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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1

قٓ ۚ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ٱلْمَجِيدِ

Qāf. By the honored Qur’ān...

Qaaaf; wal Qur aanil Majeed

Word by word
قٓ ۚ
qaf
Qaf
وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ
wal-qur'āni
By the Quran
ٱلْمَجِيدِ
l-majīdi
the Glorious
Interpretation

Qāf. The discussion on similar letters has already passed in Sūrah Al-Baqarah. Allah takes an oath on the noble Qur’ān because of the meanings, abundant goodness and blessings it contains. He takes an oath on that you shall surely be resurrected on the Day of Judgement for accountability and requital.

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

2

بَلْ عَجِبُوٓا۟ أَن جَآءَهُم مُّنذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَقَالَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ هَـٰذَا شَىْءٌ عَجِيبٌ

But they wonder that there has come to them a warner from among themselves, and the disbelievers say, "This is an amazing thing.

Bal 'ajibooo an jaa'ahum munzirum minhum faqaalal kaafiroona haazaa shai'un 'ajeeb

Word by word
بَلْ
bal
Nay
عَجِبُوٓا۟
ʿajibū
they wonder
أَن
an
that
جَآءَهُم
jāahum
has come to them
مُّنذِرٌۭ
mundhirun
a warner
مِّنْهُمْ
min'hum
from them
فَقَالَ
faqāla
So say
ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ
l-kāfirūna
the disbelievers
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
This
شَىْءٌ
shayon
(is) a thing
عَجِيبٌ
ʿajībun
amazing
Interpretation

The cause of their rejection was not that they expected you to lie, because they know your honesty. Rather, they are amazed that a warning messenger came to them from their own species, not from the angels. They say, in amazement, “A human messenger coming to us is a strange thing!”

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

3

أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا ۖ ذَٰلِكَ رَجْعٌۢ بَعِيدٌ

When we have died and have become dust, [we will return to life]? That is a distant [i.e., unlikely] return."

'A-izaa mitnaa wa kunnaa turaaban zaalika raj'um ba'eed

Word by word
أَءِذَا
a-idhā
What! When
مِتْنَا
mit'nā
we die
وَكُنَّا
wakunnā
and have become
تُرَابًۭا ۖ
turāban
dust
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
رَجْعٌۢ
rajʿun
(is) a return
بَعِيدٌۭ
baʿīdun
far
Interpretation

“Will we be resurrected after we have died and turned into dust? Resurrection, and life returning to our bodies after they have decomposed is a far-fetched thing; it is impossible it will happen.”

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

4

قَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا تَنقُصُ ٱلْأَرْضُ مِنْهُمْ ۖ وَعِندَنَا كِتَـٰبٌ حَفِيظٌۢ

We know what the earth diminishes [i.e., consumes] of them, and with Us is a retaining record.

Qad 'alimnaa maa tanqu-sul-ardu minhum wa 'indanaa Kitaabun Hafeez

Word by word
قَدْ
qad
Certainly
عَلِمْنَا
ʿalim'nā
We know
مَا
what
تَنقُصُ
tanquṣu
diminishes
ٱلْأَرْضُ
l-arḍu
the earth
مِنْهُمْ ۖ
min'hum
of them
وَعِندَنَا
waʿindanā
and with Us
كِتَـٰبٌ
kitābun
(is) a Book
حَفِيظٌۢ
ḥafīẓun
guarded
Interpretation

Verily, I know how much of their bodies the earth eats away after their death; it is not hidden from Me. I have a book that preserves everything I have decreed for them in their lives and after their deaths.

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

5

بَلْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ فَهُمْ فِىٓ أَمْرٍ مَّرِيجٍ

But they denied the truth when it came to them, so they are in a confused condition.

Bal kazzaboo bilhaqqi lammaa jaaa'ahum fahum feee amrim mareej

Word by word
بَلْ
bal
Nay
كَذَّبُوا۟
kadhabū
they denied
بِٱلْحَقِّ
bil-ḥaqi
the truth
لَمَّا
lammā
when
جَآءَهُمْ
jāahum
it came (to) them
فَهُمْ
fahum
so they
فِىٓ
(are) in
أَمْرٍۢ
amrin
a state
مَّرِيجٍ
marījin
confused
Interpretation

Rather, these idolaters rejected the Qur’ān when His Messenger brought it to them. They are in uncertainty regarding it; they cannot stay firm on anything regarding it.

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

6

أَفَلَمْ يَنظُرُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَوْقَهُمْ كَيْفَ بَنَيْنَـٰهَا وَزَيَّنَّـٰهَا وَمَا لَهَا مِن فُرُوجٍ

Have they not looked at the heaven above them - how We structured it and adorned it and [how] it has no rifts?

