Blessed is He who sent down the Criterion upon His Servant that he may be to the worlds a warner -
Shakir
He, Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and Who did not take to Himself a son, and Who has no associate in the kingdom, and Who created everything, then ordained for it a measure.
He to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and who has not taken a son and has not had a partner in dominion and has created each thing and determined it with [precise] determination.
Shakir
And they have taken besides Him gods, who do not create anything while they are themselves created, and they control not for themselves any harm or profit, and they control not death nor life, nor raising (the dead) to life.
But they have taken besides Him gods which create nothing, while they are created, and possess not for themselves any harm or benefit and possess not [power to cause] death or life or resurrection.
Shakir
And those who disbelieve say: This is nothing but a lie which he has forged, and other people have helped him at it; so indeed they have done injustice and (uttered) a falsehood.
Transliteration
Waqala allatheena kafaroo in hatha illa ifkun iftarahu waaAAanahu AAalayhi qawmun akharoona faqad jaoo thulman wazooran
Saheeh International
And those who disbelieve say, "This [Qur'an] is not except a falsehood he invented, and another people assisted him in it." But they have committed an injustice and a lie.
Shakir
And they say: The stories of the ancients - - he has got them written - - so these are read out to him morning and evening.
Say, [O Muhammad], "It has been revealed by He who knows [every] secret within the heavens and the earth. Indeed, He is ever Forgiving and Merciful."
Shakir
And they say: What is the matter with this Apostle that he eats food and goes about in the markets; why has not an angel been sent down to him, so that he should have been a warner with him?
And they say, "What is this messenger that eats food and walks in the markets? Why was there not sent down to him an angel so he would be with him a warner?
Shakir
Or (why is not) a treasure sent down to him, or he is made to have a garden from which he should eat? And the unjust say: You do not follow any but a man deprived of reason.
Transliteration
Aw yulqa ilayhi kanzun aw takoonu lahu jannatun yakulu minha waqala alththalimoona in tattabiAAoona illa rajulan mashooran
Saheeh International
Or [why is not] a treasure presented to him [from heaven], or does he [not] have a garden from which he eats?" And the wrongdoers say, "You follow not but a man affected by magic."
Shakir
See what likenesses do they apply to you, so they have gone astray, therefore they shall not be able to find a way.
Transliteration
Onthur kayfa daraboo laka alamthala fadalloo fala yastateeAAoona sabeelan
Saheeh International
Look how they strike for you comparisons; but they have strayed, so they cannot [find] a way.
Shakir
Blessed is He Who, if He please, will give you what is better than this, gardens beneath which rivers flow, and He will give you palaces.
Transliteration
Tabaraka allathee in shaa jaAAala laka khayran min thalika jannatin tajree min tahtiha alanharu wayajAAal laka qusooran
Saheeh International
Blessed is He who, if He willed, could have made for you [something] better than that - gardens beneath which rivers flow - and could make for you palaces.
Shakir
But they reject the hour, and We have prepared a burning fire for him who rejects the hour.
Transliteration
Bal kaththaboo bialssaAAati waaAAtadna liman kaththaba bialssaAAati saAAeeran
Saheeh International
But they have denied the Hour, and We have prepared for those who deny the Hour a Blaze.
Shakir
When it shall come into their sight from a distant place, they shall hear its vehement raging and roaring.
Transliteration
Itha raathum min makanin baAAeedin samiAAoo laha taghayyuthan wazafeeran
Saheeh International
When the Hellfire sees them from a distant place, they will hear its fury and roaring.
Shakir
And when they are cast into a narrow place in it, bound, they shall there call out for destruction.
Transliteration
Waitha olqoo minha makanan dayyiqan muqarraneena daAAaw hunalika thubooran
Saheeh International
And when they are thrown into a narrow place therein bound in chains, they will cry out thereupon for destruction.
Shakir
Call not this day for one destruction, but call for destructions many.
Transliteration
La tadAAoo alyawma thubooran wahidan waodAAoo thubooran katheeran
Saheeh International
[They will be told], "Do not cry this Day for one destruction but cry for much destruction."
Shakir
Say: Is this better or the abiding garden which those who guard (against evil) are promised? That shall be a reward and a resort for them.
Transliteration
Qul athalika khayrun am jannatu alkhuldi allatee wuAAida almuttaqoona kanat lahum jazaan wamaseeran
Saheeh International
Say, "Is that better or the Garden of Eternity which is promised to the righteous? It will be for them a reward and destination.
