29. Al-'Ankabut

وَلَئِنAnd ifسَأَلْتَهُمyou ask themمَّنْWhoخَلَقَcreatedٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضَand the earthوَسَخَّرَand subjectedٱلشَّمْسَthe sunوَٱلْقَمَرَand the moonلَيَقُولُنَّSurely they would sayٱللَّهُAllahفَأَنَّىٰThen howيُؤْفَكُونَare they deluded﴿٦١﴾

If you asked them, "Who created the heavens and earth and subjected the sun and the moon?" they would surely say, "Allah." Then how are they deluded

ٱللَّهُAllahيَبْسُطُextendsٱلرِّزْقَthe provisionلِمَنfor whomيَشَآءُHe willsمِنْofعِبَادِهِۦHis slavesوَيَقْدِرُand restrictsلَهُۥٓfor himإِنَّIndeedٱللَّهَAllahبِكُلِّof everyشَىْءٍthingعَلِيمٌ(is) All-Knower﴿٦٢﴾

Allah extends provision for whom He wills of His servants and restricts for him. Indeed Allah is, of all things, Knowing

وَلَئِنAnd ifسَأَلْتَهُمyou ask themمَّنWhoنَّزَّلَsends downمِنَfromٱلسَّمَآءِthe skyمَآءًwaterفَأَحْيَاand gives lifeبِهِtherebyٱلْأَرْضَ(to) the earthمِنۢafterبَعْدِafterمَوْتِهَاits deathلَيَقُولُنَّSurely, they would sayٱللَّهُAllahقُلِSayٱلْحَمْدُAll Praisesلِلَّهِ(are) for AllahبَلْButأَكْثَرُهُمْmost of themلَا(do) notيَعْقِلُونَuse reason﴿٦٣﴾

And if you asked them, "Who sends down rain from the sky and gives life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness?" they would surely say " Allah." Say, "Praise to Allah "; but most of them do not reason

وَمَاAnd notهَٰذِهِ(is) thisٱلْحَيَوٰةُlifeٱلدُّنْيَآ(of) the worldإِلَّاbutلَهْوٌamusementوَلَعِبٌand playوَإِنَّAnd indeedٱلدَّارَthe Homeٱلْءَاخِرَةَ(of) the Hereafter لَهِىَsurely, itٱلْحَيَوَانُ(is) the lifeلَوْif onlyكَانُوا۟theyيَعْلَمُونَknow﴿٦٤﴾

And this worldly life is not but diversion and amusement. And indeed, the home of the Hereafter - that is the [eternal] life, if only they knew

فَإِذَاAnd whenرَكِبُوا۟they embarkفِى[in]ٱلْفُلْكِthe shipدَعَوُا۟they callٱللَّهَAllahمُخْلِصِينَ(being) sincereلَهُto Himٱلدِّينَ(in) the religionفَلَمَّاBut whenنَجَّىٰهُمْHe delivers themإِلَىtoٱلْبَرِّthe landإِذَاbeholdهُمْtheyيُشْرِكُونَassociate partners (with Him)﴿٦٥﴾

And when they board a ship, they supplicate Allah, sincere to Him in religion. But when He delivers them to the land, at once they associate others with Him

لِيَكْفُرُوا۟So that they may denyبِمَآ[in] whatءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْWe have given themوَلِيَتَمَتَّعُوا۟and they may enjoy (themselves)فَسَوْفَBut soonيَعْلَمُونَthey will know﴿٦٦﴾

So that they will deny what We have granted them, and they will enjoy themselves. But they are going to know

أَوَلَمْDo notيَرَوْا۟they seeأَنَّاthat Weجَعَلْنَاhave madeحَرَمًاa Sanctuaryءَامِنًاsecureوَيُتَخَطَّفُwhile are being taken awayٱلنَّاسُthe peopleمِنْaround themحَوْلِهِمْaround themأَفَبِٱلْبَٰطِلِThen do in (the) falsehoodيُؤْمِنُونَthey believeوَبِنِعْمَةِand in (the) Favorٱللَّهِ(of) Allahيَكْفُرُونَthey disbelieve﴿٦٧﴾

Have they not seen that We made [Makkah] a safe sanctuary, while people are being taken away all around them? Then in falsehood do they believe, and in the favor of Allah they disbelieve

وَمَنْAnd whoأَظْلَمُ(is) more unjustمِمَّنِthan (he) whoٱفْتَرَىٰinventsعَلَىagainstٱللَّهِAllahكَذِبًاa lieأَوْorكَذَّبَdeniesبِٱلْحَقِّthe truthلَمَّاwhenجَآءَهُۥٓit has come to himأَلَيْسَIs there notفِىinجَهَنَّمَHellمَثْوًىan abodeلِّلْكَٰفِرِينَfor the disbelievers﴿٦٨﴾

And who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah or denies the truth when it has come to him? Is there not in Hell a [sufficient] residence for the disbelievers

وَٱلَّذِينَAnd those whoجَٰهَدُوا۟striveفِينَاfor UsلَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْWe will surely, guide themسُبُلَنَا(to) Our waysوَإِنَّAnd indeedٱللَّهَAllahلَمَعَsurely (is) withٱلْمُحْسِنِينَthe good-doers﴿٦٩﴾

And those who strive for Us - We will surely guide them to Our ways. And indeed, Allah is with the doers of good