Surah Al 'Ankabut

Translation by:
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

1. الۤمّۤ ۗ

   Alif lām mīm.

   Alif-Lãm-Mĩm.

2. اَحَسِبَ النَّاسُ اَنْ يُّتْرَكُوْٓا اَنْ يَّقُوْلُوْٓا اٰمَنَّا وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُوْنَ

   Aḥasiban-nāsu ay yutrakū ay yaqūlū āmannā wa hum lā yuftanūn(a).

   Do people think once they say, “We believe,” that they will be left without being put to the test?

3. وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ فَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ اللّٰهُ الَّذِيْنَ صَدَقُوْا وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ الْكٰذِبِيْنَ

   Wa laqad fatannal-lażīna min qablihim falaya‘lamannallāhul-lażīna ṣadaqū wa laya‘lamannal-kāżibīn(a).

   We certainly tested those before them. And ˹in this way˺ Allah will clearly distinguish between those who are truthful and those who are liars.

4. اَمْ حَسِبَ الَّذِيْنَ يَعْمَلُوْنَ السَّيِّاٰتِ اَنْ يَّسْبِقُوْنَا ۗسَاۤءَ مَا يَحْكُمُوْنَ

   Am ḥasibal-lażīna ya‘malūnas-sayyi'āti ay yasbiqūnā, sā'a mā yaḥkumūn(a).

   Or do the evildoers ˹simply˺ think that they will escape Us? How wrong is their judgment!

5. مَنْ كَانَ يَرْجُوْا لِقَاۤءَ اللّٰهِ فَاِنَّ اَجَلَ اللّٰهِ لَاٰتٍ ۗوَهُوَ السَّمِيْعُ الْعَلِيْمُ

   Man kāna yarjū liqā'allāhi fa'inna ajalallāhi la'āt(in), wa huwas-samī‘ul-‘alīm(u).

   Whoever hopes for the meeting with Allah, ˹let them know that˺ Allah’s appointed time is sure to come. He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

6. وَمَنْ جَاهَدَ فَاِنَّمَا يُجَاهِدُ لِنَفْسِهٖ ۗاِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَغَنِيٌّ عَنِ الْعٰلَمِيْنَ

   Wa man jāhada fa'innamā yujāhidu linafsih(ī), innallāha laganiyyun ‘anil-‘ālamīn(a).

   And whoever strives ˹in Allah’s cause˺, only does so for their own good. Surely Allah is not in need of ˹any of˺ His creation.

7. وَالَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ لَنُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنْهُمْ سَيِّاٰتِهِمْ وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ اَحْسَنَ الَّذِيْ كَانُوْا يَعْمَلُوْنَ

   Wal-lażīna āmanū wa ‘amiluṣ-ṣāliḥāti lanukaffiranna ‘anhum sayyi'ātihim wa lanajziyannahum aḥsanal-lażī kānū ya‘malūn(a).

   As for those who believe and do good, We will certainly absolve them of their sins, and reward them according to the best of what they used to do.

8. وَوَصَّيْنَا الْاِنْسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ حُسْنًا ۗوَاِنْ جَاهَدٰكَ لِتُشْرِكَ بِيْ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهٖ عِلْمٌ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَا ۗاِلَيَّ مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَاُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ

   Wa waṣṣainal-insāna biwālidaihi ḥusnā(n), wa in jāhadāka litusyrika bī mā laisa laka bihī ‘ilmun falā tuṭi‘humā, ilayya marji‘ukum fa'unabbi'ukum bimā kuntum ta‘malūn(a).

   We have commanded people to honour their parents. But if they urge you to associate with Me what you have no knowledge of, then do not obey them. To Me you will ˹all˺ return, and then I will inform you of what you used to do.

9. وَالَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ لَنُدْخِلَنَّهُمْ فِى الصّٰلِحِيْنَ

   Wal-lażīna āmanū wa ‘amiluṣ-ṣāliḥāti lanudkhilannahum fiṣ-ṣāliḥīn(a).

   Those who believe and do good will surely be admitted by Us into ˹the company of˺ the righteous.

10. وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَّقُوْلُ اٰمَنَّا بِاللّٰهِ فَاِذَآ اُوْذِيَ فِى اللّٰهِ جَعَلَ فِتْنَةَ النَّاسِ كَعَذَابِ اللّٰهِ ۗوَلَىِٕنْ جَاۤءَ نَصْرٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّكَ لَيَقُوْلُنَّ اِنَّا كُنَّا مَعَكُمْۗ اَوَلَيْسَ اللّٰهُ بِاَعْلَمَ بِمَا فِيْ صُدُوْرِ الْعٰلَمِيْنَ

    Wa minan-nāsi may yaqūlu āmannā billāhi fa'iżā ūżiya fillāhi ja‘ala fitnatan-nāsi ka‘ażābillāh(i), wa la'in jā'a naṣrum mir rabbika layaqūlunna innā kunnā ma‘akum, awa laisallāhu bi'a‘lama bimā fī ṣudūril-‘ālamīn(a).

    There are some who say, “We believe in Allah,” but when they suffer in the cause of Allah, they mistake ˹this˺ persecution at the hands of people for the punishment of Allah. But when victory comes from your Lord, they surely say ˹to the believers˺, “We have always been with you.” Does Allah not know best what is in the hearts of all beings?

11. وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ اللّٰهُ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ الْمُنٰفِقِيْنَ

    Wa laya‘lamannallāhul-lażīna āmanū wa laya‘lamannal-munāfiqīn(a).

    Allah will certainly distinguish between those who have ˹sure˺ faith and the hypocrites.

12. وَقَالَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا لِلَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوا اتَّبِعُوْا سَبِيْلَنَا وَلْنَحْمِلْ خَطٰيٰكُمْۗ وَمَا هُمْ بِحٰمِلِيْنَ مِنْ خَطٰيٰهُمْ مِّنْ شَيْءٍۗ اِنَّهُمْ لَكٰذِبُوْنَ

    Wa qālal-lażīna kafarū lil-lażīna āmanuttabi‘ū sabīlanā walnaḥmil khaṭāyākum, wa mā hum biḥāmilīna min khaṭāyāhum min syai'(in), innahum lakāżibūn(a).

    The disbelievers say to the believers, “˹Just˺ follow our way, and we will bear ˹the burden of˺ your sins.” But they would never ˹want to˺ bear any of the believers’ sins. They are simply lying.

13. وَلَيَحْمِلُنَّ اَثْقَالَهُمْ وَاَثْقَالًا مَّعَ اَثْقَالِهِمْ وَلَيُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ عَمَّا كَانُوْا يَفْتَرُوْنَ ࣖ

    Wa layaḥmilunna aṡqālahum wa aṡqālam ma‘a aṡqālihim wa layus'alunna yaumal-qiyāmati ‘ammā kānū yaftarūn(a).

    Yet they will certainly ˹be made to˺ carry their own burdens, as well as other burdens along with their own. And they will surely be questioned on Judgment Day about what they used to fabricate.

14. وَلَقَدْ اَرْسَلْنَا نُوْحًا اِلٰى قَوْمِهٖ فَلَبِثَ فِيْهِمْ اَلْفَ سَنَةٍ اِلَّا خَمْسِيْنَ عَامًا ۗفَاَخَذَهُمُ الطُّوْفَانُ وَهُمْ ظٰلِمُوْنَ

    Wa laqad arsalnā nūḥan ilā qaumihī falabiṡa fīhim alfa sanatin illā khamsīna ‘āmā(n), fa'akhażahumuṭ-ṭūfānu wa hum ẓālimūn(a).

    Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, and he remained among them for a thousand years, less fifty. Then the Flood overtook them, while they persisted in wrongdoing.

15. فَاَنْجَيْنٰهُ وَاَصْحٰبَ السَّفِيْنَةِ وَجَعَلْنٰهَآ اٰيَةً لِّلْعٰلَمِيْنَ

    Fa'anjaināhu wa aṣḥābas-safīnati wa ja‘alnāhā āyatal lil-‘ālamīn(a).

    But We delivered him and those in the Ark, making it a sign for all people.

16. وَاِبْرٰهِيْمَ اِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ اعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ وَاتَّقُوْهُ ۗذٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ

    Wa ibrāhīma iż qāla liqaumihi‘budullāha wattaqūh(u), żālikum khairul lakum in kuntum ta‘lamūn(a).

    And ˹remember˺ when Abraham said to his people, “Worship Allah, and fear Him. This is better for you, if only you knew.

17. اِنَّمَا تَعْبُدُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ اَوْثَانًا وَّتَخْلُقُوْنَ اِفْكًا ۗاِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ تَعْبُدُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ لَا يَمْلِكُوْنَ لَكُمْ رِزْقًا فَابْتَغُوْا عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ الرِّزْقَ وَاعْبُدُوْهُ وَاشْكُرُوْا لَهٗ ۗاِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُوْنَ

    Innamā ta‘budūna min dūnillāhi auṡānaw wa takhluqūna ifkā(n), innal-lażīna ta‘budūna min dūnillāhi lā yamlikūna lakum rizqan fabtagū ‘indallāhir-rizqa wa‘budūhu wasykurū lah(ū), ilaihi turja‘ūn(a).

    You worship besides Allah nothing but idols, simply creating lies ˹about them˺. Those you worship besides Allah certainly cannot give you any provision. So seek provision from Allah ˹alone˺, worship Him, and be grateful to Him. To Him you will ˹all˺ be returned.

18. وَاِنْ تُكَذِّبُوْا فَقَدْ كَذَّبَ اُمَمٌ مِّنْ قَبْلِكُمْ ۗوَمَا عَلَى الرَّسُوْلِ اِلَّا الْبَلٰغُ الْمُبِيْنُ

    Wa in tukażżibū faqad każżaba umamum min qablikum, wa mā ‘alar-rasūli illal-balāgul-mubīn(u).

    If you persist in denial, so did ˹many˺ communities before you. The Messenger’s duty is only to deliver ˹the message˺ clearly.”

19. اَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا كَيْفَ يُبْدِئُ اللّٰهُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيْدُهٗ ۗاِنَّ ذٰلِكَ عَلَى اللّٰهِ يَسِيْرٌ

    Awalam yarau kaifa yubdi'ullāhul-khalqa ṡumma yu‘īduh(ū), inna żālika ‘alallāhi yasīr(un).

    Have they not seen how Allah originates the creation then resurrects it? That is certainly easy for Allah.

