Surah Luqman

الٓمٓ

Alif Lam Meem.

(These letters are one of the miracles of the Quran, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings.)

تِلۡكَ ءَايَـٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ ٱلۡحَكِيمِ  

These are Verses of the Wise Book (the Quran).

هُدً۬ى وَرَحۡمَةً۬ لِّلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ  

A guide and a mercy for the Muhsinoon (gooddoers)

ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤۡتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُم بِٱلۡأَخِرَةِ هُمۡ يُوقِنُونَ  

Those who perform AsSalat (Iqamatas- Salat) and give Zakat and they have faith in the Hereafter with certainty.

أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ عَلَىٰ هُدً۬ى مِّن رَّبِّهِمۡ‌ۖ وَأُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُفۡلِحُونَ  

Such are on guidance from their Lord, and such are the successful.

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَشۡتَرِى لَهۡوَ ٱلۡحَدِيثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ بِغَيۡرِ عِلۡمٍ۬ وَيَتَّخِذَهَا هُزُوًا‌ۚ

And of mankind is he who purchases idle talks (i.e.music, singing, etc.) to mislead (men) from the Path of Allah without knowledge, and takes it (the Path of Allah, the Verses of the Quran) by way of mockery.

أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ لَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ۬ مُّهِينٌ۬

For such there will be a humiliating torment (in the Hell-fire).

وَإِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِ ءَايَـٰتُنَا وَلَّىٰ مُسۡتَڪۡبِرً۬ا

And when Our Verses (of the Quran) are recited to such a one, he turns away in pride,

كَأَن لَّمۡ يَسۡمَعۡهَا

as if he heard them not,

كَأَنَّ فِىٓ أُذُنَيۡهِ وَقۡرً۬ا‌ۖ

as if there were deafness in his ear.

فَبَشِّرۡهُ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ  

So announce to him a painful torment.

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ لَهُمۡ جَنَّـٰتُ ٱلنَّعِيمِ  

Verily, those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism) and do righteous good deeds, for them are Gardens of delight (Paradise).

خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيہَا‌ۖ

To abide therein.

وَعۡدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقًّ۬ا‌ۚ

It is a Promise of Allah in truth.

وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡحَڪِيمُ

And He is the All Mighty, the All Wise.

خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ بِغَيۡرِ عَمَدٍ۬ تَرَوۡنَہَا‌ۖ

He has created the heavens without any pillars, that you see

وَأَلۡقَىٰ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ رَوَٲسِىَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِكُمۡ

and has set on the earth firm mountains, lest it should shake with you.

وَبَثَّ فِيہَا مِن كُلِّ دَآبَّةٍ۬‌ۚ

And He has scattered therein moving (living) creatures of all kinds.

وَأَنزَلۡنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً۬ فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيہَا مِن ڪُلِّ زَوۡجٍ۬ كَرِيمٍ  

And We send down water (rain) from the sky, and We cause (plants) of every goodly kind to grow therein.

هَـٰذَا خَلۡقُ ٱللَّهِ

This is the creation of Allah.

فَأَرُونِى مَاذَا خَلَقَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن دُونِهِۦ‌ۚ

So show Me that which those (whom you worship), besides Him have created.

بَلِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ۬ مُّبِينٍ۬

Nay, the Zalimoon (polytheists, wrongdoers and those who do not believe in the Oneness of Allah) are in plain error.

وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا لُقۡمَـٰنَ ٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ أَنِ ٱشۡكُرۡ لِلَّهِ‌ۚ

And indeed We bestowed upon Luqman AlHikmah (wisdom and religious understanding, etc.) saying: "Give thanks to Allah,"

وَمَن يَشۡڪُرۡ فَإِنَّمَا يَشۡكُرُ لِنَفۡسِهِۦ‌ۖ

and whoever gives thanks, he gives thanks for (the good of) his ownself.

وَمَن كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَنِىٌّ حَمِيدٌ۬  

And whoever is unthankful, then verily, Allah is All Rich (Free of all wants), Worthy of all praise.

