Kitab

الحجر

Chapter 15, 99 verses

  • Arabic, with marks
  • Arabic
  • Yusuf Ali
Arabic, with marks

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ الر ۚ تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ وَقُرْآنٍ مُّبِينٍ

Arabic

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الر ۚ تلك آيات الكتاب وقرآن مبين

Yusuf Ali

A. L. R. These are the Ayats of Revelation, - of a Qur'an that makes things clear.

Arabic, with marks

رُّبَمَا يَوَدُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَوْ كَانُوا مُسْلِمِينَ

Arabic

ربما يود الذين كفروا لو كانوا مسلمين

Yusuf Ali

Again and again will those who disbelieve, wish that they had bowed (to Allah's will) in Islam.

Arabic, with marks

ذَرْهُمْ يَأْكُلُوا وَيَتَمَتَّعُوا وَيُلْهِهِمُ الْأَمَلُ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ

Arabic

ذرهم يأكلوا ويتمتعوا ويلههم الأمل ۖ فسوف يعلمون

Yusuf Ali

Leave them alone, to enjoy (the good things of this life) and to please themselves: let (false) hope amuse them: soon will knowledge (undeceive them).

Arabic, with marks

وَمَا أَهْلَكْنَا مِن قَرْيَةٍ إِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابٌ مَّعْلُومٌ

Arabic

وما أهلكنا من قرية إلا ولها كتاب معلوم

Yusuf Ali

Never did We destroy a population that had not a term decreed and assigned beforehand.

Arabic, with marks

مَّا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ

Arabic

ما تسبق من أمة أجلها وما يستأخرون

Yusuf Ali

Neither can a people anticipate its term, nor delay it.

Arabic, with marks

وَقَالُوا يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِي نُزِّلَ عَلَيْهِ الذِّكْرُ إِنَّكَ لَمَجْنُونٌ

Arabic

وقالوا يا أيها الذي نزل عليه الذكر إنك لمجنون

Yusuf Ali

They say: "O thou to whom the Message is being revealed! truly thou art mad (or possessed)!

Arabic, with marks

لَّوْ مَا تَأْتِينَا بِالْمَلَائِكَةِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ

Arabic

لو ما تأتينا بالملائكة إن كنت من الصادقين

Yusuf Ali

"Why bringest thou not angels to us if it be that thou hast the Truth?"

Arabic, with marks

مَا نُنَزِّلُ الْمَلَائِكَةَ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَمَا كَانُوا إِذًا مُّنظَرِينَ

Arabic

ما ننزل الملائكة إلا بالحق وما كانوا إذا منظرين

Yusuf Ali

We send not the angels down except for just cause: if they came (to the ungodly), behold! no respite would they have!

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ

Arabic

إنا نحن نزلنا الذكر وإنا له لحافظون

Yusuf Ali

We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption).

Arabic, with marks

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ فِي شِيَعِ الْأَوَّلِينَ

Arabic

ولقد أرسلنا من قبلك في شيع الأولين

Yusuf Ali

We did send messengers before thee amongst the religious sects of old:

Arabic, with marks

وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ

Arabic

وما يأتيهم من رسول إلا كانوا به يستهزئون

Yusuf Ali

But never came a messenger to them but they mocked him.

Arabic, with marks

كَذَٰلِكَ نَسْلُكُهُ فِي قُلُوبِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ

Arabic

كذلك نسلكه في قلوب المجرمين

Yusuf Ali

Even so do we let it creep into the hearts of the sinners -

Arabic, with marks

لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ ۖ وَقَدْ خَلَتْ سُنَّةُ الْأَوَّلِينَ

Arabic

لا يؤمنون به ۖ وقد خلت سنة الأولين

Yusuf Ali

That they should not believe in the (Message); but the ways of the ancients have passed away.

