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وَالصّٰۤفّٰتِ صَفًّاۙ

waṣ-ṣāffāti ṣaffā

I CALL TO witness those who stand arrayed in rows

فَالزّٰجِرٰتِ زَجْرًاۙ

faz-zājirāti zajrā

And those who restrain by reprimanding

فَالتّٰلِيٰتِ ذِكْرًاۙ

fat-tāliyāti żikrā

And those who recite the Reminder

اِنَّ اِلٰهَكُمْ لَوَاحِدٌۗ

inna ilāhakum lawāḥid

Verily your God is One

رَبُّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ الْمَشَارِقِۗ

rabbus-samāwāti wal-arḍi wa mā bainahumā wa rabbul-masyāriq

The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that lies between them and the Lord of the Easts.

اِنَّا زَيَّنَّا السَّمَاۤءَ الدُّنْيَا بِزِيْنَةِ ِۨالْكَوَاكِبِۙ

innā zayyannas-samā`ad-dun-yā bizīnatinil-kawākib

He decked the nearest heavens with ornaments of stars

وَحِفْظًا مِّنْ كُلِّ شَيْطٰنٍ مَّارِدٍۚ

wa ḥifẓam ming kulli syaiṭānim mārid

Protecting them against every wayward devil

لَا يَسَّمَّعُوْنَ اِلَى الْمَلَاِ الْاَعْلٰى وَيُقْذَفُوْنَ مِنْ كُلِّ جَانِبٍۖ

lā yassamma'ụna ilal-mala`il-a'lā wa yuqżafụna ming kulli jānib

So that they are not able to listen to the angels of higher (echelons) and are pelted from all sides

دُحُوْرًا وَّلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ وَّاصِبٌ

duḥụraw wa lahum 'ażābuw wāṣib

And kept far away. There is perpetual punishment for them

اِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ الْخَطْفَةَ فَاَتْبَعَهٗ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ

illā man khaṭifal-khaṭfata fa atba'ahụ syihābun ṡāqib

Except those who eavesdrop and are pursued by a shooting flame.

فَاسْتَفْتِهِمْ اَهُمْ اَشَدُّ خَلْقًا اَمْ مَّنْ خَلَقْنَا ۗاِنَّا خَلَقْنٰهُمْ مِّنْ طِيْنٍ لَّازِبٍ

fastaftihim a hum asyaddu khalqan am man khalaqnā, innā khalaqnāhum min ṭīnil lāzib

So ask them if they are more difficult to create or the rest We have created? Indeed (man) We created from fermented clay.

بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُوْنَ ۖ

bal 'ajibta wa yaskharụn

Yet while you are filled with wonder they just scoff;

وَاِذَا ذُكِّرُوْا لَا يَذْكُرُوْنَ ۖ

wa iżā żukkirụ lā yażkurụn

And when they are warned they pay no heed.

وَاِذَا رَاَوْا اٰيَةً يَّسْتَسْخِرُوْنَۖ

wa iżā ra`au āyatay yastaskhirụn

When they see a sign they laugh at it

وَقَالُوْٓا اِنْ هٰذَآ اِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِيْنٌ ۚ

wa qālū in hāżā illā siḥrum mubīn

And say: "This is only magic.

ءَاِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَّعِظَامًا ءَاِنَّا لَمَبْعُوْثُوْنَۙ

a iżā mitnā wa kunnā turābaw wa 'iẓāman a innā lamab'ụṡụn

When we are dead and turned to dust and bones how can we be raised again

اَوَاٰبَاۤؤُنَا الْاَوَّلُوْنَۗ

a wa ābā`unal-awwalụn

And our fathers too?"

قُلْ نَعَمْ وَاَنْتُمْ دَاخِرُوْنَۚ

qul na'am wa antum dākhirụn

You say: "Yes; and you will be lowly made."

فَاِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَّاحِدَةٌ فَاِذَا هُمْ يَنْظُرُوْنَ

fa innamā hiya zajratuw wāḥidatun fa iżā hum yanẓurụn

There will only be a single jerk and they will gape

وَقَالُوْا يٰوَيْلَنَا هٰذَا يَوْمُ الدِّيْنِ

wa qālụ yā wailanā hāżā yaumud-dīn

And say: "Ah woe! This is the Day of Reckoning."

هٰذَا يَوْمُ الْفَصْلِ الَّذِيْ كُنْتُمْ بِهٖ تُكَذِّبُوْنَ

hāżā yaumul-faṣlillażī kuntum bihī tukażżibụn

"(Yes ) this is the Day of Judgement you had called a lie."