Afalam yanzurooo ilas samaaa'i fawqahum kaifa banainaahaa wa zaiyannaahaa wa maa lahaa min furooj

Word by word
أَفَلَمْ
afalam
Then do not
يَنظُرُوٓا۟
yanẓurū
they look
إِلَى
ilā
at
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the sky
فَوْقَهُمْ
fawqahum
above them
كَيْفَ
kayfa
how
بَنَيْنَـٰهَا
banaynāhā
We structured it
وَزَيَّنَّـٰهَا
wazayyannāhā
and adorned it
وَمَا
wamā
and not
لَهَا
lahā
for it
مِن
min
any
فُرُوجٍۢ
furūjin
rifts
Interpretation

Do these rejectors of the resurrection not ponder over the sky above them: how I created it, made it and adorned it with the stars I placed in it, and it does not have any cracks to spoil it? The being who created this sky is not incapable of resurrecting the dead alive.

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

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وَٱلْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَـٰهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِىَ وَأَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍۭ بَهِيجٍ

And the earth - We spread it out and cast therein firmly set mountains and made grow therein [something] of every beautiful kind,

Wal arda madadnaahaa wa alqainaa feehaa rawaasiya wa ambatnaa feehaa min kulli zawjim baheej

Word by word
وَٱلْأَرْضَ
wal-arḍa
And the earth
مَدَدْنَـٰهَا
madadnāhā
We have spread it out
وَأَلْقَيْنَا
wa-alqaynā
and cast
فِيهَا
fīhā
therein
رَوَٰسِىَ
rawāsiya
firmly set mountains
وَأَنۢبَتْنَا
wa-anbatnā
and We made to grow
فِيهَا
fīhā
therein
مِن
min
of
كُلِّ
kulli
every
زَوْجٍۭ
zawjin
kind
بَهِيجٍۢ
bahījin
beautiful
Interpretation

And I spread the earth in a manner fitting to live on, placing within it firm mountains so that it does not shake. I also caused all types of beautiful plants and trees to grown on it.

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

8

تَبْصِرَةً وَذِكْرَىٰ لِكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُّنِيبٍ

Giving insight and a reminder for every servant who turns [to Allāh].

Tabsiratanw wa zikraa likulli 'abdim muneeb

Word by word
تَبْصِرَةًۭ
tabṣiratan
Giving insight
وَذِكْرَىٰ
wadhik'rā
and a reminder
لِكُلِّ
likulli
for every
عَبْدٍۢ
ʿabdin
slave
مُّنِيبٍۢ
munībin
who turns
Interpretation

I created all that as an enlightenment and reminder for every servant who turns to his Lord in obedience.

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

9

وَنَزَّلْنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً مُّبَـٰرَكًا فَأَنۢبَتْنَا بِهِۦ جَنَّـٰتٍ وَحَبَّ ٱلْحَصِيدِ

And We have sent down blessed rain from the sky and made grow thereby gardens and grain from the harvest

Wa nazzalnaa minas samaaa'i maaa'am mubaarakan fa ambatnaa bihee jannaatinw wa habbal haseed

Word by word
وَنَزَّلْنَا
wanazzalnā
And We have sent down
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the sky
مَآءًۭ
māan
water
مُّبَـٰرَكًۭا
mubārakan
blessed
فَأَنۢبَتْنَا
fa-anbatnā
then We made to grow
بِهِۦ
bihi
thereby
جَنَّـٰتٍۢ
jannātin
gardens
وَحَبَّ
waḥabba
and grain
ٱلْحَصِيدِ
l-ḥaṣīdi
(for) the harvest
Interpretation

And I send down rainwater from the sky, which contains abundant benefits and goodness. With that water, I then cause gardens to grow and the crops you harvest, i.e. barley etc.

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

10

وَٱلنَّخْلَ بَاسِقَـٰتٍ لَّهَا طَلْعٌ نَّضِيدٌ

And lofty palm trees having fruit arranged in layers -

Wannakhla baasiqaatil laha tal'un nadeed

Word by word
وَٱلنَّخْلَ
wal-nakhla
And the palms trees
بَاسِقَـٰتٍۢ
bāsiqātin
tall
لَّهَا
lahā
for it
طَلْعٌۭ
ṭalʿun
(are) layers
نَّضِيدٌۭ
naḍīdun
arranged
Interpretation

I also cause tall date palms to grow, which have closely arranged minute flowers, one above the other.

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

11

رِّزْقًا لِّلْعِبَادِ ۖ وَأَحْيَيْنَا بِهِۦ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْخُرُوجُ

As provision for the servants, and We have given life thereby to a dead land. Thus is the emergence [i.e., resurrection].

Rizqal lil'ibaad, wa ahyainaa bihee baldatam maitaa; kazaalikal khurooj

Word by word
رِّزْقًۭا
riz'qan
A provision
لِّلْعِبَادِ ۖ
lil'ʿibādi
for the slaves
وَأَحْيَيْنَا
wa-aḥyaynā
and We give life
بِهِۦ
bihi
therewith
بَلْدَةًۭ
baldatan
(to) a land
مَّيْتًۭا ۚ
maytan
dead
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
ٱلْخُرُوجُ
l-khurūju
(will be) the coming forth
Interpretation

I cause all that to grow, as provision for the servants so that they can eat from it. I also revive through the rainwater barren lands which have no growth, and just as I revive the barren earth I will also revive the dead who will emerge alive.

