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وَلَا And (do) not تَتَّخِذُوٓا۟ take أَيْمَـٰنَكُمْ your oaths دَخَلًۢا (as) a deception بَيْنَكُمْ between you فَتَزِلَّ lest, should slip قَدَمٌۢ a foot بَعْدَ after ثُبُوتِهَا it is firmly planted وَتَذُوقُوا۟ and you would taste ٱلسُّوٓءَ the evil بِمَا for what صَدَدتُّمْ you hindered عَن from سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ ۖ (of) Allah وَلَكُمْ and for you عَذَابٌ (is) a punishment عَظِيمٌۭ great ٩٤

And do not take your oaths as [means of] deceit between you, lest a foot slip after it was [once] firm, and you would taste evil [in this world] for what [people] you diverted from the way of Allāh, and you would have [in the Hereafter] a great punishment.

— Come To Light

وَلَا And (do) not تَشْتَرُوا۟ exchange بِعَهْدِ the covenant ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah ثَمَنًۭا (for) a price قَلِيلًا ۚ little إِنَّمَا Indeed, what عِندَ (is) with ٱللَّهِ Allah هُوَ it خَيْرٌۭ (is) better لَّكُمْ for you إِن if كُنتُمْ you were (to) تَعْلَمُونَ know ٩٥

And do not exchange the covenant of Allāh for a small price. Indeed, what is with Allāh is best for you, if only you could know.

— Come To Light

مَا Whatever عِندَكُمْ (is) with you يَنفَدُ ۖ will be exhausted وَمَا and whatever عِندَ (is) with ٱللَّهِ Allah بَاقٍۢ ۗ (will) be remaining وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّ And surely We will pay ٱلَّذِينَ those who صَبَرُوٓا۟ (are) patient أَجْرَهُم their reward بِأَحْسَنِ to (the) best مَا (of) what كَانُوا۟ they used (to) يَعْمَلُونَ do ٩٦

Whatever you have will end, but what Allāh has is lasting. And We will surely give those who were patient their reward according to the best of what they used to do.

— Come To Light

مَنْ Whoever عَمِلَ does صَـٰلِحًۭا righteous deeds مِّن whether ذَكَرٍ male أَوْ or أُنثَىٰ female وَهُوَ while he مُؤْمِنٌۭ (is) a believer فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُۥ then surely We will give him life حَيَوٰةًۭ a life طَيِّبَةًۭ ۖ good وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ and We will pay them أَجْرَهُم their reward بِأَحْسَنِ to (the) best مَا of what كَانُوا۟ they used (to) يَعْمَلُونَ do ٩٧

Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer - We will surely cause him to live a good life, and We will surely give them their reward [in the Hereafter] according to the best of what they used to do.

— Come To Light

فَإِذَا So when قَرَأْتَ you recite ٱلْقُرْءَانَ the Quran فَٱسْتَعِذْ seek refuge بِٱللَّهِ in Allah مِنَ from ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ the Shaitaan ٱلرَّجِيمِ the accursed ٩٨

So when you recite the Qur’ān, [first] seek refuge in Allāh from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].

— Come To Light

إِنَّهُۥ Indeed he لَيْسَ not لَهُۥ for him سُلْطَـٰنٌ (is) any authority عَلَى on ٱلَّذِينَ those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe وَعَلَىٰ and upon رَبِّهِمْ their Lord يَتَوَكَّلُونَ they put their trust ٩٩

Indeed, there is for him no authority over those who have believed and rely upon their Lord.

— Come To Light

إِنَّمَا Only سُلْطَـٰنُهُۥ his authority عَلَى (is) over ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَتَوَلَّوْنَهُۥ take him as an ally وَٱلَّذِينَ and those who هُم [they] بِهِۦ with Him مُشْرِكُونَ associate partners ١٠٠

His authority is only over those who take him as an ally and those who through him associate others with Allāh.

— Come To Light

وَإِذَا And when بَدَّلْنَآ We substitute ءَايَةًۭ a Verse مَّكَانَ (in) place ءَايَةٍۢ ۙ (of) a Verse وَٱللَّهُ and Allah أَعْلَمُ (is) most knowing بِمَا of what يُنَزِّلُ He sends down قَالُوٓا۟ they say إِنَّمَآ Only أَنتَ you مُفْتَرٍۭ ۚ (are) an inventor بَلْ Nay أَكْثَرُهُمْ most of them لَا (do) not يَعْلَمُونَ know ١٠١

And when We substitute a verse in place of a verse - and Allāh is most knowing of what He sends down - they say, "You, [O Muḥammad], are but an inventor [of lies]." But most of them do not know.

— Come To Light

قُلْ Say نَزَّلَهُۥ Has brought it down رُوحُ the Holy Spirit ٱلْقُدُسِ the Holy Spirit مِن from رَّبِّكَ your Lord بِٱلْحَقِّ in truth لِيُثَبِّتَ to make firm ٱلَّذِينَ those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe وَهُدًۭى and (as) a guidance وَبُشْرَىٰ and glad tidings لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ to the Muslims ١٠٢

Say, [O Muḥammad], "The Pure Spirit [i.e., Gabriel] has brought it down from your Lord in truth to make firm those who believe and as guidance and good tidings to the Muslims."

— Come To Light

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