Q.S Luqman (لُقْمَان) - 34 Number of Verses

الۤمّۤ ۗ

alif lām mīm.

Alif Lam Mim.

تِلْكَ اٰيٰتُ الْكِتٰبِ الْحَكِيْمِۙ

tilka āyātul-kitābil-ḥakīm(i).

These are verses of the Quran full of wisdom.

هُدًى وَّرَحْمَةً لِّلْمُحْسِنِيْنَۙ

hudaw wa raḥmatal lil-muḥsinīn(a).

A guidance and mercy for those who do good.

الَّذِيْنَ يُقِيْمُوْنَ الصَّلٰوةَ وَيُؤْتُوْنَ الزَّكٰوةَ وَهُمْ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوْقِنُوْنَۗ

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

Those who pray, give charity, and believe in the Hereafter.

اُولٰۤىِٕكَ عَلٰى هُدًى مِّنْ رَّبِّهِمْ وَاُولٰۤىِٕكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُوْنَ

ulā'ika ‘alā hudam mir rabbihim wa ulā'ika humul-mufliḥūn(a).

They receive guidance from their Lord and are truly successful.

وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَّشْتَرِيْ لَهْوَ الْحَدِيْثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَنْ سَبِيْلِ اللّٰهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍۖ وَّيَتَّخِذَهَا هُزُوًاۗ اُولٰۤىِٕكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِيْنٌ

wa minan-nāsi may yasytarī lahwal-ḥadīṡi liyuḍilla ‘an sabīlillāhi bigairi ‘ilmiw wa yattakhiżahā huzuwā(n), ulā'ika lahum ‘ażābum muhīn(un).

Some people use idle talk to mislead from Allah’s path without knowledge, mocking it, and they will face a humiliating punishment.

وَاِذَا تُتْلٰى عَلَيْهِ اٰيٰتُنَا وَلّٰى مُسْتَكْبِرًا كَاَنْ لَّمْ يَسْمَعْهَا كَاَنَّ فِيْٓ اُذُنَيْهِ وَقْرًاۚ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِعَذَابٍ اَلِيْمٍ

wa iżā tutlā ‘alaihi āyātunā wallā mustakbiran ka'allam yasma‘hā ka'anna fī użunaihi waqrā(n), fabasyyirhu bi‘ażābin alīm(in).

When Our verses are recited to them, they turn away arrogantly, as if deaf, so announce to them a painful punishment.

اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنّٰتُ النَّعِيْمِۙ

innal-lażīna āmanū wa ‘amiluṣ-ṣāliḥāti lahum jannātun na‘īm(i).

Those who believe and do good deeds will enjoy gardens of bliss.

خٰلِدِيْنَ فِيْهَاۗ وَعْدَ اللّٰهِ حَقًّاۗ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيْزُ الْحَكِيْمُ

khālidīna fīhā, wa‘dallāhi ḥaqqā(n), wa huwal-‘azīzul-ḥakīm(u).

They will abide therein forever, a true promise from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise.

خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ بِغَيْرِ عَمَدٍ تَرَوْنَهَا وَاَلْقٰى فِى الْاَرْضِ رَوَاسِيَ اَنْ تَمِيْدَ بِكُمْ وَبَثَّ فِيْهَا مِنْ كُلِّ دَاۤبَّةٍۗ وَاَنْزَلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَاۤءِ مَاۤءً فَاَنْۢبَتْنَا فِيْهَا مِنْ كُلِّ زَوْجٍ كَرِيْمٍ

khalaqas-samāwāti bigairi ‘amadin taraunahā wa alqā fil-arḍi rawāsiya an tamīda bikum wa baṡṡa fīhā min kulli dābbah(tin), wa anzalnā minas-samā'i mā'an fa ambatnā fīhā min kulli zaujin karīm(in).

He created the heavens without pillars you can see, set mountains on earth to stabilize it, spread all kinds of living creatures, and sent rain from the sky to grow every type of good plant.