Shakir
They shall have therein what they desire abiding (in it); it is a promise which it is proper to be prayed for from your Lord.
Transliteration
Lahum feeha ma yashaoona khalideena kana AAala rabbika waAAdan masoolan
Saheeh International
For them therein is whatever they wish, [while] abiding eternally. It is ever upon your Lord a promise [worthy to be] requested.
Shakir
And on the day when He shall gather them, and whatever they served besides Allah, He shall say: Was it you who led astray these My servants, or did they themselves go astray from the path?
Transliteration
Wayawma yahshuruhum wama yaAAbudoona min dooni Allahi fayaqoolu aantum adlaltum AAibadee haolai am hum dalloo alssabeela
Saheeh International
And [mention] the Day He will gather them and that which they worship besides Allah and will say, "Did you mislead these, My servants, or did they [themselves] stray from the way?"
Shakir
They shall say: Glory be to Thee; it was not beseeming for us that we should take any guardians besides Thee, but Thou didst make them and their fathers to enjoy until they forsook the reminder, and they were a people in perdition,
Transliteration
Qaloo subhanaka ma kana yanbaghee lana an nattakhitha min doonika min awliyaa walakin mattaAAtahum waabaahum hatta nasoo alththikra wakanoo qawman booran
Saheeh International
They will say, "Exalted are You! It was not for us to take besides You any allies. But You provided comforts for them and their fathers until they forgot the message and became a people ruined."
Shakir
So they shall indeed give you the lie in what you say, then you shall not be able to ward off or help, and whoever among you is unjust, We will make him taste a great chastisement.
So they will deny you, [disbelievers], in what you say, and you cannot avert [punishment] or [find] help. And whoever commits injustice among you - We will make him taste a great punishment.
Shakir
And We have not sent before you any apostles but they most surely ate food and went about in the markets; and We have made some of you a trial for others; will you bear patiently? And your Lord is ever Seeing.
Transliteration
Wama arsalna qablaka mina almursaleena illa innahum layakuloona alttaAAama wayamshoona fee alaswaqi wajaAAalna baAAdakum libaAAdin fitnatan atasbiroona wakana rabbuka baseeran
Saheeh International
And We did not send before you, [O Muhammad], any of the messengers except that they ate food and walked in the markets. And We have made some of you [people] as trial for others - will you have patience? And ever is your Lord, Seeing.
Shakir
And those who do not hope for Our meeting, say: Why have not angels been sent down upon us, or (why) do we not see our Lord? Now certainly they are too proud of themselves and have revolted in great revolt.
Transliteration
Waqala allatheena la yarjoona liqaana lawla onzila AAalayna almalaikatu aw nara rabbana laqadi istakbaroo fee anfusihim waAAataw AAutuwwan kabeeran
Saheeh International
And those who do not expect the meeting with Us say, "Why were not angels sent down to us, or [why] do we [not] see our Lord?" They have certainly become arrogant within themselves and [become] insolent with great insolence.
Shakir
On the day when they shall see the angels, there shall be no joy on that day for the guilty, and they shall say: It is a forbidden thing totally prohibited.
Transliteration
Yawma yarawna almalaikata la bushra yawmaithin lilmujrimeena wayaqooloona hijran mahjooran
Saheeh International
The day they see the angels - no good tidings will there be that day for the criminals, and [the angels] will say, "Prevented and inaccessible."
Shakir
And We will proceed to what they have done of deeds, so We shall render them as scattered floating dust.
Transliteration
Waqadimna ila ma AAamiloo min AAamalin fajaAAalnahu habaan manthooran
Saheeh International
And We will regard what they have done of deeds and make them as dust dispersed.
Shakir
The dwellers of the garden shall on that day be in a better abiding - place and a better resting - place.
And thus have We made for every prophet an enemy from among the criminals. But sufficient is your Lord as a guide and a helper.
Shakir
And those who disbelieve say: Why has not the Quran been revealed to him all at once? Thus, that We may strengthen your heart by it and We have arranged it well in arranging.
And those who disbelieve say, "Why was the Qur'an not revealed to him all at once?" Thus [it is] that We may strengthen thereby your heart. And We have spaced it distinctly.
Shakir
And they shall not bring to you any argument, but We have brought to you (one) with truth and best in significance.
