بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمـٰنِ الرَّحيمِ قُل أوحِيَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ استَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِنَ الجِنِّ فَقالوا إِنّا سَمِعنا قُرآنًا عَجَبًا

Say, “It was revealed to me that a band of jinn listened, then declared, ‘We heard an amazing Quran.

يَهدي إِلَى الرُّشدِ فَآمَنّا بِهِ ۖ وَلَن نُشرِكَ بِرَبِّنا أَحَدًا

It guides towards righteousness, so we have believed in it, and we won’t associate anyone with our Lord.

وَأَنَّهُ تَعالىٰ جَدُّ رَبِّنا مَا اتَّخَذَ صاحِبَةً وَلا وَلَدًا

And exalted is the majesty of our Lord; He has not taken a female friend, nor a son.

وَأَنَّهُ كانَ يَقولُ سَفيهُنا عَلَى اللَّهِ شَطَطًا

Yet, the foolish among us have spoken nonsense about God.

وَأَنّا ظَنَنّا أَن لَن تَقولَ الإِنسُ وَالجِنُّ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا

We had thought that mankind and the jinn would never utter lies against God.

وَأَنَّهُ كانَ رِجالٌ مِنَ الإِنسِ يَعوذونَ بِرِجالٍ مِنَ الجِنِّ فَزادوهُم رَهَقًا

Certain humans used to seek help from the men of the jinn, which only exacerbated their fear and fatigue.

وَأَنَّهُم ظَنّوا كَما ظَنَنتُم أَن لَن يَبعَثَ اللَّهُ أَحَدًا

And they had presumed, as you presumed, that God would not resurrect anyone.

وَأَنّا لَمَسنَا السَّماءَ فَوَجَدناها مُلِئَت حَرَسًا شَديدًا وَشُهُبًا

We probed the heavens and found them with stern guards and flaming meteors.

وَأَنّا كُنّا نَقعُدُ مِنها مَقاعِدَ لِلسَّمعِ ۖ فَمَن يَستَمِعِ الآنَ يَجِد لَهُ شِهابًا رَصَدًا

We used to occupy places there to eavesdrop. But now, whoever attempts to listen finds a blazing meteor lying in wait for him.

وَأَنّا لا نَدري أَشَرٌّ أُريدَ بِمَن فِي الأَرضِ أَم أَرادَ بِهِم رَبُّهُم رَشَدًا

And we don’t know whether ill is intended for those on earth, or whether their Lord intends for them a right path.

وَأَنّا مِنَّا الصّالِحونَ وَمِنّا دونَ ذٰلِكَ ۖ كُنّا طَرائِقَ قِدَدًا

Among us are the righteous, and among us are less than that; we follow diverse paths.

وَأَنّا ظَنَنّا أَن لَن نُعجِزَ اللَّهَ فِي الأَرضِ وَلَن نُعجِزَهُ هَرَبًا

And we’ve realized that we can’t defeat God on earth, and that we can’t escape Him by flight.

وَأَنّا لَمّا سَمِعنَا الهُدىٰ آمَنّا بِهِ ۖ فَمَن يُؤمِن بِرَبِّهِ فَلا يَخافُ بَخسًا وَلا رَهَقًا

Upon hearing the guidance, we believed in it. Whoever believes in his Lord fears neither loss nor oppression.

وَأَنّا مِنَّا المُسلِمونَ وَمِنَّا القاسِطونَ ۖ فَمَن أَسلَمَ فَأُولـٰئِكَ تَحَرَّوا رَشَدًا

Among us are the submitters, and among us are the deviants. Those who submit have found the path of righteousness.

وَأَمَّا القاسِطونَ فَكانوا لِجَهَنَّمَ حَطَبًا

As for the deviants, they will be fuel for Hellfire.”

وَأَن لَوِ استَقاموا عَلَى الطَّريقَةِ لَأَسقَيناهُم ماءً غَدَقًا

Had they remained on the path, We would have provided them with abundant water to drink.

لِنَفتِنَهُم فيهِ ۚ وَمَن يُعرِض عَن ذِكرِ رَبِّهِ يَسلُكهُ عَذابًا صَعَدًا

To test them thereby. Whoever turns away from his Lord’s remembrance, He will subject him to escalating suffering.

وَأَنَّ المَساجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلا تَدعوا مَعَ اللَّهِ أَحَدًا

The places of worship are for God. Don’t call upon anyone else alongside God.

وَأَنَّهُ لَمّا قامَ عَبدُ اللَّهِ يَدعوهُ كادوا يَكونونَ عَلَيهِ لِبَدًا

When God’s servant stood up, calling upon Him, they nearly mobbed him in aggression.

قُل إِنَّما أَدعو رَبّي وَلا أُشرِكُ بِهِ أَحَدًا

Say, “I only pray to my Lord, and I associate none with Him.”

قُل إِنّي لا أَملِكُ لَكُم ضَرًّا وَلا رَشَدًا

Say, “I hold no power over harm or righteousness for you.”

قُل إِنّي لَن يُجيرَني مِنَ اللَّهِ أَحَدٌ وَلَن أَجِدَ مِن دونِهِ مُلتَحَدًا

Say, “No one can protect me from God, nor can I find refuge apart from Him.

إِلّا بَلاغًا مِنَ اللَّهِ وَرِسالاتِهِ ۚ وَمَن يَعصِ اللَّهَ وَرَسولَهُ فَإِنَّ لَهُ نارَ جَهَنَّمَ خالِدينَ فيها أَبَدًا

My only duty is to convey God’s revelations. Whoever disobeys God and His Messenger will reside eternally in the blistering flames of Hell.”

حَتّىٰ إِذا رَأَوا ما يوعَدونَ فَسَيَعلَمونَ مَن أَضعَفُ ناصِرًا وَأَقَلُّ عَدَدًا

Until, when they see what they were promised, they will realize who was weaker in helpers and lesser in number.

قُل إِن أَدري أَقَريبٌ ما توعَدونَ أَم يَجعَلُ لَهُ رَبّي أَمَدًا

Say, “I don’t know whether what you’ve been promised is near, or if my Lord has set a distant time for it.”

عالِمُ الغَيبِ فَلا يُظهِرُ عَلىٰ غَيبِهِ أَحَدًا

He is the Knower of the unseen, and He doesn’t disclose His unseen to anyone.

إِلّا مَنِ ارتَضىٰ مِن رَسولٍ فَإِنَّهُ يَسلُكُ مِن بَينِ يَدَيهِ وَمِن خَلفِهِ رَصَدًا

Except to a messenger whom He approves of, then He posts sentinels before him and behind him.

لِيَعلَمَ أَن قَد أَبلَغوا رِسالاتِ رَبِّهِم وَأَحاطَ بِما لَدَيهِم وَأَحصىٰ كُلَّ شَيءٍ عَدَدًا

That He may ascertain that they delivered their Lord’s messages. He surrounds all that they have, and He keeps count of all things.