بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمـٰنِ الرَّحيمِ طه
Ta-Ha.
ما أَنزَلنا عَلَيكَ القُرآنَ لِتَشقىٰ
We didn’t reveal the Quran upon you to cause you distress.
إِلّا تَذكِرَةً لِمَن يَخشىٰ
Rather, it’s a reminder for those who hold reverence.
تَنزيلًا مِمَّن خَلَقَ الأَرضَ وَالسَّماواتِ العُلَى
A revelation from He who created the earth and the high heavens.
الرَّحمـٰنُ عَلَى العَرشِ استَوىٰ
The Most Merciful, who is established on the Throne.
لَهُ ما فِي السَّماواتِ وَما فِي الأَرضِ وَما بَينَهُما وَما تَحتَ الثَّرىٰ
To Him belongs everything in the heavens, everything on earth, everything between them, and everything beneath the soil.
وَإِن تَجهَر بِالقَولِ فَإِنَّهُ يَعلَمُ السِّرَّ وَأَخفَى
Whether you speak aloud—He knows the secret and what’s more hidden.
اللَّهُ لا إِلـٰهَ إِلّا هُوَ ۖ لَهُ الأَسماءُ الحُسنىٰ
God—there is no god except Him. His are the best names.
وَهَل أَتاكَ حَديثُ موسىٰ
Did you hear the story of Moses?
إِذ رَأىٰ نارًا فَقالَ لِأَهلِهِ امكُثوا إِنّي آنَستُ نارًا لَعَلّي آتيكُم مِنها بِقَبَسٍ أَو أَجِدُ عَلَى النّارِ هُدًى
When he saw a fire, he told his family, “Stay here, I have noticed a fire. Perhaps I can bring you a torch from it, or find guidance at the fire.”
فَلَمّا أَتاها نودِيَ يا موسىٰ
As he approached it, he was called, “O Moses!
إِنّي أَنا رَبُّكَ فَاخلَع نَعلَيكَ ۖ إِنَّكَ بِالوادِ المُقَدَّسِ طُوًى
I. I am your Lord. Remove your shoes; you are in the sacred valley of Tuwa.
وَأَنَا اختَرتُكَ فَاستَمِع لِما يوحىٰ
I have chosen you, so listen to what’s being revealed.
إِنَّني أَنَا اللَّهُ لا إِلـٰهَ إِلّا أَنا فَاعبُدني وَأَقِمِ الصَّلاةَ لِذِكري
Surely, it is I. I am God. There is no deity except Me. So, worship Me and establish prayer for My remembrance.
إِنَّ السّاعَةَ آتِيَةٌ أَكادُ أُخفيها لِتُجزىٰ كُلُّ نَفسٍ بِما تَسعىٰ
The Hour is coming; I keep it almost hidden, so that every soul may be recompensed for its endeavors.
فَلا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنها مَن لا يُؤمِنُ بِها وَاتَّبَعَ هَواهُ فَتَردىٰ
Therefore, let not those who don’t believe in it and follow their lusts hinder you from it, else you be ruined.
وَما تِلكَ بِيَمينِكَ يا موسىٰ
And what’s that in your right hand, O Moses?”
قالَ هِيَ عَصايَ أَتَوَكَّأُ عَلَيها وَأَهُشُّ بِها عَلىٰ غَنَمي وَلِيَ فيها مَآرِبُ أُخرىٰ
He replied, “It is my staff. I lean on it, herd my sheep with it, and I have other uses for it.”
قالَ أَلقِها يا موسىٰ
He instructed, “Throw it down, O Moses.”
فَأَلقاها فَإِذا هِيَ حَيَّةٌ تَسعىٰ
When he threw it down, it instantly became a moving serpent.
قالَ خُذها وَلا تَخَف ۖ سَنُعيدُها سيرَتَهَا الأولىٰ
He said, “Pick it up, and fear not; We will restore it to its original state.
وَاضمُم يَدَكَ إِلىٰ جَناحِكَ تَخرُج بَيضاءَ مِن غَيرِ سوءٍ آيَةً أُخرىٰ
Now, put your hand under your arm; it will come out white, without any harm—another sign.
لِنُرِيَكَ مِن آياتِنَا الكُبرَى
That We may show you some of Our greater signs.
