Surah Maryam

Translation by:
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

1. كۤهٰيٰعۤصۤ ۚ

   Kāf hā yā ‘aīn ṣād.

   Kãf-Ha-Ya-’Aĩn- Ṣãd.

2. ذِكْرُ رَحْمَتِ رَبِّكَ عَبْدَهٗ زَكَرِيَّا ۚ

   Żikru raḥmati rabbika ‘abdahū zakariyyā.

   ˹This is˺ a reminder of your Lord’s mercy to His servant Zachariah,

3. اِذْ نَادٰى رَبَّهٗ نِدَاۤءً خَفِيًّا

   Iż nādā rabbahū nidā'an khafiyyā(n).

   when he cried out to his Lord privately,

4. قَالَ رَبِّ اِنِّيْ وَهَنَ الْعَظْمُ مِنِّيْ وَاشْتَعَلَ الرَّأْسُ شَيْبًا وَّلَمْ اَكُنْۢ بِدُعَاۤىِٕكَ رَبِّ شَقِيًّا

   Qāla rabbi innī wahanal-‘aẓmu minnī wasyta‘alar-ra'su syaibaw wa lam akum bidu‘ā'ika rabbi syaqiyyā(n).

   saying, “My Lord! Surely my bones have become brittle, and grey hair has spread across my head, but I have never been disappointed in my prayer to You, my Lord!

5. وَاِنِّيْ خِفْتُ الْمَوَالِيَ مِنْ وَّرَاۤءِيْ وَكَانَتِ امْرَاَتِيْ عَاقِرًا فَهَبْ لِيْ مِنْ لَّدُنْكَ وَلِيًّا ۙ

   Wa innī khiftul-mawāliya miw warā'ī wa kānatimra'atī ‘āqiran fahab lī mil ladunka waliyyā(n).

   And I am concerned about ˹the faith of˺ my relatives after me, since my wife is barren. So grant me, by Your grace, an heir,

6. يَّرِثُنِيْ وَيَرِثُ مِنْ اٰلِ يَعْقُوْبَ وَاجْعَلْهُ رَبِّ رَضِيًّا

   Yariṡunī wa yariṡu min āli ya‘qūba waj‘alhu rabbi raḍiyyā(n).

   who will inherit ˹prophethood˺ from me and the family of Jacob, and make him, O Lord, pleasing ˹to You˺!”

7. يٰزَكَرِيَّآ اِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلٰمِ ِۨاسْمُهٗ يَحْيٰىۙ لَمْ نَجْعَلْ لَّهٗ مِنْ قَبْلُ سَمِيًّا

   Yā zakariyyā innā nubasysyiruka bigulāminismuhū yaḥyā, lam naj‘al lahū min qablu samiyyā(n).

   ˹The angels announced,˺ “O Zachariah! Indeed, We give you the good news of ˹the birth of˺ a son, whose name will be John—a name We have not given to anyone before.”

8. قَالَ رَبِّ اَنّٰى يَكُوْنُ لِيْ غُلٰمٌ وَّكَانَتِ امْرَاَتِيْ عَاقِرًا وَّقَدْ بَلَغْتُ مِنَ الْكِبَرِ عِتِيًّا

   Qāla rabbi annā yakūnu lī gulāmuw wa kānatimra'atī ‘āqiraw wa qad balagtu minal-kibari ‘itiyyā(n).

   He wondered, “My Lord! How can I have a son when my wife is barren, and I have become extremely old?”

9. قَالَ كَذٰلِكَۗ قَالَ رَبُّكَ هُوَ عَلَيَّ هَيِّنٌ وَّقَدْ خَلَقْتُكَ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَلَمْ تَكُ شَيْـًٔا

   Qāla każālik(a), qāla rabbuka huwa ‘alayya hayyinuw wa qad khalaqtuka min qablu wa lam taku syai'ā(n).

   An angel replied, “So will it be! Your Lord says, ‘It is easy for Me, just as I created you before, when you were nothing!’”

10. قَالَ رَبِّ اجْعَلْ لِّيْٓ اٰيَةً ۗقَالَ اٰيَتُكَ اَلَّا تُكَلِّمَ النَّاسَ ثَلٰثَ لَيَالٍ سَوِيًّا

    Qāla rabbij‘al lī āyah(tan), qāla āyatuka allā tukalliman-nāsa ṡalāṡa layālin sawiyyā(n).

    Zachariah said, “My Lord! Grant me a sign.” He responded, “Your sign is that you will not ˹be able to˺ speak to people for three nights, despite being healthy.”

11. فَخَرَجَ عَلٰى قَوْمِهٖ مِنَ الْمِحْرَابِ فَاَوْحٰٓى اِلَيْهِمْ اَنْ سَبِّحُوْا بُكْرَةً وَّعَشِيًّا

    Fa kharaja ‘alā qaumihī minal-miḥrābi fa auḥā ilaihim an sabbiḥū bukrataw wa ‘asyiyyā(n).

    So he came out to his people from the sanctuary, signalling to them to glorify ˹Allah˺ morning and evening.

12. يٰيَحْيٰى خُذِ الْكِتٰبَ بِقُوَّةٍ ۗوَاٰتَيْنٰهُ الْحُكْمَ صَبِيًّاۙ

    Yā yaḥyā khużil-kitāba biquwwah(tin), wa ātaināhul-ḥukma ṣabiyyā(n).

