20. Taha

خَٰلِدِينَAbiding foreverفِيهِin itوَسَآءَand evilلَهُمْfor themيَوْمَ(on the) Dayٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ(of) the Resurrectionحِمْلًا(as) a load﴿١٠١﴾

[Abiding] eternally therein, and evil it is for them on the Day of Resurrection as a load

يَوْمَ(The) Dayيُنفَخُwill be blownفِىinٱلصُّورِthe Trumpetوَنَحْشُرُand We will gatherٱلْمُجْرِمِينَthe criminalsيَوْمَئِذٍthat Dayزُرْقًاblue-eyed﴿١٠٢﴾

The Day the Horn will be blown. And We will gather the criminals, that Day, blue-eyed

يَتَخَٰفَتُونَThey are murmuringبَيْنَهُمْamong themselvesإِنNotلَّبِثْتُمْyou remainedإِلَّاexcept (for)عَشْرًاten﴿١٠٣﴾

They will murmur among themselves, "You remained not but ten [days in the world]

نَّحْنُWeأَعْلَمُknow bestبِمَاwhatيَقُولُونَthey will sayإِذْwhenيَقُولُwill sayأَمْثَلُهُمْ(the) best of themطَرِيقَةً(in) conductإِنNotلَّبِثْتُمْyou remainedإِلَّاexcept (for)يَوْمًاa day﴿١٠٤﴾

We are most knowing of what they say when the best of them in manner will say, "You remained not but one day

وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَAnd they ask youعَنِaboutٱلْجِبَالِthe mountainsفَقُلْso sayيَنسِفُهَاWill blast themرَبِّىmy Lordنَسْفًا(into) particles﴿١٠٥﴾

And they ask you about the mountains, so say, "My Lord will blow them away with a blast

فَيَذَرُهَاThen He will leave itقَاعًاa levelصَفْصَفًاplain﴿١٠٦﴾

And He will leave the earth a level plain

لَّاNotتَرَىٰyou will seeفِيهَاin itعِوَجًاany crookednessوَلَآand notأَمْتًاany curve﴿١٠٧﴾

You will not see therein a depression or an elevation

يَوْمَئِذٍOn that Dayيَتَّبِعُونَthey will followٱلدَّاعِىَthe callerلَاnoعِوَجَdeviationلَهُۥfrom itوَخَشَعَتِAnd (will be) humbledٱلْأَصْوَاتُthe voicesلِلرَّحْمَٰنِfor the Most Graciousفَلَاso notتَسْمَعُyou will hearإِلَّاexceptهَمْسًاa faint sound﴿١٠٨﴾

That Day, everyone will follow [the call of] the Caller [with] no deviation therefrom, and [all] voices will be stilled before the Most Merciful, so you will not hear except a whisper [of footsteps]

يَوْمَئِذٍ(On) that Dayلَّاnotتَنفَعُwill benefitٱلشَّفَٰعَةُthe intercessionإِلَّاexceptمَنْ(to) whomأَذِنَhas given permissionلَهُ[to him]ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُthe Most Graciousوَرَضِىَand He has acceptedلَهُۥfor himقَوْلًاa word﴿١٠٩﴾

That Day, no intercession will benefit except [that of] one to whom the Most Merciful has given permission and has accepted his word

يَعْلَمُHe knowsمَاwhatبَيْنَ(is) before themأَيْدِيهِمْ(is) before themوَمَاand whatخَلْفَهُمْ(is) behind themوَلَاwhile notيُحِيطُونَthey encompassبِهِۦitعِلْمًا(in) knowledge﴿١١٠﴾

Allah knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, but they do not encompass it in knowledge

وَعَنَتِAnd (will be) humbledٱلْوُجُوهُthe facesلِلْحَىِّbefore the Ever-Livingٱلْقَيُّومِthe Self-SubsistingوَقَدْAnd verilyخَابَwill have failedمَنْ(he) whoحَمَلَcarriedظُلْمًاwrongdoing﴿١١١﴾

And [all] faces will be humbled before the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence. And he will have failed who carries injustice

