Surah Al Mu'minun

قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ  

The Believers must (eventually) win through --

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ فِى صَلَاتِہِمۡ خَـٰشِعُونَ  

Those who humble themselves in their prayers;

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَنِ ٱللَّغۡوِ مُعۡرِضُونَ  

Who avoid vain talk;

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِلزَّكَوٰةِ فَـٰعِلُونَ  

Who are active in deeds of charity;

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِفُرُوجِهِمۡ حَـٰفِظُونَ  

Who abstain from sex,

إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزۡوَٲجِهِمۡ أَوۡ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَـٰنُہُمۡ فَإِنَّہُمۡ غَيۡرُ مَلُومِينَ  

Except with those joined to them in the marriage bond, or (the captives) whom their right hands possess -- for (in their case) they are free from blame,

فَمَنِ ٱبۡتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٲلِكَ فَأُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ هُمُ ٱلۡعَادُونَ  

But those whose desires exceed those limits are transgressors --

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِأَمَـٰنَـٰتِهِمۡ وَعَهۡدِهِمۡ رَٲعُونَ  

Those who faithfully observe their trust and their covenants;

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَلَىٰ صَلَوَٲتِہِمۡ يُحَافِظُونَ  

And who (strictly) guard their prayers --

أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ هُمُ ٱلۡوَٲرِثُونَ  

Those will be the heirs,

ٱلَّذِينَ يَرِثُونَ ٱلۡفِرۡدَوۡسَ هُمۡ فِيہَا خَـٰلِدُونَ  

Who will inherit Paradise: they will dwell therein (forever).

وَلَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ مِن سُلَـٰلَةٍ۬ مِّن طِينٍ۬  

Man We did create from a quintessence (of clay);

ثُمَّ جَعَلۡنَـٰهُ نُطۡفَةً۬ فِى قَرَارٍ۬ مَّكِينٍ۬  

Then We placed him as (a drop of) sperm in a place of rest, firmly fixed;

ثُمَّ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلنُّطۡفَةَ عَلَقَةً۬

Then We made the sperm into a clot of congealed blood;

فَخَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡعَلَقَةَ مُضۡغَةً۬

then of that clot We made a (foetus) lump;

فَخَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡمُضۡغَةَ عِظَـٰمً۬ا

then We made out of that lump bones

فَكَسَوۡنَا ٱلۡعِظَـٰمَ لَحۡمً۬ا

and clothed the bones with flesh; and clothed the bones with flesh;

ثُمَّ أَنشَأۡنَـٰهُ خَلۡقًا ءَاخَرَ‌ۚ

then We developed out of it another creature:

فَتَبَارَكَ ٱللَّهُ أَحۡسَنُ ٱلۡخَـٰلِقِينَ  

so blessed be Allah, the Best to create!

ثُمَّ إِنَّكُم بَعۡدَ ذَٲلِكَ لَمَيِّتُونَ  

After that, at length, ye will die.

ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِ تُبۡعَثُونَ  

Again, on the Day of Judgment, will ye be raised up.

وَلَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا فَوۡقَكُمۡ سَبۡعَ طَرَآٮِٕقَ

And We have made, above you, seven tracts;

وَمَا كُنَّا عَنِ ٱلۡخَلۡقِ غَـٰفِلِينَ  

and We are never unmindful of (Our) Creation.

وَأَنزَلۡنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءَۢ بِقَدَرٍ۬ فَأَسۡكَنَّـٰهُ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ‌ۖ

And We send down water from the sky according to (due) measure, and We cause it to soak in the soil;

وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰ ذَهَابِۭ بِهِۦ لَقَـٰدِرُونَ  

and We certainly are able to drain it off (with ease).

