17. Al-Isra

وَإِذْAnd whenقُلْنَاWe saidلِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِto the Angelsٱسْجُدُوا۟Prostrateلِءَادَمَto Adamفَسَجَدُوٓا۟So they prostratedإِلَّآexceptإِبْلِيسَIblisقَالَHe saidءَأَسْجُدُShall I prostrateلِمَنْto (one) whomخَلَقْتَYou createdطِينًا(from) clay﴿٦١﴾

And [mention] when We said to the angles, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except for Iblees. He said, "Should I prostrate to one You created from clay

قَالَHe saidأَرَءَيْتَكَDo You seeهَٰذَاthisٱلَّذِىwhomكَرَّمْتَYou have honoredعَلَىَّabove meلَئِنْIfأَخَّرْتَنِYou give me respiteإِلَىٰtillيَوْمِ(the) Dayٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ(of) the ResurrectionلَأَحْتَنِكَنَّI will surely destroyذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓhis offspringإِلَّاexceptقَلِيلًاa few﴿٦٢﴾

[Iblees] said, "Do You see this one whom You have honored above me? If You delay me until the Day of Resurrection, I will surely destroy his descendants, except for a few

قَالَHe saidٱذْهَبْGoفَمَنand whoeverتَبِعَكَfollows youمِنْهُمْamong themفَإِنَّthen indeedجَهَنَّمَHellجَزَآؤُكُمْ(is) your recompense جَزَآءًa recompenseمَّوْفُورًاample﴿٦٣﴾

[Allah] said, "Go, for whoever of them follows you, indeed Hell will be the recompense of you - an ample recompense

وَٱسْتَفْزِزْAnd inciteمَنِwhoeverٱسْتَطَعْتَyou canمِنْهُمamong themبِصَوْتِكَwith your voiceوَأَجْلِبْand assaultعَلَيْهِم[on] themبِخَيْلِكَwith your cavalryوَرَجِلِكَand infantryوَشَارِكْهُمْand be a partnerفِىinٱلْأَمْوَٰلِthe wealthوَٱلْأَوْلَٰدِand the childrenوَعِدْهُمْand promise themوَمَاAnd notيَعِدُهُمُpromises themٱلشَّيْطَٰنُthe Shaitaanإِلَّاexceptغُرُورًاdelusion﴿٦٤﴾

And incite [to senselessness] whoever you can among them with your voice and assault them with your horses and foot soldiers and become a partner in their wealth and their children and promise them." But Satan does not promise them except delusion

إِنَّIndeedعِبَادِىMy slavesلَيْسَnotلَكَfor youعَلَيْهِمْover themسُلْطَٰنٌany authorityوَكَفَىٰAnd sufficientبِرَبِّكَ(is) your Lordوَكِيلًا(as) a Guardian﴿٦٥﴾

Indeed, over My [believing] servants there is for you no authority. And sufficient is your Lord as Disposer of affairs

رَّبُّكُمُYour Lordٱلَّذِى(is) the One Whoيُزْجِىdrivesلَكُمُfor youٱلْفُلْكَthe shipفِىinٱلْبَحْرِthe seaلِتَبْتَغُوا۟that you may seekمِنofفَضْلِهِۦٓHis BountyإِنَّهُۥIndeed, Heكَانَisبِكُمْto youرَحِيمًاEver Merciful﴿٦٦﴾

It is your Lord who drives the ship for you through the sea that you may seek of His bounty. Indeed, He is ever, to you, Merciful

وَإِذَاAnd whenمَسَّكُمُtouches youٱلضُّرُّthe hardshipفِىinٱلْبَحْرِthe seaضَلَّlostمَن(are) whoتَدْعُونَyou callإِلَّآexceptإِيَّاهُHim AloneفَلَمَّاBut whenنَجَّىٰكُمْHe delivers youإِلَىtoٱلْبَرِّthe landأَعْرَضْتُمْyou turn awayوَكَانَAnd isٱلْإِنسَٰنُmanكَفُورًاungrateful﴿٦٧﴾

