The Rocky Tract · Meccan · 99 verses · Revelation order 54
This Surah takes its name from v. 80.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
الٓرۚ تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ وَقُرۡءَانࣲ مُّبِينࣲ
Alif, Lām, Rā. These are the verses of the Book and a clear Qur’ān [i.e., recitation].
Alif Lam Ra. These are the verses of a clear Book, the Quran
L.R. Allah, Aleem the Knower, Raziq the Provider. These are Messages of Revelation, of a discourse clear in itself and clearly showing the Truth. This is Qur'an, a plain reading and a Revelation that explains itself
رُّبَمَا يَوَدُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَوۡ كَانُواْ مُسۡلِمِينَ
Perhaps those who disbelieve will wish that they had been Muslims.
A time will surely come when those who are bent on denying the truth will wish that they had surrendered themselves to God
The time is coming when the rejecters of the Truth will ardently wish that they were Muslims
ذَرۡهُمۡ يَأۡكُلُواْ وَيَتَمَتَّعُواْ وَيُلۡهِهِمُ ٱلۡأَمَلُۖ فَسَوۡفَ يَعۡلَمُونَ
Let them eat and enjoy themselves and be diverted by [false] hope, for they are going to know.
so leave them to eat and enjoy themselves and let them be beguiled by vain hopes; for soon they will realise [the truth]
Let them eat, drink, and enjoy life while hanging on to false hopes (47:12). They will come to know. (If they do not come to the Truth, the Truth will come to them, and they will see it)
وَمَآ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِن قَرۡيَةٍ إِلَّا وَلَهَا كِتَابࣱ مَّعۡلُومࣱ
And We did not destroy any city but that for it was a known decree.
We have never destroyed a township without a definite decree having been issued
And Our Law of Requital annihilated no community or township before the period of respite was over
مَّا تَسۡبِقُ مِنۡ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسۡتَـٔۡخِرُونَ
No nation will precede its term, nor will they remain thereafter.
no people can forestall their doom, nor can they delay it
The Law of Respite has no exceptions. No nation can hasten or delay the consequence
وَقَالُواْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِي نُزِّلَ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلذِّكۡرُ إِنَّكَ لَمَجۡنُونࣱ
And they say, "O you upon whom the message has been sent down, indeed you are mad.
They say, "You to whom the Reminder [the Quran] has been sent down, you are surely possessed
And yet, they who deny the Truth, say, "O You, unto whom this Reminder has been revealed, verily you are mad
لَّوۡمَا تَأۡتِينَا بِٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
Why do you not bring us the angels, if you should be among the truthful?"
Why do you not bring down the angels upon us, if you are truthful
Why don't you bring angels to us if you are a man of truth
مَا نُنَزِّلُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَمَا كَانُوٓاْ إِذࣰ ا مُّنظَرِينَ
We do not send down the angels except with truth; and they [i.e., the disbelievers] would not then be reprieved.
But We send down the angels only to bring justice and then they will not be reprieved
We do not send down the angels except when the period of respite is over. And in that case the rejecters get no further reprieve
إِنَّا نَحۡنُ نَزَّلۡنَا ٱلذِّكۡرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُۥ لَحَٰفِظُونَ
Indeed, it is We who sent down the message [i.e., the Qur’ān], and indeed, We will be its guardian.
It is We who have sent down the Reminder and We will, most surely, safeguard it
Behold, it is We Ourselves Who have sent down this Reminder, and behold, it is We Who shall truly guard it
وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِكَ فِي شِيَعِ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
And We had certainly sent [messengers] before you, [O Muḥammad], among the sects of the former peoples.
We sent messengers before you to the previous peoples
And indeed (O Prophet) even before your time We sent Messengers to the communities
وَمَا يَأۡتِيهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ
And no messenger would come to them except that they ridiculed him.
but there was never a messenger who came to them but they mocked him
And never came there a Messenger unto them but they did mock him
كَذَٰلِكَ نَسۡلُكُهُۥ فِي قُلُوبِ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ
Thus do We insert it [i.e., denial] into the hearts of the criminals.
thus We cause this [habit of mocking] to enter into the hearts of the sinful
Our Law turns the psyche of the guilty such that they ridicule reform since they are used to thriving on the fruit of others' toil
لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِهِۦ وَقَدۡ خَلَتۡ سُنَّةُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
They will not believe in it, while there has already occurred the precedent of the former peoples.
They will not believe in it, though they have before them the example of former peoples
They accept not the Message. Such has been the way of those who went before them
وَلَوۡ فَتَحۡنَا عَلَيۡهِم بَابࣰ ا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَظَلُّواْ فِيهِ يَعۡرُجُونَ
And [even] if We opened to them a gate from the heaven and they continued therein to ascend,
and even if We opened to them a door from heaven, and they began ascending through it
And even if We opened to them a Gate into the Heaven, and they kept ascending through it
لَقَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَا سُكِّرَتۡ أَبۡصَٰرُنَا بَلۡ نَحۡنُ قَوۡمࣱ مَّسۡحُورُونَ
They would say, "Our eyes have only been dazzled. Rather, we are a people affected by magic."
they would still say, "Our eyes have been dazzled. We are bewitched
They would say, "Our eyes are intoxicated. Nay, we are a folk bewitched
وَلَقَدۡ جَعَلۡنَا فِي ٱلسَّمَآءِ بُرُوجࣰ ا وَزَيَّنَّٰهَا لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ
And We have placed within the heaven great stars and have beautified it for the observers.
We have placed constellations in heaven and have beautified it for beholders
We have set constellations in the Sky and We have beautified it for the beholders
وَحَفِظۡنَٰهَا مِن كُلِّ شَيۡطَٰنࣲ رَّجِيمٍ
And We have protected it from every devil expelled [from the mercy of Allāh]
and We have guarded it from every accursed devil
And We have guarded it from every destructive force
إِلَّا مَنِ ٱسۡتَرَقَ ٱلسَّمۡعَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابࣱ مُّبِينࣱ
Except one who steals a hearing and is pursued by a clear burning flame.
but if anyone eavesdrops, he is pursued by a bright flaming fire
(Allah is everywhere, not just in the skies. The Qur'an dispels all superstitions including the clairvoyants and fortunetellers spying onto His Court). The Shining Flame of Knowledge has now come to you to dispel the deceptive claims of every deceiver. (26:210-212), (37:8-9), (52:38), (6)
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ مَدَدۡنَٰهَا وَأَلۡقَيۡنَا فِيهَا رَوَٰسِيَ وَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ شَيۡءࣲ مَّوۡزُونࣲ
And the earth - We have spread it and cast therein firmly set mountains and caused to grow therein [something] of every well-balanced thing.
We have spread out the earth, and set upon it firm mountains and caused everything to grow in due proportion
And the earth, We have spread it out wide and compressed its Globe (39:5) and placed firm in it mountain ranges. And caused each seemly thing to grow in due proportion therein. (15:19-20), (31:10), (41:10), (79:28-3)
وَجَعَلۡنَا لَكُمۡ فِيهَا مَعَٰيِشَ وَمَن لَّسۡتُمۡ لَهُۥ بِرَٰزِقِينَ
And We have made for you therein means of living and [for] those for whom you are not providers.
We have provided therein a means of livelihood for you and for all those creatures for whom you do not provide
And We have given you means of livelihood, as well as for all whose sustenance does not depend on you
وَإِن مِّن شَيۡءٍ إِلَّا عِندَنَا خَزَآئِنُهُۥ وَمَا نُنَزِّلُهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِقَدَرࣲ مَّعۡلُومࣲ
And there is not a thing but that with Us are its depositories, and We do not send it down except according to a known [i.e., specified] measure.
There is not a thing but its storehouses are with Us. But We only send down each thing in an appropriate measure
And there is not a thing but with Us are the treasures thereof. And We send it down but in precise measure
وَأَرۡسَلۡنَا ٱلرِّيَٰحَ لَوَٰقِحَ فَأَنزَلۡنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءࣰ فَأَسۡقَيۡنَٰكُمُوهُ وَمَآ أَنتُمۡ لَهُۥ بِخَٰزِنِينَ
And We have sent the fertilizing winds and sent down water from the sky and given you drink from it. And you are not its retainers.
