Kitab

Al Israel

Chapter 17, 111 verses

  • Pickthall
  • Arabic
  • Saheeh International
Pickthall

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Glorified be He Who carried His servant by night from the Inviolable Place of Worship to the Far distant place of worship the neighbourhood whereof We have blessed, that We might show him of Our tokens! Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Seer.

Arabic

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم سبحان الذي أسرى بعبده ليلا من المسجد الحرام إلى المسجد الأقصى الذي باركنا حوله لنريه من آياتنا ۚ إنه هو السميع البصير

Saheeh International

Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al - Masjid al - Haram to al - Masjid al - Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing.

Pickthall

We gave unto Moses the Scripture, and We appointed it a guidance for the children of Israel, saying: Choose no guardian beside Me.

Arabic

وآتينا موسى الكتاب وجعلناه هدى لبني إسرائيل ألا تتخذوا من دوني وكيلا

Saheeh International

And We gave Moses the Scripture and made it a guidance for the Children of Israel that you not take other than Me as Disposer of affairs,

Pickthall

(They were) the seed of those whom We carried (in the ship) along with Noah. Lo! he was a grateful slave.

Arabic

ذرية من حملنا مع نوح ۚ إنه كان عبدا شكورا

Saheeh International

O descendants of those We carried [in the ship] with Noah. Indeed, he was a grateful servant.

Pickthall

And We decreed for the Children of Israel in the Scripture: Ye verily will work corruption in the earth twice, and ye will become great tyrants.

Arabic

وقضينا إلى بني إسرائيل في الكتاب لتفسدن في الأرض مرتين ولتعلن علوا كبيرا

Saheeh International

And We conveyed to the Children of Israel in the Scripture that, "You will surely cause corruption on the earth twice, and you will surely reach [a degree of] great haughtiness.

Pickthall

So when the time for the first of the two came, We roused against you slaves of Ours of great might who ravaged (your) country, and it was a threat performed.

Arabic

فإذا جاء وعد أولاهما بعثنا عليكم عبادا لنا أولي بأس شديد فجاسوا خلال الديار ۚ وكان وعدا مفعولا

Saheeh International

So when the [time of] promise came for the first of them, We sent against you servants of Ours - those of great military might, and they probed [even] into the homes, and it was a promise fulfilled.

Pickthall

Then we gave you once again your turn against them, and We aided you with wealth and children and made you more in soldiery.

Arabic

ثم رددنا لكم الكرة عليهم وأمددناكم بأموال وبنين وجعلناكم أكثر نفيرا

Saheeh International

Then We gave back to you a return victory over them. And We reinforced you with wealth and sons and made you more numerous in manpower

Pickthall

(Saying): If ye do good, ye do good for your own souls, and if ye do evil, it is for them (in like manner). So, when the time for the second (of the judgments) came (We roused against you others of Our slaves) to ravage you, and to enter the Temple even as they entered it the first time, and to lay waste all that they conquered with an utter wasting.

Arabic

إن أحسنتم أحسنتم لأنفسكم ۖ وإن أسأتم فلها ۚ فإذا جاء وعد الآخرة ليسوءوا وجوهكم وليدخلوا المسجد كما دخلوه أول مرة وليتبروا ما علوا تتبيرا

Saheeh International

[And said], "If you do good, you do good for yourselves; and if you do evil, [you do it] to yourselves." Then when the final promise came, [We sent your enemies] to sadden your faces and to enter the temple in Jerusalem, as they entered it the first time, and to destroy what they had taken over with [total] destruction.

Pickthall

It may be that your Lord will have mercy on you, but if ye repeat (the crime) We shall repeat (the punishment), and We have appointed hell a dungeon for the disbelievers.

Arabic

عسى ربكم أن يرحمكم ۚ وإن عدتم عدنا ۘ وجعلنا جهنم للكافرين حصيرا

Saheeh International

[Then Allah said], "It is expected, [if you repent], that your Lord will have mercy upon you. But if you return [to sin], We will return [to punishment]. And We have made Hell, for the disbelievers, a prison - bed."

Pickthall

Lo! this Qur'an guideth unto that which is straightest, and giveth tidings unto the believers who do good works that theirs will be a great reward.

Arabic

إن هذا القرآن يهدي للتي هي أقوم ويبشر المؤمنين الذين يعملون الصالحات أن لهم أجرا كبيرا

Saheeh International

Indeed, this Qur'an guides to that which is most suitable and gives good tidings to the believers who do righteous deeds that they will have a great reward.

Pickthall

And that those who believe not in the Hereafter, for them We have prepared a painful doom.

Arabic

وأن الذين لا يؤمنون بالآخرة أعتدنا لهم عذابا أليما

Saheeh International

And that those who do not believe in the Hereafter - We have prepared for them a painful punishment.

Pickthall

Man prayeth for evil as he prayeth for good; for man was ever hasty.

Arabic

ويدع الإنسان بالشر دعاءه بالخير ۖ وكان الإنسان عجولا

Saheeh International

And man supplicates for evil as he supplicates for good, and man is ever hasty.

Pickthall

And We appoint the night and the day two portents. Then We make dark the portent of the night, and We make the portent of the day sight - giving, that ye may seek bounty from your Lord, and that ye may know the computation of the years, and the reckoning; and everything have We expounded with a clear expounding.

Arabic

وجعلنا الليل والنهار آيتين ۖ فمحونا آية الليل وجعلنا آية النهار مبصرة لتبتغوا فضلا من ربكم ولتعلموا عدد السنين والحساب ۚ وكل شيء فصلناه تفصيلا

Saheeh International

And We have made the night and day two signs, and We erased the sign of the night and made the sign of the day visible that you may seek bounty from your Lord and may know the number of years and the account [of time]. And everything We have set out in detail.

Pickthall

And every man's augury have We fastened to his own neck, and We shall bring forth for him on the Day of Resurrection a book which he will find wide open.

