Surah Fussilat

Translation by:
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

1. حٰمۤ ۚ

   Ḥā mīm.

   Ḥâ-Mĩm.

2. تَنْزِيْلٌ مِّنَ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ ۚ

   Tanzīlum minar-raḥmānir-raḥīm(i).

   ˹This is˺ a revelation from the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.

3. كِتٰبٌ فُصِّلَتْ اٰيٰتُهٗ قُرْاٰنًا عَرَبِيًّا لِّقَوْمٍ يَّعْلَمُوْنَۙ

   Kitābun fuṣṣilat āyātuhū qur'ānan ‘arabiyyal liqaumiy ya‘lamūn(a).

   ˹It is˺ a Book whose verses are perfectly explained—a Quran in Arabic for people who know,

4. بَشِيْرًا وَّنَذِيْرًاۚ فَاَعْرَضَ اَكْثَرُهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُوْنَ

   Basyīraw wa nażīrā(n), fa'a‘raḍa akṡaruhum fahum lā yasma‘ūn(a).

   delivering good news and warning. Yet most of them turn away, so they do not hear.

5. وَقَالُوْا قُلُوْبُنَا فِيْٓ اَكِنَّةٍ مِّمَّا تَدْعُوْنَآ اِلَيْهِ وَفِيْٓ اٰذَانِنَا وَقْرٌ وَّمِنْۢ بَيْنِنَا وَبَيْنِكَ حِجَابٌ فَاعْمَلْ اِنَّنَا عٰمِلُوْنَ

   Wa qālū qulūbunā fī akinnatim mimmā tad‘ūnā ilaihi wa fī āżāninā waqruw wa mim baininā wa bainika ḥijābun fa‘mal innanā ‘āmilūn(a).

   They say, “Our hearts are veiled against what you are calling us to, there is deafness in our ears, and there is a barrier between us and you. So do ˹whatever you want˺ and so shall we!”

6. قُلْ اِنَّمَآ اَنَا۟ بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ يُوْحٰىٓ اِلَيَّ اَنَّمَآ اِلٰهُكُمْ اِلٰهٌ وَّاحِدٌ فَاسْتَقِيْمُوْٓا اِلَيْهِ وَاسْتَغْفِرُوْهُ ۗوَوَيْلٌ لِّلْمُشْرِكِيْنَۙ

   Qul innamā ana basyarum miṡlukum yūḥā ilayya annamā ilāhukum ilāhuw wāḥidun fastaqīmū ilaihi wastagfirūh(u), wa wailul lil-musyrikīn(a).

   Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “I am only a man like you, ˹but˺ it has been revealed to me that your God is only One God. So take the Straight Way towards Him, and seek His forgiveness. And woe to the polytheists—

7. الَّذِيْنَ لَا يُؤْتُوْنَ الزَّكٰوةَ وَهُمْ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ هُمْ كٰفِرُوْنَ

   Allażīna lā yu'tūnaz-zakāta wa hum bil-ākhirati hum kāfirūn(a).

   those who do not pay alms-tax and are in denial of the Hereafter.

8. اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ لَهُمْ اَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُوْنٍ ࣖ

   Innal-lażīna āmanū wa ‘amiluṣ-ṣāliḥāti lahum ajrun gairu mamnūn(in).

   ˹But˺ those who believe and do good will certainly have a never-ending reward.

9. ۞ قُلْ اَىِٕنَّكُمْ لَتَكْفُرُوْنَ بِالَّذِيْ خَلَقَ الْاَرْضَ فِيْ يَوْمَيْنِ وَتَجْعَلُوْنَ لَهٗٓ اَنْدَادًا ۗذٰلِكَ رَبُّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَ ۚ

   Qul a'innakum latakfurūna bil-lażī khalaqal-arḍa fī yaumaini wa taj‘alūna lahū andādā(n), żālika rabbul-‘ālamīn(a).

   Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, “How can you disbelieve in the One Who created the earth in two Days? How can you set up equals with Him? That is the Lord of all worlds.

10. وَجَعَلَ فِيْهَا رَوَاسِيَ مِنْ فَوْقِهَا وَبٰرَكَ فِيْهَا وَقَدَّرَ فِيْهَآ اَقْوَاتَهَا فِيْٓ اَرْبَعَةِ اَيَّامٍۗ سَوَاۤءً لِّلسَّاۤىِٕلِيْنَ

    Wa ja‘ala fīhā rawāsiya min fauqihā wa bāraka fīhā wa qaddara fīhā aqwātahā fī arba‘ati ayyām(in), sawā'al lis-sā'ilīn(a).

