Surah Az Zukhruf

Translation by:
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

1. حٰمۤ ۚ

   Ḥā mīm.

   Ḥâ-Mĩm.

2. وَالْكِتٰبِ الْمُبِيْنِ ۙ

   Wal-kitābil-mubīn(i).

   By the clear Book!

3. اِنَّا جَعَلْنٰهُ قُرْاٰنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُوْنَۚ

   Innā ja‘alnāhu qur'ānan ‘arabiyyal la‘allakum ta‘qilūn(a).

   Certainly, We have made it a Quran in Arabic so perhaps you will understand.

4. وَاِنَّهٗ فِيْٓ اُمِّ الْكِتٰبِ لَدَيْنَا لَعَلِيٌّ حَكِيْمٌ ۗ

   Wa innahū fī ummil-kitābi ladainā la‘aliyyun ḥakīm(un).

   And indeed, it is—in the Master Record with Us—highly esteemed, rich in wisdom.

5. اَفَنَضْرِبُ عَنْكُمُ الذِّكْرَ صَفْحًا اَنْ كُنْتُمْ قَوْمًا مُّسْرِفِيْنَ

   Afa naḍribu ‘ankumuż-żikra ṣafḥan an kuntum qaumam musrifīn(a).

   Should We then turn the ˹Quranic˺ Reminder away from you ˹simply˺ because you have been a transgressing people?

6. وَكَمْ اَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ نَّبِيٍّ فِى الْاَوَّلِيْنَ

   Wa kam arsalnā min nabiyyin fil-awwalīn(a).

   ˹Imagine˺ how many prophets We sent to those ˹destroyed˺ before!

7. وَمَا يَأْتِيْهِمْ مِّنْ نَّبِيٍّ اِلَّا كَانُوْا بِهٖ يَسْتَهْزِءُوْنَ

   Wa mā ya'tīhim min nabiyyin illā kānū bihī yastahzi'ūn(a).

   But no prophet ever came to them without being mocked.

8. فَاَهْلَكْنَآ اَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ بَطْشًا وَّمَضٰى مَثَلُ الْاَوَّلِيْنَ

   Fa ahlaknā asyadda minhum baṭsyaw wa maḍā maṡalul-awwalīn(a).

   So We destroyed those who were far mightier than these ˹Meccans˺. The examples of ˹their˺ predecessors have ˹already˺ been related.

9. وَلَىِٕنْ سَاَلْتَهُمْ مَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ لَيَقُوْلُنَّ خَلَقَهُنَّ الْعَزِيْزُ الْعَلِيْمُۙ

   Wa la'in sa'altahum man khalaqas-samāwāti wal-arḍa layaqūlunna khalaqahunnal-‘azīzul-‘alīm(u).

   If you ask them ˹O Prophet˺ who created the heavens and the earth, they will certainly say, “The Almighty, All-Knowing did.”

10. الَّذِيْ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْاَرْضَ مَهْدًا وَّجَعَلَ لَكُمْ فِيْهَا سُبُلًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُوْنَ ۚ

    Allażī ja‘ala lakumul-arḍa mahdaw wa ja‘ala lakum fīhā subulal la‘allakum tahtadūn(a).

    ˹He is the One˺ Who has laid out the earth for you, and set in it pathways for you so that you may find your way.

11. وَالَّذِيْ نَزَّلَ مِنَ السَّمَاۤءِ مَاۤءًۢ بِقَدَرٍۚ فَاَنْشَرْنَا بِهٖ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًا ۚ كَذٰلِكَ تُخْرَجُوْنَ

    Wal-lażī nazzala minas-samā'i mā'am biqadar(in), fa'ansyarnā bihī baldatam maitā(n), każālika tukhrajūn(a).

    And ˹He is the One˺ Who sends down rain from the sky in perfect measure, with which We give life to a lifeless land. And so will you be brought forth ˹from the grave˺.

12. وَالَّذِيْ خَلَقَ الْاَزْوَاجَ كُلَّهَا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنَ الْفُلْكِ وَالْاَنْعَامِ مَا تَرْكَبُوْنَۙ

    Wal-lażī khalaqal-azwāja kullahā wa ja‘ala lakum minal-fulki wal-an‘āmi mā tarkabūn(a).

    And ˹He is the One˺ Who created all ˹things in˺ pairs, and made for you ships and animals to ride

13. لِتَسْتَوٗا عَلٰى ظُهُوْرِهٖ ثُمَّ تَذْكُرُوْا نِعْمَةَ رَبِّكُمْ اِذَا اسْتَوَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَتَقُوْلُوْا سُبْحٰنَ الَّذِيْ سَخَّرَ لَنَا هٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهٗ مُقْرِنِيْنَۙ

    Litastawū ‘alā ẓuhūrihī ṡumma tażkurū ni‘mata rabbikum iżastawaitum ‘alaihi wa taqūlū subḥānal-lażī sakhkhara lanā hāżā wa mā kunnā lahū muqrinīn(a).

    so that you may sit firmly on their backs, and remember your Lord’s blessings once you are settled on them, saying, “Glory be to the One Who has subjected these for us, for we could have never done so ˹on our own˺.

