Q.S As-Saff (اَلصَّفّ) - 14 Number of Verses

سَبَّحَ لِلّٰهِ مَا فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِى الْاَرْضِۚ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيْزُ الْحَكِيْمُ

sabbaḥa lillāhi mā fis-samāwāti wa mā fil-arḍ(i), wa huwal-‘azīzul-ḥakīm(u).

All in the heavens and earth glorifies God. He is the Mighty, the Wise

يٰٓاَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لِمَ تَقُوْلُوْنَ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُوْنَ

yā ayyuhal-lażīna āmanū lima taqūlūna mā lā taf‘alūn(a).

O believers, why say what you do not do?

كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ اَنْ تَقُوْلُوْا مَا لَا تَفْعَلُوْنَ

kabura maqtan ‘indallāhi an taqūlū mā lā taf‘alūn(a).

It is most hateful to God that you say what you do not do

اِنَّ اللّٰهَ يُحِبُّ الَّذِيْنَ يُقَاتِلُوْنَ فِيْ سَبِيْلِهٖ صَفًّا كَاَنَّهُمْ بُنْيَانٌ مَّرْصُوْصٌ

innallāha yuḥibbul-lażīna yuqātilūna fī sabīlihī ṣaffan ka'annahum bun-yānum marṣūṣ(un).

God loves those who fight in His way in ranks, as if a solid structure

وَاِذْ قَالَ مُوْسٰى لِقَوْمِهٖ يٰقَوْمِ لِمَ تُؤْذُوْنَنِيْ وَقَدْ تَّعْلَمُوْنَ اَنِّيْ رَسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ اِلَيْكُمْۗ فَلَمَّا زَاغُوْٓا اَزَاغَ اللّٰهُ قُلُوْبَهُمْۗ وَاللّٰهُ لَا يَهْدِى الْقَوْمَ الْفٰسِقِيْنَ

wa iż qāla mūsā liqaumihī yā qaumi lima tu'żūnanī wa qad ta‘lamūna annī rasūlullāhi ilaikum, falammā zāgū azāgallāhu qulūbahum, wallāhu lā yahdil-qaumal-fāsiqīn(a).

When Moses said to his people, O my people, why do you hurt me when you know I am God’s messenger to you? When they turned away, God turned their hearts. God guides not the rebellious

وَاِذْ قَالَ عِيْسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ يٰبَنِيْٓ اِسْرَاۤءِيْلَ اِنِّيْ رَسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ اِلَيْكُمْ مُّصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ مِنَ التَّوْرٰىةِ وَمُبَشِّرًاۢ بِرَسُوْلٍ يَّأْتِيْ مِنْۢ بَعْدِى اسْمُهٗٓ اَحْمَدُۗ فَلَمَّا جَاۤءَهُمْ بِالْبَيِّنٰتِ قَالُوْا هٰذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِيْنٌ

wa iż qāla ‘īsabnu maryama yā banī isrā'īla innī rasūlullāhi ilaikum muṣaddiqal limā baina yadayya minat-taurāti wa mubasysyiram birasūliy ya'tī mim ba‘dismuhū aḥmad(u), falammā jā'ahum bil-bayyināti qālū hāżā siḥrum mubīn(un).

When Jesus, son of Mary, said, O Children of Israel, I am God’s messenger to you, confirming the Torah before me and bringing glad tidings of a messenger to come after me, named Ahmad. But when he came with clear proofs, they said, This is evident magic

وَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرٰى عَلَى اللّٰهِ الْكَذِبَ وَهُوَ يُدْعٰىٓ اِلَى الْاِسْلَامِۗ وَاللّٰهُ لَا يَهْدِى الْقَوْمَ الظّٰلِمِيْنَ

wa man aẓlamu mimmaniftarā ‘alallāhil-każiba wa huwa yud‘ā ilal-islām(i), wallāhu lā yahdil-qaumaẓ-ẓālimīn(a).

Who is more unjust than one who invents lies against God while called to Islam? God guides not the unjust

يُرِيْدُوْنَ لِيُطْفِـُٔوْا نُوْرَ اللّٰهِ بِاَفْوَاهِهِمْۗ وَاللّٰهُ مُتِمُّ نُوْرِهٖ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ

yurīdūna liyuṭfi'ū nūrallāhi bi'afwāhihim, wallāhu mutimmu nūrihī wa lau karihal-kāfirūn(a).