    He placed on the earth firm mountains, standing high, showered His blessings upon it, and ordained ˹all˺ its means of sustenance—completing four Days exactly—for all who ask.

11. ثُمَّ اسْتَوٰىٓ اِلَى السَّمَاۤءِ وَهِيَ دُخَانٌ فَقَالَ لَهَا وَلِلْاَرْضِ ائْتِيَا طَوْعًا اَوْ كَرْهًاۗ قَالَتَآ اَتَيْنَا طَاۤىِٕعِيْنَ

    Ṡummastawā ilas-samā'i wa hiya dukhānun faqāla lahā wa lil-arḍi'tiyā ṭau‘an au karhā(n), qālatā atainā ṭā'i‘īn(a).

    Then He turned towards the heaven when it was ˹still like˺ smoke, saying to it and to the earth, ‘Submit, willingly or unwillingly.’ They both responded, ‘We submit willingly.’

12. فَقَضٰىهُنَّ سَبْعَ سَمٰوَاتٍ فِيْ يَوْمَيْنِ وَاَوْحٰى فِيْ كُلِّ سَمَاۤءٍ اَمْرَهَا ۗوَزَيَّنَّا السَّمَاۤءَ الدُّنْيَا بِمَصَابِيْحَۖ وَحِفْظًا ۗذٰلِكَ تَقْدِيْرُ الْعَزِيْزِ الْعَلِيْمِ

    Fa qaḍāhunna sab‘a samāwātin fī yaumaini wa auḥā fī kulli samā'in amrahā, wa zayyannas-samā'ad-dun-yā bimaṣābīḥa wa ḥifẓā(n), żālika taqdīrul-‘azīzil-‘alīm(i).

    So He formed the heaven into seven heavens in two Days, assigning to each its mandate. And We adorned the lowest heaven with ˹stars like˺ lamps ˹for beauty˺ and for protection. That is the design of the Almighty, All-Knowing.”

13. فَاِنْ اَعْرَضُوْا فَقُلْ اَنْذَرْتُكُمْ صٰعِقَةً مِّثْلَ صٰعِقَةِ عَادٍ وَّثَمُوْدَ ۗ

    Fa in a‘raḍū faqul anżartukum ṣā‘iqatam miṡla ṣā‘iqati ‘ādiw wa ṡamūd(a).

    If they turn away, then say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “I warn you of a ˹mighty˺ blast, like the one that befell ’Ȃd and Thamûd.”

14. اِذْ جَاۤءَتْهُمُ الرُّسُلُ مِنْۢ بَيْنِ اَيْدِيْهِمْ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ اَلَّا تَعْبُدُوْٓا اِلَّا اللّٰهَ ۗقَالُوْا لَوْ شَاۤءَ رَبُّنَا لَاَنْزَلَ مَلٰۤىِٕكَةً فَاِنَّا بِمَآ اُرْسِلْتُمْ بِهٖ كٰفِرُوْنَ

    Iż jā'athumur-rusulu mim baini aidīhim wa min khalfihim allā ta‘budū illallāh(a), qālū lau syā'a rabbunā la'anzala malā'ikatan fa'innā bimā ursiltum bihī kāfirūn(a).

    The messengers had come to them from all angles, ˹proclaiming,˺ “Worship none but Allah.” They responded, “Had our Lord willed, He could have easily sent down angels ˹instead˺. So we totally reject what you have been sent with.”

15. فَاَمَّا عَادٌ فَاسْتَكْبَرُوْا فِى الْاَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَقَالُوْا مَنْ اَشَدُّ مِنَّا قُوَّةً ۗ اَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ الَّذِيْ خَلَقَهُمْ هُوَ اَشَدُّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً ۗ وَكَانُوْا بِاٰيٰتِنَا يَجْحَدُوْنَ

    Fa ammā ‘ādun fastakbarū fil-arḍi bigairil-ḥaqqi wa qālū man asyaddu minnā quwwah(tan), awalam yarau annallāhal-lażī khalaqahum huwa asyaddu minhum quwwah(tan), wa kānū bi'āyātinā yajḥadūn(a).

