Surah Al Isra

Translation by:
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

سُبْحٰنَ الَّذِيْٓ اَسْرٰى بِعَبْدِهٖ لَيْلًا مِّنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ اِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الْاَقْصَا الَّذِيْ بٰرَكْنَا حَوْلَهٗ لِنُرِيَهٗ مِنْ اٰيٰتِنَاۗ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ السَّمِيْعُ الْبَصِيْرُ

Subḥānal-lażī asrā bi‘abdihī lailam minal-masjidil ḥarāmi ilal-masjidil-aqṣal-lażī bāraknā ḥaulahū linuriyahū min āyātinā, innahū huwas-samī‘ul-baṣīr(u).

Glory be to the One Who took His servant ˹Muḥammad˺ by night from the Sacred Mosque to the Farthest Mosque whose surroundings We have blessed, so that We may show him some of Our signs. Indeed, He alone is the All-Hearing, All-Seeing.
وَاٰتَيْنَا مُوْسَى الْكِتٰبَ وَجَعَلْنٰهُ هُدًى لِّبَنِيْٓ اِسْرَاۤءِيْلَ اَلَّا تَتَّخِذُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِيْ وَكِيْلًاۗ

Wa ātainā mūsal-kitāba wa ja‘alnāhu hudal libanī isrā'īla allā tattakhiżū min dūnī wakīlā(n).

And We gave Moses the Scripture and made it a guide for the Children of Israel, ˹stating:˺ “Do not take besides Me any other Trustee of Affairs,
ذُرِّيَّةَ مَنْ حَمَلْنَا مَعَ نُوْحٍۗ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ عَبْدًا شَكُوْرًا

Żurriyyata man ḥamalnā ma‘a nūḥ(in), innahū kāna ‘abdan syakūrā(n).

˹O˺ descendants of those We carried with Noah ˹in the Ark˺! He was indeed a grateful servant.”
وَقَضَيْنَآ اِلٰى بَنِيْٓ اِسْرَاۤءِيْلَ فِى الْكِتٰبِ لَتُفْسِدُنَّ فِى الْاَرْضِ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَلَتَعْلُنَّ عُلُوًّا كَبِيْرًا

Wa qaḍainā ilā banī isrā'īla fil-kitābi latufsidunna fil-arḍi marrataini wa lata‘lunna ‘uluwwan kabīrā(n).

And We warned the Children of Israel in the Scripture, “You will certainly cause corruption in the land twice, and you will become extremely arrogant.
فَاِذَا جَاۤءَ وَعْدُ اُوْلٰىهُمَا بَعَثْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ عِبَادًا لَّنَآ اُولِيْ بَأْسٍ شَدِيْدٍ فَجَاسُوْا خِلٰلَ الدِّيَارِۗ وَكَانَ وَعْدًا مَّفْعُوْلًا

Fa iżā jā'a wa‘du ūlāhumā ba‘aṡnā ‘alaikum ‘ibādal lanā ulī ba'sin syadīdin fa jāsū khilālad-diyār(i), wa kāna wa‘dam maf‘ūlā(n).

“When the first of the two warnings would come to pass, We would send against you some of Our servants of great might, who would ravage your homes. This would be a warning fulfilled.
ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَا لَكُمُ الْكَرَّةَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَاَمْدَدْنٰكُمْ بِاَمْوَالٍ وَّبَنِيْنَ وَجَعَلْنٰكُمْ اَكْثَرَ نَفِيْرًا

Ṡumma radadnā lakumul-karrata ‘alaihim wa amdadnākum bi'amwāliw wa banīna wa ja‘alnākum akṡara nafīrā(n).

Then ˹after your repentance˺ We would give you the upper hand over them and aid you with wealth and offspring, causing you to outnumber them.
اِنْ اَحْسَنْتُمْ اَحْسَنْتُمْ لِاَنْفُسِكُمْ ۗوَاِنْ اَسَأْتُمْ فَلَهَاۗ فَاِذَا جَاۤءَ وَعْدُ الْاٰخِرَةِ لِيَسٗۤـُٔوْا وُجُوْهَكُمْ وَلِيَدْخُلُوا الْمَسْجِدَ كَمَا دَخَلُوْهُ اَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَّلِيُتَبِّرُوْا مَا عَلَوْا تَتْبِيْرًا

In aḥsantum aḥsantum li'anfusikum, wa in asa'tum fa lahā, fa iżā jā'a wa‘dul-ākhirati liyasū'ū wujūhakum wa liyadkhulal-masjida kamā dakhalūhu awwala marratiw wa liyutabbirū mā ‘alau tatbīrā(n).

If you act rightly, it is for your own good, but if you do wrong, it is to your own loss. “And when the second warning would come to pass, your enemies would ˹be left to˺ totally disgrace you and enter the Temple ˹of Jerusalem˺ as they entered it the first time, and utterly destroy whatever would fall into their hands.
عَسٰى رَبُّكُمْ اَنْ يَّرْحَمَكُمْۚ وَاِنْ عُدْتُّمْ عُدْنَاۘ وَجَعَلْنَا جَهَنَّمَ لِلْكٰفِرِيْنَ حَصِيْرًا

‘Asā rabbukum ay yarḥamakum, wa in ‘uttum ‘udnā, wa ja‘alnā jahannama lil-kāfirīna ḥaṣīrā(n).

Perhaps your Lord will have mercy on you ˹if you repent˺, but if you return ˹to sin˺, We will return ˹to punishment˺. And We have made Hell a ˹permanent˺ confinement for the disbelievers.”
اِنَّ هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنَ يَهْدِيْ لِلَّتِيْ هِيَ اَقْوَمُ وَيُبَشِّرُ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ الَّذِيْنَ يَعْمَلُوْنَ الصّٰلِحٰتِ اَنَّ لَهُمْ اَجْرًا كَبِيْرًاۙ

Inna hāżal-qur'āna yahdī lil-latī hiya aqwamu wa yubasysyirul-mu'minīnal-lażīna ya‘malūnaṣ-ṣāliḥāti anna lahum ajran kabīrā(n).

Surely this Quran guides to what is most upright, and gives good news to the believers—who do good—that they will have a mighty reward.
وَّاَنَّ الَّذِيْنَ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ اَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابًا اَلِيْمًا ࣖ

Wa annal-lażīna lā yu'minūna bil-ākhirati a‘tadnā lahum ‘ażāban alīmā(n).

And ˹it warns˺ those who do not believe in the Hereafter ˹that˺ We have prepared for them a painful punishment.
وَيَدْعُ الْاِنْسَانُ بِالشَّرِّ دُعَاۤءَهٗ بِالْخَيْرِۗ وَكَانَ الْاِنْسَانُ عَجُوْلًا

Wa yad‘ul-insānu bisy-syarri du‘ā'ahū bil-khair(i), wa kānal-insānu ‘ajūlā(n).

And humans ˹swiftly˺ pray for evil as they pray for good. For humankind is ever hasty.
وَجَعَلْنَا الَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ اٰيَتَيْنِ فَمَحَوْنَآ اٰيَةَ الَّيْلِ وَجَعَلْنَآ اٰيَةَ النَّهَارِ مُبْصِرَةً لِّتَبْتَغُوْا فَضْلًا مِّنْ رَّبِّكُمْ وَلِتَعْلَمُوْا عَدَدَ السِّنِيْنَ وَالْحِسَابَۗ وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ فَصَّلْنٰهُ تَفْصِيْلًا

Wa ja‘alnal-laila wan-nahāra āyataini fa maḥaunā āyatal-laili wa ja‘alnā āyatan-nahāri mubṣiratal litabtagū faḍlam mir rabbikum wa lita‘lamū ‘adadas-sinīna wal-ḥisāb(a), wa kulla syai'in faṣṣalnāhu tafṣīlā(n).

We made the day and night as two signs. So We made the sign of the night devoid of light, and We made the sign of the day ˹perfectly˺ bright, so that you may seek the bounty of your Lord and know the number of years and calculation ˹of time˺. And We have explained everything in detail.
وَكُلَّ اِنْسَانٍ اَلْزَمْنٰهُ طٰۤىِٕرَهٗ فِيْ عُنُقِهٖۗ وَنُخْرِجُ لَهٗ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ كِتٰبًا يَّلْقٰىهُ مَنْشُوْرًا

Wa kulla insānin alzamnāhu ṭā'irahū fī ‘unuqih(ī), wa nukhriju lahū yaumal-qiyāmati kitābay yalqāhu mansyūrā(n).

