وَرَفَعناهُ مَكانًا عَلِيًّا
We elevated him to an esteemed status.
أُولـٰئِكَ الَّذينَ أَنعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيهِم مِنَ النَّبِيّينَ مِن ذُرِّيَّةِ آدَمَ وَمِمَّن حَمَلنا مَعَ نوحٍ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّةِ إِبراهيمَ وَإِسرائيلَ وَمِمَّن هَدَينا وَاجتَبَينا ۚ إِذا تُتلىٰ عَلَيهِم آياتُ الرَّحمـٰنِ خَرّوا سُجَّدًا وَبُكِيًّا ۩
These are some of the prophets whom God blessed; from the progeny of Adam, and those We carried with Noah, and from the offspring of Abraham and Israel, and from those We guided and selected. When the verses of the Most Gracious were recited to them, they collapsed prostrating and weeping.
فَخَلَفَ مِن بَعدِهِم خَلفٌ أَضاعُوا الصَّلاةَ وَاتَّبَعُوا الشَّهَواتِ ۖ فَسَوفَ يَلقَونَ غَيًّا
Yet there succeeded them successors who neglected the prayers and pursued their desires. They will face devastation.
إِلّا مَن تابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صالِحًا فَأُولـٰئِكَ يَدخُلونَ الجَنَّةَ وَلا يُظلَمونَ شَيئًا
Except for those who repent, believe, and act righteously, these will enter Paradise, and they won’t be wronged in the slightest.
جَنّاتِ عَدنٍ الَّتي وَعَدَ الرَّحمـٰنُ عِبادَهُ بِالغَيبِ ۚ إِنَّهُ كانَ وَعدُهُ مَأتِيًّا
The Gardens of Eden which the Most Merciful has promised His servants unseen. His promises have been coming true.
لا يَسمَعونَ فيها لَغوًا إِلّا سَلامًا ۖ وَلَهُم رِزقُهُم فيها بُكرَةً وَعَشِيًّا
No idle talk will they hear therein, only words of peace. They will receive their sustenance therein, morning and evening.
تِلكَ الجَنَّةُ الَّتي نورِثُ مِن عِبادِنا مَن كانَ تَقِيًّا
This is the Paradise that We will grant to Our righteous servants.
وَما نَتَنَزَّلُ إِلّا بِأَمرِ رَبِّكَ ۖ لَهُ ما بَينَ أَيدينا وَما خَلفَنا وَما بَينَ ذٰلِكَ ۚ وَما كانَ رَبُّكَ نَسِيًّا
“We descend only by the command of our Lord. To Him belongs what’s ahead of us, what’s behind us, and what lies in between. Your Lord is never forgetful.”
رَبُّ السَّماواتِ وَالأَرضِ وَما بَينَهُما فَاعبُدهُ وَاصطَبِر لِعِبادَتِهِ ۚ هَل تَعلَمُ لَهُ سَمِيًّا
Lord of the heavens, the earth, and what’s between them. So worship Him, and remain steadfast in His worship. Do you know of any counterpart for Him?
وَيَقولُ الإِنسانُ أَإِذا ما مِتُّ لَسَوفَ أُخرَجُ حَيًّا
Man asks, “When I am dead, will I then be raised up alive?”
أَوَلا يَذكُرُ الإِنسانُ أَنّا خَلَقناهُ مِن قَبلُ وَلَم يَكُ شَيئًا
Doesn’t man remember that We created him before, when he was nothing?