اذهَب إِلىٰ فِرعَونَ إِنَّهُ طَغىٰ
Go to Pharaoh, for he became tyrannical.”
قالَ رَبِّ اشرَح لي صَدري
He said, “My Lord, calm my heart for me.
وَيَسِّر لي أَمري
And ease my task for me.
وَاحلُل عُقدَةً مِن لِساني
And remove the knot from my tongue.
يَفقَهوا قَولي
So they may understand my speech.
وَاجعَل لي وَزيرًا مِن أَهلي
Grant me a helper from my family.
هارونَ أَخِي
Aaron, my brother.
اشدُد بِهِ أَزري
Strengthen me through him.
وَأَشرِكهُ في أَمري
And let him share in my mission.
كَي نُسَبِّحَكَ كَثيرًا
In order to frequently glorify Your praises.
وَنَذكُرَكَ كَثيرًا
And remember You frequently.
إِنَّكَ كُنتَ بِنا بَصيرًا
You are always watchful over us.”
قالَ قَد أوتيتَ سُؤلَكَ يا موسىٰ
He replied, “You have been granted your request, O Moses!
وَلَقَد مَنَنّا عَلَيكَ مَرَّةً أُخرىٰ
We’ve favored you before.
إِذ أَوحَينا إِلىٰ أُمِّكَ ما يوحىٰ
When We inspired your mother with Our message:
أَنِ اقذِفيهِ فِي التّابوتِ فَاقذِفيهِ فِي اليَمِّ فَليُلقِهِ اليَمُّ بِالسّاحِلِ يَأخُذهُ عَدُوٌّ لي وَعَدُوٌّ لَهُ ۚ وَأَلقَيتُ عَلَيكَ مَحَبَّةً مِنّي وَلِتُصنَعَ عَلىٰ عَيني
“Put him in a chest and cast it into the river. The river will wash him ashore, where an enemy of Mine and his will take him.” I bestowed upon you love from Me, so that you would be nurtured under My watchful eye.
إِذ تَمشي أُختُكَ فَتَقولُ هَل أَدُلُّكُم عَلىٰ مَن يَكفُلُهُ ۖ فَرَجَعناكَ إِلىٰ أُمِّكَ كَي تَقَرَّ عَينُها وَلا تَحزَنَ ۚ وَقَتَلتَ نَفسًا فَنَجَّيناكَ مِنَ الغَمِّ وَفَتَنّاكَ فُتونًا ۚ فَلَبِثتَ سِنينَ في أَهلِ مَديَنَ ثُمَّ جِئتَ عَلىٰ قَدَرٍ يا موسىٰ
Then your sister stepped forward, suggesting, ‘May I direct you to someone who could assist in his upbringing?’ Thus, We returned you to your mother to soothe her heart and relieve her grief. After you had killed a man, We saved you from anxiety and tested you thoroughly. You resided among the people of Midian for several years, until you reached your predestined term, O Moses.
وَاصطَنَعتُكَ لِنَفسِي
I prepared you for Myself.
اذهَب أَنتَ وَأَخوكَ بِآياتي وَلا تَنِيا في ذِكرِي
Go, you and your brother, with My signs, And don’t slacken in My Remembrance.
اذهَبا إِلىٰ فِرعَونَ إِنَّهُ طَغىٰ
Approach Pharaoh, for he transgressed.
فَقولا لَهُ قَولًا لَيِّنًا لَعَلَّهُ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَو يَخشىٰ
But speak to him mildly; perhaps he may remember or fear.”
قالا رَبَّنا إِنَّنا نَخافُ أَن يَفرُطَ عَلَينا أَو أَن يَطغىٰ
They responded, “Our Lord, we fear that he might lash out against us or become even more tyrannical.”
قالَ لا تَخافا ۖ إِنَّني مَعَكُما أَسمَعُ وَأَرىٰ
He reassured, “Fear not, for I am with you both. I hear, and I see.
فَأتِياهُ فَقولا إِنّا رَسولا رَبِّكَ فَأَرسِل مَعَنا بَني إِسرائيلَ وَلا تُعَذِّبهُم ۖ قَد جِئناكَ بِآيَةٍ مِن رَبِّكَ ۖ وَالسَّلامُ عَلىٰ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الهُدىٰ
Go to him and say, ‘We are the messengers of your Lord, so send with us the Children of Israel and don’t torment them. We’ve come to you with a sign from your Lord, and peace is upon those who follow the guidance.
