14. Ibrahim

رَبَّنَاOur LordٱغْفِرْForgiveلِىmeوَلِوَٰلِدَىَّand my parentsوَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَand the believersيَوْمَ(on) the Dayيَقُومُwill (be) establishedٱلْحِسَابُthe account﴿٤١﴾

Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers the Day the account is established

وَلَاAnd (do) notتَحْسَبَنَّthinkٱللَّهَ(that) Allahغَٰفِلًا(is) unawareعَمَّاof whatيَعْمَلُdoٱلظَّٰلِمُونَthe wrongdoersإِنَّمَاOnlyيُؤَخِّرُهُمْHe gives them respiteلِيَوْمٍto a Dayتَشْخَصُwill stareفِيهِin itٱلْأَبْصَٰرُthe eyes﴿٤٢﴾

And never think that Allah is unaware of what the wrongdoers do. He only delays them for a Day when eyes will stare [in horror]

مُهْطِعِينَRacing aheadمُقْنِعِىraised upرُءُوسِهِمْtheir headsلَاnotيَرْتَدُّreturningإِلَيْهِمْtowards themطَرْفُهُمْtheir gazeوَأَفْـِٔدَتُهُمْand their heartsهَوَآءٌ(are) empty﴿٤٣﴾

Racing ahead, their heads raised up, their glance does not come back to them, and their hearts are void

وَأَنذِرِAnd warnٱلنَّاسَthe mankindيَوْمَ(of) a Dayيَأْتِيهِمُ(when) will come to themٱلْعَذَابُthe punishmentفَيَقُولُthen will sayٱلَّذِينَthose whoظَلَمُوا۟did wrongرَبَّنَآOur LordأَخِّرْنَآRespite usإِلَىٰٓforأَجَلٍa termقَرِيبٍshortنُّجِبْwe will answerدَعْوَتَكَYour callوَنَتَّبِعِand we will followٱلرُّسُلَthe MessengersأَوَلَمْHad notتَكُونُوٓا۟youأَقْسَمْتُمswornمِّنbeforeقَبْلُbeforeمَاnotلَكُمfor youمِّنanyزَوَالٍend﴿٤٤﴾

And, [O Muhammad], warn the people of a Day when the punishment will come to them and those who did wrong will say, "Our Lord, delay us for a short term; we will answer Your call and follow the messengers." [But it will be said], "Had you not sworn, before, that for you there would be no cessation

وَسَكَنتُمْAnd you dweltفِىinمَسَٰكِنِthe dwellingsٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoظَلَمُوٓا۟wrongedأَنفُسَهُمْthemselvesوَتَبَيَّنَand it had become clearلَكُمْto youكَيْفَhowفَعَلْنَاWe dealtبِهِمْwith themوَضَرَبْنَاand We put forthلَكُمُfor youٱلْأَمْثَالَthe examples﴿٤٥﴾

And you lived among the dwellings of those who wronged themselves, and it had become clear to you how We dealt with them. And We presented for you [many] examples

وَقَدْAnd indeedمَكَرُوا۟they plannedمَكْرَهُمْtheir planوَعِندَbut withٱللَّهِAllahمَكْرُهُمْ(was) their planوَإِنeven ifكَانَwasمَكْرُهُمْtheir planلِتَزُولَthat should be movedمِنْهُby itٱلْجِبَالُthe mountains﴿٤٦﴾

And they had planned their plan, but with Allah is [recorded] their plan, even if their plan had been [sufficient] to do away with the mountains

فَلَاSo (do) notتَحْسَبَنَّthinkٱللَّهَ(that) Allahمُخْلِفَwill failوَعْدِهِۦ(to) keep His Promiseرُسُلَهُۥٓ(to) His MessengersإِنَّIndeedٱللَّهَAllahعَزِيزٌ(is) All-MightyذُوOwner (of) RetributionٱنتِقَامٍOwner (of) Retribution﴿٤٧﴾

So never think that Allah will fail in His promise to His messengers. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Owner of Retribution

يَوْمَ(On the) Dayتُبَدَّلُwill be changedٱلْأَرْضُthe earthغَيْرَ(to) other (than)ٱلْأَرْضِthe earthوَٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُand the heavensوَبَرَزُوا۟and they will come forthلِلَّهِbefore Allahٱلْوَٰحِدِthe Oneٱلْقَهَّارِthe Irresistible﴿٤٨﴾

[It will be] on the Day the earth will be replaced by another earth, and the heavens [as well], and all creatures will come out before Allah, the One, the Prevailing

وَتَرَىAnd you will seeٱلْمُجْرِمِينَthe criminalsيَوْمَئِذٍ(on) that Dayمُّقَرَّنِينَbound togetherفِىinٱلْأَصْفَادِthe chains﴿٤٩﴾

And you will see the criminals that Day bound together in shackles

سَرَابِيلُهُمTheir garmentsمِّنofقَطِرَانٍtarوَتَغْشَىٰand will coverوُجُوهَهُمُtheir facesٱلنَّارُthe Fire﴿٥٠﴾

Their garments of liquid pitch and their faces covered by the Fire

لِيَجْزِىَSo that Allah may recompenseٱللَّهُSo that Allah may recompenseكُلَّeachنَفْسٍsoulمَّا(for) whatكَسَبَتْit earnedإِنَّIndeedٱللَّهَAllahسَرِيعُ(is) Swiftٱلْحِسَابِ(in) the reckoning﴿٥١﴾

So that Allah will recompense every soul for what it earned. Indeed, Allah is swift in account

هَٰذَاThisبَلَٰغٌ(is) a Messageلِّلنَّاسِfor the mankindوَلِيُنذَرُوا۟that they may be warnedبِهِۦwith itوَلِيَعْلَمُوٓا۟and that they may knowأَنَّمَاthat onlyهُوَHeإِلَٰهٌ(is) One Godوَٰحِدٌ(is) One Godوَلِيَذَّكَّرَand that may take heedأُو۟لُوا۟menٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ(of) understanding﴿٥٢﴾

This [Qur'an] is notification for the people that they may be warned thereby and that they may know that He is but one God and that those of understanding will be reminded