Surah Saba

Translation by:
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

1. اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِيْ لَهٗ مَا فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِى الْاَرْضِ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ فِى الْاٰخِرَةِۗ وَهُوَ الْحَكِيْمُ الْخَبِيْرُ

   Al-ḥamdu lillāhil-lażī lahū mā fis-samāwāti wa mā fil-arḍi wa lahul-ḥamdu fil-ākhirah(ti), wa huwal-ḥakīmul-khabīr(u).

   All praise is for Allah, to Whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And praise be to Him in the Hereafter. He is the All-Wise, All-Aware.

2. يَعْلَمُ مَا يَلِجُ فِى الْاَرْضِ وَمَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا وَمَا يَنْزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَاۤءِ وَمَا يَعْرُجُ فِيْهَاۗ وَهُوَ الرَّحِيْمُ الْغَفُوْرُ

   Ya‘lamu mā yaliju fil-arḍi wa mā yakhruju minhā wa mā yanzilu minas-samā'i wa mā ya‘ruju fīhā, wa huwar-raḥīmul-gafūr(u).

   He knows whatever goes into the earth and whatever comes out of it, and whatever descends from the sky and whatever ascends into it. And He is the Most Merciful, All-Forgiving.

3. وَقَالَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا لَا تَأْتِيْنَا السَّاعَةُ ۗقُلْ بَلٰى وَرَبِّيْ لَتَأْتِيَنَّكُمْۙ عٰلِمِ الْغَيْبِۙ لَا يَعْزُبُ عَنْهُ مِثْقَالُ ذَرَّةٍ فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَلَا فِى الْاَرْضِ وَلَآ اَصْغَرُ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ وَلَآ اَكْبَرُ اِلَّا فِيْ كِتٰبٍ مُّبِيْنٍۙ

   Wa qālal-lażīna kafarū lā ta'tīnas-sā‘ah(tu), qul balā wa rabbī lata'tiyannakum, ‘ālimul-gaib(i), lā ya‘zubu ‘anhu miṡqālu żarratin fis-samāwāti wa lā fil-arḍi wa lā aṣgaru min żālika wa lā akbaru illā fī kitābim mubīn(in).

   The disbelievers say, “The Hour will never come to us.” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Yes—by my Lord, the Knower of the unseen—it will certainly come to you! Not ˹even˺ an atom’s weight is hidden from Him in the heavens or the earth; nor anything smaller or larger than that, but is ˹written˺ in a perfect Record.

4. لِّيَجْزِيَ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِۗ اُولٰۤىِٕكَ لَهُمْ مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَّرِزْقٌ كَرِيْمٌ

   Liyajziyal-lażīna āmanū wa ‘amiluṣ-ṣāliḥāt(i), ulā'ika lahum magfiratuw wa rizqun karīm(un).

   So He may reward those who believe and do good. It is they who will have forgiveness and an honourable provision.

5. وَالَّذِيْنَ سَعَوْ فِيْٓ اٰيٰتِنَا مُعٰجِزِيْنَ اُولٰۤىِٕكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مِّنْ رِّجْزٍ اَلِيْمٌ

   Wal-lażīna sa‘au fī āyātinā mu‘ājizīna ulā'ika lahum ‘ażābum mir rijzin alīm(un).

   As for those who strive to discredit Our revelations, it is they who will suffer the ˹worst˺ torment of agonizing pain.

6. وَيَرَى الَّذِيْنَ اُوْتُوا الْعِلْمَ الَّذِيْٓ اُنْزِلَ اِلَيْكَ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ هُوَ الْحَقَّۙ وَيَهْدِيْٓ اِلٰى صِرَاطِ الْعَزِيْزِ الْحَمِيْدِ

   Wa yaral-lażīna ūtul-‘ilmal-lażī unzila ilaika mir rabbika huwal-ḥaqq(a), wa yahdī ilā ṣirāṭil-‘azīzil-ḥamīd(i).

   Those gifted with knowledge ˹clearly˺ see that what has been revealed to you from your Lord ˹O Prophet˺ is the truth, and that it guides to the Path of the Almighty, the Praiseworthy.

7. وَقَالَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا هَلْ نَدُلُّكُمْ عَلٰى رَجُلٍ يُّنَبِّئُكُمْ اِذَا مُزِّقْتُمْ كُلَّ مُمَزَّقٍۙ اِنَّكُمْ لَفِيْ خَلْقٍ جَدِيْدٍۚ

   Wa qālal-lażīna kafarū hal nadullukum ‘alā rajuliy yunabbi'ukum iżā muzziqtum kulla mumazzaq(in), innakum lafī khalqin jadīd(in).

   The disbelievers say ˹mockingly to one another˺, “Shall we show you a man who claims that when you have been utterly disintegrated you will be raised as a new creation?

