Surah Qaf

Translation by:
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

1. قۤ ۗوَالْقُرْاٰنِ الْمَجِيْدِ ۖ

   Qāf, wal-qur'ānil-majīd(i).

   Qãf. By the glorious Quran!

2. بَلْ عَجِبُوْٓا اَنْ جَاۤءَهُمْ مُّنْذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَقَالَ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ هٰذَا شَيْءٌ عَجِيْبٌ ۚ

   Bal ‘ajibū an jā'ahum munżirum minhum faqālal-kāfirūna hāżā syai'un ‘ajīb(un).

   ˹All will be resurrected,˺ yet the deniers are astonished that a warner has come to them from among themselves ˹warning of resurrection˺. So the disbelievers say, “This is an astonishing thing!

3. ءَاِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا ۚ ذٰلِكَ رَجْعٌۢ بَعِيْدٌ

   A'iżā mitnā wa kunnā turābā(n), żālika raj‘um ba‘īd(un).

   ˹Will we be returned to life,˺ when we are dead and reduced to dust? Such a return is impossible.”

4. قَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا تَنْقُصُ الْاَرْضُ مِنْهُمْ ۚوَعِنْدَنَا كِتٰبٌ حَفِيْظٌ

   Qad ‘alimnā mā tanquṣul-arḍu minhum, wa ‘indanā kitābun ḥafīẓ(un).

   We certainly know what the earth consumes of them ˹after their death˺, and with us is a well-preserved Record.

5. بَلْ كَذَّبُوْا بِالْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَاۤءَهُمْ فَهُمْ فِيْٓ اَمْرٍ مَّرِيْجٍ

   Bal każżabū bil-ḥaqqi lammā jā'ahum fahum fī amrim marīj(in).

   In fact, they reject the truth when it has come to them, so they are in a confused state.

6. اَفَلَمْ يَنْظُرُوْٓا اِلَى السَّمَاۤءِ فَوْقَهُمْ كَيْفَ بَنَيْنٰهَا وَزَيَّنّٰهَا وَمَا لَهَا مِنْ فُرُوْجٍ

   Afalam yanẓurū ilas-samā'i fauqahum kaifa banaināhā wa zayyanāhā wa mā lahā min furūj(in).

   Have they not then looked at the sky above them: how We built it and adorned it ˹with stars˺, leaving it flawless?

7. وَالْاَرْضَ مَدَدْنٰهَا وَاَلْقَيْنَا فِيْهَا رَوَاسِيَ وَاَنْۢبَتْنَا فِيْهَا مِنْ كُلِّ زَوْجٍۢ بَهِيْجٍۙ

   Wal-arḍa madadnāhā wa alqainā fīhā rawāsiya wa ambatnā fīhā min kulli zaujim bahīj(in).

   As for the earth, We spread it out and placed upon it firm mountains, and produced in it every type of pleasant plant—

8. تَبْصِرَةً وَّذِكْرٰى لِكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُّنِيْبٍ

   Tabṣirataw wa żikrā likulli ‘abdim munīb(in).

   ˹all as˺ an insight and a reminder to every servant who turns ˹to Allah˺.

9. وَنَزَّلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَاۤءِ مَاۤءً مُّبٰرَكًا فَاَنْۢبَتْنَا بِهٖ جَنّٰتٍ وَّحَبَّ الْحَصِيْدِۙ

   Wa nazzalnā minas-samā'i mā'am mubārakan fa'ambatnā bihī jannātiw wa ḥabbal-ḥaṣīd(i).

   And We send down blessed rain from the sky, bringing forth gardens and grains for harvest,

10. وَالنَّخْلَ بٰسِقٰتٍ لَّهَا طَلْعٌ نَّضِيْدٌۙ

    Wan-nakhla bāsiqātil lahā ṭal‘un naḍīd(un).

    and towering palm trees ˹loaded˺ with clustered fruit,

11. رِّزْقًا لِّلْعِبَادِۙ وَاَحْيَيْنَا بِهٖ بَلْدَةً مَّيْتًاۗ كَذٰلِكَ الْخُرُوْجُ

    Rizqal lil-‘ibād(i), wa aḥyainā bihī baldatam maitā(n), każālikal-khurūj(u).

    ˹as˺ a provision for ˹Our˺ servants. And with this ˹rain˺ We revive a lifeless land. Similar is the emergence ˹from the graves˺.

12. كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمُ نُوْحٍ وَّاَصْحٰبُ الرَّسِّ وَثَمُوْدُ

    Każżabat qablahum qaumu nūḥiw wa aṣḥābur-rassi wa ṡamūd(u).

    Before them, the people of Noah denied ˹the truth,˺ as did the people of the Water-pit, Thamûd,

13. وَعَادٌ وَّفِرْعَوْنُ وَاِخْوَانُ لُوْطٍۙ

    Wa ‘āduw wa fir‘aunu wa ikhwānu lūṭ(in).

    ’Ȃd, Pharaoh, the kinfolk of Lot,

14. وَّاَصْحٰبُ الْاَيْكَةِ وَقَوْمُ تُبَّعٍۗ كُلٌّ كَذَّبَ الرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ وَعِيْدِ

    Wa aṣḥābul-aikati wa qaumu tubba‘(in), kullun każżabar-rusula faḥaqqa wa‘īd(i).

    the residents of the Forest, and the people of Tubba’. Each rejected ˹their˺ messenger, so My warning was fulfilled.

15. اَفَعَيِيْنَا بِالْخَلْقِ الْاَوَّلِۗ بَلْ هُمْ فِيْ لَبْسٍ مِّنْ خَلْقٍ جَدِيْدٍ ࣖ

    Afa ‘ayīna bil-khalqil-awwal(i), bal hum fī labsim min khalqin jadīd(in).

    Were We incapable of creating ˹them˺ the first time? In fact, they are in doubt about ˹their˺ re-creation.

16. وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْاِنْسَانَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهٖ نَفْسُهٗ ۖوَنَحْنُ اَقْرَبُ اِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ الْوَرِيْدِ

    Wa laqad khalaqnal-insāna wa na‘lamu mā tuwaswisu bihī nafsuh(ū), wa naḥnu aqrabu ilaihi min ḥablil-warīd(i).

    Indeed, ˹it is˺ We ˹Who˺ created humankind and ˹fully˺ know what their souls whisper to them, and We are closer to them than ˹their˺ jugular vein.

17. اِذْ يَتَلَقَّى الْمُتَلَقِّيٰنِ عَنِ الْيَمِيْنِ وَعَنِ الشِّمَالِ قَعِيْدٌ

    Iż yatalaqqal-mutalaqqiyāni ‘anil-yamīni wa ‘anisy-syimāli qa‘īd(un).

    As the two recording-angels—˹one˺ sitting to the right, and ˹the other to˺ the left—note ˹everything˺,

18. مَا يَلْفِظُ مِنْ قَوْلٍ اِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيْبٌ عَتِيْدٌ

    Mā yalfiẓu min qaulin illā ladaihi raqībun ‘atīd(un).

    not a word does a person utter without having a ˹vigilant˺ observer ready ˹to write it down˺.

19. وَجَاۤءَتْ سَكْرَةُ الْمَوْتِ بِالْحَقِّ ۗذٰلِكَ مَا كُنْتَ مِنْهُ تَحِيْدُ

    Wa jā'at sakratul-mauti bil-ḥaqq(i), żālika mā kunta minhu taḥīd(u).

    ˹Ultimately,˺ with the throes of death will come the truth. This is what you were trying to escape!

20. وَنُفِخَ فِى الصُّوْرِۗ ذٰلِكَ يَوْمُ الْوَعِيْدِ

    Wa nufikha fiṣ-ṣūr(i), żālika yaumul-wa‘īd(i).

    And the Trumpet will be blown. This is the Day ˹you were˺ warned of.

21. وَجَاۤءَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّعَهَا سَاۤىِٕقٌ وَّشَهِيْدٌ

    Wa jā'at kullu nafsim ma‘ahā sā'iquw wa syahīd(un).

    Each soul will come forth with an angel to drive it and another to testify.

22. لَقَدْ كُنْتَ فِيْ غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هٰذَا فَكَشَفْنَا عَنْكَ غِطَاۤءَكَ فَبَصَرُكَ الْيَوْمَ حَدِيْدٌ

    Laqad kunta fī gaflatim min hāżā fakasyafnā ‘anka giṭā'aka fabaṣarukal-yauma ḥadīd(un).

    ˹It will be said to the denier,˺ “You were totally heedless of this. Now We have lifted this veil of yours, so Today your sight is sharp!”

