Chapter 43, 89 verses
Hameem
Ha, Meem.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. Ha. Mim.
Waalkitabi almubeeni
By the clear Book,
By the Scripture which maketh plain,
Inna jaAAalnahu quranan AAarabiyyan laAAallakum taAAqiloona
Indeed, We have made it an Arabic Qur'an that you might understand.
Lo! We have appointed it a Lecture, in Arabic that haply ye may understand.
Wainnahu fee ommi alkitabi ladayna laAAaliyyun hakeemun
And indeed it is, in the Mother of the Book with Us, exalted and full of wisdom.
And Lo! in the Source of Decrees, which We possess, it is indeed sublime, decisive.
Afanadribu AAankumu alththikra safhan an kuntum qawman musrifeena
Then should We turn the message away, disregarding you, because you are a transgressing people?
Shall We utterly ignore you because ye are a wanton folk ?
Wakam arsalna min nabiyyin fee alawwaleena
And how many a prophet We sent among the former peoples,
How many a prophet did We send among the men of old!
Wama yateehim min nabiyyin illa kanoo bihi yastahzioona
But there would not come to them a prophet except that they used to ridicule him.
And never came there unto them a prophet but they used to mock him.
Faahlakna ashadda minhum batshan wamada mathalu alawwaleena
And We destroyed greater than them in [striking] power, and the example of the former peoples has preceded.
Then We destroyed men mightier than these in prowess; and the example of the men of old hath gone (before them).
Walain saaltahum man khalaqa alssamawati waalarda layaqoolunna khalaqahunna alAAazeezu alAAaleemu
And if you should ask them, "Who has created the heavens and the earth?" they would surely say, "They were created by the Exalted in Might, the Knowing."
And if thou (Muhammad) ask them: Who created the heavens and the earth, they will surely answer: The Mighty, the Knower created them;
Allathee jaAAala lakumu alarda mahdan wajaAAala lakum feeha subulan laAAallakum tahtadoona
[The one] who has made for you the earth a bed and made for you upon it roads that you might be guided
Who made the earth a resting - place for you, and placed roads for you therein, that haply ye may find your way;
Waallathee nazzala mina alssamai maan biqadarin faansharna bihi baldatan maytan kathalika tukhrajoona
And who sends down rain from the sky in measured amounts, and We revive thereby a dead land - thus will you be brought forth -
And Who sendeth down water from the sky in (due) measure, and We revive a dead land therewith. Even so will ye be brought forth;
Waallathee khalaqa alazwaja kullaha wajaAAala lakum mina alfulki waalanAAami ma tarkaboona
And who created the species, all of them, and has made for you of ships and animals those which you mount.
He Who created all the pairs, and appointed for you ships and cattle whereupon ye ride.
Litastawoo AAala thuhoorihi thumma tathkuroo niAAmata rabbikum itha istawaytum AAalayhi wataqooloo subhana allathee sakhkhara lana hatha wama kunna lahu muqrineena
That you may settle yourselves upon their backs and then remember the favor of your Lord when you have settled upon them and say. "Exalted is He who has subjected this to us, and we could not have [otherwise] subdued it.
That ye may mount upon their backs, and may remember your Lord's favour when ye mount thereon, and may say: Glorified be He Who hath subdued these unto us, and we were not capable (of subduing them);
Wainna ila rabbina lamunqaliboona
And indeed we, to our Lord, will [surely] return."
And lo! unto our Lord we surely are returning.
WajaAAaloo lahu min AAibadihi juzan inna alinsana lakafoorun mubeenun
But they have attributed to Him from His servants a portion. Indeed, man is clearly ungrateful.
And they allot to Him a portion of His bondmen! Lo! man is verily a mere ingrate.
Ami ittakhatha mimma yakhluqu banatin waasfakum bialbaneena
Or has He taken, out of what He has created, daughters and chosen you for [having] sons?
Or chooseth He daughters of all that He hath created, and honoureth He you with sons ?
Waitha bushshira ahaduhum bima daraba lilrrahmani mathalan thalla wajhuhu muswaddan wahuwa katheemun
And when one of them is given good tidings of that which he attributes to the Most Merciful in comparison, his face becomes dark, and he suppresses grief.
