قَدْ Indeed نَعْلَمُ We know إِنَّهُۥ that it لَيَحْزُنُكَ grieves you ٱلَّذِى what يَقُولُونَ ۖ they say فَإِنَّهُمْ And indeed, they لَا (do) not يُكَذِّبُونَكَ deny you وَلَـٰكِنَّ but ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers بِـَٔايَـٰتِ the Verses ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah يَجْحَدُونَ they reject ٣٣
We know that you, [O Muḥammad], are saddened by what they say. And indeed, they do not call you untruthful, but it is the verses of Allāh that the wrongdoers reject.
— Come To Light
وَلَقَدْ And surely كُذِّبَتْ were rejected رُسُلٌۭ Messengers مِّن from قَبْلِكَ before you فَصَبَرُوا۟ but they were patient عَلَىٰ over مَا what كُذِّبُوا۟ they were rejected وَأُوذُوا۟ and they were harmed حَتَّىٰٓ until أَتَىٰهُمْ came to them نَصْرُنَا ۚ Our help وَلَا And no مُبَدِّلَ one (can) alter لِكَلِمَـٰتِ (the) words ٱللَّهِ ۚ (of) Allah وَلَقَدْ and surely جَآءَكَ has come to you مِن of نَّبَإِى۟ (the) news ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ (of) the Messengers ٣٤
And certainly were messengers denied before you, but they were patient over the denial, and they were harmed until Our victory came to them. And none can alter the words [i.e., decrees] of Allāh. And there has certainly come to you some information about the [previous] messengers.
— Come To Light
وَإِن And if كَانَ is كَبُرَ difficult عَلَيْكَ for you إِعْرَاضُهُمْ their aversion فَإِنِ then if ٱسْتَطَعْتَ you are able أَن to تَبْتَغِىَ seek نَفَقًۭا a tunnel فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth أَوْ or سُلَّمًۭا a ladder فِى into ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky فَتَأْتِيَهُم so that you bring to them بِـَٔايَةٍۢ ۚ a Sign وَلَوْ But if شَآءَ (had) willed ٱللَّهُ Allah لَجَمَعَهُمْ surely He (would) have gathered them عَلَى on ٱلْهُدَىٰ ۚ the guidance فَلَا So (do) not تَكُونَنَّ be مِنَ of ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَ the ignorant ٣٥
And if their evasion is difficult for you, then if you are able to seek a tunnel into the earth or a stairway into the sky to bring them a sign, [then do so]. But if Allāh had willed, He would have united them upon guidance. So never be of the ignorant.
— Come To Light
۞ إِنَّمَا Only يَسْتَجِيبُ respond ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَسْمَعُونَ ۘ listen وَٱلْمَوْتَىٰ But the dead يَبْعَثُهُمُ will resurrect them ٱللَّهُ Allah ثُمَّ then إِلَيْهِ to Him يُرْجَعُونَ they will be returned ٣٦
Only those who hear will respond. But the dead - Allāh will resurrect them; then to Him they will be returned.
— Come To Light
وَقَالُوا۟ And they said لَوْلَا Why (is) not نُزِّلَ sent down عَلَيْهِ to him ءَايَةٌۭ a Sign مِّن from رَّبِّهِۦ ۚ his Lord قُلْ Say إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah قَادِرٌ (is) Able عَلَىٰٓ [on] أَن to يُنَزِّلَ send down ءَايَةًۭ a Sign وَلَـٰكِنَّ but أَكْثَرَهُمْ most of them لَا (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ know ٣٧
And they say, "Why has a sign not been sent down to him from his Lord?" Say, "Indeed, Allāh is Able to send down a sign, but most of them do not know."
— Come To Light
وَمَا And not مِن [of] دَآبَّةٍۢ any animal فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth وَلَا and not طَـٰٓئِرٍۢ a bird يَطِيرُ (that) flies بِجَنَاحَيْهِ with its wings إِلَّآ but أُمَمٌ (are) communities أَمْثَالُكُم ۚ like you مَّا Not فَرَّطْنَا We have neglected فِى in ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ the Book مِن [of] شَىْءٍۢ ۚ anything ثُمَّ then إِلَىٰ to رَبِّهِمْ their Lord يُحْشَرُونَ they will be gathered ٣٨
And there is no creature on [or within] the earth or bird that flies with its wings except [that they are] communities like you. We have not neglected in the Register a thing. Then unto their Lord they will be gathered.