    ˹It was later said,˺ “O John! Hold firmly to the Scriptures.” And We granted him wisdom while ˹he was still˺ a child,

13. وَّحَنَانًا مِّنْ لَّدُنَّا وَزَكٰوةً ۗوَكَانَ تَقِيًّا ۙ

    Wa ḥanānam mil ladunnā wa zakāh(tan), wa kāna taqiyyā(n).

    as well as purity and compassion from Us. And he was God-fearing,

14. وَّبَرًّاۢ بِوَالِدَيْهِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ جَبَّارًا عَصِيًّا

    Wa barram biwālidaihi wa lam yakun jabbāran ‘aṣiyyā(n).

    and kind to his parents. He was neither arrogant nor disobedient.

15. وَسَلٰمٌ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمَ وُلِدَ وَيَوْمَ يَمُوْتُ وَيَوْمَ يُبْعَثُ حَيًّا ࣖ

    Wa salāmun ‘alaihi yauma wulida wa yauma yamūtu wa yauma yub‘aṡu ḥayyā(n).

    Peace be upon him the day he was born, and the day of his death, and the day he will be raised back to life!

16. وَاذْكُرْ فِى الْكِتٰبِ مَرْيَمَۘ اِذِ انْتَبَذَتْ مِنْ اَهْلِهَا مَكَانًا شَرْقِيًّا ۙ

    Ważkur fil-kitābi maryam(a), iżintabażat min ahlihā makānan syarqiyyā(n).

    And mention in the Book ˹O Prophet, the story of˺ Mary when she withdrew from her family to a place in the east,

17. فَاتَّخَذَتْ مِنْ دُوْنِهِمْ حِجَابًاۗ فَاَرْسَلْنَآ اِلَيْهَا رُوْحَنَا فَتَمَثَّلَ لَهَا بَشَرًا سَوِيًّا

    Fattakhażat min dūnihim ḥijābā(n), fa arsalnā ilaihā rūḥanā fa tamaṡṡala lahā basyaran sawiyyā(n).

    and screened herself off from them. Then We sent to her Our angel, ˹Gabriel,˺ appearing before her as a man, perfectly formed.

18. قَالَتْ اِنِّيْٓ اَعُوْذُ بِالرَّحْمٰنِ مِنْكَ اِنْ كُنْتَ تَقِيًّا

    Qālat innī a‘ūżu bir-raḥmāni minka in kunta taqiyyā(n).

    She appealed, “I truly seek refuge in the Most Compassionate from you! ˹So leave me alone˺ if you are God-fearing.”

19. قَالَ اِنَّمَآ اَنَا۠ رَسُوْلُ رَبِّكِۖ لِاَهَبَ لَكِ غُلٰمًا زَكِيًّا

    Qāla innamā ana rasūlu rabbik(a), li'ahaba laki gulāman zakiyyā(n).

    He responded, “I am only a messenger from your Lord, ˹sent˺ to bless you with a pure son.”

20. قَالَتْ اَنّٰى يَكُوْنُ لِيْ غُلٰمٌ وَّلَمْ يَمْسَسْنِيْ بَشَرٌ وَّلَمْ اَكُ بَغِيًّا

    Qālat annā yakūnu lī gulāmuw wa lam yamsasnī basyaruw wa lam aku bagiyyā(n).

    She wondered, “How can I have a son when no man has ever touched me, nor am I unchaste?”

21. قَالَ كَذٰلِكِۚ قَالَ رَبُّكِ هُوَ عَلَيَّ هَيِّنٌۚ وَلِنَجْعَلَهٗٓ اٰيَةً لِّلنَّاسِ وَرَحْمَةً مِّنَّاۚ وَكَانَ اَمْرًا مَّقْضِيًّا

    Qāla każālik(a), qāla rabbuka huwa ‘alayya hayyin(un), wa linaj‘alahū āyatal lin-nāsi wa raḥmatam minnā, wa kāna amram maqḍiyyā(n).

    He replied, “So will it be! Your Lord says, ‘It is easy for Me. And so will We make him a sign for humanity and a mercy from Us.’ It is a matter ˹already˺ decreed.”

22. ۞ فَحَمَلَتْهُ فَانْتَبَذَتْ بِهٖ مَكَانًا قَصِيًّا

    Fa ḥamalathu fantabażat bihī makānan qaṣiyyā(n).

    So she conceived him and withdrew with him to a remote place.

23. فَاَجَاۤءَهَا الْمَخَاضُ اِلٰى جِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِۚ قَالَتْ يٰلَيْتَنِيْ مِتُّ قَبْلَ هٰذَا وَكُنْتُ نَسْيًا مَّنْسِيًّا

    Fa ajā'ahal-makhāḍu ilā jiz‘in nakhlah(ti), qālat yā laitanī mittu qabla hāżā wa kuntu nas-yam mansiyyā(n).

    Then the pains of labour drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. She cried, “Alas! I wish I had died before this, and was a thing long forgotten!”

24. فَنَادٰىهَا مِنْ تَحْتِهَآ اَلَّا تَحْزَنِيْ قَدْ جَعَلَ رَبُّكِ تَحْتَكِ سَرِيًّا

    Fa nādāhā min taḥtihā allā taḥzanī qad ja‘ala rabbuki taḥtaki sariyyā(n).

    So a voice reassured her from below her, “Do not grieve! Your Lord has provided a stream at your feet.

25. وَهُزِّيْٓ اِلَيْكِ بِجِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِ تُسٰقِطْ عَلَيْكِ رُطَبًا جَنِيًّا ۖ

    Wa huzzī ilaiki bijiz‘in-nakhlati tusāqiṭ ‘alaiki ruṭaban janiyyā(n).

