Chapter 50, 45 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Qaf. By the Glorious Qur'an,
Qaf waalqurani almajeedi
Nay, but they marvel that a warner of their own hath come unto them; and the disbelievers say: This is a strange thing:
Bal AAajiboo an jaahum munthirun minhum faqala alkafiroona hatha shayon AAajeebun
When we are dead and have become dust (shall we be brought back again) ? That would be a far return!
Aitha mitna wakunna turaban thalika rajAAun baAAeedun
We know that which the earth taketh of them, and with Us is a recording Book.
Qad AAalimna ma tanqusu alardu minhum waAAindana kitabun hafeethun
Nay, but they have denied the truth when it came unto them, therefor they are now in troubled case.
Bal kaththaboo bialhaqqi lamma jaahum fahum fee amrin mareejin
Have they not then observed the sky above them, how We have constructed it and beautified it, and how there are no rifts therein ?
Afalam yanthuroo ila alssamai fawqahum kayfa banaynaha wazayyannaha wama laha min furoojin
And the earth have We spread out, and have flung firm hills therein, and have caused of every lovely kind to grow thereon,
Waalarda madadnaha waalqayna feeha rawasiya waanbatna feeha min kulli zawjin baheejin
A vision and a reminder for every penitent slave.
Tabsiratan wathikra likulli AAabdin muneebin
And We send down from the sky blessed water whereby We give growth unto gardens and the grain of crops,
Wanazzalna mina alssamai maan mubarakan faanbatna bihi jannatin wahabba alhaseedi
And lofty date - palms with ranged clusters,
Waalnnakhla basiqatin laha talAAun nadeedun
Provision (made) for men; and therewith We quicken a dead land. Even so will be the resurrection of the dead.
Rizqan lilAAibadi waahyayna bihi baldatan maytan kathalika alkhurooju
The folk of Noah denied (the truth) before them, and (so did) the dwellers at Ar - Rass and (the tribe of) Thamud,
Kaththabat qablahum qawmu noohin waashabu alrrassi wathamoodu
And (the tribe of) A'ad, and Pharaoh, and the brethren of Lot,
WaAAadun wafirAAawnu waikhwanu lootin
And the dwellers in the wood, and the folk of Tubb'a: every one denied their messengers, therefor My threat took effect.
Waashabu alaykati waqawmu tubbaAAin kullun kaththaba alrrusula fahaqqa waAAeedi
Were We then worn out by the first creation ? Yet they are in doubt about a new creation.
AfaAAayeena bialkhalqi alawwali bal hum fee labsin min khalqin jadeedin
We verily created man and We know what his soul whispereth to him, and We are nearer to him than his jugular vein.
Walaqad khalaqna alinsana wanaAAlamu ma tuwaswisu bihi nafsuhu wanahnu aqrabu ilayhi min habli alwareedi
When the two Receivers receive (him), seated on the right hand and on the left,
Ith yatalaqqa almutalaqqiyani AAani alyameeni waAAani alshshimali qaAAeedun
He uttereth no word but there is with him an observer ready.
Ma yalfithu min qawlin illa ladayhi raqeebun AAateedun
And the agony of death cometh in truth. (And it is said unto him): This is that which thou wast wont to shun.
Wajaat sakratu almawti bialhaqqi thalika ma kunta minhu taheedu
And the trumpet is blown. This is the threatened Day.
Wanufikha fee alssoori thalika yawmu alwaAAeedi
And every soul cometh, along with it a driver and a witness.
Wajaat kullu nafsin maAAaha saiqun washaheedun
(And unto the evil - doer it is said): Thou wast in heedlessness of this. Now We have removed from thee thy covering, and piercing is thy sight this day.
Laqad kunta fee ghaflatin min hatha fakashafna AAanka ghitaaka fabasaruka alyawma hadeedun
And (unto the evil - doer) his comrade saith: This is that which I have ready (as testimony).