— Come To Light
وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who كَذَّبُوا۟ rejected بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا Our Verses صُمٌّۭ (are) deaf وَبُكْمٌۭ and dumb فِى in ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ ۗ the darkness[es] مَن Whoever يَشَإِ wills ٱللَّهُ Allah يُضْلِلْهُ He lets him go astray وَمَن and whoever يَشَأْ He wills يَجْعَلْهُ He places him عَلَىٰ on صِرَٰطٍۢ (the) way مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ (the) straight ٣٩
But those who deny Our verses are deaf and dumb within darknesses. Whomever Allāh wills - He sends astray; and whomever He wills - He puts him on a straight path.
— Come To Light
قُلْ Say أَرَءَيْتَكُمْ Have you seen إِنْ if أَتَىٰكُمْ (there) came to you عَذَابُ punishment ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah أَوْ or أَتَتْكُمُ (there) came to you ٱلسَّاعَةُ the Hour أَغَيْرَ is it other ٱللَّهِ (than) Allah تَدْعُونَ you call إِن if كُنتُمْ you are صَـٰدِقِينَ truthful ٤٠
Say, "Have you considered: if there came to you the punishment of Allāh or there came to you the Hour - is it other than Allāh you would invoke, if you should be truthful?"
— Come To Light
بَلْ Nay إِيَّاهُ Him Alone تَدْعُونَ you call فَيَكْشِفُ and He would remove مَا what تَدْعُونَ you call إِلَيْهِ upon Him إِن if شَآءَ He wills وَتَنسَوْنَ and you will forget مَا what تُشْرِكُونَ you associate (with Him) ٤١
No, it is Him [alone] you would invoke, and He would remove that for which you invoked Him if He willed, and you would forget what you associate [with Him].
— Come To Light
وَلَقَدْ And certainly أَرْسَلْنَآ We sent (Messengers) إِلَىٰٓ to أُمَمٍۢ nations مِّن from قَبْلِكَ before you فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُم then We seized them بِٱلْبَأْسَآءِ with adversity وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ and hardship لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may يَتَضَرَّعُونَ humble themselves ٤٢
And We have already sent [messengers] to nations before you, [O Muḥammad]; then We seized them with poverty and hardship that perhaps they might humble themselves [to Us].
— Come To Light
فَلَوْلَآ Then why not إِذْ when جَآءَهُم came to them بَأْسُنَا Our punishment تَضَرَّعُوا۟ they humbled themselves وَلَـٰكِن But قَسَتْ became hardened قُلُوبُهُمْ their hearts وَزَيَّنَ and made fair-seeming لَهُمُ to them ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ the Shaitaan مَا what كَانُوا۟ they used to يَعْمَلُونَ do ٤٣
Then why, when Our punishment came to them, did they not humble themselves? But their hearts became hardened, and Satan made attractive to them that which they were doing.
— Come To Light
فَلَمَّا So when نَسُوا۟ they forgot مَا what ذُكِّرُوا۟ they were reminded بِهِۦ of [it] فَتَحْنَا We opened عَلَيْهِمْ on them أَبْوَٰبَ gates كُلِّ (of) every شَىْءٍ thing حَتَّىٰٓ until إِذَا when فَرِحُوا۟ they rejoiced بِمَآ in what أُوتُوٓا۟ they were given أَخَذْنَـٰهُم We seized them بَغْتَةًۭ suddenly فَإِذَا and then هُم they مُّبْلِسُونَ (were) dumbfounded ٤٤
So when they forgot that by which they had been reminded, We opened to them the doors of every [good] thing until, when they rejoiced in that which they were given, We seized them suddenly, and they were [then] in despair.
— Come To Light
فَقُطِعَ So was cut off دَابِرُ (the) remnant ٱلْقَوْمِ (of) the people ٱلَّذِينَ [those] who ظَلَمُوا۟ ۚ did wrong وَٱلْحَمْدُ And all praises and thanks لِلَّهِ (be) to Allah رَبِّ Lord ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ (of) the worlds ٤٥
So the people that committed wrong were eliminated. And praise to Allāh, Lord of the worlds.
— Come To Light
قُلْ Say أَرَءَيْتُمْ Have you seen إِنْ if أَخَذَ took away ٱللَّهُ Allah سَمْعَكُمْ your hearing وَأَبْصَـٰرَكُمْ and your sight وَخَتَمَ and sealed عَلَىٰ [on] قُلُوبِكُم your hearts مَّنْ who إِلَـٰهٌ (is the) god غَيْرُ other than ٱللَّهِ Allah يَأْتِيكُم to bring [back] to you بِهِ ۗ with it ٱنظُرْ See كَيْفَ how نُصَرِّفُ We explain ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ the Signs ثُمَّ yet هُمْ they يَصْدِفُونَ turn away ٤٦
Say, "Have you considered: if Allāh should take away your hearing and your sight and set a seal upon your hearts, which deity other than Allāh could bring them [back] to you?" Look how We diversify the verses; then they [still] turn away.