    And ˹if you˺ shake the trunk of this palm tree towards you, it will drop fresh, ripe dates upon you.

26. فَكُلِيْ وَاشْرَبِيْ وَقَرِّيْ عَيْنًا ۚفَاِمَّا تَرَيِنَّ مِنَ الْبَشَرِ اَحَدًاۙ فَقُوْلِيْٓ اِنِّيْ نَذَرْتُ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ صَوْمًا فَلَنْ اُكَلِّمَ الْيَوْمَ اِنْسِيًّا ۚ

    Fa kulī wasyrabī wa qarrī ‘ainā(n), fa immā tarayinna minal-basyari aḥadā(n), fa qūlī innī nażartu lir-raḥmāni ṣauman falan ukallimal-yauma insiyyā(n).

    So eat and drink, and put your heart at ease. But if you see any of the people, say, ‘I have vowed silence to the Most Compassionate, so I am not talking to anyone today.’”

27. فَاَتَتْ بِهٖ قَوْمَهَا تَحْمِلُهٗ ۗقَالُوْا يٰمَرْيَمُ لَقَدْ جِئْتِ شَيْـًٔا فَرِيًّا

    Fa atat bihī qaumahā taḥmiluh(ū), qālū yā maryamu laqad ji'ti syai'an fariyyā(n).

    Then she returned to her people, carrying him. They said ˹in shock˺, “O Mary! You have certainly done a horrible thing!

28. يٰٓاُخْتَ هٰرُوْنَ مَا كَانَ اَبُوْكِ امْرَاَ سَوْءٍ وَّمَا كَانَتْ اُمُّكِ بَغِيًّا ۖ

    Yā ukhta hārūna kāna abūkimra'a sau'iw wa mā kānat ummuki bagiyyā(n).

    O sister of Aaron! Your father was not an indecent man, nor was your mother unchaste.”

29. فَاَشَارَتْ اِلَيْهِۗ قَالُوْا كَيْفَ نُكَلِّمُ مَنْ كَانَ فِى الْمَهْدِ صَبِيًّا

    Fa asyārat ilaīh(i), qālū kaifa nukallimu man kāna fil-mahdi ṣabiyyā(n).

    So she pointed to the baby. They exclaimed, “How can we talk to someone who is an infant in the cradle?”

30. قَالَ اِنِّيْ عَبْدُ اللّٰهِ ۗاٰتٰنِيَ الْكِتٰبَ وَجَعَلَنِيْ نَبِيًّا ۙ

    Qāla innī ‘abdullāh(i), ātāniyal-kitāba wa ja‘alanī nabiyyā(n).

    Jesus declared, “I am truly a servant of Allah. He has destined me to be given the Scripture and to be a prophet.

31. وَّجَعَلَنِيْ مُبٰرَكًا اَيْنَ مَا كُنْتُۖ وَاَوْصٰنِيْ بِالصَّلٰوةِ وَالزَّكٰوةِ مَا دُمْتُ حَيًّا ۖ

    Wa ja‘alanī mubārakan aina mā kunt(u), wa auṣānī biṣ-ṣalāti waz-zakāti mā dumtu ḥayyā(n).

    He has made me a blessing wherever I go, and bid me to establish prayer and give alms-tax as long as I live,

32. وَّبَرًّاۢ بِوَالِدَتِيْ وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْنِيْ جَبَّارًا شَقِيًّا

    Wa barram biwālidatī wa lam yaj‘alnī jabbāran syaqiyyā(n).

    and to be kind to my mother. He has not made me arrogant or defiant.

33. وَالسَّلٰمُ عَلَيَّ يَوْمَ وُلِدْتُّ وَيَوْمَ اَمُوْتُ وَيَوْمَ اُبْعَثُ حَيًّا

    Was-salāmu ‘alayya yauma wulittu wa yauma amūtu wa yauma ub‘aṡu ḥayyā(n).

    Peace be upon me the day I was born, the day I die, and the day I will be raised back to life!”

34. ذٰلِكَ عِيْسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ ۚقَوْلَ الْحَقِّ الَّذِيْ فِيْهِ يَمْتَرُوْنَ

    Żālika ‘īsabnu maryam(a), qaulal-ḥaqqil-lażī fīhi yamtarūn(a).

    That is Jesus, son of Mary. ˹And this is˺ a word of truth, about which they dispute.

35. مَا كَانَ لِلّٰهِ اَنْ يَّتَّخِذَ مِنْ وَّلَدٍ سُبْحٰنَهٗ ۗاِذَا قَضٰٓى اَمْرًا فَاِنَّمَا يَقُوْلُ لَهٗ كُنْ فَيَكُوْنُ ۗ

    Mā kāna lillāhi ay yattakhiża miw waladin subḥānah(ū), iżā qaḍā amran fa innamā yaqūlu lahū kun fa yakūn(u).

    It is not for Allah to take a son! Glory be to Him. When He decrees a matter, He simply tells it, “Be!” And it is!

36. وَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ رَبِّيْ وَرَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوْهُ ۗهٰذَا صِرَاطٌ مُّسْتَقِيْمٌ

    Wa innallāha rabbī wa rabbukum fa‘budūh(u), hāżā ṣirāṭum mustaqīm(un).

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

37. فَاخْتَلَفَ الْاَحْزَابُ مِنْۢ بَيْنِهِمْۚ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا مِنْ مَّشْهَدِ يَوْمٍ عَظِيْمٍ

    Fakhtalafal-aḥzābu mim bainihim, fa wailul lil-lażīna kafarū mim masyhadi yaumin ‘aẓīm(in).

