Chapter 43, 89 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم حم
Ha Mim.
Ha, Meem.
والكتاب المبين
I swear by the Book that makes things clear:
By the clear Book,
إنا جعلناه قرآنا عربيا لعلكم تعقلون
Surely We have made it an Arabic Quran that you may understand.
Indeed, We have made it an Arabic Qur'an that you might understand.
وإنه في أم الكتاب لدينا لعلي حكيم
And surely it is in the original of the Book with Us, truly elevated, full of wisdom.
And indeed it is, in the Mother of the Book with Us, exalted and full of wisdom.
أفنضرب عنكم الذكر صفحا أن كنتم قوما مسرفين
What! shall We then turn away the reminder from you altogether because you are an extravagant people?
Then should We turn the message away, disregarding you, because you are a transgressing people?
وكم أرسلنا من نبي في الأولين
And how many a prophet have We sent among the ancients.
And how many a prophet We sent among the former peoples,
وما يأتيهم من نبي إلا كانوا به يستهزئون
And there came not to them a prophet but they mocked at him.
But there would not come to them a prophet except that they used to ridicule him.
فأهلكنا أشد منهم بطشا ومضى مثل الأولين
Then We destroyed those who were stronger than these in prowess, and the case of the ancients has gone before,
And We destroyed greater than them in [striking] power, and the example of the former peoples has preceded.
ولئن سألتهم من خلق السماوات والأرض ليقولن خلقهن العزيز العليم
And if you should ask them, Who created the heavens and the earth? they would most certainly say: The Mighty, the Knowing One, has created them;
And if you should ask them, "Who has created the heavens and the earth?" they would surely say, "They were created by the Exalted in Might, the Knowing."
الذي جعل لكم الأرض مهدا وجعل لكم فيها سبلا لعلكم تهتدون
He Who made the earth a resting - place for you, and made in it ways for you that you may go aright;
[The one] who has made for you the earth a bed and made for you upon it roads that you might be guided
والذي نزل من السماء ماء بقدر فأنشرنا به بلدة ميتا ۚ كذلك تخرجون
And He Who sends down water from the cloud according to a measure, then We raise to life thereby a dead country, even thus shall you be brought forth;
And who sends down rain from the sky in measured amounts, and We revive thereby a dead land - thus will you be brought forth -
والذي خلق الأزواج كلها وجعل لكم من الفلك والأنعام ما تركبون
And He Who created pairs of all things, and made for you of the ships and the cattle what you ride on,
And who created the species, all of them, and has made for you of ships and animals those which you mount.
لتستووا على ظهوره ثم تذكروا نعمة ربكم إذا استويتم عليه وتقولوا سبحان الذي سخر لنا هذا وما كنا له مقرنين
That you may firmly sit on their backs, then remember the favor of your Lord when you are firmly seated thereon, and say: Glory be to Him Who made this subservient to us and we were not able to do it
That you may settle yourselves upon their backs and then remember the favor of your Lord when you have settled upon them and say. "Exalted is He who has subjected this to us, and we could not have [otherwise] subdued it.
وإنا إلى ربنا لمنقلبون
And surely to our Lord we must return.
And indeed we, to our Lord, will [surely] return."
وجعلوا له من عباده جزءا ۚ إن الإنسان لكفور مبين
And they assign to Him a part of His servants; man, to be sure, is clearly ungrateful.
But they have attributed to Him from His servants a portion. Indeed, man is clearly ungrateful.
أم اتخذ مما يخلق بنات وأصفاكم بالبنين
What! has He taken daughters to Himself of what He Himself creates and chosen you to have sons?
Or has He taken, out of what He has created, daughters and chosen you for [having] sons?
وإذا بشر أحدهم بما ضرب للرحمن مثلا ظل وجهه مسودا وهو كظيم
And when one of them is given news of that of which he sets up as a likeness for the Beneficent Allah, his face becomes black and he is full of rage.
And when one of them is given good tidings of that which he attributes to the Most Merciful in comparison, his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.
أومن ينشأ في الحلية وهو في الخصام غير مبين
What! that which is made in ornaments and which in contention is unable to make plain speech!
So is one brought up in ornaments while being during conflict unevident [attributed to Allah]?
وجعلوا الملائكة الذين هم عباد الرحمن إناثا ۚ أشهدوا خلقهم ۚ ستكتب شهادتهم ويسألون
And they make the angels - - them who are the servants of the Beneficent Allah - - female (divinities). What! did they witness their creation? Their evidence shall be written down and they shall be questioned.
And they have made the angels, who are servants of the Most Merciful, females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be questioned.
