Surah Al Mu'minun

Translation by:
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

قَدْ اَفْلَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ ۙ

Qad aflaḥal-mu'minūn(a).

Successful indeed are the believers:
الَّذِيْنَ هُمْ فِيْ صَلَاتِهِمْ خٰشِعُوْنَ

Allażīna hum fī ṣalātihim khāsyi‘ūn(a).

those who humble themselves in prayer;
وَالَّذِيْنَ هُمْ عَنِ اللَّغْوِ مُعْرِضُوْنَ ۙ

Wal-lażīna hum anil-lagwi muriḍūn(a).

those who avoid idle talk;
وَالَّذِيْنَ هُمْ لِلزَّكٰوةِ فٰعِلُوْنَ ۙ

Wal-lażīna hum liz-zakāti fā‘ilūn(a).

those who pay alms-tax;
وَالَّذِيْنَ هُمْ لِفُرُوْجِهِمْ حٰفِظُوْنَ ۙ

Wal-lażīna hum lifurūjihim ḥāfiẓūn(a).

those who guard their chastity
اِلَّا عَلٰٓى اَزْوَاجِهِمْ اَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ اَيْمَانُهُمْ فَاِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُوْمِيْنَۚ

Illā ‘alā azwājihim au mā malakat aimānuhum fa innahum gairu malūmīn(a).

except with their wives or those ˹bondwomen˺ in their possession, for then they are free from blame,
فَمَنِ ابْتَغٰى وَرَاۤءَ ذٰلِكَ فَاُولٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ الْعَادُوْنَ ۚ

Famanibtagā warā'a żālika fa ulā'ika humul-‘ādūn(a).

but whoever seeks beyond that are the transgressors;
وَالَّذِيْنَ هُمْ لِاَمٰنٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَاعُوْنَ ۙ

Wal-lażīna hum li'amānātihim wa ‘ahdihim rā‘ūn(a).

˹the believers are also˺ those who are true to their trusts and covenants;
وَالَّذِيْنَ هُمْ عَلٰى صَلَوٰتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُوْنَ ۘ

Wal-lażīna hum ‘alā ṣalawātihim yuḥāfiẓūn(a).

and those who are ˹properly˺ observant of their prayers.
اُولٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ الْوٰرِثُوْنَ ۙ

Ulā'ika humul-wāriṡūn(a).

These are the ones who will be awarded
الَّذِيْنَ يَرِثُوْنَ الْفِرْدَوْسَۗ هُمْ فِيْهَا خٰلِدُوْنَ

Allażīna yariṡūnal-firdaus(a), hum fīhā khālidūn(a).

Paradise as their own. They will be there forever.
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْاِنْسَانَ مِنْ سُلٰلَةٍ مِّنْ طِيْنٍ ۚ

Wa laqad khalaqnal-insāna min sulālatim min ṭīn(in).

And indeed, We created humankind from an extract of clay,
ثُمَّ جَعَلْنٰهُ نُطْفَةً فِيْ قَرَارٍ مَّكِيْنٍ ۖ

Ṡumma ja‘alnāhu nuṭfatan fī qarārim makīn(in).

then placed each ˹human˺ as a sperm-drop in a secure place,
ثُمَّ خَلَقْنَا النُّطْفَةَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقْنَا الْعَلَقَةَ مُضْغَةً فَخَلَقْنَا الْمُضْغَةَ عِظٰمًا فَكَسَوْنَا الْعِظٰمَ لَحْمًا ثُمَّ اَنْشَأْنٰهُ خَلْقًا اٰخَرَۗ فَتَبَارَكَ اللّٰهُ اَحْسَنُ الْخٰلِقِيْنَۗ

Ṡumma khalaqnan-nuṭfata ‘alaqatan fa khalaqnal-‘alaqata muḍgatan fa khalaqnal-muḍgata ‘iẓāman fa kasaunal-‘iẓāma laḥmā(n), ṡumma ansya'nāhu khalqan ākhar(a), fa tabārakallāhu aḥsanul-khāliqīn(a).

then We developed the drop into a clinging clot ˹of blood˺, then developed the clot into a lump ˹of flesh˺, then developed the lump into bones, then clothed the bones with flesh, then We brought it into being as a new creation. So Blessed is Allah, the Best of Creators.
ثُمَّ اِنَّكُمْ بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ لَمَيِّتُوْنَ ۗ

Ṡumma innakum ba‘da żālika lamayyitūn(a).

After that you will surely die,
ثُمَّ اِنَّكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ تُبْعَثُوْنَ

Ṡumma innakum yaumal-qiyāmati tub‘aṡūn(a).

then on the Day of Judgment you will be resurrected.
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعَ طَرَاۤىِٕقَۖ وَمَا كُنَّا عَنِ الْخَلْقِ غٰفِلِيْنَ

Wa laqad khalaqnā fauqakum sab‘a ṭarā'iq(a), wa mā kunnā ‘anil-khalqi gāfilīn(a).

And indeed, We created above you seven levels ˹of heaven˺. We are never unmindful of ˹Our˺ creation.
وَاَنْزَلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَاۤءِ مَاۤءًۢ بِقَدَرٍ فَاَسْكَنّٰهُ فِى الْاَرْضِۖ وَاِنَّا عَلٰى ذَهَابٍۢ بِهٖ لَقٰدِرُوْنَ ۚ

Wa anzalnā minas-samā'i mā'am biqadarin fa askannāhu fil-arḍ(i), wa innā ‘alā żahābim bihī laqādirūn(a).

We send down rain from the sky in perfect measure, causing it to soak into the earth. And We are surely able to take it away.
فَاَنْشَأْنَا لَكُمْ بِهٖ جَنّٰتٍ مِّنْ نَّخِيْلٍ وَّاَعْنَابٍۘ لَكُمْ فِيْهَا فَوَاكِهُ كَثِيْرَةٌ وَّمِنْهَا تَأْكُلُوْنَ ۙ

Fa ansya'nā lakum bihī jannātim min nakhīliw wa a‘nāb(in), lakum fīhā fawākihu kaṡīratuw wa minhā ta'kulūn(a).

