Al Anabeeh

1 Closer and closer to mankind comes their Reckoning: yet they heed not and they turn away.

1 Iqtaraba lilnnasi hisabuhum wahum fee ghaflatin muAAridoona

2 Never comes (aught) to them of a renewed Message from their Lord, but they listen to it as in jest, -

2 Ma yateehim min thikrin min rabbihim muhdathin illa istamaAAoohu wahum yalAAaboona

3 Their hearts toying as with trifles. The wrong - doers conceal their private counsels, (saying), "Is this (one) more than a man like yourselves? Will ye go to witchcraft with your eyes open?"

3 Lahiyatan quloobuhum waasarroo alnnajwa allatheena thalamoo hal hatha illa basharun mithlukum afatatoona alssihra waantum tubsiroona

4 Say: "My Lord knoweth (every) word (spoken) in the heavens and on earth: He is the One that heareth and knoweth (all things)."

4 Qala rabbee yaAAlamu alqawla fee alssamai waalardi wahuwa alssameeAAu alAAaleemu

5 "Nay," they say, "(these are) medleys of dream! - Nay, He forged it! - Nay, He is (but) a poet! Let him then bring us a Sign like the ones that were sent to (Prophets) of old!"

5 Bal qaloo adghathu ahlamin bali iftarahu bal huwa shaAAirun falyatina biayatin kama orsila alawwaloona

6 (As to those) before them, not one of the populations which We destroyed believed: will these believe?

6 Ma amanat qablahum min qaryatin ahlaknaha afahum yuminoona

7 Before thee, also, the messengers We sent were but men, to whom We granted inspiration: If ye realise this not, ask of those who possess the Message.

7 Wama arsalna qablaka illa rijalan noohee ilayhim faisaloo ahla alththikri in kuntum la taAAlamoona

8 Nor did We give them bodies that ate no food, nor were they exempt from death.

8 Wama jaAAalnahum jasadan la yakuloona alttaAAama wama kanoo khalideena

9 In the end We fulfilled to them Our Promise, and We saved them and those whom We pleased, but We destroyed those who transgressed beyond bounds.

9 Thumma sadaqnahumu alwaAAda faanjaynahum waman nashao waahlakna almusrifeena

10 We have revealed for you (O men!) a book in which is a Message for you: will ye not then understand?

10 Laqad anzalna ilaykum kitaban feehi thikrukum afala taAAqiloona

11 How many were the populations We utterly destroyed because of their iniquities, setting up in their places other peoples?

11 Wakam qasamna min qaryatin kanat thalimatan waanshana baAAdaha qawman akhareena

12 Yet, when they felt Our Punishment (coming), behold, they (tried to) flee from it.

12 Falamma ahassoo basana itha hum minha yarkudoona

13 Flee not, but return to the good things of this life which were given you, and to your homes in order that ye may be called to account.

13 La tarkudoo wairjiAAoo ila ma otriftum feehi wamasakinikum laAAallakum tusaloona

14 They said: "Ah! woe to us! We were indeed wrong - doers!"

14 Qaloo ya waylana inna kunna thalimeena

15 And that cry of theirs ceased not, till We made them as a field that is mown, as ashes silent and quenched.

15 Fama zalat tilka daAAwahum hatta jaAAalnahum haseedan khamideena

16 Not for (idle) sport did We create the heavens and the earth and all that is between!

16 Wama khalaqna alssamaa waalarda wama baynahuma laAAibeena

17 If it had been Our wish to take (just) a pastime, We should surely have taken it from the things nearest to Us, if We would do (such a thing)!

17 Law aradna an nattakhitha lahwan laittakhathnahu min ladunna in kunna faAAileena

18 Nay, We hurl the Truth against falsehood, and it knocks out its brain, and behold, falsehood doth perish! Ah! woe be to you for the (false) things ye ascribe (to Us).

