17. Al-Isra

وَقُلْAnd sayجَآءَHas comeٱلْحَقُّthe truthوَزَهَقَand perishedٱلْبَٰطِلُthe falsehoodإِنَّIndeedٱلْبَٰطِلَthe falsehoodكَانَisزَهُوقًا(bound) to perish﴿٨١﴾

And say, "Truth has come, and falsehood has departed. Indeed is falsehood, [by nature], ever bound to depart

وَنُنَزِّلُAnd We revealمِنَfromٱلْقُرْءَانِthe Quranمَاthatهُوَitشِفَآءٌ(is) a healingوَرَحْمَةٌand a mercyلِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَfor the believersوَلَاbut notيَزِيدُit increasesٱلظَّٰلِمِينَthe wrongdoersإِلَّاexceptخَسَارًا(in) loss﴿٨٢﴾

And We send down of the Qur'an that which is healing and mercy for the believers, but it does not increase the wrongdoers except in loss

وَإِذَآAnd whenأَنْعَمْنَاWe bestow favorعَلَىonٱلْإِنسَٰنِmanأَعْرَضَhe turns awayوَنَـَٔاand becomes remoteبِجَانِبِهِۦon his sideوَإِذَاAnd whenمَسَّهُtouches himٱلشَّرُّthe evilكَانَhe isيَـُٔوسًا(in) despair﴿٨٣﴾

And when We bestow favor upon the disbeliever, he turns away and distances himself; and when evil touches him, he is ever despairing

قُلْSayكُلٌّEachيَعْمَلُworksعَلَىٰonشَاكِلَتِهِۦhis mannerفَرَبُّكُمْbut your Lordأَعْلَمُ(is) most knowingبِمَنْof whoهُوَ[he]أَهْدَىٰ(is) best guidedسَبِيلًا(in) way﴿٨٤﴾

Say, "Each works according to his manner, but your Lord is most knowing of who is best guided in way

وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَAnd they ask youعَنِconcerningٱلرُّوحِthe soulقُلِSayٱلرُّوحُThe soulمِنْ(is) ofأَمْرِ(the) affairرَبِّى(of) my LordوَمَآAnd notأُوتِيتُمyou have been givenمِّنَofٱلْعِلْمِthe knowledgeإِلَّاexceptقَلِيلًاa little﴿٨٥﴾

And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about the soul. Say, "The soul is of the affair of my Lord. And mankind have not been given of knowledge except a little

وَلَئِنAnd ifشِئْنَاWe willedلَنَذْهَبَنَّWe (would) have surely taken awayبِٱلَّذِىٓthat whichأَوْحَيْنَآWe have revealedإِلَيْكَto youثُمَّThenلَاnotتَجِدُyou would findلَكَfor youبِهِۦconcerning itعَلَيْنَاagainst Usوَكِيلًاany advocate﴿٨٦﴾

And if We willed, We could surely do away with that which We revealed to you. Then you would not find for yourself concerning it an advocate against Us

إِلَّاExceptرَحْمَةًa mercyمِّنfromرَّبِّكَyour LordإِنَّIndeedفَضْلَهُۥHis Bountyكَانَisعَلَيْكَupon youكَبِيرًاgreat﴿٨٧﴾

Except [We have left it with you] as a mercy from your Lord. Indeed, His favor upon you has ever been great

قُلSayلَّئِنِIfٱجْتَمَعَتِgatheredٱلْإِنسُthe mankindوَٱلْجِنُّand the jinnعَلَىٰٓtoأَن[that]يَأْتُوا۟bringبِمِثْلِthe likeهَٰذَا(of) thisٱلْقُرْءَانِQuranلَاnotيَأْتُونَthey (could) bringبِمِثْلِهِۦthe like of itوَلَوْeven ifكَانَwereبَعْضُهُمْsome of themلِبَعْضٍto some othersظَهِيرًاassistants﴿٨٨﴾