And when adversity touches you at sea, lost are [all] those you invoke except for Him. But when He delivers you to the land, you turn away [from Him]. And ever is man ungrateful

أَفَأَمِنتُمْDo you then feel secureأَنthat (not)يَخْسِفَHe will cause to swallowبِكُمْyouجَانِبَsideٱلْبَرِّ(of) the landأَوْorيُرْسِلَsendعَلَيْكُمْagainst youحَاصِبًاa storm of stonesثُمَّThenلَاnotتَجِدُوا۟you will findلَكُمْfor youوَكِيلًاa guardian﴿٦٨﴾

Then do you feel secure that [instead] He will not cause a part of the land to swallow you or send against you a storm of stones? Then you would not find for yourselves an advocate

أَمْOrأَمِنتُمْdo you feel secureأَنthat (not)يُعِيدَكُمْHe will send you backفِيهِinto itتَارَةًanother timeأُخْرَىٰanother timeفَيُرْسِلَand sendعَلَيْكُمْupon youقَاصِفًاa hurricaneمِّنَofٱلرِّيحِthe windفَيُغْرِقَكُمand drown youبِمَاbecauseكَفَرْتُمْyou disbelievedثُمَّThenلَاnotتَجِدُوا۟you will findلَكُمْfor youعَلَيْنَاagainst Usبِهِۦthereinتَبِيعًاan avenger﴿٦٩﴾

Or do you feel secure that He will not send you back into the sea another time and send upon you a hurricane of wind and drown you for what you denied? Then you would not find for yourselves against Us an avenger

وَلَقَدْAnd certainlyكَرَّمْنَاWe have honoredبَنِىٓ(the) children of Adamءَادَمَ(the) children of Adamوَحَمَلْنَٰهُمْand We carried themفِىonٱلْبَرِّthe landوَٱلْبَحْرِand the seaوَرَزَقْنَٰهُمand We have provided themمِّنَofٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِthe good thingsوَفَضَّلْنَٰهُمْand We preferred themعَلَىٰoverكَثِيرٍmanyمِّمَّنْof those whomخَلَقْنَاWe have createdتَفْضِيلًا(with) preference﴿٧٠﴾

And We have certainly honored the children of Adam and carried them on the land and sea and provided for them of the good things and preferred them over much of what We have created, with [definite] preference

يَوْمَ(The) Dayنَدْعُوا۟We will callكُلَّallأُنَاسٍۭhuman beingsبِإِمَٰمِهِمْwith their recordفَمَنْthen whoeverأُوتِىَis givenكِتَٰبَهُۥhis recordبِيَمِينِهِۦin his right handفَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَthen thoseيَقْرَءُونَwill readكِتَٰبَهُمْtheir recordsوَلَاand notيُظْلَمُونَthey will be wrongedفَتِيلًا(even as much as) a hair on a date seed﴿٧١﴾

[Mention, O Muhammad], the Day We will call forth every people with their record [of deeds]. Then whoever is given his record in his right hand - those will read their records, and injustice will not be done to them, [even] as much as a thread [inside the date seed]

وَمَنAnd whoeverكَانَisفِىinهَٰذِهِۦٓthis (world)أَعْمَىٰblindفَهُوَthen heفِىinٱلْءَاخِرَةِthe Hereafterأَعْمَىٰ(will be) blindوَأَضَلُّand more astrayسَبِيلًا(from the) path﴿٧٢﴾

And whoever is blind in this [life] will be blind in the Hereafter and more astray in way

وَإِنAnd indeedكَادُوا۟they were about (to)لَيَفْتِنُونَكَtempt you awayعَنِfromٱلَّذِىٓthat whichأَوْحَيْنَآWe revealedإِلَيْكَto youلِتَفْتَرِىَthat you inventعَلَيْنَاabout Usغَيْرَهُۥother (than) itوَإِذًاAnd thenلَّٱتَّخَذُوكَsurely they would take youخَلِيلًا(as) a friend﴿٧٣﴾