Arabic

وكل إنسان ألزمناه طائره في عنقه ۖ ونخرج له يوم القيامة كتابا يلقاه منشورا

Saheeh International

And [for] every person We have imposed his fate upon his neck, and We will produce for him on the Day of Resurrection a record which he will encounter spread open.

Pickthall

(And it will be said unto him): Read thy Book. Thy soul sufficeth as reckoner against thee this day.

Arabic

اقرأ كتابك كفى بنفسك اليوم عليك حسيبا

Saheeh International

[It will be said], "Read your record. Sufficient is yourself against you this Day as accountant."

Pickthall

Whosoever goeth right, it is only for (the good of) his own soul that he goeth right, and whosoever erreth, erreth only to its hurt. No laden soul can bear another's load, We never punish until we have sent a messenger.

Arabic

من اهتدى فإنما يهتدي لنفسه ۖ ومن ضل فإنما يضل عليها ۚ ولا تزر وازرة وزر أخرى ۗ وما كنا معذبين حتى نبعث رسولا

Saheeh International

Whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] his soul. And whoever errs only errs against it. And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And never would We punish until We sent a messenger.

Pickthall

And when We would destroy a township We send commandment to its folk who live at ease, and afterward they commit abomination therein, and so the Word (of doom) hath effect for it, and we annihilate it with complete annihilation.

Arabic

وإذا أردنا أن نهلك قرية أمرنا مترفيها ففسقوا فيها فحق عليها القول فدمرناها تدميرا

Saheeh International

And when We intend to destroy a city, We command its affluent but they defiantly disobey therein; so the word comes into effect upon it, and We destroy it with [complete] destruction.

Pickthall

How many generations have We destroyed since Noah! And Allah sufficeth as Knower and Beholder of the sins of His slaves.

Arabic

وكم أهلكنا من القرون من بعد نوح ۗ وكفى بربك بذنوب عباده خبيرا بصيرا

Saheeh International

And how many have We destroyed from the generations after Noah. And sufficient is your Lord, concerning the sins of His servants, as Acquainted and Seeing.

Pickthall

Whoso desireth that (life) which hasteneth away, We hasten for him therein what We will for whom We please. And afterward We have appointed for him hell; he will endure the heat thereof, condemned, rejected.

Arabic

من كان يريد العاجلة عجلنا له فيها ما نشاء لمن نريد ثم جعلنا له جهنم يصلاها مذموما مدحورا

Saheeh International

Whoever should desire the immediate - We hasten for him from it what We will to whom We intend. Then We have made for him Hell, which he will [enter to] burn, censured and banished.

Pickthall

And whoso desireth the Hereafter and striveth for it with the effort necessary, being a believer; for such, their effort findeth favour (with their Lord).

Arabic

ومن أراد الآخرة وسعى لها سعيها وهو مؤمن فأولئك كان سعيهم مشكورا

Saheeh International

But whoever desires the Hereafter and exerts the effort due to it while he is a believer - it is those whose effort is ever appreciated [by Allah].

Pickthall

Each do We supply, both these and those, from the bounty of thy Lord. And the bounty of thy Lord can never be walled up.

Arabic

كلا نمد هؤلاء وهؤلاء من عطاء ربك ۚ وما كان عطاء ربك محظورا

Saheeh International

To each [category] We extend - to these and to those - from the gift of your Lord. And never has the gift of your Lord been restricted.

Pickthall

See how We prefer one of them above another, and verily the Hereafter will be greater in degrees and greater in preferment.

Arabic

انظر كيف فضلنا بعضهم على بعض ۚ وللآخرة أكبر درجات وأكبر تفضيلا

Saheeh International

Look how We have favored [in provision] some of them over others. But the Hereafter is greater in degrees [of difference] and greater in distinction.

Pickthall

Set not up with Allah any other god (O man) lest thou sit down reproved, forsaken.

Arabic

لا تجعل مع الله إلها آخر فتقعد مذموما مخذولا

Saheeh International

Do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity and [thereby] become censured and forsaken.

Pickthall

Thy Lord hath decreed, that ye worship none save Him, and (that ye show) kindness to parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age with thee, say not "Fie" unto them nor repulse them, but speak unto them a gracious word.

Arabic

۞ وقضى ربك ألا تعبدوا إلا إياه وبالوالدين إحسانا ۚ إما يبلغن عندك الكبر أحدهما أو كلاهما فلا تقل لهما أف ولا تنهرهما وقل لهما قولا كريما

Saheeh International

And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], "uff," and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word.

Pickthall

And lower unto them the wing of submission through mercy, and say: My Lord! Have mercy on them both as they did care for me when I was little.

Arabic

واخفض لهما جناح الذل من الرحمة وقل رب ارحمهما كما ربياني صغيرا

Saheeh International

And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say, "My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small."

Pickthall

Your Lord is Best Aware of what is in your minds. If ye are righteous, then lo! He was ever Forgiving unto those who turn (unto Him).

Arabic

ربكم أعلم بما في نفوسكم ۚ إن تكونوا صالحين فإنه كان للأوابين غفورا

Saheeh International

Your Lord is most knowing of what is within yourselves. If you should be righteous [in intention] - then indeed He is ever, to the often returning [to Him], Forgiving.

Pickthall

Give the kinsman his due, and the needy, and the wayfarer, and squander not (thy wealth) in wantonness.

Arabic

وآت ذا القربى حقه والمسكين وابن السبيل ولا تبذر تبذيرا

Saheeh International

And give the relative his right, and [also] the poor and the traveler, and do not spend wastefully.

Pickthall

Lo! the squanderers were ever brothers of the devils, and the devil was ever an ingrate to his Lord.

Arabic

إن المبذرين كانوا إخوان الشياطين ۖ وكان الشيطان لربه كفورا

Saheeh International

Indeed, the wasteful are brothers of the devils, and ever has Satan been to his Lord ungrateful.

Pickthall

But if thou turn away from them, seeking mercy from thy Lord, for which thou hopest, then speak unto them a reasonable word.