اُحْشُرُوا الَّذِيْنَ ظَلَمُوْا وَاَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوْا يَعْبُدُوْنَ ۙ

uḥsyurullażīna ẓalamụ wa azwājahum wa mā kānụ ya'budụn

Gather all the wicked together and their comrades and those they had worshipped

مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ فَاهْدُوْهُمْ اِلٰى صِرَاطِ الْجَحِيْمِ

min dụnillāhi fahdụhum ilā ṣirāṭil-jaḥīm

Other than God " (the angels will be told) "then show them the way to Hell

وَقِفُوْهُمْ اِنَّهُمْ مَّسْـُٔوْلُوْنَ ۙ

waqifụhum innahum mas`ụlụn

And detain them for they will be questioned."

مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنَاصَرُوْنَ

mā lakum lā tanāṣarụn

"What is the matter with you that you do not help each other?"

بَلْ هُمُ الْيَوْمَ مُسْتَسْلِمُوْنَ

bal humul-yauma mustaslimụn

They will submit to questioning then

وَاَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلٰى بَعْضٍ يَّتَسَاۤءَلُوْنَ

wa aqbala ba'ḍuhum 'alā ba'ḍiy yatasā`alụn

And some of them will confront the others

قَالُوْٓا اِنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ تَأْتُوْنَنَا عَنِ الْيَمِيْنِ

qālū innakum kuntum ta`tụnanā 'anil-yamīn

Saying: "It were you who imposed yourselves upon us."

قَالُوْا بَلْ لَّمْ تَكُوْنُوْا مُؤْمِنِيْنَۚ

qālụ bal lam takụnụ mu`minīn

They will say: "No you were the ones who would not believe.

وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيْكُمْ مِّنْ سُلْطٰنٍۚ بَلْ كُنْتُمْ قَوْمًا طٰغِيْنَ

wa mā kāna lanā 'alaikum min sulṭān, bal kuntum qauman ṭāgīn

We had no power over you. In fact you were a people rebellious.

فَحَقَّ عَلَيْنَا قَوْلُ رَبِّنَآ ۖاِنَّا لَذَاۤىِٕقُوْنَ

fa ḥaqqa 'alainā qaulu rabbinā innā lażā`iqụn

The sentence of our Lord has come TRUE for us. We have certainly to taste (the punishment)

فَاَغْوَيْنٰكُمْ اِنَّا كُنَّا غٰوِيْنَ

fa agwainākum innā kunnā gāwīn

For we had led you astray. In fact we ourselves were astray."

فَاِنَّهُمْ يَوْمَىِٕذٍ فِى الْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُوْنَ

fa innahum yauma`iżin fil-'ażābi musytarikụn

So they will become partners in punishment.

اِنَّا كَذٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِالْمُجْرِمِيْنَ

innā każālika naf'alu bil-mujrimīn

That is how We deal with sinners.

اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوْٓا اِذَا قِيْلَ لَهُمْ لَآ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ يَسْتَكْبِرُوْنَ ۙ

innahum kānū iżā qīla lahum lā ilāha illallāhu yastakbirụn

They were those who when it was said to them "There is no god but God " behaved with insolence

وَيَقُوْلُوْنَ اَىِٕنَّا لَتَارِكُوْٓا اٰلِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٍ مَّجْنُوْنٍ ۗ

wa yaqụlụna a innā latārikū ālihatinā lisyā'irim majnụn

And said: "Should we abandon our gods for the sake of an insane poet?"

بَلْ جَاۤءَ بِالْحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ

bal jā`a bil-ḥaqqi wa ṣaddaqal-mursalīn

Not in the least. He has brought the truth and confirmed the other messengers.

اِنَّكُمْ لَذَاۤىِٕقُوا الْعَذَابِ الْاَلِيْمِ ۚ

innakum lażā`iqul-'ażābil-alīm

You will indeed taste a painful punishment

وَمَا تُجْزَوْنَ اِلَّا مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَۙ

wa mā tujzauna illā mā kuntum ta'malụn

And be rewarded but only for what you had done

اِلَّا عِبَادَ اللّٰهِ الْمُخْلَصِيْنَ

illā 'ibādallāhil-mukhlaṣīn

Except the chosen creatures of God

اُولٰۤىِٕكَ لَهُمْ رِزْقٌ مَّعْلُوْمٌۙ

ulā`ika lahum rizqum ma'lụm

Whose provision is predetermined --

فَوَاكِهُ ۚوَهُمْ مُّكْرَمُوْنَۙ

fawākih, wa hum mukramụn

Fruits of every kind and they will be honoured

فِيْ جَنّٰتِ النَّعِيْمِۙ

fī jannātin na'īm

In gardens of delight

عَلٰى سُرُرٍ مُّتَقٰبِلِيْنَ

'alā sururim mutaqābilīn

(Sitting) on couches face to face

يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِمْ بِكَأْسٍ مِّنْ مَّعِيْنٍۢ ۙ

