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Surat al-jasiyah (The one to its knees)

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حٰمۤ

ḥā mīm

HAMIM.

تَنْزِيْلُ الْكِتٰبِ مِنَ اللّٰهِ الْعَزِيْزِ الْحَكِيْمِ

tanzīlul-kitābi minallāhil-'azīzil-ḥakīm

TherevelationofthisBookisfromGodthemightyandall-wise.

اِنَّ فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ لَاٰيٰتٍ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَۗ

inna fis-samāwāti wal-arḍi la`āyātil lil-mu`minīn

Indeedtherearesignsforbelieversintheheavensandtheearth.

وَفِيْ خَلْقِكُمْ وَمَا يَبُثُّ مِنْ دَاۤبَّةٍ اٰيٰتٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يُّوْقِنُوْنَۙ

wa fī khalqikum wa mā yabuṡṡu min dābbatin āyātul liqaumiy yụqinụn

Increatingyouandspreadingallthemovingthings(onearth)aresignsforpeoplefirmoffaith

وَاخْتِلَافِ الَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَمَآ اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ مِنَ السَّمَاۤءِ مِنْ رِّزْقٍ فَاَحْيَا بِهِ الْاَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَتَصْرِيْفِ الرِّيٰحِ اٰيٰتٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يَّعْقِلُوْنَ

wakhtilāfil-laili wan-nahāri wa mā anzalallāhu minas-samā`i mir rizqin fa aḥyā bihil-arḍa ba'da mautihā wa taṣrīfir-riyāḥi āyātul liqaumiy ya'qilụn

AstherearesignsinthealternationofnightanddayandinrainthatGodsendswithwhichHerevivestheearthoncedeadasthereareinthechangingofthewindsforpeoplewhocanunderstand.

تِلْكَ اٰيٰتُ اللّٰهِ نَتْلُوْهَا عَلَيْكَ بِالْحَقِّۚ فَبِاَيِّ حَدِيْثٍۢ بَعْدَ اللّٰهِ وَاٰيٰتِهٖ يُؤْمِنُوْنَ

tilka āyātullāhi natlụhā 'alaika bil-ḥaqq, fa bi`ayyi ḥadīṡim ba'dallāhi wa āyātihī yu`minụn

ThesearerevelationsofGodwhichwerecitetoyoucorrectly:InwhatotherlorebutGodandHismanifestationswouldtheythenbelieve?

وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ اَفَّاكٍ اَثِيْمٍۙ

wailul likulli affākin aṡīm

Alasthewoeforeverydissemblingsinner

يَّسْمَعُ اٰيٰتِ اللّٰهِ تُتْلٰى عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ يُصِرُّ مُسْتَكْبِرًا كَاَنْ لَّمْ يَسْمَعْهَاۚ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِعَذَابٍ اَلِيْمٍ

yasma'u āyātillāhi tutlā 'alaihi ṡumma yuṣirru mustakbirang ka`al lam yasma'hā, fa basysyir-hu bi'ażābin alīm

WhohearstherevelationsofGodbeingrecitedtohimyetpersistsindenyingwitharroganceasthoughhehadneverheardthem!Sowarnhimofapainfulpunishment.

وَاِذَا عَلِمَ مِنْ اٰيٰتِنَا شَيْـًٔا ۨاتَّخَذَهَا هُزُوًاۗ اُولٰۤىِٕكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِيْنٌۗ

wa iżā 'alima min āyātinā syai`anittakhażahā huzuwā, ulā`ika lahum 'ażābum muhīn

WhenhecomestoknowsomethingofOurmessageshemakesfunofthem:Forthemisshamefulpunishment.

مِنْ وَّرَاۤىِٕهِمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۚوَلَا يُغْنِيْ عَنْهُمْ مَّا كَسَبُوْا شَيْـًٔا وَّلَا مَا اتَّخَذُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ اَوْلِيَاۤءَۚ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيْمٌۗ

miw warā`ihim jahannam, wa lā yugnī 'an-hum mā kasabụ syai`aw wa lā mattakhażụ min dụnillāhi auliyā`, wa lahum 'ażābun 'aẓīm

ThereisHellbeforethem;andwhatevertheyhaveearnedwillnotavailthemintheleastnorthosewhomtheytakeasfriendsapartfromGod.Thereisgreatchastisementforthem.

