الأنبياء

Iqtaraba lilnnasi hisabuhum wahum fee ghaflatin muAAridoona

The reckoning of the people has drawn near, yet they are turning away heedlessly.

Ma yateehim min thikrin min rabbihim muhdathin illa istamaAAoohu wahum yalAAaboona

Whenever new revelation comes to them from their Lord, they listen to it in jest,

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

with their hearts heedless. The wrongdoers whisper to one another in secret, “Is this but a human being just like yourselves? Will you then follow his magic, although you openly see?”

Qala rabbee yaAAlamu alqawla fee alssamai waalardi wahuwa alssameeAAu alAAaleemu

He said, “My Lord knows every word spoken in the heavens and earth, for He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.”

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

Yet they say, “This [Qur’an] is a set of jumbled dreams! Rather, he has fabricated it! Rather, he is a poet! So let him bring us a sign just as the earlier messengers were sent with[1].”

Ma amanat qablahum min qaryatin ahlaknaha afahum yuminoona

Not a single town We destroyed before them had believed[2]. Will they then believe?

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

We did not send before you [O Prophet] except men to whom We gave a revelation, so [O people] ask the People of the Scriptures if you do not know.

Wama jaAAalnahum jasadan la yakuloona alttaAAama wama kanoo khalideena

We did not give them bodies that needed no food[3], nor were they immortal.

Thumma sadaqnahumu alwaAAda faanjaynahum waman nashao waahlakna almusrifeena

Then We fulfilled Our promise to them: We saved them[4] and those whom We willed, and destroyed those who transgressed all bounds.

Laqad anzalna ilaykum kitaban feehi thikrukum afala taAAqiloona

We have sent down to you [O people] a Book in which there is honor for you[5]. Do you not then understand?

Wakam qasamna min qaryatin kanat thalimatan waanshana baAAdaha qawman akhareena

[Imagine] how many towns of wrongdoers We have destroyed[6], and raised after them another people!

Falamma ahassoo basana itha hum minha yarkudoona

When they sensed Our punishment, they started running away from it.

La tarkudoo wairjiAAoo ila ma otriftum feehi wamasakinikum laAAallakum tusaloona

“Do not run away, but return to your luxuries and dwellings[7], perhaps you will be questioned.”

Qaloo ya waylana inna kunna thalimeena

They said, “Woe to us! We were indeed wrongdoers.”

Fama zalat tilka daAAwahum hatta jaAAalnahum haseedan khamideena

They kept crying this out loud until We mowed them down, lifeless[8].

Wama khalaqna alssamaa waalarda wama baynahuma laAAibeena

We did not create the heavens and earth and all that is between them for fun.

Law aradna an nattakhitha lahwan laittakhathnahu min ladunna in kunna faAAileena

If We had wished for a pastime[9], We could have had it from Our own, if We were to do so.

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

Rather, We hurl the truth at falsehood, and it crushes it[10], so it vanishes. Woe to you for what you falsely ascribe [to Allah][11]!

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

To Him belongs all those who are in the heavens and earth. Those [angels] who are with Him are not too proud to worship Him, nor do they ever grow weary.

Yusabbihoona allayla waalnnahara la yafturoona

They glorify Him day and night tirelessly.

Ami ittakhathoo alihatan mina alardi hum yunshiroona

Or have they taken gods from the earth who [cannot even] resurrect the dead?

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

If there had been gods besides Allah in the heavens and earth, both realms would have fallen in disorder. Glory be to Allah – Lord of the Throne – far above what they ascribe [to Him].

La yusalu AAamma yafAAalu wahum yusaloona

He cannot be questioned for what He does, but they will be questioned.

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

Or have they taken other gods besides Him? Say, “Bring your proof. Here is the Book of those who are with me, and the Book of those who came before me[12].” Yet most of them do not know the truth, so they turn away.

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

“We never sent before you [O Prophet] any messenger without revealing to him that none has the right to be worshiped except Me, so worship Me.”

Waqaloo ittakhatha alrrahmanu waladan subhanahu bal AAibadun mukramoona

They say, “The Most Compassionate has begotten offspring!”[13] Glory be to Him! In fact, those [angels] are His honored slaves.

La yasbiqoonahu bialqawli wahum biamrihi yaAAmaloona

They do not speak before He speaks, and they only do as He commands.

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

He knows what is ahead of them and what is behind them[14]. They cannot intercede except for whom He pleases, and they are fearful in awe of Him.

