فَٱلۡمُقَسِّمَٰتِفَالْمُقَسِّمٰتِAnd those distributing
أَمۡرًااَمْرًاCommand
4
And the [angels] apportioning [each] matter,
إِنَّمَااِنَّمَاIndeed, what
تُوعَدُونَتُوْعَدُوْنَyou are promised
لَصَادِقٞلَصَادِقٌ(is) surely true
5
Indeed, what you are promised is true.
وَإِنَّوَّاِنَّAnd indeed
ٱلدِّينَالدِّيْنَthe Judgment
لَوَٰقِعٞلَوَاقِعٌ(is) surely to occur
6
And indeed, the recompense is to occur.
1 By the [winds] scattering [dust], dispersing [it] 2 And the [clouds] carrying a load [of water] 3 And the ships sailing with ease 4 And the [angels] apportioning [each] matter, 5 Indeed, what you are promised is true. 6 And indeed, the recompense is to occur.
Deluded away from it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is he who is deluded.
قُتِلَCursed be
ٱلۡخَرَّٰصُونَالْخَرّٰصُوْنَthe liars
10
Destroyed are the misinformers
ٱلَّذِينَالَّذِيْنَThose who
هُمۡهُمْ[they]
فِيفِيْ(are) in
غَمۡرَةٖغَمْرَةٍflood
سَاهُونَسَاهُوْنَ(of) heedlessness
11
Who are within a flood [of confusion] and heedless.
يَسۡـَٔلُونَيَسْـَٔلُوْنَThey ask
أَيَّانَاَيَّانَWhen
يَوۡمُيَوْمُ(is the) Day
ٱلدِّينِالدِّيْنِ(of) Judgment
12
They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense?"
يَوۡمَيَوْمَA Day
هُمۡهُمْthey
عَلَىعَلَيover
ٱلنَّارِالنَّارِthe Fire
يُفۡتَنُونَيُفْتَنُوْنَwill be tried
13
[It is] the Day they will be tormented over the Fire
ذُوقُواْذُوْقُوْاTaste
فِتۡنَتَكُمۡفِتْنَتَكُمْؕyour trial
هَٰذَاهٰذَاThis
ٱلَّذِيالَّذِيْ(is) what
كُنتُمكُنْتُمْyou were
بِهِۦبِهٖfor it
تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَتَسْتَعْجِلُوْنَseeking to hasten
14
[And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient."
7 By the heaven containing pathways, 8 Indeed, you are in differing speech. 9 Deluded away from it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is he who is deluded. 10 Destroyed are the misinformers 11 Who are within a flood [of confusion] and heedless. 12 They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense?" 13 [It is] the Day they will be tormented over the Fire 14 [And will be told], "Taste your torment. This is that for which you were impatient."
And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,
وَفِيٓوَفِيْٓAnd in
أَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡاَمْوَالِهِمْtheir wealth
حَقّٞحَقٌّ(was the) right
لِّلسَّآئِلِلِّلسَّا࢜ىِٕلِ(of) those who asked
وَٱلۡمَحۡرُومِوَالْمَحْرُوْمِand the deprived
19
And from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived.
15 Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs, 16 Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good. 17 They used to sleep but little of the night, 18 And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness, 19 And from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived.
لِّلۡمُوقِنِينَلِّلْمُوْقِنِيْنَfor those who are certain
20
And on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith]
وَفِيٓوَفِيْٓAnd in
أَنفُسِكُمۡۚاَنْفُسِكُمْؕyourselves
أَفَلَااَفَلَاThen will not
تُبۡصِرُونَتُبْصِرُوْنَyou see
21
And in yourselves. Then will you not see?
وَفِيAnd in
ٱلسَّمَآءِالسَّمَا࢜ءِthe heaven
رِزۡقُكُمۡرِزْقُكُمْ(is) your provision
وَمَاand what
تُوعَدُونَتُوْعَدُوْنَyou are promised
22
And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised.