And if one of them hath tidings of that which he likeneth to the Beneficent One, his countenance becometh black and he is full of inward rage.
Awaman yunashshao fee alhilyati wahuwa fee alkhisami ghayru mubeenin
So is one brought up in ornaments while being during conflict unevident [attributed to Allah]?
(Liken they then to Allah) that which is bred up in outward show, and in dispute cannot make itself plain ?
WajaAAaloo almalaikata allatheena hum AAibadu alrrahmani inathan ashahidoo khalqahum satuktabu shahadatuhum wayusaloona
And they have made the angels, who are servants of the Most Merciful, females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be questioned.
And they make the angels, who are the slaves of the Beneficent, females. Did they witness their creation ? Their testimony will be recorded and they will be questioned.
Waqaloo law shaa alrrahmanu ma AAabadnahum ma lahum bithalika min AAilmin in hum illa yakhrusoona
And they said, "If the Most Merciful had willed, we would not have worshipped them." They have of that no knowledge. They are not but falsifying.
And they say: If the Beneficent One had (so) willed, we should not have worshipped them. They have no knowledge whatsoever of that. They do but guess.
Am ataynahum kitaban min qablihi fahum bihi mustamsikoona
Or have We given them a book before the Qur'an to which they are adhering?
Or have We given them any scripture before (this Qur'an) so that they are holding fast thereto ?
Bal qaloo inna wajadna abaana AAala ommatin wainna AAala atharihim muhtadoona
Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps [rightly] guided."
Nay, for they say only: Lo! we found our fathers following a religion, and we are guided by their footprints.
Wakathalika ma arsalna min qablika fee qaryatin min natheerin illa qala mutrafooha inna wajadna abaana AAala ommatin wainna AAala atharihim muqtadoona
And similarly, We did not send before you any warner into a city except that its affluent said, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are, in their footsteps, following."
And even so We sent not a warner before thee (Muhammad) into any township but its luxurious ones said: Lo! we found our fathers following a religion, and we are following their footprints.
Qala awalaw jitukum biahda mimma wajadtum AAalayhi abaakum qaloo inna bima orsiltum bihi kafiroona
[Each warner] said, "Even if I brought you better guidance than that [religion] upon which you found your fathers?" They said, "Indeed we, in that with which you were sent, are disbelievers."
(And the warner) said: What! Even though I bring you better guidance than that ye found your fathers following ? They answered: Lo! in what ye bring we are disbelievers.
Faintaqamna minhum faonthur kayfa kana AAaqibatu almukaththibeena
So we took retribution from them; then see how was the end of the deniers.
So We requited them. Then see the nature of the consequence for the rejecters!
Waith qala ibraheemu liabeehi waqawmihi innanee baraon mimma taAAbudoona
And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham said to his father and his people, "Indeed, I am disassociated from that which you worship
And when Abraham said unto his father and his folk: Lo! I am innocent of what ye worship
Illa allathee fataranee fainnahu sayahdeeni
Except for He who created me; and indeed, He will guide me."
Save Him Who did create me, for He will surely guide me.
WajaAAalaha kalimatan baqiyatan fee AAaqibihi laAAallahum yarjiAAoona
And he made it a word remaining among his descendants that they might return [to it].
And he made it a word enduring among his seed, that haply they might return.
Bal mattaAAtu haolai waabaahum hatta jaahumu alhaqqu warasoolun mubeenun
However, I gave enjoyment to these [people of Makkah] and their fathers until there came to them the truth and a clear Messenger.
Nay, but I let these and their fathers enjoy life (only) till there should come unto them the Truth and a messenger making plain.
Walamma jaahumu alhaqqu qaloo hatha sihrun wainna bihi kafiroona
But when the truth came to them, they said, "This is magic, and indeed we are, concerning it, disbelievers."
And now that the Truth hath come unto them they say: This is mere magic, and lo! we are disbelievers therein.