18 Bal naqthifu bialhaqqi AAala albatili fayadmaghuhu faitha huwa zahiqun walakumu alwaylu mimma tasifoona

19 To Him belong all (creatures) in the heavens and on earth: Even those who are in His (very) Presence are not too proud to serve Him, nor are they (ever) weary (of His service):

19 Walahu man fee alssamawati waalardi waman AAindahu la yastakbiroona AAan AAibadatihi wala yastahsiroona

20 They celebrate His praises night and day, nor do they ever flag or intermit.

20 Yusabbihoona allayla waalnnahara la yafturoona

21 Or have they taken (for worship) gods from the earth who can raise (the dead)?

21 Ami ittakhathoo alihatan mina alardi hum yunshiroona

22 If there were, in the heavens and the earth, other gods besides Allah, there would have been confusion in both! but glory to Allah, the Lord of the Throne: (High is He) above what they attribute to Him!

22 Law kana feehima alihatun illa Allahu lafasadata fasubhana Allahi rabbi alAAarshi AAamma yasifoona

23 He cannot be questioned for His acts, but they will be questioned (for theirs).

23 La yusalu AAamma yafAAalu wahum yusaloona

24 Or have they taken for worship (other) gods besides him? Say, "Bring your convincing proof: this is the Message of those with me and the Message of those before me." But most of them know not the Truth, and so turn away.

24 Ami ittakhathoo min doonihi alihatan qul hatoo burhanakum hatha thikru man maAAiya wathikru man qablee bal aktharuhum la yaAAlamoona alhaqqa fahum muAAridoona

25 Not a messenger did We send before thee without this inspiration sent by Us to him: that there is no god but I; therefore worship and serve Me.

25 Wama arsalna min qablika min rasoolin illa noohee ilayhi annahu la ilaha illa ana faoAAbudooni

26 And they say: "(Allah) Most Gracious has begotten offspring." Glory to Him! they are (but) servants raised to honour.

26 Waqaloo ittakhatha alrrahmanu waladan subhanahu bal AAibadun mukramoona

27 They speak not before He speaks, and they act (in all things) by His Command.

27 La yasbiqoonahu bialqawli wahum biamrihi yaAAmaloona

28 He knows what is before them, and what is behind them, and they offer no intercession except for those who are acceptable, and they stand in awe and reverence of His (Glory).

28 YaAAlamu ma bayna aydeehim wama khalfahum wala yashfaAAoona illa limani irtada wahum min khashyatihi mushfiqoona

29 If any of them should say, "I am a god besides Him", such a one We should reward with Hell: thus do We reward those who do wrong.

29 Waman yaqul minhum innee ilahun min doonihi fathalika najzeehi jahannama kathalika najzee alththalimeena

30 Do not the Unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined together (as one unit of creation), before we clove them asunder? We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?

30 Awalam yara allatheena kafaroo anna alssamawati waalarda kanata ratqan fafataqnahuma wajaAAalna mina almai kulla shayin hayyin afala yuminoona

31 And We have set on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with them, and We have made therein broad highways (between mountains) for them to pass through: that they may receive Guidance.

31 WajaAAalna fee alardi rawasiya an tameeda bihim wajaAAalna feeha fijajan subulan laAAallahum yahtadoona

32 And We have made the heavens as a canopy well guarded: yet do they turn away from the Signs which these things (point to)!

32 WajaAAalna alssamaa saqfan mahfoothan wahum AAan ayatiha muAAridoona

33 It is He Who created the Night and the Day, and the sun and the moon: all (the celestial bodies) swim along, each in its rounded course.

33 Wahuwa allathee khalaqa allayla waalnnahara waalshshamsa waalqamara kullun fee falakin yasbahoona

34 We granted not to any man before thee permanent life (here): if then thou shouldst die, would they live permanently?

34 Wama jaAAalna libasharin min qablika alkhulda afain mitta fahumu alkhalidoona

35 Every soul shall have a taste of death: and We test you by evil and by good by way of trial. to Us must ye return.

35 Kullu nafsin thaiqatu almawti wanablookum bialshsharri waalkhayri fitnatan wailayna turjaAAoona

36 When the Unbelievers see thee, they treat thee not except with ridicule. "Is this," (they say), "the one who talks of your gods?" and they blaspheme at the mention of (Allah) Most Gracious!