20. قُلْ سِيْرُوْا فِى الْاَرْضِ فَانْظُرُوْا كَيْفَ بَدَاَ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ اللّٰهُ يُنْشِئُ النَّشْاَةَ الْاٰخِرَةَ ۗاِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ ۚ

    Qul sīrū fil-arḍi fanẓurū kaifa bada'al-khalqa ṡummallāhu yunsyi'un-nasy'atal-ākhirah(ta), innallāha ‘alā kulli syai'in qadīr(un).

    Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Travel throughout the land and see how He originated the creation, then Allah will bring it into being one more time. Surely Allah is Most Capable of everything.

21. يُعَذِّبُ مَنْ يَّشَاۤءُ وَيَرْحَمُ مَنْ يَّشَاۤءُ ۚوَاِلَيْهِ تُقْلَبُوْنَ

    Yu‘ażżibu may yasyā'u wa yarḥamu may yasyā'(u), wa ilaihi tuqlabūn(a).

    He punishes whoever He wills, and shows mercy to whoever He wills. And you will ˹all˺ be returned to Him.

22. وَمَآ اَنْتُمْ بِمُعْجِزِيْنَ فِى الْاَرْضِ وَلَا فِى السَّمَاۤءِ ۖوَمَا لَكُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ مِنْ وَّلِيٍّ وَّلَا نَصِيْرٍ ࣖ

    Wa mā antum bimu‘jizīna fil-arḍi wa lā fis-samā'(i), wa mā lakum min dūnillāhi miw waliyyiw wa lā naṣīr(in).

    And you cannot escape Him on earth or in heaven. Nor have you any protector or helper besides Allah.”

23. وَالَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا بِاٰيٰتِ اللّٰهِ وَلِقَاۤىِٕهٖٓ اُولٰۤىِٕكَ يَىِٕسُوْا مِنْ رَّحْمَتِيْ وَاُولٰۤىِٕكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِيْمٌ

    Wal-lażīna kafarū bi'āyātillāhi wa liqā'ihī ulā'ika ya'isū mir raḥmatī wa ulā'ika lahum ‘ażābun alīm(un).

    As for those who disbelieve in Allah’s signs and the meeting with Him, it is they who will have no hope in His mercy. And it is they who will suffer a painful punishment.

24. فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهٖٓ اِلَّآ اَنْ قَالُوا اقْتُلُوْهُ اَوْ حَرِّقُوْهُ فَاَنْجٰىهُ اللّٰهُ مِنَ النَّارِۗ اِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُّؤْمِنُوْنَ

    Famā kāna jawāba qaumihī illā an qaluqtulūhu au ḥarriqūhu fa anjāhullāhu minan-nār(i), inna fī żālika la'āyātil liqaumiy yu'minūn(a).

    But the only response of Abraham’s people was to say: “Kill him or burn him!” But Allah saved him from the fire. Surely in this are signs for people who believe.

25. وَقَالَ اِنَّمَا اتَّخَذْتُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ اَوْثَانًاۙ مَّوَدَّةَ بَيْنِكُمْ فِى الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْيَا ۚ ثُمَّ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ يَكْفُرُ بَعْضُكُمْ بِبَعْضٍ وَّيَلْعَنُ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضًا ۖوَّمَأْوٰىكُمُ النَّارُ وَمَا لَكُمْ مِّنْ نّٰصِرِيْنَۖ

    Wa qāla innamattakhażtum min dūnillāhi auṡānam mawaddata bainikum fil-ḥayātid-dun-yā, ṡumma yaumal-qiyāmati yakfuru ba‘ḍukum biba‘ḍiw wa yal‘anu ba‘ḍukum ba‘ḍā(n), wa ma'wākumun nāru wa mā lakum min nāṣirīn(a).

    He said ˹to his people˺, “You have taken idols ˹for worship˺ instead of Allah, only to keep ˹the bond of˺ harmony among yourselves in this worldly life. But on the Day of Judgment you will disown and curse one another. Your home will be the Fire, and you will have no helper!”

26. ۞ فَاٰمَنَ لَهٗ لُوْطٌۘ وَقَالَ اِنِّيْ مُهَاجِرٌ اِلٰى رَبِّيْ ۗاِنَّهٗ هُوَ الْعَزِيْزُ الْحَكِيْمُ

    Fa āmana lahū lūṭ(un), wa qāla innī muhājirun ilā rabbī, innahū huwal-‘azīzul-ḥakīm(u).

    So Lot believed in him. And Abraham said, “I am emigrating ˹in obedience˺ to my Lord. He ˹alone˺ is indeed the Almighty, All-Wise.”

27. وَوَهَبْنَا لَهٗٓ اِسْحٰقَ وَيَعْقُوْبَ وَجَعَلْنَا فِيْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِ النُّبُوَّةَ وَالْكِتٰبَ وَاٰتَيْنٰهُ اَجْرَهٗ فِى الدُّنْيَا ۚوَاِنَّهٗ فِى الْاٰخِرَةِ لَمِنَ الصّٰلِحِيْنَ

    Wa wahabnā lahū isḥāqa wa ya‘qūba wa ja‘alnā fī żurriyyatihin nubuwwata wal-kitāba wa ātaināhu ajrahū fid-dun-yā, wa innahū fil-ākhirati laminaṣ-ṣāliḥīn(a).

    We blessed him with Isaac and ˹later˺ Jacob, and reserved prophethood and revelation for his descendants. We gave him his reward in this life, and in the Hereafter he will certainly be among the righteous.