14. وَاِنَّآ اِلٰى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُوْنَ

    Wa innā ilā rabbinā lamunqalibūn(a).

    And surely to our Lord we will ˹all˺ return.”

15. وَجَعَلُوْا لَهٗ مِنْ عِبَادِهٖ جُزْءًا ۗاِنَّ الْاِنْسَانَ لَكَفُوْرٌ مُّبِيْنٌ ۗ ࣖ

    Wa ja‘alū lahū min ‘ibādihī juz'ā(n), innal-insāna lakafūrum mubīn(un).

    Still the pagans have made some of His creation out to be a part of Him. Indeed, humankind is clearly ungrateful.

16. اَمِ اتَّخَذَ مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ بَنٰتٍ وَّاَصْفٰىكُمْ بِالْبَنِيْنَ ۗ

    Amittakhażū mimmā yakhluqu banātiw wa aṣfākum bil-banīn(a).

    Has He taken ˹angels as His˺ daughters from what He created, and favoured you ˹O pagans˺ with sons?

17. وَاِذَا بُشِّرَ اَحَدُهُمْ بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ مَثَلًا ظَلَّ وَجْهُهٗ مُسْوَدًّا وَّهُوَ كَظِيْمٌ

    Wa iżā busysyira aḥaduhum bimā ḍaraba lir-raḥmāni maṡalan ẓalla wajhuhū muswaddaw wa huwa kaẓīm(un).

    Whenever one of them is given the good news of what they attribute to the Most Compassionate, his face grows gloomy, as he suppresses his rage.

18. اَوَمَنْ يُّنَشَّؤُا فِى الْحِلْيَةِ وَهُوَ فِى الْخِصَامِ غَيْرُ مُبِيْنٍ

    Awamay yunasysya'u fil-ḥilyati wa huwa fil-khiṣāmi gairu mubīn(in).

    ˹Do they attribute to Him˺ those who are brought up in fineries and are not commanding in disputes?

19. وَجَعَلُوا الْمَلٰۤىِٕكَةَ الَّذِيْنَ هُمْ عِبٰدُ الرَّحْمٰنِ اِنَاثًا ۗ اَشَهِدُوْا خَلْقَهُمْ ۗسَتُكْتَبُ شَهَادَتُهُمْ وَيُسْـَٔلُوْنَ

    Wa ja‘alul-malā'ikatal-lażīna hum ‘ibādur raḥmāni ināṡā(n), asyahidū khalqahum, satuktabu syahādatuhum wa yus'alūn(a).

    Still they have labelled the angels, who are servants of the Most Compassionate, as female. Did they witness their creation? Their statement will be recorded, and they will be questioned!

20. وَقَالُوْا لَوْ شَاۤءَ الرَّحْمٰنُ مَا عَبَدْنٰهُمْ ۗمَا لَهُمْ بِذٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ اِنْ هُمْ اِلَّا يَخْرُصُوْنَۗ

    Wa qālū lau syā'ar-raḥmānu mā ‘abadnāhum, mā lahum biżālika min ‘ilm(in), in hum illā yakhruṣūn(a).

    And they argue, “Had the Most Compassionate willed, we would have never worshipped them.” They have no knowledge ˹in support˺ of this ˹claim˺. They do nothing but lie.

21. اَمْ اٰتَيْنٰهُمْ كِتٰبًا مِّنْ قَبْلِهٖ فَهُمْ بِهٖ مُسْتَمْسِكُوْنَ

    Am ātaināhum kitābam min qablihī fahum bihī mustamsikūn(a).

    Or have We given them a Book ˹for proof˺, before this ˹Quran˺, to which they are holding firm?

22. بَلْ قَالُوْٓا اِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ اٰبَاۤءَنَا عَلٰٓى اُمَّةٍ وَّاِنَّا عَلٰٓى اٰثٰرِهِمْ مُّهْتَدُوْنَ

    Bal qālū innā wajadnā ābā'anā ‘alā ummatiw wa innā ‘alā āṡārihim muhtadūn(a).

    In fact, they say, “We found our forefathers following a ˹particular˺ way, and we are following in their footsteps.”

23. وَكَذٰلِكَ مَآ اَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ فِيْ قَرْيَةٍ مِّنْ نَّذِيْرٍۙ اِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوْهَآ ۙاِنَّا وَجَدْنَآ اٰبَاۤءَنَا عَلٰٓى اُمَّةٍ وَّاِنَّا عَلٰٓى اٰثٰرِهِمْ مُّقْتَدُوْنَ

    Wa każālika mā arsalnā min qablika fī qaryatim min nażīr(in), illā qāla mutrafūhā, innā wajadnā ābā'anā ‘alā ummatiw wa innā ‘alā āṡārihim muqtadūn(a).

