Surah Saba

Verse by verse

1. بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

   Bismi Allahi ar‑Rahmani ar‑Rahim

   In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

2. 1

   ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَهُ ٱلْحَمْدُ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ

   Al‑hamdu lillahi alladhi lahu ma fi as‑samawati wa ma fi al‑ardi wa lahu al‑hamdu fi al‑akhirati wa huwa al‑hakimu al‑khabir

   Praise be to Allah, unto Whom belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. His is the praise in the Hereafter, and He is the Wise, the Aware.

3. 2

   يَعْلَمُ مَا يَلِجُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا وَمَا يَنزِلُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا يَعْرُجُ فِيهَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ٱلْغَفُورُ

   Ya'lamu ma yaliju fi al‑ardi wa ma yakhruju minha wa ma yanzilu mina as‑sama'i wa ma ya'ruju fiha wa huwa ar‑Rahimu al‑Ghafur

   He knoweth that which goeth into the earth and that which cometh forth from it, and that descendeth from the heaven and that which ascendeth into it. He is the Merciful, the Forgiving.

4. 3

   وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَا تَأْتِينَا ٱلسَّاعَةُ ۖ قُلْ بَلَىٰ وَرَبِّى لَتَأْتِيَنَّكُمْ عَٰلِمِ ٱلْغَيْبِ ۖ لَا يَعْزُبُ عَنْهُ مِثْقَالُ ذَرَّةٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَلَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَآ أَصْغَرُ مِن ذَٰلِكَ وَلَآ أَكْبَرُ إِلَّا فِى كِتَٰبٍ مُّبِينٍ

   Wa qala alladhina kafaru la ta'tina as‑sa'atu qul bala wa Rabbi lata'tiyannakum 'alimi al‑ghaybi la ya'zubu 'anhu mithqalu dharratin fi as‑samawati wa la fi al‑ardi wa la asgharu min dhalika wa la akbaru illa fi kitabin mubin

   Those who disbelieve say: The Hour will never come unto us. Say: Nay, by my Lord, but it is coming unto you surely. (He is) the Knower of the Unseen. Not an atom's weight, or less than that or greater, escapeth Him in the heavens or in the earth, but it is in a clear Record,

5. 4

   لِّيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ ۚ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَرِزْقٌ كَرِيمٌ

   Liyajziya alladhina amanu wa 'amilu as‑salihati ula'ika lahum maghfiratun wa rizqun karim

   That He may reward those who believe and do good works. For them is pardon and a rich provision.

6. 5

   وَٱلَّذِينَ سَعَوْ فِىٓ ءَايَٰتِنَا مُعَٰجِزِينَ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مِّن رِّجْزٍ أَلِيمٌ

   Wa alladhina sa'aw fi ayatina mu'ajizina ula'ika lahum 'adhabun min rijzin alim

   But those who strive against Our revelations, challenging (Us), theirs will be a painful doom of wrath.

7. 6

   وَيَرَى ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ هُوَ ٱلْحَقَّ وَيَهْدِىٓ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ

   Wa yara alladhina utu al-'ilma alladhi unzila ilayka min Rabbika huwa al‑haqqa wa yahdi ila sirati al-'Azizi al‑Hamid

   Those who have been given knowledge see that what is revealed unto thee from thy Lord is the truth and leadeth unto the path of the Mighty, the Owner of Praise.

8. 7

   وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ هَلْ نَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَىٰ رَجُلٍ يُنَبِّئُكُمْ إِذَا مُزِّقْتُمْ كُلَّ مُمَزَّقٍ إِنَّكُمْ لَفِى خَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ

   Wa qala alladhina kafaru hal nadullukum 'ala rajulin yunabbi'ukum idha muzziqtum kulla mumazzaqin innakum lafi khalqin jadid

   Those who disbelieve say: Shall we show you a man who will tell you (that) when ye have become dispersed in dust with most complete dispersal still, even then, ye will be created anew?

9. 8

   أَفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَم بِهِۦ جِنَّةٌۢ ۗ بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ وَٱلضَّلَٰلِ ٱلْبَعِيدِ

   Aftara 'ala Allahi kadhiban am bihi jinnatun bali alladhina la yu'minuna bi‑al‑akhirati fi al-'adhabi wa ad‑dalali al‑ba'id

   Hath he invented a lie concerning Allah, or is there in him a madness? Nay, but those who disbelieve in the Hereafter are in torment and far error.

