡحَـٰبَ ٱلنَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةࣰۖ وَمَا جَعَلۡنَا عِدَّتَهُمۡ إِلَّا فِتۡنَةࣰ لِّلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِیَسۡتَیۡقِنَ ٱلَّذِینَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَ وَیَزۡدَادَ ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوۤا۟ إِیمَـٰنࣰا وَلَا یَرۡتَابَ ٱلَّذِینَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ وَلِیَقُولَ ٱلَّذِینَ فِی قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضࣱ وَٱلۡكَـٰفِرُونَ مَاذَاۤ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَـٰذَا مَثَلࣰاۚ كَذَ ٰلِكَ یُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ مَن یَشَاۤءُ وَیَهۡدِی مَن یَشَاۤءُۚ وَمَا یَعۡلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَۚ وَمَا هِیَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرَىٰ لِلۡبَشَرِ ۝٣١
Wama jaAAalna as-haba alnnari illa mala-ikatan wama jaAAalna AAiddatahum illa fitnatan lillatheena kafaroo liyastayqina allatheena ootoo alkitaba wayazdada allatheena amanoo eemanan wala yartaba allatheena ootoo alkitaba waalmu/minoona waliyaqoola allatheena fee quloobihim maradun waalkafiroona matha arada Allahu bihatha mathalan kathalika yudillu Allahu man yashao wayahdee man yashao wama yaAAlamu junooda rabbika illa huwa wama hiya illa thikra lilbashari
Abdel Haleem: none other than angels appointed by Us to guard Hellfire- and We have made their number a test for the disbelievers. So those who have been given the Scripture will be certain and those who believe will have their faith increased: neither those who have been given the Scripture nor the believers will have any doubts, but the sick at heart and the disbelievers will say, ‘What could God mean by this description?’ God leaves whoever He will to stray and guides whoever He will- no one knows your Lord’s forces except Him- this [description] is a warning to mortals

Interlinear Analysis

1
wamā
ما
Root: م ا
Prep.
2
jaʿalnā
جَعَلَ
Root: ج ع ل
Verb
3
aṣḥāba
أَصْحاب
Root: ص ح ب
Noun
4
l-nāri
نار
Root: ن و ر
Noun
5
illā
إِلّا
Root: إ ل ا
Prep.
6
malāikatan
مَلَك
Root: م ل ك
Noun
7
wamā
ما
Root: م ا
Prep.
8
jaʿalnā
جَعَلَ
Root: ج ع ل
Verb
9
ʿiddatahum
عِدَّة
Root: ع د د
Noun
10
illā
إِلّا
Root: إ ل ا
Prep.
11
fit'natan
فِتْنَة
Root: ف ت ن
Noun
12
lilladhīna
الَّذِي
Root: ا ل ذ ي
Noun
13
kafarū
كَفَرَ
Root: ك ف ر
Verb
14
liyastayqina
اسْتَيْقَنَتْ
Root: ي ق ن
Verb
15
alladhīna
الَّذِي
Root: ا ل ذ ي
Noun
16
ūtū
آتَى
Root: أ ت ي
Verb
17
l-kitāba
كِتاب
Root: ك ت ب
Noun
18
wayazdāda
ازْدادُ
Root: ز ي د
Verb
19
alladhīna
الَّذِي
Root: ا ل ذ ي
Noun
20
āmanū
آمَنَ
Root: أ م ن
Verb
21
īmānan
إِيمان
Root: أ م ن
Noun
22
walā
لا
Root: ل ا
Prep.
23
yartāba
ارْتابَ
Root: ر ي ب
Verb
24
alladhīna
الَّذِي
Root: ا ل ذ ي
Noun
25
ūtū
آتَى
Root: أ ت ي
Verb
26
l-kitāba
كِتاب
Root: ك ت ب
Noun
27
wal-mu'minūna
مُؤْمِن
Root: أ م ن
Noun
28
waliyaqūla
قالَ
Root: ق و ل
Verb
29
alladhīna
الَّذِي
Root: ا ل ذ ي
Noun
30
فِي
Root: ف ي
Prep.
31
qulūbihim
قَلْب
Root: ق ل ب
Noun
32
maraḍun
مَرَض
Root: م ر ض
Noun
33
wal-kāfirūna
كافِر
Root: ك ف ر
Noun
34
mādhā
ماذا
Root: م ا ذ ا
Noun
35
arāda
أَرادَ
Root: ر و د
Verb
36
l-lahu
اللَّه
Root: أ ل ه
Noun
37
bihādhā
ذا
Root: ذ ل ك
Noun
38
mathalan
مَثَل
Root: م ث ل
Noun
39
kadhālika
ذا
Root: ذ ل ك
Noun
40
yuḍillu
أَضَلَّ
Root: ض ل ل
Verb
41
l-lahu
اللَّه
Root: أ ل ه
Noun
42
man
مَن
Root: م ن
Noun
43
yashāu
شاءَ
Root: ش ي أ
Verb
44
wayahdī
هَدَى
Root: ه د ي
Verb
45
man
مَن
Root: م ن
Noun
46
yashāu
شاءَ
Root: ش ي أ
Verb
47
wamā
ما
Root: م ا
Prep.
48
yaʿlamu
عَلِمَ
Root: ع ل م
Verb
49
junūda
جُند
Root: ج ن د
Noun
50
rabbika
رَبّ
Root: ر ب ب
Noun
51
illā
إِلّا
Root: إ ل ا
Prep.
52
هُوَ
huwa
Noun
53
wamā
ما
Root: م ا
Prep.
54
هِىَ
hiya
Noun
55
illā
إِلّا
Root: إ ل ا
Prep.
56
dhik'rā
ذِكْرَى
Root: ذ ك ر
Noun
57
lil'bashari
بَشَر
Root: ب ش ر
Noun