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Surah 35 · 45 verses

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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1

ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ فَاطِرِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ جَاعِلِ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ رُسُلًا أُو۟لِىٓ أَجْنِحَةٍ مَّثْنَىٰ وَثُلَـٰثَ وَرُبَـٰعَ ۚ يَزِيدُ فِى ٱلْخَلْقِ مَا يَشَآءُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

[All] praise is [due] to Allāh, Creator of the heavens and the earth, [who] made the angels messengers having wings, two or three or four. He increases in creation what He wills. Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.

Alhamdu lillaahi faatiris samaawaati wal ardi jaa'ilil malaaa'ikati rusulan uleee ajnihatim masnaa wa sulaasa wa rubaa'; yazeedu fil khalqi maa yashaaa'; innal laaha 'alaa kulli shai'in Qadeer

Word by word
ٱلْحَمْدُ
al-ḥamdu
All praises
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
(be) to Allah
فَاطِرِ
fāṭiri
Originator
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
جَاعِلِ
jāʿili
(Who) makes
ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ
l-malāikati
the Angels
رُسُلًا
rusulan
messengers
أُو۟لِىٓ
ulī
having wings
أَجْنِحَةٍۢ
ajniḥatin
having wings
مَّثْنَىٰ
mathnā
two
وَثُلَـٰثَ
wathulātha
or three
وَرُبَـٰعَ ۚ
warubāʿa
or four
يَزِيدُ
yazīdu
He increases
فِى
in
ٱلْخَلْقِ
l-khalqi
the creation
مَا
what
يَشَآءُ ۚ
yashāu
He wills
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
(is) on
كُلِّ
kulli
every
شَىْءٍۢ
shayin
thing
قَدِيرٌۭ
qadīrun
All-Powerful
Interpretation

All praise is for Allah, Creator of the heavens and the earth without a precedent, and who made from the angels messengers who execute His regulatory commands. Some of them convey the revelation to the Prophets and strengthen them to perform what they were entrusted with. Some of them have two, three or four wings through which they fly to carry out what they have been ordered. Allah increases His creation in what He wishes of limbs, beauty or voice. Allah is Powerful over everything. Nothing is outside His ability.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

2

مَّا يَفْتَحِ ٱللَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ مِن رَّحْمَةٍ فَلَا مُمْسِكَ لَهَا ۖ وَمَا يُمْسِكْ فَلَا مُرْسِلَ لَهُۥ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

Whatever Allāh grants to people of mercy - none can withhold it; and whatever He withholds - none can release it thereafter. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

Maa yaftahil laahu linnaaasi mir rahmatin falaa mumsika lahaa wa maa yumsik falaa mursila lahoo mimb'dih; wa Huwal 'Azeezul Hakeem

Word by word
مَّا
What
يَفْتَحِ
yaftaḥi
Allah grants
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah grants
لِلنَّاسِ
lilnnāsi
to mankind
مِن
min
of
رَّحْمَةٍۢ
raḥmatin
Mercy
فَلَا
falā
then none
مُمْسِكَ
mum'sika
(can) withhold
لَهَا ۖ
lahā
it
وَمَا
wamā
And what
يُمْسِكْ
yum'sik
He withholds
فَلَا
falā
then none
مُرْسِلَ
mur'sila
(can) release
لَهُۥ
lahu
it
مِنۢ
min
thereafter
بَعْدِهِۦ ۚ
baʿdihi
thereafter
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
ٱلْعَزِيزُ
l-ʿazīzu
(is) the All-Mighty
ٱلْحَكِيمُ
l-ḥakīmu
the All-Wise
Interpretation

The keys to everything are in Allah's hands. So whatever provision, guidance or good fortune He opens up for people, nobody has the ability to stop it. And whatever He stops of this, there is nobody who is able to send it after He has stopped it. And He is the Mighty whom nobody can overpower, Wise in His creating, decreeing and planning.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

3

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ هَلْ مِنْ خَـٰلِقٍ غَيْرُ ٱللَّهِ يَرْزُقُكُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ فَأَنَّىٰ تُؤْفَكُونَ

O mankind, remember the favor of Allāh upon you. Is there any creator other than Allāh who provides for you from the heaven and earth? There is no deity except Him, so how are you deluded?

Yaaa ayyuhan naasuzkuroo ni'matal laahi 'alaikum; hal min khaaliqin ghairul laahi yarzuqukum minas samaaa'i wal ard; laaa ilaaha illaa Huwa fa annaa tu'fakoon

Word by word
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O
ٱلنَّاسُ
l-nāsu
mankind
ٱذْكُرُوا۟
udh'kurū
Remember
نِعْمَتَ
niʿ'mata
(the) Favor
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ
ʿalaykum
upon you
هَلْ
hal
Is
مِنْ
min
(there) any
خَـٰلِقٍ
khāliqin
creator
غَيْرُ
ghayru
other (than) Allah
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
other (than) Allah
يَرْزُقُكُم
yarzuqukum
who provides for you
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the sky
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
لَآ
(There is) no
إِلَـٰهَ
ilāha
god
إِلَّا
illā
but
هُوَ ۖ
huwa
He
فَأَنَّىٰ
fa-annā
Then, how
تُؤْفَكُونَ
tu'fakūna
(are) you deluded
Interpretation

O people, remember Allah’s favour on you through your hearts and tongues, and through your limbs by action. Do you have any creator besides Allah who provides you from the sky with the water He sends to you and who provides you from the earth with the fruits and crops He grows? There is no true god besides Him. So how after this do you turn away from this truth and fabricate lies against Allah, and claim that Allah has partners when He is the one who created all of you and provides for all of you?

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

4

وَإِن يُكَذِّبُوكَ فَقَدْ كُذِّبَتْ رُسُلٌ مِّن قَبْلِكَ ۚ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ ٱلْأُمُورُ

And if they deny you, [O Muḥammad] - already were messengers denied before you. And to Allāh are returned [all] matters.

Wa iny yukazzibooka faqad kuzzibat Rusulum min qablik; wa ilal laahi turja'ul umoor

Word by word
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
يُكَذِّبُوكَ
yukadhibūka
they deny you
فَقَدْ
faqad
then certainly
كُذِّبَتْ
kudhibat
were denied
رُسُلٌۭ
rusulun
Messengers
مِّن
min
before you
قَبْلِكَ ۚ
qablika
before you
وَإِلَى
wa-ilā
And to
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
تُرْجَعُ
tur'jaʿu
return
ٱلْأُمُورُ
l-umūru
the matters
Interpretation

And if your people deny you, O Messenger, be patient, because you are not the first Messenger whose people denied him, as nations before you had denied their prophets, such as Aad, Thamud and the people of Lot. And to Allah alone all matters are returned, so He will destroy the deniers and help His messengers and the believers.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

5

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ ۖ فَلَا تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ وَلَا يَغُرَّنَّكُم بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْغَرُورُ

O mankind, 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].

Yaaa ayyuhan naasu inna wa'dal laahi haqqun falaa taghurrannakumul hayaatud dunyaa; wa laa yaghurran nakum billaahil gharoor

Word by word
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O
ٱلنَّاسُ
l-nāsu
mankind
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
وَعْدَ
waʿda
(the) promise
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
حَقٌّۭ ۖ
ḥaqqun
(is) true
فَلَا
falā
So (let) not
تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ
taghurrannakumu
deceive you
ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ
l-ḥayatu
the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
وَلَا
walā
and (let) not
يَغُرَّنَّكُم
yaghurrannakum
deceive you
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
about Allah
ٱلْغَرُورُ
l-gharūru
the Deceiver
Interpretation

O people, the resurrection and recompense on the day of judgment which Allah has promised you are true without a doubt, so the pleasures of the worldly life and its desires should not deceive you from preparing for this day through good actions, nor should the Satan deceive you by his adornment of falsehood and by inciting you to incline towards the worldly life.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

6

إِنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ فَٱتَّخِذُوهُ عَدُوًّا ۚ إِنَّمَا يَدْعُوا۟ حِزْبَهُۥ لِيَكُونُوا۟ مِنْ أَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ

Indeed, Satan is an enemy to you; so take him as an enemy. He only invites his party to be among the companions of the Blaze.

Innash shaitaana lakum 'aduwwun fattakhizoohu 'aduwwaa; innamaa yad'oo hizbahoo liyakoonoo min ashaabis sa'eer

Word by word
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ
l-shayṭāna
the Shaitaan
لَكُمْ
lakum
(is) to you
عَدُوٌّۭ
ʿaduwwun
an enemy
فَٱتَّخِذُوهُ
fa-ittakhidhūhu
so take him
عَدُوًّا ۚ
ʿaduwwan
(as) an enemy
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
يَدْعُوا۟
yadʿū
he invites
حِزْبَهُۥ
ḥiz'bahu
his party
لِيَكُونُوا۟
liyakūnū
that they may be
مِنْ
min
among
أَصْحَـٰبِ
aṣḥābi
(the) companions
ٱلسَّعِيرِ
l-saʿīri
(of) the Blaze
Interpretation

O people, the satan is for you an enemy whose enmity is everlasting, so take him as an enemy by committing to fighting him. The satan only calls his followers towards disbelief in Allah so that their outcome is to enter the burning fire on the day of judgment.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

7

ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَأَجْرٌ كَبِيرٌ

Those who disbelieve will have a severe punishment, and those who believe and do righteous deeds will have forgiveness and great reward.