Waqaloo lawla nuzzila hatha alquranu AAala rajulin mina alqaryatayni AAatheemun
And they said, "Why was this Qur'an not sent down upon a great man from [one of] the two cities?"
And they say: If only this Qur'an had been revealed to some great man of the two towns ?
Ahum yaqsimoona rahmata rabbika nahnu qasamna baynahum maAAeeshatahum fee alhayati alddunya warafaAAna baAAdahum fawqa baAAdin darajatin liyattakhitha baAAduhum baAAdan sukhriyyan warahmatu rabbika khayrun mimma yajmaAAoona
Do they distribute the mercy of your Lord? It is We who have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of this world and have raised some of them above others in degrees [of rank] that they may make use of one another for service. But the mercy of your Lord is better than whatever they accumulate.
Is it they who apportion thy Lord's mercy ? We have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of the world, and raised some of them above others in rank that some of them may take labour from others; and the mercy of thy Lord is better than (the wealth) that they amass.
Walawla an yakoona alnnasu ommatan wahidatan lajaAAalna liman yakfuru bialrrahmani libuyootihim suqufan min fiddatin wamaAAarija AAalayha yathharoona
And if it were not that the people would become one community [of disbelievers], We would have made for those who disbelieve in the Most Merciful - for their houses - ceilings and stairways of silver upon which to mount
And were it not that mankind would have become one community, We might well have appointed, for those who disbelieve in the Beneficent, roofs of silver for their houses and stairs (of silver) whereby to mount,
Walibuyootihim abwaban wasururan AAalayha yattakioona
And for their houses - doors and couches [of silver] upon which to recline
And for their houses doors (of silver) and couches of silver whereon to recline,
Wazukhrufan wain kullu thalika lamma mataAAu alhayati alddunya waalakhiratu AAinda rabbika lilmuttaqeena
And gold ornament. But all that is not but the enjoyment of worldly life. And the Hereafter with your Lord is for the righteous.
And ornaments of gold. Yet all that would have been but a provision of the life of the world. And the Hereafter with your Lord would have been for those who keep from evil.
Waman yaAAshu AAan thikri alrrahmani nuqayyid lahu shaytanan fahuwa lahu qareenun
And whoever is blinded from remembrance of the Most Merciful - We appoint for him a devil, and he is to him a companion.
And he whose sight is dim to the remembrance of the Beneficent, We assign unto him a devil who becometh his comrade;
Wainnahum layasuddoonahum AAani alssabeeli wayahsaboona annahum muhtadoona
And indeed, the devils avert them from the way [of guidance] while they think that they are [rightly] guided
And lo! they surely turn them from the way of Allah, and yet they deem that they are rightly guided;
Hatta itha jaana qala ya layta baynee wabaynaka buAAda almashriqayni fabisa alqareenu
Until, when he comes to Us [at Judgement], he says [to his companion], "Oh, I wish there was between me and you the distance between the east and west - how wretched a companion."
Till, when he cometh unto Us, he saith (unto his comrade): Ah, would that between me and thee there were the distance of the two horizons - an evil comrade!
Walan yanfaAAakumu alyawma ith thalamtum annakum fee alAAathabi mushtarikoona
And never will it benefit you that Day, when you have wronged, that you are [all] sharing in the punishment.
And it profiteth you not this day, because ye did wrong, that ye will be sharers in the doom.
Afaanta tusmiAAu alssumma aw tahdee alAAumya waman kana fee dalalin mubeenin
Then will you make the deaf hear, [O Muhammad], or guide the blind or he who is in clear error?
Canst thou (Muhammad) make the deaf to hear, or canst thou guide the blind or him who is in error manifest ?
Faimma nathhabanna bika fainna minhum muntaqimoona
And whether [or not] We take you away [in death], indeed, We will take retribution upon them.
And if We take thee away, We surely shall take vengeance on them,
Aw nuriyannaka allathee waAAadnahum fainna AAalayhim muqtadiroona
Or whether [or not] We show you that which We have promised them, indeed, We are Perfect in Ability.
Or (if) We show thee that wherewith We threaten them; for lo! We have complete command of them.
