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Surah 36

Ya-Sin

Ya Sin

83 verses · Makkan · revealed 41st

يس

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

يسٓ

Ya-seen

Yā, Seen.

Yā Sīn

وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ

Walqur-ani alhakeem

By the wise Qur’ān,

By the Qur’ān, that is full of wisdom,

إِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

Innaka lamina almursaleen

Indeed you, [O Muḥammad], are from among the messengers,

You are truly one of the messengers of Allah,

عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

AAala siratin mustaqeem

On a straight path.

(and you are) on a straight path,

تَنزِيلَ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Tanzeela alAAazeezi arraheem

[This is] a revelation of the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,

(this Qur’ān being) a revelation from the All- Mighty, the Very-Merciful,

لِتُنذِرَ قَوْمًا مَّآ أُنذِرَ ءَابَآؤُهُمْ فَهُمْ غَـٰفِلُونَ

Litunthira qawman ma onthiraabaohum fahum ghafiloon

That you may warn a people whose forefathers were not warned, so they are unaware.

so that you may warn a people whose fathers were not warned, and hence, they are unaware.

لَقَدْ حَقَّ ٱلْقَوْلُ عَلَىٰٓ أَكْثَرِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

Laqad haqqa alqawlu AAalaaktharihim fahum la yu/minoon

Already the word [i.e., decree] has come into effect upon most of them, so they do not believe.

The word has indeed come true about most of them, so they will not believe.

إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا فِىٓ أَعْنَـٰقِهِمْ أَغْلَـٰلًا فَهِىَ إِلَى ٱلْأَذْقَانِ فَهُم مُّقْمَحُونَ

Inna jaAAalna fee aAAnaqihimaghlalan fahiya ila al-athqani fahummuqmahoon

Indeed, We have put shackles on their necks, and they are to their chins, so they are with heads [kept] aloft.

We have placed iron collars on their necks, so they are reaching up to their chins, and their heads are forced to remain upwards.

وَجَعَلْنَا مِنۢ بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ سَدًّا وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ سَدًّا فَأَغْشَيْنَـٰهُمْ فَهُمْ لَا يُبْصِرُونَ

WajaAAalna min bayni aydeehim saddanwamin khalfihim saddan faaghshaynahum fahum la yubsiroon

And We have put before them a barrier and behind them a barrier and covered them, so they do not see.

And We have placed a barrier in front of them and a barrier behind them, and (thus) they are encircled by Us; so they do not see.

وَسَوَآءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَأَنذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنذِرْهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

Wasawaon AAalayhim aanthartahumam lam tunthirhum la yu/minoon

And it is all the same for them whether you warn them or do not warn them - they will not believe.

It is all equal for them whether you warn them or do not warn them, they will not believe.

إِنَّمَا تُنذِرُ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلذِّكْرَ وَخَشِىَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ ۖ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِمَغْفِرَةٍ وَأَجْرٍ كَرِيمٍ

Innama tunthiru mani ittabaAAaaththikra wakhashiya arrahmanabilghaybi fabashshirhu bimaghfiratin waajrin kareem

You can only warn one who follows the message and fears the Most Merciful unseen. So give him good tidings of forgiveness and noble reward.

You can (usefully) warn only the one who follows the advice and fears the RaHmān (the All-Merciful Allah) without seeing (Him). So give him the good news of forgiveness and of a noble reward.

إِنَّا نَحْنُ نُحْىِ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَنَكْتُبُ مَا قَدَّمُوا۟ وَءَاثَـٰرَهُمْ ۚ وَكُلَّ شَىْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَـٰهُ فِىٓ إِمَامٍ مُّبِينٍ

Inna nahnu nuhyeealmawta wanaktubu ma qaddamoo waatharahumwakulla shay-in ahsaynahu fee imamin mubeen

Indeed, it is We who bring the dead to life and record what they have put forth and what they left behind, and all things We have enumerated in a clear register.

Surely We will give new life to the dead, and We are recording whatever (deeds) they send before them and whatever effects they leave behind. Every thing is fully computed by Us in a manifest book of record.

