حمٓ Ha Meem ١
Ḥā, Meem.
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41. Surah Fussilat
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
تَنزِيلٌۭ A revelation مِّنَ from ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ the Most Gracious ٱلرَّحِيمِ the Most Merciful ٢
[This is] a revelation from the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful -
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كِتَـٰبٌۭ A Book فُصِّلَتْ are detailed ءَايَـٰتُهُۥ its Verses قُرْءَانًا a Quran عَرَبِيًّۭا (in) Arabic لِّقَوْمٍۢ for a people يَعْلَمُونَ (who) know ٣
A Book whose verses have been detailed, an Arabic Qur’ān for a people who know,
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بَشِيرًۭا A giver of glad tidings وَنَذِيرًۭا and a warner فَأَعْرَضَ but turn away أَكْثَرُهُمْ most of them فَهُمْ so they لَا (do) not يَسْمَعُونَ hear ٤
As a giver of good tidings and a warner; but most of them turn away, so they do not hear.
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وَقَالُوا۟ And they say قُلُوبُنَا Our hearts فِىٓ (are) in أَكِنَّةٍۢ coverings مِّمَّا from what تَدْعُونَآ you call us إِلَيْهِ to it وَفِىٓ and in ءَاذَانِنَا our ears وَقْرٌۭ (is) deafness وَمِنۢ and between us بَيْنِنَا and between us وَبَيْنِكَ and between you حِجَابٌۭ (is) a screen فَٱعْمَلْ So work إِنَّنَا indeed, we عَـٰمِلُونَ (are) working ٥
And they say, "Our hearts are within coverings [i.e., screened] from that to which you invite us, and in our ears is deafness, and between us and you is a partition, so work; indeed, we are working."
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قُلْ Say إِنَّمَآ Only أَنَا۠ I am بَشَرٌۭ a man مِّثْلُكُمْ like you يُوحَىٰٓ it is revealed إِلَىَّ to me أَنَّمَآ that إِلَـٰهُكُمْ your god إِلَـٰهٌۭ (is) God وَٰحِدٌۭ One فَٱسْتَقِيمُوٓا۟ so take a Straight Path إِلَيْهِ to Him وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوهُ ۗ and ask His forgiveness وَوَيْلٌۭ And woe لِّلْمُشْرِكِينَ to the polytheists ٦
Say, [O Muḥammad], "I am only a man like you to whom it has been revealed that your god is but one God; so take a straight course to Him and seek His forgiveness." And woe to those who associate others with Allāh
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ٱلَّذِينَ Those who لَا (do) not يُؤْتُونَ give ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ the zakah وَهُم and they بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ in the Hereafter هُمْ they كَـٰفِرُونَ (are) disbelievers ٧
Those who do not give zakāh, and in the Hereafter they are disbelievers.
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إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe وَعَمِلُوا۟ and do ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ righteous deeds لَهُمْ for them أَجْرٌ (is) a reward غَيْرُ never ending مَمْنُونٍۢ never ending ٨
Indeed, those who believe and do righteous deeds - for them is a reward uninterrupted.
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۞ قُلْ Say أَئِنَّكُمْ Do you indeed لَتَكْفُرُونَ [surely] disbelieve بِٱلَّذِى in the One Who خَلَقَ created ٱلْأَرْضَ the earth فِى in يَوْمَيْنِ two periods وَتَجْعَلُونَ and you set up لَهُۥٓ with Him أَندَادًۭا ۚ rivals ذَٰلِكَ That رَبُّ (is the) Lord ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ (of) the worlds ٩
Say, "Do you indeed disbelieve in He who created the earth in two days and attribute to Him equals? That is the Lord of the worlds."
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وَجَعَلَ And He placed فِيهَا therein رَوَٰسِىَ firmly-set mountains مِن above it فَوْقِهَا above it وَبَـٰرَكَ and He blessed فِيهَا therein وَقَدَّرَ and determined فِيهَآ therein أَقْوَٰتَهَا its sustenance فِىٓ in أَرْبَعَةِ four أَيَّامٍۢ periods سَوَآءًۭ equal لِّلسَّآئِلِينَ for those who ask ١٠
And He placed on it [i.e., the earth] firmly set mountains over its surface, and He blessed it and determined therein its [creatures'] sustenance in four days without distinction - for [the information of] those who ask.
