Surah Luqman

Translation by:
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

1. الۤمّۤ ۗ

   Alif lām mīm.

   Alif-Lãm-Mĩm.

2. تِلْكَ اٰيٰتُ الْكِتٰبِ الْحَكِيْمِۙ

   Tilka āyātul-kitābil-ḥakīm(i).

   These are the verses of the Book, rich in wisdom.

3. هُدًى وَّرَحْمَةً لِّلْمُحْسِنِيْنَۙ

   Hudaw wa raḥmatal lil-muḥsinīn(a).

   ˹It is˺ a guide and mercy for the good-doers—

4. الَّذِيْنَ يُقِيْمُوْنَ الصَّلٰوةَ وَيُؤْتُوْنَ الزَّكٰوةَ وَهُمْ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوْقِنُوْنَۗ

   Allażīna yuqīmūnaṣ-ṣalāta wa yu'tūnaz-zakāta wa hum bil-ākhirati hum yūqinūn(a).

   those who establish prayer, pay alms-tax, and have sure faith in the Hereafter.

5. اُولٰۤىِٕكَ عَلٰى هُدًى مِّنْ رَّبِّهِمْ وَاُولٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُوْنَ

   Ulā'ika ‘alā hudam mir rabbihim wa ulā'ika humul-mufliḥūn(a).

   It is they who are ˹truly˺ guided by their Lord, and it is they who will be successful.

6. وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَّشْتَرِيْ لَهْوَ الْحَدِيْثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَنْ سَبِيْلِ اللّٰهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍۖ وَّيَتَّخِذَهَا هُزُوًاۗ اُولٰۤىِٕكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِيْنٌ

   Wa minan-nāsi may yasytarī lahwal-ḥadīṡi liyuḍilla ‘an sabīlillāhi bigairi ‘ilmiw wa yattakhiżahā huzuwā(n), ulā'ika lahum ‘ażābum muhīn(un).

   But there are some who employ theatrics, only to lead others away from Allah’s Way—without any knowledge—and to make a mockery of it. They will suffer a humiliating punishment.

7. وَاِذَا تُتْلٰى عَلَيْهِ اٰيٰتُنَا وَلّٰى مُسْتَكْبِرًا كَاَنْ لَّمْ يَسْمَعْهَا كَاَنَّ فِيْٓ اُذُنَيْهِ وَقْرًاۚ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِعَذَابٍ اَلِيْمٍ

   Wa iżā tutlā ‘alaihi āyātunā wallā mustakbiran ka'allam yasma‘hā ka'anna fī użunaihi waqrā(n), fabasyyirhu bi‘ażābin alīm(in).

   Whenever Our revelations are recited to them, they turn away in arrogance as if they did not hear them, as if there is deafness in their ears. So give them good news ˹O Prophet˺ of a painful punishment.

8. اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنّٰتُ النَّعِيْمِۙ

   Innal-lażīna āmanū wa ‘amiluṣ-ṣāliḥāti lahum jannātun na‘īm(i).

   Surely those who believe and do good will have the Gardens of Bliss,

9. خٰلِدِيْنَ فِيْهَاۗ وَعْدَ اللّٰهِ حَقًّاۗ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيْزُ الْحَكِيْمُ

   Khālidīna fīhā, wa‘dallāhi ḥaqqā(n), wa huwal-‘azīzul-ḥakīm(u).

   staying there forever. Allah’s promise is true. And He is the Almighty, All-Wise.

10. خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ بِغَيْرِ عَمَدٍ تَرَوْنَهَا وَاَلْقٰى فِى الْاَرْضِ رَوَاسِيَ اَنْ تَمِيْدَ بِكُمْ وَبَثَّ فِيْهَا مِنْ كُلِّ دَاۤبَّةٍۗ وَاَنْزَلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَاۤءِ مَاۤءً فَاَنْۢبَتْنَا فِيْهَا مِنْ كُلِّ زَوْجٍ كَرِيْمٍ

    Khalaqas-samāwāti bigairi ‘amadin taraunahā wa alqā fil-arḍi rawāsiya an tamīda bikum wa baṡṡa fīhā min kulli dābbah(tin), wa anzalnā minas-samā'i mā'an fa ambatnā fīhā min kulli zaujin karīm(in).

