Q.S An-Naml (اَلنَّمْل) - 93 Number of Verses

طٰسۤ ۚ تِلْكَ اٰيٰتُ الْقُرْاٰنِ وَكِتَابٍ مُّبِيْنٍ ۙ

Ṭā sīn, tilka āyātul-qur'āni wa kitābim mubīn(in).

Tha Sin These are verses of the Quran a clear Book

هُدًى وَّبُشْرٰى لِلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ ۙ

hudaw wa busyrā lil-mu'minīn(a).

Guidance and glad tidings for the believers

الَّذِيْنَ يُقِيْمُوْنَ الصَّلٰوةَ وَيُؤْتُوْنَ الزَّكٰوةَ وَهُمْ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوْقِنُوْنَ

allażīna yuqīmūnaṣ-ṣalāta wa yu'tūnaz-zakāta wa hum bil-ākhirati hum yūqinūn(a).

Who perform prayer pay zakat and believe in the Hereafter

اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ زَيَّنَّا لَهُمْ اَعْمَالَهُمْ فَهُمْ يَعْمَهُوْنَ ۗ

innal-lażīna lā yu'minūna bil-ākhirati zayyannā lahum a‘mālahum fahum ya‘mahūn(a).

Those who disbelieve in the Hereafter We make their evil deeds seem fair to them so they wander astray

اُولٰۤىِٕكَ الَّذِيْنَ لَهُمْ سُوْۤءُ الْعَذَابِ وَهُمْ فِى الْاٰخِرَةِ هُمُ الْاَخْسَرُوْنَ

ulā'ikal-lażīna lahum sū'ul-‘ażābi wa hum fil-ākhirati humul-akhsarūn(a).

They will have severe punishment in this world and in the Hereafter they are the greatest losers

وَاِنَّكَ لَتُلَقَّى الْقُرْاٰنَ مِنْ لَّدُنْ حَكِيْمٍ عَلِيْمٍ

wa innaka latulaqqal-qur'āna mil ladun ḥakīmin ‘alīm(in).

You Muhammad receive the Quran from the Wise the Knowing

اِذْ قَالَ مُوْسٰى لِاَهْلِهٖٓ اِنِّيْٓ اٰنَسْتُ نَارًاۗ سَاٰتِيْكُمْ مِّنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ اَوْ اٰتِيْكُمْ بِشِهَابٍ قَبَسٍ لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُوْنَ

iż qāla mūsā li'ahlihī innī ānastu nārā(n), sa'ātīkum minhā bikhabarin au ātīkum bisyihābin qabasil la‘allakum taṣṭalūn(a).

When Moses said to his family I see a fire I will bring you news or a burning torch to warm yourselves

فَلَمَّا جَاۤءَهَا نُوْدِيَ اَنْۢ بُوْرِكَ مَنْ فِى النَّارِ وَمَنْ حَوْلَهَاۗ وَسُبْحٰنَ اللّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَ

falammā jā'ahā nūdiya am būrika man fin-nāri wa man ḥaulahā, wa subḥānallāhi rabbil-‘ālamīn(a).

When he reached it a voice called Blessed are those near the fire and around it Glory be to Allah Lord of all worlds

يٰمُوْسٰٓى اِنَّهٗٓ اَنَا اللّٰهُ الْعَزِيْزُ الْحَكِيْمُ ۙ

yā mūsā innahū anallāhul-‘azīzul-ḥakīm(u).

O Moses I am Allah the Mighty the Wise

وَاَلْقِ عَصَاكَ ۗفَلَمَّا رَاٰهَا تَهْتَزُّ كَاَنَّهَا جَاۤنٌّ وَّلّٰى مُدْبِرًا وَّلَمْ يُعَقِّبْۗ يٰمُوْسٰى لَا تَخَفْۗ اِنِّيْ لَا يَخَافُ لَدَيَّ الْمُرْسَلُوْنَ ۖ

wa alqi ‘aṣāk(a), falammā ra'āhā tahtazzu ka'annahā jānnuw wallā mudbiraw wa lam yu‘aqqib, yā mūsā lā takhaf, innī lā yakhāfu ladayyal-mursalūn(a).

Throw your staff When Moses saw it move like a swift serpent he fled without looking back O Moses fear not Messengers need not fear in My presence

اِلَّا مَنْ ظَلَمَ ثُمَّ بَدَّلَ حُسْنًاۢ بَعْدَ سُوْۤءٍ فَاِنِّيْ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِيْمٌ

illā man ẓalama ṡumma baddala ḥusnam ba‘da sū'in fa innī gafūrur raḥīm(un).

Except those who wrong then repent with good after evil I am Forgiving Merciful

وَاَدْخِلْ يَدَكَ فِيْ جَيْبِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَاۤءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوْۤءٍۙ فِيْ تِسْعِ اٰيٰتٍ اِلٰى فِرْعَوْنَ وَقَوْمِهٖۚ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا قَوْمًا فٰسِقِيْنَ

wa adkhil yadaka fī jaibika takhruj baiḍā'a min gairi sū'(in), fī tis‘i āyātin ilā fir‘auna wa qaumih(ī), innahum kānū qauman fāsiqīn(a).

Put your hand into your collar it will come out white without harm These are among nine signs for Pharaoh and his people they are disobedient

فَلَمَّا جَاۤءَتْهُمْ اٰيٰتُنَا مُبْصِرَةً قَالُوْا هٰذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِيْنٌ ۚ

falammā jā'athum āyātunā mubṣiratan qālū hāżā siḥrum mubīn(un).