Allazeena kafaroo lahum 'azaabun shadeed; wallazeena aamanoo wa 'amilus saalihaati lahum maghfiratunw wa ajrun kabeer

Word by word
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
Those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieve
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
عَذَابٌۭ
ʿadhābun
(will be) a punishment
شَدِيدٌۭ ۖ
shadīdun
severe
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
and those
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
who believe
وَعَمِلُوا۟
waʿamilū
and do
ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ
l-ṣāliḥāti
righteous deeds
لَهُم
lahum
for them
مَّغْفِرَةٌۭ
maghfiratun
(will be) forgiveness
وَأَجْرٌۭ
wa-ajrun
and a reward
كَبِيرٌ
kabīrun
great
Interpretation

Those who disbelieved in Allah by following the satan will have a severe punishment. And those who believe in Allah and do good actions will have forgiveness from Allah for their sins and will have a great reward from Him which is Paradise.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

8

أَفَمَن زُيِّنَ لَهُۥ سُوٓءُ عَمَلِهِۦ فَرَءَاهُ حَسَنًا ۖ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُضِلُّ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ ۖ فَلَا تَذْهَبْ نَفْسُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسَرَٰتٍ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ

Then is one to whom the evil of his deed has been made attractive so he considers it good [like one rightly guided]? For indeed, Allāh sends astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. So do not let yourself perish over them in regret. Indeed, Allāh is Knowing of what they do.

Afaman zuyyina lahoo sooo'u 'amalihee fara aahu hasanaa; fa innal laaha yudillu mai yashaaa'u wa yahdee mai yahaaa'u falaa tazhab nafsuka 'alaihim hasaraat; innal laaha 'aleemun bimaa yasna'oon

Word by word
أَفَمَن
afaman
Then is (he) who
زُيِّنَ
zuyyina
is made fair-seeming
لَهُۥ
lahu
to him
سُوٓءُ
sūu
(the) evil
عَمَلِهِۦ
ʿamalihi
(of) his deed
فَرَءَاهُ
faraāhu
so that he sees it
حَسَنًۭا ۖ
ḥasanan
(as) good
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
For indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
يُضِلُّ
yuḍillu
lets go astray
مَن
man
whom
يَشَآءُ
yashāu
He wills
وَيَهْدِى
wayahdī
and guides
مَن
man
whom
يَشَآءُ ۖ
yashāu
He wills
فَلَا
falā
So (let) not
تَذْهَبْ
tadhhab
go out
نَفْسُكَ
nafsuka
your soul
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
for them
حَسَرَٰتٍ ۚ
ḥasarātin
(in) regrets
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
عَلِيمٌۢ
ʿalīmun
(is) All-Knower
بِمَا
bimā
of what
يَصْنَعُونَ
yaṣnaʿūna
they do
Interpretation

The one for whom the satan has beautified his bad actions and so he thinks them to be good is not like the one for whom Allah has beautified the truth and so he believes it to be the truth, because Allah leads astray whom He wants and guides whom He wants, without anyone to compel Him. So do not destroy yourself, O Messenger, out of grief over the misguidance of the misguided. Allah is Knowing of what they do. Nothing of their actions is hidden from Him.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

9

وَٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَرْسَلَ ٱلرِّيَـٰحَ فَتُثِيرُ سَحَابًا فَسُقْنَـٰهُ إِلَىٰ بَلَدٍ مَّيِّتٍ فَأَحْيَيْنَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلنُّشُورُ

And it is Allāh who sends the winds, and they stir the clouds, and We drive them to a dead land and give life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness. Thus is the resurrection.

Wallaahul lazeee arsalar riyaaha fatuseeru shaaban fasuqnaahu ilaa baladim maiyitin fa ahyaynaa bihil arda ba'da mawtihaa; kazaalikan nushoor

Word by word
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
ٱلَّذِىٓ
alladhī
(is) the One Who
أَرْسَلَ
arsala
sends
ٱلرِّيَـٰحَ
l-riyāḥa
the winds
فَتُثِيرُ
fatuthīru
so that they raise
سَحَابًۭا
saḥāban
(the) clouds
فَسُقْنَـٰهُ
fasuq'nāhu
and We drive them
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
بَلَدٍۢ
baladin
a land
مَّيِّتٍۢ
mayyitin
dead
فَأَحْيَيْنَا
fa-aḥyaynā
and We revive
بِهِ
bihi
therewith
ٱلْأَرْضَ
l-arḍa
the earth
بَعْدَ
baʿda
after
مَوْتِهَا ۚ
mawtihā
its death
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
ٱلنُّشُورُ
l-nushūru
(will be) the Resurrection
Interpretation

Allah is the one who sent the winds, then these winds move clouds, then I lead these clouds to a land in which there are no plants, then I give life through its water, causing plants to grow, after being dead and dry. So just as I gave life to this land after its death, through the plants I placed in it, the resurrection of the dead will happen on the day of judgment.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

10

مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ ٱلْعِزَّةَ فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْعِزَّةُ جَمِيعًا ۚ إِلَيْهِ يَصْعَدُ ٱلْكَلِمُ ٱلطَّيِّبُ وَٱلْعَمَلُ ٱلصَّـٰلِحُ يَرْفَعُهُۥ ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ يَمْكُرُونَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ ۖ وَمَكْرُ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُوَ يَبُورُ

Whoever desires honor [through power] - then to Allāh belongs all honor. To Him ascends good speech, and righteous work raises it. But they who plot evil deeds will have a severe punishment, and the plotting of those - it will perish.

Man kaana yureedul 'izzata falillaahil 'izzatu jamee'aa; ilaihi yas'adul kalimut taiyibu wal'amalus saalihu yarfa'uh; wallazeena yamkuroonas sayyiaati lahum 'azaabun shadeed; wa makru ulaaa'ika huwa yaboor

Word by word
مَن
man
Whoever
كَانَ
kāna
[is] desires
يُرِيدُ
yurīdu
[is] desires
ٱلْعِزَّةَ
l-ʿizata
the honor
فَلِلَّهِ
falillahi
then for Allah
ٱلْعِزَّةُ
l-ʿizatu
(is) the Honor
جَمِيعًا ۚ
jamīʿan
all
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
To Him
يَصْعَدُ
yaṣʿadu
ascends
ٱلْكَلِمُ
l-kalimu
the words
ٱلطَّيِّبُ
l-ṭayibu
good
وَٱلْعَمَلُ
wal-ʿamalu
and the deed
ٱلصَّـٰلِحُ
l-ṣāliḥu
righteous
يَرْفَعُهُۥ ۚ
yarfaʿuhu
raises it
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
But those who
يَمْكُرُونَ
yamkurūna
plot
ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ
l-sayiāti
the evil
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
عَذَابٌۭ
ʿadhābun
(is) a punishment
شَدِيدٌۭ ۖ
shadīdun
severe
وَمَكْرُ
wamakru
and (the) plotting
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
(of) those
هُوَ
huwa
it
يَبُورُ
yabūru
(will) perish
Interpretation

Whoever wants honour in this world or in the Hereafter should only seek it from Allah, because for Allah alone is honour in both of them. His pleasant rememberance is elevated to Him, and the good deeds of His servants are raised to Him. And those who make evil schemes, such as trying to kill the Messenger (peace be upon him), will have a severe punishment. And the scheming of these disbelievers will perish and no objective of theirs will be realised.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا ۚ وَمَا تَحْمِلُ مِنْ أُنثَىٰ وَلَا تَضَعُ إِلَّا بِعِلْمِهِۦ ۚ وَمَا يُعَمَّرُ مِن مُّعَمَّرٍ وَلَا يُنقَصُ مِنْ عُمُرِهِۦٓ إِلَّا فِى كِتَـٰبٍ ۚ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ

And Allāh created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop; then He made you mates. And no female conceives nor does she give birth except with His knowledge. And no aged person is granted [additional] life nor is his lifespan lessened but that it is in a register. Indeed, that for Allāh is easy.