We have bound every human’s destiny to their neck. And on the Day of Judgment We will bring forth to each ˹person˺ a record which they will find laid open.
اِقْرَأْ كِتٰبَكَۗ كَفٰى بِنَفْسِكَ الْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكَ حَسِيْبًاۗ

Iqra' kitābak(a), kafā binafsikal-yauma ‘alaika ḥasībā(n).

˹And it will be said,˺ “Read your record. You ˹alone˺ are sufficient this Day to take account of yourself.”
مَنِ اهْتَدٰى فَاِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِيْ لِنَفْسِهٖۚ وَمَنْ ضَلَّ فَاِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَاۗ وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِّزْرَ اُخْرٰىۗ وَمَا كُنَّا مُعَذِّبِيْنَ حَتّٰى نَبْعَثَ رَسُوْلًا

Manihtadā fa innamā yahtadī linafsih(ī), wa man ḍalla fa innamā yaḍillu ‘alaihā, wa lā taziru wāziratuw wizra ukhrā, wa mā kunnā mu‘ażżibīna ḥattā nab‘aṡa rasūlā(n).

Whoever chooses to be guided, it is only for their own good. And whoever chooses to stray, it is only to their own loss. No soul burdened with sin will bear the burden of another. And We would never punish ˹a people˺ until We have sent a messenger ˹to warn them˺.
وَاِذَآ اَرَدْنَآ اَنْ نُّهْلِكَ قَرْيَةً اَمَرْنَا مُتْرَفِيْهَا فَفَسَقُوْا فِيْهَا فَحَقَّ عَلَيْهَا الْقَوْلُ فَدَمَّرْنٰهَا تَدْمِيْرًا

Wa iżā aradnā an nuhlika qaryatan amarnā mutrafīhā fa fasaqū fīhā fa ḥaqqa ‘alaihal-qaulu fa dammarnāhā tadmīrā(n).

Whenever We intend to destroy a society, We command its elite ˹to obey Allah˺ but they act rebelliously in it. So the decree ˹of punishment˺ is justified, and We destroy it utterly.
وَكَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا مِنَ الْقُرُوْنِ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ نُوْحٍۗ وَكَفٰى بِرَبِّكَ بِذُنُوْبِ عِبَادِهٖ خَبِيْرًاۢ بَصِيْرًا

Wa kam ahlaknā minal-qurūni mim ba‘di nūḥ(in), wa kafā birabbika biżunūbi ‘ibādihī khabīram baṣīrā(n).

˹Imagine˺ how many peoples We have destroyed after Noah! And sufficient is your Lord as All-Aware and All-Seeing of the sins of His servants.
مَنْ كَانَ يُرِيْدُ الْعَاجِلَةَ عَجَّلْنَا لَهٗ فِيْهَا مَا نَشَاۤءُ لِمَنْ نُّرِيْدُ ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَا لَهٗ جَهَنَّمَۚ يَصْلٰىهَا مَذْمُوْمًا مَّدْحُوْرًا

Man kāna yurīdul-‘ājilata ‘ajjalnā lahū fīhā mā nasyā'u liman nurīdu ṡumma ja‘alnā lahū jahannam(a), yaṣlāhā mażmūmam madḥūrā(n).

Whoever desires this fleeting world ˹alone˺, We hasten in it whatever We please to whoever We will; then We destine them for Hell, where they will burn, condemned and rejected.
وَمَنْ اَرَادَ الْاٰخِرَةَ وَسَعٰى لَهَا سَعْيَهَا وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَاُولٰۤىِٕكَ كَانَ سَعْيُهُمْ مَّشْكُوْرًا

Wa man arādal-ākhirata wa sa‘ā lahā sa‘yahā wa huwa mu'minun fa ulā'ika kāna sa‘yuhum masykūrā(n).

But whoever desires the Hereafter and strives for it accordingly, and is a ˹true˺ believer, it is they whose striving will be appreciated.
كُلًّا نُّمِدُّ هٰٓؤُلَاۤءِ وَهٰٓؤُلَاۤءِ مِنْ عَطَاۤءِ رَبِّكَ ۗوَمَا كَانَ عَطَاۤءُ رَبِّكَ مَحْظُوْرًا

Kullan numiddu hā'ulā'i wa hā'ulā'i min ‘aṭā'i rabbik(a), wa mā kāna ‘aṭā'u rabbika maḥẓūrā(n).

We provide both the former and the latter from the bounty of your Lord. And the bounty of your Lord can never be withheld.
اُنْظُرْ كَيْفَ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ عَلٰى بَعْضٍۗ وَلَلْاٰخِرَةُ اَكْبَرُ دَرَجٰتٍ وَّاَكْبَرُ تَفْضِيْلًا

Unẓur kaifa faḍḍalnā ba‘ḍahum ‘alā ba‘ḍ(in), wa lal-ākhiratu akbaru darajātiw wa akbaru tafḍīlā(n).

See how We have favoured some over others ˹in this life˺, but the Hereafter is certainly far greater in rank and in favour.
لَا تَجْعَلْ مَعَ اللّٰهِ اِلٰهًا اٰخَرَ فَتَقْعُدَ مَذْمُوْمًا مَّخْذُوْلًا ࣖ

Lā taj‘al ma‘allāhi ilāhan ākhara fa taq‘uda mażmūmam makhżūlā(n).

Do not set up any other god with Allah, or you will end up condemned, abandoned.
۞ وَقَضٰى رَبُّكَ اَلَّا تَعْبُدُوْٓا اِلَّآ اِيَّاهُ وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ اِحْسٰنًاۗ اِمَّا يَبْلُغَنَّ عِنْدَكَ الْكِبَرَ اَحَدُهُمَآ اَوْ كِلٰهُمَا فَلَا تَقُلْ لَّهُمَآ اُفٍّ وَّلَا تَنْهَرْهُمَا وَقُلْ لَّهُمَا قَوْلًا كَرِيْمًا

Wa qaḍā rabbuka allā ta‘budū illā iyyāhu wa bil-wālidaini iḥsānā(n), immā yabluganna ‘indakal-kibara aḥaduhumā au kilāhumā falā taqul lahumā uffiw wa lā tanhar humā wa qul lahumā qaulan karīmā(n).

For your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And honour your parents. If one or both of them reach old age in your care, never say to them ˹even˺ ‘ugh,’ nor yell at them. Rather, address them respectfully.
وَاخْفِضْ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ الذُّلِّ مِنَ الرَّحْمَةِ وَقُلْ رَّبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيٰنِيْ صَغِيْرًاۗ

Wakhfiḍ lahumā janāḥaż-żulli minar-raḥmati wa qur rabbirḥamhumā kamā rabbayānī ṣagīrā(n).

And be humble with them out of mercy, and pray, “My Lord! Be merciful to them as they raised me when I was young.”
رَبُّكُمْ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا فِيْ نُفُوْسِكُمْ ۗاِنْ تَكُوْنُوْا صٰلِحِيْنَ فَاِنَّهٗ كَانَ لِلْاَوَّابِيْنَ غَفُوْرًا

Rabbukum a‘lamu bimā fī nufūsikum, in takūnū ṣāliḥīna fa innahū kāna lil-awwābīna gafūrā(n).

Your Lord knows best what is within yourselves. If you are righteous, He is certainly All-Forgiving to those who ˹constantly˺ turn to Him.
وَاٰتِ ذَا الْقُرْبٰى حَقَّهٗ وَالْمِسْكِيْنَ وَابْنَ السَّبِيْلِ وَلَا تُبَذِّرْ تَبْذِيْرًا

Wa āti żal-qurbā ḥaqqahū wal-miskīna wabnas-sabīli wa lā tubażżir tabżīrā(n).

Give to close relatives their due, as well as the poor and ˹needy˺ travellers. And do not spend wastefully.
اِنَّ الْمُبَذِّرِيْنَ كَانُوْٓا اِخْوَانَ الشَّيٰطِيْنِ ۗوَكَانَ الشَّيْطٰنُ لِرَبِّهٖ كَفُوْرًا

Innal-mubażżirīna kānū ikhwānasy-syayāṭīn(i), wa kānasy-syaiṭānu lirabbihī kafūrā(n).

