35. Fatir

إِنَّIndeedٱللَّهَAllahيُمْسِكُupholdsٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضَand the earthأَنlestتَزُولَاthey ceaseوَلَئِنAnd ifزَالَتَآthey should ceaseإِنْnotأَمْسَكَهُمَاcan uphold themمِنْanyأَحَدٍoneمِّنۢafter Himبَعْدِهِۦٓafter HimإِنَّهُۥIndeed, HeكَانَisحَلِيمًاMost ForbearingغَفُورًاOft-Forgiving﴿٤١﴾

Indeed, Allah holds the heavens and the earth, lest they cease. And if they should cease, no one could hold them [in place] after Him. Indeed, He is Forbearing and Forgiving

وَأَقْسَمُوا۟And they sworeبِٱللَّهِby Allahجَهْدَ(the) strongestأَيْمَٰنِهِمْ(of) their oathsلَئِنthat ifجَآءَهُمْcame to themنَذِيرٌa warnerلَّيَكُونُنَّsurely, they would beأَهْدَىٰmore guidedمِنْthanإِحْدَىanyٱلْأُمَمِ(of) the nationsفَلَمَّاBut whenجَآءَهُمْcame to themنَذِيرٌa warnerمَّاnotزَادَهُمْit increased themإِلَّاbutنُفُورًا(in) aversion﴿٤٢﴾

And they swore by Allah their strongest oaths that if a warner came to them, they would be more guided than [any] one of the [previous] nations. But when a warner came to them, it did not increase them except in aversion

ٱسْتِكْبَارًا(Due to) arroganceفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe landوَمَكْرَand plottingٱلسَّيِّئِ(of) the evilوَلَاbut notيَحِيقُencompassesٱلْمَكْرُthe plotٱلسَّيِّئُ(of) the evilإِلَّاexceptبِأَهْلِهِۦits own peopleفَهَلْThen doيَنظُرُونَthey waitإِلَّاexceptسُنَّتَ(the) wayٱلْأَوَّلِينَ(of) the former (people)فَلَنBut neverتَجِدَyou will findلِسُنَّتِin (the) wayٱللَّهِ(of) Allahتَبْدِيلًاany changeوَلَنand neverتَجِدَyou will findلِسُنَّتِin (the) wayٱللَّهِ(of) Allahتَحْوِيلًاany alteration﴿٤٣﴾

[Due to] arrogance in the land and plotting of evil; but the evil plot does not encompass except its own people. Then do they await except the way of the former peoples? But you will never find in the way of Allah any change, and you will never find in the way of Allah any alteration

أَوَلَمْHave they notيَسِيرُوا۟traveledفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe landفَيَنظُرُوا۟and seenكَيْفَhowكَانَwasعَٰقِبَةُ(the) endٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoمِن(were) before themقَبْلِهِمْ(were) before themوَكَانُوٓا۟And they wereأَشَدَّstrongerمِنْهُمْthan themقُوَّةً(in) powerوَمَاBut notكَانَisٱللَّهُAllahلِيُعْجِزَهُۥthat can escape (from) Himمِنanyشَىْءٍthingفِىinٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَلَاand notفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe earthإِنَّهُۥIndeed, HeكَانَisعَلِيمًاAll-KnowerقَدِيرًاAll-Powerful﴿٤٤﴾

Have they not traveled through the land and observed how was the end of those before them? And they were greater than them in power. But Allah is not to be caused failure by anything in the heavens or on the earth. Indeed, He is ever Knowing and Competent

وَلَوْAnd ifيُؤَاخِذُAllah (were to) punishٱللَّهُAllah (were to) punishٱلنَّاسَthe peopleبِمَاfor whatكَسَبُوا۟they have earnedمَاnotتَرَكَHe would leaveعَلَىٰonظَهْرِهَاits backمِنanyدَآبَّةٍcreatureوَلَٰكِنButيُؤَخِّرُهُمْHe gives them respiteإِلَىٰٓtillأَجَلٍa termمُّسَمًّىappointedفَإِذَاAnd whenجَآءَcomesأَجَلُهُمْtheir termفَإِنَّthen indeedٱللَّهَAllahكَانَisبِعِبَادِهِۦof His slavesبَصِيرًۢاAll-Seer﴿٤٥﴾

And if Allah were to impose blame on the people for what they have earned, He would not leave upon the earth any creature. But He defers them for a specified term. And when their time comes, then indeed Allah has ever been, of His servants, Seeing