23. وَقَالَ قَرِيْنُهٗ هٰذَا مَا لَدَيَّ عَتِيْدٌۗ

    Wa qāla qarīnuhū hāżā mā ladayya ‘atīd(un).

    And one’s accompanying-angel will say, “Here is the record ready with me.”

24. اَلْقِيَا فِيْ جَهَنَّمَ كُلَّ كَفَّارٍ عَنِيْدٍ

    Alqiyā fī jahannama kulla kaffārin ‘anīd(in).

    ˹It will be said to both angels,˺ “Throw into Hell every stubborn disbeliever,

25. مَنَّاعٍ لِّلْخَيْرِ مُعْتَدٍ مُّرِيْبٍۙ

    Mannā‘il lil-khairi mu‘tadim murīb(in).

    withholder of good, transgressor, and doubter,

26. ۨالَّذِيْ جَعَلَ مَعَ اللّٰهِ اِلٰهًا اٰخَرَ فَاَلْقِيٰهُ فِى الْعَذَابِ الشَّدِيْدِ

    Allażī ja‘ala ma‘allāhi ilāhan ākhara fa'alqiyāhu fil-‘ażābisy-syadīd(i).

    who set up another god with Allah. So cast them into the severe punishment.”

27. ۞ قَالَ قَرِيْنُهٗ رَبَّنَا مَآ اَطْغَيْتُهٗ وَلٰكِنْ كَانَ فِيْ ضَلٰلٍۢ بَعِيْدٍ

    Qāla qarīnuhū rabbanā mā aṭgaituhū wa lākin kāna fī ḍalālim ba‘īd(in).

    One’s ˹devilish˺ associate will say, “Our Lord! I did not make them transgress. Rather, they were far astray ˹on their own˺.”

28. قَالَ لَا تَخْتَصِمُوْا لَدَيَّ وَقَدْ قَدَّمْتُ اِلَيْكُمْ بِالْوَعِيْدِ

    Qāla lā takhtaṣimū ladayya wa qad qaddamtu ilaikum bil-wa‘īd(i).

    Allah will respond, “Do not dispute in My presence, since I had already given you a warning.

29. مَا يُبَدَّلُ الْقَوْلُ لَدَيَّ وَمَآ اَنَا۠ بِظَلَّامٍ لِّلْعَبِيْدِ ࣖ

    Mā yubaddalul-qaulu ladayya wa mā ana biẓallāmil lil-‘abīd(i).

    My Word cannot be changed, nor am I unjust to ˹My˺ servants.”

30. يَوْمَ نَقُوْلُ لِجَهَنَّمَ هَلِ امْتَلَـْٔتِ وَتَقُوْلُ هَلْ مِنْ مَّزِيْدٍ

    Yauma naqūlu lijahannama halimtala'ti wa taqūlu hal mim mazīd(in).

    ˹Beware of˺ the Day We will ask Hell, “Are you full ˹yet˺?” And it will respond, “Are there any more?”

31. وَاُزْلِفَتِ الْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِيْنَ غَيْرَ بَعِيْدٍ

    Wa uzlifatil-jannatu lil-muttaqīna gaira ba‘īd(in).

    And Paradise will be brought near to the righteous, not far off.

32. هٰذَا مَا تُوْعَدُوْنَ لِكُلِّ اَوَّابٍ حَفِيْظٍۚ

    Hāżā mā tū‘adūna likulli awwābin ḥafīẓ(in).

    ˹And it will be said to them,˺ “This is what you were promised, for whoever ˹constantly˺ turned ˹to Allah˺ and kept up ˹His commandments˺—

33. مَنْ خَشِيَ الرَّحْمٰنَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَجَاۤءَ بِقَلْبٍ مُّنِيْبٍۙ

    Man khasyiyar-raḥmāna bil-gaibi wa jā'a biqalbim munīb(in).

    who were in awe of the Most Compassionate without seeing ˹Him˺, and have come with a heart turning ˹only to Him˺.

34. ۨادْخُلُوْهَا بِسَلٰمٍ ۗذٰلِكَ يَوْمُ الْخُلُوْدِ

    Udkhulūhā bisalām(in), żālika yaumul-khulūd(i).

    Enter it in peace. This is the Day of eternal life!”

35. لَهُمْ مَّا يَشَاۤءُوْنَ فِيْهَا وَلَدَيْنَا مَزِيْدٌ

    Lahum mā yasyā'ūna fīhā wa ladainā mazīd(un).

