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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

Hizb 33
Ruku 1 of 7 · 10 Ayahs

Heedlessness Before the Reckoning 1–3

ٱقۡتَرَبَاِقْتَرَبَ(Has) approached
لِلنَّاسِfor [the] mankind
حِسَابُهُمۡحِسَابُهُمْtheir account
وَهُمۡوَهُمْwhile they
فِيفِيْ(are) in
غَفۡلَةٖغَفْلَةٍheedlessness
مُّعۡرِضُونَمُّعْرِضُوْنَturning away

[The time of] their account has approached for the people, while they are in heedlessness turning away.

مَاNot
يَأۡتِيهِميَاْتِيْهِمْcomes to them
مِّنمِّنْof
ذِكۡرٖذِكْرٍa Reminder
مِّنمِّنْfrom
رَّبِّهِمرَّبِّهِمْtheir Lord
مُّحۡدَثٍمُّحْدَثٍanew
إِلَّااِلَّاexcept
ٱسۡتَمَعُوهُاسْتَمَعُوْهُthey listen to it
وَهُمۡوَهُمْwhile they
يَلۡعَبُونَيَلْعَبُوْنَ(are at) play

No mention [i.e., revelation] comes to them anew from their Lord except that they listen to it while they are at play

لَاهِيَةٗلَاهِيَةًDistracted
قُلُوبُهُمۡۗقُلُوْبُهُمْؕtheir hearts
وَأَسَرُّواْوَاَسَرُّواAnd they conceal
ٱلنَّجۡوَىالنَّجْوَيࣗۖthe private conversation
ٱلَّذِينَالَّذِيْنَthose who
ظَلَمُواْظَلَمُوْاࣗۖ[they] wronged
هَلۡهَلْIs
هَٰذَآهٰذَا͏ٓthis
إِلَّااِلَّاexcept
بَشَرٞبَشَرٌa human being
مِّثۡلُكُمۡۖمِّثْلُكُمْۚlike you
أَفَتَأۡتُونَاَفَتَاْتُوْنَSo would you approach
ٱلسِّحۡرَالسِّحْرَthe magic
وَأَنتُمۡوَاَنْتُمْwhile you
تُبۡصِرُونَتُبْصِرُوْنَsee (it)

With their hearts distracted. And those who do wrong conceal their private conversation, [saying], "Is this [Prophet] except a human being like you? So would you approach magic while you are aware [of it]?"

1 [The time of] their account has approached for the people, while they are in heedlessness turning away. 2 No mention [i.e., revelation] comes to them anew from their Lord except that they listen to it while they are at play 3 With their hearts distracted. And those who do wrong conceal their private conversation, [saying], "Is this [Prophet] except a human being like you? So would you approach magic while you are aware [of it]?"

What They Said About the Prophet 4–6

قَالَقٰلَHe said
رَبِّيرَبِّيْMy Lord
يَعۡلَمُيَعْلَمُknows
ٱلۡقَوۡلَالْقَوْلَthe word
فِيin
ٱلسَّمَآءِالسَّمَا࢜ءِthe heavens
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖوَالْاَرْضِؗand the earth
وَهُوَAnd He
ٱلسَّمِيعُالسَّمِيْعُ(is) the All-Hearer
ٱلۡعَلِيمُالْعَلِيْمُthe All-Knower

He [the Prophet (ﷺ)] said, "My Lord knows whatever is said throughout the heaven and earth, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing."

بَلۡبَلْNay
قَالُوٓاْقَالُوْٓاthey say
أَضۡغَٰثُاَضْغَاثُMuddled
أَحۡلَٰمِۭاَحْلَامٍۭdreams
بَلِnay
ٱفۡتَرَىٰهُافْتَرٰىهُhe (has) invented it
بَلۡبَلْnay
هُوَhe
شَاعِرٞشَاعِرٌۚۖ(is) a poet
فَلۡيَأۡتِنَافَلْيَاْتِنَاSo let him bring us
بِـَٔايَةٖبِاٰيَةٍa sign
كَمَآكَمَا͏ٓlike what
أُرۡسِلَاُرْسِلَwas sent
ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَالْاَوَّلُوْنَ(to) the former

But they say, "[The revelation is but] a mixture of false dreams; rather, he has invented it; rather, he is a poet. So let him bring us a sign just as the previous [messengers] were sent [with miracles]."

مَآمَا͏ٓNot
ءَامَنَتۡاٰمَنَتْbelieved
قَبۡلَهُمقَبْلَهُمْbefore them
مِّنمِّنْany
قَرۡيَةٍقَرْيَةٍtown
أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهَآۖاَهْلَكْنٰهَاۚwhich We destroyed
أَفَهُمۡاَفَهُمْso will they
يُؤۡمِنُونَيُو͏ٔ͏ْمِنُوْنَbelieve

Not a [single] city which We destroyed believed before them, so will they believe?

4 He [the Prophet (ﷺ)] said, "My Lord knows whatever is said throughout the heaven and earth, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing." 5 But they say, "[The revelation is but] a mixture of false dreams; rather, he has invented it; rather, he is a poet. So let him bring us a sign just as the previous [messengers] were sent [with miracles]." 6 Not a [single] city which We destroyed believed before them, so will they believe?

The Humanity of the Messengers 7–9

وَمَآوَمَا͏ٓAnd not
أَرۡسَلۡنَااَرْسَلْنَاWe sent
قَبۡلَكَقَبْلَكَbefore you
إِلَّااِلَّاexcept
رِجَالٗارِجَالًاmen
نُّوحِيٓنُّوْحِيْٓWe revealed
إِلَيۡهِمۡۖاِلَيْهِمْto them
فَسۡـَٔلُوٓاْفَسْـَٔلُوْٓاSo ask
أَهۡلَاَهْلَ(the) people
ٱلذِّكۡرِالذِّكْرِ(of) the Reminder
إِناِنْif
كُنتُمۡكُنْتُمْyou
لَا(do) not
تَعۡلَمُونَتَعْلَمُوْنَknow

And We sent not before you, [O Muḥammad], except men to whom We revealed [the message], so ask the people of the message [i.e., former scriptures] if you do not know.

وَمَاAnd not
جَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡجَعَلْنٰهُمْWe made them
جَسَدٗاجَسَدًاbodies
لَّاnot
يَأۡكُلُونَيَاْكُلُوْنَeating
ٱلطَّعَامَالطَّعَامَthe food
وَمَاand not
كَانُواْكَانُوْاthey were
خَٰلِدِينَخٰلِدِيْنَimmortals

And We did not make them [i.e., the prophets] forms not eating food, nor were they immortal [on earth].

ثُمَّThen
صَدَقۡنَٰهُمُصَدَقْنٰهُمُWe fulfilled (for) them
ٱلۡوَعۡدَالْوَعْدَthe promise
فَأَنجَيۡنَٰهُمۡفَاَنْجَيْنٰهُمْand We saved them
وَمَنوَمَنْand whom
نَّشَآءُنَّشَا࢜ءُWe willed
وَأَهۡلَكۡنَاوَاَهْلَكْنَاand We destroyed
ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَالْمُسْرِفِيْنَthe transgressors

Then We fulfilled for them the promise, and We saved them and whom We willed and destroyed the transgressors.

7 And We sent not before you, [O Muḥammad], except men to whom We revealed [the message], so ask the people of the message [i.e., former scriptures] if you do not know. 8 And We did not make them [i.e., the prophets] forms not eating food, nor were they immortal [on earth]. 9 Then We fulfilled for them the promise, and We saved them and whom We willed and destroyed the transgressors.

The Fate of Wrongdoing Towns 10–15

لَقَدۡلَقَدْIndeed
أَنزَلۡنَآاَنْزَلْنَا͏ٓWe (have) sent down
إِلَيۡكُمۡاِلَيْكُمْto you
كِتَٰبٗاكِتٰبًاa Book
فِيهِفِيْهِin it
ذِكۡرُكُمۡۚذِكْرُكُمْؕ(is) your mention
أَفَلَااَفَلَاThen will not
تَعۡقِلُونَتَعْقِلُوْنَyou use reason

We have certainly sent down to you a Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] in which is your mention. Then will you not reason?

Ruku 2 of 7 · 19 Ayahs

وَكَمۡوَكَمْAnd how many
قَصَمۡنَاقَصَمْنَاWe (have) shattered
مِنمِنْof
قَرۡيَةٖقَرْيَةٍa town
كَانَتۡكَانَتْ(that) was
ظَالِمَةٗظَالِمَةًunjust
وَأَنشَأۡنَاوَّاَنْشَاْنَاand We produced
بَعۡدَهَابَعْدَهَاafter them
قَوۡمًاقَوْمًاanother people
ءَاخَرِينَاٰخَرِيْنَanother people

And how many a city which was unjust have We shattered and produced after it another people.

فَلَمَّآفَلَمَّا͏ٓThen when
أَحَسُّواْاَحَسُّوْاthey perceived
بَأۡسَنَآبَاْسَنَا͏ٓOur torment
إِذَااِذَاbehold
هُمهُمْthey
مِّنۡهَامِّنْهَاfrom it
يَرۡكُضُونَيَرْكُضُوْنَwere fleeing

And when they [i.e., its inhabitants] perceived Our punishment, at once they fled from it.

لَاFlee not
تَرۡكُضُواْتَرْكُضُوْاFlee not
وَٱرۡجِعُوٓاْوَارْجِعُوْٓاbut return
إِلَىٰاِلٰيto
مَآمَا͏ٓwhat
أُتۡرِفۡتُمۡاُتْرِفْتُمْyou were given luxury
فِيهِفِيْهِin it
وَمَسَٰكِنِكُمۡوَمَسٰكِنِكُمْand to your homes
لَعَلَّكُمۡلَعَلَّكُمْso that you may
تُسۡـَٔلُونَتُسْـَٔلُوْنَbe questioned

[Some angels said], "Do not flee but return to where you were given luxury and to your homes - perhaps you will be questioned."

قَالُواْقَالُوْاThey said
يَٰوَيۡلَنَآيٰوَيْلَنَا͏ٓO woe to us
إِنَّااِنَّاIndeed, [we]
كُنَّاwe were
ظَٰلِمِينَظٰلِمِيْنَwrongdoers

They said, "O woe to us! Indeed, we were wrongdoers."

فَمَاThen not
زَالَتزَالَتْceased
تِّلۡكَتِّلْكَ[this]
دَعۡوَىٰهُمۡدَعْوٰىهُمْtheir cry
حَتَّىٰحَتّٰيuntil
جَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡجَعَلْنٰهُمْWe made them
حَصِيدًاحَصِيْدًاreaped
خَٰمِدِينَخٰمِدِيْنَextinct

And that declaration of theirs did not cease until We made them [as] a harvest [mowed down], extinguished [like a fire].