    He created the heavens without pillars—as you can see—and placed firm mountains upon the earth so it does not shake with you, and scattered throughout it all types of creatures. And We send down rain from the sky, causing every type of fine plant to grow on earth.

11. هٰذَا خَلْقُ اللّٰهِ فَاَرُوْنِيْ مَاذَا خَلَقَ الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِهٖۗ بَلِ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ فِيْ ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِيْنٍ ࣖ

    Hāżā khalqullāhi fa arūnī māżā khalaqal-lażīna min dūnih(ī), baliẓ-ẓālimūna fī ḍalālim mubīn(in).

    This is Allah’s creation. Now show Me what those ˹gods˺ other than Him have created. In fact, the wrongdoers are clearly astray.

12. وَلَقَدْ اٰتَيْنَا لُقْمٰنَ الْحِكْمَةَ اَنِ اشْكُرْ لِلّٰهِ ۗوَمَنْ يَّشْكُرْ فَاِنَّمَا يَشْكُرُ لِنَفْسِهٖۚ وَمَنْ كَفَرَ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَنِيٌّ حَمِيْدٌ

    Wa laqad ātainā luqmānal-ḥikmata anisykur lillāh(i), wa may yasykur fa'innamā yasykuru linafsih(ī), wa man kafara fa'innallāha ganiyyun ḥamīd(un).

    Indeed, We blessed Luqmân with wisdom, ˹saying˺, “Be grateful to Allah, for whoever is grateful, it is only for their own good. And whoever is ungrateful, then surely Allah is Self-Sufficient, Praiseworthy.”

13. وَاِذْ قَالَ لُقْمٰنُ لِابْنِهٖ وَهُوَ يَعِظُهٗ يٰبُنَيَّ لَا تُشْرِكْ بِاللّٰهِ ۗاِنَّ الشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيْمٌ

    Wa iż qāla luqmānu libnihī wa huwa ya‘iẓuhū yā bunayya lā tusyrik billāh(i), innasy-syirka laẓulmun ‘aẓīm(un).

    And ˹remember˺ when Luqmân said to his son, while advising him, “O my dear son! Never associate ˹anything˺ with Allah ˹in worship˺, for associating ˹others with Him˺ is truly the worst of all wrongs.”

14. وَوَصَّيْنَا الْاِنْسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِۚ حَمَلَتْهُ اُمُّهٗ وَهْنًا عَلٰى وَهْنٍ وَّفِصَالُهٗ فِيْ عَامَيْنِ اَنِ اشْكُرْ لِيْ وَلِوَالِدَيْكَۗ اِلَيَّ الْمَصِيْرُ

    Wa waṣṣainal-insāna biwālidaih(i), ḥamalathu ummuhū wahnan ‘alā wahniw wa fiṣāluhū fī ‘āmaini anisykur lī wa liwālidaik(a), ilayyal-maṣīr(u).

    And We have commanded people to ˹honour˺ their parents. Their mothers bore them through hardship upon hardship, and their weaning takes two years. So be grateful to Me and your parents. To Me is the final return.

15. وَاِنْ جَاهَدٰكَ عَلٰٓى اَنْ تُشْرِكَ بِيْ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهٖ عِلْمٌ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَا وَصَاحِبْهُمَا فِى الدُّنْيَا مَعْرُوْفًا ۖوَّاتَّبِعْ سَبِيْلَ مَنْ اَنَابَ اِلَيَّۚ ثُمَّ اِلَيَّ مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَاُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ

    Wa in jāhadāka ‘alā an tusyrika bī mā laisa laka bihī ‘ilmun falā tuṭi‘humā wa ṣāḥibhumā fid-dun-yā ma‘rūfā(n), wattabi‘ sabīla man anāba ilayya(a), ṡumma ilayya marji‘ukum fa unabbi'ukum bimā kuntum ta‘malūn(a).

    But if they pressure you to associate with Me what you have no knowledge of, do not obey them. Still keep their company in this world courteously, and follow the way of those who turn to Me ˹in devotion˺. Then to Me you will ˹all˺ return, and then I will inform you of what you used to do.

16. يٰبُنَيَّ اِنَّهَآ اِنْ تَكُ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ فَتَكُنْ فِيْ صَخْرَةٍ اَوْ فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ اَوْ فِى الْاَرْضِ يَأْتِ بِهَا اللّٰهُ ۗاِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَطِيْفٌ خَبِيْرٌ

    Yā bunayya innahā in taku miṡqāla ḥabbatim min khardalin fatakun fī ṣakhratin au fis-samāwāti au fil-arḍi ya'ti bihallāh(u), innallāha laṭīfun khabīr(un).

