Surah As-Saffat الصافات

وَٱلصَّٰٓفَّٰتِ صَفّٗا ١

Was-sāffāti saffā

By those [angels] lined up in rows

فَٱلزَّٰجِرَٰتِ زَجۡرٗا ٢

Faz-zājirāti zajrā

And those who drive [the clouds]

فَٱلتَّٰلِيَٰتِ ذِكۡرًا ٣

Fat-tāliyāti dhikrā

And those who recite the message,¹²⁸⁶

إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمۡ لَوَٰحِدٞ ٤

Inna ilāhakum lawāhid

Indeed, your God is One,

رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ ٥

Rrabbus-samāwāti wal-ardi wamā baynahumā warabbul-mashāriq

Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them and Lord of the sunrises.¹²⁸⁷

إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلۡكَوَاكِبِ ٦

Innā zayyannas-samā'ad-dunyā bizīnatinil-kawākib

Indeed, We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment of stars

وَحِفۡظٗا مِّن كُلِّ شَيۡطَٰنٖ مَّارِدٖ ٧

Wahifzam min kulli shaytānim mārid

And as protection against every rebellious devil

لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡمَلَإِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ وَيُقۡذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٖ ٨

Llā yassamma'ūna ilal-mala'il-a'lā wayuqdhafūna min kulli jānib

[So] they may not listen to the exalted assembly [of angels] and are pelted from every side,¹²⁸⁸

دُحُورٗاۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٞ وَاصِبٌ ٩

Duhūran walahum 'adhābun wāsib

Repelled; and for them is a constant punishment,

إِلَّا مَنۡ خَطِفَ ٱلۡخَطۡفَةَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٞ ثَاقِبٞ ١٠

Illā man khatifal-khatfata fa atba'ahū shihābun thāqib

Except one who snatches [some words] by theft, but they are pursued by a burning flame, piercing [in brightness].

فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَهُمۡ أَشَدُّ خَلۡقًا أَم مَّنۡ خَلَقۡنَآۚ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُم مِّن طِينٖ لَّازِبِۭ ١١

Fastaftihim ahum ashaddu khalqan am man khalaqnā innā khalaqnāhum min tīnil lāzib

Then inquire of them, [O Muḥammad], "Are they a stronger [or more difficult] creation or those [others] We have created?" Indeed, We created them [i.e., men] from sticky clay.

بَلۡ عَجِبۡتَ وَيَسۡخَرُونَ ١٢

Bal 'ajibta wayaskharūn

But you wonder, while they mock,

وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُواْ لَا يَذۡكُرُونَ ١٣

Wa idhā dhukkirū lā yadhkurūn

And when they are reminded, they remember not.

وَإِذَا رَأَوۡاْ ءَايَةٗ يَسۡتَسۡخِرُونَ ١٤

Wa idhā ra'aw āyatan yastaskhirūn

And when they see a sign, they ridicule.

وَقَالُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ مُّبِينٌ ١٥

Waqālū in hādhā illā sihrum mubīn

And say, "This is not but obvious magic.

أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ ١٦

A'idhā mitnā wakunnā turāban wa'izāman a'innā lamab'ūthūn

When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?

أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ ١٧

Awa'ābā'unal-awwalūn

And our forefathers [as well]?"

قُلۡ نَعَمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ دَٰخِرُونَ ١٨

Qul na'am wa antum dākhirūn

Say, "Yes, and you will be [rendered] contemptible."

فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجۡرَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞ فَإِذَا هُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ ١٩

Fa innamā hiya zajratun wāhidatun fa idhā hum yanzurūn

It will be only one shout, and at once they will be observing.

وَقَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ ٢٠

Waqālū yāwaylanā hādhā yawmud-dīn

They will say, "O woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense."

هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ ٢١

Hādhā yawmul-faslil-ladhī kuntum bihī tukaddhibūn

[They will be told], "This is the Day of Judgement which you used to deny."

