Surah Ar Rum

Translation by:
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

1. الۤمّۤ ۚ

   Alif lām mīm.

   Alif-Lãm-Mĩm.

2. غُلِبَتِ الرُّوْمُۙ

   Gulibatir-rūm(u).

   The Romans have been defeated

3. فِيْٓ اَدْنَى الْاَرْضِ وَهُمْ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِ غَلَبِهِمْ سَيَغْلِبُوْنَۙ

   Fī adnal-arḍi wa hum mim ba‘di galabihim sayaglibūn(a).

   in a nearby land. Yet following their defeat, they will triumph

4. فِيْ بِضْعِ سِنِيْنَ ەۗ لِلّٰهِ الْاَمْرُ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَمِنْۢ بَعْدُ ۗوَيَوْمَىِٕذٍ يَّفْرَحُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَۙ

   Fī biḍ‘i sinīn(a), lillāhil-amru min qablu wa mim ba‘d(u), wa yauma'iżiy yafraḥul-mu'minūn(a).

   within three to nine years. The ˹whole˺ matter rests with Allah before and after ˹victory˺. And on that day the believers will rejoice

5. بِنَصْرِ اللّٰهِ ۗيَنْصُرُ مَنْ يَّشَاۤءُۗ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيْزُ الرَّحِيْمُ

   Binaṣrillāh(i), yanṣuru may yasyā'(u), wa huwal-‘azīzur-raḥīm(u).

   at the victory willed by Allah. He gives victory to whoever He wills. For He is the Almighty, Most Merciful.

6. وَعْدَ اللّٰهِ ۗ لَا يُخْلِفُ اللّٰهُ وَعْدَهٗ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ

   Wa‘dallāh(i), lā yukhlifullāhu wa‘dahū wa lākinna akṡaran-nāsi lā ya‘lamūn(a).

   ˹This is˺ the promise of Allah. ˹And˺ Allah never fails in His promise. But most people do not know.

7. يَعْلَمُوْنَ ظَاهِرًا مِّنَ الْحَيٰوةِ الدُّنْيَاۖ وَهُمْ عَنِ الْاٰخِرَةِ هُمْ غٰفِلُوْنَ

   Ya‘lamūna ẓāhiram minal-ḥayātid-dun-yā, wa hum ‘anil-ākhirati hum gāfilūn(a).

   They ˹only˺ know the worldly affairs of this life, but are ˹totally˺ oblivious to the Hereafter.

8. اَوَلَمْ يَتَفَكَّرُوْا فِيْٓ اَنْفُسِهِمْ ۗ مَا خَلَقَ اللّٰهُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ اِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَاَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّىۗ وَاِنَّ كَثِيْرًا مِّنَ النَّاسِ بِلِقَاۤئِ رَبِّهِمْ لَكٰفِرُوْنَ

   Awalam yatafakkarū fī anfusihim, mā khalaqallāhus-samāwāti wal-arḍa wa mā bainahumā illā bil-ḥaqqi wa ajalim musammā(n), wa inna kaṡīram minan-nāsi biliqā'i rabbihim lakāfirūn(a).

   Have they not reflected upon their own being? Allah only created the heavens and the earth and everything in between for a purpose and an appointed term. Yet most people are truly in denial of the meeting with their Lord!

9. اَوَلَمْ يَسِيْرُوْا فِى الْاَرْضِ فَيَنْظُرُوْا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْۗ كَانُوْٓا اَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً وَّاَثَارُوا الْاَرْضَ وَعَمَرُوْهَآ اَكْثَرَ مِمَّا عَمَرُوْهَا وَجَاۤءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُمْ بِالْبَيِّنٰتِۗ فَمَا كَانَ اللّٰهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ وَلٰكِنْ كَانُوْٓا اَنْفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُوْنَۗ

   Awalam yasīrū fil-arḍi fayanẓurū kaifa kāna ‘āqibatul-lażīna min qablihim, kānū asyadda minhum quwwataw wa aṡārul-arḍa wa ‘amarūhā akṡara mimmā ‘amarūhā wa jā'athum rusuluhum bil-bayyināt(i), famā kānallāhu liyaẓlimahum wa lākin kānū anfusahum yaẓlimūn(a).

   Have they not travelled throughout the land to see what was the end of those ˹destroyed˺ before them? They were far superior in might; they cultivated the land and developed it more than these ˹Meccans˺ ever have. Their messengers came to them with clear proofs. Allah would have never wronged them, but it was they who wronged themselves.