When Our clear signs came to them they said This is obvious magic

وَجَحَدُوْا بِهَا وَاسْتَيْقَنَتْهَآ اَنْفُسُهُمْ ظُلْمًا وَّعُلُوًّاۗ فَانْظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُفْسِدِيْنَ ࣖ

wa jaḥadū bihā wastaiqanathā anfusuhum ẓulmaw wa ‘uluwwā(n), fanẓur kaifa kāna ‘āqibatul-mufsidīn(a).

They denied them out of injustice and arrogance though their hearts believed See the end of the corrupt

وَلَقَدْ اٰتَيْنَا دَاوٗدَ وَسُلَيْمٰنَ عِلْمًاۗ وَقَالَا الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِيْ فَضَّلَنَا عَلٰى كَثِيْرٍ مِّنْ عِبَادِهِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ

wa laqad ātainā dāwūda wa sulaimāna ‘ilmā(n), wa qālal-ḥamdu lillāhil-lażī faḍḍalanā ‘alā kaṡīrim min ‘ibādihil-mu'minīn(a).

We gave knowledge to David and Solomon they said Praise be to Allah who favored us over many believing servants

وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمٰنُ دَاوٗدَ وَقَالَ يٰٓاَيُّهَا النَّاسُ عُلِّمْنَا مَنْطِقَ الطَّيْرِ وَاُوْتِيْنَا مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍۗ اِنَّ هٰذَا لَهُوَ الْفَضْلُ الْمُبِيْنُ

wa wariṡa sulaimānu dāwūda wa qāla yā ayyuhan-nāsu ‘ullimnā manṭiqaṭ-ṭairi wa ūtīnā min kulli syai'(in), inna hāżā lahuwal-faḍlul-mubīn(u).

Solomon inherited David and said O people We were taught the language of birds and given everything This is a clear favor

وَحُشِرَ لِسُلَيْمٰنَ جُنُوْدُهٗ مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْاِنْسِ وَالطَّيْرِ فَهُمْ يُوْزَعُوْنَ

wa ḥusyira lisulaimāna junūduhū minal-jinni wal-insi waṭ-ṭairi fahum yūza‘ūn(a).

For Solomon were gathered his armies of jinn humans and birds they marched in order

حَتّٰىٓ اِذَآ اَتَوْا عَلٰى وَادِ النَّمْلِۙ قَالَتْ نَمْلَةٌ يّٰٓاَيُّهَا النَّمْلُ ادْخُلُوْا مَسٰكِنَكُمْۚ لَا يَحْطِمَنَّكُمْ سُلَيْمٰنُ وَجُنُوْدُهٗۙ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُوْنَ

Ḥattā iżā atau ‘alā wādin-naml(i), qālat namlatuy yā ayyuhan-namludkhulū masākinakum, lā yaḥṭimannakum sulaimānu wa junūduhū wa hum lā yasy‘urūn(a).

When they reached the valley of ants an ant said O ants Enter your dwellings lest Solomon and his army crush you unaware

فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكًا مِّنْ قَوْلِهَا وَقَالَ رَبِّ اَوْزِعْنِيْٓ اَنْ اَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِيْٓ اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلٰى وَالِدَيَّ وَاَنْ اَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضٰىهُ وَاَدْخِلْنِيْ بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِيْ عِبَادِكَ الصّٰلِحِيْنَ

fatabassama ḍāḥikam min qaulihā wa qāla rabbi auzi‘nī an asykura ni‘matakal-latī an‘amta ‘alayya wa ‘alā wālidayya wa an a‘mala ṣāliḥan tarḍāhu wa adkhilnī biraḥmatika fī ‘ibādikaṣ-ṣāliḥīn(a).

He smiled amused at its words and prayed My Lord inspire me to be grateful for Your favors on me and my parents to do righteous deeds You approve and admit me by Your mercy among Your righteous servants

وَتَفَقَّدَ الطَّيْرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِيَ لَآ اَرَى الْهُدْهُدَۖ اَمْ كَانَ مِنَ الْغَاۤىِٕبِيْنَ

wa tafaqqadaṭ-ṭaira fa qāla mā liya lā aral-hudhud(a), am kāna minal-gā'ibīn(a).

He inspected the birds and said Why do I not see the hoopoe Is it absent

لَاُعَذِّبَنَّهٗ عَذَابًا شَدِيْدًا اَوْ لَاَا۟ذْبَحَنَّهٗٓ اَوْ لَيَأْتِيَنِّيْ بِسُلْطٰنٍ مُّبِيْنٍ

la'u‘ażżibannahū ‘ażāban syadīdan au la'ażbaḥannahū au laya'tiyannī bisulṭānim mubīn(in).

I will punish it severely or slaughter it unless it brings a clear reason

فَمَكَثَ غَيْرَ بَعِيْدٍ فَقَالَ اَحَطْتُّ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهٖ وَجِئْتُكَ مِنْ سَبَاٍ ۢبِنَبَاٍ يَّقِيْنٍ

famakaṡa gaira ba‘īdin faqāla aḥaṭtu bimā lam tuḥiṭ bihī wa ji'tuka min saba'im binaba'iy yaqīn(in).

Soon the hoopoe came and said I learned something you do not know I bring reliable news from Sheba

اِنِّيْ وَجَدْتُّ امْرَاَةً تَمْلِكُهُمْ وَاُوْتِيَتْ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَّلَهَا عَرْشٌ عَظِيْمٌ

innī wajattumra'atan tamlikuhum wa ūtiyat min kulli syai'iw wa lahā ‘arsyun ‘aẓīm(un).