Surely the wasteful are ˹like˺ brothers to the devils. And the Devil is ever ungrateful to his Lord.
وَاِمَّا تُعْرِضَنَّ عَنْهُمُ ابْتِغَاۤءَ رَحْمَةٍ مِّنْ رَّبِّكَ تَرْجُوْهَا فَقُلْ لَّهُمْ قَوْلًا مَّيْسُوْرًا

Wa immā tu‘riḍanna ‘anhumubtigā'a raḥmatim mir rabbika tarjūhā faqul lahum qaulam maisūrā(n).

But if you must turn them down ˹because you lack the means to give˺—while hoping to receive your Lord’s bounty—then ˹at least˺ give them a kind word.
وَلَا تَجْعَلْ يَدَكَ مَغْلُوْلَةً اِلٰى عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبْسُطْهَا كُلَّ الْبَسْطِ فَتَقْعُدَ مَلُوْمًا مَّحْسُوْرًا

Wa lā taj‘al yadaka maglūlatan ilā ‘unuqika wa lā tabsuṭhā kullal-basṭi fa taq‘uda malūmam maḥsūrā(n).

Do not be so tight-fisted, for you will be blameworthy; nor so open-handed, for you will end up in poverty.
اِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ يَّشَاۤءُ وَيَقْدِرُ ۗاِنَّهٗ كَانَ بِعِبَادِهٖ خَبِيْرًاۢ بَصِيْرًا ࣖ

Inna rabbaka yabsuṭur-rizqa limay yasyā'u wa yaqdir(u), innahū kāna bi‘ibādihī khabīram baṣīrā(n).

Surely your Lord gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills. He is certainly All-Aware, All-Seeing of His servants.
وَلَا تَقْتُلُوْٓا اَوْلَادَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ اِمْلَاقٍۗ نَحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَاِيَّاكُمْۗ اِنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ كَانَ خِطْـًٔا كَبِيْرًا

Wa lā taqtulū aulādakum khasy-yata imlāq(in), naḥnu narzuquhum wa iyyākum, inna qatlahum kāna khiṭ'an kabīrā(n).

Do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Surely killing them is a heinous sin.
وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا الزِّنٰىٓ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً ۗوَسَاۤءَ سَبِيْلًا

Wa lā taqrabuz-zinā innahū kāna fāḥisyah(tan), wa sā'a sabīlā(n).

Do not go near adultery. It is truly a shameful deed and an evil way.
وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّتِيْ حَرَّمَ اللّٰهُ اِلَّا بِالْحَقِّۗ وَمَنْ قُتِلَ مَظْلُوْمًا فَقَدْ جَعَلْنَا لِوَلِيِّهٖ سُلْطٰنًا فَلَا يُسْرِفْ فِّى الْقَتْلِۗ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ مَنْصُوْرًا

Wa lā taqtulun-nafsal-latī ḥarramallāhu illā bil-ḥaqq(i), wa man qutila maẓlūman faqad ja‘alnā liwaliyyihī sulṭānan falā yusrif fil-qatl(i), innahū kāna manṣūrā(n).

Do not take a ˹human˺ life—made sacred by Allah—except with ˹legal˺ right. If anyone is killed unjustly, We have given their heirs the authority, but do not let them exceed limits in retaliation, for they are already supported ˹by law˺.
وَلَا تَقْرَبُوْا مَالَ الْيَتِيْمِ اِلَّا بِالَّتِيْ هِيَ اَحْسَنُ حَتّٰى يَبْلُغَ اَشُدَّهٗۖ وَاَوْفُوْا بِالْعَهْدِۖ اِنَّ الْعَهْدَ كَانَ مَسْـُٔوْلًا

Wa lā taqrabū mālal-yatīmi illā bil-latī hiya aḥsanu ḥattā yabluga asyuddah(ū), wa aufū bil-‘ahd(i), innal-‘ahda kāna mas'ūlā(n).

Do not come near the wealth of the orphan—unless intending to enhance it—until they attain maturity. Honour ˹your˺ pledges, for you will surely be accountable for them.
وَاَوْفُوا الْكَيْلَ اِذَا كِلْتُمْ وَزِنُوْا بِالْقِسْطَاسِ الْمُسْتَقِيْمِۗ ذٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَّاَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيْلًا

Wa auful-kaila iżā kiltum wa zinū bil-qisṭāsil-mustaqīm(i), żālika khairuw wa aḥsanu ta'wīlā(n).

Give in full when you measure, and weigh with an even balance. That is fairest and best in the end.
وَلَا تَقْفُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهٖ عِلْمٌ ۗاِنَّ السَّمْعَ وَالْبَصَرَ وَالْفُؤَادَ كُلُّ اُولٰۤىِٕكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ مَسْـُٔوْلًا

Wa lā taqfu mā laisa laka bihī ‘ilm(un), innas-sam‘a wal-baṣara wal-fu'āda kullu ulā'ika kāna ‘anhu mas'ūlā(n).

Do not follow what you have no ˹sure˺ knowledge of. Indeed, all will be called to account for ˹their˺ hearing, sight, and intellect.
وَلَا تَمْشِ فِى الْاَرْضِ مَرَحًاۚ اِنَّكَ لَنْ تَخْرِقَ الْاَرْضَ وَلَنْ تَبْلُغَ الْجِبَالَ طُوْلًا

Wa lā tamsyi fil-arḍi marahā(n), innaka lan takhriqal-arḍa wa lan tablugal-jibāla ṭūlā(n).

And do not walk on the earth arrogantly. Surely you can neither crack the earth nor stretch to the height of the mountains.
كُلُّ ذٰلِكَ كَانَ سَيِّئُهٗ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ مَكْرُوْهًا

Kullu żālika kāna sayyi'uhū ‘inda rabbika makrūhā(n).

The violation of any of these ˹commandments˺ is detestable to your Lord.
ذٰلِكَ مِمَّآ اَوْحٰٓى اِلَيْكَ رَبُّكَ مِنَ الْحِكْمَةِۗ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ مَعَ اللّٰهِ اِلٰهًا اٰخَرَ فَتُلْقٰى فِيْ جَهَنَّمَ مَلُوْمًا مَّدْحُوْرًا

Żālika mimmā auḥā ilaika rabbuka minal-ḥikmah(ti), wa lā taj‘al ma‘allāhi ilāhan ākhara fa tulqā fī jahannama malūmam madḥūrā(n).

This is part of the wisdom which your Lord has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺. And do not set up any other god with Allah ˹O humanity˺, or you will be cast into Hell, blameworthy, rejected.
اَفَاَصْفٰىكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ بِالْبَنِيْنَ وَاتَّخَذَ مِنَ الْمَلٰۤىِٕكَةِ اِنَاثًاۗ اِنَّكُمْ لَتَقُوْلُوْنَ قَوْلًا عَظِيْمًا ࣖ

Afa aṣfākum rabbukum bil-banīna wattakhaża minal-malā'ikati ināṡā(n), innakum lataqūlūna qaulan ‘aẓīmā(n).

Has your Lord favoured you ˹pagans˺ with sons and taken angels as ˹His˺ daughters? You are truly making an outrageous claim.
وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَا فِيْ هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنِ لِيَذَّكَّرُوْاۗ وَمَا يَزِيْدُهُمْ اِلَّا نُفُوْرًا

Wa laqad ṣarrafnā fī hāżal-qur'āni liyażżakkarū, wa mā yazīduhum illā nufūrā(n).

We have surely varied ˹the signs˺ in this Quran so perhaps they may be mindful, but it only drives them farther away.
قُلْ لَّوْ كَانَ مَعَهٗ ٓ اٰلِهَةٌ كَمَا يَقُوْلُوْنَ اِذًا لَّابْتَغَوْا اِلٰى ذِى الْعَرْشِ سَبِيْلًا

Qul lau kāna ma‘ahū ālihatun kamā yaqūlūna iżal labtagau ilā żil-‘arsyi sabīlā(n).

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Had there been other gods besides Him—as they claim—then they would have certainly sought a way to ˹challenge˺ the Lord of the Throne.
سُبْحٰنَهٗ وَتَعٰلٰى عَمَّا يَقُوْلُوْنَ عُلُوًّا كَبِيْرًا

Subḥānahū wa ta‘ālā ‘ammā yaqūlūna ‘uluwwan kabīrā(n).