فَأَنشَأۡنَا لَكُم بِهِۦ جَنَّـٰتٍ۬ مِّن نَّخِيلٍ۬ وَأَعۡنَـٰبٍ۬

With it We grow for you gardens of date-palms and vines:

لَّكُمۡ فِيہَا فَوَٲكِهُ كَثِيرَةٌ۬ وَمِنۡہَا تَأۡكُلُونَ  

in them have ye abundant fruits: and of them ye eat (and have enjoyment) --

وَشَجَرَةً۬ تَخۡرُجُ مِن طُورِ سَيۡنَآءَ تَنۢبُتُ بِٱلدُّهۡنِ وَصِبۡغٍ۬ لِّلۡأَڪِلِينَ 

Also a tree springing out of Mount Sinai, which produces oil, and relish for those who use it for food.

وَإِنَّ لَكُمۡ فِى ٱلۡأَنۡعَـٰمِ لَعِبۡرَةً۬‌ۖ

And in cattle (too) ye have an instructive example:

نُّسۡقِيكُم مِّمَّا فِى بُطُونِہَا

from within their bodies We produce (milk) for you to drink;

وَلَكُمۡ فِيہَا مَنَـٰفِعُ كَثِيرَةٌ۬ وَمِنۡہَا تَأۡكُلُونَ  

there are, in them, (besides), numerous (other) benefits for you; and of their (meat) ye eat;

وَعَلَيۡہَا وَعَلَى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ تُحۡمَلُونَ  

And on them, as well as in ships, ye ride.

وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِۦ فَقَالَ

(Further, We sent a long line of prophets for your instruction.)

We sent Noah to his people: he said,

يَـٰقَوۡمِ ٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنۡ إِلَـٰهٍ غَيۡرُهُ ۥۤ‌ۖ

"O my people! worship Allah! Ye have no other god but Him:

أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ  

will ye not fear (Him)?"

فَقَالَ ٱلۡمَلَؤُاْ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِن قَوۡمِهِۦ

The chiefs of the Unbelievers among his people said:

مَا هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ۬ مِّثۡلُكُمۡ يُرِيدُ أَن يَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيۡڪُمۡ

"He is no more than a man like yourselves: his wish is to assert his superiority over you:

وَلَوۡ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَأَنزَلَ مَلَـٰٓٮِٕكَةً۬

 if Allah had wished (to send messengers), He could have sent down angels:

مَّا سَمِعۡنَا بِہَـٰذَا فِىٓ ءَابَآٮِٕنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ  

never did we hear such a thing (as he says), among our ancestors of old."

إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا رَجُلُۢ بِهِۦ جِنَّةٌ۬ فَتَرَبَّصُواْ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ۬  

(And some said:)

"He is only a man possessed: wait (and have patience) with him for a time."

قَالَ رَبِّ ٱنصُرۡنِى بِمَا ڪَذَّبُونِ  

(Noah) said: "O my Lord! help me: for that they accuse me of falsehood!"

فَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡهِ أَنِ ٱصۡنَعِ ٱلۡفُلۡكَ بِأَعۡيُنِنَا وَوَحۡيِنَا

So We inspired him (with this message): "Construct the Ark within Our sight and under Our guidance:

فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَمۡرُنَا وَفَارَ ٱلتَّنُّورُ‌ۙ فَٱسۡلُكۡ فِيہَا مِن ڪُلٍّ۬ زَوۡجَيۡنِ ٱثۡنَيۡنِ

then when comes Our command, and the fountains of the earth gush forth, take thou on board pairs of every species, male and female,

وَأَهۡلَكَ إِلَّا مَن سَبَقَ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلۡقَوۡلُ مِنۡهُمۡ‌ۖ

and thy family -- except those of them against whom the Word has already gone forth:

وَلَا تُخَـٰطِبۡنِى فِى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓاْ‌ۖ إِنَّہُم مُّغۡرَقُونَ  

and address Me not in favor of the wrongdoers; for they shall be drowned (in the Flood).

فَإِذَا ٱسۡتَوَيۡتَ أَنتَ وَمَن مَّعَكَ عَلَى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ فَقُلِ

And when thou hast embarked on the Ark -- thou and those with thee -- say:

ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى نَجَّٮٰنَا مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ 

"Praise be to Allah, Who has saved us from the people who do wrong."