28. وَلُوْطًا اِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهٖٓ اِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُوْنَ الْفَاحِشَةَ ۖمَا سَبَقَكُمْ بِهَا مِنْ اَحَدٍ مِّنَ الْعٰلَمِيْنَ

    Wa lūṭan iż qāla liqaumihī innakum lata'tūnal-fāḥisyata mā sabaqakum bihā min aḥadim minal-‘ālamīn(a).

    And ˹remember˺ when Lot rebuked ˹the men of˺ his people: “You certainly commit a shameful deed that no man has ever done before you.

29. اَىِٕنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُوْنَ الرِّجَالَ وَتَقْطَعُوْنَ السَّبِيْلَ ەۙ وَتَأْتُوْنَ فِيْ نَادِيْكُمُ الْمُنْكَرَ ۗفَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهٖٓ اِلَّآ اَنْ قَالُوا ائْتِنَا بِعَذَابِ اللّٰهِ اِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصّٰدِقِيْنَ

    A'innakum lata'tūnar-rijāla wa taqṭa‘ūnas-sabīl(a), wa ta'tūna fī nādīkumul-munkar(a), famā kāna jawāba qaumihī illā an qālu'tinā bi‘ażābillāhi in kunta minaṣ-ṣādiqīn(a).

    Do you really lust after ˹other˺ men, abuse the travellers, and practice immorality ˹openly˺ in your gatherings?” His people’s only response was to say ˹mockingly˺: “Bring Allah’s punishment upon us, if what you say is true.”

30. قَالَ رَبِّ انْصُرْنِيْ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْمُفْسِدِيْنَ ࣖ

    Qāla rabbinṣurnī ‘alal-qaumil-mufsidīn(a).

    Lot prayed, “My Lord! Help me against the people of corruption.”

31. وَلَمَّا جَاۤءَتْ رُسُلُنَآ اِبْرٰهِيْمَ بِالْبُشْرٰىۙ قَالُوْٓا اِنَّا مُهْلِكُوْٓا اَهْلِ هٰذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ ۚاِنَّ اَهْلَهَا كَانُوْا ظٰلِمِيْنَ ۚ

    Wa lammā jā'at rusulunā ibrāhīma bil-busyrā, qālū innā muhlikū ahli hāżihil-qaryah(ti), inna ahlahā kānū ẓālimīn(a).

    When Our messenger-angels came to Abraham with the good news ˹of the birth of Isaac˺, they said, “We are going to destroy the people of this city ˹of Sodom˺, for its people have persisted in wrongdoing.”

32. قَالَ اِنَّ فِيْهَا لُوْطًا ۗقَالُوْا نَحْنُ اَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ فِيْهَا ۖ لَنُنَجِّيَنَّهٗ وَاَهْلَهٗٓ اِلَّا امْرَاَتَهٗ كَانَتْ مِنَ الْغٰبِرِيْنَ

    Qāla inna fīhā lūṭā(n), qālū naḥnu a‘lamu biman fīhā, lanunajjiyannahū wa ahlahū illamra'atahū kānat minal-gābirīn(a).

    He said, “But Lot is there!” They responded, “We know best who is there. We will certainly save him and his family—except his wife, who is one of the doomed.”

33. وَلَمَّآ اَنْ جَاۤءَتْ رُسُلُنَا لُوْطًا سِيْۤءَ بِهِمْ وَضَاقَ بِهِمْ ذَرْعًا وَّقَالُوْا لَا تَخَفْ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ ۗاِنَّا مُنَجُّوْكَ وَاَهْلَكَ اِلَّا امْرَاَتَكَ كَانَتْ مِنَ الْغٰبِرِيْنَ

    Wa lammā an jā'at rusulunā lūṭan sī'a bihim wa ḍāqa bihim żar‘aw wa qālū lā takhaf wa lā taḥzan, innā munajjūka wa ahlaka illamra'ataka kānat minal-gābirīn(a).

    And when Our messenger-angels came to Lot, he was distressed and worried by their arrival. They reassured ˹him˺, “Do not fear, nor grieve. We will surely deliver you and your family—except your wife, who is one of the doomed.

34. اِنَّا مُنْزِلُوْنَ عَلٰٓى اَهْلِ هٰذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ رِجْزًا مِّنَ السَّمَاۤءِ بِمَا كَانُوْا يَفْسُقُوْنَ

    Innā munzilūna ‘alā ahli hāżihil-qaryati rijzam minas-samā'i bimā kānū yafsuqūn(a).

    We are certainly bringing down a punishment from heaven upon the people of this city for their rebelliousness.”

35. وَلَقَدْ تَّرَكْنَا مِنْهَآ اٰيَةً ۢ بَيِّنَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَّعْقِلُوْنَ

    Wa laqad taraknā minhā āyatam bayyinatal liqaumiy ya‘qilūn(a).

    And We did leave ˹some of˺ its ruins as a clear lesson for people of understanding.

36. وَاِلٰى مَدْيَنَ اَخَاهُمْ شُعَيْبًاۙ فَقَالَ يٰقَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ وَارْجُوا الْيَوْمَ الْاٰخِرَ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِى الْاَرْضِ مُفْسِدِيْنَ ۖ

    Wa ilā madyana akhāhum syu‘aibā(n), faqāla yā qaumi‘budullāha warjul-yaumal-ākhira wa lā ta‘ṡau fil-arḍi mufsidīn(a).