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

12

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلرَّسِّ وَثَمُودُ

The people of Noah denied before them, and the companions of the well and Thamūd

Kazzabat qablahum qawmu Noohinw wa Ashaabur Rassi wa Samood

Word by word
كَذَّبَتْ
kadhabat
Denied
قَبْلَهُمْ
qablahum
before them
قَوْمُ
qawmu
(the) people
نُوحٍۢ
nūḥin
(of) Nuh
وَأَصْحَـٰبُ
wa-aṣḥābu
and (the) companions
ٱلرَّسِّ
l-rasi
(of) Ar-Raas
وَثَمُودُ
wathamūdu
and Thamud
Interpretation

O Messenger! Before these people who have rejected you, many nations rejected their Prophets. The people of Noah, the people of The Well and the Thamud all denied their Prophets.

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

13

وَعَادٌ وَفِرْعَوْنُ وَإِخْوَٰنُ لُوطٍ

And ʿAad and Pharaoh and the brothers [i.e., people] of Lot

Wa 'Aadunw wa Fir'awnu wikhwaanu loot

Word by word
وَعَادٌۭ
waʿādun
And Aad
وَفِرْعَوْنُ
wafir'ʿawnu
and Firaun
وَإِخْوَٰنُ
wa-ikh'wānu
and (the) brothers
لُوطٍۢ
lūṭin
(of) Lut
Interpretation

The Aad and people of Pharaoh, together with the people of Lot, all denied their Prophets.

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

14

وَأَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْأَيْكَةِ وَقَوْمُ تُبَّعٍ ۚ كُلٌّ كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ وَعِيدِ

And the companions of the thicket and the people of Tubbaʿ. All denied the messengers, so My threat was justly fulfilled.

Wa Ashaabul Aykati wa qawmu Tubba'; kullun kazzabar Rusula fahaqqa wa'eed

Word by word
وَأَصْحَـٰبُ
wa-aṣḥābu
And (the) companions
ٱلْأَيْكَةِ
l-aykati
(of) the wood
وَقَوْمُ
waqawmu
and (the) people
تُبَّعٍۢ ۚ
tubbaʿin
(of) Tubba
كُلٌّۭ
kullun
All
كَذَّبَ
kadhaba
denied
ٱلرُّسُلَ
l-rusula
the Messengers
فَحَقَّ
faḥaqqa
so was fulfilled
وَعِيدِ
waʿīdi
My Threat
Interpretation

The people of Shu‘ayb: the people of the Thicket, also denied their Prophet. The punishment that Allah promised them was then proven.

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

15

أَفَعَيِينَا بِٱلْخَلْقِ ٱلْأَوَّلِ ۚ بَلْ هُمْ فِى لَبْسٍ مِّنْ خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ

Did We fail in the first creation? But they are in confusion over a new creation.

Afa'a yeenaa bilkhalqil awwal; bal hum fee labsim min khalqin jadeed

Word by word
أَفَعَيِينَا
afaʿayīnā
Were We then tired
بِٱلْخَلْقِ
bil-khalqi
with the creation
ٱلْأَوَّلِ ۚ
l-awali
the first
بَلْ
bal
Nay
هُمْ
hum
they
فِى
(are) in
لَبْسٍۢ
labsin
doubt
مِّنْ
min
about
خَلْقٍۢ
khalqin
a creation
جَدِيدٍۢ
jadīdin
new
Interpretation

Am I then incapable of having created you in the first instance, that I am incapable of resurrecting you? Rather, they are in confusion about a new creation after their previous creation.

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

16

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِۦ نَفْسُهُۥ ۖ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ ٱلْوَرِيدِ

And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and We are closer to him than [his] jugular vein.

Wa laqad khalaqnal insaana wa na'lamu maa tuwaswisu bihee nafsuhoo wa Nahnu aqrabu ilaihi min hablil wareed

Word by word
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And certainly
خَلَقْنَا
khalaqnā
We created
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ
l-insāna
man
وَنَعْلَمُ
wanaʿlamu
and We know
مَا
what
تُوَسْوِسُ
tuwaswisu
whispers
بِهِۦ
bihi
to him
نَفْسُهُۥ ۖ
nafsuhu
his soul
وَنَحْنُ
wanaḥnu
and We
أَقْرَبُ
aqrabu
(are) nearer
إِلَيْهِ
ilayhi
to him
مِنْ
min
than
حَبْلِ
ḥabli
(his) jugular vein
ٱلْوَرِيدِ
l-warīdi
(his) jugular vein
Interpretation

And I have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him, and I am closer to him than [his] jugular vein. Verily, I created the human and I know the thoughts and desires that pass his mind. I am closer to him than the vein that is present in his neck and connected to his heart.

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

17

إِذْ يَتَلَقَّى ٱلْمُتَلَقِّيَانِ عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ وَعَنِ ٱلشِّمَالِ قَعِيدٌ

When the two receivers [i.e., recording angels] receive, seated on the right and on the left.