I found a woman ruling them gifted with everything possessing a great throne

وَجَدْتُّهَا وَقَوْمَهَا يَسْجُدُوْنَ لِلشَّمْسِ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّيْطٰنُ اَعْمَالَهُمْ فَصَدَّهُمْ عَنِ السَّبِيْلِ فَهُمْ لَا يَهْتَدُوْنَۙ

wajattuhā wa qaumahā yasjudūna lisy-syamsi min dūnillāhi wa zayyana lahumusy-syaiṭānu a‘mālahum fa ṣaddahum ‘anis-sabīli fahum lā yahtadūn(a).

I found her and her people worshipping the sun instead of Allah Satan made their deeds seem fair blocking them from the path so they are not guided

اَلَّا يَسْجُدُوْا لِلّٰهِ الَّذِيْ يُخْرِجُ الْخَبْءَ فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تُخْفُوْنَ وَمَا تُعْلِنُوْنَ

allā yasjudū lillāhil-lażī yukhrijul-khab'a fis-samāwāti wal-arḍi wa ya‘lamu mā tukhfūna wa mā tu‘linūn(a).

They do not worship Allah who reveals what is hidden in heavens and earth and knows what you conceal and reveal

اَللّٰهُ لَآ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَۙ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيْمِ ۩

allāhu lā ilāha illā huwa rabbul-‘arsyil-‘aẓīm(i).

Allah there is no god but He Lord of the mighty Throne

۞ قَالَ سَنَنْظُرُ اَصَدَقْتَ اَمْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الْكٰذِبِيْنَ

qāla sananẓuru aṣadaqta am kunta minal-kāżibīn(a).

Solomon said We will see if you speak truth or lie

اِذْهَبْ بِّكِتٰبِيْ هٰذَا فَاَلْقِهْ اِلَيْهِمْ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ فَانْظُرْ مَاذَا يَرْجِعُوْنَ

iżhab bikitābī hāżā fa alqih ilaihim ṡumma tawalla ‘anhum fanẓur māżā yarji‘ūn(a).

Take my letter deliver it to them then withdraw and observe their response

قَالَتْ يٰٓاَيُّهَا الْمَلَؤُا اِنِّيْٓ اُلْقِيَ اِلَيَّ كِتٰبٌ كَرِيْمٌ

qālat yā ayyuhal-mala'u innī ulqiya ilayya kitābun karīm(un).

She said O chiefs A noble letter has been delivered to me

اِنَّهٗ مِنْ سُلَيْمٰنَ وَاِنَّهٗ بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ ۙ

innahū min sulaimāna wa innahū bismillāhir-raḥmānir-raḥīm(i).

It is from Solomon saying In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful

اَلَّا تَعْلُوْا عَلَيَّ وَأْتُوْنِيْ مُسْلِمِيْنَ ࣖ

allā ta‘lū ‘alayya wa'tūnī muslimīn(a).

Do not be arrogant toward me come to me in submission

قَالَتْ يٰٓاَيُّهَا الْمَلَؤُا اَفْتُوْنِيْ فِيْٓ اَمْرِيْۚ مَا كُنْتُ قَاطِعَةً اَمْرًا حَتّٰى تَشْهَدُوْنِ

qālat yā ayyuhal-mala'u aftūnī fī amrī, mā kuntu qāṭi‘atan amran ḥattā tasyhadūn(i).

She said O chiefs Advise me in this matter I decide nothing without your counsel

قَالُوْا نَحْنُ اُولُوْا قُوَّةٍ وَّاُولُوْا بَأْسٍ شَدِيْدٍ ەۙ وَّالْاَمْرُ اِلَيْكِ فَانْظُرِيْ مَاذَا تَأْمُرِيْنَ

qālū naḥnu ulū quwwatiw wa ulū ba'sin syadīd(in), wal-amru ilaiki fanẓurī māżā ta'murīn(a).

They said We have strength and fierce courage but the decision is yours Consider what you command

قَالَتْ اِنَّ الْمُلُوْكَ اِذَا دَخَلُوْا قَرْيَةً اَفْسَدُوْهَا وَجَعَلُوْٓا اَعِزَّةَ اَهْلِهَآ اَذِلَّةً ۚوَكَذٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُوْنَ

qālat innal-mulūka iżā dakhalū qaryatan afsadūhā wa ja‘alū a‘izzata ahlihā ażillah(tan), wa każālika yaf‘alūn(a).

She said Kings when they conquer a land destroy it and humiliate its noble people So they will do

وَاِنِّيْ مُرْسِلَةٌ اِلَيْهِمْ بِهَدِيَّةٍ فَنٰظِرَةٌ ۢبِمَ يَرْجِعُ الْمُرْسَلُوْنَ

wa innī mursilatun ilaihim bihadiyyatin fanāẓiratun bima yarji‘ul-mursalūn(a).

I will send them a gift and see what the envoys return with

فَلَمَّا جَاۤءَ سُلَيْمٰنَ قَالَ اَتُمِدُّوْنَنِ بِمَالٍ فَمَآ اٰتٰىنِ َۧ اللّٰهُ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّآ اٰتٰىكُمْۚ بَلْ اَنْتُمْ بِهَدِيَّتِكُمْ تَفْرَحُوْنَ

falammā jā'a sulaimāna qāla atumiddūnani bimālin famā ātāniyallāhu khairum mimmā ātākum, bal antum bihadiyyatikum tafraḥūn(a).

