Say, [O Muḥammad], "It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard an amazing Qur’ān [i.e., recitation].
يَهۡدِيٓيَّهْدِيْٓIt guides
إِلَىاِلَيto
ٱلرُّشۡدِالرُّشْدِthe right way
فَـَٔامَنَّافَاٰمَنَّاso we believe
بِهِۦۖبِهٖؕin it
وَلَنوَلَنْand never
نُّشۡرِكَنُّشْرِكَwe will associate
بِرَبِّنَآبِرَبِّنَا͏ٓwith our Lord
أَحَدٗااَحَدًاanyone
2
It guides to the right course, and we have believed in it. And we will never associate with our Lord anyone.
1 Say, [O Muḥammad], "It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard an amazing Qur’ān [i.e., recitation]. 2 It guides to the right course, and we have believed in it. And we will never associate with our Lord anyone.
And [it teaches] that exalted is the nobleness of our Lord; He has not taken a wife or a son
وَأَنَّهُۥوَّاَنَّهٗAnd that he
كَانَused to
يَقُولُيَقُوْلُspeak
سَفِيهُنَاسَفِيْهُنَاthe foolish among us
عَلَىعَلَيagainst
ٱللَّهِاللّٰهِAllah
شَطَطٗاشَطَطًاan excessive transgression
4
And that our foolish one [i.e., Iblees] has been saying about Allāh an excessive transgression.
وَأَنَّاوَّاَنَّاAnd that we
ظَنَنَّآظَنَنَّا͏ٓthought
أَناَنْthat
لَّنلَّنْnever
تَقُولَتَقُوْلَwill say
ٱلۡإِنسُالْاِنْسُthe men
وَٱلۡجِنُّوَالْجِنُّand the jinn
عَلَىعَلَيagainst
ٱللَّهِاللّٰهِAllah
كَذِبٗاكَذِبًاany lie
5
And we had thought that mankind and the jinn would never speak about Allāh a lie.
وَأَنَّهُۥوَّاَنَّهٗAnd that
كَانَ(there) were
رِجَالٞرِجَالٌmen
مِّنَamong
ٱلۡإِنسِالْاِنْسِmankind
يَعُوذُونَيَعُوْذُوْنَwho sought refuge
بِرِجَالٖبِرِجَالٍin (the) men
مِّنَfrom
ٱلۡجِنِّالْجِنِّthe jinn
فَزَادُوهُمۡفَزَادُوْهُمْso they increased them
رَهَقٗارَهَقًا(in) burden
6
And there were men from mankind who sought refuge in men from the jinn, so they [only] increased them in burden [i.e., sin].
وَأَنَّهُمۡوَّاَنَّهُمْAnd that they
ظَنُّواْظَنُّوْاthought
كَمَاas
ظَنَنتُمۡظَنَنْتُمْyou thought
أَناَنْthat
لَّنلَّنْnever
يَبۡعَثَيَّبْعَثَwill raise
ٱللَّهُاللّٰهُAllah
أَحَدٗااَحَدًاanyone
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And they had thought, as you thought, that Allāh would never send anyone [as a messenger].
3 And [it teaches] that exalted is the nobleness of our Lord; He has not taken a wife or a son 4 And that our foolish one [i.e., Iblees] has been saying about Allāh an excessive transgression. 5 And we had thought that mankind and the jinn would never speak about Allāh a lie. 6 And there were men from mankind who sought refuge in men from the jinn, so they [only] increased them in burden [i.e., sin]. 7 And they had thought, as you thought, that Allāh would never send anyone [as a messenger].
And we have sought [to reach] the heaven but found it filled with powerful guards and burning flames.
وَأَنَّاوَّاَنَّاAnd that we
كُنَّاused to
نَقۡعُدُنَقْعُدُsit
مِنۡهَامِنْهَاthere in
مَقَٰعِدَمَقَاعِدَpositions
لِلسَّمۡعِۖلِلسَّمْعِؕfor hearing
فَمَنفَمَنْbut (he) who
يَسۡتَمِعِيَّسْتَمِعِlistens
ٱلۡأٓنَالْاٰنَnow
يَجِدۡيَجِدْwill find
لَهُۥلَهٗfor him
شِهَابٗاشِهَابًاa flaming fire
رَّصَدٗارَّصَدًاwaiting
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And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing, but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him.