yuṭāfu 'alaihim bika`sim mim ma'īn

With cups from a flowing stream being passed around

بَيْضَاۤءَ لَذَّةٍ لِّلشّٰرِبِيْنَۚ

baiḍā`a lażżatil lisy-syāribīn

Clear delicious to drink

لَا فِيْهَا غَوْلٌ وَّلَا هُمْ عَنْهَا يُنْزَفُوْنَ

lā fīhā gauluw wa lā hum 'an-hā yunzafụn

Neither dulling the senses nor intoxicating

وَعِنْدَهُمْ قٰصِرٰتُ الطَّرْفِ عِيْنٌ ۙ

wa 'indahum qāṣirātuṭ-ṭarfi 'īn

And with them maidens of modest look and large lustrous eyes

كَاَنَّهُنَّ بَيْضٌ مَّكْنُوْنٌ

ka`annahunna baiḍum maknụn

Like sheltered eggs in a nest.

فَاَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلٰى بَعْضٍ يَّتَسَاۤءَلُوْنَ

fa aqbala ba'ḍuhum 'alā ba'ḍiy yatasā`alụn

Then one turned to the other in an enquiry.

قَالَ قَاۤىِٕلٌ مِّنْهُمْ اِنِّيْ كَانَ لِيْ قَرِيْنٌۙ

qāla qā`ilum min-hum innī kāna lī qarīn

Said one of the speakers: "I had a friend

يَّقُوْلُ اَىِٕنَّكَ لَمِنَ الْمُصَدِّقِيْنَ

yaqụlu a innaka laminal-muṣaddiqīn

Who used to say: ´Are you one of those who can testify to the truth?

ءَاِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَّعِظَامًا ءَاِنَّا لَمَدِيْنُوْنَ

a iżā mitnā wa kunnā turābaw wa 'iẓāman a innā lamadīnụn

(Do you think) we would be paid back our due when we are dead and reduced to dust and bones?´

قَالَ هَلْ اَنْتُمْ مُّطَّلِعُوْنَ

qāla hal antum muṭṭali'ụn

He said: ´Will you look down?´

فَاطَّلَعَ فَرَاٰهُ فِيْ سَوَاۤءِ الْجَحِيْمِ

faṭṭala'a fa ra`āhu fī sawā`il-jaḥīm

He looked down and saw (his friend) in the midst of Hell.

قَالَ تَاللّٰهِ اِنْ كِدْتَّ لَتُرْدِيْنِ ۙ

qāla tallāhi ing kitta laturdīn

´By God´ he said ´you had almost ruined me.

وَلَوْلَا نِعْمَةُ رَبِّيْ لَكُنْتُ مِنَ الْمُحْضَرِيْنَ

walau lā ni'matu rabbī lakuntu minal-muḥḍarīn

Had it not been for the grace of my Lord I too would have been there (in Hell).

اَفَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَيِّتِيْنَۙ

a fa mā naḥnu bimayyitīn

(Another will say:)"Is it TRUE we are not going to die

اِلَّا مَوْتَتَنَا الْاُوْلٰى وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِيْنَ

illā mautatanal-ụlā wa mā naḥnu bimu'ażżabīn

Other than our first death and we shall not be punished?

اِنَّ هٰذَا لَهُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيْمُ

inna hāżā lahuwal-fauzul-'aẓīm

This will indeed be great happiness.

لِمِثْلِ هٰذَا فَلْيَعْمَلِ الْعٰمِلُوْنَ

limiṡli hāżā falya'malil-'āmilụn

For this the toilers should strive."

اَذٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ نُّزُلًا اَمْ شَجَرَةُ الزَّقُّوْمِ

a żālika khairun nuzulan am syajaratuz-zaqqụm

Is this better or the tree of Zaqqum

اِنَّا جَعَلْنٰهَا فِتْنَةً لِّلظّٰلِمِيْنَ

innā ja'alnāhā fitnatal liẓ-ẓālimīn

Which We have reserved as punishment for evil-doers?

اِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٌ تَخْرُجُ فِيْٓ اَصْلِ الْجَحِيْمِۙ

innahā syajaratun takhruju fī aṣlil-jaḥīm

It is a tree that grows at the bottom of Hell.