'Iz yatalaqqal mutalaqqi yaani 'anil yameeni wa 'anish shimaali qa'eed

Word by word
إِذْ
idh
When
يَتَلَقَّى
yatalaqqā
receive
ٱلْمُتَلَقِّيَانِ
l-mutalaqiyāni
the two receivers
عَنِ
ʿani
on
ٱلْيَمِينِ
l-yamīni
the right
وَعَنِ
waʿani
and on
ٱلشِّمَالِ
l-shimāli
the left
قَعِيدٌۭ
qaʿīdun
seated
Interpretation

When the two receivers receive, seated on the right and on the left. When the two receiving angels receive his deeds: one sitting on his right, and the other seated on his left.

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

18

مَّا يَلْفِظُ مِن قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌ

He [i.e., man] utters no word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record].

Maa yalfizu min qawlin illaa ladaihi raqeebun 'ateed

Word by word
مَّا
Not
يَلْفِظُ
yalfiẓu
he utters
مِن
min
any
قَوْلٍ
qawlin
word
إِلَّا
illā
but
لَدَيْهِ
ladayhi
with him
رَقِيبٌ
raqībun
(is) an observer
عَتِيدٌۭ
ʿatīdun
ready
Interpretation

Man does not utter any word except that with him is an observer prepared [to record]. He does not utter any statement except that there is an angel anticipating whatever he says, present.

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

19

وَجَآءَتْ سَكْرَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنتَ مِنْهُ تَحِيدُ

And the intoxication of death will bring the truth; that is what you were trying to avoid.

Wa jaaa'at kullu nafsim ma'ahaa saaa'iqunw wa shaheed

Word by word
وَجَآءَتْ
wajāat
And will come
سَكْرَةُ
sakratu
(the) stupor
ٱلْمَوْتِ
l-mawti
(of) death
بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖ
bil-ḥaqi
in truth
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
مَا
(is) what
كُنتَ
kunta
you were
مِنْهُ
min'hu
[from it]
تَحِيدُ
taḥīdu
avoiding
Interpretation

And the intoxication of death will bring the truth; that is what you were trying to avoid. The pangs of death are a reality and will come; there is no escaping from them. O negligent human! That is what you used to turn away from and delay.

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

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وَنُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْوَعِيدِ

And the Horn will be blown. That is the Day of [carrying out] the threat.

Wa nufikha fis Soor; zaalika yawmul wa'eed

Word by word
وَنُفِخَ
wanufikha
And will be blown
فِى
[in]
ٱلصُّورِ ۚ
l-ṣūri
the trumpet
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
يَوْمُ
yawmu
(is the) Day
ٱلْوَعِيدِ
l-waʿīdi
(of) the Warning
Interpretation

And the Horn will be blown. That is the Day of [carrying out] the threat. The angel appointed to blow the trumpet will blow for the second time. That is the Day of Judgement, the day of the punishment the disbelievers and sinners have been warned of.

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

21

وَجَآءَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّعَهَا سَآئِقٌ وَشَهِيدٌ

And every soul will come, with it a driver and a witness.

Wa jaaa'at kullu nafsim ma'ahaa saaa'iqunw wa shaheed

Word by word
وَجَآءَتْ
wajāat
And will come
كُلُّ
kullu
every
نَفْسٍۢ
nafsin
soul
مَّعَهَا
maʿahā
with it
سَآئِقٌۭ
sāiqun
a driver
وَشَهِيدٌۭ
washahīdun
and a witness
Interpretation

And every soul will come, with it a driver and a witness. Each soul will come with an angel driving it, and an angel testifying against it for its deeds.

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

22

لَّقَدْ كُنتَ فِى غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هَـٰذَا فَكَشَفْنَا عَنكَ غِطَآءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ حَدِيدٌ

[It will be said], "You were certainly in unmindfulness of this, and We have removed from you your cover, so your sight, this Day, is sharp."

Laqad kunta fee ghaf latim min haazaa fakashafnaa 'anka ghitaaa'aka fabasarukal yawma hadeed

Word by word
لَّقَدْ
laqad
Certainly
كُنتَ
kunta
you were
فِى
in
غَفْلَةٍۢ
ghaflatin
heedlessness
مِّنْ
min
of
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
this
فَكَشَفْنَا
fakashafnā
So We have removed
عَنكَ
ʿanka
from you
غِطَآءَكَ
ghiṭāaka
your cover
فَبَصَرُكَ
fabaṣaruka
so your sight
ٱلْيَوْمَ
l-yawma
today
حَدِيدٌۭ
ḥadīdun
(is) sharp
Interpretation

[It will be said], “You were certainly in heedlessness of this, and I have removed from you your cover, so your sight, this Day, is sharp.” It will be said to this human who is being driven, verily, in the world you were in neglect regarding this day because of you being deceived by your desires and pleasures. So I have removed your neglect from you by the punishment and horror you see before you. Your eyesight is sharp today; you now see everything you were neglectful of!

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

23

وَقَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ هَـٰذَا مَا لَدَىَّ عَتِيدٌ

And his companion, [the angel], will say, "This [record] is what is with me, prepared."