    As for ’Ȃd, they acted arrogantly throughout the land with no right, boasting, “Who is superior to us in might?” Did they not see that Allah ˹Himself˺, Who created them, was far superior to them in might? Still they persisted in denying Our signs.

16. فَاَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيْحًا صَرْصَرًا فِيْٓ اَيَّامٍ نَّحِسَاتٍ لِّنُذِيْقَهُمْ عَذَابَ الْخِزْيِ فِى الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْيَا ۗوَلَعَذَابُ الْاٰخِرَةِ اَخْزٰى وَهُمْ لَا يُنْصَرُوْنَ

    Fa arsalnā ‘alaihim rīḥan ṣarṣaran fī ayyāmin naḥisātil linużīqahum-‘ażābal khizyi fil-ḥayātid-dun-yā, wa la‘ażābul-ākhirati akhzā wa hum lā yunṣarūn(a).

    So We sent against them a furious wind, for ˹several˺ miserable days, to make them taste a humiliating punishment in this worldly life. But far more humiliating will be the punishment of the Hereafter. And they will not be helped.

17. وَاَمَّا ثَمُوْدُ فَهَدَيْنٰهُمْ فَاسْتَحَبُّوا الْعَمٰى عَلَى الْهُدٰى فَاَخَذَتْهُمْ صٰعِقَةُ الْعَذَابِ الْهُوْنِ بِمَا كَانُوْا يَكْسِبُوْنَ ۚ

    Wa ammā ṡamūdu fa hadaināhum fastaḥabbul-‘amā ‘alal-hudā fa akhażathum ṣā‘iqatul-‘ażābil-hūni bimā kānū yaksibūn(a).

    As for Thamûd, We showed them guidance, but they preferred blindness over guidance. So the blast of a disgracing punishment overtook them for what they used to commit.

18. وَنَجَّيْنَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَكَانُوْا يَتَّقُوْنَ ࣖ

    Wa najjainal-lażīna āmanū wa kānū yattaqūn(a).

    And We delivered those who were faithful and were mindful ˹of Allah˺.

19. وَيَوْمَ يُحْشَرُ اَعْدَاۤءُ اللّٰهِ اِلَى النَّارِ فَهُمْ يُوْزَعُوْنَ

    Wa yauma yuḥsyaru a‘dā'ullāhi ilan-nāri fahum yūza‘ūn(a).

    ˹Consider˺ the Day ˹when˺ the enemies of Allah will be gathered for the Fire, all driven in ranks.

20. حَتّٰىٓ اِذَا مَا جَاۤءُوْهَا شَهِدَ عَلَيْهِمْ سَمْعُهُمْ وَاَبْصَارُهُمْ وَجُلُوْدُهُمْ بِمَا كَانُوْا يَعْمَلُوْنَ

    Ḥattā iżā mā jā'ūhā syahida ‘alaihim sam‘uhum wa abṣāruhum wa julūduhum bimā kānū ya‘malūn(a).

    When they reach it, their ears, eyes, and skin will testify against what they used to do.

21. وَقَالُوْا لِجُلُوْدِهِمْ لِمَ شَهِدْتُّمْ عَلَيْنَا ۗقَالُوْٓا اَنْطَقَنَا اللّٰهُ الَّذِيْٓ اَنْطَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَّهُوَ خَلَقَكُمْ اَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍۙ وَّاِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُوْنَ

    Wa qālū lijulūdihim lima syahittum ‘alainā, qālū anṭaqanallāhul-lażī anṭaqa kulla syai'iw wa huwa khalaqakum awwala marrah(tin), wa ilaihi turja‘ūn(a).

    They will ask their skin ˹furiously˺, “Why have you testified against us?” It will say, “We have been made to speak by Allah, Who causes all things to speak. He ˹is the One Who˺ created you the first time, and to Him you were bound to return.

22. وَمَا كُنْتُمْ تَسْتَتِرُوْنَ اَنْ يَّشْهَدَ عَلَيْكُمْ سَمْعُكُمْ وَلَآ اَبْصَارُكُمْ وَلَا جُلُوْدُكُمْ وَلٰكِنْ ظَنَنْتُمْ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يَعْلَمُ كَثِيْرًا مِّمَّا تَعْمَلُوْنَ

    Wa mā kuntum tastatirūna ay yasyhada ‘alaikum sam‘ukum wa lā abṣārukum wa lā julūdukum wa lākin ẓanantum annallāha lā ya‘lamu kaṡīram mimmā ta‘malūn(a).