وَإِذۡ قَالَ لُقۡمَـٰنُ لِٱبۡنِهِۦ وَهُوَ يَعِظُهُ ۥ

And (remember) when Luqman said to his son when he was advising him:

يَـٰبُنَىَّ لَا تُشۡرِكۡ بِٱللَّهِ‌ۖ

"O my son! Join not in worship others with Allah.

إِنَّ ٱلشِّرۡكَ لَظُلۡمٌ عَظِيمٌ۬  

Verily! Joining others in worship with Allah is a great Zoolm (wrong) indeed.

وَوَصَّيۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ بِوَٲلِدَيۡهِ

And We have enjoined on man (to be dutiful and good) to his parents.

حَمَلَتۡهُ أُمُّهُ ۥ وَهۡنًا عَلَىٰ وَهۡنٍ۬ وَفِصَـٰلُهُ ۥ فِى عَامَيۡنِ

His mother bore him in weakness and hardship upon weakness and hardship, and his weaning is in two years

أَنِ ٱشۡڪُرۡ لِى وَلِوَٲلِدَيۡكَ إِلَىَّ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ  

give thanks to Me and to your parents, unto Me is the final destination.

وَإِن جَـٰهَدَاكَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تُشۡرِكَ بِى مَا لَيۡسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلۡمٌ۬ فَلَا تُطِعۡهُمَا‌ۖ

But if they (both) strive with you to make you join in worship with Me others that of which you have no knowledge, then obey them not,

وَصَاحِبۡهُمَا فِى ٱلدُّنۡيَا مَعۡرُوفً۬ا‌ۖ

but behave with them in the world kindly,

وَٱتَّبِعۡ سَبِيلَ مَنۡ أَنَابَ إِلَىَّ‌ۚ

and follow the path of him who turns to Me in repentance and in obedience.

ثُمَّ إِلَىَّ مَرۡجِعُكُمۡ فَأُنَبِّئُڪُم بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ  

Then to Me will be your return, and I shall tell you what you used to do.

يَـٰبُنَىَّ إِنَّہَآ إِن تَكُ مِثۡقَالَ حَبَّةٍ۬ مِّنۡ خَرۡدَلٍ۬

"O my son! If it be (anything) equal to the weight of a grain of mustard seed,

فَتَكُن فِى صَخۡرَةٍ أَوۡ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ أَوۡ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ يَأۡتِ بِہَا ٱللَّهُ‌ۚ

and though it be in a rock, or in the heavens or in the earth, Allah will bring it forth.

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَطِيفٌ خَبِيرٌ۬  

Verily, Allah is Subtle (in bringing out that grain), Well Aware (of its place).

يَـٰبُنَىَّ أَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ

"O my son!

- Aqimis Salat (perform AsSalat),

وَأۡمُرۡ بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِ وَٱنۡهَ عَنِ ٱلۡمُنكَرِ

- enjoin (people) for AlMaroof (Islamic Monotheism and all that is good), and forbid (people) from AlMunkar (i.e. disbelief in the Oneness of Allah, polytheism of all kinds and all that is evil and bad),

وَٱصۡبِرۡ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَصَابَكَ‌ۖ

- and bear with patience whatever befall you.

إِنَّ ذَٲلِكَ مِنۡ عَزۡمِ ٱلۡأُمُورِ  

Verily! These are some of the important commandments ordered by Allah with no exemption.

وَلَا تُصَعِّرۡ خَدَّكَ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَمۡشِ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مَرَحًا‌ۖ

"And turn not your face away from men with pride, nor walk in insolence through the earth.

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخۡتَالٍ۬ فَخُورٍ۬  

Verily, Allah likes not each arrogant boaster.

وَٱقۡصِدۡ فِى مَشۡيِكَ وَٱغۡضُضۡ مِن صَوۡتِكَ‌ۚ

- "And be moderate (or show no insolence) in your walking, and lower your voice.

إِنَّ أَنكَرَ ٱلۡأَصۡوَٲتِ لَصَوۡتُ ٱلۡحَمِيرِ  

Verily, the harshest of all voices is the voice (braying) of the ass."