When they came to Solomon he said Do you offer me wealth What Allah gave me is better than what He gave you You rejoice in your gift

اِرْجِعْ اِلَيْهِمْ فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّهُمْ بِجُنُوْدٍ لَّا قِبَلَ لَهُمْ بِهَا وَلَنُخْرِجَنَّهُمْ مِّنْهَآ اَذِلَّةً وَّهُمْ صٰغِرُوْنَ

irji‘ ilaihim falana'tiyannahum bijunūdil lā qibala lahum bihā wa lanukhrijannahum minhā ażillataw wa hum ṣāgirūn(a).

Return to them We will come with armies they cannot resist and expel them humiliated and disgraced

قَالَ يٰٓاَيُّهَا الْمَلَؤُا اَيُّكُمْ يَأْتِيْنِيْ بِعَرْشِهَا قَبْلَ اَنْ يَّأْتُوْنِيْ مُسْلِمِيْنَ

qāla yā ayyuhal-mala'u ayyukum ya'tīnī bi‘arsyihā qabla ay ya'tūnī muslimīn(a).

He said O chiefs Which of you can bring me her throne before they come in submission

قَالَ عِفْرِيْتٌ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ اَنَا۠ اٰتِيْكَ بِهٖ قَبْلَ اَنْ تَقُوْمَ مِنْ مَّقَامِكَۚ وَاِنِّيْ عَلَيْهِ لَقَوِيٌّ اَمِيْنٌ

qāla ‘ifrītum minal-jinni ana atīka bihī qabla an taqūma mim maqāmik(a), wa innī ‘alaihi laqawiyyun amīn(un).

An ifrit from the jinn said I will bring it before you rise from your seat I am strong and trustworthy

قَالَ الَّذِيْ عِنْدَهٗ عِلْمٌ مِّنَ الْكِتٰبِ اَنَا۠ اٰتِيْكَ بِهٖ قَبْلَ اَنْ يَّرْتَدَّ اِلَيْكَ طَرْفُكَۗ فَلَمَّا رَاٰهُ مُسْتَقِرًّا عِنْدَهٗ قَالَ هٰذَا مِنْ فَضْلِ رَبِّيْۗ لِيَبْلُوَنِيْٓ ءَاَشْكُرُ اَمْ اَكْفُرُۗ وَمَنْ شَكَرَ فَاِنَّمَا يَشْكُرُ لِنَفْسِهٖۚ وَمَنْ كَفَرَ فَاِنَّ رَبِّيْ غَنِيٌّ كَرِيْمٌ

qālal-lażī ‘indahū ‘ilmum minal-kitābi ana ātīka bihī qabla ay yartadda ilaika ṭarfuk(a), falammā ra'āhu mustaqirran ‘indahū qāla hāżā min faḍli rabbī, liyabluwanī a'asykuru am akfur(u), wa man syakara fa'innamā yasykuru linafsih(ī), wa man kafara fa'inna rabbī ganiyyun karīm(un).

One with knowledge of the Book said I will bring it before your glance returns When he saw it placed before him he said This is my Lord’s favor to test my gratitude or ingratitude Whoever is grateful benefits himself whoever is ungrateful my Lord is Rich Noble

قَالَ نَكِّرُوْا لَهَا عَرْشَهَا نَنْظُرْ اَتَهْتَدِيْٓ اَمْ تَكُوْنُ مِنَ الَّذِيْنَ لَا يَهْتَدُوْنَ

qāla nakkirū lahā ‘arsyahā nanẓur atahtadī am takūnu minal-lażīna lā yahtadūn(a).

He said Disguise her throne let us see if she recognizes it or not

فَلَمَّا جَاۤءَتْ قِيْلَ اَهٰكَذَا عَرْشُكِۗ قَالَتْ كَاَنَّهٗ هُوَۚ وَاُوْتِيْنَا الْعِلْمَ مِنْ قَبْلِهَا وَكُنَّا مُسْلِمِيْنَ

falammā jā'at qīla ahakażā ‘arsyuk(i), qālat ka'annahū huw(a), wa ūtīnal-‘ilma min qablihā wa kunnā muslimīn(a).

When she arrived she was asked Is this your throne She said It seems to be it We were given knowledge before and we have submitted

وَصَدَّهَا مَا كَانَتْ تَّعْبُدُ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ ۗاِنَّهَا كَانَتْ مِنْ قَوْمٍ كٰفِرِيْنَ

wa ṣaddahā mā kānat ta‘budu min dūnillāh(i), innahā kānat min qaumin kāfirīn(a).

Her past worship of others prevented her from faith she was among disbelievers

قِيْلَ لَهَا ادْخُلِى الصَّرْحَۚ فَلَمَّا رَاَتْهُ حَسِبَتْهُ لُجَّةً وَّكَشَفَتْ عَنْ سَاقَيْهَاۗ قَالَ اِنَّهٗ صَرْحٌ مُّمَرَّدٌ مِّنْ قَوَارِيْرَ ەۗ قَالَتْ رَبِّ اِنِّيْ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِيْ وَاَسْلَمْتُ مَعَ سُلَيْمٰنَ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَ ࣖ

qīla lahadkhuliṣ-ṣarḥ(a), falammā ra'athu ḥasibathu lujjataw wa kasyafat ‘an sāqaihā, qāla innahū ṣarḥum mumarradum min qawārīr(a), qālat rabbi innī ẓalamtu nafsī wa aslamtu ma‘a sulaimāna lillāhi rabbil-‘ālamīn(a).