10 We have certainly sent down to you a Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] in which is your mention. Then will you not reason? 11 And how many a city which was unjust have We shattered and produced after it another people. 12 And when they [i.e., its inhabitants] perceived Our punishment, at once they fled from it. 13 [Some angels said], "Do not flee but return to where you were given luxury and to your homes - perhaps you will be questioned." 14 They said, "O woe to us! Indeed, we were wrongdoers." 15 And that declaration of theirs did not cease until We made them [as] a harvest [mowed down], extinguished [like a fire].

The Purpose Behind Creation 16–20

وَمَاAnd not
خَلَقۡنَاخَلَقْنَاWe created
ٱلسَّمَآءَالسَّمَا࢜ءَthe heavens
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَوَالْاَرْضَand the earth
وَمَاand what
بَيۡنَهُمَابَيْنَهُمَا(is) between them
لَٰعِبِينَلٰعِبِيْنَ(for) playing

And We did not create the heaven and earth and that between them in play.

لَوۡلَوْIf
أَرَدۡنَآاَرَدْنَا͏ٓWe intended
أَناَنْthat
نَّتَّخِذَWe take
لَهۡوٗالَهْوًاa pastime
لَّٱتَّخَذۡنَٰهُلَّاتَّخَذْنٰهُsurely We (could have) taken it
مِنمِنْfrom
لَّدُنَّآلَّدُنَّا͏ٓࣗۖUs
إِناِنْif
كُنَّاWe were
فَٰعِلِينَفٰعِلِيْنَdoers

Had We intended to take a diversion, We could have taken it from [what is] with Us - if [indeed] We were to do so.

بَلۡبَلْNay
نَقۡذِفُنَقْذِفُWe hurl
بِٱلۡحَقِّبِالْحَقِّthe truth
عَلَىعَلَيagainst
ٱلۡبَٰطِلِالْبَاطِلِ[the] falsehood
فَيَدۡمَغُهُۥفَيَدْمَغُهٗand it breaks its head
فَإِذَافَاِذَاbehold
هُوَit (is)
زَاهِقٞۚزَاهِقٌؕvanishing
وَلَكُمُAnd for you
ٱلۡوَيۡلُالْوَيْلُ(is) destruction
مِمَّاfor what
تَصِفُونَتَصِفُوْنَyou ascribe

Rather, We dash the truth upon falsehood, and it destroys it, and thereupon it departs. And for you is destruction from that which you describe.

وَلَهُۥوَلَهٗAnd to Him (belongs)
مَنمَنْwhoever
فِي(is) in
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavens
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚوَالْاَرْضِؕand the earth
وَمَنۡوَمَنْAnd (those) who
عِندَهُۥعِنْدَهٗ(are) near Him
لَاnot
يَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَيَسْتَكْبِرُوْنَthey are arrogant
عَنۡعَنْto
عِبَادَتِهِۦعِبَادَتِهٖworship Him
وَلَاand not
يَسۡتَحۡسِرُونَيَسْتَحْسِرُوْنَthey tire

To Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And those near Him [i.e., the angels] are not prevented by arrogance from His worship, nor do they tire.

يُسَبِّحُونَيُسَبِّحُوْنَThey glorify (Him)
ٱلَّيۡلَالَّيْلَ[the] night
وَٱلنَّهَارَوَالنَّهَارَand [the] day
لَاnot
يَفۡتُرُونَيَفْتُرُوْنَthey slacken

They exalt [Him] night and day [and] do not slacken.

16 And We did not create the heaven and earth and that between them in play. 17 Had We intended to take a diversion, We could have taken it from [what is] with Us - if [indeed] We were to do so. 18 Rather, We dash the truth upon falsehood, and it destroys it, and thereupon it departs. And for you is destruction from that which you describe. 19 To Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And those near Him [i.e., the angels] are not prevented by arrogance from His worship, nor do they tire. 20 They exalt [Him] night and day [and] do not slacken.

The Argument for Allah's Oneness 21–25

أَمِاَمِOr
ٱتَّخَذُوٓاْاتَّخَذُوْٓا(have) they taken
ءَالِهَةٗاٰلِهَةًgods
مِّنَfrom
ٱلۡأَرۡضِالْاَرْضِthe earth
هُمۡهُمْthey
يُنشِرُونَيُنْشِرُوْنَraise (the dead)

Or have they [i.e., men] taken for themselves gods from the earth who resurrect [the dead]?

لَوۡلَوْIf
كَانَ(there) were
فِيهِمَآفِيْهِمَا͏ٓin both of them
ءَالِهَةٌاٰلِهَةٌgods
إِلَّااِلَّاbesides
ٱللَّهُاللّٰهُAllah
لَفَسَدَتَاۚsurely they (would) have been ruined
فَسُبۡحَٰنَفَسُبْحٰنَSo glorified
ٱللَّهِاللّٰهِ(is) Allah
رَبِّLord
ٱلۡعَرۡشِالْعَرْشِ(of) the Throne
عَمَّا(above) what
يَصِفُونَيَصِفُوْنَthey attribute

Had there been within them [i.e., the heavens and earth] gods besides Allāh, they both would have been ruined. So exalted is Allāh, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.

لَاNot
يُسۡـَٔلُيُسْـَٔلُHe (can) be questioned
عَمَّاabout what
يَفۡعَلُيَفْعَلُHe does
وَهُمۡوَهُمْbut they
يُسۡـَٔلُونَيُسْـَٔلُوْنَwill be questioned

He is not questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned.

أَمِاَمِOr
ٱتَّخَذُواْاتَّخَذُوْا(have) they taken
مِنمِنْbesides Him
دُونِهِۦٓدُوْنِهٖٓbesides Him
ءَالِهَةٗۖاٰلِهَةًؕgods
قُلۡقُلْSay
هَاتُواْهَاتُوْاBring
بُرۡهَٰنَكُمۡۖبُرْهَانَكُمْۚyour proof
هَٰذَاهٰذَاThis
ذِكۡرُذِكْرُ(is) a Reminder
مَنمَنْ(for those) who
مَّعِيَ(are) with me
وَذِكۡرُوَذِكْرُand a Reminder
مَنمَنْ(for those) who
قَبۡلِيۚقَبْلِيْؕ(were) before me
بَلۡبَلْBut
أَكۡثَرُهُمۡاَكْثَرُهُمْmost of them
لَا(do) not
يَعۡلَمُونَيَعْلَمُوْنَۙknow
ٱلۡحَقَّۖالْحَقَّthe truth
فَهُمفَهُمْso they
مُّعۡرِضُونَمُّعْرِضُوْنَ(are) averse

Or have they taken gods besides Him? Say, [O Muḥammad], "Produce your proof. This [Qur’ān] is the message for those with me and the message of those before me." But most of them do not know the truth, so they are turning away.

وَمَآوَمَا͏ٓAnd not
أَرۡسَلۡنَااَرْسَلْنَاWe sent
مِنمِنْbefore you
قَبۡلِكَقَبْلِكَbefore you
مِنمِنْany
رَّسُولٍرَّسُوْلٍMessenger
إِلَّااِلَّاbut
نُوحِيٓنُوْحِيْٓWe reveal(ed)
إِلَيۡهِاِلَيْهِto him
أَنَّهُۥاَنَّهٗthat [He]
لَآلَا͏ٓ(There is) no
إِلَٰهَاِلٰهَgod
إِلَّآاِلَّا͏ٓexcept
أَنَا۠اَنَاMe
فَٱعۡبُدُونِفَاعْبُدُوْنِso worship Me

And We sent not before you any messenger except We revealed to him that, "There is no deity except Me, so worship Me."

21 Or have they [i.e., men] taken for themselves gods from the earth who resurrect [the dead]? 22 Had there been within them [i.e., the heavens and earth] gods besides Allāh, they both would have been ruined. So exalted is Allāh, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe. 23 He is not questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned. 24 Or have they taken gods besides Him? Say, [O Muḥammad], "Produce your proof. This [Qur’ān] is the message for those with me and the message of those before me." But most of them do not know the truth, so they are turning away. 25 And We sent not before you any messenger except We revealed to him that, "There is no deity except Me, so worship Me."

The True Status of Angels 26–29

وَقَالُواْوَقَالُواAnd they say
ٱتَّخَذَاتَّخَذَHas taken
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُالرَّحْمٰنُthe Most Gracious
وَلَدٗاۗوَلَدًاa son
سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥۚسُبْحٰنَهٗؕGlorified is He
بَلۡبَلْNay
عِبَادٞعِبَادٌ(they are) slaves
مُّكۡرَمُونَمُّكْرَمُوْنَhonored

And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, they are [but] honored servants.

لَاNot
يَسۡبِقُونَهُۥيَسْبِقُوْنَهٗthey (can) precede Him
بِٱلۡقَوۡلِبِالْقَوْلِin word
وَهُموَهُمْand they
بِأَمۡرِهِۦبِاَمْرِهٖby His command
يَعۡمَلُونَيَعْمَلُوْنَact

They cannot precede Him in word, and they act by His command.

يَعۡلَمُيَعْلَمُHe knows
مَاwhat
بَيۡنَبَيْنَ(is) before them
أَيۡدِيهِمۡاَيْدِيْهِمْ(is) before them
وَمَاand what
خَلۡفَهُمۡخَلْفَهُمْ(is) behind them
وَلَاand not
يَشۡفَعُونَيَشْفَعُوْنَۙthey (can) intercede
إِلَّااِلَّاexcept
لِمَنِfor whom
ٱرۡتَضَىٰارْتَضٰيHe approves
وَهُموَهُمْAnd they
مِّنۡمِّنْfrom
خَشۡيَتِهِۦخَشْيَتِهٖfear of Him
مُشۡفِقُونَمُشْفِقُوْنَstand in awe

He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they cannot intercede except on behalf of one whom He approves. And they, from fear of Him, are apprehensive.

¼ Hizb 33

وَمَنوَمَنْAnd whoever
يَقُلۡيَّقُلْsays
مِنۡهُمۡمِنْهُمْof them
إِنِّيٓاِنِّيْٓIndeed, I am
إِلَٰهٞاِلٰهٌa god
مِّنمِّنْbesides Him
دُونِهِۦدُوْنِهٖbesides Him
فَذَٰلِكَفَذٰلِكَThen that
نَجۡزِيهِنَجْزِيْهِWe will recompense
جَهَنَّمَۚجَهَنَّمَؕ(with) Hell
كَذَٰلِكَكَذٰلِكَThus
نَجۡزِينَجْزِيWe recompense
ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَالظّٰلِمِيْنَthe wrongdoers

And whoever of them should say, "Indeed, I am a god besides Him" - that one We would recompense with Hell. Thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.