With it We produce for you gardens of palm trees and grapevines, in which there are abundant fruits, and from which you may eat,
وَشَجَرَةً تَخْرُجُ مِنْ طُوْرِ سَيْنَاۤءَ تَنْۢبُتُ بِالدُّهْنِ وَصِبْغٍ لِّلْاٰكِلِيْنَ

Wa syajaratan takhruju min ṭūri sainā'a tambutu bid-duhni wa ṣibgil lil-ākilīn(a).

as well as ˹olive˺ trees which grow at Mount Sinai, providing oil and a condiment to eat.
وَاِنَّ لَكُمْ فِى الْاَنْعَامِ لَعِبْرَةًۗ نُسْقِيْكُمْ مِّمَّا فِيْ بُطُوْنِهَا وَلَكُمْ فِيْهَا مَنَافِعُ كَثِيْرَةٌ وَّمِنْهَا تَأْكُلُوْنَ ۙ

Wa inna lakum fil-an‘āmi la‘ibrah(tan), nusqīkum mimmā fī buṭūnihā wa lakum fīhā manāfi‘u kaṡīratuw wa minhā ta'kulūn(a).

And there is certainly a lesson for you in cattle, from whose bellies We give you ˹milk˺ to drink, and in them are many other benefits for you, and from them you may eat.
وَعَلَيْهَا وَعَلَى الْفُلْكِ تُحْمَلُوْنَ ࣖ

Wa ‘alaihā wa ‘alal-fulki tuḥmalūn(a).

And you are carried upon ˹some of˺ them and upon ships.
وَلَقَدْ اَرْسَلْنَا نُوْحًا اِلٰى قَوْمِهٖ فَقَالَ يٰقَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ مَا لَكُمْ مِّنْ اِلٰهٍ غَيْرُهٗۗ اَفَلَا تَتَّقُوْنَ

Wa laqad arsalnā nūḥan ilā qaumihī fa qāla yā qaumi‘budullāha mā lakum min ilāhin gairuh(ū), afalā tattaqūn(a).

Indeed, We sent Noah to his people. He declared, “O my people! Worship Allah ˹alone˺. You have no god other than Him. Will you not then fear ˹Him˺?”
فَقَالَ الْمَلَؤُا الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا مِنْ قَوْمِهٖ مَا هٰذَآ اِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْۙ يُرِيْدُ اَنْ يَّتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْۗ وَلَوْ شَاۤءَ اللّٰهُ لَاَنْزَلَ مَلٰۤىِٕكَةً ۖمَّا سَمِعْنَا بِهٰذَا فِيْٓ اٰبَاۤىِٕنَا الْاَوَّلِيْنَ ۚ

Fa qālal-mala'ul-lażīna kafarū min qaumihī mā hāżā illā basyarum miṡlukum, yurīdu ay yatafaḍḍala ‘alaikum, wa lau syā'allāhu la'anzala malā'ikah(tan), mā sami‘nā bihāżā fī ābā'inal-awwalīn(a).

But the disbelieving chiefs of his people said ˹to the masses˺, “This is only a human like you, who wants to be superior to you. Had Allah willed, He could have easily sent down angels ˹instead˺. We have never heard of this in ˹the history of˺ our forefathers.
اِنْ هُوَ اِلَّا رَجُلٌۢ بِهٖ جِنَّةٌ فَتَرَبَّصُوْا بِهٖ حَتّٰى حِيْنٍ

In huwa illā rajulum bihī jinnatun fa tarabbaṣū bihī ḥattā ḥīn(in).

He is simply insane, so bear with him for a while.”
قَالَ رَبِّ انْصُرْنِيْ بِمَا كَذَّبُوْنِ

Qāla rabbinṣurnī bimā każżabūn(i).

Noah prayed, “My Lord! Help me, because they have denied ˹me˺.”
فَاَوْحَيْنَآ اِلَيْهِ اَنِ اصْنَعِ الْفُلْكَ بِاَعْيُنِنَا وَوَحْيِنَا فَاِذَا جَاۤءَ اَمْرُنَا وَفَارَ التَّنُّوْرُۙ فَاسْلُكْ فِيْهَا مِنْ كُلٍّ زَوْجَيْنِ اثْنَيْنِ وَاَهْلَكَ اِلَّا مَنْ سَبَقَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَوْلُ مِنْهُمْۚ وَلَا تُخَاطِبْنِيْ فِى الَّذِيْنَ ظَلَمُوْاۚ اِنَّهُمْ مُّغْرَقُوْنَ

Fa auḥainā ilaihi aniṣna‘il-fulka bi'a‘yuninā wa waḥyinā fa iżā jā'a amrunā wafārat-tannūr(u), fasluk fīhā min kullin zaujainiṡnaini wa ahlaka illā man sabaqa ‘alaihil-qaulu minhum, wa lā tukhāṭibnī fil-lażīna ẓalamū, innahum mugraqūn(a).

So We inspired him: “Build the Ark under Our ˹watchful˺ Eyes and directions. Then when Our command comes and the oven bursts ˹with water˺, take on board a pair from every species along with your family—except those against whom the decree ˹to drown˺ has already been passed. And do not plead with Me for those who have done wrong, for they will surely be drowned.”
فَاِذَا اسْتَوَيْتَ اَنْتَ وَمَنْ مَّعَكَ عَلَى الْفُلْكِ فَقُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِيْ نَجّٰىنَا مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظّٰلِمِيْنَ

Fa iżastawaita anta wa mam ma‘aka ‘alal-fulki fa qulil-ḥamdu lillāhil-lażī najjānā minal-qaumiẓ-ẓālimīn(a).