    ˹Luqmân added,˺ “O my dear son! ˹Even˺ if a deed were the weight of a mustard seed—be it ˹hidden˺ in a rock or in the heavens or the earth—Allah will bring it forth. Surely Allah is Most Subtle, All-Aware.

17. يٰبُنَيَّ اَقِمِ الصَّلٰوةَ وَأْمُرْ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِ وَانْهَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَاصْبِرْ عَلٰى مَآ اَصَابَكَۗ اِنَّ ذٰلِكَ مِنْ عَزْمِ الْاُمُوْرِ

    Yā bunayya aqimiṣ-ṣalāta wa'mur bil-ma‘rūfi wanha ‘anil-munkari waṣbir ‘alā mā aṣābak(a), inna żālika min ‘azmil-umūr(i).

    “O my dear son! Establish prayer, encourage what is good and forbid what is evil, and endure patiently whatever befalls you. Surely this is a resolve to aspire to.

18. وَلَا تُصَعِّرْ خَدَّكَ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَمْشِ فِى الْاَرْضِ مَرَحًاۗ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُوْرٍۚ

    Wa lā tuṣa‘‘ir khaddaka lin-nāsi wa lā tamsyi fil-arḍi maraḥā(n), innallāha lā yuḥibbu kulla mukhtālin fakhūr(in).

    “And do not turn your nose up to people, nor walk pridefully upon the earth. Surely Allah does not like whoever is arrogant, boastful.

19. وَاقْصِدْ فِيْ مَشْيِكَ وَاغْضُضْ مِنْ صَوْتِكَۗ اِنَّ اَنْكَرَ الْاَصْوَاتِ لَصَوْتُ الْحَمِيْرِ ࣖ

    Waqṣid fī masy-yika wagḍuḍ min ṣautik(a), inna ankaral-aṣwāti laṣautul-ḥamīr(i).

    Be moderate in your pace. And lower your voice, for the ugliest of all voices is certainly the braying of donkeys.”

20. اَلَمْ تَرَوْا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُمْ مَّا فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِى الْاَرْضِ وَاَسْبَغَ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعَمَهٗ ظَاهِرَةً وَّبَاطِنَةً ۗوَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يُّجَادِلُ فِى اللّٰهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَّلَا هُدًى وَّلَا كِتٰبٍ مُّنِيْرٍ

    Alam tarau annallāha sakhkhara lakum mā fis-samāwāti wa mā fil-arḍi wa asbaga ‘alaikum ni‘amahū ẓāhirataw wa bāṭinah(tan), wa minan-nāsi may yujādilu fillāhi bigairi ‘ilmiw wa lā hudaw wa lā kitābim munīr(in).

    Have you not seen that Allah has subjected for you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth, and has lavished His favours upon you, both seen and unseen? ˹Still˺ there are some who dispute about Allah without knowledge, or guidance, or an enlightening scripture.

21. وَاِذَا قِيْلَ لَهُمُ اتَّبِعُوْا مَآ اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ قَالُوْا بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ اٰبَاۤءَنَاۗ اَوَلَوْ كَانَ الشَّيْطٰنُ يَدْعُوْهُمْ اِلٰى عَذَابِ السَّعِيْرِ

    Wa iżā qīla lahumuttabi‘ū mā anzalallāhu qālū bal nattabi‘u mā wajadnā ‘alaihi ābā'anā, awalau kānasy-syaiṭānu yad‘ūhum ilā ‘ażābis-sa‘īr(i).

    When it is said to them, “Follow what Allah has revealed,” they reply, “No! We ˹only˺ follow what we found our forefathers practicing.” ˹Would they still do so˺ even if Satan is inviting them to the torment of the Blaze?

22. ۞ وَمَنْ يُّسْلِمْ وَجْهَهٗٓ اِلَى اللّٰهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقٰىۗ وَاِلَى اللّٰهِ عَاقِبَةُ الْاُمُوْرِ

    Wa may yuslim wajhahū ilallāhi wa huwa muḥsinun faqadistamsaka bil-‘urwatil-wuṡqā, wa ilallāhi ‘āqibatul-umūr(i).

