Al Zukhruf

1 Hameem

1 Ha, Meem.

2 Waalkitabi almubeeni

2 By the clear Book,

3 Inna jaAAalnahu quranan AAarabiyyan laAAallakum taAAqiloona

3 Indeed, We have made it an Arabic Qur'an that you might understand.

4 Wainnahu fee ommi alkitabi ladayna laAAaliyyun hakeemun

4 And indeed it is, in the Mother of the Book with Us, exalted and full of wisdom.

5 Afanadribu AAankumu alththikra safhan an kuntum qawman musrifeena

5 Then should We turn the message away, disregarding you, because you are a transgressing people?

6 Wakam arsalna min nabiyyin fee alawwaleena

6 And how many a prophet We sent among the former peoples,

7 Wama yateehim min nabiyyin illa kanoo bihi yastahzioona

7 But there would not come to them a prophet except that they used to ridicule him.

8 Faahlakna ashadda minhum batshan wamada mathalu alawwaleena

8 And We destroyed greater than them in [striking] power, and the example of the former peoples has preceded.

9 Walain saaltahum man khalaqa alssamawati waalarda layaqoolunna khalaqahunna alAAazeezu alAAaleemu

9 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."

10 Allathee jaAAala lakumu alarda mahdan wajaAAala lakum feeha subulan laAAallakum tahtadoona

10 [The one] who has made for you the earth a bed and made for you upon it roads that you might be guided

11 Waallathee nazzala mina alssamai maan biqadarin faansharna bihi baldatan maytan kathalika tukhrajoona

11 And who sends down rain from the sky in measured amounts, and We revive thereby a dead land - thus will you be brought forth -

12 Waallathee khalaqa alazwaja kullaha wajaAAala lakum mina alfulki waalanAAami ma tarkaboona

12 And who created the species, all of them, and has made for you of ships and animals those which you mount.

13 Litastawoo AAala thuhoorihi thumma tathkuroo niAAmata rabbikum itha istawaytum AAalayhi wataqooloo subhana allathee sakhkhara lana hatha wama kunna lahu muqrineena

13 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.

14 Wainna ila rabbina lamunqaliboona

14 And indeed we, to our Lord, will [surely] return."

15 WajaAAaloo lahu min AAibadihi juzan inna alinsana lakafoorun mubeenun

15 But they have attributed to Him from His servants a portion. Indeed, man is clearly ungrateful.

16 Ami ittakhatha mimma yakhluqu banatin waasfakum bialbaneena

16 Or has He taken, out of what He has created, daughters and chosen you for [having] sons?

17 Waitha bushshira ahaduhum bima daraba lilrrahmani mathalan thalla wajhuhu muswaddan wahuwa katheemun

17 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.

18 Awaman yunashshao fee alhilyati wahuwa fee alkhisami ghayru mubeenin

18 So is one brought up in ornaments while being during conflict unevident [attributed to Allah]?

19 WajaAAaloo almalaikata allatheena hum AAibadu alrrahmani inathan ashahidoo khalqahum satuktabu shahadatuhum wayusaloona

19 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.

20 Waqaloo law shaa alrrahmanu ma AAabadnahum ma lahum bithalika min AAilmin in hum illa yakhrusoona

20 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.

21 Am ataynahum kitaban min qablihi fahum bihi mustamsikoona

21 Or have We given them a book before the Qur'an to which they are adhering?

22 Bal qaloo inna wajadna abaana AAala ommatin wainna AAala atharihim muhtadoona

22 Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps [rightly] guided."

23 Wakathalika ma arsalna min qablika fee qaryatin min natheerin illa qala mutrafooha inna wajadna abaana AAala ommatin wainna AAala atharihim muqtadoona

23 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."

24 Qala awalaw jitukum biahda mimma wajadtum AAalayhi abaakum qaloo inna bima orsiltum bihi kafiroona

24 [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."

25 Faintaqamna minhum faonthur kayfa kana AAaqibatu almukaththibeena

25 So we took retribution from them; then see how was the end of the deniers.

26 Waith qala ibraheemu liabeehi waqawmihi innanee baraon mimma taAAbudoona

26 And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham said to his father and his people, "Indeed, I am disassociated from that which you worship

27 Illa allathee fataranee fainnahu sayahdeeni

27 Except for He who created me; and indeed, He will guide me."

28 WajaAAalaha kalimatan baqiyatan fee AAaqibihi laAAallahum yarjiAAoona

28 And he made it a word remaining among his descendants that they might return [to it].

29 Bal mattaAAtu haolai waabaahum hatta jaahumu alhaqqu warasoolun mubeenun

29 However, I gave enjoyment to these [people of Makkah] and their fathers until there came to them the truth and a clear Messenger.