وَٱضْرِبْ لَهُم مَّثَلًا أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْقَرْيَةِ إِذْ جَآءَهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ

Wadrib lahum mathalan as-habaalqaryati ith jaaha almursaloon

And present to them an example: the people of the city, when the messengers came to it -

Cite to them the example of the People of the Town, when the messengers came to it,

إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَيْهِمُ ٱثْنَيْنِ فَكَذَّبُوهُمَا فَعَزَّزْنَا بِثَالِثٍ فَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ إِلَيْكُم مُّرْسَلُونَ

Ith arsalna ilayhimu ithnaynifakaththaboohuma faAAazzazna bithalithinfaqaloo inna ilaykum mursaloon

When We sent to them two but they denied them, so We strengthened [them] with a third, and they said, "Indeed, we are messengers to you."

when We sent to them two (apostles), and they rejected both of them, so We confirmed them with a third one. So they said, “We are sent to you.”

قَالُوا۟ مَآ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَا وَمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ مِن شَىْءٍ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا تَكْذِبُونَ

Qaloo ma antum illabasharun mithluna wama anzala arrahmanumin shay-in in antum illa takthiboon

They said, "You are not but human beings like us, and the Most Merciful has not revealed a thing. You are only telling lies."

They (the people of the Town) said, “You are no more than human beings like us, and the RaHmān (the All-Merciful Allah) has not sent down any thing. You are but telling a lie.”

قَالُوا۟ رَبُّنَا يَعْلَمُ إِنَّآ إِلَيْكُمْ لَمُرْسَلُونَ

Qaloo rabbuna yaAAlamu innailaykum lamursaloon

They said, "Our Lord knows that we are messengers to you,

They (the messengers) said, “Our Lord knows that we are undoubtedly sent to you.

وَمَا عَلَيْنَآ إِلَّا ٱلْبَلَـٰغُ ٱلْمُبِينُ

Wama AAalayna illaalbalaghu almubeen

And we are not responsible except for clear notification."

Our obligation is no more than to convey the message clearly.”

قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا تَطَيَّرْنَا بِكُمْ ۖ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهُوا۟ لَنَرْجُمَنَّكُمْ وَلَيَمَسَّنَّكُم مِّنَّا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

Qaloo inna tatayyarnabikum la-in lam tantahoo lanarjumannakum walayamassannakum minnaAAathabun aleem

They said, "Indeed, we consider you a bad omen. If you do not desist, we will surely stone you, and there will surely touch you, from us, a painful punishment."

They (the People of the Town) said, “We take you as a bad omen for us. If you do not desist, we will certainly stone you and you will be afflicted by a painful punishment from us.”

قَالُوا۟ طَـٰٓئِرُكُم مَّعَكُمْ ۚ أَئِن ذُكِّرْتُم ۚ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّسْرِفُونَ

Qaloo ta-irukum maAAakum a-in thukkirtumbal antum qawmun musrifoon

They said, "Your omen [i.e., fate] is with yourselves. Is it because you were reminded? Rather, you are a transgressing people."

They said, “Your bad omen is with yourselves. (Do you take it as bad omen) if you are given a good counsel? Rather, you are a people who cross all limits.”

وَجَآءَ مِنْ أَقْصَا ٱلْمَدِينَةِ رَجُلٌ يَسْعَىٰ قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

Wajaa min aqsa almadeenatirajulun yasAAa qala ya qawmi ittabiAAooalmursaleen

And there came from the farthest end of the city a man, running. He said, "O my people, follow the messengers.

And there came a man rushing from the farthest part of the city. He said, “O my people, follow the messengers.

ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ مَن لَّا يَسْـَٔلُكُمْ أَجْرًا وَهُم مُّهْتَدُونَ

IttabiAAoo man la yas-alukum ajranwahum muhtadoon

Follow those who do not ask of you [any] payment, and they are [rightly] guided.

Follow those who do not claim any reward from you, and who are on the right path.