وقالوا لو شاء الرحمن ما عبدناهم ۗ ما لهم بذلك من علم ۖ إن هم إلا يخرصون
And they say: If the Beneficent Allah had pleased, we should never have worshipped them. They have no knowledge of this; they only lie.
And they said, "If the Most Merciful had willed, we would not have worshipped them." They have of that no knowledge. They are not but falsifying.
أم آتيناهم كتابا من قبله فهم به مستمسكون
Or have We given them a book before it so that they hold fast to it?
Or have We given them a book before the Qur'an to which they are adhering?
بل قالوا إنا وجدنا آباءنا على أمة وإنا على آثارهم مهتدون
Nay! they say: We found our fathers on a course, and surely we are guided by their footsteps.
Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps [rightly] guided."
وكذلك ما أرسلنا من قبلك في قرية من نذير إلا قال مترفوها إنا وجدنا آباءنا على أمة وإنا على آثارهم مقتدون
And thus, We did not send before you any warner in a town, but those who led easy lives in it said: Surely we found our fathers on a course, and surely we are followers of their footsteps.
And similarly, We did not send before you any warner into a city except that its affluent said, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are, in their footsteps, following."
۞ قال أولو جئتكم بأهدى مما وجدتم عليه آباءكم ۖ قالوا إنا بما أرسلتم به كافرون
(The warner) said: What! even if I bring to you a better guide than that on which you found your fathers? They said: Surely we are unbelievers in that with which you are sent.
[Each warner] said, "Even if I brought you better guidance than that [religion] upon which you found your fathers?" They said, "Indeed we, in that with which you were sent, are disbelievers."
فانتقمنا منهم ۖ فانظر كيف كان عاقبة المكذبين
So We inflicted retribution on them, then see how was the end of the rejecters.
So we took retribution from them; then see how was the end of the deniers.
وإذ قال إبراهيم لأبيه وقومه إنني براء مما تعبدون
And when Ibrahim said to his father and his people: Surely I am clear of what you worship,
And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham said to his father and his people, "Indeed, I am disassociated from that which you worship
إلا الذي فطرني فإنه سيهدين
Save Him Who created me, for surely He will guide me.
Except for He who created me; and indeed, He will guide me."
وجعلها كلمة باقية في عقبه لعلهم يرجعون
And he made it a word to continue in his posterity that they may return.
And he made it a word remaining among his descendants that they might return [to it].
بل متعت هؤلاء وآباءهم حتى جاءهم الحق ورسول مبين
Nay! I gave them and their fathers to enjoy until there came to them the truth and an Apostle making manifest (the truth).
However, I gave enjoyment to these [people of Makkah] and their fathers until there came to them the truth and a clear Messenger.
ولما جاءهم الحق قالوا هذا سحر وإنا به كافرون
And when there came to them the truth they said: This is magic, and surely we are disbelievers in it.
But when the truth came to them, they said, "This is magic, and indeed we are, concerning it, disbelievers."
وقالوا لولا نزل هذا القرآن على رجل من القريتين عظيم
And they say: Why was not this Quran revealed to a man of importance in the two towns?
And they said, "Why was this Qur'an not sent down upon a great man from [one of] the two cities?"
أهم يقسمون رحمت ربك ۚ نحن قسمنا بينهم معيشتهم في الحياة الدنيا ۚ ورفعنا بعضهم فوق بعض درجات ليتخذ بعضهم بعضا سخريا ۗ ورحمت ربك خير مما يجمعون
Will they distribute the mercy of your Lord? We distribute among them their livelihood in the life of this world, and We j have exalted some of them above others in degrees, that some of them may take others in subjection; and the mercy of your Lord is better than what they amass.
Do they distribute the mercy of your Lord? It is We who have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of this world and have raised some of them above others in degrees [of rank] that they may make use of one another for service. But the mercy of your Lord is better than whatever they accumulate.
ولولا أن يكون الناس أمة واحدة لجعلنا لمن يكفر بالرحمن لبيوتهم سقفا من فضة ومعارج عليها يظهرون
And were it not that all people had been a single nation, We would certainly have assigned to those who disbelieve in the Beneficent Allah (to make) of silver the roofs of their houses and the stairs by which they ascend.
And if it were not that the people would become one community [of disbelievers], We would have made for those who disbelieve in the Most Merciful - for their houses - ceilings and stairways of silver upon which to mount
ولبيوتهم أبوابا وسررا عليها يتكئون
And the doors of their houses and the couches on which they recline,
And for their houses - doors and couches [of silver] upon which to recline
وزخرفا ۚ وإن كل ذلك لما متاع الحياة الدنيا ۚ والآخرة عند ربك للمتقين
And (other) embellishments of gold; and all this is naught but provision of this world's life, and the hereafter is with your Lord only for those who guard (against evil).
