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Luqman · Meccan · 34 ayahs

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

Ruku 1 of 4 · 11 Ayahs

The Quran and Those Who Excel 1–5

الٓمٓال࢜مّ࢜Alif Lam Meem

Alif, Lām, Meem.

تِلۡكَتِلْكَThese
ءَايَٰتُاٰيٰتُ(are) Verses
ٱلۡكِتَٰبِالْكِتٰبِ(of) the Book
ٱلۡحَكِيمِالْحَكِيْمِthe Wise

These are verses of the wise Book,

هُدٗىهُدًيA guidance
وَرَحۡمَةٗوَّرَحْمَةًand a mercy
لِّلۡمُحۡسِنِينَلِّلْمُحْسِنِيْنَfor the good-doers

As guidance and mercy for the doers of good

ٱلَّذِينَالَّذِيْنَThose who
يُقِيمُونَيُقِيْمُوْنَestablish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَالصَّلٰوةَthe prayer
وَيُؤۡتُونَوَيُو͏ٔ͏ْتُوْنَand give
ٱلزَّكَوٰةَالزَّكٰوةَzakah
وَهُموَهُمْand they
بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِبِالْاٰخِرَةِin the Hereafter
هُمۡهُمْ[they]
يُوقِنُونَيُوْقِنُوْنَbelieve firmly

Who establish prayer and give zakāh, and they, of the Hereafter, are certain [in faith].

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَاُولٰ࢜ىِٕكَThose
عَلَىٰعَلٰي(are) on
هُدٗىهُدًيguidance
مِّنمِّنْfrom
رَّبِّهِمۡۖرَّبِّهِمْtheir Lord
وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَوَاُولٰ࢜ىِٕكَand those
هُمُ[they]
ٱلۡمُفۡلِحُونَالْمُفْلِحُوْنَ(are) the successful

Those are on [right] guidance from their Lord, and it is those who are the successful.

1 Alif, Lām, Meem. 2 These are verses of the wise Book, 3 As guidance and mercy for the doers of good 4 Who establish prayer and give zakāh, and they, of the Hereafter, are certain [in faith]. 5 Those are on [right] guidance from their Lord, and it is those who are the successful.

Idle Talk That Misleads 6–9

وَمِنَAnd of
ٱلنَّاسِالنَّاسِthe mankind
مَنمَنْ(is he) who
يَشۡتَرِييَّشْتَرِيْpurchases
لَهۡوَلَهْوَidle tales
ٱلۡحَدِيثِالْحَدِيْثِidle tales
لِيُضِلَّto mislead
عَنعَنْfrom
سَبِيلِسَبِيْلِ(the) path
ٱللَّهِاللّٰهِ(of) Allah
بِغَيۡرِبِغَيْرِwithout
عِلۡمٖعِلْمٍࣗۖknowledge
وَيَتَّخِذَهَاوَّيَتَّخِذَهَاand takes it
هُزُوًاۚهُزُوًاؕ(in) ridicule
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَاُولٰ࢜ىِٕكَThose
لَهُمۡلَهُمْfor them
عَذَابٞعَذَابٌ(is) a punishment
مُّهِينٞمُّهِيْنٌhumiliating

And of the people is he who buys the amusement of speech to mislead [others] from the way of Allāh without knowledge and who takes it [i.e., His way] in ridicule. Those will have a humiliating punishment.

وَإِذَاوَاِذَاAnd when
تُتۡلَىٰتُتْلٰيare recited
عَلَيۡهِعَلَيْهِto him
ءَايَٰتُنَااٰيٰتُنَاOur Verses
وَلَّىٰوَلّٰيhe turns away
مُسۡتَكۡبِرٗامُسْتَكْبِرًاarrogantly
كَأَنكَاَنْas if
لَّمۡلَّمْnot
يَسۡمَعۡهَايَسْمَعْهَاhe (had) heard them
كَأَنَّكَاَنَّas if
فِيٓفِيْٓin
أُذُنَيۡهِاُذُنَيْهِhis ears
وَقۡرٗاۖوَقْرًاۚ(is) deafness
فَبَشِّرۡهُفَبَشِّرْهُSo give him tidings
بِعَذَابٍof a punishment
أَلِيمٍاَلِيْمٍpainful

And when Our verses are recited to him, he turns away arrogantly as if he had not heard them, as if there was in his ears deafness. So give him tidings of a painful punishment.

إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
ٱلَّذِينَالَّذِيْنَthose who
ءَامَنُواْاٰمَنُوْاbelieve
وَعَمِلُواْوَعَمِلُواand do
ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِالصّٰلِحٰتِrighteous deeds
لَهُمۡلَهُمْfor them
جَنَّٰتُجَنّٰتُ(are) Gardens
ٱلنَّعِيمِالنَّعِيْمِ(of) Delight

Indeed, those who believe and do righteous deeds - for them are the Gardens of Pleasure,

خَٰلِدِينَخٰلِدِيْنَ(To) abide forever
فِيهَاۖفِيْهَاؕin it
وَعۡدَوَعْدَ(The) Promise of Allah
ٱللَّهِاللّٰهِ(The) Promise of Allah
حَقّٗاۚحَقًّاؕ(is) true
وَهُوَAnd He
ٱلۡعَزِيزُالْعَزِيْزُ(is) the All-Mighty
ٱلۡحَكِيمُالْحَكِيْمُthe All-Wise

Wherein they abide eternally; [it is] the promise of Allāh [which is] truth. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

6 And of the people is he who buys the amusement of speech to mislead [others] from the way of Allāh without knowledge and who takes it [i.e., His way] in ridicule. Those will have a humiliating punishment. 7 And when Our verses are recited to him, he turns away arrogantly as if he had not heard them, as if there was in his ears deafness. So give him tidings of a painful punishment. 8 Indeed, those who believe and do righteous deeds - for them are the Gardens of Pleasure, 9 Wherein they abide eternally; [it is] the promise of Allāh [which is] truth. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

Allah's Creation Versus False Gods 10–11

خَلَقَHe created
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavens
بِغَيۡرِبِغَيْرِwithout
عَمَدٖعَمَدٍpillars
تَرَوۡنَهَاۖتَرَوْنَهَاthat you see
وَأَلۡقَىٰوَاَلْقٰيand has cast
فِيin
ٱلۡأَرۡضِالْاَرْضِthe earth
رَوَٰسِيَرَوَاسِيَfirm mountains
أَناَنْlest
تَمِيدَتَمِيْدَit (might) shake
بِكُمۡبِكُمْwith you
وَبَثَّand He dispersed
فِيهَافِيْهَاin it
مِنمِنْfrom
كُلِّevery
دَآبَّةٖۚدَا࢜بَّةٍؕcreature
وَأَنزَلۡنَاوَاَنْزَلْنَاAnd We sent down
مِنَfrom
ٱلسَّمَآءِالسَّمَا࢜ءِthe sky
مَآءٗمَا࢜ءًwater
فَأَنۢبَتۡنَافَاَنۢ͏ْبَتْنَاthen We caused to grow
فِيهَافِيْهَاtherein
مِنمِنْof
كُلِّevery
زَوۡجٖزَوْجٍkind
كَرِيمٍكَرِيْمٍnoble

He created the heavens without pillars that you see and has cast into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with you, and dispersed therein from every creature. And We sent down rain from the sky and made grow therein [plants] of every noble kind.

هَٰذَاهٰذَاThis
خَلۡقُخَلْقُ(is the) creation
ٱللَّهِاللّٰهِ(of) Allah
فَأَرُونِيفَاَرُوْنِيْSo show Me
مَاذَاwhat
خَلَقَhave created
ٱلَّذِينَالَّذِيْنَthose
مِنمِنْbesides Him
دُونِهِۦۚدُوْنِهٖؕbesides Him
بَلِNay
ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَالظّٰلِمُوْنَthe wrongdoers
فِيفِيْ(are) in
ضَلَٰلٖضَلٰلٍerror
مُّبِينٖمُّبِيْنٍclear

This is the creation of Allāh. So show Me what those other than Him have created. Rather, the wrongdoers are in clear error.

10 He created the heavens without pillars that you see and has cast into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with you, and dispersed therein from every creature. And We sent down rain from the sky and made grow therein [plants] of every noble kind. 11 This is the creation of Allāh. So show Me what those other than Him have created. Rather, the wrongdoers are in clear error.

Ruku 2 of 4 · 8 Ayahs

Luqman's Wisdom and Parents 12–15

وَلَقَدۡوَلَقَدْAnd verily
ءَاتَيۡنَااٰتَيْنَاWe gave
لُقۡمَٰنَلُقْمٰنَLuqman
ٱلۡحِكۡمَةَالْحِكْمَةَthe wisdom
أَنِاَنِthat
ٱشۡكُرۡاشْكُرْBe grateful
لِلَّهِۚلِلّٰهِؕto Allah
وَمَنوَمَنْAnd whoever
يَشۡكُرۡيَّشْكُرْ(is) grateful
فَإِنَّمَافَاِنَّمَاthen only
يَشۡكُرُيَشْكُرُhe is grateful
لِنَفۡسِهِۦۖلِنَفْسِهٖۚfor himself
وَمَنوَمَنْAnd whoever
كَفَرَ(is) ungrateful
فَإِنَّفَاِنَّthen indeed
ٱللَّهَاللّٰهَAllah
غَنِيٌّ(is) Free of need
حَمِيدٞحَمِيْدٌPraiseworthy

And We had certainly given Luqmān wisdom [and said], "Be grateful to Allāh." And whoever is grateful is grateful for [the benefit of] himself. And whoever denies [His favor] - then indeed, Allāh is Free of need and Praiseworthy.