Waqala qareenuhu hatha ma ladayya AAateedun
(And it is said): Do ye twain hurl to hell each rebel ingrate,
Alqiya fee jahannama kulla kaffarin AAaneedin
Hinderer of good, transgressor, doubter,
MannaAAin lilkhayri muAAtadin mureebin
Who setteth up another god along with Allah. Do ye twain hurl him to the dreadful doom.
Allathee jaAAala maAAa Allahi ilahan akhara faalqiyahu fee alAAathabi alshshadeedi
His comrade saith: Our Lord! I did not cause him to rebel, but he was (himself) far gone in error.
Qala qareenuhu rabbana ma atghaytuhu walakin kana fee dalalin baAAeedin
He saith: Contend not in My presence, when I had already proffered unto you the warning.
Qala la takhtasimoo ladayya waqad qaddamtu ilaykum bialwaAAeedi
The sentence that cometh from Me cannot be changed, and I am in no wise a tyrant unto the slaves.
Ma yubaddalu alqawlu ladayya wama ana bithallamin lilAAabeedi
On the day when We say unto hell: Art thou filled ? and it saith: Can there be more to come ?
Yawma naqoolu lijahannama hali imtalati wataqoolu hal min mazeedin
And the Garden is brought nigh for those who kept from evil, no longer distant.
Waozlifati aljannatu lilmuttaqeena ghayra baAAeedin
(And it is said): This is that which ye were promised. (It is) for every penitent and heedful one,
Hatha ma tooAAadoona likulli awwabin hafeethin
Who feareth the Beneficent in secret and cometh with a contrite heart.
Man khashiya alrrahmana bialghaybi wajaa biqalbin muneebin
Enter it in peace. This is the day of immortality.
Odkhulooha bisalamin thalika yawmu alkhuloodi
There they have all that they desire, and there is more with Us.
Lahum ma yashaoona feeha waladayna mazeedun
And how many a generation We destroyed before them, who were mightier than these in prowess so that they overran the lands! Had they any place of refuge (when the judgment came) ?
Wakam ahlakna qablahum min qarnin hum ashaddu minhum batshan fanaqqaboo fee albiladi hal min maheesin
Lo! therein verily is a reminder for him who hath a heart, or giveth ear with full intelligence.
Inna fee thalika lathikra liman kana lahu qalbun aw alqa alssamAAa wahuwa shaheedun
And verily We created the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, in six Days, and naught of weariness touched Us.
Walaqad khalaqna alssamawati waalarda wama baynahuma fee sittati ayyamin wama massana min lughoobin
Therefor (O Muhammad) bear with what they say, and hymn the praise of thy Lord before the rising and before the setting of the sun;
Faisbir AAala ma yaqooloona wasabbih bihamdi rabbika qabla tulooAAi alshshamsi waqabla alghuroobi
And in the night - time hymn His praise, and after the (prescribed) prostrations.
Wamina allayli fasabbihhu waadbara alssujoodi
And listen on the day when the crier crieth from a near place,
WaistamiAA yawma yunadi almunadi min makanin qareebin
The day when they will hear the (Awful) Cry in truth. That is the day of coming forth (from the graves).
Yawma yasmaAAoona alssayhata bialhaqqi thalika yawmu alkhurooji
Lo! We it is Who quicken and give death, and unto Us is the journeying.
Inna nahnu nuhyee wanumeetu wailayna almaseeru
On the day when the earth splitteth asunder from them, hastening forth (they come). That is a gathering easy for Us (to make).
Yawma tashaqqaqu alardu AAanhum siraAAan thalika hashrun AAalayna yaseerun
We are Best Aware of what they say, and thou (O Muhammad) art in no wise a compeller over them. But warn by the Qur'an him who feareth My threat.
Nahnu aAAlamu bima yaqooloona wama anta AAalayhim bijabbarin fathakkir bialqurani man yakhafu waAAeedi