طَلْعُهَا كَاَنَّهٗ رُءُوْسُ الشَّيٰطِيْنِ

ṭal'uhā ka`annahụ ru`ụsusy-syayāṭīn

Its spathes are like the prickly pear.

فَاِنَّهُمْ لَاٰكِلُوْنَ مِنْهَا فَمَالِـُٔوْنَ مِنْهَا الْبُطُوْنَۗ

fa innahum la`ākilụna min-hā famāli`ụna min-hal buṭụn

They will eat and fill their bellies with it

ثُمَّ اِنَّ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا لَشَوْبًا مِّنْ حَمِيْمٍۚ

ṡumma inna lahum 'alaihā lasyaubam min ḥamīm

Washing it down with boiling water.

ثُمَّ اِنَّ مَرْجِعَهُمْ لَاِلَى الْجَحِيْمِ

ṡumma inna marji'ahum la`ilal-jaḥīm

Then to Hell they will surely be returned.

اِنَّهُمْ اَلْفَوْا اٰبَاۤءَهُمْ ضَاۤلِّيْنَۙ

innahum alfau ābā`ahum ḍāllīn

They had found their fathers astray

فَهُمْ عَلٰٓى اٰثٰرِهِمْ يُهْرَعُوْنَ

fa hum 'alā āṡārihim yuhra'ụn

Yet they hasten to follow in their footsteps.

وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ اَكْثَرُ الْاَوَّلِيْنَۙ

wa laqad ḍalla qablahum akṡarul-awwalīn

So had many an earlier people gone astray

وَلَقَدْ اَرْسَلْنَا فِيْهِمْ مُّنْذِرِيْنَ

wa laqad arsalnā fīhim munżirīn

And We had sent admonishers to them.

فَانْظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُنْذَرِيْنَۙ

fanẓur kaifa kāna 'āqibatul-munżarīn

Look then how was the end of those who had been warned

اِلَّا عِبَادَ اللّٰهِ الْمُخْلَصِيْنَ

illā 'ibādallāhil-mukhlaṣīn

Other than the chosen creatures of God.

وَلَقَدْ نَادٰىنَا نُوْحٌ فَلَنِعْمَ الْمُجِيْبُوْنَۖ

wa laqad nādānā nụḥun fa lani'mal-mujībụn

Noah had verily called to Us. And how gracious was He who answered (him).

وَنَجَّيْنٰهُ وَاَهْلَهٗ مِنَ الْكَرْبِ الْعَظِيْمِۖ

wa najjaināhu wa ahlahụ minal-karbil-'aẓīm

We saved him and his family from the great affliction

وَجَعَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهٗ هُمُ الْبٰقِيْنَ

wa ja'alnā żurriyyatahụ humul-bāqīn

And made his progeny survive

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى الْاٰخِرِيْنَ ۖ

wa taraknā 'alaihi fil-ākhirīn

And left (his name) for posterity.

سَلٰمٌ عَلٰى نُوْحٍ فِى الْعٰلَمِيْنَ

salāmun 'alā nụḥin fil-'ālamīn

Peace on Noah among all men.

اِنَّا كَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِى الْمُحْسِنِيْنَ

innā każālika najzil-muḥsinīn

That is how We reward those who do good.

اِنَّهٗ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ

innahụ min 'ibādinal-mu`minīn

Surely he was among Our faithful creatures.

ثُمَّ اَغْرَقْنَا الْاٰخَرِيْنَ

ṡumma agraqnal-ākharīn

Afterwards We drowned the others.

وَاِنَّ مِنْ شِيْعَتِهٖ لَاِبْرٰهِيْمَ ۘ

wa inna min syī'atihī la`ibrāhīm

And Abraham indeed was of his inducement

اِذْ جَاۤءَ رَبَّهٗ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيْمٍۙ

iż jā`a rabbahụ biqalbin salīm

When he came to his Lord with a heart compliant

اِذْ قَالَ لِاَبِيْهِ وَقَوْمِهٖ مَاذَا تَعْبُدُوْنَ ۚ

iż qāla li`abīhi wa qaumihī māżā ta'budụn

When he said to his father and his people: "What is this you worship?

اَىِٕفْكًا اٰلِهَةً دُوْنَ اللّٰهِ تُرِيْدُوْنَۗ

a ifkan āliḥatan dụnallāhi turīdụn

Why do you solicit FALSE gods instead of God?

فَمَا ظَنُّكُمْ بِرَبِّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَ

fa mā ẓannukum birabbil-'ālamīn

What do you imagine the Lord of the worlds to be?"

فَنَظَرَ نَظْرَةً فِى النُّجُوْمِۙ

fa naẓara naẓratan fin-nujụm

Then he looked up at the stars (they worshipped)

فَقَالَ اِنِّيْ سَقِيْمٌ

fa qāla innī saqīm

And said: "I am sick (of what you worship)!"