10. 9

    أَفَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ إِن نَّشَأْ نَخْسِفْ بِهِمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ أَوْ نُسْقِطْ عَلَيْهِمْ كِسَفًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَةً لِّكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُّنِيبٍ

    Afalam yaraw ila ma bayna aydihim wa ma khalfahum mina as‑sama'i wa al‑ardi in nasha' nakhsif bihimu al‑arda aw nusqit 'alayhim kisafan mina as‑sama'i inna fi dhalika la'ayatan likulli 'abdin munib

    Have they not observed what is before them and what is behind them of the sky and the earth? If We will, We can make the earth swallow them, or cause obliteration from the sky to fall on them. Lo! herein surely is a portent for every slave who turneth (to Allah) repentant.

11. 10

    ۞ وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا دَاوُۥدَ مِنَّا فَضْلًا ۖ يَٰجِبَالُ أَوِّبِى مَعَهُۥ وَٱلطَّيْرَ ۖ وَأَلَنَّا لَهُ ٱلْحَدِيدَ

    Wa laqad atayna Dawuda minna fadlan ya jibalu awwibi ma'ahu wa at‑tayra wa alanna lahu al‑hadid

    And assuredly We gave David grace from Us, (saying): O ye hills and birds, echo his psalms of praise! And We made the iron supple unto him,

12. 11

    أَنِ ٱعْمَلْ سَٰبِغَٰتٍ وَقَدِّرْ فِى ٱلسَّرْدِ ۖ وَٱعْمَلُوا۟ صَٰلِحًا ۖ إِنِّى بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ

    Ani i'mal sabighatin wa qaddir fi as‑sardi wa i'malu salihan inni bima ta'maluna basir

    Saying: Make thou long coats of mail and measure the links (thereof). And do ye right. Lo! I am Seer of what ye do.

13. 12

    وَلِسُلَيْمَٰنَ ٱلرِّيحَ غُدُوُّهَا شَهْرٌ وَرَوَاحُهَا شَهْرٌ ۖ وَأَسَلْنَا لَهُۥ عَيْنَ ٱلْقِطْرِ ۖ وَمِنَ ٱلْجِنِّ مَن يَعْمَلُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِۦ ۖ وَمَن يَزِغْ مِنْهُمْ عَنْ أَمْرِنَا نُذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ

    Wa li‑Sulaymana ar‑riha ghuduwwuha shahrun wa rawahuha shahrun wa asalna lahu 'ayna al‑qitri wa mina al‑jinni man ya'malu bayna yadayhi bi'idhni Rabbihi wa man yazigh minhum 'an amrina nudhiqhu min 'adhabi as‑sa'ir

    And unto Solomon (We gave) the wind, whereof the morning course was a month's journey and the evening course a month's journey, and We caused the fount of copper to gush forth for him, and (We gave him) certain of the jinn who worked before him by permission of his Lord. And such of them as deviated from Our command, them We caused to taste the punishment of flaming Fire.

14. 13

    يَعْمَلُونَ لَهُۥ مَا يَشَآءُ مِن مَّحَٰرِيبَ وَتَمَٰثِيلَ وَجِفَانٍ كَٱلْجَوَابِ وَقُدُورٍ رَّاسِيَٰتٍ ۚ ٱعْمَلُوٓا۟ ءَالَ دَاوُۥدَ شُكْرًا ۚ وَقَلِيلٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِىَ ٱلشَّكُورُ

    Ya'maluna lahu ma yasha'u min mahariba wa tamathila wa jifanin ka‑al‑jawabi wa qudurin rasiyatin i'malu ala Dawuda shukran wa qalilun min 'ibadiya ash‑shakur

    They made for him what he willed: synagogues and statues, basins like wells and boilers built into the ground. Give thanks, O House of David! Few of My bondmen are thankful.

15. 14

    فَلَمَّا قَضَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ ٱلْمَوْتَ مَا دَلَّهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَوْتِهِۦٓ إِلَّا دَآبَّةُ ٱلْأَرْضِ تَأْكُلُ مِنسَأَتَهُۥ ۖ فَلَمَّا خَرَّ تَبَيَّنَتِ ٱلْجِنُّ أَن لَّوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ ٱلْغَيْبَ مَا لَبِثُوا۟ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْمُهِينِ

    Falamma qadayna 'alayhi al‑mawta ma dallahum 'ala mawtihi illa dabbatu al‑ardi ta'kulu minsa'atahu falamma kharra tabayyanati al‑jinnu an law kanu ya'lamuna al‑ghayba ma labithu fi al-'adhabi al‑muhin

    And when We decreed death for him, nothing showed his death to them save a creeping creature of the earth which gnawed away his staff. And when he fell the jinn saw clearly how, if they had known the Unseen, they would not have continued in despised toil.