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ثُمَّ Then ٱسْتَوَىٰٓ He directed (Himself) إِلَى towards ٱلسَّمَآءِ the heaven وَهِىَ while it (was) دُخَانٌۭ smoke فَقَالَ and He said لَهَا to it وَلِلْأَرْضِ and to the earth ٱئْتِيَا Come both of you طَوْعًا willingly أَوْ or كَرْهًۭا unwillingly قَالَتَآ They both said أَتَيْنَا We come طَآئِعِينَ willingly ١١
Then He directed Himself to the heaven while it was smoke and said to it and to the earth, "Come [into being], willingly or by compulsion." They said, "We have come willingly."
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فَقَضَىٰهُنَّ Then He completed them سَبْعَ (as) seven سَمَـٰوَاتٍۢ heavens فِى in يَوْمَيْنِ two periods وَأَوْحَىٰ and He revealed فِى in كُلِّ each سَمَآءٍ heaven أَمْرَهَا ۚ its affair وَزَيَّنَّا And We adorned ٱلسَّمَآءَ the heaven ٱلدُّنْيَا [the world] بِمَصَـٰبِيحَ with lamps وَحِفْظًۭا ۚ and (to) guard ذَٰلِكَ That تَقْدِيرُ (is the) Decree ٱلْعَزِيزِ (of) the All-Mighty ٱلْعَلِيمِ the All-Knower ١٢
And He completed them as seven heavens within two days and inspired [i.e., made known] in each heaven its command. And We adorned the nearest heaven with lamps [i.e., stars, for beauty] and as protection. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.
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فَإِنْ But if أَعْرَضُوا۟ they turn away فَقُلْ then say أَنذَرْتُكُمْ I have warned you صَـٰعِقَةًۭ (of) a thunderbolt مِّثْلَ like صَـٰعِقَةِ (the) thunderbolt عَادٍۢ (of) Aad وَثَمُودَ and Thamud ١٣
But if they turn away, then say, "I have warned you of a thunderbolt like the thunderbolt [that struck] ʿAad and Thamūd.
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إِذْ When جَآءَتْهُمُ came to them ٱلرُّسُلُ the Messengers مِنۢ from before them بَيْنِ from before them أَيْدِيهِمْ from before them وَمِنْ and from خَلْفِهِمْ behind them أَلَّا (saying) "Do not تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ worship إِلَّا except ٱللَّهَ ۖ Allah قَالُوا۟ They said لَوْ If شَآءَ (had) willed رَبُّنَا our Lord لَأَنزَلَ surely, He (would have) sent down مَلَـٰٓئِكَةًۭ Angels فَإِنَّا So indeed, we بِمَآ in what أُرْسِلْتُم you have been sent بِهِۦ with كَـٰفِرُونَ (are) disbelievers ١٤
[That occurred] when the messengers had come to them before them and after them, [saying], "Worship not except Allāh." They said, "If our Lord had willed, He would have sent down the angels, so indeed we, in that with which you have been sent, are disbelievers."
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فَأَمَّا Then as for عَادٌۭ Aad فَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ they were arrogant فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the land بِغَيْرِ without ٱلْحَقِّ [the] right وَقَالُوا۟ and they said مَنْ Who أَشَدُّ (is) mightier مِنَّا than us قُوَّةً ۖ (in) strength أَوَلَمْ Do not يَرَوْا۟ they see أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah ٱلَّذِى the One Who خَلَقَهُمْ created them هُوَ He أَشَدُّ (is) Mightier مِنْهُمْ than them قُوَّةًۭ ۖ (in) strength وَكَانُوا۟ But they used to بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا in Our Signs يَجْحَدُونَ deny ١٥
As for ʿAad, they were arrogant upon the earth without right and said, "Who is greater than us in strength?" Did they not consider that Allāh who created them was greater than them in strength? But they were rejecting Our signs.
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فَأَرْسَلْنَا So We sent عَلَيْهِمْ upon them رِيحًۭا a wind صَرْصَرًۭا furious فِىٓ in أَيَّامٍۢ (the) days نَّحِسَاتٍۢ (of) misfortune لِّنُذِيقَهُمْ that We may make them taste عَذَابَ (the) punishment ٱلْخِزْىِ (of) disgrace فِى in ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ the life ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ (of) the world وَلَعَذَابُ And surely, (the) punishment ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ (of) the Hereafter أَخْزَىٰ ۖ (is) more disgracing وَهُمْ and they لَا will not be helped يُنصَرُونَ will not be helped ١٦
So We sent upon them a screaming wind during days of misfortune to make them taste the punishment of disgrace in the worldly life; but the punishment of the Hereafter is more disgracing, and they will not be helped.