We let loose fertilizing winds, and bring water from the sky for you to drink; and you could not have stored it up for yourselves
And We send the winds as pollinators that fertilize plants, and cause water to come down from the height for you to drink. Who holds the stores of the Universe? You don't
وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ نُحۡيِۦ وَنُمِيتُ وَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡوَٰرِثُونَ
And indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritor.
Truly, it is We who bring to life and We who cause death and We are the inheritor of all things
For, it is We, We alone Who control the Laws of life and death, and it is We alone Who remain the Ultimate Inheritor. (Hence, Our provision must remain accessible to all)
وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمۡنَا ٱلۡمُسۡتَقۡدِمِينَ مِنكُمۡ وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمۡنَا ٱلۡمُسۡتَـٔۡخِرِينَ
And We have already known the preceding [generations] among you, and We have already known the later [ones to come].
We know those who lived before you and those who will come after you
And, verily, We know those who passed on before you, and We know those who will come after you. (And We know those who advance in goodness and those who lag behind)
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ يَحۡشُرُهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُۥ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمࣱ
And indeed, your Lord will gather them; indeed, He is Wise and Knowing.
It is your Lord who will gather them. He is all wise and all knowing
And, behold, it is your Lord Who will gather all of them together. Verily, He is Wise, all-Knowing
وَلَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِن صَلۡصَٰلࣲ مِّنۡ حَمَإࣲ مَّسۡنُونࣲ
And We did certainly create man out of clay from an altered black mud.
We created man out of dry clay, from moulded mud
And, indeed, We created man from sounding clay, out of dark inorganic matter
وَٱلۡجَآنَّ خَلَقۡنَٰهُ مِن قَبۡلُ مِن نَّارِ ٱلسَّمُومِ
And the jinn We created before from scorching fire.
and the jinn We had created before from flaming fire
Before humanity became civilized, (you can say that) We created the caveman from flames, i.e. with fiery disposition in self-preservation
وَإِذۡ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ إِنِّي خَٰلِقُۢ بَشَرࣰ ا مِّن صَلۡصَٰلࣲ مِّنۡ حَمَإࣲ مَّسۡنُونࣲ
And [mention, O Muḥammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "I will create a human being out of clay from an altered black mud.
Your Lord said to the angels, "I am about to bring into being a man wrought from mud
Recall when your Sustainer said to the angels, "Behold, I am about to create a mortal man out of inorganic matter." (2:30-35), (7:11-22), (17:61), (19:21)
فَإِذَا سَوَّيۡتُهُۥ وَنَفَخۡتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِي فَقَعُواْ لَهُۥ سَٰجِدِينَ
And when I have proportioned him and breathed into him of My [created] soul, then fall down to him in prostration."
When I have formed him and breathed My spirit into him, fall down in prostration before him
And when I have perfected him in due proportion and breathed into him something of My Energy, bow before him." (That something will be the gift of free will, the ability to make decisions)
فَسَجَدَ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ كُلُّهُمۡ أَجۡمَعُونَ
So the angels prostrated - all of them entirely,
then the angels all prostrated themselves together
Thereupon the angels bowed, all of them together. (The physical Laws in the Universe were made subservient to mankind)
إِلَّآ إِبۡلِيسَ أَبَىٰٓ أَن يَكُونَ مَعَ ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ
Except Iblees; he refused to be with those who prostrated.
But Satan did not; he refused to join those who prostrated themselves
But Iblis (Satan). He refused to be among those who bowed. (The selfish desire of mankind declared rebellion against the higher control of Reason and Permanent Moral Values)
قَالَ يَٰٓإِبۡلِيسُ مَا لَكَ أَلَّا تَكُونَ مَعَ ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ
[Allāh] said, "O Iblees, what is [the matter] with you that you are not with those who prostrate?"