Then when you and those with you have settled in the Ark, say, “All praise is for Allah, Who saved us from the wrongdoing people.”
وَقُلْ رَّبِّ اَنْزِلْنِيْ مُنْزَلًا مُّبٰرَكًا وَّاَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْمُنْزِلِيْنَ

Wa qur rabbi anzilnī munzalam mubārakaw wa anta khairul-munzilīn(a).

And pray, “My Lord! Allow me a blessed landing, for You are the best accommodator.”
اِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيٰتٍ وَّاِنْ كُنَّا لَمُبْتَلِيْنَ

Inna fī żālika la'āyātiw wa in kunnā lamubtalīn(a).

Surely in this are lessons. And We ˹always˺ put ˹people˺ to the test.
ثُمَّ اَنْشَأْنَا مِنْۢ بَعْدِهِمْ قَرْنًا اٰخَرِيْنَ ۚ

Ṡumma ansya'nā mim ba‘dihim qarnan ākharīn(a).

Then We raised another generation after them,
فَاَرْسَلْنَا فِيْهِمْ رَسُوْلًا مِّنْهُمْ اَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ مَا لَكُمْ مِّنْ اِلٰهٍ غَيْرُهٗۗ اَفَلَا تَتَّقُوْنَ ࣖ

Fa arsalnā fīhim rasūlam minhum ani‘budullāha mā lakum min ilāhin gairuh(ū), afalā tattaqūn(a).

and sent to them a messenger from among themselves, ˹declaring,˺ “Worship Allah ˹alone˺. You have no god other than Him. Will you not then fear ˹Him˺?”
وَقَالَ الْمَلَاُ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا وَكَذَّبُوْا بِلِقَاۤءِ الْاٰخِرَةِ وَاَتْرَفْنٰهُمْ فِى الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْيَاۙ مَا هٰذَآ اِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْۙ يَأْكُلُ مِمَّا تَأْكُلُوْنَ مِنْهُ وَيَشْرَبُ مِمَّا تَشْرَبُوْنَ

Wa qālal-mala'u min qaumihil-lażīna kafarū wa każżabū biliqā'il-ākhirati wa atrafnāhum fil-ḥayātid-dun-yā, mā hāżā illā basyarum miṡlukum, ya'kulu mimmā ta'kulūna minhu wa yasyrabu mimmā tasyrabūn(a).

But the chiefs of his people—who disbelieved, denied the meeting ˹with Allah˺ in the Hereafter, and were spoiled by the worldly luxuries We had provided for them—said ˹to the masses˺, “This is only a human like you. He eats what you eat, and drinks what you drink.
وَلَىِٕنْ اَطَعْتُمْ بَشَرًا مِّثْلَكُمْ اِنَّكُمْ اِذًا لَّخٰسِرُوْنَ ۙ

Wa la'in aṭa‘tum basyaram miṡlakum innakum iżal lakhāsirūn(a).

And if you ˹ever˺ obey a human like yourselves, then you would certainly be losers.
اَيَعِدُكُمْ اَنَّكُمْ اِذَا مِتُّمْ وَكُنْتُمْ تُرَابًا وَّعِظَامًا اَنَّكُمْ مُّخْرَجُوْنَ ۖ

Aya‘idukum annakum iżā mittum wa kuntum turābaw wa ‘iẓāman annakum mukhrajūn(a).

Does he promise you that once you are dead and reduced to dust and bones, you will be brought forth ˹alive˺?
۞ هَيْهَاتَ هَيْهَاتَ لِمَا تُوْعَدُوْنَ ۖ

Haihāta haihāta limā tū‘adūn(a).

Impossible, simply impossible is what you are promised!
اِنْ هِيَ اِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا الدُّنْيَا نَمُوْتُ وَنَحْيَا وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَبْعُوْثِيْنَ ۖ

In hiya illā ḥayātunad-dun-yā namūtu wa naḥyā wa mā naḥnu bimab‘ūṡīn(a).

There is nothing beyond our worldly life. We die, others are born, and none will be resurrected.
اِنْ هُوَ اِلَّا رَجُلُ ِۨافْتَرٰى عَلَى اللّٰهِ كَذِبًا وَّمَا نَحْنُ لَهٗ بِمُؤْمِنِيْنَ

In huwa illā rajuluniftarā ‘alallāhi każibaw wa mā naḥnu lahū bimu'minīn(a).

He is no more than a man who has fabricated a lie about Allah, and we will never believe in him.”
قَالَ رَبِّ انْصُرْنِيْ بِمَا كَذَّبُوْنِ

Qāla rabbinṣurnī bimā każżabūn(i).

The messenger prayed, “My Lord! Help me, because they have denied ˹me˺.”
قَالَ عَمَّا قَلِيْلٍ لَّيُصْبِحُنَّ نٰدِمِيْنَ ۚ

Qāla ‘ammā qalīlil layuṣbiḥunna nādimīn(a).

Allah responded, “Soon they will be truly regretful.”
فَاَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّيْحَةُ بِالْحَقِّ فَجَعَلْنٰهُمْ غُثَاۤءًۚ فَبُعْدًا لِّلْقَوْمِ الظّٰلِمِيْنَ

Fa akhażathumuṣ-ṣaiḥatu bil-ḥaqqi fa ja'alahum guṡā'ā(n), fa bu‘dal lil-qaumiẓ-ẓālimīn(a).

Then the ˹mighty˺ blast overtook them with justice, and We reduced them to rubble. So away with the wrongdoing people!
ثُمَّ اَنْشَأْنَا مِنْۢ بَعْدِهِمْ قُرُوْنًا اٰخَرِيْنَ ۗ

Ṡumma ansya'nā mim ba‘dihim qurūnan ākharīn(a).