فَتَوَلَّوْا عَنْهُ مُدْبِرِيْنَ

fa tawallau 'an-hu mudbirīn

But they turned their backs on him and went away.

فَرَاغَ اِلٰٓى اٰلِهَتِهِمْ فَقَالَ اَلَا تَأْكُلُوْنَۚ

fa rāga ilā ālihatihim fa qāla alā ta`kulụn

Then he turned towards their gods and said: "Why do you not eat (of these offerings)?

مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنْطِقُوْنَ

mā lakum lā tanṭiqụn

What is wrong with you that you do not speak?"

فَرَاغَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضَرْبًا ۢبِالْيَمِيْنِ

fa rāga 'alaihim ḍarbam bil-yamīn

Then he started striking them down with his right hand.

فَاَقْبَلُوْٓا اِلَيْهِ يَزِفُّوْنَ

fa aqbalū ilaihi yaziffụn

So the people descended upon him.

قَالَ اَتَعْبُدُوْنَ مَا تَنْحِتُوْنَۙ

qāla a ta'budụna mā tan-ḥitụn

"Why do you worship these you carve yourselves " he asked

وَاللّٰهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ

wallāhu khalaqakum wa mā ta'malụn

"When God has created you and what you make?"

قَالُوا ابْنُوْا لَهٗ بُنْيَانًا فَاَلْقُوْهُ فِى الْجَحِيْمِ

qālubnụ lahụ bun-yānan fa alqụhu fil-jaḥīm

"Build a pyre for him and throw him into the raging fire."

فَاَرَادُوْا بِهٖ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنٰهُمُ الْاَسْفَلِيْنَ

fa arādụ bihī kaidan fa ja'alnāhumul-asfalīn

So they contrived a plot against him but We made them abject.

وَقَالَ اِنِّيْ ذَاهِبٌ اِلٰى رَبِّيْ سَيَهْدِيْنِ

wa qāla innī żāhibun ilā rabbī sayahdīn

And he said: "I am going away to my Lord who will show me the way.

رَبِّ هَبْ لِيْ مِنَ الصّٰلِحِيْنَ

rabbi hab lī minaṣ-ṣāliḥīn

(And he prayed:) "O Lord grant me a righteous son."

فَبَشَّرْنٰهُ بِغُلٰمٍ حَلِيْمٍ

fa basysyarnāhu bigulāmin ḥalīm

So We gave him the good news of a clement son.

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ السَّعْيَ قَالَ يٰبُنَيَّ اِنِّيْٓ اَرٰى فِى الْمَنَامِ اَنِّيْٓ اَذْبَحُكَ فَانْظُرْ مَاذَا تَرٰىۗ قَالَ يٰٓاَبَتِ افْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُۖ سَتَجِدُنِيْٓ اِنْ شَاۤءَ اللّٰهُ مِنَ الصّٰبِرِيْنَ

fa lammā balaga ma'ahus-sa'ya qāla yā bunayya innī arā fil-manāmi annī ażbaḥuka fanẓur māżā tarā, qāla yā abatif'al mā tu`maru satajidunī in syā`allāhu minaṣ-ṣābirīn

When he was old enough to go about with him he said: "O my son I dreamt that I was sacrificing you. Consider what you think?" He replied: "Father do as you are commanded. If God pleases you will find me firm."

فَلَمَّآ اَسْلَمَا وَتَلَّهٗ لِلْجَبِيْنِۚ

fa lammā aslamā wa tallahụ lil-jabīn

When they submitted to the will of God and (Abraham) laid (his son) down prostrate on his temple

وَنَادَيْنٰهُ اَنْ يّٰٓاِبْرٰهِيْمُ ۙ

wa nādaināhu ay yā ibrāhīm

We called out: "O Abraham

قَدْ صَدَّقْتَ الرُّؤْيَا ۚاِنَّا كَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِى الْمُحْسِنِيْنَ

qad ṣaddaqtar-ru`yā, innā każālika najzil-muḥsinīn

You have fulfilled your dream." Thus do We reward the good.

اِنَّ هٰذَا لَهُوَ الْبَلٰۤؤُا الْمُبِيْنُ

inna hāżā lahuwal-balā`ul mubīn

That was indeed a trying test.

وَفَدَيْنٰهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظِيْمٍ

wa fadaināhu biżib-ḥin 'aẓīm

So We ransomed him for a great sacrifice

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى الْاٰخِرِيْنَ ۖ

wa taraknā 'alaihi fil-ākhirīn

And left (his hallowed memory) for posterity.