10. ثُمَّ كَانَ عَاقِبَةَ الَّذِيْنَ اَسَاۤءُوا السُّوْۤاٰىٓ اَنْ كَذَّبُوْا بِاٰيٰتِ اللّٰهِ وَكَانُوْا بِهَا يَسْتَهْزِءُوْنَ ࣖ

    Ṡumma kāna ‘āqibatal-lażīna asā'us-sū'ā an każżabū bi'āyātillāhi wa kānū bihā yastahzi'ūn(a).

    Then most evil was the end of the evildoers for denying and mocking the signs of Allah.

11. اَللّٰهُ يَبْدَؤُا الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيْدُهٗ ثُمَّ اِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُوْنَ

    Allāhu yabda'ul-khalqa ṡumma yu‘īduhū ṡumma ilaihi turja‘ūn(a).

    It is Allah Who originates the creation, and will resurrect it. And then to Him you will ˹all˺ be returned.

12. وَيَوْمَ تَقُوْمُ السَّاعَةُ يُبْلِسُ الْمُجْرِمُوْنَ

    Wa yauma taqūmus-sā‘atu yublisul-mujrimūn(a).

    On the Day the Hour will arrive, the wicked will be dumbstruck.

13. وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَّهُمْ مِّنْ شُرَكَاۤىِٕهِمْ شُفَعٰۤؤُا وَكَانُوْا بِشُرَكَاۤىِٕهِمْ كٰفِرِيْنَ

    Wa lam yakul lahum min syurakā'ihim syufa‘ā'u wa kānū bisyurakā'ihim kāfirīn(a).

    There will be no intercessors for them from among their associate-gods, and they will ˹totally˺ deny their associate-gods.

14. وَيَوْمَ تَقُوْمُ السَّاعَةُ يَوْمَىِٕذٍ يَّتَفَرَّقُوْنَ

    Wa yauma taqūmus-sā‘atu yauma'iżiy yatafarraqūn(a).

    And on the Day the Hour will arrive, the people will then be split ˹into two groups˺.

15. فَاَمَّا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ فَهُمْ فِيْ رَوْضَةٍ يُّحْبَرُوْنَ

    Fa ammal-lażīna āmanū wa ‘amiluṣ-ṣāliḥāti fahum fī rauḍatiy yuḥbarūn(a).

    As for those who believed and did good, they will be rejoicing in a Garden.

16. وَاَمَّا الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا وَكَذَّبُوْا بِاٰيٰتِنَا وَلِقَاۤئِ الْاٰخِرَةِ فَاُولٰۤىِٕكَ فِى الْعَذَابِ مُحْضَرُوْنَ

    Wa ammal-lażīna kafarū wa każżabū bi'āyātinā wa liqā'il-ākhirati fa'ulā'ika fil-‘ażābi muḥḍarūn(a).

    And as for those who disbelieved, and denied Our signs and the meeting ˹with Allah˺ in the Hereafter, they will be confined in punishment.

17. فَسُبْحٰنَ اللّٰهِ حِيْنَ تُمْسُوْنَ وَحِيْنَ تُصْبِحُوْنَ

    Fa subḥānallāhi ḥīna tumsūna wa ḥīna tuṣbiḥūn(a).

    So glorify Allah in the evening and in the morning—

18. وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَعَشِيًّا وَّحِيْنَ تُظْهِرُوْنَ

    Wa lahul-ḥamdu fis-samāwāti wal-arḍi wa ‘asyiyyaw wa ḥīna tuẓhirūn(a).

    all praise is for Him in the heavens and the earth—as well as in the afternoon, and at noon.

19. يُخْرِجُ الْحَيَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَيُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتَ مِنَ الْحَيِّ وَيُحْيِ الْاَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا ۗوَكَذٰلِكَ تُخْرَجُوْنَ ࣖ

    Yukhrijul-ḥayya minal-mayyiti wa yukhrijul-mayyita minal-ḥayyi wa yuḥyil-arḍa ba‘da mautihā, wa każālika tukhrajūn(a).

    He brings forth the living from the dead and the dead from the living. And He gives life to the earth after its death. And so will you be brought forth ˹from the grave˺.