وَقُل رَّبِّ أَنزِلۡنِى مُنزَلاً۬ مُّبَارَكً۬اوَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ ٱلۡمُنزِلِينَ  

And say: "O my Lord! enable me to disembark with Thy blessing: for Thou art the Best to enable (us) to disembark."

إِنَّ فِى ذَٲلِكَ لَأَيَـٰتٍ۬ وَإِن كُنَّا لَمُبۡتَلِينَ  

Verily in this there are Signs (for men to understand); (thus) do We try (men).

ثُمَّ أَنشَأۡنَا مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِمۡ قَرۡنًا ءَاخَرِينَ  

Then We raised after them another generation;

فَأَرۡسَلۡنَا فِيہِمۡ رَسُولاً۬ مِّنۡہُمۡ

And We sent to them a Messenger from among themselves, (saying),

أَنِ ٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنۡ إِلَـٰهٍ غَيۡرُهُ ۥۤ‌ۖ

"Worship Allah! ye have no other god but Him.

أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ  

Will ye not fear (Him)?"

وَقَالَ ٱلۡمَلَأُ مِن قَوۡمِهِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَكَذَّبُواْ بِلِقَآءِ ٱلۡأَخِرَةِ

And the chiefs of his people, who disbelieved and denied the Meeting in the Hereafter,

وَأَتۡرَفۡنَـٰهُمۡ فِى ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا

and on whom We had bestowed the good things of this life, said:

مَا هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ۬ مِّثۡلُكُمۡ

"He is no more than a man like yourselves;

يَأۡكُلُ مِمَّا تَأۡكُلُونَ مِنۡهُ وَيَشۡرَبُ مِمَّا تَشۡرَبُونَ  

he eats of that of which ye eat, and drinks of what ye drink.

وَلَٮِٕنۡ أَطَعۡتُم بَشَرً۬ا مِّثۡلَكُمۡ إِنَّكُمۡ إِذً۬ا لَّخَـٰسِرُونَ  

"If ye obey a man like yourselves, behold, it is certain ye will be lost.

أَيَعِدُكُمۡ أَنَّكُمۡ إِذَا مِتُّمۡ وَكُنتُمۡ تُرَابً۬ا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَنَّكُم مُّخۡرَجُونَ  

"Does he promise that when ye die and become dust and bones, ye shall be brought forth (again)?

هَيۡہَاتَ هَيۡہَاتَ لِمَا تُوعَدُونَ  

"Far, very far is that which ye are promised!

إِنۡ هِىَ إِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا ٱلدُّنۡيَا نَمُوتُ وَنَحۡيَا

"There is nothing but our life in this world! We shall die and we live!

وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَبۡعُوثِينَ  

But we shall never be raised up again!

إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ ٱفۡتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ڪَذِبً۬ا وَمَا نَحۡنُ لَهُ ۥ بِمُؤۡمِنِينَ  

"He is only a man who invents a lie against Allah, but we are not the ones to believe in him!"

قَالَ رَبِّ ٱنصُرۡنِى بِمَا كَذَّبُونِ  

(The prophet) said: "O my Lord! help me: for that they accuse me of falsehood."

قَالَ عَمَّا قَلِيلٍ۬ لَّيُصۡبِحُنَّ نَـٰدِمِينَ  

(Allah) said: "In but a little while, they are sure to be sorry!"

فَأَخَذَتۡہُمُ ٱلصَّيۡحَةُ بِٱلۡحَقِّ فَجَعَلۡنَـٰهُمۡ غُثَآءً۬‌ۚ

Then the Blast overtook them with justice, and We made them as rubbish of dead leaves (floating on the stream of Time)!

فَبُعۡدً۬ا لِّلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ  

So away with the people who do wrong!

ثُمَّ أَنشَأۡنَا مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِمۡ قُرُونًا ءَاخَرِينَ  

Then We raised after them other generations.

