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Surah Al-Ahzab
Verse 36–48

وَمَا And not كَانَ (it) is لِمُؤْمِنٍۢ for a believing man وَلَا and not مُؤْمِنَةٍ (for) a believing woman إِذَا when قَضَى Allah has decided ٱللَّهُ Allah has decided وَرَسُولُهُۥٓ and His Messenger أَمْرًا a matter أَن that يَكُونَ (there) should be لَهُمُ for them ٱلْخِيَرَةُ (any) choice مِنْ about أَمْرِهِمْ ۗ their affair وَمَن And whoever يَعْصِ disobeys ٱللَّهَ Allah وَرَسُولَهُۥ and His Messenger فَقَدْ certainly ضَلَّ he (has) strayed ضَلَـٰلًۭا (into) error مُّبِينًۭا clear ٣٦

It is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allāh and His Messenger have decided a matter, that they should [thereafter] have any choice about their affair. And whoever disobeys Allāh and His Messenger has certainly strayed into clear error.

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وَإِذْ And when تَقُولُ you said لِلَّذِىٓ to the one أَنْعَمَ Allah bestowed favor ٱللَّهُ Allah bestowed favor عَلَيْهِ on him وَأَنْعَمْتَ and you bestowed favor عَلَيْهِ on him أَمْسِكْ Keep عَلَيْكَ to yourself زَوْجَكَ your wife وَٱتَّقِ and fear ٱللَّهَ Allah وَتُخْفِى But you concealed فِى within نَفْسِكَ yourself مَا what ٱللَّهُ Allah مُبْدِيهِ (was to) disclose وَتَخْشَى And you fear ٱلنَّاسَ the people وَٱللَّهُ while Allah أَحَقُّ has more right أَن that تَخْشَىٰهُ ۖ you (should) fear Him فَلَمَّا So when قَضَىٰ ended زَيْدٌۭ Zaid مِّنْهَا from her وَطَرًۭا necessary (formalities) زَوَّجْنَـٰكَهَا We married her to you لِكَىْ so that لَا not يَكُونَ there be عَلَى on ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believers حَرَجٌۭ any discomfort فِىٓ concerning أَزْوَٰجِ the wives أَدْعِيَآئِهِمْ (of) their adopted sons إِذَا when قَضَوْا۟ they have ended مِنْهُنَّ from them وَطَرًۭا ۚ necessary (formalities) وَكَانَ And is أَمْرُ (the) Command ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah مَفْعُولًۭا accomplished ٣٧

And [remember, O Muḥammad], when you said to the one on whom Allāh bestowed favor and you bestowed favor, "Keep your wife and fear Allāh," while you concealed within yourself that which Allāh is to disclose. And you feared the people, while Allāh has more right that you fear Him. So when Zayd had no longer any need for her, We married her to you in order that there not be upon the believers any discomfort [i.e., guilt] concerning the wives of their claimed [i.e., adopted] sons when they no longer have need of them. And ever is the command [i.e., decree] of Allāh accomplished.

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مَّا Not كَانَ (there can) be عَلَى upon ٱلنَّبِىِّ the Prophet مِنْ any حَرَجٍۢ discomfort فِيمَا in what فَرَضَ Allah has imposed ٱللَّهُ Allah has imposed لَهُۥ ۖ on him سُنَّةَ (That is the) Way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah فِى concerning ٱلَّذِينَ those who خَلَوْا۟ passed away مِن before قَبْلُ ۚ before وَكَانَ And is أَمْرُ (the) Command ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah قَدَرًۭا a decree مَّقْدُورًا destined ٣٨

There is not to be upon the Prophet any discomfort concerning that which Allāh has imposed upon him. [This is] the established way of Allāh with those [prophets] who have passed on before. And ever is the command of Allāh a destiny decreed.