    You did not ˹bother to˺ hide yourselves from your ears, eyes, and skin to prevent them from testifying against you. Rather, you assumed that Allah did not know much of what you used to do.

23. وَذٰلِكُمْ ظَنُّكُمُ الَّذِيْ ظَنَنْتُمْ بِرَبِّكُمْ اَرْدٰىكُمْ فَاَصْبَحْتُمْ مِّنَ الْخٰسِرِيْنَ

    Wa żālikum ẓannukumul-lażī ẓanantum birabbikum ardākum fa aṣbaḥtum minal-khāsirīn(a).

    It was that ˹false˺ assumption you entertained about your Lord that has brought about your doom, so you have become losers.”

24. فَاِنْ يَّصْبِرُوْا فَالنَّارُ مَثْوًى لَّهُمْ ۚوَاِنْ يَّسْتَعْتِبُوْا فَمَا هُمْ مِّنَ الْمُعْتَبِيْنَ

    Fa iy yaṣbirū fan-nāru maṡwal lahum, wa iy yasta‘tibū famā hum minal-mu‘tabīn(a).

    Even if they endure patiently, the Fire will ˹always˺ be their home. And if they ˹beg to˺ appease ˹their Lord˺, they will never be allowed to.

25. ۞ وَقَيَّضْنَا لَهُمْ قُرَنَاۤءَ فَزَيَّنُوْا لَهُمْ مَّا بَيْنَ اَيْدِيْهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَحَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقَوْلُ فِيْٓ اُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْاِنْسِۚ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا خٰسِرِيْنَ ࣖ

    Wa qayyaḍnā lahum quranā'a fa zayyanū lahum mā baina aidīhim wa mā khalfahum wa ḥaqqa ‘alaihimul-qaulu fī umamin qad khalat min qablihim minal-jinni wal-ins(i), innahum kānū khāsirīn(a).

    We placed at their disposal ˹evil˺ associates who made their past and future ˹misdeeds˺ appealing to them. ˹So˺ the fate of earlier communities of jinn and humans has been justified against them ˹as well˺, ˹for˺ they were truly losers.

26. وَقَالَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا لَا تَسْمَعُوْا لِهٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنِ وَالْغَوْا فِيْهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَغْلِبُوْنَ

    Wa qālal-lażīna kafarū lā tasma‘ū lihāżal-qur'āni walgau fīhi la‘allakum taglibūn(a).

    The disbelievers advised ˹one another˺, “Do not listen to this Quran but drown it out so that you may prevail.”

27. فَلَنُذِيْقَنَّ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا عَذَابًا شَدِيْدًاۙ وَّلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ اَسْوَاَ الَّذِيْ كَانُوْا يَعْمَلُوْنَ

    Fa lanużīqannal-lażīna kafarū ‘ażāban syadīdā(n), wa lanajziyannahum aswa'al-lażī kānū ya‘malūn(a).

    So We will certainly make the disbelievers taste a severe punishment, and We will surely repay them according to the worst of their deeds.

28. ذٰلِكَ جَزَاۤءُ اَعْدَاۤءِ اللّٰهِ النَّارُ لَهُمْ فِيْهَا دَارُ الْخُلْدِ ۗجَزَاۤءً ۢبِمَا كَانُوْا بِاٰيٰتِنَا يَجْحَدُوْنَ

    Żālika jazā'u a‘dā'illāhin-nāru lahum fīhā dārul-khuld(i), jazā'am bimā kānū bi'āyātinā yajḥadūn(a).

    That is the reward of Allah’s enemies: the Fire, which will be their eternal home—a ˹fitting˺ reward for their denial of Our revelations.

29. وَقَالَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا رَبَّنَآ اَرِنَا الَّذَيْنِ اَضَلّٰنَا مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْاِنْسِ نَجْعَلْهُمَا تَحْتَ اَقْدَامِنَا لِيَكُوْنَا مِنَ الْاَسْفَلِيْنَ

    Wa qālal-lażīna kafarū rabbanā arinal-lażaini aḍallānā minal-jinni wal-insi naj‘alhumā taḥta aqdāminā liyakūnā minal-asfalīn(a).

    The disbelievers will ˹then˺ cry, “Our Lord! Show us those jinn and humans who led us astray: we will put them under our feet so that they will be among the lowest ˹in Hell˺.”

30. اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ قَالُوْا رَبُّنَا اللّٰهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوْا تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَلٰۤىِٕكَةُ اَلَّا تَخَافُوْا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوْا وَاَبْشِرُوْا بِالْجَنَّةِ الَّتِيْ كُنْتُمْ تُوْعَدُوْنَ

    Innal-lażīna qālū rabbunallāhu ṡummastaqāmū tatanazzalu ‘alaihimul-malā'ikatu allā takhāfū wa lā taḥzanū wa absyirū bil-jannatil-latī kuntum tū‘adūn(a).

    Surely those who say, “Our Lord is Allah,” and then remain steadfast, the angels descend upon them, ˹saying,˺ “Do not fear, nor grieve. Rather, rejoice in the good news of Paradise, which you have been promised.

31. نَحْنُ اَوْلِيَاۤؤُكُمْ فِى الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِى الْاٰخِرَةِ ۚوَلَكُمْ فِيْهَا مَا تَشْتَهِيْٓ اَنْفُسُكُمْ وَلَكُمْ فِيْهَا مَا تَدَّعُوْنَ ۗ

    Naḥnu auliyā'ukum fil-ḥayātid-dun-yā wa fil-ākhirah(ti), wa lakum fīhā mā tasytahī anfusukum wa lakum fīhā mā tadda‘ūn(a).

    We are your supporters in this worldly life and in the Hereafter. There you will have whatever your souls desire, and there you will have whatever you ask for:

32. نُزُلًا مِّنْ غَفُوْرٍ رَّحِيْمٍ ࣖ

    Nuzulam min gafūrir raḥīm(in).

    an accommodation from the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful ˹Lord˺.”

33. وَمَنْ اَحْسَنُ قَوْلًا مِّمَّنْ دَعَآ اِلَى اللّٰهِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا وَّقَالَ اِنَّنِيْ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِيْنَ

    Wa man aḥsanu qaulam mimman da‘ā ilallāhi wa ‘amila ṣāliḥaw wa qāla innanī minal-muslimīn(a).

    And whose words are better than someone who calls ˹others˺ to Allah, does good, and says, “I am truly one of those who submit.”?

34. وَلَا تَسْتَوِى الْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا السَّيِّئَةُ ۗاِدْفَعْ بِالَّتِيْ هِيَ اَحْسَنُ فَاِذَا الَّذِيْ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهٗ عَدَاوَةٌ كَاَنَّهٗ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيْمٌ

    Wa lā tastawil-ḥasanatu wa las-sayyi'ah(tu), idfa‘ bil-latī hiya aḥsanu fa'iżal-lażī bainaka wa bainahū ‘adāwatun ka'annahū waliyyun ḥamīm(un).

    Good and evil cannot be equal. Respond ˹to evil˺ with what is best, then the one you are in a feud with will be like a close friend.

35. وَمَا يُلَقّٰىهَآ اِلَّا الَّذِيْنَ صَبَرُوْاۚ وَمَا يُلَقّٰىهَآ اِلَّا ذُوْ حَظٍّ عَظِيْمٍ

    Wa mā yulaqqāhā illal-lażīna ṣabarū, wa mā yulaqqāhā illā żū ḥaẓẓin ‘aẓīm(in).

    But this cannot be attained except by those who are patient and who are truly fortunate.

36. وَاِمَّا يَنْزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطٰنِ نَزْغٌ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللّٰهِ ۗاِنَّهٗ هُوَ السَّمِيْعُ الْعَلِيْمُ

    Wa immā yanzagannaka minasy-syaiṭāni nazgun fasta‘iż billāh(i), innahū huwas-samī‘ul-‘alīm(u).

    And if you are tempted by Satan, then seek refuge with Allah. Indeed, He ˹alone˺ is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

37. وَمِنْ اٰيٰتِهِ الَّيْلُ وَالنَّهَارُ وَالشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُۗ لَا تَسْجُدُوْا لِلشَّمْسِ وَلَا لِلْقَمَرِ وَاسْجُدُوْا لِلّٰهِ الَّذِيْ خَلَقَهُنَّ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ اِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُوْنَ

    Wa min āyātihil-lailu wan-nahāru wasy-syamsu wal-qamar(u), lā tasjudū lisy-syamsi wa lā lil-qamari wasjudū lillāhil-lażī khalaqahunna in kuntum iyyāhu ta‘budūn(a).