مَا تَسۡبِقُ مِنۡ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسۡتَـٔۡخِرُونَ  

No people can hasten their term, nor can they delay (it).

ثُمَّ أَرۡسَلۡنَا رُسُلَنَا تَتۡرَا‌ۖ

Then sent We Our Messengers in succession:

كُلَّ مَا جَآءَ أُمَّةً۬ رَّسُولُهَا كَذَّبُوهُ‌ۚ

every time there came to a people their Messenger, they accused him of falsehood:

فَأَتۡبَعۡنَا بَعۡضَہُم بَعۡضً۬ا وَجَعَلۡنَـٰهُمۡ أَحَادِيثَ‌ۚ

so We made them follow each other (in punishment): We made them as a tale (that is told):

فَبُعۡدً۬ا لِّقَوۡمٍ۬ لَّا يُؤۡمِنُونَ  

so away with a people that will not believe!

ثُمَّ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مُوسَىٰ وَأَخَاهُ هَـٰرُونَ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا وَسُلۡطَـٰنٍ۬ مُّبِينٍ  

Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron, with Our Signs and authority manifest,

إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَمَلَإِيْهِۦ

To Pharaoh and his Chiefs:

فَٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْ وَكَانُواْ قَوۡمًا عَالِينَ  

but these behaved insolently: they were arrogant people.

فَقَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لِبَشَرَيۡنِ مِثۡلِنَا وَقَوۡمُهُمَا لَنَا عَـٰبِدُونَ  

They said: "Shall we believe in two men like ourselves?

And their people are subject to us!"

فَكَذَّبُوهُمَا فَكَانُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡمُهۡلَكِينَ  

So they accused them of falsehood, and they became of those who were destroyed.

وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا مُوسَى ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَہۡتَدُونَ  

And We gave Moses the Book, in order that they might receive guidance.

وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱبۡنَ مَرۡيَمَ وَأُمَّهُ ۥۤ ءَايَةً۬

And We made the son of Mary and his mother as a Sign:

وَءَاوَيۡنَـٰهُمَآ إِلَىٰ رَبۡوَةٍ۬ ذَاتِ قَرَارٍ۬ وَمَعِينٍ۬  

We gave them both shelter on high ground, affording rest and security and furnished with springs.

يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلرُّسُلُ كُلُواْ مِنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ وَٱعۡمَلُواْ صَـٰلِحًا‌ۖ

O ye Messengers! enjoy (all) things good and pure, and work righteousness:

إِنِّى بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ عَلِيمٌ۬  

for I am well-acquainted with (all) that ye do.

وَإِنَّ هَـٰذِهِۦۤ أُمَّتُكُمۡ أُمَّةً۬ وَٲحِدَةً۬

And verily this Brotherhood of yours is a single Brotherhood,

وَأَنَا۟ رَبُّڪُمۡ فَٱتَّقُونِ  

and I am your Lord and Cherisher: therefore fear Me (and no other).

فَتَقَطَّعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَهُم بَيۡنَہُمۡ زُبُرً۬ا‌ۖ

But people have cut off their affair (of unity), between them, into sects:

كُلُّ حِزۡبِۭ بِمَا لَدَيۡہِمۡ فَرِحُونَ  

each party rejoices in that which is with itself.

فَذَرۡهُمۡ فِى غَمۡرَتِهِمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ  

But leave them in their confused ignorance for a time.

أَيَحۡسَبُونَ أَنَّمَا نُمِدُّهُم بِهِۦ مِن مَّالٍ۬ وَبَنِينَ  

Do they think that because We have granted them abundance of wealth and sons,

نُسَارِعُ لَهُمۡ فِى ٱلۡخَيۡرَٲتِ‌ۚ

We would hasten them on in every good?

بَل لَّا يَشۡعُرُونَ  

Nay, they do not understand.

