17. Al-Isra

سُبْحَٰنَExaltedٱلَّذِىٓ(is) the One WhoأَسْرَىٰtookبِعَبْدِهِۦHis servantلَيْلًا(by) nightمِّنَfromٱلْمَسْجِدِAl-Masjid Al-HaraamٱلْحَرَامِAl-Masjid Al-HaraamإِلَىtoٱلْمَسْجِدِAl-Masjid Al-AqsaٱلْأَقْصَاAl-Masjid Al-AqsaٱلَّذِىwhichبَٰرَكْنَاWe blessedحَوْلَهُۥits surroundingsلِنُرِيَهُۥthat We may show himمِنْofءَايَٰتِنَآOur SignsإِنَّهُۥIndeed HeهُوَHeٱلسَّمِيعُ(is) the All-Hearerٱلْبَصِيرُthe All-Seer﴿١﴾

Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing

وَءَاتَيْنَاAnd We gaveمُوسَىMusaٱلْكِتَٰبَthe Bookوَجَعَلْنَٰهُand made itهُدًىa guidanceلِّبَنِىٓfor the Childrenإِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ(of) IsraelأَلَّاThat notتَتَّخِذُوا۟you takeمِنother than Meدُونِىother than Meوَكِيلًا(as) a Disposer of affairs﴿٢﴾

And We gave Moses the Scripture and made it a guidance for the Children of Israel that you not take other than Me as Disposer of affairs

ذُرِّيَّةَOffspringsمَنْ(of one) whoحَمَلْنَاWe carriedمَعَwithنُوحٍNuhإِنَّهُۥIndeed, heكَانَwasعَبْدًاa servantشَكُورًاgrateful﴿٣﴾

O descendants of those We carried [in the ship] with Noah. Indeed, he was a grateful servant

وَقَضَيْنَآAnd We decreedإِلَىٰforبَنِىٓ(the) Childrenإِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ(of) Israelفِىinٱلْكِتَٰبِthe BookلَتُفْسِدُنَّSurely you will cause corruptionفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe earthمَرَّتَيْنِtwiceوَلَتَعْلُنَّand surely you will reachعُلُوًّاhaughtinessكَبِيرًاgreat﴿٤﴾

And We conveyed to the Children of Israel in the Scripture that, "You will surely cause corruption on the earth twice, and you will surely reach [a degree of] great haughtiness

فَإِذَاSo whenجَآءَcameوَعْدُ(the) promiseأُولَىٰهُمَا(for) the first of the twoبَعَثْنَاWe raisedعَلَيْكُمْagainst youعِبَادًاservantsلَّنَآof Oursأُو۟لِىthose of great military mightبَأْسٍthose of great military mightشَدِيدٍthose of great military mightفَجَاسُوا۟and they enteredخِلَٰلَthe inner most partٱلدِّيَارِ(of) the homesوَكَانَand (it) wasوَعْدًاa promiseمَّفْعُولًاfulfilled﴿٥﴾

So when the [time of] promise came for the first of them, We sent against you servants of Ours - those of great military might, and they probed [even] into the homes, and it was a promise fulfilled

ثُمَّThenرَدَدْنَاWe gave backلَكُمُto youٱلْكَرَّةَthe return victoryعَلَيْهِمْover themوَأَمْدَدْنَٰكُمAnd We reinforced youبِأَمْوَٰلٍwith the wealthوَبَنِينَand sonsوَجَعَلْنَٰكُمْand made youأَكْثَرَmoreنَفِيرًاnumerous﴿٦﴾

Then We gave back to you a return victory over them. And We reinforced you with wealth and sons and made you more numerous in manpower

إِنْIfأَحْسَنتُمْyou do goodأَحْسَنتُمْyou do goodلِأَنفُسِكُمْfor yourselvesوَإِنْand ifأَسَأْتُمْyou do evilفَلَهَاthen it is for itفَإِذَاSo whenجَآءَcameوَعْدُpromiseٱلْءَاخِرَةِthe lastلِيَسُۥٓـُٔوا۟to saddenوُجُوهَكُمْyour facesوَلِيَدْخُلُوا۟and to enterٱلْمَسْجِدَthe Masjidكَمَاjust asدَخَلُوهُthey (had) entered itأَوَّلَfirstمَرَّةٍtimeوَلِيُتَبِّرُوا۟and to destroyمَاwhatعَلَوْا۟they had conqueredتَتْبِيرًا(with) destruction﴿٧﴾