Then We raised other generations after them.
مَا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ اُمَّةٍ اَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَأْخِرُوْنَ ۗ

Mā tasbiqu min ummatin ajalahā wa mā yasta'khirūn(a).

No people can advance their doom, nor can they delay it.
ثُمَّ اَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلَنَا تَتْرَاۗ كُلَّمَا جَاۤءَ اُمَّةً رَّسُوْلُهَا كَذَّبُوْهُ فَاَتْبَعْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ بَعْضًا وَّجَعَلْنٰهُمْ اَحَادِيْثَۚ فَبُعْدًا لِّقَوْمٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ

Ṡumma arsalnā rusulanā tatrā, kullamā jā'a ummatar rasūluhā każżabūhu fa atba‘nā ba‘ḍahum ba‘ḍaw wa ja‘alnāhum aḥādīṡ(a), fa bu‘dal liqaumil lā yu'minūn(a).

Then We sent Our messengers in succession: whenever a messenger came to his people, they denied him. So We destroyed them, one after the other, reducing them to ˹cautionary˺ tales. So away with the people who refuse to believe!
ثُمَّ اَرْسَلْنَا مُوْسٰى وَاَخَاهُ هٰرُوْنَ ەۙ بِاٰيٰتِنَا وَسُلْطٰنٍ مُّبِيْنٍۙ

Ṡumma arsalnā mūsā wa akhāhu hārūn(a), bi'āyātinā wa sulṭānim mubīn(in).

Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron with Our signs and compelling proof
اِلٰى فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَا۟ىِٕهٖ فَاسْتَكْبَرُوْا وَكَانُوْا قَوْمًا عَالِيْنَ ۚ

Ilā fir‘auna wa mala'ihī fastakbarū wa kānū qauman ‘ālīn(a).

to Pharaoh and his chiefs, but they behaved arrogantly and were a tyrannical people.
فَقَالُوْٓا اَنُؤْمِنُ لِبَشَرَيْنِ مِثْلِنَا وَقَوْمُهُمَا لَنَا عٰبِدُوْنَ ۚ

Fa qālū anu'minu libasyaraini miṡlinā wa qaumuhumā lanā ‘ābidūn(a).

They argued, “Will we believe in two humans, like ourselves, whose people are slaves to us?”
فَكَذَّبُوْهُمَا فَكَانُوْا مِنَ الْمُهْلَكِيْنَ

Fa każżabūhumā fa kānū minal-muhlakīn(a).

So they rejected them both, and ˹so˺ were among those destroyed.
وَلَقَدْ اٰتَيْنَا مُوْسَى الْكِتٰبَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَهْتَدُوْنَ

Wa laqad ātainā mūsal-kitāba la‘allahum yahtadūn(a).

And We certainly gave Moses the Scripture, so perhaps his people would be ˹rightly˺ guided.
وَجَعَلْنَا ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَاُمَّهٗٓ اٰيَةً وَّاٰوَيْنٰهُمَآ اِلٰى رَبْوَةٍ ذَاتِ قَرَارٍ وَّمَعِيْنٍ ࣖ

Wa ja‘alnabna maryama wa ummahū āyataw wa āwaināhumā ilā rabwatin żāti qarāriw wa ma‘īn(in).

And We made the son of Mary and his mother a sign, and gave them refuge on high ground—a ˹suitable˺ place for rest with flowing water.
يٰٓاَيُّهَا الرُّسُلُ كُلُوْا مِنَ الطَّيِّبٰتِ وَاعْمَلُوْا صَالِحًاۗ اِنِّيْ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ عَلِيْمٌ ۗ

Yā ayyuhar-rusulu kulū minaṭ-ṭayyibāti wa‘malū ṣāliḥā(n), innī bimā ta‘malūna ‘alīm(un).

O messengers! Eat from what is good and lawful, and act righteously. Indeed, I fully know what you do.
وَاِنَّ هٰذِهٖٓ اُمَّتُكُمْ اُمَّةً وَّاحِدَةً وَّاَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمْ فَاتَّقُوْنِ

Wa inna hāżihī ummatukum ummataw wāḥidataw wa ana rabbukum fattaqūn(i).

Surely this religion of yours is ˹only˺ one, and I am your Lord, so fear Me ˹alone˺.
فَتَقَطَّعُوْٓا اَمْرَهُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ زُبُرًاۗ كُلُّ حِزْبٍۢ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ فَرِحُوْنَ

Fa taqaṭṭa‘ū amrahum bainahum zuburā(n), kullu ḥizbim bimā ladaihim fariḥūn(a).

Yet the people have divided it into different sects, each rejoicing in what they have.
فَذَرْهُمْ فِيْ غَمْرَتِهِمْ حَتّٰى حِيْنٍ

Fa żarhum fī gamratihim ḥattā ḥīn(in).

So leave them ˹O Prophet˺ in their heedlessness for a while.
اَيَحْسَبُوْنَ اَنَّمَا نُمِدُّهُمْ بِهٖ مِنْ مَّالٍ وَّبَنِيْنَ ۙ

Ayaḥsabūna annamā numidduhum bihī mim māliw wabanīn(a).

Do they think, since We provide them with wealth and children,
نُسَارِعُ لَهُمْ فِى الْخَيْرٰتِۗ بَلْ لَّا يَشْعُرُوْنَ

Nusāri‘u lahum fil-khairāt(i), bal lā yasy‘urūn(a).

that We hasten to ˹honour˺ them ˹with˺ all kinds of good? No! They are not aware.
اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ هُمْ مِّنْ خَشْيَةِ رَبِّهِمْ مُّشْفِقُوْنَ ۙ

Innal-lażīna hum min khasy-yati rabbihim musyfiqūn(a).