هٰذَا هُدًىۚ وَالَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا بِاٰيٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مِّنْ رِّجْزٍ اَلِيْمٌ

hāżā hudā, wallażīna kafarụ bi`āyāti rabbihim lahum 'ażābum mir rijzin alīm

Thisisguidance.ThosewhodenytherevelationsoftheirLordwillsufferadreadfuldoom.

۞ اَللّٰهُ الَّذِيْ سَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الْبَحْرَ لِتَجْرِيَ الْفُلْكُ فِيْهِ بِاَمْرِهٖ وَلِتَبْتَغُوْا مِنْ فَضْلِهٖ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُوْنَۚ

allāhullażī sakhkhara lakumul-baḥra litajriyal-fulku fīhi bi`amrihī wa litabtagụ min faḍlihī wa la'allakum tasykurụn

ItisGodwhosubjugatedtheoceanforyousothatshipsmayplythroughitbyHiscommandandyoumayseekHisbountyandmayhaplybegrateful.

وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمْ مَّا فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِى الْاَرْضِ جَمِيْعًا مِّنْهُ ۗاِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَّتَفَكَّرُوْنَ

wa sakhkhara lakum mā fis-samāwāti wa mā fil-arḍi jamī'am min-h, inna fī żālika la`āyātil liqaumiy yatafakkarụn

Hesubjugatedforyouwhatsoeverisintheheavensandtheeartheachandeverything.Verilytherearesignsinthisforthosewhoreflect.

قُلْ لِّلَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا يَغْفِرُوْا لِلَّذِيْنَ لَا يَرْجُوْنَ اَيَّامَ اللّٰهِ لِيَجْزِيَ قَوْمًا ۢبِمَا كَانُوْا يَكْسِبُوْنَ

qul lillażīna āmanụ yagfirụ lillażīna lā yarjụna ayyāmallāhi liyajziya qaumam bimā kānụ yaksibụn

TellthebelieverstoforgivethosewhodonotfearthevisitationsofGodsothatHemayrequitethepeoplefortheirdeeds.

مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلِنَفْسِهٖۚ وَمَنْ اَسَاۤءَ فَعَلَيْهَا ۖ ثُمَّ اِلٰى رَبِّكُمْ تُرْجَعُوْنَ

man 'amila ṣāliḥan fa linafsih, wa man asā`a fa 'alaihā ṡumma ilā rabbikum turja'ụn

Hewhodoesgooddoessoforhimself;andhewhodoesevilsufferstheconsequencethereof.YouhavethentogobacktoyourLord.

وَلَقَدْ اٰتَيْنَا بَنِيْٓ اِسْرَاۤءِيْلَ الْكِتٰبَ وَالْحُكْمَ وَالنُّبُوَّةَ وَرَزَقْنٰهُمْ مِّنَ الطَّيِّبٰتِ وَفَضَّلْنٰهُمْ عَلَى الْعٰلَمِيْنَ ۚ

wa laqad ātainā banī isrā`īlal-kitāba wal-ḥukma wan-nubuwwata wa razaqnāhum minaṭ-ṭayyibāti wa faḍḍalnāhum 'alal-'ālamīn

WegavethechildrenofIsraeltheBookandthejudgementandtheprophethoodprovidedthemwithgoodthingsfavouredthemoverotherpeople

وَاٰتَيْنٰهُمْ بَيِّنٰتٍ مِّنَ الْاَمْرِۚ فَمَا اخْتَلَفُوْٓا اِلَّا مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَاۤءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْيًاۢ بَيْنَهُمْ ۗاِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَقْضِيْ بَيْنَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ فِيْمَا كَانُوْا فِيْهِ يَخْتَلِفُوْنَ

wa ātaināhum bayyinātim minal-amr, fa makhtalafū illā mim ba'di mā jā`ahumul-'ilmu bagyam bainahum, inna rabbaka yaqḍī bainahum yaumal-qiyāmati fīmā kānụ fīhi yakhtalifụn

AndgavethemaclearexpositionofOurlaws.Andtheydidnotdifferuntilafterknowledgecametothemthroughmutualjealousies.VerilyyourLordwilljudgebetweenthemontheDayofJudgementinwhattheydifferedabout.