وَمَا لِىَ لَآ أَعْبُدُ ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَنِى وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

Wama liya la aAAbudu allatheefataranee wa-ilayhi turjaAAoon

And why should I not worship He who created me and to whom you will be returned?

What excuse do I have if I do not worship the One who has created me and to whom you will be returned?

ءَأَتَّخِذُ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ ءَالِهَةً إِن يُرِدْنِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ بِضُرٍّ لَّا تُغْنِ عَنِّى شَفَـٰعَتُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يُنقِذُونِ

Aattakhithu min doonihi alihatanin yuridni arrahmanu bidurrin la tughniAAannee shafaAAatuhum shay-an wala yunqithoon

Should I take other than Him [false] deities [while], if the Most Merciful intends for me some adversity, their intercession will not avail me at all, nor can they save me?

Shall I adopt those gods besides Him whose intercession, if RaHmān (the All-Merciful Allah) intends to do harm to me, cannot help me in the least, nor can they come to my rescue?

إِنِّىٓ إِذًا لَّفِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

Innee ithan lafee dalalinmubeen

Indeed, I would then be in manifest error.

In that case, I will be in open error indeed.

إِنِّىٓ ءَامَنتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ فَٱسْمَعُونِ

Innee amantu birabbikum fasmaAAoon

Indeed, I have believed in your Lord, so listen to me."

Undoubtedly I have believed in your Lord; so listen to me.”

قِيلَ ٱدْخُلِ ٱلْجَنَّةَ ۖ قَالَ يَـٰلَيْتَ قَوْمِى يَعْلَمُونَ

Qeela odkhuli aljannata qala yalayta qawmee yaAAlamoon

It was said, "Enter Paradise." He said, "I wish my people could know

(Thereafter when his people killed him,) it was said to him, “Enter the Paradise”. He said, “Would that my people knew

بِمَا غَفَرَ لِى رَبِّى وَجَعَلَنِى مِنَ ٱلْمُكْرَمِينَ

Bima ghafara lee rabbee wajaAAalaneemina almukrameen

Of how my Lord has forgiven me and placed me among the honored."

how my Lord has forgiven me and placed me among the honoured ones!”

۞ وَمَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ مِن جُندٍ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا كُنَّا مُنزِلِينَ

Wama anzalna AAalaqawmihi min baAAdihi min jundin mina assama-i wamakunna munzileen

And We did not send down upon his people after him any soldiers from the heaven, nor would We have done so.

And We did not send down to his people any army from the heavens after him, nor were We (in need) to send down.

إِن كَانَتْ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً فَإِذَا هُمْ خَـٰمِدُونَ

In kanat illa sayhatanwahidatan fa-itha hum khamidoon

It was not but one shout, and immediately they were extinguished.

It was no more than a single Cry, and in no time they were extinguished.

يَـٰحَسْرَةً عَلَى ٱلْعِبَادِ ۚ مَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

Ya hasratan AAalaalAAibadi ma ya/teehim min rasoolin illa kanoobihi yastahzi-oon

How regretful for the servants. There did not come to them any messenger except that they used to ridicule him.

Alas for the slaves (of Allah)! No messenger came to them, but they have been mocking at him.

أَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ أَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ

Alam yaraw kam ahlakna qablahum minaalqurooni annahum ilayhim la yarjiAAoon

Have they not considered how many generations We destroyed before them - that they to them will not return?

Did they not see how many generations We have destroyed before them who will not come back to them?

وَإِن كُلٌّ لَّمَّا جَمِيعٌ لَّدَيْنَا مُحْضَرُونَ

Wa-in kullun lamma jameeAAun ladaynamuhdaroon

And indeed, all of them will yet be brought present before Us.

All of them are but to be assembled together (and) to be arraigned before Us.

وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمُ ٱلْأَرْضُ ٱلْمَيْتَةُ أَحْيَيْنَـٰهَا وَأَخْرَجْنَا مِنْهَا حَبًّا فَمِنْهُ يَأْكُلُونَ

Waayatun lahumu al-ardualmaytatu ahyaynaha waakhrajna minhahabban faminhu ya/kuloon

And a sign for them is the dead earth. We have brought it to life and brought forth from it grain, and from it they eat.

