In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
In the name of GOD, The Gracious, The Merciful
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
The blowing winds.
The blowing winds.
وَالذَّرِيَتِ ذَرْوًا
Bearing rain.
Bearing rain.
فَالْحَمِلَتِ وِقْرًا
Bringing provisions.
Bringing provisions.
فَالْجَرِيَتِ يُسْرًا
Distributing them as commanded.
Distributing them as commanded.
فَالْمُقَسِّمَتِ أَمْرًا
What is promised to you will surely come to pass.
What is promised to you will surely come to pass.
إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقٌ
The Day of Judgment is inevitable.
The Day of Judgment is inevitable.
وَإِنَّ الدِّينَ لَوَقِعٌ
Despite the perfectly created sky.
Despite the perfectly created sky.
وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْحُبُكِ
You continue to dispute the truth.
You continue to dispute the truth.
إِنَّكُمْ لَفِي قَوْلٍ مُخْتَلِفٍ
Deviating therefrom are the deviators.
Deviating there-from are the deviators.
يُؤْفَكُ عَنْهُ مَنْ أُفِكَ
Woe to the falsifiers.
Woe to the falsifiers.
قُتِلَ الْخَرَّصُونَ
In their blundering, they are totally heedless.
In their blundering, they are totally heedless.
الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي غَمْرَةٍ سَاهُونَ
They question the Day of Judgment.
They question the Day of Judgment.
يَسْءلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ الدِّينِ
The day they are presented to the fire.
The day they are presented to the fire.
يَوْمَ هُمْ عَلَى النَّارِ يُفْتَنُونَ
Taste the retribution; this is what you used to challenge.
Taste the retribution; this is what you used to challenge.
ذُوقُوا فِتْنَتَكُمْ هَذَا الَّذِي كُنتُمْ بِهِ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
The righteous have deserved gardens and springs.
The righteous have deserved gardens and springs.
إِنَّ الْمُتَّقِينَ فِي جَنَّتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
They receive their Lord's rewards, for they used to be pious.
They receive their Lord's rewards, for they used to be pious.
ءاخِذِينَ مَا ءاتَهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ
Rarely did they sleep the whole night.
Rarely did they sleep the whole night.
كَانُوا قَلِيلًا مِنْ الَّيْلِ مَا يَهْجَعُونَ
At dawn, they prayed for forgiveness.
At dawn, they prayed for forgiveness.
وَبِالْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ
A portion of their money was set aside for the beggar and the needy.
A portion of their money was set aside for the beggar and the needy.
وَفِي أَمْوَلِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ
The earth is full of signs for those who are certain.
The earth is full of signs for those who are certain.
وَفِي الْأَرْضِ ءايَتٌ لِلْمُوقِنِينَ
And within yourselves; can you see?
And within yourselves; can you see?
وَفِي أَنفُسِكُمْ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ
In the heaven is your provision, and everything that is promised to you.
In the heaven is your provision, and everything that is promised to you.
وَفِي السَّمَاءِ رِزْقُكُمْ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ
By the Lord of the heaven and the earth, this is as true as the fact that you speak.
By the Lord of the heaven and the earth, this is as true as the fact that you speak.
فَوَرَبِّ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُ لَحَقٌّ مِثْلَ مَا أَنَّكُمْ تَنطِقُونَ
Have you noted the history of Abraham's honorable guests?
Have you noted the history of Abraham's honorable guests?
هَلْ أَتَكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَهِيمَ الْمُكْرَمِينَ
They visited him, saying, "Peace." He said, "Peace to you, strangers!"
They visited him, saying, "Peace." He said, "Peace to you, strangers!"
إِذْ دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا سَلَمًا قَالَ سَلَمٌ قَوْمٌ مُنكَرُونَ
He asked his family to prepare a fat calf.
He asked his family to prepare a fat calf.
فَرَاغَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَجَاءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِينٍ
When he offered it to them, he remarked, "Do you not eat?"
When he offered it to them, he remarked, "Do you not eat?"
فَقَرَّبَهُ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ
He harbored fear of them. They said, "Have no fear," and they gave good news of a knowledgeable son.
He harbored fear of them. They said, "Have no fear," and they gave good news of a knowledgeable son.
فَأَوْجَسَ مِنْهُمْ خِيفَةً قَالُوا لَا تَخَفْ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَمٍ عَلِيمٍ
His wife was astonished. Noting her wrinkled face: "I am a sterile old woman."
His wife was astonished. Noting her wrinkled face: "I am a sterile old woman."
فَأَقْبَلَتْ امْرَأَتُهُ فِي صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّتْ وَجْهَهَا وَقَالَتْ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ
They said, "Thus said your Lord. He is the Most Wise, the Omniscient."
They said, "Thus said your Lord. He is the Most Wise, the Omniscient."
قَالُوا كَذَلِكَ قَالَ رَبُّكِ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْعَلِيمُ
He said, "What are you up to, O messengers?"
He said, "What are you up to, O messengers?"
قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا الْمُرْسَلُونَ
They said, "We have been dispatched to criminal people.
They said, "We have been dispatched to criminal people.
قَالُوا إِنَّا أُرْسِلْنَا إِلَى قَوْمٍ مُجْرِمِينَ
"We will shower them with rocks of clay.
"We will shower them with rocks of clay.
لِنُرْسِلَ عَلَيْهِمْ حِجَارَةً مِنْ طِينٍ
"Marked by your Lord for the transgressors."