Wallaahu khalaqakum min turaabin summa min nutfatin summa ja'alakum azwaajaa; wa maa tahmilu min unsaa wa laa tada'u illaa bi'ilmih; wa maa yu'ammaru mim mu'ammarinw wa laa yunqasu min 'umuriheee illaa fee kitaab; inna zaalika 'alal laahi yaseer

Word by word
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
خَلَقَكُم
khalaqakum
created you
مِّن
min
from
تُرَابٍۢ
turābin
dust
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
مِن
min
from
نُّطْفَةٍۢ
nuṭ'fatin
a semen-drop
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
جَعَلَكُمْ
jaʿalakum
He made you
أَزْوَٰجًۭا ۚ
azwājan
pairs
وَمَا
wamā
And not
تَحْمِلُ
taḥmilu
conceives
مِنْ
min
any
أُنثَىٰ
unthā
female
وَلَا
walā
and not
تَضَعُ
taḍaʿu
gives birth
إِلَّا
illā
except
بِعِلْمِهِۦ ۚ
biʿil'mihi
with His knowledge
وَمَا
wamā
And not
يُعَمَّرُ
yuʿammaru
is granted life
مِن
min
any
مُّعَمَّرٍۢ
muʿammarin
aged person
وَلَا
walā
and not
يُنقَصُ
yunqaṣu
is lessened
مِنْ
min
from
عُمُرِهِۦٓ
ʿumurihi
his life
إِلَّا
illā
but
فِى
(is) in
كِتَـٰبٍ ۚ
kitābin
a Register
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
عَلَى
ʿalā
for
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
يَسِيرٌۭ
yasīrun
(is) easy
Interpretation

Allah is the one who created your father Adam from soil, then He created you from a sperm-drop, then He made you men and women who marry one another. And no female conceives a foetus nor does she give birth except with His knowledge. Nothing of that is hidden from Him. And the lifespan of any of His creation is not increased nor is it decreased except that it is written in the Preserved Tablet. That which has been mentioned, namely creating you from soil, creating you in stages and writing your lifespans in the Preserved Tablet, is easy for Allah.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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وَمَا يَسْتَوِى ٱلْبَحْرَانِ هَـٰذَا عَذْبٌ فُرَاتٌ سَآئِغٌ شَرَابُهُۥ وَهَـٰذَا مِلْحٌ أُجَاجٌ ۖ وَمِن كُلٍّ تَأْكُلُونَ لَحْمًا طَرِيًّا وَتَسْتَخْرِجُونَ حِلْيَةً تَلْبَسُونَهَا ۖ وَتَرَى ٱلْفُلْكَ فِيهِ مَوَاخِرَ لِتَبْتَغُوا۟ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

And not alike are the two seas [i.e., bodies of water]. One is fresh and sweet, palatable for drinking, and one is salty and bitter. And from each you eat tender meat and extract ornaments which you wear, and you see the ships plowing through [them] that you might seek of His bounty; and perhaps you will be grateful.

Wa maa yastawil bahraani haaza 'azbun furaatun saaa'ighun sharaabuhoo wa haazaa milhun ujaaj; wa min kullin taakuloona lahman tariyyanw wa tastakhrijoona hilyatan talbasoonahaa wa taral fulka feehi mawaakhira litabtaghoo min fadlihee wa la'allakm tashkuroon

Word by word
وَمَا
wamā
And not
يَسْتَوِى
yastawī
are alike
ٱلْبَحْرَانِ
l-baḥrāni
the two seas
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
This
عَذْبٌۭ
ʿadhbun
(is) fresh
فُرَاتٌۭ
furātun
sweet
سَآئِغٌۭ
sāighun
pleasant
شَرَابُهُۥ
sharābuhu
its drink
وَهَـٰذَا
wahādhā
and this
مِلْحٌ
mil'ḥun
salty
أُجَاجٌۭ ۖ
ujājun
(and) bitter
وَمِن
wamin
And from
كُلٍّۢ
kullin
each
تَأْكُلُونَ
takulūna
you eat
لَحْمًۭا
laḥman
meat
طَرِيًّۭا
ṭariyyan
fresh
وَتَسْتَخْرِجُونَ
watastakhrijūna
and you extract
حِلْيَةًۭ
ḥil'yatan
ornaments
تَلْبَسُونَهَا ۖ
talbasūnahā
you wear them
وَتَرَى
watarā
and you see
ٱلْفُلْكَ
l-ful'ka
the ships
فِيهِ
fīhi
in it
مَوَاخِرَ
mawākhira
cleaving
لِتَبْتَغُوا۟
litabtaghū
so that you may seek
مِن
min
of
فَضْلِهِۦ
faḍlihi
His Bounty
وَلَعَلَّكُمْ
walaʿallakum
and that you may
تَشْكُرُونَ
tashkurūna
be grateful
Interpretation

And the two seas are not alike: One of them is extremely sweet and easy to drink due to its sweetness, and the other is salty and bitter which is not drinkable due to its extreme saltiness. And from each of the abovementioned seas you eat fresh meat, which is fish, and you extract from them rubies and coral which you wear as adornment. And you see the ships, O onlooker, splitting the sea with its sailing, coming and going, so you can seek the grace of Allah through trade, and so that you thank Allah for His many favours He has done for you.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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يُولِجُ ٱلَّيْلَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَيُولِجُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فِى ٱلَّيْلِ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِى لِأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۚ ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لَهُ ٱلْمُلْكُ ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِن قِطْمِيرٍ

He causes the night to enter the day, and He causes the day to enter the night and has subjected the sun and the moon - each running [its course] for a specified term. That is Allāh, your Lord; to Him belongs sovereignty. And those whom you invoke other than Him do not possess [as much as] the membrane of a date seed.

Yoolijul laila fin nahaari wa yoolijun nahaara fil laili wa sakhkharash shamsa wal qamara kulluny yajree li ajalim musammaa; zaalikumul lahuu Rabbukum lahul mulk; wallazeena tad'oona min doonihee maa yamlikoona min qitmeer

Word by word
يُولِجُ
yūliju
He causes to enter
ٱلَّيْلَ
al-layla
the night
فِى
in (to)
ٱلنَّهَارِ
l-nahāri
the day
وَيُولِجُ
wayūliju
and He causes to enter
ٱلنَّهَارَ
l-nahāra
the day
فِى
in (to)
ٱلَّيْلِ
al-layli
the night
وَسَخَّرَ
wasakhara
and He has subjected
ٱلشَّمْسَ
l-shamsa
the sun
وَٱلْقَمَرَ
wal-qamara
and the moon
كُلٌّۭ
kullun
each
يَجْرِى
yajrī
running
لِأَجَلٍۢ
li-ajalin
for a term
مُّسَمًّۭى ۚ
musamman
appointed
ذَٰلِكُمُ
dhālikumu
That (is)
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
رَبُّكُمْ
rabbukum
your Lord
لَهُ
lahu
for Him
ٱلْمُلْكُ ۚ
l-mul'ku
(is) the Dominion
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those whom
تَدْعُونَ
tadʿūna
you invoke
مِن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِۦ
dūnihi
besides Him
مَا
not
يَمْلِكُونَ
yamlikūna
they possess
مِن
min
even
قِطْمِيرٍ
qiṭ'mīrin
(as much as) the membrane of a date-seed
Interpretation

Allah enters the night into the day so it becomes longer and He enters the day into night so it becomes longer. And He made the sun and the moon subservient, each one of them travels in its appointed orbit until a fixed time which only Allah knows, which is the day of judgment. He who fixes all of that and carries it out is Allah your Lord. To Him alone belongs the kingdom. And the idols you worship besides Him do not even possess the thin membrane over the datestone, so how do you worship them besides Me?

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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إِن تَدْعُوهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُوا۟ دُعَآءَكُمْ وَلَوْ سَمِعُوا۟ مَا ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟ لَكُمْ ۖ وَيَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ يَكْفُرُونَ بِشِرْكِكُمْ ۚ وَلَا يُنَبِّئُكَ مِثْلُ خَبِيرٍ

If you invoke them, they do not hear your supplication; and if they heard, they would not respond to you. And on the Day of Resurrection they will deny your association. And none can inform you like [one] Aware [of all matters].

in tad'oohum laa yasma'oo du'aaa'akum wa law sami'oo mas tajaaboo lakum; wa Yawmal Qiyaamati Yakfuroona bishirkikum; wa laa yunabbi'uka mislu khabeer

Word by word
إِن
in
If
تَدْعُوهُمْ
tadʿūhum
you invoke them
لَا
not
يَسْمَعُوا۟
yasmaʿū
they hear
دُعَآءَكُمْ
duʿāakum
your call
وَلَوْ
walaw
and if
سَمِعُوا۟
samiʿū
they heard
مَا
not
ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟
is'tajābū
they (would) respond
لَكُمْ ۖ
lakum
to you
وَيَوْمَ
wayawma
And (on the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ
l-qiyāmati
(of) the Resurrection
يَكْفُرُونَ
yakfurūna
they will deny
بِشِرْكِكُمْ ۚ
bishir'kikum
your association
وَلَا
walā
And none
يُنَبِّئُكَ
yunabbi-uka
can inform you
مِثْلُ
mith'lu
like
خَبِيرٍۢ
khabīrin
(the) All-Aware
Interpretation

If you call your gods, they cannot hear your call, because they are inanimate objects which have no life in them nor can they hear. And if they could hear your calling them, for argument’s sake, they could not respond to you. And on the day of judgment they will disassociate themselves from your idolatry and your worshipping them, so there is nobody who can inform you, O Messenger, more truthfully than Allah.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

15

۞ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ أَنتُمُ ٱلْفُقَرَآءُ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ هُوَ ٱلْغَنِىُّ ٱلْحَمِيدُ

O mankind, you are those in need of Allāh, while Allāh is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.