    Similarly, whenever We sent a warner to a society before you ˹O Prophet˺, its ˹spoiled˺ elite would say, “We found our forefathers following a ˹particular˺ way, and we are walking in their footsteps.”

24. ۞ قٰلَ اَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكُمْ بِاَهْدٰى مِمَّا وَجَدْتُّمْ عَلَيْهِ اٰبَاۤءَكُمْۗ قَالُوْٓا اِنَّا بِمَآ اُرْسِلْتُمْ بِهٖ كٰفِرُوْنَ

    Qāla awalau ji'tukum bi'ahdā mimmā wajattum ‘alaihi ābā'akum, qālū innā bimā ursiltum bihī kāfirūn(a).

    Each ˹warner˺ asked, “Even if what I brought you is better guidance than what you found your forefathers practicing?” They replied, “We totally reject whatever you have been sent with.”

25. فَانْتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَانْظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُكَذِّبِيْنَ ࣖ

    Fantaqamnā minhum fanẓur kaifa kāna ‘āqibatul-mukażżibīn(a).

    So We inflicted punishment upon them. See then what was the fate of the deniers!

26. وَاِذْ قَالَ اِبْرٰهِيْمُ لِاَبِيْهِ وَقَوْمِهٖٓ اِنَّنِيْ بَرَاۤءٌ مِّمَّا تَعْبُدُوْنَۙ

    Wa iż qāla ibrāhīmu li'abīhi wa qaumihī innanī barā'um mimmā ta‘budūn(a).

    ˹Remember, O Prophet˺ when Abraham declared to his father and his people, “I am totally free of whatever ˹gods˺ you worship,

27. اِلَّا الَّذِيْ فَطَرَنِيْ فَاِنَّهٗ سَيَهْدِيْنِ

    Illāl-lażī faṭaranī fa'innahū sayahdīn(i).

    except the One Who originated me, and He will surely guide me.”

28. وَجَعَلَهَا كَلِمَةً ۢ بَاقِيَةً فِيْ عَقِبِهٖ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُوْنَۗ

    Wa ja‘alahā kalimatam bāqiyatan fī ‘aqibihī la‘allahum yarji‘ūn(a).

    And he left this enduring declaration among his descendants, so they may ˹always˺ turn back ˹to Allah˺.

29. بَلْ مَتَّعْتُ هٰٓؤُلَاۤءِ وَاٰبَاۤءَهُمْ حَتّٰى جَاۤءَهُمُ الْحَقُّ وَرَسُوْلٌ مُّبِيْنٌ

    Bal matta‘tu hā'ulā'i wa ābā'ahum ḥattā jā'ahumul-ḥaqqu wa rasūlum mubīn(un).

    In fact, I had allowed enjoyment for these ˹Meccans˺ and their forefathers, until the truth came to them along with a messenger making things clear.

30. وَلَمَّا جَاۤءَهُمُ الْحَقُّ قَالُوْا هٰذَا سِحْرٌ وَّاِنَّا بِهٖ كٰفِرُوْنَ

    Wa lammā jā'ahumul-ḥaqqu qālū hāżā siḥruw wa innā bihī kāfirūn(a).

    ˹But˺ when the truth came to them, they said, “This is magic, and we totally reject it.”

31. وَقَالُوْا لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنُ عَلٰى رَجُلٍ مِّنَ الْقَرْيَتَيْنِ عَظِيْمٍ

    Wa qālū lau lā nuzzila hāżal-qur'ānu ‘alā rajulim minal-qaryataini ‘aẓīm(in).

    And they exclaimed, “If only this Quran was revealed to a great man from ˹one of˺ the two cities!”

32. اَهُمْ يَقْسِمُوْنَ رَحْمَتَ رَبِّكَۗ نَحْنُ قَسَمْنَا بَيْنَهُمْ مَّعِيْشَتَهُمْ فِى الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْيَاۙ وَرَفَعْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجٰتٍ لِّيَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا سُخْرِيًّا ۗوَرَحْمَتُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُوْنَ

    Ahum yaqsimūna raḥmata rabbik(a), naḥnu qasamnā bainahum ma‘īsyatahum fil-ḥayātid-dun-yā, wa rafa‘nā ba‘ḍahum fauqa ba‘ḍin darajātil liyattakhiża ba‘ḍuhum ba‘ḍan sukhriyyā(n), wa raḥmatu rabbika khairum mimmā yajma‘ūn(a).

    Is it they who distribute your Lord’s mercy? We ˹alone˺ have distributed their ˹very˺ livelihood among them in this worldly life and raised some of them in rank above others so that some may employ others in service. ˹But˺ your Lord’s mercy is far better than whatever ˹wealth˺ they amass.

