Kitab

مريم

Chapter 19, 98 verses

  • Arabic
  • Transliteration
  • Pickthall
Arabic

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم كهيعص

Transliteration

KafhayaAAaynsad

Pickthall

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Kaf. Ha. Ya. A'in. Sad.

Arabic

ذكر رحمت ربك عبده زكريا

Transliteration

Thikru rahmati rabbika AAabdahu zakariyya

Pickthall

A mention of the mercy of thy Lord unto His servant Zachariah.

Arabic

إذ نادى ربه نداء خفيا

Transliteration

Ith nada rabbahu nidaan khafiyyan

Pickthall

When he cried unto his Lord a cry in secret,

Arabic

قال رب إني وهن العظم مني واشتعل الرأس شيبا ولم أكن بدعائك رب شقيا

Transliteration

Qala rabbi innee wahana alAAathmu minnee waishtaAAala alrrasu shayban walam akun biduAAaika rabbi shaqiyyan

Pickthall

Saying: My Lord! Lo! the bones of me wax feeble and my head is shining with grey hair, and I have never been unblest in prayer to Thee, my Lord.

Arabic

وإني خفت الموالي من ورائي وكانت امرأتي عاقرا فهب لي من لدنك وليا

Transliteration

Wainnee khiftu almawaliya min waraee wakanati imraatee AAaqiran fahab lee min ladunka waliyyan

Pickthall

Lo! I fear my kinsfolk after me, since my wife is barren. Oh, give me from Thy presence a successor

Arabic

يرثني ويرث من آل يعقوب ۖ واجعله رب رضيا

Transliteration

Yarithunee wayarithu min ali yaAAqooba waijAAalhu rabbi radiyyan

Pickthall

Who shall inherit of me and inherit (also) of the house of Jacob. And make him, my Lord, acceptable (unto Thee).

Arabic

يا زكريا إنا نبشرك بغلام اسمه يحيى لم نجعل له من قبل سميا

Transliteration

Ya zakariyya inna nubashshiruka bighulamin ismuhu yahya lam najAAal lahu min qablu samiyyan

Pickthall

(It was said unto him): O Zachariah! Lo! We bring thee tidings of a son whose name is John; we have given the same name to none before (him).

Arabic

قال رب أنى يكون لي غلام وكانت امرأتي عاقرا وقد بلغت من الكبر عتيا

Transliteration

Qala rabbi anna yakoonu lee ghulamun wakanati imraatee AAaqiran waqad balaghtu mina alkibari AAitiyyan

Pickthall

He said: My Lord! How can I have a son when my wife is barren and I have reached infirm old age ?

Arabic

قال كذلك قال ربك هو علي هين وقد خلقتك من قبل ولم تك شيئا

Transliteration

Qala kathalika qala rabbuka huwa AAalayya hayyinun waqad khalaqtuka min qablu walam taku shayan

Pickthall

He said: So (it will be). Thy Lord saith: It is easy for Me, even as I created thee before, when thou wast naught.

Arabic

قال رب اجعل لي آية ۚ قال آيتك ألا تكلم الناس ثلاث ليال سويا

Transliteration

Qala rabbi ijAAal lee ayatan qala ayatuka alla tukallima alnnasa thalatha layalin sawiyyan

Pickthall

He said: My Lord! Appoint for me some token. He said: Thy token is that thou, with no bodily defect, shalt not speak unto mankind three nights.

Arabic

فخرج على قومه من المحراب فأوحى إليهم أن سبحوا بكرة وعشيا

Transliteration

Fakharaja AAala qawmihi mina almihrabi faawha ilayhim an sabbihoo bukratan waAAashiyyan

Pickthall

Then he came forth unto his people from the sanctuary, and signified to them: Glorify your Lord at break of day and fall of night.