فَوَرَبِّThen by (the) Lord
ٱلسَّمَآءِالسَّمَا࢜ءِ(of) the heaven
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِوَالْاَرْضِand the earth
إِنَّهُۥاِنَّهٗindeed, it
لَحَقّٞلَحَقٌّ(is) surely (the) truth
مِّثۡلَمِّثْلَ(just) as
مَآمَا͏ٓ[what]
أَنَّكُمۡاَنَّكُمْyou
تَنطِقُونَتَنْطِقُوْنَspeak
23
Then by the Lord of the heaven and earth, indeed, it is truth - just as [sure as] it is that you are speaking.
20 And on the earth are signs for the certain [in faith] 21 And in yourselves. Then will you not see? 22 And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised. 23 Then by the Lord of the heaven and earth, indeed, it is truth - just as [sure as] it is that you are speaking.
Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham? -
إِذۡاِذْWhen
دَخَلُواْدَخَلُوْاthey entered
عَلَيۡهِعَلَيْهِupon him
فَقَالُواْفَقَالُوْاand said
سَلَٰمٗاۖسَلٰمًاؕPeace
قَالَHe said
سَلَٰمٞسَلٰمٌۚPeace
قَوۡمٞقَوْمٌa people
مُّنكَرُونَمُّنْكَرُوْنَunknown
25
When they entered upon him and said, "[We greet you with] peace." He answered, "[And upon you] peace; [you are] a people unknown."
فَرَاغَThen he went
إِلَىٰٓاِلٰٓيto
أَهۡلِهِۦاَهْلِهٖhis household
فَجَآءَفَجَا࢜ءَand came
بِعِجۡلٖبِعِجْلٍwith a calf
سَمِينٖسَمِيْنٍfat
26
Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf.
فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓفَقَرَّبَهٗٓAnd he placed it near
إِلَيۡهِمۡاِلَيْهِمْ[to] them
قَالَhe said
أَلَااَلَاWill not
تَأۡكُلُونَتَاْكُلُوْنَyou eat
27
And placed it near them; he said, "Will you not eat?"
فَأَوۡجَسَفَاَوْجَسَThen he felt
مِنۡهُمۡمِنْهُمْfrom them
خِيفَةٗۖخِيْفَةًؕa fear
قَالُواْقَالُوْاThey said
لَا(Do) not
تَخَفۡۖتَخَفْؕfear
وَبَشَّرُوهُوَبَشَّرُوْهُand they gave him glad tidings
بِغُلَٰمٍبِغُلٰمٍof a son
عَلِيمٖعَلِيْمٍlearned
28
And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.
فَأَقۡبَلَتِفَاَقْبَلَتِThen came forward
ٱمۡرَأَتُهُۥامْرَاَتُهٗhis wife
فِيفِيْwith
صَرَّةٖصَرَّةٍa loud voice
فَصَكَّتۡفَصَكَّتْand struck
وَجۡهَهَاوَجْهَهَاher face
وَقَالَتۡوَقَالَتْand she said
عَجُوزٌعَجُوْزٌAn old woman
عَقِيمٞعَقِيْمٌbarren
29
And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman!"
قَالُواْقَالُوْاThey said
كَذَٰلِكِكَذٰلِكِۙThus
قَالَsaid
رَبُّكِۖرَبُّكِؕyour Lord
إِنَّهُۥاِنَّهٗIndeed, He
هُوَ[He]
ٱلۡحَكِيمُالْحَكِيْمُ(is) the All-Wise
ٱلۡعَلِيمُالْعَلِيْمُthe All-Knower
30
They said, "Thus has said your Lord; indeed, He is the Wise, the Knowing."
24 Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham? - 25 When they entered upon him and said, "[We greet you with] peace." He answered, "[And upon you] peace; [you are] a people unknown." 26 Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf. 27 And placed it near them; he said, "Will you not eat?" 28 And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy. 29 And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman!" 30 They said, "Thus has said your Lord; indeed, He is the Wise, the Knowing."