Arabic

وإما تعرضن عنهم ابتغاء رحمة من ربك ترجوها فقل لهم قولا ميسورا

Saheeh International

And if you [must] turn away from the needy awaiting mercy from your Lord which you expect, then speak to them a gentle word.

Pickthall

And let not thy hand be chained to thy neck nor open it with a complete opening, lest thou sit down rebuked, denuded.

Arabic

ولا تجعل يدك مغلولة إلى عنقك ولا تبسطها كل البسط فتقعد ملوما محسورا

Saheeh International

And do not make your hand [as] chained to your neck or extend it completely and [thereby] become blamed and insolvent.

Pickthall

Lo! thy Lord enlargeth the provision for whom He will, and straiteneth (it for whom He will). Lo, He was ever Knower, Seer of His slaves.

Arabic

إن ربك يبسط الرزق لمن يشاء ويقدر ۚ إنه كان بعباده خبيرا بصيرا

Saheeh International

Indeed, your Lord extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it]. Indeed He is ever, concerning His servants, Acquainted and Seeing.

Pickthall

Slay not your children, fearing a fall to poverty, We shall provide for them and for you. Lo! the slaying of them is great sin.

Arabic

ولا تقتلوا أولادكم خشية إملاق ۖ نحن نرزقهم وإياكم ۚ إن قتلهم كان خطئا كبيرا

Saheeh International

And do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Indeed, their killing is ever a great sin.

Pickthall

And come not near unto adultery. Lo! it is an abomination and an evil way.

Arabic

ولا تقربوا الزنا ۖ إنه كان فاحشة وساء سبيلا

Saheeh International

And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse. Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way.

Pickthall

And slay not the life which Allah hath forbidden save with right. Whoso is slain wrongfully, We have given power unto his heir, but let him not commit excess in slaying. Lo! he will be helped.

Arabic

ولا تقتلوا النفس التي حرم الله إلا بالحق ۗ ومن قتل مظلوما فقد جعلنا لوليه سلطانا فلا يسرف في القتل ۖ إنه كان منصورا

Saheeh International

And do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden, except by right. And whoever is killed unjustly - We have given his heir authority, but let him not exceed limits in [the matter of] taking life. Indeed, he has been supported [by the law].

Pickthall

Come not near the wealth of the orphan save with that which is better till he come to strength; and keep the covenant. Lo! of the covenant it will be asked.

Arabic

ولا تقربوا مال اليتيم إلا بالتي هي أحسن حتى يبلغ أشده ۚ وأوفوا بالعهد ۖ إن العهد كان مسئولا

Saheeh International

And do not approach the property of an orphan, except in the way that is best, until he reaches maturity. And fulfill [every] commitment. Indeed, the commitment is ever [that about which one will be] questioned.

Pickthall

Fill the measure when ye measure, and weigh with a right balance; that is meet, and better in the end.

Arabic

وأوفوا الكيل إذا كلتم وزنوا بالقسطاس المستقيم ۚ ذلك خير وأحسن تأويلا

Saheeh International

And give full measure when you measure, and weigh with an even balance. That is the best [way] and best in result.

Pickthall

(O man), follow not that whereof thou hast no knowledge. Lo! the hearing and the sight and the heart - of each of these it will be asked.

Arabic

ولا تقف ما ليس لك به علم ۚ إن السمع والبصر والفؤاد كل أولئك كان عنه مسئولا

Saheeh International

And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned.

Pickthall

And walk not in the earth exultant. Lo! thou canst not rend the earth, nor canst thou stretch to the height of the hills.

Arabic

ولا تمش في الأرض مرحا ۖ إنك لن تخرق الأرض ولن تبلغ الجبال طولا

Saheeh International

And do not walk upon the earth exultantly. Indeed, you will never tear the earth [apart], and you will never reach the mountains in height.

Pickthall

The evil of all that is hateful in the sight of thy Lord.

Arabic

كل ذلك كان سيئه عند ربك مكروها

Saheeh International

All that - its evil is ever, in the sight of your Lord, detested.

Pickthall

This is (part) of that wisdom wherewith thy Lord hath inspired thee (O Muhammad). And set not up with Allah any other god, lest thou be cast into hell, reproved, abandoned.

Arabic

ذلك مما أوحى إليك ربك من الحكمة ۗ ولا تجعل مع الله إلها آخر فتلقى في جهنم ملوما مدحورا

Saheeh International

That is from what your Lord has revealed to you, [O Muhammad], of wisdom. And, [O mankind], do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity, lest you be thrown into Hell, blamed and banished.

Pickthall

Hath your Lord then distinguished you (O men of Makka) by giving you sons, and hath chosen for Himself females from among the angels ? Lo! verily ye speak an awful word!

Arabic

أفأصفاكم ربكم بالبنين واتخذ من الملائكة إناثا ۚ إنكم لتقولون قولا عظيما

Saheeh International

Then, has your Lord chosen you for [having] sons and taken from among the angels daughters? Indeed, you say a grave saying.

Pickthall

We verily have displayed (Our warnings) in this Qur'an that they may take heed, but it increaseth them in naught save aversion.

Arabic

ولقد صرفنا في هذا القرآن ليذكروا وما يزيدهم إلا نفورا

Saheeh International

And We have certainly diversified [the contents] in this Qur'an that mankind may be reminded, but it does not increase the disbelievers except in aversion.

Pickthall

Say (O Muhammad, to the disbelievers): If there were other gods along with Him, as they say, then had they sought a way against the Lord of the Throne.

Arabic

قل لو كان معه آلهة كما يقولون إذا لابتغوا إلى ذي العرش سبيلا

Saheeh International

Say, [O Muhammad], "If there had been with Him [other] gods, as they say, then they [each] would have sought to the Owner of the Throne a way."

Pickthall

Glorified is He, and High Exalted above what they say!

Arabic

سبحانه وتعالى عما يقولون علوا كبيرا

Saheeh International

Exalted is He and high above what they say by great sublimity.

Pickthall

The seven heavens and the earth and all that is therein praise Him, and there is not a thing but hymneth His praise; but ye understand not their praise. Lo! He is ever Clement, Forgiving.