سَلٰمٌ عَلٰٓى اِبْرٰهِيْمَ

salāmun 'alā ibrāhīm

Peace be on Abraham.

كَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِى الْمُحْسِنِيْنَ

każālika najzil-muḥsinīn

That is how We reward those who do good.

اِنَّهٗ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ

innahụ min 'ibādinal-mu`minīn

He is truly among Our faithful creatures.

وَبَشَّرْنٰهُ بِاِسْحٰقَ نَبِيًّا مِّنَ الصّٰلِحِيْنَ

wa basysyarnāhu bi`is-ḥāqa nabiyyam minaṣ-ṣāliḥīn

So We gave him the good news of Isaac apostle who is among the righteous.

وَبٰرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَعَلٰٓى اِسْحٰقَۗ وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحْسِنٌ وَّظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهٖ مُبِيْنٌ

wa bāraknā 'alaihi wa 'alā is-ḥāq, wa min żurriyyatihimā muḥsinuw wa ẓālimul linafsihī mubīn

And We blessed him and Isaac. Among their descendants are some who do good but some who wrong themselves.

وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلٰى مُوْسٰى وَهٰرُوْنَ ۚ

wa laqad manannā 'alā mụsā wa hārụn

We were indeed gracious to Moses and Aaron

وَنَجَّيْنٰهُمَا وَقَوْمَهُمَا مِنَ الْكَرْبِ الْعَظِيْمِۚ

wa najjaināhumā wa qaumahumā minal-karbil-'aẓīm

And saved them and their people from great distress

وَنَصَرْنٰهُمْ فَكَانُوْا هُمُ الْغٰلِبِيْنَۚ

wa naṣarnāhum fa kānụ humul-gālibīn

And helped them so they were victorious.

وَاٰتَيْنٰهُمَا الْكِتٰبَ الْمُسْتَبِيْنَ ۚ

wa ātaināhumal-kitābal-mustabīn

We gave them the explicit Book

وَهَدَيْنٰهُمَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيْمَۚ

wa hadaināhumaṣ-ṣirāṭal-mustaqīm

And showed them the straight path

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِمَا فِى الْاٰخِرِيْنَ ۖ

wa taraknā 'alaihimā fil-ākhirīn

And left (their remembrance) for posterity.

سَلٰمٌ عَلٰى مُوْسٰى وَهٰرُوْنَ

salāmun 'alā mụsā wa hārụn

Peace be on Moses and Aaron.

اِنَّا كَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِى الْمُحْسِنِيْنَ

innā każālika najzil-muḥsinīn

That is how We reward those who do good.

اِنَّهُمَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ

innahumā min 'ibādinal-mu`minīn

They are among Our faithful devotees.

وَاِنَّ اِلْيَاسَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِيْنَۗ

wa inna ilyāsa laminal-mursalīn

Verily Elias is one of the apostles.

اِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهٖٓ اَلَا تَتَّقُوْنَ

iż qāla liqaumihī alā tattaqụn

When he said to his people: "Will you not be mindful of God?

اَتَدْعُوْنَ بَعْلًا وَّتَذَرُوْنَ اَحْسَنَ الْخَالِقِيْنَۙ

a tad'ụna ba'law wa tażarụna aḥsanal-khāliqīn

Would you call on Baal and leave the best of creators

اللّٰهَ رَبَّكُمْ وَرَبَّ اٰبَاۤىِٕكُمُ الْاَوَّلِيْنَ

allāha rabbakum wa rabba ābā`ikumul-awwalīn

God your Lord and the Lord of your fathers?"

فَكَذَّبُوْهُ فَاِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُوْنَۙ

fa każżabụhu fa innahum lamuḥḍarụn

They denied him and will surely be brought to punishment

اِلَّا عِبَادَ اللّٰهِ الْمُخْلَصِيْنَ

illā 'ibādallāhil-mukhlaṣīn

Except the chosen creatures of God.

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى الْاٰخِرِيْنَ ۙ

wa taraknā 'alaihi fil-ākhirīn

And We left his (memory) for posterity.

سَلٰمٌ عَلٰٓى اِلْ يَاسِيْنَ

salāmun 'alā ilyāsīn

Peace be on Elias.

اِنَّا كَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِى الْمُحْسِنِيْنَ

innā każālika najzil-muḥsinīn

That is how We reward those who do good.

اِنَّهٗ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ

innahụ min 'ibādinal-mu`minīn

He is truly among Our faithful devotees.