[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"
قَالُوٓاْقَالُوْٓاThey said
إِنَّآاِنَّا͏ٓIndeed, we
أُرۡسِلۡنَآاُرْسِلْنَا͏ٓ[we] have been sent
إِلَىٰاِلٰيto
قَوۡمٖقَوْمٍa people
مُّجۡرِمِينَمُّجْرِمِيْنَcriminal
32
They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals
لِنُرۡسِلَلِنُرْسِلَThat we may send down
عَلَيۡهِمۡعَلَيْهِمْupon them
حِجَارَةٗحِجَارَةًstones
مِّنمِّنْof
طِينٖطِيْنٍclay
33
To send down upon them stones of clay,
مُّسَوَّمَةًMarked
عِندَعِنْدَby your Lord
رَبِّكَby your Lord
لِلۡمُسۡرِفِينَلِلْمُسْرِفِيْنَfor the transgressors
34
Marked in the presence of your Lord for the transgressors."
فَأَخۡرَجۡنَافَاَخْرَجْنَاThen We brought out
مَنمَنْ(those) who
كَانَwere
فِيهَافِيْهَاtherein
مِنَof
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَالْمُو͏ٔ͏ْمِنِيْنَthe believers
35
So We brought out whoever was in them [i.e., the cities] of the believers.
فَمَاBut not
وَجَدۡنَاوَجَدْنَاWe found
فِيهَافِيْهَاtherein
غَيۡرَغَيْرَother than
بَيۡتٖبَيْتٍa house
مِّنَof
ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَالْمُسْلِمِيْنَthe Muslims
36
And We found not within them other than a [single] house of Muslims.
وَتَرَكۡنَاوَتَرَكْنَاAnd We left
فِيهَآفِيْهَا͏ٓtherein
ءَايَةٗاٰيَةًa Sign
لِّلَّذِينَلِّلَّذِيْنَfor those who
يَخَافُونَيَخَافُوْنَfear
ٱلۡعَذَابَالْعَذَابَthe punishment
ٱلۡأَلِيمَالْاَلِيْمَthe painful
37
And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
31 [Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?" 32 They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals 33 To send down upon them stones of clay, 34 Marked in the presence of your Lord for the transgressors." 35 So We brought out whoever was in them [i.e., the cities] of the believers. 36 And We found not within them other than a [single] house of Muslims. 37 And We left therein a sign for those who fear the painful punishment.
And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.
فَتَوَلَّىٰفَتَوَلّٰيBut he turned away
بِرُكۡنِهِۦبِرُكْنِهٖwith his supporters
وَقَالَand said
سَٰحِرٌسٰحِرٌA magician
أَوۡاَوْor
مَجۡنُونٞمَجْنُوْنٌa madman
39
But he turned away with his supporters and said, "A magician or a madman."
فَأَخَذۡنَٰهُفَاَخَذْنٰهُSo We took him
وَجُنُودَهُۥوَجُنُوْدَهٗand his hosts
فَنَبَذۡنَٰهُمۡفَنَبَذْنٰهُمْand threw them
فِيinto
ٱلۡيَمِّالْيَمِّthe sea
وَهُوَwhile he
مُلِيمٞمُلِيْمٌ(was) blameworthy
40
So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy.
وَفِيوَفِيْAnd in
عَادٍAad
إِذۡاِذْwhen
أَرۡسَلۡنَااَرْسَلْنَاWe sent
عَلَيۡهِمُعَلَيْهِمُagainst them
ٱلرِّيحَالرِّيْحَthe wind
ٱلۡعَقِيمَالْعَقِيْمَthe barren
41
And in ʿAad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind.
مَاNot
تَذَرُit left
مِنمِنْany
شَيۡءٍشَيْءٍthing
أَتَتۡاَتَتْit came
عَلَيۡهِعَلَيْهِupon it
إِلَّااِلَّاbut
جَعَلَتۡهُجَعَلَتْهُit made it
كَٱلرَّمِيمِكَالرَّمِيْمِlike disintegrated ruins
42
It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins.