    And to the people of Midian ˹We sent˺ their brother Shu’aib. He said, “O my people! Worship Allah, and hope for ˹the reward of˺ the Last Day. And do not go about spreading corruption in the land.”

37. فَكَذَّبُوْهُ فَاَخَذَتْهُمُ الرَّجْفَةُ فَاَصْبَحُوْا فِيْ دَارِهِمْ جٰثِمِيْنَ ۙ

    Fa każżabūhu fa'akhażathumur-rajfatu fa'aṣbaḥū fī dārihim jāṡimīn(a).

    But they rejected him, so an ˹overwhelming˺ earthquake struck them and they fell lifeless in their homes.

38. وَعَادًا وَّثَمُوْدَا۟ وَقَدْ تَّبَيَّنَ لَكُمْ مِّنْ مَّسٰكِنِهِمْۗ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّيْطٰنُ اَعْمَالَهُمْ فَصَدَّهُمْ عَنِ السَّبِيْلِ وَكَانُوْا مُسْتَبْصِرِيْنَ ۙ

    Wa ‘ādaw wa ṡamūda wa qat tabayyana lakum mim masākinihim, wa zayyana lahumusy-syaiṭānu a‘mālahum faṣaddahum ‘anis-sabīli wa kānū mustabṣirīn(a).

    And the people of ’Ȃd and Thamûd ˹met a similar fate˺, which must be clear to you ˹Meccans˺ from their ruins. Satan made their ˹evil˺ deeds appealing to them, hindering them from the ˹Right˺ Way, although they were capable of reasoning.

39. وَقَارُوْنَ وَفِرْعَوْنَ وَهَامٰنَۗ وَلَقَدْ جَاۤءَهُمْ مُّوْسٰى بِالْبَيِّنٰتِ فَاسْتَكْبَرُوْا فِى الْاَرْضِ وَمَا كَانُوْا سٰبِقِيْنَ ۚ

    Wa qārūna wa fir‘auna wa hāmān(a), wa laqad jā'ahum mūsā bil-bayyināti fastakbarū fil-arḍi wa mā kānū sābiqīn(a).

    ˹We˺ also ˹destroyed˺ Korah, Pharaoh, and Hamân. Indeed, Moses had come to them with clear proofs, but they behaved arrogantly in the land. Yet they could not escape ˹Us˺.

40. فَكُلًّا اَخَذْنَا بِذَنْۢبِهٖۙ فَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ اَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ حَاصِبًا ۚوَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ اَخَذَتْهُ الصَّيْحَةُ ۚوَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ خَسَفْنَا بِهِ الْاَرْضَۚ وَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ اَغْرَقْنَاۚ وَمَا كَانَ اللّٰهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ وَلٰكِنْ كَانُوْٓا اَنْفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُوْنَ

    Fakullan akhażnā biżambih(ī), faminhum man arsalnā ‘alaihi ḥāṣibā(n), wa minhum man akhażathuṣ-ṣaiḥah(tu), wa minhum man khasafnā bihil-arḍ(a), wa minhum man agraqnā, wa mā kānallāhu liyaẓlimahum wa lākin kānū anfusahum yaẓlimūn(a).

    So We seized each ˹people˺ for their sin: against some of them We sent a storm of stones, some were overtaken by a ˹mighty˺ blast, some We caused the earth to swallow, and some We drowned. Allah would not have wronged them, but it was they who wronged themselves.

41. مَثَلُ الَّذِيْنَ اتَّخَذُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ اَوْلِيَاۤءَ كَمَثَلِ الْعَنْكَبُوْتِۚ اِتَّخَذَتْ بَيْتًاۗ وَاِنَّ اَوْهَنَ الْبُيُوْتِ لَبَيْتُ الْعَنْكَبُوْتِۘ لَوْ كَانُوْا يَعْلَمُوْنَ

    Maṡalul-lażīnattakhażū min dūnillāhi auliyā'a kamaṡalil-‘ankabūt(i), ittakhażat baitā(n), wa inna auhanal-buyūti labaitul-‘ankabūt(i), lau kānū ya‘lamūn(a).

    The parable of those who take protectors other than Allah is that of a spider spinning a shelter. And the flimsiest of all shelters is certainly that of a spider, if only they knew.

42. اِنَّ اللّٰهَ يَعْلَمُ مَا يَدْعُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِهٖ مِنْ شَيْءٍۗ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيْزُ الْحَكِيْمُ

    Innallāha ya‘lamu mā yad‘ūna min dūnihī min syai'(in), wa huwal-‘azīzul-ḥakīm(u).

    Allah surely knows that whatever ˹gods˺ they invoke besides Him are ˹simply˺ nothing. For He is the Almighty, All-Wise.

43. وَتِلْكَ الْاَمْثَالُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِۚ وَمَا يَعْقِلُهَآ اِلَّا الْعٰلِمُوْنَ

    Wa tilkal-amṡālu naḍribuhā lin-nās(i), wa mā ya‘qiluhā illal-‘ālimūn(a).

    These are the parables We set forth for humanity, but none will understand them except the people of knowledge.

44. خَلَقَ اللّٰهُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّۗ اِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيَةً لِّلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ ࣖ ۔

    Khalaqallāhus-samāwāti wal-arḍa bil-ḥaqq(i), inna fī żālika la'āyatal lil-mu'minīn(a).

