Surah Al Jathiyah

حمٓ

Ha Mim.

تَنزِيلُ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡحَكِيمِ 

The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Exalted in power, Full of Wisdom.

إِنَّ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ لَأَيَـٰتٍ۬ لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ 

Verily in the heavens and the earth, are Signs for those who believe.

وَفِى خَلۡقِكُمۡ

And in the creation of yourselves

وَمَا يَبُثُّ مِن دَآبَّةٍ ءَايَـٰتٌ۬ لِّقَوۡمٍ۬ يُوقِنُونَ 

and the fact that animals are scattered (through the earth), are Signs for those of assured Faith.

وَٱخۡتِلَـٰفِ ٱلَّيۡلِ وَٱلنَّہَارِ وَمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مِن رِّزۡقٍ۬

And in the alternation of Night and Day, and the fact that Allah sends down Sustenance from the sky,

فَأَحۡيَا بِهِ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ بَعۡدَ مَوۡتِہَا

and revives therewith the earth after its death,

وَتَصۡرِيفِ ٱلرِّيَـٰحِ ءَايَـٰتٌ۬ لِّقَوۡمٍ۬ يَعۡقِلُونَ 

and the change of the winds, are Signs for those that are wise.

تِلۡكَ ءَايَـٰتُ ٱللَّهِ نَتۡلُوهَا عَلَيۡكَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ‌ۖ

Such are the Signs of Allah, which We rehearse to thee in truth:

فَبِأَىِّ حَدِيثِۭ بَعۡدَ ٱللَّهِ وَءَايَـٰتِهِۦ يُؤۡمِنُونَ  

then in what exposition will they believe after (rejecting) Allah and His Signs?

وَيۡلٌ۬ لِّكُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٍ۬

Woe to each sinful Dealer in Falsehoods:

يَسۡمَعُ ءَايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِ ثُمَّ يُصِرُّ مُسۡتَكۡبِرً۬ا كَأَن لَّمۡ يَسۡمَعۡهَا‌ۖ

He hears the Signs of Allah rehearsed to him, yet is obstinate and lofty, as if he had not heard them:

فَبَشِّرۡهُ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ۬  then announce to him a Penalty Grievous!

وَإِذَا عَلِمَ مِنۡ ءَايَـٰتِنَا شَيۡـًٔا ٱتَّخَذَهَا هُزُوًا‌ۚ

And when he learns something of Our Signs, he takes them in jest:

أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ لَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ۬ مُّهِينٌ۬  

for such there will be a humiliating Penalty.

مِّن وَرَآٮِٕهِمۡ جَهَنَّمُ‌ۖ

In front of them is Hell:

وَلَا يُغۡنِى عَنۡہُم مَّا كَسَبُواْ شَيۡـًٔ۬اوَلَا مَا ٱتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَوۡلِيَآءَ‌ۖ

and of no profit to them is anything they may have earned, nor any protectors they may have taken to themselves besides Allah:

وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ

for them is a tremendous Penalty.

هَـٰذَا هُدً۬ى‌ۖ

This is (true) Guidance:

وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ رَبِّہِمۡ لَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ۬ مِّن رِّجۡزٍ أَلِيمٌ  

and for those who reject the Signs of their Lord, is a grievous Penalty of abomination.

ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَكُمُ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ لِتَجۡرِىَ ٱلۡفُلۡكُ فِيهِ بِأَمۡرِهِۦ

It is Allah Who has subjected the sea to you, that ships may sail through it by His command,

وَلِتَبۡتَغُواْ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦ وَلَعَلَّكُمۡ تَشۡكُرُونَ  

that ye may seek of His Bounty, and that ye may be grateful.

وَسَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ جَمِيعً۬ا مِّنۡهُ‌ۚ

And He has subjected to you, as from Him, all that is in the heavens and on earth:

إِنَّ فِى ذَٲلِكَ لَأَيَـٰتٍ۬ لِّقَوۡمٍ۬ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ  

behold, in that are Signs indeed for those who reflect.

قُل لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْيَغۡفِرُواْ لِلَّذِينَ لَا يَرۡجُونَ أَيَّامَ ٱللَّهِ

Tell those who believe, to forgive those who do not look forward to the Days of Allah:

لِيَجۡزِىَ قَوۡمَۢا بِمَا كَانُواْ يَكۡسِبُونَ  

it is for Him to recompense (for good or ill) each People according to what they have earned.

مَنۡ عَمِلَ صَـٰلِحً۬ا فَلِنَفۡسِهِۦ‌ۖ

If anyone does a righteous deed, it enures to the benefit of his own soul;

وَمَنۡ أَسَآءَ فَعَلَيۡہَا‌ۖ

if he does evil, it works against (His own soul).

ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمۡ تُرۡجَعُونَ  

In the end will ye (all) be brought back to your Lord.

وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا بَنِىٓ إِسۡرَٲٓءِيلَ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلۡحُكۡمَ وَٱلنُّبُوَّةَ

We did aforetime grant to the Children of Israel the Book, the Power of Command, and Prophethood;

وَرَزَقۡنَـٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ وَفَضَّلۡنَـٰهُمۡ عَلَى ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِينَ  

We gave them, for Sustenance, things good and pure; and We favored them above the nations.

ثُمَّ جَعَلۡنَـٰكَ عَلَىٰ شَرِيعَةٍ۬ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَمۡرِ

Then We put thee on the (right) Way of Religion:

فَٱتَّبِعۡهَا وَلَا تَتَّبِعۡ أَهۡوَآءَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ  

so follow thou that (Way), and follow not the desires of those who know not.

إِنَّہُمۡ لَن يُغۡنُواْ عَنكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيۡـًٔ۬ا‌ۚ

They will be of no use to thee in the sight of Allah:

وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ بَعۡضُہُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءُ بَعۡضٍ۬‌ۖ

it is only Wrongdoers (that stand as) protectors, one to another:

وَٱللَّهُ وَلِىُّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ  

but Allah is the Protector of the Righteous.

هَـٰذَا بَصَـٰٓٮِٕرُ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدً۬ى وَرَحۡمَةٌ۬ لِّقَوۡمٍ۬ يُوقِنُونَ

These are clear evidences to men, and a Guidance and Mercy to those of assured Faith.

أَمۡ حَسِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱجۡتَرَحُواْ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ أَن نَّجۡعَلَهُمۡ كَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْوَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ سَوَآءً۬ مَّحۡيَاهُمۡ وَمَمَاتُہُمۡ‌ۚ

What! do those who seek after evil ways think that We shall hold them equal with those who believe and do righteous deeds, that equal will be their Life and their death?

سَآءَ مَا يَحۡكُمُونَ  

Ill is the judgment that they make.

وَخَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَلِتُجۡزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفۡسِۭ بِمَا ڪَسَبَتۡ وَهُمۡ لَا يُظۡلَمُونَ  

Allah created the heavens and the earth for just ends, and in order that each soul may find the recompense of what it has earned, and none of them be wronged.

أَفَرَءَيۡتَ مَنِ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَـٰهَهُ ۥ هَوَٮٰهُ

Then seest thou such a one as takes as his god his own vain desire?

وَأَضَلَّهُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ عِلۡمٍ۬ وَخَتَمَ عَلَىٰ سَمۡعِهِۦ وَقَلۡبِهِۦ وَجَعَلَ عَلَىٰ بَصَرِهِۦ غِشَـٰوَةً۬

Allah has, knowing (him as such), left him astray, and sealed His hearing and his heart (and understanding), and put a cover on his sight.

فَمَن يَہۡدِيهِ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ٱللَّهِ‌ۚ

Who, then, will guide him after Allah (has withdrawn Guidance)?

أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ  

Will ye not then receive admonition?

وَقَالُواْ مَا هِىَ إِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا ٱلدُّنۡيَا نَمُوتُ وَنَحۡيَا وَمَا يُہۡلِكُنَآ إِلَّا ٱلدَّهۡرُ‌ۚ

And they say: "What is there but our life in this world?

We shall die and we live, and nothing but Time can destroy us."

وَمَا لَهُم بِذَٲلِكَ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍ‌ۖ إِنۡ هُمۡ إِلَّا يَظُنُّونَ  

But of that they have no knowledge: they merely conjecture:

وَإِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡہِمۡ ءَايَـٰتُنَا بَيِّنَـٰتٍ۬ مَّا كَانَ حُجَّتَہُمۡ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُواْ

And when Our Clear Signs are rehearsed to them, their argument is nothing but this: they say,

ٱئۡتُواْ بِـَٔابَآٮِٕنَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَـٰدِقِينَ

"Bring (back) our forefathers, if what ye say is true!"