Faistamsik biallathee oohiya ilayka innaka AAala siratin mustaqeemin
So adhere to that which is revealed to you. Indeed, you are on a straight path.
So hold thou fast to that which is inspired in thee. Lo! thou art on a right path.
Wainnahu lathikrun laka waliqawmika wasawfa tusaloona
And indeed, it is a remembrance for you and your people, and you [all] are going to be questioned.
And lo! it is in truth a Reminder for thee and for thy folk; and ye will be questioned.
Waisal man arsalna min qablika min rusulina ajaAAalna min dooni alrrahmani alihatan yuAAbadoona
And ask those We sent before you of Our messengers; have We made besides the Most Merciful deities to be worshipped?
And ask those of Our messengers whom We sent before thee: Did We ever appoint gods to be worshipped beside the Beneficent ?
Walaqad arsalna moosa biayatina ila firAAawna wamalaihi faqala innee rasoolu rabbi alAAalameena
And certainly did We send Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his establishment, and he said, "Indeed, I am the messenger of the Lord of the worlds."
And verily We sent Moses with Our revelations unto Pharaoh and his chiefs, and he said: I am a messenger of the Lord of the Worlds.
Falamma jaahum biayatina itha hum minha yadhakoona
But when he brought them Our signs, at once they laughed at them.
But when he brought them Our tokens, behold! they laughed at them.
Wama nureehim min ayatin illa hiya akbaru min okhtiha waakhathnahum bialAAathabi laAAallahum yarjiAAoona
And We showed them not a sign except that it was greater than its sister, and We seized them with affliction that perhaps they might return [to faith].
And every token that We showed them was greater than its sister (token), and We grasped them with the torment, that haply they might turn again.
Waqaloo ya ayyuha alsahiru odAAu lana rabbaka bima AAahida AAindaka innana lamuhtadoona
And they said [to Moses], "O magician, invoke for us your Lord by what He has promised you. Indeed, we will be guided."
And they said: O wizard! Entreat thy Lord for us by the pact that He hath made with thee. Lo! we verily will walk aright.
Falamma kashafna AAanhumu alAAathaba itha hum yankuthoona
But when We removed from them the affliction, at once they broke their word.
But when We eased them of the torment, behold! they broke their word.
Wanada firAAawnu fee qawmihi qala ya qawmi alaysa lee mulku misra wahathihi alanharu tajree min tahtee afala tubsiroona
And Pharaoh called out among his people; he said, "O my people, does not the kingdom of Egypt belong to me, and these rivers flowing beneath me; then do you not see?
And Pharaoh caused a proclamation to be made among his people saying: O my people! Is not mine the sovereignty of Egypt and these rivers flowing under me ? Can ye not then discern ?
Am ana khayrun min hatha allathee huwa maheenun wala yakadu yubeenu
Or am I [not] better than this one who is insignificant and hardly makes himself clear?
I am surely better than this fellow, who is despicable and can hardly make (his meaning) plain!
Falawla olqiya AAalayhi aswiratun min thahabin aw jaa maAAahu almalaikatu muqtarineena
Then why have there not been placed upon him bracelets of gold or come with him the angels in conjunction?"
Why, then, have armlets of gold not been set upon him, or angels sent along with him ?
Faistakhaffa qawmahu faataAAoohu innahum kanoo qawman fasiqeena
So he bluffed his people, and they obeyed him. Indeed, they were [themselves] a people defiantly disobedient [of Allah].
Thus he persuaded his people to make light (of Moses), and they obeyed him. Lo! they were a wanton folk.
Falamma asafoona intaqamna minhum faaghraqnahum ajmaAAeena
And when they angered Us, We took retribution from them and drowned them all.
So, when they angered Us, We punished them and drowned them every one.
FajaAAalnahum salafan wamathalan lilakhireena
And We made them a precedent and an example for the later peoples.
And We made them a thing past, and an example for those after (them).
Walamma duriba ibnu maryama mathalan itha qawmuka minhu yasiddoona
And when the son of Mary was presented as an example, immediately your people laughed aloud.
And when the son of Mary is quoted as an example, behold! the folk laugh out,
Waqaloo aalihatuna khayrun am huwa ma daraboohu laka illa jadalan bal hum qawmun khasimoona
And they said, "Are your gods better, or is he?" They did not present the comparison except for [mere] argument. But, [in fact], they are a people prone to dispute.
And say: Are our gods better, or is he ? They raise not the objection save for argument. Nay! but they are a contentious folk.
In huwa illa AAabdun anAAamna AAalayhi wajaAAalnahu mathalan libanee israeela
Jesus was not but a servant upon whom We bestowed favor, and We made him an example for the Children of Israel.
He is nothing but a slave on whom We bestowed favour, and We made him a pattern for the Children of Israel.
Walaw nashao lajaAAalna minkum malaikatan fee alardi yakhlufoona
And if We willed, We could have made [instead] of you angels succeeding [one another] on the earth.
And had We willed We could have set among you angels to be viceroys in the earth.
Wainnahu laAAilmun lilssaAAati fala tamtarunna biha waittabiAAooni hatha siratun mustaqeemun
And indeed, Jesus will be [a sign for] knowledge of the Hour, so be not in doubt of it, and follow Me. This is a straight path.
And lo! verily there is knowledge of the Hour. So doubt ye not concerning it, but follow Me. This is the right path.
Wala yasuddannakumu alshshaytanu innahu lakum AAaduwwun mubeenun
And never let Satan avert you. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.
And let not Satan turn you aside. Lo! he is an open enemy for you.
Walamma jaa AAeesa bialbayyinati qala qad jitukum bialhikmati waliobayyina lakum baAAda allathee takhtalifoona feehi faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni
And when Jesus brought clear proofs, he said, "I have come to you with wisdom and to make clear to you some of that over which you differ, so fear Allah and obey me.
When Jesus came with clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty), he said: I have come unto you with wisdom, and to make plain some of that concerning which ye differ. So keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.
Inna Allaha huwa rabbee warabbukum faoAAbudoohu hatha siratun mustaqeemun
Indeed, Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. This is a straight path."
Lo! Allah, He is my Lord and your Lord. So worship Him. This is a right path.
Faikhtalafa alahzabu min baynihim fawaylun lillatheena thalamoo min AAathabi yawmin aleemin
But the denominations from among them differed [and separated], so woe to those who have wronged from the punishment of a painful Day.
But the factions among them differed. Then woe unto those who do wrong from the doom of a painful day.
Hal yanthuroona illa alssaAAata an tatiyahum baghtatan wahum la yashAAuroona
Are they waiting except for the Hour to come upon them suddenly while they perceive not?
Await they aught save the Hour, that it shall come upon them suddenly, when they know not ?
Alakhillao yawmaithin baAAduhum libaAAdin AAaduwwun illa almuttaqeena
Close friends, that Day, will be enemies to each other, except for the righteous
Friends on that day will be foes one to another, save those who kept their duty (to Allah).
Ya AAibadi la khawfun AAalaykumu alyawma wala antum tahzanoona
[To whom Allah will say], "O My servants, no fear will there be concerning you this Day, nor will you grieve,
O My slaves! For you there is no fear this day, nor is it ye who grieve;
Allatheena amanoo biayatina wakanoo muslimeena
[You] who believed in Our verses and were Muslims.
(Ye) who believed Our revelations and were self - surrendered,
Odkhuloo aljannata antum waazwajukum tuhbaroona
Enter Paradise, you and your kinds, delighted."
Enter the Garden, ye and your wives, to be made glad.
Yutafu AAalayhim bisihafin min thahabin waakwabin wafeeha ma tashtaheehi alanfusu watalaththu alaAAyunu waantum feeha khalidoona
Circulated among them will be plates and vessels of gold. And therein is whatever the souls desire and [what] delights the eyes, and you will abide therein eternally.
Therein are brought round for them trays of gold and goblets, and therein is all that souls desire and eyes find sweet. And ye are immortal therein.
Watilka aljannatu allatee oorithtumooha bima kuntum taAAmaloona
And that is Paradise which you are made to inherit for what you used to do.