    Allah created the heavens and the earth for a purpose. Surely in this is a sign for the people of faith.

45. اُتْلُ مَآ اُوْحِيَ اِلَيْكَ مِنَ الْكِتٰبِ وَاَقِمِ الصَّلٰوةَۗ اِنَّ الصَّلٰوةَ تَنْهٰى عَنِ الْفَحْشَاۤءِ وَالْمُنْكَرِ ۗوَلَذِكْرُ اللّٰهِ اَكْبَرُ ۗوَاللّٰهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَصْنَعُوْنَ

    Utlu mā ūḥiya ilaika minal-kitābi wa aqimiṣ-ṣalāh(ta), innaṣ-ṣalāta tanhā ‘anil-faḥsyā'i wal-munkar(i), wa lażikrullāhi akbar(u), wallāhu ya‘lamu mā taṣna‘ūn(a).

    Recite what has been revealed to you of the Book and establish prayer. Indeed, ˹genuine˺ prayer should deter ˹one˺ from indecency and wickedness. The remembrance of Allah is ˹an˺ even greater ˹deterrent˺. And Allah ˹fully˺ knows what you ˹all˺ do.

46. ۞ وَلَا تُجَادِلُوْٓا اَهْلَ الْكِتٰبِ اِلَّا بِالَّتِيْ هِيَ اَحْسَنُۖ اِلَّا الَّذِيْنَ ظَلَمُوْا مِنْهُمْ وَقُوْلُوْٓا اٰمَنَّا بِالَّذِيْٓ اُنْزِلَ اِلَيْنَا وَاُنْزِلَ اِلَيْكُمْ وَاِلٰهُنَا وَاِلٰهُكُمْ وَاحِدٌ وَّنَحْنُ لَهٗ مُسْلِمُوْنَ

    Wa lā tujādilū ahlal-kitābi illā bil-latī hiya aḥsan(u), illal-lażīna ẓalamū minhum wa qūlū āmannā bil-lażī unzila ilainā wa unzila ilaikum wa ilāhunā wa ilāhukum wāḥiduw wa naḥnu lahū muslimūn(a).

    Do not argue with the People of the Book unless gracefully, except with those of them who act wrongfully. And say, “We believe in what has been revealed to us and what was revealed to you. Our God and your God is ˹only˺ One. And to Him we ˹fully˺ submit.”

47. وَكَذٰلِكَ اَنْزَلْنَآ اِلَيْكَ الْكِتٰبَۗ فَالَّذِيْنَ اٰتَيْنٰهُمُ الْكِتٰبَ يُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِهٖۚ وَمِنْ هٰٓؤُلَاۤءِ مَنْ يُّؤْمِنُ بِهٖۗ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِاٰيٰتِنَآ اِلَّا الْكٰفِرُوْنَ

    Wa każālika anzalnā ilaikal-kitāb(a), fal-lażīna ātaināhumul-kitāba yu'minūna bih(ī), wa min hā'ulā'i may yu'minu bih(ī), wa mā yajḥadu bi'āyātinā illal-kāfirūn(a).

    Similarly ˹to earlier messengers˺, We have revealed to you a Book ˹O Prophet˺. ˹The faithful of˺ those to whom We gave the Scriptures believe in it, as do some of these ˹pagan Arabs˺. And none denies Our revelations except the ˹stubborn˺ disbelievers.

48. وَمَا كُنْتَ تَتْلُوْا مِنْ قَبْلِهٖ مِنْ كِتٰبٍ وَّلَا تَخُطُّهٗ بِيَمِيْنِكَ اِذًا لَّارْتَابَ الْمُبْطِلُوْنَ

    Wa mā kunta tatlū min qablihī min kitābiw wa lā takhuṭṭuhū biyamīnika iżal lartābal-mubṭilūn(a).

    You ˹O Prophet˺ could not read any writing ˹even˺ before this ˹revelation˺, nor could you write at all. Otherwise, the people of falsehood would have been suspicious.

49. بَلْ هُوَ اٰيٰتٌۢ بَيِّنٰتٌ فِيْ صُدُوْرِ الَّذِيْنَ اُوْتُوا الْعِلْمَۗ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِاٰيٰتِنَآ اِلَّا الظّٰلِمُوْنَ

    Bal huwa āyātum bayyinātun fī ṣudūril-lażīna ūtul-‘ilm(a), wa mā yajḥadu bi'āyātinā illaẓ-ẓālimūn(a).

    But this ˹Quran˺ is ˹a set of˺ clear revelations ˹preserved˺ in the hearts of those gifted with knowledge. And none denies Our revelations except the ˹stubborn˺ wrongdoers.

50. وَقَالُوْا لَوْلَآ اُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ اٰيٰتٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّهٖ ۗ قُلْ اِنَّمَا الْاٰيٰتُ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ ۗوَاِنَّمَآ اَنَا۠ نَذِيْرٌ مُّبِيْنٌ

    Wa qālū lau lā unzila ‘alaihi āyātum mir rabbih(ī), qul innamal-āyātu ‘indallāh(i), wa innamā ana nażīrum mubīn(un).

    They say, “If only ˹some˺ signs had been sent down to him from his Lord!” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Signs are only with Allah. And I am only sent with a clear warning.”