26 And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, they are [but] honored servants. 27 They cannot precede Him in word, and they act by His command. 28 He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they cannot intercede except on behalf of one whom He approves. And they, from fear of Him, are apprehensive. 29 And whoever of them should say, "Indeed, I am a god besides Him" - that one We would recompense with Hell. Thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.

Ruku 3 of 7 · 12 Ayahs

Signs in the Universe 30–33

أَوَلَمۡاَوَلَمْDo not
يَرَsee
ٱلَّذِينَالَّذِيْنَthose who
كَفَرُوٓاْكَفَرُوْٓاdisbelieved
أَنَّاَنَّthat
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavens
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَوَالْاَرْضَand the earth
كَانَتَاwere
رَتۡقٗارَتْقًاa joined entity
فَفَتَقۡنَٰهُمَاۖفَفَتَقْنٰهُمَاؕthen We parted them
وَجَعَلۡنَاوَجَعَلْنَاand We made
مِنَfrom
ٱلۡمَآءِالْمَا࢜ءِ[the] water
كُلَّevery
شَيۡءٍشَيْءٍliving thing
حَيٍّۚحَيٍّؕliving thing
أَفَلَااَفَلَاThen will not
يُؤۡمِنُونَيُو͏ٔ͏ْمِنُوْنَthey believe

Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and then We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe?

وَجَعَلۡنَاوَجَعَلْنَاAnd We (have) placed
فِيin
ٱلۡأَرۡضِالْاَرْضِthe earth
رَوَٰسِيَرَوَاسِيَfirmly set mountains
أَناَنْlest
تَمِيدَتَمِيْدَit (should) shake
بِهِمۡبِهِمْࣕwith them
وَجَعَلۡنَاوَجَعَلْنَاand We made
فِيهَافِيْهَاtherein
فِجَاجٗافِجَاجًاbroad passes
سُبُلٗاسُبُلًا(as) ways
لَّعَلَّهُمۡلَّعَلَّهُمْso that they may
يَهۡتَدُونَيَهْتَدُوْنَ(be) guided

And We placed within the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with them, and We made therein [mountain] passes [as] roads that they might be guided.

وَجَعَلۡنَاوَجَعَلْنَاAnd We made
ٱلسَّمَآءَالسَّمَا࢜ءَthe sky
سَقۡفٗاسَقْفًاa roof
مَّحۡفُوظٗاۖمَّحْفُوْظًاۚۖprotected
وَهُمۡوَّهُمْBut they
عَنۡعَنْfrom
ءَايَٰتِهَااٰيٰتِهَاits Signs
مُعۡرِضُونَمُعْرِضُوْنَturn away

And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are turning away.

وَهُوَAnd He
ٱلَّذِيالَّذِيْ(is) the One Who
خَلَقَcreated
ٱلَّيۡلَالَّيْلَthe night
وَٱلنَّهَارَوَالنَّهَارَand the day
وَٱلشَّمۡسَوَالشَّمْسَand the sun
وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖوَالْقَمَرَؕand the moon
كُلّٞكُلٌّeach
فِيفِيْin
فَلَكٖفَلَكٍan orbit
يَسۡبَحُونَيَّسْبَحُوْنَfloating

And it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; all [heavenly bodies] in an orbit are swimming.

30 Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and then We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe? 31 And We placed within the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with them, and We made therein [mountain] passes [as] roads that they might be guided. 32 And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are turning away. 33 And it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; all [heavenly bodies] in an orbit are swimming.

Mortality and Life as a Test 34–35

وَمَاAnd not
جَعَلۡنَاجَعَلْنَاWe made
لِبَشَرٖلِبَشَرٍfor any man
مِّنمِّنْbefore you
قَبۡلِكَقَبْلِكَbefore you
ٱلۡخُلۡدَۖالْخُلْدَؕ[the] immortality
أَفَإِيْناَفَا۟ىِٕنْso if
مِّتَّyou die
فَهُمُthen (would) they
ٱلۡخَٰلِدُونَالْخٰلِدُوْنَlive forever

And We did not grant to any man before you eternity [on earth]; so if you die - would they be eternal?

كُلُّEvery
نَفۡسٖنَفْسٍsoul
ذَآئِقَةُذَا࢜ىِٕقَةُ(will) taste
ٱلۡمَوۡتِۗالْمَوْتِؕ[the] death
وَنَبۡلُوكُموَنَبْلُوْكُمْAnd We test you
بِٱلشَّرِّبِالشَّرِّwith [the] bad
وَٱلۡخَيۡرِوَالْخَيْرِand [the] good
فِتۡنَةٗۖفِتْنَةًؕ(as) a trial
وَإِلَيۡنَاوَاِلَيْنَاand to Us
تُرۡجَعُونَتُرْجَعُوْنَyou will be returned

Every soul will taste death. And We test you with evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be returned.

34 And We did not grant to any man before you eternity [on earth]; so if you die - would they be eternal? 35 Every soul will taste death. And We test you with evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be returned.

Mockery and Human Impatience 36–37

وَإِذَاوَاِذَاAnd when
رَءَاكَرَاٰكَthey see you
ٱلَّذِينَالَّذِيْنَthose who
كَفَرُوٓاْكَفَرُوْٓاdisbelieve
إِناِنْnot
يَتَّخِذُونَكَيَّتَّخِذُوْنَكَthey take you
إِلَّااِلَّاexcept
هُزُوًاهُزُوًاؕ(in) ridicule
أَهَٰذَااَهٰذَاIs this
ٱلَّذِيالَّذِيْthe one who
يَذۡكُرُيَذْكُرُmentions
ءَالِهَتَكُمۡاٰلِهَتَكُمْۚyour gods
وَهُموَهُمْAnd they
بِذِكۡرِبِذِكْرِat (the) mention
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِالرَّحْمٰنِ(of) the Most Gracious
هُمۡهُمْ[they]
كَٰفِرُونَكٰفِرُوْنَ(are) disbelievers

And when those who disbelieve see you, [O Muḥammad], they take you not except in ridicule, [saying], "Is this the one who mentions [i.e., insults] your gods?" And they are, at the mention of the Most Merciful, disbelievers.

خُلِقَIs created
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُالْاِنْسَانُthe man
مِنۡمِنْof
عَجَلٖۚعَجَلٍؕhaste
سَأُوْرِيكُمۡسَاُورِيْكُمْI will show you
ءَايَٰتِياٰيٰتِيْMy Signs
فَلَاso (do) not
تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونِتَسْتَعْجِلُوْنِask Me to hasten

Man was created of haste [i.e., impatience]. I will show you My signs [i.e., vengeance], so do not impatiently urge Me.

36 And when those who disbelieve see you, [O Muḥammad], they take you not except in ridicule, [saying], "Is this the one who mentions [i.e., insults] your gods?" And they are, at the mention of the Most Merciful, disbelievers. 37 Man was created of haste [i.e., impatience]. I will show you My signs [i.e., vengeance], so do not impatiently urge Me.

The Sudden Arrival of the Hour 38–41

وَيَقُولُونَوَيَقُوْلُوْنَAnd they say
مَتَىٰمَتٰيWhen (will be fulfilled)
هَٰذَاهٰذَاthis
ٱلۡوَعۡدُالْوَعْدُpromise
إِناِنْif
كُنتُمۡكُنْتُمْyou are
صَٰدِقِينَصٰدِقِيْنَtruthful

And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?"

لَوۡلَوْIf
يَعۡلَمُيَعْلَمُknew
ٱلَّذِينَالَّذِيْنَthose who
كَفَرُواْكَفَرُوْاdisbelieved
حِينَحِيْنَ(the) time
لَا(when) not
يَكُفُّونَيَكُفُّوْنَthey will avert
عَنعَنْfrom
وُجُوهِهِمُوُّجُوْهِهِمُtheir faces
ٱلنَّارَالنَّارَthe Fire
وَلَاand not
عَنعَنْfrom
ظُهُورِهِمۡظُهُوْرِهِمْtheir backs
وَلَاand not
هُمۡهُمْthey
يُنصَرُونَيُنْصَرُوْنَwill be helped

If those who disbelieved but knew the time when they will not avert the Fire from their faces or from their backs and they will not be aided...

بَلۡبَلْNay
تَأۡتِيهِمتَاْتِيْهِمْit will come to them
بَغۡتَةٗبَغْتَةًunexpectedly
فَتَبۡهَتُهُمۡفَتَبْهَتُهُمْand bewilder them
فَلَاthen not
يَسۡتَطِيعُونَيَسْتَطِيْعُوْنَthey will be able
رَدَّهَاto repel it
وَلَاand not
هُمۡهُمْthey
يُنظَرُونَيُنْظَرُوْنَwill be given respite

Rather, it will come to them unexpectedly and bewilder them, and they will not be able to repel it, nor will they be reprieved.

وَلَقَدِAnd verily
ٱسۡتُهۡزِئَاسْتُهْزِي͏ٔ͏َwere mocked
بِرُسُلٖبِرُسُلٍMessengers
مِّنمِّنْbefore you
قَبۡلِكَقَبْلِكَbefore you
فَحَاقَthen surrounded
بِٱلَّذِينَبِالَّذِيْنَthose who
سَخِرُواْسَخِرُوْاmocked
مِنۡهُممِنْهُمْfrom them
مَّاwhat
كَانُواْكَانُوْاthey used
بِهِۦبِهٖat it
يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَيَسْتَهْزِءُوْنَ(to) mock

And already were messengers ridiculed before you, but those who mocked them were enveloped by what they used to ridicule.

38 And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?" 39 If those who disbelieved but knew the time when they will not avert the Fire from their faces or from their backs and they will not be aided... 40 Rather, it will come to them unexpectedly and bewilder them, and they will not be able to repel it, nor will they be reprieved. 41 And already were messengers ridiculed before you, but those who mocked them were enveloped by what they used to ridicule.

Ruku 4 of 7 · 9 Ayahs

The Powerlessness of Their Protectors 42–44

قُلۡقُلْSay
مَنمَنْWho
يَكۡلَؤُكُميَّكْلَو͏ٔ͏ُكُمْ(can) protect you
بِٱلَّيۡلِبِالَّيْلِin the night
وَٱلنَّهَارِوَالنَّهَارِand the day
مِنَfrom
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِۚالرَّحْمٰنِؕthe Most Gracious
بَلۡبَلْYet
هُمۡهُمْthey
عَنعَنْfrom
ذِكۡرِذِكْرِ(the) remembrance
رَبِّهِمرَبِّهِمْ(of) their Lord
مُّعۡرِضُونَمُّعْرِضُوْنَturn away

Say, "Who can protect you at night or by day from the Most Merciful?" But they are, from the remembrance of their Lord, turning away.