Glorified and Highly Exalted is He above what they claim!
تُسَبِّحُ لَهُ السَّمٰوٰتُ السَّبْعُ وَالْاَرْضُ وَمَنْ فِيْهِنَّۗ وَاِنْ مِّنْ شَيْءٍ اِلَّا يُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِهٖ وَلٰكِنْ لَّا تَفْقَهُوْنَ تَسْبِيْحَهُمْۗ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ حَلِيْمًا غَفُوْرًا

Tusabbiḥu lahus-samāwātus-sab‘u wal-arḍu wa man fīhinn(a), wa im min syai'in illā yusabbiḥu biḥamdihī wa lākil lā tafqahūna tasbīḥahum, innahū kāna ḥalīman gafūrā(n).

The seven heavens, the earth, and all those in them glorify Him. There is not a single thing that does not glorify His praises—but you ˹simply˺ cannot comprehend their glorification. He is indeed Most Forbearing, All-Forgiving.
وَاِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْاٰنَ جَعَلْنَا بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ الَّذِيْنَ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ حِجَابًا مَّسْتُوْرًاۙ

Wa iżā qara'tal-qur'āna ja‘alnā bainaka wa bainal-lażīna lā yu'minūna bil-ākhirati ḥijābam mastūrā(n).

When you ˹O Prophet˺ recite the Quran, We put a hidden barrier between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter.
وَّجَعَلْنَا عَلٰى قُلُوْبِهِمْ اَكِنَّةً اَنْ يَّفْقَهُوْهُ وَفِيْٓ اٰذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًاۗ وَاِذَا ذَكَرْتَ رَبَّكَ فِى الْقُرْاٰنِ وَحْدَهٗ وَلَّوْا عَلٰٓى اَدْبَارِهِمْ نُفُوْرًا

Wa ja‘alnā ‘alā qulūbihim akinnatan ay yafqahūhu wa fī āżānihim waqrā(n), wa iżā żakarta rabbaka fil-qur'āni waḥdahū wallau ‘alā adbārihim nufūrā(n).

We have cast veils over their hearts—leaving them unable to comprehend it—and deafness in their ears. And when you mention your Lord alone in the Quran, they turn their backs in aversion.
نَحْنُ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَسْتَمِعُوْنَ بِهٖٓ اِذْ يَسْتَمِعُوْنَ اِلَيْكَ وَاِذْ هُمْ نَجْوٰٓى اِذْ يَقُوْلُ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ اِنْ تَتَّبِعُوْنَ اِلَّا رَجُلًا مَّسْحُوْرًا

Naḥnu a‘lamu bimā yastami‘ūna bihī iż yastami‘ūna ilaika wa iż hum najwā iż yaqūluẓ-ẓālimūna in tattabi‘ūna illā rajulam masḥūrā(n).

We know best how they listen to your recitation and what they say privately—when the wrongdoers say, “You would only be following a bewitched man.”
اُنْظُرْ كَيْفَ ضَرَبُوْا لَكَ الْاَمْثَالَ فَضَلُّوْا فَلَا يَسْتَطِيْعُوْنَ سَبِيْلًا

Unẓur kaifa ḍarabū lakal-amṡāla fa ḍallū falā yastaṭī‘ūna sabīlā(n).

See how they call you names ˹O Prophet˺! So they have gone so ˹far˺ astray that they cannot find the ˹Right˺ Way.
وَقَالُوْٓا ءَاِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا وَّرُفَاتًا ءَاِنَّا لَمَبْعُوْثُوْنَ خَلْقًا جَدِيْدًا

Wa qālū a'iżā kunnā ‘iẓāmaw wa rufātan a'innā lamab‘ūṡūna khalqan jadīdā(n).

And they say ˹mockingly˺, “When we are reduced to bones and ashes, will we really be raised as a new creation?”
۞ قُلْ كُوْنُوْا حِجَارَةً اَوْ حَدِيْدًاۙ

Qul kūnū ḥijāratan au ḥadīdā(n).

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “˹Yes, even if˺ you become stones, or iron,
اَوْ خَلْقًا مِّمَّا يَكْبُرُ فِيْ صُدُوْرِكُمْ ۚفَسَيَقُوْلُوْنَ مَنْ يُّعِيْدُنَاۗ قُلِ الَّذِيْ فَطَرَكُمْ اَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍۗ فَسَيُنْغِضُوْنَ اِلَيْكَ رُءُوْسَهُمْ وَيَقُوْلُوْنَ مَتٰى هُوَۗ قُلْ عَسٰٓى اَنْ يَّكُوْنَ قَرِيْبًا

Au khalqam mimmā yakburu fī ṣudūrikum, fa sayaqūlūna may yu‘īdunā, qulil-lażī faṭarakum awwala marrah(tin), fa sayun-giḍūna ilaika ru'ūsahum wa yaqūlūna matā huw(a), qul ‘asā ay yakūna qarībā(n).

or whatever you think is harder to bring to life!” Then they will ask ˹you˺, “Who will bring us back ˹to life˺?” Say, “The One Who created you the first time.” They will then shake their heads at you and ask, “When will that be?” Say, “Perhaps it is soon!”
يَوْمَ يَدْعُوْكُمْ فَتَسْتَجِيْبُوْنَ بِحَمْدِهٖ وَتَظُنُّوْنَ اِنْ لَّبِثْتُمْ اِلَّا قَلِيْلًا ࣖ

Yauma yad‘ūkum fa tastajībūna biḥamdihī wa taẓunnūna il labiṡtum illā qalīlā(n).

On the Day He will call you, you will ˹instantly˺ respond by praising Him, thinking you had remained ˹in the world˺ only for a little while.
وَقُلْ لِّعِبَادِيْ يَقُوْلُوا الَّتِيْ هِيَ اَحْسَنُۗ اِنَّ الشَّيْطٰنَ يَنْزَغُ بَيْنَهُمْۗ اِنَّ الشَّيْطٰنَ كَانَ لِلْاِنْسَانِ عَدُوًّا مُّبِيْنًا

Wa qul li‘ibādī yaqūlul-latī hiya aḥsan(u), innasy-syaiṭāna yanzagu bainahum, innasy-syaiṭāna kāna lil-insāni ‘aduwwam mubīnā(n).

Tell My ˹believing˺ servants to say only what is best. Satan certainly seeks to sow discord among them. Satan is indeed a sworn enemy to humankind.
رَبُّكُمْ اَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ اِنْ يَّشَأْ يَرْحَمْكُمْ اَوْ اِنْ يَّشَأْ يُعَذِّبْكُمْۗ وَمَآ اَرْسَلْنٰكَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَكِيْلًا

Rabbukum a‘lamu bikum, iy yasya' yarḥamkum au iy yasya' yu‘ażżibkum, wa mā arsalnāka ‘alaihim wakīlā(n).

Your Lord knows you best. He may have mercy on you if He wills, or punish you if He wills. We have not sent you ˹O Prophet˺ as a keeper over them.
وَرَبُّكَ اَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِۗ وَلَقَدْ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَ النَّبِيّٖنَ عَلٰى بَعْضٍ وَّاٰتَيْنَا دَاوٗدَ زَبُوْرًا

Wa rabbuka a‘lamu biman fis-samāwāti wal-arḍ(i), wa laqad faḍḍalnā ba‘ḍan nabiyyīna ‘alā ba‘ḍiw wa ātainā dāwūda zabūrā(n).

Your Lord knows best all those in the heavens and the earth. And We have surely favoured some prophets above others, and to David We gave the Psalms.
قُلِ ادْعُوا الَّذِيْنَ زَعَمْتُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِهٖ فَلَا يَمْلِكُوْنَ كَشْفَ الضُّرِّ عَنْكُمْ وَلَا تَحْوِيْلًا

Qulid‘ul-lażīna za‘amtum min dūnihī falā yamlikūna kasyfaḍ-ḍurri ‘ankum wa lā taḥwīlā(n).

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Invoke those you claim ˹to be divine˺ besides Him—they do not have the power to undo harm from you or transfer it ˹to someone else˺.”
اُولٰۤىِٕكَ الَّذِيْنَ يَدْعُوْنَ يَبْتَغُوْنَ اِلٰى رَبِّهِمُ الْوَسِيْلَةَ اَيُّهُمْ اَقْرَبُ وَيَرْجُوْنَ رَحْمَتَهٗ وَيَخَافُوْنَ عَذَابَهٗۗ اِنَّ عَذَابَ رَبِّكَ كَانَ مَحْذُوْرًا

Ulā'ikal-lażīna yad‘ūna yabtagūna ilā rabbihimul-wasīlata ayyuhum aqrabu wa yarjūna raḥmatahū wa yakhāfūna ‘ażābah(ū), inna ‘ażāba rabbika kāna maḥżūrā(n).