Arabic

يا يحيى خذ الكتاب بقوة ۖ وآتيناه الحكم صبيا

Transliteration

Ya yahya khuthi alkitaba biquwwatin waataynahu alhukma sabiyyan

Pickthall

(And it was said unto his son): O John! Hold fast the Scripture. And we gave him wisdom when a child,

Arabic

وحنانا من لدنا وزكاة ۖ وكان تقيا

Transliteration

Wahananan min ladunna wazakatan wakana taqiyyan

Pickthall

And compassion from Our presence, and purity; and he was devout,

Arabic

وبرا بوالديه ولم يكن جبارا عصيا

Transliteration

Wabarran biwalidayhi walam yakun jabbaran AAasiyyan

Pickthall

And dutiful toward his parents. And he was not arrogant, rebellious.

Arabic

وسلام عليه يوم ولد ويوم يموت ويوم يبعث حيا

Transliteration

Wasalamun AAalayhi yawma wulida wayawma yamootu wayawma yubAAathu hayyan

Pickthall

Peace on him the day he was born, and the day he dieth and the day he shall be raised alive!

Arabic

واذكر في الكتاب مريم إذ انتبذت من أهلها مكانا شرقيا

Transliteration

Waothkur fee alkitabi maryama ithi intabathat min ahliha makanan sharqiyyan

Pickthall

And make mention of Mary in the Scripture, when she had withdrawn from her people to a chamber looking East,

Arabic

فاتخذت من دونهم حجابا فأرسلنا إليها روحنا فتمثل لها بشرا سويا

Transliteration

Faittakhathat min doonihim hijaban faarsalna ilayha roohana fatamaththala laha basharan sawiyyan

Pickthall

And had chosen seclusion from them. Then We sent unto her Our Spirit and it assumed for her the likeness of a perfect man.

Arabic

قالت إني أعوذ بالرحمن منك إن كنت تقيا

Transliteration

Qalat innee aAAoothu bialrrahmani minka in kunta taqiyyan

Pickthall

She said: Lo! I seek refuge in the Beneficent One from thee, if thou art God - fearing.

Arabic

قال إنما أنا رسول ربك لأهب لك غلاما زكيا

Transliteration

Qala innama ana rasoolu rabbiki liahaba laki ghulaman zakiyyan

Pickthall

He said: I am only a messenger of thy Lord, that I may bestow on thee a faultless son.

Arabic

قالت أنى يكون لي غلام ولم يمسسني بشر ولم أك بغيا

Transliteration

Qalat anna yakoonu lee ghulamun walam yamsasnee basharun walam aku baghiyyan

Pickthall

She said: How can I have a son when no mortal hath touched me, neither have I been unchaste ?

Arabic

قال كذلك قال ربك هو علي هين ۖ ولنجعله آية للناس ورحمة منا ۚ وكان أمرا مقضيا

Transliteration

Qala kathaliki qala rabbuki huwa AAalayya hayyinun walinajAAalahu ayatan lilnnasi warahmatan minna wakana amran maqdiyyan

Pickthall

He said: So (it will be). Thy Lord saith: It is easy for Me. And (it will be) that We may make of him a revelation for mankind and a mercy from Us, and it is a thing ordained.

Arabic

۞ فحملته فانتبذت به مكانا قصيا

Transliteration

Fahamalathu faintabathat bihi makanan qasiyyan

Pickthall

And she conceived him, and she withdrew with him to a far place.

Arabic

فأجاءها المخاض إلى جذع النخلة قالت يا ليتني مت قبل هذا وكنت نسيا منسيا

Transliteration

Faajaaha almakhadu ila jithAAi alnnakhlati qalat ya laytanee mittu qabla hatha wakuntu nasyan mansiyyan

Pickthall

And the pangs of childbirth drove her unto the trunk of the palm - tree. She said: Oh, would that I had died ere this and had become a thing of naught, forgotten!

Arabic

فناداها من تحتها ألا تحزني قد جعل ربك تحتك سريا

Transliteration

Fanadaha min tahtiha alla tahzanee qad jaAAala rabbuki tahtaki sariyyan

Pickthall

Then (one) cried unto her from below her, saying: Grieve not! Thy Lord hath placed a rivulet beneath thee,

Arabic

وهزي إليك بجذع النخلة تساقط عليك رطبا جنيا

Transliteration

Wahuzzee ilayki bijithAAi alnnakhlati tusaqit AAalayki rutaban janiyyan

Pickthall

And shake the trunk of the palm - tree toward thee, thou wilt cause ripe dates to fall upon thee.

Arabic

فكلي واشربي وقري عينا ۖ فإما ترين من البشر أحدا فقولي إني نذرت للرحمن صوما فلن أكلم اليوم إنسيا

Transliteration

Fakulee waishrabee waqarree AAaynan faimma tarayinna mina albashari ahadan faqoolee innee nathartu lilrrahmani sawman falan okallima alyawma insiyyan

Pickthall

So eat and drink and be consoled. And if thou meetest any mortal, say: Lo! I have vowed a fast unto the Beneficent, and may not speak this day to any mortal.

Arabic

فأتت به قومها تحمله ۖ قالوا يا مريم لقد جئت شيئا فريا

Transliteration

Faatat bihi qawmaha tahmiluhu qaloo ya maryamu laqad jiti shayan fariyyan

Pickthall

Then she brought him to her own folk, carrying him. They said: O Mary! Thou hast come with an amazing thing.

Arabic

يا أخت هارون ما كان أبوك امرأ سوء وما كانت أمك بغيا

Transliteration

Ya okhta haroona ma kana abooki imraa sawin wama kanat ommuki baghiyyan

Pickthall

O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a wicked man nor was thy mother a harlot.

Arabic

فأشارت إليه ۖ قالوا كيف نكلم من كان في المهد صبيا

Transliteration

Faasharat ilayhi qaloo kayfa nukallimu man kana fee almahdi sabiyyan

Pickthall

Then she pointed to him. They said: How can we talk to one who is in the cradle, a young boy ?

Arabic

قال إني عبد الله آتاني الكتاب وجعلني نبيا

Transliteration

Qala innee AAabdu Allahi ataniya alkitaba wajaAAalanee nabiyyan

Pickthall

He spake: Lo! I am the slave of Allah. He hath given me the Scripture and hath appointed me a Prophet,

Arabic

وجعلني مباركا أين ما كنت وأوصاني بالصلاة والزكاة ما دمت حيا

Transliteration

WajaAAalanee mubarakan ayna ma kuntu waawsanee bialssalati waalzzakati ma dumtu hayyan

Pickthall

And hath made me blessed wheresoever I may be, and hath enjoined upon me prayer and almsgiving so long as I remain alive,

Arabic

وبرا بوالدتي ولم يجعلني جبارا شقيا

Transliteration

Wabarran biwalidatee walam yajAAalnee jabbaran shaqiyyan

Pickthall

And (hath made me) dutiful toward her who bore me, and hath not made me arrogant, unblest.

Arabic

والسلام علي يوم ولدت ويوم أموت ويوم أبعث حيا

Transliteration

Waalssalamu AAalayya yawma wulidtu wayawma amootu wayawma obAAathu hayyan

Pickthall

Peace on me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the day I shall be raised alive!

Arabic

ذلك عيسى ابن مريم ۚ قول الحق الذي فيه يمترون

Transliteration

Thalika AAeesa ibnu maryama qawla alhaqqi allathee feehi yamtaroona

Pickthall

Such was Jesus, son of Mary: (this is) a statement of the truth concerning which they doubt.

Arabic

ما كان لله أن يتخذ من ولد ۖ سبحانه ۚ إذا قضى أمرا فإنما يقول له كن فيكون

Transliteration

Ma kana lillahi an yattakhitha min waladin subhanahu itha qada amran fainnama yaqoolu lahu kun fayakoonu

Pickthall

It befitteth not (the Majesty of) Allah that He should take unto Himself a son. Glory be to Him! When He decreeth a thing, He saith unto it only: Be! and it is.

Arabic

وإن الله ربي وربكم فاعبدوه ۚ هذا صراط مستقيم

Transliteration

Wainna Allaha rabbee warabbukum faoAAbudoohu hatha siratun mustaqeemun

Pickthall

And lo! Allah is my Lord and your Lord. So serve Him. That is the right path.

Arabic

فاختلف الأحزاب من بينهم ۖ فويل للذين كفروا من مشهد يوم عظيم

Transliteration

Faikhtalafa alahzabu min baynihim fawaylun lillatheena kafaroo min mashhadi yawmin AAatheemin

Pickthall

The sects among them differ: but woe unto the disbelievers from the meeting of an awful Day.