أَمۡاَمْOr
لَهُمۡلَهُمْhave they
ءَالِهَةٞاٰلِهَةٌgods
تَمۡنَعُهُمتَمْنَعُهُمْ(to) defend them
مِّنمِّنْfrom
دُونِنَاۚدُوْنِنَاؕUs
لَاNot
يَسۡتَطِيعُونَيَسْتَطِيْعُوْنَthey are able
نَصۡرَنَصْرَ(to) help
أَنفُسِهِمۡاَنْفُسِهِمْthemselves
وَلَاand not
هُمهُمْthey
مِّنَّاfrom Us
يُصۡحَبُونَيُصْحَبُوْنَcan be protected

Or do they have gods to defend them other than Us? They are unable [even] to help themselves, nor can they be protected from Us.

بَلۡبَلْNay
مَتَّعۡنَامَتَّعْنَاWe gave provision
هَٰٓؤُلَآءِهٰٓو͏ٔ͏ُلَا࢜ءِ(to) these
وَءَابَآءَهُمۡوَاٰبَا࢜ءَهُمْand their fathers
حَتَّىٰحَتّٰيuntil
طَالَgrew long
عَلَيۡهِمُعَلَيْهِمُfor them
ٱلۡعُمُرُۗالْعُمُرُؕthe life
أَفَلَااَفَلَاThen do not
يَرَوۡنَيَرَوْنَthey see
أَنَّااَنَّاthat We
نَأۡتِينَاْتِيWe come
ٱلۡأَرۡضَالْاَرْضَ(to) the land
نَنقُصُهَانَنْقُصُهَاWe reduce it
مِنۡمِنْfrom
أَطۡرَافِهَآۚاَطْرَافِهَاؕits borders
أَفَهُمُاَفَهُمُSo is (it) they
ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَالْغٰلِبُوْنَ(who will be) overcoming

But, [on the contrary], We have provided good things for these [disbelievers] and their fathers until life was prolonged for them. Then do they not see that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders? Is it they who will overcome?

42 Say, "Who can protect you at night or by day from the Most Merciful?" But they are, from the remembrance of their Lord, turning away. 43 Or do they have gods to defend them other than Us? They are unable [even] to help themselves, nor can they be protected from Us. 44 But, [on the contrary], We have provided good things for these [disbelievers] and their fathers until life was prolonged for them. Then do they not see that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders? Is it they who will overcome?

Perfect Justice on Judgment Day 45–47

قُلۡقُلْSay
إِنَّمَآاِنَّمَا͏ٓOnly
أُنذِرُكُماُنْذِرُكُمْI warn you
بِٱلۡوَحۡيِۚبِالْوَحْيِؗۖby the revelation
وَلَاBut not
يَسۡمَعُيَسْمَعُhear
ٱلصُّمُّالصُّمُّthe deaf
ٱلدُّعَآءَالدُّعَا࢜ءَthe call
إِذَااِذَاwhen
مَاwhen
يُنذَرُونَيُنْذَرُوْنَthey are warned

Say, "I only warn you by revelation." But the deaf do not hear the call when they are warned.

وَلَئِنوَلَىِٕنْAnd if
مَّسَّتۡهُمۡمَّسَّتْهُمْtouches them
نَفۡحَةٞنَفْحَةٌa whiff
مِّنۡمِّنْof
عَذَابِ(the) punishment
رَبِّكَ(of) your Lord
لَيَقُولُنَّلَيَقُوْلُنَّsurely they will say
يَٰوَيۡلَنَآيٰوَيْلَنَا͏ٓO woe to us
إِنَّااِنَّاIndeed, we
كُنَّا[we] were
ظَٰلِمِينَظٰلِمِيْنَwrongdoers

And if [as much as] a whiff of the punishment of your Lord should touch them, they would surely say, "O woe to us! Indeed, we have been wrongdoers."

وَنَضَعُAnd We set
ٱلۡمَوَٰزِينَالْمَوَازِيْنَthe scales
ٱلۡقِسۡطَالْقِسْطَ(of) the justice
لِيَوۡمِلِيَوْمِfor (the) Day
ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِالْقِيٰمَةِ(of) the Resurrection
فَلَاso not
تُظۡلَمُتُظْلَمُwill be wronged
نَفۡسٞنَفْسٌany soul
شَيۡـٔٗاۖشَيْـًٔاؕ(in) anything
وَإِنوَاِنْAnd if
كَانَ(there) be
مِثۡقَالَمِثْقَالَweight
حَبَّةٖحَبَّةٍ(of) a seed
مِّنۡمِّنْof
خَرۡدَلٍخَرْدَلٍa mustard
أَتَيۡنَااَتَيْنَاWe will bring
بِهَاۗبِهَاؕ[with] it
وَكَفَىٰوَكَفٰيAnd sufficient
بِنَا(are) We
حَٰسِبِينَحٰسِبِيْنَ(as) Reckoners

And We place the scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection, so no soul will be treated unjustly at all. And if there is [even] the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it forth. And sufficient are We as accountant.

45 Say, "I only warn you by revelation." But the deaf do not hear the call when they are warned. 46 And if [as much as] a whiff of the punishment of your Lord should touch them, they would surely say, "O woe to us! Indeed, we have been wrongdoers." 47 And We place the scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection, so no soul will be treated unjustly at all. And if there is [even] the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it forth. And sufficient are We as accountant.

Moses, Aaron and the Criterion 48–50

وَلَقَدۡوَلَقَدْAnd verily
ءَاتَيۡنَااٰتَيْنَاWe gave
مُوسَىٰمُوْسٰيMusa
وَهَٰرُونَوَهٰرُوْنَand Harun
ٱلۡفُرۡقَانَالْفُرْقَانَthe Criterion
وَضِيَآءٗوَضِيَا࢜ءًand a light
وَذِكۡرٗاوَّذِكْرًاand a Reminder
لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَلِّلْمُتَّقِيْنَfor the righteous

And We had already given Moses and Aaron the criterion and a light and a reminder for the righteous

ٱلَّذِينَالَّذِيْنَThose who
يَخۡشَوۡنَيَخْشَوْنَfear
رَبَّهُمرَبَّهُمْtheir Lord
بِٱلۡغَيۡبِبِالْغَيْبِin the unseen
وَهُموَهُمْand they
مِّنَof
ٱلسَّاعَةِالسَّاعَةِthe Hour
مُشۡفِقُونَمُشْفِقُوْنَ(are) afraid

Who fear their Lord unseen, while they are of the Hour apprehensive.

وَهَٰذَاوَهٰذَاAnd this
ذِكۡرٞذِكْرٌ(is) a Reminder
مُّبَارَكٌمُّبٰرَكٌblessed
أَنزَلۡنَٰهُۚاَنْزَلْنٰهُؕwhich We (have) revealed
أَفَأَنتُمۡاَفَاَنْتُمْThen are you
لَهُۥلَهٗof it
مُنكِرُونَمُنْكِرُوْنَrejecters

And this [Qur’ān] is a blessed message which We have sent down. Then are you with it unacquainted?

48 And We had already given Moses and Aaron the criterion and a light and a reminder for the righteous 49 Who fear their Lord unseen, while they are of the Hour apprehensive. 50 And this [Qur’ān] is a blessed message which We have sent down. Then are you with it unacquainted?

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Abraham Against Idol Worship 51–56

وَلَقَدۡوَلَقَدْAnd verily
ءَاتَيۡنَآاٰتَيْنَا͏ٓWe gave
إِبۡرَٰهِيمَاِبْرٰهِيْمَIbrahim
رُشۡدَهُۥرُشْدَهٗhis guidance
مِنمِنْbefore
قَبۡلُقَبْلُbefore
وَكُنَّاand We were
بِهِۦبِهٖabout him
عَٰلِمِينَعٰلِمِيْنَWell-Knowing

And We had certainly given Abraham his sound judgement before, and We were of him well-Knowing

إِذۡاِذْWhen
قَالَhe said
لِأَبِيهِلِاَبِيْهِto his father
وَقَوۡمِهِۦوَقَوْمِهٖand his people
مَاWhat
هَٰذِهِهٰذِهِ(are) these
ٱلتَّمَاثِيلُالتَّمَاثِيْلُ[the] statues
ٱلَّتِيٓالَّتِيْٓwhich
أَنتُمۡاَنْتُمْyou
لَهَاto it
عَٰكِفُونَعٰكِفُوْنَ(are) devoted

When he said to his father and his people, "What are these statues to which you are devoted?"

قَالُواْقَالُوْاThey said
وَجَدۡنَآوَجَدْنَا͏ٓWe found
ءَابَآءَنَااٰبَا࢜ءَنَاour forefathers
لَهَاof them
عَٰبِدِينَعٰبِدِيْنَworshippers

They said, "We found our fathers worshippers of them."

قَالَHe said
لَقَدۡلَقَدْVerily
كُنتُمۡكُنْتُمْyou are
أَنتُمۡاَنْتُمْ[you]
وَءَابَآؤُكُمۡوَاٰبَا࢜و͏ٔ͏ُكُمْand your forefathers
فِيفِيْ(were) in
ضَلَٰلٖضَلٰلٍan error
مُّبِينٖمُّبِيْنٍmanifest

He said, "You were certainly, you and your fathers, in manifest error."

قَالُوٓاْقَالُوْٓاThey said
أَجِئۡتَنَااَجِي͏ٔ͏ْتَنَاHave you come to us
بِٱلۡحَقِّبِالْحَقِّwith the truth
أَمۡاَمْor
أَنتَاَنْتَyou
مِنَ(are) of
ٱللَّٰعِبِينَاللّٰعِبِيْنَthose who play

They said, "Have you come to us with truth, or are you of those who jest?"

قَالَHe said
بَلبَلْNay
رَّبُّكُمۡرَّبُّكُمْyour Lord
رَبُّ(is the) Lord
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِالسَّمٰوٰتِ(of) the heavens
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِوَالْاَرْضِand the earth
ٱلَّذِيالَّذِيْthe One Who
فَطَرَهُنَّفَطَرَهُنَّؗۖcreated them
وَأَنَا۠وَاَنَاand I am
عَلَىٰعَلٰيto
ذَٰلِكُمذٰلِكُمْthat
مِّنَof
ٱلشَّٰهِدِينَالشّٰهِدِيْنَthe witnesses

He said, "[No], rather, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth who created them, and I, to that, am of those who testify.

51 And We had certainly given Abraham his sound judgement before, and We were of him well-Knowing 52 When he said to his father and his people, "What are these statues to which you are devoted?" 53 They said, "We found our fathers worshippers of them." 54 He said, "You were certainly, you and your fathers, in manifest error." 55 They said, "Have you come to us with truth, or are you of those who jest?" 56 He said, "[No], rather, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth who created them, and I, to that, am of those who testify.