    Among His signs are the day and the night, the sun and the moon. Do not prostrate to the sun or the moon, but prostrate to Allah, Who created them ˹all˺, if you ˹truly˺ worship Him ˹alone˺.

38. فَاِنِ اسْتَكْبَرُوْا فَالَّذِيْنَ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ يُسَبِّحُوْنَ لَهٗ بِالَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَهُمْ لَا يَسْـَٔمُوْنَ ۩

    Fa inistakbarū fal-lażīna ‘inda rabbika yusabbiḥūna lahū bil-laili wan-nahāri wa hum lā yas'amūn(a).

    But if the pagans are too proud, then ˹let them know that˺ those ˹angels˺ nearest to your Lord glorify Him day and night, and never grow weary.

39. وَمِنْ اٰيٰتِهٖٓ اَنَّكَ تَرَى الْاَرْضَ خَاشِعَةً فَاِذَآ اَنْزَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا الْمَاۤءَ اهْتَزَّتْ وَرَبَتْۗ اِنَّ الَّذِيْٓ اَحْيَاهَا لَمُحْيِ الْمَوْتٰى ۗاِنَّهٗ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ

    Wa min āyātihī annaka taral-arḍa khāsyi‘atan fa iżā anzalnā ‘alaihal-mā'ahtazzat wa rabat, innal-lażī aḥyāhā lamuḥyil-mautā, innahū ‘alā kulli syai'in qadīr(un).

    And among His signs is that you see the earth devoid of life, but as soon as We send down rain upon it, it begins to stir ˹to life˺ and swell. Indeed, the One Who revives it can easily revive the dead. He is certainly Most Capable of everything.

40. اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ يُلْحِدُوْنَ فِيْٓ اٰيٰتِنَا لَا يَخْفَوْنَ عَلَيْنَاۗ اَفَمَنْ يُّلْقٰى فِى النَّارِ خَيْرٌ اَمَّنْ يَّأْتِيْٓ اٰمِنًا يَّوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ ۗاِعْمَلُوْا مَا شِئْتُمْ ۙاِنَّهٗ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ بَصِيْرٌ

    Innal-lażīna yulḥidūna fī āyātinā lā yakhfauna ‘alainā, afamay yulqā fin-nāri khairun am may ya'tī āminay yaumal-qiyāmah(ti), i‘malū mā syi'tum, innahū bimā ta‘malūna baṣīr(un).

    Indeed, those who abuse Our revelations are not hidden from Us. Who is better: the one who will be cast into the Fire or the one who will be secure on Judgment Day? Do whatever you want. He is certainly All-Seeing of what you do.

41. اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا بِالذِّكْرِ لَمَّا جَاۤءَهُمْ ۗوَاِنَّهٗ لَكِتٰبٌ عَزِيْزٌ ۙ

    Innal-lażīna kafarū biż-żikri lammā jā'ahum, wa innahū lakitābun ‘azīz(un).

    Indeed, those who deny the Reminder after it has come to them ˹are doomed˺, for it is truly a mighty Book.

42. لَّا يَأْتِيْهِ الْبَاطِلُ مِنْۢ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَلَا مِنْ خَلْفِهٖ ۗتَنْزِيْلٌ مِّنْ حَكِيْمٍ حَمِيْدٍ

    Lā ya'tīhil-bāṭilu mim baini yadaihi wa lā min khalfih(ī), tanzīlum min ḥakīmin ḥamīd(in).

    It cannot be proven false from any angle. ˹It is˺ a revelation from the ˹One Who is˺ All-Wise, Praiseworthy.

43. مَا يُقَالُ لَكَ اِلَّا مَا قَدْ قِيْلَ لِلرُّسُلِ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ ۗاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُوْ مَغْفِرَةٍ وَّذُوْ عِقَابٍ اَلِيْمٍ

    Mā yuqālu laka illā mā qad qīla lir-rusuli min qablik(a), inna rabbaka lażū magfiratiw wa żū ‘iqābin alīm(in).

    ˹O Prophet!˺ Nothing is said to you ˹by the deniers˺ except what was already said to the messengers before you. Surely your Lord is ˹the Lord˺ of forgiveness and painful punishment.

44. وَلَوْ جَعَلْنٰهُ قُرْاٰنًا اَعْجَمِيًّا لَّقَالُوْا لَوْلَا فُصِّلَتْ اٰيٰتُهٗ ۗ ءَاَ۬عْجَمِيٌّ وَّعَرَبِيٌّ ۗ قُلْ هُوَ لِلَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا هُدًى وَّشِفَاۤءٌ ۗوَالَّذِيْنَ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ فِيْٓ اٰذَانِهِمْ وَقْرٌ وَّهُوَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَمًىۗ اُولٰۤىِٕكَ يُنَادَوْنَ مِنْ مَّكَانٍۢ بَعِيْدٍ ࣖ

    Wa lau ja‘alnāhu qur'ānan a‘jamiyyal laqālū lau lā fuṣṣilat āyātuh(ū), a'a‘jamiyyuw wa ‘arabiyy(un), qul huwa lil-lażīna āmanū hudaw wa syifā'(un), wal-lażīna lā yu'minūna fī āżānihim waqruw wa huwa ‘alaihim ‘amā(n), ulā'ika yunādauna mim makānim ba‘īd(in).

    Had We revealed it as a non-Arabic Quran, they would have certainly argued, “If only its verses were made clear ˹in our language˺. What! A non-Arabic revelation for an Arab audience!” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “It is a guide and a healing to the believers. As for those who disbelieve, there is deafness in their ears and blindness to it ˹in their hearts˺. It is as if they are being called from a faraway place.”

45. وَلَقَدْ اٰتَيْنَا مُوْسَى الْكِتٰبَ فَاخْتُلِفَ فِيْهِ ۗوَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُمْ ۗوَاِنَّهُمْ لَفِيْ شَكٍّ مِّنْهُ مُرِيْبٍ

    Wa laqad ātainā mūsal-kitāba fakhtulifa fīh(i), wa lau lā kalimatun sabaqat mir rabbika laquḍiya bainahum, wa innahum lafī syakkim minhu murīb(in).

    Indeed, We had given Moses the Scripture, but differences arose regarding it. Had it not been for a prior decree from your Lord, their differences would have been settled ˹at once˺. They are truly in alarming doubt about it.

46. مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلِنَفْسِهٖ ۙوَمَنْ اَسَاۤءَ فَعَلَيْهَا ۗوَمَا رَبُّكَ بِظَلَّامٍ لِّلْعَبِيْدِ ۔

    Man ‘amila ṣāliḥan fa linafsih(ī), wa man asā'a fa ‘alaihā, wa mā rabbuka biẓallāmil lil-‘abīd(i).

    Whoever does good, it is to their own benefit. And whoever does evil, it is to their own loss. Your Lord is never unjust to ˹His˺ servants.

47. ۞ اِلَيْهِ يُرَدُّ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ ۗوَمَا تَخْرُجُ مِنْ ثَمَرٰتٍ مِّنْ اَكْمَامِهَا وَمَا تَحْمِلُ مِنْ اُنْثٰى وَلَا تَضَعُ اِلَّا بِعِلْمِهٖ ۗوَيَوْمَ يُنَادِيْهِمْ اَيْنَ شُرَكَاۤءِيْۙ قَالُوْٓا اٰذَنّٰكَ مَا مِنَّا مِنْ شَهِيْدٍ ۚ

    Ilaihi yuraddu ‘ilmus-sā‘ah(ti), wa mā takhruju min ṡamarātim min akmāmihā wa mā taḥmilu min unṡā wa lā taḍa‘u illā bi‘ilmih(ī), wa yauma yunādīhim aina syurakā'ī, qālū āżannāka mā minnā min syahīd(in).

    With Him ˹alone˺ is the knowledge of the Hour. No fruit comes out of its husk, nor does a female conceive or deliver without His knowledge. And ˹consider˺ the Day He will call to them, “Where are My ˹so-called˺ associate-gods?” They will cry, “We declare before you that none of us testifies to that ˹any longer˺.”

48. وَضَلَّ عَنْهُمْ مَّا كَانُوْا يَدْعُوْنَ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَظَنُّوْا مَا لَهُمْ مِّنْ مَّحِيْصٍ

    Wa ḍalla ‘anhum mā kānū yad‘ūna min qablu wa ẓannū mā lahum mim maḥīṣ(in).

    Whatever ˹idols˺ they used to invoke besides Allah will fail them. And they will realize that they will have no escape.