33. وَلَوْلَآ اَنْ يَّكُوْنَ النَّاسُ اُمَّةً وَّاحِدَةً لَّجَعَلْنَا لِمَنْ يَّكْفُرُ بِالرَّحْمٰنِ لِبُيُوْتِهِمْ سُقُفًا مِّنْ فِضَّةٍ وَّمَعَارِجَ عَلَيْهَا يَظْهَرُوْنَۙ

    Wa lau lā ay yakūnan-nāsu ummataw wāḥidatal laja‘alnā limay yakfuru bir-raḥmāni libuyūtihim suqufam min fiḍḍatiw wa ma‘ārija ‘alaihā yaẓharūn(a).

    Were it not that people might ˹be tempted to˺ become one community ˹of disbelievers˺, We would have supplied the homes of ˹only˺ those who disbelieve in the Most Compassionate with silver roofs and ˹silver˺ stairways to ascend,

34. وَلِبُيُوْتِهِمْ اَبْوَابًا وَّسُرُرًا عَلَيْهَا يَتَّكِـُٔوْنَۙ

    Wa libuyūtihim abwābaw wa sururan ‘alaihā yattaki'ūn(a).

    as well as ˹silver˺ gates and thrones to recline on,

35. وَزُخْرُفًاۗ وَاِنْ كُلُّ ذٰلِكَ لَمَّا مَتَاعُ الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْيَا ۗوَالْاٰخِرَةُ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُتَّقِيْنَ ࣖ

    Wa zukhrufā(n), wa in kullu żālika lammā matā‘ul-ḥayātid-dun-yā, wal-ākhiratu ‘inda rabbika lil-muttaqīn(a).

    and ornaments ˹of gold˺. Yet all this is no more than a ˹fleeting˺ enjoyment in this worldly life. ˹But˺ the Hereafter with your Lord is ˹only˺ for those mindful ˹of Him˺.

36. وَمَنْ يَّعْشُ عَنْ ذِكْرِ الرَّحْمٰنِ نُقَيِّضْ لَهٗ شَيْطٰنًا فَهُوَ لَهٗ قَرِيْنٌ

    Wa may ya‘syu ‘an żikrir-raḥmāni nuqayyiḍ lahū syaiṭānan fahuwa lahū qarīn(un).

    And whoever turns a blind eye to the Reminder of the Most Compassionate, We place at the disposal of each a devilish one as their close associate,

37. وَاِنَّهُمْ لَيَصُدُّوْنَهُمْ عَنِ السَّبِيْلِ وَيَحْسَبُوْنَ اَنَّهُمْ مُّهْتَدُوْنَ

    Wa innahum layaṣuddūnahum ‘anis-sabīli wa yaḥsabūna annahum muhtadūn(a).

    who will certainly hinder them from the ˹Right˺ Way while they think they are ˹rightly˺ guided.

38. حَتّٰىٓ اِذَا جَاۤءَنَا قَالَ يٰلَيْتَ بَيْنِيْ وَبَيْنَكَ بُعْدَ الْمَشْرِقَيْنِ فَبِئْسَ الْقَرِيْنُ

    Ḥattā iżā jā'anā qāla yā laita bainī wa bainaka bu‘dal-masyriqaini fa bi'sal-qarīn(u).

    But when such a person comes to Us, one will say ˹to their associate˺, “I wish you were as distant from me as the east is from the west! What an evil associate ˹you were˺!”

39. وَلَنْ يَّنْفَعَكُمُ الْيَوْمَ اِذْ ظَّلَمْتُمْ اَنَّكُمْ فِى الْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُوْنَ

    Wa lay yanfa‘akumul-yauma iẓ ẓalamtum annakum fil-‘ażābi musytarikūn(a).

    ˹It will be said to both,˺ “Since you all did wrong, sharing in the punishment will be of no benefit to you this Day.”

40. اَفَاَنْتَ تُسْمِعُ الصُّمَّ اَوْ تَهْدِى الْعُمْيَ وَمَنْ كَانَ فِيْ ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِيْنٍ

    Afa anta tusmi‘uṣ-ṣumma au tahdil-‘umya wa man kāna fī ḍalālim mubīn(in).

    Can you make the deaf hear, or guide the blind or those clearly astray?

41. فَاِمَّا نَذْهَبَنَّ بِكَ فَاِنَّا مِنْهُمْ مُّنْتَقِمُوْنَۙ

    Fa immā nażhabanna bika fa innā minhum muntaqimūn(a).

    Even if We take you away ˹from this world˺, We will surely inflict punishment upon them.

42. اَوْ نُرِيَنَّكَ الَّذِيْ وَعَدْنٰهُمْ فَاِنَّا عَلَيْهِمْ مُّقْتَدِرُوْنَ

    Au nuriyannakal-lażī wa‘adnāhum fa'innā ‘alaihim muqtadirūn(a).

    Or if We show you what We threaten them with, We certainly have full power over them.

