The Criterion · Makki · 77 Ayahs
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
تَبَارَكَ Blessed is He ٱلَّذِى Who نَزَّلَ sent down ٱلْفُرْقَانَ the Criterion عَلَىٰ upon عَبْدِهِۦ His slave لِيَكُونَ that he may be لِلْعَـٰلَمِينَ to the worlds نَذِيرًا a warner ١
Blessed is He who sent down the Criterion upon His Servant that he may be to the worlds a warner -
— Come To Light
ٱلَّذِى The One Who لَهُۥ to Him (belongs) مُلْكُ (the) dominion ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth وَلَمْ and not يَتَّخِذْ He has taken وَلَدًۭا a son وَلَمْ and not يَكُن He has لَّهُۥ for Him شَرِيكٌۭ a partner فِى in ٱلْمُلْكِ the dominion وَخَلَقَ and He (has) created كُلَّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing فَقَدَّرَهُۥ and determined it تَقْدِيرًۭا (with) determination ٢
He to whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and who has not taken a son and has not had a partner in dominion and has created each thing and determined it with [precise] determination.
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وَٱتَّخَذُوا۟ Yet they have taken مِن besides Him دُونِهِۦٓ besides Him ءَالِهَةًۭ gods لَّا not يَخْلُقُونَ they create شَيْـًۭٔا anything وَهُمْ while they يُخْلَقُونَ are created وَلَا and not يَمْلِكُونَ they possess لِأَنفُسِهِمْ for themselves ضَرًّۭا any harm وَلَا and not نَفْعًۭا any benefit وَلَا and not يَمْلِكُونَ they control مَوْتًۭا death وَلَا and not حَيَوٰةًۭ life وَلَا and not نُشُورًۭا resurrection ٣
But they have taken besides Him gods which create nothing, while they are created, and possess not for themselves any harm or benefit and possess not [power to cause] death or life or resurrection.
— Come To Light
وَقَالَ And say ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوٓا۟ disbelieve إِنْ Not هَـٰذَآ this إِلَّآ (is) but إِفْكٌ a lie ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ he invented it وَأَعَانَهُۥ and helped him عَلَيْهِ at it قَوْمٌ people ءَاخَرُونَ ۖ other فَقَدْ But verily جَآءُو they (have) produced ظُلْمًۭا an injustice وَزُورًۭا and a lie ٤
And those who disbelieve say, "This [Qur’ān] is not except a falsehood he invented, and another people assisted him in it." But they have committed an injustice and a lie.
— Come To Light
وَقَالُوٓا۟ And they say أَسَـٰطِيرُ Tales ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ (of) the former people ٱكْتَتَبَهَا which he has had written فَهِىَ and they تُمْلَىٰ are dictated عَلَيْهِ to him بُكْرَةًۭ morning وَأَصِيلًۭا and evening ٥
And they say, "Legends of the former peoples which he has written down, and they are dictated to him morning and afternoon."
— Come To Light
قُلْ Say أَنزَلَهُ Has sent it down ٱلَّذِى the One Who يَعْلَمُ knows ٱلسِّرَّ the secret فِى in ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ and the earth إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He كَانَ is غَفُورًۭا Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمًۭا Most Merciful ٦
Say, [O Muḥammad], "It has been revealed by He who knows [every] secret within the heavens and the earth. Indeed, He is ever Forgiving and Merciful."
— Come To Light
وَقَالُوا۟ And they say مَالِ Why does هَـٰذَا this ٱلرَّسُولِ Messenger يَأْكُلُ eat ٱلطَّعَامَ [the] food وَيَمْشِى and walk فِى in ٱلْأَسْوَاقِ ۙ the markets لَوْلَآ Why not أُنزِلَ is sent down إِلَيْهِ to him مَلَكٌۭ an Angel فَيَكُونَ then he be مَعَهُۥ with him نَذِيرًا a warner ٧
And they say, "What is this messenger that eats food and walks in the markets? Why was there not sent down to him an angel so he would be with him a warner?