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

If anyone of them were to say, “I am god besides Him,” We would punish him with Hell. This is how We punish the wrongdoers.

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

Are the disbelievers not aware that the heavens and earth were joined together and then We split them apart? We created from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?

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

We have set on the earth firm mountains so it does not shake with them, and We have made therein broad pathways so that they may find their way.

WajaAAalna alssamaa saqfan mahfoothan wahum AAan ayatiha muAAridoona

And We have made the sky a well-protected canopy, yet they turn away from its signs[15].

Wahuwa allathee khalaqa allayla waalnnahara waalshshamsa waalqamara kullun fee falakin yasbahoona

It is He Who created the night and the day, the sun and the moon – each floating in its orbit.

Wama jaAAalna libasharin min qablika alkhulda afain mitta fahumu alkhalidoona

We did not grant immortality to any human being before you [O Prophet]. So if you die, will they live forever?

Kullu nafsin thaiqatu almawti wanablookum bialshsharri waalkhayri fitnatan wailayna turjaAAoona

Every soul will taste death; We test you with bad and good as a trial, then to Us you will all be returned.

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

When the disbelievers see you, they only take you in ridicule, [saying], “Is this the one who speaks ill of your gods?” while they reject even the mention of the Most Compassionate.

Khuliqa alinsanu min AAajalin saoreekum ayatee fala tastaAAjiloona

Man is created of haste. I will show you My signs, so do not ask Me to hasten them.

Wayaqooloona mata hatha alwaAAdu in kuntum sadiqeena

They say, “When will this promise come to pass, if you are truthful?”

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

If only the disbelievers knew the moment when they would be unable to ward the Fire off their faces or their backs, nor would they be helped[16].

Bal tateehim baghtatan fatabhatuhum fala yastateeAAoona raddaha wala hum yuntharoona

Rather, it will come upon them suddenly and stun them; they will not be able to avert it, nor will they be given respite.

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

Indeed, there were messengers before you who were ridiculed, but those who mocked them were encompassed by what they used to ridicule.

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

Say, “Who can protect you by night and by day against the Most Compassionate?” Yet they turn away from the admonition of their Lord.

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

Do they have gods who can defend them against Us? They cannot even help themselves, nor will they be protected from Us.

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

Nevertheless, We have provided for them and their forefathers luxuries which they enjoyed for a long time. Do they not see that We gradually reduce the land from its outlying sides?[17] Is it they who will then prevail?

Qul innama onthirukum bialwahyi wala yasmaAAu alssummu aldduAAaa itha ma yuntharoona

Say, “I only warn you by divine revelation.” But the deaf cannot hear the call when they are warned.

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

If a mere breath of your Lord’s torment were to touch them, they would surely say, “Woe to us! We were indeed wrongdoers.”

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

We will place the scales of justice on the Day of Resurrection, and no soul will be wronged in the least. Even if a deed is the weight of a mustard seed[18], We will bring it forth. Sufficient are We as Reckoners.

Walaqad atayna moosa waharoona alfurqana wadiyaan wathikran lilmuttaqeena

We certainly gave Moses and Aaron the Criterion, shining light and admonition[19] for the righteous,

Allatheena yakhshawna rabbahum bialghaybi wahum mina alssaAAati mushfiqoona

those who fear their Lord without seeing Him[20], and are apprehensive of the Hour.

Wahatha thikrun mubarakun anzalnahu afaantum lahu munkiroona

And this [Qur’an] is a blessed reminder which We have sent down. Are you still denying it[21]?

Walaqad atayna ibraheema rushdahu min qablu wakunna bihi AAalimeena

Indeed, We had given Abraham sound judgment before[22], for We know him well.

Ith qala liabeehi waqawmihi ma hathihi alttamatheelu allatee antum laha AAakifoona

When he said to his father and his people, “What are these statues to which you are so devoted?”

Qaloo wajadna abaana laha AAabideena

They said, “We found our forefathers worshiping them.”

Qala laqad kuntum antum waabaokum fee dalalin mubeenin

He said, “Indeed, you and your forefathers were clearly misguided.”

Qaloo ajitana bialhaqqi am anta mina allaAAibeena

They said, “Have you come to us with the truth, or are you joking?”

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

He said, “Nay, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and earth, Who created them, and I am one of those who bear witness to it.

WataAllahi laakeedanna asnamakum baAAda an tuwalloo mudbireena

By Allah, I will surely plot against your idols after you have turned and gone away.”