Wa qaala qareenuhoo haazaa maa ladaiya 'ateed

Word by word
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And (will) say
قَرِينُهُۥ
qarīnuhu
his companion
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
This
مَا
(is) what
لَدَىَّ
ladayya
(is) with me
عَتِيدٌ
ʿatīdun
ready
Interpretation

And his companion, [the angel], will say, “This [record] is what is with me, prepared.” His companion, the angel appointed to him will say, “These are his actions I have with me that I present, without any increase nor decrease.”

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

24

أَلْقِيَا فِى جَهَنَّمَ كُلَّ كَفَّارٍ عَنِيدٍ

[Allāh will say], "Throw into Hell every obstinate disbeliever,

Alqiyaa fee Jahannama kulla kaffaarin 'aneed

Word by word
أَلْقِيَا
alqiyā
Throw
فِى
in (to)
جَهَنَّمَ
jahannama
Hell
كُلَّ
kulla
every
كَفَّارٍ
kaffārin
disbeliever
عَنِيدٍۢ
ʿanīdin
stubborn
Interpretation

[Allah will say], “Throw into Hell every obstinate disbeliever, Allah will say to the two angels: the driver and the testifier, “Throw into hell every stubborn rejector of the truth.”

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

25

مَّنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ مُّرِيبٍ

Preventer of good, aggressor, and doubter,

Mannaa'il lilkhayri mu'tadim mureeb

Word by word
مَّنَّاعٍۢ
mannāʿin
Forbidder
لِّلْخَيْرِ
lil'khayri
of good
مُعْتَدٍۢ
muʿ'tadin
transgressor
مُّرِيبٍ
murībin
doubter
Interpretation

Preventer of good, aggressor, and doubter, “Who is frequent preventer of the truth Allah has made obligatory on him, transgressor of the limits of Allah, doubter in whatever promise or warning he is given.”

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

26

ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَأَلْقِيَاهُ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلشَّدِيدِ

Who made [as equal] with Allāh another deity; then throw him into the severe punishment."

Allazee ja'ala ma'al laahi ilaahan aakhara fa alqiyaahu fil'azaabish shadeed

Word by word
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
Who
جَعَلَ
jaʿala
made
مَعَ
maʿa
with
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
إِلَـٰهًا
ilāhan
a god
ءَاخَرَ
ākhara
another
فَأَلْقِيَاهُ
fa-alqiyāhu
so throw him
فِى
in(to)
ٱلْعَذَابِ
l-ʿadhābi
the punishment
ٱلشَّدِيدِ
l-shadīdi
the severe
Interpretation

Who made [as equal] with Allah another deity; then throw him into the severe punishment. “The one who attributes another deity with Allah and makes him a partner in worship. So throw him into the severe punishment.”

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

27

۞ قَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ رَبَّنَا مَآ أَطْغَيْتُهُۥ وَلَـٰكِن كَانَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍۭ بَعِيدٍ

His [devil] companion will say, "Our Lord, I did not make him transgress, but he [himself] was in extreme error."

Qaala qareenuhoo Rabbanaa maaa atghaituhoo wa laakin kaana fee dalaahim ba'eed

Word by word
۞ قَالَ
qāla
Will say
قَرِينُهُۥ
qarīnuhu
his companion
رَبَّنَا
rabbanā
Our Lord
مَآ
not
أَطْغَيْتُهُۥ
aṭghaytuhu
I made him transgress
وَلَـٰكِن
walākin
but
كَانَ
kāna
he was
فِى
in
ضَلَـٰلٍۭ
ḍalālin
error
بَعِيدٍۢ
baʿīdin
far
Interpretation

His [satan] companion will say, “Our Lord, I did not make him transgress, but he [himself] was in extreme error.” His companion from the satans will say, proclaiming innocence from him, “O my Lord! I did not lead him astray; he himself was in deviance, far away from the truth.”

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

28

قَالَ لَا تَخْتَصِمُوا۟ لَدَىَّ وَقَدْ قَدَّمْتُ إِلَيْكُم بِٱلْوَعِيدِ

[Allāh] will say, "Do not dispute before Me, while I had already presented to you the threat [i.e., warning].

Qaala laa takhtasimoo ladaayya wa qad qaddamtu ilaikum bilwa'eed

Word by word
قَالَ
qāla
He will say
لَا
(Do) not
تَخْتَصِمُوا۟
takhtaṣimū
dispute
لَدَىَّ
ladayya
(in) My presence
وَقَدْ
waqad
and indeed
قَدَّمْتُ
qaddamtu
I sent forth
إِلَيْكُم
ilaykum
to you
بِٱلْوَعِيدِ
bil-waʿīdi
the Warning
Interpretation

[Allah] will say, “Do not dispute before Me, while I had already presented to you the warning. Allah will say: “Do not argue in front of Me; there is no benefit in that, because I gave the message to you in the world beforehand with the severe warnings that My messengers brought to you for those who disbelieved in Me and disobeyed Me.

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

29

مَا يُبَدَّلُ ٱلْقَوْلُ لَدَىَّ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِظَلَّـٰمٍ لِّلْعَبِيدِ

The word [i.e., decree] will not be changed with Me, and never will I be unjust to the servants."