وَاِنَّ لُوْطًا لَّمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِيْنَۗ

wa inna lụṭal laminal-mursalīn

Verily Lot was one of the apostles

اِذْ نَجَّيْنٰهُ وَاَهْلَهٗٓ اَجْمَعِيْۙنَ

iż najjaināhu wa ahlahū ajma'īn

Wherefore We saved him and his entire family

اِلَّا عَجُوْزًا فِى الْغٰبِرِيْنَ

illā 'ajụzan fil-gābirīn

Except an old woman who was one of those who stayed behind.

ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا الْاٰخَرِيْنَ

ṡumma dammarnal-ākharīn

Then We destroyed the others.

وَاِنَّكُمْ لَتَمُرُّوْنَ عَلَيْهِمْ مُّصْبِحِيْنَۙ

wa innakum latamurrụna 'alaihim muṣbiḥīn

You pass by (their habitations) in the morning

وَبِالَّيْلِۗ اَفَلَا تَعْقِلُوْنَ

wa bil-laīl, a fa lā ta'qilụn

Or at night. Then how is it you do not understand?

وَاِنَّ يُوْنُسَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِيْنَۗ

wa inna yụnusa laminal-mursalīn

Verily Jonah is one of the apostles.

اِذْ اَبَقَ اِلَى الْفُلْكِ الْمَشْحُوْنِۙ

iż abaqa ilal-fulkil-masy-ḥụn

When he fled on the laden ship

فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ الْمُدْحَضِيْنَۚ

fa sāhama fa kāna minal-mud-ḥaḍīn

And lots were cast (when a storm overtook them) he was rejected (and thrown overboard).

فَالْتَقَمَهُ الْحُوْتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيْمٌ

faltaqamahul-ḥụtu wa huwa mulīm

Then he was swallowed by a large fish as he was worthy of blame.

فَلَوْلَآ اَنَّهٗ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُسَبِّحِيْنَ ۙ

falau lā annahụ kāna minal-musabbiḥīn

Had he not been one of those who struggled hard

لَلَبِثَ فِيْ بَطْنِهٖٓ اِلٰى يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُوْنَۚ

lalabiṡa fī baṭnihī ilā yaumi yub'aṡụn

He would have stayed in its belly till the day the dead are raised.

فَنَبَذْنٰهُ بِالْعَرَاۤءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيْمٌ ۚ

fa nabażnāhu bil-'arā`i wa huwa saqīm

So We cast him sick on a barren shore

وَاَنْۢبَتْنَا عَلَيْهِ شَجَرَةً مِّنْ يَّقْطِيْنٍۚ

wa ambatnā 'alaihi syajaratam miy yaqṭīn

And We made a gourd tree grow over him.

وَاَرْسَلْنٰهُ اِلٰى مِائَةِ اَلْفٍ اَوْ يَزِيْدُوْنَۚ

wa arsalnāhu ilā mi`ati alfin au yazīdụn

We sent him to a hundred thousand men or more

فَاٰمَنُوْا فَمَتَّعْنٰهُمْ اِلٰى حِيْنٍ

fa āmanụ fa matta'nāhum ilā ḥīn

And they came to believe; so We allowed them to enjoy the good things of life for an age.

فَاسْتَفْتِهِمْ اَلِرَبِّكَ الْبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ الْبَنُوْنَۚ

fastaftihim a lirabbikal-banātu wa lahumul-banụn

Now ask them if their Lord has daughters and they sons?

اَمْ خَلَقْنَا الْمَلٰۤىِٕكَةَ اِنَاثًا وَّهُمْ شَاهِدُوْنَ

am khalaqnal-malā`ikata ināṡaw wa hum syāhidụn

Or did We make the angels females and they witnessed it?

اَلَآ اِنَّهُمْ مِّنْ اِفْكِهِمْ لَيَقُوْلُوْنَۙ

alā innahum min ifkihim layaqụlụn

Is it not a lie invented by them when they say:

وَلَدَ اللّٰهُ ۙوَاِنَّهُمْ لَكٰذِبُوْنَۙ

waladallāhu wa innahum lakāżibụn

"God has begotten (children)?" They are liars indeed!

اَصْطَفَى الْبَنَاتِ عَلَى الْبَنِيْنَۗ

aṣṭafal-banāti 'alal-banīn

Does He prefer sons to daughters?

مَا لَكُمْۗ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُوْنَ

mā lakum, kaifa taḥkumụn

What ails you that you judge in such a wise?

اَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُوْنَۚ

a fa lā tażakkarụn

Why do you not reflect?

اَمْ لَكُمْ سُلْطٰنٌ مُّبِيْنٌۙ

am lakum sulṭānum mubīn

Or have you received some clear authority?