وَإِذۡوَاِذْAnd when
قَالَsaid
لُقۡمَٰنُلُقْمٰنُLuqman
لِٱبۡنِهِۦلِابْنِهٖto his son
وَهُوَwhile he
يَعِظُهُۥيَعِظُهٗ(was) instructing him
يَٰبُنَيَّيٰبُنَيَّO my son
لَا(Do) not
تُشۡرِكۡتُشْرِكْassociate partners
بِٱللَّهِۖبِاللّٰهِؕؔwith Allah
إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
ٱلشِّرۡكَالشِّرْكَassociating partners
لَظُلۡمٌلَظُلْمٌ(is) surely an injustice
عَظِيمٞعَظِيْمٌgreat

And [mention, O Muḥammad], when Luqmān said to his son while he was instructing him, "O my son, do not associate [anything] with Allāh. Indeed, association [with Him] is great injustice."

وَوَصَّيۡنَاوَوَصَّيْنَاAnd We have enjoined
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَالْاِنْسَانَ(upon) man
بِوَٰلِدَيۡهِبِوَالِدَيْهِۚfor his parents
حَمَلَتۡهُحَمَلَتْهُcarried him
أُمُّهُۥاُمُّهٗhis mother
وَهۡنًاوَهْنًا(in) weakness
عَلَىٰعَلٰيupon
وَهۡنٖوَهْنٍweakness
وَفِصَٰلُهُۥوَّفِصٰلُهٗand his weaning
فِيفِيْ(is) in
عَامَيۡنِعَامَيْنِtwo years
أَنِاَنِthat
ٱشۡكُرۡاشْكُرْBe grateful
لِيلِيْto Me
وَلِوَٰلِدَيۡكَوَلِوَالِدَيْكَؕand to your parents
إِلَيَّاِلَيَّtowards Me
ٱلۡمَصِيرُالْمَصِيْرُ(is) the destination

And We have enjoined upon man [care] for his parents. His mother carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the [final] destination.

وَإِنوَاِنْBut if
جَٰهَدَاكَجَاهَدٰكَthey strive against you
عَلَىٰٓعَلٰٓيon
أَناَنْthat
تُشۡرِكَتُشْرِكَyou associate partners
بِيبِيْwith Me
مَاwhat
لَيۡسَلَيْسَnot
لَكَyou have
بِهِۦبِهٖof it
عِلۡمٞعِلْمٌۙany knowledge
فَلَاthen (do) not
تُطِعۡهُمَاۖتُطِعْهُمَاobey both of them
وَصَاحِبۡهُمَاوَصَاحِبْهُمَاBut accompany them
فِيin
ٱلدُّنۡيَاالدُّنْيَاthe world
مَعۡرُوفٗاۖمَعْرُوْفًاؗ(with) kindness
وَٱتَّبِعۡوَّاتَّبِعْand follow
سَبِيلَسَبِيْلَ(the) path
مَنۡمَنْ(of him) who
أَنَابَاَنَابَturns
إِلَيَّۚاِلَيَّۚto Me
ثُمَّThen
إِلَيَّاِلَيَّtowards Me
مَرۡجِعُكُمۡمَرْجِعُكُمْ(is) your return
فَأُنَبِّئُكُمفَاُنَبِّي͏ٔ͏ُكُمْthen I will inform you
بِمَاof what
كُنتُمۡكُنْتُمْyou used (to)
تَعۡمَلُونَتَعْمَلُوْنَdo

But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness and follow the way of those who turn back to Me [in repentance]. Then to Me will be your return, and I will inform you about what you used to do.

12 And We had certainly given Luqmān wisdom [and said], "Be grateful to Allāh." And whoever is grateful is grateful for [the benefit of] himself. And whoever denies [His favor] - then indeed, Allāh is Free of need and Praiseworthy. 13 And [mention, O Muḥammad], when Luqmān said to his son while he was instructing him, "O my son, do not associate [anything] with Allāh. Indeed, association [with Him] is great injustice." 14 And We have enjoined upon man [care] for his parents. His mother carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the [final] destination. 15 But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness and follow the way of those who turn back to Me [in repentance]. Then to Me will be your return, and I will inform you about what you used to do.