Arabic

تسبح له السماوات السبع والأرض ومن فيهن ۚ وإن من شيء إلا يسبح بحمده ولكن لا تفقهون تسبيحهم ۗ إنه كان حليما غفورا

Saheeh International

The seven heavens and the earth and whatever is in them exalt Him. And there is not a thing except that it exalts [Allah] by His praise, but you do not understand their [way of] exalting. Indeed, He is ever Forbearing and Forgiving.

Pickthall

And when thou recitest the Qur'an we place between thee and those who believe not in the Hereafter a hidden barrier;

Arabic

وإذا قرأت القرآن جعلنا بينك وبين الذين لا يؤمنون بالآخرة حجابا مستورا

Saheeh International

And when you recite the Qur'an, We put between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter a concealed partition.

Pickthall

And We place upon their hearts veils lest they should understand it, and in their ears a deafness; and when thou makest mention of thy Lord alone in the Qur'an, they turn their backs in aversion.

Arabic

وجعلنا على قلوبهم أكنة أن يفقهوه وفي آذانهم وقرا ۚ وإذا ذكرت ربك في القرآن وحده ولوا على أدبارهم نفورا

Saheeh International

And We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And when you mention your Lord alone in the Qur'an, they turn back in aversion.

Pickthall

We are Best Aware of what they wish to hear when they give ear to thee and when they take secret counsel, when the evil - doers say: Ye follow but a man bewitched.

Arabic

نحن أعلم بما يستمعون به إذ يستمعون إليك وإذ هم نجوى إذ يقول الظالمون إن تتبعون إلا رجلا مسحورا

Saheeh International

We are most knowing of how they listen to it when they listen to you and [of] when they are in private conversation, when the wrongdoers say, "You follow not but a man affected by magic."

Pickthall

See what similitudes they coin for thee, and thus are all astray, and cannot find a road!

Arabic

انظر كيف ضربوا لك الأمثال فضلوا فلا يستطيعون سبيلا

Saheeh International

Look how they strike for you comparisons; but they have strayed, so they cannot [find] a way.

Pickthall

And they say: When we are bones and fragments, shall we forsooth, be raised up as a new creation ?

Arabic

وقالوا أإذا كنا عظاما ورفاتا أإنا لمبعوثون خلقا جديدا

Saheeh International

And they say, "When we are bones and crumbled particles, will we [truly] be resurrected as a new creation?"

Pickthall

Say: Be ye stones or iron

Arabic

۞ قل كونوا حجارة أو حديدا

Saheeh International

Say, "Be you stones or iron

Pickthall

Or some created thing that is yet greater in your thoughts! Then they will say: Who shall bring us back (to life). Say: He Who created you at the first. Then will they shake their heads at thee, and say: When will it be ? Say: It will perhaps be soon;

Arabic

أو خلقا مما يكبر في صدوركم ۚ فسيقولون من يعيدنا ۖ قل الذي فطركم أول مرة ۚ فسينغضون إليك رءوسهم ويقولون متى هو ۖ قل عسى أن يكون قريبا

Saheeh International

Or [any] creation of that which is great within your breasts." And they will say, "Who will restore us?" Say, "He who brought you forth the first time." Then they will nod their heads toward you and say, "When is that?" Say, "Perhaps it will be soon -

Pickthall

A day when He will call you and ye will answer with His praise, and ye will think that ye have tarried but a little while.

Arabic

يوم يدعوكم فتستجيبون بحمده وتظنون إن لبثتم إلا قليلا

Saheeh International

On the Day He will call you and you will respond with praise of Him and think that you had not remained [in the world] except for a little."

Pickthall

Tell My bondmen to speak that which is kindlier. Lo! the devil soweth discord among them. Lo! the devil is for man an open foe.

Arabic

وقل لعبادي يقولوا التي هي أحسن ۚ إن الشيطان ينزغ بينهم ۚ إن الشيطان كان للإنسان عدوا مبينا

Saheeh International

And tell My servants to say that which is best. Indeed, Satan induces [dissension] among them. Indeed Satan is ever, to mankind, a clear enemy.

Pickthall

Your Lord is Best Aware of you. If He will, He will have mercy on you, or if He will, He will punish you. We have not sent thee (O Muhammad) as a warden over them.

Arabic

ربكم أعلم بكم ۖ إن يشأ يرحمكم أو إن يشأ يعذبكم ۚ وما أرسلناك عليهم وكيلا

Saheeh International

Your Lord is most knowing of you. If He wills, He will have mercy upon you; or if He wills, He will punish you. And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], over them as a manager.

Pickthall

And thy Lord is Best Aware of all who are in the heavens and the earth. And we preferred some of the prophets above others, and unto David We gave the Psalms.

Arabic

وربك أعلم بمن في السماوات والأرض ۗ ولقد فضلنا بعض النبيين على بعض ۖ وآتينا داوود زبورا

Saheeh International

And your Lord is most knowing of whoever is in the heavens and the earth. And We have made some of the prophets exceed others [in various ways], and to David We gave the book [of Psalms].

Pickthall

Say: Cry unto those (saints and angels) whom ye assume (to be gods) beside Him, yet they have no power to rid you of misfortune nor to change.

Arabic

قل ادعوا الذين زعمتم من دونه فلا يملكون كشف الضر عنكم ولا تحويلا

Saheeh International

Say, "Invoke those you have claimed [as gods] besides Him, for they do not possess the [ability for] removal of adversity from you or [for its] transfer [to someone else]."

Pickthall

Those unto whom they cry seek the way of approach to their Lord, which of them shall be the nearest; they hope for His mercy and they fear His doom. Lo! the doom of thy Lord is to be shunned.

Arabic

أولئك الذين يدعون يبتغون إلى ربهم الوسيلة أيهم أقرب ويرجون رحمته ويخافون عذابه ۚ إن عذاب ربك كان محذورا

Saheeh International

Those whom they invoke seek means of access to their Lord, [striving as to] which of them would be nearest, and they hope for His mercy and fear His punishment. Indeed, the punishment of your Lord is ever feared.

