21. Al-Anbya

أَمِOrٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟(have) they takenءَالِهَةًgodsمِّنَfromٱلْأَرْضِthe earthهُمْtheyيُنشِرُونَraise (the dead)﴿٢١﴾

Or have men taken for themselves gods from the earth who resurrect [the dead]

لَوْIfكَانَ(there) wereفِيهِمَآin both of themءَالِهَةٌgodsإِلَّاbesidesٱللَّهُAllahلَفَسَدَتَاsurely they (would) have been ruinedفَسُبْحَٰنَSo glorifiedٱللَّهِ(is) AllahرَبِّLordٱلْعَرْشِ(of) the Throneعَمَّا(above) whatيَصِفُونَthey attribute﴿٢٢﴾

Had there been within the heavens and earth gods besides Allah, they both would have been ruined. So exalted is Allah, Lord of the Throne, above what they describe

لَاNotيُسْـَٔلُHe (can) be questionedعَمَّاabout whatيَفْعَلُHe doesوَهُمْbut theyيُسْـَٔلُونَwill be questioned﴿٢٣﴾

He is not questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned

أَمِOrٱتَّخَذُوا۟(have) they takenمِنbesides Himدُونِهِۦٓbesides HimءَالِهَةًgodsقُلْSayهَاتُوا۟Bringبُرْهَٰنَكُمْyour proofهَٰذَاThisذِكْرُ(is) a Reminderمَن(for those) whoمَّعِىَ(are) with meوَذِكْرُand a Reminderمَن(for those) whoقَبْلِى(were) before meبَلْButأَكْثَرُهُمْmost of themلَا(do) notيَعْلَمُونَknowٱلْحَقَّthe truthفَهُمso theyمُّعْرِضُونَ(are) averse﴿٢٤﴾

Or have they taken gods besides Him? Say, [O Muhammad], "Produce your proof. This [Qur'an] is the message for those with me and the message of those before me." But most of them do not know the truth, so they are turning away

وَمَآAnd notأَرْسَلْنَاWe sentمِنbefore youقَبْلِكَbefore youمِنanyرَّسُولٍMessengerإِلَّاbutنُوحِىٓWe reveal(ed)إِلَيْهِto himأَنَّهُۥthat [He]لَآ(There is) noإِلَٰهَgodإِلَّآexceptأَنَا۠Meفَٱعْبُدُونِso worship Me﴿٢٥﴾

And We sent not before you any messenger except that We revealed to him that, "There is no deity except Me, so worship Me

وَقَالُوا۟And they sayٱتَّخَذَHas takenٱلرَّحْمَٰنُthe Most Graciousوَلَدًاa sonسُبْحَٰنَهُۥGlorified is HeبَلْNayعِبَادٌ(they are) slavesمُّكْرَمُونَhonored﴿٢٦﴾

And they say, "The Most Merciful has taken a son." Exalted is He! Rather, they are [but] honored servants

لَاNotيَسْبِقُونَهُۥthey (can) precede Himبِٱلْقَوْلِin wordوَهُمand theyبِأَمْرِهِۦby His commandيَعْمَلُونَact﴿٢٧﴾

They cannot precede Him in word, and they act by His command

يَعْلَمُHe knowsمَاwhatبَيْنَ(is) before themأَيْدِيهِمْ(is) before themوَمَاand whatخَلْفَهُمْ(is) behind themوَلَاand notيَشْفَعُونَthey (can) intercedeإِلَّاexceptلِمَنِfor whomٱرْتَضَىٰHe approvesوَهُمAnd theyمِّنْfromخَشْيَتِهِۦfear of Himمُشْفِقُونَstand in awe﴿٢٨﴾

He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they cannot intercede except on behalf of one whom He approves. And they, from fear of Him, are apprehensive

وَمَنAnd whoeverيَقُلْsaysمِنْهُمْof themإِنِّىٓIndeed, I amإِلَٰهٌa godمِّنbesides Himدُونِهِۦbesides HimفَذَٰلِكَThen thatنَجْزِيهِWe will recompenseجَهَنَّمَ(with) HellكَذَٰلِكَThusنَجْزِىWe recompenseٱلظَّٰلِمِينَthe wrongdoers﴿٢٩﴾

And whoever of them should say, "Indeed, I am a god besides Him"- that one We would recompense with Hell. Thus do We recompense the wrongdoers

أَوَلَمْDo notيَرَseeٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُوٓا۟disbelievedأَنَّthatٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضَand the earthكَانَتَاwereرَتْقًاa joined entityفَفَتَقْنَٰهُمَاthen We parted themوَجَعَلْنَاand We madeمِنَfromٱلْمَآءِ[the] waterكُلَّeveryشَىْءٍliving thingحَىٍّliving thingأَفَلَاThen will notيُؤْمِنُونَthey believe﴿٣٠﴾

Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe

وَجَعَلْنَاAnd We (have) placedفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe earthرَوَٰسِىَfirmly set mountainsأَنlestتَمِيدَit (should) shakeبِهِمْwith themوَجَعَلْنَاand We madeفِيهَاthereinفِجَاجًاbroad passesسُبُلًا(as) waysلَّعَلَّهُمْso that they mayيَهْتَدُونَ(be) guided﴿٣١﴾

And We placed within the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with them, and We made therein [mountain] passes [as] roads that they might be guided

وَجَعَلْنَاAnd We madeٱلسَّمَآءَthe skyسَقْفًاa roofمَّحْفُوظًاprotectedوَهُمْBut theyعَنْfromءَايَٰتِهَاits Signsمُعْرِضُونَturn away﴿٣٢﴾

And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are turning away

وَهُوَAnd Heٱلَّذِى(is) the One Whoخَلَقَcreatedٱلَّيْلَthe nightوَٱلنَّهَارَand the dayوَٱلشَّمْسَand the sunوَٱلْقَمَرَand the moonكُلٌّeachفِىinفَلَكٍan orbitيَسْبَحُونَfloating﴿٣٣﴾

And it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; all [heavenly bodies] in an orbit are swimming

وَمَاAnd notجَعَلْنَاWe madeلِبَشَرٍfor any manمِّنbefore youقَبْلِكَbefore youٱلْخُلْدَ[the] immortalityأَفَإِي۟نso ifمِّتَّyou dieفَهُمُthen (would) theyٱلْخَٰلِدُونَlive forever﴿٣٤﴾

And We did not grant to any man before you eternity [on earth]; so if you die - would they be eternal

كُلُّEveryنَفْسٍsoulذَآئِقَةُ(will) tasteٱلْمَوْتِ[the] deathوَنَبْلُوكُمAnd We test youبِٱلشَّرِّwith [the] badوَٱلْخَيْرِand [the] goodفِتْنَةً(as) a trialوَإِلَيْنَاand to Usتُرْجَعُونَyou will be returned﴿٣٥﴾

Every soul will taste death. And We test you with evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be returned

وَإِذَاAnd whenرَءَاكَthey see youٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُوٓا۟disbelieveإِنnotيَتَّخِذُونَكَthey take youإِلَّاexceptهُزُوًا(in) ridiculeأَهَٰذَاIs thisٱلَّذِىthe one whoيَذْكُرُmentionsءَالِهَتَكُمْyour godsوَهُمAnd theyبِذِكْرِat (the) mentionٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ(of) the Most Graciousهُمْ[they]كَٰفِرُونَ(are) disbelievers﴿٣٦﴾

And when those who disbelieve see you, [O Muhammad], they take you not except in ridicule, [saying], "Is this the one who insults your gods?" And they are, at the mention of the Most Merciful, disbelievers

خُلِقَIs createdٱلْإِنسَٰنُthe manمِنْofعَجَلٍhasteسَأُو۟رِيكُمْI will show youءَايَٰتِىMy Signsفَلَاso (do) notتَسْتَعْجِلُونِask Me to hasten﴿٣٧﴾

Man was created of haste. I will show you My signs, so do not impatiently urge Me

وَيَقُولُونَAnd they sayمَتَىٰWhen (will be fulfilled)هَٰذَاthisٱلْوَعْدُpromiseإِنifكُنتُمْyou areصَٰدِقِينَtruthful﴿٣٨﴾

And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful

لَوْIfيَعْلَمُknewٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelievedحِينَ(the) timeلَا(when) notيَكُفُّونَthey will avertعَنfromوُجُوهِهِمُtheir facesٱلنَّارَthe Fireوَلَاand notعَنfromظُهُورِهِمْtheir backsوَلَاand notهُمْtheyيُنصَرُونَwill be helped﴿٣٩﴾

If those who disbelieved but knew the time when they will not avert the Fire from their faces or from their backs and they will not be aided

بَلْNayتَأْتِيهِمit will come to themبَغْتَةًunexpectedlyفَتَبْهَتُهُمْand bewilder themفَلَاthen notيَسْتَطِيعُونَthey will be ableرَدَّهَاto repel itوَلَاand notهُمْtheyيُنظَرُونَwill be given respite﴿٤٠﴾

Rather, it will come to them unexpectedly and bewilder them, and they will not be able to repel it, nor will they be reprieved