Surely those who tremble in awe of their Lord,
وَالَّذِيْنَ هُمْ بِاٰيٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ يُؤْمِنُوْنَ ۙ

Wal-lażīna hum bi'āyāti rabbihim yu'minūn(a).

and who believe in the revelations of their Lord,
وَالَّذِيْنَ هُمْ بِرَبِّهِمْ لَا يُشْرِكُوْنَ ۙ

Wal-lażīna hum birabbihim lā yusyrikūn(a).

and who associate none with their Lord,
وَالَّذِيْنَ يُؤْتُوْنَ مَآ اٰتَوْا وَّقُلُوْبُهُمْ وَجِلَةٌ اَنَّهُمْ اِلٰى رَبِّهِمْ رٰجِعُوْنَ ۙ

Wal-lażīna yu'tūna mā ātaw wa qulūbuhum wajilatun annahum ilā rabbihim rāji‘ūn(a).

and who do whatever ˹good˺ they do with their hearts fearful, ˹knowing˺ that they will return to their Lord—
اُولٰۤىِٕكَ يُسَارِعُوْنَ فِى الْخَيْرٰتِ وَهُمْ لَهَا سٰبِقُوْنَ

Ulā'ika yusāri‘ūna fil-khairāti wa hum lahā sābiqūn(a).

it is they who race to do good deeds, always taking the lead.
وَلَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفْسًا اِلَّا وُسْعَهَاۖ وَلَدَيْنَا كِتٰبٌ يَّنْطِقُ بِالْحَقِّ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُوْنَ

Wa lā nukallifu nafsan illā wus‘ahā, wa ladainā kitābuy yanṭiqu bil-ḥaqqi wa hum lā yuẓlamūn(a).

We never require of any soul more than what it can afford. And with Us is a record which speaks the truth. None will be wronged.
بَلْ قُلُوْبُهُمْ فِيْ غَمْرَةٍ مِّنْ هٰذَا وَلَهُمْ اَعْمَالٌ مِّنْ دُوْنِ ذٰلِكَ هُمْ لَهَا عٰمِلُوْنَ

Bal qulūbuhum fī gamratim min hāżā wa lahum a‘mālum min dūni żālika hum lahā ‘āmilūn(a).

But the hearts of the disbelievers are oblivious to ˹all of˺ this, and they have other ˹evil˺ deeds, opposite to this, in which they are engrossed.
حَتّٰىٓ اِذَآ اَخَذْنَا مُتْرَفِيْهِمْ بِالْعَذَابِ اِذَا هُمْ يَجْـَٔرُوْنَ ۗ

Ḥattā iżā akhażnā mutrafīhim bil-‘ażābi iżā hum yaj'arūn(a).

But as soon as We seize their elite with torment, they start to cry for help.
لَا تَجْـَٔرُوا الْيَوْمَۖ اِنَّكُمْ مِّنَّا لَا تُنْصَرُوْنَ

Lā taj'arul-yaum(a), innakum minnā lā tunṣarūn(a).

˹They will be told,˺ “Do not cry for help today. Surely you will never be saved from Us.
قَدْ كَانَتْ اٰيٰتِيْ تُتْلٰى عَلَيْكُمْ فَكُنْتُمْ عَلٰٓى اَعْقَابِكُمْ تَنْكِصُوْنَ ۙ

Qad kānat āyātī tutlā ‘alaikum fa kuntum ‘alā a‘qābikum tankiṣūn(a).

Indeed, My revelations were recited to you, but you used to back away ˹in disgust˺,
مُسْتَكْبِرِيْنَۙ بِهٖ سٰمِرًا تَهْجُرُوْنَ

Mustakbirīn(a), bihī sāmiran tahjurūn(a).

boasting of the Sacred House, and babbling ˹nonsense about the Quran˺ by night.”
اَفَلَمْ يَدَّبَّرُوا الْقَوْلَ اَمْ جَاۤءَهُمْ مَّا لَمْ يَأْتِ اٰبَاۤءَهُمُ الْاَوَّلِيْنَ ۖ

Afalam yaddabbarul-qaula am jā'ahum mā lam ya'ti ābā'ahumul-awwalīn(a).

Is it because they have never contemplated the Word ˹of Allah˺? Or ˹because˺ there has come to them something that did not come to their forefathers?
اَمْ لَمْ يَعْرِفُوْا رَسُوْلَهُمْ فَهُمْ لَهٗ مُنْكِرُوْنَ ۖ

Am lam ya‘rifū rasūlahum fahum lahū munkirūn(a).

Or ˹because˺ they failed to recognize their Messenger, and so they denied him?
اَمْ يَقُوْلُوْنَ بِهٖ جِنَّةٌ ۗ بَلْ جَاۤءَهُمْ بِالْحَقِّ وَاَكْثَرُهُمْ لِلْحَقِّ كٰرِهُوْنَ

Am yaqūlūna bihī jinnah(tun), bal jā'ahum bil-ḥaqqi wa akṡaruhum lil-ḥaqqi kārihūn(a).

Or ˹because˺ they say, “He is insane?” In fact, he has come to them with the truth, but most of them are resentful of the truth.
وَلَوِ اتَّبَعَ الْحَقُّ اَهْوَاۤءَهُمْ لَفَسَدَتِ السَّمٰوٰتُ وَالْاَرْضُ وَمَنْ فِيْهِنَّۗ بَلْ اَتَيْنٰهُمْ بِذِكْرِهِمْ فَهُمْ عَنْ ذِكْرِهِمْ مُّعْرِضُوْنَ ۗ

Wa lawittaba‘al-ḥaqqu ahwā'ahum lafasadatis-samāwātu wal-arḍu wa man fīhinn(a), bal ataināhum biżikrihim fahum ‘an żikrihim mu‘riḍūn(a).

