وَما يَستَوِي الأَحياءُ وَلَا الأَمواتُ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُسمِعُ مَن يَشاءُ ۖ وَما أَنتَ بِمُسمِعٍ مَن فِي القُبورِ
And not equal are the living and the dead. God makes whom He wills hear, and you can’t make those in the graves hear.
إِن أَنتَ إِلّا نَذيرٌ
You are only a warner.
إِنّا أَرسَلناكَ بِالحَقِّ بَشيرًا وَنَذيرًا ۚ وَإِن مِن أُمَّةٍ إِلّا خَلا فيها نَذيرٌ
We sent you with the truth, as a bringer of good news and a warner. Every community has had a warner pass through it.
وَإِن يُكَذِّبوكَ فَقَد كَذَّبَ الَّذينَ مِن قَبلِهِم جاءَتهُم رُسُلُهُم بِالبَيِّناتِ وَبِالزُّبُرِ وَبِالكِتابِ المُنيرِ
If they deny you, their predecessors also denied. Their messengers came to them with clear signs, scriptures, and the illuminating Book.
ثُمَّ أَخَذتُ الَّذينَ كَفَروا ۖ فَكَيفَ كانَ نَكيرِ
Then, I seized those who disbelieved. So, how was my reproach?
أَلَم تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّماءِ ماءً فَأَخرَجنا بِهِ ثَمَراتٍ مُختَلِفًا أَلوانُها ۚ وَمِنَ الجِبالِ جُدَدٌ بيضٌ وَحُمرٌ مُختَلِفٌ أَلوانُها وَغَرابيبُ سودٌ
Don’t you see that God sends down water from the sky? With it, We produce fruits of various colors. In the mountains are streaks white and red, of various shades, and jet-black.
وَمِنَ النّاسِ وَالدَّوابِّ وَالأَنعامِ مُختَلِفٌ أَلوانُهُ كَذٰلِكَ ۗ إِنَّما يَخشَى اللَّهَ مِن عِبادِهِ العُلَماءُ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزيزٌ غَفورٌ
Similarly, humans, animals, and livestock are diverse in color. Among His servants, it’s the learned who fear God. God is Almighty and Forgiving.
إِنَّ الَّذينَ يَتلونَ كِتابَ اللَّهِ وَأَقامُوا الصَّلاةَ وَأَنفَقوا مِمّا رَزَقناهُم سِرًّا وَعَلانِيَةً يَرجونَ تِجارَةً لَن تَبورَ
Those who uphold God’s Scripture, perform the prayers, and give in charity from what We provide for them, secretly and openly, hope for a commerce that will never fail.
لِيُوَفِّيَهُم أُجورَهُم وَيَزيدَهُم مِن فَضلِهِ ۚ إِنَّهُ غَفورٌ شَكورٌ
He will fully compensate them and increase them from His bounty. He is Forgiving and Appreciative.
وَالَّذي أَوحَينا إِلَيكَ مِنَ الكِتابِ هُوَ الحَقُّ مُصَدِّقًا لِما بَينَ يَدَيهِ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بِعِبادِهِ لَخَبيرٌ بَصيرٌ
The Scripture we revealed to you is the absolute truth, confirming what preceded it. God is All-Knowing and Watchful over His beings.
ثُمَّ أَورَثنَا الكِتابَ الَّذينَ اصطَفَينا مِن عِبادِنا ۖ فَمِنهُم ظالِمٌ لِنَفسِهِ وَمِنهُم مُقتَصِدٌ وَمِنهُم سابِقٌ بِالخَيراتِ بِإِذنِ اللَّهِ ۚ ذٰلِكَ هُوَ الفَضلُ الكَبيرُ
We then passed the Scripture to Our chosen servants. Among them are those who wrong themselves, those who tread a middle path, and those who, by God’s grace, excel in good deeds—this is the greatest bounty.