Pickthall

There is not a township but We shall destroy it ere the Day of Resurrection, or punish it with dire punishment. That is set forth in the Book (of Our decrees).

Arabic

وإن من قرية إلا نحن مهلكوها قبل يوم القيامة أو معذبوها عذابا شديدا ۚ كان ذلك في الكتاب مسطورا

Saheeh International

And there is no city but that We will destroy it before the Day of Resurrection or punish it with a severe punishment. That has ever been in the Register inscribed.

Pickthall

Naught hindereth Us from sending portents save that the folk of old denied them. And We gave Thamud the she - camel - a clear portent save to warn.

Arabic

وما منعنا أن نرسل بالآيات إلا أن كذب بها الأولون ۚ وآتينا ثمود الناقة مبصرة فظلموا بها ۚ وما نرسل بالآيات إلا تخويفا

Saheeh International

And nothing has prevented Us from sending signs except that the former peoples denied them. And We gave Thamud the she - camel as a visible sign, but they wronged her. And We send not the signs except as a warning.

Pickthall

And (it was a warning) when we told thee: Lo! thy Lord encompasseth mankind, and We appointed the sight which We showed thee as an ordeal for mankind, and (likewise) the Accursed Tree in the Qur'an. We warn them, but it increaseth them in naught save gross impiety.

Arabic

وإذ قلنا لك إن ربك أحاط بالناس ۚ وما جعلنا الرؤيا التي أريناك إلا فتنة للناس والشجرة الملعونة في القرآن ۚ ونخوفهم فما يزيدهم إلا طغيانا كبيرا

Saheeh International

And [remember, O Muhammad], when We told you, "Indeed, your Lord has encompassed the people." And We did not make the sight which We showed you except as a trial for the people, as was the accursed tree [mentioned] in the Qur'an. And We threaten them, but it increases them not except in great transgression.

Pickthall

And when We said unto the angels: Fall down prostrate before Adam and they fell prostrate all save Iblis, he said: Shall I fall prostrate before that which Thou hast created of clay ?

Arabic

وإذ قلنا للملائكة اسجدوا لآدم فسجدوا إلا إبليس قال أأسجد لمن خلقت طينا

Saheeh International

And [mention] when We said to the angles, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except for Iblees. He said, "Should I prostrate to one You created from clay?"

Pickthall

He said: Seest Thou this (creature) whom Thou hast honoured above me, if Thou give me grace until the Day of Resurrection I verily will seize his seed, save but a few.

Arabic

قال أرأيتك هذا الذي كرمت علي لئن أخرتن إلى يوم القيامة لأحتنكن ذريته إلا قليلا

Saheeh International

[Iblees] said, "Do You see this one whom You have honored above me? If You delay me until the Day of Resurrection, I will surely destroy his descendants, except for a few."

Pickthall

He said: Go, and whosoever of them followeth thee - lo! hell will be your payment, ample payment.

Arabic

قال اذهب فمن تبعك منهم فإن جهنم جزاؤكم جزاء موفورا

Saheeh International

[Allah] said, "Go, for whoever of them follows you, indeed Hell will be the recompense of you - an ample recompense.

Pickthall

And excite any of them whom thou canst with thy voice, and urge thy horse and foot against them, and be a partner in their wealth and children, and promise them. Satan promiseth them only to deceive.

Arabic

واستفزز من استطعت منهم بصوتك وأجلب عليهم بخيلك ورجلك وشاركهم في الأموال والأولاد وعدهم ۚ وما يعدهم الشيطان إلا غرورا

Saheeh International

And incite [to senselessness] whoever you can among them with your voice and assault them with your horses and foot soldiers and become a partner in their wealth and their children and promise them." But Satan does not promise them except delusion.

Pickthall

Lo! My (faithful) bondmen - over them thou hast no power, and thy Lord sufficeth as (their) guardian.

Arabic

إن عبادي ليس لك عليهم سلطان ۚ وكفى بربك وكيلا

Saheeh International

Indeed, over My [believing] servants there is for you no authority. And sufficient is your Lord as Disposer of affairs.

Pickthall

(O mankind), your Lord is He Who driveth for you the ship upon the sea that ye may seek of His bounty. Lo! He was ever Merciful toward you.

Arabic

ربكم الذي يزجي لكم الفلك في البحر لتبتغوا من فضله ۚ إنه كان بكم رحيما

Saheeh International

It is your Lord who drives the ship for you through the sea that you may seek of His bounty. Indeed, He is ever, to you, Merciful.

Pickthall

And when harm toucheth you upon the sea, all unto whom ye cry (for succour) fail save Him (alone), but when He bringeth you safe to land, ye turn away, for man was ever thankless.

Arabic

وإذا مسكم الضر في البحر ضل من تدعون إلا إياه ۖ فلما نجاكم إلى البر أعرضتم ۚ وكان الإنسان كفورا

Saheeh International

And when adversity touches you at sea, lost are [all] those you invoke except for Him. But when He delivers you to the land, you turn away [from Him]. And ever is man ungrateful.

Pickthall

Feel ye then secure that He will not cause a slope of the land to engulf you, or send a sand - storm upon you, and then ye will find that ye have no protector ?

Arabic

أفأمنتم أن يخسف بكم جانب البر أو يرسل عليكم حاصبا ثم لا تجدوا لكم وكيلا

Saheeh International

Then do you feel secure that [instead] He will not cause a part of the land to swallow you or send against you a storm of stones? Then you would not find for yourselves an advocate.

Pickthall

Or feel ye secure that He will not return you to that (plight) a second time, and send against you a hurricane of wind and drown you for your thanklessness, and then ye will not find therein that ye have any avenger against Us ?

Arabic

أم أمنتم أن يعيدكم فيه تارة أخرى فيرسل عليكم قاصفا من الريح فيغرقكم بما كفرتم ۙ ثم لا تجدوا لكم علينا به تبيعا

Saheeh International

Or do you feel secure that He will not send you back into the sea another time and send upon you a hurricane of wind and drown you for what you denied? Then you would not find for yourselves against Us an avenger.