Arabic, with marks

وَلَوْ فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَابًا مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ فَظَلُّوا فِيهِ يَعْرُجُونَ

Arabic

ولو فتحنا عليهم بابا من السماء فظلوا فيه يعرجون

Yusuf Ali

Even if We opened out to them a gate from heaven, and they were to continue (all day) ascending therein,

Arabic, with marks

لَقَالُوا إِنَّمَا سُكِّرَتْ أَبْصَارُنَا بَلْ نَحْنُ قَوْمٌ مَّسْحُورُونَ

Arabic

لقالوا إنما سكرت أبصارنا بل نحن قوم مسحورون

Yusuf Ali

They would only say: "Our eyes have been intoxicated: Nay, we have been bewitched by sorcery."

Arabic, with marks

وَلَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا فِي السَّمَاءِ بُرُوجًا وَزَيَّنَّاهَا لِلنَّاظِرِينَ

Arabic

ولقد جعلنا في السماء بروجا وزيناها للناظرين

Yusuf Ali

It is We Who have set out the zodiacal signs in the heavens, and made them fair - seeming to (all) beholders;

Arabic, with marks

وَحَفِظْنَاهَا مِن كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ رَّجِيمٍ

Arabic

وحفظناها من كل شيطان رجيم

Yusuf Ali

And (moreover) We have guarded them from every cursed devil:

Arabic, with marks

إِلَّا مَنِ اسْتَرَقَ السَّمْعَ فَأَتْبَعَهُ شِهَابٌ مُّبِينٌ

Arabic

إلا من استرق السمع فأتبعه شهاب مبين

Yusuf Ali

But any that gains a hearing by stealth, is pursued by a flaming fire, bright (to see).

Arabic, with marks

وَالْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَاهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَاسِيَ وَأَنبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مَّوْزُونٍ

Arabic

والأرض مددناها وألقينا فيها رواسي وأنبتنا فيها من كل شيء موزون

Yusuf Ali

And the earth We have spread out (like a carpet); set thereon mountains firm and immovable; and produced therein all kinds of things in due balance.

Arabic, with marks

وَجَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ فِيهَا مَعَايِشَ وَمَن لَّسْتُمْ لَهُ بِرَازِقِينَ

Arabic

وجعلنا لكم فيها معايش ومن لستم له برازقين

Yusuf Ali

And We have provided therein means of subsistence, - for you and for those for whose sustenance ye are not responsible.

Arabic, with marks

وَإِن مِّن شَيْءٍ إِلَّا عِندَنَا خَزَائِنُهُ وَمَا نُنَزِّلُهُ إِلَّا بِقَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ

Arabic

وإن من شيء إلا عندنا خزائنه وما ننزله إلا بقدر معلوم

Yusuf Ali

And there is not a thing but its (sources and) treasures (inexhaustible) are with Us; but We only send down thereof in due and ascertainable measures.

Arabic, with marks

وَأَرْسَلْنَا الرِّيَاحَ لَوَاقِحَ فَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَسْقَيْنَاكُمُوهُ وَمَا أَنتُمْ لَهُ بِخَازِنِينَ

Arabic

وأرسلنا الرياح لواقح فأنزلنا من السماء ماء فأسقيناكموه وما أنتم له بخازنين

Yusuf Ali

And We send the fecundating winds, then cause the rain to descend from the sky, therewith providing you with water (in abundance), though ye are not the guardians of its stores.

Arabic, with marks

وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ نُحْيِي وَنُمِيتُ وَنَحْنُ الْوَارِثُونَ

Arabic

وإنا لنحن نحيي ونميت ونحن الوارثون

Yusuf Ali

And verily, it is We Who give life, and Who give death: it is We Who remain inheritors (after all else passes away).

Arabic, with marks

وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنكُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ

Arabic

ولقد علمنا المستقدمين منكم ولقد علمنا المستأخرين

Yusuf Ali

To Us are known those of you who hasten forward, and those who lag behind.

Arabic, with marks

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٌ

Arabic

وإن ربك هو يحشرهم ۚ إنه حكيم عليم

Yusuf Ali

Assuredly it is thy Lord Who will gather them together: for He is perfect in Wisdom and Knowledge.