    Whoever fully submits themselves to Allah and is a good-doer, they have certainly grasped the firmest hand-hold. And with Allah rests the outcome of ˹all˺ affairs.

23. وَمَنْ كَفَرَ فَلَا يَحْزُنْكَ كُفْرُهٗۗ اِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُهُمْ فَنُنَبِّئُهُمْ بِمَا عَمِلُوْاۗ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلِيْمٌۢ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُوْرِ

    Wa man kafara falā yaḥzunka kufruh(ū), ilainā marji‘uhum fanunabbi'uhum bimā ‘amilū, innallāha ‘alīmum biżātiṣ-ṣudūr(i).

    But whoever disbelieves, do not let their disbelief grieve you ˹O Prophet˺. To Us is their return, and We will inform them of all they did. Surely Allah knows best what is ˹hidden˺ in the heart.

24. نُمَتِّعُهُمْ قَلِيْلًا ثُمَّ نَضْطَرُّهُمْ اِلٰى عَذَابٍ غَلِيْظٍ

    Numatti‘uhum qalīlan ṡumma naḍṭarruhum ilā ‘ażābin galīẓ(in).

    We allow them enjoyment for a little while, then ˹in time˺ We will force them into a harsh torment.

25. وَلَىِٕنْ سَاَلْتَهُمْ مَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ لَيَقُوْلُنَّ اللّٰهُ ۗقُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ ۗبَلْ اَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ

    Wa la'in sa'altahum man khalaqas-samāwāti wal-arḍa layaqūlunnallāh(u), qulil-ḥamdu lillāh(i), bal akṡaruhum lā ya‘lamūn(a).

    And if you ask them who created the heavens and the earth, they will definitely say, “Allah!” Say, “Praise be to Allah!” In fact, most of them do not know.

26. لِلّٰهِ مَا فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِۗ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ الْغَنِيُّ الْحَمِيْدُ

    Lillāhi mā fis-samāwāti wal-arḍ(i), innallāha huwal-ganiyyul-ḥamīd(u).

    To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. Allah is truly the Self-Sufficient, Praiseworthy.

27. وَلَوْ اَنَّ مَا فِى الْاَرْضِ مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ اَقْلَامٌ وَّالْبَحْرُ يَمُدُّهٗ مِنْۢ بَعْدِهٖ سَبْعَةُ اَبْحُرٍ مَّا نَفِدَتْ كَلِمٰتُ اللّٰهِ ۗاِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَزِيْزٌ حَكِيْمٌ

    Wa lau anna mā fil-arḍi min syajaratin aqlāmuw wal-baḥru yamudduhū mim ba‘dihī sab‘atu abḥurim mā nafidat kalimātullāh(i), innallāha ‘azīzun ḥakīm(un).

    If all the trees on earth were pens and the ocean ˹were ink˺, refilled by seven other oceans, the Words of Allah would not be exhausted. Surely Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.

28. مَا خَلْقُكُمْ وَلَا بَعْثُكُمْ اِلَّا كَنَفْسٍ وَّاحِدَةٍ ۗاِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَمِيْعٌۢ بَصِيْرٌ

    Mā khalqukum wa lā ba‘ṡukum illā kanafsiw wāḥidah(tin), innallāha samī‘um baṣīr(un).

    The creation and resurrection of you ˹all˺ is as simple ˹for Him˺ as that of a single soul. Surely Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.

29. اَلَمْ تَرَ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ يُوْلِجُ الَّيْلَ فِى النَّهَارِ وَيُوْلِجُ النَّهَارَ فِى الَّيْلِ وَسَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَۖ كُلٌّ يَّجْرِيْٓ اِلٰٓى اَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى وَّاَنَّ اللّٰهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ خَبِيْرٌ

    Alam tara annallāha yūlijul-laila fin-nahāri wa yūlijun-nahāra fil-laili wa sakhkharasy-syamsa wal-qamar(a), kulluy yajrī ilā ajalim musammaw wa annallāha bimā ta‘malūna khabīr(un).

    Do you not see that Allah causes the night to merge into the day and the day into the night, and has subjected the sun and the moon, each orbiting for an appointed term, and that Allah is All-Aware of what you do?

30. ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ الْحَقُّ وَاَنَّ مَا يَدْعُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِهِ الْبَاطِلُۙ وَاَنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْكَبِيْرُ ࣖ

    Żālika bi'annallāha huwal-ḥaqqu wa anna mā yad‘ūna min dūnihil-bāṭil(u), wa annallāha huwal-‘aliyyul-kabīr(u).

    That is because Allah ˹alone˺ is the Truth and what they invoke besides Him is falsehood, and ˹because˺ Allah ˹alone˺ is the Most High, All-Great.

31. اَلَمْ تَرَ اَنَّ الْفُلْكَ تَجْرِيْ فِى الْبَحْرِ بِنِعْمَتِ اللّٰهِ لِيُرِيَكُمْ مِّنْ اٰيٰتِهٖۗ اِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيٰتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُوْرٍ

    Alam tara annal-fulka tajrī fil-baḥri bini‘matillāhi liyuriyakum min āyātih(ī), inna fī żālika la'āyātil likulli ṣabbārin syakūr(in).

    Do you not see that the ships sail ˹smoothly˺ through the sea by the grace of Allah so that He may show you some of His signs? Surely in this are signs for whoever is steadfast, grateful.

32. وَاِذَا غَشِيَهُمْ مَّوْجٌ كَالظُّلَلِ دَعَوُا اللّٰهَ مُخْلِصِيْنَ لَهُ الدِّيْنَ ەۚ فَلَمَّا نَجّٰىهُمْ اِلَى الْبَرِّ فَمِنْهُمْ مُّقْتَصِدٌۗ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِاٰيٰتِنَآ اِلَّا كُلُّ خَتَّارٍ كَفُوْرٍ

    Wa iżā gasyiyahum maujun kaẓ-ẓulali da‘awullāha mukhliṣīna lahud-dīn(a), falammā najjāhum ilal-barri faminhum muqtaṣid(un), wa mā yajḥadu bi'āyātinā illā kullu khattārin kafūr(in).

    And as soon as they are overwhelmed by waves like mountains, they cry out to Allah ˹alone˺ in sincere devotion. But when He delivers them ˹safely˺ to shore, only some become relatively grateful. And none rejects Our signs except whoever is deceitful, ungrateful.

33. يٰٓاَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوْا رَبَّكُمْ وَاخْشَوْا يَوْمًا لَّا يَجْزِيْ وَالِدٌ عَنْ وَّلَدِهٖۖ وَلَا مَوْلُوْدٌ هُوَ جَازٍ عَنْ وَّالِدِهٖ شَيْـًٔاۗ اِنَّ وَعْدَ اللّٰهِ حَقٌّ فَلَا تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ الْحَيٰوةُ الدُّنْيَاۗ وَلَا يَغُرَّنَّكُمْ بِاللّٰهِ الْغَرُوْرُ

    Ya ayyuhan-nāsuttaqū rabbakum wakhsyau yaumal lā yajzī wālidun ‘aw waladih(ī), wa lā maulūdun huwa jāzin ‘aw wālidihī syai'ā(n), inna wa‘dallāhi ḥaqqun falā tagurrannakumul-ḥayātud-dun-yā, wa lā yagurrannakum billāhil-garūr(u).

    O humanity! Be mindful of your Lord, and beware of a Day when no parent will be of any benefit to their child, nor will a child be of any benefit to their parent. Surely Allah’s promise is true. So do not let the life of this world deceive you, nor let the Chief Deceiver deceive you about Allah.

34. اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عِنْدَهٗ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِۚ وَيُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَۚ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِى الْاَرْحَامِۗ وَمَا تَدْرِيْ نَفْسٌ مَّاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًاۗ وَمَا تَدْرِيْ نَفْسٌۢ بِاَيِّ اَرْضٍ تَمُوْتُۗ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلِيْمٌ خَبِيْرٌ ࣖ

    Innallāha ‘indahū ‘ilmus-sā‘ah(ti), wa yunazzilul-gaiṡ(a), wa ya‘lamu mā fil-arḥām(i), wa mā tadrī nafsum māżā taksibu gadā(n), wa mā tadrī nafsum bi'ayyi arḍin tamūt(u), innallāha ‘alīmun khabīr(un).

    Indeed, Allah ˹alone˺ has the knowledge of the Hour. He sends down the rain, and knows what is in the wombs. No soul knows what it will earn for tomorrow, and no soul knows in what land it will die. Surely Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware.