But they wonder that there has come to them a warner from among themselves, and the disbelievers say, "This is an amazing thing.
أَءِذَاءَاِذَاWhat! When
مِتۡنَامِتْنَاwe die
وَكُنَّاand have become
تُرَابٗاۖتُرَابًاۚdust
ذَٰلِكَذٰلِكَThat
رَجۡعُۢرَجْعٌۢ(is) a return
بَعِيدٞبَعِيْدٌfar
3
When we have died and have become dust, [we will return to life]? That is a distant [i.e., unlikely] return."
قَدۡقَدْCertainly
عَلِمۡنَاعَلِمْنَاWe know
مَاwhat
تَنقُصُتَنْقُصُdiminishes
ٱلۡأَرۡضُالْاَرْضُthe earth
مِنۡهُمۡۖمِنْهُمْۚof them
وَعِندَنَاوَعِنْدَنَاand with Us
كِتَٰبٌكِتٰبٌ(is) a Book
حَفِيظُۢحَفِيْظٌguarded
4
We know what the earth diminishes [i.e., consumes] of them, and with Us is a retaining record.
بَلۡبَلْNay
كَذَّبُواْكَذَّبُوْاthey denied
بِٱلۡحَقِّبِالْحَقِّthe truth
لَمَّاwhen
جَآءَهُمۡجَا࢜ءَهُمْit came (to) them
فَهُمۡفَهُمْso they
فِيٓفِيْٓ(are) in
أَمۡرٖاَمْرٍa state
مَّرِيجٍمَّرِيْجٍconfused
5
But they denied the truth when it came to them, so they are in a confused condition.
1 Qāf. By the honored Qur’ān... 2 But they wonder that there has come to them a warner from among themselves, and the disbelievers say, "This is an amazing thing. 3 When we have died and have become dust, [we will return to life]? That is a distant [i.e., unlikely] return." 4 We know what the earth diminishes [i.e., consumes] of them, and with Us is a retaining record. 5 But they denied the truth when it came to them, so they are in a confused condition.
Have they not looked at the heaven above them - how We structured it and adorned it and [how] it has no rifts?
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَوَالْاَرْضَAnd the earth
مَدَدۡنَٰهَامَدَدْنٰهَاWe have spread it out
وَأَلۡقَيۡنَاوَاَلْقَيْنَاand cast
فِيهَافِيْهَاtherein
رَوَٰسِيَرَوَاسِيَfirmly set mountains
وَأَنۢبَتۡنَاوَاَنۢ͏ْبَتْنَاand We made to grow
فِيهَافِيْهَاtherein
مِنمِنْof
كُلِّevery
زَوۡجِۭزَوْجٍۢkind
بَهِيجٖبَهِيْجٍbeautiful
7
And the earth - We spread it out and cast therein firmly set mountains and made grow therein [something] of every beautiful kind,
تَبۡصِرَةٗتَبْصِرَةًGiving insight
وَذِكۡرَىٰوَّذِكْرٰيand a reminder
لِكُلِّfor every
عَبۡدٖعَبْدٍslave
مُّنِيبٖمُّنِيْبٍwho turns
8
Giving insight and a reminder for every servant who turns [to Allāh].
وَنَزَّلۡنَاوَنَزَّلْنَاAnd We have sent down
مِنَfrom
ٱلسَّمَآءِالسَّمَا࢜ءِthe sky
مَآءٗمَا࢜ءًwater
مُّبَٰرَكٗامُّبٰرَكًاblessed
فَأَنۢبَتۡنَافَاَنۢ͏ْبَتْنَاthen We made to grow
بِهِۦبِهٖthereby
جَنَّٰتٖجَنّٰتٍgardens
وَحَبَّوَّحَبَّand grain
ٱلۡحَصِيدِالْحَصِيْدِ(for) the harvest
9
And We have sent down blessed rain from the sky and made grow thereby gardens and grain from the harvest
وَٱلنَّخۡلَوَالنَّخْلَAnd the palms trees
بَاسِقَٰتٖبٰسِقٰتٍtall
لَّهَاfor it
طَلۡعٞطَلْعٌ(are) layers
نَّضِيدٞنَّضِيْدٌarranged
10
And lofty palm trees having fruit arranged in layers -
رِّزۡقٗارِّزْقًاA provision
لِّلۡعِبَادِۖلِّلْعِبَادِۙfor the slaves
وَأَحۡيَيۡنَاوَاَحْيَيْنَاand We give life
بِهِۦبِهٖtherewith
بَلۡدَةٗبَلْدَةً(to) a land
مَّيۡتٗاۚمَّيْتًاؕdead
كَذَٰلِكَكَذٰلِكَThus
ٱلۡخُرُوجُالْخُرُوْجُ(will be) the coming forth
11
As provision for the servants, and We have given life thereby to a dead land. Thus is the emergence [i.e., resurrection].
6 Have they not looked at the heaven above them - how We structured it and adorned it and [how] it has no rifts? 7 And the earth - We spread it out and cast therein firmly set mountains and made grow therein [something] of every beautiful kind, 8 Giving insight and a reminder for every servant who turns [to Allāh]. 9 And We have sent down blessed rain from the sky and made grow thereby gardens and grain from the harvest 10 And lofty palm trees having fruit arranged in layers - 11 As provision for the servants, and We have given life thereby to a dead land. Thus is the emergence [i.e., resurrection].
The people of Noah denied before them, and the companions of the well and Thamūd
وَعَادٞوَعَادٌAnd Aad
وَفِرۡعَوۡنُوَّفِرْعَوْنُand Firaun
وَإِخۡوَٰنُوَاِخْوَانُand (the) brothers
لُوطٖلُوْطٍ(of) Lut
13
And ʿAad and Pharaoh and the brothers [i.e., people] of Lot
وَأَصۡحَٰبُوَّاَصْحٰبُAnd (the) companions
ٱلۡأَيۡكَةِالْاَيْكَةِ(of) the wood
وَقَوۡمُوَقَوْمُand (the) people
تُبَّعٖۚتُبَّعٍؕ(of) Tubba
كُلّٞكُلٌّAll
كَذَّبَdenied
ٱلرُّسُلَالرُّسُلَthe Messengers
فَحَقَّso was fulfilled
وَعِيدِوَعِيْدِMy Threat
14
And the companions of the thicket and the people of Tubbaʿ. All denied the messengers, so My threat was justly fulfilled.
أَفَعَيِينَااَفَعَيِيْنَاWere We then tired
بِٱلۡخَلۡقِبِالْخَلْقِwith the creation
ٱلۡأَوَّلِۚالْاَوَّلِؕthe first
بَلۡبَلْNay
هُمۡهُمْthey
فِيفِيْ(are) in
لَبۡسٖلَبْسٍdoubt
مِّنۡمِّنْabout
خَلۡقٖخَلْقٍa creation
جَدِيدٖجَدِيْدٍnew
15
Did We fail in the first creation? But they are in confusion over a new creation.
12 The people of Noah denied before them, and the companions of the well and Thamūd 13 And ʿAad and Pharaoh and the brothers [i.e., people] of Lot 14 And the companions of the thicket and the people of Tubbaʿ. All denied the messengers, so My threat was justly fulfilled. 15 Did We fail in the first creation? But they are in confusion over a new creation.
And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein.
إِذۡاِذْWhen
يَتَلَقَّىيَتَلَقَّيreceive
ٱلۡمُتَلَقِّيَانِالْمُتَلَقِّيٰنِthe two receivers
عَنِon
ٱلۡيَمِينِالْيَمِيْنِthe right
وَعَنِand on
ٱلشِّمَالِالشِّمَالِthe left
قَعِيدٞقَعِيْدٌseated
17
When the two receivers [i.e., recording angels] receive, seated on the right and on the left.
مَّامَاNot
يَلۡفِظُيَلْفِظُhe utters
مِنمِنْany
قَوۡلٍقَوْلٍword
إِلَّااِلَّاbut
لَدَيۡهِلَدَيْهِwith him
رَقِيبٌرَقِيْبٌ(is) an observer
عَتِيدٞعَتِيْدٌready
18
He [i.e., man] utters no word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record].
16 And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein. 17 When the two receivers [i.e., recording angels] receive, seated on the right and on the left. 18 He [i.e., man] utters no word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record].
And the intoxication of death will bring the truth; that is what you were trying to avoid.
وَنُفِخَAnd will be blown
فِي[in]
ٱلصُّورِۚالصُّوْرِؕthe trumpet
ذَٰلِكَذٰلِكَThat
يَوۡمُيَوْمُ(is the) Day
ٱلۡوَعِيدِالْوَعِيْدِ(of) the Warning
20
And the Horn will be blown. That is the Day of [carrying out] the threat.
وَجَآءَتۡوَجَا࢜ءَتْAnd will come
كُلُّevery
نَفۡسٖنَفْسٍsoul
مَّعَهَاwith it
سَآئِقٞسَا࢜ىِٕقٌa driver
وَشَهِيدٞوَّشَهِيْدٌand a witness
21
And every soul will come, with it a driver and a witness.
لَّقَدۡلَقَدْCertainly
كُنتَكُنْتَyou were
فِيفِيْin
غَفۡلَةٖغَفْلَةٍheedlessness
مِّنۡمِّنْof
هَٰذَاهٰذَاthis
فَكَشَفۡنَافَكَشَفْنَاSo We have removed
عَنكَعَنْكَfrom you
غِطَآءَكَغِطَا࢜ءَكَyour cover
فَبَصَرُكَso your sight
ٱلۡيَوۡمَالْيَوْمَtoday
حَدِيدٞحَدِيْدٌ(is) sharp
22
[It will be said], "You were certainly in unmindfulness of this, and We have removed from you your cover, so your sight, this Day, is sharp."
19 And the intoxication of death will bring the truth; that is what you were trying to avoid. 20 And the Horn will be blown. That is the Day of [carrying out] the threat. 21 And every soul will come, with it a driver and a witness. 22 [It will be said], "You were certainly in unmindfulness of this, and We have removed from you your cover, so your sight, this Day, is sharp."
And his companion, [the angel], will say, "This [record] is what is with me, prepared."
أَلۡقِيَااَلْقِيَاThrow
فِيفِيْin (to)
جَهَنَّمَHell
كُلَّevery
كَفَّارٍdisbeliever
عَنِيدٖعَنِيْدٍstubborn
24
[Allāh will say], "Throw into Hell every obstinate disbeliever,
مَّنَّاعٖمَّنَّاعٍForbidder
لِّلۡخَيۡرِلِّلْخَيْرِof good
مُعۡتَدٖمُعْتَدٍtransgressor
مُّرِيبٍمُّرِيْبِdoubter
25
Preventer of good, aggressor, and doubter,
ٱلَّذِياࣙلَّذِيْWho
جَعَلَmade
مَعَwith
ٱللَّهِاللّٰهِAllah
إِلَٰهًااِلٰهًاa god
ءَاخَرَاٰخَرَanother
فَأَلۡقِيَاهُفَاَلْقِيٰهُso throw him
فِيin(to)
ٱلۡعَذَابِالْعَذَابِthe punishment
ٱلشَّدِيدِالشَّدِيْدِthe severe
26
Who made [as equal] with Allāh another deity; then throw him into the severe punishment."
۞¾ Hizb 52
قَالَWill say
قَرِينُهُۥقَرِيْنُهٗhis companion
رَبَّنَاOur Lord
مَآمَا͏ٓnot
أَطۡغَيۡتُهُۥاَطْغَيْتُهٗI made him transgress
وَلَٰكِنوَلٰكِنْbut
كَانَhe was
فِيفِيْin
ضَلَٰلِۭضَلٰلٍۢerror
بَعِيدٖبَعِيْدٍfar
27
His [devil] companion will say, "Our Lord, I did not make him transgress, but he [himself] was in extreme error."
قَالَHe will say
لَا(Do) not
تَخۡتَصِمُواْتَخْتَصِمُوْاdispute
لَدَيَّ(in) My presence
وَقَدۡوَقَدْand indeed
قَدَّمۡتُقَدَّمْتُI sent forth
إِلَيۡكُماِلَيْكُمْto you
بِٱلۡوَعِيدِبِالْوَعِيْدِthe Warning
28
[Allāh] will say, "Do not dispute before Me, while I had already presented to you the threat [i.e., warning].
مَاNot
يُبَدَّلُwill be changed
ٱلۡقَوۡلُالْقَوْلُthe word
لَدَيَّwith Me
وَمَآوَمَا͏ٓand not
أَنَا۠اَنَاI Am
بِظَلَّٰمٖبِظَلَّامٍunjust
لِّلۡعَبِيدِلِّلْعَبِيْدِto My slaves
29
The word [i.e., decree] will not be changed with Me, and never will I be unjust to the servants."
23 And his companion, [the angel], will say, "This [record] is what is with me, prepared." 24 [Allāh will say], "Throw into Hell every obstinate disbeliever, 25 Preventer of good, aggressor, and doubter, 26 Who made [as equal] with Allāh another deity; then throw him into the severe punishment." 27 His [devil] companion will say, "Our Lord, I did not make him transgress, but he [himself] was in extreme error." 28 [Allāh] will say, "Do not dispute before Me, while I had already presented to you the threat [i.e., warning]. 29 The word [i.e., decree] will not be changed with Me, and never will I be unjust to the servants."
On the Day We will say to Hell, "Have you been filled?" and it will say, "Are there some more,"
وَأُزۡلِفَتِوَاُزْلِفَتِAnd will be brought near
ٱلۡجَنَّةُالْجَنَّةُthe Paradise
لِلۡمُتَّقِينَلِلْمُتَّقِيْنَto the righteous
غَيۡرَغَيْرَnot
بَعِيدٍبَعِيْدٍfar
31
And Paradise will be brought near to the righteous, not far,
هَٰذَاهٰذَاThis
مَا(is) what
تُوعَدُونَتُوْعَدُوْنَyou were promised
لِكُلِّfor everyone
أَوَّابٍاَوَّابٍwho turns
حَفِيظٖحَفِيْظٍ(and) who keeps
32
[It will be said], "This is what you were promised - for every returner [to Allāh] and keeper [of His covenant].
مَّنۡمَنْWho
خَشِيَfeared
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنَالرَّحْمٰنَthe Most Gracious
بِٱلۡغَيۡبِبِالْغَيْبِin the unseen
وَجَآءَوَجَا࢜ءَand came
بِقَلۡبٖبِقَلْبٍwith a heart
مُّنِيبٍمُّنِيْبِreturning
33
Who feared the Most Merciful in the unseen and came with a heart returning [in repentance].
ٱدۡخُلُوهَااࣙدْخُلُوْهَاEnter it
بِسَلَٰمٖۖبِسَلٰمٍؕin peace
ذَٰلِكَذٰلِكَThat
يَوۡمُيَوْمُ(is) a Day
ٱلۡخُلُودِالْخُلُوْدِ(of) Eternity
34
Enter it in peace. This is the Day of Eternity."
لَهُملَهُمْFor them
مَّاwhatever
يَشَآءُونَيَشَا࢜ءُوْنَthey wish
فِيهَافِيْهَاtherein
وَلَدَيۡنَاوَلَدَيْنَاand with Us
مَزِيدٞمَزِيْدٌ(is) more
35
They will have whatever they wish therein, and with Us is more.
30 On the Day We will say to Hell, "Have you been filled?" and it will say, "Are there some more," 31 And Paradise will be brought near to the righteous, not far, 32 [It will be said], "This is what you were promised - for every returner [to Allāh] and keeper [of His covenant]. 33 Who feared the Most Merciful in the unseen and came with a heart returning [in repentance]. 34 Enter it in peace. This is the Day of Eternity." 35 They will have whatever they wish therein, and with Us is more.
And how many a generation before them did We destroy who were greater than them in [striking] power and had explored throughout the lands. Is there any place of escape?
إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
فِيفِيْin
ذَٰلِكَذٰلِكَthat
لَذِكۡرَىٰلَذِكْرٰيsurely, is a reminder
لِمَنلِمَنْfor (one) who
كَانَis
لَهُۥلَهٗfor him
قَلۡبٌقَلْبٌa heart
أَوۡاَوْor
أَلۡقَىاَلْقَي(who) gives ear
ٱلسَّمۡعَالسَّمْعَ(who) gives ear
وَهُوَwhile he
شَهِيدٞشَهِيْدٌ(is) a witness
37
Indeed in that is a reminder for whoever has a heart or who listens while he is present [in mind].
وَلَقَدۡوَلَقَدْAnd certainly
خَلَقۡنَاخَلَقْنَاWe created
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavens
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَوَالْاَرْضَand the earth
وَمَاand whatever
بَيۡنَهُمَابَيْنَهُمَا(is) between both of them
فِيفِيْin
سِتَّةِsix
أَيَّامٖاَيَّامٍࣗۖperiods
وَمَاوَّمَاand (did) not
مَسَّنَاtouch Us
مِنمِنْany
لُّغُوبٖلُّغُوْبٍfatigue
38
And We did certainly create the heavens and earth and what is between them in six days, and there touched Us no weariness.
فَٱصۡبِرۡفَاصْبِرْSo be patient
عَلَىٰعَلٰيover
مَاwhat
يَقُولُونَيَقُوْلُوْنَthey say
وَسَبِّحۡوَسَبِّحْand glorify
بِحَمۡدِبِحَمْدِ(the) praise
رَبِّكَ(of) your Lord
قَبۡلَقَبْلَbefore
طُلُوعِطُلُوْعِ(the) rising
ٱلشَّمۡسِالشَّمْسِ(of) the sun
وَقَبۡلَوَقَبْلَand before
ٱلۡغُرُوبِالْغُرُوْبِthe setting
39
So be patient, [O Muḥammad], over what they say and exalt [Allāh] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting,
وَمِنَAnd of
ٱلَّيۡلِالَّيْلِthe night
فَسَبِّحۡهُفَسَبِّحْهُglorify Him
وَأَدۡبَٰرَوَاَدْبَارَand after
ٱلسُّجُودِالسُّجُوْدِthe prostration
40
And [in part] of the night exalt Him and after prostration [i.e., prayer].
36 And how many a generation before them did We destroy who were greater than them in [striking] power and had explored throughout the lands. Is there any place of escape? 37 Indeed in that is a reminder for whoever has a heart or who listens while he is present [in mind]. 38 And We did certainly create the heavens and earth and what is between them in six days, and there touched Us no weariness. 39 So be patient, [O Muḥammad], over what they say and exalt [Allāh] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting, 40 And [in part] of the night exalt Him and after prostration [i.e., prayer].
And listen on the Day when the Caller will call out from a place that is near -
يَوۡمَيَّوْمَ(The) Day
يَسۡمَعُونَيَسْمَعُوْنَthey will hear
ٱلصَّيۡحَةَالصَّيْحَةَthe Blast
بِٱلۡحَقِّۚبِالْحَقِّؕin truth
ذَٰلِكَذٰلِكَThat
يَوۡمُيَوْمُ(is the) Day
ٱلۡخُرُوجِالْخُرُوْجِ(of) coming forth
42
The Day they will hear the blast [of the Horn] in truth. That is the Day of Emergence [from the graves].
إِنَّااِنَّاIndeed, We
نَحۡنُنَحْنُ[We]
نُحۡيِۦنُحْيٖ[We] give life
وَنُمِيتُوَنُمِيْتُand [We] cause death
وَإِلَيۡنَاوَاِلَيْنَاand to Us
ٱلۡمَصِيرُالْمَصِيْرُ(is) the final return
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Indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and to Us is the destination
يَوۡمَيَوْمَ(The) Day
تَشَقَّقُwill split
ٱلۡأَرۡضُالْاَرْضُthe earth
عَنۡهُمۡعَنْهُمْfrom them
سِرَاعٗاۚسِرَاعًاؕhurrying
ذَٰلِكَذٰلِكَThat
حَشۡرٌحَشْرٌ(is) a gathering
عَلَيۡنَاعَلَيْنَاfor Us
يَسِيرٞيَسِيْرٌeasy
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On the Day the earth breaks away from them [and they emerge] rapidly; that is a gathering easy for Us.
نَّحۡنُنَحْنُWe
أَعۡلَمُاَعْلَمُknow best
بِمَا[of] what
يَقُولُونَۖيَقُوْلُوْنَthey say
وَمَآوَمَا͏ٓand not
أَنتَاَنْتَ(are) you
عَلَيۡهِمعَلَيْهِمْover them
بِجَبَّارٖۖبِجَبَّارٍࣞthe one to compel
فَذَكِّرۡفَذَكِّرْBut remind
بِٱلۡقُرۡءَانِبِالْقُرْاٰنِwith the Quran
مَنمَنْwhoever
يَخَافُيَّخَافُfears
وَعِيدِوَعِيْدِMy threat
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We are most knowing of what they say, and you are not over them a tyrant. But remind by the Qur’ān whoever fears My threat.
41 And listen on the Day when the Caller will call out from a place that is near - 42 The Day they will hear the blast [of the Horn] in truth. That is the Day of Emergence [from the graves]. 43 Indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and to Us is the destination 44 On the Day the earth breaks away from them [and they emerge] rapidly; that is a gathering easy for Us. 45 We are most knowing of what they say, and you are not over them a tyrant. But remind by the Qur’ān whoever fears My threat.