Arabic, with marks

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ مِن صَلْصَالٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ

Arabic

ولقد خلقنا الإنسان من صلصال من حمإ مسنون

Yusuf Ali

We created man from sounding clay, from mud moulded into shape;

Arabic, with marks

وَالْجَانَّ خَلَقْنَاهُ مِن قَبْلُ مِن نَّارِ السَّمُومِ

Arabic

والجان خلقناه من قبل من نار السموم

Yusuf Ali

And the Jinn race, We had created before, from the fire of a scorching wind.

Arabic, with marks

وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي خَالِقٌ بَشَرًا مِّن صَلْصَالٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ

Arabic

وإذ قال ربك للملائكة إني خالق بشرا من صلصال من حمإ مسنون

Yusuf Ali

Behold! thy Lord said to the angels: "I am about to create man, from sounding clay from mud moulded into shape;

Arabic, with marks

فَإِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُ وَنَفَخْتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِي فَقَعُوا لَهُ سَاجِدِينَ

Arabic

فإذا سويته ونفخت فيه من روحي فقعوا له ساجدين

Yusuf Ali

"When I have fashioned him (in due proportion) and breathed into him of My spirit, fall ye down in obeisance unto him."

Arabic, with marks

فَسَجَدَ الْمَلَائِكَةُ كُلُّهُمْ أَجْمَعُونَ

Arabic

فسجد الملائكة كلهم أجمعون

Yusuf Ali

So the angels prostrated themselves, all of them together:

Arabic, with marks

إِلَّا إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰ أَن يَكُونَ مَعَ السَّاجِدِينَ

Arabic

إلا إبليس أبى أن يكون مع الساجدين

Yusuf Ali

Not so Iblis: he refused to be among those who prostrated themselves.

Arabic, with marks

قَالَ يَا إِبْلِيسُ مَا لَكَ أَلَّا تَكُونَ مَعَ السَّاجِدِينَ

Arabic

قال يا إبليس ما لك ألا تكون مع الساجدين

Yusuf Ali

(Allah) said: "O Iblis! what is your reason for not being among those who prostrated themselves?"

Arabic, with marks

قَالَ لَمْ أَكُن لِّأَسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقْتَهُ مِن صَلْصَالٍ مِّنْ حَمَإٍ مَّسْنُونٍ

Arabic

قال لم أكن لأسجد لبشر خلقته من صلصال من حمإ مسنون

Yusuf Ali

(Iblis) said: "I am not one to prostrate myself to man, whom Thou didst create from sounding clay, from mud moulded into shape."

Arabic, with marks

قَالَ فَاخْرُجْ مِنْهَا فَإِنَّكَ رَجِيمٌ

Arabic

قال فاخرج منها فإنك رجيم

Yusuf Ali

(Allah) said: "Then get thee out from here; for thou art rejected, accursed.

Arabic, with marks

وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ اللَّعْنَةَ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ

Arabic

وإن عليك اللعنة إلى يوم الدين

Yusuf Ali

"And the curse shall be on thee till the day of Judgment."

Arabic, with marks

قَالَ رَبِّ فَأَنظِرْنِي إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ

Arabic

قال رب فأنظرني إلى يوم يبعثون

Yusuf Ali

(Iblis) said: "O my Lord! give me then respite till the Day the (dead) are raised."

Arabic, with marks

قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ الْمُنظَرِينَ

Arabic

قال فإنك من المنظرين

Yusuf Ali

(Allah) said: "Respite is granted thee

Arabic, with marks

إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْوَقْتِ الْمَعْلُومِ

Arabic

إلى يوم الوقت المعلوم

Yusuf Ali

"Till the Day of the Time appointed."

Arabic, with marks

قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَا أَغْوَيْتَنِي لَأُزَيِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

Arabic

قال رب بما أغويتني لأزينن لهم في الأرض ولأغوينهم أجمعين

Yusuf Ali

(Iblis) said: "O my Lord! because Thou hast put me in the wrong, I will make (wrong) fair - seeming to them on the earth, and I will put them all in the wrong, -

Arabic, with marks

إِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ الْمُخْلَصِينَ

Arabic

إلا عبادك منهم المخلصين

Yusuf Ali

"Except Thy servants among them, sincere and purified (by Thy Grace)."

