As-Saaffaat

وَٱلصَّـٰٓفَّـٰتِ صَفًّا

By those ˹angels˺ lined up in ranks

فَٱلزَّٰجِرَٰتِ زَجْرًا

and those who diligently drive ˹the clouds˺

فَٱلتَّـٰلِيَـٰتِ ذِكْرًا

and those who recite the Reminder!

إِنَّ إِلَـٰهَكُمْ لَوَٰحِدٌ

Surely your God is One!

رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَشَـٰرِقِ

˹He is˺ the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between, and the Lord of all points of sunrise.

إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلْكَوَاكِبِ

Indeed, We have adorned the lowest heaven with the stars for decoration

وَحِفْظًا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَـٰنٍ مَّارِدٍ

and ˹for˺ protection from every rebellious devil.

لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلَإِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٍ

They cannot listen to the highest assembly ˹of angels˺ for they are pelted from every side

دُحُورًا ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ وَاصِبٌ

˹fiercely˺ driven away. And they will suffer an everlasting torment.

إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ ٱلْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ

But whoever manages to stealthily eavesdrop is ˹instantly˺ pursued by a piercing flare.

فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَم مَّنْ خَلَقْنَآ ۚ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَـٰهُم مِّن طِينٍ لَّازِبٍۭ

So ask them ˹O Prophet˺, which is harder to create: them or other marvels of Our creation? Indeed, We created them from a sticky clay.

بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ

In fact, you are astonished ˹by their denial˺, while they ridicule ˹you˺.

وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ لَا يَذْكُرُونَ

When they are reminded, they are never mindful.

وَإِذَا رَأَوْا۟ ءَايَةً يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ

And whenever they see a sign, they make fun of it

وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

saying, “This is nothing but pure magic.

أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ

When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be resurrected?

أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ

And our forefathers as well?”

قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَنتُمْ دَٰخِرُونَ

Say, “Yes! And you will be fully humbled.”

فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنظُرُونَ

It will only take one Blast, then at once they will see ˹it all˺.

وَقَالُوا۟ يَـٰوَيْلَنَا هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ

They will cry, “Oh, woe to us! This is the Day of Judgment!”

هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

˹They will be told,˺ “This is the Day of ˹Final˺ Decision which you used to deny.”

۞ ٱحْشُرُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ وَأَزْوَٰجَهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْبُدُونَ

˹Allah will say to the angels,˺ “Gather ˹all˺ the wrongdoers along with their peers, and whatever they used to worship

مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهْدُوهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

instead of Allah, then lead them ˹all˺ to the path of Hell.

وَقِفُوهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسْـُٔولُونَ

And detain them, for they must be questioned.”

مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ

˹Then they will be asked,˺ “What is the matter with you that you can no longer help each other?”

بَلْ هُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ مُسْتَسْلِمُونَ

In fact, on that Day they will be ˹fully˺ submissive.

وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

They will turn on each other, throwing blame.

قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ

The misled will say, “It was you who deluded us away from what is right.”

قَالُوا۟ بَل لَّمْ تَكُونُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ

The misleaders will reply, “No! You disbelieved on your own.

وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَـٰنٍۭ ۖ بَلْ كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا طَـٰغِينَ

We had no authority over you. In fact, you yourselves were a transgressing people.

فَحَقَّ عَلَيْنَا قَوْلُ رَبِّنَآ ۖ إِنَّا لَذَآئِقُونَ

The decree of our Lord has come to pass against us ˹all˺: we will certainly taste ˹the punishment˺.

فَأَغْوَيْنَـٰكُمْ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَـٰوِينَ

We caused you to deviate, for we ourselves were deviant.”

فَإِنَّهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ

Surely on that Day they will ˹all˺ share in the punishment.

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ

That is certainly how We deal with the wicked.

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوٓا۟ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ

For whenever it was said to them ˹in the world˺, “There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Allah,” they acted arrogantly

وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُوٓا۟ ءَالِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٍ مَّجْنُونٍۭ

and argued, “Should we really abandon our gods for a mad poet?”

بَلْ جَآءَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

In fact, he came with the truth, confirming ˹earlier˺ messengers.

إِنَّكُمْ لَذَآئِقُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْأَلِيمِ

You will certainly taste the painful torment

وَمَا تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

and will only be rewarded for what you used to do.

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

But not the chosen servants of Allah.

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ رِزْقٌ مَّعْلُومٌ

They will have a known provision:

فَوَٰكِهُ ۖ وَهُم مُّكْرَمُونَ

fruits ˹of every type˺. And they will be honoured

فِى جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ

in the Gardens of Bliss

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مُّتَقَـٰبِلِينَ

facing each other on thrones.

يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍۭ

A drink ˹of pure wine˺ will be passed around to them from a flowing stream:

بَيْضَآءَ لَذَّةٍ لِّلشَّـٰرِبِينَ

crystal-white, delicious to drink.

لَا فِيهَا غَوْلٌ وَلَا هُمْ عَنْهَا يُنزَفُونَ

It will neither harm ˹them˺, nor will they be intoxicated by it.

وَعِندَهُمْ قَـٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ عِينٌ

And with them will be maidens of modest gaze and gorgeous eyes

كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيْضٌ مَّكْنُونٌ

as if they were pristine pearls.

فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

Then they will turn to one another inquisitively.

قَالَ قَآئِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ إِنِّى كَانَ لِى قَرِينٌ

One of them will say, “I once had a companion ˹in the world˺

يَقُولُ أَءِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُصَدِّقِينَ

who used to ask ˹me˺, ‘Do you actually believe ˹in resurrection˺?

أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ

When we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be brought to judgment?’”

قَالَ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ

He will ˹then˺ ask, “Would you care to see ˹his fate˺?”

فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَءَاهُ فِى سَوَآءِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

Then he ˹and the others˺ will look and spot him in the midst of the Hellfire.

قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرْدِينِ

He will ˹then˺ say, “By Allah! You nearly ruined me.

وَلَوْلَا نِعْمَةُ رَبِّى لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْضَرِينَ

Had it not been for the grace of my Lord, I ˹too˺ would have certainly been among those brought ˹to Hell˺.”

أَفَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ

˹Then he will ask his fellow believers,˺ “Can you imagine that we will never die

إِلَّا مَوْتَتَنَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

except our first death, nor be punished ˹like the others˺?”

إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ

This is truly the ultimate triumph.

لِمِثْلِ هَـٰذَا فَلْيَعْمَلِ ٱلْعَـٰمِلُونَ

For such ˹honour˺ all should strive.

أَذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ نُّزُلًا أَمْ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ

Is this ˹bliss˺ a better accommodation or the tree of Zaqqûm?

إِنَّا جَعَلْنَـٰهَا فِتْنَةً لِّلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

We have surely made it a test for the wrongdoers.

إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٌ تَخْرُجُ فِىٓ أَصْلِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

Indeed, it is a tree that grows in the depths of Hell

طَلْعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينِ

bearing fruit like devils’ heads.

فَإِنَّهُمْ لَـَٔاكِلُونَ مِنْهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنْهَا ٱلْبُطُونَ

The evildoers will certainly ˹be left to˺ eat from it, filling up their bellies with it.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا لَشَوْبًا مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ

Then on top of that they will be given a blend of boiling drink.

ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرْجِعَهُمْ لَإِلَى ٱلْجَحِيمِ

Then they will ultimately return to ˹their place in˺ Hell.

إِنَّهُمْ أَلْفَوْا۟ ءَابَآءَهُمْ ضَآلِّينَ

Indeed, they found their forefathers astray

فَهُمْ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَـٰرِهِمْ يُهْرَعُونَ

so they rushed in their footsteps!

وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

And surely most of the earlier generations had strayed before them

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ

although We had certainly sent warners among them.

فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ

See then what was the end of those who had been warned.

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

But not the chosen servants of Allah.

وَلَقَدْ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحٌ فَلَنِعْمَ ٱلْمُجِيبُونَ

Indeed, Noah cried out to Us, and how excellent are We in responding!

وَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

We delivered him and his family from the great distress

وَجَعَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلْبَاقِينَ

and made his descendants the sole survivors.

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

And We blessed him ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations:

سَلَـٰمٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٍ فِى ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

“Peace be upon Noah among all peoples.”

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

Indeed, this is how We reward the good-doers.

إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

˹For˺ he was truly one of Our faithful servants.

ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ

Then We drowned the others.

۞ وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ لَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ

And indeed, one of those who followed his way was Abraham.

إِذْ جَآءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ

˹Remember˺ when he came to his Lord with a pure heart

إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ مَاذَا تَعْبُدُونَ

and said to his father and his people, “What are you worshipping?

أَئِفْكًا ءَالِهَةً دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ

Is it false gods that you desire instead of Allah?

فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

What then do you expect from the Lord of all worlds?”

فَنَظَرَ نَظْرَةً فِى ٱلنُّجُومِ

He later looked up to the stars ˹in contemplation˺

فَقَالَ إِنِّى سَقِيمٌ

then said, “I am really sick.”

فَتَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ مُدْبِرِينَ

So they turned their backs on him and went away.

فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِهِمْ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ

Then he ˹stealthily˺ advanced towards their gods, and said ˹mockingly˺, “Will you not eat ˹your offerings˺?

مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنطِقُونَ

What is wrong with you that you cannot speak?”

فَرَاغَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضَرْبًۢا بِٱلْيَمِينِ

Then he swiftly turned on them, striking ˹them˺ with his right hand.

فَأَقْبَلُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ يَزِفُّونَ

Later, his people came rushing towards him ˹furiously˺.

قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ

He argued, “How can you worship what you carve ˹with your own hands˺

وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

when it is Allah Who created you and whatever you do?”

قَالُوا۟ ٱبْنُوا۟ لَهُۥ بُنْيَـٰنًا فَأَلْقُوهُ فِى ٱلْجَحِيمِ

They said ˹to one another˺, “Build him a furnace and cast him into the blazing fire.”

فَأَرَادُوا۟ بِهِۦ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمُ ٱلْأَسْفَلِينَ

And so they sought to harm him, but We made them inferior.

وَقَالَ إِنِّى ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّى سَيَهْدِينِ

He later said, “I am leaving ˹in obedience˺ to my Lord. He will guide me.

رَبِّ هَبْ لِى مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

My Lord! Bless me with righteous offspring.”

فَبَشَّرْنَـٰهُ بِغُلَـٰمٍ حَلِيمٍ

So We gave him good news of a forbearing son.

فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعْىَ قَالَ يَـٰبُنَىَّ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ فِى ٱلْمَنَامِ أَنِّىٓ أَذْبَحُكَ فَٱنظُرْ مَاذَا تَرَىٰ ۚ قَالَ يَـٰٓأَبَتِ ٱفْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُ ۖ سَتَجِدُنِىٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ

Then when the boy reached the age to work with him, Abraham said, “O my dear son! I have seen in a dream that I ˹must˺ sacrifice you. So tell me what you think.” He replied, “O my dear father! Do as you are commanded. Allah willing, you will find me steadfast.”

فَلَمَّآ أَسْلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلْجَبِينِ

Then when they submitted ˹to Allah’s Will˺, and Abraham laid him on the side of his forehead ˹for sacrifice˺

وَنَـٰدَيْنَـٰهُ أَن يَـٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ

We called out to him, “O Abraham!

قَدْ صَدَّقْتَ ٱلرُّءْيَآ ۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

You have already fulfilled the vision.” Indeed, this is how We reward the good-doers.

إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْبَلَـٰٓؤُا۟ ٱلْمُبِينُ

That was truly a revealing test.

وَفَدَيْنَـٰهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظِيمٍ

And We ransomed his son with a great sacrifice

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

and blessed Abraham ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations:

سَلَـٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ

“Peace be upon Abraham.”

كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

This is how We reward the good-doers.

إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

He was truly one of Our faithful servants.

وَبَشَّرْنَـٰهُ بِإِسْحَـٰقَ نَبِيًّا مِّنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ

We ˹later˺ gave him good news of Isaac—a prophet, and one of the righteous.

وَبَـٰرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَىٰٓ إِسْحَـٰقَ ۚ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحْسِنٌ وَظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهِۦ مُبِينٌ

We blessed him and Isaac as well. Some of their descendants did good, while others clearly wronged themselves.

وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَـٰرُونَ

And We certainly showed favour to Moses and Aaron

وَنَجَّيْنَـٰهُمَا وَقَوْمَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

and delivered them and their people from the great distress.

وَنَصَرْنَـٰهُمْ فَكَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ

We helped them so it was they who prevailed.

وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمَا ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ ٱلْمُسْتَبِينَ

We gave them the clear Scripture

وَهَدَيْنَـٰهُمَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ

and guided them to the Straight Path.

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِمَا فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

And We blessed them ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations:

سَلَـٰمٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَـٰرُونَ

“Peace be upon Moses and Aaron.”

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

Indeed, this is how We reward the good-doers.

إِنَّهُمَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

They were truly ˹two˺ of Our faithful servants.

وَإِنَّ إِلْيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

And Elias was indeed one of the messengers.

إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

˹Remember˺ when he said to his people, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?

أَتَدْعُونَ بَعْلًا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْخَـٰلِقِينَ

Do you call upon ˹the idol of˺ Ba’l and abandon the Best of Creators—

ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمْ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

Allah, your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers?”

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ

But they rejected him, so they will certainly be brought ˹for punishment˺.

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

But not the chosen servants of Allah.

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

We blessed him ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations:

سَلَـٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلْ يَاسِينَ

“Peace be upon Elias.”

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

Indeed, this is how We reward the good-doers.

إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

He was truly one of Our faithful servants.

وَإِنَّ لُوطًا لَّمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

And Lot was indeed one of the messengers.

إِذْ نَجَّيْنَـٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ

˹Remember˺ when We delivered him and all of his family

إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِى ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ

except an old woman, who was one of the doomed.

ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ

Then We ˹utterly˺ destroyed the rest.