20. وَمِنْ اٰيٰتِهٖٓ اَنْ خَلَقَكُمْ مِّنْ تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ اِذَآ اَنْتُمْ بَشَرٌ تَنْتَشِرُوْنَ

    Wa min āyātihī an khalaqakum min turābin ṡumma iżā antum basyarun tantasyirūn(a).

    One of His signs is that He created you from dust, then—behold!—you are human beings spreading over ˹the earth˺.

21. وَمِنْ اٰيٰتِهٖٓ اَنْ خَلَقَ لَكُمْ مِّنْ اَنْفُسِكُمْ اَزْوَاجًا لِّتَسْكُنُوْٓا اِلَيْهَا وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَكُمْ مَّوَدَّةً وَّرَحْمَةً ۗاِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَّتَفَكَّرُوْنَ

    Wa min āyātihī an khalaqa lakum min anfusikum azwājal litaskunū ilaihā wa ja‘ala bainakum mawaddataw wa raḥmah(tan), inna fī żālika la'āyātil liqaumiy yatafakkarūn(a).

    And one of His signs is that He created for you spouses from among yourselves so that you may find comfort in them. And He has placed between you compassion and mercy. Surely in this are signs for people who reflect.

22. وَمِنْ اٰيٰتِهٖ خَلْقُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافُ اَلْسِنَتِكُمْ وَاَلْوَانِكُمْۗ اِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيٰتٍ لِّلْعٰلِمِيْنَ

    Wa min āyātihī khalqus-samāwāti wal-arḍi wakhtilāfu alsinatikum wa alwānikum, inna fī żālika la'āyātil lil-‘ālimīn(a).

    And one of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the diversity of your languages and colours. Surely in this are signs for those of ˹sound˺ knowledge.

23. وَمِنْ اٰيٰتِهٖ مَنَامُكُمْ بِالَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَابْتِغَاۤؤُكُمْ مِّنْ فَضْلِهٖۗ اِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَّسْمَعُوْنَ

    Wa min āyātihī manāmukum bil-laili wan-nahāri wabtigā'ukum min faḍlih(ī), inna fī żālika la'āyātil liqaumiy yasma‘ūn(a).

    And one of His signs is your sleep by night and by day ˹for rest˺ as well as your seeking His bounty ˹in both˺. Surely in this are signs for people who listen.

24. وَمِنْ اٰيٰتِهٖ يُرِيْكُمُ الْبَرْقَ خَوْفًا وَّطَمَعًا وَّيُنَزِّلُ مِنَ السَّمَاۤءِ مَاۤءً فَيُحْيٖ بِهِ الْاَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَاۗ اِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَّعْقِلُوْنَ

    Wa min āyātihī yurīkumul-barqa khaufaw wa ṭama‘aw wa yunazzilu minas-samā'i mā'an fa yuḥyī bihil-arḍa ba‘da mautihā, inna fī żālika la'āyātil liqaumiy ya‘qilūn(a).

    And one of His signs is that He shows you lightning, inspiring ˹you with˺ hope and fear. And He sends down rain from the sky, reviving the earth after its death. Surely in this are signs for people who understand.

25. وَمِنْ اٰيٰتِهٖٓ اَنْ تَقُوْمَ السَّمَاۤءُ وَالْاَرْضُ بِاَمْرِهٖۗ ثُمَّ اِذَا دَعَاكُمْ دَعْوَةًۖ مِّنَ الْاَرْضِ اِذَآ اَنْتُمْ تَخْرُجُوْنَ

    Wa min āyātihī an taqūmas-samā'u wal-arḍu bi'amrih(ī), ṡumma iżā da‘ākum da‘watam minal-arḍi iżā antum takhrujūn(a).

    And one of His signs is that the heavens and the earth persist by His command. Then when He calls you out of the earth just once, you will instantly come forth.

26. وَلَهٗ مَنْ فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِۗ كُلٌّ لَّهٗ قٰنِتُوْنَ

    Wa lahū man fis-samāwāti wal-arḍ(i), kullul lahū qānitūn(a).

    And to Him belong all those in the heavens and the earth—all are subject to His Will.

27. وَهُوَ الَّذِيْ يَبْدَؤُا الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيْدُهٗ وَهُوَ اَهْوَنُ عَلَيْهِۗ وَلَهُ الْمَثَلُ الْاَعْلٰى فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِۚ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيْزُ الْحَكِيْمُ ࣖ

    Wa huwal-lażī yabda'ul-khalqa ṡumma yu‘īduhū wa huwa ahwanu ‘alaih(i), wa lahul-maṡalul-a‘lā fis-samāwāti wal-arḍ(i), wa huwal-‘azīzul-ḥakīm(u).