Had the truth followed their desires, the heavens, the earth, and all those in them would have certainly been corrupted. In fact, We have brought them ˹the means to˺ their glory, but they turn away from it.
اَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ خَرْجًا فَخَرَاجُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ ۖوَّهُوَ خَيْرُ الرّٰزِقِيْنَ

Am tas'aluhum kharjan fa kharāju rabbika khair(un), wa huwa khairur-rāziqīn(a).

Or ˹is it because˺ you ˹O Prophet˺ are asking them for tribute? But the reward of your Lord is best, for He is the Best Provider.
وَاِنَّكَ لَتَدْعُوْهُمْ اِلٰى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيْمٍ

Wa innaka latad‘ūhum ilā ṣirāṭim mustaqīm(in).

And surely you are calling them to the Straight Path,
وَاِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ عَنِ الصِّرَاطِ لَنٰكِبُوْنَ

Wa innal-lażīna lā yu'minūna bil-ākhirati ‘aniṣ-ṣirāṭi lanākibūn(a).

but those who disbelieve in the Hereafter are certainly deviating from that Path.
۞ وَلَوْ رَحِمْنٰهُمْ وَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِمْ مِّنْ ضُرٍّ لَّلَجُّوْا فِيْ طُغْيَانِهِمْ يَعْمَهُوْنَ

Wa lau raḥimnāhum wa kasyafnā mā bihim min ḍurril lalajjū fī ṭugyānihim ya‘mahūn(a).

˹Even˺ if We had mercy on them and removed their affliction, they would still persist in their transgression, wandering blindly.
وَلَقَدْ اَخَذْنٰهُمْ بِالْعَذَابِ فَمَا اسْتَكَانُوْا لِرَبِّهِمْ وَمَا يَتَضَرَّعُوْنَ

Wa laqad akhażnāhum bil-‘ażābi famastakānū lirabbihim wa mā yataḍarra‘ūn(a).

And We have already seized them with torment, but they never humbled themselves to their Lord, nor did they ˹submissively˺ appeal ˹to Him˺.
حَتّٰىٓ اِذَا فَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ بَابًا ذَا عَذَابٍ شَدِيْدٍ اِذَا هُمْ فِيْهِ مُبْلِسُوْنَ ࣖ

Ḥattā iżā fataḥnā ‘alaihim bāban żā ‘ażābin syadīdin iżā hum fīhi mublisūn(a).

But as soon as We open for them a gate of severe punishment, they will be utterly desperate.
وَهُوَ الَّذِيْٓ اَنْشَاَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَالْاَبْصَارَ وَالْاَفْـِٕدَةَۗ قَلِيْلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُوْنَ

Wa huwal-lażī yuḥyī wa yumītu wa lahukhtilāful-laili wan-nahār(i), afalā ta‘qilūn(a).

He is the One Who created for you hearing, sight, and intellect. ˹Yet˺ you hardly give any thanks.
وَهُوَ الَّذِيْ ذَرَاَكُمْ فِى الْاَرْضِ وَاِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُوْنَ

Bal qālū miṡla mā qālal-awwalūn(a).

And He is the One Who has dispersed you ˹all˺ over the earth, and to Him you will ˹all˺ be gathered.
وَهُوَ الَّذِيْ يُحْيٖ وَيُمِيْتُ وَلَهُ اخْتِلَافُ الَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِۗ اَفَلَا تَعْقِلُوْنَ

Qālū a'iżā mitnā wa kunnā turābaw wa ‘iẓāman a'innā lamab‘ūṡūn(a).

And He is the One Who gives life and causes death, and to Him belongs the alternation of the day and night. Will you not then understand?
بَلْ قَالُوْا مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ الْاَوَّلُوْنَ

Laqad wu‘idnā naḥnu wa ābā'unā hāżā min qablu in hāżā illā asāṭīrul-awwalīn(a).

But they ˹just˺ say what their predecessors said.
قَالُوْٓا ءَاِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَّعِظَامًا ءَاِنَّا لَمَبْعُوْثُوْنَ

Qālū a'iżā mitnā wa kunnā turābaw wa ‘iẓāman a'innā lamab‘ūṡūn(a).

They said, “Once we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be resurrected?
لَقَدْ وُعِدْنَا نَحْنُ وَاٰبَاۤؤُنَا هٰذَا مِنْ قَبْلُ اِنْ هٰذَآ اِلَّآ اَسَاطِيْرُ الْاَوَّلِيْنَ

Laqad wu‘idnā naḥnu wa ābā'unā hāżā min qablu in hāżā illā asāṭīrul-awwalīn(a).

We have already been promised this, as well as our forefathers earlier. This is nothing but ancient fables!”
قُلْ لِّمَنِ الْاَرْضُ وَمَنْ فِيْهَآ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ

Qul limanil-arḍu wa man fīhā in kuntum ta‘lamūn(a).

Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, “To whom belong the earth and all those on it, if you ˹really˺ know?”
سَيَقُوْلُوْنَ لِلّٰهِ ۗقُلْ اَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُوْنَ

Sayaqūlūna lillāh(i), qul afalā tażakkarūn(a).

They will reply, “To Allah!” Say, “Why are you not then mindful?”
قُلْ مَنْ رَّبُّ السَّمٰوٰتِ السَّبْعِ وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيْمِ

Qul mar rabbus-samāwātis-sab‘i wa rabbul-‘arsyil-‘aẓīm(i).

˹And˺ ask ˹them˺, “Who is the Lord of the seven heavens and the Lord of the Mighty Throne?”
سَيَقُوْلُوْنَ لِلّٰهِ ۗقُلْ اَفَلَا تَتَّقُوْنَ

Sayaqūlūna lillāh(i), qul afalā tattaqūn(a).

They will reply, “Allah.” Say, “Will you not then fear ˹Him˺?”
قُلْ مَنْۢ بِيَدِهٖ مَلَكُوْتُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَّهُوَ يُجِيْرُ وَلَا يُجَارُ عَلَيْهِ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ

Qul mam biyadihī malakūtu kulli syai'iw wa huwa yujīru wa lā yujāru ‘alaihi in kuntum ta‘lamūn(a).