This is the Garden which ye are made to inherit because of what ye used to do.
Lakum feeha fakihatun katheeratun minha takuloona
For you therein is much fruit from which you will eat.
Therein for you is fruit in plenty whence to eat.
Inna almujrimeena fee AAathabi jahannama khalidoona
Indeed, the criminals will be in the punishment of Hell, abiding eternally.
Lo! the guilty are immortal in hell's torment.
La yufattaru AAanhum wahum feehi mublisoona
It will not be allowed to subside for them, and they, therein, are in despair.
It is not relaxed for them, and they despair therein.
Wama thalamnahum walakin kanoo humu alththalimeena
And We did not wrong them, but it was they who were the wrongdoers.
We wronged them not, but they it was who did the wrong.
Wanadaw ya maliku liyaqdi AAalayna rabbuka qala innakum makithoona
And they will call, "O Malik, let your Lord put an end to us!" He will say, "Indeed, you will remain."
And they cry: O master! Let thy Lord make an end of us. He saith: Lo! here ye must remain.
Laqad jinakum bialhaqqi walakinna aktharakum lilhaqqi karihoona
We had certainly brought you the truth, but most of you, to the truth, were averse.
We verily brought the Truth unto you, but ye were, most of you, averse to the Truth.
Am abramoo amran fainna mubrimoona
Or have they devised [some] affair? But indeed, We are devising [a plan].
Or do they determine any thing (against the Prophet) ? Lo! We (also) are determining.
Am yahsaboona anna la nasmaAAu sirrahum wanajwahum bala warusuluna ladayhim yaktuboona
Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and their private conversations? Yes, [We do], and Our messengers are with them recording.
Or deem they that We cannot hear their secret thoughts and private confidences ? Nay, but Our envoys, present with them, do record.
Qul in kana lilrrahmani waladun faana awwalu alAAabideena
Say, [O Muhammad], "If the Most Merciful had a son, then I would be the first of [his] worshippers."
Say (O Muhammad): If the Beneficent One hath a son, then, I shall be first among the worshippers. (But there is no son).
Subhana rabbi alssamawati waalardi rabbi alAAarshi AAamma yasifoona
Exalted is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.
Glorified be the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne, from that which they ascribe (unto Him)!
Fatharhum yakhoodoo wayalAAaboo hatta yulaqoo yawmahumu allathee yooAAadoona
So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised.
So let them flounder (in their talk) and play until they meet the Day which they are promised.
Wahuwa allathee fee alssamai ilahun wafee alardi ilahun wahuwa alhakeemu alAAaleemu
And it is Allah who is [the only] deity in the heaven, and on the earth [the only] deity. And He is the Wise, the Knowing.
And He it is Who in the heaven is God, and in the earth God. He is the Wise, the Knower.
Watabaraka allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma waAAindahu AAilmu alssaAAati wailayhi turjaAAoona
And blessed is He to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them and with whom is knowledge of the Hour and to whom you will be returned.
And blessed be He unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, and with Whom is knowledge of the Hour, and unto Whom ye will be returned.
Wala yamliku allatheena yadAAoona min doonihi alshshafaAAata illa man shahida bialhaqqi wahum yaAAlamoona
And those they invoke besides Him do not possess [power of] intercession; but only those who testify to the truth [can benefit], and they know.
And those unto whom they cry instead of Him possess no power of intercession, saving him who beareth witness unto the Truth knowingly.
Walain saaltahum man khalaqahum layaqoolunna Allahu faanna yufakoona
And if you asked them who created them, they would surely say, "Allah." So how are they deluded?
And if thou ask them who created them, they will surely say: Allah. How then are they turned away ?
Waqeelihi yarabbi inna haolai qawmun la yuminoona
And [Allah acknowledges] his saying, "O my Lord, indeed these are a people who do not believe."
And he saith: O my Lord! Lo! these are a folk who believe not.
Faisfah AAanhum waqul salamun fasawfa yaAAlamoona
So turn aside from them and say, "Peace." But they are going to know.
Then bear with them (O Muhammad) and say: Peace. But they will come to know.