Yaaa ayyunhan naasu antumul fuqaraaa'u ilallaahi wallaahu Huwal Ghaniyyul Hameed

Word by word
۞ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O
ٱلنَّاسُ
l-nāsu
mankind
أَنتُمُ
antumu
You
ٱلْفُقَرَآءُ
l-fuqarāu
(are) those in need
إِلَى
ilā
of
ٱللَّهِ ۖ
l-lahi
Allah
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
while Allah
هُوَ
huwa
He
ٱلْغَنِىُّ
l-ghaniyu
(is) Free of need
ٱلْحَمِيدُ
l-ḥamīdu
the Praiseworthy
Interpretation

O people, you are the ones in need of Allah in all your affairs and in all your conditions. And Allah is the Self-sufficient who does not need you for anything, the Praiseworthy in this world and the Hereafter for what He decrees for His servants.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

16

إِن يَشَأْ يُذْهِبْكُمْ وَيَأْتِ بِخَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ

If He wills, He can do away with you and bring forth a new creation.

Iny yashaa yuzhibkum wa yaati bikhalqin jadeed

Word by word
إِن
in
If
يَشَأْ
yasha
He wills
يُذْهِبْكُمْ
yudh'hib'kum
He (can) do away with you
وَيَأْتِ
wayati
and bring
بِخَلْقٍۢ
bikhalqin
in a creation
جَدِيدٍۢ
jadīdin
new
Interpretation

If He wants to remove you by destroying you, He can remove you and bring a new creation in your place who will worship Him and not associate any partner with Him.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

17

وَمَا ذَٰلِكَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ بِعَزِيزٍ

And that is for Allāh not difficult.

Wa maa zaalika 'alal laahi bi'azeez

Word by word
وَمَا
wamā
And not
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
عَلَى
ʿalā
(is) on
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
بِعَزِيزٍۢ
biʿazīzin
difficult
Interpretation

And removing you by destroying you and bringing a new creation in your place is not impossible for Allah.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ ۚ وَإِن تَدْعُ مُثْقَلَةٌ إِلَىٰ حِمْلِهَا لَا يُحْمَلْ مِنْهُ شَىْءٌ وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَا قُرْبَىٰٓ ۗ إِنَّمَا تُنذِرُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَأَقَامُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ ۚ وَمَن تَزَكَّىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَتَزَكَّىٰ لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۚ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And if a heavily laden soul calls [another] to [carry some of] its load, nothing of it will be carried, even if he should be a close relative. You can only warn those who fear their Lord unseen and have established prayer. And whoever purifies himself only purifies himself for [the benefit of] his soul. And to Allāh is the [final] destination.

Wa laa taziru waaziratun wizra ukhraa; wa in tad'u musqalatun ilaa himlihaa laa yuhmal minhu shai'unw wa law kaana zaa qurbaa; innamaa tunzirul lazeena yakhshawna Rabbahum bilghaibi wa aqaamus Sallah; wa man tazakkaa fa innamaa yatazakkaa linafsih; wa ilal laahil maseer

Word by word
وَلَا
walā
And not
تَزِرُ
taziru
will bear
وَازِرَةٌۭ
wāziratun
bearer of burdens
وِزْرَ
wiz'ra
burden
أُخْرَىٰ ۚ
ukh'rā
(of) another
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
تَدْعُ
tadʿu
calls
مُثْقَلَةٌ
muth'qalatun
a heavily laden
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
حِمْلِهَا
ḥim'lihā
(carry) its load
لَا
not
يُحْمَلْ
yuḥ'mal
will be carried
مِنْهُ
min'hu
of it
شَىْءٌۭ
shayon
anything
وَلَوْ
walaw
even if
كَانَ
kāna
he be
ذَا
dhā
near of kin
قُرْبَىٰٓ ۗ
qur'bā
near of kin
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
تُنذِرُ
tundhiru
you can warn
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
يَخْشَوْنَ
yakhshawna
fear
رَبَّهُم
rabbahum
their Lord
بِٱلْغَيْبِ
bil-ghaybi
unseen
وَأَقَامُوا۟
wa-aqāmū
and establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ ۚ
l-ṣalata
the prayer
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
تَزَكَّىٰ
tazakkā
purifies himself
فَإِنَّمَا
fa-innamā
then only
يَتَزَكَّىٰ
yatazakkā
he purifies
لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۚ
linafsihi
for his own self
وَإِلَى
wa-ilā
And to
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
ٱلْمَصِيرُ
l-maṣīru
(is) the destination
Interpretation

And no soul will carry the sin of another, but rather every sinning soul will carry its own sin. And if a soul who has been burdened with carrying its sin, calls someone to carry some of its sins, nothing of its sins will be carried, even if the one who is being asked is a close relative. O Messenger, you can only warn of Allah’s punishment those who fear their Lord in private and complete the prayer in the most perfect way, for they are the ones who will take heed from your warning. whoever is purified from his sins, the greatest of them being polythiesm, then his purification will only benef

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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وَمَا يَسْتَوِى ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ وَٱلْبَصِيرُ

Not equal are the blind and the seeing,

Wa maa tastawil a'maa wal baseer

Word by word
وَمَا
wamā
And not
يَسْتَوِى
yastawī
equal
ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ
l-aʿmā
(are) the blind
وَٱلْبَصِيرُ
wal-baṣīru
and the seeing
Interpretation

The disbeliever and believer are not the same in status, just as the blind and seeing are not the same.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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وَلَا ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتُ وَلَا ٱلنُّورُ

Nor are the darknesses and the light,

Wa laz zulumaatu wa lannoon

Word by word
وَلَا
walā
And not
ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتُ
l-ẓulumātu
the darkness[es]
وَلَا
walā
and not
ٱلنُّورُ
l-nūru
[the] light
Interpretation

And disbelief and faith are not the same, just as darkness and light are not the same.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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وَلَا ٱلظِّلُّ وَلَا ٱلْحَرُورُ

Nor are the shade and the heat,

Wa laz zillu wa lal haroor

Word by word
وَلَا
walā
And not
ٱلظِّلُّ
l-ẓilu
the shade
وَلَا
walā
and not
ٱلْحَرُورُ
l-ḥarūru
the heat
Interpretation

And Paradise and the fire of hell are not the same in their effects, just as shade and hot winds are not the same.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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وَمَا يَسْتَوِى ٱلْأَحْيَآءُ وَلَا ٱلْأَمْوَٰتُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُسْمِعُ مَن يَشَآءُ ۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ بِمُسْمِعٍ مَّن فِى ٱلْقُبُورِ

And not equal are the living and the dead. Indeed, Allāh causes to hear whom He wills, but you cannot make hear those in the graves.

Wa maa yastawil ahyaaa'u wa lal amwaat; innal laaha yusmi'u mai yashaaa'u wa maaa anta bimusi'im man fil quboor

Word by word
وَمَا
wamā
And not
يَسْتَوِى
yastawī
equal
ٱلْأَحْيَآءُ
l-aḥyāu
(are) the living
وَلَا
walā
and not
ٱلْأَمْوَٰتُ ۚ
l-amwātu
the dead
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
يُسْمِعُ
yus'miʿu
causes to hear
مَن
man
whom
يَشَآءُ ۖ
yashāu
He wills
وَمَآ
wamā
and not
أَنتَ
anta
you
بِمُسْمِعٍۢ
bimus'miʿin
can make hear
مَّن
man
(those) who
فِى
(are) in
ٱلْقُبُورِ
l-qubūri
the graves
Interpretation

And the believers and disbelievers are not the same, just as the living and the dead are not the same. Allah makes those whom He wants to guide hear. And you, O Messenger, cannot make the disbelievers who are like the dead in the graves hear.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

23

إِنْ أَنتَ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ

You, [O Muḥammad], are not but a warner.

In anta illaa nazeer

Word by word
إِنْ
in
Not
أَنتَ
anta
you (are)
إِلَّا
illā
but
نَذِيرٌ
nadhīrun
a warner
Interpretation

You are not except a warner to them of Allah’s punishment.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَـٰكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا ۚ وَإِن مِّنْ أُمَّةٍ إِلَّا خَلَا فِيهَا نَذِيرٌ

Indeed, We have sent you with the truth as a bringer of good tidings and a warner. And there was no nation but that there had passed within it a warner.

Innaa arsalnaak bil haqqi basheeranw wa nazeeraa; wa im min ummatin illaa khalaa feehaa nazeer

Word by word
إِنَّآ
innā
Indeed, We
أَرْسَلْنَـٰكَ
arsalnāka
[We] have sent you
بِٱلْحَقِّ
bil-ḥaqi
with the truth
بَشِيرًۭا
bashīran
(as) a bearer of glad tidings
وَنَذِيرًۭا ۚ
wanadhīran
and (as) a warner
وَإِن
wa-in
And not
مِّنْ
min
(was) any
أُمَّةٍ
ummatin
nation
إِلَّا
illā
but
خَلَا
khalā
had passed
فِيهَا
fīhā
within it
نَذِيرٌۭ
nadhīrun
a warner
Interpretation

O Messenger, I have sent you with the truth in which there is no doubt, to give good news to the believers of the generous reward He has prepared for them and to warn the disbelievers of the painful punishment He has prepared for them. And there is no nation from the previous nations except that there passed in them a messenger from Allah to warn them of His punishment.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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وَإِن يُكَذِّبُوكَ فَقَدْ كَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ جَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ وَبِٱلزُّبُرِ وَبِٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ٱلْمُنِيرِ

And if they deny you - then already have those before them denied. Their messengers came to them with clear proofs and written ordinances and with the enlightening Scripture.