And indeed, they were about to tempt you away from that which We revealed to you in order to [make] you invent about Us something else; and then they would have taken you as a friend

وَلَوْلَآAnd if notأَن[that]ثَبَّتْنَٰكَWe (had) strengthened youلَقَدْcertainlyكِدتَّyou almostتَرْكَنُ(would) have inclinedإِلَيْهِمْto themشَيْـًٔا(in) somethingقَلِيلًاa little﴿٧٤﴾

And if We had not strengthened you, you would have almost inclined to them a little

إِذًاThenلَّأَذَقْنَٰكَWe (would) have made you tasteضِعْفَdoubleٱلْحَيَوٰةِ(in) the lifeوَضِعْفَand doubleٱلْمَمَاتِ(after) the deathثُمَّThenلَاnotتَجِدُyou (would) have foundلَكَfor youعَلَيْنَاagainst Usنَصِيرًاany helper﴿٧٥﴾

Then [if you had], We would have made you taste double [punishment in] life and double [after] death. Then you would not find for yourself against Us a helper

وَإِنAnd indeedكَادُوا۟they were aboutلَيَسْتَفِزُّونَكَ(to) scare youمِنَfromٱلْأَرْضِthe landلِيُخْرِجُوكَthat they evict youمِنْهَاfrom itوَإِذًاBut thenلَّاnotيَلْبَثُونَthey (would) have stayedخِلَٰفَكَafter youإِلَّاexceptقَلِيلًاa little﴿٧٦﴾

And indeed, they were about to drive you from the land to evict you therefrom. And then [when they do], they will not remain [there] after you, except for a little

سُنَّةَ(Such is Our) Wayمَن(for) whomقَدْ[verily]أَرْسَلْنَاWe sentقَبْلَكَbefore youمِنofرُّسُلِنَاOur MessengersوَلَاAnd notتَجِدُyou will findلِسُنَّتِنَا(in) Our wayتَحْوِيلًاany alteration﴿٧٧﴾

[That is Our] established way for those We had sent before you of Our messengers; and you will not find in Our way any alteration

أَقِمِEstablishٱلصَّلَوٰةَthe prayerلِدُلُوكِat the declineٱلشَّمْسِ(of) the sunإِلَىٰtillغَسَقِ(the) darknessٱلَّيْلِ(of) the nightوَقُرْءَانَand Quranٱلْفَجْرِat dawnإِنَّindeedقُرْءَانَthe Quranٱلْفَجْرِ(at) the dawnكَانَisمَشْهُودًاever witnessed﴿٧٨﴾

Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until the darkness of the night and [also] the Qur'an of dawn. Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed

وَمِنَAnd fromٱلَّيْلِthe nightفَتَهَجَّدْarise from sleep for prayerبِهِۦwith itنَافِلَةً(as) additionalلَّكَfor youعَسَىٰٓit may beأَنthatيَبْعَثَكَwill raise youرَبُّكَyour Lordمَقَامًا(to) a stationمَّحْمُودًاpraiseworthy﴿٧٩﴾

And from [part of] the night, pray with it as additional [worship] for you; it is expected that your Lord will resurrect you to a praised station

وَقُلAnd sayرَّبِّMy LordأَدْخِلْنِىCause me to enterمُدْخَلَan entranceصِدْقٍsoundوَأَخْرِجْنِىand cause me to exitمُخْرَجَan exitصِدْقٍsoundوَٱجْعَلand makeلِّىfor meمِنfromلَّدُنكَnear Youسُلْطَٰنًاan authorityنَّصِيرًاhelping﴿٨٠﴾

And say, "My Lord, cause me to enter a sound entrance and to exit a sound exit and grant me from Yourself a supporting authority