Arabic

أسمع بهم وأبصر يوم يأتوننا ۖ لكن الظالمون اليوم في ضلال مبين

Transliteration

AsmiAA bihim waabsir yawma yatoonana lakini alththalimoona alyawma fee dalalin mubeenin

Pickthall

See and hear them on the Day they come unto Us! yet the evil - doers are to - day in error manifest.

Arabic

وأنذرهم يوم الحسرة إذ قضي الأمر وهم في غفلة وهم لا يؤمنون

Transliteration

Waanthirhum yawma alhasrati ith qudiya alamru wahum fee ghaflatin wahum la yuminoona

Pickthall

And warn them of the Day of anguish when the case hath been decided. Now they are in a state of carelessness, and they believe not.

Arabic

إنا نحن نرث الأرض ومن عليها وإلينا يرجعون

Transliteration

Inna nahnu narithu alarda waman AAalayha wailayna yurjaAAoona

Pickthall

Lo! We, only We, inherit the earth and all who are thereon, and unto Us they are returned.

Arabic

واذكر في الكتاب إبراهيم ۚ إنه كان صديقا نبيا

Transliteration

Waothkur fee alkitabi ibraheema innahu kana siddeeqan nabiyyan

Pickthall

And make mention (O Muhammad) in the Scripture of Abraham. Lo! he was a saint, a prophet.

Arabic

إذ قال لأبيه يا أبت لم تعبد ما لا يسمع ولا يبصر ولا يغني عنك شيئا

Transliteration

Ith qala liabeehi ya abati lima taAAbudu ma la yasmaAAu wala yubsiru wala yughnee AAanka shayan

Pickthall

When he said unto his father: O my father! Why worshippest thou that which heareth not nor seeth, nor can in aught avail thee ?

Arabic

يا أبت إني قد جاءني من العلم ما لم يأتك فاتبعني أهدك صراطا سويا

Transliteration

Ya abati innee qad jaanee mina alAAilmi ma lam yatika faittabiAAnee ahdika siratan sawiyyan

Pickthall

O my father! Lo! there hath come unto me of knowledge that which came not unto thee. So follow me, and I will lead thee on a right path.

Arabic

يا أبت لا تعبد الشيطان ۖ إن الشيطان كان للرحمن عصيا

Transliteration

Ya abati la taAAbudi alshshaytana inna alshshaytana kana lilrrahmani AAasiyyan

Pickthall

O my father! Serve not the devil. Lo! the devil is a rebel unto the Beneficent.

Arabic

يا أبت إني أخاف أن يمسك عذاب من الرحمن فتكون للشيطان وليا

Transliteration

Ya abati innee akhafu an yamassaka AAathabun mina alrrahmani fatakoona lilshshyatani waliyyan

Pickthall

O my father! Lo! I fear lest a punishment from the Beneficent overtake thee so that thou become a comrade of the devil.

Arabic

قال أراغب أنت عن آلهتي يا إبراهيم ۖ لئن لم تنته لأرجمنك ۖ واهجرني مليا

Transliteration

Qala araghibun anta AAan alihatee ya ibraheemu lain lam tantahi laarjumannaka waohjurnee maliyyan

Pickthall

He said: Rejectest thou my gods, O Abraham ? If thou cease not, I shall surely stone thee. Depart from me a long while!

Arabic

قال سلام عليك ۖ سأستغفر لك ربي ۖ إنه كان بي حفيا

Transliteration

Qala salamun AAalayka saastaghfiru laka rabbee innahu kana bee hafiyyan

Pickthall

He said: Peace be unto thee! I shall ask forgiveness of my Lord for thee. Lo! He was ever gracious unto me.

Arabic

وأعتزلكم وما تدعون من دون الله وأدعو ربي عسى ألا أكون بدعاء ربي شقيا

Transliteration

WaaAAtazilukum wama tadAAoona min dooni Allahi waadAAoo rabbee AAasa alla akoona biduAAai rabbee shaqiyyan

Pickthall

I shall withdraw from you and that unto which ye pray beside Allah, and I shall pray unto my Lord. It may be that, in prayer unto my Lord, I shall not be unblest.