God asked him, "What is the matter with you, that you are not among those who have prostrated themselves
God asked, "O Iblis! Why are you not with those who bowed
قَالَ لَمۡ أَكُن لِّأَسۡجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقۡتَهُۥ مِن صَلۡصَٰلࣲ مِّنۡ حَمَإࣲ مَّسۡنُونࣲ
He said, "Never would I prostrate to a human whom You created out of clay from an altered black mud."
He replied, "I am not one to prostrate myself to a man whom You have created out of a clay of moulded mud
He replied, "I am not one to bow to man whom You have created from sounding clay out of inorganic matter
قَالَ فَٱخۡرُجۡ مِنۡهَا فَإِنَّكَ رَجِيمࣱ
[Allāh] said, "Then depart from it, for indeed, you are expelled.
God said, "Then get out of here; for you are accursed
God said, "Go forth then, from here! You are dismissed forthwith
وَإِنَّ عَلَيۡكَ ٱللَّعۡنَةَ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ
And indeed, upon you is the curse until the Day of Recompense."
and the curse shall be on you till the Day of Judgement
My rejection shall be your due until the Day of Judgment
قَالَ رَبِّ فَأَنظِرۡنِيٓ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ يُبۡعَثُونَ
He said, "My Lord, then reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected."
Satan said, "O my Lord! Grant me respite till the Day of Resurrection
Said Iblis, "Then O My Sustainer! Grant me a respite till the Day when all shall be raised from the dead
قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُنظَرِينَ
[Allāh] said, "So indeed, you are of those reprieved
He said, "You are granted respite
Answered He, "Verily, so be it. You shall be among those who are granted respite
إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡوَقۡتِ ٱلۡمَعۡلُومِ
Until the Day of the time well-known."
till that Appointed Day
Till the Day known (to Me alone)
قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَآ أَغۡوَيۡتَنِي لَأُزَيِّنَنَّ لَهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَأُغۡوِيَنَّهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ
[Iblees] said, "My Lord, because You have put me in error, I will surely make [disobedience] attractive to them [i.e., mankind] on earth, and I will mislead them all
He said, "My Lord, since You have let me go astray. I shall make the path of error seem alluring to them on the earth and shall mislead them all
Now Iblis said, "O My Lord! Since You let me go astray, I verily shall make attractive the path of error for them in the earth. And I shall mislead them everyone
إِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنۡهُمُ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ
Except, among them, Your chosen servants."
except for Your chosen servants
Except those who are truly Your servants
قَالَ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٌ عَلَيَّ مُسۡتَقِيمٌ
[Allāh] said, "This is a path [of return] to Me [that is] straight.
God said, "This is the path which leads straight to Me
This is, with Me, a Straight Path," said God
إِنَّ عِبَادِي لَيۡسَ لَكَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ سُلۡطَٰنٌ إِلَّا مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡغَاوِينَ
Indeed, My servants - no authority will you have over them, except those who follow you of the deviators.
Surely, you shall have no power over My true servants, except those misguided ones who choose to follow you
Verily, you shall have no power over My servants, except those who put themselves in error and follow you
وَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَمَوۡعِدُهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ
And indeed, Hell is the promised place for them all.
Surely, Hell is the place to which they are destined
And for all such, behold, Hell is the promised abode
لَهَا سَبۡعَةُ أَبۡوَٰبࣲ لِّكُلِّ بَابࣲ مِّنۡهُمۡ جُزۡءࣱ مَّقۡسُومٌ
It has seven gates; for every gate is of them [i.e., Satan's followers] a portion designated."
it has seven gates: and each gate has a portion of them allotted to it
With seven gates leading into it, each gate receiving its share of wrongdoers." (The Straight Path is one, while the wrong paths are numerous and each of them leads to Hell)
إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّٰتࣲ وَعُيُونٍ
Indeed, the righteous will be within gardens and springs,
Truly, the God-fearing shall dwell amid gardens and fountains
Verily, those who walk aright, will find themselves amidst gardens and springs
ٱدۡخُلُوهَا بِسَلَٰمٍ ءَامِنِينَ
[Having been told], "Enter it in peace, safe [and secure]."