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وَأَمَّا And as for ثَمُودُ Thamud فَهَدَيْنَـٰهُمْ We guided them فَٱسْتَحَبُّوا۟ but they preferred ٱلْعَمَىٰ [the] blindness عَلَى over ٱلْهُدَىٰ the guidance فَأَخَذَتْهُمْ so seized them صَـٰعِقَةُ a thunderbolt ٱلْعَذَابِ (of) the punishment ٱلْهُونِ humiliating بِمَا for what كَانُوا۟ they used to يَكْسِبُونَ earn ١٧
And as for Thamūd, We guided them, but they preferred blindness over guidance, so the thunderbolt of humiliating punishment seized them for what they used to earn.
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وَنَجَّيْنَا And We saved ٱلَّذِينَ those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believed وَكَانُوا۟ and used to يَتَّقُونَ fear (Allah) ١٨
And We saved those who believed and used to fear Allāh.
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وَيَوْمَ And (the) Day يُحْشَرُ will be gathered أَعْدَآءُ (the) enemies ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah إِلَى to ٱلنَّارِ the Fire فَهُمْ then they يُوزَعُونَ will be assembled in rows ١٩
And [mention, O Muḥammad], the Day when the enemies of Allāh will be gathered to the Fire while they are [driven], assembled in rows,
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حَتَّىٰٓ Until إِذَا when مَا when جَآءُوهَا they come to it شَهِدَ (will) testify عَلَيْهِمْ against them سَمْعُهُمْ their hearing وَأَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ and their sight وَجُلُودُهُم and their skins بِمَا (as) to what كَانُوا۟ they used to يَعْمَلُونَ do ٢٠
Until, when they reach it, their hearing and their eyes and their skins will testify against them of what they used to do.
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وَقَالُوا۟ And they will say لِجُلُودِهِمْ to their skins لِمَ Why do شَهِدتُّمْ you testify عَلَيْنَا ۖ against us قَالُوٓا۟ They will say أَنطَقَنَا Allah made us speak ٱللَّهُ Allah made us speak ٱلَّذِىٓ the One Who أَنطَقَ makes speak كُلَّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing وَهُوَ and He خَلَقَكُمْ created you أَوَّلَ (the) first مَرَّةٍۢ time وَإِلَيْهِ and to Him تُرْجَعُونَ you will be returned ٢١
And they will say to their skins, "Why have you testified against us?" They will say, "We were made to speak by Allāh, who has made everything speak; and He created you the first time, and to Him you are returned.
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وَمَا And not كُنتُمْ you were تَسْتَتِرُونَ covering yourselves أَن lest يَشْهَدَ testify عَلَيْكُمْ against you سَمْعُكُمْ your hearing وَلَآ and not أَبْصَـٰرُكُمْ your sight وَلَا and not جُلُودُكُمْ your skins وَلَـٰكِن but ظَنَنتُمْ you assumed أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah لَا (does) not يَعْلَمُ know كَثِيرًۭا much مِّمَّا of what تَعْمَلُونَ you do ٢٢
And you were not covering [i.e., protecting] yourselves, lest your hearing testify against you or your sight or your skins, but you assumed that Allāh does not know much of what you do.
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وَذَٰلِكُمْ And that ظَنُّكُمُ (was) your assumption ٱلَّذِى which ظَنَنتُم you assumed بِرَبِّكُمْ about your Lord أَرْدَىٰكُمْ It has ruined you فَأَصْبَحْتُم and you have become مِّنَ of ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ the losers ٢٣
And that was your assumption which you assumed about your Lord. It has brought you to ruin, and you have become among the losers."
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فَإِن Then if يَصْبِرُوا۟ they endure فَٱلنَّارُ the Fire مَثْوًۭى (is) an abode لَّهُمْ ۖ for them وَإِن and if يَسْتَعْتِبُوا۟ they ask for favor فَمَا then not هُم they مِّنَ (will be) of ٱلْمُعْتَبِينَ those who receive favor ٢٤
So [even] if they are patient, the Fire is a residence for them; and if they ask to appease [Allāh], they will not be of those who are allowed to appease.
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۞ وَقَيَّضْنَا And We have destined لَهُمْ for them قُرَنَآءَ companions فَزَيَّنُوا۟ (who) made fair-seeming لَهُم to them مَّا what بَيْنَ (was) before them أَيْدِيهِمْ (was) before them وَمَا and what خَلْفَهُمْ (was) behind them وَحَقَّ and (is) justified عَلَيْهِمُ against them ٱلْقَوْلُ the Word فِىٓ among أُمَمٍۢ nations قَدْ (that have) passed away خَلَتْ (that have) passed away مِن before them قَبْلِهِم before them مِّنَ of ٱلْجِنِّ the jinn وَٱلْإِنسِ ۖ and the men إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they كَانُوا۟ were خَـٰسِرِينَ losers ٢٥
And We appointed for them companions who made attractive to them what was before them and what was behind them [of sin], and the word [i.e., decree] has come into effect upon them among nations which had passed on before them of jinn and men. Indeed, they [all] were losers.