    And He is the One Who originates the creation then will resurrect it—which is even easier for Him. To Him belong the finest attributes in the heavens and the earth. And He is the Almighty, All-Wise.

28. ضَرَبَ لَكُمْ مَّثَلًا مِّنْ اَنْفُسِكُمْۗ هَلْ لَّكُمْ مِّنْ مَّا مَلَكَتْ اَيْمَانُكُمْ مِّنْ شُرَكَاۤءَ فِيْ مَا رَزَقْنٰكُمْ فَاَنْتُمْ فِيْهِ سَوَاۤءٌ تَخَافُوْنَهُمْ كَخِيْفَتِكُمْ اَنْفُسَكُمْۗ كَذٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ الْاٰيٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَّعْقِلُوْنَ

    Ḍaraba lakum maṡalam min anfusikum, hal lakum mim mā malakat aimānukum min syurakā'a fī mā razaqnākum fa'antum fīhi sawā'un takhāfūnahum kakhīfatikum anfusakum, każālika nufaṣṣilul-āyāti liqaumiy ya‘qilūn(a).

    He sets forth for you an example ˹drawn˺ from your own lives: would you allow some of those ˹bondspeople˺ in your possession to be your equal partners in whatever ˹wealth˺ We have provided you, keeping them in mind as you are mindful of your peers? This is how We make the signs clear for people who understand.

29. بَلِ اتَّبَعَ الَّذِيْنَ ظَلَمُوْٓا اَهْوَاۤءَهُمْ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍۗ فَمَنْ يَّهْدِيْ مَنْ اَضَلَّ اللّٰهُ ۗوَمَا لَهُمْ مِّنْ نّٰصِرِيْنَ

    Balittaba‘al-lażīna ẓalamū ahwā'ahum bigairi ‘ilm(in), famay yahdī man aḍallallāh(u), wa mā lahum min nāṣirīn(a).

    In fact, the wrongdoers merely follow their desires with no knowledge. Who then can guide those Allah has left to stray? They will have no helpers.

30. فَاَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّيْنِ حَنِيْفًاۗ فِطْرَتَ اللّٰهِ الَّتِيْ فَطَرَ النَّاسَ عَلَيْهَاۗ لَا تَبْدِيْلَ لِخَلْقِ اللّٰهِ ۗذٰلِكَ الدِّيْنُ الْقَيِّمُۙ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَۙ

    Fa aqim wajhaka lid-dīni ḥanīfā(n), fiṭratallāhil-latī faṭaran-nāsa ‘alaihā, lā tabdīla likhalqillāh(i), żālikad-dīnul-qayyim(u), wa lākinna akṡaran-nāsi lā ya‘lamūn(a).

    So be steadfast in faith in all uprightness ˹O Prophet˺—the natural Way of Allah which He has instilled in ˹all˺ people. Let there be no change in this creation of Allah. That is the Straight Way, but most people do not know.

31. ۞ مُنِيْبِيْنَ اِلَيْهِ وَاتَّقُوْهُ وَاَقِيْمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَلَا تَكُوْنُوْا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِيْنَۙ

    Munībīna ilaihi wattaqūhu wa aqīmuṣ-ṣalāta wa lā takūnū minal-musyrikīn(a).

    ˹O believers!˺ Always turn to Him ˹in repentance˺, be mindful of Him, and establish prayers. And do not be polytheists—

32. مِنَ الَّذِيْنَ فَرَّقُوْا دِيْنَهُمْ وَكَانُوْا شِيَعًا ۗ كُلُّ حِزْبٍۢ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ فَرِحُوْنَ

    Minal-lażīna farraqū dīnahum wa kānū syiya‘ā(n), kullu ḥizbim bimā ladaihim fariḥūn(a).

    ˹like˺ those who have divided their faith and split into sects, each rejoicing in what they have.

33. وَاِذَا مَسَّ النَّاسَ ضُرٌّ دَعَوْا رَبَّهُمْ مُّنِيْبِيْنَ اِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ اِذَآ اَذَاقَهُمْ مِّنْهُ رَحْمَةً اِذَا فَرِيْقٌ مِّنْهُمْ بِرَبِّهِمْ يُشْرِكُوْنَۙ

    Wa iżā massan-nāsa ḍurrun da‘au rabbahum munībīna ilaihi ṡumma iżā ażāqahum minhu raḥmatan iżā farīqum minhum birabbihim yusyrikūn(a).