Luqman's Advice to His Son 16–19

يَٰبُنَيَّيٰبُنَيَّO my son
إِنَّهَآاِنَّهَا͏ٓIndeed it
إِناِنْif
تَكُit be
مِثۡقَالَمِثْقَالَ(the) weight
حَبَّةٖحَبَّةٍ(of) a grain
مِّنۡمِّنْof
خَرۡدَلٖخَرْدَلٍa mustard seed
فَتَكُنفَتَكُنْand it be
فِيفِيْin
صَخۡرَةٍصَخْرَةٍa rock
أَوۡاَوْor
فِيin
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavens
أَوۡاَوْor
فِيin
ٱلۡأَرۡضِالْاَرْضِthe earth
يَأۡتِيَاْتِAllah will bring it forth
بِهَاAllah will bring it forth
ٱللَّهُۚاللّٰهُؕAllah will bring it forth
إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
ٱللَّهَاللّٰهَAllah
لَطِيفٌلَطِيْفٌ(is) All-Subtle
خَبِيرٞخَبِيْرٌAll-Aware

[And Luqmān said], "O my son, indeed if it [i.e., a wrong] should be the weight of a mustard seed and should be within a rock or [anywhere] in the heavens or in the earth, Allāh will bring it forth. Indeed, Allāh is Subtle and Aware.

يَٰبُنَيَّيٰبُنَيَّO my son
أَقِمِاَقِمِEstablish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَالصَّلٰوةَthe prayer
وَأۡمُرۡوَاْمُرْand enjoin
بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِبِالْمَعْرُوْفِ[with] the right
وَٱنۡهَوَانْهَand forbid
عَنِfrom
ٱلۡمُنكَرِالْمُنْكَرِthe wrong
وَٱصۡبِرۡوَاصْبِرْand be patient
عَلَىٰعَلٰيover
مَآمَا͏ٓwhat
أَصَابَكَۖاَصَابَكَؕbefalls you
إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
ذَٰلِكَذٰلِكَthat
مِنۡمِنْ(is) of
عَزۡمِعَزْمِthe matters requiring determination
ٱلۡأُمُورِالْاُمُوْرِthe matters requiring determination

O my son, establish prayer, enjoin what is right, forbid what is wrong, and be patient over what befalls you. Indeed, [all] that is of the matters [requiring] resolve.

وَلَاAnd (do) not
تُصَعِّرۡتُصَعِّرْturn
خَدَّكَyour cheek
لِلنَّاسِfrom men
وَلَاand (do) not
تَمۡشِتَمْشِwalk
فِيin
ٱلۡأَرۡضِالْاَرْضِthe earth
مَرَحًاۖمَرَحًاؕexultantly
إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
ٱللَّهَاللّٰهَAllah
لَا(does) not
يُحِبُّlike
كُلَّevery
مُخۡتَالٖمُخْتَالٍself-conceited
فَخُورٖفَخُوْرٍboaster

And do not turn your cheek [in contempt] toward people and do not walk through the earth exultantly. Indeed, Allāh does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful.

وَٱقۡصِدۡوَاقْصِدْAnd be moderate
فِيفِيْin
مَشۡيِكَمَشْيِكَyour pace
وَٱغۡضُضۡوَاغْضُضْand lower
مِنمِنْ[of]
صَوۡتِكَۚصَوْتِكَؕyour voice
إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
أَنكَرَاَنْكَرَ(the) harshest
ٱلۡأَصۡوَٰتِالْاَصْوَاتِ(of all) sounds
لَصَوۡتُلَصَوْتُ(is) surely (the) voice
ٱلۡحَمِيرِالْحَمِيْرِ(of) the donkeys

And be moderate in your pace and lower your voice; indeed, the most disagreeable of sounds is the voice of donkeys."

16 [And Luqmān said], "O my son, indeed if it [i.e., a wrong] should be the weight of a mustard seed and should be within a rock or [anywhere] in the heavens or in the earth, Allāh will bring it forth. Indeed, Allāh is Subtle and Aware. 17 O my son, establish prayer, enjoin what is right, forbid what is wrong, and be patient over what befalls you. Indeed, [all] that is of the matters [requiring] resolve. 18 And do not turn your cheek [in contempt] toward people and do not walk through the earth exultantly. Indeed, Allāh does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful. 19 And be moderate in your pace and lower your voice; indeed, the most disagreeable of sounds is the voice of donkeys."