— Come To Light
قُلْ Say أَرَءَيْتَكُمْ Have you seen إِنْ if أَتَىٰكُمْ comes to you عَذَابُ punishment ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah بَغْتَةً suddenly أَوْ or جَهْرَةً openly هَلْ will يُهْلَكُ (any) be destroyed إِلَّا except ٱلْقَوْمُ the people ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ the wrongdoers ٤٧
Say, "Have you considered: if the punishment of Allāh should come to you unexpectedly or manifestly, will any be destroyed but the wrongdoing people?"
— Come To Light
وَمَا And not نُرْسِلُ We send ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ the Messengers إِلَّا except مُبَشِّرِينَ (as) bearer of glad tidings وَمُنذِرِينَ ۖ and (as) warners فَمَنْ So whoever ءَامَنَ believed وَأَصْلَحَ and reformed فَلَا then no خَوْفٌ fear عَلَيْهِمْ upon them وَلَا and not هُمْ they يَحْزَنُونَ will grieve ٤٨
And We send not the messengers except as bringers of good tidings and warners. So whoever believes and reforms - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.
— Come To Light
وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who كَذَّبُوا۟ denied بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا [in] Our Verses يَمَسُّهُمُ will touch them ٱلْعَذَابُ the punishment بِمَا for what كَانُوا۟ they used to يَفْسُقُونَ defiantly disobey ٤٩
But those who deny Our verses - the punishment will touch them for their defiant disobedience.
— Come To Light
قُل Say لَّآ Not أَقُولُ (do) I say لَكُمْ to you عِندِى (that) with me خَزَآئِنُ (are the) treasures ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَلَآ and not أَعْلَمُ (that) I know ٱلْغَيْبَ the unseen وَلَآ and not أَقُولُ I say لَكُمْ to you إِنِّى that I (am) مَلَكٌ ۖ an Angel إِنْ Not أَتَّبِعُ (do) I follow إِلَّا except مَا what يُوحَىٰٓ is revealed إِلَىَّ ۚ to me قُلْ Say هَلْ Can يَسْتَوِى be equal ٱلْأَعْمَىٰ the blind وَٱلْبَصِيرُ ۚ and the seeing one أَفَلَا Then will not تَتَفَكَّرُونَ you give thought ٥٠
Say, [O Muḥammad], "I do not tell you that I have the depositories [containing the provision] of Allāh or that I know the unseen, nor do I tell you that I am an angel. I only follow what is revealed to me." Say, "Is the blind equivalent to the seeing? Then will you not give thought?"
— Come To Light
وَأَنذِرْ And warn بِهِ with it ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَخَافُونَ fear أَن that يُحْشَرُوٓا۟ they will be gathered إِلَىٰ to رَبِّهِمْ ۙ their Lord لَيْسَ not لَهُم for them مِّن of دُونِهِۦ other than Him وَلِىٌّۭ any protector وَلَا and not شَفِيعٌۭ any intercessor لَّعَلَّهُمْ so that they may يَتَّقُونَ (become) righteous ٥١
And warn by it [i.e., the Qur’ān] those who fear that they will be gathered before their Lord - for them besides Him will be no protector and no intercessor - that they might become righteous.
— Come To Light
وَلَا And (do) not تَطْرُدِ send away ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَدْعُونَ call رَبَّهُم their Lord بِٱلْغَدَوٰةِ in the morning وَٱلْعَشِىِّ and the evening يُرِيدُونَ desiring وَجْهَهُۥ ۖ His Countenance مَا Not عَلَيْكَ (is) on you مِنْ of حِسَابِهِم their account مِّن [of] شَىْءٍۢ anything وَمَا and not مِنْ from حِسَابِكَ your account عَلَيْهِم on them مِّن [of] شَىْءٍۢ anything فَتَطْرُدَهُمْ So were you to send them away فَتَكُونَ then you would be مِنَ of ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers ٥٢
And do not send away those who call upon their Lord morning and afternoon, seeking His face [i.e., favor]. Not upon you is anything of their account and not upon them is anything of your account. So were you to send them away, you would [then] be of the wrongdoers.
— Come To Light
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