FajaAAalahum juthathan illa kabeeran lahum laAAallahum ilayhi yarjiAAoona

So he broke them into pieces, except the biggest of them, so that they might come back to it.

Qaloo man faAAala hatha bialihatina innahu lamina alththalimeena

They said, “Who has done this to our gods? He is indeed one of the wrongdoers.”

Qaloo samiAAna fatan yathkuruhum yuqalu lahu ibraheemu

They said, “We heard a young man, speaking ill of them, who is called Abraham.”

Qaloo fatoo bihi AAala aAAyuni alnnasi laAAallahum yashhadoona

They said, “Bring him then before the eyes of the people, so that they may witness [his trial][23].”

Qaloo aanta faAAalta hatha bialihatina ya ibraheemu

They said, “Are you the one who did this to our gods, O Abraham?”

Qala bal faAAalahu kabeeruhum hatha faisaloohum in kanoo yantiqoona

He said, “Rather, it was this biggest one who did it. So ask them, if they can speak!”

FarajaAAoo ila anfusihim faqaloo innakum antumu alththalimoona

So they turned back to one another, and said, “Indeed, it is you who are the wrongdoers.”

Thumma nukisoo AAala ruoosihim laqad AAalimta ma haolai yantiqoona

Then they turned to their obstinacy[24], [saying], “You already know that they cannot speak.”

Qala afataAAbudoona min dooni Allahi ma la yanfaAAukum shayan wala yadurrukum

Abraham said, “Do you then worship besides Allah that which can neither benefit nor harm you in the least?

Offin lakum walima taAAbudoona min dooni Allahi afala taAAqiloona

Fie upon you[25] and upon all that you worship besides Allah! Do you not have any sense?”

Qaloo harriqoohu waonsuroo alihatakum in kuntum faAAileena

They said, “Burn him and avenge your gods if you must do something.”

Qulna ya naru koonee bardan wasalaman AAala ibraheema

We said, “O fire, be cool and safe for Abraham.”[26]

Waaradoo bihi kaydan fajaAAalnahumu alakhsareena

They plotted to harm him, but We made them the worst losers.

Wanajjaynahu walootan ila alardi allatee barakna feeha lilAAalameena

And We saved him and Lot [and brought him] to the land[27] that we have blessed for all people.

Wawahabna lahu ishaqa wayaAAqooba nafilatan wakullan jaAAalna saliheena

And We gave him Isaac, and then Jacob, a grandson, and We made all of them righteous.

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

And We made them leaders, guiding people by Our command, and We inspired them to do righteous deeds, establish prayer and give zakah[28]; and they were Our true worshipers.

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

To Lot We gave sound judgment and knowledge, and We saved him from the town that was engrossed in shameful practices. They were Indeed an evil and rebellious people.

Waadkhalnahu fee rahmatina innahu mina alssaliheena

And We admitted him to Our mercy, for he was one of the righteous.

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

And [remember] Noah, when he called out[29] to Us before, so We responded to him and saved him and his household[30] from the great distress.

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

And We helped him against the people who rejected Our signs. They were indeed evil people, so We drowned them all.

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

And [remember] David and Solomon, when they passed judgment about the tillage into which some people’s sheep had strayed at night[31], and We were witnesses to their judgment.

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

We made Solomon understand it[32], although We gave each of them sound judgment and knowledge. We subjected the mountains and birds to glorify Allah along with David. It was We Who did all this.

WaAAallamnahu sanAAata laboosin lakum lituhsinakum min basikum fahal antum shakiroona

And We taught him[33] the art of making coats of mail for you to protect yourselves in your battle. Will you then be grateful?

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

And to Solomon [We subjected] the raging wind, to blow by his command to the land We had blessed. It is We Who have full knowledge of everything.

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

And among the devils [We subjected] those who dived for him[34] and performed other duties. It is We Who were watching over them[35].

Waayyooba ith nada rabbahu annee massaniya alddurru waanta arhamu alrrahimeena

And [remember] Job, when he cried out to his Lord, “I have been struck by adversity[36], and You are the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.”

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

So We responded to him and relieved his adversity, and We restored to him his family, twice as many, as a mercy from Us and as a reminder for Our worshipers.

WaismaAAeela waidreesa watha alkifli kullun mina alssabireena

And [remember] Ishmael, Idrīs and Dhul-Kifl[37]; they were all steadfast.

Waadkhalnahum fee rahmatina innahum mina alssaliheena

And We admitted them to Our mercy, for they were truly righteous.

