الٓر ۚ Alif Lam Ra كِتَـٰبٌ (This is) a Book أُحْكِمَتْ are perfected ءَايَـٰتُهُۥ its Verses ثُمَّ moreover فُصِّلَتْ explained in detail مِن from (he One Who) لَّدُنْ from (he One Who) حَكِيمٍ (is) All-Wise خَبِيرٍ All-Aware ١
Alif, Lām, Rā. [This is] a Book whose verses are perfected and then presented in detail from [one who is] Wise and Aware
— Come To Light
أَلَّا That "Not تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ you worship إِلَّا but ٱللَّهَ ۚ Allah إِنَّنِى Indeed, I am لَكُم to you مِّنْهُ from Him نَذِيرٌۭ a warner وَبَشِيرٌۭ and a bearer of glad tidings ٢
[Through a messenger, saying], "Do not worship except Allāh. Indeed, I am to you from Him a warner and a bringer of good tidings,"
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وَأَنِ And that ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ Seek forgiveness رَبَّكُمْ (of) your Lord ثُمَّ and تُوبُوٓا۟ turn in repentance إِلَيْهِ to Him يُمَتِّعْكُم He will let you مَّتَـٰعًا enjoy حَسَنًا a good إِلَىٰٓ for أَجَلٍۢ a term مُّسَمًّۭى appointed وَيُؤْتِ And give كُلَّ (to) every ذِى owner فَضْلٍۢ (of) grace فَضْلَهُۥ ۖ His Grace وَإِن But if تَوَلَّوْا۟ you turn away فَإِنِّىٓ then indeed, I أَخَافُ fear عَلَيْكُمْ for you عَذَابَ (the) punishment يَوْمٍۢ (of) a Great Day كَبِيرٍ (of) a Great Day ٣
And [saying], "Seek forgiveness of your Lord and repent to Him, [and] He will let you enjoy a good provision for a specified term and give every doer of favor his favor [i.e., reward]. But if you turn away, then indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a great Day.
— Come To Light
إِلَى To ٱللَّهِ Allah مَرْجِعُكُمْ ۖ (is) your return وَهُوَ and He عَلَىٰ (is) on كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing قَدِيرٌ All-Powerful ٤
To Allāh is your return, and He is over all things competent."
— Come To Light
أَلَآ No doubt إِنَّهُمْ They يَثْنُونَ fold up صُدُورَهُمْ their breasts لِيَسْتَخْفُوا۟ that they may hide مِنْهُ ۚ from Him أَلَا Surely حِينَ when يَسْتَغْشُونَ they cover (themselves) ثِيَابَهُمْ (with) their garments يَعْلَمُ He knows مَا what يُسِرُّونَ they conceal وَمَا and what يُعْلِنُونَ ۚ they reveal إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He عَلِيمٌۢ (is) All-Knower بِذَاتِ of what ٱلصُّدُورِ (is in) the breasts ٥
Unquestionably, they [i.e., the disbelievers] turn away their breasts to hide themselves from him. Unquestionably, [even] when they cover themselves in their clothing, He [i.e., Allāh] knows what they conceal and what they declare. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.
— Come To Light
۞ وَمَا And not مِن any دَآبَّةٍۢ moving creature فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth إِلَّا but عَلَى on ٱللَّهِ Allah رِزْقُهَا (is) its provision وَيَعْلَمُ And He knows مُسْتَقَرَّهَا its dwelling place وَمُسْتَوْدَعَهَا ۚ and its place of storage كُلٌّۭ All فِى (is) in كِتَـٰبٍۢ a Record مُّبِينٍۢ clear ٦
And there is no creature on earth but that upon Allāh is its provision, and He knows its place of dwelling and place of storage. All is in a clear register.
— Come To Light
وَهُوَ And He ٱلَّذِى (is) the One Who خَلَقَ created ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضَ and the earth فِى in سِتَّةِ six أَيَّامٍۢ epochs وَكَانَ and His throne was عَرْشُهُۥ and His throne was عَلَى on ٱلْمَآءِ the water لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ that He might test [you] أَيُّكُمْ which of you أَحْسَنُ (is) best عَمَلًۭا ۗ (in) deed وَلَئِن But if قُلْتَ you say إِنَّكُم Indeed, you مَّبْعُوثُونَ (will be) resurrected مِنۢ after بَعْدِ after ٱلْمَوْتِ [the] death لَيَقُولَنَّ surely would say ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوٓا۟ disbelieved إِنْ This is not هَـٰذَآ This is not إِلَّا but سِحْرٌۭ a magic مُّبِينٌۭ clear ٧
And it is He who created the heavens and the earth in six days - and His Throne had been upon water - that He might test you as to which of you is best in deed. But if you say, "Indeed, you are resurrected after death," those who disbelieve will surely say, "This is not but obvious magic."