And a sign for them is the dead land. We gave it life and brought forth grain from it; so from it they eat.

وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا جَنَّـٰتٍ مِّن نَّخِيلٍ وَأَعْنَـٰبٍ وَفَجَّرْنَا فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلْعُيُونِ

WajaAAalna feeha jannatinmin nakheelin waaAAnabin wafajjarna feehamina alAAuyoon

And We placed therein gardens of palm trees and grapevines and caused to burst forth therefrom some springs -

And We have placed gardens of date-palms and grapes, and caused springs to gush forth therein,

لِيَأْكُلُوا۟ مِن ثَمَرِهِۦ وَمَا عَمِلَتْهُ أَيْدِيهِمْ ۖ أَفَلَا يَشْكُرُونَ

Liya/kuloo min thamarihi wamaAAamilat-hu aydeehim afala yashkuroon

That they may eat of His fruit. And their hands have not produced it, so will they not be grateful?

so that they may eat fruits thereof, while it was not made by their hands. Would they not then offer gratitude?

سُبْحَـٰنَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْأَزْوَٰجَ كُلَّهَا مِمَّا تُنۢبِتُ ٱلْأَرْضُ وَمِنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَمِمَّا لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Subhana allathee khalaqaal-azwaja kullaha mimma tunbitu al-arduwamin anfusihim wamimma la yaAAlamoon

Exalted is He who created all pairs - from what the earth grows and from themselves and from that which they do not know.

Pure (from every fault) is the One who has created all the pairs of whatever the earth grows and of the humans themselves and of that which they do not know.

وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمُ ٱلَّيْلُ نَسْلَخُ مِنْهُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فَإِذَا هُم مُّظْلِمُونَ

Waayatun lahumu allaylu naslakhuminhu annahara fa-itha hum muthlimoon

And a sign for them is the night. We remove from it the [light of] day, so they are [left] in darkness.

And a sign for them is the night. We strip (the cover of) the day from it, and they are suddenly in darkness.

وَٱلشَّمْسُ تَجْرِى لِمُسْتَقَرٍّ لَّهَا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْعَلِيمِ

Washshamsu tajree limustaqarrin lahathalika taqdeeru alAAazeezi alAAaleem

And the sun runs [on course] toward its stopping point. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.

And the sun is quickly proceeding towards its destination. That is the designing of the All-Mighty, the All-Knowing.

وَٱلْقَمَرَ قَدَّرْنَـٰهُ مَنَازِلَ حَتَّىٰ عَادَ كَٱلْعُرْجُونِ ٱلْقَدِيمِ

Walqamara qaddarnahu manazilahatta AAada kalAAurjooni alqadeem

And the moon - We have determined for it phases, until it returns [appearing] like the old date stalk.

And for the moon We have appointed measured phases, until it turned (pale, curved and fine) like an old branch of date palm.

لَا ٱلشَّمْسُ يَنۢبَغِى لَهَآ أَن تُدْرِكَ ٱلْقَمَرَ وَلَا ٱلَّيْلُ سَابِقُ ٱلنَّهَارِ ۚ وَكُلٌّ فِى فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ

La ashshamsu yanbaghee lahaan tudrika alqamara wala allaylu sabiqu annahariwakullun fee falakin yasbahoon

It is not allowable [i.e., possible] for the sun to reach the moon, nor does the night overtake the day, but each, in an orbit, is swimming.

Neither it is for the sun to overtake the moon, nor can the night outpace the day. Each one is floating in an orbit.

وَءَايَةٌ لَّهُمْ أَنَّا حَمَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ

Waayatun lahum anna hamalnathurriyyatahum fee alfulki almashhoon

And a sign for them is that We carried their forefathers in a laden ship.

And it is a sign for them that We boarded their children in the loaded ship,

وَخَلَقْنَا لَهُم مِّن مِّثْلِهِۦ مَا يَرْكَبُونَ

Wakhalaqna lahum min mithlihi mayarkaboon

And We created for them from the likes of it that which they ride.

and created for them things similar to it on which they ride.