16. 15

    لَقَدْ كَانَ لِسَبَإٍ فِى مَسْكَنِهِمْ ءَايَةٌ ۖ جَنَّتَانِ عَن يَمِينٍ وَشِمَالٍ ۖ كُلُوا۟ مِن رِّزْقِ رَبِّكُمْ وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ لَهُۥ ۚ بَلْدَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ وَرَبٌّ غَفُورٌ

    Laqad kana li‑Saba'in fi maskanihim ayatun jannatani 'an yaminin wa shimalin kulu min rizqi Rabbikum wa ushkuru lahu baldatun tayyibatun wa Rabbun Ghafur

    There was indeed a sign for Sheba in their dwelling-place: Two gardens on the right hand and the left (as who should say): Eat of the provision of your Lord and render thanks to Him. A fair land and an indulgent Lord!

17. 16

    فَأَعْرَضُوا۟ فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَيْلَ ٱلْعَرِمِ وَبَدَّلْنَٰهُم بِجَنَّتَيْهِمْ جَنَّتَيْنِ ذَوَاتَىْ أُكُلٍ خَمْطٍ وَأَثْلٍ وَشَىْءٍ مِّن سِدْرٍ قَلِيلٍ

    Fa'a'radu fa'arsalna 'alayhim sayla al-'arimi wa baddalnahum bijannatayhim jannatayni dhaw atay ukulin khamtin wa athlin wa shay'in min sidrin qalil

    But they were froward, so We sent on them the flood of 'Iram, and in exchange for their two gardens gave them two gardens bearing bitter fruit, the tamarisk and here and there a lote-tree.

18. 17

    ذَٰلِكَ جَزَيْنَٰهُم بِمَا كَفَرُوا۟ ۖ وَهَلْ نُجَٰزِىٓ إِلَّا ٱلْكَفُورَ

    Dhalika jazaynahum bima kafaru wa hal nujazi illa al‑kafur

    This We awarded them because of their ingratitude. Punish We ever any save the ingrates?

19. 18

    وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ ٱلْقُرَى ٱلَّتِى بَٰرَكْنَا فِيهَا قُرًى ظَٰهِرَةً وَقَدَّرْنَا فِيهَا ٱلسَّيْرَ ۖ سِيرُوا۟ فِيهَا لَيَالِىَ وَأَيَّامًا ءَامِنِينَ

    Wa ja'alna baynahum wa bayna al‑qura allati barakna fiha quran zahiratan wa qaddarna fiha as‑sayra siru fiha layaliya wa ayyaman aminin

    And We set, between them and the towns which We had blessed, towns easy to be seen, and We made the stage between them easy, (saying): Travel in them safely both by night and day.

20. 19

    فَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا بَٰعِدْ بَيْنَ أَسْفَارِنَا وَظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ أَحَادِيثَ وَمَزَّقْنَٰهُمْ كُلَّ مُمَزَّقٍ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُورٍ

    Faqalu Rabbana ba'id bayna asfarina wa zalamu anfusahum faja'alnahum ahaditha wa mazzaqnahum kulla mumazzaqin inna fi dhalika la'ayatin likulli sabbarin shakur

    But they said: Our Lord! Make the stage between our journeys longer. And they wronged themselves, therefore We made them bywords (in the land) and scattered them abroad, a total scattering. Lo! herein verily are portents for each steadfast, grateful (heart).

21. 20

    وَلَقَدْ صَدَّقَ عَلَيْهِمْ إِبْلِيسُ ظَنَّهُۥ فَٱتَّبَعُوهُ إِلَّا فَرِيقًا مِّنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    Wa laqad saddaqa 'alayhim iblisu zannahu fattaba'uhu illa fariqan mina al‑mu'minin

    And Satan indeed found his calculation true concerning them, for they follow him, all save a group of true believers.