36 Waitha raaka allatheena kafaroo in yattakhithoonaka illa huzuwan ahatha allathee yathkuru alihatakum wahum bithikri alrrahmani hum kafiroona

37 Man is a creature of haste: soon (enough) will I show you My Signs; then ye will not ask Me to hasten them!

37 Khuliqa alinsanu min AAajalin saoreekum ayatee fala tastaAAjiloona

38 They say: "When will this promise come to pass, if ye are telling the truth?"

38 Wayaqooloona mata hatha alwaAAdu in kuntum sadiqeena

39 If only the Unbelievers knew (the time) when they will not be able to ward off the fire from their faces, nor yet from their backs, and (when) no help can reach them!

39 Law yaAAlamu allatheena kafaroo heena la yakuffoona AAan wujoohihimu alnnara wala AAan thuhoorihim wala hum yunsaroona

40 Nay, it may come to them all of a sudden and confound them: no power will they have then to avert it, nor will they (then) get respite.

40 Bal tateehim baghtatan fatabhatuhum fala yastateeAAoona raddaha wala hum yuntharoona

41 Mocked were (many) messenger before thee; But their scoffers were hemmed in by the thing that they mocked.

41 Walaqadi istuhzia birusulin min qablika fahaqa biallatheena sakhiroo minhum ma kanoo bihi yastahzioona

42 Say: "Who can keep you safe by night and by day from (the Wrath of) (Allah) Most Gracious?" Yet they turn away from the mention of their Lord.

42 Qul man yaklaokum biallayli waalnnahari mina alrrahmani bal hum AAan thikri rabbihim muAAridoona

43 Or have they gods that can guard them from Us? They have no power to aid themselves, nor can they be defended from Us.

43 Am lahum alihatun tamnaAAuhum min doonina la yastateeAAoona nasra anfusihim wala hum minna yushaboona

44 Nay, We gave the good things of this life to these men and their fathers until the period grew long for them; See they not that We gradually reduce the land (in their control) from its outlying borders? Is it then they who will win?

44 Bal mattaAAna haolai waabaahum hatta tala AAalayhimu alAAumuru afala yarawna anna natee alarda nanqusuha min atrafiha afahumu alghaliboona

45 Say, "I do but warn you according to revelation": But the deaf will not hear the call, (even) when they are warned!

45 Qul innama onthirukum bialwahyi wala yasmaAAu alssummu aldduAAaa itha ma yuntharoona

46 If but a breath of the Wrath of thy Lord do touch them, they will then say, "Woe to us! we did wrong indeed!"

46 Walain massathum nafhatun min AAathabi rabbika layaqoolunna ya waylana inna kunna thalimeena

47 We shall set up scales of justice for the Day of Judgment, so that not a soul will be dealt with unjustly in the least, and if there be (no more than) the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it (to account): and enough are We to take account.

47 WanadaAAu almawazeena alqista liyawmi alqiyamati fala tuthlamu nafsun shayan wain kana mithqala habbatin min khardalin atayna biha wakafa bina hasibeena

48 In the past We granted to Moses and Aaron the criterion (for judgment), and a Light and a Message for those who would do right, -

48 Walaqad atayna moosa waharoona alfurqana wadiyaan wathikran lilmuttaqeena

49 Those who fear their Lord in their most secret thoughts, and who hold the Hour (of Judgment) in awe.

49 Allatheena yakhshawna rabbahum bialghaybi wahum mina alssaAAati mushfiqoona

50 And this is a blessed Message which We have sent down: will ye then reject it?

50 Wahatha thikrun mubarakun anzalnahu afaantum lahu munkiroona

51 We bestowed aforetime on Abraham his rectitude of conduct, and well were We acquainted with him.

51 Walaqad atayna ibraheema rushdahu min qablu wakunna bihi AAalimeena

52 Behold! he said to his father and his people, "What are these images, to which ye are (so assiduously) devoted?"

52 Ith qala liabeehi waqawmihi ma hathihi alttamatheelu allatee antum laha AAakifoona

53 They said, "We found our fathers worshipping them."

53 Qaloo wajadna abaana laha AAabideena

54 He said, "Indeed ye have been in manifest error - ye and your fathers."

54 Qala laqad kuntum antum waabaokum fee dalalin mubeenin

55 They said, "Have you brought us the Truth, or are you one of those who jest?"

55 Qaloo ajitana bialhaqqi am anta mina allaAAibeena

56 He said, "Nay, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, He Who created them (from nothing): and I am a witness to this (Truth).

56 Qala bal rabbukum rabbu alssamawati waalardi allathee fatarahunna waana AAala thalikum mina alshshahideena

57 "And by Allah, I have a plan for your idols - after ye go away and turn your backs"..

57 WataAllahi laakeedanna asnamakum baAAda an tuwalloo mudbireena

58 So he broke them to pieces, (all) but the biggest of them, that they might turn (and address themselves) to it.

58 FajaAAalahum juthathan illa kabeeran lahum laAAallahum ilayhi yarjiAAoona

59 They said, "Who has done this to our gods? He must indeed be some man of impiety!"

59 Qaloo man faAAala hatha bialihatina innahu lamina alththalimeena

60 They said, "We heard a youth talk of them: He is called Abraham."

60 Qaloo samiAAna fatan yathkuruhum yuqalu lahu ibraheemu

61 They said, "Then bring him before the eyes of the people, that they may bear witness."

61 Qaloo fatoo bihi AAala aAAyuni alnnasi laAAallahum yashhadoona

62 They said, "Art thou the one that did this with our gods, O Abraham?"

62 Qaloo aanta faAAalta hatha bialihatina ya ibraheemu

63 He said: "Nay, this was done by - this is their biggest one! ask them, if they can speak intelligently!"

63 Qala bal faAAalahu kabeeruhum hatha faisaloohum in kanoo yantiqoona

64 So they turned to themselves and said, "Surely ye are the ones in the wrong!"

64 FarajaAAoo ila anfusihim faqaloo innakum antumu alththalimoona

65 Then were they confounded with shame: (they said), "Thou knowest full well that these (idols) do not speak!"

65 Thumma nukisoo AAala ruoosihim laqad AAalimta ma haolai yantiqoona

66 (Abraham) said, "Do ye then worship, besides Allah, things that can neither be of any good to you nor do you harm?

66 Qala afataAAbudoona min dooni Allahi ma la yanfaAAukum shayan wala yadurrukum

67 "Fie upon you, and upon the things that ye worship besides Allah! Have ye no sense?"..

67 Offin lakum walima taAAbudoona min dooni Allahi afala taAAqiloona

68 They said, "Burn him and protect your gods, If ye do (anything at all)!"

68 Qaloo harriqoohu waonsuroo alihatakum in kuntum faAAileena

69 We said, "O Fire! be thou cool, and (a means of) safety for Abraham!"

69 Qulna ya naru koonee bardan wasalaman AAala ibraheema

70 Then they sought a stratagem against him: but We made them the ones that lost most!

70 Waaradoo bihi kaydan fajaAAalnahumu alakhsareena

71 But We delivered him and (his nephew) Lut (and directed them) to the land which We have blessed for the nations.

71 Wanajjaynahu walootan ila alardi allatee barakna feeha lilAAalameena

72 And We bestowed on him Isaac and, as an additional gift, (a grandson), Jacob, and We made righteous men of every one (of them).

72 Wawahabna lahu ishaqa wayaAAqooba nafilatan wakullan jaAAalna saliheena

73 And We made them leaders, guiding (men) by Our Command, and We sent them inspiration to do good deeds, to establish regular prayers, and to practise regular charity; and they constantly served Us (and Us only).

73 WajaAAalnahum aimmatan yahdoona biamrina waawhayna ilayhim fiAAla alkhayrati waiqama alssalati waeetaa alzzakati wakanoo lana AAabideena

74 And to Lut, too, We gave Judgment and Knowledge, and We saved him from the town which practised abominations: truly they were a people given to Evil, a rebellious people.

74 Walootan ataynahu hukman waAAilman wanajjaynahu mina alqaryati allatee kanat taAAmalu alkhabaitha innahum kanoo qawma sawin fasiqeena

75 And We admitted him to Our Mercy: for he was one of the Righteous.

75 Waadkhalnahu fee rahmatina innahu mina alssaliheena

76 (Remember) Noah, when he cried (to Us) aforetime: We listened to his (prayer) and delivered him and his family from great distress.

76 Wanoohan ith nada min qablu faistajabna lahu fanajjaynahu waahlahu mina alkarbi alAAatheemi

77 We helped him against people who rejected Our Signs: truly they were a people given to Evil: so We drowned them (in the Flood) all together.