˹Even˺ the closest ˹to Allah˺ of those invoked would be seeking a way to their Lord, hoping for His mercy, and fearing His punishment. Indeed, your Lord’s torment is fearsome.
وَاِنْ مِّنْ قَرْيَةٍ اِلَّا نَحْنُ مُهْلِكُوْهَا قَبْلَ يَوْمِ الْقِيٰمَةِ اَوْ مُعَذِّبُوْهَا عَذَابًا شَدِيْدًاۗ كَانَ ذٰلِكَ فىِ الْكِتٰبِ مَسْطُوْرًا

Wa im min qaryatin illā naḥnu muhlikūhā qabla yaumil-qiyāmati au mu‘ażżibūhā ‘ażāban syadīdā(n), kāna żālika fil-kitābi masṭūrā(n).

There is not a ˹wicked˺ society that We will not destroy or punish with a severe torment before the Day of Judgment. That is written in the Record.
وَمَا مَنَعَنَآ اَنْ نُّرْسِلَ بِالْاٰيٰتِ اِلَّآ اَنْ كَذَّبَ بِهَا الْاَوَّلُوْنَۗ وَاٰتَيْنَا ثَمُوْدَ النَّاقَةَ مُبْصِرَةً فَظَلَمُوْا بِهَاۗ وَمَا نُرْسِلُ بِالْاٰيٰتِ اِلَّا تَخْوِيْفًا

Wa mā mana‘anā an nursila bil-āyāti illā an każżaba bihal-awwalūn(a), wa ātainā ṡamūdan-nāqata mubṣiratan fa ẓalamū bihā, wa mā nursilu bil-āyāti illā takhwīfā(n).

Nothing keeps Us from sending the ˹demanded˺ signs except that they had ˹already˺ been denied by earlier peoples. And We gave Thamûd the she-camel as a clear sign, but they wrongfully rejected it. We only send the signs as a warning.
وَاِذْ قُلْنَا لَكَ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ اَحَاطَ بِالنَّاسِۗ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا الرُّءْيَا الَّتِيْٓ اَرَيْنٰكَ اِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلنَّاسِ وَالشَّجَرَةَ الْمَلْعُوْنَةَ فِى الْقُرْاٰنِ ۗ وَنُخَوِّفُهُمْۙ فَمَا يَزِيْدُهُمْ اِلَّا طُغْيَانًا كَبِيْرًا ࣖ

Wa iż qulnā laka inna rabbaka aḥāṭa bin-nās(i), wa mā ja‘alnar-ru'yal-latī araināka illā fitnatal lin-nāsi wasy-syajaratal mal‘ūnata fil-qur'ān(i), wa nukhawwifuhum, famā yazīduhum illā ṭugyānan kabīrā(n).

And ˹remember, O Prophet˺ when We told you, “Certainly your Lord encompasses the people.” And We have made what We brought you to see as well as the cursed tree ˹mentioned˺ in the Quran only as a test for the people. We keep warning them, but it only increases them greatly in defiance.
وَاِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلٰۤىِٕكَةِ اسْجُدُوْا لِاٰدَمَ فَسَجَدُوْٓا اِلَّآ اِبْلِيْسَۗ قَالَ ءَاَسْجُدُ لِمَنْ خَلَقْتَ طِيْنًاۚ

Wa iż qulnā lil-malā'ikatisjudū li'ādama fa sajadū illā iblīs(a), qāla a'asjudu liman khalaqta ṭīnā(n).

And ˹remember˺ when We said to the angels, “Prostrate before Adam,” so they all did—but not Iblîs, who protested, “Should I prostrate to the one You have created from mud?”
قَالَ اَرَاَيْتَكَ هٰذَا الَّذِيْ كَرَّمْتَ عَلَيَّ لَىِٕنْ اَخَّرْتَنِ اِلٰى يَوْمِ الْقِيٰمَةِ لَاَحْتَنِكَنَّ ذُرِّيَّتَهٗٓ اِلَّا قَلِيْلًا

Qāla ara'aitaka hāżal-lażī karramta ‘alayya la'in akhkhartani ilā yaumil-qiyāmati la'aḥtanikanna żurriyyatahū illā qalīlā(n).

Adding, “Do you see this one you honoured above me? If you delay my end until the Day of Judgment, I will certainly take hold of his descendants, except for a few.”
قَالَ اذْهَبْ فَمَنْ تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ فَاِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ جَزَاۤؤُكُمْ جَزَاۤءً مَّوْفُوْرًا

Qālażhab faman tabi‘aka minhum fa inna jahannama jazā'ukum jazā'am maufūrā(n).

Allah responded, “Be gone! Whoever of them follows you, Hell will surely be the reward for all of you—an ample reward.
وَاسْتَفْزِزْ مَنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ مِنْهُمْ بِصَوْتِكَ وَاَجْلِبْ عَلَيْهِمْ بِخَيْلِكَ وَرَجِلِكَ وَشَارِكْهُمْ فِى الْاَمْوَالِ وَالْاَوْلَادِ وَعِدْهُمْۗ وَمَا يَعِدُهُمُ الشَّيْطٰنُ اِلَّا غُرُوْرًا

Wastafziz manistaṭa‘ta minhum biṣautika wa ajlib ‘alaihim bikhailika wa rajilika wa syārikūhum fil-amwāli wal-aulādi wa ‘idhum, wa mā ya‘iduhumusy-syaiṭānu illā gurūrā(n).

And incite whoever you can of them with your voice, mobilize against them all your cavalry and infantry, manipulate them in their wealth and children, and make them promises.” But Satan promises them nothing but delusion.
اِنَّ عِبَادِيْ لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطٰنٌۗ وَكَفٰى بِرَبِّكَ وَكِيْلًا

Inna ‘ibādī laisa laka ‘alaihim sulṭān(un), wa kafā birabbika wakīlā(n).

˹Allah added,˺ “You will truly have no authority over My ˹faithful˺ servants.” And sufficient is your Lord as a Guardian.
رَبُّكُمُ الَّذِيْ يُزْجِيْ لَكُمُ الْفُلْكَ فِى الْبَحْرِ لِتَبْتَغُوْا مِنْ فَضْلِهٖۗ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيْمًا

Rabbukumul-lażī yuzjī lakumul-fulka fil-baḥri litabtagū min faḍlih(ī), innahū kāna bikum raḥīmā(n).

It is your Lord Who steers the ships for you through the sea, so that you may seek His bounty. Surely He is ever Merciful to you.
وَاِذَا مَسَّكُمُ الضُّرُّ فِى الْبَحْرِ ضَلَّ مَنْ تَدْعُوْنَ اِلَّآ اِيَّاهُۚ فَلَمَّا نَجّٰىكُمْ اِلَى الْبَرِّ اَعْرَضْتُمْۗ وَكَانَ الْاِنْسَانُ كَفُوْرًا

Wa iżā massakumuḍ-ḍurru fil-baḥri ḍalla man tad‘ūna illā iyyāh(u), falammā najjākum ilal-barri a‘raḍtum, wa kānal-insānu kafūrā(n).

When you are touched with hardship at sea, you ˹totally˺ forget all ˹the gods˺ you ˹normally˺ invoke, except Him. But when He delivers you ˹safely˺ to shore, you turn away. Humankind is ever ungrateful.
اَفَاَمِنْتُمْ اَنْ يَّخْسِفَ بِكُمْ جَانِبَ الْبَرِّ اَوْ يُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ حَاصِبًا ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُوْا لَكُمْ وَكِيْلًا ۙ

Afa amintum ay yakhsifa bikum jānibal-barri au yursila ‘alaikum ḥaṣiban ṡumma lā tajidū lakum wakīlā(n).

Do you feel secure that He will not cause the land to swallow you up, or unleash upon you a storm of stones? Then you will find none to protect you.
اَمْ اَمِنْتُمْ اَنْ يُّعِيْدَكُمْ فِيْهِ تَارَةً اُخْرٰى فَيُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ قَاصِفًا مِّنَ الرِّيْحِ فَيُغْرِقَكُمْ بِمَا كَفَرْتُمْۙ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُوْا لَكُمْ عَلَيْنَا بِهٖ تَبِيْعًا

Am amintum ay yu‘īdakum fīhi tāratan ukhrā fa yursila ‘alaikum qāṣifam minar-rīḥi fa yugriqakum bimā kafartum, ṡumma lā tajidū lakum ‘alainā bihī tabī‘ā(n).