And gold ornament. But all that is not but the enjoyment of worldly life. And the Hereafter with your Lord is for the righteous.
ومن يعش عن ذكر الرحمن نقيض له شيطانا فهو له قرين
And whoever turns himself away from the remembrance of the Beneficent Allah, We appoint for him a Shaitan, so he becomes his associate.
And whoever is blinded from remembrance of the Most Merciful - We appoint for him a devil, and he is to him a companion.
وإنهم ليصدونهم عن السبيل ويحسبون أنهم مهتدون
And most surely they turn them away from the path, and they think that they are guided aright:
And indeed, the devils avert them from the way [of guidance] while they think that they are [rightly] guided
حتى إذا جاءنا قال يا ليت بيني وبينك بعد المشرقين فبئس القرين
Until when he comes to Us, he says: O would that between me and you there were the distance of the East and the West; so evil is the associate!
Until, when he comes to Us [at Judgement], he says [to his companion], "Oh, I wish there was between me and you the distance between the east and west - how wretched a companion."
ولن ينفعكم اليوم إذ ظلمتم أنكم في العذاب مشتركون
And since you were unjust, it will not profit you this day that you are sharers in the chastisement.
And never will it benefit you that Day, when you have wronged, that you are [all] sharing in the punishment.
أفأنت تسمع الصم أو تهدي العمي ومن كان في ضلال مبين
What! can you then make the deaf to hear or guide the blind and him who is in clear error?
Then will you make the deaf hear, [O Muhammad], or guide the blind or he who is in clear error?
فإما نذهبن بك فإنا منهم منتقمون
But if We should take you away, still We shall inflict retribution on them;
And whether [or not] We take you away [in death], indeed, We will take retribution upon them.
أو نرينك الذي وعدناهم فإنا عليهم مقتدرون
Rather We will certainly show you that which We have promised them; for surely We are the possessors of full power over them.
Or whether [or not] We show you that which We have promised them, indeed, We are Perfect in Ability.
فاستمسك بالذي أوحي إليك ۖ إنك على صراط مستقيم
Therefore hold fast to that which has been revealed to you; surely you are on the right path.
So adhere to that which is revealed to you. Indeed, you are on a straight path.
وإنه لذكر لك ولقومك ۖ وسوف تسألون
And most surely it is a reminder for you and your people, and you shall soon be questioned.
And indeed, it is a remembrance for you and your people, and you [all] are going to be questioned.
واسأل من أرسلنا من قبلك من رسلنا أجعلنا من دون الرحمن آلهة يعبدون
And ask those of Our apostles whom We sent before you: Did We ever appoint gods to be worshipped besides the Beneficent Allah?
And ask those We sent before you of Our messengers; have We made besides the Most Merciful deities to be worshipped?
ولقد أرسلنا موسى بآياتنا إلى فرعون وملئه فقال إني رسول رب العالمين
And certainly We sent Musa with Our communications to Firon and his chiefs, so he said: Surely I am the apostle of the Lord of the worlds.
And certainly did We send Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his establishment, and he said, "Indeed, I am the messenger of the Lord of the worlds."
فلما جاءهم بآياتنا إذا هم منها يضحكون
But when he came to them with Our signs, lo! they laughed at them.
But when he brought them Our signs, at once they laughed at them.
وما نريهم من آية إلا هي أكبر من أختها ۖ وأخذناهم بالعذاب لعلهم يرجعون
And We did not show them a sign but it was greater than its like, and We overtook them with chastisement that they may turn.
And We showed them not a sign except that it was greater than its sister, and We seized them with affliction that perhaps they might return [to faith].
وقالوا يا أيه الساحر ادع لنا ربك بما عهد عندك إننا لمهتدون
And they said: O magician! call on your Lord for our sake, as He has made the covenant with you; we shall surely be the followers of the right way.
And they said [to Moses], "O magician, invoke for us your Lord by what He has promised you. Indeed, we will be guided."
فلما كشفنا عنهم العذاب إذا هم ينكثون
But when We removed from them the chastisement, lo! they broke the pledge.
But when We removed from them the affliction, at once they broke their word.
ونادى فرعون في قومه قال يا قوم أليس لي ملك مصر وهذه الأنهار تجري من تحتي ۖ أفلا تبصرون
And Firon proclaimed amongst his people: O my people! is not the kingdom of Egypt mine? And these rivers flow beneath me; do you not then see?
And Pharaoh called out among his people; he said, "O my people, does not the kingdom of Egypt belong to me, and these rivers flowing beneath me; then do you not see?