8. اَفْتَرٰى عَلَى اللّٰهِ كَذِبًا اَمْ بِهٖ جِنَّةٌ ۗبَلِ الَّذِيْنَ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ فِى الْعَذَابِ وَالضَّلٰلِ الْبَعِيْدِ

   Aftarā ‘alallāhi każiban am bihī jinnah(tun), balil-lażīna lā yu'minūna bil-ākhirati fil-‘ażābi waḍ-ḍalālil-ba‘īd(i).

   Has he fabricated a lie against Allah or is he insane?” In fact, those who do not believe in the Hereafter are bound for torment and have strayed farthest ˹from the truth˺.

9. اَفَلَمْ يَرَوْا اِلٰى مَا بَيْنَ اَيْدِيْهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ مِّنَ السَّمَاۤءِ وَالْاَرْضِۗ اِنْ نَّشَأْ نَخْسِفْ بِهِمُ الْاَرْضَ اَوْ نُسْقِطْ عَلَيْهِمْ كِسَفًا مِّنَ السَّمَاۤءِۗ اِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيَةً لِّكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُّنِيْبٍ ࣖ

   Afalam yarau ilā mā baina aidīhim wa mā khalfahum minas-samā'i wal-arḍ(i), in nasya' nakhsif bihimul-arḍa au nusqiṭ ‘alaihim kisafam minas-samā'(i), inna fī żālika la'āyatal likulli ‘abdim munīb(in).

   Have they not then seen all that surrounds them of the heavens and the earth? If We willed, We could cause the earth to swallow them up, or cause ˹deadly˺ pieces of the sky to fall upon them. Surely in this is a sign for every servant who turns ˹to Allah˺.

10. ۞ وَلَقَدْ اٰتَيْنَا دَاوٗدَ مِنَّا فَضْلًاۗ يٰجِبَالُ اَوِّبِيْ مَعَهٗ وَالطَّيْرَ ۚوَاَلَنَّا لَهُ الْحَدِيْدَۙ

    Wa laqad ātainā dāwūda minnā faḍlā(n), yā jibālu awwibī ma‘ahū waṭ-ṭair(a), wa alannā lahul-ḥadīd(a).

    Indeed, We granted David a ˹great˺ privilege from Us, ˹commanding:˺ “O mountains! Echo his hymns! And the birds as well.” We made iron mouldable for him,

11. اَنِ اعْمَلْ سٰبِغٰتٍ وَّقَدِّرْ فِى السَّرْدِ وَاعْمَلُوْا صَالِحًاۗ اِنِّيْ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ بَصِيْرٌ

    Ani‘mal sābigātiw wa qaddir fis-sardi wa‘malū ṣāliḥā(n), innī bimā ta‘malūna baṣīr(un).

    instructing: “Make full-length armour, ˹perfectly˺ balancing the links. And work righteousness ˹O family of David!˺. Indeed, I am All-Seeing of what you do.”

12. وَلِسُلَيْمٰنَ الرِّيْحَ غُدُوُّهَا شَهْرٌ وَّرَوَاحُهَا شَهْرٌۚ وَاَسَلْنَا لَهٗ عَيْنَ الْقِطْرِۗ وَمِنَ الْجِنِّ مَنْ يَّعْمَلُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ بِاِذْنِ رَبِّهٖۗ وَمَنْ يَّزِغْ مِنْهُمْ عَنْ اَمْرِنَا نُذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ السَّعِيْرِ

    Wa lisulaimānar-rīḥa guduwwuhā syahruw wa rawāḥuhā syahr(un), wa asalnā lahū ‘ainal-qiṭr(i), wa minal-jinni may ya‘malu baina yadaihi bi'iżni rabbih(ī), wa may yazig minhum ‘an amrinā nużiqhu min ‘ażābis-sa‘īr(i).

    And to Solomon ˹We subjected˺ the wind: its morning stride was a month’s journey and so was its evening stride. And We caused a stream of molten copper to flow for him, and ˹We subjected˺ some of the jinn to work under him by his Lord’s Will. And whoever of them deviated from Our command, We made them taste the torment of the blaze.

13. يَعْمَلُوْنَ لَهٗ مَا يَشَاۤءُ مِنْ مَّحَارِيْبَ وَتَمَاثِيْلَ وَجِفَانٍ كَالْجَوَابِ وَقُدُوْرٍ رّٰسِيٰتٍۗ اِعْمَلُوْٓا اٰلَ دَاوٗدَ شُكْرًا ۗوَقَلِيْلٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِيَ الشَّكُوْرُ

    Ya‘malūna lahū mā yasyā'u mim maḥārība wa tamāṡīla wa jifānin kal-jawābi wa qudūrir-rāsiyāt(in), i‘malū āla dāwūda syukrā(n), wa qalīlum min ‘ibādiyasy-syakūr(u).