Arabic

فلما اعتزلهم وما يعبدون من دون الله وهبنا له إسحاق ويعقوب ۖ وكلا جعلنا نبيا

Transliteration

Falamma iAAtazalahum wama yaAAbudoona min dooni Allahi wahabna lahu ishaqa wayaAAqooba wakullan jaAAalna nabiyyan

Pickthall

So, when he had withdrawn from them and that which they were worshipping beside Allah, We gave him Isaac and Jacob. Each of them We made a prophet.

Arabic

ووهبنا لهم من رحمتنا وجعلنا لهم لسان صدق عليا

Transliteration

Wawahabna lahum min rahmatina wajaAAalna lahum lisana sidqin AAaliyyan

Pickthall

And we gave them of Our mercy, and assigned to them a high and true renown.

Arabic

واذكر في الكتاب موسى ۚ إنه كان مخلصا وكان رسولا نبيا

Transliteration

Waothkur fee alkitabi moosa innahu kana mukhlasan wakana rasoolan nabiyyan

Pickthall

And make mention in the Scripture of Moses. Lo! he was chosen, and he was a messenger (of Allah), a prophet.

Arabic

وناديناه من جانب الطور الأيمن وقربناه نجيا

Transliteration

Wanadaynahu min janibi alttoori alaymani waqarrabnahu najiyyan

Pickthall

We called him from the right slope of the Mount, and brought him nigh in communion.

Arabic

ووهبنا له من رحمتنا أخاه هارون نبيا

Transliteration

Wawahabna lahu min rahmatina akhahu haroona nabiyyan

Pickthall

And We bestowed upon him of Our mercy his brother Aaron, a prophet (likewise).

Arabic

واذكر في الكتاب إسماعيل ۚ إنه كان صادق الوعد وكان رسولا نبيا

Transliteration

Waothkur fee alkitabi ismaAAeela innahu kana sadiqa alwaAAdi wakana rasoolan nabiyyan

Pickthall

And make mention in the Scripture of Ishmael. Lo! he was a keeper of his promise, and he was a messenger (of Allah), a prophet.

Arabic

وكان يأمر أهله بالصلاة والزكاة وكان عند ربه مرضيا

Transliteration

Wakana yamuru ahlahu bialssalati waalzzakati wakana AAinda rabbihi mardiyyan

Pickthall

He enjoined upon his people worship and almsgiving, and was acceptable in the sight of his Lord.

Arabic

واذكر في الكتاب إدريس ۚ إنه كان صديقا نبيا

Transliteration

Waothkur fee alkitabi idreesa innahu kana siddeeqan nabiyyan

Pickthall

And make mention in the Scripture of Idris. Lo! he was a saint, a prophet;

Arabic

ورفعناه مكانا عليا

Transliteration

WarafaAAnahu makanan AAaliyyan

Pickthall

And We raised him to high station.

Arabic

أولئك الذين أنعم الله عليهم من النبيين من ذرية آدم وممن حملنا مع نوح ومن ذرية إبراهيم وإسرائيل وممن هدينا واجتبينا ۚ إذا تتلى عليهم آيات الرحمن خروا سجدا وبكيا ۩

Transliteration

Olaika allatheena anAAama Allahu AAalayhim mina alnnabiyyeena min thurriyyati adama wamimman hamalna maAAa noohin wamin thurriyyati ibraheema waisraeela wamimman hadayna waijtabayna itha tutla AAalayhim ayatu alrrahmani kharroo sujjadan wabukiyyan

Pickthall

These are they unto whom Allah showed favour from among the prophets, of the seed of Adam and of those whom We carried (in the ship) with Noah, and of the seed of Abraham and Israel, and from among those whom We guided and chose. When the revelations of the Beneficent were recited unto them, they fell down, adoring and weeping.

Arabic

۞ فخلف من بعدهم خلف أضاعوا الصلاة واتبعوا الشهوات ۖ فسوف يلقون غيا

Transliteration

Fakhalafa min baAAdihim khalfun adaAAoo alssalata waittabaAAoo alshshahawati fasawfa yalqawna ghayyan

Pickthall

Now there hath succeeded them a later generation whom have ruined worship and have followed lusts. But they will meet deception.