77 Wanasarnahu mina alqawmi allatheena kaththaboo biayatina innahum kanoo qawma sawin faaghraqnahum ajmaAAeena

78 And remember David and Solomon, when they gave judgment in the matter of the field into which the sheep of certain people had strayed by night: We did witness their judgment.

78 Wadawooda wasulaymana ith yahkumani fee alharthi ith nafashat feehi ghanamu alqawmi wakunna lihukmihim shahideena

79 To Solomon We inspired the (right) understanding of the matter: to each (of them) We gave Judgment and Knowledge; it was Our power that made the hills and the birds celebrate Our praises, with David: it was We Who did (all these things).

79 Fafahhamnaha sulaymana wakullan atayna hukman waAAilman wasakhkharna maAAa dawooda aljibala yusabbihna waalttayra wakunna faAAileena

80 It was We Who taught him the making of coats of mail for your benefit, to guard you from each other's violence: will ye then be grateful?

80 WaAAallamnahu sanAAata laboosin lakum lituhsinakum min basikum fahal antum shakiroona

81 (It was Our power that made) the violent (unruly) wind flow (tamely) for Solomon, to his order, to the land which We had blessed: for We do know all things.

81 Walisulaymana alrreeha AAasifatan tajree biamrihi ila alardi allatee barakna feeha wakunna bikulli shayin AAalimeena

82 And of the evil ones, were some who dived for him, and did other work besides; and it was We Who guarded them.

82 Wamina alshshayateeni man yaghoosoona lahu wayaAAmaloona AAamalan doona thalika wakunna lahum hafitheena

83 And (remember) Job, when He cried to his Lord, "Truly distress has seized me, but Thou art the Most Merciful of those that are merciful."

83 Waayyooba ith nada rabbahu annee massaniya alddurru waanta arhamu alrrahimeena

84 So We listened to him: We removed the distress that was on him, and We restored his people to him, and doubled their number, - as a Grace from Ourselves, and a thing for commemoration, for all who serve Us.

84 Faistajabna lahu fakashafna ma bihi min durrin waataynahu ahlahu wamithlahum maAAahum rahmatan min AAindina wathikra lilAAabideena

85 And (remember) Isma'il, Idris, and Zul - kifl, all (men) of constancy and patience;

85 WaismaAAeela waidreesa watha alkifli kullun mina alssabireena

86 We admitted them to Our mercy: for they were of the righteous ones.

86 Waadkhalnahum fee rahmatina innahum mina alssaliheena

87 And remember Zun - nun, when he departed in wrath: He imagined that We had no power over him! But he cried through the deptHs of darkness, "There is no god but thou: glory to thee: I was indeed wrong!"

87 Watha alnnooni ith thahaba mughadiban fathanna an lan naqdira AAalayhi fanada fee alththulumati an la ilaha illa anta subhanaka innee kuntu mina alththalimeena

88 So We listened to him: and delivered him from distress: and thus do We deliver those who have faith.

88 Faistajabna lahu wanajjaynahu mina alghammi wakathalika nunjee almumineena

89 And (remember) Zakariya, when he cried to his Lord: "O my Lord! leave me not without offspring, though thou art the best of inheritors."

89 Wazakariyya ith nada rabbahu rabbi la tatharnee fardan waanta khayru alwaritheena

90 So We listened to him: and We granted him Yahya: We cured his wife's (Barrenness) for him. These (three) were ever quick in emulation in good works; they used to call on Us with love and reverence, and humble themselves before Us.

90 Faistajabna lahu wawahabna lahu yahya waaslahna lahu zawjahu innahum kanoo yusariAAoona fee alkhayrati wayadAAoonana raghaban warahaban wakanoo lana khashiAAeena

91 And (remember) her who guarded her chastity: We breathed into her of Our spirit, and We made her and her son a sign for all peoples.

91 Waallatee ahsanat farjaha fanafakhna feeha min roohina wajaAAalnaha waibnaha ayatan lilAAalameena

92 Verily, this brotherhood of yours is a single brotherhood, and I am your Lord and Cherisher: therefore serve Me (and no other).

92 Inna hathihi ommatukum ommatan wahidatan waana rabbukum faoAAbudooni

93 But (later generations) cut off their affair (of unity), one from another: (yet) will they all return to Us.

93 WataqattaAAoo amrahum baynahum kullun ilayna rajiAAoona

94 Whoever works any act of righteousness and has faith, - His endeavour will not be rejected: We shall record it in his favour.