Ruku 3 of 4 · 11 Ayahs

Following the Forefathers 20–24

أَلَمۡاَلَمْDo not
تَرَوۡاْتَرَوْاyou see
أَنَّاَنَّthat
ٱللَّهَاللّٰهَAllah
سَخَّرَhas subjected
لَكُملَكُمْto you
مَّاwhatever
فِي(is) in
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavens
وَمَاand whatever
فِي(is) in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِالْاَرْضِthe earth
وَأَسۡبَغَوَاَسْبَغَand amply bestowed
عَلَيۡكُمۡعَلَيْكُمْupon you
نِعَمَهُۥنِعَمَهٗHis Bounties
ظَٰهِرَةٗظَاهِرَةًapparent
وَبَاطِنَةٗۗوَّبَاطِنَةًؕand hidden
وَمِنَBut of
ٱلنَّاسِالنَّاسِthe people
مَنمَنْ(is he) who
يُجَٰدِلُيُّجَادِلُdisputes
فِيabout
ٱللَّهِاللّٰهِAllah
بِغَيۡرِبِغَيْرِwithout
عِلۡمٖعِلْمٍknowledge
وَلَاوَّلَاand not
هُدٗىهُدًيguidance
وَلَاوَّلَاand not
كِتَٰبٖكِتٰبٍa book
مُّنِيرٖمُّنِيْرٍenlightening

Do you not see that Allāh has made subject to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth and amply bestowed upon you His favors, [both] apparent and unapparent? But of the people is he who disputes about Allāh without knowledge or guidance or an enlightening Book [from Him].

وَإِذَاوَاِذَاAnd when
قِيلَقِيْلَit is said
لَهُمُto them
ٱتَّبِعُواْاتَّبِعُوْاFollow
مَآمَا͏ٓwhat
أَنزَلَاَنْزَلَAllah (has) revealed
ٱللَّهُاللّٰهُAllah (has) revealed
قَالُواْقَالُوْاthey say
بَلۡبَلْNay
نَتَّبِعُwe will follow
مَاwhat
وَجَدۡنَاوَجَدْنَاwe found
عَلَيۡهِعَلَيْهِon it
ءَابَآءَنَآۚاٰبَا࢜ءَنَاؕour forefathers
أَوَلَوۡاَوَلَوْEven if
كَانَShaitaan was
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُالشَّيْطٰنُShaitaan was
يَدۡعُوهُمۡيَدْعُوْهُمْ(to) call them
إِلَىٰاِلٰيto
عَذَابِ(the) punishment
ٱلسَّعِيرِالسَّعِيْرِ(of) the Blaze

And when it is said to them, "Follow what Allāh has revealed," they say, "Rather, we will follow that upon which we found our fathers." Even if Satan was inviting them to the punishment of the Blaze?

Hizb 42

وَمَنوَمَنْAnd whoever
يُسۡلِمۡيُّسْلِمْsubmits
وَجۡهَهُۥٓوَجْهَهٗٓhis face
إِلَىاِلَيto
ٱللَّهِاللّٰهِAllah
وَهُوَwhile he
مُحۡسِنٞمُحْسِنٌ(is) a good-doer
فَقَدِthen indeed
ٱسۡتَمۡسَكَاسْتَمْسَكَhe has grasped
بِٱلۡعُرۡوَةِبِالْعُرْوَةِthe handhold
ٱلۡوُثۡقَىٰۗالْوُثْقٰيؕthe most trustworthy
وَإِلَىوَاِلَيAnd to
ٱللَّهِاللّٰهِAllah
عَٰقِبَةُعَاقِبَةُ(is the) end
ٱلۡأُمُورِالْاُمُوْرِ(of) the matters

And whoever submits his face [i.e., self] to Allāh while he is a doer of good - then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold. And to Allāh will be the outcome of [all] matters.

وَمَنوَمَنْAnd whoever
كَفَرَdisbelieves
فَلَاlet not
يَحۡزُنكَيَحْزُنْكَgrieve you
كُفۡرُهُۥٓۚكُفْرُهٗؕhis disbelief
إِلَيۡنَااِلَيْنَاTo Us
مَرۡجِعُهُمۡمَرْجِعُهُمْ(is) their return
فَنُنَبِّئُهُمفَنُنَبِّي͏ٔ͏ُهُمْthen We will inform them
بِمَاof what
عَمِلُوٓاْۚعَمِلُوْاؕthey did
إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
ٱللَّهَاللّٰهَAllah
عَلِيمُۢعَلِيْمٌۢ(is) the All-Knower
بِذَاتِof what
ٱلصُّدُورِالصُّدُوْرِ(is in) the breasts

And whoever has disbelieved - let not his disbelief grieve you. To Us is their return, and We will inform them of what they did. Indeed, Allāh is Knowing of that within the breasts.

نُمَتِّعُهُمۡنُمَتِّعُهُمْWe grant them enjoyment
قَلِيلٗاقَلِيْلًا(for) a little
ثُمَّthen
نَضۡطَرُّهُمۡنَضْطَرُّهُمْWe will force them
إِلَىٰاِلٰيto
عَذَابٍa punishment
غَلِيظٖغَلِيْظٍsevere

We grant them enjoyment for a little; then We will force them to a massive punishment.

20 Do you not see that Allāh has made subject to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth and amply bestowed upon you His favors, [both] apparent and unapparent? But of the people is he who disputes about Allāh without knowledge or guidance or an enlightening Book [from Him]. 21 And when it is said to them, "Follow what Allāh has revealed," they say, "Rather, we will follow that upon which we found our fathers." Even if Satan was inviting them to the punishment of the Blaze? 22 And whoever submits his face [i.e., self] to Allāh while he is a doer of good - then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold. And to Allāh will be the outcome of [all] matters. 23 And whoever has disbelieved - let not his disbelief grieve you. To Us is their return, and We will inform them of what they did. Indeed, Allāh is Knowing of that within the breasts. 24 We grant them enjoyment for a little; then We will force them to a massive punishment.

Allah's Limitless Words and Power 25–28

وَلَئِنوَلَىِٕنْAnd if
سَأَلۡتَهُمسَاَلْتَهُمْyou ask them
مَّنۡمَّنْWho
خَلَقَcreated
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavens
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَوَالْاَرْضَand the earth
لَيَقُولُنَّلَيَقُوْلُنَّThey will surely say
ٱللَّهُۚاللّٰهُؕAllah
قُلِSay
ٱلۡحَمۡدُالْحَمْدُAll praises
لِلَّهِۚلِلّٰهِؕ(are) for Allah
بَلۡبَلْBut
أَكۡثَرُهُمۡاَكْثَرُهُمْmost of them
لَا(do) not
يَعۡلَمُونَيَعْلَمُوْنَknow

And if you asked them, "Who created the heavens and earth?" they would surely say, "Allāh." Say, "[All] praise is [due] to Allāh"; but most of them do not know.

لِلَّهِلِلّٰهِTo Allah (belongs)
مَاwhatever
فِي(is) in
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavens
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚوَالْاَرْضِؕand the earth
إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
ٱللَّهَاللّٰهَAllah
هُوَHe
ٱلۡغَنِيُّالْغَنِيُّ(is) Free of need
ٱلۡحَمِيدُالْحَمِيْدُthe Praiseworthy

To Allāh belongs whatever is in the heavens and earth. Indeed, Allāh is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.

وَلَوۡوَلَوْAnd if
أَنَّمَااَنَّمَاwhatever
فِي(is) in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِالْاَرْضِthe earth
مِنمِنْof
شَجَرَةٍ(the) trees
أَقۡلَٰمٞاَقْلَامٌ(were) pens
وَٱلۡبَحۡرُوَّالْبَحْرُand the sea
يَمُدُّهُۥيَمُدُّهٗ(to) add to it
مِنۢمِنْۢafter it
بَعۡدِهِۦبَعْدِهٖafter it
سَبۡعَةُسَبْعَةُseven
أَبۡحُرٖاَبْحُرٍseas
مَّاnot
نَفِدَتۡنَفِدَتْwould be exhausted
كَلِمَٰتُكَلِمٰتُ(the) Words
ٱللَّهِۚاللّٰهِؕ(of) Allah
إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
ٱللَّهَاللّٰهَAllah
عَزِيزٌعَزِيْزٌ(is) All-Mighty
حَكِيمٞحَكِيْمٌAll-Wise

And if whatever trees upon the earth were pens and the sea [was ink], replenished thereafter by seven [more] seas, the words of Allāh would not be exhausted. Indeed, Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise.

مَّامَاNot
خَلۡقُكُمۡخَلْقُكُمْ(is) your creation
وَلَاand not
بَعۡثُكُمۡبَعْثُكُمْyour resurrection
إِلَّااِلَّاbut
كَنَفۡسٖكَنَفْسٍas a soul
وَٰحِدَةٍۚوَّاحِدَةٍؕsingle
إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
ٱللَّهَاللّٰهَAllah
سَمِيعُۢسَمِيْعٌۢ(is) All-Hearer
بَصِيرٌبَصِيْرٌAll-Seer

Your creation and your resurrection will not be but as that of a single soul. Indeed, Allāh is Hearing and Seeing.