Say, "If mankind and the jinn gathered in order to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like of it, even if they were to each other assistants

وَلَقَدْAnd verilyصَرَّفْنَاWe have explainedلِلنَّاسِto mankindفِىinهَٰذَاthisٱلْقُرْءَانِQuranمِنfromكُلِّeveryمَثَلٍexampleفَأَبَىٰٓbut refusedأَكْثَرُmostٱلنَّاسِ(of) the mankindإِلَّاexceptكُفُورًاdisbelief﴿٨٩﴾

And We have certainly diversified for the people in this Qur'an from every [kind] of example, but most of the people refused [anything] except disbelief

وَقَالُوا۟And they sayلَنNeverنُّؤْمِنَwe will believeلَكَin youحَتَّىٰuntilتَفْجُرَyou cause to gush forthلَنَاfor usمِنَfromٱلْأَرْضِthe earthيَنۢبُوعًاa spring﴿٩٠﴾

And they say, "We will not believe you until you break open for us from the ground a spring

أَوْOrتَكُونَyou haveلَكَfor youجَنَّةٌa gardenمِّنofنَّخِيلٍdate-palmsوَعِنَبٍand grapesفَتُفَجِّرَand cause to gush forthٱلْأَنْهَٰرَthe riversخِلَٰلَهَاwithin themتَفْجِيرًاabundantly﴿٩١﴾

Or [until] you have a garden of palm tress and grapes and make rivers gush forth within them in force [and abundance]

أَوْOrتُسْقِطَyou cause to fallٱلسَّمَآءَthe skyكَمَاasزَعَمْتَyou have claimedعَلَيْنَاupon usكِسَفًا(in) piecesأَوْorتَأْتِىَyou bringبِٱللَّهِAllahوَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِand the Angelsقَبِيلًاbefore (us)﴿٩٢﴾

Or you make the heaven fall upon us in fragments as you have claimed or you bring Allah and the angels before [us]

أَوْOrيَكُونَisلَكَfor youبَيْتٌa houseمِّنofزُخْرُفٍornamentأَوْorتَرْقَىٰyou ascendفِىintoٱلسَّمَآءِthe skyوَلَنAnd neverنُّؤْمِنَwe will believeلِرُقِيِّكَin your ascensionحَتَّىٰuntilتُنَزِّلَyou bring downعَلَيْنَاto usكِتَٰبًاa bookنَّقْرَؤُهُۥwe could read itقُلْSayسُبْحَانَGlorified (is)رَبِّىmy LordهَلْWhatكُنتُam Iإِلَّاbutبَشَرًاa humanرَّسُولًاa Messenger﴿٩٣﴾

Or you have a house of gold or you ascend into the sky. And [even then], we will not believe in your ascension until you bring down to us a book we may read." Say, "Exalted is my Lord! Was I ever but a human messenger

وَمَاAnd whatمَنَعَpreventedٱلنَّاسَthe peopleأَنthatيُؤْمِنُوٓا۟they believeإِذْwhenجَآءَهُمُcame to themٱلْهُدَىٰٓthe guidanceإِلَّآexceptأَنthatقَالُوٓا۟they saidأَبَعَثَHas Allah sentٱللَّهُHas Allah sentبَشَرًاa humanرَّسُولًاMessenger﴿٩٤﴾

And what prevented the people from believing when guidance came to them except that they said, "Has Allah sent a human messenger

قُلSayلَّوْIfكَانَ(there) wereفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe earthمَلَٰٓئِكَةٌAngelsيَمْشُونَwalkingمُطْمَئِنِّينَsecurelyلَنَزَّلْنَاsurely We (would) have sent downعَلَيْهِمto themمِّنَfromٱلسَّمَآءِthe heavenمَلَكًاan Angelرَّسُولًا(as) a Messenger﴿٩٥﴾

Say, "If there were upon the earth angels walking securely, We would have sent down to them from the heaven an angel [as a] messenger