Maa yubaddalul qawlu ladaiya wa maaa ana bizal laamil lil'abeed

Word by word
مَا
Not
يُبَدَّلُ
yubaddalu
will be changed
ٱلْقَوْلُ
l-qawlu
the word
لَدَىَّ
ladayya
with Me
وَمَآ
wamā
and not
أَنَا۠
anā
I Am
بِظَلَّـٰمٍۢ
biẓallāmin
unjust
لِّلْعَبِيدِ
lil'ʿabīdi
to My slaves
Interpretation

The word will not be changed with Me, and never will I be unjust to the servants.” The statement cannot be changed with Me, and I do not turn back on My promise. I do not oppress My servants by decreasing their good deeds, nor by increasing their evil deeds. Rather, I requite them for whatever they have done.

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

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يَوْمَ نَقُولُ لِجَهَنَّمَ هَلِ ٱمْتَلَأْتِ وَتَقُولُ هَلْ مِن مَّزِيدٍ

On the Day We will say to Hell, "Have you been filled?" and it will say, "Are there some more,"

Yawma naqoolu li'jahannama halim talaati wa taqoolu hal mim mazeed

Word by word
يَوْمَ
yawma
(The) Day
نَقُولُ
naqūlu
We will say
لِجَهَنَّمَ
lijahannama
to Hell
هَلِ
hali
Are
ٱمْتَلَأْتِ
im'talati
you filled
وَتَقُولُ
wataqūlu
And it will say
هَلْ
hal
Are
مِن
min
(there) any
مَّزِيدٍۢ
mazīdin
more
Interpretation

On the Day I will say to Hell, “Have you been filled?” and it will say, “Are there some more,” On the day I will say to hell, “Are you full with all the disbelievers and sinners that have been thrown into you?” It will reply to its Lord, saying, “Is there any more?” asking for more, angry for its Lord.

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

31

وَأُزْلِفَتِ ٱلْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ

And Paradise will be brought near to the righteous, not far,

Wa uzlifatil jannatu lil muttaqeena ghaira ba'eed

Word by word
وَأُزْلِفَتِ
wa-uz'lifati
And will be brought near
ٱلْجَنَّةُ
l-janatu
the Paradise
لِلْمُتَّقِينَ
lil'muttaqīna
to the righteous
غَيْرَ
ghayra
not
بَعِيدٍ
baʿīdin
far
Interpretation

And Paradise will be brought near to the righteous, not far, And Paradise will be brought close for those who were mindful of their Lord by fulfilling His commands and refraining from things he did not allow. They will see all the blessings within it, without it being far from them.

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

32

هَـٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِكُلِّ أَوَّابٍ حَفِيظٍ

[It will be said], "This is what you were promised - for every returner [to Allāh] and keeper [of His covenant].

Haaza maa too'adoona likulli awwaabin hafeez

Word by word
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
This
مَا
(is) what
تُوعَدُونَ
tūʿadūna
you were promised
لِكُلِّ
likulli
for everyone
أَوَّابٍ
awwābin
who turns
حَفِيظٍۢ
ḥafīẓin
(and) who keeps
Interpretation

[It will be said], “This is what you were promised - for every returner [to Allah] and keeper [of His covenant] It will be said to them: “This is what Allah promised every one of you who frequently repents to his Lord and upholds whatever his Lord made obligatory upon him.”

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

33

مَّنْ خَشِىَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَجَآءَ بِقَلْبٍ مُّنِيبٍ

Who feared the Most Merciful in the unseen and came with a heart returning [in repentance].

Man khashiyar Rahmaana bilghaibi wa jaaa'a biqalbim muneeb

Word by word
مَّنْ
man
Who
خَشِىَ
khashiya
feared
ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنَ
l-raḥmāna
the Most Gracious
بِٱلْغَيْبِ
bil-ghaybi
in the unseen
وَجَآءَ
wajāa
and came
بِقَلْبٍۢ
biqalbin
with a heart
مُّنِيبٍ
munībin
returning
Interpretation

Who feared the Merciful in private and came with a heart repenting heart. Whoever fears Allah in private, where none can see him except Allah, and meets Allah with a pure heart while having frequently turned to Him in humility.

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

34

ٱدْخُلُوهَا بِسَلَـٰمٍ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْخُلُودِ

Enter it in peace. This is the Day of Eternity."

Udkhuloohaa bisalaamin zaalika yawmul khulood

Word by word
ٱدْخُلُوهَا
ud'khulūhā
Enter it
بِسَلَـٰمٍۢ ۖ
bisalāmin
in peace
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
يَوْمُ
yawmu
(is) a Day
ٱلْخُلُودِ
l-khulūdi
(of) Eternity
Interpretation

Enter it in peace. This is the Day of Eternity.” It will be said to them: “Enter into Paradise in total safety from everything you dislike. It is a day of eternity, one which is everlasting.”

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

35

لَهُم مَّا يَشَآءُونَ فِيهَا وَلَدَيْنَا مَزِيدٌ

They will have whatever they wish therein, and with Us is more.