Pickthall

Verily we have honoured the Children of Adam. We carry them on the land and the sea, and have made provision of good things for them, and have preferred them above many of those whom We created with a marked preferment.

Arabic

۞ ولقد كرمنا بني آدم وحملناهم في البر والبحر ورزقناهم من الطيبات وفضلناهم على كثير ممن خلقنا تفضيلا

Saheeh International

And We have certainly honored the children of Adam and carried them on the land and sea and provided for them of the good things and preferred them over much of what We have created, with [definite] preference.

Pickthall

On the day when We shall summon all men with their record, whoso is given his book in his right hand - such will read their book and they will not be wronged a shred.

Arabic

يوم ندعو كل أناس بإمامهم ۖ فمن أوتي كتابه بيمينه فأولئك يقرءون كتابهم ولا يظلمون فتيلا

Saheeh International

[Mention, O Muhammad], the Day We will call forth every people with their record [of deeds]. Then whoever is given his record in his right hand - those will read their records, and injustice will not be done to them, [even] as much as a thread [inside the date seed].

Pickthall

Whoso is blind here will be blind in the Hereafter, and yet further from the road.

Arabic

ومن كان في هذه أعمى فهو في الآخرة أعمى وأضل سبيلا

Saheeh International

And whoever is blind in this [life] will be blind in the Hereafter and more astray in way.

Pickthall

And they indeed strove hard to beguile thee (Muhammad) away from that wherewith We have inspired thee, that thou shouldst invent other than it against Us; and then would they have accepted thee as a friend.

Arabic

وإن كادوا ليفتنونك عن الذي أوحينا إليك لتفتري علينا غيره ۖ وإذا لاتخذوك خليلا

Saheeh International

And indeed, they were about to tempt you away from that which We revealed to you in order to [make] you invent about Us something else; and then they would have taken you as a friend.

Pickthall

And if We had not made thee wholly firm thou mightest almost have inclined unto them a little.

Arabic

ولولا أن ثبتناك لقد كدت تركن إليهم شيئا قليلا

Saheeh International

And if We had not strengthened you, you would have almost inclined to them a little.

Pickthall

Then had we made thee taste a double (punishment) of living and a double (punishment) of dying, then hadst thou found no helper against Us.

Arabic

إذا لأذقناك ضعف الحياة وضعف الممات ثم لا تجد لك علينا نصيرا

Saheeh International

Then [if you had], We would have made you taste double [punishment in] life and double [after] death. Then you would not find for yourself against Us a helper.

Pickthall

And they indeed wished to scare thee from the land that they might drive thee forth from thence, and then they would have stayed (there) but a little after thee.

Arabic

وإن كادوا ليستفزونك من الأرض ليخرجوك منها ۖ وإذا لا يلبثون خلافك إلا قليلا

Saheeh International

And indeed, they were about to drive you from the land to evict you therefrom. And then [when they do], they will not remain [there] after you, except for a little.

Pickthall

(Such was Our) method in the case of those whom We sent before thee (to mankind), and thou wilt not find for Our method aught of power to change.

Arabic

سنة من قد أرسلنا قبلك من رسلنا ۖ ولا تجد لسنتنا تحويلا

Saheeh International

[That is Our] established way for those We had sent before you of Our messengers; and you will not find in Our way any alteration.

Pickthall

Establish worship at the going down of the sun until the dark of night, and (the recital of) the Qur'an at dawn. Lo! (the recital of) the Qur'an at dawn is ever witnessed.

Arabic

أقم الصلاة لدلوك الشمس إلى غسق الليل وقرآن الفجر ۖ إن قرآن الفجر كان مشهودا

Saheeh International

Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until the darkness of the night and [also] the Qur'an of dawn. Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed.

Pickthall

And some part of the night awake for it, a largess for thee. It may be that thy Lord will raise thee to a praised estate.

Arabic

ومن الليل فتهجد به نافلة لك عسى أن يبعثك ربك مقاما محمودا

Saheeh International

And from [part of] the night, pray with it as additional [worship] for you; it is expected that your Lord will resurrect you to a praised station.

Pickthall

And say: My Lord! Cause me to come in with a firm incoming and to go out with a firm outgoing. And give me from Thy presence a sustaining Power.

Arabic

وقل رب أدخلني مدخل صدق وأخرجني مخرج صدق واجعل لي من لدنك سلطانا نصيرا

Saheeh International

And say, "My Lord, cause me to enter a sound entrance and to exit a sound exit and grant me from Yourself a supporting authority."

Pickthall

And say: Truth hath come and falsehood hath vanished away. Lo! falsehood is ever bound to vanish.

Arabic

وقل جاء الحق وزهق الباطل ۚ إن الباطل كان زهوقا

Saheeh International

And say, "Truth has come, and falsehood has departed. Indeed is falsehood, [by nature], ever bound to depart."

Pickthall

And We reveal of the Qur'an that which is a healing and a mercy for believers though it increase the evil - doers in naught save ruin.

Arabic

وننزل من القرآن ما هو شفاء ورحمة للمؤمنين ۙ ولا يزيد الظالمين إلا خسارا

Saheeh International

And We send down of the Qur'an that which is healing and mercy for the believers, but it does not increase the wrongdoers except in loss.

Pickthall

And when We make life pleasant unto man, he turneth away and is averse; and when ill toucheth him he is in despair.

Arabic

وإذا أنعمنا على الإنسان أعرض ونأى بجانبه ۖ وإذا مسه الشر كان يئوسا

Saheeh International

And when We bestow favor upon the , he turns away and distances himself; and when evil touches him, he is ever despairing.

Pickthall

Say: Each one doth according to his rule of conduct, and thy Lord is Best Aware of him whose way is right.

Arabic

قل كل يعمل على شاكلته فربكم أعلم بمن هو أهدى سبيلا

Saheeh International

Say, "Each works according to his manner, but your Lord is most knowing of who is best guided in way."