    They made for him whatever he desired of sanctuaries, statues, basins as large as reservoirs, and cooking pots fixed ˹into the ground˺. ˹We ordered:˺ “Work gratefully, O family of David!” ˹Only˺ a few of My servants are ˹truly˺ grateful.

14. فَلَمَّا قَضَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ الْمَوْتَ مَا دَلَّهُمْ عَلٰى مَوْتِهٖٓ اِلَّا دَاۤبَّةُ الْاَرْضِ تَأْكُلُ مِنْسَاَتَهٗ ۚفَلَمَّا خَرَّ تَبَيَّنَتِ الْجِنُّ اَنْ لَّوْ كَانُوْا يَعْلَمُوْنَ الْغَيْبَ مَا لَبِثُوْا فِى الْعَذَابِ الْمُهِيْنِۗ

    Falammā qaḍainā ‘alaihil-mauta mā dallahum ‘alā mautihī illā dābbatul-arḍi ta'kulu minsa'atah(ū), falammā kharra tabayyanatil-jinnu allau kānū ya‘lamūnal-gaiba mā labiṡū fil-‘ażābil-muhīn(i).

    When We decreed Solomon’s death, nothing indicated to the ˹subjected˺ jinn that he was dead except the termites eating away his staff. So when he collapsed, the jinn realized that if they had ˹really˺ known the unseen, they would not have remained in ˹such˺ humiliating servitude.

15. لَقَدْ كَانَ لِسَبَاٍ فِيْ مَسْكَنِهِمْ اٰيَةٌ ۚجَنَّتٰنِ عَنْ يَّمِيْنٍ وَّشِمَالٍ ەۗ كُلُوْا مِنْ رِّزْقِ رَبِّكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوْا لَهٗ ۗبَلْدَةٌ طَيِّبَةٌ وَّرَبٌّ غَفُوْرٌ

    Laqad kāna lisaba'in fī maskanihim āyah(tun), jannatāni ‘ay yamīniw wa syimāl(in), kulū mir rizqi rabbikum wasykurū lah(ū), baldatun ṭayyibatuw wa rabbun gafūr(un).

    Indeed, there was a sign for ˹the tribe of˺ Sheba in their homeland: two orchards—one to the right and the other to the left. ˹They were told:˺ “Eat from the provision of your Lord, and be grateful to Him. ˹Yours is˺ a good land and a forgiving Lord.”

16. فَاَعْرَضُوْا فَاَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ سَيْلَ الْعَرِمِ وَبَدَّلْنٰهُمْ بِجَنَّتَيْهِمْ جَنَّتَيْنِ ذَوَاتَيْ اُكُلٍ خَمْطٍ وَّاَثْلٍ وَّشَيْءٍ مِّنْ سِدْرٍ قَلِيْلٍ

    Fa a‘raḍū fa arsalnā ‘alaihim sailal-‘arimi wa baddalnāhum bijannataihim jannataini żawātai ukulin khamṭiw wa aṡliw wa syai'im min sidrin qalīl(in).

    But they turned away. So We sent against them a devastating flood, and replaced their orchards with two others producing bitter fruit, fruitless bushes, and a few ˹sparse˺ thorny trees.

17. ذٰلِكَ جَزَيْنٰهُمْ بِمَا كَفَرُوْاۗ وَهَلْ نُجٰزِيْٓ اِلَّا الْكَفُوْرَ

    Żālika jazaināhum bimā kafarū, wa hal nujāzī illal-kafūr(a).

    This is how We rewarded them for their ingratitude. Would We ever punish ˹anyone in such a way˺ except the ungrateful?

18. وَجَعَلْنَا بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ الْقُرَى الَّتِيْ بٰرَكْنَا فِيْهَا قُرًى ظَاهِرَةً وَّقَدَّرْنَا فِيْهَا السَّيْرَۗ سِيْرُوْا فِيْهَا لَيَالِيَ وَاَيَّامًا اٰمِنِيْنَ

    Wa ja‘alnā bainahum wa bainal-qural-latī bāraknā fīhā quran ẓāhirataw wa qaddarnā fihas-sair(a), sīrū fīhā layāliya wa ayyāman āminīn(a).

    We had also placed between them and the cities We showered with blessings ˹many small˺ towns within sight of one another. And We set moderate travel distances in between, ˹saying,˺ “Travel between them by day and night safely.”

