13. Ar-Ra'd

وَٱلَّذِينَAnd those whoيَصِلُونَjoinمَآwhatأَمَرَ(has been) commandedٱللَّهُ(by) Allahبِهِۦٓ[for it]أَنtoيُوصَلَbe joinedوَيَخْشَوْنَand fearرَبَّهُمْtheir Lordوَيَخَافُونَand are afraidسُوٓءَ(of) the evilٱلْحِسَابِthe account﴿٢١﴾

And those who join that which Allah has ordered to be joined and fear their Lord and are afraid of the evil of [their] account

وَٱلَّذِينَAnd those whoصَبَرُوا۟(are) patientٱبْتِغَآءَseekingوَجْهِ(the) Faceرَبِّهِمْ(of) their Lordوَأَقَامُوا۟and establishٱلصَّلَوٰةَthe prayerوَأَنفَقُوا۟and spendمِمَّاfrom whatرَزَقْنَٰهُمْWe have provided themسِرًّاsecretlyوَعَلَانِيَةًand publiclyوَيَدْرَءُونَand they repelبِٱلْحَسَنَةِwith the goodٱلسَّيِّئَةَthe evil أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَthoseلَهُمْfor themعُقْبَى(is) the final attainmentٱلدَّارِ(of) the Home ﴿٢٢﴾

And those who are patient, seeking the countenance of their Lord, and establish prayer and spend from what We have provided for them secretly and publicly and prevent evil with good - those will have the good consequence of [this] home

جَنَّٰتُGardensعَدْنٍof Edenيَدْخُلُونَهَاthey will enter themوَمَنand whoeverصَلَحَ(were) righteousمِنْamongءَابَآئِهِمْtheir fathersوَأَزْوَٰجِهِمْand their spousesوَذُرِّيَّٰتِهِمْand their offspringsوَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُAnd the Angelsيَدْخُلُونَwill enterعَلَيْهِمupon themمِّنfromكُلِّeveryبَابٍgate﴿٢٣﴾

Gardens of perpetual residence; they will enter them with whoever were righteous among their fathers, their spouses and their descendants. And the angels will enter upon them from every gate, [saying]

سَلَٰمٌ(Saying), "Peaceعَلَيْكُم(be) upon youبِمَاfor whatصَبَرْتُمْyou patiently enduredفَنِعْمَAnd excellentعُقْبَى(is) the final attainmentٱلدَّارِ(of) the Home﴿٢٤﴾

Peace be upon you for what you patiently endured. And excellent is the final home

وَٱلَّذِينَAnd those whoيَنقُضُونَbreakعَهْدَthe covenantٱللَّهِ(of) Allahمِنۢfromبَعْدِafterمِيثَٰقِهِۦcontracting itوَيَقْطَعُونَand severمَآwhatأَمَرَ(has been) commandedٱللَّهُ(by) Allahبِهِۦٓfor itأَنtoيُوصَلَbe joinedوَيُفْسِدُونَand spread corruptionفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe earthأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَThose لَهُمُfor themٱللَّعْنَةُ(is) the curseوَلَهُمْand for themسُوٓءُ(is) an evilٱلدَّارِhome﴿٢٥﴾

But those who break the covenant of Allah after contracting it and sever that which Allah has ordered to be joined and spread corruption on earth - for them is the curse, and they will have the worst home

ٱللَّهُAllahيَبْسُطُextendsٱلرِّزْقَthe provisionلِمَنfor whomيَشَآءُHe willsوَيَقْدِرُand restrictsوَفَرِحُوا۟And they rejoiceبِٱلْحَيَوٰةِin the lifeٱلدُّنْيَا(of) the worldوَمَاand nothingٱلْحَيَوٰةُ(is) the lifeٱلدُّنْيَاof the worldفِىin (comparison to)ٱلْءَاخِرَةِthe Hereafterإِلَّاexceptمَتَٰعٌan enjoyment﴿٢٦﴾