Wa inyukazzibooka faqad kazzabal lazeena min qablihim jaaa'at hum Rusuluhum bilbaiyinaati wa biz Zuburi wa bil Kitaabil Muneer

Word by word
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
يُكَذِّبُوكَ
yukadhibūka
they deny you
فَقَدْ
faqad
then certainly
كَذَّبَ
kadhaba
denied
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
مِن
min
(were) before them
قَبْلِهِمْ
qablihim
(were) before them
جَآءَتْهُمْ
jāathum
Came to them
رُسُلُهُم
rusuluhum
their Messengers
بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ
bil-bayināti
with clear signs
وَبِٱلزُّبُرِ
wabil-zuburi
and with Scriptures
وَبِٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
wabil-kitābi
and with the Book
ٱلْمُنِيرِ
l-munīri
[the] enlightening
Interpretation

And if your people deny you, O Messenger, be patient, because you are not the first Messenger whose people denied him, as the nations before them denied their messengers, such as Aad, Thamud and the people of Lot. Their messengers came to them with clear evidences and overwhelming miracles which prove their truthfulness, and their messengers came to them with scrolls and with the Scripture which is enlightening for one who ponders over it and contemplates it.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

26

ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ۖ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ

Then I seized the ones who disbelieved, and how [terrible] was My reproach.

Summa akhaztul lazeena kafaroo fakaifa kaana nakeer

Word by word
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
أَخَذْتُ
akhadhtu
I seized
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟ ۖ
kafarū
disbelieved
فَكَيْفَ
fakayfa
and how
كَانَ
kāna
was
نَكِيرِ
nakīri
My rejection
Interpretation

But despite that, they disbelieved in Allah and His messengers and they did not accept what they brought from Him, so I destroyed those who disbelieved. So think, O Messenger, how terrible my punishment was when I destroyed them.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ أَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِۦ ثَمَرَٰتٍ مُّخْتَلِفًا أَلْوَٰنُهَا ۚ وَمِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ جُدَدٌۢ بِيضٌ وَحُمْرٌ مُّخْتَلِفٌ أَلْوَٰنُهَا وَغَرَابِيبُ سُودٌ

Do you not see that Allāh sends down rain from the sky, and We produce thereby fruits of varying colors? And in the mountains are tracts, white and red of varying shades and [some] extremely black.

Alam tara annal laaha anzala minas samaaa'i maaa'an fa akhrajnaa bihee samaraatim mukhtalifan alwaanuhaa; wa minal jibaali judadum beedunw wa humrum mukhtalifun alwaanuhaa wa gharaabeebu sood

Word by word
أَلَمْ
alam
Do not
تَرَ
tara
you see
أَنَّ
anna
that
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
أَنزَلَ
anzala
sends down
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the sky
مَآءًۭ
māan
water
فَأَخْرَجْنَا
fa-akhrajnā
then We bring forth
بِهِۦ
bihi
therewith
ثَمَرَٰتٍۢ
thamarātin
fruits
مُّخْتَلِفًا
mukh'talifan
(of) various
أَلْوَٰنُهَا ۚ
alwānuhā
[their] colors
وَمِنَ
wamina
And in
ٱلْجِبَالِ
l-jibāli
the mountains
جُدَدٌۢ
judadun
(are) tracts
بِيضٌۭ
bīḍun
white
وَحُمْرٌۭ
waḥum'run
and red
مُّخْتَلِفٌ
mukh'talifun
(of) various
أَلْوَٰنُهَا
alwānuhā
[their] colors
وَغَرَابِيبُ
wagharābību
and intensely black
سُودٌۭ
sūdun
and intensely black
Interpretation

O Messenger, have you not seen that I sent rainwater from the sky, then I extracted fruits of different colours from that water, amongst them red, green, yellow and others, after I had watered their trees from it? And from the mountains are white tracts, red tracts and extremely black tracts.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

28

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَٱلدَّوَآبِّ وَٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ مُخْتَلِفٌ أَلْوَٰنُهُۥ كَذَٰلِكَ ۗ إِنَّمَا يَخْشَى ٱللَّهَ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ ٱلْعُلَمَـٰٓؤُا۟ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ غَفُورٌ

And among people and moving creatures and grazing livestock are various colors similarly. Only those fear Allāh, from among His servants, who have knowledge. Indeed, Allāh is Exalted in Might and Forgiving.

Wa minan naasi wadda waaabbi wal an'aami mukhtalifun alwaanuhoo kazalik; innamaa yakhshal laaha min 'ibaadihil 'ulamaaa'; innal laaha 'Azeezun Ghafoor

Word by word
وَمِنَ
wamina
And among
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
men
وَٱلدَّوَآبِّ
wal-dawābi
and moving creatures
وَٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ
wal-anʿāmi
and the cattle
مُخْتَلِفٌ
mukh'talifun
(are) various
أَلْوَٰنُهُۥ
alwānuhu
[their] colors
كَذَٰلِكَ ۗ
kadhālika
likewise
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
يَخْشَى
yakhshā
fear
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
مِنْ
min
among
عِبَادِهِ
ʿibādihi
His slaves
ٱلْعُلَمَـٰٓؤُا۟ ۗ
l-ʿulamāu
those who have knowledge
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
عَزِيزٌ
ʿazīzun
(is) All-Mighty
غَفُورٌ
ghafūrun
Oft-Forgiving
Interpretation

And amongst men, animals and cattle (camels, cows and sheep) are different colours like that which was mentioned. Only those who exalt Allah and have true fear of Him, are the knowledgable ones, because they recognise His attributes, His sacred law and the proof of His power. Allah is Mighty, no one can overpower Him. He forgives of the sins of His servants who repent.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

29

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَتْلُونَ كِتَـٰبَ ٱللَّهِ وَأَقَامُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَأَنفَقُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقْنَـٰهُمْ سِرًّا وَعَلَانِيَةً يَرْجُونَ تِجَـٰرَةً لَّن تَبُورَ

Indeed, those who recite the Book of Allāh and establish prayer and spend [in His cause] out of what We have provided them, secretly and publicly, [can] expect a transaction [i.e., profit] that will never perish -

Innal lazeena yatloona Kitabbal laahi wa aqaamus Salaata wa anfaqoo mimmaa razaqnaahum sirranw wa 'alaa niyatany yarjoona tijaaratal lan taboor

Word by word
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
يَتْلُونَ
yatlūna
recite
كِتَـٰبَ
kitāba
(the) Book
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَأَقَامُوا۟
wa-aqāmū
and establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
l-ṣalata
the prayer
وَأَنفَقُوا۟
wa-anfaqū
and spend
مِمَّا
mimmā
out of what
رَزَقْنَـٰهُمْ
razaqnāhum
We have provided them
سِرًّۭا
sirran
secretly
وَعَلَانِيَةًۭ
waʿalāniyatan
and openly
يَرْجُونَ
yarjūna
hope
تِجَـٰرَةًۭ
tijāratan
(for) a commerce
لَّن
lan
never
تَبُورَ
tabūra
it will perish
Interpretation

Those who read the Book of Allah which I revealed to My Messenger and practice what it contains, and complete the prayer in the best way, and who spend from what I have provided them, through Zakat and other ways, secretly and openly, seek through those actions a trade with Allah which is never profitless.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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لِيُوَفِّيَهُمْ أُجُورَهُمْ وَيَزِيدَهُم مِّن فَضْلِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ غَفُورٌ شَكُورٌ

That He may give them in full their rewards and increase for them of His bounty. Indeed, He is Forgiving and Appreciative.

Liyuwaffiyahum ujoorahum wa yazeedahum min fadlih; innahoo Ghafoorun Shakoor

Word by word
لِيُوَفِّيَهُمْ
liyuwaffiyahum
That He may give them in full
أُجُورَهُمْ
ujūrahum
their rewards
وَيَزِيدَهُم
wayazīdahum
and increase for them
مِّن
min
of
فَضْلِهِۦٓ ۚ
faḍlihi
His Bounty
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, He
غَفُورٌۭ
ghafūrun
(is) Oft-Forgiving
شَكُورٌۭ
shakūrun
Most Appreciative
Interpretation

So that Allah can give them the full reward of their actions and increase them from His grace, as this is His domain. He is Forgiving of the sins of those who are described with these qualities and Appreciating of their good actions.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ مِنَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ هُوَ ٱلْحَقُّ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِعِبَادِهِۦ لَخَبِيرٌۢ بَصِيرٌ

And that which We have revealed to you, [O Muḥammad], of the Book is the truth, confirming what was before it. Indeed Allāh, of His servants, is Aware and Seeing.