Or do you feel secure that He will not send you back to sea once again, and send upon you a violent storm, drowning you for your denial? Then you will find none to avenge you against Us.
۞ وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِيْٓ اٰدَمَ وَحَمَلْنٰهُمْ فِى الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ وَرَزَقْنٰهُمْ مِّنَ الطَّيِّبٰتِ وَفَضَّلْنٰهُمْ عَلٰى كَثِيْرٍ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقْنَا تَفْضِيْلًا ࣖ

Wa laqad karramnā banī ādama wa ḥamalnāhum fil-barri wal-baḥri wa razaqnāhum minaṭ-ṭayyibāti wa faḍḍalnāhum ‘alā kaṡīrim mimman khalaqnā tafḍīlā(n).

Indeed, We have honoured the children of Adam, carried them on land and sea, granted them good and lawful provisions, and privileged them far above many of Our creatures.
يَوْمَ نَدْعُوْا كُلَّ اُنَاسٍۢ بِاِمَامِهِمْۚ فَمَنْ اُوْتِيَ كِتٰبَهٗ بِيَمِيْنِهٖ فَاُولٰۤىِٕكَ يَقْرَءُوْنَ كِتٰبَهُمْ وَلَا يُظْلَمُوْنَ فَتِيْلًا

Yauma nad‘ū kulla unāsim bi'imāmihim, faman ūtiya katābahū biyamīnihī fa ulā'ika yaqra'ūna kitābahum wa lā yuẓlamūna fatīlā(n).

˹Beware of˺ the Day We will summon every people with their leader. So whoever will be given their record in their right hand will read it ˹happily˺ and will not be wronged ˹even by the width of˺ the thread of a date stone.
وَمَنْ كَانَ فِيْ هٰذِهٖٓ اَعْمٰى فَهُوَ فِى الْاٰخِرَةِ اَعْمٰى وَاَضَلُّ سَبِيْلًا

Wa man kāna fī hāżihī a‘mā fa huwa fil-ākhirati a‘mā wa aḍallu sabīlā(n).

But whoever is blind ˹to the truth˺ in this ˹world˺ will be blind in the Hereafter, and ˹even˺ far more astray from the ˹Right˺ Way.
وَاِنْ كَادُوْا لَيَفْتِنُوْنَكَ عَنِ الَّذِيْٓ اَوْحَيْنَآ اِلَيْكَ لِتَفْتَرِيَ عَلَيْنَا غَيْرَهٗۖ وَاِذًا لَّاتَّخَذُوْكَ خَلِيْلًا

Wa in kādū layaftinūnaka ‘anil-lażī auḥainā ilaika litaftariya ‘alainā gairah(ū), wa iżal lattakhażūka khalīlā(n).

They definitely ˹thought they˺ were about to lure you away from what We have revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺, hoping that you would attribute something else to Us falsely—and then they would have certainly taken you as a close friend.
وَلَوْلَآ اَنْ ثَبَّتْنٰكَ لَقَدْ كِدْتَّ تَرْكَنُ اِلَيْهِمْ شَيْـًٔا قَلِيْلًا ۙ

Wa lau lā an ṡabbatnāka laqad kitta tarkanu ilaihim syai'an qalīlā(n).

Had We not made you steadfast, you probably would have inclined to them a little,
اِذًا لَّاَذَقْنٰكَ ضِعْفَ الْحَيٰوةِ وَضِعْفَ الْمَمَاتِ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُ لَكَ عَلَيْنَا نَصِيْرًا

Iżal-la'ażaqnāka ḍi‘fal-ḥayāti wa ḍi‘fal-mamāti ṡumma lā tajidu laka ‘alainā naṣīrā(n).

and then We truly would have made you taste double ˹punishment˺ both in this life and after death, and you would have found no helper against Us.
وَاِنْ كَادُوْا لَيَسْتَفِزُّوْنَكَ مِنَ الْاَرْضِ لِيُخْرِجُوْكَ مِنْهَا وَاِذًا لَّا يَلْبَثُوْنَ خِلٰفَكَ اِلَّا قَلِيْلًا

Wa in kādū layastafizzūnaka minal-arḍi liyukhrijūka minhā wa iżal lā yalbaṡūna khilāfaka illā qalīlā(n).

They were about to intimidate you to drive you out of the land ˹of Mecca˺, but then they would not have survived after you ˹had left˺ except for a little while.
سُنَّةَ مَنْ قَدْ اَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ مِنْ رُّسُلِنَا وَلَا تَجِدُ لِسُنَّتِنَا تَحْوِيْلًا ࣖ

Sunnata man qad arsalnā qablaka mir rusulinā wa lā tajidu lisunnatinā taḥwīlā(n).

˹This has been˺ Our way with the messengers We sent before you. And you will never find any change in Our way.
اَقِمِ الصَّلٰوةَ لِدُلُوْكِ الشَّمْسِ اِلٰى غَسَقِ الَّيْلِ وَقُرْاٰنَ الْفَجْرِۗ اِنَّ قُرْاٰنَ الْفَجْرِ كَانَ مَشْهُوْدًا

Aqimiṣ-ṣalāta lidulūkisy-syamsi ilā gasaqil-laili wa qur'ānal-fajr(i), inna qur'ānal-fajri kāna masyhūdā(n).

Observe the prayer from the decline of the sun until the darkness of the night and the dawn prayer, for certainly the dawn prayer is witnessed ˹by angels˺.
وَمِنَ الَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهٖ نَافِلَةً لَّكَۖ عَسٰٓى اَنْ يَّبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامًا مَّحْمُوْدًا

Wa minal-laili fa tahajjad bihī nāfilatal lak(a), ‘asā ay yab‘aṡaka rabbuka maqāmam maḥmūdā(n).

And rise at ˹the last˺ part of the night, offering additional prayers, so your Lord may raise you to a station of praise.
وَقُلْ رَّبِّ اَدْخِلْنِيْ مُدْخَلَ صِدْقٍ وَّاَخْرِجْنِيْ مُخْرَجَ صِدْقٍ وَّاجْعَلْ لِّيْ مِنْ لَّدُنْكَ سُلْطٰنًا نَّصِيْرًا

Wa qur rabbi adkhilnī mudkhala ṣidqiw wa akhrijnī mukhraja ṣidqiw waj‘al lī mil ladunka sulṭānan naṣīrā(n).

And say, “My Lord! Grant me an honourable entrance and an honourable exit and give me a supporting authority from Yourself.”
وَقُلْ جَاۤءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ ۖاِنَّ الْبَاطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوْقًا

Wa qul jā'al-ḥaqqu wa zahaqal-bāṭil(u), innal-bāṭila kāna zahūqā(n).

And declare, “The truth has come and falsehood has vanished. Indeed, falsehood is bound to vanish.”
وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ الْقُرْاٰنِ مَا هُوَ شِفَاۤءٌ وَّرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَۙ وَلَا يَزِيْدُ الظّٰلِمِيْنَ اِلَّا خَسَارًا

Wa nunazzilu minal-qur'āni mā huwa syifā'uw wa raḥmatul lil-mu'minīn(a), wa lā yazīduẓ-ẓālimīna illā khasārā(n).

We send down the Quran as a healing and mercy for the believers, but it only increases the wrongdoers in loss.
وَاِذَآ اَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى الْاِنْسَانِ اَعْرَضَ وَنَاٰ بِجَانِبِهٖۚ وَاِذَا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ كَانَ يَـُٔوْسًا

Wa iżā an‘amnā ‘alal-insāni a‘raḍa wa na'ā bijānibih(ī), wa iżā massahusy-syarru kāna ya'ūsā(n).

When We grant people Our favours, they turn away, acting arrogantly. But when touched with evil, they lose all hope.
قُلْ كُلٌّ يَّعْمَلُ عَلٰى شَاكِلَتِهٖۗ فَرَبُّكُمْ اَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ هُوَ اَهْدٰى سَبِيْلًا ࣖ

Qul kulluy ya‘malu ‘alā syākilatih(ī), fa rabbukum a‘lamu biman huwa ahdā sabīlā(n).