ثُمَّ جَعَلْنٰكَ عَلٰى شَرِيْعَةٍ مِّنَ الْاَمْرِ فَاتَّبِعْهَا وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ اَهْوَاۤءَ الَّذِيْنَ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ

ṡumma ja'alnāka 'alā syarī'atim minal-amri fattabi'hā wa lā tattabi' ahwā`allażīna lā ya'lamụn

Wehaveputyouontherightwayinthematter(ofdivinelaw).Sofollowitanddonotfollowthewishesofthosewhoareignorant.

اِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يُّغْنُوْا عَنْكَ مِنَ اللّٰهِ شَيْـًٔا ۗوَاِنَّ الظّٰلِمِيْنَ بَعْضُهُمْ اَوْلِيَاۤءُ بَعْضٍۚ وَاللّٰهُ وَلِيُّ الْمُتَّقِيْنَ

innahum lay yugnụ 'angka minallāhi syai`ā, wa innaẓ-ẓālimīna ba'ḍuhum auliyā`u ba'ḍ, wallāhu waliyyul-muttaqīn

TheywillnotavailyouintheleastagainstGod.Surelythewickedareeachother´sfriendsbutGodbefriendsthosewhofearandfollowtherightpath.

هٰذَا بَصَاۤىِٕرُ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدًى وَّرَحْمَةٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يُّوْقِنُوْنَ

hāżā baṣā`iru lin-nāsi wa hudaw wa raḥmatul liqaumiy yụqinụn

Thesearepreceptsofwisdomformenandguidanceandgraceforpeoplewhobelievewithcertainty.

اَمْ حَسِبَ الَّذِيْنَ اجْتَرَحُوا السَّيِّاٰتِ اَنْ نَّجْعَلَهُمْ كَالَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ سَوَاۤءً مَّحْيَاهُمْ وَمَمَاتُهُمْ ۗسَاۤءَ مَا يَحْكُمُوْنَࣖ

am ḥasiballażīnajtaraḥus-sayyi`āti an naj'alahum kallażīna āmanụ wa 'amiluṣ-ṣāliḥāti sawā`am maḥyāhum wa mamātuhum, sā`a mā yaḥkumụn

DothosewhoseekevilthinkthatWeshallmakethemequalinlifeanddeathtothosewhobelieveanddogood?Howbadisthejudgementthattheymake!

وَخَلَقَ اللّٰهُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّ وَلِتُجْزٰى كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُوْنَ

wa khalaqallāhus-samāwāti wal-arḍa bil-ḥaqqi wa litujzā kullu nafsim bimā kasabat wa hum lā yuẓlamụn

GodhascreatedtheheavensandtheearthwithreasonsothatHemayrewardeachsoulinaccordancewithwhatithasdone;andnowrongwillbedonetothem.

اَفَرَءَيْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ اِلٰهَهٗ هَوٰىهُ وَاَضَلَّهُ اللّٰهُ عَلٰى عِلْمٍ وَّخَتَمَ عَلٰى سَمْعِهٖ وَقَلْبِهٖ وَجَعَلَ عَلٰى بَصَرِهٖ غِشٰوَةًۗ فَمَنْ يَّهْدِيْهِ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ اللّٰهِ ۗ اَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُوْنَ

a fa ra`aita manittakhaża ilāhahụ hawāhu wa aḍallahullāhu 'alā 'ilmiw wa khatama 'alā sam'ihī wa qalbihī wa ja'ala 'alā baṣarihī gisyāwah, fa may yahdīhi mim ba'dillāh, a fa lā tażakkarụn

Justthink:WhoapartfromGodcanshowthewaytohimwhodeifieshisegointohisgodwhomGodallowstogoastrayknowinglyandsealshisearsandheartandcoversoverhiseyeswithaveil?Whythendoyounotcontemplate?