19. فَقَالُوْا رَبَّنَا بٰعِدْ بَيْنَ اَسْفَارِنَا وَظَلَمُوْٓا اَنْفُسَهُمْ فَجَعَلْنٰهُمْ اَحَادِيْثَ وَمَزَّقْنٰهُمْ كُلَّ مُمَزَّقٍۗ اِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيٰتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُوْرٍ

    Fa qālū rabbanā bā‘id baina asfārinā wa ẓalamū anfusahum fa ja‘alnāhum aḥādīṡa wa mazzaqnāhum kulla mumazzaq(in), inna fī żālika la'āyātil likulli ṣabbārin syakūr(in).

    But they said, “Our Lord! Make ˹the distances of˺ our journeys longer,” wronging themselves. So We reduced them to ˹cautionary˺ tales, and scattered them utterly. Surely in this are lessons for whoever is steadfast, grateful.

20. وَلَقَدْ صَدَّقَ عَلَيْهِمْ اِبْلِيْسُ ظَنَّهٗ فَاتَّبَعُوْهُ اِلَّا فَرِيْقًا مِّنَ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ

    Wa laqad ṣaddaqa ‘alaihim iblīsu ẓannahū fattaba‘ūhu illā farīqam minal-mu'minīn(a).

    Indeed, Iblîs’ assumption about them has come true, so they ˹all˺ follow him, except a group of ˹true˺ believers.

21. وَمَا كَانَ لَهٗ عَلَيْهِمْ مِّنْ سُلْطَانٍ اِلَّا لِنَعْلَمَ مَنْ يُّؤْمِنُ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ مِمَّنْ هُوَ مِنْهَا فِيْ شَكٍّ ۗوَرَبُّكَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَفِيْظٌ ࣖ

    Wa mā kāna lahū ‘alaihim min sulṭānin illā lina‘lama may yu'minu bil-ākhirati mimman huwa minhā fī syakk(in), wa rabbuka ‘alā kulli syai'in ḥafīẓ(un).

    He does not have any authority over them, but ˹Our Will is˺ only to distinguish those who believe in the Hereafter from those who are in doubt about it. And your Lord is a ˹vigilant˺ Keeper over all things.”

22. قُلِ ادْعُوا الَّذِيْنَ زَعَمْتُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِۚ لَا يَمْلِكُوْنَ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَلَا فِى الْاَرْضِ وَمَا لَهُمْ فِيْهِمَا مِنْ شِرْكٍ وَّمَا لَهٗ مِنْهُمْ مِّنْ ظَهِيْرٍ

    Qulid‘ul-lażīna za‘amtum min dūnillāh(i), lā yamlikūna miṡqāla żarratin fis-samāwāti wa lā fil-arḍi wa mā lahum fīhimā min syirkiw wa mā lahū minhum min ẓahīr(in).

    Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Call upon those you claim ˹to be divine˺ besides Allah. They do not possess ˹even˺ an atom’s weight either in the heavens or the earth, nor do they have any share in ˹governing˺ them. Nor is any of them a helper to Him.”

23. وَلَا تَنْفَعُ الشَّفَاعَةُ عِنْدَهٗٓ اِلَّا لِمَنْ اَذِنَ لَهٗ ۗحَتّٰىٓ اِذَا فُزِّعَ عَنْ قُلُوْبِهِمْ قَالُوْا مَاذَاۙ قَالَ رَبُّكُمْۗ قَالُوا الْحَقَّۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْكَبِيْرُ

    Wa lā tanfa‘usy-syafā‘atu ‘indahū illā liman ażina lah(ū), ḥattā iżā fuzzi‘a ‘an qulūbihim qālū māżā, qāla rabbukum, qālul-ḥaqq(a), wa huwal-‘aliyyul-kabīr(u).

    No intercession will be of any benefit with Him, except by those granted permission by Him. ˹At last,˺ when the dread ˹of Judgment Day˺ is relieved from their hearts ˹because they are permitted to intercede˺, they will ˹excitedly˺ ask ˹the angels˺, “What has your Lord ˹just˺ said?” The angels will reply, “The truth! And He is the Most High, All-Great.”

24. ۞ قُلْ مَنْ يَّرْزُقُكُمْ مِّنَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِۗ قُلِ اللّٰهُ ۙوَاِنَّآ اَوْ اِيَّاكُمْ لَعَلٰى هُدًى اَوْ فِيْ ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِيْنٍ

    Qul may yarzuqukum minas-samāwāti wal-arḍ(i), qulillāh(u), wa innā au iyyākum la‘alā hudan au fī ḍalālim mubīn(in).

    Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, “Who provides for you from the heavens and the earth?” Say, “Allah! Now, certainly one of our two groups is ˹rightly˺ guided; the other is clearly astray.”

25. قُلْ لَّا تُسْـَٔلُوْنَ عَمَّآ اَجْرَمْنَا وَلَا نُسْـَٔلُ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُوْنَ

    Qul lā tus'alūna ‘ammā ajramnā wa lā nus'alu ‘ammā ta‘malūn(a).