    Yet their ˹various˺ groups have differed among themselves ˹about him˺, so woe to the disbelievers when they face a tremendous Day!

38. اَسْمِعْ بِهِمْ وَاَبْصِرْۙ يَوْمَ يَأْتُوْنَنَا لٰكِنِ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ الْيَوْمَ فِيْ ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِيْنٍ

    Asmi‘ bihim wa abṣir, yauma ya'tūnanā lākiniẓ-ẓālimūnal-yauma fī ḍalālim mubīn(in).

    How clearly will they hear and see on the Day they will come to Us! But today the wrongdoers are clearly astray.

39. وَاَنْذِرْهُمْ يَوْمَ الْحَسْرَةِ اِذْ قُضِيَ الْاَمْرُۘ وَهُمْ فِيْ غَفْلَةٍ وَّهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ

    Wa anżirhum yaumal-ḥasrati iż quḍiyal-amr(u), wa hum fī gaflatiw wa hum lā yu'minūn(a).

    And warn them ˹O Prophet˺ of the Day of Regret, when all matters will be settled, while they are ˹engrossed˺ in heedlessness and disbelief.

40. اِنَّا نَحْنُ نَرِثُ الْاَرْضَ وَمَنْ عَلَيْهَا وَاِلَيْنَا يُرْجَعُوْنَ ࣖ

    Innā naḥnu nariṡul-arḍa wa man ‘alaihā wa ilainā yurja‘ūn(a).

    Indeed, it is We Who will succeed the earth and whoever is on it. And to Us they will ˹all˺ be returned.

41. وَاذْكُرْ فِى الْكِتٰبِ اِبْرٰهِيْمَ ەۗ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ صِدِّيْقًا نَّبِيًّا

    Ważkur fil-kitābi ibrāhīm(a), innahū kāna ṣiddīqan nabiyyā(n).

    And mention in the Book ˹O Prophet, the story of˺ Abraham. He was surely a man of truth and a prophet.

42. اِذْ قَالَ لِاَبِيْهِ يٰٓاَبَتِ لِمَ تَعْبُدُ مَا لَا يَسْمَعُ وَلَا يُبْصِرُ وَلَا يُغْنِيْ عَنْكَ شَيْـًٔا

    Iż qāla li'abīhi yā abati lima ta‘budu mā lā yasma‘u wa lā yubṣiru wa lā yugnī ‘anka syai'ā(n).

    ˹Remember˺ when he said to his father, “O dear father! Why do you worship what can neither hear nor see, nor benefit you at all?

43. يٰٓاَبَتِ اِنِّيْ قَدْ جَاۤءَنِيْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ مَا لَمْ يَأْتِكَ فَاتَّبِعْنِيْٓ اَهْدِكَ صِرَاطًا سَوِيًّا

    Yā abati innī qad jā'anī minal-‘ilmi mā lam ya'tika fattabi‘nī ahdika ṣirāṭan sawiyyā(n).

    O dear father! I have certainly received some knowledge which you have not received, so follow me and I will guide you to the Straight Path.

44. يٰٓاَبَتِ لَا تَعْبُدِ الشَّيْطٰنَۗ اِنَّ الشَّيْطٰنَ كَانَ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ عَصِيًّا

    Yā abati lā ta‘budisy-syaiṭān(a), innasy-syaiṭāna kāna lir-raḥmāni ‘aṣiyyā(n).

    O dear father! Do not worship Satan. Surely Satan is ever rebellious against the Most Compassionate.

45. يٰٓاَبَتِ اِنِّيْٓ اَخَافُ اَنْ يَّمَسَّكَ عَذَابٌ مِّنَ الرَّحْمٰنِ فَتَكُوْنَ لِلشَّيْطٰنِ وَلِيًّا

    Yā abati innī akhāfu ay yamassaka ‘ażābum minar-raḥmāni fa takūna lisy-syaiṭāni waliyyā(n).

    O dear father! I truly fear that you will be touched by a torment from the Most Compassionate, and become Satan’s companion ˹in Hell˺.”

46. قَالَ اَرَاغِبٌ اَنْتَ عَنْ اٰلِهَتِيْ يٰٓاِبْرٰهِيْمُ ۚ لَىِٕنْ لَّمْ تَنْتَهِ لَاَرْجُمَنَّكَ وَاهْجُرْنِيْ مَلِيًّا

    Qāla arāgibun anta ‘an ālihatī yā ibrāhīm(u), la'illam tantahi la'arjumannaka wahjurnī maliyyā(n).

    He threatened, “How dare you reject my idols, O Abraham! If you do not desist, I will certainly stone you ˹to death˺. So be gone from me for a long time!”

47. قَالَ سَلٰمٌ عَلَيْكَۚ سَاَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكَ رَبِّيْۗ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ بِيْ حَفِيًّا

    Qāla salāmun ‘alaik(a), sa'astagfiru laka rabbī, innahū kāna bī ḥafiyyā(n).

    Abraham responded, “Peace be upon you! I will pray to my Lord for your forgiveness. He has truly been Most Gracious to me.

48. وَاَعْتَزِلُكُمْ وَمَا تَدْعُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ وَاَدْعُوْا رَبِّيْۖ عَسٰٓى اَلَّآ اَكُوْنَ بِدُعَاۤءِ رَبِّيْ شَقِيًّا

    Wa a‘tazilukum wa mā tad‘ūna min dūnillāhi wa ad‘ū rabbī, ‘asā allā akūna bidu‘ā'i rabbī syaqiyyā(n).