22. 21

    وَمَا كَانَ لَهُۥ عَلَيْهِم مِّن سُلْطَٰنٍ إِلَّا لِنَعْلَمَ مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ مِمَّنْ هُوَ مِنْهَا فِى شَكٍّ ۗ وَرَبُّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَفِيظٌ

    Wa ma kana lahu 'alayhim min sultanin illa lina'lama man yu'minu bil‑akhirati mimman huwa minha fi shakkin wa Rabbuka 'ala kulli shay'in Hafiz

    And he had no warrant whatsoever against them, save that We would know him who believeth in the Hereafter from him who is in doubt thereof; and thy Lord (O Muhammad) taketh note of all things.

23. 22

    قُلِ ٱدْعُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ لَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَلَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا لَهُمْ فِيهِمَا مِن شِرْكٍ وَمَا لَهُۥ مِنْهُم مِّن ظَهِيرٍ

    Quli ud'u alladhina za'amtum min duni Allahi la yamlikuna mithqala dharratin fi as‑samawati wa la fi al‑ardi wa ma lahum fihima min shirkin wa ma lahu minhum min zahir

    Say (O Muhammad): Call upon those whom ye set up beside Allah! They possess not an atom's weight either in the heavens or in the earth, nor have they any share in either, nor hath He an auxiliary among them.

24. 23

    وَلَا تَنفَعُ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا لِمَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُۥ ۚ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا فُزِّعَ عَن قُلُوبِهِمْ قَالُوا۟ مَاذَا قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ ٱلْحَقَّ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْكَبِيرُ

    Wa la tanfa'u ash‑shafa'atu 'indahu illa liman adhina lahu hatta idha fuzzi'a 'an qulubihim qalu madha qala Rabbukum qalu al‑haqqa wa Huwa al-'Aliyyu al‑Kabir

    No intercession availeth with Him save for him whom He permitteth. Yet, when fear is banished from their hearts, they say: What was it that your Lord said? They say: The Truth. And He is the Sublime, the Great.

25. 24

    ۞ قُلْ مَن يَرْزُقُكُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ ۖ وَإِنَّآ أَوْ إِيَّاكُمْ لَعَلَىٰ هُدًى أَوْ فِى ضَلَٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ

    Qul man yarzuqukum mina as‑samawati wal‑ardi quli Allahu wa inna aw iyyakum la'ala hudan aw fi dalalin mubin

    Say: Who giveth you provision from the sky and the earth? Say: Allah, Lo! we or you assuredly are rightly guided or in error manifest.

26. 25

    قُل لَّا تُسْـَٔلُونَ عَمَّآ أَجْرَمْنَا وَلَا نُسْـَٔلُ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ

    Qul la tus'aluna 'amma ajramna wa la nus'alu 'amma ta'malun

    Say: Ye will not be asked of what we committed, nor shall we be asked of what ye do.

27. 26

    قُلْ يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَنَا رَبُّنَا ثُمَّ يَفْتَحُ بَيْنَنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَهُوَ ٱلْفَتَّاحُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

    Qul yajma'u baynana Rabbuna thumma yaftahu baynana bil‑haqqi wa Huwa al‑Fattahu al-'Alim

    Say: Our Lord will bring us all together, then He will judge between us with truth. He is the All-knowing Judge.

28. 27

    قُلْ أَرُونِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَلْحَقْتُم بِهِۦ شُرَكَآءَ ۖ كَلَّا ۚ بَلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    Qul aruniya alladhina alhaqtum bihi shuraka'a kalla bal Huwa Allahu al-'Azizu al‑Hakim

    Say: Show me those whom ye have joined unto Him as partners. Nay (ye dare not)! For He is Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.

29. 28

    وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ إِلَّا كَآفَّةً لِّلنَّاسِ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

    Wa ma arsalnaka illa kaffatan lin‑nasi bashiran wa nadhiran wa lakinna akthara an‑nasi la ya'lamun

    And We have not sent thee (O Muhammad) save as a bringer of good tidings and a warner unto all mankind; but most of mankind know not.

30. 29

    وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلْوَعْدُ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ

    Wa yaquluna mata hadha al‑wa'du in kuntum sadiqin

    And they say: When is this promise (to be fulfilled) if ye are truthful?

31. 30

    قُل لَّكُم مِّيعَادُ يَوْمٍ لَّا تَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ عَنْهُ سَاعَةً وَلَا تَسْتَقْدِمُونَ

    Qul lakum mi'adu yawmin la tasta'khiruna 'anhu sa'atan wa la tastaqdimun

    Say (O Muhammad): Yours is the promise of a Day which ye cannot postpone nor hasten by an hour.