Wallaeee awhainaaa ilaika minal Kitaabi huwal haqqu musaddiqal limaa baina yadayh; innal laaha bi'ibaadihee la khabeerum Baseer

Word by word
وَٱلَّذِىٓ
wa-alladhī
And (that) which
أَوْحَيْنَآ
awḥaynā
We have revealed
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
to you
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
l-kitābi
the Book
هُوَ
huwa
it
ٱلْحَقُّ
l-ḥaqu
(is) the truth
مُصَدِّقًۭا
muṣaddiqan
confirming
لِّمَا
limā
what (was)
بَيْنَ
bayna
before it
يَدَيْهِ ۗ
yadayhi
before it
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
بِعِبَادِهِۦ
biʿibādihi
of His slaves
لَخَبِيرٌۢ
lakhabīrun
surely, (is) All-Aware
بَصِيرٌۭ
baṣīrun
All-Seer
Interpretation

The scripture I have revealed to you, O Messenger, is the truth in which there is not doubt, it has been revealed by Allah affirming the precious scriptures. Allah is well informed about His servants and He sees everything. He therefore reveals to the Messenger of every nation what they need in their time.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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ثُمَّ أَوْرَثْنَا ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱصْطَفَيْنَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ۖ فَمِنْهُمْ ظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهِۦ وَمِنْهُم مُّقْتَصِدٌ وَمِنْهُمْ سَابِقٌۢ بِٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَضْلُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ

Then We caused to inherit the Book those We have chosen of Our servants; and among them is he who wrongs himself [i.e., sins], and among them is he who is moderate, and among them is he who is foremost in good deeds by permission of Allāh. That [inheritance] is what is the great bounty.

Summa awrasnal Kitaaballazeenas tafainaa min 'ibaadinaa faminhum zaalimul linafsihee wa minhum muqtasid, wa minhum saabiqum bilkhairaati bi iznil laah; zaalika huwal fadlul kabeer

Word by word
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
أَوْرَثْنَا
awrathnā
We caused to inherit
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ
l-kitāba
the Book
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those whom
ٱصْطَفَيْنَا
iṣ'ṭafaynā
We have chosen
مِنْ
min
of
عِبَادِنَا ۖ
ʿibādinā
Our slaves
فَمِنْهُمْ
famin'hum
and among them
ظَالِمٌۭ
ẓālimun
(is he) who wrongs
لِّنَفْسِهِۦ
linafsihi
himself
وَمِنْهُم
wamin'hum
and among them
مُّقْتَصِدٌۭ
muq'taṣidun
(is he who is) moderate
وَمِنْهُمْ
wamin'hum
and among them
سَابِقٌۢ
sābiqun
(is he who is) foremost
بِٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ
bil-khayrāti
in good deeds
بِإِذْنِ
bi-idh'ni
by permission
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
هُوَ
huwa
is
ٱلْفَضْلُ
l-faḍlu
the Bounty
ٱلْكَبِيرُ
l-kabīru
the great
Interpretation

Then I gave the Qur’ān to the nation of Muhammad peace be with him whom I had chosen over other communities. Some of them wronged their own souls by doing prohibited acts and leaving out their obligations. Some were moderate by doing their obligations and leaving out prohibited acts, together with leaving out some recommended acts and doing some disliked acts. Some, by Allah’s leave, were foremost in good deeds, by doing their obligations and recommended acts and leaving out prohibited and disliked acts. The abovementioned - selection of this nation and its being given the Qur’ān - is the grea

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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جَنَّـٰتُ عَدْنٍ يَدْخُلُونَهَا يُحَلَّوْنَ فِيهَا مِنْ أَسَاوِرَ مِن ذَهَبٍ وَلُؤْلُؤًا ۖ وَلِبَاسُهُمْ فِيهَا حَرِيرٌ

[For them are] gardens of perpetual residence which they will enter. They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and pearls, and their garments therein will be silk.

jannaatu 'adniny yad khuloonahaa yuhallawna feeha min asaawira min zahabinw wa lu'lu'anw wa libaa suhum feehaa hareer

Word by word
جَنَّـٰتُ
jannātu
Gardens
عَدْنٍۢ
ʿadnin
(of) Eternity
يَدْخُلُونَهَا
yadkhulūnahā
they will enter them
يُحَلَّوْنَ
yuḥallawna
They will be adorned
فِيهَا
fīhā
therein
مِنْ
min
with
أَسَاوِرَ
asāwira
bracelets
مِن
min
of
ذَهَبٍۢ
dhahabin
gold
وَلُؤْلُؤًۭا ۖ
walu'lu-an
and pearls
وَلِبَاسُهُمْ
walibāsuhum
and their garments
فِيهَا
fīhā
therein
حَرِيرٌۭ
ḥarīrun
(will be of) silk
Interpretation

Gardens of residence, which will be entered by these chosen ones. In it they will wear bracelets of gold and pearls and their garments therein will be silk.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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وَقَالُوا۟ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَذْهَبَ عَنَّا ٱلْحَزَنَ ۖ إِنَّ رَبَّنَا لَغَفُورٌ شَكُورٌ

And they will say, "Praise to Allāh, who has removed from us [all] sorrow. Indeed, our Lord is Forgiving and Appreciative -

Wa qaalul hamdu lillaahil lazeee azhaba 'annal hazan; inna Rabbanaa la Ghafoorun Shakoor

Word by word
وَقَالُوا۟
waqālū
And they (will) say
ٱلْحَمْدُ
l-ḥamdu
All praises
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
(be) to Allah
ٱلَّذِىٓ
alladhī
the One Who
أَذْهَبَ
adhhaba
(has) removed
عَنَّا
ʿannā
from us
ٱلْحَزَنَ ۖ
l-ḥazana
the sorrow
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
رَبَّنَا
rabbanā
our Lord
لَغَفُورٌۭ
laghafūrun
(is) surely Oft-Forgiving
شَكُورٌ
shakūrun
Most Appreciative
Interpretation

They will say after they enter Paradise: Praise be to Allah, Who has removed from us all grief on account of the fear that we had of entering the fire. Our Lord is truly forgiving of the sins of those servants of His who repent, and He is appreciative for their following Him.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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ٱلَّذِىٓ أَحَلَّنَا دَارَ ٱلْمُقَامَةِ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ لَا يَمَسُّنَا فِيهَا نَصَبٌ وَلَا يَمَسُّنَا فِيهَا لُغُوبٌ

He who has settled us in the home of duration [i.e., Paradise] out of His bounty. There touches us not in it any fatigue, and there touches us not in it weariness [of mind]."

Allazeee ahallanaa daaral muqaamati min fadlihee laa yamassunaa feehaa nasabunw wa laa yamassunaa feehaa lughoob

Word by word
ٱلَّذِىٓ
alladhī
The One Who
أَحَلَّنَا
aḥallanā
has settled us
دَارَ
dāra
(in) a Home
ٱلْمُقَامَةِ
l-muqāmati
(of) Eternity
مِن
min
(out) of
فَضْلِهِۦ
faḍlihi
His Bounty
لَا
Not
يَمَسُّنَا
yamassunā
touches us
فِيهَا
fīhā
therein
نَصَبٌۭ
naṣabun
any fatigue
وَلَا
walā
and not
يَمَسُّنَا
yamassunā
touches
فِيهَا
fīhā
therein
لُغُوبٌۭ
lughūbun
weariness
Interpretation

The One who has settled us in the Everlasting Home - out of His bounty, not by our might or strength, where no toil or fatigue will touch us.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَهُمْ نَارُ جَهَنَّمَ لَا يُقْضَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ فَيَمُوتُوا۟ وَلَا يُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُم مِّنْ عَذَابِهَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى كُلَّ كَفُورٍ

And for those who disbelieve will be the fire of Hell. [Death] is not decreed for them so they may die, nor will its torment be lightened for them. Thus do We recompense every ungrateful one.

Wallazeena kafaroo lahum naaru Jahannama laa yuqdaa 'alaihim fa yamootoo wa laa yukhaffafu 'anhum min 'azaabihaa; kazaalika najzee kulla kafoor

Word by word
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieve
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
نَارُ
nāru
(will be the) Fire
جَهَنَّمَ
jahannama
(of) Hell
لَا
Not
يُقْضَىٰ
yuq'ḍā
is decreed
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
for them
فَيَمُوتُوا۟
fayamūtū
that they die
وَلَا
walā
and not
يُخَفَّفُ
yukhaffafu
will be lightened
عَنْهُم
ʿanhum
for them
مِّنْ
min
of
عَذَابِهَا ۚ
ʿadhābihā
its torment
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
نَجْزِى
najzī
We recompense
كُلَّ
kulla
every
كَفُورٍۢ
kafūrin
ungrateful one
Interpretation

For those who deny Allah will be the fire of Hell, in which they will remain forever. Neither will the decision of death be passed for them, so they can die and be relieved from the punishment, nor will the punishment of Hell be alleviated for them in any way. Similar to this recompense, I will reward every person who denies the favours of His Lord on the Day of Judgement.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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وَهُمْ يَصْطَرِخُونَ فِيهَا رَبَّنَآ أَخْرِجْنَا نَعْمَلْ صَـٰلِحًا غَيْرَ ٱلَّذِى كُنَّا نَعْمَلُ ۚ أَوَلَمْ نُعَمِّرْكُم مَّا يَتَذَكَّرُ فِيهِ مَن تَذَكَّرَ وَجَآءَكُمُ ٱلنَّذِيرُ ۖ فَذُوقُوا۟ فَمَا لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ مِن نَّصِيرٍ

And they will cry out therein, "Our Lord, remove us; we will do righteousness - other than what we were doing!" But did We not grant you life enough for whoever would remember therein to remember, and the warner had come to you? So taste [the punishment], for there is not for the wrongdoers any helper.