أم أنا خير من هذا الذي هو مهين ولا يكاد يبين
Nay! I am better than this fellow, who is contemptible, and who can hardly speak distinctly:
Or am I [not] better than this one who is insignificant and hardly makes himself clear?
فلولا ألقي عليه أسورة من ذهب أو جاء معه الملائكة مقترنين
But why have not bracelets of gold been put upon him, or why have there not come with him angels as companions?
Then why have there not been placed upon him bracelets of gold or come with him the angels in conjunction?"
فاستخف قومه فأطاعوه ۚ إنهم كانوا قوما فاسقين
So he incited his people to levity and they obeyed him: surely they were a transgressing people.
So he bluffed his people, and they obeyed him. Indeed, they were [themselves] a people defiantly disobedient [of Allah].
فلما آسفونا انتقمنا منهم فأغرقناهم أجمعين
Then when they displeased Us, We inflicted a retribution on them, so We drowned them all together,
And when they angered Us, We took retribution from them and drowned them all.
فجعلناهم سلفا ومثلا للآخرين
And We made them a precedent and example to the later generations.
And We made them a precedent and an example for the later peoples.
۞ ولما ضرب ابن مريم مثلا إذا قومك منه يصدون
And when a description of the son of Marium is given, lo! your people raise a clamor thereat.
And when the son of Mary was presented as an example, immediately your people laughed aloud.
وقالوا أآلهتنا خير أم هو ۚ ما ضربوه لك إلا جدلا ۚ بل هم قوم خصمون
And they say: Are our gods better, or is he? They do not set it forth to you save by way of disputation; nay, they are a contentious people.
And they said, "Are your gods better, or is he?" They did not present the comparison except for [mere] argument. But, [in fact], they are a people prone to dispute.
إن هو إلا عبد أنعمنا عليه وجعلناه مثلا لبني إسرائيل
He was naught but a servant on whom We bestowed favor, and We made him an example for the children of Israel.
Jesus was not but a servant upon whom We bestowed favor, and We made him an example for the Children of Israel.
ولو نشاء لجعلنا منكم ملائكة في الأرض يخلفون
And if We please, We could make among you angels to be successors in the land.
And if We willed, We could have made [instead] of you angels succeeding [one another] on the earth.
وإنه لعلم للساعة فلا تمترن بها واتبعون ۚ هذا صراط مستقيم
And most surely it is a knowledge of the hour, therefore have no doubt about it and follow me: this is the right path.
And indeed, Jesus will be [a sign for] knowledge of the Hour, so be not in doubt of it, and follow Me. This is a straight path.
ولا يصدنكم الشيطان ۖ إنه لكم عدو مبين
And let not the Shaitan prevent you; surely he is your j open enemy.
And never let Satan avert you. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.
ولما جاء عيسى بالبينات قال قد جئتكم بالحكمة ولأبين لكم بعض الذي تختلفون فيه ۖ فاتقوا الله وأطيعون
And when Isa came with clear arguments he said: I have come to you indeed with wisdom, and that I may make clear to you part of what you differ in; so be careful of (your duty to) Allah and obey me:
And when Jesus brought clear proofs, he said, "I have come to you with wisdom and to make clear to you some of that over which you differ, so fear Allah and obey me.
إن الله هو ربي وربكم فاعبدوه ۚ هذا صراط مستقيم
Surely Allah is my Lord and your Lord, therefore serve Him; this is the right path:
Indeed, Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. This is a straight path."
فاختلف الأحزاب من بينهم ۖ فويل للذين ظلموا من عذاب يوم أليم
But parties from among them differed, so woe to those who were unjust because of the chastisement of a painful day.
But the denominations from among them differed [and separated], so woe to those who have wronged from the punishment of a painful Day.
هل ينظرون إلا الساعة أن تأتيهم بغتة وهم لا يشعرون
Do they wait for aught but the hour, that it should come! upon them all of a sudden while they do not perceive?
Are they waiting except for the Hour to come upon them suddenly while they perceive not?
الأخلاء يومئذ بعضهم لبعض عدو إلا المتقين
The friends shall on that day be enemies one to another, except those who guard (against evil).
Close friends, that Day, will be enemies to each other, except for the righteous
يا عباد لا خوف عليكم اليوم ولا أنتم تحزنون
O My servants! there is no fear for you this day, nor shall you grieve.
[To whom Allah will say], "O My servants, no fear will there be concerning you this Day, nor will you grieve,
الذين آمنوا بآياتنا وكانوا مسلمين
Those who believed in Our communications and were submissive:
[You] who believed in Our verses and were Muslims.