43. فَاسْتَمْسِكْ بِالَّذِيْٓ اُوْحِيَ اِلَيْكَ ۚاِنَّكَ عَلٰى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيْمٍ

    Fastamsik bil-lażī ūḥiya ilaik(a), innaka ‘alā ṣirāṭim mustaqīm(in).

    So hold firmly to what has been revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺. You are truly on the Straight Path.

44. وَاِنَّهٗ لَذِكْرٌ لَّكَ وَلِقَوْمِكَ ۚوَسَوْفَ تُسْـَٔلُوْنَ

    Wa innahū lażikrul laka wa liqaumik(a), wa saufa tus'alūn(a).

    Surely this ˹Quran˺ is a glory for you and your people. And you will ˹all˺ be questioned ˹about it˺.

45. وَسْـَٔلْ مَنْ اَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ مِنْ رُّسُلِنَآ ۖ اَجَعَلْنَا مِنْ دُوْنِ الرَّحْمٰنِ اٰلِهَةً يُّعْبَدُوْنَ ࣖ

    Was'al man arsalnā min qablika mir rusulinā, aja‘alnā min dūnir-raḥmāni ālihatay yu‘badūn(a).

    Ask ˹the followers of˺ the messengers that We already sent before you if We ˹ever˺ appointed ˹other˺ gods to be worshipped besides the Most Compassionate.

46. وَلَقَدْ اَرْسَلْنَا مُوْسٰى بِاٰيٰتِنَآ اِلٰى فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَا۟ىِٕهٖ فَقَالَ اِنِّيْ رَسُوْلُ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَ

    Wa laqad arsalnā mūsā bi'āyātinā ilā fir‘auna wa mala'ihī fa qāla innī rasūlu rabbil-‘ālamīn(a).

    Indeed, We sent Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his chiefs, and he said: “I am a messenger of the Lord of all worlds.”

47. فَلَمَّا جَاۤءَهُمْ بِاٰيٰتِنَآ اِذَا هُمْ مِّنْهَا يَضْحَكُوْنَ

    Falammā jā'ahum bi'āyātinā iżā hum minhā yaḍḥakūn(a).

    But as soon as he came to them with Our signs, they laughed at them,

48. وَمَا نُرِيْهِمْ مِّنْ اٰيَةٍ اِلَّا هِيَ اَكْبَرُ مِنْ اُخْتِهَاۗ وَاَخَذْنٰهُمْ بِالْعَذَابِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُوْنَ

    Wa mā nurīhim min āyatin illā hiya akbaru min ukhtihā, wa akhażnāhum bil-‘ażābi la‘allahum yarji‘ūn(a).

    although every sign We showed them was greater than the one before. Ultimately, We seized them with torments so that they might return ˹to the Right Path˺.

49. وَقَالُوْا يٰٓاَيُّهَ السَّاحِرُ ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ بِمَا عَهِدَ عِنْدَكَۚ اِنَّنَا لَمُهْتَدُوْنَ

    Wa qālū yā ayyuhas-sāḥirud‘u lanā rabbaka bimā ‘ahida ‘indak(a), innanā lamuhtadūn(a).

    ˹Then˺ they pleaded, “O ˹mighty˺ magician! Pray to your Lord on our behalf, by virtue of the covenant He made with you. We will certainly accept guidance.”

50. فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمُ الْعَذَابَ اِذَا هُمْ يَنْكُثُوْنَ

    Falammā kasyafnā ‘anhumul-‘ażāba iżā hum yankuṡūn(a).

    But as soon as We removed the torments from them, they broke their promise.

51. وَنَادٰى فِرْعَوْنُ فِيْ قَوْمِهٖ قَالَ يٰقَوْمِ اَلَيْسَ لِيْ مُلْكُ مِصْرَ وَهٰذِهِ الْاَنْهٰرُ تَجْرِيْ مِنْ تَحْتِيْۚ اَفَلَا تُبْصِرُوْنَۗ

    Wa nādā fir‘aunu fī qaumihī qāla yā qaumi alaisa lī mulku miṣra wa hāżihil-anhāru tajrī min taḥtī, afalā tubṣirūn(a).

    And Pharaoh called out to his people, boasting, “O my people! Am I not sovereign over Egypt as well as ˹all˺ these streams flowing at my feet? Can you not see?

52. اَمْ اَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ هٰذَا الَّذِيْ هُوَ مَهِيْنٌ ەۙ وَّلَا يَكَادُ يُبِيْنُ

    Am ana khairum min hāżal-lażī huwa mahīn(un), wa lā yakādu yubīn(u).

    Am I not better than this nobody who can hardly express himself?

53. فَلَوْلَآ اُلْقِيَ عَلَيْهِ اَسْوِرَةٌ مِّنْ ذَهَبٍ اَوْ جَاۤءَ مَعَهُ الْمَلٰۤىِٕكَةُ مُقْتَرِنِيْنَ

    Falau lā ulqiya ‘alaihi aswiratum min żahabin au jā'a ma‘ahul-malā'ikatu muqtarinīn(a).

