45. Al-Jathiyah

حمٓHa Meem﴿١﴾

Ha, Meem

تَنزِيلُ(The) revelationٱلْكِتَٰبِ(of) the Bookمِنَ(is) fromٱللَّهِAllahٱلْعَزِيزِthe All-Mightyٱلْحَكِيمِthe All-Wise﴿٢﴾

The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Wise

إِنَّIndeedفِىinٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthلَءَايَٰتٍsurely (are) Signsلِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَfor the believers﴿٣﴾

Indeed, within the heavens and earth are signs for the believers

وَفِىAnd inخَلْقِكُمْyour creationوَمَاand whatيَبُثُّHe dispersesمِنofدَآبَّةٍ(the) moving creaturesءَايَٰتٌ(are) Signsلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleيُوقِنُونَwho are certain﴿٤﴾

And in the creation of yourselves and what He disperses of moving creatures are signs for people who are certain [in faith]

وَٱخْتِلَٰفِAnd (in the) alternationٱلَّيْلِ(of) the nightوَٱلنَّهَارِand the dayوَمَآand whatأَنزَلَAllah sends downٱللَّهُAllah sends downمِنَfromٱلسَّمَآءِthe skyمِنofرِّزْقٍ(the) provisionفَأَحْيَاand gives lifeبِهِtherebyٱلْأَرْضَ(to) the earthبَعْدَafterمَوْتِهَاits deathوَتَصْرِيفِand (in) directingٱلرِّيَٰحِ(the) windsءَايَٰتٌ(are) Signsلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleيَعْقِلُونَwho reason﴿٥﴾

And [in] the alternation of night and day and [in] what Allah sends down from the sky of provision and gives life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness and [in His] directing of the winds are signs for a people who reason

تِلْكَTheseءَايَٰتُ(are the) Versesٱللَّهِ(of) AllahنَتْلُوهَاWe recite themعَلَيْكَto youبِٱلْحَقِّin truthفَبِأَىِّThen in whatحَدِيثٍۭstatementبَعْدَafterٱللَّهِAllahوَءَايَٰتِهِۦand His Versesيُؤْمِنُونَwill they believe﴿٦﴾

These are the verses of Allah which We recite to you in truth. Then in what statement after Allah and His verses will they believe

وَيْلٌWoeلِّكُلِّto everyأَفَّاكٍliarأَثِيمٍsinful﴿٧﴾

Woe to every sinful liar

يَسْمَعُWho hearsءَايَٰتِ(the) Versesٱللَّهِ(of) Allahتُتْلَىٰrecitedعَلَيْهِto himثُمَّthenيُصِرُّpersistsمُسْتَكْبِرًاarrogantlyكَأَنas ifلَّمْnotيَسْمَعْهَاhe heard themفَبَشِّرْهُSo give him tidingsبِعَذَابٍ(of) a punishmentأَلِيمٍpainful﴿٨﴾

Who hears the verses of Allah recited to him, then persists arrogantly as if he had not heard them. So give him tidings of a painful punishment

وَإِذَاAnd whenعَلِمَhe knowsمِنْofءَايَٰتِنَاOur Versesشَيْـًٔاanythingٱتَّخَذَهَاhe takes themهُزُوًا(in) ridiculeأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَThose لَهُمْfor themعَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentمُّهِينٌhumiliating﴿٩﴾

And when he knows anything of Our verses, he takes them in ridicule. Those will have a humiliating punishment

مِّنBefore themوَرَآئِهِمْBefore themجَهَنَّمُ(is) Hellوَلَاand notيُغْنِىwill availعَنْهُمthemمَّاwhatكَسَبُوا۟they had earnedشَيْـًٔاanythingوَلَاand notمَاwhatٱتَّخَذُوا۟they had takenمِنbesidesدُونِbesidesٱللَّهِAllahأَوْلِيَآءَ(as) protectorsوَلَهُمْAnd for themعَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentعَظِيمٌgreat﴿١٠﴾

Before them is Hell, and what they had earned will not avail them at all nor what they had taken besides Allah as allies. And they will have a great punishment

هَٰذَاThisهُدًى(is) guidanceوَٱلَّذِينَAnd those whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelieveبِـَٔايَٰتِin (the) Versesرَبِّهِمْ(of) their Lordلَهُمْfor themعَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentمِّنofرِّجْزٍfilthأَلِيمٌpainful﴿١١﴾

This [Qur'an] is guidance. And those who have disbelieved in the verses of their Lord will have a painful punishment of foul nature

ٱللَّهُAllahٱلَّذِى(is) the One Whoسَخَّرَsubjectedلَكُمُto youٱلْبَحْرَthe seaلِتَجْرِىَthat may sailٱلْفُلْكُthe shipsفِيهِthereinبِأَمْرِهِۦby His Commandوَلِتَبْتَغُوا۟and that you may seekمِنofفَضْلِهِۦHis Bountyوَلَعَلَّكُمْand that you mayتَشْكُرُونَgive thanks﴿١٢﴾

It is Allah who subjected to you the sea so that ships may sail upon it by His command and that you may seek of His bounty; and perhaps you will be grateful

وَسَخَّرَAnd He has subjectedلَكُمto youمَّاwhateverفِى(is) inٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَمَاand whateverفِى(is) inٱلْأَرْضِthe earth جَمِيعًاallمِّنْهُfrom HimإِنَّIndeedفِىinذَٰلِكَthatلَءَايَٰتٍsurely are Signsلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleيَتَفَكَّرُونَwho give thought﴿١٣﴾

And He has subjected to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth - all from Him. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought

قُلSayلِّلَّذِينَto those whoءَامَنُوا۟believeيَغْفِرُوا۟(to) forgiveلِلَّذِينَthose whoلَا(do) notيَرْجُونَhopeأَيَّامَ(for the) daysٱللَّهِ(of) Allahلِيَجْزِىَthat He may recompenseقَوْمًۢاa peopleبِمَاfor whatكَانُوا۟they used toيَكْسِبُونَearn﴿١٤﴾

Say, [O Muhammad], to those who have believed that they [should] forgive those who expect not the days of Allah so that He may recompense a people for what they used to earn

مَنْWhoeverعَمِلَdoesصَٰلِحًاa righteous deedفَلِنَفْسِهِۦthen it is for his soulوَمَنْand whoeverأَسَآءَdoes evilفَعَلَيْهَاthen it (is) against itثُمَّThenإِلَىٰtoرَبِّكُمْyour Lordتُرْجَعُونَyou will be returned﴿١٥﴾

Whoever does a good deed - it is for himself; and whoever does evil - it is against the self. Then to your Lord you will be returned

وَلَقَدْAnd certainlyءَاتَيْنَاWe gaveبَنِىٓ(the) Children of Israelإِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ(the) Children of Israelٱلْكِتَٰبَthe Bookوَٱلْحُكْمَand the wisdomوَٱلنُّبُوَّةَand the Prophethoodوَرَزَقْنَٰهُمand We provided themمِّنَofٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِthe good thingsوَفَضَّلْنَٰهُمْand We preferred themعَلَىoverٱلْعَٰلَمِينَthe worlds﴿١٦﴾

And We did certainly give the Children of Israel the Scripture and judgement and prophethood, and We provided them with good things and preferred them over the worlds

وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُمAnd We gave themبَيِّنَٰتٍclear proofsمِّنَofٱلْأَمْرِthe matterفَمَاAnd notٱخْتَلَفُوٓا۟they differedإِلَّاexceptمِنۢafterبَعْدِafterمَا[what]جَآءَهُمُcame to themٱلْعِلْمُthe knowledgeبَغْيًۢا(out of) envyبَيْنَهُمْbetween themselvesإِنَّIndeedرَبَّكَyour Lordيَقْضِىwill judgeبَيْنَهُمْbetween themيَوْمَ(on the) Dayٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ(of) the Resurrectionفِيمَاabout whatكَانُوا۟they used toفِيهِthereinيَخْتَلِفُونَdiffer﴿١٧﴾

And We gave them clear proofs of the matter [of religion]. And they did not differ except after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves. Indeed, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which they used to differ

ثُمَّThenجَعَلْنَٰكَWe put youعَلَىٰonشَرِيعَةٍan ordained wayمِّنَofٱلْأَمْرِthe matterفَٱتَّبِعْهَاso follow itوَلَاand (do) notتَتَّبِعْfollowأَهْوَآءَ(the) desiresٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoلَا(do) notيَعْلَمُونَknow﴿١٨﴾

Then We put you, [O Muhammad], on an ordained way concerning the matter [of religion]; so follow it and do not follow the inclinations of those who do not know

إِنَّهُمْIndeed, theyلَنneverيُغْنُوا۟will availعَنكَyouمِنَagainstٱللَّهِAllahشَيْـًٔا(in) anythingوَإِنَّAnd indeedٱلظَّٰلِمِينَthe wrongdoersبَعْضُهُمْsome of themأَوْلِيَآءُ(are) alliesبَعْضٍ(of) othersوَٱللَّهُand Allahوَلِىُّ(is the) Protectorٱلْمُتَّقِينَ(of) the righteous﴿١٩﴾

Indeed, they will never avail you against Allah at all. And indeed, the wrongdoers are allies of one another; but Allah is the protector of the righteous

هَٰذَاThisبَصَٰٓئِرُ(is) enlightenmentلِلنَّاسِfor mankindوَهُدًىand guidanceوَرَحْمَةٌand mercyلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleيُوقِنُونَwho are certain﴿٢٠﴾

This [Qur'an] is enlightenment for mankind and guidance and mercy for a people who are certain [in faith]