وَقَالُوْا مَا هِيَ اِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا الدُّنْيَا نَمُوْتُ وَنَحْيَا وَمَا يُهْلِكُنَآ اِلَّا الدَّهْرُۚ وَمَا لَهُمْ بِذٰلِكَ مِنْ عِلْمٍۚ اِنْ هُمْ اِلَّا يَظُنُّوْنَ

wa qālụ mā hiya illā ḥayātunad-dun-yā namụtu wa naḥyā wa mā yuhlikunā illad-dahr, wa mā lahum biżālika min 'ilm, in hum illā yaẓunnụn

Yettheysay:"Thereisnothingbutthelifeofthisworld.Wedieandweliveandonlytimeannihilatesus."Yettheyhavenoknowledgeofthis:Theyonlyspeculate.

وَاِذَا تُتْلٰى عَلَيْهِمْ اٰيٰتُنَا بَيِّنٰتٍ مَّا كَانَ حُجَّتَهُمْ اِلَّآ اَنْ قَالُوا ائْتُوْا بِاٰبَاۤىِٕنَآ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِيْنَ

wa iżā tutlā 'alaihim āyātunā bayyinātim mā kāna ḥujjatahum illā ang qālu`tụ bi`ābā`inā ing kuntum ṣādiqīn

WhenOurclearrevelationsarerecitedtothemtheironlyargumentistosay:"Bringourancestorsbackifwhatyousayistrue."

قُلِ اللّٰهُ يُحْيِيْكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيْتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يَجْمَعُكُمْ اِلٰى يَوْمِ الْقِيٰمَةِ لَارَيْبَ فِيْهِ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ

qulillāhu yuḥyīkum ṡumma yumītukum ṡumma yajma'ukum ilā yaumil-qiyāmati lā raiba fīhi wa lākinna akṡaran-nāsi lā ya'lamụn

Say:"Godwhogivesyoulifeandmakesyoudiewill(raisethedead)thengatheryou(andyourancestors)togetherontheDayofResurrectionofwhichthereisnodoubt."Andyetmostmendonotunderstand.

وَلِلّٰهِ مُلْكُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِۗ وَيَوْمَ تَقُوْمُ السَّاعَةُ يَوْمَىِٕذٍ يَّخْسَرُ الْمُبْطِلُوْنَ

wa lillāhi mulkus-samāwāti wal-arḍ, wa yauma taqụmus-sā'atu yauma`iżiy yakhsarul-mubṭilụn

God´sisthekingdomoftheheavensandtheearth.ThedaytheHourisproclaimedtheliarswillbelosers.

وَتَرٰى كُلَّ اُمَّةٍ جَاثِيَةً ۗ كُلُّ اُمَّةٍ تُدْعٰٓى اِلٰى كِتٰبِهَاۗ اَلْيَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ

wa tarā kulla ummatin jāṡiyah, kullu ummatin tud'ā ilā kitābihā, al-yauma tujzauna mā kuntum ta'malụn

Youwillseeeachcommunitykneelingdown;andeachcommunitywillbesummonedtoitsledger(ofgoodandevildeeds).Youwillreceiveuponthatdayyourrecompenseforwhatyouhaddone.

هٰذَا كِتٰبُنَا يَنْطِقُ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْحَقِّ ۗاِنَّا كُنَّا نَسْتَنْسِخُ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ

hāżā kitābunā yanṭiqu 'alaikum bil-ḥaqq, innā kunnā nastansikhu mā kuntum ta'malụn

ThisOurrecordwillspeakaboutyoutruthfully.Wehadeverythingyoudidrecordedinit.

فَاَمَّا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ فَيُدْخِلُهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ فِيْ رَحْمَتِهٖۗ ذٰلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْمُبِيْنُ

fa ammallażīna āmanụ wa 'amiluṣ-ṣāliḥāti fa yudkhiluhum rabbuhum fī raḥmatih, żālika huwal-fauzul-mubīn

SothosewhobelievedanddidgoodthingswillbeadmittedtoHisfavourbytheirLord.Thiswillbeacleartriumph.