    Why then have no golden bracelets ˹of kingship˺ been granted to him or angels come with him as escorts!”

54. فَاسْتَخَفَّ قَوْمَهٗ فَاَطَاعُوْهُ ۗاِنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا قَوْمًا فٰسِقِيْنَ

    Fastakhaffa qaumahū fa aṭā‘ūh(u), innahum kānū qauman fāsiqīn(a).

    And so he fooled his people, and they obeyed him. They were truly a rebellious people.

55. فَلَمَّآ اٰسَفُوْنَا انْتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَاَغْرَقْنٰهُمْ اَجْمَعِيْنَۙ

    Falammā āsafūnantaqamnā minhum fa agraqnāhum ajma‘īn(a).

    So when they enraged Us, We inflicted punishment upon them, drowning them all.

56. فَجَعَلْنٰهُمْ سَلَفًا وَّمَثَلًا لِّلْاٰخِرِيْنَ ࣖ

    Fa ja‘alnāhum salafaw wa maṡalal lil-ākhirīn(a).

    And We made them an example and a lesson for those after them.

57. ۞ وَلَمَّا ضُرِبَ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ مَثَلًا اِذَا قَوْمُكَ مِنْهُ يَصِدُّوْنَ

    Wa lammā ḍuribabnu maryama maṡalan iżā qaumuka minhu yaṣiddūn(a).

    When the son of Mary was cited as an example ˹in argument˺, your people ˹O Prophet˺ broke into ˹joyful˺ applause.

58. وَقَالُوْٓا ءَاٰلِهَتُنَا خَيْرٌ اَمْ هُوَ ۗمَا ضَرَبُوْهُ لَكَ اِلَّا جَدَلًا ۗبَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ خَصِمُوْنَ

    Wa qālū a'ālihatunā khairun am huw(a), mā ḍarabūhu laka illā jadalā(n), bal hum qaumun khaṣimūn(a).

    They exclaimed, “Which is better: our gods or Jesus?” They cite him only to argue. In fact, they are a people prone to dispute.

59. اِنْ هُوَ اِلَّا عَبْدٌ اَنْعَمْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلْنٰهُ مَثَلًا لِّبَنِيْٓ اِسْرَاۤءِيْلَ ۗ

    In huwa illā ‘abdun an‘amnā ‘alaihi wa ja‘alnāhu maṡalal libanī isrā'īl(a).

    He was only a servant We showed favour to, and made as an example for the Children of Israel.

60. وَلَوْ نَشَاۤءُ لَجَعَلْنَا مِنْكُمْ مَّلٰۤىِٕكَةً فِى الْاَرْضِ يَخْلُفُوْنَ

    Wa lau nasyā'u laja‘alnā minkum malā'ikatan fil-arḍi yakhlufūn(a).

    Had We willed, We could have easily replaced you ˹all˺ with angels, succeeding one another on earth.

61. وَاِنَّهٗ لَعِلْمٌ لِّلسَّاعَةِ فَلَا تَمْتَرُنَّ بِهَا وَاتَّبِعُوْنِۗ هٰذَا صِرَاطٌ مُّسْتَقِيْمٌ

    Wa innahū la‘ilmul lis-sā‘ati falā tamtarunna bihā wattabi‘ūn(i), hāżā ṣirāṭum mustaqīm(un).

    And his ˹second˺ coming is truly a sign for the Hour. So have no doubt about it, and follow me. This is the Straight Path.

62. وَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكُمُ الشَّيْطٰنُۚ اِنَّهٗ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِيْنٌ

    Wa lā yaṣuddannakumusy-syaiṭān(u), innahū lakum ‘aduwwum mubīn(un).

    And do not let Satan hinder you, ˹for˺ he is certainly your sworn enemy.

63. وَلَمَّا جَاۤءَ عِيْسٰى بِالْبَيِّنٰتِ قَالَ قَدْ جِئْتُكُمْ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَلِاُبَيِّنَ لَكُمْ بَعْضَ الَّذِيْ تَخْتَلِفُوْنَ فِيْهِۚ فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاَطِيْعُوْنِ

    Wa lammā jā'a ‘īsā bil-bayyināti qāla qad ji'tukum bil-ḥikmati wa li'ubayyina lakum ba‘ḍal-lażī takhtalifūna fīh(i), fattaqullāha wa aṭī‘ūn(i).

    When Jesus came with clear proofs, he declared, “I have come to you with wisdom, and to clarify to you some of what you differ about. So fear Allah, and obey me.

64. اِنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ رَبِّيْ وَرَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوْهُۗ هٰذَا صِرَاطٌ مُّسْتَقِيْمٌ

    Innallāha huwa rabbī wa rabbukum fa‘budūh(u), hāżā ṣirāṭum mustaqīm(un).

    Surely Allah ˹alone˺ is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him ˹alone˺. This is the Straight Path.”