Wa hum yastarikhoona feehaa Rabbanaa akhrijnaa na'mal saalihan ghairal lazee kunnaa na'mal; awa lamnu 'ammirkum maa yatazak karu feehi man tazakkara wa jaaa'akumun nazeeru fazooqoo famaa lizzaalimeena min naseer

Word by word
وَهُمْ
wahum
And they
يَصْطَرِخُونَ
yaṣṭarikhūna
will cry
فِيهَا
fīhā
therein
رَبَّنَآ
rabbanā
Our Lord
أَخْرِجْنَا
akhrij'nā
Bring us out
نَعْمَلْ
naʿmal
we will do
صَـٰلِحًا
ṣāliḥan
righteous (deeds)
غَيْرَ
ghayra
other than
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(that) which
كُنَّا
kunnā
we used
نَعْمَلُ ۚ
naʿmalu
(to) do
أَوَلَمْ
awalam
Did not
نُعَمِّرْكُم
nuʿammir'kum
We give you life long enough
مَّا
that
يَتَذَكَّرُ
yatadhakkaru
(would) receive admonition
فِيهِ
fīhi
therein
مَن
man
whoever
تَذَكَّرَ
tadhakkara
receives admonition
وَجَآءَكُمُ
wajāakumu
And came to you
ٱلنَّذِيرُ ۖ
l-nadhīru
the warner
فَذُوقُوا۟
fadhūqū
So taste
فَمَا
famā
then not
لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
lilẓẓālimīna
(is) for the wrongdoers
مِن
min
any
نَّصِيرٍ
naṣīrin
helper
Interpretation

They will cry out therein as loud as they can, seeking help by saying: Our Lord! Let us out from the fire, and we will do righteous deeds, different to what we did before so that we can attain Your pleasure and be saved from Your punishment. Allah will respond to them thus: Did I not let you live a life long enough so that anyone who wanted to take heed could do so and do righteous deeds; and the Messenger came to you to warn you of Allah’s punishment? Thus you have no argument nor any excuse after all of this, so taste the punishment of the fire. Those who wrong themselves by disbelief and si

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَـٰلِمُ غَيْبِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمٌۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ

Indeed, Allāh is Knower of the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and earth. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.

Innal laaha 'aalimu ghaibis samaawaati wal ard; innahoo 'aleemum bizaatis sudoor

Word by word
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
عَـٰلِمُ
ʿālimu
(is the) Knower
غَيْبِ
ghaybi
(of the) unseen
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, He
عَلِيمٌۢ
ʿalīmun
(is the) All-Knower
بِذَاتِ
bidhāti
of what (is) in the breasts
ٱلصُّدُورِ
l-ṣudūri
of what (is) in the breasts
Interpretation

Allah knows all that is hidden in the heavens and earth. Nothing of that misses Him. He knows whatever His servants conceal in their chests, whether good or bad.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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هُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَكُمْ خَلَـٰٓئِفَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ فَمَن كَفَرَ فَعَلَيْهِ كُفْرُهُۥ ۖ وَلَا يَزِيدُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ كُفْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ إِلَّا مَقْتًا ۖ وَلَا يَزِيدُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ كُفْرُهُمْ إِلَّا خَسَارًا

It is He who has made you successors upon the earth. And whoever disbelieves - upon him will be [the consequence of] his disbelief. And the disbelief of the disbelievers does not increase them in the sight of their Lord except in hatred; and the disbelief of the disbelievers does not increase them except in loss.

Huwal lazee ja'alakum khalaaa'ifa fil ard; faman kafara fa'alaihi kufruhoo; wa laa yazeedul kaafireena kufruhum 'inda Rabbihim illaa maqtanw wa la yazeedul kaafireena kufruhum illaa khasaaraa

Word by word
هُوَ
huwa
He
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(is) the One Who
جَعَلَكُمْ
jaʿalakum
made you
خَلَـٰٓئِفَ
khalāifa
successors
فِى
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ
l-arḍi
the earth
فَمَن
faman
And whoever
كَفَرَ
kafara
disbelieves
فَعَلَيْهِ
faʿalayhi
then upon him
كُفْرُهُۥ ۖ
kuf'ruhu
(is) his disbelief
وَلَا
walā
And not
يَزِيدُ
yazīdu
increase
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
l-kāfirīna
the disbelievers
كُفْرُهُمْ
kuf'ruhum
their disbelief
عِندَ
ʿinda
near
رَبِّهِمْ
rabbihim
their Lord
إِلَّا
illā
except
مَقْتًۭا ۖ
maqtan
(in) hatred
وَلَا
walā
and not
يَزِيدُ
yazīdu
increase
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
l-kāfirīna
the disbelievers
كُفْرُهُمْ
kuf'ruhum
their disbelief
إِلَّا
illā
except
خَسَارًۭا
khasāran
(in) loss
Interpretation

It is He who made some of you, O people, succeed others on earth. Those who deny Allah and what the messengers brought, then the sin and retribution of their disbelief will be borne by them. Their disbelief does not harm their Lord. The disbelief of the disbelievers adds only to their Lord’s displeasure and hatred for them. The disbelief of the disbelievers adds only to their loss, as they will lose what Allah would have prepared for them in Paradise had they believed.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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قُلْ أَرَءَيْتُمْ شُرَكَآءَكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَرُونِى مَاذَا خَلَقُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ لَهُمْ شِرْكٌ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ أَمْ ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمْ كِتَـٰبًا فَهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَتٍ مِّنْهُ ۚ بَلْ إِن يَعِدُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ بَعْضُهُم بَعْضًا إِلَّا غُرُورًا

Say, "Have you considered your 'partners' whom you invoke besides Allāh? Show me what they have created from the earth, or have they partnership [with Him] in the heavens? Or have We given them a book so they are [standing] on evidence therefrom? [No], rather, the wrongdoers do not promise each other except delusion."

Qul ara'aytum shurakaaa'a kumul lazeena tad'oona min doonil laah; aroonee maazaa khalaqoo minal ardi am lahum shirkun fis samaawaati am aatainaahum Kitaaban fahum 'alaa baiyinatim minh; bal iny ya'iiduz zaalimoona ba 'duhum ba'dan illaa ghurooraa

Word by word
قُلْ
qul
Say
أَرَءَيْتُمْ
ara-aytum
Have you seen
شُرَكَآءَكُمُ
shurakāakumu
your partners
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those whom
تَدْعُونَ
tadʿūna
you call
مِن
min
besides
دُونِ
dūni
besides
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
أَرُونِى
arūnī
Show Me
مَاذَا
mādhā
what
خَلَقُوا۟
khalaqū
they have created
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
أَمْ
am
or
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
شِرْكٌۭ
shir'kun
(is) a share
فِى
in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
أَمْ
am
Or
ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمْ
ātaynāhum
have We given them
كِتَـٰبًۭا
kitāban
a Book
فَهُمْ
fahum
so they
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
(are) on
بَيِّنَتٍۢ
bayyinatin
a clear proof
مِّنْهُ ۚ
min'hu
therefrom
بَلْ
bal
Nay
إِن
in
not
يَعِدُ
yaʿidu
promise
ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ
l-ẓālimūna
the wrongdoers
بَعْضُهُم
baʿḍuhum
some of them
بَعْضًا
baʿḍan
(to) others
إِلَّا
illā
except
غُرُورًا
ghurūran
delusion
Interpretation

Say - O Messenger, to these idolaters: Tell me about those partners of yours that you worship instead of Allah, what have they created on earth. Did they create its mountains? Did they create its rivers? Did they create its animals? Or do they have any share with Allah in the creation of the heavens? Or have I given them a book in which there is proof of the validity of their worshipping their idols? Nothing of that is true. In fact, those who wrong themselves by disbelief and sins promise one another nothing but delusion.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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۞ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُمْسِكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ أَن تَزُولَا ۚ وَلَئِن زَالَتَآ إِنْ أَمْسَكَهُمَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِّنۢ بَعْدِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ حَلِيمًا غَفُورًا

Indeed, Allāh holds the heavens and the earth, lest they cease. And if they should cease, no one could hold them [in place] after Him. Indeed, He is Forbearing and Forgiving.

