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رِجَالٌۭ Men لَّا not تُلْهِيهِمْ distracts them تِجَـٰرَةٌۭ trade وَلَا and not بَيْعٌ sale عَن from ذِكْرِ (the) remembrance of Allah ٱللَّهِ (the) remembrance of Allah وَإِقَامِ and (from) establishing ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ the prayer وَإِيتَآءِ and giving ٱلزَّكَوٰةِ ۙ zakah يَخَافُونَ They fear يَوْمًۭا a Day تَتَقَلَّبُ will turn about فِيهِ therein ٱلْقُلُوبُ the hearts وَٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُ and the eyes ٣٧

[Are] men whom neither commerce nor sale distracts from the remembrance of Allāh and performance of prayer and giving of zakāh. They fear a Day in which the hearts and eyes will [fearfully] turn about -

— Come To Light

لِيَجْزِيَهُمُ That Allah may reward them ٱللَّهُ That Allah may reward them أَحْسَنَ (with the) best مَا (of) what عَمِلُوا۟ they did وَيَزِيدَهُم and increase them مِّن from فَضْلِهِۦ ۗ His Bounty وَٱللَّهُ And Allah يَرْزُقُ provides مَن whom يَشَآءُ He wills بِغَيْرِ without حِسَابٍۢ measure ٣٨

That Allāh may reward them [according to] the best of what they did and increase them from His bounty. And Allāh gives provision to whom He wills without account [i.e., limit].

— Come To Light

وَٱلَّذِينَ But those who كَفَرُوٓا۟ disbelieve أَعْمَـٰلُهُمْ their deeds كَسَرَابٍۭ (are) like a mirage بِقِيعَةٍۢ in a lowland يَحْسَبُهُ thinks it ٱلظَّمْـَٔانُ the thirsty one مَآءً (to be) water حَتَّىٰٓ until إِذَا when جَآءَهُۥ he comes to it لَمْ not يَجِدْهُ he finds it شَيْـًۭٔا (to be) anything وَوَجَدَ but he finds ٱللَّهَ Allah عِندَهُۥ before him فَوَفَّىٰهُ He will pay him in full حِسَابَهُۥ ۗ his due وَٱللَّهُ And Allah سَرِيعُ (is) swift ٱلْحِسَابِ (in) the account ٣٩

But those who disbelieved - their deeds are like a mirage in a lowland which a thirsty one thinks is water until, when he comes to it, he finds it is nothing but finds Allāh before him, and He will pay him in full his due; and Allāh is swift in account.

— Come To Light

أَوْ Or كَظُلُمَـٰتٍۢ (is) like (the) darkness[es] فِى in بَحْرٍۢ a sea لُّجِّىٍّۢ deep يَغْشَىٰهُ covers it مَوْجٌۭ a wave مِّن on it فَوْقِهِۦ on it مَوْجٌۭ a wave مِّن on it فَوْقِهِۦ on it سَحَابٌۭ ۚ a cloud ظُلُمَـٰتٌۢ darkness[es] بَعْضُهَا some of it فَوْقَ on بَعْضٍ others إِذَآ When أَخْرَجَ he puts out يَدَهُۥ his hand لَمْ hardly يَكَدْ hardly يَرَىٰهَا ۗ he (can) see it وَمَن And (for) whom لَّمْ not يَجْعَلِ Allah (has) made ٱللَّهُ Allah (has) made لَهُۥ for him نُورًۭا a light فَمَا then not لَهُۥ for him مِن (is) any نُّورٍ light ٤٠

Or [they are] like darknesses within an unfathomable sea which is covered by waves, upon which are waves, over which are clouds - darknesses, some of them upon others. When one puts out his hand [therein], he can hardly see it. And he to whom Allāh has not granted light - for him there is no light.

— Come To Light

أَلَمْ Do not تَرَ you see أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah يُسَبِّحُ glorify لَهُۥ Him مَن whoever فِى (is) in ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth وَٱلطَّيْرُ and the birds صَـٰٓفَّـٰتٍۢ ۖ (with) wings outspread كُلٌّۭ Each one قَدْ verily عَلِمَ knows صَلَاتَهُۥ its prayer وَتَسْبِيحَهُۥ ۗ and its glorification وَٱللَّهُ And Allah عَلِيمٌۢ (is) All-Knower بِمَا of what يَفْعَلُونَ they do ٤١

Do you not see that Allāh is exalted by whomever is within the heavens and the earth and [by] the birds with wings spread [in flight]? Each [of them] has known his [means of] prayer and exalting [Him], and Allāh is Knowing of what they do.

— Come To Light

وَلِلَّهِ And to Allah (belongs) مُلْكُ (the) dominion ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ and the earth وَإِلَى And to ٱللَّهِ Allah ٱلْمَصِيرُ (is) the destination ٤٢

And to Allāh belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and to Allāh is the destination.

— Come To Light

أَلَمْ Do not تَرَ you see أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah يُزْجِى drives سَحَابًۭا clouds ثُمَّ then يُؤَلِّفُ joins بَيْنَهُۥ between them ثُمَّ then يَجْعَلُهُۥ makes them رُكَامًۭا (into) a mass فَتَرَى then you see ٱلْوَدْقَ the rain يَخْرُجُ come forth مِنْ from خِلَـٰلِهِۦ their midst وَيُنَزِّلُ And He sends down مِنَ from ٱلسَّمَآءِ (the) sky مِن [from] جِبَالٍۢ mountains فِيهَا within it مِنۢ [of] بَرَدٍۢ (is) hail فَيُصِيبُ and He strikes بِهِۦ with it مَن whom يَشَآءُ He wills وَيَصْرِفُهُۥ and averts it عَن from مَّن whom يَشَآءُ ۖ He wills يَكَادُ Nearly سَنَا (the) flash بَرْقِهِۦ (of) its lighting يَذْهَبُ takes away بِٱلْأَبْصَـٰرِ the sight ٤٣

Do you not see that Allāh drives clouds? Then He brings them together; then He makes them into a mass, and you see the rain emerge from within it. And He sends down from the sky, mountains [of clouds] within which is hail, and He strikes with it whom He wills and averts it from whom He wills. The flash of its lightning almost takes away the eyesight.

— Come To Light

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