Enter therein in peace and security
They will be told, "Enter them in peace, secure
وَنَزَعۡنَا مَا فِي صُدُورِهِم مِّنۡ غِلٍّ إِخۡوَٰنًا عَلَىٰ سُرُرࣲ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ
And We will remove whatever is in their breasts of resentment, [so they will be] brothers, on thrones facing each other.
We shall cleanse their hearts of all traces of ill-will; they will be like brethren seated on couches facing one another
And We shall remove from their hearts any sense of jealousy, rancor, rivalry and bitterness (7:43). And they shall rest as brothers and sisters, facing one another, on thrones of happiness. (5)
لَا يَمَسُّهُمۡ فِيهَا نَصَبࣱ وَمَا هُم مِّنۡهَا بِمُخۡرَجِينَ
No fatigue will touch them therein, nor from it will they [ever] be removed.
They will not be affected by any weariness there, and they will never be made to leave
No weariness shall ever touch them, and never shall they lose this abode of Bliss
۞نَبِّئۡ عِبَادِيٓ أَنِّيٓ أَنَا ٱلۡغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
[O Muḥammad], inform My servants that it is I who am the Forgiving, the Merciful,
Tell My servants that I alone am the Forgiving, the Merciful One
Tell My servants that I am Forgiving, Merciful
وَأَنَّ عَذَابِي هُوَ ٱلۡعَذَابُ ٱلۡأَلِيمُ
And that it is My punishment which is the painful punishment.
and that My punishment is a painful punishment
Yet, My Law of Requital dispenses a severe requital
وَنَبِّئۡهُمۡ عَن ضَيۡفِ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ
And inform them about the guests of Abraham,
Tell them about Abraham's guests
As an example, tell them once again about Abraham's guests
إِذۡ دَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ فَقَالُواْ سَلَٰمࣰ ا قَالَ إِنَّا مِنكُمۡ وَجِلُونَ
When they entered upon him and said, "Peace." [Abraham] said, "Indeed, we are fearful [i.e., apprehensive] of you."
when they came to him they greeted him with: "Peace." He said,"We feel afraid of you
When they came unto him, and said, "Peace!" He said, "Behold, We are afraid of you
قَالُواْ لَا تَوۡجَلۡ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمࣲ
[The angels] said, "Fear not. Indeed, we give you good tidings of a learned boy."
They said, "Do not be afraid. We come to you with good news. You shall have a son who shall be endowed with great knowledge
Said they, "Fear not! Behold, we bring you the glad tiding of an enlightened son
قَالَ أَبَشَّرۡتُمُونِي عَلَىٰٓ أَن مَّسَّنِيَ ٱلۡكِبَرُ فَبِمَ تُبَشِّرُونَ
He said, "Have you given me good tidings although old age has come upon me? Then of what [wonder] do you inform?"
He said, "Do you bring me such news despite my old age? What kind of good news are you bringing me
He said, "How can you give me such glad tiding even though I have been overtaken by old age
قَالُواْ بَشَّرۡنَٰكَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ فَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡقَٰنِطِينَ
They said, "We have given you good tidings in truth, so do not be of the despairing."
They said, "We have, indeed, given you glad tidings in truth; do not therefore despair
They answered, "We have given you the glad tiding that is bound to come true. So be not of those who abandon hope
قَالَ وَمَن يَقۡنَطُ مِن رَّحۡمَةِ رَبِّهِۦٓ إِلَّا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ
He said, "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except for those astray?"