— Come To Light
وَلَئِنْ And if أَخَّرْنَا We delay عَنْهُمُ from them ٱلْعَذَابَ the punishment إِلَىٰٓ for أُمَّةٍۢ a time مَّعْدُودَةٍۢ determined لَّيَقُولُنَّ they will surely say مَا What يَحْبِسُهُۥٓ ۗ detains it أَلَا No doubt يَوْمَ (On) the Day يَأْتِيهِمْ it comes to them لَيْسَ not مَصْرُوفًا (will be) averted عَنْهُمْ from them وَحَاقَ and will surround بِهِم them مَّا what كَانُوا۟ they used (to) بِهِۦ mock at [it] يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ mock at [it] ٨
And if We hold back from them the punishment for a limited time, they will surely say, "What detains it?" Unquestionably, on the Day it comes to them, it will not be averted from them, and they will be enveloped by what they used to ridicule.
— Come To Light
وَلَئِنْ And if أَذَقْنَا We give man a taste ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ We give man a taste مِنَّا (of) Mercy from Us رَحْمَةًۭ (of) Mercy from Us ثُمَّ then نَزَعْنَـٰهَا We withdraw it مِنْهُ from him إِنَّهُۥ indeed, he لَيَـُٔوسٌۭ (is) despairing كَفُورٌۭ (and) ungrateful ٩
And if We give man a taste of mercy from Us and then We withdraw it from him, indeed, he is despairing and ungrateful.
— Come To Light
وَلَئِنْ But if أَذَقْنَـٰهُ We give him a taste نَعْمَآءَ (of) favor بَعْدَ after ضَرَّآءَ hardship مَسَّتْهُ (has) touched him لَيَقُولَنَّ surely, he will say ذَهَبَ Have gone ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتُ the evils عَنِّىٓ ۚ from me إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he لَفَرِحٌۭ (is) exultant فَخُورٌ (and) boastful ١٠
But if We give him a taste of favor after hardship has touched him, he will surely say, "Bad times have left me." Indeed, he is exultant and boastful -
— Come To Light
إِلَّا Except ٱلَّذِينَ those who صَبَرُوا۟ (are) patient وَعَمِلُوا۟ and do ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ the good deeds أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ those لَهُم for them مَّغْفِرَةٌۭ (will be) forgiveness وَأَجْرٌۭ and a reward كَبِيرٌۭ great ١١
Except for those who are patient and do righteous deeds; those will have forgiveness and great reward.
— Come To Light
فَلَعَلَّكَ Then possibly you تَارِكٌۢ (may) give up بَعْضَ a part مَا (of) what يُوحَىٰٓ is revealed إِلَيْكَ to you وَضَآئِقٌۢ and straitened بِهِۦ by it صَدْرُكَ your breast أَن because يَقُولُوا۟ they say لَوْلَآ Why not أُنزِلَ is sent down عَلَيْهِ for him كَنزٌ a treasure أَوْ or جَآءَ has come مَعَهُۥ with him مَلَكٌ ۚ an Angel إِنَّمَآ Only أَنتَ you نَذِيرٌۭ ۚ (are) a warner وَٱللَّهُ And Allah عَلَىٰ (is) on كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing وَكِيلٌ a Guardian ١٢
Then would you possibly leave [out] some of what is revealed to you, or is your breast constrained by it because they say, "Why has there not been sent down to him a treasure or come with him an angel?" But you are only a warner. And Allāh is Disposer of all things.
— Come To Light
أَمْ Or يَقُولُونَ they say افْتَرَاهُ ۖ He has fabricated it قُلْ Say فَأْتُوا۟ Then bring بِعَشْرِ ten سُوَرٍۢ Surahs مِّثْلِهِۦ like it مُفْتَرَيَـٰتٍۢ fabricated وَٱدْعُوا۟ and call مَنِ whoever ٱسْتَطَعْتُم you can مِّن besides Allah دُونِ besides Allah ٱللَّهِ besides Allah إِن if كُنتُمْ you are صَـٰدِقِينَ truthful ١٣
Or do they say, "He invented it"? Say, "Then bring ten sūrahs like it that have been invented and call upon [for assistance] whomever you can besides Allāh, if you should be truthful."
— Come To Light
فَإِلَّمْ Then if not يَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ they respond لَكُمْ to you فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ then know أَنَّمَآ that أُنزِلَ it was sent down بِعِلْمِ with the knowledge of Allah ٱللَّهِ with the knowledge of Allah وَأَن and that لَّآ (there is) no إِلَـٰهَ god إِلَّا except هُوَ ۖ Him فَهَلْ Then, would أَنتُم you مُّسْلِمُونَ (be) Muslims ١٤
And if they do not respond to you - then know that it [i.e., the Qur’ān] was revealed with the knowledge of Allāh and that there is no deity except Him. Then, would you [not] be Muslims?