Innal laaha yumsikus samaawaati wal arda an tazoolaaa; wa la'in zaalataaa in amsa kahumaa min ahadim mim ba'dih; innahoo kaana Haleeman Ghafooraa

Word by word
۞ إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
يُمْسِكُ
yum'siku
upholds
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضَ
wal-arḍa
and the earth
أَن
an
lest
تَزُولَا ۚ
tazūlā
they cease
وَلَئِن
wala-in
And if
زَالَتَآ
zālatā
they should cease
إِنْ
in
not
أَمْسَكَهُمَا
amsakahumā
can uphold them
مِنْ
min
any
أَحَدٍۢ
aḥadin
one
مِّنۢ
min
after Him
بَعْدِهِۦٓ ۚ
baʿdihi
after Him
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, He
كَانَ
kāna
is
حَلِيمًا
ḥalīman
Most Forbearing
غَفُورًۭا
ghafūran
Oft-Forgiving
Interpretation

Allah, (may He be glorified), holds the heavens and the earth preventing them from vanishing and were they to vanish, hypothetically, there is none to hold them back from vanishing after Him, (may He be glorified). He is Forbearing, and does not rush to punish, Forgiving of the sins of those of His servants who repent.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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وَأَقْسَمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ لَئِن جَآءَهُمْ نَذِيرٌ لَّيَكُونُنَّ أَهْدَىٰ مِنْ إِحْدَى ٱلْأُمَمِ ۖ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ نَذِيرٌ مَّا زَادَهُمْ إِلَّا نُفُورًا

And they swore by Allāh their strongest oaths that if a warner came to them, they would be more guided than [any] one of the [previous] nations. But when a warner came to them, it did not increase them except in aversion

Wa aqsamoo billaahi jahda aymaanihim la'in jaaa'ahum nazeerul layakoonunna ahdaa min ihdal umami falam maa jaaa'ahum nazeerum maa zaadahum illaa nufooraa

Word by word
وَأَقْسَمُوا۟
wa-aqsamū
And they swore
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
by Allah
جَهْدَ
jahda
(the) strongest
أَيْمَـٰنِهِمْ
aymānihim
(of) their oaths
لَئِن
la-in
that if
جَآءَهُمْ
jāahum
came to them
نَذِيرٌۭ
nadhīrun
a warner
لَّيَكُونُنَّ
layakūnunna
surely, they would be
أَهْدَىٰ
ahdā
more guided
مِنْ
min
than
إِحْدَى
iḥ'dā
any
ٱلْأُمَمِ ۖ
l-umami
(of) the nations
فَلَمَّا
falammā
But when
جَآءَهُمْ
jāahum
came to them
نَذِيرٌۭ
nadhīrun
a warner
مَّا
not
زَادَهُمْ
zādahum
it increased them
إِلَّا
illā
but
نُفُورًا
nufūran
(in) aversion
Interpretation

These denying disbelievers swore a solemn and affirmed oath that if a messenger from Allah came to them to warn them of His punishment, they would be more guided and follow the truth more than the Jews, Christians and others. Yet when Muhammad (peace be upon him) came to them after being sent by His Lord, and he warned them of Allah’s punishment, his coming only increased them in aversion to the truth and adherence to falsehood. They did not fulfil the solemn oaths that they took that they will be more guided than those who preceded them.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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ٱسْتِكْبَارًا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَكْرَ ٱلسَّيِّئِ ۚ وَلَا يَحِيقُ ٱلْمَكْرُ ٱلسَّيِّئُ إِلَّا بِأَهْلِهِۦ ۚ فَهَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا سُنَّتَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ۚ فَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّتِ ٱللَّهِ تَبْدِيلًا ۖ وَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّتِ ٱللَّهِ تَحْوِيلًا

[Due to] arrogance in the land and plotting of evil; but the evil plot does not encompass except its own people. Then do they await except the way [i.e., fate] of the former peoples? But you will never find in the way [i.e., established method] of Allāh any change, and you will never find in the way of Allāh any alteration.

Istakbaaran fil ardi wa makras sayyi'; wa laa yaheequl makrus sayyi'u illaa bi ahlih; fahal yanzuroona illaa sunnatal awwaleen; falan tajida lisunnatil laahi tabdeelanw wa lan tajida lisunnatil laahi tahweela

Word by word
ٱسْتِكْبَارًۭا
is'tik'bāran
(Due to) arrogance
فِى
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the land
وَمَكْرَ
wamakra
and plotting
ٱلسَّيِّئِ ۚ
l-sayi-i
(of) the evil
وَلَا
walā
but not
يَحِيقُ
yaḥīqu
encompasses
ٱلْمَكْرُ
l-makru
the plot
ٱلسَّيِّئُ
l-sayi-u
(of) the evil
إِلَّا
illā
except
بِأَهْلِهِۦ ۚ
bi-ahlihi
its own people
فَهَلْ
fahal
Then do
يَنظُرُونَ
yanẓurūna
they wait
إِلَّا
illā
except
سُنَّتَ
sunnata
(the) way
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ۚ
l-awalīna
(of) the former (people)
فَلَن
falan
But never
تَجِدَ
tajida
you will find
لِسُنَّتِ
lisunnati
in (the) way
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
تَبْدِيلًۭا ۖ
tabdīlan
any change
وَلَن
walan
and never
تَجِدَ
tajida
you will find
لِسُنَّتِ
lisunnati
in (the) way
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
تَحْوِيلًا
taḥwīlan
any alteration
Interpretation

The oaths that they took in Allah’s name was not done in good faith and with a sound objective. It was only to be arrogant on earth and to deceive people. An evil plot only rebounds on those who plotted it. So are these arrogant plotters waiting for anything but Allah’s established practice, which is their destruction as He had destroyed those predecessors of theirs who were similar to them. You will not find any change to Allah’s practice in destroying those who are arrogant, such that the destruction does not come on them, nor any diversion such that it falls on others besides them, because

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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أَوَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ وَكَانُوٓا۟ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً ۚ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُعْجِزَهُۥ مِن شَىْءٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَلَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَلِيمًا قَدِيرًا

Have they not traveled through the land and observed how was the end of those before them? And they were greater than them in power. But Allāh is not to be caused failure [i.e., prevented] by anything in the heavens or on the earth. Indeed, He is ever Knowing and Competent.

Awalam yaseeroo fil ardi fa yanzuroo kaifa kaana 'aaqibatul lazeena min qblihim wa kaanoo ashadda minhum quwwah; wa maa kaanal laahu liyu'jizahoo min shai'in fis samaawaati wa laa fil ard; innahoo kaana 'Aleeman Qadeeraa

Word by word
أَوَلَمْ
awalam
Have they not
يَسِيرُوا۟
yasīrū
traveled
فِى
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the land
فَيَنظُرُوا۟
fayanẓurū
and seen
كَيْفَ
kayfa
how
كَانَ
kāna
was
عَـٰقِبَةُ
ʿāqibatu
(the) end
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(of) those who
مِن
min
(were) before them
قَبْلِهِمْ
qablihim
(were) before them
وَكَانُوٓا۟
wakānū
And they were
أَشَدَّ
ashadda
stronger
مِنْهُمْ
min'hum
than them
قُوَّةًۭ ۚ
quwwatan
(in) power
وَمَا
wamā
But not
كَانَ
kāna
is
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
لِيُعْجِزَهُۥ
liyuʿ'jizahu
that can escape (from) Him
مِن
min
any
شَىْءٍۢ
shayin
thing
فِى
in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَلَا
walā
and not
فِى
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ
l-arḍi
the earth
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, He
كَانَ
kāna
is
عَلِيمًۭا
ʿalīman
All-Knower
قَدِيرًۭا
qadīran
All-Powerful
Interpretation

Have these deniers not travelled on earth and reflected over how those nations before them who had denied met their end? Was their end not an evil one as Allah destroyed them, although they were superior to these people in strength? Allah is not to be outdone by anything in the heavens or on earth. He is the One who knows about the actions of these deniers - nothing of their actions is hidden from nor escapes Him. He has power to destroy them whenever He wills.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.

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وَلَوْ يُؤَاخِذُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلنَّاسَ بِمَا كَسَبُوا۟ مَا تَرَكَ عَلَىٰ ظَهْرِهَا مِن دَآبَّةٍ وَلَـٰكِن يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِعِبَادِهِۦ بَصِيرًۢا

And if Allāh were to impose blame on the people for what they have earned, He would not leave upon it [i.e., the earth] any creature. But He defers them for a specified term. And when their time comes, then indeed Allāh has ever been, of His servants, Seeing.

Wa law yu'aakhizul laahun naasa bima kasaboo maa taraka 'alaa zahrihaa min daaabbatinw wa laakiny yu'akhkhiruhum ilaaa ajalim musamman fa izaa jaaa'a ajaluhum fa innal laaha kaana bi'ibaadihee Baseeraa

Word by word
وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
يُؤَاخِذُ
yuākhidhu
Allah (were to) punish
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah (were to) punish
ٱلنَّاسَ
l-nāsa
the people
بِمَا
bimā
for what
كَسَبُوا۟
kasabū
they have earned
مَا
not
تَرَكَ
taraka
He would leave
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
on
ظَهْرِهَا
ẓahrihā
its back
مِن
min
any
دَآبَّةٍۢ
dābbatin
creature
وَلَـٰكِن
walākin
But
يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ
yu-akhiruhum
He gives them respite
إِلَىٰٓ
ilā
till
أَجَلٍۢ
ajalin
a term
مُّسَمًّۭى ۖ
musamman
appointed
فَإِذَا
fa-idhā
And when
جَآءَ
jāa
comes
أَجَلُهُمْ
ajaluhum
their term
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
then indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
كَانَ
kāna
is
بِعِبَادِهِۦ
biʿibādihi
of His slaves
بَصِيرًۢا
baṣīran
All-Seer
Interpretation

If Allah were to rush to punish people for the wrong they have done and the sins they perpetrated, He would have destroyed all the people on earth at once, together with the animals and wealth they own. But, He, (may He be glorified), gives them respite until a fixed time, which is the day of resurrection. When the day of resurrection comes, Allah is fully aware of what His servants used to do, and nothing remains hidden from Him. He will then recompense them for their actions, whether good or bad.

Scholars' interpretation (al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir). This is neither the Qur'an nor a translation of the verse.