Transliteration
Wala yatoonaka bimathalin illa jinaka bialhaqqi waahsana tafseeran
Saheeh International
And they do not come to you with an argument except that We bring you the truth and the best explanation.
Shakir
(As for) those who shall be gathered upon their faces to hell, they are in a worse plight and straying farther away from the path.
Transliteration
Allatheena yuhsharoona AAala wujoohihim ila jahannama olaika sharrun makanan waadallu sabeelan
Saheeh International
The ones who are gathered on their faces to Hell - those are the worst in position and farthest astray in [their] way.
Shakir
And certainly We gave Musa the Book and We appointed with him his brother Haroun an aider.
And We had certainly given Moses the Scripture and appointed with him his brother Aaron as an assistant.
Shakir
Then We said: Go you both to the people who rejected Our communications; so We destroyed them with utter destruction.
Transliteration
Faqulna ithhaba ila alqawmi allatheena kaththaboo biayatina fadammarnahum tadmeeran
Saheeh International
And We said, "Go both of you to the people who have denied Our signs." Then We destroyed them with [complete] destruction.
Shakir
And the people of Nuh, when they rejected the apostles, We drowned them, and made them a sign for men, and We have prepared a painful punishment for the unjust;
And the people of Noah - when they denied the messengers, We drowned them, and We made them for mankind a sign. And We have prepared for the wrongdoers a painful punishment.
Shakir
And Ad and Samood and the dwellers of the Rass and many generations between them.
And for each We presented examples [as warnings], and each We destroyed with [total] destruction.
Shakir
And certainly they have (often) passed by the town on which was rained an evil rain; did they not then see it? Nay! they did not hope to be raised again.
Transliteration
Walaqad ataw AAala alqaryati allatee omtirat matara alssawi afalam yakoonoo yarawnaha bal kanoo la yarjoona nushooran
Saheeh International
And they have already come upon the town which was showered with a rain of evil. So have they not seen it? But they are not expecting resurrection.
Shakir
And when they see you, they do not take you for aught but a mockery: Is this he whom Allah has raised to be an apostle?
Transliteration
Waitha raawka in yattakhithoonaka illa huzuwan ahatha allathee baAAatha Allahu rasoolan
Saheeh International
And when they see you, [O Muhammad], they take you not except in ridicule, [saying], "Is this the one whom Allah has sent as a messenger?
Shakir
He had well - nigh led us astray from our gods had we not adhered to them patiently! And they will know, when they see the punishment, who is straying farther off from the path.
Transliteration
In kada layudilluna AAan alihatina lawla an sabarna AAalayha wasawfa yaAAlamoona heena yarawna alAAathaba man adallu sabeelan
Saheeh International
He almost would have misled us from our gods had we not been steadfast in [worship of] them." But they are going to know, when they see the punishment, who is farthest astray in [his] way.
Shakir
Have you seen him who takes his low desires for his god? Will you then be a protector over him?
Have you seen the one who takes as his god his own desire? Then would you be responsible for him?
Shakir
Or do you think that most of them do hear or understand? They are nothing but as cattle; nay, they are straying farther off from the path.
Transliteration
Am tahsabu anna aktharahum yasmaAAoona aw yaAAqiloona in hum illa kaalanAAami bal hum adallu sabeelan
Saheeh International
Or do you think that most of them hear or reason? They are not except like livestock. Rather, they are [even] more astray in [their] way.
Shakir
Have you not considered (the work of) your Lord, how He extends the shade? And if He had pleased He would certainly have made it stationary; then We have made the sun an indication of it
Transliteration
Alam tara ila rabbika kayfa madda alththilla walaw shaa lajaAAalahu sakinan thumma jaAAalna alshshamsa AAalayhi daleelan
Saheeh International
Have you not considered your Lord - how He extends the shadow, and if He willed, He could have made it stationary? Then We made the sun for it an indication.
Shakir
Then We take it to Ourselves, taking little by little.
Transliteration
Thumma qabadnahu ilayna qabdan yaseeran
Saheeh International
Then We hold it in hand for a brief grasp.
Shakir
And He it is Who made the night a covering for you, and the sleep a rest, and He made the day to rise up again.
And if We had willed, We could have sent into every city a warner.
Shakir
So do not follow the unbelievers, and strive against them a mighty striving with it.
Transliteration
Fala tutiAAi alkafireena wajahidhum bihi jihadan kabeeran
Saheeh International
So do not obey the disbelievers, and strive against them with the Qur'an a great striving.