وَأَنَّاوَّاَنَّاAnd that we
لَاnot
نَدۡرِيٓنَدْرِيْٓwe know
أَشَرٌّاَشَرٌّwhether evil
أُرِيدَاُرِيْدَis intended
بِمَنبِمَنْfor (those) who
فِي(are) in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِالْاَرْضِthe earth
أَمۡاَمْor
أَرَادَاَرَادَintends
بِهِمۡبِهِمْfor them
رَبُّهُمۡرَبُّهُمْtheir Lord
رَشَدٗارَشَدًاa right path
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And we do not know [therefore] whether evil is intended for those on earth or whether their Lord intends for them a right course.
8 And we have sought [to reach] the heaven but found it filled with powerful guards and burning flames. 9 And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing, but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him. 10 And we do not know [therefore] whether evil is intended for those on earth or whether their Lord intends for them a right course.
And among us are the righteous, and among us are [others] not so; we were [of] divided ways.
وَأَنَّاوَّاَنَّاAnd that we
ظَنَنَّآظَنَنَّا͏ٓ[we] have become certain
أَناَنْthat
لَّنلَّنْnever
نُّعۡجِزَنُّعْجِزَwe will cause failure
ٱللَّهَاللّٰهَ(to) Allah
فِيin
ٱلۡأَرۡضِالْاَرْضِthe earth
وَلَنوَلَنْand never
نُّعۡجِزَهُۥنُّعْجِزَهٗwe can escape Him
هَرَبٗاهَرَبًا(by) flight
12
And we have become certain that we will never cause failure to Allāh upon earth, nor can we escape Him by flight.
وَأَنَّاوَّاَنَّاAnd that [we]
لَمَّاwhen
سَمِعۡنَاسَمِعْنَاwe heard
ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓالْهُدٰٓيthe Guidance
ءَامَنَّااٰمَنَّاwe believed
بِهِۦۖبِهٖؕin it
فَمَنفَمَنْAnd whoever
يُؤۡمِنۢيُّو͏ٔ͏ْمِنْۢbelieves
بِرَبِّهِۦبِرَبِّهٖin his Lord
فَلَاthen not
يَخَافُhe will fear
بَخۡسٗابَخْسًاany loss
وَلَاوَّلَاand not
رَهَقٗارَهَقًاany burden
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And when we heard the guidance [i.e., the Qur’ān], we believed in it. And whoever believes in his Lord will not fear deprivation or burden.
وَأَنَّاوَّاَنَّاAnd that we
مِنَّاamong us
ٱلۡمُسۡلِمُونَالْمُسْلِمُوْنَ(are) Muslims
وَمِنَّاand among us
ٱلۡقَٰسِطُونَۖالْقٰسِطُوْنَؕ(are) unjust
فَمَنۡفَمَنْAnd whoever
أَسۡلَمَاَسْلَمَsubmits
فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَفَاُولٰ࢜ىِٕكَthen those
تَحَرَّوۡاْتَحَرَّوْاhave sought
رَشَدٗارَشَدًا(the) right path
14
And among us are Muslims [in submission to Allāh], and among us are the unjust. And whoever has become Muslim - those have sought out the right course.
وَأَمَّاوَاَمَّاAnd as for
ٱلۡقَٰسِطُونَالْقٰسِطُوْنَthe unjust
فَكَانُواْفَكَانُوْاthey will be
لِجَهَنَّمَfor Hell
حَطَبٗاحَطَبًاfirewood
15
But as for the unjust, they will be, for Hell, firewood.'
11 And among us are the righteous, and among us are [others] not so; we were [of] divided ways. 12 And we have become certain that we will never cause failure to Allāh upon earth, nor can we escape Him by flight. 13 And when we heard the guidance [i.e., the Qur’ān], we believed in it. And whoever believes in his Lord will not fear deprivation or burden. 14 And among us are Muslims [in submission to Allāh], and among us are the unjust. And whoever has become Muslim - those have sought out the right course. 15 But as for the unjust, they will be, for Hell, firewood.'