He said, "Who but the misguided despair of the mercy of their Lord
Abraham exclaimed, "And who, other than the one in error, despairs of the Grace of his Lord
قَالَ فَمَا خَطۡبُكُمۡ أَيُّهَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ
[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"
Then he asked, "What then is your business, O messengers
He added, "And afterward what is your mission O Messengers
قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّآ أُرۡسِلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمࣲ مُّجۡرِمِينَ
They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals,
They said, "We have been sent forth to a guilty people
They replied, "We are sent to a guilty people (for retribution)
إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍ إِنَّا لَمُنَجُّوهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ
Except the family of Lot; indeed, we will save them all
Except for Lot's household, all of whom we shall rescue
Barring Lot's household and followers. All of whom, behold, we shall save (as Commanded)
إِلَّا ٱمۡرَأَتَهُۥ قَدَّرۡنَآ إِنَّهَا لَمِنَ ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ
Except his wife." We [i.e., Allāh] decreed that she is of those who remain behind.
except his wife. We have decreed that she will be among those who remain behind [and will be lost]
Excepting his wife. Allah has decreed that she would stay behind (due to her disobedi-ence)
فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ءَالَ لُوطٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ
And when the messengers came to the family of Lot,
When the messengers came to Lot and his family
When the Messengers came to Lot's house
قَالَ إِنَّكُمۡ قَوۡمࣱ مُّنكَرُونَ
He said, "Indeed, you are people unknown."
he said, "You are strangers [to me]
He said, "Behold, you are people unknown
قَالُواْ بَلۡ جِئۡنَٰكَ بِمَا كَانُواْ فِيهِ يَمۡتَرُونَ
They said, "But we have come to you with that about which they were disputing,
They said, "No, but we bring you news about what they disputed
They answered, "Nay, we bring to you the decision of what they keep disputing with you
وَأَتَيۡنَٰكَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَإِنَّا لَصَٰدِقُونَ
And we have come to you with truth, and indeed, we are truthful.
and we have come to you with the truth, and surely we are truthful
And we are bringing you the certainty (that the period of respite for your people is over). For, behold, we are indeed truthful
فَأَسۡرِ بِأَهۡلِكَ بِقِطۡعࣲ مِّنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ وَٱتَّبِعۡ أَدۡبَٰرَهُمۡ وَلَا يَلۡتَفِتۡ مِنكُمۡ أَحَدࣱ وَٱمۡضُواْ حَيۡثُ تُؤۡمَرُونَ
So set out with your family during a portion of the night and follow behind them and let not anyone among you look back and continue on to where you are commanded."
so leave with your family some time in the latter part of the night, and walk behind them. Let none of you look back. Go where you are commanded
Go, then, with your family and followers while it is yet night. Follow them in the rear, and let none of you look back (ever to come back to this place). But proceed where you are commanded (by your Lord)
وَقَضَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡهِ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡأَمۡرَ أَنَّ دَابِرَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ مَقۡطُوعࣱ مُّصۡبِحِينَ
And We conveyed to him [the decree] of that matter: that those [sinners] would be eliminated by early morning.
We communicated to him Our decree that the guilty ones would be destroyed by the morning
And We revealed to Lot this decree, "The last remnant of those shall be wiped out in the morning
وَجَآءَ أَهۡلُ ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ يَسۡتَبۡشِرُونَ
And the people of the city came rejoicing.
The people of the town came along, revelling
(As this conversation was taking place), people of the town came rejoicing in anticipation. (They thought that these Messengers would make for them permissible what Lot had been declaring non-permissible)
قَالَ إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ضَيۡفِي فَلَا تَفۡضَحُونِ
[Lot] said, "Indeed, these are my guests, so do not shame me.
and he told them, "These are my guests, so do not disgrace me
Lot said, "Behold, these are my guests; so do not embarrass me
وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُخۡزُونِ
And fear Allāh and do not disgrace me."
Fear God and do not shame me
Be mindful of Allah and disgrace me not
قَالُوٓاْ أَوَلَمۡ نَنۡهَكَ عَنِ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
They said, "Have we not forbidden you from [protecting] people?"
They said, "Did we not forbid you to extend hospitality to strangers
They answered, "Haven't we forbidden you to entertain any kind of people (who are strangers)
قَالَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ بَنَاتِيٓ إِن كُنتُمۡ فَٰعِلِينَ
[Lot] said, "These are my daughters - if you would be doers [of lawful marriage]."
He said, "Here are my daughters, if you must act in this way
Lot said, "Your wives, who are like my daughters, are better for you
لَعَمۡرُكَ إِنَّهُمۡ لَفِي سَكۡرَتِهِمۡ يَعۡمَهُونَ
By your life, [O Muḥammad], indeed they were, in their intoxication, wandering blindly.
