23. Al-Mu'minun

فَإِذَاSo whenنُفِخَis blownفِىinٱلصُّورِthe trumpetفَلَآthen notأَنسَابَ(there) will be relationshipبَيْنَهُمْamong themيَوْمَئِذٍthat Dayوَلَاand notيَتَسَآءَلُونَwill they ask each other﴿١٠١﴾

So when the Horn is blown, no relationship will there be among them that Day, nor will they ask about one another

فَمَنThen (the one) whoseثَقُلَتْ(are) heavyمَوَٰزِينُهُۥhis scalesفَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَthen those هُمُtheyٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ(are) the successful﴿١٠٢﴾

And those whose scales are heavy [with good deeds] - it is they who are the successful

وَمَنْBut (the one) whoseخَفَّتْ(are) lightمَوَٰزِينُهُۥhis scalesفَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَthen thoseٱلَّذِينَthey [who]خَسِرُوٓا۟have lostأَنفُسَهُمْtheir soulsفِىinجَهَنَّمَHellخَٰلِدُونَthey (will) abide forever﴿١٠٣﴾

But those whose scales are light - those are the ones who have lost their souls, [being] in Hell, abiding eternally

تَلْفَحُWill burnوُجُوهَهُمُtheir facesٱلنَّارُthe Fireوَهُمْand theyفِيهَاin itكَٰلِحُونَ(will) grin with displaced lips﴿١٠٤﴾

The Fire will sear their faces, and they therein will have taut smiles

أَلَمْWere notتَكُنْWere notءَايَٰتِىMy Versesتُتْلَىٰrecitedعَلَيْكُمْto youفَكُنتُمand you used (to)بِهَاdeny themتُكَذِّبُونَdeny them﴿١٠٥﴾

[It will be said]. "Were not My verses recited to you and you used to deny them

قَالُوا۟They (will) sayرَبَّنَاOur LordغَلَبَتْOvercameعَلَيْنَا[on] usشِقْوَتُنَاour wretchednessوَكُنَّاand we wereقَوْمًاa peopleضَآلِّينَastray﴿١٠٦﴾

They will say, "Our Lord, our wretchedness overcame us, and we were a people astray

رَبَّنَآOur LordأَخْرِجْنَاBring us outمِنْهَاfrom itفَإِنْthen ifعُدْنَاwe returnفَإِنَّاthen indeed, weظَٰلِمُونَ(would be) wrongdoers﴿١٠٧﴾

Our Lord, remove us from it, and if we were to return [to evil], we would indeed be wrongdoers

قَالَHe (will) sayٱخْسَـُٔوا۟Remain despisedفِيهَاin itوَلَاand (do) notتُكَلِّمُونِspeak to Me﴿١٠٨﴾

He will say, "Remain despised therein and do not speak to Me

إِنَّهُۥIndeedكَانَ(there) wasفَرِيقٌa partyمِّنْofعِبَادِىMy slavesيَقُولُونَ(who) saidرَبَّنَآOur LordءَامَنَّاWe believeفَٱغْفِرْso forgiveلَنَاusوَٱرْحَمْنَاand have mercy on usوَأَنتَand Youخَيْرُ(are) bestٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ(of) those who show mercy﴿١٠٩﴾

Indeed, there was a party of My servants who said, 'Our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us and have mercy upon us, and You are the best of the merciful

فَٱتَّخَذْتُمُوهُمْBut you took themسِخْرِيًّا(in) mockeryحَتَّىٰٓuntilأَنسَوْكُمْthey made you forgetذِكْرِىMy remembranceوَكُنتُمand you used (to)مِّنْهُمْat themتَضْحَكُونَlaugh﴿١١٠﴾

But you took them in mockery to the point that they made you forget My remembrance, and you used to laugh at them

إِنِّىIndeed, Iجَزَيْتُهُمُhave rewarded themٱلْيَوْمَthis Dayبِمَاbecauseصَبَرُوٓا۟they were patientأَنَّهُمْindeed, theyهُمُ[they]ٱلْفَآئِزُونَ(are) the successful ones﴿١١١﴾

Indeed, I have rewarded them this Day for their patient endurance - that they are the attainers [of success]

قَٰلَHe will sayكَمْHow longلَبِثْتُمْdid you remainفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe earthعَدَدَ(in) numberسِنِينَ(of) years﴿١١٢﴾

[Allah] will say, "How long did you remain on earth in number of years

قَالُوا۟They will sayلَبِثْنَاWe remainedيَوْمًاa dayأَوْorبَعْضَa partيَوْمٍ(of) a dayفَسْـَٔلِbut askٱلْعَآدِّينَthose who keep count﴿١١٣﴾

They will say, "We remained a day or part of a day; ask those who enumerate

قَٰلَHe will sayإِنNotلَّبِثْتُمْyou stayedإِلَّاbutقَلِيلًاa littleلَّوْifأَنَّكُمْonly youكُنتُمْ[you]تَعْلَمُونَknew﴿١١٤﴾

He will say, "You stayed not but a little - if only you had known

أَفَحَسِبْتُمْThen did you thinkأَنَّمَاthatخَلَقْنَٰكُمْWe created youعَبَثًاuselesslyوَأَنَّكُمْand that youإِلَيْنَاto Usلَاnotتُرْجَعُونَwill be returned﴿١١٥﴾

Then did you think that We created you uselessly and that to Us you would not be returned

فَتَعَٰلَىSo exalted isٱللَّهُAllahٱلْمَلِكُthe Kingٱلْحَقُّthe Truthلَآ(There is) noإِلَٰهَgodإِلَّاexceptهُوَHimرَبُّ(the) Lordٱلْعَرْشِ(of) the ThroneٱلْكَرِيمِHonorable﴿١١٦﴾

So exalted is Allah, the Sovereign, the Truth; there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Noble Throne

وَمَنAnd whoeverيَدْعُinvokesمَعَwithٱللَّهِAllahإِلَٰهًاgodءَاخَرَotherلَاnoبُرْهَٰنَproofلَهُۥfor himبِهِۦin itفَإِنَّمَاThen onlyحِسَابُهُۥhis accountعِندَ(is) withرَبِّهِۦٓhis LordإِنَّهُۥIndeed, [he]لَاnotيُفْلِحُwill succeedٱلْكَٰفِرُونَthe disbelievers﴿١١٧﴾

And whoever invokes besides Allah another deity for which he has no proof - then his account is only with his Lord. Indeed, the disbelievers will not succeed

وَقُلAnd sayرَّبِّMy LordٱغْفِرْForgiveوَٱرْحَمْand have mercyوَأَنتَand Youخَيْرُ(are the) Bestٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ(of) those who show mercy﴿١١٨﴾

And, [O Muhammad], say, "My Lord, forgive and have mercy, and You are the best of the merciful