— Come To Light
أَوْ Or يُلْقَىٰٓ is delivered إِلَيْهِ to him كَنزٌ a treasure أَوْ or تَكُونُ is لَهُۥ for him جَنَّةٌۭ a garden يَأْكُلُ he may eat مِنْهَا ۚ from it وَقَالَ And say ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ the wrongdoers إِن Not تَتَّبِعُونَ you follow إِلَّا but رَجُلًۭا a man مَّسْحُورًا bewitched ٨
Or [why is not] a treasure presented to him [from heaven], or does he [not] have a garden from which he eats?" And the wrongdoers say, "You follow not but a man affected by magic."
— Come To Light
ٱنظُرْ See كَيْفَ how ضَرَبُوا۟ they set forth لَكَ for you ٱلْأَمْثَـٰلَ the similitudes فَضَلُّوا۟ but they have gone astray فَلَا so not يَسْتَطِيعُونَ they are able (to find) سَبِيلًۭا a way ٩
Look how they strike for you comparisons; but they have strayed, so they cannot [find] a way.
— Come To Light
تَبَارَكَ Blessed is He ٱلَّذِىٓ Who إِن if شَآءَ He willed جَعَلَ (could have) made لَكَ for you خَيْرًۭا better مِّن than ذَٰلِكَ that جَنَّـٰتٍۢ gardens تَجْرِى flow مِن from تَحْتِهَا underneath it ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the rivers وَيَجْعَل and He (could) make لَّكَ for you قُصُورًۢا palaces ١٠
Blessed is He who, if He willed, could have made for you [something] better than that - gardens beneath which rivers flow - and could make for you palaces.
— Come To Light
بَلْ Nay كَذَّبُوا۟ they deny بِٱلسَّاعَةِ ۖ the Hour وَأَعْتَدْنَا and We have prepared لِمَن for (those) who كَذَّبَ deny بِٱلسَّاعَةِ the Hour سَعِيرًا a Blazing Fire ١١
But they have denied the Hour, and We have prepared for those who deny the Hour a Blaze.
— Come To Light
إِذَا When رَأَتْهُم it sees them مِّن from مَّكَانٍۭ a place بَعِيدٍۢ far سَمِعُوا۟ they will hear لَهَا its تَغَيُّظًۭا raging وَزَفِيرًۭا and roaring ١٢
When it [i.e., the Hellfire] sees them from a distant place, they will hear its fury and roaring.
— Come To Light
وَإِذَآ And when أُلْقُوا۟ they are thrown مِنْهَا thereof مَكَانًۭا (in) a place ضَيِّقًۭا narrow مُّقَرَّنِينَ bound in chains دَعَوْا۟ they will call هُنَالِكَ there ثُبُورًۭا (for) destruction ١٣
And when they are thrown into a narrow place therein bound in chains, they will cry out thereupon for destruction.
— Come To Light
لَّا (Do) not تَدْعُوا۟ call ٱلْيَوْمَ this day ثُبُورًۭا (for) destruction وَٰحِدًۭا one وَٱدْعُوا۟ but call ثُبُورًۭا (for) destructions كَثِيرًۭا many ١٤
[They will be told], "Do not cry this Day for one destruction but cry for much destruction."
— Come To Light
قُلْ Say أَذَٰلِكَ Is that خَيْرٌ better أَمْ or جَنَّةُ Garden ٱلْخُلْدِ (of) Eternity ٱلَّتِى which وُعِدَ is promised ٱلْمُتَّقُونَ ۚ (to) the righteous كَانَتْ It will be لَهُمْ for them جَزَآءًۭ a reward وَمَصِيرًۭا and destination ١٥
Say, "Is that better or the Garden of Eternity which is promised to the righteous? It will be for them a reward and destination.
— Come To Light
لَّهُمْ For them فِيهَا therein مَا (is) whatever يَشَآءُونَ they wish خَـٰلِدِينَ ۚ they will abide forever كَانَ It is عَلَىٰ on رَبِّكَ your Lord وَعْدًۭا a promise مَّسْـُٔولًۭا requested ١٦
For them therein is whatever they wish, [while] abiding eternally. It is ever upon your Lord a promise [worthy to be] requested.
