Surah As-Saffat الصافات

وَٱلصَّٰٓفَّٰتِ صَفّٗا ١

By those [angels] ranged in rows,

فَٱلزَّٰجِرَٰتِ زَجۡرٗا ٢

who rebuke reproachfully

فَٱلتَّٰلِيَٰتِ ذِكۡرًا ٣

and recite God’s word,

إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمۡ لَوَٰحِدٞ ٤

truly your God is One,

رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ ٥

Lord of the heavens and earth and everything between them, Lord of every sunrise.

إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلۡكَوَاكِبِ ٦

We have adorned the lowest heaven with stars,

وَحِفۡظٗا مِّن كُلِّ شَيۡطَٰنٖ مَّارِدٖ ٧

and made them a safeguard against every rebellious devil:

لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡمَلَإِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ وَيُقۡذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٖ ٨

they cannot eavesdrop on the Higher Assembly––pelted from every side,

دُحُورٗاۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٞ وَاصِبٌ ٩

driven away, they will have perpetual torment––

إِلَّا مَنۡ خَطِفَ ٱلۡخَطۡفَةَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٞ ثَاقِبٞ ١٠

if any [of them] stealthily snatches away a fragment, he will be pursued by a piercing flame.

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

So [Prophet], ask the disbelievers: is it harder to create them than other beings We have created? We created them from sticky clay.

بَلۡ عَجِبۡتَ وَيَسۡخَرُونَ ١٢

You marvel as they scoff,

وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُواْ لَا يَذۡكُرُونَ ١٣

take no heed when they are warned,

وَإِذَا رَأَوۡاْ ءَايَةٗ يَسۡتَسۡخِرُونَ ١٤

and resort to ridicule when they see a sign,

وَقَالُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ مُّبِينٌ ١٥

saying, ‘This is no more than blatant sorcery.’

أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ ١٦

‘What! After we have died and become dust and bones, shall we really be raised up again,

أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ ١٧

along with our forefathers?’

قُلۡ نَعَمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ دَٰخِرُونَ ١٨

Say, ‘Yes indeed, and you will be humiliated.’

فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجۡرَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞ فَإِذَا هُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ ١٩

Just one blast and––lo and behold!––they will look

وَقَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ ٢٠

and say, ‘Woe to us! This is the Day of Judgement.’

هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ ٢١

[It will be said], ‘This is the Day of Decision, which you used to deny.

۞ ٱحۡشُرُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ وَأَزۡوَٰجَهُمۡ وَمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡبُدُونَ ٢٢

[Angels], gather together those who did wrong, and others like them, as well as whatever they worshipped

مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهۡدُوهُمۡ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ ٢٣

beside God, lead them all to the path of Hell,

وَقِفُوهُمۡۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسۡـُٔولُونَ ٢٤

and halt them for questioning:

مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ ٢٥

“Why do you not support each other now?” ’––

بَلۡ هُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ مُسۡتَسۡلِمُونَ ٢٦

no indeed! They will be in complete submission on that Day––

وَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ ٢٧

and they will turn on one another accusingly.

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَأۡتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ ٢٨

They will say, ‘You came to us from a position of power.’

قَالُواْ بَل لَّمۡ تَكُونُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ ٢٩

They will say, ‘No! It was you who would not believe-

وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيۡكُم مِّن سُلۡطَٰنِۭۖ بَلۡ كُنتُمۡ قَوۡمٗا طَٰغِينَ ٣٠

we had no power over you- and you were already exceeding all limits.

فَحَقَّ عَلَيۡنَا قَوۡلُ رَبِّنَآۖ إِنَّا لَذَآئِقُونَ ٣١

Our Lord’s sentence on us is just and we must all taste the punishment.

فَأَغۡوَيۡنَٰكُمۡ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَٰوِينَ ٣٢

We led you astray as we ourselves were astray.’

فَإِنَّهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ فِي ٱلۡعَذَابِ مُشۡتَرِكُونَ ٣٣

On that Day they will all share the torment:

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ ٣٤

this is how We deal with the guilty.

إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوٓاْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ يَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ ٣٥

Whenever it was said to them, ‘There is no deity but God,’ they became arrogant,

وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُوٓاْ ءَالِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٖ مَّجۡنُونِۭ ٣٦

and said, ‘Are we to forsake our gods for a mad poet?’

بَلۡ جَآءَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ٣٧

‘No: he brought the truth and confirmed the earlier messengers;

إِنَّكُمۡ لَذَآئِقُواْ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡأَلِيمِ ٣٨

you will taste the painful torment,

وَمَا تُجۡزَوۡنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ ٣٩

and be repaid only according to your deeds.’

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ ٤٠

Not so God’s true servants.

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمۡ رِزۡقٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ ٤١

They will have familiar provisions––

فَوَٰكِهُ وَهُم مُّكۡرَمُونَ ٤٢

fruits- and will be honoured

فِي جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ٤٣

in gardens of delight;

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٖ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ ٤٤

seated on couches, facing one another.

يُطَافُ عَلَيۡهِم بِكَأۡسٖ مِّن مَّعِينِۭ ٤٥

A drink will be passed round among them from a flowing spring:

بَيۡضَآءَ لَذَّةٖ لِّلشَّٰرِبِينَ ٤٦

white, delicious to those who taste it,

لَا فِيهَا غَوۡلٞ وَلَا هُمۡ عَنۡهَا يُنزَفُونَ ٤٧

causing no headiness or intoxication.

وَعِندَهُمۡ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرۡفِ عِينٞ ٤٨

With them will be spouses- modest of gaze and beautiful of eye-

كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيۡضٞ مَّكۡنُونٞ ٤٩

like protected eggs.

فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ ٥٠

They will turn to one another with questions:

قَالَ قَآئِلٞ مِّنۡهُمۡ إِنِّي كَانَ لِي قَرِينٞ ٥١

one will say, ‘I had a close companion on earth

يَقُولُ أَءِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُصَدِّقِينَ ٥٢

who used to ask me, “Do you really believe that

أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ ٥٣

after we die and become dust and bone, we shall be brought for judgement?”’

قَالَ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ ٥٤

Then he will say, ‘Shall we look for him?’

فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَءَاهُ فِي سَوَآءِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ ٥٥

He will look down and see him in the midst of the Fire,

قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرۡدِينِ ٥٦

and say to him, ‘By God, you almost brought me to ruin!

وَلَوۡلَا نِعۡمَةُ رَبِّي لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُحۡضَرِينَ ٥٧

Had it not been for the grace of my Lord, I too would have been taken to Hell.’

أَفَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ ٥٨

Then he will say [to his blessed companions], ‘Are we never to die again after our earlier death?

إِلَّا مَوۡتَتَنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ ٥٩

Shall we never suffer?

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ ٦٠

This truly is the supreme triumph!’

لِمِثۡلِ هَٰذَا فَلۡيَعۡمَلِ ٱلۡعَٰمِلُونَ ٦١

Everyone should strive to attain this.

أَذَٰلِكَ خَيۡرٞ نُّزُلًا أَمۡ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ ٦٢

Is this the better welcome, or the tree of Zaqqum,

إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَٰهَا فِتۡنَةٗ لِّلظَّٰلِمِينَ ٦٣

which we have made a test for the evildoers?

إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٞ تَخۡرُجُ فِيٓ أَصۡلِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ ٦٤

This tree grows in the heart of the blazing Fire,

طَلۡعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ ٦٥

and its fruits are like devils’ heads.

فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَأٓكِلُونَ مِنۡهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنۡهَا ٱلۡبُطُونَ ٦٦

They will fill their bellies eating from it;

ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمۡ عَلَيۡهَا لَشَوۡبٗا مِّنۡ حَمِيمٖ ٦٧

then drink scalding water on top of it;

ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرۡجِعَهُمۡ لَإِلَى ٱلۡجَحِيمِ ٦٨

then return to the blazing Fire.