    As I distance myself from ˹all of˺ you and from whatever you invoke besides Allah, I will ˹continue to˺ call upon my Lord ˹alone˺, trusting that I will never be disappointed in invoking my Lord.”

49. فَلَمَّا اعْتَزَلَهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ ۙوَهَبْنَا لَهٗٓ اِسْحٰقَ وَيَعْقُوْبَۗ وَكُلًّا جَعَلْنَا نَبِيًّا

    Falamma‘tazalahum wa mā ya‘budūna min dūnillāh(i), wahabnā lahū isḥāqa wa ya‘qūb(a), wa kullan ja‘alnā nabiyyā(n).

    So after he had left them and what they worshipped besides Allah, We granted him Isaac and Jacob, and made each of them a prophet.

50. وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُمْ مِّنْ رَّحْمَتِنَا وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ عَلِيًّا ࣖ

    Wa wahabnā lahum mir raḥmatinā wa ja‘alnā lahum lisāna ṣidqin ‘aliyyā(n).

    We showered them with Our mercy, and blessed them with honourable mention.

51. وَاذْكُرْ فِى الْكِتٰبِ مُوْسٰٓىۖ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ مُخْلَصًا وَّكَانَ رَسُوْلًا نَّبِيًّا

    Ważkur fil-kitābi mūsā, innahū kāna mukhlaṣaw wa kāna rasūlan nabiyyā(n).

    And mention in the Book ˹O Prophet, the story of˺ Moses. He was truly a chosen man, and was a messenger and a prophet.

52. وَنَادَيْنٰهُ مِنْ جَانِبِ الطُّوْرِ الْاَيْمَنِ وَقَرَّبْنٰهُ نَجِيًّا

    Wa nādaināhu min jānibiṭ-ṭūril-aimani wa qarrabnāhu najiyyā(n).

    We called him from the right side of Mount Ṭûr, and drew him near, speaking ˹with him˺ directly.

53. وَوَهَبْنَا لَهٗ مِنْ رَّحْمَتِنَآ اَخَاهُ هٰرُوْنَ نَبِيًّا

    Wa wahabnā lahū mir raḥmatinā akhāhu hārūna nabiyyā(n).

    And We appointed for him—out of Our grace—his brother, Aaron, as a prophet.

54. وَاذْكُرْ فِى الْكِتٰبِ اِسْمٰعِيْلَ ۖاِنَّهٗ كَانَ صَادِقَ الْوَعْدِ وَكَانَ رَسُوْلًا نَّبِيًّا ۚ

    Ważkur fil-kitābi ismā‘īl(a), innahū kāna ṣādiqal-wa‘di wa kāna rasūlan nabiyyā(n).

    And mention in the Book ˹O Prophet, the story of˺ Ishmael. He was truly a man of his word, and was a messenger and a prophet.

55. وَكَانَ يَأْمُرُ اَهْلَهٗ بِالصَّلٰوةِ وَالزَّكٰوةِۖ وَكَانَ عِنْدَ رَبِّهٖ مَرْضِيًّا

    Wa kāna ya'muru ahlahū biṣ-ṣalāti waz-zakāh(ti), wa kāna ‘inda rabbihī marḍiyyā(n).

    He used to urge his people to pray and give alms-tax. And his Lord was well pleased with him.

56. وَاذْكُرْ فِى الْكِتٰبِ اِدْرِيْسَۖ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ صِدِّيْقًا نَّبِيًّا ۙ

    Ważkur fil-kitābi idrīs(a), innahū kāna ṣādiqan nabiyyā(n).

    And mention in the Book ˹O Prophet, the story of˺ Enoch. He was surely a man of truth and a prophet.

57. وَّرَفَعْنٰهُ مَكَانًا عَلِيًّا

    Wa rafa‘nāhu makānan ‘aliyyā(n).

    And We elevated him to an honourable status.

58. اُولٰۤىِٕكَ الَّذِيْنَ اَنْعَمَ اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِّنَ النَّبِيّٖنَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ اٰدَمَ وَمِمَّنْ حَمَلْنَا مَعَ نُوْحٍۖ وَّمِنْ ذُرِّيَّةِ اِبْرٰهِيْمَ وَاِسْرَاۤءِيْلَ ۖوَمِمَّنْ هَدَيْنَا وَاجْتَبَيْنَاۗ اِذَا تُتْلٰى عَلَيْهِمْ اٰيٰتُ الرَّحْمٰنِ خَرُّوْا سُجَّدًا وَّبُكِيًّا ۩

    Ulā'ikal-lażīna an‘amallāhu ‘alaihim minan-nabiyyīna min żurriyyati ādama wa mimman ḥamalnā ma‘a nūḥ(in), wa min żurriyyati ibrāhīma wa isrā'īl(a), wa mimman hadainā wajtabainā, iżā tutlā ‘alaihim āyātur-raḥmāni kharrū sujjadaw wa bukiyyā(n).

    Those were ˹some of˺ the prophets who Allah has blessed from among the descendants of Adam, and of those We carried with Noah ˹in the Ark˺, and of the descendants of Abraham and Israel, and of those We ˹rightly˺ guided and chose. Whenever the revelations of the Most Compassionate were recited to them, they fell down, prostrating and weeping.