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنۡ خَشۡيَةِ رَبِّہِم مُّشۡفِقُونَ  

Verily those who live in awe for fear of their Lord;

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِـَٔايَـٰتِ رَبِّہِمۡ يُؤۡمِنُونَ 

Those who believe in the Signs of their Lord;

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِرَبِّہِمۡ لَا يُشۡرِكُونَ  

Those who join not (in worship) partners with their Lord;

وَٱلَّذِينَ يُؤۡتُونَ مَآ ءَاتَواْ وَّقُلُوبُہُمۡ وَجِلَةٌ أَنَّہُمۡ إِلَىٰ رَبِّہِمۡ رَٲجِعُونَ

And those who dispense their charity with their hearts full of fear, because they will return to their Lord --

أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ يُسَـٰرِعُونَ فِى ٱلۡخَيۡرَٲتِ وَهُمۡ لَهَا سَـٰبِقُونَ 

It is these who hasten in every good work, and these who are foremost in them.

وَلَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفۡسًا إِلَّا وُسۡعَهَا‌ۖ

On no soul do We place a burden greater than it can bear:

وَلَدَيۡنَا كِتَـٰبٌ۬ يَنطِقُ بِٱلۡحَقِّ‌ۚ

before Us is a record which clearly shows the truth:

وَهُمۡ لَا يُظۡلَمُونَ  

they will never be wronged.

بَلۡ قُلُوبُہُمۡ فِى غَمۡرَةٍ۬ مِّنۡ هَـٰذَا

But their hearts are in confused ignorance of this;

وَلَهُمۡ أَعۡمَـٰلٌ۬ مِّن دُونِ ذَٲلِكَ هُمۡ لَهَا عَـٰمِلُونَ  

and there are, besides that, deeds of theirs, which they will (continue) to do --

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَخَذۡنَا مُتۡرَفِيہِم بِٱلۡعَذَابِ إِذَا هُمۡ يَجۡـَٔرُونَ  

Until, when We seize in Punishment those of them who received the good things of this world, behold, they will groan in supplication!

لَا تَجۡـَٔرُواْ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ‌ۖإِنَّكُم مِّنَّا لَا تُنصَرُونَ  

It will be said: "Groan not in supplication this day; for ye shall certainly not be helped by Us.

قَدۡ كَانَتۡ ءَايَـٰتِى تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فَكُنتُمۡ عَلَىٰٓ أَعۡقَـٰبِكُمۡ تَنكِصُونَ  

 "My Signs used to be rehearsed to you, but ye used to turn back on your heels --

مُسۡتَكۡبِرِينَ بِهِۦ سَـٰمِرً۬ا تَهۡجُرُونَ  

"In arrogance: talking nonsense about the (Qur'án), like one telling fables by night."

أَفَلَمۡ يَدَّبَّرُواْ ٱلۡقَوۡلَ أَمۡ جَآءَهُم مَّا لَمۡ يَأۡتِ ءَابَآءَهُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ  

Do they not ponder over the Word (of Allah),

or has anything (new) come to them that did not come to their fathers of old?

أَمۡ لَمۡ يَعۡرِفُواْ رَسُولَهُمۡ فَهُمۡ لَهُ ۥ مُنكِرُونَ  

Or do they not recognize their Messenger, that they deny him?

أَمۡ يَقُولُونَ بِهِۦ جِنَّةُۢ‌ۚ

Or do they say, "He is possessed"?

بَلۡ جَآءَهُم بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَأَڪۡثَرُهُمۡ لِلۡحَقِّ كَـٰرِهُونَ 

Nay, he has brought them the Truth, but most of them hate the Truth.

وَلَوِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلۡحَقُّ أَهۡوَآءَهُمۡ لَفَسَدَتِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتُ وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَمَن فِيهِنَّ‌ۚ

If the Truth had been in accord with their desires, truly the heavens and the earth, and all beings therein would have been in confusion and corruption!

بَلۡ أَتَيۡنَـٰهُم بِذِڪۡرِهِمۡ فَهُمۡ عَن ذِكۡرِهِم مُّعۡرِضُونَ  

Nay, We have sent them their admonition, but they turn away from their admonition.