وَفِيوَفِيْAnd in
ثَمُودَثَمُوْدَThamud
إِذۡاِذْwhen
قِيلَقِيْلَwas said
لَهُمۡلَهُمْto them
تَمَتَّعُواْتَمَتَّعُوْاEnjoy (yourselves)
حَتَّىٰحَتّٰيfor
حِينٖحِيْنٍa time
43
And in Thamūd, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."
فَعَتَوۡاْفَعَتَوْاBut they rebelled
عَنۡعَنْagainst
أَمۡرِاَمْرِ(the) Command
رَبِّهِمۡرَبِّهِمْ(of) their Lord
فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُفَاَخَذَتْهُمُso seized them
ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُالصّٰعِقَةُthe thunderbolt
وَهُمۡوَهُمْwhile they
يَنظُرُونَيَنْظُرُوْنَwere looking
44
But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.
فَمَاThen not
ٱسۡتَطَٰعُواْاسْتَطَاعُوْاthey were able to
مِنمِنْ[of]
قِيَامٖقِيَامٍstand
وَمَاوَّمَاand not
كَانُواْكَانُوْاthey could
مُنتَصِرِينَمُنْتَصِرِيْنَhelp themselves
45
And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves.
وَقَوۡمَوَقَوْمَAnd (the) people
نُوحٖنُوْحٍ(of) Nuh
مِّنمِّنْbefore
قَبۡلُۖقَبْلُؕbefore
إِنَّهُمۡاِنَّهُمْindeed, they
كَانُواْكَانُوْاwere
قَوۡمٗاقَوْمًاa people
فَٰسِقِينَفٰسِقِيْنَdefiantly disobedient
46
And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient.
38 And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority. 39 But he turned away with his supporters and said, "A magician or a madman." 40 So We took him and his soldiers and cast them into the sea, and he was blameworthy. 41 And in ʿAad [was a sign], when We sent against them the barren wind. 42 It left nothing of what it came upon but that it made it like disintegrated ruins. 43 And in Thamūd, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time." 44 But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on. 45 And they were unable to arise, nor could they defend themselves. 46 And [We destroyed] the people of Noah before; indeed, they were a people defiantly disobedient.
And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَوَالْاَرْضَAnd the earth
فَرَشۡنَٰهَافَرَشْنٰهَاWe have spread it
فَنِعۡمَفَنِعْمَhow excellent
ٱلۡمَٰهِدُونَالْمٰهِدُوْنَ(are) the Spreaders
48
And the earth We have spread out, and excellent is the preparer.
وَمِنوَمِنْAnd of
كُلِّevery
شَيۡءٍشَيْءٍthing
خَلَقۡنَاخَلَقْنَاWe have created
زَوۡجَيۡنِزَوْجَيْنِpairs
لَعَلَّكُمۡلَعَلَّكُمْso that you may
تَذَكَّرُونَتَذَكَّرُوْنَremember
49
And of all things We created two mates [i.e., counterparts]; perhaps you will remember.
فَفِرُّوٓاْفَفِرُّوْٓاSo flee
إِلَىاِلَيto
ٱللَّهِۖاللّٰهِؕAllah
إِنِّياِنِّيْindeed, I am
لَكُملَكُمْto you
مِّنۡهُمِّنْهُfrom Him
نَذِيرٞنَذِيْرٌa warner
مُّبِينٞمُّبِيْنٌclear
50
So flee to Allāh. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.
وَلَاAnd (do) not
تَجۡعَلُواْتَجْعَلُوْاmake
مَعَwith
ٱللَّهِاللّٰهِAllah
إِلَٰهًااِلٰهًاgod
ءَاخَرَۖاٰخَرَؕanother
إِنِّياِنِّيْIndeed, I am
لَكُملَكُمْto you
مِّنۡهُمِّنْهُfrom Him
نَذِيرٞنَذِيْرٌa warner
مُّبِينٞمُّبِيْنٌclear
51
And do not make [as equal] with Allāh another deity. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.