هٰذَا خَلْقُ اللّٰهِ فَاَرُوْنِيْ مَاذَا خَلَقَ الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِهٖۗ بَلِ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ فِيْ ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِيْنٍ ࣖ

hāżā khalqullāhi fa arūnī māżā khalaqal-lażīna min dūnih(ī), baliẓ-ẓālimūna fī ḍalālim mubīn(in).

This is Allah’s creation, so show Me what others besides Him have created; indeed, the wrongdoers are in clear error.

وَلَقَدْ اٰتَيْنَا لُقْمٰنَ الْحِكْمَةَ اَنِ اشْكُرْ لِلّٰهِ ۗوَمَنْ يَّشْكُرْ فَاِنَّمَا يَشْكُرُ لِنَفْسِهٖۚ وَمَنْ كَفَرَ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَنِيٌّ حَمِيْدٌ

wa laqad ātainā luqmānal-ḥikmata anisykur lillāh(i), wa may yasykur fa'innamā yasykuru linafsih(ī), wa man kafara fa'innallāha ganiyyun ḥamīd(un).

We gave Luqman wisdom to be grateful to Allah; whoever is grateful benefits themselves, and whoever is ungrateful, Allah is Self-Sufficient, Praiseworthy.

وَاِذْ قَالَ لُقْمٰنُ لِابْنِهٖ وَهُوَ يَعِظُهٗ يٰبُنَيَّ لَا تُشْرِكْ بِاللّٰهِ ۗاِنَّ الشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيْمٌ

wa iż qāla luqmānu libnihī wa huwa ya‘iẓuhū yā bunayya lā tusyrik billāh(i), innasy-syirka laẓulmun ‘aẓīm(un).

When Luqman advised his son, he said, My son, do not associate partners with Allah, for that is a great injustice.

وَوَصَّيْنَا الْاِنْسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِۚ حَمَلَتْهُ اُمُّهٗ وَهْنًا عَلٰى وَهْنٍ وَّفِصَالُهٗ فِيْ عَامَيْنِ اَنِ اشْكُرْ لِيْ وَلِوَالِدَيْكَۗ اِلَيَّ الْمَصِيْرُ

wa waṣṣainal-insāna biwālidaih(i), ḥamalathu ummuhū wahnan ‘alā wahniw wa fiṣāluhū fī ‘āmaini anisykur lī wa liwālidaik(a), ilayyal-maṣīr(u).

We commanded humans to honor their parents; a mother bears her child in increasing weakness and weans in two years; be grateful to Me and your parents, for to Me is your return.

وَاِنْ جَاهَدٰكَ عَلٰٓى اَنْ تُشْرِكَ بِيْ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهٖ عِلْمٌ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَا وَصَاحِبْهُمَا فِى الدُّنْيَا مَعْرُوْفًا ۖوَّاتَّبِعْ سَبِيْلَ مَنْ اَنَابَ اِلَيَّۚ ثُمَّ اِلَيَّ مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَاُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ

wa in jāhadāka ‘alā an tusyrika bī mā laisa laka bihī ‘ilmun falā tuṭi‘humā wa ṣāḥibhumā fid-dun-yā ma‘rūfā(n), wattabi‘ sabīla man anāba ilayya(a), ṡumma ilayya marji‘ukum fa unabbi'ukum bimā kuntum ta‘malūn(a).

If they urge you to associate with Me what you have no knowledge of, do not obey them, but treat them kindly in this world and follow the path of those who return to Me; to Me is your return, and I will inform you of your deeds.

يٰبُنَيَّ اِنَّهَآ اِنْ تَكُ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ فَتَكُنْ فِيْ صَخْرَةٍ اَوْ فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ اَوْ فِى الْاَرْضِ يَأْتِ بِهَا اللّٰهُ ۗاِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَطِيْفٌ خَبِيْرٌ

yā bunayya innahā in taku miṡqāla ḥabbatim min khardalin fatakun fī ṣakhratin au fis-samāwāti au fil-arḍi ya'ti bihallāh(u), innallāha laṭīfun khabīr(un).