    Say, “You will not be accountable for our misdeeds, nor will we be accountable for your deeds.”

26. قُلْ يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَنَا رَبُّنَا ثُمَّ يَفْتَحُ بَيْنَنَا بِالْحَقِّۗ وَهُوَ الْفَتَّاحُ الْعَلِيْمُ

    Qul yajma‘u bainanā rabbunā ṡumma yaftaḥu bainanā bil-ḥaqq(i), wa huwal-fattāḥul-‘alīm(u).

    Say, “Our Lord will gather us together, then He will judge between us with the truth. For He is the All-Knowing Judge.”

27. قُلْ اَرُوْنِيَ الَّذِيْنَ اَلْحَقْتُمْ بِهٖ شُرَكَاۤءَ كَلَّا ۗبَلْ هُوَ اللّٰهُ الْعَزِيْزُ الْحَكِيْمُ

    Qul arūniyal-lażīna alḥaqtum bihī syurakā'a kallā, bal huwallāhul-‘azīzul-ḥakīm(u).

    Say, “Show me those ˹idols˺ you have joined with Him as partners. No! In fact, He ˹alone˺ is Allah—the Almighty, All-Wise.”

28. وَمَآ اَرْسَلْنٰكَ اِلَّا كَاۤفَّةً لِّلنَّاسِ بَشِيْرًا وَّنَذِيْرًا وَّلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ

    Wa mā arsalnāka illā kāffatal lin-nāsi basyīraw wa nażīraw wa lākinna akṡaran-nāsi lā ya‘lamūn(a).

    We have sent you ˹O Prophet˺ only as a deliverer of good news and a warner to all of humanity, but most people do not know.

29. وَيَقُوْلُوْنَ مَتٰى هٰذَا الْوَعْدُ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِيْنَ

    Wa yaqūlūna matā hāżal-wa‘du in kuntum ṣādiqīn(a).

    And they ask ˹the believers˺, “When will this threat come to pass, if what you say is true?”

30. قُلْ لَّكُمْ مِّيْعَادُ يَوْمٍ لَّا تَسْتَأْخِرُوْنَ عَنْهُ سَاعَةً وَّلَا تَسْتَقْدِمُوْنَ ࣖ

    Qul lakum mī‘ādu yaumil lā tasta'khirūna ‘anhu sā‘ataw wa lā tastaqdimūn(a).

    Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “A Day has ˹already˺ been appointed for you, which you can neither delay nor advance by a ˹single˺ moment.”

31. وَقَالَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا لَنْ نُّؤْمِنَ بِهٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنِ وَلَا بِالَّذِيْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِۗ وَلَوْ تَرٰىٓ اِذِ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ مَوْقُوْفُوْنَ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْۖ يَرْجِعُ بَعْضُهُمْ اِلٰى بَعْضِ ِۨالْقَوْلَۚ يَقُوْلُ الَّذِيْنَ اسْتُضْعِفُوْا لِلَّذِيْنَ اسْتَكْبَرُوْا لَوْلَآ اَنْتُمْ لَكُنَّا مُؤْمِنِيْنَ

    Wa qālal-lażīna kafarū lan nu'mina bihāżal-qur'āni wa lā bil-lażī baina yadaih(i), wa lau tarā iżiẓ-ẓālimūna mauqūfūna ‘inda rabbihim, yarji‘u ba‘ḍuhum ilā ba‘ḍinil-qaul(a), yaqūlul-lażīnastuḍ‘ifū lil-lażīnastakbarū lau lā antum lakunnā mu'minīn(a).

    The disbelievers vow, “We will never believe in this Quran, nor in those ˹Scriptures˺ before it.” If only you could see when the wrongdoers will be detained before their Lord, throwing blame at each other! The lowly ˹followers˺ will say to the arrogant ˹leaders˺, “Had it not been for you, we would certainly have been believers.”

32. قَالَ الَّذِيْنَ اسْتَكْبَرُوْا لِلَّذِيْنَ اسْتُضْعِفُوْٓا اَنَحْنُ صَدَدْنٰكُمْ عَنِ الْهُدٰى بَعْدَ اِذْ جَاۤءَكُمْ بَلْ كُنْتُمْ مُّجْرِمِيْنَ

    Qālal-lażīnastakbarū lil-lażīnastuḍ‘ifū anaḥnu ṣadadnākum ‘anil-hudā ba‘da iż jā'akum bal kuntum mujrimīn(a).

    The arrogant will respond to the lowly, “Did we ever hinder you from guidance after it came to you? In fact, you were wicked ˹on your own˺.”