إِنّا قَد أوحِيَ إِلَينا أَنَّ العَذابَ عَلىٰ مَن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلّىٰ
It has been revealed to us that the punishment is upon whoever denies and turns away.’”
قالَ فَمَن رَبُّكُما يا موسىٰ
He asked, “Who is your Lord, O Moses?”
قالَ رَبُّنَا الَّذي أَعطىٰ كُلَّ شَيءٍ خَلقَهُ ثُمَّ هَدىٰ
He answered, “Our Lord is the One who gave everything its creation, then guided.”
قالَ فَما بالُ القُرونِ الأولىٰ
He asked, “What was the condition of the earlier generations?”
قالَ عِلمُها عِندَ رَبّي في كِتابٍ ۖ لا يَضِلُّ رَبّي وَلا يَنسَى
He answered, “knowledge about them is with my Lord, documented in a record. My Lord neither errs nor forgets.”
الَّذي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الأَرضَ مَهدًا وَسَلَكَ لَكُم فيها سُبُلًا وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّماءِ ماءً فَأَخرَجنا بِهِ أَزواجًا مِن نَباتٍ شَتّىٰ
He who made the earth a habitat for you, and He traced out routes within it. And He sends down water from the sky, with which We produce diverse pairs of plants.
كُلوا وَارعَوا أَنعامَكُم ۗ إِنَّ في ذٰلِكَ لَآياتٍ لِأُولِي النُّهىٰ
Eat and let your livestock graze. In this, there are signs for those with discernment.
مِنها خَلَقناكُم وَفيها نُعيدُكُم وَمِنها نُخرِجُكُم تارَةً أُخرىٰ
From it, We created you, and into it, We will return you. And from it, We will extract you once again.
وَلَقَد أَرَيناهُ آياتِنا كُلَّها فَكَذَّبَ وَأَبىٰ
We showed him all Our signs, but he denied and refused.
قالَ أَجِئتَنا لِتُخرِجَنا مِن أَرضِنا بِسِحرِكَ يا موسىٰ
He said, “Did you come to evict us from our land with your magic, O Moses?
فَلَنَأتِيَنَّكَ بِسِحرٍ مِثلِهِ فَاجعَل بَينَنا وَبَينَكَ مَوعِدًا لا نُخلِفُهُ نَحنُ وَلا أَنتَ مَكانًا سُوًى
We will bring you magic like it. So, set a date between us and you, in a neutral place, which neither we nor you will fail to attend.”
قالَ مَوعِدُكُم يَومُ الزّينَةِ وَأَن يُحشَرَ النّاسُ ضُحًى
He replied, “Your appointment is on Festival Day, and let the people gather in the morning.”
فَتَوَلّىٰ فِرعَونُ فَجَمَعَ كَيدَهُ ثُمَّ أَتىٰ
Pharaoh turned his back, formulated his plan, and then came back.
قالَ لَهُم موسىٰ وَيلَكُم لا تَفتَروا عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا فَيُسحِتَكُم بِعَذابٍ ۖ وَقَد خابَ مَنِ افتَرىٰ
Moses cautioned them, “Woe to you! Don’t forge lies against God, lest He destroys you with a punishment; and whoever fabricates lies is bound to fail.”
فَتَنازَعوا أَمرَهُم بَينَهُم وَأَسَرُّوا النَّجوىٰ
They discussed their matter amongst themselves and kept their counsel secret.
قالوا إِن هـٰذانِ لَساحِرانِ يُريدانِ أَن يُخرِجاكُم مِن أَرضِكُم بِسِحرِهِما وَيَذهَبا بِطَريقَتِكُمُ المُثلىٰ
They declared, “These two are magicians who intend to expel you from your land with their magic and abolish your exemplary tradition.
فَأَجمِعوا كَيدَكُم ثُمَّ ائتوا صَفًّا ۚ وَقَد أَفلَحَ اليَومَ مَنِ استَعلىٰ
So, formulate your strategy and come forward as a united front. And indeed, he will succeed this day who is superior.”
قالوا يا موسىٰ إِمّا أَن تُلقِيَ وَإِمّا أَن نَكونَ أَوَّلَ مَن أَلقىٰ
They challenged, “O Moses, either you throw, or we will be the first to throw.”