أَلَمۡ تَرَوۡاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ

See you not (O men) that Allah has subjected for you whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth,

وَأَسۡبَغَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ نِعَمَهُ ۥ ظَـٰهِرَةً۬ وَبَاطِنَةً۬‌ۗ

and has completed and perfected His Graces upon you, (both) apparent (i.e Islamic Monotheism, and the lawful pleasures of this world, including health, good looks, etc.) and hidden (i.e. Ones Faith in Allah (of Islamic Monotheism) knowledge, wisdom, guidance for doing righteous deeds, and also the pleasures and delights of the Hereafter in Paradise, etc.)?

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يُجَـٰدِلُ فِى ٱللَّهِ بِغَيۡرِ عِلۡمٍ۬ وَلَا هُدً۬ى وَلَا كِتَـٰبٍ۬ مُّنِيرٍ۬  

Yet of mankind is he who disputes about Allah without knowledge or guidance or a Book giving light!

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱتَّبِعُواْ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ قَالُواْ

And when it is said to them: "Follow that which Allah has sent down", they say:

بَلۡ نَتَّبِعُ مَا وَجَدۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ ءَابَآءَنَآ‌ۚ

"Nay, we shall follow that which we found our fathers (following)."

أَوَلَوۡ ڪَانَ ٱلشَّيۡطَـٰنُ يَدۡعُوهُمۡ إِلَىٰ عَذَابِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ 

(Would they do so) even if Shaitan (Satan) invites them to the torment of the Fire.

وَمَن يُسۡلِمۡ وَجۡهَهُ ۥۤ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحۡسِنٌ۬ فَقَدِ ٱسۡتَمۡسَكَ بِٱلۡعُرۡوَةِ ٱلۡوُثۡقَىٰ‌ۗ

And whosoever submits his face (himself) to Allah

(i.e. (follows Allah's Religion of Islamic Monotheism), worships Allah (Alone) with sincere Faith in the

(1) Oneness of His Lordship,

(2) Oneness of His worship, and

(3) Oneness of His Names and Qualities),

while he is a Muhsin (good doer i.e. performs good deeds totally for Allah's sake without any show-off or to gain praise or fame etc. and does them in accordance with the Sunnah of Allah's Messenger Muhammad SAW),

then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold (La ilaha ill-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah)).

وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡأُمُورِ  

And to Allah return all matters for decision.

وَمَن كَفَرَ فَلَا يَحۡزُنكَ كُفۡرُهُ ۥۤ‌ۚ

And whoever disbelieved, let not his disbelief grieve you (O Muhammad SAW),

إِلَيۡنَا مَرۡجِعُهُمۡ فَنُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا عَمِلُوٓاْ‌ۚ

to Us is their return, and We shall inform them what they have done.

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمُۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ  

Verily, Allah is the All Knower of what is in the breasts (of men).

نُمَتِّعُهُمۡ قَلِيلاً۬ ثُمَّ نَضۡطَرُّهُمۡ إِلَىٰ عَذَابٍ غَلِيظٍ۬  

We let them enjoy for a little while, then in the end We shall oblige them to (enter) a great torment.

وَلَٮِٕن سَأَلۡتَهُم مَّنۡ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ

And if you (O Muhammad SAW) ask them: "Who has created the heavens and the earth,"

لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُ‌ۚ

they will certainly say: "Allah."

قُلِ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ‌ۚ

Say: "All the praises and thanks be to Allah!"

بَلۡ أَڪۡثَرُهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ  

But most of them know not.

لِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ‌ۚ

To Allah belongs whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth.

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلۡغَنِىُّ ٱلۡحَمِيدُ

Verily, Allah, He is AlGhanee (Rich, Free of all wants), Worthy of all praise.

وَلَوۡ أَنَّمَا فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مِن شَجَرَةٍ أَقۡلَـٰمٌ۬ وَٱلۡبَحۡرُ يَمُدُّهُ ۥ

And if all the trees on the earth were pens and the sea (were ink wherewith to write),

مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ سَبۡعَةُ أَبۡحُرٍ۬ مَّا نَفِدَتۡ كَلِمَـٰتُ ٱللَّهِ‌ۗ

with seven seas behind it to add to its (supply), yet the Words of Allah would not be exhausted.

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ۬  

Verily, Allah is Almighty, All Wise.