وَاَمَّا الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْاۗ اَفَلَمْ تَكُنْ اٰيٰتِيْ تُتْلٰى عَلَيْكُمْ فَاسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ وَكُنْتُمْ قَوْمًا مُّجْرِمِيْنَ

wa ammallażīna kafarụ, a fa lam takun āyātī tutlā 'alaikum fastakbartum wa kuntum qaumam mujrimīn

Asfortheinfidels(itwillbesaid):"WerenotMymessagesreadouttoyou?Butyoubehavedwithself-conceitandbecameasinfulpeople.

وَاِذَا قِيْلَ اِنَّ وَعْدَ اللّٰهِ حَقٌّ وَّالسَّاعَةُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيْهَا قُلْتُمْ مَّا نَدْرِيْ مَا السَّاعَةُۙ اِنْ نَّظُنُّ اِلَّا ظَنًّا وَّمَا نَحْنُ بِمُسْتَيْقِنِيْنَ

wa iżā qīla inna wa'dallāhi ḥaqquw was-sā'atu lā raiba fīhā qultum mā nadrī mas-sā'atu in naẓunnu illā ẓannaw wa mā naḥnu bimustaiqinīn

Wheneveritwassaid:´God´spromiseiscertainlyTRUEandthereisnodoubtabouttheHour´youreplied:´WeknownotwhattheHouris.Wehaveonlyavagueideabutarenotcertain.´

وَبَدَا لَهُمْ سَيِّاٰتُ مَا عَمِلُوْا وَحَاقَ بِهِمْ مَّا كَانُوْا بِهٖ يَسْتَهْزِءُوْنَ

wa badā lahum sayyi`ātu mā 'amilụ wa ḥāqa bihim mā kānụ bihī yastahzi`ụn

Theevilofwhattheyhaddonewillbecomecleartothemandtheywillbeseizedbywhattheyhadscorned.

وَقِيْلَ الْيَوْمَ نَنْسٰىكُمْ كَمَا نَسِيْتُمْ لِقَاۤءَ يَوْمِكُمْ هٰذَاۙ وَمَأْوٰىكُمُ النَّارُ وَمَا لَكُمْ مِّنْ نّٰصِرِيْنَ

wa qīlal-yauma nansākum kamā nasītum liqā`a yaumikum hāżā wa ma`wākumun-nāru wa mā lakum min nāṣirīn

"Weshallignoreyoutoday"theywillbetold"asyouhadforgottenthemeetingofthisDay.YourdwellingplaceisHellandthereisnonetosaveyou:

ذٰلِكُمْ بِاَنَّكُمُ اتَّخَذْتُمْ اٰيٰتِ اللّٰهِ هُزُوًا وَّغَرَّتْكُمُ الْحَيٰوةُ الدُّنْيَا ۚفَالْيَوْمَ لَا يُخْرَجُوْنَ مِنْهَا وَلَا هُمْ يُسْتَعْتَبُوْنَ

żālikum bi`annakumuttakhażtum āyātillāhi huzuwaw wa garratkumul-ḥayātud-dun-yā, fal-yauma lā yukhrajụna min-hā wa lā hum yusta'tabụn

ThisbecauseyoulaughedatGod´srevelationsandweretakeninbythelifeoftheworld."SotheywillneitherbetakenoutofitnorwillbeaskedtoseekGod´sfavouronthatday.

فَلِلّٰهِ الْحَمْدُ رَبِّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَرَبِّ الْاَرْضِ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَ

fa lillāhil-ḥamdu rabbis-samāwāti wa rabbil-arḍi rabbil-'ālamīn

AllpraisebetoGodLordoftheheavensLordoftheearthLordofalltheworlds.

وَلَهُ الْكِبْرِيَاۤءُ فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ۗوَهُوَ الْعَزِيْزُ الْحَكِيْمُ ۔

wa lahul-kibriyā`u fis-samāwāti wal-arḍ, wa huwal-'azīzul-ḥakīm

Hisisthesupremacyintheheavensandtheearth;andHeistheall-mightyandall-wise.