Arabic, with marks

قَالَ هَٰذَا صِرَاطٌ عَلَيَّ مُسْتَقِيمٌ

Arabic

قال هذا صراط علي مستقيم

Yusuf Ali

(Allah) said: "This (way of My sincere servants) is indeed a way that leads straight to Me.

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّ عِبَادِي لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَانٌ إِلَّا مَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ الْغَاوِينَ

Arabic

إن عبادي ليس لك عليهم سلطان إلا من اتبعك من الغاوين

Yusuf Ali

"For over My servants no authority shalt thou have, except such as put themselves in the wrong and follow thee."

Arabic, with marks

وَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَمَوْعِدُهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

Arabic

وإن جهنم لموعدهم أجمعين

Yusuf Ali

And verily, Hell is the promised abode for them all!

Arabic, with marks

لَهَا سَبْعَةُ أَبْوَابٍ لِّكُلِّ بَابٍ مِّنْهُمْ جُزْءٌ مَّقْسُومٌ

Arabic

لها سبعة أبواب لكل باب منهم جزء مقسوم

Yusuf Ali

To it are seven gates: for each of those gates is a (special) class (of sinners) assigned.

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ

Arabic

إن المتقين في جنات وعيون

Yusuf Ali

The righteous (will be) amid gardens and fountains (of clear - flowing water).

Arabic, with marks

ادْخُلُوهَا بِسَلَامٍ آمِنِينَ

Arabic

ادخلوها بسلام آمنين

Yusuf Ali

(Their greeting will be): "Enter ye here in peace and security."

Arabic, with marks

وَنَزَعْنَا مَا فِي صُدُورِهِم مِّنْ غِلٍّ إِخْوَانًا عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مُّتَقَابِلِينَ

Arabic

ونزعنا ما في صدورهم من غل إخوانا على سرر متقابلين

Yusuf Ali

And We shall remove from their hearts any lurking sense of injury: (they will be) brothers (joyfully) facing each other on thrones (of dignity).

Arabic, with marks

لَا يَمَسُّهُمْ فِيهَا نَصَبٌ وَمَا هُم مِّنْهَا بِمُخْرَجِينَ

Arabic

لا يمسهم فيها نصب وما هم منها بمخرجين

Yusuf Ali

There no sense of fatigue shall touch them, nor shall they (ever) be asked to leave.

Arabic, with marks

۞ نَبِّئْ عِبَادِي أَنِّي أَنَا الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ

Arabic

۞ نبئ عبادي أني أنا الغفور الرحيم

Yusuf Ali

Tell My servants that I am indeed the Oft - forgiving, Most Merciful;

Arabic, with marks

وَأَنَّ عَذَابِي هُوَ الْعَذَابُ الْأَلِيمُ

Arabic

وأن عذابي هو العذاب الأليم

Yusuf Ali

And that My Penalty will be indeed the most grievous Penalty.

Arabic, with marks

وَنَبِّئْهُمْ عَن ضَيْفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ

Arabic

ونبئهم عن ضيف إبراهيم

Yusuf Ali

Tell them about the guests of Abraham.

Arabic, with marks

إِذْ دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا سَلَامًا قَالَ إِنَّا مِنكُمْ وَجِلُونَ

Arabic

إذ دخلوا عليه فقالوا سلاما قال إنا منكم وجلون

Yusuf Ali

When they entered his presence and said, "Peace!" He said, "We feel afraid of you!"

Arabic, with marks

قَالُوا لَا تَوْجَلْ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَامٍ عَلِيمٍ

Arabic

قالوا لا توجل إنا نبشرك بغلام عليم

Yusuf Ali

They said: "Fear not! We give thee glad tidings of a son endowed with wisdom."

Arabic, with marks

قَالَ أَبَشَّرْتُمُونِي عَلَىٰ أَن مَّسَّنِيَ الْكِبَرُ فَبِمَ تُبَشِّرُونَ

Arabic

قال أبشرتموني على أن مسني الكبر فبم تبشرون

Yusuf Ali

He said: "Do ye give me glad tidings that old age has seized me? Of what, then, is your good news?"