وَمَنBut (he) whoيَعْمَلْdoesمِنَofٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِthe righteous deedsوَهُوَwhile heمُؤْمِنٌ(is) a believerفَلَاthen notيَخَافُhe will fearظُلْمًاinjusticeوَلَاand notهَضْمًاdeprivation﴿١١٢﴾

But he who does of righteous deeds while he is a believer - he will neither fear injustice nor deprivation

وَكَذَٰلِكَAnd thusأَنزَلْنَٰهُWe have sent it downقُرْءَانًا(the) Quranعَرَبِيًّا(in) Arabicوَصَرَّفْنَاand We have explainedفِيهِin itمِنَofٱلْوَعِيدِthe warningsلَعَلَّهُمْthat they mayيَتَّقُونَfearأَوْorيُحْدِثُit may causeلَهُمْ[for] themذِكْرًاremembrance﴿١١٣﴾

And thus We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an and have diversified therein the warnings that perhaps they will avoid [sin] or it would cause them remembrance

فَتَعَٰلَىSo high (above all)ٱللَّهُ(is) Allahٱلْمَلِكُthe Kingٱلْحَقُّthe TrueوَلَاAnd (do) notتَعْجَلْhastenبِٱلْقُرْءَانِwith the Quranمِنbeforeقَبْلِbeforeأَن[that]يُقْضَىٰٓis completedإِلَيْكَto youوَحْيُهُۥits revelationوَقُلand sayرَّبِّMy LordزِدْنِىIncrease meعِلْمًا(in) knowledge﴿١١٤﴾

So high [above all] is Allah, the Sovereign, the Truth. And, [O Muhammad], do not hasten with [recitation of] the Qur'an before its revelation is completed to you, and say, "My Lord, increase me in knowledge

وَلَقَدْAnd verilyعَهِدْنَآWe made a covenantإِلَىٰٓwithءَادَمَAdamمِنbeforeقَبْلُbeforeفَنَسِىَbut he forgotوَلَمْand notنَجِدْWe foundلَهُۥin himعَزْمًاdetermination﴿١١٥﴾

And We had already taken a promise from Adam before, but he forgot; and We found not in him determination

وَإِذْAnd whenقُلْنَاWe saidلِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِto the Angelsٱسْجُدُوا۟Prostrateلِءَادَمَto Adamفَسَجَدُوٓا۟then they prostratedإِلَّآexceptإِبْلِيسَIblisأَبَىٰhe refused﴿١١٦﴾

And [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except Iblees; he refused

فَقُلْنَاThen We saidيَٰٓـَٔادَمُO AdamإِنَّIndeedهَٰذَاthisعَدُوٌّ(is) an enemyلَّكَto youوَلِزَوْجِكَand to your wifeفَلَاSo notيُخْرِجَنَّكُمَا(let) him drive you bothمِنَfromٱلْجَنَّةِParadiseفَتَشْقَىٰٓso (that) you would suffer﴿١١٧﴾

So We said, "O Adam, indeed this is an enemy to you and to your wife. Then let him not remove you from Paradise so you would suffer

إِنَّIndeedلَكَfor youأَلَّاthat notتَجُوعَyou will be hungryفِيهَاthereinوَلَاand notتَعْرَىٰyou will be unclothed﴿١١٨﴾

Indeed, it is [promised] for you not to be hungry therein or be unclothed

وَأَنَّكَAnd that youلَاnotتَظْمَؤُا۟will suffer from thirstفِيهَاthereinوَلَاand notتَضْحَىٰexposed to the sun's heat﴿١١٩﴾

And indeed, you will not be thirsty therein or be hot from the sun

فَوَسْوَسَThen whisperedإِلَيْهِto himٱلشَّيْطَٰنُShaitaanقَالَhe saidيَٰٓـَٔادَمُO AdamهَلْShallأَدُلُّكَI direct youعَلَىٰtoشَجَرَةِ(the) treeٱلْخُلْدِ(of) the Eternityوَمُلْكٍand a kingdomلَّاnotيَبْلَىٰ(that will) deteriorate﴿١٢٠﴾

Then Satan whispered to him; he said, "O Adam, shall I direct you to the tree of eternity and possession that will not deteriorate