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Everyone acts in their own way. But your Lord knows best whose way is rightly guided.”
وَيَسْـَٔلُوْنَكَ عَنِ الرُّوْحِۗ قُلِ الرُّوْحُ مِنْ اَمْرِ رَبِّيْ وَمَآ اُوْتِيْتُمْ مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ اِلَّا قَلِيْلًا

Wa yas'alūnaka ‘anir-rūḥ(i), qulir-rūḥu min amri rabbī wa mā ūtītum minal-‘ilmi illā qalīlā(n).

They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about the spirit. Say, “Its nature is known only to my Lord, and you ˹O humanity˺ have been given but little knowledge.”
وَلَىِٕنْ شِئْنَا لَنَذْهَبَنَّ بِالَّذِيْٓ اَوْحَيْنَآ اِلَيْكَ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُ لَكَ بِهٖ عَلَيْنَا وَكِيْلًاۙ؉؉

Wa la'in syi'nā lanażhabanna bil-lażī auḥainā ilaika ṡumma lā tajidu laka bihī ‘alainā wakīlā(n).

If We willed, We could have certainly taken away what We have revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺—then you would find none to guarantee its return from Us—
اِلَّا رَحْمَةً مِّنْ رَّبِّكَۗ اِنَّ فَضْلَهٗ كَانَ عَلَيْكَ كَبِيْرًا

Illā raḥmatam mir rabbik(a), inna faḍalahū kāna ‘alaika kabīrā(n).

had it not been for the mercy of your Lord. Indeed, His favour upon you is immense.
قُلْ لَّىِٕنِ اجْتَمَعَتِ الْاِنْسُ وَالْجِنُّ عَلٰٓى اَنْ يَّأْتُوْا بِمِثْلِ هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنِ لَا يَأْتُوْنَ بِمِثْلِهٖ وَلَوْ كَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ ظَهِيْرًا

Qul la'inijtama‘atil-insu wal-jinnu ‘alā ay ya'tū bimiṡli hāżal-qur'āni lā ya'tūna bimiṡlihī wa lau kāna ba‘ḍuhum liba‘ḍin ẓahīrā(n).

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “If ˹all˺ humans and jinn were to come together to produce the equivalent of this Quran, they could not produce its equal, no matter how they supported each other.”
وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَا لِلنَّاسِ فِيْ هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنِ مِنْ كُلِّ مَثَلٍۖ فَاَبٰىٓ اَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ اِلَّا كُفُوْرًا

Wa laqad ṣarrafnā lin-nāsi fī hāżal-qur'āni min kulli maṡal(in), fa abā akṡarun-nāsi illā kufūrā(n).

And We have truly set forth every ˹kind of˺ lesson for humanity in this Quran, yet most people persist in disbelief.
وَقَالُوْا لَنْ نُّؤْمِنَ لَكَ حَتّٰى تَفْجُرَ لَنَا مِنَ الْاَرْضِ يَنْۢبُوْعًاۙ

Wa qālū lan nu'mina laka ḥattā tafjura lanā minal-arḍi yambū‘ā(n).

They challenge ˹the Prophet˺, “We will never believe in you until you cause a spring to gush forth from the earth for us,
اَوْ تَكُوْنَ لَكَ جَنَّةٌ مِّنْ نَّخِيْلٍ وَّعِنَبٍ فَتُفَجِّرَ الْاَنْهٰرَ خِلٰلَهَا تَفْجِيْرًاۙ

Au takūna laka jannatum min nakhīliw wa ‘inabin fa tufajjiral-anhāra khilālahā tafjīrā(n).

or until you have a garden of palm trees and vineyards, and cause rivers to flow abundantly in it,
اَوْ تُسْقِطَ السَّمَاۤءَ كَمَا زَعَمْتَ عَلَيْنَا كِسَفًا اَوْ تَأْتِيَ بِاللّٰهِ وَالْمَلٰۤىِٕكَةِ قَبِيْلًاۙ

Au tusqiṭas-samā'a kamā za‘amta ‘alainā kisafan au ta'tiya billāhi wal-malā'ikati qabīlā(n).

or cause the sky to fall upon us in pieces, as you have claimed, or bring Allah and the angels before us, face to face,
اَوْ يَكُوْنَ لَكَ بَيْتٌ مِّنْ زُخْرُفٍ اَوْ تَرْقٰى فِى السَّمَاۤءِ ۗوَلَنْ نُّؤْمِنَ لِرُقِيِّكَ حَتّٰى تُنَزِّلَ عَلَيْنَا كِتٰبًا نَّقْرَؤُهٗۗ قُلْ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيْ هَلْ كُنْتُ اِلَّا بَشَرًا رَّسُوْلًا ࣖ

Au yakūna laka baitum min zukhrufin au tarqā fis-samā'(i), wa lan nu'mina liruqiyyika ḥattā tunazzila ‘alainā kitāban naqra'uh(ū), qul subḥāna rabbī hal kuntu illā basyarar rasūlā(n).

or until you have a house of gold, or you ascend into heaven—and even then we will not believe in your ascension until you bring down to us a book that we can read.” Say, “Glory be to my Lord! Am I not only a human messenger?”
وَمَا مَنَعَ النَّاسَ اَنْ يُّؤْمِنُوْٓا اِذْ جَاۤءَهُمُ الْهُدٰٓى اِلَّآ اَنْ قَالُوْٓا اَبَعَثَ اللّٰهُ بَشَرًا رَّسُوْلًا

Wa mā mana‘an-nāsa ay yu'minū iż jā'ahumul-hudā illā an qālū aba‘aṡallāhu basyarar rasūlā(n).

And nothing has prevented people from believing when guidance comes to them except their protest: “Has Allah sent a human as a messenger?”
قُلْ لَّوْ كَانَ فِى الْاَرْضِ مَلٰۤىِٕكَةٌ يَّمْشُوْنَ مُطْمَىِٕنِّيْنَ لَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ مِّنَ السَّمَاۤءِ مَلَكًا رَّسُوْلًا

Qul lau kāna fil-arḍi malā'ikatuy yamsyūna muṭma'innīna lanazzalnā ‘alaihim minas-samā'i malakar rasūlā(n).

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Had there been angels walking the earth, well settled, We would have surely sent down for them an angel from heaven as a messenger.”
قُلْ كَفٰى بِاللّٰهِ شَهِيْدًاۢ بَيْنِيْ وَبَيْنَكُمْۗ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ بِعِبَادِهٖ خَبِيْرًاۢ بَصِيْرًا

Qul kafā billāhi syahīdam bainī wa bainakum, innahū kāna bi‘ibādihī khabīram baṣīrā(n).

Say, “Sufficient is Allah as a Witness between me and you. He is certainly All-Knowing, All-Seeing of His servants.”
وَمَنْ يَّهْدِ اللّٰهُ فَهُوَ الْمُهْتَدِۚ وَمَنْ يُّضْلِلْ فَلَنْ تَجِدَ لَهُمْ اَوْلِيَاۤءَ مِنْ دُوْنِهٖۗ وَنَحْشُرُهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ عَلٰى وُجُوْهِهِمْ عُمْيًا وَّبُكْمًا وَّصُمًّاۗ مَأْوٰىهُمْ جَهَنَّمُۗ كُلَّمَا خَبَتْ زِدْنٰهُمْ سَعِيْرًا

Wa may yahdillāhu fa huwal-muhtad(i), wa may yuḍlil falan tajida lahum auliyā'a min dūnih(ī), wa naḥsyuruhum yaumal-qiyāmati ‘alā wujūhihim ‘umyaw wa bukmaw wa ṣummā(n), ma'wāhum jahannam(u), kullamā khabat zidnāhum sa‘īrā(n).

Whoever Allah guides is truly guided. And whoever He leaves to stray, you will find no guardians for them besides Him. And We will drag them on their faces on the Day of Judgment—deaf, dumb, and blind. Hell will be their home. Whenever it subsides, We will flare it up for them.
ذٰلِكَ جَزَاۤؤُهُمْ بِاَنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوْا بِاٰيٰتِنَا وَقَالُوْٓا ءَاِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا وَّرُفَاتًا ءَاِنَّا لَمَبْعُوْثُوْنَ خَلْقًا جَدِيْدًا

Żālika jazā'uhum bi'annahum kafarū bi'āyātinā wa qālū a'iżā kunnā ‘iẓāmaw wa rufātan a'innā lamab‘ūṡūna khalqan jadīdā(n).