30 Walamma jaahumu alhaqqu qaloo hatha sihrun wainna bihi kafiroona

30 But when the truth came to them, they said, "This is magic, and indeed we are, concerning it, disbelievers."

31 Waqaloo lawla nuzzila hatha alquranu AAala rajulin mina alqaryatayni AAatheemun

31 And they said, "Why was this Qur'an not sent down upon a great man from [one of] the two cities?"

32 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

32 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.

33 Walawla an yakoona alnnasu ommatan wahidatan lajaAAalna liman yakfuru bialrrahmani libuyootihim suqufan min fiddatin wamaAAarija AAalayha yathharoona

33 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

34 Walibuyootihim abwaban wasururan AAalayha yattakioona

34 And for their houses - doors and couches [of silver] upon which to recline

35 Wazukhrufan wain kullu thalika lamma mataAAu alhayati alddunya waalakhiratu AAinda rabbika lilmuttaqeena

35 And gold ornament. But all that is not but the enjoyment of worldly life. And the Hereafter with your Lord is for the righteous.

36 Waman yaAAshu AAan thikri alrrahmani nuqayyid lahu shaytanan fahuwa lahu qareenun

36 And whoever is blinded from remembrance of the Most Merciful - We appoint for him a devil, and he is to him a companion.

37 Wainnahum layasuddoonahum AAani alssabeeli wayahsaboona annahum muhtadoona

37 And indeed, the devils avert them from the way [of guidance] while they think that they are [rightly] guided

38 Hatta itha jaana qala ya layta baynee wabaynaka buAAda almashriqayni fabisa alqareenu

38 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."

39 Walan yanfaAAakumu alyawma ith thalamtum annakum fee alAAathabi mushtarikoona

39 And never will it benefit you that Day, when you have wronged, that you are [all] sharing in the punishment.

40 Afaanta tusmiAAu alssumma aw tahdee alAAumya waman kana fee dalalin mubeenin

40 Then will you make the deaf hear, [O Muhammad], or guide the blind or he who is in clear error?

41 Faimma nathhabanna bika fainna minhum muntaqimoona

41 And whether [or not] We take you away [in death], indeed, We will take retribution upon them.

42 Aw nuriyannaka allathee waAAadnahum fainna AAalayhim muqtadiroona

42 Or whether [or not] We show you that which We have promised them, indeed, We are Perfect in Ability.

43 Faistamsik biallathee oohiya ilayka innaka AAala siratin mustaqeemin

43 So adhere to that which is revealed to you. Indeed, you are on a straight path.

44 Wainnahu lathikrun laka waliqawmika wasawfa tusaloona

44 And indeed, it is a remembrance for you and your people, and you [all] are going to be questioned.

45 Waisal man arsalna min qablika min rusulina ajaAAalna min dooni alrrahmani alihatan yuAAbadoona

45 And ask those We sent before you of Our messengers; have We made besides the Most Merciful deities to be worshipped?

46 Walaqad arsalna moosa biayatina ila firAAawna wamalaihi faqala innee rasoolu rabbi alAAalameena

46 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."

47 Falamma jaahum biayatina itha hum minha yadhakoona

47 But when he brought them Our signs, at once they laughed at them.

48 Wama nureehim min ayatin illa hiya akbaru min okhtiha waakhathnahum bialAAathabi laAAallahum yarjiAAoona

48 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].

49 Waqaloo ya ayyuha alsahiru odAAu lana rabbaka bima AAahida AAindaka innana lamuhtadoona

49 And they said [to Moses], "O magician, invoke for us your Lord by what He has promised you. Indeed, we will be guided."

50 Falamma kashafna AAanhumu alAAathaba itha hum yankuthoona

50 But when We removed from them the affliction, at once they broke their word.

51 Wanada firAAawnu fee qawmihi qala ya qawmi alaysa lee mulku misra wahathihi alanharu tajree min tahtee afala tubsiroona

51 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?

52 Am ana khayrun min hatha allathee huwa maheenun wala yakadu yubeenu

52 Or am I [not] better than this one who is insignificant and hardly makes himself clear?

53 Falawla olqiya AAalayhi aswiratun min thahabin aw jaa maAAahu almalaikatu muqtarineena

53 Then why have there not been placed upon him bracelets of gold or come with him the angels in conjunction?"

54 Faistakhaffa qawmahu faataAAoohu innahum kanoo qawman fasiqeena

54 So he bluffed his people, and they obeyed him. Indeed, they were [themselves] a people defiantly disobedient [of Allah].

55 Falamma asafoona intaqamna minhum faaghraqnahum ajmaAAeena

55 And when they angered Us, We took retribution from them and drowned them all.

56 FajaAAalnahum salafan wamathalan lilakhireena

56 And We made them a precedent and an example for the later peoples.

57 Walamma duriba ibnu maryama mathalan itha qawmuka minhu yasiddoona

57 And when the son of Mary was presented as an example, immediately your people laughed aloud.

58 Waqaloo aalihatuna khayrun am huwa ma daraboohu laka illa jadalan bal hum qawmun khasimoona

58 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.