Shakir
And He it is Who has made two seas to flow freely, the one sweet that subdues thirst by its sweetness, and the other salt that burns by its saltness; and between the two He has made a barrier and inviolable obstruction.
And it is He who has released [simultaneously] the two seas, one fresh and sweet and one salty and bitter, and He placed between them a barrier and prohibiting partition.
Shakir
And He it is Who has created man from the water, then He has made for him blood relationship and marriage relationship, and your Lord is powerful.
And it is He who has created from water a human being and made him [a relative by] lineage and marriage. And ever is your Lord competent [concerning creation].
Shakir
And they serve besides Allah that which neither profits them nor causes them harm; and the unbeliever is a partisan against his Lord.
Transliteration
WayaAAbudoona min dooni Allahi ma la yanfaAAuhum wala yadurruhum wakana alkafiru AAala rabbihi thaheeran
Saheeh International
But they worship rather than Allah that which does not benefit them or harm them, and the is ever, against his Lord, an assistant [to Satan].
Shakir
And We have not sent you but as a giver of good news and as a warner.
Transliteration
Wama arsalnaka illa mubashshiran wanatheeran
Saheeh International
And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a bringer of good tidings and a warner.
Shakir
Say: I do not ask you aught in return except that he who will, may take the way to his Lord.
Transliteration
Qul ma asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin illa man shaa an yattakhitha ila rabbihi sabeelan
Saheeh International
Say, "I do not ask of you for it any payment - only that whoever wills might take to his Lord a way."
Shakir
And rely on the Ever - living Who dies not, and celebrate His praise; and Sufficient is He as being aware of the faults of His servants,
And rely upon the Ever - Living who does not die, and exalt [Allah] with His praise. And sufficient is He to be, with the sins of His servants, Acquainted -
Shakir
Who created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six periods, and He is firmly established on the throne of authority; the Beneficent Allah, so ask respecting it one aware.
He who created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six days and then established Himself above the Throne - the Most Merciful, so ask about Him one well .
Shakir
And when it is said to them: Prostrate to the Beneficent Allah, they say: And what is the Allah of beneficence? Shall we prostrate to what you bid us? And it adds to their aversion.
And when it is said to them, "Prostrate to the Most Merciful," they say, "And what is the Most Merciful? Should we prostrate to that which you order us?" And it increases them in aversion.
Shakir
Blessed is He Who made the constellations in the heavens and made therein a lamp and a shining moon.
And the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth easily, and when the ignorant address them [harshly], they say [words of] peace,
Shakir
And they who pass the night prostrating themselves before their Lord and standing.
And [they are] those who, when they spend, do so not excessively or sparingly but are ever, between that, [justly] moderate
Shakir
And they who do not call upon another god with Allah and do not slay the soul, which Allah has forbidden except in the requirements of justice, and (who) do not commit fornication and he who does this shall find a requital of sin;
And those who do not invoke with Allah another deity or kill the soul which Allah has forbidden [to be killed], except by right, and do not commit unlawful sexual intercourse. And whoever should do that will meet a penalty.
Shakir
The punishment shall be doubled to him on the day of resurrection, and he shall abide therein in abasement;
Multiplied for him is the punishment on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein humiliated -
Shakir
Except him who repents and believes and does a good deed; so these are they of whom Allah changes the evil deeds to good ones; and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
Transliteration
Illa man taba waamana waAAamila AAamalan salihan faolaika yubaddilu Allahu sayyiatihim hasanatin wakana Allahu ghafooran raheeman
Saheeh International
Except for those who repent, believe and do righteous work. For them Allah will replace their evil deeds with good. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.
Shakir
And whoever repents and does good, he surely turns to Allah a (goodly) turning.
Transliteration
Waman taba waAAamila salihan fainnahu yatoobu ila Allahi mataban
Saheeh International
And he who repents and does righteousness does indeed turn to Allah with [accepted] repentance.
Shakir
And they who do not bear witness to what is false, and when they pass by what is vain, they pass by nobly.
Transliteration
Waallatheena la yashhadoona alzzoora waitha marroo biallaghwi marroo kiraman
Saheeh International
And [they are] those who do not testify to falsehood, and when they pass near ill speech, they pass by with dignity.
Shakir
And they who, when reminded of the communications of their Lord, do not fall down thereat deaf and blind.