25 And if you asked them, "Who created the heavens and earth?" they would surely say, "Allāh." Say, "[All] praise is [due] to Allāh"; but most of them do not know. 26 To Allāh belongs whatever is in the heavens and earth. Indeed, Allāh is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy. 27 And if whatever trees upon the earth were pens and the sea [was ink], replenished thereafter by seven [more] seas, the words of Allāh would not be exhausted. Indeed, Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise. 28 Your creation and your resurrection will not be but as that of a single soul. Indeed, Allāh is Hearing and Seeing.

Man's Ingratitude After Rescue at Sea 29–32

أَلَمۡاَلَمْDo not
تَرَyou see
أَنَّاَنَّthat
ٱللَّهَاللّٰهَAllah
يُولِجُيُوْلِجُcauses to enter
ٱلَّيۡلَالَّيْلَthe night
فِيinto
ٱلنَّهَارِالنَّهَارِthe day
وَيُولِجُوَيُوْلِجُand causes to enter
ٱلنَّهَارَالنَّهَارَthe day
فِيinto
ٱلَّيۡلِالَّيْلِthe night
وَسَخَّرَand has subjected
ٱلشَّمۡسَالشَّمْسَthe sun
وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖوَالْقَمَرَؗand the moon
كُلّٞكُلٌّeach
يَجۡرِيٓيَّجْرِيْٓmoving
إِلَىٰٓاِلٰٓيfor
أَجَلٖاَجَلٍa term
مُّسَمّٗىمُّسَمًّيappointed
وَأَنَّوَّاَنَّand that
ٱللَّهَاللّٰهَAllah
بِمَاof what
تَعۡمَلُونَتَعْمَلُوْنَyou do
خَبِيرٞخَبِيْرٌ(is) All-Aware

Do you not see [i.e., know] that Allāh causes the night to enter the day and causes the day to enter the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term, and that Allāh, of whatever you do, is Aware?

ذَٰلِكَذٰلِكَThat
بِأَنَّبِاَنَّ(is) because
ٱللَّهَاللّٰهَAllah
هُوَHe
ٱلۡحَقُّالْحَقُّ(is) the Truth
وَأَنَّوَاَنَّand that
مَاwhat
يَدۡعُونَيَدْعُوْنَthey call
مِنمِنْbesides Him
دُونِهِدُوْنِهِbesides Him
ٱلۡبَٰطِلُالْبَاطِلُۙ(is) [the] falsehood
وَأَنَّوَاَنَّand that
ٱللَّهَاللّٰهَAllah
هُوَHe
ٱلۡعَلِيُّالْعَلِيُّ(is) the Most High
ٱلۡكَبِيرُالْكَبِيْرُthe Most Great

That is because Allāh is the True Reality, and that what they call upon other than Him is falsehood, and because Allāh is the Most High, the Grand.

Ruku 4 of 4 · 4 Ayahs

أَلَمۡاَلَمْDo not
تَرَyou see
أَنَّاَنَّthat
ٱلۡفُلۡكَالْفُلْكَthe ships
تَجۡرِيتَجْرِيْsail
فِيthrough
ٱلۡبَحۡرِالْبَحْرِthe sea
بِنِعۡمَتِبِنِعْمَتِby (the) Grace
ٱللَّهِاللّٰهِ(of) Allah
لِيُرِيَكُملِيُرِيَكُمْthat He may show you
مِّنۡمِّنْof
ءَايَٰتِهِۦٓۚاٰيٰتِهٖؕHis Signs
إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
فِيفِيْin
ذَٰلِكَذٰلِكَthat
لَأٓيَٰتٖلَاٰيٰتٍsurely (are) Signs
لِّكُلِّfor everyone
صَبَّارٖصَبَّارٍ(who is) patient
شَكُورٖشَكُوْرٍgrateful

Do you not see that ships sail through the sea by the favor of Allāh that He may show you of His signs? Indeed in that are signs for everyone patient and grateful.

وَإِذَاوَاِذَاAnd when
غَشِيَهُمغَشِيَهُمْcovers them
مَّوۡجٞمَّوْجٌa wave
كَٱلظُّلَلِكَالظُّلَلِlike canopies
دَعَوُاْدَعَوُاthey call
ٱللَّهَاللّٰهَAllah
مُخۡلِصِينَمُخْلِصِيْنَ(being) sincere
لَهُto Him
ٱلدِّينَالدِّيْنَ࣢ۚ(in) religion
فَلَمَّاBut when
نَجَّىٰهُمۡنَجّٰىهُمْHe delivers them
إِلَىاِلَيto
ٱلۡبَرِّالْبَرِّthe land
فَمِنۡهُمفَمِنْهُمْthen among them
مُّقۡتَصِدٞۚمُّقْتَصِدٌؕ(some are) moderate
وَمَاAnd not
يَجۡحَدُيَجْحَدُdeny
بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآبِاٰيٰتِنَا͏ٓOur Signs
إِلَّااِلَّاexcept
كُلُّevery
خَتَّارٖخَتَّارٍtraitor
كَفُورٖكَفُوْرٍungrateful

And when waves come over them like canopies, they supplicate Allāh, sincere to Him in religion [i.e., faith]. But when He delivers them to the land, there are [some] of them who are moderate [in faith]. And none rejects Our signs except everyone treacherous and ungrateful.