۞ ٱحۡشُرُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ وَأَزۡوَٰجَهُمۡ وَمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡبُدُونَ ٢٢

Uhshurul-ladhīna zalamū wa azwājahum wamā kānū ya'budūn

[The angels will be ordered], "Gather those who committed wrong, their kinds,¹²⁸⁹ and what they used to worship

مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهۡدُوهُمۡ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ ٢٣

Min dūnillāhi fahdūhum ilā sirātil-jahīm

Other than Allāh, and guide them to the path of Hellfire

وَقِفُوهُمۡۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسۡـُٔولُونَ ٢٤

Waqifūhum innahum mas'ūlūn

And stop them; indeed, they are to be questioned."

مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ ٢٥

Mā lakum lā tanāsarūn

[They will be asked], "What is [wrong] with you? Why do you not help each other?"

بَلۡ هُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ مُسۡتَسۡلِمُونَ ٢٦

Bal humul-yawma mustaslimūn

But they, that Day, are in surrender.

وَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ ٢٧

Wa aqbala ba'duhum 'alā ba'din yatasā'alūn

And they will approach one another asking [i.e., blaming] each other.

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَأۡتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ ٢٨

Qālū innakum kuntum ta'tūnanā 'anil-yamīn

They will say, "Indeed, you used to come at us from the right."¹²⁹⁰

قَالُواْ بَل لَّمۡ تَكُونُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ ٢٩

Qālū bal lam takūnū mu'minīn

They [i.e., the oppressors] will say, "Rather, you [yourselves] were not believers,

وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيۡكُم مِّن سُلۡطَٰنِۭۖ بَلۡ كُنتُمۡ قَوۡمٗا طَٰغِينَ ٣٠

Wamā kāna lanā 'alaykum min sultāni bal kuntum qawman tāghīn

And we had over you no authority, but you were a transgressing people.

فَحَقَّ عَلَيۡنَا قَوۡلُ رَبِّنَآۖ إِنَّا لَذَآئِقُونَ ٣١

Fahaqqa 'alaynā qawlu rabbinā innā ladhā'iqūn

So the word [i.e., decree] of our Lord has come into effect upon us; indeed, we will taste [punishment].

فَأَغۡوَيۡنَٰكُمۡ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَٰوِينَ ٣٢

Fa aghwaynākum innā kunnā ghāwīn

And we led you to deviation; indeed, we were deviators."

فَإِنَّهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ فِي ٱلۡعَذَابِ مُشۡتَرِكُونَ ٣٣

Fa innahum yawma'idhin fil-'adhābi mushtarikūn

So indeed they, that Day, will be sharing in the punishment.

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ ٣٤

Innā kadhālika naf'alu bil-mujrimīn

Indeed, that is how We deal with the criminals.

إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوٓاْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ يَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ ٣٥

Innahum kānū idhā qīla lahum lā ilāha illallāhu yastakbirūn

Indeed they, when it was said to them, "There is no deity but Allāh," were arrogant

وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُوٓاْ ءَالِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٖ مَّجۡنُونِۭ ٣٦

Wayaqūlūna a'innā latārikū ālihatinā lishā'irim majnūn

And were saying, "Are we to leave our gods for a mad poet?"

بَلۡ جَآءَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ٣٧

Bal jā'a bil-haqqi wasaddaqal-mursalīn

Rather, he [i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ)] has come with the truth and confirmed the [previous] messengers.

إِنَّكُمۡ لَذَآئِقُواْ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡأَلِيمِ ٣٨

Innakum ladhā'iqul-'adhābil-alīm

Indeed, you [disbelievers] will be tasters of the painful punishment,

وَمَا تُجۡزَوۡنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ ٣٩

Wamā tujzawna illā mā kuntum ta'malūn

And you will not be recompensed except for what you used to do -

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ ٤٠

Illā 'ibādallāhil-mukhlasīn

But not the chosen servants of Allāh.

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمۡ رِزۡقٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ ٤١

Ulā'ika lahum rizqum ma'lūm

Those will have a provision determined -

فَوَٰكِهُ وَهُم مُّكۡرَمُونَ ٤٢

Fawākihu wahum mukramūn

Fruits;¹²⁹¹ and they will be honored

فِي جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ٤٣

Fī jannātin-na'īm

In gardens of pleasure

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٖ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ ٤٤

'Alā sururim mutaqābilīn

On thrones facing one another.