By your life, they wandered on in their wild intoxication
The Messengers said to Lot, "They won't listen to you even if you preach them all your life." They were totally intoxicated, stumbling up and down
فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلصَّيۡحَةُ مُشۡرِقِينَ
So the shriek seized them at sunrise.
and thereupon the blast [of Our punishment] overtook them at sunrise
The blast (of Our Requital) overtook them at the time of sunrise
فَجَعَلۡنَا عَٰلِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ حِجَارَةࣰ مِّن سِجِّيلٍ
And We made the highest part [of the city] its lowest and rained upon them stones of hard clay.
We turned the town upside down and rained upon them stones of clay
And We turned the towns upside down and showered upon them hard heated rocks
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتࣲ لِّلۡمُتَوَسِّمِينَ
Indeed in that are signs for those who discern.
There are certainly signs in that for those who can learn a lesson
Therein verily are lessons for those who read the signs
وَإِنَّهَا لَبِسَبِيلࣲ مُّقِيمٍ
And indeed, they [i.e., those cities] are [situated] on an established road.
it is still there on the highway
And behold, those towns (Sodom and Gomorrah) stood by a road that still exists
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةࣰ لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
Indeed in that is a sign for the believers.
surely in this there is a sign for those who believe
Verily, herein lies a message indeed for those who believe
وَإِن كَانَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡأَيۡكَةِ لَظَٰلِمِينَ
And the companions of the thicket [i.e., the people of Madyan] were [also] wrongdoers,
The people of the Wood were also surely wrongdoers
And the dwellers in woods (of Midyan, the people of Shoaib), were also wrongdoers
فَٱنتَقَمۡنَا مِنۡهُمۡ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَبِإِمَامࣲ مُّبِينࣲ
So We took retribution from them, and indeed, both [cities] are on a clear highway.
So We took vengeance on them. Both are still there on the highway, plain for all to see
And so Our just Law of Requital struck them. And, behold, these both communities lived by a highway, to this day plain to see
وَلَقَدۡ كَذَّبَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡحِجۡرِ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
And certainly did the companions of al-Ḥijr [i.e., the Thamūd] deny the messengers.
The people of al-Hijr also rejected Our messengers
And likewise indeed, the dwellers in
وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمۡ ءَايَٰتِنَا فَكَانُواْ عَنۡهَا مُعۡرِضِينَ
And We gave them Our signs, but from them they were turning away.
We gave them Our signs, but they turned away from them
And We gave them Our Messages, but they stubbornly turned away from them
وَكَانُواْ يَنۡحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا ءَامِنِينَ
And they used to carve from the mountains, houses, feeling secure.
They carved out dwellings in the mountains, and lived in security
Even as they (with power given by Us) used to carve homes in the mountains for security
فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلصَّيۡحَةُ مُصۡبِحِينَ
But the shriek seized them at early morning,
the blast overtook them early one morning
And so the blast (of Our Requital) overtook them early in the morning
فَمَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يَكۡسِبُونَ
So nothing availed them [from] what they used to earn.
All that they had acquired was of no avail to them
And of no avail to them was all the power that they had acquired
وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ لَأٓتِيَةࣱۖ فَٱصۡفَحِ ٱلصَّفۡحَ ٱلۡجَمِيلَ
And We have not created the heavens and earth and that between them except in truth. And indeed, the Hour is coming; so forgive with gracious forgiveness.
We have created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the two in accordance with the requirements of truth and wisdom. The Hour is surely coming. So overlook [their faults] with gracious forgiveness
Remember, We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, without Purpose. (Nations that do not fit themselves in the Divine Plan get wiped out. So shall happen to your people, (O Prophet), if they do not mend their ways). Behold, the Hour is surely coming (when you shall be victorious). So overlook their faults, and forgive them graciously
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ ٱلۡخَلَّٰقُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
Indeed, your Lord - He is the Knowing Creator.