Lahum maa yashaaa'oona feehaa wa ladainaa mazeed

Word by word
لَهُم
lahum
For them
مَّا
whatever
يَشَآءُونَ
yashāūna
they wish
فِيهَا
fīhā
therein
وَلَدَيْنَا
waladaynā
and with Us
مَزِيدٌۭ
mazīdun
(is) more
Interpretation

They will have whatever they wish therein, and with Me is more. They will have every everlasting blessing they desire in it, and I have many more blessings for them that no eye has ever seen, nor any ear has ever heard of, nor any heart of man has ever imagined. One of them is seeing Me may I be glorified.

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

36

وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُم بَطْشًا فَنَقَّبُوا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ هَلْ مِن مَّحِيصٍ

And how many a generation before them did We destroy who were greater than them in [striking] power and had explored throughout the lands. Is there any place of escape?

Wa kam ahlaknaa qablahum min qarnin hum ashaddu minhum batshan fanaqqaboo fil bilaad, hal mim mahees

Word by word
وَكَمْ
wakam
And how many
أَهْلَكْنَا
ahlaknā
We destroyed
قَبْلَهُم
qablahum
before them
مِّن
min
of
قَرْنٍ
qarnin
a generation
هُمْ
hum
they
أَشَدُّ
ashaddu
(were) stronger
مِنْهُم
min'hum
than them
بَطْشًۭا
baṭshan
(in) power
فَنَقَّبُوا۟
fanaqqabū
so they explored
فِى
throughout
ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ
l-bilādi
the lands
هَلْ
hal
Is (there)
مِن
min
any
مَّحِيصٍ
maḥīṣin
place of escape
Interpretation

How many nations there were which I destroyed before these denying idolaters amongst the people of Makkah. They searched in the lands hoping to find a place to run to, but they did not find it.

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

37

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَذِكْرَىٰ لِمَن كَانَ لَهُۥ قَلْبٌ أَوْ أَلْقَى ٱلسَّمْعَ وَهُوَ شَهِيدٌ

Indeed in that is a reminder for whoever has a heart or who listens while he is present [in mind].

Inna fee zaalika lazikraa liman kaana lahoo qalbun aw alqas sam'a wa huwa shaheed

Word by word
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فِى
in
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
لَذِكْرَىٰ
ladhik'rā
surely, is a reminder
لِمَن
liman
for (one) who
كَانَ
kāna
is
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
قَلْبٌ
qalbun
a heart
أَوْ
aw
or
أَلْقَى
alqā
(who) gives ear
ٱلسَّمْعَ
l-samʿa
(who) gives ear
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
while he
شَهِيدٌۭ
shahīdun
(is) a witness
Interpretation

In that destruction of the previous nations which has been mentioned are a reminder and lesson for one who has a heart to understand with, or who listens attentively with presence of mind, and not absentmindedly.

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

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وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ وَمَا مَسَّنَا مِن لُّغُوبٍ

And We did certainly create the heavens and earth and what is between them in six days, and there touched Us no weariness.

Wa laqad khalaqnas samaawaati wal arda wa maa bainahumaa fee sittati ayyaamin wa maa massanaa mil lughoob

Word by word
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And certainly
خَلَقْنَا
khalaqnā
We created
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضَ
wal-arḍa
and the earth
وَمَا
wamā
and whatever
بَيْنَهُمَا
baynahumā
(is) between both of them
فِى
in
سِتَّةِ
sittati
six
أَيَّامٍۢ
ayyāmin
periods
وَمَا
wamā
and (did) not
مَسَّنَا
massanā
touch Us
مِن
min
any
لُّغُوبٍۢ
lughūbin
fatigue
Interpretation

And I created the heavens and I created the earth and whatever is between the heavens and the earth in six days, despite My power to create them in one moment, and I was not affected by tiredness as the Jews say.

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

39

فَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ ٱلْغُرُوبِ

So be patient, [O Muḥammad], over what they say and exalt [Allāh] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting,

Fasbir 'alaa maa yaqooloona wa sabbih bihamdi Rabbika qabla tuloo'ish shamsi wa qablal ghuroob

Word by word
فَٱصْبِرْ
fa-iṣ'bir
So be patient
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
over
مَا
what
يَقُولُونَ
yaqūlūna
they say
وَسَبِّحْ
wasabbiḥ
and glorify
بِحَمْدِ
biḥamdi
(the) praise
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
(of) your Lord
قَبْلَ
qabla
before
طُلُوعِ
ṭulūʿi
(the) rising
ٱلشَّمْسِ
l-shamsi
(of) the sun
وَقَبْلَ
waqabla
and before
ٱلْغُرُوبِ
l-ghurūbi
the setting
Interpretation

So be patient, O Messenger, on what the Jews and others say, and pray the Fajr prayer to your Lord, praising Him before sunrise, and pray Asr before sunset.

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

40

وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَأَدْبَـٰرَ ٱلسُّجُودِ

And [in part] of the night exalt Him and after prostration [i.e., prayer].