— Come To Light
مَن Whoever [is] كَانَ Whoever [is] يُرِيدُ desires ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ the life ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world وَزِينَتَهَا and its adornments نُوَفِّ We will repay in full إِلَيْهِمْ to them أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ (for) their deeds فِيهَا therein وَهُمْ and they فِيهَا in it لَا will not be lessened يُبْخَسُونَ will not be lessened ١٥
Whoever desires the life of this world and its adornments - We fully repay them for their deeds therein, and they therein will not be deprived.
— Come To Light
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those ٱلَّذِينَ (are) the ones who لَيْسَ (is) not لَهُمْ for them فِى in ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ the Hereafter إِلَّا except ٱلنَّارُ ۖ the Fire وَحَبِطَ And (has) gone in vain مَا what صَنَعُوا۟ they did فِيهَا therein وَبَـٰطِلٌۭ and (is) worthless مَّا what كَانُوا۟ they used (to) يَعْمَلُونَ do ١٦
Those are the ones for whom there is not in the Hereafter but the Fire. And lost is what they did therein, and worthless is what they used to do.
— Come To Light
أَفَمَن Then is he who كَانَ is عَلَىٰ on بَيِّنَةٍۢ a clear proof مِّن from رَّبِّهِۦ his Lord وَيَتْلُوهُ and recites it شَاهِدٌۭ a witness مِّنْهُ from Him وَمِن and before it قَبْلِهِۦ and before it كِتَـٰبُ (was) a Book مُوسَىٰٓ (of) Musa إِمَامًۭا (as) a guide وَرَحْمَةً ۚ and (as) mercy أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those يُؤْمِنُونَ believe بِهِۦ ۚ in it وَمَن But whoever يَكْفُرْ disbelieves بِهِۦ in it مِنَ among ٱلْأَحْزَابِ the sects فَٱلنَّارُ then the Fire مَوْعِدُهُۥ ۚ (will be) his promised (meeting) place فَلَا So (do) not تَكُ be فِى in مِرْيَةٍۢ doubt مِّنْهُ ۚ about it إِنَّهُ Indeed, it ٱلْحَقُّ (is) the truth مِن from رَّبِّكَ your Lord وَلَـٰكِنَّ but أَكْثَرَ most ٱلنَّاسِ (of) the people لَا (do) not يُؤْمِنُونَ believe ١٧
So is one who [stands] upon a clear evidence from his Lord [like the aforementioned]? And a witness from Him follows it, and before it was the Scripture of Moses to lead and as mercy. Those [believers in the former revelations] believe in it [i.e., the Qur’ān]. But whoever disbelieves in it from the [various] factions - the Fire is his promised destination. So be not in doubt about it. Indeed, it is the truth from your Lord, but most of the people do not believe.
— Come To Light
وَمَنْ And who أَظْلَمُ (is) more unjust مِمَّنِ than (he) who ٱفْتَرَىٰ invents عَلَى against ٱللَّهِ Allah كَذِبًا ۚ a lie أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those يُعْرَضُونَ will be presented عَلَىٰ before رَبِّهِمْ their Lord وَيَقُولُ and will say ٱلْأَشْهَـٰدُ the witnesses هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ These (are) ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَذَبُوا۟ lied عَلَىٰ against رَبِّهِمْ ۚ their Lord أَلَا No doubt لَعْنَةُ (The) curse of Allah ٱللَّهِ (The) curse of Allah عَلَى (is) on ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers ١٨
And who is more unjust than he who invents a lie about Allāh? Those will be presented before their Lord, and the witnesses will say, "These are the ones who lied against their Lord." Unquestionably, the curse of Allāh is upon the wrongdoers.
— Come To Light
ٱلَّذِينَ Those who يَصُدُّونَ hinder عَن from سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَيَبْغُونَهَا and seek (in) it عِوَجًۭا crookedness وَهُم while they بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ in the Hereafter هُمْ [they] كَـٰفِرُونَ (are) disbelievers ١٩
Who averted [people] from the way of Allāh and sought to make it [seem] deviant while they, concerning the Hereafter, were disbelievers.
— Come To Light
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those لَمْ not يَكُونُوا۟ will be مُعْجِزِينَ (able to) escape فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth وَمَا and not كَانَ is لَهُم for them مِّن besides دُونِ besides ٱللَّهِ Allah مِنْ any أَوْلِيَآءَ ۘ protectors يُضَـٰعَفُ And will be doubled لَهُمُ for them ٱلْعَذَابُ ۚ the punishment مَا Not كَانُوا۟ they were يَسْتَطِيعُونَ able ٱلسَّمْعَ (to) hear وَمَا and not كَانُوا۟ they used (to) يُبْصِرُونَ see ٢٠
Those were not causing failure [to Allāh] on earth, nor did they have besides Allāh any protectors. For them the punishment will be multiplied. They were not able to hear, nor did they see.
— Come To Light
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