33. وَقَالَ الَّذِيْنَ اسْتُضْعِفُوْا لِلَّذِيْنَ اسْتَكْبَرُوْا بَلْ مَكْرُ الَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ اِذْ تَأْمُرُوْنَنَآ اَنْ نَّكْفُرَ بِاللّٰهِ وَنَجْعَلَ لَهٗٓ اَنْدَادًا ۗوَاَسَرُّوا النَّدَامَةَ لَمَّا رَاَوُا الْعَذَابَۗ وَجَعَلْنَا الْاَغْلٰلَ فِيْٓ اَعْنَاقِ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْاۗ هَلْ يُجْزَوْنَ اِلَّا مَا كَانُوْا يَعْمَلُوْنَ

    Wa qālal-lażīnastuḍ‘ifū lil-lażīnastakbarū bal makrul-laili wan-nahāri iż ta'murūnanā an nakfura billāhi wa naj‘ala lahū andādā(n), wa asarrun-nadāmata lammā ra'awul-‘ażāb(a), wa ja‘alnal-aglāla fī a‘nāqil-lażīna kafarū, hal yujzauna illā mā kānū ya‘malūn(a).

    The lowly will say to the arrogant, “No! It was your plotting by day and night—when you ordered us to disbelieve in Allah and to set up equals with Him.” They will ˹all˺ hide ˹their˺ remorse when they see the torment. And We will put shackles around the necks of the disbelievers. Will they be rewarded except for what they used to do?

34. وَمَآ اَرْسَلْنَا فِيْ قَرْيَةٍ مِّنْ نَّذِيْرٍ اِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوْهَآ ۙاِنَّا بِمَآ اُرْسِلْتُمْ بِهٖ كٰفِرُوْنَ

    Wa mā arsalnā min qaryatim min nażīrin illā qāla mutrafūhā, innā bimā ursiltum bihī kāfirūn(a).

    Whenever We sent a warner to a society, its elite would say, “We truly reject what you have been sent with.”

35. وَقَالُوْا نَحْنُ اَكْثَرُ اَمْوَالًا وَّاَوْلَادًاۙ وَّمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِيْنَ

    Wa qālū naḥnu akṡaru amwālaw wa aulādā(n), wa mā naḥnu bimu‘ażżabīn(a).

    Adding, “We are far superior ˹to the believers˺ in wealth and children, and we will never be punished.”

36. قُلْ اِنَّ رَبِّيْ يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ يَّشَاۤءُ وَيَقْدِرُ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ ࣖ

    Qul inna rabbī yabsuṭur-rizqa limay yasyā'u wa yaqdiru wa lākinna akṡaran-nāsi lā ya‘lamūn(a).

    Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Surely ˹it is˺ my Lord ˹Who˺ gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills. But most people do not know.”

37. وَمَآ اَمْوَالُكُمْ وَلَآ اَوْلَادُكُمْ بِالَّتِيْ تُقَرِّبُكُمْ عِنْدَنَا زُلْفٰىٓ اِلَّا مَنْ اٰمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًاۙ فَاُولٰۤىِٕكَ لَهُمْ جَزَاۤءُ الضِّعْفِ بِمَا عَمِلُوْا وَهُمْ فِى الْغُرُفٰتِ اٰمِنُوْنَ

    Wa mā amwālukum wa lā aulādukum bil-latī tuqarribukum ‘indanā zulfā illā man āmana wa ‘amila ṣāliḥā(n), fa'ulā'ika lahum jazā'uḍ-ḍi‘fi bimā ‘amilū wa hum fil-gurufāti āminūn(a).

    It is not your wealth or children that bring you closer to Us. But those who believe and do good—it is they who will have a multiplied reward for what they did, and they will be secure in ˹elevated˺ mansions.

38. وَالَّذِيْنَ يَسْعَوْنَ فِيْٓ اٰيٰتِنَا مُعٰجِزِيْنَ اُولٰۤىِٕكَ فِى الْعَذَابِ مُحْضَرُوْنَ

    Wal-lażīna yas‘auna fī āyātinā mu‘ājizīna ulā'ika fil-‘ażābi muḥḍarūn(a).

    As for those who strive to discredit Our revelations, it is they who will be confined in punishment.

39. قُلْ اِنَّ رَبِّيْ يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ يَّشَاۤءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهٖ وَيَقْدِرُ لَهٗ ۗوَمَآ اَنْفَقْتُمْ مِّنْ شَيْءٍ فَهُوَ يُخْلِفُهٗ ۚوَهُوَ خَيْرُ الرّٰزِقِيْنَ

    Qul inna rabbī yabsuṭur-rizqa limay yasyā'u min ‘ibādihī wa yaqdiru lah(ū), wa mā anfaqtum min syai'in fahuwa yukhlifuh(ū), wa huwa khairur-rāziqīn(a).

    Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Surely ˹it is˺ my Lord ˹Who˺ gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills of His servants. And whatever you spend in charity, He will compensate ˹you˺ for it. For He is the Best Provider.”

40. وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ جَمِيْعًا ثُمَّ يَقُوْلُ لِلْمَلٰۤىِٕكَةِ اَهٰٓؤُلَاۤءِ اِيَّاكُمْ كَانُوْا يَعْبُدُوْنَ

    Wa yauma yaḥsyuruhum jamī‘an ṡumma yaqūlu lil-malā'ikati ahā'ulā'i iyyākum kānū ya‘budūn(a).

    And ˹consider˺ the Day He will gather them all together, and then ask the angels, “Was it you that these ˹polytheists˺ used to worship?”

41. قَالُوْا سُبْحٰنَكَ اَنْتَ وَلِيُّنَا مِنْ دُوْنِهِمْ ۚبَلْ كَانُوْا يَعْبُدُوْنَ الْجِنَّ اَكْثَرُهُمْ بِهِمْ مُّؤْمِنُوْنَ

    Qālū subḥānaka anta waliyyunā min dūnihim, bal kānū ya‘budūnal-jinna akṡaruhum bihim mu'minūn(a).

    They will say, “Glory be to You! Our loyalty is to You, not them. In fact, they ˹only˺ followed the ˹temptations of evil˺ jinn, in whom most of them had faith.”

42. فَالْيَوْمَ لَا يَمْلِكُ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ نَّفْعًا وَّلَا ضَرًّا ۗوَنَقُوْلُ لِلَّذِيْنَ ظَلَمُوْا ذُوْقُوْا عَذَابَ النَّارِ الَّتِيْ كُنْتُمْ بِهَا تُكَذِّبُوْنَ

    Fal-yauma lā yamliku ba‘ḍukum liba‘ḍin naf‘aw wa ḍarrā(n), wa naqūlu lil-lażīna ẓalamū żūqū ‘ażāban-nāril-latī kuntum bihā tukażżibūn(a).

    So Today neither of you can benefit or protect each other. And We will say to the wrongdoers, “Taste the torment of the Fire, which you used to deny.”

43. وَاِذَا تُتْلٰى عَلَيْهِمْ اٰيٰتُنَا بَيِّنٰتٍ قَالُوْا مَا هٰذَآ اِلَّا رَجُلٌ يُّرِيْدُ اَنْ يَّصُدَّكُمْ عَمَّا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ اٰبَاۤؤُكُمْ ۚوَقَالُوْا مَا هٰذَآ اِلَّآ اِفْكٌ مُّفْتَرًىۗ وَقَالَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَاۤءَهُمْۙ اِنْ هٰذَآ اِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِيْنٌ

    Wa iżā tutlā ‘alaihim āyātunā bayyinātin qālū mā hāżā illā rajuluy yurīdu ay yaṣuddakum ‘ammā kāna ya‘budu ābā'ukum, wa qālū mā hāżā illā ifkum muftarā(n), wa qālal-lażīna kafarū lil-ḥaqqi lammā jā'ahum, in hāżā illā siḥrum mubīn(un).

    When Our clear revelations are recited to them, they say, “This is only a man who wishes to hinder you from what your forefathers used to worship.” They also say, “This ˹Quran˺ is no more than a fabricated lie.” And the disbelievers say of the truth when it has come to them, “This is nothing but pure magic.”

44. وَمَآ اٰتَيْنٰهُمْ مِّنْ كُتُبٍ يَّدْرُسُوْنَهَا وَمَآ اَرْسَلْنَآ اِلَيْهِمْ قَبْلَكَ مِنْ نَّذِيْرٍۗ

    Wa mā ātaināhum min kutubiy yadrusūnahā wa mā arsalnā ilaihim qablaka min nażīr(in).

    ˹They say so even though˺ We had never given them any scriptures to study, nor did We ever send them a warner before you ˹O Prophet˺.

45. وَكَذَّبَ الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْۙ وَمَا بَلَغُوْا مِعْشَارَ مَآ اٰتَيْنٰهُمْ فَكَذَّبُوْا رُسُلِيْۗ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيْرِ ࣖ

    Wa każżabal-lażīna min qablihim, wa mā balagū mi‘syāra mā ātaināhum fakażżabū rusulī, fakaifa kāna nakīr(i).

    Those ˹destroyed˺ before them denied as well—and these ˹Meccans˺ have not attained even one-tenth of what We had given their predecessors. Yet ˹when˺ they denied My messengers, how severe was My response!