Arabic, with marks

قَالُوا بَشَّرْنَاكَ بِالْحَقِّ فَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ الْقَانِطِينَ

Arabic

قالوا بشرناك بالحق فلا تكن من القانطين

Yusuf Ali

They said: "We give thee glad tidings in truth: be not then in despair!"

Arabic, with marks

قَالَ وَمَن يَقْنَطُ مِن رَّحْمَةِ رَبِّهِ إِلَّا الضَّالُّونَ

Arabic

قال ومن يقنط من رحمة ربه إلا الضالون

Yusuf Ali

He said: "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord, but such as go astray?"

Arabic, with marks

قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْمُرْسَلُونَ

Arabic

قال فما خطبكم أيها المرسلون

Yusuf Ali

Abraham said: "What then is the business on which ye (have come), O ye messengers (of Allah)?"

Arabic, with marks

قَالُوا إِنَّا أُرْسِلْنَا إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ

Arabic

قالوا إنا أرسلنا إلى قوم مجرمين

Yusuf Ali

They said: "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin,

Arabic, with marks

إِلَّا آلَ لُوطٍ إِنَّا لَمُنَجُّوهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

Arabic

إلا آل لوط إنا لمنجوهم أجمعين

Yusuf Ali

"Excepting the adherents of Lut: them we are certainly (charged) to save (from harm), - All -

Arabic, with marks

إِلَّا امْرَأَتَهُ قَدَّرْنَا ۙ إِنَّهَا لَمِنَ الْغَابِرِينَ

Arabic

إلا امرأته قدرنا ۙ إنها لمن الغابرين

Yusuf Ali

"Except his wife, who, We have ascertained, will be among those who will lag behind."

Arabic, with marks

فَلَمَّا جَاءَ آلَ لُوطٍ الْمُرْسَلُونَ

Arabic

فلما جاء آل لوط المرسلون

Yusuf Ali

At length when the messengers arrived among the adherents of Lut,

Arabic, with marks

قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ

Arabic

قال إنكم قوم منكرون

Yusuf Ali

He said: "Ye appear to be uncommon folk."

Arabic, with marks

قَالُوا بَلْ جِئْنَاكَ بِمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ

Arabic

قالوا بل جئناك بما كانوا فيه يمترون

Yusuf Ali

They said: "Yea, we have come to thee to accomplish that of which they doubt.

Arabic, with marks

وَأَتَيْنَاكَ بِالْحَقِّ وَإِنَّا لَصَادِقُونَ

Arabic

وأتيناك بالحق وإنا لصادقون

Yusuf Ali

"We have brought to thee that which is inevitably due, and assuredly we tell the truth.

Arabic, with marks

فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍ مِّنَ اللَّيْلِ وَاتَّبِعْ أَدْبَارَهُمْ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌ وَامْضُوا حَيْثُ تُؤْمَرُونَ

Arabic

فأسر بأهلك بقطع من الليل واتبع أدبارهم ولا يلتفت منكم أحد وامضوا حيث تؤمرون

Yusuf Ali

"Then travel by night with thy household, when a portion of the night (yet remains), and do thou bring up the rear: let no one amongst you look back, but pass on whither ye are ordered."

Arabic, with marks

وَقَضَيْنَا إِلَيْهِ ذَٰلِكَ الْأَمْرَ أَنَّ دَابِرَ هَٰؤُلَاءِ مَقْطُوعٌ مُّصْبِحِينَ

Arabic

وقضينا إليه ذلك الأمر أن دابر هؤلاء مقطوع مصبحين

Yusuf Ali

And We made known this decree to him, that the last remnants of those (sinners) should be cut off by the morning.

Arabic, with marks

وَجَاءَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ

Arabic

وجاء أهل المدينة يستبشرون

Yusuf Ali

The inhabitants of the city came in (mad) joy (at news of the young men).

Arabic, with marks

قَالَ إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ ضَيْفِي فَلَا تَفْضَحُونِ

Arabic

قال إن هؤلاء ضيفي فلا تفضحون

Yusuf Ali

Lut said: "These are my guests: disgrace me not:

Arabic, with marks

وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَلَا تُخْزُونِ

Arabic

واتقوا الله ولا تخزون

Yusuf Ali

"But fear Allah, and shame me not."

Arabic, with marks

قَالُوا أَوَلَمْ نَنْهَكَ عَنِ الْعَالَمِينَ

Arabic

قالوا أولم ننهك عن العالمين

Yusuf Ali

They said: "Did we not forbid thee (to speak) for all and sundry?"

Arabic, with marks

قَالَ هَٰؤُلَاءِ بَنَاتِي إِن كُنتُمْ فَاعِلِينَ

Arabic

قال هؤلاء بناتي إن كنتم فاعلين

Yusuf Ali

He said: "There are my daughters (to marry), if ye must act (so)."

Arabic, with marks

لَعَمْرُكَ إِنَّهُمْ لَفِي سَكْرَتِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ

Arabic

لعمرك إنهم لفي سكرتهم يعمهون

Yusuf Ali

Verily, by thy life (O Prophet), in their wild intoxication, they wander in distraction, to and fro.

Arabic, with marks

فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّيْحَةُ مُشْرِقِينَ

Arabic

فأخذتهم الصيحة مشرقين

Yusuf Ali

But the (mighty) Blast overtook them before morning,

Arabic, with marks

فَجَعَلْنَا عَالِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِّن سِجِّيلٍ

Arabic

فجعلنا عاليها سافلها وأمطرنا عليهم حجارة من سجيل

Yusuf Ali

And We turned (the cities) upside down, and rained down on them brimstones hard as baked clay.

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّلْمُتَوَسِّمِينَ

Arabic

إن في ذلك لآيات للمتوسمين

Yusuf Ali

Behold! in this are Signs for those who by tokens do understand.

Arabic, with marks

وَإِنَّهَا لَبِسَبِيلٍ مُّقِيمٍ

Arabic

وإنها لبسبيل مقيم

Yusuf Ali

And the (cities were) right on the high - road.

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

Arabic

إن في ذلك لآية للمؤمنين

Yusuf Ali

Behold! in this is a sign for those who believed.

Arabic, with marks

وَإِن كَانَ أَصْحَابُ الْأَيْكَةِ لَظَالِمِينَ

Arabic

وإن كان أصحاب الأيكة لظالمين

Yusuf Ali

And the Companions of the Wood were also wrong - doers;

Arabic, with marks

فَانتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَبِإِمَامٍ مُّبِينٍ

Arabic

فانتقمنا منهم وإنهما لبإمام مبين

Yusuf Ali

So We exacted retribution from them. They were both on an open highway, plain to see.

Arabic, with marks

وَلَقَدْ كَذَّبَ أَصْحَابُ الْحِجْرِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ

Arabic

ولقد كذب أصحاب الحجر المرسلين

Yusuf Ali

The Companions of the Rocky Tract also rejected the messengers:

Arabic, with marks

وَآتَيْنَاهُمْ آيَاتِنَا فَكَانُوا عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ

Arabic

وآتيناهم آياتنا فكانوا عنها معرضين

Yusuf Ali

We sent them Our Signs, but they persisted in turning away from them.

Arabic, with marks

وَكَانُوا يَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا آمِنِينَ

Arabic

وكانوا ينحتون من الجبال بيوتا آمنين

Yusuf Ali

Out of the mountains did they hew (their) edifices, (feeling themselves) secure.

Arabic, with marks

فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّيْحَةُ مُصْبِحِينَ

Arabic

فأخذتهم الصيحة مصبحين

Yusuf Ali

But the (mighty) Blast seized them of a morning,

Arabic, with marks

فَمَا أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ

Arabic

فما أغنى عنهم ما كانوا يكسبون

Yusuf Ali

And of no avail to them was all that they did (with such art and care)!

Arabic, with marks

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ ۗ وَإِنَّ السَّاعَةَ لَآتِيَةٌ ۖ فَاصْفَحِ الصَّفْحَ الْجَمِيلَ

Arabic

وما خلقنا السماوات والأرض وما بينهما إلا بالحق ۗ وإن الساعة لآتية ۖ فاصفح الصفح الجميل

Yusuf Ali

We created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them, but for just ends. And the Hour is surely coming (when this will be manifest). So overlook (any human faults) with gracious forgiveness.

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ الْخَلَّاقُ الْعَلِيمُ

Arabic

إن ربك هو الخلاق العليم

Yusuf Ali

For verily it is thy Lord who is the Master - Creator, knowing all things.

Arabic, with marks

وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَاكَ سَبْعًا مِّنَ الْمَثَانِي وَالْقُرْآنَ الْعَظِيمَ

Arabic

ولقد آتيناك سبعا من المثاني والقرآن العظيم

Yusuf Ali

And We have bestowed upon thee the Seven Oft - repeated (verses) and the Grand Qur'an.

Arabic, with marks

لَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيْنَيْكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهِ أَزْوَاجًا مِّنْهُمْ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَاخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

Arabic

لا تمدن عينيك إلى ما متعنا به أزواجا منهم ولا تحزن عليهم واخفض جناحك للمؤمنين

Yusuf Ali

Strain not thine eyes. (Wistfully) at what We have bestowed on certain classes of them, nor grieve over them: but lower thy wing (in gentleness) to the believers.

Arabic, with marks

وَقُلْ إِنِّي أَنَا النَّذِيرُ الْمُبِينُ

Arabic

وقل إني أنا النذير المبين

Yusuf Ali

And say: "I am indeed he that warneth openly and without ambiguity," -

Arabic, with marks

كَمَا أَنزَلْنَا عَلَى الْمُقْتَسِمِينَ

Arabic

كما أنزلنا على المقتسمين

Yusuf Ali

(Of just such wrath) as We sent down on those who divided (Scripture into arbitrary parts), -

Arabic, with marks

الَّذِينَ جَعَلُوا الْقُرْآنَ عِضِينَ

Arabic

الذين جعلوا القرآن عضين

Yusuf Ali

(So also on such) as have made Qur'an into shreds (as they please).

Arabic, with marks

فَوَرَبِّكَ لَنَسْأَلَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

Arabic

فوربك لنسألنهم أجمعين

Yusuf Ali

Therefore, by the Lord, We will, of a surety, call them to account,

Arabic, with marks

عَمَّا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ

Arabic

عما كانوا يعملون

Yusuf Ali

For all their deeds.

Arabic, with marks

فَاصْدَعْ بِمَا تُؤْمَرُ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

Arabic

فاصدع بما تؤمر وأعرض عن المشركين

Yusuf Ali

Therefore expound openly what thou art commanded, and turn away from those who join false gods with Allah.

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّا كَفَيْنَاكَ الْمُسْتَهْزِئِينَ

Arabic

إنا كفيناك المستهزئين

Yusuf Ali

For sufficient are We unto thee against those who scoff, -

Arabic, with marks

الَّذِينَ يَجْعَلُونَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا آخَرَ ۚ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ

Arabic

الذين يجعلون مع الله إلها آخر ۚ فسوف يعلمون

Yusuf Ali

Those who adopt, with Allah, another god: but soon will they come to know.

Arabic, with marks

وَلَقَدْ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ يَضِيقُ صَدْرُكَ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ

Arabic

ولقد نعلم أنك يضيق صدرك بما يقولون

Yusuf Ali

We do indeed know how thy heart is distressed at what they say.

Arabic, with marks

فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَكُن مِّنَ السَّاجِدِينَ

Arabic

فسبح بحمد ربك وكن من الساجدين

Yusuf Ali

But celebrate the praises of thy Lord, and be of those who prostrate themselves in adoration.

Arabic, with marks

وَاعْبُدْ رَبَّكَ حَتَّىٰ يَأْتِيَكَ الْيَقِينُ

Arabic

واعبد ربك حتى يأتيك اليقين

Yusuf Ali

And serve thy Lord until there come unto thee the Hour that is Certain.

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