وَدَخَلَ And he entered جَنَّتَهُۥ his garden وَهُوَ while he ظَالِمٌۭ (was) unjust لِّنَفْسِهِۦ to himself قَالَ He said مَآ Not أَظُنُّ I think أَن that تَبِيدَ will perish هَـٰذِهِۦٓ this أَبَدًۭا ever ٣٥
And he entered his garden while he was unjust to himself. He said, "I do not think that this will perish - ever.
— Come To Light
وَمَآ And not أَظُنُّ I think ٱلسَّاعَةَ the Hour قَآئِمَةًۭ will occur وَلَئِن And if رُّدِدتُّ I am brought back إِلَىٰ to رَبِّى my Lord لَأَجِدَنَّ I will surely find خَيْرًۭا better مِّنْهَا than this مُنقَلَبًۭا (as) a return ٣٦
And I do not think the Hour will occur. And even if I should be brought back to my Lord, I will surely find better than this as a return."
— Come To Light
قَالَ Said لَهُۥ to him صَاحِبُهُۥ his companion وَهُوَ while he يُحَاوِرُهُۥٓ was talking to him أَكَفَرْتَ Do you disbelieve بِٱلَّذِى in One Who خَلَقَكَ created you مِن from تُرَابٍۢ dust ثُمَّ then مِن from نُّطْفَةٍۢ a minute quantity of semen ثُمَّ then سَوَّىٰكَ fashioned you رَجُلًۭا (into) a man ٣٧
His companion said to him while he was conversing with him, "Have you disbelieved in He who created you from dust and then from a sperm-drop and then proportioned you [as] a man?
— Come To Light
لَّـٰكِنَّا۠ But as for me هُوَ He ٱللَّهُ (is) Allah رَبِّى my Lord وَلَآ and not أُشْرِكُ I associate بِرَبِّىٓ with my Lord أَحَدًۭا anyone ٣٨
But as for me, He is Allāh, my Lord, and I do not associate with my Lord anyone.
— Come To Light
وَلَوْلَآ And why (did you) not إِذْ when دَخَلْتَ you entered جَنَّتَكَ your garden قُلْتَ say مَا What شَآءَ wills ٱللَّهُ Allah لَا (there is) no قُوَّةَ power إِلَّا except بِٱللَّهِ ۚ with Allah إِن If تَرَنِ you see me أَنَا۠ (me) أَقَلَّ lesser مِنكَ than you مَالًۭا (in) wealth وَوَلَدًۭا and children ٣٩
And why did you, when you entered your garden, not say, 'What Allāh willed [has occurred]; there is no power except in Allāh'? Although you see me less than you in wealth and children,
— Come To Light
فَعَسَىٰ It may be رَبِّىٓ that my Lord أَن that my Lord يُؤْتِيَنِ will give me خَيْرًۭا better مِّن than جَنَّتِكَ your garden وَيُرْسِلَ and will send عَلَيْهَا upon it حُسْبَانًۭا a calamity مِّنَ from ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky فَتُصْبِحَ then it will become صَعِيدًۭا ground زَلَقًا slippery ٤٠
It may be that my Lord will give me [something] better than your garden and will send upon it a [disastrous] penalty from the sky, and it will become a smooth, dusty ground,
— Come To Light
أَوْ Or يُصْبِحَ will become مَآؤُهَا its water غَوْرًۭا sunken فَلَن so never تَسْتَطِيعَ you will be able لَهُۥ to find it طَلَبًۭا to find it ٤١
Or its water will become sunken [into the earth], so you would never be able to seek it."
— Come To Light
وَأُحِيطَ And were surrounded بِثَمَرِهِۦ his fruits فَأَصْبَحَ so he began يُقَلِّبُ twisting كَفَّيْهِ his hands عَلَىٰ over مَآ what أَنفَقَ he (had) spent فِيهَا on it وَهِىَ while it (had) خَاوِيَةٌ collapsed عَلَىٰ on عُرُوشِهَا its trellises وَيَقُولُ and he said يَـٰلَيْتَنِى Oh! I wish لَمْ I had not associated أُشْرِكْ I had not associated بِرَبِّىٓ with my Lord أَحَدًۭا anyone ٤٢
And his fruits were encompassed [by ruin], so he began to turn his hands about [in dismay] over what he had spent on it, while it had collapsed upon its trellises, and said, "Oh, I wish I had not associated with my Lord anyone."
— Come To Light
وَلَمْ And not تَكُن was لَّهُۥ for him فِئَةٌۭ a group يَنصُرُونَهُۥ (to) help him مِن other than دُونِ other than ٱللَّهِ Allah وَمَا and not كَانَ was مُنتَصِرًا (he) supported ٤٣
And there was for him no company to aid him other than Allāh, nor could he defend himself.
— Come To Light
هُنَالِكَ There ٱلْوَلَـٰيَةُ the protection لِلَّهِ (is) from Allah ٱلْحَقِّ ۚ the True هُوَ He خَيْرٌۭ (is the) best ثَوَابًۭا (to) reward وَخَيْرٌ and (the) best عُقْبًۭا (for) the final end ٤٤
There the authority is [completely] for Allāh, the Truth. He is best in reward and best in outcome.
— Come To Light
وَٱضْرِبْ And present لَهُم to them مَّثَلَ the example ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ (of) the life ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world كَمَآءٍ like water أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ which We send down مِنَ from ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky فَٱخْتَلَطَ then mingles بِهِۦ with it نَبَاتُ (the) vegetation ٱلْأَرْضِ (of) the earth فَأَصْبَحَ then becomes هَشِيمًۭا dry stalks تَذْرُوهُ it (is) scattered ٱلرِّيَـٰحُ ۗ (by) the winds وَكَانَ And Allah ٱللَّهُ And Allah عَلَىٰ over كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing مُّقْتَدِرًا (is) All Able ٤٥
And present to them the example of the life of this world, [its being] like rain which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingles with it and [then] it becomes dry remnants, scattered by the winds. And Allāh is ever, over all things, Perfect in Ability.
— Come To Light
Create a free account to save bookmarks, write notes and reflections, track your reading streak and set goals - synced across all your devices.
Generate a beautiful 1080x1080 image to share on social media.