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وَقَالَ And said ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve لَا (Do) not تَسْمَعُوا۟ listen لِهَـٰذَا to this ٱلْقُرْءَانِ Quran وَٱلْغَوْا۟ and make noise فِيهِ therein لَعَلَّكُمْ so that you may تَغْلِبُونَ overcome ٢٦
And those who disbelieve say, "Do not listen to this Qur’ān and speak noisily during [the recitation of] it that perhaps you will overcome."
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فَلَنُذِيقَنَّ But surely We will cause to taste ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve عَذَابًۭا a punishment شَدِيدًۭا severe وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ and surely We will recompense them أَسْوَأَ (the) worst ٱلَّذِى (of) what كَانُوا۟ they used to يَعْمَلُونَ do ٢٧
But We will surely cause those who disbelieve to taste a severe punishment, and We will surely recompense them for the worst of what they had been doing.
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ذَٰلِكَ That جَزَآءُ (is the) recompense أَعْدَآءِ (of the) enemies ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah ٱلنَّارُ ۖ the Fire لَهُمْ for them فِيهَا therein دَارُ (is the) home ٱلْخُلْدِ ۖ (of) the eternity جَزَآءًۢ (as) recompense بِمَا for what كَانُوا۟ they used to بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا of Our Verses يَجْحَدُونَ reject ٢٨
That is the recompense of the enemies of Allāh - the Fire. For them therein is the home of eternity as recompense for what they, of Our verses, were rejecting.
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وَقَالَ And (will) say ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve رَبَّنَآ Our Lord أَرِنَا Show us ٱلَّذَيْنِ those who أَضَلَّانَا misled us مِنَ of ٱلْجِنِّ the jinn وَٱلْإِنسِ and the men نَجْعَلْهُمَا (so) we may put them تَحْتَ under أَقْدَامِنَا our feet لِيَكُونَا that they be مِنَ of ٱلْأَسْفَلِينَ the lowest ٢٩
And those who disbelieved will [then] say, "Our Lord, show us those who misled us of the jinn and men [so] we may put them under our feet that they will be among the lowest."
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إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who قَالُوا۟ say رَبُّنَا Our Lord ٱللَّهُ (is) Allah ثُمَّ then ٱسْتَقَـٰمُوا۟ stand firm تَتَنَزَّلُ will descend عَلَيْهِمُ on them ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ the Angels أَلَّا (Do) not تَخَافُوا۟ fear وَلَا and (do) not تَحْزَنُوا۟ grieve وَأَبْشِرُوا۟ but receive the glad tidings بِٱلْجَنَّةِ of Paradise ٱلَّتِى which كُنتُمْ you were تُوعَدُونَ promised ٣٠
Indeed, those who have said, "Our Lord is Allāh" and then remained on a right course - the angels will descend upon them, [saying], "Do not fear and do not grieve but receive good tidings of Paradise, which you were promised.
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نَحْنُ We أَوْلِيَآؤُكُمْ (are) your protectors فِى in ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ the life ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world وَفِى and in ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۖ the Hereafter وَلَكُمْ And for you فِيهَا therein مَا whatever تَشْتَهِىٓ desire أَنفُسُكُمْ your souls وَلَكُمْ and for you فِيهَا therein مَا what تَدَّعُونَ you ask ٣١
We [angels] were your allies in worldly life and [are so] in the Hereafter. And you will have therein whatever your souls desire, and you will have therein whatever you request [or wish]
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نُزُلًۭا A hospitable gift مِّنْ from غَفُورٍۢ (the) Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٍۢ (the) Most Merciful ٣٢
As accommodation from a [Lord who is] Forgiving and Merciful."
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وَمَنْ And who أَحْسَنُ (is) better قَوْلًۭا (in) speech مِّمَّن than (one) who دَعَآ invites إِلَى to ٱللَّهِ Allah وَعَمِلَ and does صَـٰلِحًۭا righteous (deeds) وَقَالَ and says إِنَّنِى Indeed, I am مِنَ of ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ those who submit ٣٣
And who is better in speech than one who invites to Allāh and does righteousness and says, "Indeed, I am of the Muslims."