65. فَاخْتَلَفَ الْاَحْزَابُ مِنْۢ بَيْنِهِمْ ۚفَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِيْنَ ظَلَمُوْا مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمٍ اَلِيْمٍ

    Fakhtalafal-aḥzābu mim bainihim, fawailul lil-lażīna ẓalamūmin ‘ażābi yaumin alīm(in).

    Yet their ˹various˺ groups have differed among themselves ˹about him˺, so woe to the wrongdoers when they face the torment of a painful Day!

66. هَلْ يَنْظُرُوْنَ اِلَّا السَّاعَةَ اَنْ تَأْتِيَهُمْ بَغْتَةً وَّهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُوْنَ

    Hal yanẓurūna illas-sā‘ata an ta'tiyahum bagtataw wa hum lā yasy‘urūn(a).

    Are they waiting for the Hour to take them by surprise when they least expect ˹it˺?

67. اَلْاَخِلَّاۤءُ يَوْمَىِٕذٍۢ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ اِلَّا الْمُتَّقِيْنَ ۗ ࣖ

    Al-akhillā'u yauma'iżim ba‘ḍuhum liba‘ḍin ‘aduwwun illal-muttaqīn(a).

    Close friends will be enemies to one another on that Day, except the righteous,

68. يٰعِبَادِ لَاخَوْفٌ عَلَيْكُمُ الْيَوْمَ وَلَآ اَنْتُمْ تَحْزَنُوْنَۚ

    Yā ‘ibādi lā khaufun ‘alaikumul-yauma wa lā antum taḥzanūn(a).

    ˹who will be told,˺ “O My servants! There is no fear for you Today, nor will you grieve—

69. اَلَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا بِاٰيٰتِنَا وَكَانُوْا مُسْلِمِيْنَۚ

    Allażīna āmanū bi'āyātinā wa kānū muslimīn(a).

    ˹those˺ who believed in Our signs and ˹fully˺ submitted ˹to Us˺.

70. اُدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ اَنْتُمْ وَاَزْوَاجُكُمْ تُحْبَرُوْنَ

    Udkhulul-jannata antum wa azwājukum tuḥbarūn(a).

    Enter Paradise, you and your spouses, rejoicing.”

71. يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِمْ بِصِحَافٍ مِّنْ ذَهَبٍ وَّاَكْوَابٍ ۚوَفِيْهَا مَا تَشْتَهِيْهِ الْاَنْفُسُ وَتَلَذُّ الْاَعْيُنُ ۚوَاَنْتُمْ فِيْهَا خٰلِدُوْنَۚ

    Yuṭāfu ‘alaihim biṣiḥāfim min żahabiw wa akwāb(in), wa fīhā mā tasytahīhil-anfusu wa talażżul-a‘yun(u), wa antum fīhā khālidūn(a).

    Golden trays and cups will be passed around to them. There will be whatever the souls desire and the eyes delight in. And you will be there forever.

72. وَتِلْكَ الْجَنَّةُ الَّتِيْٓ اُوْرِثْتُمُوْهَا بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ

    Wa tilkal-jannatul-latī ūriṡtumūhā bimā kuntum ta‘malūn(a).

    That is the Paradise which you will be awarded for what you used to do.

73. لَكُمْ فِيْهَا فَاكِهَةٌ كَثِيْرَةٌ مِّنْهَا تَأْكُلُوْنَ

    Lakum fīhā fākihatun kaṡīratum minhā ta'kulūn(a).

    There you will have abundant fruit to eat from.

74. اِنَّ الْمُجْرِمِيْنَ فِيْ عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ خٰلِدُوْنَۖ

    Innal-mujrimīna fī ‘ażābi jahannama khālidūn(a).

    Indeed, the wicked will be in the torment of Hell forever.

75. لَا يُفَتَّرُ عَنْهُمْ وَهُمْ فِيْهِ مُبْلِسُوْنَ ۚ

    Lā yufattaru ‘anhum wa hum fīhi mublisūn(a).

    It will never be lightened for them, and there they will be overwhelmed with despair.

76. وَمَا ظَلَمْنٰهُمْ وَلٰكِنْ كَانُوْا هُمُ الظّٰلِمِيْنَ

    Wa mā ẓalamnāhum wa lākin kānū humuẓ-ẓālimīn(a).

    We did not wrong them, but it was they who were the wrongdoers.

77. وَنَادَوْا يٰمٰلِكُ لِيَقْضِ عَلَيْنَا رَبُّكَۗ قَالَ اِنَّكُمْ مّٰكِثُوْنَ

    Wa nādau yā māliku liyaqḍi ‘alainā rabbuk(a), qāla innakum mākiṡūn(a).

    They will cry, “O Mâlik! Let your Lord finish us off.” He will answer, “You are definitely here to stay.”

78. لَقَدْ جِئْنٰكُمْ بِالْحَقِّ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَكُمْ لِلْحَقِّ كٰرِهُوْنَ

    Laqad ji'nākum bil-ḥaqqi wa lākinna akṡarakum lil-ḥaqqi kārihūn(a).