أَمۡ تَسۡـَٔلُهُمۡ خَرۡجً۬ا فَخَرَاجُ رَبِّكَ خَيۡرٌ۬‌ۖ

Or is it that thou askest them for some recompense?

But the recompense of thy Lord is best:

وَهُوَ خَيۡرُ ٱلرَّٲزِقِينَ  

He is the Best of those who give sustenance.

وَإِنَّكَ لَتَدۡعُوهُمۡ إِلَىٰ صِرَٲطٍ۬ مُّسۡتَقِيمٍ۬  

But verily thou callest them to the Straight Way;

وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡأَخِرَةِ عَنِ ٱلصِّرَٲطِ لَنَـٰكِبُونَ  

And verily those who believe not in the Hereafter are deviating from that Way.

وَلَوۡ رَحِمۡنَـٰهُمۡ وَكَشَفۡنَا مَا بِهِم مِّن ضُرٍّ۬ لَّلَجُّواْ فِى طُغۡيَـٰنِهِمۡ يَعۡمَهُونَ  

If We had mercy on them and removed the distress which is on them, they would obstinately persist in their transgression, wandering in distraction to and fro.

وَلَقَدۡ أَخَذۡنَـٰهُم بِٱلۡعَذَابِ فَمَا ٱسۡتَكَانُواْ لِرَبِّہِمۡ وَمَا يَتَضَرَّعُونَ  

We inflicted Punishment on them, but they humbled not themselves to their Lord, nor do they submissively entreat (Him)! --

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا فَتَحۡنَا عَلَيۡہِم بَابً۬ا ذَا عَذَابٍ۬ شَدِيدٍ إِذَا هُمۡ فِيهِ مُبۡلِسُونَ  

Until We open on them a gate leading to a severe Punishment: then Lo! they will be plunged in despair therein!

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنشَأَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَٱلۡأَبۡصَـٰرَ وَٱلۡأَفۡـِٔدَةَ‌ۚ

It is He Who has created for you (the faculties of) hearing, sight, feeling and understanding:

قَلِيلاً۬ مَّا تَشۡكُرُونَ  

little thanks it is ye give!

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى ذَرَأَكُمۡ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَإِلَيۡهِ تُحۡشَرُونَ  

And He has multiplied you through the earth, and to Him shall ye be gathered back.

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى يُحۡىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ وَلَهُ ٱخۡتِلَـٰفُ ٱلَّيۡلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ‌ۚ

It is He Who gives life and death, and to Him (is due) the alternation of Night and Day:

أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ  

will ye not then understand?

بَلۡ قَالُواْ مِثۡلَ مَا قَالَ ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ  

On the contrary they say things similar to what the ancients said.

قَالُوٓاْ أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَڪُنَّا تُرَابً۬ا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ  

They say: "What! when we die and become dust and bones, could we really be raised up again?

لَقَدۡ وُعِدۡنَا نَحۡنُ وَءَابَآؤُنَا هَـٰذَا مِن قَبۡلُ

"Such things have been promised to us and to our fathers before!

إِنۡ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ  

They are nothing but tales of the ancients!"

قُل لِّمَنِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَمَن فِيهَآ إِن ڪُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ  

Say: "To whom belong the earth and all beings therein? (Say) if ye know!"

سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِ‌ۚ

They will say, "To Allah!"

قُلۡ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ  

Say: "Yet will ye not receive admonition?"

قُلۡ مَن رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ ٱلسَّبۡعِ وَرَبُّ ٱلۡعَرۡشِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ  

Say: "Who is the Lord of the seven heavens, and the Lord of the Throne (of Glory) Supreme?"

سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِ‌ۚ

They will say, "(They belong) to Allah."

قُلۡ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ  

Say: "Will ye not then be filled with awe?"