لَأَسۡقَيۡنَٰهُملَاَسْقَيْنٰهُمْsurely We (would) have given them to drink
مَّآءًمَّا࢜ءًwater
غَدَقٗاغَدَقًا(in) abundance
16
And [Allāh revealed] that if they had remained straight on the way, We would have given them abundant rain [i.e., provision]
لِّنَفۡتِنَهُمۡلِّنَفْتِنَهُمْThat We might test them
فِيهِۚفِيْهِؕtherein
وَمَنوَمَنْAnd whoever
يُعۡرِضۡيُّعْرِضْturns away
عَنعَنْfrom
ذِكۡرِذِكْرِthe Remembrance
رَبِّهِۦرَبِّهٖ(of) his Lord
يَسۡلُكۡهُيَسْلُكْهُHe will make him enter
عَذَابٗاعَذَابًاa punishment
صَعَدٗاصَعَدًاsevere
17
So We might test them therein. And whoever turns away from the remembrance of his Lord He will put into arduous punishment.
16 And [Allāh revealed] that if they had remained straight on the way, We would have given them abundant rain [i.e., provision] 17 So We might test them therein. And whoever turns away from the remembrance of his Lord He will put into arduous punishment.
And [He revealed] that the masjids are for Allāh, so do not invoke with Allāh anyone.
وَأَنَّهُۥوَّاَنَّهٗAnd that
لَمَّاwhen
قَامَstood up
عَبۡدُعَبْدُ(the) slave
ٱللَّهِاللّٰهِ(of) Allah
يَدۡعُوهُيَدْعُوْهُcalling (upon) Him
كَادُواْكَادُوْاthey almost
يَكُونُونَيَكُوْنُوْنَbecame
عَلَيۡهِعَلَيْهِaround him
لِبَدٗالِبَدًاa compacted mass
19
And that when the Servant [i.e., Prophet] of Allāh stood up supplicating Him, they almost became about him a compacted mass."
18 And [He revealed] that the masjids are for Allāh, so do not invoke with Allāh anyone. 19 And that when the Servant [i.e., Prophet] of Allāh stood up supplicating Him, they almost became about him a compacted mass."
Say, [O Muḥammad], "I only invoke my Lord and do not associate with Him anyone."
قُلۡقُلْSay
إِنِّياِنِّيْIndeed, I
لَآلَا͏ٓ(do) not
أَمۡلِكُاَمْلِكُpossess
لَكُمۡلَكُمْfor you
ضَرّٗاضَرًّاany harm
وَلَاوَّلَاand not
رَشَدٗارَشَدًاright path
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Say, "Indeed, I do not possess for you [the power of] harm or right direction."
قُلۡقُلْSay
إِنِّياِنِّيْIndeed I
لَنلَنْnever
يُجِيرَنِييُّجِيْرَنِيْcan protect me
مِنَfrom
ٱللَّهِاللّٰهِAllah
أَحَدٞاَحَدٌۙanyone
وَلَنۡوَّلَنْand never
أَجِدَاَجِدَcan I find
مِنمِنْfrom
دُونِهِۦدُوْنِهٖbesides Him
مُلۡتَحَدًامُلْتَحَدًاany refuge
22
Say, "Indeed, there will never protect me from Allāh anyone [if I should disobey], nor will I find in other than Him a refuge.
إِلَّااِلَّاBut
بَلَٰغٗابَلٰغًا(the) notification
مِّنَfrom
ٱللَّهِاللّٰهِAllah
وَرِسَٰلَٰتِهِۦۚوَرِسٰلٰتِهٖؕand His Messages
وَمَنوَمَنْAnd whoever
يَعۡصِيَّعْصِdisobeys
ٱللَّهَاللّٰهَAllah
وَرَسُولَهُۥوَرَسُوْلَهٗand His Messenger
فَإِنَّفَاِنَّthen indeed
لَهُۥلَهٗfor him
نَارَ(is the) Fire
جَهَنَّمَ(of) Hell
خَٰلِدِينَخٰلِدِيْنَ(they will) abide
فِيهَآفِيْهَا͏ٓtherein
أَبَدًااَبَدًاforever
23
But [I have for you] only notification from Allāh, and His messages." And whoever disobeys Allāh and His Messenger - then indeed, for him is the fire of Hell; they will abide therein forever.