Arabic

إلا من تاب وآمن وعمل صالحا فأولئك يدخلون الجنة ولا يظلمون شيئا

Transliteration

Illa man taba waamana waAAamila salihan faolaika yadkhuloona aljannata wala yuthlamoona shayan

Pickthall

Save him who shall repent and believe and do right. Such will enter the Garden, and they will not be wronged in aught -

Arabic

جنات عدن التي وعد الرحمن عباده بالغيب ۚ إنه كان وعده مأتيا

Transliteration

Jannati AAadnin allatee waAAada alrrahmanu AAibadahu bialghaybi innahu kana waAAduhu matiyyan

Pickthall

Gardens of Eden, which the Beneficent hath promised to His slaves in the unseen. Lo! His promise is ever sure of fulfilment -

Arabic

لا يسمعون فيها لغوا إلا سلاما ۖ ولهم رزقهم فيها بكرة وعشيا

Transliteration

La yasmaAAoona feeha laghwan illa salaman walahum rizquhum feeha bukratan waAAashiyyan

Pickthall

They hear therein no idle talk, but only Peace; and therein they have food for morn and evening.

Arabic

تلك الجنة التي نورث من عبادنا من كان تقيا

Transliteration

Tilka aljannatu allatee noorithu min AAibadina man kana taqiyyan

Pickthall

Such is the Garden which We cause the devout among Our bondmen to inherit.

Arabic

وما نتنزل إلا بأمر ربك ۖ له ما بين أيدينا وما خلفنا وما بين ذلك ۚ وما كان ربك نسيا

Transliteration

Wama natanazzalu illa biamri rabbika lahu ma bayna aydeena wama khalfana wama bayna thalika wama kana rabbuka nasiyyan

Pickthall

We (angels) come not down save by commandment of thy Lord. Unto Him belongeth all that is before us and all that is behind us and all that is between those two, and thy Lord was never forgetful -

Arabic

رب السماوات والأرض وما بينهما فاعبده واصطبر لعبادته ۚ هل تعلم له سميا

Transliteration

Rabbu alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma faoAAbudhu waistabir liAAibadatihi hal taAAlamu lahu samiyyan

Pickthall

Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them! Therefor, worship thou Him and be thou steadfast in His service. Knowest thou one that can be named along with Him ?

Arabic

ويقول الإنسان أإذا ما مت لسوف أخرج حيا

Transliteration

Wayaqoolu alinsanu aitha ma mittu lasawfa okhraju hayyan

Pickthall

And man saith: When I am dead, shall I forsooth be brought forth alive ?

Arabic

أولا يذكر الإنسان أنا خلقناه من قبل ولم يك شيئا

Transliteration

Awala yathkuru alinsanu anna khalaqnahu min qablu walam yaku shayan

Pickthall

Doth not man remember that We created him before, when he was naught ?

Arabic

فوربك لنحشرنهم والشياطين ثم لنحضرنهم حول جهنم جثيا

Transliteration

Fawarabbika lanahshurannahum waalshshayateena thumma lanuhdirannahum hawla jahannama jithiyyan

Pickthall

And, by thy Lord, verily We shall assemble them and the devils, then We shall bring them, crouching, around hell.

Arabic

ثم لننزعن من كل شيعة أيهم أشد على الرحمن عتيا

Transliteration

Thumma lananziAAanna min kulli sheeAAatin ayyuhum ashaddu AAala alrrahmani AAitiyyan

Pickthall

Then We shall pluck out from every sect whichever of them was most stubborn in rebellion to the Beneficent.

Arabic

ثم لنحن أعلم بالذين هم أولى بها صليا

Transliteration

Thumma lanahnu aAAlamu biallatheena hum awla biha siliyyan

Pickthall

And surely We are Best Aware of those most worthy to be burned therein.

Arabic

وإن منكم إلا واردها ۚ كان على ربك حتما مقضيا

Transliteration

Wain minkum illa wariduha kana AAala rabbika hatman maqdiyyan

Pickthall

There is not one of you but shall approach it. That is a fixed ordinance of thy Lord.