Surely your Lord is the All Knowing Creator
Verily, your Lord! He is the All Knowing Creator
وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَٰكَ سَبۡعࣰ ا مِّنَ ٱلۡمَثَانِي وَٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ ٱلۡعَظِيمَ
And We have certainly given you, [O Muḥammad], seven of the often repeated [verses] and the great Qur’ān.
We have given you the seven oft-recited verses and the great Quran
We have given you several examples from history that repeats itself, and We have given you this Sublime Qur'an that defines the Laws of the rise and fall of nations
لَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيۡنَيۡكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعۡنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزۡوَٰجࣰ ا مِّنۡهُمۡ وَلَا تَحۡزَنۡ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَٱخۡفِضۡ جَنَاحَكَ لِلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
Do not extend your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to [certain] categories of them [i.e., the disbelievers], and do not grieve over them. And lower your wing [i.e., show kindness] to the believers.
Do not strain your eyes towards the worldly benefits We have bestowed on some of them, nor grieve on their account. Lower your wing of mercy for the believers
So do not even look at the worldly possessions that We have given to different people (among the deniers) and grieve not that their luxuries keep them from seeing the Truth. But lower your wing of kindness to the believers
وَقُلۡ إِنِّيٓ أَنَا ٱلنَّذِيرُ ٱلۡمُبِينُ
And say, "Indeed, I am the clear warner" -
and say, "I am, indeed, a plain warner
Say, "Behold, I am indeed he that warns openly and without ambiguity
كَمَآ أَنزَلۡنَا عَلَى ٱلۡمُقۡتَسِمِينَ
Just as We had revealed [scriptures] to the separators
such as We send down for those who are divisive
We did send down punishment upon the formulators of sects, after such warnings
ٱلَّذِينَ جَعَلُواْ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ عِضِينَ
Who have made the Qur’ān into portions.
and who have broken the Scripture into fragments
Now those who cause division and sectarianism after (this Revelation), will be seen as dismembering the Qur'an
فَوَرَبِّكَ لَنَسۡـَٔلَنَّهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ
So by your Lord, We will surely question them all
by your Lord, We shall question them all
Them, by your Lord! We shall indeed call them to account, everyone and all
عَمَّا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ
About what they used to do.
about whatever they had been doing
For whatever they have done
فَٱصۡدَعۡ بِمَا تُؤۡمَرُ وَأَعۡرِضۡ عَنِ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ
Then declare what you are commanded and turn away from the polytheists.
Proclaim openly what you are commanded, and avoid the polytheists
Hence, proclaim openly all that you have been commanded and disregard those who bring forth 'authorities' parallel to Him
إِنَّا كَفَيۡنَٰكَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَهۡزِءِينَ
Indeed, We are sufficient for you against the mockers
We will, surely, suffice you against those who mock
Verily, We shall suffice you against all who deride this Message
ٱلَّذِينَ يَجۡعَلُونَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَۚ فَسَوۡفَ يَعۡلَمُونَ
Who make [equal] with Allāh another deity. But they are going to know.
who set up another god with God, but they shall soon learn
And set up, side by side, parallel 'authorities
وَلَقَدۡ نَعۡلَمُ أَنَّكَ يَضِيقُ صَدۡرُكَ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ
And We already know that your breast is constrained by what they say.
We do indeed know how your heart is distressed at what they say
And well do We know that your heart is distressed by what they say
فَسَبِّحۡ بِحَمۡدِ رَبِّكَ وَكُن مِّنَ ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ
So exalt [Allāh] with praise of your Lord and be of those who prostrate [to Him].
But glorify your Lord with His praise, and prostrate yourself
But extol you your Sustainer. Strive in your Mission so that they see that the Giver of such magnificent Guidance is indeed Praiseworthy. Be you among the foremost to adore Him
وَٱعۡبُدۡ رَبَّكَ حَتَّىٰ يَأۡتِيَكَ ٱلۡيَقِينُ
And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty [i.e., death].
and worship your Lord until what is certain [death] comes to you
Submit entirely to your Sustainer so that you may have conviction in the success that is forthcoming