Allah extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it]. And they rejoice in the worldly life, while the worldly life is not, compared to the Hereafter, except [brief] enjoyment

وَيَقُولُAnd sayٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelievedلَوْلَآWhy has notأُنزِلَbeen sent downعَلَيْهِupon himءَايَةٌa Signمِّنfromرَّبِّهِۦhis LordقُلْSayإِنَّIndeedٱللَّهَAllahيُضِلُّlets go astrayمَنwhomيَشَآءُHe willsوَيَهْدِىٓand guidesإِلَيْهِto Himselfمَنْwhoeverأَنَابَturns back﴿٢٧﴾

And those who disbelieved say, "Why has a sign not been sent down to him from his Lord?" Say, [O Muhammad], "Indeed, Allah leaves astray whom He wills and guides to Himself whoever turns back [to Him]

ٱلَّذِينَThose whoءَامَنُوا۟believedوَتَطْمَئِنُّand find satisfactionقُلُوبُهُمtheir heartsبِذِكْرِin the remembranceٱللَّهِ(of) AllahأَلَاNo doubtبِذِكْرِin the remembranceٱللَّهِ(of) Allahتَطْمَئِنُّfind satisfactionٱلْقُلُوبُthe hearts﴿٢٨﴾

Those who have believed and whose hearts are assured by the remembrance of Allah. Unquestionably, by the remembrance of Allah hearts are assured

ٱلَّذِينَThose whoءَامَنُوا۟believedوَعَمِلُوا۟and didٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِrighteous deedsطُوبَىٰblessednessلَهُمْ(is) for themوَحُسْنُand a beautifulمَـَٔابٍplace of return﴿٢٩﴾

Those who have believed and done righteous deeds - a good state is theirs and a good return

كَذَٰلِكَThusأَرْسَلْنَٰكَWe have sent youفِىٓtoأُمَّةٍa nationقَدْverilyخَلَتْhave passed awayمِنfromقَبْلِهَآbefore itأُمَمٌnationsلِّتَتْلُوَا۟so that you might reciteعَلَيْهِمُto themٱلَّذِىٓwhatأَوْحَيْنَآWe revealedإِلَيْكَto youوَهُمْwhile theyيَكْفُرُونَdisbelieveبِٱلرَّحْمَٰنِin the Most GraciousقُلْSayهُوَHeرَبِّى(is) my Lordلَآ(there is) noإِلَٰهَgodإِلَّاexceptهُوَHimعَلَيْهِUpon HimتَوَكَّلْتُI put my trustوَإِلَيْهِand to Himمَتَابِ(is) my return﴿٣٠﴾

Thus have We sent you to a community before which [other] communities have passed on so you might recite to them that which We revealed to you, while they disbelieve in the Most Merciful. Say, "He is my Lord; there is no deity except Him. Upon Him I rely, and to Him is my return

وَلَوْAnd ifأَنَّthat wasقُرْءَانًاany Quranسُيِّرَتْcould be movedبِهِby itٱلْجِبَالُthe mountainsأَوْorقُطِّعَتْcould be cloven asunderبِهِby itٱلْأَرْضُthe earthأَوْorكُلِّمَcould be made to speakبِهِby itٱلْمَوْتَىٰthe deadبَلNayلِّلَّهِwith Allahٱلْأَمْرُ(is) the commandجَمِيعًاallأَفَلَمْThen do notيَا۟يْـَٔسِknowٱلَّذِينَthose whoءَامَنُوٓا۟believeأَنthatلَّوْifيَشَآءُhad willedٱللَّهُAllahلَهَدَىsurely, He would have guidedٱلنَّاسَallجَمِيعًاall of the mankindوَلَاAnd notيَزَالُwill ceaseٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelieveتُصِيبُهُمto strike themبِمَاfor whatصَنَعُوا۟they didقَارِعَةٌa disasterأَوْorتَحُلُّit settlesقَرِيبًاcloseمِّنfromدَارِهِمْtheir homesحَتَّىٰuntilيَأْتِىَcomesوَعْدُ(the) promiseٱللَّهِ(of) AllahإِنَّIndeedٱللَّهَAllahلَا(will) notيُخْلِفُfailٱلْمِيعَادَ(in) the Promise﴿٣١﴾