قُلۡ مَنۢ بِيَدِهِۦ مَلَكُوتُ ڪُلِّ شَىۡءٍ۬

Say: "Who is it in whose hands is the governance of all things --

وَهُوَ يُجِيرُوَلَا يُجَارُ عَلَيۡهِ

who protects (all), but is not protected (of any)?

إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ  

(Say) if ye know."

سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِ‌ۚ

They will say, "(It belongs) to Allah."

قُلۡ فَأَنَّىٰ تُسۡحَرُونَ  

Say: "Then how are ye deluded?"

بَلۡ أَتَيۡنَـٰهُم بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَكَـٰذِبُونَ 

We have sent them the Truth: but they indeed practice Falsehood!

مَا ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ مِن وَلَدٍ۬ وَمَا ڪَانَ مَعَهُ ۥ مِنۡ إِلَـٰهٍ‌ۚ

No son did Allah beget, nor is there any god along with Him:

إِذً۬ا لَّذَهَبَ كُلُّ إِلَـٰهِۭ بِمَا خَلَقَ وَلَعَلَا بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٍ۬‌ۚ

(if there were many gods), behold, each god would have taken away what be had created, and some would have lorded it over others!

سُبۡحَـٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ  

Glory to Allah (He is free) from the (sort of) things they attribute to Him!

عَـٰلِمِ ٱلۡغَيۡبِ وَٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِ فَتَعَـٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشۡرِڪُونَ  

He knows what is hidden and what is open: too high is He for the partners they attribute to Him!

قُل رَّبِّ إِمَّا تُرِيَنِّى مَا يُوعَدُونَ  

Say: "O my Lord! if Thou wilt show me (in my lifetime) that which they are warned against --

وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّرِيَكَ مَا نَعِدُهُمۡ لَقَـٰدِرُونَ  

And We are certainly able to show thee (in fulfillment) that against which they are warned.

ٱدۡفَعۡ بِٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحۡسَنُ ٱلسَّيِّئَةَ‌ۚ

Repel evil with that which is best:

نَحۡنُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يَصِفُونَ  

We are well-acquainted with the things they say.

وَقُل رَّبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنۡ هَمَزَٲتِ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينِ  

And say: "O my Lord! I seek refuge with Thee from the suggestions of the Evil Ones;

وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَن يَحۡضُرُونِ  

"And I seek refuge with Thee, O my Lord! lest they should come near me."

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَ أَحَدَهُمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ قَالَ رَبِّ ٱرۡجِعُونِ  

(In Falsehood will they be) until, when death comes to one of them, he says:

"O my Lord! send me back (to life) --

لَعَلِّىٓ أَعۡمَلُ صَـٰلِحً۬ا فِيمَا تَرَكۡتُ‌ۚ

"In order that I may work righteousness in the things I neglected." --

كَلَّآ‌ۚ

"By no means!

إِنَّهَا كَلِمَةٌ هُوَ قَآٮِٕلُهَا‌ۖ

it is but a word he says,

وَمِن وَرَآٮِٕهِم بَرۡزَخٌ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ يُبۡعَثُونَ  

before them is a Partition till the Day they are raised up.

فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَلَآ أَنسَابَ بَيۡنَهُمۡ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ وَلَا يَتَسَآءَلُونَ  

Then when the Trumpet is blown, there will be no more relationships between them that day, nor will one ask after another!

فَمَن ثَقُلَتۡ مَوَٲزِينُهُ ۥ فَأُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُفۡلِحُونَ  

Then those whose balance (of good deeds) is heavy -- they will attain salvation:

وَمَنۡ خَفَّتۡ مَوَٲزِينُهُ ۥ فَأُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓاْ أَنفُسَهُمۡ

But those whose balance is light, will be those who have lost their souls;

فِى جَهَنَّمَ خَـٰلِدُونَ

in Hell will they abide.

تَلۡفَحُ وُجُوهَهُمُ ٱلنَّارُ وَهُمۡ فِيہَا كَـٰلِحُونَ  

The Fire will burn their faces, and they will therein grin, with their lips displaced.