[And said], "If you do good, you do good for yourselves; and if you do evil, [you do it] to yourselves." Then when the final promise came, [We sent your enemies] to sadden your faces and to enter the temple in Jerusalem, as they entered it the first time, and to destroy what they had taken over with [total] destruction

عَسَىٰ(It) may beرَبُّكُمْthat your Lordأَنthat your Lordيَرْحَمَكُمْ(may) have mercy upon youوَإِنْBut ifعُدتُّمْyou returnعُدْنَاWe will returnوَجَعَلْنَاAnd We have madeجَهَنَّمَHellلِلْكَٰفِرِينَfor the disbelieversحَصِيرًاa prison-bed﴿٨﴾

[Then Allah said], "It is expected, [if you repent], that your Lord will have mercy upon you. But if you return [to sin], We will return [to punishment]. And We have made Hell, for the disbelievers, a prison-bed

إِنَّIndeedهَٰذَاthisٱلْقُرْءَانَthe Quranيَهْدِىguidesلِلَّتِىto thatهِىَwhichأَقْوَمُ(is) most straightوَيُبَشِّرُand gives glad tidingsٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَto the believers ٱلَّذِينَthose whoيَعْمَلُونَdoٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِthe righteous deedsأَنَّthatلَهُمْfor themأَجْرًا(is) a rewardكَبِيرًاgreat﴿٩﴾

Indeed, this Qur'an guides to that which is most suitable and gives good tidings to the believers who do righteous deeds that they will have a great reward

وَأَنَّAnd thatٱلَّذِينَthose whoلَا(do) notيُؤْمِنُونَbelieveبِٱلْءَاخِرَةِin the HereafterأَعْتَدْنَاWe have preparedلَهُمْfor themعَذَابًاa punishmentأَلِيمًاpainful﴿١٠﴾

And that those who do not believe in the Hereafter - We have prepared for them a painful punishment

وَيَدْعُAnd praysٱلْإِنسَٰنُthe manبِٱلشَّرِّfor evilدُعَآءَهُۥ(as) he praysبِٱلْخَيْرِfor the goodوَكَانَAnd isٱلْإِنسَٰنُthe manعَجُولًاever hasty﴿١١﴾

And man supplicates for evil as he supplicates for good, and man is ever hasty

وَجَعَلْنَاAnd We have madeٱلَّيْلَthe nightوَٱلنَّهَارَand the dayءَايَتَيْنِ(as) two signsفَمَحَوْنَآThen We erasedءَايَةَ(the) signٱلَّيْلِ(of) the nightوَجَعَلْنَآand We madeءَايَةَ(the) signٱلنَّهَارِ(of) the dayمُبْصِرَةًvisibleلِّتَبْتَغُوا۟that you may seekفَضْلًاbountyمِّنfromرَّبِّكُمْyour Lordوَلِتَعْلَمُوا۟and that you may knowعَدَدَ(the) numberٱلسِّنِينَ(of) the yearsوَٱلْحِسَابَand the accountوَكُلَّAnd everyشَىْءٍthing فَصَّلْنَٰهُWe have explained itتَفْصِيلًا(in) detail﴿١٢﴾

And We have made the night and day two signs, and We erased the sign of the night and made the sign of the day visible that you may seek bounty from your Lord and may know the number of years and the account [of time]. And everything We have set out in detail

وَكُلَّAnd (for) everyإِنسَٰنٍmanأَلْزَمْنَٰهُWe have fastened to himطَٰٓئِرَهُۥhis fateفِىinعُنُقِهِۦhis neckوَنُخْرِجُand We will bring forthلَهُۥfor himيَوْمَ(on the) Dayٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ(of) the Resurrectionكِتَٰبًاa recordيَلْقَىٰهُwhich he will findمَنشُورًاwide open﴿١٣﴾

And [for] every person We have imposed his fate upon his neck, and We will produce for him on the Day of Resurrection a record which he will encounter spread open