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

And [remember] the Man of the Whale [i.e., Jonah] when he departed in anger[38], thinking that We would not take him to task. Then he cried out in the depths of darkness[39], “None has the right to be worshiped except You. Glory be to You! I have certainly done wrong”.

Faistajabna lahu wanajjaynahu mina alghammi wakathalika nunjee almumineena

So We answered his prayer and rescued him from distress. This is how We rescue the believers.

Wazakariyya ith nada rabbahu rabbi la tatharnee fardan waanta khayru alwaritheena

And [remember] Zachariah, when he cried out to his Lord, “My Lord, do not leave me childless, for You are the Best of Inheritors.”

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

So We answered his prayer and gave him John, and made his wife fertile. They used to hasten in doing good deeds and used to call upon Us with hope and fear, and they were humble before Us.

Waallatee ahsanat farjaha fanafakhna feeha min roohina wajaAAalnaha waibnaha ayatan lilAAalameena

And [remember Mary] who guarded her chastity; We breathed in her [garment] through Our Spirit [Gabriel] and made her and her son a sign for all people.

Inna hathihi ommatukum ommatan wahidatan waana rabbukum faoAAbudooni

Indeed, this religion of yours is one religion, and I am your Lord, so worship Me alone.

WataqattaAAoo amrahum baynahum kullun ilayna rajiAAoona

But people have divided themselves into sects, yet they will all return to Us.

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

Whoever does righteous deeds while he is a believer, his efforts will not be denied[40], for We are recording them all.

Waharamun AAala qaryatin ahlaknaha annahum la yarjiAAoona

It is not possible for any town that We have destroyed to ever come back [to this world][41],

Hatta itha futihat yajooju wamajooju wahum min kulli hadabin yansiloona

until when Gog and Magog are let loose, swarming swiftly from every mound,

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

when the True Promise[42] draws near, the eyes of those who disbelieved will stare in horror, [saying], “Woe to us! We were indeed heedless of this; nay, we were wrongdoers.”

Innakum wama taAAbudoona min dooni Allahi hasabu jahannama antum laha waridoona

Indeed, you and all that you worship besides Allah will be the fuel for Hell; you will surely enter it.

Law kana haolai alihatan ma waradooha wakullun feeha khalidoona

If these [idols] had truly been gods, they would not have entered it. But they will all abide therein forever.

Lahum feeha zafeerun wahum feeha la yasmaAAoona

They will groan therein with anguish, and they will not be able to hear anything.

Inna allatheena sabaqat lahum minna alhusna olaika AAanha mubAAadoona

But those for whom We have decreed the finest reward, they will be far away from it.

La yasmaAAoona haseesaha wahum fee ma ishtahat anfusuhum khalidoona

They will not hear its slightest hissing, and they will abide forever in whatever their souls desire.

La yahzunuhumu alfazaAAu alakbaru watatalaqqahumu almalaikatu hatha yawmukumu allathee kuntum tooAAadoona

They will not be grieved by the Greatest Terror[43], and the angels will receive them [saying], “This is your Day that you were promised”.

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

On the Day when We roll up the heavens like a scroll of records. Just as We originated the first creation, so We will bring it back. That is Our binding promise, which We will surely do.

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

We have written in the Psalms[44] after the Preserved Record[45], that the land will be inherited by My righteous slaves.

Inna fee hatha labalaghan liqawmin AAabideena

Indeed, there is a message in this [Qur’an] for devoted worshipers.

Wama arsalnaka illa rahmatan lilAAalameena

We have not sent you [O Prophet] except as a mercy to the worlds.

Qul innama yooha ilayya annama ilahukum ilahun wahidun fahal antum muslimoona

Say, “It is only revealed to me that your God is only One God; will you then submit to Him?

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

But if they turn away, say, “I have proclaimed the message to you all alike[46], and I do not know whether what you are warned of[47] is near or far.

Innahu yaAAlamu aljahra mina alqawli wayaAAlamu ma taktumoona

Indeed, He knows what is said openly and knows what you conceal.

Wain adree laAAallahu fitnatun lakum wamataAAun ila heenin

I do not know; perhaps this [delay][48] is a test for you[49] and an enjoyment for a while.”

Qala rabbi ohkum bialhaqqi warabbuna alrrahmanu almustaAAanu AAala ma tasifoona

[The Prophet] said, “My Lord, judge [between us] in truth. Our Lord is the Most Compassionate Whose help is to be sought against what you describe[50].”