"Marked by your Lord for the transgressors."
مُسَوَّمَةً عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ
We then delivered all the believers.
We then delivered all the believers.
فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَنْ كَانَ فِيهَا مِنْ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
We did not find in it except one house of submitters.
We did not find in it except one house of submitters.
فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍ مِنْ الْمُسْلِمِينَ
We set it up as a lesson for those who fear the painful retribution.
We set it up as a lesson for those who fear the painful retribution.
وَتَرَكْنَا فِيهَا ءايَةً لِلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ
In Moses (there is a lesson). We sent him to Pharaoh with manifest proofs.
In Moses (there is a lesson). We sent him to Pharaoh with manifest proofs.
وَفِي مُوسَى إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَهُ إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَنٍ مُبِينٍ
But he turned away, in arrogance, and said, "Magician, or crazy."
But he turned away, in arrogance, and said, "Magician, or crazy."
فَتَوَلَّى بِرُكْنِهِ وَقَالَ سَحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
Consequently, we punished him and his troops. We threw them into the sea, and he is the one to blame.
Consequently, we punished him and his troops. We threw them into the sea, and he is the one to blame.
فَأَخَذْنَهُ وَجُنُودَهُ فَنَبَذْنَهُمْ فِي الْيَمِّ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ
In `Ãd (there is a lesson). We sent upon them disastrous wind.
In `Aad (there is a lesson). We sent upon them disastrous wind.
وَفِي عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ الرِّيحَ الْعَقِيمَ
Anything that it came upon was utterly destroyed.
Anything that it came upon was utterly destroyed.
مَا تَذَرُ مِنْ شَيْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتْهُ كَالرَّمِيمِ
In Thamoud (there is a lesson). They were told, "Enjoy temporarily."
In Thamoud (there is a lesson). They were told, "Enjoy temporarily."
وَفِي ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا حَتَّى حِينٍ
They rebelled against the command of their Lord. Consequently, the lightning struck them as they looked.
They rebelled against the command of their Lord. Consequently, the lightning struck them as they looked.
فَعَتَوْا عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمْ الصَّعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ
They could never get up, nor were they helped.
They could never get up, nor were they helped.
فَمَا اسْتَطَعُوا مِنْ قِيَامٍ وَمَا كَانُوا مُنتَصِرِينَ
And the people of Noah before that; they were wicked people.
And the people of Noah before that; they were wicked people.
وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِنْ قَبْلُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمًا فَسِقِينَ
"Expansion of the Universe Theory" Confirmed
"Expansion of the Universe Theory" Confirmed
We constructed the sky with our hands, and we will continue to expand it.
We constructed the sky with our force, and we will continue to expand it.
وَالسَّمَاءَ بَنَيْنَهَا بِأَيْيدٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ
And we made the earth habitable; a perfect design.
And we made the earth habitable; a perfect design.
وَالْأَرْضَ فَرَشْنَهَا فَنِعْمَ الْمَهِدُونَ
We created a pair (male and female) of everything, that you may take heed.
We created a pair (male and female) of everything, that you may take heed.
وَمِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ
You shall escape to GOD. I am sent by Him to you as a manifest warner.
You shall escape to GOD. I am sent by Him to you as a manifest warner.
فَفِرُّوا إِلَى اللَّهِ إِنِّي لَكُمْ مِنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُبِينٌ
Do not set up besides GOD any other god. I am sent by Him to you as a manifest warner.
Do not set up beside GOD any other god. I am sent by Him to you as a manifest warner.
وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَهًا ءاخَرَ إِنِّي لَكُمْ مِنْهُ نَذِيرٌ مُبِينٌ
Consistently, when a messenger went to the previous generations, they said, "Magician," or, "Crazy."
Consistently, when a messenger went to the previous generations, they said, "Magician," or, "Crazy."
كَذَلِكَ مَا أَتَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِنْ رَسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ
Did they make an agreement with each other? Indeed, they are transgressors.
Did they make an agreement with each other? Indeed, they are transgressors.
أَتَوَاصَوْا بِهِ بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ
You may disregard them; you cannot be blamed.
You may disregard them; you cannot be blamed.
فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَمَا أَنْتَ بِمَلُومٍ
And remind, for the reminder benefits the believers.
And remind, for the reminder benefits the believers.
وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ الذِّكْرَى تَنفَعُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
The Purpose of Our Existence
The Purpose of Our Existence
I did not create the jinns and the humans except to worship Me alone.
I did not create the jinns and the humans except to worship Me alone.
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ
I need no provisions from them, nor do I need them to feed Me.
I need no provisions from them, nor do I need them to feed Me.
مَا أُرِيدُ مِنْهُمْ مِنْ رِزْقٍ وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ يُطْعِمُونِ
GOD is the Provider, the Possessor of all power, the Supreme.
GOD is the Provider, the Possessor of all power, the Supreme.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الرَّزَّاقُ ذُو الْقُوَّةِ الْمَتِينُ
The transgressors have incurred the same fate as their previous counterparts; they should not challenge.
The transgressors have incurred the same fate as their previous counterparts; they should not challenge.
فَإِنَّ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا ذَنُوبًا مِثْلَ ذَنُوبِ أَصْحَبِهِمْ فَلَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونِ
Woe to those who disbelieved from the day that is awaiting them.
Woe to those who disbelieved from the day that is awaiting them.
فَوَيْلٌ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ يَوْمِهِمْ الَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