ٱقْرَأْReadكِتَٰبَكَyour recordكَفَىٰSufficientبِنَفْسِكَ(is) yourselfٱلْيَوْمَtodayعَلَيْكَagainst youحَسِيبًا(as) accountant﴿١٤﴾

[It will be said], "Read your record. Sufficient is yourself against you this Day as accountant

مَّنِWhoeverٱهْتَدَىٰ(is) guidedفَإِنَّمَاthen onlyيَهْتَدِىhe is guidedلِنَفْسِهِۦfor his soulوَمَنAnd whoeverضَلَّgoes astrayفَإِنَّمَاthen onlyيَضِلُّhe goes astrayعَلَيْهَاagainst itوَلَاAnd notتَزِرُwill bearوَازِرَةٌa bearer of burdenوِزْرَburdenأُخْرَىٰ(of) anotherوَمَاAnd notكُنَّاWeمُعَذِّبِينَare to punishحَتَّىٰuntilنَبْعَثَWe have sentرَسُولًاa Messenger﴿١٥﴾

Whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] his soul. And whoever errs only errs against it. And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And never would We punish until We sent a messenger

وَإِذَآAnd whenأَرَدْنَآWe intendأَنthatنُّهْلِكَWe destroyقَرْيَةًa townأَمَرْنَاWe orderمُتْرَفِيهَاits wealthy peopleفَفَسَقُوا۟but they defiantly disobeyفِيهَاthereinفَحَقَّso (is) proved trueعَلَيْهَاagainst itٱلْقَوْلُthe wordفَدَمَّرْنَٰهَاand We destroy itتَدْمِيرًا(with) destruction﴿١٦﴾

And when We intend to destroy a city, We command its affluent but they defiantly disobey therein; so the word comes into effect upon it, and We destroy it with [complete] destruction

وَكَمْAnd how manyأَهْلَكْنَاWe destroyedمِنَfromٱلْقُرُونِthe generationsمِنۢafterبَعْدِafterنُوحٍNuhوَكَفَىٰAnd sufficientبِرَبِّكَ(is) your Lordبِذُنُوبِconcerning the sinsعِبَادِهِۦ(of) His servantsخَبِيرًۢاAll-AwareبَصِيرًاAll-Seer﴿١٧﴾

And how many have We destroyed from the generations after Noah. And sufficient is your Lord, concerning the sins of His servants, as Acquainted and Seeing

مَّنWhoeverكَانَshouldيُرِيدُdesireٱلْعَاجِلَةَthe immediateعَجَّلْنَاWe hastenلَهُۥfor himفِيهَاin itمَاwhatنَشَآءُWe willلِمَنto whomنُّرِيدُWe intendثُمَّThenجَعَلْنَاWe have madeلَهُۥfor himجَهَنَّمَHellيَصْلَىٰهَاhe will burnمَذْمُومًاdisgracedمَّدْحُورًاrejected﴿١٨﴾

Whoever should desire the immediate - We hasten for him from it what We will to whom We intend. Then We have made for him Hell, which he will [enter to] burn, censured and banished

وَمَنْAnd whoeverأَرَادَdesiresٱلْءَاخِرَةَthe Hereafterوَسَعَىٰand exertsلَهَاfor itسَعْيَهَاthe effortوَهُوَwhile heمُؤْمِنٌ(is) a believerفَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَthen thoseكَانَ[are]سَعْيُهُمtheir effortمَّشْكُورًا(is) appreciated﴿١٩﴾

But whoever desires the Hereafter and exerts the effort due to it while he is a believer - it is those whose effort is ever appreciated [by Allah]

كُلًّا(To) eachنُّمِدُّWe extendهَٰٓؤُلَآءِ(to) theseوَهَٰٓؤُلَآءِand (to) theseمِنْfromعَطَآءِ(the) giftرَبِّكَ(of) your LordوَمَاAnd notكَانَisعَطَآءُ(the) giftرَبِّكَ(of) your Lordمَحْظُورًاrestricted﴿٢٠﴾

To each [category] We extend - to these and to those - from the gift of your Lord. And never has the gift of your Lord been restricted