That is their reward for rejecting Our signs and asking ˹mockingly˺, “When we are reduced to bones and ashes, will we really be raised as a new creation?”
۞ اَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ الَّذِيْ خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ قَادِرٌ عَلٰٓى اَنْ يَّخْلُقَ مِثْلَهُمْ وَجَعَلَ لَهُمْ اَجَلًا لَّا رَيْبَ فِيْهِۗ فَاَبَى الظّٰلِمُوْنَ اِلَّا كُفُوْرًا

Awalam yarau annallāhal-lażī khalaqas-samāwāti wal-arḍa qādirun ‘alā ay yakhluqa miṡlahum wa ja‘ala lahum ajalal lā raiba fīh(i), fa abaẓ-ẓālimūna illā kufūrā(n).

Have they not realized that Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth, can ˹easily˺ re-create them? He has ˹already˺ set for them a time, about which there is no doubt. But the wrongdoers persist in denial.
قُلْ لَّوْ اَنْتُمْ تَمْلِكُوْنَ خَزَاۤىِٕنَ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّيْٓ اِذًا لَّاَمْسَكْتُمْ خَشْيَةَ الْاِنْفَاقِۗ وَكَانَ الْاِنْسَانُ قَتُوْرًا ࣖ

Qul lau antum tamlikūna khazā'ina raḥmati rabbī iżal la'amsaktum khasy-yatal-infāq(i), wa kānal-insānu qatūrā(n).

Say ˹to them, O Prophet˺, “Even if you were to possess the ˹infinite˺ treasuries of my Lord’s mercy, then you would certainly withhold ˹them˺, fearing they would run out—for humankind is ever stingy!”
وَلَقَدْ اٰتَيْنَا مُوْسٰى تِسْعَ اٰيٰتٍۢ بَيِّنٰتٍ فَسْـَٔلْ بَنِيْٓ اِسْرَاۤءِيْلَ اِذْ جَاۤءَهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهٗ فِرْعَوْنُ اِنِّيْ لَاَظُنُّكَ يٰمُوْسٰى مَسْحُوْرًا

Wa laqad ātainā mūsā tis‘a āyātim bayyinātin fas'al banī isrā'īla iż jā'ahum fa qāla lahū fir‘aunu innī la'aẓunnuka yā mūsā masḥūrā(n).

We surely gave Moses nine clear signs. ˹You, O Prophet, can˺ ask the Children of Israel. When Moses came to them, Pharaoh said to him, “I really think that you, O Moses, are bewitched.”
قَالَ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَآ اَنْزَلَ هٰٓؤُلَاۤءِ اِلَّا رَبُّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ بَصَاۤىِٕرَۚ وَاِنِّيْ لَاَظُنُّكَ يٰفِرْعَوْنُ مَثْبُوْرًا

Qāla laqad ‘alimta mā anzala hā'ulā'i illā rabbus-samāwāti wal-arḍi baṣā'ir(a), wa innī la'aẓunnuka yā fir‘aunu maṡbūrā(n).

Moses replied, “You know well that none has sent these ˹signs˺ down except the Lord of the heavens and the earth as insights. And I really think that you, O Pharaoh, are doomed.”
فَاَرَادَ اَنْ يَّسْتَفِزَّهُمْ مِّنَ الْاَرْضِ فَاَغْرَقْنٰهُ وَمَنْ مَّعَهٗ جَمِيْعًاۙ

Fa arāda ay yastafizzahum minal arḍi fa agraqnāhu wa mam ma‘ahū jamī‘ā(n).

So Pharaoh wanted to scare the Israelites out of the land ˹of Egypt˺, but We drowned him and all of those with him.
وَّقُلْنَا مِنْۢ بَعْدِهٖ لِبَنِيْٓ اِسْرَاۤءِيْلَ اسْكُنُوا الْاَرْضَ فَاِذَا جَاۤءَ وَعْدُ الْاٰخِرَةِ جِئْنَا بِكُمْ لَفِيْفًاۗ

Wa qulnā mim ba‘dihī libanī isrā'īlaskunul-arḍa fa iżā jā'a wa‘dul-ākhirati ji'nā bikum lafīfā(n).

And We said to the Children of Israel after Pharaoh, “Reside in the land, but when the promise of the Hereafter comes to pass, We will bring you all together.”
وَبِالْحَقِّ اَنْزَلْنٰهُ وَبِالْحَقِّ نَزَلَۗ وَمَآ اَرْسَلْنٰكَ اِلَّا مُبَشِّرًا وَّنَذِيْرًاۘ

Wa bil-ḥaqqi anzalnāhu wa bil-ḥaqqi nazal(a), wa mā arsalnāka illā mubasysyiraw wa nażīrā(n).

We have sent down the Quran in truth, and with the truth it has come down. We have sent you ˹O Prophet˺ only as a deliverer of good news and a warner.
وَقُرْاٰنًا فَرَقْنٰهُ لِتَقْرَاَهٗ عَلَى النَّاسِ عَلٰى مُكْثٍ وَّنَزَّلْنٰهُ تَنْزِيْلًا

Wa qur'ānan faraqnāhu litaqra'ahū ‘alan-nāsi ‘alā mukṡiw wa nazzalnāhu tanzīlā(n).

˹It is˺ a Quran We have revealed in stages so that you may recite it to people at a deliberate pace. And We have sent it down in successive revelations.
قُلْ اٰمِنُوْا بِهٖٓ اَوْ لَا تُؤْمِنُوْاۗ اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ اُوْتُوا الْعِلْمَ مِنْ قَبْلِهٖٓ اِذَا يُتْلٰى عَلَيْهِمْ يَخِرُّوْنَ لِلْاَذْقَانِ سُجَّدًاۙ

Qul āminū bihī au lā tu'minū, innal-lażīna ūtul-‘ilma min qablihī iżā yutlā ‘alaihim yakhirrūna lil-ażqāni sujjadā(n).

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Believe in this ˹Quran˺, or do not. Indeed, when it is recited to those who were gifted with knowledge before it ˹was revealed˺, they fall upon their faces in prostration,
وَّيَقُوْلُوْنَ سُبْحٰنَ رَبِّنَآ اِنْ كَانَ وَعْدُ رَبِّنَا لَمَفْعُوْلًا

Wa yaqūlūna subḥāna rabbinā in kāna wa‘du rabbinā lamaf‘ūlā(n).

and say, ‘Glory be to our Lord! Surely the promise of our Lord has been fulfilled.’
وَيَخِرُّوْنَ لِلْاَذْقَانِ يَبْكُوْنَ وَيَزِيْدُهُمْ خُشُوْعًا ۩

Wa yakhirrūna lil-ażqāni yabkūna wa yazīduhum khusyū‘ā(n).

And they fall down upon their faces weeping, and it increases them in humility.”
قُلِ ادْعُوا اللّٰهَ اَوِ ادْعُوا الرَّحْمٰنَۗ اَيًّا مَّا تَدْعُوْا فَلَهُ الْاَسْمَاۤءُ الْحُسْنٰىۚ وَلَا تَجْهَرْ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا وَابْتَغِ بَيْنَ ذٰلِكَ سَبِيْلًا

Qulid‘ullāha awid‘ur-raḥmān(a), ayyam mā tad‘ū fa lahul-asmā'ul-ḥusnā, wa lā tajhar biṣalātika wa lā tukhāfit bihā wabtagi baina żālika sabīlā(n).

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Call upon Allah or call upon the Most Compassionate—whichever you call, He has the Most Beautiful Names.” Do not recite your prayers too loudly or silently, but seek a way between.
وَقُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِيْ لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا وَّلَمْ يَكُنْ لَّهٗ شَرِيْكٌ فِى الْمُلْكِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَّهٗ وَلِيٌّ مِّنَ الذُّلِّ وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيْرًا ࣖ

Wa qulil-ḥamdu lillāhil-lażī lam yattakhiż waladaw wa lam yakul lahū syarīkun fil-mulki wa lam yakul lahū waliyyum minaż-żulli wa kabbirhu takbīrā(n).

And say, “All praise is for Allah, Who has never had ˹any˺ offspring; nor does He have a partner in ˹governing˺ the kingdom; nor is He pathetic, needing a protector. And revere Him immensely.”

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