وَإِنَّكُمْ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهِم مُّصْبِحِينَ

You ˹Meccans˺ certainly pass by their ruins day

وَبِٱلَّيْلِ ۗ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

and night. Will you not then understand?

وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

And Jonah was indeed one of the messengers.

إِذْ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ

˹Remember˺ when he fled to the overloaded ship.

فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُدْحَضِينَ

Then ˹to save it from sinking,˺ he drew straws ˹with other passengers˺. He lost ˹and was thrown overboard˺.

فَٱلْتَقَمَهُ ٱلْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ

Then the whale engulfed him while he was blameworthy.

فَلَوْلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَبِّحِينَ

Had he not ˹constantly˺ glorified ˹Allah˺

لَلَبِثَ فِى بَطْنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ

he would have certainly remained in its belly until the Day of Resurrection.

۞ فَنَبَذْنَـٰهُ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٌ

But We cast him onto the open ˹shore˺, ˹totally˺ worn out

وَأَنۢبَتْنَا عَلَيْهِ شَجَرَةً مِّن يَقْطِينٍ

and caused a squash plant to grow over him.

وَأَرْسَلْنَـٰهُ إِلَىٰ مِا۟ئَةِ أَلْفٍ أَوْ يَزِيدُونَ

We ˹later˺ sent him ˹back˺ to ˹his city of˺ at least one hundred thousand people

فَـَٔامَنُوا۟ فَمَتَّعْنَـٰهُمْ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ

who then believed ˹in him˺, so We allowed them enjoyment for a while.

فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلْبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ ٱلْبَنُونَ

Ask them ˹O Prophet˺ if your Lord has daughters, while the pagans ˹prefer to˺ have sons.

أَمْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ إِنَـٰثًا وَهُمْ شَـٰهِدُونَ

Or ˹ask them˺ if We created the angels as females right before their eyes.

أَلَآ إِنَّهُم مِّنْ إِفْكِهِمْ لَيَقُولُونَ

Indeed, it is one of their ˹outrageous˺ fabrications to say

وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَـٰذِبُونَ

“Allah has children.” They are simply liars.

أَصْطَفَى ٱلْبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلْبَنِينَ

Has He chosen daughters over sons?

مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ

What is the matter with you? How do you judge?

أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

Will you not then be mindful?

أَمْ لَكُمْ سُلْطَـٰنٌ مُّبِينٌ

Or do you have ˹any˺ compelling proof?

فَأْتُوا۟ بِكِتَـٰبِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـٰدِقِينَ

Then bring ˹us˺ your scripture, if what you say is true!

وَجَعَلُوا۟ بَيْنَهُۥ وَبَيْنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ نَسَبًا ۚ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمَتِ ٱلْجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ

They have also established a ˹marital˺ relationship between Him and the jinn. Yet the jinn ˹themselves˺ know well that such people will certainly be brought ˹for punishment˺.

سُبْحَـٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

Glorified is Allah far above what they claim!

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

But not the chosen servants of Allah.

فَإِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ

Surely you ˹pagans˺ and whatever ˹idols˺ you worship

مَآ أَنتُمْ عَلَيْهِ بِفَـٰتِنِينَ

can never lure ˹anyone˺ away from Him

إِلَّا مَنْ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

except those ˹destined˺ to burn in Hell.

وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٌ مَّعْلُومٌ

˹The angels respond,˺ “There is not one of us without an assigned station ˹of worship˺.

وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلصَّآفُّونَ

We are indeed the ones lined up in ranks ˹for Allah˺.

وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلْمُسَبِّحُونَ

And we are indeed the ones ˹constantly˺ glorifying ˹His praise˺.”

وَإِن كَانُوا۟ لَيَقُولُونَ

They certainly used to say

لَوْ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكْرًا مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

“If only we had a Reminder like ˹those of˺ earlier peoples

لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ

we would have truly been Allah’s devoted servants.”

فَكَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ

But ˹now˺ they reject it, so they will soon know.

وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

Our Word has already gone forth to Our servants, the messengers

إِنَّهُمْ لَهُمُ ٱلْمَنصُورُونَ

that they would surely be helped

وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ

and that Our forces will certainly prevail.

فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ

So turn away from the deniers for a while ˹O Prophet˺.

وَأَبْصِرْهُمْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ

You will see ˹what will happen to˺ them, and they too will see!

أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ

Do they ˹really˺ wish to hasten Our punishment?

فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمْ فَسَآءَ صَبَاحُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ

Yet when it descends upon them: how evil will that morning be for those who had been warned!

وَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ

And turn away from them for a while.

وَأَبْصِرْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ

You will see, and they too will see!

سُبْحَـٰنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ ٱلْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

Glorified is your Lord—the Lord of Honour and Power—above what they claim!

وَسَلَـٰمٌ عَلَى ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

Peace be upon the messengers.

وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

And praise be to Allah—Lord of all worlds.