Ask ˹them also,˺ “In Whose Hands is the authority over all things, protecting ˹all˺ while none can protect against Him, if you ˹really˺ know?”
سَيَقُوْلُوْنَ لِلّٰهِ ۗقُلْ فَاَنّٰى تُسْحَرُوْنَ

Sayaqūlūna lillāh(i), qul fa annā tusḥarūn(a).

They will reply, “Allah.” Say, “How are you then so deluded?”
بَلْ اَتَيْنٰهُمْ بِالْحَقِّ وَاِنَّهُمْ لَكٰذِبُوْنَ

Bal ataināhum bil-ḥaqqi wa innahum lakāżibūn(a).

In fact, We have brought them the truth, and they are certainly liars.
مَا اتَّخَذَ اللّٰهُ مِنْ وَّلَدٍ وَّمَا كَانَ مَعَهٗ مِنْ اِلٰهٍ اِذًا لَّذَهَبَ كُلُّ اِلٰهٍۢ بِمَا خَلَقَ وَلَعَلَا بَعْضُهُمْ عَلٰى بَعْضٍۗ سُبْحٰنَ اللّٰهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُوْنَ ۙ

Mattakhażallāhu miw waladiw wa mā kāna ma‘ahū min ilāhin iżal lażahaba kullu ilāhim bimā khalaqa wa la‘alā ba‘ḍuhum ‘alā ba‘ḍ(in), subḥānallāhi ‘ammā yaṣifūn(a).

Allah has never had ˹any˺ offspring, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what he created, and they would have tried to dominate one another. Glorified is Allah above what they claim!
عٰلِمِ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ فَتَعٰلٰى عَمَّا يُشْرِكُوْنَ ࣖ

‘Ālimil-gaibi wasy-syahādati fa ta‘ālā ‘ammā yusyrikūn(a).

˹He is the˺ Knower of the seen and unseen. Exalted is He above what they associate ˹with Him˺.
قُلْ رَّبِّ اِمَّا تُرِيَنِّيْ مَا يُوْعَدُوْنَ ۙ

Qur rabbi immā turiyannī mā yū‘adūn(a).

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “My Lord! Should You show me what they are threatened with,
رَبِّ فَلَا تَجْعَلْنِيْ فِى الْقَوْمِ الظّٰلِمِيْنَ

Rabbi falā taj‘alnī fil-qaumiẓ-ẓālimīn(a).

then, my Lord, do not count me among the wrongdoing people.”
وَاِنَّا عَلٰٓى اَنْ نُّرِيَكَ مَا نَعِدُهُمْ لَقٰدِرُوْنَ

Wa innā ‘alā an nuriyaka mā na‘iduhum laqādirūn(a).

We are indeed able to show you what We have threatened them with.
اِدْفَعْ بِالَّتِيْ هِيَ اَحْسَنُ السَّيِّئَةَۗ نَحْنُ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَصِفُوْنَ

Idfa‘ bil-latī hiya aḥsanus-sayyi'ah(ta), naḥnu a‘lamu bimā yaṣifūn(a).

Respond to evil with what is best. We know well what they claim.
وَقُلْ رَّبِّ اَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَمَزٰتِ الشَّيٰطِيْنِ ۙ

Wa qur rabbi a‘ūżu bika min hamazātisy-syayāṭīn(i).

And say, “My Lord! I seek refuge in You from the temptations of the devils.
وَاَعُوْذُ بِكَ رَبِّ اَنْ يَّحْضُرُوْنِ

Wa a‘ūżu bika rabbi ay yaḥḍurūn(i).

And I seek refuge in You, my Lord, that they ˹even˺ come near me.”
حَتّٰىٓ اِذَا جَاۤءَ اَحَدَهُمُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ رَبِّ ارْجِعُوْنِ ۙ

Ḥattā iżā jā'a aḥadahumul-mautu qāla rabbirji‘ūn(i).

When death approaches any of them, they cry, “My Lord! Let me go back,
لَعَلِّيْٓ اَعْمَلُ صَالِحًا فِيْمَا تَرَكْتُ كَلَّا ۗاِنَّهَا كَلِمَةٌ هُوَ قَاۤىِٕلُهَاۗ وَمِنْ وَّرَاۤىِٕهِمْ بَرْزَخٌ اِلٰى يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُوْنَ

La‘allī a‘malu ṣāliḥan fīmā taraktu kallā, innahā kalimatun huwa qā'iluhā, wa miw warā'ihim barzakhun ilā yaumi yub‘aṡūn(a).

so I may do good in what I left behind.” Never! It is only a ˹useless˺ appeal they make. And there is a barrier behind them until the Day they are resurrected.
فَاِذَا نُفِخَ فِى الصُّوْرِ فَلَآ اَنْسَابَ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَىِٕذٍ وَّلَا يَتَسَاۤءَلُوْنَ

Fa iżā nufikha fiṣ-ṣūri falā ansāba bainahum yauma'iżiw wa lā yatasā'alūn(a).

Then, when the Trumpet will be blown, there will be no kinship between them on that Day, nor will they ˹even care to˺ ask about one another.
فَمَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِيْنُهٗ فَاُولٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُوْنَ

Faman ṡaqulat mawāzīnuhū fa ulā'ika humul-mufliḥūn(a).

As for those whose scale is heavy ˹with good deeds˺, it is they who will be successful.
وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِيْنُهٗ فَاُولٰۤىِٕكَ الَّذِيْنَ خَسِرُوْٓا اَنْفُسَهُمْ فِيْ جَهَنَّمَ خٰلِدُوْنَ ۚ

Wa man khaffat mawāzīnuhū fa ulā'ikal-lażīna khasirū anfusahum fī jahannama khālidūn(a).

