الٓر ۚ Alif Laam Ra تِلْكَ These ءَايَـٰتُ (are) the Verses ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ (of) the Book وَقُرْءَانٍۢ and Quran مُّبِينٍۢ clear ١
Alif, Lām, Rā. These are the verses of the Book and a clear Qur’ān [i.e., recitation].
— Come To Light
15. Surah Al-Hijr
The Rocky Tract · Makki · 99 Ayahs
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
رُّبَمَا Perhaps يَوَدُّ will wish ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved لَوْ if كَانُوا۟ they had been مُسْلِمِينَ Muslims ٢
Perhaps those who disbelieve will wish that they had been Muslims.
— Come To Light
ذَرْهُمْ Leave them يَأْكُلُوا۟ (to) eat وَيَتَمَتَّعُوا۟ and enjoy وَيُلْهِهِمُ and diverted them ٱلْأَمَلُ ۖ the hope فَسَوْفَ then soon يَعْلَمُونَ they will come to know ٣
Let them eat and enjoy themselves and be diverted by [false] hope, for they are going to know.
— Come To Light
وَمَآ And not أَهْلَكْنَا We destroyed مِن any قَرْيَةٍ town إِلَّا but وَلَهَا (there was) for it كِتَابٌۭ a decree مَّعْلُومٌۭ known ٤
And We did not destroy any city but that for it was a known decree.
— Come To Light
مَّا Not تَسْبِقُ (can) advance مِنْ any أُمَّةٍ nation أَجَلَهَا its term وَمَا and not يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ (can) delay it ٥
No nation will precede its term, nor will they remain thereafter.
— Come To Light
وَقَالُوا۟ And they say يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِى (to) whom نُزِّلَ has been sent down عَلَيْهِ [on him] ٱلذِّكْرُ the Reminder إِنَّكَ indeed, you لَمَجْنُونٌۭ (are) surely mad ٦
And they say, "O you upon whom the message has been sent down, indeed you are mad.
— Come To Light
لَّوْ Why مَا not تَأْتِينَا you bring to us بِٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ the Angels إِن if كُنتَ you are مِنَ of ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ the truthful ٧
Why do you not bring us the angels, if you should be among the truthful?"
— Come To Light
مَا Not نُنَزِّلُ We send down ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ the Angels إِلَّا except بِٱلْحَقِّ with the truth وَمَا and not كَانُوٓا۟ they would be إِذًۭا then مُّنظَرِينَ given respite ٨
We do not send down the angels except with truth; and they [i.e., the disbelievers] would not then be reprieved.
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إِنَّا Indeed, We نَحْنُ We نَزَّلْنَا have sent down ٱلذِّكْرَ the Reminder وَإِنَّا and indeed, We لَهُۥ of it لَحَـٰفِظُونَ (are) surely Guardians ٩
Indeed, it is We who sent down the message [i.e., the Qur’ān], and indeed, We will be its guardian.
— Come To Light
وَلَقَدْ And certainly أَرْسَلْنَا We (had) sent مِن before you قَبْلِكَ before you فِى in شِيَعِ the sects ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ (of) the former (people) ١٠
And We had certainly sent [messengers] before you, [O Muḥammad], among the sects of the former peoples.
— Come To Light
وَمَا And not يَأْتِيهِم came to them مِّن any رَّسُولٍ Messenger إِلَّا but كَانُوا۟ they did بِهِۦ at him يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ mock ١١
And no messenger would come to them except that they ridiculed him.
— Come To Light
كَذَٰلِكَ Thus نَسْلُكُهُۥ We let it enter فِى in قُلُوبِ (the) hearts ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ (of) the criminals ١٢
Thus do We insert it [i.e., denial] into the hearts of the criminals.
— Come To Light
لَا Not يُؤْمِنُونَ they believe بِهِۦ ۖ in it وَقَدْ and verily خَلَتْ have passed سُنَّةُ the way(s) ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ (of) the former (people) ١٣
They will not believe in it, while there has already occurred the precedent of the former peoples.
— Come To Light
وَلَوْ And (even) if فَتَحْنَا We opened عَلَيْهِم to them بَابًۭا a gate مِّنَ from ٱلسَّمَآءِ the heaven فَظَلُّوا۟ and they were to continue فِيهِ therein يَعْرُجُونَ (to) ascend ١٤
And [even] if We opened to them a gate from the heaven and they continued therein to ascend,
— Come To Light
لَقَالُوٓا۟ They would surely say إِنَّمَا Only سُكِّرَتْ have been dazzled أَبْصَـٰرُنَا our eyes بَلْ Nay نَحْنُ we قَوْمٌۭ (are) a people مَّسْحُورُونَ bewitched ١٥
They would say, "Our eyes have only been dazzled. Rather, we are a people affected by magic."