— Come To Light
وَيَوْمَ And (the) Day يَحْشُرُهُمْ He will gather them وَمَا and what يَعْبُدُونَ they worship مِن besides Allah دُونِ besides Allah ٱللَّهِ besides Allah فَيَقُولُ and He will say ءَأَنتُمْ Did you أَضْلَلْتُمْ [you] mislead عِبَادِى My slaves هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ these أَمْ or هُمْ they ضَلُّوا۟ went astray ٱلسَّبِيلَ (from) the way ١٧
And [mention] the Day He will gather them and that which they worship besides Allāh and will say, "Did you mislead these, My servants, or did they [themselves] stray from the way?"
— Come To Light
قَالُوا۟ They say سُبْحَـٰنَكَ Glory be to You مَا Not كَانَ it was proper يَنۢبَغِى it was proper لَنَآ for us أَن that نَّتَّخِذَ we take مِن besides You دُونِكَ besides You مِنْ any أَوْلِيَآءَ protectors وَلَـٰكِن But مَّتَّعْتَهُمْ You gave them comforts وَءَابَآءَهُمْ and their forefathers حَتَّىٰ until نَسُوا۟ they forgot ٱلذِّكْرَ the Message وَكَانُوا۟ and became قَوْمًۢا a people بُورًۭا ruined ١٨
They will say, "Exalted are You! It was not for us to take besides You any allies [i.e., protectors]. But You provided comforts for them and their fathers until they forgot the message and became a people ruined."
— Come To Light
فَقَدْ So verily كَذَّبُوكُم they deny you بِمَا in what تَقُولُونَ you say فَمَا so not تَسْتَطِيعُونَ you are able صَرْفًۭا (to) avert وَلَا and not نَصْرًۭا ۚ (to) help وَمَن And whoever يَظْلِم does wrong مِّنكُمْ among you نُذِقْهُ We will make him taste عَذَابًۭا a punishment كَبِيرًۭا great ١٩
So they will deny you, [disbelievers], in what you say, and you cannot avert [punishment] or [find] help. And whoever commits injustice among you - We will make him taste a great punishment.
— Come To Light
وَمَآ And not أَرْسَلْنَا We sent قَبْلَكَ before you مِنَ any ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ Messengers إِلَّآ but إِنَّهُمْ indeed, they لَيَأْكُلُونَ [surely] ate ٱلطَّعَامَ food وَيَمْشُونَ and walked فِى in ٱلْأَسْوَاقِ ۗ the markets وَجَعَلْنَا And We have made بَعْضَكُمْ some of you لِبَعْضٍۢ for others فِتْنَةً a trial أَتَصْبِرُونَ ۗ will you have patience وَكَانَ And is رَبُّكَ your Lord بَصِيرًۭا All-Seer ٢٠
And We did not send before you, [O Muḥammad], any of the messengers except that they ate food and walked in the markets. And We have made some of you [people] as trial for others - will you have patience? And ever is your Lord, Seeing.
— Come To Light
۞ وَقَالَ And said ٱلَّذِينَ those who لَا (do) not يَرْجُونَ expect لِقَآءَنَا (the) meeting with Us لَوْلَآ Why not أُنزِلَ are sent down عَلَيْنَا to us ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ the Angels أَوْ or نَرَىٰ we see رَبَّنَا ۗ our Lord لَقَدِ Indeed ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ they have become arrogant فِىٓ within أَنفُسِهِمْ themselves وَعَتَوْ and (become) insolent عُتُوًّۭا (with) insolence كَبِيرًۭا great ٢١
And those who do not expect the meeting with Us say, "Why were not angels sent down to us, or [why] do we [not] see our Lord?" They have certainly become arrogant within themselves and [become] insolent with great insolence.
— Come To Light
يَوْمَ (The) Day يَرَوْنَ they see ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ the Angels لَا no بُشْرَىٰ glad tidings يَوْمَئِذٍۢ (will be) that Day لِّلْمُجْرِمِينَ for the criminals وَيَقُولُونَ and they will say حِجْرًۭا A partition مَّحْجُورًۭا forbidden ٢٢
The day they see the angels - no good tidings will there be that day for the criminals, and [the angels] will say, "Prevented and inaccessible."