    When people are touched with hardship, they cry out to their Lord, turning to Him ˹alone˺. But as soon as He gives them a taste of His mercy, a group of them associates ˹others˺ with their Lord ˹in worship˺,

34. لِيَكْفُرُوْا بِمَآ اٰتَيْنٰهُمْۗ فَتَمَتَّعُوْاۗ فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُوْنَ

    Liyakfurū bimā ātaināhum, fatamatta‘ū, fasaufa ta‘lamūn(a).

    becoming ungrateful for whatever ˹favours˺ We have given them. So enjoy yourselves, for soon you will know.

35. اَمْ اَنْزَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطٰنًا فَهُوَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِمَا كَانُوْا بِهٖ يُشْرِكُوْنَ

    Am anzalnā ‘alaihim sulṭānan fahuwa yatakallamu bimā kānū bihī yusyrikūn(a).

    Or have We sent down to them an authority which attests to what they associate ˹with Him˺?

36. وَاِذَآ اَذَقْنَا النَّاسَ رَحْمَةً فَرِحُوْا بِهَاۗ وَاِنْ تُصِبْهُمْ سَيِّئَةٌ ۢبِمَا قَدَّمَتْ اَيْدِيْهِمْ اِذَا هُمْ يَقْنَطُوْنَ

    Wa iżā ażaqnan-nāsa raḥmatan fariḥū bihā, wa in tuṣibhum sayyi'atum bimā qaddamat aidīhim iżā hum yaqnaṭūn(a).

    If We give people a taste of mercy, they become prideful ˹because˺ of it. But if they are afflicted with an evil for what their hands have done, they instantly fall into despair.

37. اَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ يَّشَاۤءُ وَيَقْدِرُۗ اِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُّؤْمِنُوْنَ

    Awalam yarau annallāha yabsuṭur-rizqa limay yasyā'u wa yaqdir(u), inna fī żālika la'āyātil liqaumiy yu'minūn(a).

    Have they not seen that Allah gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills? Surely in this are signs for people who believe.

38. فَاٰتِ ذَا الْقُرْبٰى حَقَّهٗ وَالْمِسْكِيْنَ وَابْنَ السَّبِيْلِۗ ذٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِيْنَ يُرِيْدُوْنَ وَجْهَ اللّٰهِ ۖوَاُولٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُوْنَ

    Fa āti żal-qurbā ḥaqqahū wal-miskīna wabnas-sabīl(i), żālika khairul lil-lażīna yurīdūna wajhallāh(i), wa ulā'ika humul-mufliḥūn(a).

    So give your close relatives their due, as well as the poor and the ˹needy˺ traveller. That is best for those who seek the pleasure of Allah, and it is they who will be successful.

39. وَمَآ اٰتَيْتُمْ مِّنْ رِّبًا لِّيَرْبُوَا۟ فِيْٓ اَمْوَالِ النَّاسِ فَلَا يَرْبُوْا عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ ۚوَمَآ اٰتَيْتُمْ مِّنْ زَكٰوةٍ تُرِيْدُوْنَ وَجْهَ اللّٰهِ فَاُولٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ الْمُضْعِفُوْنَ

    Wa mā ātaitum mir ribal liyarbuwa fī amwālin-nāsi falā yarbū ‘indallāh(i), wa mā ātaitum min zakātin turīdūna wajhallāhi fa'ulā'ika humul-muḍ‘ifūn(a).

    Whatever loans you give, ˹only˺ seeking interest at the expense of people’s wealth will not increase with Allah. But whatever charity you give, ˹only˺ seeking the pleasure of Allah—it is they whose reward will be multiplied.

40. اَللّٰهُ الَّذِيْ خَلَقَكُمْ ثُمَّ رَزَقَكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيْتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيْكُمْۗ هَلْ مِنْ شُرَكَاۤىِٕكُمْ مَّنْ يَّفْعَلُ مِنْ ذٰلِكُمْ مِّنْ شَيْءٍۗ سُبْحٰنَهٗ وَتَعٰلٰى عَمَّا يُشْرِكُوْنَ ࣖ

    Allāhul-lażī khalaqakum ṡumma razaqakum ṡumma yumītukum ṡumma yuḥyīkum, hal min syurakā'ikum may yaf‘alu min żālikum min syai'(in), subḥānahū wa ta‘ālā ‘ammā yusyrikūn(a).