— Come To Light
وَلَقَدْ And verily جَعَلْنَا We have placed فِى in ٱلسَّمَآءِ the heavens بُرُوجًۭا constellations وَزَيَّنَّـٰهَا and We have beautified it لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ for the observers ١٦
And We have placed within the heaven great stars and have beautified it for the observers.
— Come To Light
وَحَفِظْنَـٰهَا And We have protected it مِن from كُلِّ every شَيْطَـٰنٍۢ devil رَّجِيمٍ accursed ١٧
And We have protected it from every devil expelled [from the mercy of Allāh]
— Come To Light
إِلَّا Except مَنِ (one) who ٱسْتَرَقَ steals ٱلسَّمْعَ the hearing فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ then follows him شِهَابٌۭ a burning flame مُّبِينٌۭ clear ١٨
Except one who steals a hearing and is pursued by a clear burning flame.
— Come To Light
وَٱلْأَرْضَ And the earth مَدَدْنَـٰهَا We have spread it وَأَلْقَيْنَا and [We] cast فِيهَا therein رَوَٰسِىَ firm mountains وَأَنۢبَتْنَا and [We] caused to grow فِيهَا therein مِن of كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing مَّوْزُونٍۢ well-balanced ١٩
And the earth - We have spread it and cast therein firmly set mountains and caused to grow therein [something] of every well-balanced thing.
— Come To Light
وَجَعَلْنَا And We have made لَكُمْ for you فِيهَا therein مَعَـٰيِشَ means of living وَمَن and whom لَّسْتُمْ you are not لَهُۥ for him بِرَٰزِقِينَ providers ٢٠
And We have made for you therein means of living and [for] those for whom you are not providers.
— Come To Light
وَإِن And not مِّن (is) any شَىْءٍ thing إِلَّا but عِندَنَا with Us خَزَآئِنُهُۥ (are) its treasures وَمَا and not نُنَزِّلُهُۥٓ We send it down إِلَّا except بِقَدَرٍۢ in a measure مَّعْلُومٍۢ known ٢١
And there is not a thing but that with Us are its depositories, and We do not send it down except according to a known [i.e., specified] measure.
— Come To Light
وَأَرْسَلْنَا And We have sent ٱلرِّيَـٰحَ the winds لَوَٰقِحَ fertilizing فَأَنزَلْنَا and We sent down مِنَ from ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky مَآءًۭ water فَأَسْقَيْنَـٰكُمُوهُ and We gave it to you to drink وَمَآ And not أَنتُمْ you لَهُۥ of it بِخَـٰزِنِينَ (are) retainers ٢٢
And We have sent the fertilizing winds and sent down water from the sky and given you drink from it. And you are not its retainers.
— Come To Light
وَإِنَّا And indeed, We لَنَحْنُ surely [We] نُحْىِۦ We give life وَنُمِيتُ and We cause death وَنَحْنُ and We ٱلْوَٰرِثُونَ (are) the Inheritors ٢٣
And indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritor.
— Come To Light
وَلَقَدْ And verily عَلِمْنَا We know ٱلْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ the preceding ones مِنكُمْ among you وَلَقَدْ and verily عَلِمْنَا We know ٱلْمُسْتَـْٔخِرِينَ the later ones ٢٤
And We have already known the preceding [generations] among you, and We have already known the later [ones to come].
— Come To Light
وَإِنَّ And indeed رَبَّكَ your Lord هُوَ He يَحْشُرُهُمْ ۚ will gather them إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He حَكِيمٌ (is) All-Wise عَلِيمٌۭ All-Knowing ٢٥
And indeed, your Lord will gather them; indeed, He is Wise and Knowing.
— Come To Light
وَلَقَدْ And verily خَلَقْنَا We created ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ humankind مِن (out) of صَلْصَـٰلٍۢ sounding clay مِّنْ from حَمَإٍۢ black mud مَّسْنُونٍۢ altered ٢٦
And We did certainly create man out of clay from an altered black mud.
— Come To Light
وَٱلْجَآنَّ And the jinn خَلَقْنَـٰهُ We created it مِن before قَبْلُ before مِن from نَّارِ fire ٱلسَّمُومِ scorching ٢٧
And the jinn We created before from scorching fire.
— Come To Light
وَإِذْ And when قَالَ your Lord said رَبُّكَ your Lord said لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ to the Angels إِنِّى Indeed, I خَـٰلِقٌۢ (will) create بَشَرًۭا a human being مِّن (out) of صَلْصَـٰلٍۢ clay مِّنْ from حَمَإٍۢ black mud مَّسْنُونٍۢ altered ٢٨
And [mention, O Muḥammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "I will create a human being out of clay from an altered black mud.