And if there was any qur'an by which the mountains would be removed or the earth would be broken apart or the dead would be made to speak, [it would be this Qur'an], but to Allah belongs the affair entirely. Then have those who believed not accepted that had Allah willed, He would have guided the people, all of them? And those who disbelieve do not cease to be struck, for what they have done, by calamity - or it will descend near their home - until there comes the promise of Allah. Indeed, Allah does not fail in [His] promise

وَلَقَدِAnd certainlyٱسْتُهْزِئَwere mockedبِرُسُلٍMessengersمِّنfromقَبْلِكَbefore youفَأَمْلَيْتُbut I granted respiteلِلَّذِينَto those whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelievedثُمَّthenأَخَذْتُهُمْI seized themفَكَيْفَand howكَانَwasعِقَابِMy penalty﴿٣٢﴾

And already were [other] messengers ridiculed before you, and I extended the time of those who disbelieved; then I seized them, and how [terrible] was My penalty

أَفَمَنْIs then He Whoهُوَ(He)قَآئِمٌ(is) a Maintainerعَلَىٰofكُلِّeveryنَفْسٍۭsoulبِمَاfor whatكَسَبَتْit has earnedوَجَعَلُوا۟Yet they ascribeلِلَّهِto AllahشُرَكَآءَpartnersقُلْSayسَمُّوهُمْName themأَمْOrتُنَبِّـُٔونَهُۥ(do) you inform Himبِمَاof whatلَاnotيَعْلَمُHe knowsفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe earthأَمorبِظَٰهِرٍof the apparentمِّنَofٱلْقَوْلِthe wordsبَلْNayزُيِّنَ(is) made fair-seemingلِلَّذِينَto those whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelieveمَكْرُهُمْtheir plottingوَصُدُّوا۟and they are hinderedعَنِfromٱلسَّبِيلِthe PathوَمَنAnd whoeverيُضْلِلِ(by) AllahٱللَّهُAllah lets go astrayفَمَاthen notلَهُۥfor himمِنْanyهَادٍguide﴿٣٣﴾

Then is He who is a maintainer of every soul, [knowing] what it has earned, [like any other]? But to Allah they have attributed partners. Say, "Name them. Or do you inform Him of that which He knows not upon the earth or of what is apparent of speech?" Rather, their [own] plan has been made attractive to those who disbelieve, and they have been averted from the way. And whomever Allah leaves astray - there will be for him no guide

لَّهُمْFor themعَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentفِىinٱلْحَيَوٰةِthe lifeٱلدُّنْيَا(of) the worldوَلَعَذَابُand surely the punishmentٱلْءَاخِرَةِ(of) the Hereafterأَشَقُّ(is) harderوَمَاAnd notلَهُمfor themمِّنَagainstٱللَّهِAllahمِنanyوَاقٍdefender﴿٣٤﴾

For them will be punishment in the life of [this] world, and the punishment of the Hereafter is more severe. And they will not have from Allah any protector

مَّثَلُThe exampleٱلْجَنَّةِof Paradiseٱلَّتِىwhichوُعِدَ(is) promisedٱلْمُتَّقُونَ(to) the righteousتَجْرِىflowsمِنfromتَحْتِهَاunderneath itٱلْأَنْهَٰرُthe riversأُكُلُهَاIts foodدَآئِمٌ(is) everlastingوَظِلُّهَاand its shadeتِلْكَThisعُقْبَى(is the) endٱلَّذِينَof those whoٱتَّقَوا۟(are) righteousوَّعُقْبَىand (the) endٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ(of) the disbelieversٱلنَّارُ(is) the Fire﴿٣٥﴾