    It is Allah Who created you, then gives you provisions, then will cause you to die, and then will bring you back to life. Can any of your associate-gods do any of this? Glorified and Exalted is He above what they associate with Him ˹in worship˺!

41. ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ فِى الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ اَيْدِى النَّاسِ لِيُذِيْقَهُمْ بَعْضَ الَّذِيْ عَمِلُوْا لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُوْنَ

    Żaharal-fasādu fil-barri wal-baḥri bimā kasabat aidin-nāsi liyużīqahum ba‘ḍal-lażī ‘amilū la‘allahum yarji‘ūn(a).

    Corruption has spread on land and sea as a result of what people’s hands have done, so that Allah may cause them to taste ˹the consequences of˺ some of their deeds and perhaps they might return ˹to the Right Path˺.

42. قُلْ سِيْرُوْا فِى الْاَرْضِ فَانْظُرُوْا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلُۗ كَانَ اَكْثَرُهُمْ مُّشْرِكِيْنَ

    Qul sīrū fil-arḍi fanẓurū kaifa kāna ‘āqibatul-lażīna min qabl(u), kāna akṡaruhum musyrikīn(a).

    Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Travel throughout the land and see what was the end of those ˹destroyed˺ before ˹you˺—most of them were polytheists.”

43. فَاَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّيْنِ الْقَيِّمِ مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ يَّأْتِيَ يَوْمٌ لَّا مَرَدَّ لَهٗ مِنَ اللّٰهِ يَوْمَىِٕذٍ يَّصَّدَّعُوْنَ

    Fa'aqim lid-dīnil-qayyimi min qabli ay ya'tiya yaumul lā maradda lahū minallāhi yauma'iżiy yaṣṣadda‘ūn(a).

    So be steadfast in the Upright Faith ˹O Prophet˺, before the coming of a Day from Allah that cannot be averted. On that Day the people will be divided:

44. مَنْ كَفَرَ فَعَلَيْهِ كُفْرُهٗۚ وَمَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلِاَنْفُسِهِمْ يَمْهَدُوْنَۙ

    Man kafara fa ‘alaihi kufruh(ū), wa man ‘amila ṣāliḥan fali'anfusihim yamhadūn(a).

    those who disbelieved will bear ˹the burden of˺ their own disbelief; and those who did good will have prepared for themselves ˹eternal homes˺,

45. لِيَجْزِيَ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ مِنْ فَضْلِهٖۗ اِنَّهٗ لَا يُحِبُّ الْكٰفِرِيْنَ

    Liyajziyal-lażīna āmanū wa ‘amiluṣ-ṣāliḥāti min faḍlih(ī), innahū lā yuḥibbul-kāfirīn(a).

    so that He may ˹generously˺ reward those who believe and do good, out of His grace. He truly does not like the disbelievers.

46. وَمِنْ اٰيٰتِهٖٓ اَنْ يُّرْسِلَ الرِّيٰحَ مُبَشِّرٰتٍ وَّلِيُذِيْقَكُمْ مِّنْ رَّحْمَتِهٖ وَلِتَجْرِيَ الْفُلْكُ بِاَمْرِهٖ وَلِتَبْتَغُوْا مِنْ فَضْلِهٖ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُوْنَ

    Wa min āyātihī ay yursilar-riyāḥa mubasysyirātiw wa liyużīqakum mir raḥmatihī wa litajriyal-fulka bi'amrihī wa litabtagū min faḍlihī wa la‘allakum tasykurūn(a).

    And one of His signs is that He sends the winds, ushering in good news ˹of rain˺ so that He may give you a taste of His mercy, and that ships may sail by His command, and that you may seek His bounty, and perhaps you will be grateful.

47. وَلَقَدْ اَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ رُسُلًا اِلٰى قَوْمِهِمْ فَجَاۤءُوْهُمْ بِالْبَيِّنٰتِ فَانْتَقَمْنَا مِنَ الَّذِيْنَ اَجْرَمُوْاۗ وَكَانَ حَقًّاۖ عَلَيْنَا نَصْرُ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ

    Wa laqad arsalnā min qablika rusulan ilā qaumihim fajā'ūhum bil-bayyināti fantaqamnā minal-lażīna ajramū, wa kāna ḥaqqan ‘alainā naṣrul-mu'minīn(a).