    There they will have whatever they desire, and with Us is ˹even˺ more.

36. وَكَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُمْ مِّنْ قَرْنٍ هُمْ اَشَدُّ مِنْهُمْ بَطْشًا فَنَقَّبُوْا فِى الْبِلَادِۗ هَلْ مِنْ مَّحِيْصٍ

    Wa kam ahlaknā qablahum min qarnin hum asyaddu minhum baṭsyan fanaqqabū fil-bilād(i), hal mim maḥīṣ(in).

    ˹Imagine˺ how many peoples We destroyed before them, who were far mightier than them. Then ˹when the torment came,˺ they ˹desperately˺ sought refuge in the land. ˹But˺ was there any escape?

37. اِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَذِكْرٰى لِمَنْ كَانَ لَهٗ قَلْبٌ اَوْ اَلْقَى السَّمْعَ وَهُوَ شَهِيْدٌ

    Inna fī żālika lażikrā liman kāna lahū qalbun au alqas-sam‘a wa huwa syahīd(un).

    Surely in this is a reminder for whoever has a ˹mindful˺ heart and lends an attentive ear.

38. وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فِيْ سِتَّةِ اَيَّامٍۖ وَّمَا مَسَّنَا مِنْ لُّغُوْبٍ

    Wa laqad khalaqnas-samāwāti wal-arḍa wa mā bainahumā fī sittati ayyām(in), wa mā massanā mil lugūb(in).

    Indeed, We created the heavens and the earth and everything in between in six Days, and We were not ˹even˺ touched with fatigue.

39. فَاصْبِرْ عَلٰى مَا يَقُوْلُوْنَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوْعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ الْغُرُوْبِ ۚ

    Faṣbir ‘alā mā yaqūlūna wa sabbiḥ biḥamdi rabbika qabla ṭulū‘isy-syamsi wa qablal-gurūb(i).

    So be patient ˹O Prophet˺ with what they say. And glorify the praises of your Lord before sunrise and before sunset.

40. وَمِنَ الَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَاَدْبَارَ السُّجُوْدِ

    Wa minal-laili fasabbiḥhu wa adbāras-sujūd(i).

    And glorify Him during part of the night and after the prayers.

41. وَاسْتَمِعْ يَوْمَ يُنَادِ الْمُنَادِ مِنْ مَّكَانٍ قَرِيْبٍ

    Wastami‘ yauma yunādil-munādi mim makānin qarīb(in).

    And listen! On the Day the caller will call out from a near place,

42. يَوْمَ يَسْمَعُوْنَ الصَّيْحَةَ بِالْحَقِّ ۗذٰلِكَ يَوْمُ الْخُرُوْجِ

    Yauma yasma‘ūnaṣ-ṣaiḥata bil-ḥaqq(i), żālika yaumul-khurūj(i).

    the Day all will hear the ˹mighty˺ Blast in ˹all˺ truth, that will be the Day of emergence ˹from the graves˺.

43. اِنَّا نَحْنُ نُحْيٖ وَنُمِيْتُ وَاِلَيْنَا الْمَصِيْرُۙ

    Innā naḥnu nuḥyī wa numītu wa ilainal-maṣīr(u).

    It is certainly We Who give life and cause death. And to Us is the final return.

44. يَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ الْاَرْضُ عَنْهُمْ سِرَاعًا ۗذٰلِكَ حَشْرٌ عَلَيْنَا يَسِيْرٌ

    Yauma tasyaqqaqul-arḍu ‘anhum sirā‘ā(n), żālika ḥasyrun ‘alainā yasīr(un).

    ˹Beware of˺ the Day the earth will split open, letting them rush forth. That will be an easy gathering for Us.

45. نَحْنُ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَقُوْلُوْنَ وَمَآ اَنْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِجَبَّارٍۗ فَذَكِّرْ بِالْقُرْاٰنِ مَنْ يَّخَافُ وَعِيْدِ ࣖ

    Naḥnu a‘lamu bimā yaqūlūna wa mā anta ‘alaihim bijabbār(in), fażakkir bil-qur'āni may yakhāfu wa‘īd(i).

    We know best what they say. And you ˹O Prophet˺ are not ˹there˺ to compel them ˹to believe˺. So remind with the Quran ˹only˺ those who fear My warning.