قالَ بَل أَلقوا ۖ فَإِذا حِبالُهُم وَعِصِيُّهُم يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيهِ مِن سِحرِهِم أَنَّها تَسعىٰ
He replied, “Rather, you throw.” And suddenly, their ropes and staffs seemed to him from their magic that they were moving.
فَأَوجَسَ في نَفسِهِ خيفَةً موسىٰ
And Moses felt fear within himself.
قُلنا لا تَخَف إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الأَعلىٰ
We said, “Don’t be scared; you have the upper hand.
وَأَلقِ ما في يَمينِكَ تَلقَف ما صَنَعوا ۖ إِنَّما صَنَعوا كَيدُ ساحِرٍ ۖ وَلا يُفلِحُ السّاحِرُ حَيثُ أَتىٰ
Throw that which is in your right hand; it will swallow what they’ve crafted, mere illusions of a magician’s trickery. A magician won’t succeed, wherever he may turn.”
فَأُلقِيَ السَّحَرَةُ سُجَّدًا قالوا آمَنّا بِرَبِّ هارونَ وَموسىٰ
So the magicians fell down prostrating. They said, “We have believed in the Lord of Aaron and Moses.”
قالَ آمَنتُم لَهُ قَبلَ أَن آذَنَ لَكُم ۖ إِنَّهُ لَكَبيرُكُمُ الَّذي عَلَّمَكُمُ السِّحرَ ۖ فَلَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيدِيَكُم وَأَرجُلَكُم مِن خِلافٍ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُم في جُذوعِ النَّخلِ وَلَتَعلَمُنَّ أَيُّنا أَشَدُّ عَذابًا وَأَبقىٰ
He threatened, “You dare to believe in Him without my permission? He must be your superior who taught you magic. I will sever your hands and feet on opposite sides, and I will crucify you on the trunks of palm trees. Then you’ll know whose punishment is harsher and more lasting.”
قالوا لَن نُؤثِرَكَ عَلىٰ ما جاءَنا مِنَ البَيِّناتِ وَالَّذي فَطَرَنا ۖ فَاقضِ ما أَنتَ قاضٍ ۖ إِنَّما تَقضي هـٰذِهِ الحَياةَ الدُّنيا
They responded, “We will never prefer you over the clear proofs that have come to us, nor over Him who created us. So issue whatever decree you wish; your jurisdiction extends only to the life of this world.
إِنّا آمَنّا بِرَبِّنا لِيَغفِرَ لَنا خَطايانا وَما أَكرَهتَنا عَلَيهِ مِنَ السِّحرِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ خَيرٌ وَأَبقىٰ
We have put our trust in our Lord, hoping He may forgive our sins and the magic you compelled us to practice. God is far superior and everlasting.”
إِنَّهُ مَن يَأتِ رَبَّهُ مُجرِمًا فَإِنَّ لَهُ جَهَنَّمَ لا يَموتُ فيها وَلا يَحيىٰ
Whoever comes before his Lord as guilty, for him is hell, where he neither dies nor lives.
وَمَن يَأتِهِ مُؤمِنًا قَد عَمِلَ الصّالِحاتِ فَأُولـٰئِكَ لَهُمُ الدَّرَجاتُ العُلىٰ
But whoever comes before Him as a believer, having performed righteous deeds—those will attain the highest stages.
جَنّاتُ عَدنٍ تَجري مِن تَحتِهَا الأَنهارُ خالِدينَ فيها ۚ وَذٰلِكَ جَزاءُ مَن تَزَكّىٰ
The eternal Gardens of Eternity, through which rivers flow, where they will reside forever—this is the reward for those who purify themselves.
وَلَقَد أَوحَينا إِلىٰ موسىٰ أَن أَسرِ بِعِبادي فَاضرِب لَهُم طَريقًا فِي البَحرِ يَبَسًا لا تَخافُ دَرَكًا وَلا تَخشىٰ
We revealed to Moses: “Set out at night with My servants, and strike a dry path for them through the sea, without fear of being overtaken or dread.”
فَأَتبَعَهُم فِرعَونُ بِجُنودِهِ فَغَشِيَهُم مِنَ اليَمِّ ما غَشِيَهُم
Pharaoh pursued them with his forces, but the sea overwhelmed them, completely submerging them.