46. ۞ قُلْ اِنَّمَآ اَعِظُكُمْ بِوَاحِدَةٍۚ اَنْ تَقُوْمُوْا لِلّٰهِ مَثْنٰى وَفُرَادٰى ثُمَّ تَتَفَكَّرُوْاۗ مَا بِصَاحِبِكُمْ مِّنْ جِنَّةٍۗ اِنْ هُوَ اِلَّا نَذِيْرٌ لَّكُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ عَذَابٍ شَدِيْدٍ

    Qul innamā a‘iẓukum biwāḥidah(tin), an taqūmū lillāhi maṡnā wa furādā ṡumma tatafakkarū, mā biṣāḥibikum min jinnah(tin), in huwa illā nażīrul lakum baina yadai ‘ażābin syadīd(in).

    Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “I advise you to do ˹only˺ one thing: stand up for ˹the sake of˺ Allah—individually or in pairs—then reflect. Your fellow man is not insane. He is only a warner to you before ˹the coming of˺ a severe punishment.”

47. قُلْ مَا سَاَلْتُكُمْ مِّنْ اَجْرٍ فَهُوَ لَكُمْۗ اِنْ اَجْرِيَ اِلَّا عَلَى اللّٰهِ ۚوَهُوَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيْدٌ

    Qul mā sa'altukum min ajrin fahuwa lakum, in ajriya illā ‘alallāh(i), wa huwa ‘alā kulli syai'in syahīd(un).

    Say, “If I had ever asked you for a reward, you could keep it. My reward is only from Allah. And He is a Witness over all things.”

48. قُلْ اِنَّ رَبِّيْ يَقْذِفُ بِالْحَقِّۚ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوْبِ

    Qul inna rabbī yaqżifu bil-ḥaqq(i), ‘allāmul-guyūb(i).

    Say, “Surely my Lord hurls the truth ˹against falsehood˺. ˹He is˺ the Knower of all unseen.”

49. قُلْ جَاۤءَ الْحَقُّ وَمَا يُبْدِئُ الْبَاطِلُ وَمَا يُعِيْدُ

    Qul jā'al-ḥaqqu wa mā yubdi'ul-bāṭilu wa mā yu‘īd(u).

    Say, “The truth has come, and falsehood will vanish, never to return.”

50. قُلْ اِنْ ضَلَلْتُ فَاِنَّمَآ اَضِلُّ عَلٰى نَفْسِيْۚ وَاِنِ اهْتَدَيْتُ فَبِمَا يُوْحِيْٓ اِلَيَّ رَبِّيْۗ اِنَّهٗ سَمِيْعٌ قَرِيْبٌ

    Qul in ḍalaltu fa'innamā aḍillu ‘alā nafsī, wa inihtadaitu fabimā yūḥī ilayya rabbī, innahū samī‘un qarīb(un).

    Say, “If I am astray, the loss is only mine. And if I am guided, it is ˹only˺ because of what my Lord reveals to me. He is indeed All-Hearing, Ever Near.”

51. وَلَوْ تَرٰىٓ اِذْ فَزِعُوْا فَلَا فَوْتَ وَاُخِذُوْا مِنْ مَّكَانٍ قَرِيْبٍۙ

    Wa lau tarā iż fazi‘ū falā fauta wa ukhiżū mim makānin qarīb(in).

    If only you could see when they will be horrified with no escape ˹on Judgment Day˺! And they will be seized from a nearby place.

52. وَّقَالُوْٓا اٰمَنَّا بِهٖۚ وَاَنّٰى لَهُمُ التَّنَاوُشُ مِنْ مَّكَانٍۢ بَعِيْدٍۚ

    Wa qālū āmannā bih(ī), wa annā lahumut-tanāwusyu mim makānim ba‘īd(in).

    They will ˹then˺ cry, “We do ˹now˺ believe in it ˹all˺.” But how could they ˹possibly˺ attain faith from a place so far-off ˹from the world˺,

53. وَقَدْ كَفَرُوْا بِهٖ مِنْ قَبْلُۚ وَيَقْذِفُوْنَ بِالْغَيْبِ مِنْ مَّكَانٍۢ بَعِيْدٍۚ

    Wa qad kafarū bihī min qabl(u), wa yaqżifūna bil-gaibi mim makānim ba‘īd(in).

    while they had already rejected it before, guessing blindly from a place ˹equally˺ far-away ˹from the Hereafter˺?

54. وَحِيْلَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ مَا يَشْتَهُوْنَۙ كَمَا فُعِلَ بِاَشْيَاعِهِمْ مِّنْ قَبْلُۗ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا فِيْ شَكٍّ مُّرِيْبٍ ࣖ

    Wa ḥīla bainahum wa baina mā yasytahūn(a), kamā fu‘ila bi'asy-yā‘ihim min qabl(u), innahum fī syakkim murīb(in).

    They will be sealed off from whatever they desire, as was done to their counterparts before. Indeed, they were ˹all˺ in alarming doubt.