Abraham Breaks the Idols 57–61

وَتَٱللَّهِوَتَاللّٰهِAnd by Allah
لَأَكِيدَنَّلَاَكِيْدَنَّsurely, I will plan
أَصۡنَٰمَكُماَصْنَامَكُمْ(against) your idols
بَعۡدَبَعْدَafter
أَناَنْ[that]
تُوَلُّواْتُوَلُّوْاyou go away
مُدۡبِرِينَمُدْبِرِيْنَturning (your) backs

And [I swear] by Allāh, I will surely plan against your idols after you have turned and gone away."

فَجَعَلَهُمۡفَجَعَلَهُمْSo he made them
جُذَٰذًاجُذٰذًا(into) pieces
إِلَّااِلَّاexcept
كَبِيرٗاكَبِيْرًاa large (one)
لَّهُمۡلَّهُمْof them
لَعَلَّهُمۡلَعَلَّهُمْso that they may
إِلَيۡهِاِلَيْهِto it
يَرۡجِعُونَيَرْجِعُوْنَreturn

So he made them into fragments, except a large one among them, that they might return to it [and question].

قَالُواْقَالُوْاThey said
مَنمَنْWho
فَعَلَ(has) done
هَٰذَاهٰذَاthis
بِـَٔالِهَتِنَآبِاٰلِهَتِنَا͏ٓto our gods
إِنَّهُۥاِنَّهٗIndeed, he
لَمِنَ(is) of
ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَالظّٰلِمِيْنَthe wrongdoers

They said, "Who has done this to our gods? Indeed, he is of the wrongdoers."

قَالُواْقَالُوْاThey said
سَمِعۡنَاسَمِعْنَاWe heard
فَتٗىفَتًيa youth
يَذۡكُرُهُمۡيَّذْكُرُهُمْmention them
يُقَالُhe is called
لَهُۥٓلَهٗٓhe is called
إِبۡرَٰهِيمُاِبْرٰهِيْمُIbrahim

They said, "We heard a young man mention them who is called Abraham."

قَالُواْقَالُوْاThey said
فَأۡتُواْفَاْتُوْاThen bring
بِهِۦبِهٖhim
عَلَىٰٓعَلٰٓيbefore
أَعۡيُنِاَعْيُنِ(the) eyes
ٱلنَّاسِالنَّاسِ(of) the people
لَعَلَّهُمۡلَعَلَّهُمْso that they may
يَشۡهَدُونَيَشْهَدُوْنَbear witness

They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people that they may testify."

57 And [I swear] by Allāh, I will surely plan against your idols after you have turned and gone away." 58 So he made them into fragments, except a large one among them, that they might return to it [and question]. 59 They said, "Who has done this to our gods? Indeed, he is of the wrongdoers." 60 They said, "We heard a young man mention them who is called Abraham." 61 They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people that they may testify."

Abraham on Trial 62–67

قَالُوٓاْقَالُوْٓاThey said
ءَأَنتَءَاَنْتَHave you
فَعَلۡتَفَعَلْتَdone
هَٰذَاهٰذَاthis
بِـَٔالِهَتِنَابِاٰلِهَتِنَاto our gods
يَٰٓإِبۡرَٰهِيمُيٰٓاِبْرٰهِيْمُO Ibrahim

They said, "Have you done this to our gods, O Abraham?"

قَالَHe said
بَلۡبَلْNay
فَعَلَهُۥفَعَلَهٗࣗۖ(some doer) did it
كَبِيرُهُمۡكَبِيْرُهُمْTheir chief
هَٰذَاهٰذَا(is) this
فَسۡـَٔلُوهُمۡفَسْـَٔلُوْهُمْSo ask them
إِناِنْif
كَانُواْكَانُوْاthey (can)
يَنطِقُونَيَنْطِقُوْنَspeak

He said, "Rather, this - the largest of them - did it, so ask them, if they should [be able to] speak."

فَرَجَعُوٓاْفَرَجَعُوْٓاSo they returned
إِلَىٰٓاِلٰٓيto
أَنفُسِهِمۡاَنْفُسِهِمْthemselves
فَقَالُوٓاْفَقَالُوْٓاand said
إِنَّكُمۡاِنَّكُمْIndeed, you
أَنتُمُاَنْتُمُ[you]
ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَالظّٰلِمُوْنَ(are) the wrongdoers

So they returned to [blaming] themselves and said [to each other], "Indeed, you are the wrongdoers."

ثُمَّThen
نُكِسُواْنُكِسُوْاthey were turned
عَلَىٰعَلٰيon
رُءُوسِهِمۡرُءُوْسِهِمْۚtheir heads
لَقَدۡلَقَدْVerily
عَلِمۡتَعَلِمْتَyou know
مَاnot
هَٰٓؤُلَآءِهٰٓو͏ٔ͏ُلَا࢜ءِthese
يَنطِقُونَيَنْطِقُوْنَ(can) speak

Then they reversed themselves, [saying], "You have already known that these do not speak!"

قَالَHe said
أَفَتَعۡبُدُونَاَفَتَعْبُدُوْنَThen do you worship
مِنمِنْbesides
دُونِدُوْنِbesides
ٱللَّهِاللّٰهِAllah
مَاwhat
لَا(does) not
يَنفَعُكُمۡيَنْفَعُكُمْbenefit you
شَيۡـٔٗاشَيْـًٔا(in) anything
وَلَاوَّلَاand not
يَضُرُّكُمۡيَضُرُّكُمْharms you

He said, "Then do you worship instead of Allāh that which does not benefit you at all or harm you?

أُفّٖاُفٍّUff
لَّكُمۡلَّكُمْto you
وَلِمَاand to what
تَعۡبُدُونَتَعْبُدُوْنَyou worship
مِنمِنْbesides
دُونِدُوْنِbesides
ٱللَّهِۚاللّٰهِؕAllah
أَفَلَااَفَلَاThen will not
تَعۡقِلُونَتَعْقِلُوْنَyou use reason

Uff to you and to what you worship instead of Allāh. Then will you not use reason?"

62 They said, "Have you done this to our gods, O Abraham?" 63 He said, "Rather, this - the largest of them - did it, so ask them, if they should [be able to] speak." 64 So they returned to [blaming] themselves and said [to each other], "Indeed, you are the wrongdoers." 65 Then they reversed themselves, [saying], "You have already known that these do not speak!" 66 He said, "Then do you worship instead of Allāh that which does not benefit you at all or harm you? 67 Uff to you and to what you worship instead of Allāh. Then will you not use reason?"

Abraham in the Fire 68–70

قَالُواْقَالُوْاThey said
حَرِّقُوهُحَرِّقُوْهُBurn him
وَٱنصُرُوٓاْوَانْصُرُوْٓاand support
ءَالِهَتَكُمۡاٰلِهَتَكُمْyour gods
إِناِنْif
كُنتُمۡكُنْتُمْyou are
فَٰعِلِينَفٰعِلِيْنَdoers

They said, "Burn him and support your gods - if you are to act."

قُلۡنَاقُلْنَاWe said
يَٰنَارُيٰنَارُO fire
كُونِيكُوْنِيْBe
بَرۡدٗابَرْدًاcool[ness]
وَسَلَٰمًاوَّسَلٰمًاand safe[ty]
عَلَىٰٓعَلٰٓيfor
إِبۡرَٰهِيمَاِبْرٰهِيْمَIbrahim

We [i.e., Allāh] said, "O fire, be coolness and safety upon Abraham."

وَأَرَادُواْوَاَرَادُوْاAnd they intended
بِهِۦبِهٖfor him
كَيۡدٗاكَيْدًاa plan
فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمُفَجَعَلْنٰهُمُbut We made them
ٱلۡأَخۡسَرِينَالْاَخْسَرِيْنَthe greatest losers

And they intended for him a plan [i.e., harm], but We made them the greatest losers.

68 They said, "Burn him and support your gods - if you are to act." 69 We [i.e., Allāh] said, "O fire, be coolness and safety upon Abraham." 70 And they intended for him a plan [i.e., harm], but We made them the greatest losers.

Abraham's Blessed Family 71–73

وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُوَنَجَّيْنٰهُAnd We delivered him
وَلُوطًاوَلُوْطًاand Lut
إِلَىاِلَيto
ٱلۡأَرۡضِالْاَرْضِthe land
ٱلَّتِيالَّتِيْwhich
بَٰرَكۡنَابٰرَكْنَاWe (had) blessed
فِيهَافِيْهَا[in it]
لِلۡعَٰلَمِينَلِلْعٰلَمِيْنَfor the worlds

And We delivered him and Lot to the land which We had blessed for the worlds [i.e., peoples].

وَوَهَبۡنَاوَوَهَبْنَاAnd We bestowed
لَهُۥٓلَهٗٓon him
إِسۡحَٰقَاِسْحٰقَؕIsaac
وَيَعۡقُوبَوَيَعْقُوْبَand Yaqub
نَافِلَةٗۖنَافِلَةًؕ(in) addition
وَكُلّٗاوَكُلًّاand all
جَعَلۡنَاجَعَلْنَاWe made
صَٰلِحِينَصٰلِحِيْنَrighteous

And We gave him Isaac and Jacob in addition, and all [of them] We made righteous.

وَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡوَجَعَلْنٰهُمْAnd We made them
أَئِمَّةٗاَىِٕمَّةًleaders
يَهۡدُونَيَّهْدُوْنَthey guide
بِأَمۡرِنَابِاَمْرِنَاby Our Command
وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآوَاَوْحَيْنَا͏ٓAnd We inspired
إِلَيۡهِمۡاِلَيْهِمْto them
فِعۡلَفِعْلَ(the) doing
ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِالْخَيْرٰتِ(of) good deeds
وَإِقَامَوَاِقَامَand establishment
ٱلصَّلَوٰةِالصَّلٰوةِ(of) the prayer
وَإِيتَآءَوَاِيْتَا࢜ءَand giving
ٱلزَّكَوٰةِۖالزَّكٰوةِۚ(of) zakah
وَكَانُواْوَكَانُوْاand they were
لَنَاof Us
عَٰبِدِينَعٰبِدِيْنَworshippers

And We made them leaders guiding by Our command. And We inspired to them the doing of good deeds, establishment of prayer, and giving of zakāh; and they were worshippers of Us.

71 And We delivered him and Lot to the land which We had blessed for the worlds [i.e., peoples]. 72 And We gave him Isaac and Jacob in addition, and all [of them] We made righteous. 73 And We made them leaders guiding by Our command. And We inspired to them the doing of good deeds, establishment of prayer, and giving of zakāh; and they were worshippers of Us.