وَأَضَلَّ فِرعَونُ قَومَهُ وَما هَدىٰ
Pharaoh misled his people; he didn’t guide them.
يا بَني إِسرائيلَ قَد أَنجَيناكُم مِن عَدُوِّكُم وَواعَدناكُم جانِبَ الطّورِ الأَيمَنَ وَنَزَّلنا عَلَيكُمُ المَنَّ وَالسَّلوىٰ
O Children of Israel, We saved you from your enemy, covenanted with you on the right side of the Mount, and We sent down to you Manna and Quail.
كُلوا مِن طَيِّباتِ ما رَزَقناكُم وَلا تَطغَوا فيهِ فَيَحِلَّ عَلَيكُم غَضَبي ۖ وَمَن يَحلِل عَلَيهِ غَضَبي فَقَد هَوىٰ
Eat from the good provisions We provided you, but don’t be excessive in it, lest My wrath descends upon you. Whoever upon whom My wrath descends has fallen.
وَإِنّي لَغَفّارٌ لِمَن تابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صالِحًا ثُمَّ اهتَدىٰ
I am forgiving to whoever repents, believes, acts righteously, then becomes guided.
وَما أَعجَلَكَ عَن قَومِكَ يا موسىٰ
“Why did you rush ahead of your people, O Moses?”
قالَ هُم أُولاءِ عَلىٰ أَثَري وَعَجِلتُ إِلَيكَ رَبِّ لِتَرضىٰ
He replied, “They are on my tracks. I rushed to You, my Lord, so that You might be pleased.”
قالَ فَإِنّا قَد فَتَنّا قَومَكَ مِن بَعدِكَ وَأَضَلَّهُمُ السّامِرِيُّ
He said, “We’ve tested your people in your absence, and the Samarian led them astray.”
فَرَجَعَ موسىٰ إِلىٰ قَومِهِ غَضبانَ أَسِفًا ۚ قالَ يا قَومِ أَلَم يَعِدكُم رَبُّكُم وَعدًا حَسَنًا ۚ أَفَطالَ عَلَيكُمُ العَهدُ أَم أَرَدتُم أَن يَحِلَّ عَلَيكُم غَضَبٌ مِن رَبِّكُم فَأَخلَفتُم مَوعِدي
Moses returned to his people, angry and grieved. He said, “O my people, didn’t your Lord make a good promise to you? Did the promise appear too distant to you, or did you wish that wrath from your Lord descends upon you, that you broke your promise to me?”
قالوا ما أَخلَفنا مَوعِدَكَ بِمَلكِنا وَلـٰكِنّا حُمِّلنا أَوزارًا مِن زينَةِ القَومِ فَقَذَفناها فَكَذٰلِكَ أَلقَى السّامِرِيُّ
They replied, “We didn’t break our promise to you intentionally, but we were made to carry burdens of the people’s ornaments, and we cast them in, as the Samarian suggested.”
فَأَخرَجَ لَهُم عِجلًا جَسَدًا لَهُ خُوارٌ فَقالوا هـٰذا إِلـٰهُكُم وَإِلـٰهُ موسىٰ فَنَسِيَ
Then he produced for them a statue of a calf which made a mooing sound. They said, “This is your god and the god of Moses, but he forgot.”
أَفَلا يَرَونَ أَلّا يَرجِعُ إِلَيهِم قَولًا وَلا يَملِكُ لَهُم ضَرًّا وَلا نَفعًا
Didn’t they see that it could neither respond to them nor bring them harm or benefit?
وَلَقَد قالَ لَهُم هارونُ مِن قَبلُ يا قَومِ إِنَّما فُتِنتُم بِهِ ۖ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ الرَّحمـٰنُ فَاتَّبِعوني وَأَطيعوا أَمري
Aaron had already pleaded with them, “O my people, you are being tested by this. Your Lord is the Most Gracious, so follow me and obey my order.”
قالوا لَن نَبرَحَ عَلَيهِ عاكِفينَ حَتّىٰ يَرجِعَ إِلَينا موسىٰ
They replied, “We won’t cease our devotion to it until Moses returns to us.”
قالَ يا هارونُ ما مَنَعَكَ إِذ رَأَيتَهُم ضَلّوا
He said, “O Aaron, what prevented you when you saw them straying?
أَلّا تَتَّبِعَنِ ۖ أَفَعَصَيتَ أَمري
From following me? Did you disobey my command?”