قُلْSayكَفَىٰSufficient isبِٱللَّهِAllahشَهِيدًۢا(as) a witnessبَيْنِىbetween meوَبَيْنَكُمْand between youإِنَّهُۥIndeed, Heكَانَisبِعِبَادِهِۦof His slavesخَبِيرًۢاAll-AwareبَصِيرًاAll-Seer﴿٩٦﴾

Say, "Sufficient is Allah as Witness between me and you. Indeed he is ever, concerning His servants, Acquainted and Seeing

وَمَنAnd whoeverيَهْدِAllah guidesٱللَّهُAllah guidesفَهُوَthen he (is)ٱلْمُهْتَدِthe guided oneوَمَنand whoeverيُضْلِلْHe lets go astray فَلَنthen neverتَجِدَyou will findلَهُمْfor themأَوْلِيَآءَprotectorsمِنbesides Himدُونِهِۦbesides HimوَنَحْشُرُهُمْAnd We will gather themيَوْمَ(on) the Dayٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ(of) the Resurrectionعَلَىٰonوُجُوهِهِمْtheir faces عُمْيًاblindوَبُكْمًاand dumbوَصُمًّاand deafمَّأْوَىٰهُمْTheir abodeجَهَنَّمُ(is) Hellكُلَّمَاevery timeخَبَتْit subsidesزِدْنَٰهُمْWe (will) increase (for) themسَعِيرًاthe blazing fire﴿٩٧﴾

And whoever Allah guides - he is the [rightly] guided; and whoever He sends astray - you will never find for them protectors besides Him, and We will gather them on the Day of Resurrection [fallen] on their faces - blind, dumb and deaf. Their refuge is Hell; every time it subsides We increase them in blazing fire

ذَٰلِكَThatجَزَآؤُهُم(is) their recompenseبِأَنَّهُمْbecause theyكَفَرُوا۟disbelievedبِـَٔايَٰتِنَاin Our Versesوَقَالُوٓا۟and saidأَءِذَاWhenكُنَّاwe areعِظَٰمًاbonesوَرُفَٰتًاand crumbled particlesأَءِنَّاwill weلَمَبْعُوثُونَsurely (be) resurrectedخَلْقًا(as) a creationجَدِيدًاnew﴿٩٨﴾

That is their recompense because they disbelieved in Our verses and said, "When we are bones and crumbled particles, will we [truly] be resurrected [in] a new creation

أَوَلَمْDo notيَرَوْا۟they seeأَنَّthatٱللَّهَAllahٱلَّذِىthe One Whoخَلَقَcreatedٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضَand the earthقَادِرٌ(is) Ableعَلَىٰٓ[on]أَنtoيَخْلُقَcreateمِثْلَهُمْthe like of themوَجَعَلَAnd He has madeلَهُمْfor themأَجَلًاa termلَّاnoرَيْبَdoubtفِيهِin itفَأَبَىBut refusedٱلظَّٰلِمُونَthe wrongdoersإِلَّاexceptكُفُورًاdisbelief﴿٩٩﴾

Do they not see that Allah, who created the heavens and earth, is [the one] Able to create the likes of them? And He has appointed for them a term, about which there is no doubt. But the wrongdoers refuse [anything] except disbelief

قُلSayلَّوْIfأَنتُمْyouتَمْلِكُونَpossessخَزَآئِنَthe treasuresرَحْمَةِ(of) the Mercyرَبِّىٓ(of) my Lordإِذًاthenلَّأَمْسَكْتُمْsurely you would withholdخَشْيَةَ(out of) fearٱلْإِنفَاقِ(of) spendingوَكَانَAnd isٱلْإِنسَٰنُmanقَتُورًاstingy﴿١٠٠﴾

Say [to them], "If you possessed the depositories of the mercy of my Lord, then you would withhold out of fear of spending." And ever has man been stingy