وَإِن نَّشَأْ نُغْرِقْهُمْ فَلَا صَرِيخَ لَهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنقَذُونَ

Wa-in nasha/ nughriqhum fala sareekhalahum wala hum yunqathoon

And if We should will, We could drown them; then no one responding to a cry would there be for them, nor would they be saved

And if We so will, We can drown them; then no one will respond to their cry, nor will they be rescued,

إِلَّا رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا وَمَتَـٰعًا إِلَىٰ حِينٍ

Illa rahmatan minnawamataAAan ila heen

Except as a mercy from Us and provision for a time.

unless there be mercy from Us, and (unless) We let them enjoy for a while.

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱتَّقُوا۟ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَمَا خَلْفَكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ

Wa-itha qeela lahumu ittaqoo mabayna aydeekum wama khalfakum laAAallakum turhamoon

But when it is said to them, "Beware of what is before you and what is behind you; perhaps you will receive mercy..."

And (they pay no heed) when it is said to them, “Save yourselves from that (punishment) which is before you (in this world) and that which will come after you (die), so that you may receive mercy”.

وَمَا تَأْتِيهِم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍ مِّنْ ءَايَـٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ إِلَّا كَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ

Wama ta/teehim min ayatin min ayatirabbihim illa kanoo AAanha muAArideen

And no sign comes to them from the signs of their Lord except that they are from it turning away.

There comes to them no sign from the signs of your Lord, but they turn averse to it.

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ أَنفِقُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَنُطْعِمُ مَن لَّوْ يَشَآءُ ٱللَّهُ أَطْعَمَهُۥٓ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

Wa-itha qeela lahum anfiqoo mimmarazaqakumu Allahu qala allatheena kafaroolillatheena amanoo anutAAimu man law yashaoAllahu atAAamahu in antum illa fee dalalinmubeen

And when it is said to them, "Spend from that which Allāh has provided for you," those who disbelieve say to those who believe, "Should we feed one whom, if Allāh had willed, He would have fed? You are not but in clear error."

And when it is said to them, “Spend (to the needy) from the provision Allah has given to you”, the disbelievers say to the believers, “Shall we feed those whom Allah could have fed, if Allah so willed? You are but in open error.”

وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَـٰذَا ٱلْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ

Wayaqooloona mata hathaalwaAAdu in kuntum sadiqeen

And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful?"

And they say, “When will this promise come true, if you are truthful?”

مَا يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً تَأْخُذُهُمْ وَهُمْ يَخِصِّمُونَ

Ma yanthuroona illasayhatan wahidatan ta/khuthuhum wahumyakhissimoon

They do not await except one blast which will seize them while they are disputing.

They are looking for nothing but for a single Cry that will seize them when they will be quarrelling.

فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ تَوْصِيَةً وَلَآ إِلَىٰٓ أَهْلِهِمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

Fala yastateeAAoona tawsiyatanwala ila ahlihim yarjiAAoon

And they will not be able [to give] any instruction, nor to their people can they return.

So they will not be able to make a bequest, nor will they return to their household.

وَنُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ فَإِذَا هُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَجْدَاثِ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَنسِلُونَ

Wanufikha fee assoori fa-ithahum mina al-ajdathi ila rabbihim yansiloon

And the Horn will be blown; and at once from the graves to their Lord they will hasten.

And the Horn will be blown, and suddenly they will be rushing from their graves towards their Lord.

قَالُوا۟ يَـٰوَيْلَنَا مَنۢ بَعَثَنَا مِن مَّرْقَدِنَا ۜ ۗ هَـٰذَا مَا وَعَدَ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ وَصَدَقَ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ

Qaloo ya waylana manbaAAathana min marqadina hatha mawaAAada arrahmanu wasadaqaalmursaloon

They will say, "O woe to us! Who has raised us up from our sleeping place?" [The reply will be], "This is what the Most Merciful had promised, and the messengers told the truth."

They will say, “Woe to us! Who has raised us from our sleeping place? “This is what RaHmān (the All-Merciful Allah) had promised, and the messengers had told the truth.