ادخلوا الجنة أنتم وأزواجكم تحبرون
Enter the garden, you and your wives; you shall be made happy.
Enter Paradise, you and your kinds, delighted."
يطاف عليهم بصحاف من ذهب وأكواب ۖ وفيها ما تشتهيه الأنفس وتلذ الأعين ۖ وأنتم فيها خالدون
There shall be sent round to them golden bowls and drinking - cups and therein shall be what their souls yearn after and (wherein) the eyes shall delight, and you shall abide therein.
Circulated among them will be plates and vessels of gold. And therein is whatever the souls desire and [what] delights the eyes, and you will abide therein eternally.
وتلك الجنة التي أورثتموها بما كنتم تعملون
And this is the garden which you are given as an inheritance on account of what you did.
And that is Paradise which you are made to inherit for what you used to do.
لكم فيها فاكهة كثيرة منها تأكلون
For you therein are many fruits of which you shall eat.
For you therein is much fruit from which you will eat.
إن المجرمين في عذاب جهنم خالدون
Surely the guilty shall abide in the chastisement of hell.
Indeed, the criminals will be in the punishment of Hell, abiding eternally.
لا يفتر عنهم وهم فيه مبلسون
It shall not be abated from them and they shall therein be despairing.
It will not be allowed to subside for them, and they, therein, are in despair.
وما ظلمناهم ولكن كانوا هم الظالمين
And We are not unjust to them, but they themselves were unjust.
And We did not wrong them, but it was they who were the wrongdoers.
ونادوا يا مالك ليقض علينا ربك ۖ قال إنكم ماكثون
And they shall call out: O Malik! let your Lord make an end of us. He shall say: Surely you shall tarry.
And they will call, "O Malik, let your Lord put an end to us!" He will say, "Indeed, you will remain."
لقد جئناكم بالحق ولكن أكثركم للحق كارهون
Certainly We have brought you the truth, but most of you are averse to the truth.
We had certainly brought you the truth, but most of you, to the truth, were averse.
أم أبرموا أمرا فإنا مبرمون
Or have they settled an affair? Then surely We are the settlers.
Or have they devised [some] affair? But indeed, We are devising [a plan].
أم يحسبون أنا لا نسمع سرهم ونجواهم ۚ بلى ورسلنا لديهم يكتبون
Or do they think that We do not hear what they conceal and their secret discourses? Aye! and Our apostles with them write down.
Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and their private conversations? Yes, [We do], and Our messengers are with them recording.
قل إن كان للرحمن ولد فأنا أول العابدين
Say: If the Beneficent Allah has a son, I am the foremost of those who serve.
Say, [O Muhammad], "If the Most Merciful had a son, then I would be the first of [his] worshippers."
سبحان رب السماوات والأرض رب العرش عما يصفون
Glory to the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of power, from what they describe.
Exalted is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.
فذرهم يخوضوا ويلعبوا حتى يلاقوا يومهم الذي يوعدون
So leave them plunging into false discourses and sporting until they meet their day which they are threatened with.
So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised.
وهو الذي في السماء إله وفي الأرض إله ۚ وهو الحكيم العليم
And He it is Who is Allah in the heavens and Allah in the earth; and He is the Wise, the Knowing.
And it is Allah who is [the only] deity in the heaven, and on the earth [the only] deity. And He is the Wise, the Knowing.
وتبارك الذي له ملك السماوات والأرض وما بينهما وعنده علم الساعة وإليه ترجعون
And blessed is He Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, and with Him is the knowledge of the hour, and to Him shall you be brought back.
And blessed is He to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them and with whom is knowledge of the Hour and to whom you will be returned.
ولا يملك الذين يدعون من دونه الشفاعة إلا من شهد بالحق وهم يعلمون
And those whom they call upon besides Him have no authority for intercession, but he who bears witness of the truth and they know (him).
And those they invoke besides Him do not possess [power of] intercession; but only those who testify to the truth [can benefit], and they know.
ولئن سألتهم من خلقهم ليقولن الله ۖ فأنى يؤفكون
And if you should ask them who created them, they would certainly say: Allah. Whence are they then turned back?
And if you asked them who created them, they would surely say, "Allah." So how are they deluded?
وقيله يا رب إن هؤلاء قوم لا يؤمنون
Consider his cry: O my Lord! surely they are a people who do not believe.
And [Allah acknowledges] his saying, "O my Lord, indeed these are a people who do not believe."
فاصفح عنهم وقل سلام ۚ فسوف يعلمون
So turn away from them and say, Peace, for they shall soon come to know.
So turn aside from them and say, "Peace." But they are going to know.