يُطَافُ عَلَيۡهِم بِكَأۡسٖ مِّن مَّعِينِۭ ٤٥

Yutāfu 'alayhim bika'sim mim ma'īn

There will be circulated among them a cup [of wine] from a flowing spring,

بَيۡضَآءَ لَذَّةٖ لِّلشَّٰرِبِينَ ٤٦

Baydā'a laddhatil lish-shāribīn

White and delicious to the drinkers;

لَا فِيهَا غَوۡلٞ وَلَا هُمۡ عَنۡهَا يُنزَفُونَ ٤٧

Lā fīhā ghawlun walā hum 'anhā yunzafūn

No bad effect is there in it, nor from it will they be intoxicated.

وَعِندَهُمۡ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرۡفِ عِينٞ ٤٨

Wa'indahum qāsirātut-tarfi 'īn

And with them will be women limiting [their] glances,¹²⁹² with large, [beautiful] eyes,

كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيۡضٞ مَّكۡنُونٞ ٤٩

Ka annahunna baydum maknūn

As if they were [delicate] eggs, well-protected.

فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ ٥٠

Fa aqbala ba'duhum 'alā ba'din yatasā'alūn

And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other.

قَالَ قَآئِلٞ مِّنۡهُمۡ إِنِّي كَانَ لِي قَرِينٞ ٥١

Qāla qā'ilum minhum innī kāna lī qarīn

A speaker among them will say, "Indeed, I had a companion [on earth].

يَقُولُ أَءِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُصَدِّقِينَ ٥٢

Yaqūlu a'innaka laminal-musaddiqīn

Who would say, 'Are you indeed of those who believe

أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ ٥٣

A'idhā mitnā wakunnā turāban wa'izāman a'innā lamadīnūn

That when we have died and become dust and bones, we will indeed be recompensed?'"

قَالَ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ ٥٤

Qāla hal antum muttali'ūn

He will say,¹²⁹³ "Would you [care to] look?"

فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَءَاهُ فِي سَوَآءِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ ٥٥

Fattala'a fara'āhu fī sawā'il-jahīm

And he will look and see him¹²⁹⁴ in the midst of the Hellfire.

قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرۡدِينِ ٥٦

Qāla tallāhi in kitta laturdīn

He will say, "By Allāh, you almost ruined me.

وَلَوۡلَا نِعۡمَةُ رَبِّي لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُحۡضَرِينَ ٥٧

Walawlā ni'matu rabbī lakuntu minal-muhdarīn

If not for the favor of my Lord, I would have been of those brought in [to Hell].

أَفَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ ٥٨

Afamā nahnu bimayyitīn

Then, are we not to die

إِلَّا مَوۡتَتَنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ ٥٩

Illā mawtatanal-ūlā wamā nahnu bimu'addhabīn

Except for our first death, and we will not be punished?"

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ ٦٠

Inna hādhā lahuwal-fawzul-'azīm

Indeed, this is the great attainment.

لِمِثۡلِ هَٰذَا فَلۡيَعۡمَلِ ٱلۡعَٰمِلُونَ ٦١

Limithli hādhā falya'malil-'āmilūn

For the like of this let the workers [on earth] work.

أَذَٰلِكَ خَيۡرٞ نُّزُلًا أَمۡ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ ٦٢

Adhālika khayrun nuzulan am shajaratuz-zaqqūm

Is that [i.e., Paradise] a better accommodation or the tree of zaqqūm?

إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَٰهَا فِتۡنَةٗ لِّلظَّٰلِمِينَ ٦٣

Innā ja'alnāhā fitnatal liz-zālimīn

Indeed, We have made it a torment for the wrongdoers.

إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٞ تَخۡرُجُ فِيٓ أَصۡلِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ ٦٤

Innahā shajaratun takhruju fī aslil-jahīm

Indeed, it is a tree issuing from the bottom of the Hellfire,

طَلۡعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ ٦٥

Tal'uhā ka annahū ru'ūsush-shayātīn

Its emerging fruit as if it was heads of the devils.

فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَأٓكِلُونَ مِنۡهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنۡهَا ٱلۡبُطُونَ ٦٦

Fa innahum la'ākilūna minhā famāli'ūna minhal-butūn

And indeed, they will eat from it and fill with it their bellies.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمۡ عَلَيۡهَا لَشَوۡبٗا مِّنۡ حَمِيمٖ ٦٧

Thumma inna lahum 'alayhā lashawbam min hamīm

Then indeed, they will have after it a mixture of scalding water.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرۡجِعَهُمۡ لَإِلَى ٱلۡجَحِيمِ ٦٨

Thumma inna marji'ahum la ilal-jahīm

Then indeed, their return will be to the Hellfire.

إِنَّهُمۡ أَلۡفَوۡاْ ءَابَآءَهُمۡ ضَآلِّينَ ٦٩

Innahum alfaw ābā'ahum dāllīn

Indeed they found their fathers astray.

فَهُمۡ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمۡ يُهۡرَعُونَ ٧٠

Fahum 'alā āthārihim yuhra'ūn

So they hastened [to follow] in their footsteps.

وَلَقَدۡ ضَلَّ قَبۡلَهُمۡ أَكۡثَرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ٧١

Walaqad dalla qablahum aktharul-awwalīn

And there had already strayed before them most of the former peoples,

وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ ٧٢

Walaqad arsalnā fīhim mundhirīn

And We had already sent among them warners.

فَٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ ٧٣

Fanzur kayfa kāna 'āqibatul-mundharīn

Then look how was the end of those who were warned -

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ ٧٤

Illā 'ibādallāhil-mukhlasīn

But not the chosen servants of Allāh.

وَلَقَدۡ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحٞ فَلَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡمُجِيبُونَ ٧٥

Walaqad nādānā nūhun falani'mal-mujībūn

And Noah had certainly called Us, and [We are] the best of responders.

وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ٧٦

Wanajjaynāhu wa ahlahū minal-karbil-'azīm

And We saved him and his family from the great affliction.

وَجَعَلۡنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ ٧٧

Waja'alnā dhurriyyatahū humul-bāqīn

And We made his descendants those remaining [on the earth]

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ٧٨

Wataraknā 'alayhi fil-ākhirīn

And left for him [favorable mention] among later generations:

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٖ فِي ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ٧٩

Salāmun 'alā nūhin fil-'ālamīn

"Peace upon Noah among the worlds."

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ٨٠

Innā kadhālika najzil-muhsinīn

Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.

إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ٨١

Innahū min 'ibādinal-mu'minīn

Indeed, he was of Our believing servants.

ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ ٨٢

Thumma aghraqnal-ākharīn

Then We drowned the others [i.e., disbelievers].

۞ وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ لَإِبۡرَٰهِيمَ ٨٣

Wa inna min shī'atihī la ibrāhīm

And indeed, among his kind was Abraham,

إِذۡ جَآءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلۡبٖ سَلِيمٍ ٨٤

Idh jā'a rabbahū biqalbin salīm

When he came to his Lord with a sound heart

إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَاذَا تَعۡبُدُونَ ٨٥

Idh qāla li abīhi waqawmihī mādhā ta'budūn

[And] when he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship?

أَئِفۡكًا ءَالِهَةٗ دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ ٨٦

A'ifkan ālihatan dūnallāhi turīdūn

Is it falsehood [as] gods other than Allāh you desire?

فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ٨٧

Famā zannukum birabbil-'ālamīn

Then what is your thought about the Lord of the worlds?"

فَنَظَرَ نَظۡرَةٗ فِي ٱلنُّجُومِ ٨٨

Fanazara nazratan fin-nujūm

And he cast a look at the stars

فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَقِيمٞ ٨٩

Faqāla innī saqīm

And said, "Indeed, I am [about to be] ill."

فَتَوَلَّوۡاْ عَنۡهُ مُدۡبِرِينَ ٩٠

Fatawallaw 'anhu mudbirīn

So they turned away from him, departing.

فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِهِمۡ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ ٩١

Farāgha ilā ālihatihim faqāla alā ta'kulūn

Then he turned to their gods and said, "Do you not eat?¹²⁹⁵

مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنطِقُونَ ٩٢

Mā lakum lā tantiqūn

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

فَرَاغَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ضَرۡبَۢا بِٱلۡيَمِينِ ٩٣

Farāgha 'alayhim darbā bil-yamīn

And he turned upon them a blow with [his] right hand.

فَأَقۡبَلُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِ يَزِفُّونَ ٩٤

Fa aqbalū ilayhi yaziffūn

Then they [i.e., the people] came toward him, hastening.

قَالَ أَتَعۡبُدُونَ مَا تَنۡحِتُونَ ٩٥

Qāla ata'budūna mā tanhitūn

He said, "Do you worship that which you [yourselves] carve,

وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ ٩٦

Wallāhu khalaqakum wamā ta'malūn

While Allāh created you and that which you do?"

قَالُواْ ٱبۡنُواْ لَهُۥ بُنۡيَٰنٗا فَأَلۡقُوهُ فِي ٱلۡجَحِيمِ ٩٧

Qālubnū lahū bunyānan fa alqūhu fil-jahīm

They said, "Construct for him a structure [i.e., furnace] and throw him into the burning fire."

فَأَرَادُواْ بِهِۦ كَيۡدٗا فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡأَسۡفَلِينَ ٩٨

Fa arādū bihī kaydan faja'alnāhumul-asfalīn

And they intended for him a plan [i.e., harm], but We made them the most debased.

وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ ٩٩

Waqāla innī dhāhibun ilā rabbī sayahdīn

And [then] he said, "Indeed, I will go to [where I am ordered by] my Lord; He will guide me.

رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ١٠٠

Rabbi hab lī minas-sālihīn

My Lord, grant me [a child] from among the righteous."

فَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ حَلِيمٖ ١٠١

Fabassharnāhu bighulāmin halīm

So We gave him good tidings of a forbearing boy.

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعۡيَ قَالَ يَٰبُنَيَّ إِنِّيٓ أَرَىٰ فِي ٱلۡمَنَامِ أَنِّيٓ أَذۡبَحُكَ فَٱنظُرۡ مَاذَا تَرَىٰۚ قَالَ يَٰٓأَبَتِ ٱفۡعَلۡ مَا تُؤۡمَرُۖ سَتَجِدُنِيٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ ١٠٢

Falammā balagha ma'ahus-sa'ya qāla yābunayya innī arā fil-manāmi annī adhbahuka fanzur mādhā tarā qāla yā'abatif'al mā tu'maru satajidunī in shā'allāhu minas-sābirīn

And when he reached with him [the age of] exertion,¹²⁹⁶ he said, "O my son, indeed I have seen in a dream that I [must] sacrifice you, so see what you think." He said, "O my father, do as you are commanded. You will find me, if Allāh wills, of the steadfast."

فَلَمَّآ أَسۡلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلۡجَبِينِ ١٠٣

Falammā aslamā watallahū lil-jabīn

And when they had both submitted¹²⁹⁷ and he put him down upon his forehead,

وَنَٰدَيۡنَٰهُ أَن يَٰٓإِبۡرَٰهِيمُ ١٠٤

Wanādaynāhu an yā'ibrāhīm

We called to him, "O Abraham,

قَدۡ صَدَّقۡتَ ٱلرُّءۡيَآۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ١٠٥

Qad saddaqtar-ru'yā innā kadhālika najzil-muhsinīn

You have fulfilled the vision." Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡبَلَٰٓؤُاْ ٱلۡمُبِينُ ١٠٦

Inna hādhā lahuwal-balā'ul-mubīn

Indeed, this was the clear trial.

وَفَدَيۡنَٰهُ بِذِبۡحٍ عَظِيمٖ ١٠٧

Wafadaynāhu bidhibhin 'azīm

And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice,¹²⁹⁸

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ١٠٨

Wataraknā 'alayhi fil-ākhirīn

And We left for him [favorable mention] among later generations:

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ ١٠٩

Salāmun 'alā ibrāhīm

"Peace upon Abraham."

كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ١١٠

Kadhālika najzil-muhsinīn

Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.

إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ١١١

Innahū min 'ibādinal-mu'minīn

Indeed, he was of Our believing servants.

وَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِإِسۡحَٰقَ نَبِيّٗا مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ١١٢

Wabassharnāhu bi ishāqa nabiyyam minas-sālihīn

And We gave him good tidings of Isaac, a prophet from among the righteous.¹²⁹⁹

وَبَٰرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ وَعَلَىٰٓ إِسۡحَٰقَۚ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحۡسِنٞ وَظَالِمٞ لِّنَفۡسِهِۦ مُبِينٞ ١١٣

Wabāraknā 'alayhi wa'alā ishāqa wamin dhurriyyatihimā muhsinun wazālimul linafsihī mubīn

And We blessed him and Isaac. But among their descendants is the doer of good and the clearly unjust to himself [i.e., sinner].

وَلَقَدۡ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ ١١٤

Walaqad manannā 'alā mūsā wahārūn

And We did certainly confer favor upon Moses and Aaron.

وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُمَا وَقَوۡمَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ١١٥

Wanajjaynāhumā waqawmahumā minal-karbil-'azīm

And We saved them and their people from the great affliction,

وَنَصَرۡنَٰهُمۡ فَكَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ ١١٦

Wanasarnāhum fakānū humul-ghālibīn

And We supported them so it was they who overcame.

وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمَا ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَبِينَ ١١٧

Wa ātaynāhumal-kitābal-mustabīn

And We gave them the explicit Scripture [i.e., the Torah],

وَهَدَيۡنَٰهُمَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ ١١٨

Wahadaynāhumas-sirātal-mustaqīm

And We guided them on the straight path.

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمَا فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ١١٩

Wataraknā 'alayhimā fil-ākhirīn

And We left for them [favorable mention] among later generations:

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ ١٢٠

Salāmun 'alā mūsā wahārūn

"Peace upon Moses and Aaron."

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ١٢١

Innā kadhālika najzil-muhsinīn

Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.

إِنَّهُمَا مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ١٢٢

Innahumā min 'ibādinal-mu'minīn

Indeed, they were of Our believing servants.

وَإِنَّ إِلۡيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ١٢٣

Wa inna ilyāsa laminal-mursalīn

And indeed, Elias was from among the messengers,

إِذۡ قَالَ لِقَوۡمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ١٢٤

Idh qāla liqawmihī alā tattaqūn

When he said to his people, "Will you not fear Allāh?

أَتَدۡعُونَ بَعۡلٗا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحۡسَنَ ٱلۡخَٰلِقِينَ ١٢٥

Atad'ūna ba'lan watadharūna ahsanal-khāliqīn

Do you call upon Baʿl¹³⁰⁰ and leave the best of creators -

ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمۡ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ١٢٦

Allāha rabbakum warabba ābā'ikumul-awwalīn

Allāh, your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers?"

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ ١٢٧

Fakaddhabūhu fa innahum lamuhdarūn

And they denied him, so indeed, they will be brought [for punishment],

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ ١٢٨

Illā 'ibādallāhil-mukhlasīn

Except the chosen servants of Allāh.

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ١٢٩

Wataraknā 'alayhi fil-ākhirīn

And We left for him [favorable mention] among later generations:

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلۡ يَاسِينَ ١٣٠

Salāmun 'alā il yāsīn

"Peace upon Elias."¹³⁰¹

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ١٣١

Innā kadhālika najzil-muhsinīn

Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.

إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ١٣٢

Innahū min 'ibādinal-mu'minīn

Indeed, he was of Our believing servants.

وَإِنَّ لُوطٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ١٣٣

Wa inna lūtal laminal-mursalīn

And indeed, Lot was among the messengers.

إِذۡ نَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ ١٣٤

Idh najjaynāhu wa ahlahū ajma'īn

[So mention] when We saved him and his family, all,

إِلَّا عَجُوزٗا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ ١٣٥

Illā 'ajūzan fil-ghābirīn

Except an old woman [i.e., his wife] among those who remained [with the evildoers].

ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ ١٣٦

Thumma dammarnal-ākharīn

Then We destroyed the others.