32. 31

    وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَن نُّؤْمِنَ بِهَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ وَلَا بِٱلَّذِى بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ۗ وَلَوْ تَرَىٰٓ إِذِ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ مَوْقُوفُونَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يَرْجِعُ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ ٱلْقَوْلَ يَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ لَوْلَآ أَنتُمْ لَكُنَّا مُؤْمِنِينَ

    Wa qala alladhina kafaru lan nu'mina bihadha al‑Qur'ani wa la billadhi bayna yadayhi wa law tara idhi az‑zalimuna mawqufuna 'inda Rabbihim yarji'u ba'duhum ila ba'din al‑qawla yaqulu alladhina istud'ifu lilladhina istakbaru lawla antum lakunna mu'minin

    And those who disbelieve say: We believe not in this Qur'an nor in that which was before it; but oh, if thou couldst see, when the wrong-doers are brought up before their Lord, how they cast the blame one to another; how those who were despised (in the earth) say unto those who were proud: But for you, we should have been believers.

33. 32

    قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتُضْعِفُوٓا۟ أَنَحْنُ صَدَدْنَٰكُمْ عَنِ ٱلْهُدَىٰ بَعْدَ إِذْ جَآءَكُم ۖ بَلْ كُنتُم مُّجْرِمِينَ

    Qala alladhina istakbaru lilladhina istud'ifu anahnu sadadnakum 'ani al‑huda ba'da idh ja'akum bal kuntum mujrimin

    Those who were proud say unto those who were despised: Did we drive you away from the guidance after it had come unto you? Nay, but ye were guilty.

34. 33

    وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ بَلْ مَكْرُ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذْ تَأْمُرُونَنَآ أَن نَّكْفُرَ بِٱللَّهِ وَنَجْعَلَ لَهُۥٓ أَندَادًا ۚ وَأَسَرُّوا۟ ٱلنَّدَامَةَ لَمَّا رَأَوُا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلْأَغْلَٰلَ فِىٓ أَعْنَاقِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ۚ هَلْ يُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

    Wa qala alladhina ustud'ifu lilladhina istakbaru bal makru al‑layli wan‑nahari idh ta'murunana an nakfura billahi wa naj'ala lahu andadan wa asarru an‑nadamata lamma ra'awu al-'adhaba wa ja'alna al‑aghlala fi a'naqi alladhina kafaru hal yujzawna illa ma kanu ya'malun

    Those who were despised say unto those who were proud: Nay but (it was your) scheming night and day, when ye commanded us to disbelieve in Allah and set up rivals unto Him. And they are filled with remorse when they behold the doom; and We place carcans on the necks of those who disbelieved. Are they requited aught save what they used to do?

35. 34

    وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا فِى قَرْيَةٍ مِّن نَّذِيرٍ إِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوهَآ إِنَّا بِمَآ أُرْسِلْتُم بِهِۦ كَٰفِرُونَ

    Wa ma arsalna fi qaryatin min nadhirin illa qala mutrafuha inna bima ursiltum bihi kafirun

    And We sent not unto any township a warner, but its pampered ones declared: Lo! we are disbelievers in that wherewith ye have been sent.

36. 35

    وَقَالُوا۟ نَحْنُ أَكْثَرُ أَمْوَٰلًا وَأَوْلَٰدًا وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

    Wa qalu nahnu aktharu amwalan wa awladan wa ma nahnu bimu'adhdhabin

    And they say: We are more (than you) in wealth and children. We are not the punished!

37. 36

    قُلْ إِنَّ رَبِّى يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقْدِرُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

    Qul inna Rabbi yabsutu ar‑rizqa liman yasha'u wa yaqdiru wa lakinna akthara an‑nasi la ya'lamun

    Say (O Muhammad): Lo! my Lord enlargeth the provision for whom He will and narroweth it (for whom He will). But most of mankind know not.

38. 37

    وَمَآ أَمْوَٰلُكُمْ وَلَآ أَوْلَٰدُكُم بِٱلَّتِى تُقَرِّبُكُمْ عِندَنَا زُلْفَىٰٓ إِلَّا مَنْ ءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ جَزَآءُ ٱلضِّعْفِ بِمَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَهُمْ فِى ٱلْغُرُفَٰتِ ءَامِنُونَ

    Wa ma amwalukum wa la awladukum billati tuqarribukum 'indana zulfa illa man amana wa 'amila salihan fa'ula'ika lahum jaza'u ad‑di'fi bima 'amilu wa hum fi al‑ghurufati aminun

    And it is not your wealth nor your children that will bring you near unto Us, but he who believeth and doeth good (he draweth near). As for such, theirs will be twofold reward for what they did and they will dwell secure in lofty halls.