Arabic

ثم ننجي الذين اتقوا ونذر الظالمين فيها جثيا

Transliteration

Thumma nunajjee allatheena ittaqaw wanatharu alththalimeena feeha jithiyyan

Pickthall

Then We shall rescue those who kept from evil, and leave the evil - doers crouching there.

Arabic

وإذا تتلى عليهم آياتنا بينات قال الذين كفروا للذين آمنوا أي الفريقين خير مقاما وأحسن نديا

Transliteration

Waitha tutla AAalayhim ayatuna bayyinatin qala allatheena kafaroo lillatheena amanoo ayyu alfareeqayni khayrun maqaman waahsanu nadiyyan

Pickthall

And when Our clear revelations are recited unto them, those who disbelieve say unto those who believe: Which of the two parties (yours or ours) is better in position, and more imposing as an army ?

Arabic

وكم أهلكنا قبلهم من قرن هم أحسن أثاثا ورئيا

Transliteration

Wakam ahlakna qablahum min qarnin hum ahsanu athathan wariyan

Pickthall

How many a generation have We destroyed before them, who were more imposing in respect of gear and outward seeming!

Arabic

قل من كان في الضلالة فليمدد له الرحمن مدا ۚ حتى إذا رأوا ما يوعدون إما العذاب وإما الساعة فسيعلمون من هو شر مكانا وأضعف جندا

Transliteration

Qul man kana fee alddalalati falyamdud lahu alrrahmanu maddan hatta itha raaw ma yooAAadoona imma alAAathaba waimma alssaAAata fasayaAAlamoona man huwa sharrun makanan waadAAafu jundan

Pickthall

Say: As for him who is in error, the Beneficent will verily prolong his span of life until, when they behold that which they were promised, whether it be punishment (in the world), or the Hour (of doom), they will know who is worse in position and who is weaker as an army.

Arabic

ويزيد الله الذين اهتدوا هدى ۗ والباقيات الصالحات خير عند ربك ثوابا وخير مردا

Transliteration

Wayazeedu Allahu allatheena ihtadaw hudan waalbaqiyatu alssalihatu khayrun AAinda rabbika thawaban wakhayrun maraddan

Pickthall

Allah increaseth in right guidance those who walk aright, and the good deeds which endure are better in thy Lord's sight for reward, and better for resort.

Arabic

أفرأيت الذي كفر بآياتنا وقال لأوتين مالا وولدا

Transliteration

Afaraayta allathee kafara biayatina waqala laootayanna malan wawaladan

Pickthall

Hast thou seen him who disbelieveth in Our revelations and saith: Assuredly I shall be given wealth and children ?

Arabic

أطلع الغيب أم اتخذ عند الرحمن عهدا

Transliteration

AttalaAAa alghayba ami ittakhatha AAinda alrrahmani AAahdan

Pickthall

Hath he perused the Unseen, or hath he made a pact with the Beneficent ?

Arabic

كلا ۚ سنكتب ما يقول ونمد له من العذاب مدا

Transliteration

Kalla sanaktubu ma yaqoolu wanamuddu lahu mina alAAathabi maddan

Pickthall

Nay, but We shall record that which he saith and prolong for him a span of torment.

Arabic

ونرثه ما يقول ويأتينا فردا

Transliteration

Wanarithuhu ma yaqoolu wayateena fardan

Pickthall

And We shall inherit from him that whereof he spake, and he will come unto Us, alone (without his wealth and children).

Arabic

واتخذوا من دون الله آلهة ليكونوا لهم عزا

Transliteration

Waittakhathoo min dooni Allahi alihatan liyakoonoo lahum AAizzan

Pickthall

And they have chosen (other) gods beside Allah that they may be a power for them.

Arabic

كلا ۚ سيكفرون بعبادتهم ويكونون عليهم ضدا

Transliteration

Kalla sayakfuroona biAAibadatihim wayakoonoona AAalayhim diddan

Pickthall

Nay, but they will deny their worship of them, and become opponents unto them.