    Indeed, We sent before you ˹O Prophet˺ messengers, each to their own people, and they came to them with clear proofs. Then We inflicted punishment upon those who persisted in wickedness. For it is Our duty to help the believers.

48. اَللّٰهُ الَّذِيْ يُرْسِلُ الرِّيٰحَ فَتُثِيْرُ سَحَابًا فَيَبْسُطُهٗ فِى السَّمَاۤءِ كَيْفَ يَشَاۤءُ وَيَجْعَلُهٗ كِسَفًا فَتَرَى الْوَدْقَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ خِلٰلِهٖۚ فَاِذَآ اَصَابَ بِهٖ مَنْ يَّشَاۤءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهٖٓ اِذَا هُمْ يَسْتَبْشِرُوْنَۚ

    Allāhul-lażī yursilur-riyāḥa fatuṡīru saḥāban fayabsuṭuhū fis-samā'i kaifa yasyā'u wa yaj‘aluhū kisafan fataral-wadqa yakhruju min khilālih(ī), fa'iżā aṣāba bihī may yasyā'u min ‘ibādihī iżā hum yastabsyirūn(a).

    It is Allah Who sends the winds, which then stir up ˹vapour, forming˺ clouds, which He then spreads out in the sky or piles up into masses as He wills, from which you see rain come forth. Then as soon as He causes it to fall on whoever He wills of His servants, they rejoice,

49. وَاِنْ كَانُوْا مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ يُّنَزَّلَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِّنْ قَبْلِهٖ لَمُبْلِسِيْنَۚ

    Wa in kānū min qabli ay yunazzala ‘alaihim min qablihī lamublisīn(a).

    although they had utterly lost hope just before it was sent down to them.

50. فَانْظُرْ اِلٰٓى اٰثٰرِ رَحْمَتِ اللّٰهِ كَيْفَ يُحْيِ الْاَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَاۗ اِنَّ ذٰلِكَ لَمُحْيِ الْمَوْتٰىۚ وَهُوَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ

    Fanẓur ilā āṡāri raḥmatillāhi kaifa yuḥyil-arḍa ba‘da mautihā, inna żālika lamuḥyil-mautā, wa huwa ‘alā kulli syai'in qadīr(un).

    See then the impact of Allah’s mercy: how He gives life to the earth after its death! Surely That ˹same Creator˺ can raise the dead. For He is Most Capable of everything.

51. وَلَىِٕنْ اَرْسَلْنَا رِيْحًا فَرَاَوْهُ مُصْفَرًّا لَّظَلُّوْا مِنْۢ بَعْدِهٖ يَكْفُرُوْنَ

    Wa la'in arsalnā rīḥan fara'auhu muṣfarral laẓallū mim ba‘dihī yakfurūn(a).

    Then if We send a ˹harsh˺ wind which they see withering ˹their˺ crops, they will definitely deny ˹old favours˺ right after.

52. فَاِنَّكَ لَا تُسْمِعُ الْمَوْتٰى وَلَا تُسْمِعُ الصُّمَّ الدُّعَاۤءَ اِذَا وَلَّوْا مُدْبِرِيْنَ

    Fa innaka lā tusmi‘ul-mautā wa lā tusmi‘uṣ-ṣummad-du‘ā'a iżā wallau mudbirīn(a).

    So you ˹O Prophet˺ certainly cannot make the dead hear ˹the truth˺. Nor can you make the deaf hear the call when they turn their backs and walk away.

53. وَمَآ اَنْتَ بِهٰدِ الْعُمْيِ عَنْ ضَلٰلَتِهِمْۗ اِنْ تُسْمِعُ اِلَّا مَنْ يُّؤْمِنُ بِاٰيٰتِنَا فَهُمْ مُّسْلِمُوْنَ ࣖ

    Wa mā anta bihādil-‘umyi ‘an ḍalālatihim, in tusmi‘u illā may yu'minu bi'āyātinā fahum muslimūn(a).

    Nor can you lead the blind out of their misguidance. You can make none hear ˹the truth˺ except those who believe in Our revelations, ˹fully˺ submitting ˹to Allah˺.