49. لَا يَسْـَٔمُ الْاِنْسَانُ مِنْ دُعَاۤءِ الْخَيْرِۖ وَاِنْ مَّسَّهُ الشَّرُّ فَيَـُٔوْسٌ قَنُوْطٌ

    Lā yas'amul-insānu min du‘ā'il-khair(i), wa im massahusy-syarru fa ya'ūsun qanūṭ(un).

    One never tires of praying for good. And if touched with evil, they become desperate and hopeless.

50. وَلَىِٕنْ اَذَقْنٰهُ رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا مِنْۢ بَعْدِ ضَرَّاۤءَ مَسَّتْهُ لَيَقُوْلَنَّ هٰذَا لِيْۙ وَمَآ اَظُنُّ السَّاعَةَ قَاۤىِٕمَةًۙ وَّلَىِٕنْ رُّجِعْتُ اِلٰى رَبِّيْٓ اِنَّ لِيْ عِنْدَهٗ لَلْحُسْنٰىۚ فَلَنُنَبِّئَنَّ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا بِمَا عَمِلُوْاۖ وَلَنُذِيْقَنَّهُمْ مِّنْ عَذَابٍ غَلِيْظٍ

    Wa la'in ażaqnāhu raḥmatam minnā mim ba‘di ḍarrā'a massathu layaqūlunna hāżā lī, wa mā aẓunnus-sā‘ata qā'imah(tan), wa la'ir ruji‘tu ilā rabbī inna lī ‘indahū lal-ḥusnā, fa lanunabbi'annal-lażīna kafarū bimā ‘amilū, wa lanużīqannahum min ‘ażābin galīẓ(in).

    And if We let them taste a mercy from Us after being touched with adversity, they will certainly say, “This is what I deserve. I do not think the Hour will ˹ever˺ come. And if in fact I am returned to my Lord, the finest reward with Him will definitely be mine.” But We will surely inform the disbelievers of what they used to do. And We will certainly make them taste a harsh torment.

51. وَاِذَآ اَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى الْاِنْسَانِ اَعْرَضَ وَنَاٰ بِجَانِبِهٖۚ وَاِذَا مَسَّهُ الشَّرُّ فَذُوْ دُعَاۤءٍ عَرِيْضٍ

    Wa iżā an‘amnā ‘alal-insāni a‘raḍa wa na'ā bijānibih(ī), wa iżā massahusy-syarru fażū du‘ā'in ‘arīḍ(in).

    When We show favour to someone, they turn away, acting arrogantly. And when touched with evil, they make endless prayers ˹for good˺.

52. قُلْ اَرَءَيْتُمْ اِنْ كَانَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللّٰهِ ثُمَّ كَفَرْتُمْ بِهٖ مَنْ اَضَلُّ مِمَّنْ هُوَ فِيْ شِقَاقٍۢ بَعِيْدٍ

    Qul ara'aitum in kāna min ‘indillāhi ṡumma kafartum bihī man aḍallu mimman huwa fī syiqāqim ba‘īd(in).

    Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, “Imagine if this ˹Quran˺ is ˹truly˺ from Allah and you deny it: who can be more astray than those who have gone too far in opposition ˹to the truth˺?”

53. سَنُرِيْهِمْ اٰيٰتِنَا فِى الْاٰفَاقِ وَفِيْٓ اَنْفُسِهِمْ حَتّٰى يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ اَنَّهُ الْحَقُّۗ اَوَلَمْ يَكْفِ بِرَبِّكَ اَنَّهٗ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيْدٌ

    Sanurīhim āyātinā fil-āfāqi wa fī anfusihim ḥattā yatabayyana lahum annahul-ḥaqq(u), awalam yakfi birabbika annahū ‘alā kulli syai'in syahīd(un).

    We will show them Our signs in the universe and within themselves until it becomes clear to them that this ˹Quran˺ is the truth. Is it not enough that your Lord is a Witness over all things?

54. اَلَآ اِنَّهُمْ فِيْ مِرْيَةٍ مِّنْ لِّقَاۤءِ رَبِّهِمْ ۗ اَلَآ اِنَّهٗ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ مُّحِيْطٌ ࣖ

    Alā innahum fī miryatim mil liqā'i rabbihim, alā innahū bikulli syai'im muḥīṭ(un).

    They are truly in doubt of the meeting with their Lord! ˹But˺ He is indeed Fully Aware of everything.