مَّا خَلۡقُكُمۡ وَلَا بَعۡثُكُمۡ إِلَّا ڪَنَفۡسٍ۬ وَٲحِدَةٍ‌ۗ

The creation of you all and the resurrection of you all are only as (the creation and resurrection of) a single person.

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعُۢ بَصِيرٌ  

Verily, Allah is All Hearer, All Seer.

أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُولِجُ ٱلَّيۡلَ فِى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَيُولِجُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فِى ٱلَّيۡلِ

See you not (O Muhammad SAW) that Allah merges the night into the day (i.e. the decrease in the hours of the night are added in the hours of the day), and merges the day into the night (i.e. the decrease in the hours of day are added in the hours of night),

وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ كُلٌّ۬ يَجۡرِىٓ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ۬ مُّسَمًّ۬ى

and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running its course for a term appointed;

وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ۬  

and that Allah is All Aware of what you do.

ذَٲلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلۡحَقُّ وَأَنَّ مَا يَدۡعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ ٱلۡبَـٰطِلُ

That is because Allah, He is the Truth, and that which they invoke besides Him is AlBatil (falsehood, Satan and all other false deities),

وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلۡعَلِىُّ ٱلۡڪَبِيرُ

and that Allah, He is the Most High, the Most Great.

أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱلۡفُلۡكَ تَجۡرِى فِى ٱلۡبَحۡرِ بِنِعۡمَتِ ٱللَّهِ لِيُرِيَكُم مِّنۡ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦۤ‌ۚ

See you not that the ships sail through the sea by Allah's Grace?

that He may show you of His Signs?

إِنَّ فِى ذَٲلِكَ لَأَيَـٰتٍ۬ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ۬ شَكُورٍ۬  

Verily, in this are signs for every patient, grateful (person).

وَإِذَا غَشِيَہُم مَّوۡجٌ۬ كَٱلظُّلَلِ دَعَوُاْ ٱللَّهَ مُخۡلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ

And when a wave covers them like shades (i.e. like clouds or the mountains of seawater), they invoke Allah, making their invocations for Him only.

فَلَمَّا نَجَّٮٰهُمۡ إِلَى ٱلۡبَرِّ فَمِنۡهُم مُّقۡتَصِدٌ۬‌ۚ

But when He brings them safe to land, there are among them those that stop in the middle, between (Belief and disbelief).

وَمَا يَجۡحَدُ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ إِلَّا كُلُّ خَتَّارٍ۬ كَفُورٍ۬  

But none denies Our Signs except every perfidious ungrateful.

يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱتَّقُواْ رَبَّكُمۡ

O mankind! Be afraid of your Lord (by keeping your duty to Him and avoiding all evil),

وَٱخۡشَوۡاْ يَوۡمً۬ا لَّا يَجۡزِى وَالِدٌ عَن وَلَدِهِۦ وَلَا مَوۡلُودٌ هُوَ جَازٍ عَن وَالِدِهِۦ شَيۡـًٔا‌ۚ

and fear a Day when no father can avail aught for his son, nor a son avail aught for his father.

إِنَّ وَعۡدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ۬‌ۖ

Verily, the Promise of Allah is true,

فَلَا تَغُرَّنَّڪُمُ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَلَا يَغُرَّنَّڪُم بِٱللَّهِ ٱلۡغَرُورُ  

let not then this (worldly) present life deceive you, nor let the chief deceiver (Satan) deceive you about Allah.

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عِندَهُ ۥ عِلۡمُ ٱلسَّاعَةِ

Verily, Allah! With Him (Alone) is the knowledge of the Hour,

وَيُنَزِّلُ ٱلۡغَيۡثَ وَيَعۡلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلۡأَرۡحَامِ‌ۖ

He sends down the rain, and knows that which is in the wombs.

وَمَا تَدۡرِى نَفۡسٌ۬ مَّاذَا تَڪۡسِبُ غَدً۬ا‌ۖ

No person knows what he will earn tomorrow,

وَمَا تَدۡرِى نَفۡسُۢ بِأَىِّ أَرۡضٍ۬ تَمُوتُ‌ۚ

and no person knows in what land he will die.

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرُۢ  

Verily, Allah is All Knower, All Aware (of things).

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