إِن كَانَتْ إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَٰحِدَةً فَإِذَا هُمْ جَمِيعٌ لَّدَيْنَا مُحْضَرُونَ

In kanat illa sayhatanwahidatan fa-itha hum jameeAAun ladayna muhdaroon

It will not be but one blast, and at once they are all brought present before Us.

It will be no more than a single Cry, and in no time they will all be arraigned before Us.

فَٱلْيَوْمَ لَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

Falyawma la tuthlamunafsun shay-an wala tujzawna illa ma kuntumtaAAmaloon

So today [i.e., the Day of Judgement] no soul will be wronged at all, and you will not be recompensed except for what you used to do.

Then, nobody will be subjected to injustice in the least, and you will not be recompensed but for what you used to do.

إِنَّ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ ٱلْيَوْمَ فِى شُغُلٍ فَـٰكِهُونَ

Inna as-haba aljannati alyawmafee shughulin fakihoon

Indeed the companions of Paradise, that Day, will be amused in [joyful] occupation -

The people of the Paradise are engaged today in (their) activities, happily enjoying (them).

هُمْ وَأَزْوَٰجُهُمْ فِى ظِلَـٰلٍ عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ مُتَّكِـُٔونَ

Hum waazwajuhum fee thilalinAAala al-ara-iki muttaki-oon

They and their spouses - in shade, reclining on adorned couches.

They and their spouses are in pleasant shades, reclining on couches.

لَهُمْ فِيهَا فَـٰكِهَةٌ وَلَهُم مَّا يَدَّعُونَ

Lahum feeha fakihatun walahumma yaddaAAoon

For them therein is fruit, and for them is whatever they request [or wish]

For them there are fruits, and for them there is whatever they ask for.

سَلَـٰمٌ قَوْلًا مِّن رَّبٍّ رَّحِيمٍ

Salamun qawlan min rabbin raheem

[And] "Peace," a word from a Merciful Lord.

“Salām ”(Peace upon you) is the word (they receive) from Merciful Lord.

وَٱمْتَـٰزُوا۟ ٱلْيَوْمَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ

Wamtazoo alyawma ayyuhaalmujrimoon

[Then He will say], "But stand apart today, you criminals.

And (it will be said to the infidels,) “Get apart (from the believers) today O the guilty ones.

۞ أَلَمْ أَعْهَدْ إِلَيْكُمْ يَـٰبَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ أَن لَّا تَعْبُدُوا۟ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ

Alam aAAhad ilaykum ya banee adamaan la taAAbudoo ashshaytana innahu lakumAAaduwwun mubeen

Did I not enjoin upon you, O children of Adam, that you not worship Satan - [for] indeed, he is to you a clear enemy -

Did I not direct you, O children of ’Ādam (Adam), that you must not worship the Satan, (because) he is an open enemy for you,

وَأَنِ ٱعْبُدُونِى ۚ هَـٰذَا صِرَٰطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌ

Waani oAAbudoonee hatha siratunmustaqeem

And that you worship [only] Me? This is a straight path.

and that you must worship Me, (because) this is the straight path?

وَلَقَدْ أَضَلَّ مِنكُمْ جِبِلًّا كَثِيرًا ۖ أَفَلَمْ تَكُونُوا۟ تَعْقِلُونَ

Walaqad adalla minkum jibillankatheeran afalam takoonoo taAAqiloon

And he had already led astray from among you much of creation, so did you not use reason?

He had misguided lot many people from among you. So, did you not have sense?

هَـٰذِهِۦ جَهَنَّمُ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ

Hathihi jahannamu allatee kuntumtooAAadoon

This is the Hellfire which you were promised.

(Now) this is the Jahannam of which you were consistently warned.

ٱصْلَوْهَا ٱلْيَوْمَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ

Islawha alyawma bimakuntum takfuroon

[Enter to] burn therein today for what you used to deny."

Enter it today, because you have been persistently denying (the truth).”