فَأْتُوْا بِكِتٰبِكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِيْنَ

fa`tụ bikitābikum ing kuntum ṣādiqīn

Then bring your scripture if what you say is true.

وَجَعَلُوْا بَيْنَهٗ وَبَيْنَ الْجِنَّةِ نَسَبًا ۗوَلَقَدْ عَلِمَتِ الْجِنَّةُ اِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُوْنَۙ

wa ja'alụ bainahụ wa bainal-jinnati nasabā, wa laqad 'alimatil-jinnatu innahum lamuḥḍarụn

They link Him with jinns by lineage yet the jinns know they will be brought before Him.

سُبْحٰنَ اللّٰهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُوْنَۙ

sub-ḥanallāhi 'ammā yaṣifụn

God is too glorious for what they ascribe to Him

اِلَّا عِبَادَ اللّٰهِ الْمُخْلَصِيْنَ

illā 'ibādallāhil-mukhlaṣīn

Except His chosen creatures who do not.

فَاِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُوْنَۙ

fa innakum wa mā ta'budụn

So neither you nor those you worship

مَآ اَنْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ بِفَاتِنِيْنَۙ

mā antum 'alaihi bifātinīn

Can mislead anyone away from Him

اِلَّا مَنْ هُوَ صَالِ الْجَحِيْمِ

illā man huwa ṣālil-jaḥīm

Except one who is (destined) to burn in Hell.

وَمَا مِنَّآ اِلَّا لَهٗ مَقَامٌ مَّعْلُوْمٌۙ

wa mā minnā illā lahụ maqāmum ma'lụm

"There is not one of us who does not have his appointed place " (declare the angels.)

وَاِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الصَّۤافُّوْنَۖ

wa innā lanaḥnuṣ-ṣāffụn

"And we are truly those who stand in rows

وَاِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الْمُسَبِّحُوْنَ

wa innā lanaḥnul-musabbiḥụn

And we are those who sing hallelujas to Him."

وَاِنْ كَانُوْا لَيَقُوْلُوْنَۙ

wa ing kānụ layaqụlụn

They used to say:

لَوْ اَنَّ عِنْدَنَا ذِكْرًا مِّنَ الْاَوَّلِيْنَۙ

lau anna 'indanā żikram minal-awwalīn

If we had the account of earlier people with us

لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ اللّٰهِ الْمُخْلَصِيْنَ

lakunnā 'ibādallāhil-mukhlaṣīn

We would have been the chosen creatures of God."

فَكَفَرُوْا بِهٖۚ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُوْنَ

fa kafarụ bih, fa saufa ya'lamụn

Yet now (that it has come) they refuse to believe in it; but they will come to know soon.

وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا الْمُرْسَلِيْنَ ۖ

wa laqad sabaqat kalimatunā li'ibādinal-mursalīn

Our word had already been given before to Our votaries the apostles --

اِنَّهُمْ لَهُمُ الْمَنْصُوْرُوْنَۖ

innahum lahumul-manṣụrụn

That they would be helped

وَاِنَّ جُنْدَنَا لَهُمُ الْغٰلِبُوْنَ

wa inna jundanā lahumul-gālibụn

And that certainly Our armies will be victorious.

فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتّٰى حِيْنٍۙ

fa tawalla 'an-hum ḥattā ḥīn

So you ignore them for a time

وَّاَبْصِرْهُمْۗ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُوْنَ

wa abṣir-hum, fa saufa yubṣirụn

And wait; they will come to know soon.

اَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُوْنَ

a fa bi'ażābinā yasta'jilụn

Do they want to hasten Our punishment?

فَاِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمْ فَسَاۤءَ صَبَاحُ الْمُنْذَرِيْنَ

fa iżā nazala bisāḥatihim fa sā`a ṣabāḥul-munżarīn

When it comes down on their plains it will be an evil dawn for those who had been warned.

وَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتّٰى حِيْنٍۙ

wa tawalla 'an-hum ḥattā ḥīn

So turn away from them for a time

وَّاَبْصِرْۗ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُوْنَ

wa abṣir, fa saufa yubṣirụn

And watch; they will come to know soon.

سُبْحٰنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُوْنَۚ

sub-ḥāna rabbika rabbil-'izzati 'ammā yaṣifụn

Too glorious is your Lord the Lord of power for what they ascribe to Him.

وَسَلٰمٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِيْنَۚ

wa salāmun 'alal-mursalīn

So peace be on the messengers

وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَ

wal-ḥamdu lillāhi rabbil-'ālamīn

And all praise to God the Lord of all the worlds.