They seek to extinguish God’s light with their mouths, but God will perfect His light, though disbelievers hate it

هُوَ الَّذِيْٓ اَرْسَلَ رَسُوْلَهٗ بِالْهُدٰى وَدِيْنِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهٗ عَلَى الدِّيْنِ كُلِّهٖۙ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُوْنَ ࣖ

wa huwal-lażī arsala rasūlahū bil-hudā wa dīnil-ḥaqqi liyuẓhirahū ‘alad-dīni kullih(ī), wa lau karihal-musyrikūn(a).

He sent His Messenger with guidance and the true religion to prevail over all religions, though idolaters hate it

يٰٓاَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا هَلْ اَدُلُّكُمْ عَلٰى تِجَارَةٍ تُنْجِيْكُمْ مِّنْ عَذَابٍ اَلِيْمٍ

yā ayyuhal-lażīna āmanū hal adullukum ‘alā tijāratin tunjīkum min ‘ażābin alīm(in).

O believers, shall I show you a trade that saves you from painful punishment?

تُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَرَسُوْلِهٖ وَتُجَاهِدُوْنَ فِيْ سَبِيْلِ اللّٰهِ بِاَمْوَالِكُمْ وَاَنْفُسِكُمْۗ ذٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَۙ

tu'minūna billāhi wa rasūlihī wa tujāhidūna fī sabīlillāhi bi'amwālikum wa anfusikum, żālikum khairul lakum in kuntum ta‘lamūn(a).

Believe in God and His Messenger, and strive in God’s way with your wealth and lives. That is better for you, if you knew

يَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوْبَكُمْ وَيُدْخِلْكُمْ جَنّٰتٍ تَجْرِيْ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهٰرُ وَمَسٰكِنَ طَيِّبَةً فِيْ جَنّٰتِ عَدْنٍۗ ذٰلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيْمُۙ

yagfir lakum żunūbakum wa yudkhilkum jannātin tajrī min taḥtihal-anhāru wa masākina ṭayyibatan fī jannāti ‘adn(in), żālikal-fauzul-‘aẓīm(u).

He will forgive your sins and admit you to gardens with rivers flowing beneath, and fine dwellings in Eden’s gardens. That is the great triumph

وَاُخْرٰى تُحِبُّوْنَهَاۗ نَصْرٌ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَفَتْحٌ قَرِيْبٌۗ وَبَشِّرِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ

wa ukhrā tuḥibbūnahā, naṣrum minallāhi wa fatḥun qarīb(un), wa basysyiril-mu'minīn(a).

And another blessing you love: help from God and near victory. Give glad tidings to the believers

يٰٓاَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا كُوْنُوْٓا اَنْصَارَ اللّٰهِ كَمَا قَالَ عِيْسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ لِلْحَوَارِيّٖنَ مَنْ اَنْصَارِيْٓ اِلَى اللّٰهِ ۗقَالَ الْحَوَارِيُّوْنَ نَحْنُ اَنْصَارُ اللّٰهِ فَاٰمَنَتْ طَّاۤىِٕفَةٌ مِّنْۢ بَنِيْٓ اِسْرَاۤءِيْلَ وَكَفَرَتْ طَّاۤىِٕفَةٌ ۚفَاَيَّدْنَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا عَلٰى عَدُوِّهِمْ فَاَصْبَحُوْا ظٰهِرِيْنَ ࣖ

yā ayyuhal-lażīna āmanū kūnū anṣārallāhi kamā qāla ‘īsabnu maryama lil-ḥawāriyyīna man anṣārī ilallāh(i), qālal-ḥawāriyyūna naḥnu anṣārullāhi fa'āmanaṭ-ṭā'ifatum mim banī isrā'īla wa kafaraṭ-ṭā'ifah(tun), fa'ayyadnal-lażīna āmanū ‘alā ‘aduwwihim fa'aṣbaḥū ẓāhirīn(a).

O believers, be God’s helpers, as Jesus, son of Mary, said to his disciples, Who will help me for God’s sake? The disciples said, We are God’s helpers. Some Children of Israel believed, others disbelieved. We strengthened the believers against their enemies, and they prevailed