Pickthall

They are asking thee concerning the Spirit. Say: The Spirit is by command of my Lord, and of knowledge ye have been vouchsafed but little.

Arabic

ويسألونك عن الروح ۖ قل الروح من أمر ربي وما أوتيتم من العلم إلا قليلا

Saheeh International

And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about the soul. Say, "The soul is of the affair of my Lord. And mankind have not been given of knowledge except a little."

Pickthall

And if We willed We could withdraw that which We have revealed unto thee, then wouldst thou find no guardian for thee against Us in respect thereof.

Arabic

ولئن شئنا لنذهبن بالذي أوحينا إليك ثم لا تجد لك به علينا وكيلا

Saheeh International

And if We willed, We could surely do away with that which We revealed to you. Then you would not find for yourself concerning it an advocate against Us.

Pickthall

(It is naught) save mercy from thy Lord. Lo! His kindness unto thee was ever great.

Arabic

إلا رحمة من ربك ۚ إن فضله كان عليك كبيرا

Saheeh International

Except [We have left it with you] as a mercy from your Lord. Indeed, His favor upon you has ever been great.

Pickthall

Say: Verily, though mankind and the jinn should assemble to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof though they were helpers one of another.

Arabic

قل لئن اجتمعت الإنس والجن على أن يأتوا بمثل هذا القرآن لا يأتون بمثله ولو كان بعضهم لبعض ظهيرا

Saheeh International

Say, "If mankind and the jinn gathered in order to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like of it, even if they were to each other assistants."

Pickthall

And verily We have displayed for mankind in this Qur'an all kind of similitudes, but most of mankind refuse aught save disbelief.

Arabic

ولقد صرفنا للناس في هذا القرآن من كل مثل فأبى أكثر الناس إلا كفورا

Saheeh International

And We have certainly diversified for the people in this Qur'an from every [kind] of example, but most of the people refused [anything] except disbelief.

Pickthall

And they say: We will not put faith in thee till thou cause a spring to gush forth from the earth for us;

Arabic

وقالوا لن نؤمن لك حتى تفجر لنا من الأرض ينبوعا

Saheeh International

And they say, "We will not believe you until you break open for us from the ground a spring.

Pickthall

Or thou have a garden of date - palms and grapes, and cause rivers to gush forth therein abundantly;

Arabic

أو تكون لك جنة من نخيل وعنب فتفجر الأنهار خلالها تفجيرا

Saheeh International

Or [until] you have a garden of palm tress and grapes and make rivers gush forth within them in force [and abundance]

Pickthall

Or thou cause the heaven to fall upon us piecemeal, as thou hast pretended, or bring Allah and the angels as a warrant;

Arabic

أو تسقط السماء كما زعمت علينا كسفا أو تأتي بالله والملائكة قبيلا

Saheeh International

Or you make the heaven fall upon us in fragments as you have claimed or you bring Allah and the angels before [us]

Pickthall

Or thou have a house of gold; or thou ascend up into heaven, and even then we will put no faith in thine ascension till thou bring down for us a book that we can read. Say (O Muhammad): My Lord be Glorified! Am I aught save a mortal messenger ?

Arabic

أو يكون لك بيت من زخرف أو ترقى في السماء ولن نؤمن لرقيك حتى تنزل علينا كتابا نقرؤه ۗ قل سبحان ربي هل كنت إلا بشرا رسولا

Saheeh International

Or you have a house of gold or you ascend into the sky. And [even then], we will not believe in your ascension until you bring down to us a book we may read." Say, "Exalted is my Lord! Was I ever but a human messenger?"

Pickthall

And naught prevented mankind from believing when the guidance came unto them save that they said: Hath Allah sent a mortal as (His) messenger ?

Arabic

وما منع الناس أن يؤمنوا إذ جاءهم الهدى إلا أن قالوا أبعث الله بشرا رسولا

Saheeh International

And what prevented the people from believing when guidance came to them except that they said, "Has Allah sent a human messenger?"

Pickthall

Say: If there were in the earth angels walking secure, We had sent down for them from heaven an angel as messenger.

Arabic

قل لو كان في الأرض ملائكة يمشون مطمئنين لنزلنا عليهم من السماء ملكا رسولا

Saheeh International

Say, "If there were upon the earth angels walking securely, We would have sent down to them from the heaven an angel [as a] messenger."

Pickthall

Say: Allah sufficeth for a witness between me and you. Lo! He is Knower, Seer of His slaves.

Arabic

قل كفى بالله شهيدا بيني وبينكم ۚ إنه كان بعباده خبيرا بصيرا

Saheeh International

Say, "Sufficient is Allah as Witness between me and you. Indeed he is ever, concerning His servants, Acquainted and Seeing."

Pickthall

And he whom Allah guideth, he is led aright; while, as for him whom He sendeth astray, for them thou wilt find no protecting friends beside Him, and We shall assemble them on the Day of Resurrection on their faces, blind, dumb and deaf; their habitation will be hell; whenever it abateth, We increase the flame for them.

Arabic

ومن يهد الله فهو المهتد ۖ ومن يضلل فلن تجد لهم أولياء من دونه ۖ ونحشرهم يوم القيامة على وجوههم عميا وبكما وصما ۖ مأواهم جهنم ۖ كلما خبت زدناهم سعيرا

Saheeh International

And whoever Allah guides - he is the [rightly] guided; and whoever He sends astray - you will never find for them protectors besides Him, and We will gather them on the Day of Resurrection [fallen] on their faces - blind, dumb and deaf. Their refuge is Hell; every time it subsides We increase them in blazing fire.

Pickthall

That is their reward because they disbelieved Our revelations and said: When we are bones and fragments shall we, forsooth, be raised up as a new creation ?

Arabic

ذلك جزاؤهم بأنهم كفروا بآياتنا وقالوا أإذا كنا عظاما ورفاتا أإنا لمبعوثون خلقا جديدا

Saheeh International

That is their recompense because they disbelieved in Our verses and said, "When we are bones and crumbled particles, will we [truly] be resurrected [in] a new creation?"