59. ۞ فَخَلَفَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ اَضَاعُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَاتَّبَعُوا الشَّهَوٰتِ فَسَوْفَ يَلْقَوْنَ غَيًّا ۙ

    Fa khalafa mim ba‘dihim khalfun aḍā‘uṣ-ṣalāta wattaba‘usy-syahawāti fa saufa yalqauna gayyā(n).

    But they were succeeded by generations who neglected prayer and followed their lusts and so will soon face the evil consequences.

60. اِلَّا مَنْ تَابَ وَاٰمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَاُولٰۤىِٕكَ يَدْخُلُوْنَ الْجَنَّةَ وَلَا يُظْلَمُوْنَ شَيْـًٔا ۙ

    Illā man tāba wa āmana wa ‘amila ṣāliḥan fa ulā'ika yadkhulūnal-jannata wa lā yuẓlamūna syai'ā(n).

    As for those who repent, believe, and do good, it is they who will be admitted into Paradise, never being denied any reward.

61. جَنّٰتِ عَدْنِ ِۨالَّتِيْ وَعَدَ الرَّحْمٰنُ عِبَادَهٗ بِالْغَيْبِۗ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ وَعْدُهٗ مَأْتِيًّا

    Jannāti ‘adninil-latī wa‘adar-raḥmānu ‘ibādahū bil-gaib(i), innahū kāna wa‘duhū ma'tiyyā(n).

    ˹They will be in˺ the Gardens of Eternity, promised in trust by the Most Compassionate to His servants. Surely His promise will be fulfilled.

62. لَا يَسْمَعُوْنَ فِيْهَا لَغْوًا اِلَّا سَلٰمًاۗ وَلَهُمْ رِزْقُهُمْ فِيْهَا بُكْرَةً وَّعَشِيًّا

    Lā yasma‘ūna fīhā lagwan illā salāmā(n), wa lahum rizquhum fīhā bukrataw wa ‘asyiyyā(n).

    There they will never hear any idle talk—only ˹greetings of˺ peace. And there they will have their provisions morning and evening.

63. تِلْكَ الْجَنَّةُ الَّتِيْ نُوْرِثُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا مَنْ كَانَ تَقِيًّا

    Tilkal-jannatul-latī nūriṡu min ‘ibādinā man kāna taqiyyā(n).

    That is Paradise, which We will grant to whoever is devout among Our servants.

64. وَمَا نَتَنَزَّلُ اِلَّا بِاَمْرِ رَبِّكَۚ لَهٗ مَا بَيْنَ اَيْدِيْنَا وَمَا خَلْفَنَا وَمَا بَيْنَ ذٰلِكَ وَمَا كَانَ رَبُّكَ نَسِيًّا ۚ

    Wa mā natanazzalu illā bi'amri rabbik(a), lahū mā baina aidīnā wa mā khalfanā wa mā baina żālika wa mā kāna rabbuka nasiyyā(n).

    “We only descend by the command of your Lord. To Him belongs whatever is before us, and whatever is behind us, and everything in between. And your Lord is never forgetful.

65. رَبُّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَاعْبُدْهُ وَاصْطَبِرْ لِعِبَادَتِهٖۗ هَلْ تَعْلَمُ لَهٗ سَمِيًّا ࣖ

    Rabbus-samāwāti wal-arḍi wa mā bainahumā fa‘budhu waṣṭabir li‘ibādatih(ī), hal ta‘lamu lahū samiyyā(n).

    ˹He is the˺ Lord of the heavens, and the earth, and everything in between. So worship Him ˹alone˺, and be steadfast in His worship. Do you know of anyone equal to Him ˹in His attributes˺?”

66. وَيَقُوْلُ الْاِنْسَانُ ءَاِذَا مَا مِتُّ لَسَوْفَ اُخْرَجُ حَيًّا

    Wa yaqūlul-insānu a'iżā mā mittu lasaufa ukhraju ḥayyā(n).

    Yet ˹some˺ people ask ˹mockingly˺, “After I die, will I really be raised to life again?”

67. اَوَلَا يَذْكُرُ الْاِنْسَانُ اَنَّا خَلَقْنٰهُ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَلَمْ يَكُ شَيْـًٔا

    Awalā yażkurul-insānu annā khalaqnāhu min qablu wa lam yaku syai'ā(n).

    Do ˹such˺ people not remember that We created them before, when they were nothing?

68. فَوَرَبِّكَ لَنَحْشُرَنَّهُمْ وَالشَّيٰطِيْنَ ثُمَّ لَنُحْضِرَنَّهُمْ حَوْلَ جَهَنَّمَ جِثِيًّا

    Fa wa rabbika lanaḥsyurannahum wasy-syayāṭīna ṡumma lanuḥḍirannahum ḥaula jahannama jiṡiyyā(n).

    By your Lord ˹O Prophet˺! We will surely gather them along with the devils, and then set them around Hell on their knees.

69. ثُمَّ لَنَنْزِعَنَّ مِنْ كُلِّ شِيْعَةٍ اَيُّهُمْ اَشَدُّ عَلَى الرَّحْمٰنِ عِتِيًّا ۚ

    Ṡumma lananzi‘anna min kulli syī‘atin ayyuhum asyaddu ‘alar-raḥmāni ‘itiyyā(n).

    Then We will certainly begin by dragging out of every group the ones most defiant to the Most Compassionate.

70. ثُمَّ لَنَحْنُ اَعْلَمُ بِالَّذِيْنَ هُمْ اَوْلٰى بِهَا صِلِيًّا

    Ṡumma lanaḥnu a‘lamu bil-lażīna hum aulā bihā ṣiliyyā(n).