    We certainly brought the truth to you, but most of you were resentful of the truth.

79. اَمْ اَبْرَمُوْٓا اَمْرًا فَاِنَّا مُبْرِمُوْنَۚ

    Am abramū amran fa innā mubrimūn(a).

    Or have they mastered some ˹evil˺ plan? Then We ˹too˺ are surely planning.

80. اَمْ يَحْسَبُوْنَ اَنَّا لَا نَسْمَعُ سِرَّهُمْ وَنَجْوٰىهُمْ ۗ بَلٰى وَرُسُلُنَا لَدَيْهِمْ يَكْتُبُوْنَ

    Am yaḥsabūna annā lā nasma‘u sirrahum wa najwāhum, balā wa rusulunā ladaihim yaktubūn(a).

    Or do they think that We do not hear their ˹evil˺ thoughts and secret talks? Yes ˹We do˺! And Our messenger-angels are in their presence, recording ˹it all˺.

81. قُلْ اِنْ كَانَ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ وَلَدٌ ۖفَاَنَا۠ اَوَّلُ الْعٰبِدِيْنَ

    Qul in kāna lir-raḥmāni walad(un), fa ana awwalul-‘ābidīn(a).

    Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “If the Most Compassionate ˹really˺ had offspring, I would be the first worshipper.”

82. سُبْحٰنَ رَبِّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ عَمَّا يَصِفُوْنَ

    Subḥāna rabbis-samāwāti wal-arḍi rabbil-‘arsyi ‘ammā yaṣifūn(a).

    Glorified is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne, far above what they claim.

83. فَذَرْهُمْ يَخُوْضُوْا وَيَلْعَبُوْا حَتّٰى يُلٰقُوْا يَوْمَهُمُ الَّذِيْ يُوْعَدُوْنَ

    Fa żarhum yakhūḍū wa yal‘abū ḥattā yulāqū yaumahumul-lażī yū‘adūn(a).

    So let them indulge ˹in falsehood˺ and amuse ˹themselves˺ until they face their Day, which they have been warned of.

84. وَهُوَ الَّذِيْ فِى السَّمَاۤءِ اِلٰهٌ وَّ فِى الْاَرْضِ اِلٰهٌ ۗوَهُوَ الْحَكِيْمُ الْعَلِيْمُ

    Wa huwal-lażī fis-samā'i ilāhuw wa fil-arḍi ilāh(un), wa huwal-ḥakīmul-‘alīm(u).

    It is He Who is ˹the only˺ God in the heavens and ˹the only˺ God on the earth. For He is the All-Wise, All-Knowing.

85. وَتَبٰرَكَ الَّذِيْ لَهٗ مُلْكُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا ۚوَعِنْدَهٗ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِۚ وَاِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُوْنَ

    Wa tabārakal-lażī lahū mulkus-samāwāti wal-arḍi wa mā bainahumā, wa ‘indahū ‘ilmus-sā‘ah(ti), wa ilaihi turja‘ūn(a).

    And Blessed is the One to Whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and everything in between! With Him ˹alone˺ is the knowledge of the Hour. And to Him you will ˹all˺ be returned.

86. وَلَا يَمْلِكُ الَّذِيْنَ يَدْعُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِهِ الشَّفَاعَةَ اِلَّا مَنْ شَهِدَ بِالْحَقِّ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُوْنَ

    Wa lā yamlikul-lażīna yad‘ūna min dūnihisy-syafā‘ata illā man syahida bil-ḥaqqi wa hum ya‘lamūn(a).

    ˹But˺ those ˹objects of worship˺ they invoke besides Him have no power to intercede, except those who testify to the truth knowingly.

87. وَلَىِٕنْ سَاَلْتَهُمْ مَّنْ خَلَقَهُمْ لَيَقُوْلُنَّ اللّٰهُ فَاَنّٰى يُؤْفَكُوْنَۙ

    Wa la'in sa'altahum man khalaqahum layaqūlunnallāhu fa annā yu'fakūn(a).

    If you ask them ˹O Prophet˺ who created them, they will certainly say, “Allah!” How can they then be deluded ˹from the truth˺?

88. وَقِيْلِهٖ يٰرَبِّ اِنَّ هٰٓؤُلَاۤءِ قَوْمٌ لَّا يُؤْمِنُوْنَۘ

    Wa qīlihī yā rabbi inna hā'ulā'i qaumul lā yu'minūn(a).

    ˹Allah is Aware of˺ the Prophet’s cry: “O my Lord! Indeed, these are a people who persist in disbelief.”

89. فَاصْفَحْ عَنْهُمْ وَقُلْ سَلٰمٌۗ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُوْنَ ࣖ

    Faṣfaḥ ‘anhum wa qul salām(un), fa saufa ya‘lamūn(a).

    So bear with them and respond with peace. They will soon come to know.