She was told Enter the palace Seeing the floor she thought it a deep pool and bared her legs He said It is a palace paved with glass She said My Lord I wronged myself I submit with Solomon to Allah Lord of all worlds

وَلَقَدْ اَرْسَلْنَآ اِلٰى ثَمُوْدَ اَخَاهُمْ صٰلِحًا اَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ فَاِذَا هُمْ فَرِيْقٰنِ يَخْتَصِمُوْنَ

wa laqad arsalnā ilā ṡamūda akhāhum ṣāliḥan ani‘budullāha fa'iżā hum farīqāni yakhtaṣimūn(a).

We sent to Thamud their brother Saleh saying Worship Allah But they split into two factions

قَالَ يٰقَوْمِ لِمَ تَسْتَعْجِلُوْنَ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ قَبْلَ الْحَسَنَةِۚ لَوْلَا تَسْتَغْفِرُوْنَ اللّٰهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُوْنَ

qāla yā qaumi lima tasta‘jilūna bis-sayyi'ati qablal-ḥasanah(ti), lau lā tastagfirūnallāha la‘allakum turḥamūn(a).

He said O my people Why hasten evil before good Why not seek Allah’s forgiveness that you may receive mercy

قَالُوا اطَّيَّرْنَا بِكَ وَبِمَنْ مَّعَكَۗ قَالَ طٰۤىِٕرُكُمْ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ بَلْ اَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ تُفْتَنُوْنَ

qāluṭ ṭayyarnā bika wa bimam ma‘ak(a), qāla ṭā'irukum ‘indallāhi bal antum qaumun tuftanūn(a).

They said We see ill omens in you and those with you He said Your omens are with Allah you are a people being tested

وَكَانَ فِى الْمَدِيْنَةِ تِسْعَةُ رَهْطٍ يُّفْسِدُوْنَ فِى الْاَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُوْنَ

wa kāna fil-madīnati tis‘atu rahṭiy yufsidūna fil-arḍi wa lā yuṣliḥūn(a).

In the city were nine men causing corruption on earth not doing good

قَالُوْا تَقَاسَمُوْا بِاللّٰهِ لَنُبَيِّتَنَّهٗ وَاَهْلَهٗ ثُمَّ لَنَقُوْلَنَّ لِوَلِيِّهٖ مَا شَهِدْنَا مَهْلِكَ اَهْلِهٖ وَاِنَّا لَصٰدِقُوْنَ

qālū taqāsamū billāhi lanubayyitannahū wa ahlahū ṡumma lanaqūlanna liwaliyyihī mā syahidnā mahlika ahlihī wa innā laṣādiqūn(a).

They said Swear by Allah we will attack him and his family at night then tell his heirs We did not witness their destruction we are truthful

وَمَكَرُوْا مَكْرًا وَّمَكَرْنَا مَكْرًا وَّهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُوْنَ

wa makarū makraw wa makarnā makraw wa hum lā yasy‘urūn(a).

They plotted a plan We planned a plan they did not perceive

فَانْظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ مَكْرِهِمْ اَنَّا دَمَّرْنٰهُمْ وَقَوْمَهُمْ اَجْمَعِيْنَ

fanẓur kaifa kāna ‘āqibatu makrihim annā dammarnāhum wa qaumahum ajma‘īn(a).

See the outcome of their plot We destroyed them and their people entirely

فَتِلْكَ بُيُوْتُهُمْ خَاوِيَةً ۢبِمَا ظَلَمُوْاۗ اِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يَّعْلَمُوْنَ

fatilka buyūtuhum khāwiyatam bimā ẓalamū, inna fī żālika la'āyatal liqaumiy ya‘lamūn(a).

Their houses lie in ruins due to their injustice A sign for those who know

وَاَنْجَيْنَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَكَانُوْا يَتَّقُوْنَ

wa anjainal-lażīna āmanū wa kānū yattaqūn(a).

We saved those who believed and were righteous

وَلُوْطًا اِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهٖٓ اَتَأْتُوْنَ الْفَاحِشَةَ وَاَنْتُمْ تُبْصِرُوْنَ

wa lūṭan iż qāla liqaumihī ata'tūnal-fāḥisyata wa antum tubṣirūn(a).

Lot said to his people Why commit indecency knowingly

اَىِٕنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُوْنَ الرِّجَالَ شَهْوَةً مِّنْ دُوْنِ النِّسَاۤءِ ۗبَلْ اَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ تَجْهَلُوْنَ

a'innakum lata'tūnar-rijāla syahwatam min dūnin-nisā'(i), bal antum qaumun tajhalūn(a).

Why approach men with lust instead of women You are ignorant

۞ فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهٖٓ اِلَّآ اَنْ قَالُوْٓا اَخْرِجُوْٓا اٰلَ لُوْطٍ مِّنْ قَرْيَتِكُمْۙ اِنَّهُمْ اُنَاسٌ يَّتَطَهَّرُوْنَ

famā kāna jawāba qaumihī illā an qālū akhrijū āla lūṭim min qaryatikum, innahum unāsuy yataṭahharūn(a).

His people only said Expel Lot and his family from your town they claim purity

فَاَنْجَيْنٰهُ وَاَهْلَهٗٓ اِلَّا امْرَاَتَهٗ قَدَّرْنٰهَا مِنَ الْغٰبِرِيْنَ

fa'anjaināhu wa ahlahū illamra'atahū qaddarnāhā minal-gābirīn(a).

We saved him and his family except his wife destined to remain behind

وَاَمْطَرْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ مَّطَرًاۚ فَسَاۤءَ مَطَرُ الْمُنْذَرِيْنَ ࣖ

wa amṭarnā ‘alaihim maṭarā(n), fasā'a maṭarul-munżarīn(a).