    And We truly know best who is most deserving of burning in it.

71. وَاِنْ مِّنْكُمْ اِلَّا وَارِدُهَا ۚ كَانَ عَلٰى رَبِّكَ حَتْمًا مَّقْضِيًّا ۚ

    Wa im minkum illā wāriduhā, kāna ‘alā rabbika ḥatmam maqḍiyyā(n).

    There is none of you who will not pass over it. ˹This is˺ a decree your Lord must fulfil.

72. ثُمَّ نُنَجِّى الَّذِيْنَ اتَّقَوْا وَّنَذَرُ الظّٰلِمِيْنَ فِيْهَا جِثِيًّا

    Ṡumma nunajjil-lażīnattaqau wa nażaruẓ-ẓālimīna fīhā jiṡiyyā(n).

    Then We will deliver those who were devout, leaving the wrongdoers there on their knees.

73. وَاِذَا تُتْلٰى عَلَيْهِمْ اٰيٰتُنَا بَيِّنٰتٍ قَالَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا لِلَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْٓاۙ اَيُّ الْفَرِيْقَيْنِ خَيْرٌ مَّقَامًا وَّاَحْسَنُ نَدِيًّا

    Wa iżā tutlā ‘alaihim āyātunā bayyinātin qālal-lażīna kafarū lil-lażīna āmanū, ayyul-farīqaini khairum maqāmaw wa aḥsanu nadiyyā(n).

    When Our clear revelations are recited to them, the disbelievers ask the believers ˹mockingly˺, “Which of the two of us is better in position and superior in assembly?”

74. وَكَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُمْ مِّنْ قَرْنٍ هُمْ اَحْسَنُ اَثَاثًا وَّرِءْيًا

    Wa kam ahlaknā qablahum min qarnin hum aḥsanu aṡāṡaw wa ri'yā(n).

    ˹Imagine, O Prophet˺ how many peoples We have destroyed before them, who were far better in luxury and splendour!

75. قُلْ مَنْ كَانَ فِى الضَّلٰلَةِ فَلْيَمْدُدْ لَهُ الرَّحْمٰنُ مَدًّا ەۚ حَتّٰىٓ اِذَا رَاَوْا مَا يُوْعَدُوْنَ اِمَّا الْعَذَابَ وَاِمَّا السَّاعَةَ ۗفَسَيَعْلَمُوْنَ مَنْ هُوَ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا وَّاَضْعَفُ جُنْدًا

    Qul man kāna fiḍ-ḍalālati falyamdud lahur-raḥmānu maddā(n), ḥattā iżā ra'au mā yū‘adūna immal-‘ażāba wa immas-sā‘ata fa saya‘lamūna man huwa syarrum makānaw wa aḍ‘afu jundā(n).

    Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Whoever is ˹entrenched˺ in misguidance, the Most Compassionate will allow them plenty of time, until—behold!—they face what they are threatened with: either the torment or the Hour. Only then will they realize who is worse in position and inferior in manpower.”

76. وَيَزِيْدُ اللّٰهُ الَّذِيْنَ اهْتَدَوْا هُدًىۗ وَالْبٰقِيٰتُ الصّٰلِحٰتُ خَيْرٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَّخَيْرٌ مَّرَدًّا

    Wa yazīdullāhul-lażīnahtadau hudā(n), wal-bāqiyātuṣ-ṣāliḥātu khairun ‘inda rabbika ṡawābaw wa khairum maraddā(n).

    And Allah increases in guidance those who are ˹rightly˺ guided. And the everlasting good deeds are far better with your Lord in reward and in outcome.

77. اَفَرَاَيْتَ الَّذِيْ كَفَرَ بِاٰيٰتِنَا وَقَالَ لَاُوْتَيَنَّ مَالًا وَّوَلَدًا ۗ

    Afa ra'aital-lażī kafara bi'āyātinā wa qāla la'ūtayanna mālaw wa waladā(n).

    Have you seen ˹O Prophet˺ the one who rejects Our revelations yet boasts, “I will definitely be granted ˹plenty of˺ wealth and children ˹if there is an afterlife˺.”?

78. اَطَّلَعَ الْغَيْبَ اَمِ اتَّخَذَ عِنْدَ الرَّحْمٰنِ عَهْدًا ۙ

    Aṭṭala‘al-gaiba amittakhaża ‘indar-raḥmāni ‘ahdā(n).

    Has he looked into the unseen or taken a pledge from the Most Compassionate?

79. كَلَّا ۗسَنَكْتُبُ مَا يَقُوْلُ وَنَمُدُّ لَهٗ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ مَدًّا ۙ

    Kallā, sanaktubu mā yaqūlu wa namuddu lahū minal-‘ażābi maddā(n).

    Not at all! We certainly record whatever he claims and will increase his punishment extensively.

80. وَّنَرِثُهٗ مَا يَقُوْلُ وَيَأْتِيْنَا فَرْدًا

    Wa nariṡuhū mā yaqūlu wa ya'tīnā fardā(n).

    And We will inherit what he boasts of, and he will come before Us all by himself.

81. وَاتَّخَذُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ اٰلِهَةً لِّيَكُوْنُوْا لَهُمْ عِزًّا ۙ

    Wattakhażū min dūnillāhi ālihatal liyakūnū lahum ‘izzā(n).

    They have taken other gods, instead of Allah, seeking strength ˹and protection˺ through them.

82. كَلَّا ۗسَيَكْفُرُوْنَ بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ وَيَكُوْنُوْنَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضِدًّا ࣖ

    Kallā, sayakfurūna bi‘ibādatihim wa yakūnūna ‘alaihim ḍiddā(n).