وَإِنَّكُمۡ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيۡهِم مُّصۡبِحِينَ ١٣٧

Wa innakum latamurrūna 'alayhim musbihīn

And indeed, you pass by them in the morning

وَبِٱلَّيۡلِۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ ١٣٨

Wabillayli afalā ta'qilūn

And at night. Then will you not use reason?

وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ١٣٩

Wa inna yūnusa laminal-mursalīn

And indeed, Jonah was among the messengers.

إِذۡ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ ١٤٠

Idh abaqa ilal-fulkil-mashhūn

[Mention] when he ran away to the laden ship.

فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُدۡحَضِينَ ١٤١

Fasāhama fakāna minal-mudhadīn

And he drew lots¹³⁰² and was among the losers.

فَٱلۡتَقَمَهُ ٱلۡحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٞ ١٤٢

Fal-taqamahul-hūtu wahuwa mulīm

Then the fish swallowed him, while he was blameworthy.¹³⁰³

فَلَوۡلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحِينَ ١٤٣

Falawlā annahū kāna minal-musabbihīn

And had he not been of those who exalt Allāh,

لَلَبِثَ فِي بَطۡنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ يُبۡعَثُونَ ١٤٤

Lalabitha fī batnihī ilā yawmi yub'athūn

He would have remained inside its belly until the Day they are resurrected.¹³⁰⁴

۞ فَنَبَذۡنَٰهُ بِٱلۡعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٞ ١٤٥

Fanabadhnāhu bil-'arā'i wahuwa saqīm

But We threw him onto the open shore while he was ill.

وَأَنۢبَتۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ شَجَرَةٗ مِّن يَقۡطِينٖ ١٤٦

Wa ambatnā 'alayhi shajaratam min yaqtīn

And We caused to grow over him a gourd vine.¹³⁰⁵

وَأَرۡسَلۡنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ مِاْئَةِ أَلۡفٍ أَوۡ يَزِيدُونَ ١٤٧

Wa arsalnāhu ilā mi'ati alfin aw yazīdūn

And We sent him¹³⁰⁶ to [his people of] a hundred thousand or more.

فَـَٔامَنُواْ فَمَتَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ إِلَىٰ حِينٖ ١٤٨

Fa'āmanū famatta'nāhum ilā hīn

And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment [of life] for a time.

فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلۡبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ ٱلۡبَنُونَ ١٤٩

Fastaftihim alirabbikal-banātu walahumul-banūn

So inquire of them, [O Muḥammad], "Does your Lord have daughters while they have sons?¹³⁰⁷

أَمۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ إِنَٰثٗا وَهُمۡ شَٰهِدُونَ ١٥٠

Am khalaqnal-malā'ikata ināthan wahum shāhidūn

Or did We create the angels as females while they were witnesses?"

أَلَآ إِنَّهُم مِّنۡ إِفۡكِهِمۡ لَيَقُولُونَ ١٥١

Alā innahum min ifkihim layaqūlūn

Unquestionably, it is out of their [invented] falsehood that they say,

وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَكَٰذِبُونَ ١٥٢

Waladallāhu wa innahum lakādhibūn

"Allāh has begotten," and indeed, they are liars.

أَصۡطَفَى ٱلۡبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلۡبَنِينَ ١٥٣

Astafal-banāti 'alal-banīn

Has He chosen daughters over sons?

مَا لَكُمۡ كَيۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ ١٥٤

Mā lakum kayfa tahkumūn

What is [wrong] with you? How do you make judgement?

أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ١٥٥

Afalā tadhakkarūn

Then will you not be reminded?

أَمۡ لَكُمۡ سُلۡطَٰنٞ مُّبِينٞ ١٥٦

Am lakum sultānum mubīn

Or do you have a clear authority?¹³⁰⁸

فَأۡتُواْ بِكِتَٰبِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ ١٥٧

Fa tū bikitābikum in kuntum sādiqīn

Then produce your scripture, if you should be truthful.