We rained upon them a rain how terrible was the rain for those warned

قُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ وَسَلٰمٌ عَلٰى عِبَادِهِ الَّذِيْنَ اصْطَفٰىۗ ءٰۤاللّٰهُ خَيْرٌ اَمَّا يُشْرِكُوْنَ ۔

qulil-ḥamdu lillāhi wa salāmun ‘alā ‘ibādihil-lażīnaṣṭafā, āllāhu khairun ammā yusyrikūn(a).

Say Praise be to Allah and peace upon His chosen servants Is Allah better or what they associate with Him

اَمَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ وَاَنْزَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنَ السَّمَاۤءِ مَاۤءً فَاَنْۢبَتْنَا بِهٖ حَدَاۤىِٕقَ ذَاتَ بَهْجَةٍۚ مَا كَانَ لَكُمْ اَنْ تُنْۢبِتُوْا شَجَرَهَاۗ ءَاِلٰهٌ مَّعَ اللّٰهِ ۗبَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ يَّعْدِلُوْنَ ۗ

am man khalaqas-samāwāti wal-arḍa wa anzala minas-samā'i mā'an fa ambatnā bihī ḥadā'iqa żāta bahjah(tin), mā kāna lakum an tumbitū syajarahā, a'ilāhum ma‘allāh(i), bal hum qaumuy ya‘dilūn(a).

Who created heavens and earth sent down water growing beautiful gardens You could not grow their trees Is there another god besides Allah They are people who deviate

اَمَّنْ جَعَلَ الْاَرْضَ قَرَارًا وَّجَعَلَ خِلٰلَهَآ اَنْهٰرًا وَّجَعَلَ لَهَا رَوَاسِيَ وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ حَاجِزًاۗ ءَاِلٰهٌ مَّعَ اللّٰهِ ۗبَلْ اَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ ۗ

am man ja‘alal-arḍa qarāraw wa ja‘ala khilālahā anhāraw wa ja‘ala lahā rawāsiya wa ja‘ala bainal-baḥraini ḥājizā(n), a'ilāhum ma‘allāh(i), bal akṡaruhum lā ya‘lamūn(a).

Who made the earth a dwelling placed rivers through it set mountains firm and a barrier between two seas Is there another god besides Allah Most do not know

اَمَّنْ يُّجِيْبُ الْمُضْطَرَّ اِذَا دَعَاهُ وَيَكْشِفُ السُّوْۤءَ وَيَجْعَلُكُمْ خُلَفَاۤءَ الْاَرْضِۗ ءَاِلٰهٌ مَّعَ اللّٰهِ ۗقَلِيْلًا مَّا تَذَكَّرُوْنَۗ

am may yujībul-muḍṭarra iżā da‘āhu wa yaksyifus-sū'a wa yaj‘alukum khulafā'a fil-arḍ(i), a'ilāhum ma‘allāh(i), qalīlam mā tażakkarūn(a).

Who answers the distressed when they call removes hardship and makes you successors on earth Is there another god besides Allah Little do you reflect

اَمَّنْ يَّهْدِيْكُمْ فِيْ ظُلُمٰتِ الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ وَمَنْ يُّرْسِلُ الرِّيٰحَ بُشْرًاۢ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَحْمَتِهٖۗ ءَاِلٰهٌ مَّعَ اللّٰهِ ۗتَعٰلَى اللّٰهُ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُوْنَ

am may yahdīkum fī ẓulumātil-barri wal-baḥri wa may yursilur-riyāḥa busyram baina yadai raḥmatih(ī), a'ilāhum ma‘allāh(i), ta‘ālallāhu ‘ammā yusyrikūn(a).

Who guides you in darkness on land and sea sends winds as glad tidings before His mercy Is there another god besides Allah Exalted is Allah above what they associate

اَمَّنْ يَّبْدَؤُا الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيْدُهٗ وَمَنْ يَّرْزُقُكُمْ مِّنَ السَّمَاۤءِ وَالْاَرْضِۗ ءَاِلٰهٌ مَّعَ اللّٰهِ ۗقُلْ هَاتُوْا بُرْهَانَكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِيْنَ

am may yabda'ul-khalqa ṡumma yu‘īduhū wa may yarzuqukum minas-samā'i wal-arḍ(i), a'ilāhum ma‘allāh(i), qul hātū burhānakum in kuntum ṣādiqīn(a).

Who originates creation repeats it and provides for you from heavens and earth Is there another god besides Allah Say Bring your proof if you are truthful

قُلْ لَّا يَعْلَمُ مَنْ فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ الْغَيْبَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ ۗوَمَا يَشْعُرُوْنَ اَيَّانَ يُبْعَثُوْنَ

qul lā ya‘lamu man fis-samāwāti wal-arḍil gaiba illallāh(u), wa mā yasy‘urūna ayyāna yub‘aṡūn(a).

Say None in heavens or earth knows the unseen except Allah They do not know when they will be resurrected

بَلِ ادّٰرَكَ عِلْمُهُمْ فِى الْاٰخِرَةِۗ بَلْ هُمْ فِيْ شَكٍّ مِّنْهَاۗ بَلْ هُمْ مِّنْهَا عَمُوْنَ ࣖ

balid dāraka ‘ilmuhum fil-ākhirah(ti), bal hum fī syakkim minhā, bal hum minhā ‘amūn(a).