Lot Is Rescued 74–75

وَلُوطًاوَلُوْطًاAnd (to) Lut
ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُاٰتَيْنٰهُWe gave him
حُكۡمٗاحُكْمًاjudgment
وَعِلۡمٗاوَّعِلْمًاand knowledge
وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُوَّنَجَّيْنٰهُand We saved him
مِنَfrom
ٱلۡقَرۡيَةِالْقَرْيَةِthe town
ٱلَّتِيالَّتِيْwhich
كَانَتكَانَتْwas
تَّعۡمَلُتَّعْمَلُdoing
ٱلۡخَبَٰٓئِثَۚالْخَبٰ࢜ىِٕثَؕwicked deeds
إِنَّهُمۡاِنَّهُمْIndeed, they
كَانُواْكَانُوْاwere
قَوۡمَقَوْمَa people
سَوۡءٖسَوْءٍevil
فَٰسِقِينَفٰسِقِيْنَdefiantly disobedient

And to Lot We gave judgement and knowledge, and We saved him from the city that was committing wicked deeds. Indeed, they were a people of evil, defiantly disobedient.

وَأَدۡخَلۡنَٰهُوَاَدْخَلْنٰهُAnd We admitted him
فِيفِيْinto
رَحۡمَتِنَآۖرَحْمَتِنَاؕOur Mercy
إِنَّهُۥاِنَّهٗIndeed, he
مِنَ(was) of
ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَالصّٰلِحِيْنَthe righteous

And We admitted him into Our mercy. Indeed, he was of the righteous.

74 And to Lot We gave judgement and knowledge, and We saved him from the city that was committing wicked deeds. Indeed, they were a people of evil, defiantly disobedient. 75 And We admitted him into Our mercy. Indeed, he was of the righteous.

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Noah Is Rescued 76–77

وَنُوحًاوَنُوْحًاAnd Nuh
إِذۡاِذْwhen
نَادَىٰنَادٰيhe called
مِنمِنْbefore
قَبۡلُقَبْلُbefore
فَٱسۡتَجَبۡنَافَاسْتَجَبْنَاso We responded
لَهُۥلَهٗto him
فَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُفَنَجَّيْنٰهُand We saved him
وَأَهۡلَهُۥوَاَهْلَهٗand his family
مِنَfrom
ٱلۡكَرۡبِالْكَرْبِthe affliction
ٱلۡعَظِيمِالْعَظِيْمِ[the] great

And [mention] Noah, when he called [to Allāh] before [that time], so We responded to him and saved him and his family from the great affliction [i.e., the flood].

وَنَصَرۡنَٰهُوَنَصَرْنٰهُAnd We helped him
مِنَfrom
ٱلۡقَوۡمِالْقَوْمِthe people
ٱلَّذِينَالَّذِيْنَwho
كَذَّبُواْكَذَّبُوْاdenied
بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآۚبِاٰيٰتِنَاؕOur Signs
إِنَّهُمۡاِنَّهُمْIndeed, they
كَانُواْكَانُوْاwere
قَوۡمَقَوْمَa people
سَوۡءٖسَوْءٍevil
فَأَغۡرَقۡنَٰهُمۡفَاَغْرَقْنٰهُمْso We drowned them
أَجۡمَعِينَاَجْمَعِيْنَall

And We aided [i.e., saved] him from the people who denied Our signs. Indeed, they were a people of evil, so We drowned them, all together.

76 And [mention] Noah, when he called [to Allāh] before [that time], so We responded to him and saved him and his family from the great affliction [i.e., the flood]. 77 And We aided [i.e., saved] him from the people who denied Our signs. Indeed, they were a people of evil, so We drowned them, all together.

David and Solomon Judge a Case 78–80

وَدَاوُۥدَوَدَاوٗدَAnd Dawud
وَسُلَيۡمَٰنَوَسُلَيْمٰنَand Sulaiman
إِذۡاِذْwhen
يَحۡكُمَانِيَحْكُمٰنِthey judged
فِيconcerning
ٱلۡحَرۡثِالْحَرْثِthe field
إِذۡاِذْwhen
نَفَشَتۡنَفَشَتْpastured
فِيهِفِيْهِin it
غَنَمُsheep
ٱلۡقَوۡمِالْقَوْمِۚ(of) a people
وَكُنَّاand We were
لِحُكۡمِهِمۡلِحُكْمِهِمْto their judgment
شَٰهِدِينَشٰهِدِيْنَwitness

And [mention] David and Solomon, when they judged concerning the field - when the sheep of a people overran it [at night], and We were witness to their judgement.

فَفَهَّمۡنَٰهَافَفَهَّمْنٰهَاAnd We gave understanding of it
سُلَيۡمَٰنَۚسُلَيْمٰنَۚ(to) Sulaiman
وَكُلًّاand (to) each
ءَاتَيۡنَااٰتَيْنَاWe gave
حُكۡمٗاحُكْمًاjudgment
وَعِلۡمٗاۚوَّعِلْمًاؗand knowledge
وَسَخَّرۡنَاوَّسَخَّرْنَاAnd We subjected
مَعَwith
دَاوُۥدَدَاوٗدَDawud
ٱلۡجِبَالَالْجِبَالَthe mountains
يُسَبِّحۡنَيُسَبِّحْنَ(to) glorify Our praises
وَٱلطَّيۡرَۚوَالطَّيْرَؕand the birds
وَكُنَّاAnd We were
فَٰعِلِينَفٰعِلِيْنَthe Doers

And We gave understanding of it [i.e., the case] to Solomon, and to each [of them] We gave judgement and knowledge. And We subjected the mountains to exalt [Us], along with David and [also] the birds. And We were doing [that].

وَعَلَّمۡنَٰهُوَعَلَّمْنٰهُAnd We taught him
صَنۡعَةَصَنْعَةَ(the) making
لَبُوسٖلَبُوْسٍ(of) coats of armor
لَّكُمۡلَّكُمْfor you
لِتُحۡصِنَكُملِتُحْصِنَكُمْto protect you
مِّنۢمِّنْۢfrom
بَأۡسِكُمۡۖبَاْسِكُمْۚyour battle
فَهَلۡفَهَلْThen will
أَنتُمۡاَنْتُمْyou
شَٰكِرُونَشٰكِرُوْنَ(be) grateful

And We taught him the fashioning of coats of armor to protect you from your [enemy in] battle. So will you then be grateful?

78 And [mention] David and Solomon, when they judged concerning the field - when the sheep of a people overran it [at night], and We were witness to their judgement. 79 And We gave understanding of it [i.e., the case] to Solomon, and to each [of them] We gave judgement and knowledge. And We subjected the mountains to exalt [Us], along with David and [also] the birds. And We were doing [that]. 80 And We taught him the fashioning of coats of armor to protect you from your [enemy in] battle. So will you then be grateful?

Solomon, the Wind and the Jinn 81–82

وَلِسُلَيۡمَٰنَوَلِسُلَيْمٰنَAnd to Sulaiman
ٱلرِّيحَالرِّيْحَthe wind
عَاصِفَةٗعَاصِفَةًforcefully
تَجۡرِيتَجْرِيْblowing
بِأَمۡرِهِۦٓبِاَمْرِهٖٓby his command
إِلَىاِلَيto
ٱلۡأَرۡضِالْاَرْضِthe land
ٱلَّتِيالَّتِيْwhich
بَٰرَكۡنَابٰرَكْنَاWe blessed
فِيهَاۚفِيْهَاؕ[in it]
وَكُنَّاAnd We are
بِكُلِّof every
شَيۡءٍشَيْءٍthing
عَٰلِمِينَعٰلِمِيْنَKnowers

And to Solomon [We subjected] the wind, blowing forcefully, proceeding by his command toward the land which We had blessed. And We are ever, of all things, Knowing.

وَمِنَAnd of
ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِالشَّيٰطِيْنِthe devils
مَنمَنْ(were some) who
يَغُوصُونَيَّغُوْصُوْنَwould dive
لَهُۥلَهٗfor him
وَيَعۡمَلُونَوَيَعْمَلُوْنَand would do
عَمَلٗاعَمَلًاwork
دُونَدُوْنَother than
ذَٰلِكَۖذٰلِكَۚthat
وَكُنَّاAnd We were
لَهُمۡلَهُمْof them
حَٰفِظِينَحٰفِظِيْنَGuardians

And of the devils [i.e., jinn] were those who dived for him and did work other than that. And We were of them a guardian.

81 And to Solomon [We subjected] the wind, blowing forcefully, proceeding by his command toward the land which We had blessed. And We are ever, of all things, Knowing. 82 And of the devils [i.e., jinn] were those who dived for him and did work other than that. And We were of them a guardian.

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Job's Prayer in Hardship 83–84

وَأَيُّوبَوَاَيُّوْبَAnd Ayub
إِذۡاِذْwhen
نَادَىٰنَادٰيhe called
رَبَّهُۥٓرَبَّهٗٓ(to) his Lord
أَنِّياَنِّيْIndeed, [I]
مَسَّنِيَhas touched me
ٱلضُّرُّالضُّرُّthe adversity
وَأَنتَوَاَنْتَand You
أَرۡحَمُاَرْحَمُ(are) Most Merciful
ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَالرّٰحِمِيْنَ(of) the Merciful

And [mention] Job, when he called to his Lord, "Indeed, adversity has touched me, and You are the most merciful of the merciful."

فَٱسۡتَجَبۡنَافَاسْتَجَبْنَاSo We responded
لَهُۥلَهٗto him
فَكَشَفۡنَافَكَشَفْنَاand We removed
مَاwhat
بِهِۦبِهٖ(was) on him
مِنمِنْof
ضُرّٖۖضُرٍّ(the) adversity
وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُوَّاٰتَيْنٰهُAnd We gave him
أَهۡلَهُۥاَهْلَهٗhis family
وَمِثۡلَهُموَمِثْلَهُمْand (the) like thereof
مَّعَهُمۡمَّعَهُمْwith them
رَحۡمَةٗرَحْمَةً(as) Mercy
مِّنۡمِّنْfrom Ourselves
عِندِنَاعِنْدِنَاfrom Ourselves
وَذِكۡرَىٰوَذِكْرٰيand a reminder
لِلۡعَٰبِدِينَلِلْعٰبِدِيْنَfor the worshippers

So We responded to him and removed what afflicted him of adversity. And We gave him [back] his family and the like thereof with them as mercy from Us and a reminder for the worshippers [of Allāh].

83 And [mention] Job, when he called to his Lord, "Indeed, adversity has touched me, and You are the most merciful of the merciful." 84 So We responded to him and removed what afflicted him of adversity. And We gave him [back] his family and the like thereof with them as mercy from Us and a reminder for the worshippers [of Allāh].

Prophets Who Were Patient 85–86

وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلَوَاِسْمٰعِيْلَAnd Ishmael
وَإِدۡرِيسَوَاِدْرِيْسَand Idris
وَذَاand Dhul-Kifl
ٱلۡكِفۡلِۖالْكِفْلِؕand Dhul-Kifl
كُلّٞكُلٌّall
مِّنَ(were) of
ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَالصّٰبِرِيْنَthe patient ones

And [mention] Ishmael and Idrees and Dhul-Kifl; all were of the patient.