39. 38

    وَٱلَّذِينَ يَسْعَوْنَ فِىٓ ءَايَٰتِنَا مُعَٰجِزِينَ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ مُحْضَرُونَ

    Walladhina yas'awna fi ayatina mu'ajizina ula'ika fi al-'adhabi muhdarun

    And as for those who strive against Our revelations, challenging, they will be brought to the doom.

40. 39

    قُلْ إِنَّ رَبِّى يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ وَيَقْدِرُ لَهُۥ ۚ وَمَآ أَنفَقْتُم مِّن شَىْءٍ فَهُوَ يُخْلِفُهُۥ ۖ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ

    Qul inna Rabbi yabsutu ar‑rizqa liman yasha'u min 'ibadihi wa yaqdiru lahu wa ma anfaqtum min shay'in fahuwa yukhlifuhu wa huwa khayru ar‑raziqin

    Say: Lo! my Lord enlargeth the provision for whom He will of His bondmen, and narroweth (it) for him. And whatsoever ye spend (for good) He replaceth it. And He is the Best of Providers.

41. 40

    وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ يَقُولُ لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ أَهَٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِيَّاكُمْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْبُدُونَ

    Wa yawma yahshuruhum jami'an thumma yaqulu lil‑mala'ikati aha'ula'i iyyakum kanu ya'budun

    And on the day when He will gather them all together, He will say unto the angels: Did these worship you?

42. 41

    قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَكَ أَنتَ وَلِيُّنَا مِن دُونِهِم ۖ بَلْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْبُدُونَ ٱلْجِنَّ ۖ أَكْثَرُهُم بِهِم مُّؤْمِنُونَ

    Qalu subhanaka anta waliyyuna min dunihim bal kanu ya'buduna al‑jinna aktharuhum bihim mu'minun

    They will say: Be Thou Glorified. Thou (alone) art our Guardian, not them! Nay, but they worshipped the jinn; most of them were believers in them.

43. 42

    فَٱلْيَوْمَ لَا يَمْلِكُ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ نَّفْعًا وَلَا ضَرًّا وَنَقُولُ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ ذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ ٱلَّتِى كُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ

    Fal‑yawma la yamliku ba'dukum liba'din naf'an wa la darran wa naqulu lilladhina zalamu dhuqu 'adhaba an‑nari allati kuntum biha tukadhdhibun

    That day ye will possess no use nor hurt one for another. And We shall say unto those who did wrong: Taste the doom of the Fire which ye used to deny.

44. 43

    وَإِذَا تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَٰتُنَا بَيِّنَٰتٍ قَالُوا۟ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ يُرِيدُ أَن يَصُدَّكُمْ عَمَّا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُكُمْ وَقَالُوا۟ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ إِفْكٌ مُّفْتَرًى ۚ وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

    Wa idha tutla 'alayhim ayatuna bayyinatin qalu ma hadha illa rajulun yuridu an yasuddakum 'amma kana ya'budu aba'ukum wa qalu ma hadha illa ifkun muftaran wa qala alladhina kafaru lil‑haqqi lamma ja'ahum in hadha illa sihrun mubin

    And if Our revelations are recited unto them in plain terms, they say: This is naught else than a man who would turn you away from what your fathers used to worship; and they say: This is naught else than an invented lie. Those who disbelieve say of the truth when it reacheth them: This is naught else than mere magic.

45. 44

    وَمَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُم مِّن كُتُبٍ يَدْرُسُونَهَا ۖ وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَيْهِمْ قَبْلَكَ مِن نَّذِيرٍ

    Wa ma ataynahum min kutubin yadrusunaha wa ma arsalna ilayhim qablaka min nadhir

    And We have given them no scriptures which they study, nor sent We unto them, before thee, any warner.

46. 45

    وَكَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ وَمَا بَلَغُوا۟ مِعْشَارَ مَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْ فَكَذَّبُوا۟ رُسُلِى ۖ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ

    Wa kadhdhaba alladhina min qablihim wa ma balaghu mi'shara ma ataynahum fakadhdhabu rusuli fakayfa kana nakir

    Those before them denied, and these have not attained a tithe of that which We bestowed on them (of old); yet they denied My messengers. How intense then was My abhorrence (of them)!