قالَ يَا ابنَ أُمَّ لا تَأخُذ بِلِحيَتي وَلا بِرَأسي ۖ إِنّي خَشيتُ أَن تَقولَ فَرَّقتَ بَينَ بَني إِسرائيلَ وَلَم تَرقُب قَولي
He replied, “O son of my mother, don’t seize me by my beard or head. I feared you would accuse me of causing division among the Children of Israel and not adhering to your words.”
قالَ فَما خَطبُكَ يا سامِرِيُّ
He then asked, “What’s your explanation, O Samarian?”
قالَ بَصُرتُ بِما لَم يَبصُروا بِهِ فَقَبَضتُ قَبضَةً مِن أَثَرِ الرَّسولِ فَنَبَذتُها وَكَذٰلِكَ سَوَّلَت لي نَفسي
He answered, “I saw what they didn’t see, so I grabbed a handful of the messenger’s trace, and I threw it. That’s what my inner self prompted me to do.”
قالَ فَاذهَب فَإِنَّ لَكَ فِي الحَياةِ أَن تَقولَ لا مِساسَ ۖ وَإِنَّ لَكَ مَوعِدًا لَن تُخلَفَهُ ۖ وَانظُر إِلىٰ إِلـٰهِكَ الَّذي ظَلتَ عَلَيهِ عاكِفًا ۖ لَنُحَرِّقَنَّهُ ثُمَّ لَنَنسِفَنَّهُ فِي اليَمِّ نَسفًا
Moses declared, “Go away! In this life, you must say, ‘No contact!’ And you have an appointment you can’t evade. Now, look at your god to which you remained devoted. We will burn it and then scatter it into the sea as dust.”
إِنَّما إِلـٰهُكُمُ اللَّهُ الَّذي لا إِلـٰهَ إِلّا هُوَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُلَّ شَيءٍ عِلمًا
Your God is the only God, besides whom there is no other god. He encompasses everything in knowledge.
كَذٰلِكَ نَقُصُّ عَلَيكَ مِن أَنباءِ ما قَد سَبَقَ ۚ وَقَد آتَيناكَ مِن لَدُنّا ذِكرًا
Thus, We narrate to you some of the stories of what happened before, and We’ve given you from us a Reminder.
مَن أَعرَضَ عَنهُ فَإِنَّهُ يَحمِلُ يَومَ القِيامَةِ وِزرًا
Whoever turns away from it will carry a burden on Resurrection Day.
خالِدينَ فيهِ ۖ وَساءَ لَهُم يَومَ القِيامَةِ حِملًا
They will remain under it forever, an evil for them to bear on Resurrection Day.
يَومَ يُنفَخُ فِي الصّورِ ۚ وَنَحشُرُ المُجرِمينَ يَومَئِذٍ زُرقًا
On that Day, the Trumpet is blown, and We will gather the criminals on that Day, blue.
يَتَخافَتونَ بَينَهُم إِن لَبِثتُم إِلّا عَشرًا
Whispering among themselves, “You didn’t remain except for ten.”
نَحنُ أَعلَمُ بِما يَقولونَ إِذ يَقولُ أَمثَلُهُم طَريقَةً إِن لَبِثتُم إِلّا يَومًا
We know well what they will say, when the most exemplary among them will say, “You stayed no more than a day.”
وَيَسأَلونَكَ عَنِ الجِبالِ فَقُل يَنسِفُها رَبّي نَسفًا
They ask you about the mountains, so say, “My Lord will crumble them into dust.
فَيَذَرُها قاعًا صَفصَفًا
He will leave them as a level plain.
لا تَرىٰ فيها عِوَجًا وَلا أَمتًا
You will see neither elevation or depression in them.”
يَومَئِذٍ يَتَّبِعونَ الدّاعِيَ لا عِوَجَ لَهُ ۖ وَخَشَعَتِ الأَصواتُ لِلرَّحمـٰنِ فَلا تَسمَعُ إِلّا هَمسًا
On that Day, they will follow the caller without deviation. Voices will be lowered for the Most Merciful, so you will not hear but a whisper.
يَومَئِذٍ لا تَنفَعُ الشَّفاعَةُ إِلّا مَن أَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحمـٰنُ وَرَضِيَ لَهُ قَولًا
On that Day, intercession won’t benefit at all, except for those to whom the Most Merciful has granted permission and whose words He has approved.