وَأَدۡخَلۡنَٰهُمۡوَاَدْخَلْنٰهُمْAnd We admitted them
فِيفِيْin
رَحۡمَتِنَآۖرَحْمَتِنَاؕOur Mercy
إِنَّهُماِنَّهُمْIndeed, they
مِّنَ(were) of
ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَالصّٰلِحِيْنَthe righteous

And We admitted them into Our mercy. Indeed, they were of the righteous.

85 And [mention] Ishmael and Idrees and Dhul-Kifl; all were of the patient. 86 And We admitted them into Our mercy. Indeed, they were of the righteous.

Jonah's Prayer in the Darkness 87–88

وَذَاAnd Dhun-Nun
ٱلنُّونِالنُّوْنِAnd Dhun-Nun
إِذاِذْwhen
ذَّهَبَhe went
مُغَٰضِبٗامُغَاضِبًا(while) angry
فَظَنَّand thought
أَناَنْthat
لَّنلَّنْnever
نَّقۡدِرَنَّقْدِرَWe would decree
عَلَيۡهِعَلَيْهِupon him
فَنَادَىٰفَنَادٰيThen he called
فِيin
ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِالظُّلُمٰتِthe darkness(es)
أَناَنْthat
لَّآلَّا͏ٓ(There is) no
إِلَٰهَاِلٰهَgod
إِلَّآاِلَّا͏ٓexcept
أَنتَاَنْتَYou
سُبۡحَٰنَكَسُبْحٰنَكَࣗۖGlory be to You
إِنِّياِنِّيْIndeed, [I]
كُنتُكُنْتُI am
مِنَof
ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَالظّٰلِمِيْنَthe wrongdoers

And [mention] the man of the fish [i.e., Jonah], when he went off in anger and thought that We would not decree [anything] upon him. And he called out within the darknesses, "There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers."

فَٱسۡتَجَبۡنَافَاسْتَجَبْنَاSo We responded
لَهُۥلَهٗۙto him
وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُوَنَجَّيْنٰهُand We saved him
مِنَfrom
ٱلۡغَمِّۚالْغَمِّؕthe distress
وَكَذَٰلِكَوَكَذٰلِكَAnd thus
نُـۨجِينُـْۨجِيWe save
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَالْمُو͏ٔ͏ْمِنِيْنَthe believers

So We responded to him and saved him from the distress. And thus do We save the believers.

87 And [mention] the man of the fish [i.e., Jonah], when he went off in anger and thought that We would not decree [anything] upon him. And he called out within the darknesses, "There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers." 88 So We responded to him and saved him from the distress. And thus do We save the believers.

Zechariah's Prayer Answered 89–90

وَزَكَرِيَّآوَزَكَرِيَّا͏ٓAnd Zakariya
إِذۡاِذْwhen
نَادَىٰنَادٰيhe called
رَبَّهُۥرَبَّهٗ(to) his Lord
رَبِّMy Lord
لَا(Do) not
تَذَرۡنِيتَذَرْنِيْleave me
فَرۡدٗافَرْدًاalone
وَأَنتَوَّاَنْتَwhile You
خَيۡرُخَيْرُ(are) [the] Best
ٱلۡوَٰرِثِينَالْوٰرِثِيْنَ(of) the inheritors

And [mention] Zechariah, when he called to his Lord, "My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while You are the best of inheritors."

فَٱسۡتَجَبۡنَافَاسْتَجَبْنَاSo We responded
لَهُۥلَهٗؗto him
وَوَهَبۡنَاوَوَهَبْنَاand We bestowed
لَهُۥلَهٗon him
يَحۡيَىٰيَحْيٰيYahya
وَأَصۡلَحۡنَاوَاَصْلَحْنَاand We cured
لَهُۥلَهٗfor him
زَوۡجَهُۥٓۚزَوْجَهٗؕhis wife
إِنَّهُمۡاِنَّهُمْIndeed, they
كَانُواْكَانُوْاused (to)
يُسَٰرِعُونَيُسٰرِعُوْنَhasten
فِيin
ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِالْخَيْرٰتِgood deeds
وَيَدۡعُونَنَاوَيَدْعُوْنَنَاand they supplicate to Us
رَغَبٗارَغَبًا(in) hope
وَرَهَبٗاۖوَّرَهَبًاؕand fear
وَكَانُواْوَكَانُوْاand they were
لَنَاto Us
خَٰشِعِينَخٰشِعِيْنَhumbly submissive

So We responded to him, and We gave to him John, and amended for him his wife. Indeed, they used to hasten to good deeds and supplicate Us in hope and fear, and they were to Us humbly submissive.

89 And [mention] Zechariah, when he called to his Lord, "My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while You are the best of inheritors." 90 So We responded to him, and We gave to him John, and amended for him his wife. Indeed, they used to hasten to good deeds and supplicate Us in hope and fear, and they were to Us humbly submissive.

Mary and Her Son 91

وَٱلَّتِيٓوَالَّتِيْٓAnd she who
أَحۡصَنَتۡاَحْصَنَتْguarded
فَرۡجَهَافَرْجَهَاher chastity
فَنَفَخۡنَافَنَفَخْنَاso We breathed
فِيهَافِيْهَاinto her
مِنمِنْof
رُّوحِنَارُّوْحِنَاOur Spirit
وَجَعَلۡنَٰهَاوَجَعَلْنٰهَاand We made her
وَٱبۡنَهَآوَابْنَهَا͏ٓand her son
ءَايَةٗاٰيَةًa sign
لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَلِّلْعٰلَمِيْنَfor the worlds

And [mention] the one who guarded her chastity [i.e., Mary], so We blew into her [garment] through Our angel [i.e., Gabriel], and We made her and her son a sign for the worlds.

91 And [mention] the one who guarded her chastity [i.e., Mary], so We blew into her [garment] through Our angel [i.e., Gabriel], and We made her and her son a sign for the worlds.

One Religion, Many Sects 92–94

إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
هَٰذِهِۦٓهٰذِهٖٓthis
أُمَّتُكُمۡاُمَّتُكُمْ(is) your religion
أُمَّةٗاُمَّةًreligion
وَٰحِدَةٗوَّاحِدَةًؗۖone
وَأَنَا۠وَّاَنَاand I Am
رَبُّكُمۡرَبُّكُمْyour Lord
فَٱعۡبُدُونِفَاعْبُدُوْنِso worship Me

Indeed this, your religion, is one religion, and I am your Lord, so worship Me.

وَتَقَطَّعُوٓاْوَتَقَطَّعُوْٓاBut they cut off
أَمۡرَهُماَمْرَهُمْtheir affair
بَيۡنَهُمۡۖبَيْنَهُمْؕamong themselves
كُلٌّall
إِلَيۡنَااِلَيْنَاto Us
رَٰجِعُونَرٰجِعُوْنَ(will) return

And [yet] they divided their affair [i.e., that of their religion] among themselves, [but] all to Us will return.

Ruku 7 of 7 · 19 Ayahs

فَمَنفَمَنْThen whoever
يَعۡمَلۡيَّعْمَلْdoes
مِنَ[of]
ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِالصّٰلِحٰتِ[the] righteous deeds
وَهُوَwhile he
مُؤۡمِنٞمُو͏ٔ͏ْمِنٌ(is) a believer
فَلَاthen not
كُفۡرَانَكُفْرَانَ(will be) rejected
لِسَعۡيِهِۦلِسَعْيِهٖۚ[of] his effort
وَإِنَّاوَاِنَّاAnd indeed, We
لَهُۥلَهٗof it
كَٰتِبُونَكٰتِبُوْنَ(are) Recorders

So whoever does righteous deeds while he is a believer - no denial will there be for his effort, and indeed We [i.e., Our angels], of it, are recorders.

92 Indeed this, your religion, is one religion, and I am your Lord, so worship Me. 93 And [yet] they divided their affair [i.e., that of their religion] among themselves, [but] all to Us will return. 94 So whoever does righteous deeds while he is a believer - no denial will there be for his effort, and indeed We [i.e., Our angels], of it, are recorders.

Gog and Magog and the Approaching Hour 95–97

وَحَرَٰمٌوَحَرٰمٌAnd (there is) prohibition
عَلَىٰعَلٰيupon
قَرۡيَةٍقَرْيَةٍa city
أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهَآاَهْلَكْنٰهَا͏ٓwhich We have destroyed
أَنَّهُمۡاَنَّهُمْthat they
لَاnot
يَرۡجِعُونَيَرْجِعُوْنَwill return

And it is prohibited to [the people of] a city which We have destroyed that they will [ever] return

حَتَّىٰٓحَتّٰٓيUntil
إِذَااِذَاwhen
فُتِحَتۡفُتِحَتْhas been opened
يَأۡجُوجُيَاْجُوْجُ(for) the Yajuj
وَمَأۡجُوجُوَمَاْجُوْجُand Majuj
وَهُموَهُمْand they
مِّنمِّنْfrom
كُلِّevery
حَدَبٖحَدَبٍelevation
يَنسِلُونَيَّنْسِلُوْنَdescend

Until when [the dam of] Gog and Magog has been opened and they, from every elevation, descend

وَٱقۡتَرَبَوَاقْتَرَبَAnd has approached
ٱلۡوَعۡدُالْوَعْدُthe promise
ٱلۡحَقُّالْحَقُّ[the] true
فَإِذَافَاِذَاthen behold
هِيَ[it]
شَٰخِصَةٌشَاخِصَةٌ(are) staring
أَبۡصَٰرُاَبْصَارُ(the) eyes
ٱلَّذِينَالَّذِيْنَ(of) those who
كَفَرُواْكَفَرُوْاؕdisbelieved
يَٰوَيۡلَنَايٰوَيْلَنَاO woe to us
قَدۡقَدْVerily
كُنَّاwe had been
فِيفِيْin
غَفۡلَةٖغَفْلَةٍheedlessness
مِّنۡمِّنْof
هَٰذَاهٰذَاthis
بَلۡبَلْnay
كُنَّاwe were
ظَٰلِمِينَظٰلِمِيْنَwrongdoers

And [when] the true promise [i.e., the resurrection] has approached; then suddenly the eyes of those who disbelieved will be staring [in horror, while they say], "O woe to us; we had been unmindful of this; rather, we were wrongdoers."

95 And it is prohibited to [the people of] a city which We have destroyed that they will [ever] return 96 Until when [the dam of] Gog and Magog has been opened and they, from every elevation, descend 97 And [when] the true promise [i.e., the resurrection] has approached; then suddenly the eyes of those who disbelieved will be staring [in horror, while they say], "O woe to us; we had been unmindful of this; rather, we were wrongdoers."