Wa minal laili fasabbih hu wa adbaaras sujood

Word by word
وَمِنَ
wamina
And of
ٱلَّيْلِ
al-layli
the night
فَسَبِّحْهُ
fasabbiḥ'hu
glorify Him
وَأَدْبَـٰرَ
wa-adbāra
and after
ٱلسُّجُودِ
l-sujūdi
the prostration
Interpretation

Glorify Him at night and after the prayers.

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

41

وَٱسْتَمِعْ يَوْمَ يُنَادِ ٱلْمُنَادِ مِن مَّكَانٍ قَرِيبٍ

And listen on the Day when the Caller will call out from a place that is near -

Wastami' yawma yunaa dil munaadi mim makaanin qareeb

Word by word
وَٱسْتَمِعْ
wa-is'tamiʿ
And listen
يَوْمَ
yawma
(The) Day
يُنَادِ
yunādi
will call
ٱلْمُنَادِ
l-munādi
the caller
مِن
min
from
مَّكَانٍۢ
makānin
a place
قَرِيبٍۢ
qarībin
near
Interpretation

O Messenger, listen on the day when the angel appointed to blow the trumpet a second time calls from a close place.

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

42

يَوْمَ يَسْمَعُونَ ٱلصَّيْحَةَ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْخُرُوجِ

The Day they will hear the blast [of the Horn] in truth. That is the Day of Emergence [from the graves].

Yawma yasmaoonas sai hata bilhaqq zaalika yawmul khurooj

Word by word
يَوْمَ
yawma
(The) Day
يَسْمَعُونَ
yasmaʿūna
they will hear
ٱلصَّيْحَةَ
l-ṣayḥata
the Blast
بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ
bil-ḥaqi
in truth
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
يَوْمُ
yawmu
(is the) Day
ٱلْخُرُوجِ
l-khurūji
(of) coming forth
Interpretation

On the day the creation will hear the blast of the resurrection, in truth without any doubt. That day which they will hear it in is the day the dead will come out of their graves for the accounting and resurrection.

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

43

إِنَّا نَحْنُ نُحْىِۦ وَنُمِيتُ وَإِلَيْنَا ٱلْمَصِيرُ

Indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and to Us is the destination

Innaa Nahnu nuhyee wa numeetu wa ilainal maseer

Word by word
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, We
نَحْنُ
naḥnu
[We]
نُحْىِۦ
nuḥ'yī
[We] give life
وَنُمِيتُ
wanumītu
and [We] cause death
وَإِلَيْنَا
wa-ilaynā
and to Us
ٱلْمَصِيرُ
l-maṣīru
(is) the final return
Interpretation

It is I who gives life and death. There is nobody to give life and death besides Me. And to Me alone is the return of the servants on the day of judgment.

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

44

يَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ ٱلْأَرْضُ عَنْهُمْ سِرَاعًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ حَشْرٌ عَلَيْنَا يَسِيرٌ

On the Day the earth breaks away from them [and they emerge] rapidly; that is a gathering easy for Us.

Yawma tashaqqaqul ardu 'anhum siraa'aa; zaalika hashrun 'alainaa yaseer

Word by word
يَوْمَ
yawma
(The) Day
تَشَقَّقُ
tashaqqaqu
will split
ٱلْأَرْضُ
l-arḍu
the earth
عَنْهُمْ
ʿanhum
from them
سِرَاعًۭا ۚ
sirāʿan
hurrying
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
حَشْرٌ
ḥashrun
(is) a gathering
عَلَيْنَا
ʿalaynā
for Us
يَسِيرٌۭ
yasīrun
easy
Interpretation

On the day the earth will break away from them, then they will come out quickly. That is an easy gathering for Me.

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

45

نَّحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ ۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِجَبَّارٍ ۖ فَذَكِّرْ بِٱلْقُرْءَانِ مَن يَخَافُ وَعِيدِ

We are most knowing of what they say, and you are not over them a tyrant. But remind by the Qur’ān whoever fears My threat.

Nahnu a'lamu bimaa yaqooloona wa maaa anta 'alihim bijabbaarin fazakkir bil quraani many yakhaafu wa'eed

Word by word
نَّحْنُ
naḥnu
We
أَعْلَمُ
aʿlamu
know best
بِمَا
bimā
[of] what
يَقُولُونَ ۖ
yaqūlūna
they say
وَمَآ
wamā
and not
أَنتَ
anta
(are) you
عَلَيْهِم
ʿalayhim
over them
بِجَبَّارٍۢ ۖ
bijabbārin
the one to compel
فَذَكِّرْ
fadhakkir
But remind
بِٱلْقُرْءَانِ
bil-qur'āni
with the Quran
مَن
man
whoever
يَخَافُ
yakhāfu
fears
وَعِيدِ
waʿīdi
My threat
Interpretation

I know best what these deniers say. And you are not imposed on them, O Messenger, to force them to accept faith. You are only a conveyer of what Allah has ordered you to convey, so remind through the Qur’ān he who fears my warning to the disbelievers and the sinful, because the fearful is the one who takes advice and takes reminders when reminded.

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