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ٱلَّذِينَ Those who يُبَلِّغُونَ convey رِسَـٰلَـٰتِ (the) Messages ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَيَخْشَوْنَهُۥ and fear Him وَلَا and (do) not يَخْشَوْنَ fear أَحَدًا anyone إِلَّا except ٱللَّهَ ۗ Allah وَكَفَىٰ And sufficient is Allah بِٱللَّهِ And sufficient is Allah حَسِيبًۭا (as) a Reckoner ٣٩

[Allāh praises] those who convey the messages of Allāh and fear Him and do not fear anyone but Allāh. And sufficient is Allāh as Accountant.

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مَّا Not كَانَ is مُحَمَّدٌ Muhammad أَبَآ (the) father أَحَدٍۢ (of) anyone مِّن of رِّجَالِكُمْ your men وَلَـٰكِن but رَّسُولَ (he is the) Messenger ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَخَاتَمَ and Seal ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ ۗ (of) the Prophets وَكَانَ And Allah is ٱللَّهُ And Allah is بِكُلِّ of every شَىْءٍ thing عَلِيمًۭا All-Knower ٤٠

Muḥammad is not the father of [any] one of your men, but [he is] the Messenger of Allāh and seal [i.e., last] of the prophets. And ever is Allāh, of all things, Knowing.

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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you who believe ٱلَّذِينَ O you who believe ءَامَنُوا۟ O you who believe ٱذْكُرُوا۟ Remember ٱللَّهَ Allah ذِكْرًۭا (with) remembrance كَثِيرًۭا much ٤١

O you who have believed, remember Allāh with much remembrance

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وَسَبِّحُوهُ And glorify Him بُكْرَةًۭ morning وَأَصِيلًا and evening ٤٢

And exalt Him morning and afternoon.

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هُوَ He ٱلَّذِى (is) the One Who يُصَلِّى sends His blessings عَلَيْكُمْ upon you وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتُهُۥ and His Angels لِيُخْرِجَكُم so that He may bring you out مِّنَ from ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ the darkness[es] إِلَى to ٱلنُّورِ ۚ the light وَكَانَ And He is بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ to the believers رَحِيمًۭا Merciful ٤٣

It is He who confers blessing upon you, and His angels [ask Him to do so] that He may bring you out from darknesses into the light. And ever is He, to the believers, Merciful.

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تَحِيَّتُهُمْ Their greetings يَوْمَ (on the) Day يَلْقَوْنَهُۥ they will meet Him سَلَـٰمٌۭ ۚ (will be), "Peace وَأَعَدَّ and He has prepared لَهُمْ for them أَجْرًۭا a reward كَرِيمًۭا noble ٤٤

Their greeting the Day they meet Him will be, "Peace." And He has prepared for them a noble reward.

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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O Prophet ٱلنَّبِىُّ O Prophet إِنَّآ Indeed, We أَرْسَلْنَـٰكَ have sent you شَـٰهِدًۭا (as) a witness وَمُبَشِّرًۭا and a bearer of glad tidings وَنَذِيرًۭا and (as) a warner ٤٥

O Prophet, indeed We have sent you as a witness and a bringer of good tidings and a warner

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وَدَاعِيًا And as one who invites إِلَى to ٱللَّهِ Allah بِإِذْنِهِۦ by His permission وَسِرَاجًۭا and (as) a lamp مُّنِيرًۭا illuminating ٤٦

And one who invites to Allāh, by His permission, and an illuminating lamp.

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وَبَشِّرِ And give glad tidings ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ (to) the believers بِأَنَّ that لَهُم for them مِّنَ (is) from ٱللَّهِ Allah فَضْلًۭا a Bounty كَبِيرًۭا great ٤٧

And give good tidings to the believers that they will have from Allāh great bounty.

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وَلَا And (do) not تُطِعِ obey ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ the disbelievers وَٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ and the hypocrites وَدَعْ and disregard أَذَىٰهُمْ their harm وَتَوَكَّلْ and put your trust عَلَى in ٱللَّهِ ۚ Allah وَكَفَىٰ And sufficient is Allah بِٱللَّهِ And sufficient is Allah وَكِيلًۭا (as) a Trustee ٤٨

And do not obey the disbelievers and the hypocrites and disregard their annoyance, and rely upon Allāh. And sufficient is Allāh as Disposer of affairs.

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