29 Do you not see [i.e., know] that Allāh causes the night to enter the day and causes the day to enter the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term, and that Allāh, of whatever you do, is Aware? 30 That is because Allāh is the True Reality, and that what they call upon other than Him is falsehood, and because Allāh is the Most High, the Grand. 31 Do you not see that ships sail through the sea by the favor of Allāh that He may show you of His signs? Indeed in that are signs for everyone patient and grateful. 32 And when waves come over them like canopies, they supplicate Allāh, sincere to Him in religion [i.e., faith]. But when He delivers them to the land, there are [some] of them who are moderate [in faith]. And none rejects Our signs except everyone treacherous and ungrateful.

What Only Allah Knows 33–34

يَٰٓأَيُّهَايٰٓاَيُّهَاO
ٱلنَّاسُالنَّاسُmankind
ٱتَّقُواْاتَّقُوْاFear
رَبَّكُمۡرَبَّكُمْyour Lord
وَٱخۡشَوۡاْوَاخْشَوْاand fear
يَوۡمٗايَوْمًاa Day
لَّاnot
يَجۡزِييَجْزِيْcan avail
وَالِدٌa father
عَنعَنْ[for]
وَلَدِهِۦوَّلَدِهٖؗhis son
وَلَاand not
مَوۡلُودٌمَوْلُوْدٌa son
هُوَhe
جَازٍ(can) avail
عَنعَنْ[for]
وَالِدِهِۦوَّالِدِهٖhis father
شَيۡـًٔاۚشَيْـًٔاؕanything
إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
وَعۡدَوَعْدَ(the) Promise
ٱللَّهِاللّٰهِ(of) Allah
حَقّٞۖحَقٌّ(is) True
فَلَاso let not deceive you
تَغُرَّنَّكُمُso let not deceive you
ٱلۡحَيَوٰةُالْحَيٰوةُthe life
ٱلدُّنۡيَاالدُّنْيَاࣟ(of) the world
وَلَاand let not deceive you
يَغُرَّنَّكُميَغُرَّنَّكُمْand let not deceive you
بِٱللَّهِبِاللّٰهِabout Allah
ٱلۡغَرُورُالْغَرُوْرُthe deceiver

O mankind, fear your Lord and fear a Day when no father will avail his son, nor will a son avail his father at all. Indeed, the promise of Allāh is truth, so let not the worldly life delude you and be not deceived about Allāh by the Deceiver [i.e., Satan].

إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
ٱللَّهَاللّٰهَAllah
عِندَهُۥعِنْدَهٗwith Him
عِلۡمُعِلْمُ(is the) knowledge
ٱلسَّاعَةِالسَّاعَةِۚ(of) the Hour
وَيُنَزِّلُand He sends down
ٱلۡغَيۡثَالْغَيْثَۚthe rain
وَيَعۡلَمُوَيَعْلَمُand knows
مَاwhat
فِي(is) in
ٱلۡأَرۡحَامِۖالْاَرْحَامِؕthe wombs
وَمَاAnd not
تَدۡرِيتَدْرِيْknows
نَفۡسٞنَفْسٌany soul
مَّاذَاwhat
تَكۡسِبُتَكْسِبُit will earn
غَدٗاۖغَدًاؕtomorrow
وَمَاand not
تَدۡرِيتَدْرِيْknows
نَفۡسُۢنَفْسٌۢany soul
بِأَيِّبِاَيِّin what
أَرۡضٖاَرْضٍland
تَمُوتُۚتَمُوْتُؕit will die
إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
ٱللَّهَاللّٰهَAllah
عَلِيمٌعَلِيْمٌ(is) All-Knower
خَبِيرُۢخَبِيْرٌAll-Aware

Indeed, Allāh [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in what land it will die. Indeed, Allāh is Knowing and Aware.

33 O mankind, fear your Lord and fear a Day when no father will avail his son, nor will a son avail his father at all. Indeed, the promise of Allāh is truth, so let not the worldly life delude you and be not deceived about Allāh by the Deceiver [i.e., Satan]. 34 Indeed, Allāh [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in what land it will die. Indeed, Allāh is Knowing and Aware.