إِنَّهُمۡ أَلۡفَوۡاْ ءَابَآءَهُمۡ ضَآلِّينَ ٦٩

They found their forefathers astray,

فَهُمۡ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمۡ يُهۡرَعُونَ ٧٠

and rushed to follow in their footsteps- before the disbelievers [of Mecca],

وَلَقَدۡ ضَلَّ قَبۡلَهُمۡ أَكۡثَرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ٧١

most men in the past went astray,

وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ ٧٢

even though We sent messengers to warn them.

فَٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ ٧٣

See how those who were warned met their end!

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ ٧٤

Not so the true servants of God.

وَلَقَدۡ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحٞ فَلَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡمُجِيبُونَ ٧٥

Noah cried to Us, and how excellent was Our response!

وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ٧٦

We saved him and his people from great distress,

وَجَعَلۡنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ ٧٧

We let his offspring remain on the earth,

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ٧٨

We let him be praised by later generations:

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٖ فِي ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ٧٩

‘Peace be upon Noah among all the nations!’

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ٨٠

This is how We reward those who do good:

إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ٨١

he was truly one of Our faithful servants.

ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ ٨٢

We drowned the rest.

۞ وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ لَإِبۡرَٰهِيمَ ٨٣

Abraham was of the same faith:

إِذۡ جَآءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلۡبٖ سَلِيمٍ ٨٤

he came to his Lord with a devoted heart.

إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَاذَا تَعۡبُدُونَ ٨٥

He said to his father and his people, ‘What are you worshipping?

أَئِفۡكًا ءَالِهَةٗ دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ ٨٦

How can you choose false gods instead of the true God?

فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ٨٧

So what is your opinion about the Lord of all the Worlds?’

فَنَظَرَ نَظۡرَةٗ فِي ٱلنُّجُومِ ٨٨

then he looked up to the stars.

فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَقِيمٞ ٨٩

He said, ‘I am sick,’

فَتَوَلَّوۡاْ عَنۡهُ مُدۡبِرِينَ ٩٠

so [his people] turned away from him and left.

فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِهِمۡ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ ٩١

He turned to their gods and said, ‘Do you not eat?

مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنطِقُونَ ٩٢

Why do you not speak?’

فَرَاغَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ضَرۡبَۢا بِٱلۡيَمِينِ ٩٣

then he turned and struck them with his right arm.

فَأَقۡبَلُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِ يَزِفُّونَ ٩٤

His people hurried towards him,

قَالَ أَتَعۡبُدُونَ مَا تَنۡحِتُونَ ٩٥

but he said, ‘How can you worship things you carve with your own hands,

وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ ٩٦

when it is God who has created you and all your handiwork?’

قَالُواْ ٱبۡنُواْ لَهُۥ بُنۡيَٰنٗا فَأَلۡقُوهُ فِي ٱلۡجَحِيمِ ٩٧

They said, ‘Build a pyre and throw him into the blazing fire.’

فَأَرَادُواْ بِهِۦ كَيۡدٗا فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡأَسۡفَلِينَ ٩٨

They wanted to harm him, but We humiliated them.

وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ ٩٩

He said, ‘I will go to my Lord: He is sure to guide me.

رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ١٠٠

Lord, grant me a righteous son,’

فَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ حَلِيمٖ ١٠١

so We gave him the good news that he would have a patient son.

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

When the boy was old enough to work with his father, Abraham said, ‘My son, I have seen myself sacrificing you in a dream. What do you think?’ He said, ‘Father, do as you are commanded and, God willing, you will find me steadfast.’

فَلَمَّآ أَسۡلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلۡجَبِينِ ١٠٣

When they had both submitted to God, and he had laid his son down on the side of his face,

وَنَٰدَيۡنَٰهُ أَن يَٰٓإِبۡرَٰهِيمُ ١٠٤

We called out to him, ‘Abraham,

قَدۡ صَدَّقۡتَ ٱلرُّءۡيَآۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ١٠٥

you have fulfilled the dream.’ This is how We reward those who do good-

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡبَلَٰٓؤُاْ ٱلۡمُبِينُ ١٠٦

it was a test to prove [their true characters]-

وَفَدَيۡنَٰهُ بِذِبۡحٍ عَظِيمٖ ١٠٧

We ransomed his son with a momentous sacrifice,

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ١٠٨

and We let him be praised by succeeding generations:

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ ١٠٩

‘Peace be upon Abraham!’

كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ١١٠

This is how We reward those who do good:

إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ١١١

truly he was one of Our faithful servants.

وَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِإِسۡحَٰقَ نَبِيّٗا مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ١١٢

We gave Abraham the good news of Isaac- a prophet and a righteous man-

وَبَٰرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ وَعَلَىٰٓ إِسۡحَٰقَۚ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحۡسِنٞ وَظَالِمٞ لِّنَفۡسِهِۦ مُبِينٞ ١١٣

and blessed him and Isaac too: some of their offspring were good, but some clearly wronged themselves.

وَلَقَدۡ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ ١١٤

We also bestowed Our favour on Moses and Aaron:

وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُمَا وَقَوۡمَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ١١٥

We saved them and their people from great distress;

وَنَصَرۡنَٰهُمۡ فَكَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ ١١٦

We helped them, so they were the ones to succeed;

وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمَا ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَبِينَ ١١٧

We gave them the Scripture that makes things clear;

وَهَدَيۡنَٰهُمَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ ١١٨

We guided them to the right path;

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمَا فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ١١٩

We let them be praised by succeeding generations:

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ ١٢٠

‘Peace be upon Moses and Aaron!’

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ١٢١

This is how We reward those who do good:

إِنَّهُمَا مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ١٢٢

truly they were among Our faithful servants.

وَإِنَّ إِلۡيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ١٢٣

Elijah too was one of the messengers.

إِذۡ قَالَ لِقَوۡمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ١٢٤

He said to his people, ‘Have you no fear of God?

أَتَدۡعُونَ بَعۡلٗا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحۡسَنَ ٱلۡخَٰلِقِينَ ١٢٥

How can you invoke Baal and forsake the Most Gracious Creator,

ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمۡ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ١٢٦

God, your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers?’

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ ١٢٧

but they rejected him. They will be brought to punishment as a consequence;

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ ١٢٨

not so the true servants of God.

وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ١٢٩

We let him be praised by succeeding generations:

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلۡ يَاسِينَ ١٣٠

‘Peace be to Elijah!’

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ١٣١

This is how We reward those who do good:

إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ١٣٢

truly he was one of Our faithful servants.

وَإِنَّ لُوطٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ١٣٣

Lot was also one of the messengers.

إِذۡ نَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ ١٣٤

We saved him and all his family-

إِلَّا عَجُوزٗا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ ١٣٥

except for an old woman who stayed behind-

ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ ١٣٦

and We destroyed the rest.

وَإِنَّكُمۡ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيۡهِم مُّصۡبِحِينَ ١٣٧

You [people] pass by their ruins morning

وَبِٱلَّيۡلِۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ ١٣٨

and night: will you not take heed?

وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ١٣٩

Jonah too was one of the messengers.

إِذۡ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ ١٤٠

He fled to the overloaded ship.

فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُدۡحَضِينَ ١٤١

They cast lots, he suffered defeat,

فَٱلۡتَقَمَهُ ٱلۡحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٞ ١٤٢

and a great fish swallowed him, for he had committed blameworthy acts.

فَلَوۡلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحِينَ ١٤٣

If he had not been one of those who glorified God,

لَلَبِثَ فِي بَطۡنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ يُبۡعَثُونَ ١٤٤

he would have stayed in its belly until the Day when all are raised up,

۞ فَنَبَذۡنَٰهُ بِٱلۡعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٞ ١٤٥

but We cast him out, sick, on to a barren shore,

وَأَنۢبَتۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ شَجَرَةٗ مِّن يَقۡطِينٖ ١٤٦

and made a gourd tree grow above him.

وَأَرۡسَلۡنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ مِاْئَةِ أَلۡفٍ أَوۡ يَزِيدُونَ ١٤٧

We sent him to a hundred thousand people or more.

فَـَٔامَنُواْ فَمَتَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ إِلَىٰ حِينٖ ١٤٨

They believed, so We let them live out their lives.

فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلۡبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ ٱلۡبَنُونَ ١٤٩

Now [Muhammad], ask the disbelievers: is it true that your Lord has daughters, while they choose sons for themselves?

أَمۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ إِنَٰثٗا وَهُمۡ شَٰهِدُونَ ١٥٠

Did We create the angels as females while they were watching?

أَلَآ إِنَّهُم مِّنۡ إِفۡكِهِمۡ لَيَقُولُونَ ١٥١

No indeed! It is one of their lies when they say,

وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَكَٰذِبُونَ ١٥٢

‘God has begotten.’ How they lie!

أَصۡطَفَى ٱلۡبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلۡبَنِينَ ١٥٣

Did He truly choose daughters in preference to sons?

مَا لَكُمۡ كَيۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ ١٥٤

What is the matter with you? How do you form your judgements?

أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ١٥٥

Do you not reflect?

أَمۡ لَكُمۡ سُلۡطَٰنٞ مُّبِينٞ ١٥٦

Do you perhaps have clear authority?

فَأۡتُواْ بِكِتَٰبِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ ١٥٧

Bring your scriptures, if you are telling the truth.

وَجَعَلُواْ بَيۡنَهُۥ وَبَيۡنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ نَسَبٗاۚ وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمَتِ ٱلۡجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ ١٥٨

They claim that He has kinship with the jinn, yet the jinn themselves know that they will be brought before Him.

سُبۡحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ١٥٩

God is far above what they attribute to Him-

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ ١٦٠

the true servants of God do not do such things-

فَإِنَّكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ ١٦١

and neither you nor what you worship

مَآ أَنتُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ بِفَٰتِنِينَ ١٦٢

can lure away from God any

إِلَّا مَنۡ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ ١٦٣

except those who will burn in Hell.

وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ ١٦٤

[The angels say], ‘Every single one of us has his appointed place:

وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلصَّآفُّونَ ١٦٥

we are ranged in ranks.

وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحُونَ ١٦٦

We glorify God.’

وَإِن كَانُواْ لَيَقُولُونَ ١٦٧

[The disbelievers] used to say,

لَوۡ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكۡرٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ١٦٨

‘If only we had a scripture like previous people,

لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ ١٦٩

we would be true servants of God,’

فَكَفَرُواْ بِهِۦۖ فَسَوۡفَ يَعۡلَمُونَ ١٧٠

yet now they reject [the Quran]. They will soon realize.

وَلَقَدۡ سَبَقَتۡ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ١٧١

Our word has already been given to Our servants the messengers:

إِنَّهُمۡ لَهُمُ ٱلۡمَنصُورُونَ ١٧٢

it is they who will be helped,

وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ ١٧٣

and the ones who support Our cause will be the winners.

فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِينٖ ١٧٤

So [Prophet] turn away from the disbelievers for a while.

وَأَبۡصِرۡهُمۡ فَسَوۡفَ يُبۡصِرُونَ ١٧٥

Watch them: they will soon see.

أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ ١٧٦

Do they really wish to hasten Our punishment?

فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمۡ فَسَآءَ صَبَاحُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ ١٧٧

When it descends on their courtyards, how terrible that morning will be for those who were warned!

وَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِينٖ ١٧٨

[Prophet], turn away from the disbelievers for a while.

وَأَبۡصِرۡ فَسَوۡفَ يُبۡصِرُونَ ١٧٩

Watch them: they will soon see.

سُبۡحَٰنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ ٱلۡعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ١٨٠

Your Lord, the Lord of Glory, is far above what they attribute to Him.

وَسَلَٰمٌ عَلَى ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ١٨١

Peace be upon the messengers

وَٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ١٨٢

and praise be to God the Lord of all the Worlds.