— Come To Light
وَقَدِمْنَآ And We will proceed إِلَىٰ to مَا whatever عَمِلُوا۟ they did مِنْ of عَمَلٍۢ (the) deed(s) فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ and We will make them هَبَآءًۭ (as) dust مَّنثُورًا dispersed ٢٣
And We will approach [i.e., regard] what they have done of deeds and make them as dust dispersed.
— Come To Light
أَصْحَـٰبُ (The) companions ٱلْجَنَّةِ (of) Paradise يَوْمَئِذٍ that Day خَيْرٌۭ (will be in) a better مُّسْتَقَرًّۭا abode وَأَحْسَنُ and a better مَقِيلًۭا resting-place ٢٤
The companions of Paradise, that Day, are [in] a better settlement and better resting place.
— Come To Light
وَيَوْمَ And (the) Day تَشَقَّقُ will split open ٱلسَّمَآءُ the heavens بِٱلْغَمَـٰمِ with the clouds وَنُزِّلَ and (will be) sent down ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ the Angels تَنزِيلًا descending ٢٥
And [mention] the Day when the heaven will split open with [emerging] clouds, and the angels will be sent down in successive descent.
— Come To Light
ٱلْمُلْكُ The Sovereignty يَوْمَئِذٍ that Day ٱلْحَقُّ (will be) truly لِلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۚ for the Most Gracious وَكَانَ And (it will) be يَوْمًا a Day عَلَى for ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ the disbelievers عَسِيرًۭا difficult ٢٦
True sovereignty, that Day, is for the Most Merciful. And it will be upon the disbelievers a difficult Day.
— Come To Light
وَيَوْمَ And (the) Day يَعَضُّ will bite ٱلظَّالِمُ the wrongdoer عَلَىٰ [on] يَدَيْهِ his hands يَقُولُ he will say يَـٰلَيْتَنِى O I wish ٱتَّخَذْتُ I had taken مَعَ with ٱلرَّسُولِ the Messenger سَبِيلًۭا a way ٢٧
And the Day the wrongdoer will bite on his hands [in regret] he will say, "Oh, I wish I had taken with the Messenger a way.
— Come To Light
يَـٰوَيْلَتَىٰ O woe to me لَيْتَنِى I wish لَمْ not أَتَّخِذْ I had taken فُلَانًا that one خَلِيلًۭا (as) a friend ٢٨
Oh, woe to me! I wish I had not taken that one as a friend.
— Come To Light
لَّقَدْ Verily أَضَلَّنِى he led me astray عَنِ from ٱلذِّكْرِ the Reminder بَعْدَ after إِذْ [when] جَآءَنِى ۗ it (had) come to me وَكَانَ And is ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ the Shaitaan لِلْإِنسَـٰنِ to the man خَذُولًۭا a deserter ٢٩
He led me away from the remembrance after it had come to me. And ever is Satan, to man, a deserter."
— Come To Light
وَقَالَ And said ٱلرَّسُولُ the Messenger يَـٰرَبِّ O my Lord إِنَّ Indeed قَوْمِى my people ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ took هَـٰذَا this ٱلْقُرْءَانَ the Quran مَهْجُورًۭا (as) a forsaken thing ٣٠
And the Messenger has said, "O my Lord, indeed my people have taken this Qur’ān as [a thing] abandoned."
— Come To Light
وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus جَعَلْنَا We have made لِكُلِّ for every نَبِىٍّ Prophet عَدُوًّۭا an enemy مِّنَ among ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ۗ the criminals وَكَفَىٰ But sufficient is بِرَبِّكَ your Lord هَادِيًۭا (as) a Guide وَنَصِيرًۭا and a Helper ٣١
And thus have We made for every prophet an enemy from among the criminals. But sufficient is your Lord as a guide and a helper.
— Come To Light
وَقَالَ And said ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve لَوْلَا Why not نُزِّلَ was revealed عَلَيْهِ to him ٱلْقُرْءَانُ the Quran جُمْلَةًۭ all at once وَٰحِدَةًۭ ۚ all at once كَذَٰلِكَ Thus لِنُثَبِّتَ that We may strengthen بِهِۦ thereby فُؤَادَكَ ۖ your heart وَرَتَّلْنَـٰهُ and We have recited it تَرْتِيلًۭا (with distinct) recitation ٣٢
And those who disbelieve say, "Why was the Qur’ān not revealed to him all at once?" Thus [it is] that We may strengthen thereby your heart. And We have spaced it distinctly.