47. 46

    ۞ قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَعِظُكُم بِوَٰحِدَةٍ ۖ أَن تَقُومُوا۟ لِلَّهِ مَثْنَىٰ وَفُرَٰدَىٰ ثُمَّ تَتَفَكَّرُوا۟ ۚ مَا بِصَاحِبِكُم مِّن جِنَّةٍ ۚ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ لَّكُم بَيْنَ يَدَىْ عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٍ

    Qul innama a'izukum biwahidatin an taqumu lillahi mathna wa furada thumma tatafakkaru ma bisahibikum min jinnatin in huwa illa nadhirun lakum bayna yaday 'adhabin shadid

    Say (unto them, O Muhammad): I exhort you unto one thing only: that ye awake, for Allah's sake, by twos and singly, and then reflect: There is no madness in your comrade. He is naught else than a warner unto you in face of a terrific doom.

48. 47

    قُلْ مَا سَأَلْتُكُم مِّنْ أَجْرٍ فَهُوَ لَكُمْ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ

    Qul ma sa'altukum min ajrin fahuwa lakum in ajriya illa 'ala Allahi wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in shahid

    Say: Whatever reward I might have asked of you is yours. My reward is the affair of Allah only. He is Witness over all things.

49. 48

    قُلْ إِنَّ رَبِّى يَقْذِفُ بِٱلْحَقِّ عَلَّٰمُ ٱلْغُيُوبِ

    Qul inna Rabbi yaqdhifu bil‑haqqi 'allamu al‑ghuyub

    Say: Lo! my Lord hurleth the truth. (He is) the Knower of Things Hidden.

50. 49

    قُلْ جَآءَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَمَا يُبْدِئُ ٱلْبَٰطِلُ وَمَا يُعِيدُ

    Qul ja'a al‑haqqu wa ma yubdi'u al‑batilu wa ma yu'id

    Say: The Truth hath come, and falsehood showeth not its face and will not return.

51. 50

    قُلْ إِن ضَلَلْتُ فَإِنَّمَآ أَضِلُّ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِى ۖ وَإِنِ ٱهْتَدَيْتُ فَبِمَا يُوحِىٓ إِلَىَّ رَبِّىٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ سَمِيعٌ قَرِيبٌ

    Qul in dalaltu fa'innama adillu 'ala nafsi wa'ini‑htadaytu fabima yuhi ilayya Rabbi innahu sami'un qarib

    Say: If I err, I err only to my own loss, and if I am rightly guided it is because of that which my Lord hath revealed unto me. Lo! He is Hearer, Nigh.

52. 51

    وَلَوْ تَرَىٰٓ إِذْ فَزِعُوا۟ فَلَا فَوْتَ وَأُخِذُوا۟ مِن مَّكَانٍ قَرِيبٍ

    Walaw tara idh fazi'u fala fawta wa'ukhidhu min makanin qarib

    Couldst thou but see when they are terrified with no escape, and are seized from near at hand,

53. 52

    وَقَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُمُ ٱلتَّنَاوُشُ مِن مَّكَانٍۭ بَعِيدٍ

    Waqalu amanna bihi wa'anna lahumu‑t‑tanawushu min makanin ba'id

    And say: We (now) believe therein. But how can they reach (faith) from afar off,

54. 53

    وَقَدْ كَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَيَقْذِفُونَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ مِن مَّكَانٍۭ بَعِيدٍ

    Waqad kafaru bihi min qablu wayaqdhifuna bil‑ghaybi min makanin ba'id

    When they disbelieved in it of yore. They aim at the unseen from afar off.

55. 54

    وَحِيلَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ مَا يَشْتَهُونَ كَمَا فُعِلَ بِأَشْيَاعِهِم مِّن قَبْلُ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ فِى شَكٍّ مُّرِيبٍۭ

    Wahila baynahum wabayna ma yashtahuna kama fu'ila bi'ashya'ihim min qablu innahum kanu fi shakkin murib

    And a gulf is set between them and that which they desire, as was done for people of their kind of old. Lo! they were in hopeless doubt.

Text: The Qur'an, Arabic text in the Uthmani script (reading of Hafs from Asim). Meaning: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, translated by Marmaduke Pickthall, 1930. Copied word for word from the edition named here

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