يَعلَمُ ما بَينَ أَيديهِم وَما خَلفَهُم وَلا يُحيطونَ بِهِ عِلمًا
He knows their past and their future, and they can’t comprehend His knowledge.
وَعَنَتِ الوُجوهُ لِلحَيِّ القَيّومِ ۖ وَقَد خابَ مَن حَمَلَ ظُلمًا
All faces will humbly submit to the Ever-Living, the Sustainer. Whoever carries injustice will despair.
وَمَن يَعمَل مِنَ الصّالِحاتِ وَهُوَ مُؤمِنٌ فَلا يَخافُ ظُلمًا وَلا هَضمًا
However, those who performed righteous deeds and are believers won’t fear injustice or deprivation.
وَكَذٰلِكَ أَنزَلناهُ قُرآنًا عَرَبِيًّا وَصَرَّفنا فيهِ مِنَ الوَعيدِ لَعَلَّهُم يَتَّقونَ أَو يُحدِثُ لَهُم ذِكرًا
We revealed this Quran in Arabic, and We diversified the warnings in it, to foster righteousness or serve as a reminder for them.
فَتَعالَى اللَّهُ المَلِكُ الحَقُّ ۗ وَلا تَعجَل بِالقُرآنِ مِن قَبلِ أَن يُقضىٰ إِلَيكَ وَحيُهُ ۖ وَقُل رَبِّ زِدني عِلمًا
Exalted is God, the True King. Don’t hasten with the Quran before its revelation is completed to you, and say, “My Lord, increase me in knowledge.”
وَلَقَد عَهِدنا إِلىٰ آدَمَ مِن قَبلُ فَنَسِيَ وَلَم نَجِد لَهُ عَزمًا
We had previously covenanted with Adam, but he forgot, and We found no resolve in him.
وَإِذ قُلنا لِلمَلائِكَةِ اسجُدوا لِآدَمَ فَسَجَدوا إِلّا إِبليسَ أَبىٰ
When We commanded the angels, “Prostrate yourselves before Adam,” they all complied, except for Iblis, who refused.
فَقُلنا يا آدَمُ إِنَّ هـٰذا عَدُوٌّ لَكَ وَلِزَوجِكَ فَلا يُخرِجَنَّكُما مِنَ الجَنَّةِ فَتَشقىٰ
We said, “O Adam, this is an enemy to you and your wife. Don’t let him drive you out of Paradise, or you will be miserable.
إِنَّ لَكَ أَلّا تَجوعَ فيها وَلا تَعرىٰ
In it, you will never experience hunger or nakedness.
وَأَنَّكَ لا تَظمَأُ فيها وَلا تَضحىٰ
And you won’t be thirsty or suffer from the sun’s heat.”
فَوَسوَسَ إِلَيهِ الشَّيطانُ قالَ يا آدَمُ هَل أَدُلُّكَ عَلىٰ شَجَرَةِ الخُلدِ وَمُلكٍ لا يَبلىٰ
Then Satan whispered to him, saying, “O Adam, Shall I lead you to the tree of eternity and a kingdom that never decays?”
فَأَكَلا مِنها فَبَدَت لَهُما سَوآتُهُما وَطَفِقا يَخصِفانِ عَلَيهِما مِن وَرَقِ الجَنَّةِ ۚ وَعَصىٰ آدَمُ رَبَّهُ فَغَوىٰ
So they ate from it, and their nakedness was revealed to them. Consequently, they started covering themselves with leaves from the Garden. Adam disobeyed his Lord and strayed.
ثُمَّ اجتَباهُ رَبُّهُ فَتابَ عَلَيهِ وَهَدىٰ
But then, his Lord selected him, accepted his repentance, and provided guidance.
قالَ اهبِطا مِنها جَميعًا ۖ بَعضُكُم لِبَعضٍ عَدُوٌّ ۖ فَإِمّا يَأتِيَنَّكُم مِنّي هُدًى فَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ هُدايَ فَلا يَضِلُّ وَلا يَشقىٰ
He commanded, “Descend from it, all of you, some of you enemies to others. However, when guidance from Me comes to you, those who follow My guidance will neither go astray nor be miserable.