Pickthall

Have they not seen that Allah Who created the heavens and the earth is Able to create the like of them, and hath appointed for them an end whereof there is no doubt ? But the wrong - doers refuse aught save disbelief.

Arabic

۞ أولم يروا أن الله الذي خلق السماوات والأرض قادر على أن يخلق مثلهم وجعل لهم أجلا لا ريب فيه فأبى الظالمون إلا كفورا

Saheeh International

Do they not see that Allah, who created the heavens and earth, is [the one] Able to create the likes of them? And He has appointed for them a term, about which there is no doubt. But the wrongdoers refuse [anything] except disbelief.

Pickthall

Say (unto them): If ye possessed the treasures of the mercy of my Lord, ye would surely hold them back for fear of spending, for man was ever grudging.

Arabic

قل لو أنتم تملكون خزائن رحمة ربي إذا لأمسكتم خشية الإنفاق ۚ وكان الإنسان قتورا

Saheeh International

Say [to them], "If you possessed the depositories of the mercy of my Lord, then you would withhold out of fear of spending." And ever has man been stingy.

Pickthall

And verily We gave unto Moses nine tokens, clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty). Do but ask the Children of Israel how he came unto them, then Pharaoh said unto him: Lo! I deem thee one bewitched, O Moses.

Arabic

ولقد آتينا موسى تسع آيات بينات ۖ فاسأل بني إسرائيل إذ جاءهم فقال له فرعون إني لأظنك يا موسى مسحورا

Saheeh International

And We had certainly given Moses nine evident signs, so ask the Children of Israel [about] when he came to them and Pharaoh said to him, "Indeed I think, O Moses, that you are affected by magic."

Pickthall

He said: In truth thou knowest that none sent down these (portents) save the Lord of the heavens and the earth as proofs, and lo! (for my part) I deem thee lost, O Pharaoh.

Arabic

قال لقد علمت ما أنزل هؤلاء إلا رب السماوات والأرض بصائر وإني لأظنك يا فرعون مثبورا

Saheeh International

[Moses] said, "You have already known that none has sent down these [signs] except the Lord of the heavens and the earth as evidence, and indeed I think, O Pharaoh, that you are destroyed."

Pickthall

And he wished to scare them from the land, but We drowned him and those with him, all together.

Arabic

فأراد أن يستفزهم من الأرض فأغرقناه ومن معه جميعا

Saheeh International

So he intended to drive them from the land, but We drowned him and those with him all together.

Pickthall

And We said unto the Children of Israel after him: Dwell in the land; but when the promise of the Hereafter cometh to pass We shall bring you as a crowd gathered out of various nations.

Arabic

وقلنا من بعده لبني إسرائيل اسكنوا الأرض فإذا جاء وعد الآخرة جئنا بكم لفيفا

Saheeh International

And We said after Pharaoh to the Children of Israel, "Dwell in the land, and when there comes the promise of the Hereafter, We will bring you forth in [one] gathering."

Pickthall

With truth have We sent it down, and with truth hath it descended. And We have sent thee as naught else save a bearer of good tidings and a warner.

Arabic

وبالحق أنزلناه وبالحق نزل ۗ وما أرسلناك إلا مبشرا ونذيرا

Saheeh International

And with the truth We have sent the Qur'an down, and with the truth it has descended. And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a bringer of good tidings and a warner.

Pickthall

And (it is) a Qur'an that We have divided, that thou mayst recite it unto mankind at intervals, and We have revealed it by (successive) revelation.

Arabic

وقرآنا فرقناه لتقرأه على الناس على مكث ونزلناه تنزيلا

Saheeh International

And [it is] a Qur'an which We have separated [by intervals] that you might recite it to the people over a prolonged period. And We have sent it down progressively.

Pickthall

Say: Believe therein or believe not, lo! those who were given knowledge before it, when it is read unto them, fall down prostrate on their faces, adoring,

Arabic

قل آمنوا به أو لا تؤمنوا ۚ إن الذين أوتوا العلم من قبله إذا يتلى عليهم يخرون للأذقان سجدا

Saheeh International

Say, "Believe in it or do not believe. Indeed, those who were given knowledge before it - when it is recited to them, they fall upon their faces in prostration,

Pickthall

Saying: Glory to our Lord! Verily the promise of our Lord must be fulfilled.

Arabic

ويقولون سبحان ربنا إن كان وعد ربنا لمفعولا

Saheeh International

And they say, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, the promise of our Lord has been fulfilled."

Pickthall

They fall down on their faces, weeping, and it increaseth humility in them.

Arabic

ويخرون للأذقان يبكون ويزيدهم خشوعا ۩

Saheeh International

And they fall upon their faces weeping, and the Qur'an increases them in humble submission.

Pickthall

Say (unto mankind): Cry unto Allah, or cry unto the Beneficent, unto whichsoever ye cry (it is the same). His are the most beautiful names. And thou (Muhammad), be not loud - voiced in thy worship nor yet silent therein, but follow a way between.

Arabic

قل ادعوا الله أو ادعوا الرحمن ۖ أيا ما تدعوا فله الأسماء الحسنى ۚ ولا تجهر بصلاتك ولا تخافت بها وابتغ بين ذلك سبيلا

Saheeh International

Say, "Call upon Allah or call upon the Most Merciful. Whichever [name] you call - to Him belong the best names." And do not recite [too] loudly in your prayer or [too] quietly but seek between that an [intermediate] way.

Pickthall

And say: Praise be to Allah, Who hath not taken unto Himself a son, and Who hath no partner in the Sovereignty, nor hath He any protecting friend through dependence. And magnify Him with all magnificence.

Arabic

وقل الحمد لله الذي لم يتخذ ولدا ولم يكن له شريك في الملك ولم يكن له ولي من الذل ۖ وكبره تكبيرا

Saheeh International

And say, "Praise to Allah, who has not taken a son and has had no partner in [His] dominion and has no [need of a] protector out of weakness; and glorify Him with [great] glorification."

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