Arabic

ألم تر أنا أرسلنا الشياطين على الكافرين تؤزهم أزا

Transliteration

Alam tara anna arsalna alshshayateena AAala alkafireena taozzuhum azzan

Pickthall

Seest thou not that We have set the devils on the disbelievers to confound them with confusion ?

Arabic

فلا تعجل عليهم ۖ إنما نعد لهم عدا

Transliteration

Fala taAAjal AAalayhim innama naAAuddu lahum AAaddan

Pickthall

So make no haste against them (O Muhammad). We do but number unto them a sum (of days).

Arabic

يوم نحشر المتقين إلى الرحمن وفدا

Transliteration

Yawma nahshuru almuttaqeena ila alrrahmani wafdan

Pickthall

On the day when We shall gather the righteous unto the Beneficent, a goodly company.

Arabic

ونسوق المجرمين إلى جهنم وردا

Transliteration

Wanasooqu almujrimeena ila jahannama wirdan

Pickthall

And drive the guilty unto hell, a weary herd,

Arabic

لا يملكون الشفاعة إلا من اتخذ عند الرحمن عهدا

Transliteration

La yamlikoona alshshafaAAata illa mani ittakhatha AAinda alrrahmani AAahdan

Pickthall

They will have no power of intercession, save him who hath made a covenant with his Lord.

Arabic

وقالوا اتخذ الرحمن ولدا

Transliteration

Waqaloo ittakhatha alrrahmanu waladan

Pickthall

And they say: The Beneficent hath taken unto Himself a son.

Arabic

لقد جئتم شيئا إدا

Transliteration

Laqad jitum shayan iddan

Pickthall

Assuredly ye utter a disastrous thing

Arabic

تكاد السماوات يتفطرن منه وتنشق الأرض وتخر الجبال هدا

Transliteration

Takadu alssamawatu yatafattarna minhu watanshaqqu alardu watakhirru aljibalu haddan

Pickthall

Whereby almost the heavens are torn, and the earth is split asunder and the mountains fall in ruins,

Arabic

أن دعوا للرحمن ولدا

Transliteration

An daAAaw lilrrahmani waladan

Pickthall

That ye ascribe unto the Beneficent a son,

Arabic

وما ينبغي للرحمن أن يتخذ ولدا

Transliteration

Wama yanbaghee lilrrahmani an yattakhitha waladan

Pickthall

When it is not meet for (the Majesty of) the Beneficent that He should choose a son.

Arabic

إن كل من في السماوات والأرض إلا آتي الرحمن عبدا

Transliteration

In kullu man fee alssamawati waalardi illa atee alrrahmani AAabdan

Pickthall

There is none in the heavens and the earth but cometh unto the Beneficent as a slave.

Arabic

لقد أحصاهم وعدهم عدا

Transliteration

Laqad ahsahum waAAaddahum AAaddan

Pickthall

Verily He knoweth them and numbereth them with (right) numbering.

Arabic

وكلهم آتيه يوم القيامة فردا

Transliteration

Wakulluhum ateehi yawma alqiyamati fardan

Pickthall

And each one of them will come unto Him on the Day of Resurrection, alone.

Arabic

إن الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات سيجعل لهم الرحمن ودا

Transliteration

Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati sayajAAalu lahumu alrrahmanu wuddan

Pickthall

Lo! those who believe and do good works, the Beneficent will appoint for them love.

Arabic

فإنما يسرناه بلسانك لتبشر به المتقين وتنذر به قوما لدا

Transliteration

Fainnama yassarnahu bilisanika litubashshira bihi almuttaqeena watunthira bihi qawman luddan

Pickthall

And We make (this Scripture) easy in thy tongue, (O Muhammad) only that thou mayst bear good tidings therewith unto those who ward off (evil), and warn therewith the froward folk.

Arabic

وكم أهلكنا قبلهم من قرن هل تحس منهم من أحد أو تسمع لهم ركزا

Transliteration

Wakam ahlakna qablahum min qarnin hal tuhissu minhum min ahadin aw tasmaAAu lahum rikzan

Pickthall

And how many a generation before them have We destroyed! Canst thou (Muhammad) see a single man of them, or hear from them the slightest sound ?

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