Luqman said, My son, even if a deed weighs as little as a mustard seed, hidden in a rock, sky, or earth, Allah will bring it forth; indeed, Allah is Subtle, All-Aware.

يٰبُنَيَّ اَقِمِ الصَّلٰوةَ وَأْمُرْ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِ وَانْهَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَاصْبِرْ عَلٰى مَآ اَصَابَكَۗ اِنَّ ذٰلِكَ مِنْ عَزْمِ الْاُمُوْرِ

yā bunayya aqimiṣ-ṣalāta wa'mur bil-ma‘rūfi wanha ‘anil-munkari waṣbir ‘alā mā aṣābak(a), inna żālika min ‘azmil-umūr(i).

My son, establish prayer, enjoin good, forbid evil, and be patient with what befalls you; these are matters of great importance.

وَلَا تُصَعِّرْ خَدَّكَ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَمْشِ فِى الْاَرْضِ مَرَحًاۗ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُوْرٍۚ

wa lā tuṣa‘‘ir khaddaka lin-nāsi wa lā tamsyi fil-arḍi maraḥā(n), innallāha lā yuḥibbu kulla mukhtālin fakhūr(in).

Do not turn your face away from people in arrogance or walk proudly on earth; Allah does not love the boastful and proud.

وَاقْصِدْ فِيْ مَشْيِكَ وَاغْضُضْ مِنْ صَوْتِكَۗ اِنَّ اَنْكَرَ الْاَصْوَاتِ لَصَوْتُ الْحَمِيْرِ ࣖ

waqṣid fī masy-yika wagḍuḍ min ṣautik(a), inna ankaral-aṣwāti laṣautul-ḥamīr(i).

Be moderate in your walk and soften your voice; the harshest of sounds is the braying of a donkey.

اَلَمْ تَرَوْا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُمْ مَّا فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِى الْاَرْضِ وَاَسْبَغَ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعَمَهٗ ظَاهِرَةً وَّبَاطِنَةً ۗوَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يُّجَادِلُ فِى اللّٰهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَّلَا هُدًى وَّلَا كِتٰبٍ مُّنِيْرٍ

alam tarau annallāha sakhkhara lakum mā fis-samāwāti wa mā fil-arḍi wa asbaga ‘alaikum ni‘amahū ẓāhirataw wa bāṭinah(tan), wa minan-nāsi may yujādilu fillāhi bigairi ‘ilmiw wa lā hudaw wa lā kitābim munīr(in).

Do you not see that Allah has subjected to you all in the heavens and earth, perfecting His favors upon you, seen and unseen; yet some dispute about Allah without knowledge, guidance, or an enlightening Book.

وَاِذَا قِيْلَ لَهُمُ اتَّبِعُوْا مَآ اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ قَالُوْا بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ اٰبَاۤءَنَاۗ اَوَلَوْ كَانَ الشَّيْطٰنُ يَدْعُوْهُمْ اِلٰى عَذَابِ السَّعِيْرِ

wa iżā qīla lahumuttabi‘ū mā anzalallāhu qālū bal nattabi‘u mā wajadnā ‘alaihi ābā'anā, awalau kānasy-syaiṭānu yad‘ūhum ilā ‘ażābis-sa‘īr(i).

When told to follow what Allah has revealed, they say, We follow what our ancestors did, even if Satan calls them to the torment of a blazing Fire.

۞ وَمَنْ يُّسْلِمْ وَجْهَهٗٓ اِلَى اللّٰهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقٰىۗ وَاِلَى اللّٰهِ عَاقِبَةُ الْاُمُوْرِ

wa may yuslim wajhahū ilallāhi wa huwa muḥsinun faqadistamsaka bil-‘urwatil-wuṡqā, wa ilallāhi ‘āqibatul-umūr(i).