False Gods and Their Worshippers in Hell 98–100

إِنَّكُمۡاِنَّكُمْIndeed, you
وَمَاand what
تَعۡبُدُونَتَعْبُدُوْنَyou worship
مِنمِنْbesides Allah
دُونِدُوْنِbesides Allah
ٱللَّهِاللّٰهِbesides Allah
حَصَبُ(are) firewood
جَهَنَّمَجَهَنَّمَؕ(of) Hell
أَنتُمۡاَنْتُمْYou
لَهَاto it
وَٰرِدُونَوٰرِدُوْنَwill come

Indeed, you [disbelievers] and what you worship other than Allāh are the firewood of Hell. You will be coming to [enter] it.

لَوۡلَوْIf
كَانَwere
هَٰٓؤُلَآءِهٰٓو͏ٔ͏ُلَا࢜ءِthese
ءَالِهَةٗاٰلِهَةًgods
مَّاnot
وَرَدُوهَاۖوَرَدُوْهَاؕthey (would) have come to it
وَكُلّٞوَكُلٌّAnd all
فِيهَافِيْهَاtherein
خَٰلِدُونَخٰلِدُوْنَwill abide forever

Had these [false deities] been [actual] gods, they would not have come to it, but all are eternal therein.

لَهُمۡلَهُمْFor them
فِيهَافِيْهَاtherein
زَفِيرٞزَفِيْرٌ(is) sighing
وَهُمۡوَّهُمْand they
فِيهَافِيْهَاtherein
لَاnot
يَسۡمَعُونَيَسْمَعُوْنَwill hear

For them therein is heavy sighing, and they therein will not hear.

98 Indeed, you [disbelievers] and what you worship other than Allāh are the firewood of Hell. You will be coming to [enter] it. 99 Had these [false deities] been [actual] gods, they would not have come to it, but all are eternal therein. 100 For them therein is heavy sighing, and they therein will not hear.

The Security of the Righteous 101–103

إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
ٱلَّذِينَالَّذِيْنَthose
سَبَقَتۡسَبَقَتْhas gone forth
لَهُملَهُمْfor them
مِّنَّاfrom Us
ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰٓالْحُسْنٰٓيۙthe good
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَاُولٰ࢜ىِٕكَthose
عَنۡهَاعَنْهَاfrom it
مُبۡعَدُونَمُبْعَدُوْنَ(will be) removed far

Indeed, those for whom the best [reward] has preceded from Us - they are from it far removed.

لَاNot
يَسۡمَعُونَيَسْمَعُوْنَthey will hear
حَسِيسَهَاۖحَسِيْسَهَاۚ(the) slightest sound of it
وَهُمۡوَهُمْand they
فِيفِيْin
مَاwhat
ٱشۡتَهَتۡاشْتَهَتْdesire
أَنفُسُهُمۡاَنْفُسُهُمْtheir souls
خَٰلِدُونَخٰلِدُوْنَwill abide forever

They will not hear its sound, while they are, in that which their souls desire, abiding eternally.

لَاNot
يَحۡزُنُهُمُيَحْزُنُهُمُwill grieve them
ٱلۡفَزَعُالْفَزَعُthe terror
ٱلۡأَكۡبَرُالْاَكْبَرُ[the] greatest
وَتَتَلَقَّىٰهُمُوَتَتَلَقّٰىهُمُand will meet them
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُالْمَلٰ࢜ىِٕكَةُؕthe Angels
هَٰذَاهٰذَاThis
يَوۡمُكُمُيَوْمُكُمُ(is) your Day
ٱلَّذِيالَّذِيْwhich
كُنتُمۡكُنْتُمْyou were
تُوعَدُونَتُوْعَدُوْنَpromised

They will not be grieved by the greatest terror, and the angels will meet them, [saying], "This is your Day which you have been promised" -

101 Indeed, those for whom the best [reward] has preceded from Us - they are from it far removed. 102 They will not hear its sound, while they are, in that which their souls desire, abiding eternally. 103 They will not be grieved by the greatest terror, and the angels will meet them, [saying], "This is your Day which you have been promised" -

The Cosmic End and Earth's Righteous Heirs 104–106

يَوۡمَيَوْمَ(The) Day
نَطۡوِينَطْوِيWe will fold
ٱلسَّمَآءَالسَّمَا࢜ءَthe heaven
كَطَيِّlike (the) folding
ٱلسِّجِلِّالسِّجِلِّ(of) a scroll
لِلۡكُتُبِۚلِلْكُتُبِؕfor records
كَمَاAs
بَدَأۡنَآبَدَاْنَا͏ٓWe began
أَوَّلَاَوَّلَ(the) first
خَلۡقٖخَلْقٍcreation
نُّعِيدُهُۥۚنُّعِيْدُهٗؕWe will repeat it
وَعۡدًاوَعْدًاa promise
عَلَيۡنَآۚعَلَيْنَاؕupon Us
إِنَّااِنَّاIndeed, We
كُنَّاWe are
فَٰعِلِينَفٰعِلِيْنَ(the) Doers

The Day when We will fold the heaven like the folding of a [written] sheet for the records. As We began the first creation, We will repeat it. [That is] a promise binding upon Us. Indeed, We will do it.

وَلَقَدۡوَلَقَدْAnd verily
كَتَبۡنَاكَتَبْنَاWe have written
فِيin
ٱلزَّبُورِالزَّبُوْرِthe Scripture
مِنۢمِنْۢafter
بَعۡدِبَعْدِafter
ٱلذِّكۡرِالذِّكْرِthe mention
أَنَّاَنَّthat
ٱلۡأَرۡضَالْاَرْضَthe earth
يَرِثُهَاwill inherit it
عِبَادِيَMy slaves
ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَالصّٰلِحُوْنَthe righteous

And We have already written in the book [of Psalms] after the [previous] mention that the land [of Paradise] is inherited by My righteous servants.

إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
فِيفِيْin
هَٰذَاهٰذَاthis
لَبَلَٰغٗالَبَلٰغًاsurely is a Message
لِّقَوۡمٍلِّقَوْمٍfor a people
عَٰبِدِينَعٰبِدِيْنَworshippers

Indeed, in this [Qur’ān] is notification for a worshipping people.

104 The Day when We will fold the heaven like the folding of a [written] sheet for the records. As We began the first creation, We will repeat it. [That is] a promise binding upon Us. Indeed, We will do it. 105 And We have already written in the book [of Psalms] after the [previous] mention that the land [of Paradise] is inherited by My righteous servants. 106 Indeed, in this [Qur’ān] is notification for a worshipping people.

The Prophet's Universal Mission 107–112

وَمَآوَمَا͏ٓAnd not
أَرۡسَلۡنَٰكَاَرْسَلْنٰكَWe have sent you
إِلَّااِلَّاbut
رَحۡمَةٗرَحْمَةً(as) a mercy
لِّلۡعَٰلَمِينَلِّلْعٰلَمِيْنَfor the worlds

And We have not sent you, [O Muḥammad], except as a mercy to the worlds.

قُلۡقُلْSay
إِنَّمَااِنَّمَاOnly
يُوحَىٰٓيُوْحٰٓيit is revealed
إِلَيَّاِلَيَّto me
أَنَّمَآاَنَّمَا͏ٓthat
إِلَٰهُكُمۡاِلٰهُكُمْyour god
إِلَٰهٞاِلٰهٌ(is) God
وَٰحِدٞۖوَّاحِدٌۚOne
فَهَلۡفَهَلْso will
أَنتُماَنْتُمْyou
مُّسۡلِمُونَمُّسْلِمُوْنَsubmit (to Him)

Say, "It is only revealed to me that your god is but one God; so will you be Muslims [in submission to Him]?"

فَإِنفَاِنْBut if
تَوَلَّوۡاْتَوَلَّوْاthey turn away
فَقُلۡفَقُلْthen say
ءَاذَنتُكُمۡاٰذَنْتُكُمْI (have) announced to you
عَلَىٰعَلٰيequally
سَوَآءٖۖسَوَا࢜ءٍؕequally
وَإِنۡوَاِنْAnd not
أَدۡرِيٓاَدْرِيْٓI know
أَقَرِيبٌاَقَرِيْبٌwhether is near
أَماَمْor
بَعِيدٞبَعِيْدٌfar
مَّاwhat
تُوعَدُونَتُوْعَدُوْنَyou are promised

But if they turn away, then say, "I have announced to [all of] you equally. And I know not whether near or far is that which you are promised.

إِنَّهُۥاِنَّهٗIndeed, He
يَعۡلَمُيَعْلَمُknows
ٱلۡجَهۡرَالْجَهْرَthe declared
مِنَ[of]
ٱلۡقَوۡلِالْقَوْلِ[the] speech
وَيَعۡلَمُوَيَعْلَمُand He knows
مَاwhat
تَكۡتُمُونَتَكْتُمُوْنَyou conceal

Indeed, He knows what is declared of speech, and He knows what you conceal.

وَإِنۡوَاِنْAnd not
أَدۡرِياَدْرِيْI know
لَعَلَّهُۥلَعَلَّهٗperhaps it may be
فِتۡنَةٞفِتْنَةٌa trial
لَّكُمۡلَّكُمْfor you
وَمَتَٰعٌوَمَتَاعٌand an enjoyment
إِلَىٰاِلٰيfor
حِينٖحِيْنٍa time

And I know not; perhaps it is a trial for you and enjoyment for a time."

قَٰلَقٰلَHe said
رَبِّMy Lord
ٱحۡكُماحْكُمْjudge
بِٱلۡحَقِّۗبِالْحَقِّؕin truth
وَرَبُّنَاAnd our Lord
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُالرَّحْمٰنُ(is) the Most Gracious
ٱلۡمُسۡتَعَانُالْمُسْتَعَانُthe One Whose help is sought
عَلَىٰعَلٰيagainst
مَاwhat
تَصِفُونَتَصِفُوْنَyou attribute

[The Prophet (ﷺ)] has said, "My Lord, judge [between us] in truth. And our Lord is the Most Merciful, the one whose help is sought against that which you describe."

107 And We have not sent you, [O Muḥammad], except as a mercy to the worlds. 108 Say, "It is only revealed to me that your god is but one God; so will you be Muslims [in submission to Him]?" 109 But if they turn away, then say, "I have announced to [all of] you equally. And I know not whether near or far is that which you are promised. 110 Indeed, He knows what is declared of speech, and He knows what you conceal. 111 And I know not; perhaps it is a trial for you and enjoyment for a time." 112 [The Prophet (ﷺ)] has said, "My Lord, judge [between us] in truth. And our Lord is the Most Merciful, the one whose help is sought against that which you describe."