The example of Paradise, which the righteous have been promised, is [that] beneath it rivers flow. Its fruit is lasting, and its shade. That is the consequence for the righteous, and the consequence for the disbelievers is the Fire

وَٱلَّذِينَAnd those (to) whomءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُWe have given themٱلْكِتَٰبَthe Bookيَفْرَحُونَrejoiceبِمَآat whatأُنزِلَhas been revealedإِلَيْكَto youوَمِنَbut amongٱلْأَحْزَابِthe groupsمَن(those) whoيُنكِرُdenyبَعْضَهُۥa part of itقُلْSayإِنَّمَآOnlyأُمِرْتُI have been commandedأَنْthatأَعْبُدَI worshipٱللَّهَAllahوَلَآand notأُشْرِكَI associate partnersبِهِۦٓwith HimإِلَيْهِTo Himأَدْعُوا۟I callوَإِلَيْهِand to Himمَـَٔابِ(is) my return﴿٣٦﴾

And [the believers among] those to whom We have given the [previous] Scripture rejoice at what has been revealed to you, [O Muhammad], but among the [opposing] factions are those who deny part of it. Say, "I have only been commanded to worship Allah and not associate [anything] with Him. To Him I invite, and to Him is my return

وَكَذَٰلِكَAnd thusأَنزَلْنَٰهُWe have revealed itحُكْمًا(to be) a judgment of authorityعَرَبِيًّا(in) ArabicوَلَئِنِAnd ifٱتَّبَعْتَyou followأَهْوَآءَهُمtheir desiresبَعْدَمَاafter whatجَآءَكَcame to youمِنَofٱلْعِلْمِthe knowledgeمَاnotلَكَfor youمِنَagainstٱللَّهِAllahمِنanyوَلِىٍّprotectorوَلَاand notوَاقٍdefender﴿٣٧﴾

And thus We have revealed it as an Arabic legislation. And if you should follow their inclinations after what has come to you of knowledge, you would not have against Allah any ally or any protector

وَلَقَدْAnd certainlyأَرْسَلْنَاWe sentرُسُلًاMessengersمِّنfromقَبْلِكَbefore youوَجَعَلْنَاand We madeلَهُمْfor themأَزْوَٰجًاwivesوَذُرِّيَّةًand offspringوَمَاAnd notكَانَwasلِرَسُولٍfor a Messengerأَنthatيَأْتِىَhe comesبِـَٔايَةٍwith a signإِلَّاexceptبِإِذْنِby the leaveٱللَّهِ(of) AllahلِكُلِّFor everythingأَجَلٍ(is) a timeكِتَابٌprescribed﴿٣٨﴾

And We have already sent messengers before you and assigned to them wives and descendants. And it was not for a messenger to come with a sign except by permission of Allah. For every term is a decree

يَمْحُوا۟(Is) eliminatedٱللَّهُ(by) AllahمَاwhatيَشَآءُHe willsوَيُثْبِتُand confirmsوَعِندَهُۥٓand with Himأُمُّ(is) the Mother (of) the Bookٱلْكِتَٰبِ(is) the Mother (of) the Book﴿٣٩﴾

Allah eliminates what He wills or confirms, and with Him is the Mother of the Book

وَإِنAnd whetherمَّا(what)نُرِيَنَّكَWe show youبَعْضَa partٱلَّذِى(of) whatنَعِدُهُمْWe have promised themأَوْorنَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَWe cause you to dieفَإِنَّمَاso onlyعَلَيْكَon youٱلْبَلَٰغُ(is) the conveyanceوَعَلَيْنَاand on Usٱلْحِسَابُ(is) the reckoning﴿٤٠﴾

And whether We show you part of what We promise them or take you in death, upon you is only the [duty of] notification, and upon Us is the account