ٱلْيَوْمَ نَخْتِمُ عَلَىٰٓ أَفْوَٰهِهِمْ وَتُكَلِّمُنَآ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَتَشْهَدُ أَرْجُلُهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ

Alyawma nakhtimu AAala afwahihimwatukallimuna aydeehim watashhadu arjuluhum bima kanooyaksiboon

That Day, We will seal over their mouths, and their hands will speak to Us, and their feet will testify about what they used to earn.

Today We will set a seal on their mouths, and their hands will speak to Us, and their legs will bear witness about what they used to do.

وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَطَمَسْنَا عَلَىٰٓ أَعْيُنِهِمْ فَٱسْتَبَقُوا۟ ٱلصِّرَٰطَ فَأَنَّىٰ يُبْصِرُونَ

Walaw nashao latamasnaAAala aAAyunihim fastabaqoo assiratafaanna yubsiroon

And if We willed, We could have obliterated their eyes, and they would race to [find] the path, and how could they see?

If We so will, We would wipe out their eyes (right here in this world), and they would be racing towards the way, but how would they see?

وَلَوْ نَشَآءُ لَمَسَخْنَـٰهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِهِمْ فَمَا ٱسْتَطَـٰعُوا۟ مُضِيًّا وَلَا يَرْجِعُونَ

Walaw nashao lamasakhnahumAAala makanatihim fama istataAAoo mudiyyanwala yarjiAAoon

And if We willed, We could have deformed them, [paralyzing them] in their places so they would not be able to proceed, nor could they return.

And If We so will, We would disfigure them at their places, and they would not be able to move, nor would they return.

وَمَن نُّعَمِّرْهُ نُنَكِّسْهُ فِى ٱلْخَلْقِ ۖ أَفَلَا يَعْقِلُونَ

Waman nuAAammirhu nunakkis-hu fee alkhalqiafala yaAAqiloon

And he to whom We grant long life We reverse in creation; so will they not understand?

And whomsoever We give long life, we reverse him in creation. Then, do they have no sense?

وَمَا عَلَّمْنَـٰهُ ٱلشِّعْرَ وَمَا يَنۢبَغِى لَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ وَقُرْءَانٌ مُّبِينٌ

Wama AAallamnahu ashshiAArawama yanbaghee lahu in huwa illa thikrunwaqur-anun mubeen

And We did not give him [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)] knowledge of poetry, nor is it befitting for him. It is not but a message and a clear Qur’ān

We did not teach him (the Holy Prophet) poetry, and it is not proper for him. It is nothing (of that sort,) but (it is) an advice and a readable book that explains (the Truth),

لِّيُنذِرَ مَن كَانَ حَيًّا وَيَحِقَّ ٱلْقَوْلُ عَلَى ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ

Liyunthira man kana hayyanwayahiqqa alqawlu AAala alkafireen

To warn whoever is alive and justify the word [i.e., decree] against the disbelievers.

so that it may warn him who is alive (to listen to the truth), and so that the word may prove true against the disbelievers.

أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَا لَهُم مِّمَّا عَمِلَتْ أَيْدِينَآ أَنْعَـٰمًا فَهُمْ لَهَا مَـٰلِكُونَ

Awa lam yaraw anna khalaqnalahum mimma AAamilat aydeena anAAaman fahumlaha malikoon

Do they not see that We have created for them from what Our hands have made, grazing livestock, and [then] they are their owners?

Did they not see that We have created for them cattle, among things made (directly) by Our hands, and then they become their owners?

وَذَلَّلْنَـٰهَا لَهُمْ فَمِنْهَا رَكُوبُهُمْ وَمِنْهَا يَأْكُلُونَ

Wathallalnaha lahumfaminha rakoobuhum waminha ya/kuloon

And We have tamed them for them, so some of them they ride, and some of them they eat.

And We have brought them under their control, so as some of them are their means of transport, and some of them they eat.

وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا مَنَـٰفِعُ وَمَشَارِبُ ۖ أَفَلَا يَشْكُرُونَ

Walahum feeha manafiAAu wamasharibuafala yashkuroon

And for them therein are [other] benefits and drinks, so will they not be grateful?

