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42. Surah Ash-Shuraa

The Consultation · Makki · 53 Ayahs

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

حمٓ Ha Meem ١

Ḥā, Meem.

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عٓسٓقٓ Ayn Seen Qaaf ٢

ʿAyn, Seen, Qāf.

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كَذَٰلِكَ Thus يُوحِىٓ reveals إِلَيْكَ to you وَإِلَى and to ٱلَّذِينَ those مِن before you قَبْلِكَ before you ٱللَّهُ Allah ٱلْعَزِيزُ the All-Mighty ٱلْحَكِيمُ the All-Wise ٣

Thus has He revealed to you, [O Muḥammad], and to those before you - Allāh, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

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لَهُۥ To Him مَا (belong) whatever فِى (is) in ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَمَا and whatever فِى (is) in ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ the earth وَهُوَ and He ٱلْعَلِىُّ (is) the Most High ٱلْعَظِيمُ the Most Great ٤

To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, and He is the Most High, the Most Great.

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تَكَادُ Almost ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتُ the heavens يَتَفَطَّرْنَ break up مِن from فَوْقِهِنَّ ۚ above them وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ and the Angels يُسَبِّحُونَ glorify بِحَمْدِ (the) praise رَبِّهِمْ (of) their Lord وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ and ask for forgiveness لِمَن for those فِى on ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ the earth أَلَآ Unquestionably إِنَّ indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah هُوَ He ٱلْغَفُورُ (is) the Oft-Forgiving ٱلرَّحِيمُ the Most Merciful ٥

The heavens almost break from above them, and the angels exalt [Allāh] with praise of their Lord and ask forgiveness for those on earth. Unquestionably, it is Allāh who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.

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وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ take مِن besides دُونِهِۦٓ besides أَوْلِيَآءَ protectors ٱللَّهُ Allah حَفِيظٌ (is) a Guardian عَلَيْهِمْ over them وَمَآ and not أَنتَ you عَلَيْهِم (are) over them بِوَكِيلٍۢ a manager ٦

And those who take as allies other than Him - Allāh is [yet] Guardian over them; and you, [O Muḥammad], are not over them a manager.

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وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus أَوْحَيْنَآ We have revealed إِلَيْكَ to you قُرْءَانًا a Quran عَرَبِيًّۭا (in) Arabic لِّتُنذِرَ that you may warn أُمَّ (the) mother ٱلْقُرَىٰ (of) the towns وَمَنْ and whoever حَوْلَهَا (is) around it وَتُنذِرَ and warn يَوْمَ (of the) Day ٱلْجَمْعِ (of) Assembly لَا (there is) no رَيْبَ doubt فِيهِ ۚ in it فَرِيقٌۭ A party فِى (will be) in ٱلْجَنَّةِ Paradise وَفَرِيقٌۭ and a party فِى in ٱلسَّعِيرِ the Blazing Fire ٧

And thus We have revealed to you an Arabic Qur’ān that you may warn the Mother of Cities [i.e., Makkah] and those around it and warn of the Day of Assembly, about which there is no doubt. A party will be in Paradise and a party in the Blaze.

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وَلَوْ And if شَآءَ Allah willed ٱللَّهُ Allah willed لَجَعَلَهُمْ He could have made them أُمَّةًۭ a community وَٰحِدَةًۭ one وَلَـٰكِن but يُدْخِلُ He admits مَن whom يَشَآءُ He wills فِى in (to) رَحْمَتِهِۦ ۚ His Mercy وَٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ And the wrongdoers مَا not لَهُم for them مِّن any وَلِىٍّۢ protector وَلَا and not نَصِيرٍ any helper ٨

And if Allāh willed, He could have made them [of] one religion, but He admits whom He wills into His mercy. And the wrongdoers have not any protector or helper.

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أَمِ Or ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ have they taken مِن besides Him دُونِهِۦٓ besides Him أَوْلِيَآءَ ۖ protectors فَٱللَّهُ But Allah هُوَ He ٱلْوَلِىُّ (is) the Protector وَهُوَ and He يُحْىِ gives life ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ (to) the dead وَهُوَ And He عَلَىٰ (is) on كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing قَدِيرٌۭ All-Powerful ٩

Or have they taken protectors [or allies] besides Him? But Allāh - He is the Protector, and He gives life to the dead, and He is over all things competent.

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وَمَا And whatever ٱخْتَلَفْتُمْ you differ فِيهِ in it مِن of شَىْءٍۢ a thing فَحُكْمُهُۥٓ then its ruling إِلَى (is) to ٱللَّهِ ۚ Allah ذَٰلِكُمُ That ٱللَّهُ (is) Allah رَبِّى my Lord عَلَيْهِ upon Him تَوَكَّلْتُ I put my trust وَإِلَيْهِ and to Him أُنِيبُ I turn ١٠

And in anything over which you disagree - its ruling is [to be referred] to Allāh. [Say], "That is Allāh, my Lord; upon Him I have relied, and to Him I turn back."

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