قُلِ ٱللَّهُ يُحۡيِيكُمۡ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمۡ

Say: "It is Allah Who gives you life, then gives you death;

ثُمَّ يَجۡمَعُكُمۡ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَـٰمَةِ لَا رَيۡبَ فِيهِ

then He will gather you together for the Day of Judgement about which there is no doubt":

وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَڪۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ  

but most men do not understand.

وَلِلَّهِ مُلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ‌ۚ

To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth,

وَيَوۡمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ۬ يَخۡسَرُ ٱلۡمُبۡطِلُونَ  

and the Day that the Hour of Judgment is established -- that Day will the dealers in Falsehood perish!

وَتَرَىٰ كُلَّ أُمَّةٍ۬ جَاثِيَةً۬‌ۚ

And thou wilt see every sect bowing the knee:

كُلُّ أُمَّةٍ۬ تُدۡعَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ كِتَـٰبِہَا

every sect will be called to its Record:

ٱلۡيَوۡمَ تُجۡزَوۡنَ مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ  

"This Day shall ye be recompensed for all that ye did!

هَـٰذَا كِتَـٰبُنَا يَنطِقُ عَلَيۡكُم بِٱلۡحَقِّ‌ۚ

"This Our Record speaks about you with truth:

إِنَّا كُنَّا نَسۡتَنسِخُ مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ  

for We were wont to put on record all that ye did."

فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ فَيُدۡخِلُهُمۡ رَبُّہُمۡ فِى رَحۡمَتِهِۦ‌ۚ

Then, as to those who believed and did righteous deeds, their Lord will admit them to His Mercy:

ذَٲلِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡمُبِينُ

that will be the Achievement for all to see.

وَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ أَفَلَمۡ تَكُنۡ ءَايَـٰتِى تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡكُمۡ

But as to those who reject Allah, (to them will be said): "Were not Our Signs rehearsed to you?

فَٱسۡتَكۡبَرۡتُمۡ وَكُنتُمۡ قَوۡمً۬ا مُّجۡرِمِينَ  

But ye were arrogant, and were a people given to sin!

وَإِذَا قِيلَ إِنَّ وَعۡدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ۬ وَٱلسَّاعَةُ لَا رَيۡبَ فِيہَا

"And when it was said that the promise of Allah was true, and that the Hour -- there was no doubt about its (coming),

قُلۡتُم مَّا نَدۡرِى مَا ٱلسَّاعَةُ إِن نَّظُنُّ إِلَّا ظَنًّ۬ا وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُسۡتَيۡقِنِينَ  

ye used to say, 'We know not what is the Hour: we only think it is an idea, and we have no firm assurance.'"

وَبَدَا لَهُمۡ سَيِّـَٔاتُ مَا عَمِلُواْوَحَاقَ بِہِم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَہۡزِءُونَ

Then will appear to them the evil (fruits) of what they did, and they will be completely encircled by that which they used to mock at!

وَقِيلَ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ نَنسَٮٰكُمۡ كَمَا نَسِيتُمۡ لِقَآءَ يَوۡمِكُمۡ هَـٰذَا وَمَأۡوَٮٰكُمُ ٱلنَّارُ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن نَّـٰصِرِينَ  

It will also be said: "This Day We will forget you as ye forgot the meeting of this Day of yours! And your abode is the Fire, and no helpers have ye!

ذَٲلِكُم بِأَنَّكُمُ ٱتَّخَذۡتُمۡ ءَايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ هُزُوً۬ا وَغَرَّتۡكُمُ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنۡيَا‌ۚ

"This, because ye used to take the Signs of Allah in jest, and the life of the world deceived you."

فَٱلۡيَوۡمَ لَا يُخۡرَجُونَ مِنۡہَا وَلَا هُمۡ يُسۡتَعۡتَبُونَ

(From) the Day, therefore, they shall not be taken out thence, nor shall they be received into Grace.

فَلِلَّهِ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَرَبِّ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِينَ

Then Praise be to Allah, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth, Lord and Cherisher of all the worlds!

وَلَهُ ٱلۡكِبۡرِيَآءُ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ‌ۖ

To Him be Glory throughout the heavens and the earth:

وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ 

and He is Exalted in Power, Full of Wisdom!

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