    But no! Their gods will deny their worship and turn against them.

83. اَلَمْ تَرَ اَنَّآ اَرْسَلْنَا الشَّيٰطِيْنَ عَلَى الْكٰفِرِيْنَ تَؤُزُّهُمْ اَزًّا ۙ

    Alam tara annā arsalnasy-syayāṭīna ‘alal-kāfirīna ta'uzzuhum azzā(n).

    Do you ˹O Prophet˺ not see that We have sent the devils against the disbelievers, constantly inciting them?

84. فَلَا تَعْجَلْ عَلَيْهِمْۗ اِنَّمَا نَعُدُّ لَهُمْ عَدًّا ۗ

    Falā ta‘jal ‘alaihim, innamā na‘uddu lahum ‘addā(n).

    So do not be in haste against them, for indeed We are ˹closely˺ counting down their days.

85. يَوْمَ نَحْشُرُ الْمُتَّقِيْنَ اِلَى الرَّحْمٰنِ وَفْدًا

    Yauma naḥsyurul-muttaqīna ilar-raḥmāni wafdā(n).

    ˹Watch for˺ the Day We will gather the righteous before the Most Compassionate as an honoured delegation,

86. وَنَسُوْقُ الْمُجْرِمِيْنَ اِلٰى جَهَنَّمَ وِرْدًا ۘ

    Wa nasūqul-mujrimīna ilā jahannama wirdā(n).

    and drive the wicked to Hell like a thirsty herd.

87. لَا يَمْلِكُوْنَ الشَّفَاعَةَ اِلَّا مَنِ اتَّخَذَ عِنْدَ الرَّحْمٰنِ عَهْدًا ۘ

    Lā yamlikūnasy-syafā‘ata illā manittakhaża ‘indar-raḥmāni ‘ahdā(n).

    None will have the right to intercede, except those who have taken a covenant from the Most Compassionate.

88. وَقَالُوا اتَّخَذَ الرَّحْمٰنُ وَلَدًا ۗ

    Wa qāluttakhażar-raḥmānu waladā(n).

    They say, “The Most Compassionate has offspring.”

89. لَقَدْ جِئْتُمْ شَيْـًٔا اِدًّا ۙ

    Laqad ji'tum syai'an iddā(n).

    You have certainly made an outrageous claim,

90. تَكَادُ السَّمٰوٰتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِنْهُ وَتَنْشَقُّ الْاَرْضُ وَتَخِرُّ الْجِبَالُ هَدًّا ۙ

    Takādus-samāwātu yatafaṭṭarna minhu wa tansyaqqul-arḍu wa takhirrul-jibālu haddā(n).

    by which the heavens are about to burst, the earth to split apart, and the mountains to crumble to pieces

91. اَنْ دَعَوْا لِلرَّحْمٰنِ وَلَدًا ۚ

    An da‘au lir-raḥmāni waladā(n).

    in protest of attributing children to the Most Compassionate.

92. وَمَا يَنْۢبَغِيْ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ اَنْ يَّتَّخِذَ وَلَدًا ۗ

    Wa mā yambagī lir-raḥmāni ay yattakhiża waladā(n).

    It does not befit ˹the majesty of˺ the Most Compassionate to have children.

93. اِنْ كُلُّ مَنْ فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ اِلَّآ اٰتِى الرَّحْمٰنِ عَبْدًا ۗ

    In kullu man fis-samāwāti wal-arḍi illā ātir-raḥmāni ‘abdā(n).

    There is none in the heavens or the earth who will not return to the Most Compassionate in full submission.

94. لَقَدْ اَحْصٰىهُمْ وَعَدَّهُمْ عَدًّا ۗ

    Laqad aḥṣāhum wa ‘addahum ‘addā(n).

    Indeed, He fully knows them and has counted them precisely.

95. وَكُلُّهُمْ اٰتِيْهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ فَرْدًا

    Wa kulluhum ātīhi yaumal-qiyāmati fardā(n).

    And each of them will return to Him on the Day of Judgment all alone.

96. اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ سَيَجْعَلُ لَهُمُ الرَّحْمٰنُ وُدًّا

    Innal-lażīna āmanū wa ‘amiluṣ-ṣāliḥāti sayaj‘alu lahumur-raḥmānu wuddā(n).

    As for those who believe and do good, the Most Compassionate will ˹certainly˺ bless them with ˹genuine˺ love.

97. فَاِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنٰهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لِتُبَشِّرَ بِهِ الْمُتَّقِيْنَ وَتُنْذِرَ بِهٖ قَوْمًا لُّدًّا

    Fa innamā yassarnāhu bilisānika litubasysyira bihil-muttaqīna wa tunżira bihī qaumal luddā(n).

    Indeed, We have made this ˹Quran˺ easy in your own language ˹O Prophet˺ so with it you may give good news to the righteous and warn those who are contentious.

98. وَكَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُمْ مِّنْ قَرْنٍۗ هَلْ تُحِسُّ مِنْهُمْ مِّنْ اَحَدٍ اَوْ تَسْمَعُ لَهُمْ رِكْزًا ࣖ

    Wa kam ahlaknā qablahum min qarn(in), hal tuḥissu minhum min aḥadin au tasma‘u lahum rikzā(n).

    ˹Imagine˺ how many peoples We have destroyed before them! Do you ˹still˺ see any of them, or ˹even˺ hear from them the slightest sound?