94 Faman yaAAmal mina alssalihati wahuwa muminun fala kufrana lisaAAyihi wainna lahu katiboona

95 But there is a ban on any population which We have destroyed: that they shall not return,

95 Waharamun AAala qaryatin ahlaknaha annahum la yarjiAAoona

96 Until the Gog and Magog (people) are let through (their barrier), and they swiftly swarm from every hill.

96 Hatta itha futihat yajooju wamajooju wahum min kulli hadabin yansiloona

97 Then will the true promise draw nigh (of fulfilment): then behold! the eyes of the Unbelievers will fixedly stare in horror: "Ah! Woe to us! we were indeed heedless of this; nay, we truly did wrong!"

97 Waiqtaraba alwaAAdu alhaqqu faitha hiya shakhisatun absaru allatheena kafaroo ya waylana qad kunna fee ghaflatin min hatha bal kunna thalimeena

98 Verily ye, (unbelievers), and the (false) gods that ye worship besides Allah, are (but) fuel for Hell! to it will ye (surely) come!

98 Innakum wama taAAbudoona min dooni Allahi hasabu jahannama antum laha waridoona

99 If these had been gods, they would not have got there! but each one will abide therein.

99 Law kana haolai alihatan ma waradooha wakullun feeha khalidoona

100 There, sobbing will be their lot, nor will they there hear (aught else).

100 Lahum feeha zafeerun wahum feeha la yasmaAAoona

101 Those for whom the good (record) from Us has gone before, will be removed far therefrom.

101 Inna allatheena sabaqat lahum minna alhusna olaika AAanha mubAAadoona

102 Not the slightest sound will they hear of Hell: what their souls desired, in that will they dwell.

102 La yasmaAAoona haseesaha wahum fee ma ishtahat anfusuhum khalidoona

103 The Great Terror will bring them no grief: but the angels will meet them (with mutual greetings): "This is your Day, - (the Day) that ye were promised."

103 La yahzunuhumu alfazaAAu alakbaru watatalaqqahumu almalaikatu hatha yawmukumu allathee kuntum tooAAadoona

104 The Day that We roll up the heavens like a scroll rolled up for books (completed), - even as We produced the first creation, so shall We produce a new one: a promise We have undertaken: truly shall We fulfil it.

104 Yawma natwee alssamaa katayyi alssijlli lilkutubi kama badana awwala khalqin nuAAeeduhu waAAdan AAalayna inna kunna faAAileena

105 Before this We wrote in the Psalms, after the Message (given to Moses): My servants the righteous, shall inherit the earth."

105 Walaqad katabna fee alzzaboori min baAAdi alththikri anna alarda yarithuha AAibadiya alssalihoona

106 Verily in this (Qur'an) is a Message for people who would (truly) worship Allah.

106 Inna fee hatha labalaghan liqawmin AAabideena

107 We sent thee not, but as a Mercy for all creatures.

107 Wama arsalnaka illa rahmatan lilAAalameena

108 Say: "What has come to me by inspiration is that your Allah is One Allah: will ye therefore bow to His Will (in Islam)?"

108 Qul innama yooha ilayya annama ilahukum ilahun wahidun fahal antum muslimoona

109 But if they turn back, Say: "I have proclaimed the Message to you all alike and in truth; but I know not whether that which ye are promised is near or far.

109 Fain tawallaw faqul athantukum AAala sawain wain adree aqareebun am baAAeedun ma tooAAadoona

110 "It is He Who knows what is open in speech and what ye hide (in your hearts).

110 Innahu yaAAlamu aljahra mina alqawli wayaAAlamu ma taktumoona

111 "I know not but that it may be a trial for you, and a grant of (worldly) livelihood (to you) for a time."

111 Wain adree laAAallahu fitnatun lakum wamataAAun ila heenin

112 Say: "O my Lord! judge Thou in truth!""Our Lord Most Gracious is the One Whose assistance should be sought against the blasphemies ye utter!"

112 Qala rabbi ohkum bialhaqqi warabbuna alrrahmanu almustaAAanu AAala ma tasifoona