59 In huwa illa AAabdun anAAamna AAalayhi wajaAAalnahu mathalan libanee israeela

59 Jesus was not but a servant upon whom We bestowed favor, and We made him an example for the Children of Israel.

60 Walaw nashao lajaAAalna minkum malaikatan fee alardi yakhlufoona

60 And if We willed, We could have made [instead] of you angels succeeding [one another] on the earth.

61 Wainnahu laAAilmun lilssaAAati fala tamtarunna biha waittabiAAooni hatha siratun mustaqeemun

61 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.

62 Wala yasuddannakumu alshshaytanu innahu lakum AAaduwwun mubeenun

62 And never let Satan avert you. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.

63 Walamma jaa AAeesa bialbayyinati qala qad jitukum bialhikmati waliobayyina lakum baAAda allathee takhtalifoona feehi faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

63 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.

64 Inna Allaha huwa rabbee warabbukum faoAAbudoohu hatha siratun mustaqeemun

64 Indeed, Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. This is a straight path."

65 Faikhtalafa alahzabu min baynihim fawaylun lillatheena thalamoo min AAathabi yawmin aleemin

65 But the denominations from among them differed [and separated], so woe to those who have wronged from the punishment of a painful Day.

66 Hal yanthuroona illa alssaAAata an tatiyahum baghtatan wahum la yashAAuroona

66 Are they waiting except for the Hour to come upon them suddenly while they perceive not?

67 Alakhillao yawmaithin baAAduhum libaAAdin AAaduwwun illa almuttaqeena

67 Close friends, that Day, will be enemies to each other, except for the righteous

68 Ya AAibadi la khawfun AAalaykumu alyawma wala antum tahzanoona

68 [To whom Allah will say], "O My servants, no fear will there be concerning you this Day, nor will you grieve,

69 Allatheena amanoo biayatina wakanoo muslimeena

69 [You] who believed in Our verses and were Muslims.

70 Odkhuloo aljannata antum waazwajukum tuhbaroona

70 Enter Paradise, you and your kinds, delighted."

71 Yutafu AAalayhim bisihafin min thahabin waakwabin wafeeha ma tashtaheehi alanfusu watalaththu alaAAyunu waantum feeha khalidoona

71 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.

72 Watilka aljannatu allatee oorithtumooha bima kuntum taAAmaloona

72 And that is Paradise which you are made to inherit for what you used to do.

73 Lakum feeha fakihatun katheeratun minha takuloona

73 For you therein is much fruit from which you will eat.

74 Inna almujrimeena fee AAathabi jahannama khalidoona

74 Indeed, the criminals will be in the punishment of Hell, abiding eternally.

75 La yufattaru AAanhum wahum feehi mublisoona

75 It will not be allowed to subside for them, and they, therein, are in despair.

76 Wama thalamnahum walakin kanoo humu alththalimeena

76 And We did not wrong them, but it was they who were the wrongdoers.

77 Wanadaw ya maliku liyaqdi AAalayna rabbuka qala innakum makithoona

77 And they will call, "O Malik, let your Lord put an end to us!" He will say, "Indeed, you will remain."

78 Laqad jinakum bialhaqqi walakinna aktharakum lilhaqqi karihoona

78 We had certainly brought you the truth, but most of you, to the truth, were averse.

79 Am abramoo amran fainna mubrimoona

79 Or have they devised [some] affair? But indeed, We are devising [a plan].

80 Am yahsaboona anna la nasmaAAu sirrahum wanajwahum bala warusuluna ladayhim yaktuboona

80 Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and their private conversations? Yes, [We do], and Our messengers are with them recording.

81 Qul in kana lilrrahmani waladun faana awwalu alAAabideena

81 Say, [O Muhammad], "If the Most Merciful had a son, then I would be the first of [his] worshippers."

82 Subhana rabbi alssamawati waalardi rabbi alAAarshi AAamma yasifoona

82 Exalted is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe.

83 Fatharhum yakhoodoo wayalAAaboo hatta yulaqoo yawmahumu allathee yooAAadoona

83 So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised.

84 Wahuwa allathee fee alssamai ilahun wafee alardi ilahun wahuwa alhakeemu alAAaleemu

84 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.

85 Watabaraka allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi wama baynahuma waAAindahu AAilmu alssaAAati wailayhi turjaAAoona

85 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.

86 Wala yamliku allatheena yadAAoona min doonihi alshshafaAAata illa man shahida bialhaqqi wahum yaAAlamoona

86 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.

87 Walain saaltahum man khalaqahum layaqoolunna Allahu faanna yufakoona

87 And if you asked them who created them, they would surely say, "Allah." So how are they deluded?

88 Waqeelihi yarabbi inna haolai qawmun la yuminoona

88 And [Allah acknowledges] his saying, "O my Lord, indeed these are a people who do not believe."

89 Faisfah AAanhum waqul salamun fasawfa yaAAlamoona

89 So turn aside from them and say, "Peace." But they are going to know.