Their knowledge of the Hereafter is incomplete they doubt it they are blind to it

وَقَالَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْٓا ءَاِذَا كُنَّا تُرٰبًا وَّاٰبَاۤؤُنَآ اَىِٕنَّا لَمُخْرَجُوْنَ

wa qālal-lażīna kafarū a'iżā kunnā turābaw wa ābā'unā a'innā lamukhrajūn(a).

Disbelievers say When we and our ancestors become dust will we be raised

لَقَدْ وُعِدْنَا هٰذَا نَحْنُ وَاٰبَاۤؤُنَا مِنْ قَبْلُۙ اِنْ هٰذَآ اِلَّآ اَسَاطِيْرُ الْاَوَّلِيْنَ

laqad wu‘idnā hāżā naḥnu wa ābā'unā min qabl(u), in hāżā illā asāṭīrul-awwalīn(a).

We and our ancestors were threatened with this before it is only tales of the ancients

قُلْ سِيْرُوْا فِى الْاَرْضِ فَانْظُرُوْا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُجْرِمِيْنَ

qul sīrū fil-arḍi fanẓurū kaifa kāna ‘āqibatul-mujrimīn(a).

Say Travel the earth see the end of the guilty

وَلَا تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا تَكُنْ فِيْ ضَيْقٍ مِّمَّا يَمْكُرُوْنَ

wa lā taḥzan ‘alaihim wa lā takun fī ḍaiqim mimmā yamkurūn(a).

Do not grieve over them or feel distressed by their schemes

وَيَقُوْلُوْنَ مَتٰى هٰذَا الْوَعْدُ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِيْنَ

wa yaqūlūna matā hāżal-wa‘du in kuntum ṣādiqīn(a).

They say When will this promise come if you are truthful

قُلْ عَسٰٓى اَنْ يَّكُوْنَ رَدِفَ لَكُمْ بَعْضُ الَّذِيْ تَسْتَعْجِلُوْنَ

qul ‘asā ay yakūna radifa lakum ba‘ḍul-lażī tasta‘jilūn(a).

Say Some of what you hasten may be close behind you

وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُوْ فَضْلٍ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَشْكُرُوْنَ

wa inna rabbaka lażū faḍlin ‘alan-nāsi wa lākinna akṡarahum lā yasykurūn(a).

Your Lord is gracious to people but most are ungrateful

وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَيَعْلَمُ مَا تُكِنُّ صُدُوْرُهُمْ وَمَا يُعْلِنُوْنَ

wa inna rabbaka laya‘lamu mā tukinnu ṣudūruhum wa mā yu‘linūn(a).

Your Lord knows what their hearts conceal and what they reveal

وَمَا مِنْ غَاۤىِٕبَةٍ فِى السَّمَاۤءِ وَالْاَرْضِ اِلَّا فِيْ كِتٰبٍ مُّبِيْنٍ

wa mā min gā'ibatin fis-samā'i wal-arḍi illā fī kitābim mubīn(in).

Nothing is hidden in heavens or earth but recorded in a clear Book

اِنَّ هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنَ يَقُصُّ عَلٰى بَنِيْٓ اِسْرَاۤءِيْلَ اَكْثَرَ الَّذِيْ هُمْ فِيْهِ يَخْتَلِفُوْنَ

inna hāżal-qur'āna yaquṣṣu ‘alā banī isrā'īla akṡaral-lażī hum fīhi yakhtalifūn(a).

This Quran explains to the Children of Israel most of what they dispute

وَاِنَّهٗ لَهُدًى وَّرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ

wa innahū lahudaw wa raḥmatul lil-mu'minīn(a).

It is guidance and mercy for the believers

اِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَقْضِيْ بَيْنَهُمْ بِحُكْمِهٖۚ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيْزُ الْعَلِيْمُۚ

inna rabbaka yaqḍī bainahum biḥukmih(ī), wa huwal-‘azīzul-‘alīm(u).

Your Lord judges between them by His decree He is Mighty Knowing

فَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللّٰهِ ۗاِنَّكَ عَلَى الْحَقِّ الْمُبِيْنِ

fatawakkal ‘alallāh(i), innaka ‘alal-ḥaqqil mubīn(i).

Trust in Allah you are upon clear truth

اِنَّكَ لَا تُسْمِعُ الْمَوْتٰى وَلَا تُسْمِعُ الصُّمَّ الدُّعَاۤءَ اِذَا وَلَّوْا مُدْبِرِيْنَ

innaka lā tusmi‘ul-mautā wa lā tusmi‘uṣ-ṣummad-du‘ā'a iżā wallau mudbirīn(a).

You cannot make the dead hear nor the deaf hear the call when they turn away

وَمَآ اَنْتَ بِهٰدِى الْعُمْيِ عَنْ ضَلٰلَتِهِمْۗ اِنْ تُسْمِعُ اِلَّا مَنْ يُّؤْمِنُ بِاٰيٰتِنَا فَهُمْ مُّسْلِمُوْنَ

wa mā anta bihādil-‘umyi ‘an ḍalālatihim, in tusmi‘u illā may yu'minu bi'āyātinā fahum muslimūn(a).

You cannot guide the blind from their error You can only make those hear who believe in Our signs and submit

۞ وَاِذَا وَقَعَ الْقَوْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ اَخْرَجْنَا لَهُمْ دَاۤبَّةً مِّنَ الْاَرْضِ تُكَلِّمُهُمْ اَنَّ النَّاسَ كَانُوْا بِاٰيٰتِنَا لَا يُوْقِنُوْنَ ࣖ

wa iżā waqa‘al-qaulu ‘alaihim akhrajnā lahum dābbatam minal-arḍi tukallimuhum annan-nāsa kānū bi'āyātinā lā yūqinūn(a).