51. اَوَلَمْ يَكْفِهِمْ اَنَّآ اَنْزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْكِتٰبَ يُتْلٰى عَلَيْهِمْ ۗاِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَرَحْمَةً وَّذِكْرٰى لِقَوْمٍ يُّؤْمِنُوْنَ ࣖ

    Awalam yakfihim annā anzalnā ‘alaikal-kitāba yutlā ‘alaihim, inna fī żālika laraḥmataw wa żikrā liqaumiy yu'minūn(a).

    Is it not enough for them that We have sent down to you the Book, ˹which is˺ recited to them. Surely in this ˹Quran˺ is a mercy and reminder for people who believe.

52. قُلْ كَفٰى بِاللّٰهِ بَيْنِيْ وَبَيْنَكُمْ شَهِيْدًاۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِۗ وَالَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا بِالْبَاطِلِ وَكَفَرُوْا بِاللّٰهِ اُولٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ الْخٰسِرُوْنَ

    Qul kafā billāhi bainī wa bainakum syahīdā(n), ya‘lamu mā fis-samāwāti wal-arḍ(i), wal-lażīna āmanū bil-bāṭili wa kafarū billāhi ulā'ika humul-khāsirūn(a).

    Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Sufficient is Allah as a Witness between me and you. He ˹fully˺ knows whatever is in the heavens and the earth. And those who believe in falsehood and disbelieve in Allah, it is they who are the ˹true˺ losers.”

53. وَيَسْتَعْجِلُوْنَكَ بِالْعَذَابِۗ وَلَوْلَآ اَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّى لَّجَاۤءَهُمُ الْعَذَابُۗ وَلَيَأْتِيَنَّهُمْ بَغْتَةً وَّهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُوْنَ

    Wa yasta‘jilūnaka bil-‘ażāb(i), wa lau lā ajalum musammal lajā'ahumul-‘ażāb(u), wa laya'tiyannahum bagtataw wa hum lā yasy‘urūn(a).

    They challenge you ˹O Prophet˺ to hasten the punishment. Had it not been for a time already set, the punishment would have certainly come to them ˹at once˺. But it will definitely take them by surprise when they least expect it.

54. يَسْتَعْجِلُوْنَكَ بِالْعَذَابِۗ وَاِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَمُحِيْطَةٌ ۢبِالْكٰفِرِيْنَۙ

    Yasta‘jilūnaka bil-‘ażāb(i), wa inna jahannama lamuḥīṭatum bil-kāfirīn(a).

    They urge you to hasten the punishment. And Hell will certainly encompass the disbelievers

55. يَوْمَ يَغْشٰىهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِنْ فَوْقِهِمْ وَمِنْ تَحْتِ اَرْجُلِهِمْ وَيَقُوْلُ ذُوْقُوْا مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ

    Yauma yagsyāhumul-‘ażābu min fauqihim wa min taḥti arjulihim wa yaqūlu żūqū mā kuntum ta‘malūn(a).

    on the Day the punishment will overwhelm them from above them and from below their feet. And it will be said, “Reap what you sowed.”

56. يٰعِبَادِيَ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْٓا اِنَّ اَرْضِيْ وَاسِعَةٌ فَاِيَّايَ فَاعْبُدُوْنِ

    Yā ‘ibādiyal-lażīna āmanū inna arḍī wāsi‘atun fa iyyāya fa‘budūn(i).

    O My believing servants! My earth is truly spacious, so worship Me ˹alone˺.

57. كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَاۤىِٕقَةُ الْمَوْتِۗ ثُمَّ اِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُوْنَ

    Kullu nafsin żā'iqatul-maut(i), ṡumma ilainā turja‘ūn(a).

    Every soul will taste death, then to Us you will ˹all˺ be returned.

58. وَالَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ لَنُبَوِّئَنَّهُمْ مِّنَ الْجَنَّةِ غُرَفًا تَجْرِيْ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهٰرُ خٰلِدِيْنَ فِيْهَاۗ نِعْمَ اَجْرُ الْعٰمِلِيْنَۖ

    Wal-lażīna āmanū wa ‘amiluṣ-ṣāliḥāti lanubawwi'annahum minal-jannati gurafan tajrī min taḥtihal-anhāru khālidīna fīhā, ni‘ma ajrul-‘āmilīn(a).

    ˹As for˺ those who believe and do good, We will certainly house them in ˹elevated˺ mansions in Paradise, under which rivers flow, to stay there forever. How excellent is the reward for those who work ˹righteousness!˺—

59. الَّذِيْنَ صَبَرُوْا وَعَلٰى رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُوْنَ

    Al-lażīna ṣabarū wa ‘alā rabbihim yatawakkalūn(a).

    those who patiently endure, and put their trust in their Lord!

60. وَكَاَيِّنْ مِّنْ دَاۤبَّةٍ لَّا تَحْمِلُ رِزْقَهَاۖ اللّٰهُ يَرْزُقُهَا وَاِيَّاكُمْ وَهُوَ السَّمِيْعُ الْعَلِيْمُ

    Wa ka'ayyim min dābbatil lā taḥmilu rizqahā, allāhu yarzuquhā wa iyyākum, wa huwas-samī‘ul-‘alīm(u).