وَجَعَلُواْ بَيۡنَهُۥ وَبَيۡنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ نَسَبٗاۚ وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمَتِ ٱلۡجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ ١٥٨

Waja'alū baynahū wabaynal-jinnati nasaban walaqad 'alimatil-jinnatu innahum lamuhdarūn

And they have made [i.e., claimed] between Him and the jinn a lineage, but the jinn have already known that they [who made such claims] will be brought [to punishment].

سُبۡحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ١٥٩

Subhānallāhi 'ammā yasifūn

Exalted is Allāh above what they describe,

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ ١٦٠

Illā 'ibādallāhil-mukhlasīn

Except the chosen servants of Allāh [who do not share in that sin].

فَإِنَّكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ ١٦١

Fa innakum wamā ta'budūn

So indeed, you [disbelievers] and whatever you worship,

مَآ أَنتُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ بِفَٰتِنِينَ ١٦٢

Mā antum 'alayhi bifātinīn

You cannot tempt [anyone] away from Him

إِلَّا مَنۡ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ ١٦٣

Illā man huwa sālil-jahīm

Except he who is to [enter and] burn in the Hellfire.¹³⁰⁹

وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ ١٦٤

Wamā minnā illā lahū maqāmum ma'lūm

[The angels say],¹³¹⁰ "There is not among us any except that he has a known position.¹³¹¹

وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلصَّآفُّونَ ١٦٥

Wa innā lanahnus-sāffūn

And indeed, we are those who line up [for prayer].

وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحُونَ ١٦٦

Wa innā lanahnul-musabbihūn

And indeed, we are those who exalt Allāh."

وَإِن كَانُواْ لَيَقُولُونَ ١٦٧

Wa in kānū layaqūlūn

And indeed, they [i.e., the disbelievers] used to say,¹³¹²

لَوۡ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكۡرٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ١٦٨

Law anna 'indanā dhikram minal-awwalīn

"If we had a message from [those of] the former peoples,

لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ ١٦٩

Lakunnā 'ibādallāhil-mukhlasīn

We would have been the chosen servants of Allāh."

فَكَفَرُواْ بِهِۦۖ فَسَوۡفَ يَعۡلَمُونَ ١٧٠

Fakafarū bihī fasawfa ya'lamūn

But they disbelieved in it,¹³¹³ so they are going to know.

وَلَقَدۡ سَبَقَتۡ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ١٧١

Walaqad sabaqat kalimatunā li'ibādinal-mursalīn

And Our word [i.e., decree] has already preceded for Our servants, the messengers,

إِنَّهُمۡ لَهُمُ ٱلۡمَنصُورُونَ ١٧٢

Innahum lahumul-mansūrūn

[That] indeed, they would be those given victory

وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ ١٧٣

Wa inna jundanā lahumul-ghālibūn

And [that] indeed, Our soldiers [i.e., the believers] will be those who overcome.¹³¹⁴

فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِينٖ ١٧٤

Fatawalla 'anhum hattā hīn

So, [O Muḥammad], leave them for a time.

وَأَبۡصِرۡهُمۡ فَسَوۡفَ يُبۡصِرُونَ ١٧٥

Wa absirhum fasawfa yubsirūn

And see [what will befall] them, for they are going to see.

أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ ١٧٦

Afabi'adhābinā yasta'jilūn

Then for Our punishment are they impatient?

فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمۡ فَسَآءَ صَبَاحُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ ١٧٧

Fa idhā nazala bisāhatihim fasā'a sabāhul-mundharīn

But when it descends in their territory, then evil is the morning of those who were warned.

وَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِينٖ ١٧٨

Watawalla 'anhum hattā hīn

And leave them for a time.

وَأَبۡصِرۡ فَسَوۡفَ يُبۡصِرُونَ ١٧٩

Wa absir fasawfa yubsirūn

And see, for they are going to see.

سُبۡحَٰنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ ٱلۡعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ١٨٠

Subhāna rabbika rabbil-'izzati 'ammā yasifūn

Exalted is your Lord, the Lord of might, above what they describe.

وَسَلَٰمٌ عَلَى ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ١٨١

Wasalāmun 'alal-mursalīn

And peace upon the messengers.

وَٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ١٨٢

Wal-hamdu lillāhi rabbil-'ālamīn

And praise to Allāh, Lord of the worlds.