When the word of their doom is fulfilled they will see a creature from the earth saying people did not believe Our signs

وَيَوْمَ نَحْشُرُ مِنْ كُلِّ اُمَّةٍ فَوْجًا مِّمَّنْ يُّكَذِّبُ بِاٰيٰتِنَا فَهُمْ يُوْزَعُوْنَ

wa yauma naḥsyuru min kulli ummatin faujam mimmay yukażżibu bi'āyātinā fahum yūza‘ūn(a).

On the day We gather from each nation a group of those who denied Our signs they will be driven in ranks

حَتّٰٓى اِذَا جَاۤءُوْ قَالَ اَكَذَّبْتُمْ بِاٰيٰتِيْ وَلَمْ تُحِيْطُوْا بِهَا عِلْمًا اَمَّاذَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ

Ḥattā iżā jā'ū qāla akażżabtum bi'āyātī wa lam tuḥīṭū bihā ‘ilman ammāżā kuntum ta‘malūn(a).

When they arrive He will say Did you deny My signs without knowledge or what did you do

وَوَقَعَ الْقَوْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ بِمَا ظَلَمُوْا فَهُمْ لَا يَنْطِقُوْنَ

wa waqa‘al-qaulu ‘alaihim bimā ẓalamū fahum lā yanṭiqūn(a).

The word of punishment will fall upon them for their wrong they will be speechless

اَلَمْ يَرَوْا اَنَّا جَعَلْنَا الَّيْلَ لِيَسْكُنُوْا فِيْهِ وَالنَّهَارَ مُبْصِرًاۗ اِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُّؤْمِنُوْنَ

alam yarau annā ja‘alnal-laila liyaskunū fīhi wan-nahāra mubṣirā(n), inna fī żālika la'āyātil liqaumiy yu'minūn(a).

Do they not see We made night for rest and day for sight and provision

وَيَوْمَ يُنْفَخُ فِى الصُّوْرِ فَفَزِعَ مَنْ فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَنْ فِى الْاَرْضِ اِلَّا مَنْ شَاۤءَ اللّٰهُ ۗوَكُلٌّ اَتَوْهُ دٰخِرِيْنَ

wa yauma yunfakhu fiṣ-ṣūri fa fazi‘a man fis-samāwāti wa man fil-arḍi illā man syā'allāh(u), wa kullun atauhu dākhirīn(a).

On the day the trumpet is blown all in heavens and earth will be terrified except those Allah wills they will come to Him humbled

وَتَرَى الْجِبَالَ تَحْسَبُهَا جَامِدَةً وَّهِيَ تَمُرُّ مَرَّ السَّحَابِۗ صُنْعَ اللّٰهِ الَّذِيْٓ اَتْقَنَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍۗ اِنَّهٗ خَبِيْرٌۢ بِمَا تَفْعَلُوْنَ

wa taral-jibāla taḥsabuhā jāmidataw wa hiya tamurru marras saḥāb(i), ṣun‘allāhil-lażī atqana kulla syai'(in), innahū khabīrum bimā taf‘alūn(a).

You see mountains as fixed yet they rise like clouds Allah’s creation perfected He knows what you do

مَنْ جَاۤءَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهٗ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهَاۚ وَهُمْ مِّنْ فَزَعٍ يَّوْمَىِٕذٍ اٰمِنُوْنَ

man jā'a bil-ḥasanati falahū khairum minhā, wa hum min faza‘iy yauma'iżin āminūn(a).

Whoever brings good will receive better and be safe from terror that Day

وَمَنْ جَاۤءَ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ فَكُبَّتْ وُجُوْهُهُمْ فِى النَّارِۗ هَلْ تُجْزَوْنَ اِلَّا مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ

wa man jā'a bis-sayyi'ati fakubbat wujūhuhum fin-nār(i), hal tujzauna illā mā kuntum ta‘malūn(a).

Whoever brings evil their faces will be cast into the Fire You are only repaid for what you did

اِنَّمَآ اُمِرْتُ اَنْ اَعْبُدَ رَبَّ هٰذِهِ الْبَلْدَةِ الَّذِيْ حَرَّمَهَا وَلَهٗ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ وَّاُمِرْتُ اَنْ اَكُوْنَ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِيْنَ ۙ

innamā umirtu an a‘buda rabba hāżihil-baldatil-lażī ḥarramahā wa lahū kullu syai'iw wa umirtu an akūna minal-muslimīn(a).

Say I am commanded to worship the Lord of this city which He sanctified

وَاَنْ اَتْلُوَا الْقُرْاٰنَ ۚفَمَنِ اهْتَدٰى فَاِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِيْ لِنَفْسِهٖۚ وَمَنْ ضَلَّ فَقُلْ اِنَّمَآ اَنَا۠ مِنَ الْمُنْذِرِيْنَ

wa an atluwal-qur'ān(a), famanihtadā fa'innamā yahtadī linafsih(ī), wa man ḍalla faqul innamā ana minal-munżirīn(a).

And to recite the Quran Whoever is guided is guided for himself Whoever disbelieves say I am only a warner

وَقُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ سَيُرِيْكُمْ اٰيٰتِهٖ فَتَعْرِفُوْنَهَاۗ وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُوْنَ ࣖ

wa qulil-ḥamdu lillāhi sayurīkum āyātihī fata‘rifūnahā, wa mā rabbuka bigāfilin ‘ammā ta‘malūn(a).

Say Praise be to Allah He will show you His signs you will recognize them Your Lord is never unaware of what you do