وَمَن أَعرَضَ عَن ذِكري فَإِنَّ لَهُ مَعيشَةً ضَنكًا وَنَحشُرُهُ يَومَ القِيامَةِ أَعمىٰ
However, those who disregard My reminder will have a life of hardship, and on the Day of Resurrection, We will resurrect them blind.”
قالَ رَبِّ لِمَ حَشَرتَني أَعمىٰ وَقَد كُنتُ بَصيرًا
He will protest, “My Lord, why did You resurrect me blind, though I was sighted?”
قالَ كَذٰلِكَ أَتَتكَ آياتُنا فَنَسيتَها ۖ وَكَذٰلِكَ اليَومَ تُنسىٰ
He will reply, “Just as Our revelations came to you, and you dismissed them, so today, you are dismissed.”
وَكَذٰلِكَ نَجزي مَن أَسرَفَ وَلَم يُؤمِن بِآياتِ رَبِّهِ ۚ وَلَعَذابُ الآخِرَةِ أَشَدُّ وَأَبقىٰ
This is how We recompense those who transgress and deny their Lord’s revelations. The punishment of the Hereafter is harsher and more lasting.
أَفَلَم يَهدِ لَهُم كَم أَهلَكنا قَبلَهُم مِنَ القُرونِ يَمشونَ في مَساكِنِهِم ۗ إِنَّ في ذٰلِكَ لَآياتٍ لِأُولِي النُّهىٰ
Didn’t they consider how many generations We annihilated before them, in whose dwellings they now roam? There are signs in this for those who possess insight.
وَلَولا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَت مِن رَبِّكَ لَكانَ لِزامًا وَأَجَلٌ مُسَمًّى
Without a predetermined decree from your Lord and a set term, their doom would’ve been inevitable.
فَاصبِر عَلىٰ ما يَقولونَ وَسَبِّح بِحَمدِ رَبِّكَ قَبلَ طُلوعِ الشَّمسِ وَقَبلَ غُروبِها ۖ وَمِن آناءِ اللَّيلِ فَسَبِّح وَأَطرافَ النَّهارِ لَعَلَّكَ تَرضىٰ
Therefore, patiently endure their words, and glorify and praise your Lord before sunrise and sunset. And praise Him during the night, and at the day’s extremities, so you may be content.
وَلا تَمُدَّنَّ عَينَيكَ إِلىٰ ما مَتَّعنا بِهِ أَزواجًا مِنهُم زَهرَةَ الحَياةِ الدُّنيا لِنَفتِنَهُم فيهِ ۚ وَرِزقُ رَبِّكَ خَيرٌ وَأَبقىٰ
Don’t extend your eyes toward what We granted categories among them to enjoy—the splendor of the life of this world—through which We test them. The provision of your Lord is better and more lasting.
وَأمُر أَهلَكَ بِالصَّلاةِ وَاصطَبِر عَلَيها ۖ لا نَسأَلُكَ رِزقًا ۖ نَحنُ نَرزُقُكَ ۗ وَالعاقِبَةُ لِلتَّقوىٰ
Command your family to establish prayer, and steadfastly maintain it. We don’t ask you for provision; We provide for you. The outcome is for righteousness.
وَقالوا لَولا يَأتينا بِآيَةٍ مِن رَبِّهِ ۚ أَوَلَم تَأتِهِم بَيِّنَةُ ما فِي الصُّحُفِ الأولىٰ
They say, “Why doesn’t he bring us a sign from his Lord?” Didn’t they receive sufficient evidence in the previous Scriptures?
وَلَو أَنّا أَهلَكناهُم بِعَذابٍ مِن قَبلِهِ لَقالوا رَبَّنا لَولا أَرسَلتَ إِلَينا رَسولًا فَنَتَّبِعَ آياتِكَ مِن قَبلِ أَن نَذِلَّ وَنَخزىٰ
If We had annihilated them with a punishment before this, they would have said, “Our Lord, why didn’t You send us a messenger, so we could follow Your verses before we were humiliated and disgraced.”
قُل كُلٌّ مُتَرَبِّصٌ فَتَرَبَّصوا ۖ فَسَتَعلَمونَ مَن أَصحابُ الصِّراطِ السَّوِيِّ وَمَنِ اهتَدىٰ
Say, “Everyone is waiting; so wait. You will soon know who are the followers of the straight path, and who is guided.”