47 And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander. 48 And the earth We have spread out, and excellent is the preparer. 49 And of all things We created two mates [i.e., counterparts]; perhaps you will remember. 50 So flee to Allāh. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner. 51 And do not make [as equal] with Allāh another deity. Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear warner.
Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or a madman."
أَتَوَاصَوۡاْاَتَوَاصَوْاHave they transmitted it to them
بِهِۦۚبِهٖۚHave they transmitted it to them
بَلۡبَلْNay
هُمۡهُمْthey
قَوۡمٞقَوْمٌ(are) a people
طَاغُونَطَاغُوْنَtransgressing
53
Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people.
فَتَوَلَّSo turn away
عَنۡهُمۡعَنْهُمْfrom them
فَمَآفَمَا͏ٓfor not
أَنتَاَنْتَyou
بِمَلُومٖبِمَلُوْمٍ(are) to be blamed
54
So leave them, [O Muḥammad], for you are not to be blamed.
وَذَكِّرۡوَّذَكِّرْAnd remind
فَإِنَّفَاِنَّfor indeed
ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰالذِّكْرٰيthe reminder
تَنفَعُتَنْفَعُbenefits
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَالْمُو͏ٔ͏ْمِنِيْنَthe believers
55
And remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers.
52 Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or a madman." 53 Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people. 54 So leave them, [O Muḥammad], for you are not to be blamed. 55 And remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers.
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
مَآمَا͏ٓNot
أُرِيدُاُرِيْدُI want
مِنۡهُممِنْهُمْfrom them
مِّنمِّنْany
رِّزۡقٖرِّزْقٍprovision
وَمَآوَّمَا͏ٓand not
أُرِيدُاُرِيْدُI want
أَناَنْthat
يُطۡعِمُونِيُّطْعِمُوْنِthey (should) feed Me
57
I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me.
إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
ٱللَّهَاللّٰهَAllah
هُوَHe
ٱلرَّزَّاقُالرَّزَّاقُ(is) the All-Provider
ذُوPossessor
ٱلۡقُوَّةِالْقُوَّةِ(of) Power
ٱلۡمَتِينُالْمَتِيْنُthe Strong
58
Indeed, it is Allāh who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength.
فَإِنَّفَاِنَّSo indeed
لِلَّذِينَلِلَّذِيْنَfor those who
ظَلَمُواْظَلَمُوْاdo wrong
ذَنُوبٗاذَنُوْبًا(is) a portion
مِّثۡلَمِّثْلَlike
ذَنُوبِذَنُوْبِ(the) portion
أَصۡحَٰبِهِمۡاَصْحٰبِهِمْ(of) their companions
فَلَاso let them not ask Me to hasten
يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونِيَسْتَعْجِلُوْنِso let them not ask Me to hasten
59
And indeed, for those who have wronged is a portion [of punishment] like the portion of their companions [i.e., predecessors], so let them not impatiently urge Me.
فَوَيۡلٞفَوَيْلٌThen woe
لِّلَّذِينَلِّلَّذِيْنَto those who
كَفَرُواْكَفَرُوْاdisbelieve
مِنمِنْfrom
يَوۡمِهِمُيَّوْمِهِمُtheir Day
ٱلَّذِيالَّذِيْwhich
يُوعَدُونَيُوْعَدُوْنَthey are promised
60
And woe to those who have disbelieved from their Day which they are promised.
56 And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me. 57 I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me. 58 Indeed, it is Allāh who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength. 59 And indeed, for those who have wronged is a portion [of punishment] like the portion of their companions [i.e., predecessors], so let them not impatiently urge Me. 60 And woe to those who have disbelieved from their Day which they are promised.