Whoever submits to Allah while doing good has grasped a firm handle; all affairs return to Allah.

وَمَنْ كَفَرَ فَلَا يَحْزُنْكَ كُفْرُهٗۗ اِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُهُمْ فَنُنَبِّئُهُمْ بِمَا عَمِلُوْاۗ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلِيْمٌۢ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُوْرِ

wa man kafara falā yaḥzunka kufruh(ū), ilainā marji‘uhum fanunabbi'uhum bimā ‘amilū, innallāha ‘alīmum biżātiṣ-ṣudūr(i).

If someone disbelieves, do not let their disbelief grieve you; to Us is their return, and We will inform them of their deeds; Allah knows the contents of hearts.

نُمَتِّعُهُمْ قَلِيْلًا ثُمَّ نَضْطَرُّهُمْ اِلٰى عَذَابٍ غَلِيْظٍ

numatti‘uhum qalīlan ṡumma naḍṭarruhum ilā ‘ażābin galīẓ(in).

We let them enjoy briefly, then compel them to a severe punishment.

وَلَىِٕنْ سَاَلْتَهُمْ مَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ لَيَقُوْلُنَّ اللّٰهُ ۗقُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ ۗبَلْ اَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ

wa la'in sa'altahum man khalaqas-samāwāti wal-arḍa layaqūlunnallāh(u), qulil-ḥamdu lillāh(i), bal akṡaruhum lā ya‘lamūn(a).

If you ask them who created the heavens and earth, they will say Allah; say, All praise is for Allah, but most of them do not know.

لِلّٰهِ مَا فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِۗ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ الْغَنِيُّ الْحَمِيْدُ

lillāhi mā fis-samāwāti wal-arḍ(i), innallāha huwal-ganiyyul-ḥamīd(u).

To Allah belongs all in the heavens and earth; indeed, Allah is Self-Sufficient, Praiseworthy.

وَلَوْ اَنَّ مَا فِى الْاَرْضِ مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ اَقْلَامٌ وَّالْبَحْرُ يَمُدُّهٗ مِنْۢ بَعْدِهٖ سَبْعَةُ اَبْحُرٍ مَّا نَفِدَتْ كَلِمٰتُ اللّٰهِ ۗاِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَزِيْزٌ حَكِيْمٌ

wa lau anna mā fil-arḍi min syajaratin aqlāmuw wal-baḥru yamudduhū mim ba‘dihī sab‘atu abḥurim mā nafidat kalimātullāh(i), innallāha ‘azīzun ḥakīm(un).

If all trees on earth were pens and the sea, with seven more seas, were ink, Allah’s words would not be exhausted; Allah is Mighty, Wise.

مَا خَلْقُكُمْ وَلَا بَعْثُكُمْ اِلَّا كَنَفْسٍ وَّاحِدَةٍ ۗاِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَمِيْعٌۢ بَصِيْرٌ

mā khalqukum wa lā ba‘ṡukum illā kanafsiw wāḥidah(tin), innallāha samī‘um baṣīr(un).

Creating and resurrecting you is as easy for Allah as creating and resurrecting one soul; Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing.

اَلَمْ تَرَ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ يُوْلِجُ الَّيْلَ فِى النَّهَارِ وَيُوْلِجُ النَّهَارَ فِى الَّيْلِ وَسَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَۖ كُلٌّ يَّجْرِيْٓ اِلٰٓى اَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى وَّاَنَّ اللّٰهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ خَبِيْرٌ

alam tara annallāha yūlijul-laila fin-nahāri wa yūlijun-nahāra fil-laili wa sakhkharasy-syamsa wal-qamar(a), kulluy yajrī ilā ajalim musammaw wa annallāha bimā ta‘malūna khabīr(un).

Do you not see that Allah merges night into day and day into night, subjects the sun and moon to run their courses until an appointed time, and is All-Aware of what you do.

ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ الْحَقُّ وَاَنَّ مَا يَدْعُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِهِ الْبَاطِلُۙ وَاَنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْكَبِيْرُ ࣖ

Żālika bi'annallāha huwal-ḥaqqu wa anna mā yad‘ūna min dūnihil-bāṭil(u), wa annallāha huwal-‘aliyyul-kabīr(u).

That is because Allah is the Truth, and what they invoke besides Him is false; Allah is the Most High, the Greatest.

اَلَمْ تَرَ اَنَّ الْفُلْكَ تَجْرِيْ فِى الْبَحْرِ بِنِعْمَتِ اللّٰهِ لِيُرِيَكُمْ مِّنْ اٰيٰتِهٖۗ اِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيٰتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُوْرٍ

alam tara annal-fulka tajrī fil-baḥri bini‘matillāhi liyuriyakum min āyātih(ī), inna fī żālika la'āyātil likulli ṣabbārin syakūr(in).

Do you not see ships sailing on the sea by Allah’s grace, showing you His signs; in this are signs for every patient, grateful person.

وَاِذَا غَشِيَهُمْ مَّوْجٌ كَالظُّلَلِ دَعَوُا اللّٰهَ مُخْلِصِيْنَ لَهُ الدِّيْنَ ەۚ فَلَمَّا نَجّٰىهُمْ اِلَى الْبَرِّ فَمِنْهُمْ مُّقْتَصِدٌۗ وَمَا يَجْحَدُ بِاٰيٰتِنَآ اِلَّا كُلُّ خَتَّارٍ كَفُوْرٍ

wa iżā gasyiyahum maujun kaẓ-ẓulali da‘awullāha mukhliṣīna lahud-dīn(a), falammā najjāhum ilal-barri faminhum muqtaṣid(un), wa mā yajḥadu bi'āyātinā illā kullu khattārin kafūr(in).

When waves like mountains cover them, they call Allah sincerely; but when He saves them to land, some follow the right path, while only treacherous ingrates deny Our signs.

يٰٓاَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوْا رَبَّكُمْ وَاخْشَوْا يَوْمًا لَّا يَجْزِيْ وَالِدٌ عَنْ وَّلَدِهٖۖ وَلَا مَوْلُوْدٌ هُوَ جَازٍ عَنْ وَّالِدِهٖ شَيْـًٔاۗ اِنَّ وَعْدَ اللّٰهِ حَقٌّ فَلَا تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ الْحَيٰوةُ الدُّنْيَاۗ وَلَا يَغُرَّنَّكُمْ بِاللّٰهِ الْغَرُوْرُ

ya ayyuhan-nāsuttaqū rabbakum wakhsyau yaumal lā yajzī wālidun ‘aw waladih(ī), wa lā maulūdun huwa jāzin ‘aw wālidihī syai'ā(n), inna wa‘dallāhi ḥaqqun falā tagurrannakumul-ḥayātud-dun-yā, wa lā yagurrannakum billāhil-garūr(u).

O people, fear your Lord and dread a Day when no parent can avail their child, nor a child their parent; Allah’s promise is true, so let not worldly life deceive you, nor be deceived about Allah.

اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عِنْدَهٗ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِۚ وَيُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَۚ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِى الْاَرْحَامِۗ وَمَا تَدْرِيْ نَفْسٌ مَّاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًاۗ وَمَا تَدْرِيْ نَفْسٌۢ بِاَيِّ اَرْضٍ تَمُوْتُۗ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلِيْمٌ خَبِيْرٌ ࣖ

innallāha ‘indahū ‘ilmus-sā‘ah(ti), wa yunazzilul-gaiṡ(a), wa ya‘lamu mā fil-arḥām(i), wa mā tadrī nafsum māżā taksibu gadā(n), wa mā tadrī nafsum bi'ayyi arḍin tamūt(u), innallāha ‘alīmun khabīr(un).

Knowledge of the Hour is with Allah alone; He sends down rain and knows what is in the wombs; no one knows what they will earn tomorrow or where they will die; Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware.