وَمَا And not يَسْتَوِى are alike ٱلْبَحْرَانِ the two seas هَـٰذَا This عَذْبٌۭ (is) fresh فُرَاتٌۭ sweet سَآئِغٌۭ pleasant شَرَابُهُۥ its drink وَهَـٰذَا and this مِلْحٌ salty أُجَاجٌۭ ۖ (and) bitter وَمِن And from كُلٍّۢ each تَأْكُلُونَ you eat لَحْمًۭا meat طَرِيًّۭا fresh وَتَسْتَخْرِجُونَ and you extract حِلْيَةًۭ ornaments تَلْبَسُونَهَا ۖ you wear them وَتَرَى and you see ٱلْفُلْكَ the ships فِيهِ in it مَوَاخِرَ cleaving لِتَبْتَغُوا۟ so that you may seek مِن of فَضْلِهِۦ His Bounty وَلَعَلَّكُمْ and that you may تَشْكُرُونَ be grateful ١٢

يُولِجُ He causes to enter ٱلَّيْلَ the night فِى in (to) ٱلنَّهَارِ the day وَيُولِجُ and He causes to enter ٱلنَّهَارَ the day فِى in (to) ٱلَّيْلِ the night وَسَخَّرَ and He has subjected ٱلشَّمْسَ the sun وَٱلْقَمَرَ and the moon كُلٌّۭ each يَجْرِى running لِأَجَلٍۢ for a term مُّسَمًّۭى ۚ appointed ذَٰلِكُمُ That (is) ٱللَّهُ Allah رَبُّكُمْ your Lord لَهُ for Him ٱلْمُلْكُ ۚ (is) the Dominion وَٱلَّذِينَ And those whom تَدْعُونَ you invoke مِن besides Him دُونِهِۦ besides Him مَا not يَمْلِكُونَ they possess مِن even قِطْمِيرٍ (as much as) the membrane of a date-seed ١٣

إِن If تَدْعُوهُمْ you invoke them لَا not يَسْمَعُوا۟ they hear دُعَآءَكُمْ your call وَلَوْ and if سَمِعُوا۟ they heard مَا not ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟ they (would) respond لَكُمْ ۖ to you وَيَوْمَ And (on the) Day ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection يَكْفُرُونَ they will deny بِشِرْكِكُمْ ۚ your association وَلَا And none يُنَبِّئُكَ can inform you مِثْلُ like خَبِيرٍۢ (the) All-Aware ١٤

۞ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O ٱلنَّاسُ mankind أَنتُمُ You ٱلْفُقَرَآءُ (are) those in need إِلَى of ٱللَّهِ ۖ Allah وَٱللَّهُ while Allah هُوَ He ٱلْغَنِىُّ (is) Free of need ٱلْحَمِيدُ the Praiseworthy ١٥

إِن If يَشَأْ He wills يُذْهِبْكُمْ He (can) do away with you وَيَأْتِ and bring بِخَلْقٍۢ in a creation جَدِيدٍۢ new ١٦

وَمَا And not ذَٰلِكَ that عَلَى (is) on ٱللَّهِ Allah بِعَزِيزٍۢ difficult ١٧

وَلَا And not تَزِرُ will bear وَازِرَةٌۭ bearer of burdens وِزْرَ burden أُخْرَىٰ ۚ (of) another وَإِن And if تَدْعُ calls مُثْقَلَةٌ a heavily laden إِلَىٰ to حِمْلِهَا (carry) its load لَا not يُحْمَلْ will be carried مِنْهُ of it شَىْءٌۭ anything وَلَوْ even if كَانَ he be ذَا near of kin قُرْبَىٰٓ ۗ near of kin إِنَّمَا Only تُنذِرُ you can warn ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَخْشَوْنَ fear رَبَّهُم their Lord بِٱلْغَيْبِ unseen وَأَقَامُوا۟ and establish ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ ۚ the prayer وَمَن And whoever تَزَكَّىٰ purifies himself فَإِنَّمَا then only يَتَزَكَّىٰ he purifies لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۚ for his own self وَإِلَى And to ٱللَّهِ Allah ٱلْمَصِيرُ (is) the destination ١٨