And for them there are (other) benefits in them and things to drink. So, would they not be grateful?

وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يُنصَرُونَ

Wattakhathoo min dooni Allahialihatan laAAallahum yunsaroon

But they have taken besides Allāh [false] deities that perhaps they would be helped.

They have adopted gods other than Allah, so that they may be helped (by them).

لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ نَصْرَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُمْ جُندٌ مُّحْضَرُونَ

La yastateeAAoona nasrahumwahum lahum jundun muhdaroon

They are not able to help them, and they [themselves] are for them soldiers in attendance.

They cannot help them, rather they (the disbelievers themselves) are (like) an army brought forth for (protecting) them (the so-called co-gods)

فَلَا يَحْزُنكَ قَوْلُهُمْ ۘ إِنَّا نَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ

Fala yahzunka qawluhum innanaAAlamu ma yusirroona wama yuAAlinoon

So let not their speech grieve you. Indeed, We know what they conceal and what they declare.

So, their remarks must not grieve you. Surely We know what they conceal and what they disclose.

أَوَلَمْ يَرَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَـٰهُ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُّبِينٌ

Awa lam yara al-insanu annakhalaqnahu min nutfatin fa-itha huwa khaseemunmubeen

Does man not consider that We created him from a [mere] sperm-drop - then at once he is a clear adversary?

Did man not see that We have created him from a drop of semen? Then suddenly he stood as an open adversary (to Us).

وَضَرَبَ لَنَا مَثَلًا وَنَسِىَ خَلْقَهُۥ ۖ قَالَ مَن يُحْىِ ٱلْعِظَـٰمَ وَهِىَ رَمِيمٌ

Wadaraba lana mathalanwanasiya khalqahu qala man yuhyee alAAithamawahiya rameem

And he presents for Us an example and forgets his [own] creation. He says, "Who will give life to bones while they are disintegrated?"

He has set up an argument about Us and forgot his creation. He said, “Who will give life to the bones when they are decayed?”

قُلْ يُحْيِيهَا ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنشَأَهَآ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ خَلْقٍ عَلِيمٌ

Qul yuhyeeha allatheeanshaaha awwala marratin wahuwa bikulli khalqin AAaleem

Say, "He will give them life who produced them the first time; and He is, of all creation, Knowing."

Say, “These will be revived by the same One who had created them for the first time, and who is fully aware of every creation,

ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلشَّجَرِ ٱلْأَخْضَرِ نَارًا فَإِذَآ أَنتُم مِّنْهُ تُوقِدُونَ

Allathee jaAAala lakum mina ashshajarial-akhdari naran fa-itha antum minhutooqidoon

[It is] He who made for you from the green tree, fire, and then from it you ignite.

- the One who created for you fire from the green tree, and in no time you kindle from it.”

أَوَلَيْسَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِقَـٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يَخْلُقَ مِثْلَهُم ۚ بَلَىٰ وَهُوَ ٱلْخَلَّـٰقُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

Awa laysa allathee khalaqa assamawatiwal-arda biqadirin AAala an yakhluqamithlahum bala wahuwa alkhallaqu alAAaleem

Is not He who created the heavens and the earth Able to create the likes of them? Yes, [it is so]; and He is the Knowing Creator.

Is it that the One who has created the heavens and the earth has no power to create ones like them? Why not? He is the Supreme Creator, the All-Knowing.

إِنَّمَآ أَمْرُهُۥٓ إِذَآ أَرَادَ شَيْـًٔا أَن يَقُولَ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ

Innama amruhu itha aradashay-an an yaqoola lahu kun fayakoon

His command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, "Be," and it is.

His practice, when He intends to do something, is no more than He says, “Be”, and it comes to be.

فَسُبْحَـٰنَ ٱلَّذِى بِيَدِهِۦ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

Fasubhana allathee biyadihimalakootu kulli shay-in wa-ilayhi turjaAAoon

So exalted is He in whose hand is the realm of all things, and to Him you will be returned.

So, pure (from every fault) is the One in whose hand is the dominion of all things. And towards Him you are to be returned.