54. ۞ اَللّٰهُ الَّذِيْ خَلَقَكُمْ مِّنْ ضَعْفٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ ضَعْفٍ قُوَّةً ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ قُوَّةٍ ضَعْفًا وَّشَيْبَةً ۗيَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاۤءُۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيْمُ الْقَدِيْرُ

    Allāhul-lażī khalaqakum min ḍa‘fin ṡumma ja‘ala mim ba‘di ḍa‘fin quwwatan ṡumma ja‘ala mim ba‘di quwwatin ḍa‘faw wa syaibah(tan), yakhluqu mā yasyā'(u), wa huwal-‘alīmul-qadīr(u).

    It is Allah Who created you in a state of weakness, then developed ˹your˺ weakness into strength, then developed ˹your˺ strength into weakness and old age. He creates whatever He wills. For He is the All-Knowing, Most Capable.

55. وَيَوْمَ تَقُوْمُ السَّاعَةُ يُقْسِمُ الْمُجْرِمُوْنَ ەۙ مَا لَبِثُوْا غَيْرَ سَاعَةٍ ۗ كَذٰلِكَ كَانُوْا يُؤْفَكُوْنَ

    Wa yauma taqūmus-sā‘atu yuqsimul-mujrimūn(a), mā labiṡū gaira sā‘ah(tin), każālika kānū yu'fakūn(a).

    And on the Day the Hour will arrive, the wicked will swear that they did not stay ˹in this world˺ more than an hour. In this way they were always deluded ˹in the world˺.

56. وَقَالَ الَّذِيْنَ اُوْتُوا الْعِلْمَ وَالْاِيْمَانَ لَقَدْ لَبِثْتُمْ فِيْ كِتٰبِ اللّٰهِ اِلٰى يَوْمِ الْبَعْثِۖ فَهٰذَا يَوْمُ الْبَعْثِ وَلٰكِنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ

    Wa qālal-lażīna ūtul-‘ilma wal-īmāna laqad labiṡtum fī kitābillāhi ilā yaumil-ba‘ṡ(i), fa hāżā yaumul-ba‘ṡi wa lākinnakum kuntum lā ta‘lamūn(a).

    But those gifted with knowledge and faith will say ˹to them˺, “You did actually stay—as destined by Allah—until the Day of Resurrection. So here is the Day of Resurrection ˹which you denied˺! But you did not know ˹it was true˺.”

57. فَيَوْمَىِٕذٍ لَّا يَنْفَعُ الَّذِيْنَ ظَلَمُوْا مَعْذِرَتُهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُسْتَعْتَبُوْنَ

    Fa yauma'iżil lā yanfa‘ul-lażīna ẓalamū ma‘żiratuhum wa lā hum yusta‘tabūn(a).

    So on that Day the wrongdoers’ excuses will not benefit them, nor will they be allowed to appease ˹their Lord˺.

58. وَلَقَدْ ضَرَبْنَا لِلنَّاسِ فِيْ هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنِ مِنْ كُلِّ مَثَلٍۗ وَلَىِٕنْ جِئْتَهُمْ بِاٰيَةٍ لَّيَقُوْلَنَّ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْٓا اِنْ اَنْتُمْ اِلَّا مُبْطِلُوْنَ

    Wa laqad ḍarabnā lin-nāsi fī hāżal-qur'āni min kulli maṡal(in), wa la'in ji'tahum bi'āyatil layaqūlannal-lażīna kafarū in antum illā mubṭilūn(a).

    We have certainly set forth every ˹kind of˺ lesson for people in this Quran. And no matter what sign you bring to them ˹O Prophet˺, the disbelievers will definitely say ˹to the believers˺, “You are only a people of falsehood.”

59. كَذٰلِكَ يَطْبَعُ اللّٰهُ عَلٰى قُلُوْبِ الَّذِيْنَ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ

    Każālika yaṭba‘ullāhu ‘alā qulūbil-lażīna lā ya‘lamūn(a).

    This is how Allah seals the hearts of those unwilling to know ˹the truth˺.

60. فَاصْبِرْ اِنَّ وَعْدَ اللّٰهِ حَقٌّ وَّلَا يَسْتَخِفَّنَّكَ الَّذِيْنَ لَا يُوْقِنُوْنَ ࣖ

    Faṣbir inna wa‘dallāhi ḥaqquw wa lā yastakhiffannakal-lażīna lā yūqinūn(a).

    So be patient, for the promise of Allah certainly is true. And do not be disturbed by those who have no sure faith.