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وَلَا And not تَسْتَوِى (are) equal ٱلْحَسَنَةُ the good (deed) وَلَا and ٱلسَّيِّئَةُ ۚ the evil (deed) ٱدْفَعْ Repel بِٱلَّتِى by (that) which هِىَ [it] أَحْسَنُ (is) better فَإِذَا then behold ٱلَّذِى One who بَيْنَكَ between you وَبَيْنَهُۥ and between him عَدَٰوَةٌۭ (was) enmity كَأَنَّهُۥ (will become) as if he وَلِىٌّ (was) a friend حَمِيمٌۭ intimate ٣٤
And not equal are the good deed and the bad. Repel [evil] by that [deed] which is better; and thereupon, the one whom between you and him is enmity [will become] as though he was a devoted friend.
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وَمَا And not يُلَقَّىٰهَآ it is granted إِلَّا except ٱلَّذِينَ (to) those who صَبَرُوا۟ (are) patient وَمَا and not يُلَقَّىٰهَآ it is granted إِلَّا except ذُو (to the) owner حَظٍّ (of) fortune عَظِيمٍۢ great ٣٥
But none is granted it except those who are patient, and none is granted it except one having a great portion [of good].
— Come To Light
وَإِمَّا And if يَنزَغَنَّكَ whisper comes to you مِنَ from ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ the Shaitaan نَزْغٌۭ an evil suggestion فَٱسْتَعِذْ then seek refuge بِٱللَّهِ ۖ in Allah إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He هُوَ [He] ٱلسَّمِيعُ (is) the All-Hearer ٱلْعَلِيمُ the All-Knower ٣٦
And if there comes to you from Satan an evil suggestion, then seek refuge in Allāh. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
— Come To Light
وَمِنْ And of ءَايَـٰتِهِ His Signs ٱلَّيْلُ (are) the night وَٱلنَّهَارُ and the day وَٱلشَّمْسُ and the sun وَٱلْقَمَرُ ۚ and the moon لَا (Do) not تَسْجُدُوا۟ prostrate لِلشَّمْسِ to the sun وَلَا and not لِلْقَمَرِ to the moon وَٱسْجُدُوا۟ but prostrate لِلَّهِ to Allah ٱلَّذِى the One Who خَلَقَهُنَّ created them إِن if كُنتُمْ you إِيَّاهُ Him alone تَعْبُدُونَ worship ٣٧
And of His signs are the night and day and the sun and moon. Do not prostrate to the sun or to the moon, but prostrate to Allāh, who created them, if it should be Him that you worship.
— Come To Light
فَإِنِ But if ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ they are arrogant فَٱلَّذِينَ then those who عِندَ (are) near رَبِّكَ your Lord يُسَبِّحُونَ glorify لَهُۥ Him بِٱلَّيْلِ by night وَٱلنَّهَارِ and day وَهُمْ And they لَا (do) not يَسْـَٔمُونَ ۩ tire ٣٨
But if they are arrogant - then those who are near your Lord [i.e., the angels] exalt Him by night and by day, and they do not become weary.
— Come To Light
وَمِنْ And among ءَايَـٰتِهِۦٓ His Signs أَنَّكَ (is) that you تَرَى see ٱلْأَرْضَ the earth خَـٰشِعَةًۭ barren فَإِذَآ but when أَنزَلْنَا We send down عَلَيْهَا upon it ٱلْمَآءَ water ٱهْتَزَّتْ it is stirred (to life) وَرَبَتْ ۚ and grows إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِىٓ the One Who أَحْيَاهَا gives it life لَمُحْىِ (is) surely the Giver of life ٱلْمَوْتَىٰٓ ۚ (to) the dead إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He عَلَىٰ (is) on كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing قَدِيرٌ All-Powerful ٣٩
And of His signs is that you see the earth stilled, but when We send down upon it rain, it quivers and grows. Indeed, He who has given it life is the Giver of Life to the dead. Indeed, He is over all things competent.
— Come To Light
إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who يُلْحِدُونَ distort فِىٓ [in] ءَايَـٰتِنَا Our Verses لَا (are) not يَخْفَوْنَ hidden عَلَيْنَآ ۗ from Us أَفَمَن So, is (he) who يُلْقَىٰ is cast فِى in ٱلنَّارِ the Fire خَيْرٌ better أَم or مَّن (he) who يَأْتِىٓ comes ءَامِنًۭا secure يَوْمَ (on the) Day ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۚ (of) Resurrection ٱعْمَلُوا۟ Do مَا what شِئْتُمْ ۖ you will إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He بِمَا of what تَعْمَلُونَ you do بَصِيرٌ (is) All-Seer ٤٠
Indeed, those who inject deviation into Our verses are not concealed from Us. So, is he who is cast into the Fire better or he who comes secure on the Day of Resurrection? Do whatever you will; indeed, He is Seeing of what you do.
— Come To Light