أَلَمۡ تَكُنۡ ءَايَـٰتِى تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فَكُنتُم بِہَا تُكَذِّبُونَ  

"Were not My Signs rehearsed to you, and ye did but treat them as falsehoods?"

قَالُواْ رَبَّنَا غَلَبَتۡ عَلَيۡنَا شِقۡوَتُنَا وَڪُنَّا قَوۡمً۬ا ضَآلِّينَ  

They will say: "Our Lord! our misfortune overwhelmed us and we became a people astray!

رَبَّنَآ أَخۡرِجۡنَا مِنۡہَا فَإِنۡ عُدۡنَا فَإِنَّا ظَـٰلِمُونَ  

"Our Lord! bring us out of this: if ever we return (to evil), then shall we be wrongdoers indeed!"

قَالَ ٱخۡسَـُٔواْ فِيہَا وَلَا تُكَلِّمُونِ  

He will say: "Be ye driven into it (with ignominy)! and speak ye not to Me!

إِنَّهُ ۥ كَانَ فَرِيقٌ۬ مِّنۡ عِبَادِى يَقُولُونَ

"A part of My servants there was, who used to pray,

رَبَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا فَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَٱرۡحَمۡنَا وَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ ٱلرَّٲحِمِينَ  

'Our Lord! we believe; then do Thou forgive us, and have mercy upon us: for Thou art the best of those Who show mercy!'

فَٱتَّخَذۡتُمُوهُمۡ سِخۡرِيًّا حَتَّىٰٓ أَنسَوۡكُمۡ ذِكۡرِى

"But ye treated them with ridicule, so much so that (ridicule of) them made you forget My Message

وَكُنتُم مِّنۡہُمۡ تَضۡحَكُونَ  

while ye were laughing at them!

إِنِّى جَزَيۡتُهُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ بِمَا صَبَرُوٓاْ أَنَّهُمۡ هُمُ ٱلۡفَآٮِٕزُونَ  

"I have rewarded them this day for their patience and constancy: they are indeed the ones that have achieved Bliss..."

قَـٰلَ كَمۡ لَبِثۡتُمۡ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ عَدَدَ سِنِينَ  

He will say: "What number of years did ye stay on earth?"

قَالُواْ لَبِثۡنَا يَوۡمًا أَوۡ بَعۡضَ يَوۡمٍ۬ فَسۡـَٔلِ ٱلۡعَآدِّينَ  

They will say: "We stayed a day or part of a day: but ask those who keep account."

قَـٰلَ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا قَلِيلاً۬‌ لَّوۡ أَنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ  

He will say: "Ye stayed not but a little -- if ye had only known!

أَفَحَسِبۡتُمۡ أَنَّمَا خَلَقۡنَـٰكُمۡ عَبَثً۬اوَأَنَّكُمۡ إِلَيۡنَا لَا تُرۡجَعُونَ  

"Did ye then think that We had created you in jest, and that ye would not be brought back to Us (for account)?"

فَتَعَـٰلَى ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمَلِكُ ٱلۡحَقُّ‌ۖ

Therefore exalted be Allah, the King, the Reality;

لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلۡعَرۡشِ ٱلۡڪَرِيمِ  

there is no god but He, the Lord of the Throne of Honor!

وَمَن يَدۡعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ لَا بُرۡهَـٰنَ لَهُ ۥ بِهِۦ فَإِنَّمَا حِسَابُهُ ۥ عِندَ رَبِّهِۦۤ‌ۚ

If anyone invokes, besides Allah, any other god, he has no authority therefor; and his reckoning will be only with his Lord!

إِنَّهُ ۥ لَا يُفۡلِحُ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرُونَ  

And verily the Unbelievers will fail to win through!

وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱغۡفِرۡ وَٱرۡحَمۡ وَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ ٱلرَّٲحِمِينَ

So say: "O my Lord! grant thou forgiveness and mercy! for Thou art the Best of those who show mercy!"

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