— Come To Light
فَإِذَا So, when سَوَّيْتُهُۥ I have fashioned him وَنَفَخْتُ and [I] breathed فِيهِ into him مِن of رُّوحِى My spirit فَقَعُوا۟ then fall down لَهُۥ to him سَـٰجِدِينَ prostrating ٢٩
And when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created] soul, then fall down to him in prostration."
— Come To Light
فَسَجَدَ So prostrated ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ the Angels كُلُّهُمْ all of them أَجْمَعُونَ together ٣٠
So the angels prostrated - all of them entirely,
— Come To Light
إِلَّآ Except إِبْلِيسَ Iblis أَبَىٰٓ He refused أَن to يَكُونَ be مَعَ with ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ those who prostrated ٣١
Except Iblees; he refused to be with those who prostrated.
— Come To Light
قَالَ He said يَـٰٓإِبْلِيسُ O Iblis مَا What لَكَ (is) for you أَلَّا that not تَكُونَ you are مَعَ with ٱلسَّـٰجِدِينَ those who prostrated ٣٢
[Allāh] said, "O Iblees, what is [the matter] with you that you are not with those who prostrate?"
— Come To Light
قَالَ He said لَمْ I am not أَكُن I am not لِّأَسْجُدَ (one) to prostrate لِبَشَرٍ to a human خَلَقْتَهُۥ whom You created مِن (out) of صَلْصَـٰلٍۢ clay مِّنْ from حَمَإٍۢ black mud مَّسْنُونٍۢ altered ٣٣
He said, "Never would I prostrate to a human whom You created out of clay from an altered black mud."
— Come To Light
قَالَ He said فَٱخْرُجْ Then get out مِنْهَا of it فَإِنَّكَ for indeed, you رَجِيمٌۭ (are) expelled ٣٤
[Allāh] said, "Then depart from it, for indeed, you are expelled.
— Come To Light
وَإِنَّ And indeed عَلَيْكَ upon you ٱللَّعْنَةَ (will be) the curse إِلَىٰ till يَوْمِ (the) Day ٱلدِّينِ (of) [the] Judgment ٣٥
And indeed, upon you is the curse until the Day of Recompense."
— Come To Light
قَالَ He said رَبِّ O my Lord فَأَنظِرْنِىٓ Then give me respite إِلَىٰ till يَوْمِ (the) Day يُبْعَثُونَ they are raised ٣٦
He said, "My Lord, then reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."
— Come To Light
قَالَ He said فَإِنَّكَ Then indeed you مِنَ (are) of ٱلْمُنظَرِينَ the ones given respite ٣٧
[Allāh] said, "So indeed, you are of those reprieved
— Come To Light
إِلَىٰ Till يَوْمِ the Day ٱلْوَقْتِ (of) the time ٱلْمَعْلُومِ well-known ٣٨
Until the Day of the time well-known."
— Come To Light
قَالَ He said رَبِّ My Lord بِمَآ Because أَغْوَيْتَنِى You misled me لَأُزَيِّنَنَّ surely, I will make (evil) fair-seeming لَهُمْ to them فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth وَلَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ and I will mislead them أَجْمَعِينَ all ٣٩
[Iblees] said, "My Lord, because You have put me in error, I will surely make [disobedience] attractive to them [i.e., mankind] on earth, and I will mislead them all
— Come To Light
إِلَّا Except عِبَادَكَ Your slaves مِنْهُمُ among them ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ the ones who are sincere ٤٠
Except, among them, Your chosen servants."
— Come To Light
قَالَ He said هَـٰذَا This صِرَٰطٌ (is) the way عَلَىَّ to Me مُسْتَقِيمٌ straight ٤١
[Allāh] said, "This is a path [of return] to Me [that is] straight.
— Come To Light
إِنَّ Indeed عِبَادِى My slaves لَيْسَ not لَكَ you have عَلَيْهِمْ over them سُلْطَـٰنٌ any authority إِلَّا except مَنِ those who ٱتَّبَعَكَ follow you مِنَ of ٱلْغَاوِينَ the ones who go astray ٤٢
Indeed, My servants - no authority will you have over them, except those who follow you of the deviators.
— Come To Light
وَإِنَّ And indeed جَهَنَّمَ Hell لَمَوْعِدُهُمْ (is) surely the promised place for them أَجْمَعِينَ all ٤٣
And indeed, Hell is the promised place for them all.
— Come To Light
لَهَا For it سَبْعَةُ (are) seven أَبْوَٰبٍۢ gates لِّكُلِّ for each بَابٍۢ gate مِّنْهُمْ among them جُزْءٌۭ (is) a portion مَّقْسُومٌ assigned ٤٤
It has seven gates; for every gate is of them [i.e., Satan's followers] a portion designated."
— Come To Light
إِنَّ Indeed ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ the righteous فِى (will be) in جَنَّـٰتٍۢ Gardens وَعُيُونٍ and water springs ٤٥
Indeed, the righteous will be within gardens and springs,
— Come To Light
ٱدْخُلُوهَا Enter it بِسَلَـٰمٍ in peace ءَامِنِينَ secure ٤٦
[Having been told], "Enter it in peace, safe [and secure]."
— Come To Light
وَنَزَعْنَا And We (will) remove مَا what فِى (is) in صُدُورِهِم their breasts مِّنْ of غِلٍّ rancor إِخْوَٰنًا (they will be) brothers عَلَىٰ on سُرُرٍۢ thrones مُّتَقَـٰبِلِينَ facing each other ٤٧
And We will remove whatever is in their breasts of resentment, [so they will be] brothers, on thrones facing each other.
— Come To Light
لَا Not يَمَسُّهُمْ will touch them فِيهَا therein نَصَبٌۭ fatigue وَمَا and not هُم they مِّنْهَا from it بِمُخْرَجِينَ will be removed ٤٨
No fatigue will touch them therein, nor from it will they [ever] be removed.
— Come To Light
۞ نَبِّئْ Inform عِبَادِىٓ My slaves أَنِّىٓ that I أَنَا I am ٱلْغَفُورُ the Oft-Forgiving ٱلرَّحِيمُ the Most Merciful ٤٩
[O Muḥammad], inform My servants that it is I who am the Forgiving, the Merciful,
— Come To Light
وَأَنَّ And that عَذَابِى My punishment هُوَ it ٱلْعَذَابُ (is) the punishment ٱلْأَلِيمُ the most painful ٥٠
And that it is My punishment which is the painful punishment.
— Come To Light
وَنَبِّئْهُمْ And inform them عَن about ضَيْفِ (the) guests إِبْرَٰهِيمَ (of) Ibrahim ٥١
And inform them about the guests of Abraham,
— Come To Light
إِذْ When دَخَلُوا۟ they entered عَلَيْهِ upon him فَقَالُوا۟ and said سَلَـٰمًۭا Peace قَالَ He said إِنَّا Indeed, we مِنكُمْ (are) of you وَجِلُونَ afraid ٥٢
When they entered upon him and said, "Peace." [Abraham] said, "Indeed, we are fearful [i.e., apprehensive] of you."
— Come To Light
قَالُوا۟ They said لَا (Do) not تَوْجَلْ be afraid إِنَّا indeed, we نُبَشِّرُكَ [we] bring glad tidings to you بِغُلَـٰمٍ of a boy عَلِيمٍۢ learned ٥٣
[The angels] said, "Fear not. Indeed, we give you good tidings of a learned boy."
— Come To Light
قَالَ He said أَبَشَّرْتُمُونِى Do you give me glad tidings عَلَىٰٓ Do you give me glad tidings أَن although مَّسَّنِىَ has overtaken me ٱلْكِبَرُ old age فَبِمَ Then about what تُبَشِّرُونَ you give glad tidings ٥٤
He said, "Have you given me good tidings although old age has come upon me? Then of what [wonder] do you inform?"
— Come To Light
قَالُوا۟ They said بَشَّرْنَـٰكَ We give you glad tidings بِٱلْحَقِّ in truth فَلَا so (do) not تَكُن be مِّنَ of ٱلْقَـٰنِطِينَ the despairing ٥٥
They said, "We have given you good tidings in truth, so do not be of the despairing."
— Come To Light
قَالَ He said وَمَن And who يَقْنَطُ despairs مِن of رَّحْمَةِ (the) Mercy رَبِّهِۦٓ (of) his Lord إِلَّا except ٱلضَّآلُّونَ those who are astray ٥٦
He said, "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except for those astray?"
— Come To Light
قَالَ He said فَمَا Then what خَطْبُكُمْ (is) your business أَيُّهَا O messengers ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ O messengers ٥٧
[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"
— Come To Light
قَالُوٓا۟ They said إِنَّآ Indeed, we أُرْسِلْنَآ [we] have been sent إِلَىٰ to قَوْمٍۢ a people مُّجْرِمِينَ criminals ٥٨
They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals,
— Come To Light
إِلَّآ Except ءَالَ the family لُوطٍ of Lut إِنَّا indeed, we لَمُنَجُّوهُمْ surely will save them أَجْمَعِينَ all ٥٩
Except the family of Lot; indeed, we will save them all
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إِلَّا Except ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ his wife قَدَّرْنَآ ۙ We have decreed إِنَّهَا that she لَمِنَ (is) surely of ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ those who remain behind ٦٠
Except his wife." We [i.e., Allāh] decreed that she is of those who remain behind.
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