But those whose scale is light, they will have doomed themselves, staying in Hell forever.
تَلْفَحُ وُجُوْهَهُمُ النَّارُ وَهُمْ فِيْهَا كٰلِحُوْنَ

Talfaḥu wujūhahumun-nāru wa hum fīhā kāliḥūn(a).

The Fire will burn their faces, leaving them deformed.
اَلَمْ تَكُنْ اٰيٰتِيْ تُتْلٰى عَلَيْكُمْ فَكُنْتُمْ بِهَا تُكَذِّبُوْنَ

Alam takun āyātī tutlā ‘alaikum fa kuntum bihā tukażżibūn(a).

˹It will be said,˺ “Were My revelations not recited to you, but you used to deny them?”
قَالُوْا رَبَّنَا غَلَبَتْ عَلَيْنَا شِقْوَتُنَا وَكُنَّا قَوْمًا ضَاۤلِّيْنَ

Qālū rabbanā galabat ‘alainā syiqwatunā wa kunnā qauman ḍāllīn(a).

They will cry, “Our Lord! Our ill-fate took hold of us, so we became a misguided people.
رَبَّنَآ اَخْرِجْنَا مِنْهَا فَاِنْ عُدْنَا فَاِنَّا ظٰلِمُوْنَ

Rabbanā akhrijnā minhā fa in ‘udnā fa innā ẓālimūn(a).

Our Lord! Take us out of this ˹Fire˺. Then if we ever return ˹to denial˺, we will truly be wrongdoers.”
قَالَ اخْسَـُٔوْا فِيْهَا وَلَا تُكَلِّمُوْنِ

Qālakhsa'ū fīhā wa lā tukallimūn(i).

Allah will respond, “Be despised in there! Do not ˹ever˺ plead with Me ˹again˺!
اِنَّهٗ كَانَ فَرِيْقٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِيْ يَقُوْلُوْنَ رَبَّنَآ اٰمَنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا وَاَنْتَ خَيْرُ الرّٰحِمِيْنَ ۚ

Innahū kāna farīqum min ‘ibādī yaqūlūna rabbanā āmannā fagfir lanā warḥamnā wa anta khairur-rāḥimīn(a).

Indeed, there was a group of My servants who used to pray, ‘Our Lord! We have believed, so forgive us and have mercy on us, for You are the best of those who show mercy,’
فَاتَّخَذْتُمُوْهُمْ سِخْرِيًّا حَتّٰىٓ اَنْسَوْكُمْ ذِكْرِيْ وَكُنْتُمْ مِّنْهُمْ تَضْحَكُوْنَ

Fattakhażtumūhum sikhriyyan ḥattā ansaukum żikrī wa kuntum minhum taḍḥakūn(a).

but you were ˹so busy˺ making fun of them that it made you forget My remembrance. And you used to laugh at them.
اِنِّيْ جَزَيْتُهُمُ الْيَوْمَ بِمَا صَبَرُوْٓاۙ اَنَّهُمْ هُمُ الْفَاۤىِٕزُوْنَ

Innī jazaituhumul-yauma bimā ṣabarū, annahum humul-fā'izūn(a).

Today I have indeed rewarded them for their perseverance: they are certainly the triumphant.”
قٰلَ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ فِى الْاَرْضِ عَدَدَ سِنِيْنَ

Qāla kam labiṡtum fil-arḍi ‘adada sinīn(a).

He will ask ˹them˺, “How many years did you remain on earth?”
قَالُوْا لَبِثْنَا يَوْمًا اَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ فَسْـَٔلِ الْعَاۤدِّيْنَ

Qālū labiṡnā yauman au baḍa yaumin fas'alil-‘āddīn(a).

They will reply, “We remained ˹only˺ a day or part of a day. But ask those who kept count.”
قٰلَ اِنْ لَّبِثْتُمْ اِلَّا قَلِيْلًا لَّوْ اَنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ

Qāla il labiṡtum illā qalīlal lau annakum kuntum ta‘lamūn(a).

He will say, “You only remained for a little while, if only you knew.
اَفَحَسِبْتُمْ اَنَّمَا خَلَقْنٰكُمْ عَبَثًا وَّاَنَّكُمْ اِلَيْنَا لَا تُرْجَعُوْنَ

Afa ḥasibtum annamā khalaqnākum ‘abaṡaw wa annakum ilainā lā turja‘ūn(a).

Did you then think that We had created you without purpose, and that you would never be returned to Us?”
فَتَعٰلَى اللّٰهُ الْمَلِكُ الْحَقُّۚ لَآ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَۚ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِيْمِ

Fa ta‘ālallāhul-malikul-ḥaqq(u), lā ilāha illā huw(a), rabbul-‘arsyil-karīm(i).

Exalted is Allah, the True King! There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him, the Lord of the Honourable Throne.
وَمَنْ يَّدْعُ مَعَ اللّٰهِ اِلٰهًا اٰخَرَ لَا بُرْهَانَ لَهٗ بِهٖۙ فَاِنَّمَا حِسَابُهٗ عِنْدَ رَبِّهٖۗ اِنَّهٗ لَا يُفْلِحُ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ

Wa may yad‘u ma‘allāhi ilāhan ākhara lā burhāna lahū bih(ī), fa innamā ḥisābuhū ‘inda rabbih(ī), innahū lā yufliḥul-kāfirūn(a).

Whoever invokes, besides Allah, another god—for which they can have no proof—they will surely find their penalty with their Lord. Indeed, the disbelievers will never succeed.
وَقُلْ رَّبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ وَاَنْتَ خَيْرُ الرّٰحِمِيْنَ ࣖ

Wa qur rabbigfir warḥam wa anta khairur-rāḥimīn(a).

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “My Lord! Forgive and have mercy, for You are the best of those who show mercy.”

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