— Come To Light
وَلَا And not يَأْتُونَكَ they come to you بِمَثَلٍ with an example إِلَّا but جِئْنَـٰكَ We bring you بِٱلْحَقِّ the truth وَأَحْسَنَ and (the) best تَفْسِيرًا explanation ٣٣
And they do not come to you with an example [i.e., argument] except that We bring you the truth and the best explanation.
— Come To Light
ٱلَّذِينَ Those who يُحْشَرُونَ will be gathered عَلَىٰ on وُجُوهِهِمْ their faces إِلَىٰ to جَهَنَّمَ Hell أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ those شَرٌّۭ (are the) worst مَّكَانًۭا (in) position وَأَضَلُّ and most astray سَبِيلًۭا (from the) way ٣٤
The ones who are gathered on their faces to Hell - those are the worst in position and farthest astray in [their] way.
— Come To Light
وَلَقَدْ And verily ءَاتَيْنَا We gave مُوسَى Musa ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ the Scripture وَجَعَلْنَا and We appointed مَعَهُۥٓ with him أَخَاهُ his brother هَـٰرُونَ Harun وَزِيرًۭا (as) an assistant ٣٥
And We had certainly given Moses the Scripture and appointed with him his brother Aaron as an assistant.
— Come To Light
فَقُلْنَا Then We said ٱذْهَبَآ Go both of you إِلَى to ٱلْقَوْمِ the people ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَذَّبُوا۟ have denied بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا Our Signs فَدَمَّرْنَـٰهُمْ Then We destroyed them تَدْمِيرًۭا (with) destruction ٣٦
And We said, "Go both of you to the people who have denied Our signs." Then We destroyed them with [complete] destruction.
— Come To Light
وَقَوْمَ And (the) people نُوحٍۢ (of) Nuh لَّمَّا when كَذَّبُوا۟ they denied ٱلرُّسُلَ the Messengers أَغْرَقْنَـٰهُمْ We drowned them وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ and We made them لِلنَّاسِ for mankind ءَايَةًۭ ۖ a sign وَأَعْتَدْنَا And We have prepared لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ for the wrongdoers عَذَابًا a punishment أَلِيمًۭا painful ٣٧
And the people of Noah - when they denied the messengers, We drowned them, and We made them for mankind a sign. And We have prepared for the wrongdoers a painful punishment.
— Come To Light
وَعَادًۭا And Ad وَثَمُودَا۟ and Thamud وَأَصْحَـٰبَ and (the) dwellers ٱلرَّسِّ (of) Ar-rass وَقُرُونًۢا and generations بَيْنَ between ذَٰلِكَ that كَثِيرًۭا many ٣٨
And [We destroyed] ʿAad and Thamūd and the companions of the well and many generations between them.
— Come To Light
وَكُلًّۭا And each ضَرَبْنَا We have set forth لَهُ for him ٱلْأَمْثَـٰلَ ۖ the examples وَكُلًّۭا and each تَبَّرْنَا We destroyed تَتْبِيرًۭا (with) destruction ٣٩
And for each We presented examples [as warnings], and each We destroyed with [total] destruction.
— Come To Light
وَلَقَدْ And verily أَتَوْا۟ they have come عَلَى upon ٱلْقَرْيَةِ the town ٱلَّتِىٓ which أُمْطِرَتْ was showered مَطَرَ (with) a rain ٱلسَّوْءِ ۚ (of) evil أَفَلَمْ Then do not يَكُونُوا۟ they [were] يَرَوْنَهَا ۚ see it بَلْ Nay كَانُوا۟ they are لَا not يَرْجُونَ expecting نُشُورًۭا Resurrection ٤٠
And they have already come upon the town which was showered with a rain of evil [i.e., stones]. So have they not seen it? But they are not expecting resurrection.
— Come To Light
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