    How many are the creatures that cannot secure their provisions! ˹It is˺ Allah ˹Who˺ provides for them and you ˹as well˺. He is indeed the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

61. وَلَىِٕنْ سَاَلْتَهُمْ مَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ وَسَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ لَيَقُوْلُنَّ اللّٰهُ ۗفَاَنّٰى يُؤْفَكُوْنَ

    Wa la'in sa'altahum man khalaqas-samāwāti wal-arḍa wa sakhkharasy-syamsa wal-qamara layaqūlunnallāh(u), fa'annā yu'fakūn(a).

    If you ask them ˹O Prophet˺ who created the heavens and the earth and subjected the sun and the moon ˹for your benefit˺, they will certainly say, “Allah!” How can they then be deluded ˹from the truth˺?

62. اَللّٰهُ يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ يَّشَاۤءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهٖ وَيَقْدِرُ لَهٗ ۗاِنَّ اللّٰهَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيْمٌ

    Allāhu yabsuṭur-rizqa limay yasyā'u min ‘ibādihī wa yaqdiru lah(ū), innallāha bikulli syai'in ‘alīm(un).

    Allah gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills of His servants. Surely Allah has ˹full˺ knowledge of everything.

63. وَلَىِٕنْ سَاَلْتَهُمْ مَّنْ نَّزَّلَ مِنَ السَّمَاۤءِ مَاۤءً فَاَحْيَا بِهِ الْاَرْضَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مَوْتِهَا لَيَقُوْلُنَّ اللّٰهُ ۙقُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ ۗبَلْ اَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُوْنَ ࣖ

    Wa la'in sa'altahum man nazzala minas-samā'i mā'an fa'aḥyā bihil-arḍa mim ba‘di mautihā layaqūlunnallāh(u), qulil-ḥamdu lillāh(i), bal akṡaruhum lā ya‘qilūn(a).

    And if you ask them who sends down rain from the sky, giving life to the earth after its death, they will surely say, “Allah!” Say, “Praise be to Allah!” In fact, most of them do not understand.

64. وَمَا هٰذِهِ الْحَيٰوةُ الدُّنْيَآ اِلَّا لَهْوٌ وَّلَعِبٌۗ وَاِنَّ الدَّارَ الْاٰخِرَةَ لَهِيَ الْحَيَوَانُۘ لَوْ كَانُوْا يَعْلَمُوْنَ

    Wa mā hāżihil-ḥayātud-dun-yā illā lahwuw wa la‘ib(un), wa innad-dāral-ākhirata lahiyal-ḥayawān(u), lau kānū ya‘lamūn(a).

    This worldly life is no more than play and amusement. But the Hereafter is indeed the real life, if only they knew.

65. فَاِذَا رَكِبُوْا فِى الْفُلْكِ دَعَوُا اللّٰهَ مُخْلِصِيْنَ لَهُ الدِّيْنَ ەۚ فَلَمَّا نَجّٰىهُمْ اِلَى الْبَرِّ اِذَا هُمْ يُشْرِكُوْنَۙ

    Fa'iżā rakibū fil-fulki da‘awullāha mukhliṣīna lahud-dīn(a), falammā najjāhum ilal-barri iżā hum yusyrikūn(a).

    If they happen to be aboard a ship ˹caught in a storm˺, they cry out to Allah ˹alone˺ in sincere devotion. But as soon as He delivers them ˹safely˺ to shore, they associate ˹others with Him once again˺.

66. لِيَكْفُرُوْا بِمَآ اٰتَيْنٰهُمْۙ وَلِيَتَمَتَّعُوْاۗ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُوْنَ

    Liyakfurū bimā ātaināhum, fasaufa ya‘lamūn(a).

    So let them be ungrateful for all We have given them, and ˹let them˺ enjoy themselves ˹for now˺! For they will soon know.

67. اَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا اَنَّا جَعَلْنَا حَرَمًا اٰمِنًا وَّيُتَخَطَّفُ النَّاسُ مِنْ حَوْلِهِمْۗ اَفَبِالْبَاطِلِ يُؤْمِنُوْنَ وَبِنِعْمَةِ اللّٰهِ يَكْفُرُوْنَ

    Awalam yarau annā ja‘alnā ḥaraman āminaw wa yutakhaṭṭafun-nāsu min ḥaulihim, afabil-bāṭili yu'minūna wa bini‘matillāhi yakfurūn(a).

    Have they not seen how We have made ˹Mecca˺ a safe haven, whereas people ˹all˺ around them are snatched away? How can they then believe in falsehood and deny Allah’s favours?

68. وَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرٰى عَلَى اللّٰهِ كَذِبًا اَوْ كَذَّبَ بِالْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَاۤءَهٗ ۗ اَلَيْسَ فِيْ جَهَنَّمَ مَثْوًى لِّلْكٰفِرِيْنَ

    Wa man aẓlamu mimmaniftarā ‘alallāhi każiban au każżaba bil-ḥaqqi lammā jā'ah(ū), alaisa fī jahannama maṡwal lil-kāfirīn(a).

    And who does more wrong than those who fabricate lies against Allah or reject the truth after it has reached them? Is Hell not a ˹fitting˺ home for the disbelievers?

69. وَالَّذِيْنَ جَاهَدُوْا فِيْنَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَاۗ وَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَمَعَ الْمُحْسِنِيْنَ ࣖ

    Wal-lażīna jāhadū fīnā lanahdiyannahum subulanā, wa innallāha lama‘al-muḥsinīn(a).

    As for those who struggle in Our cause, We will surely guide them along Our Way. And Allah is certainly with the good-doers.