حَتَّىٰٓحَتّٰٓيUntil
إِذَااِذَاwhen
رَأَوۡاْرَاَوْاthey see
مَاwhat
يُوعَدُونَيُوْعَدُوْنَthey are promised
فَسَيَعۡلَمُونَفَسَيَعْلَمُوْنَthen they will know
مَنۡمَنْwho
أَضۡعَفُاَضْعَفُ(is) weaker
نَاصِرٗانَاصِرًا(in) helpers
وَأَقَلُّوَّاَقَلُّand fewer
عَدَدٗاعَدَدًا(in) number
24
[The disbelievers continue] until, when they see that which they are promised, then they will know who is weaker in helpers and less in number.
20 Say, [O Muḥammad], "I only invoke my Lord and do not associate with Him anyone." 21 Say, "Indeed, I do not possess for you [the power of] harm or right direction." 22 Say, "Indeed, there will never protect me from Allāh anyone [if I should disobey], nor will I find in other than Him a refuge. 23 But [I have for you] only notification from Allāh, and His messages." And whoever disobeys Allāh and His Messenger - then indeed, for him is the fire of Hell; they will abide therein forever. 24 [The disbelievers continue] until, when they see that which they are promised, then they will know who is weaker in helpers and less in number.
Say, "I do not know if what you are promised is near or if my Lord will grant for it a [long] period."
عَٰلِمُعٰلِمُ(The) All-Knower
ٱلۡغَيۡبِالْغَيْبِ(of) the unseen
فَلَاso not
يُظۡهِرُيُظْهِرُHe reveals
عَلَىٰعَلٰيfrom
غَيۡبِهِۦٓغَيْبِهٖٓHis unseen
أَحَدًااَحَدًا(to) anyone
26
[He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone
إِلَّااِلَّاExcept
مَنِwhom
ٱرۡتَضَىٰارْتَضٰيHe has approved
مِنمِنْof
رَّسُولٖرَّسُوْلٍa Messenger
فَإِنَّهُۥفَاِنَّهٗand indeed, He
يَسۡلُكُيَسْلُكُmakes to march
مِنۢمِنْۢfrom
بَيۡنِبَيْنِbefore
يَدَيۡهِيَدَيْهِhim
وَمِنۡوَمِنْand from
خَلۡفِهِۦخَلْفِهٖbehind him
رَصَدٗارَصَدًاa guard
27
Except whom He has approved of messengers, and indeed, He sends before him [i.e., each messenger] and behind him observers
لِّيَعۡلَمَلِّيَعْلَمَThat He may make evident
أَناَنْthat
قَدۡقَدْindeed
أَبۡلَغُواْاَبْلَغُوْاthey have conveyed
رِسَٰلَٰتِرِسٰلٰتِ(the) Messages
رَبِّهِمۡرَبِّهِمْ(of) their Lord
وَأَحَاطَوَاَحَاطَand He has encompassed
بِمَاwhat
لَدَيۡهِمۡلَدَيْهِمْ(is) with them
وَأَحۡصَىٰوَاَحْصٰيand He takes account
كُلَّ(of) all
شَيۡءٍشَيْءٍthings
عَدَدَۢاعَدَدًا(in) number
28
That he [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] may know that they have conveyed the messages of their Lord; and He has encompassed whatever is with them and has enumerated all things in number.
25 Say, "I do not know if what you are promised is near or if my Lord will grant for it a [long] period." 26 [He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone 27 Except whom He has approved of messengers, and indeed, He sends before him [i.e., each messenger] and behind him observers 28 That he [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] may know that they have conveyed the messages of their Lord; and He has encompassed whatever is with them and has enumerated all things in number.