21. Al-Anbya

وَلِسُلَيْمَٰنَAnd to Sulaimanٱلرِّيحَthe windعَاصِفَةًforcefullyتَجْرِىblowingبِأَمْرِهِۦٓby his commandإِلَىtoٱلْأَرْضِthe landٱلَّتِىwhichبَٰرَكْنَاWe blessedفِيهَا[in it]وَكُنَّاAnd We areبِكُلِّof everyشَىْءٍthingعَٰلِمِينَKnowers﴿٨١﴾

And to Solomon [We subjected] the wind, blowing forcefully, proceeding by his command toward the land which We had blessed. And We are ever, of all things, Knowing

وَمِنَAnd ofٱلشَّيَٰطِينِthe devilsمَن(were some) whoيَغُوصُونَwould diveلَهُۥfor himوَيَعْمَلُونَand would doعَمَلًاworkدُونَother thanذَٰلِكَthatوَكُنَّاAnd We wereلَهُمْof themحَٰفِظِينَGuardians﴿٨٢﴾

And of the devils were those who dived for him and did work other than that. And We were of them a guardian

وَأَيُّوبَAnd Ayubإِذْwhenنَادَىٰhe calledرَبَّهُۥٓ(to) his LordأَنِّىIndeed, [I]مَسَّنِىَhas touched meٱلضُّرُّthe adversityوَأَنتَand Youأَرْحَمُ(are) Most Mercifulٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ(of) the Merciful﴿٨٣﴾

And [mention] Job, when he called to his Lord, "Indeed, adversity has touched me, and you are the Most Merciful of the merciful

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَاSo We respondedلَهُۥto himفَكَشَفْنَاand We removedمَاwhatبِهِۦ(was) on himمِنofضُرٍّ(the) adversityوَءَاتَيْنَٰهُAnd We gave himأَهْلَهُۥhis familyوَمِثْلَهُمand (the) like thereofمَّعَهُمْwith themرَحْمَةً(as) Mercyمِّنْfrom Ourselvesعِندِنَاfrom Ourselvesوَذِكْرَىٰand a reminderلِلْعَٰبِدِينَfor the worshippers﴿٨٤﴾

So We responded to him and removed what afflicted him of adversity. And We gave him [back] his family and the like thereof with them as mercy from Us and a reminder for the worshippers [of Allah]

وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَAnd Ishmaelوَإِدْرِيسَand Idrisوَذَاand Dhul-Kiflٱلْكِفْلِand Dhul-Kiflكُلٌّallمِّنَ(were) ofٱلصَّٰبِرِينَthe patient ones﴿٨٥﴾

And [mention] Ishmael and Idrees and Dhul-Kifl; all were of the patient

وَأَدْخَلْنَٰهُمْAnd We admitted themفِىinرَحْمَتِنَآOur MercyإِنَّهُمIndeed, theyمِّنَ(were) ofٱلصَّٰلِحِينَthe righteous﴿٨٦﴾

And We admitted them into Our mercy. Indeed, they were of the righteous

وَذَاAnd Dhun-NunٱلنُّونِAnd Dhun-Nunإِذwhenذَّهَبَhe wentمُغَٰضِبًا(while) angryفَظَنَّand thoughtأَنthatلَّنneverنَّقْدِرَWe would decreeعَلَيْهِupon himفَنَادَىٰThen he calledفِىinٱلظُّلُمَٰتِthe darkness(es)أَنthatلَّآ(There is) noإِلَٰهَgodإِلَّآexceptأَنتَYouسُبْحَٰنَكَGlory be to YouإِنِّىIndeed, [I]كُنتُI amمِنَofٱلظَّٰلِمِينَthe wrongdoers﴿٨٧﴾

And [mention] the man of the fish, when he went off in anger and thought that We would not decree [anything] upon him. And he called out within the darknesses, "There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَاSo We respondedلَهُۥto himوَنَجَّيْنَٰهُand We saved himمِنَfromٱلْغَمِّthe distressوَكَذَٰلِكَAnd thusنُۨجِىWe saveٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believers﴿٨٨﴾

So We responded to him and saved him from the distress. And thus do We save the believers

وَزَكَرِيَّآAnd Zakariyaإِذْwhenنَادَىٰhe calledرَبَّهُۥ(to) his LordرَبِّMy Lordلَا(Do) notتَذَرْنِىleave meفَرْدًاaloneوَأَنتَwhile Youخَيْرُ(are) [the] Bestٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ(of) the inheritors﴿٨٩﴾

And [mention] Zechariah, when he called to his Lord, "My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while you are the best of inheritors

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَاSo We respondedلَهُۥto himوَوَهَبْنَاand We bestowedلَهُۥon himيَحْيَىٰYahyaوَأَصْلَحْنَاand We curedلَهُۥfor himزَوْجَهُۥٓhis wifeإِنَّهُمْIndeed, theyكَانُوا۟used (to)يُسَٰرِعُونَhastenفِىinٱلْخَيْرَٰتِgood deedsوَيَدْعُونَنَاand they supplicate to Usرَغَبًا(in) hopeوَرَهَبًاand fearوَكَانُوا۟and they wereلَنَاto Usخَٰشِعِينَhumbly submissive﴿٩٠﴾

So We responded to him, and We gave to him John, and amended for him his wife. Indeed, they used to hasten to good deeds and supplicate Us in hope and fear, and they were to Us humbly submissive

وَٱلَّتِىٓAnd she whoأَحْصَنَتْguardedفَرْجَهَاher chastityفَنَفَخْنَاso We breathedفِيهَاinto herمِنofرُّوحِنَاOur Spiritوَجَعَلْنَٰهَاand We made herوَٱبْنَهَآand her sonءَايَةًa signلِّلْعَٰلَمِينَfor the worlds﴿٩١﴾

And [mention] the one who guarded her chastity, so We blew into her [garment] through Our angel [Gabriel], and We made her and her son a sign for the worlds

إِنَّIndeedهَٰذِهِۦٓthisأُمَّتُكُمْ(is) your religion أُمَّةًreligionوَٰحِدَةًoneوَأَنَا۠and I Amرَبُّكُمْyour Lordفَٱعْبُدُونِso worship Me﴿٩٢﴾

Indeed this, your religion, is one religion, and I am your Lord, so worship Me

وَتَقَطَّعُوٓا۟But they cut offأَمْرَهُمtheir affairبَيْنَهُمْamong themselvesكُلٌّallإِلَيْنَاto Usرَٰجِعُونَ(will) return﴿٩٣﴾

And [yet] they divided their affair among themselves, [but] all to Us will return

فَمَنThen whoeverيَعْمَلْdoesمِنَ[of]ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ[the] righteous deedsوَهُوَwhile heمُؤْمِنٌ(is) a believerفَلَاthen notكُفْرَانَ(will be) rejectedلِسَعْيِهِۦ[of] his effortوَإِنَّاAnd indeed, Weلَهُۥof itكَٰتِبُونَ(are) Recorders﴿٩٤﴾

So whoever does righteous deeds while he is a believer - no denial will there be for his effort, and indeed We, of it, are recorders

وَحَرَٰمٌAnd (there is) prohibitionعَلَىٰuponقَرْيَةٍa cityأَهْلَكْنَٰهَآwhich We have destroyedأَنَّهُمْthat theyلَاnotيَرْجِعُونَwill return﴿٩٥﴾

And there is prohibition upon [the people of] a city which We have destroyed that they will [ever] return

حَتَّىٰٓUntilإِذَاwhenفُتِحَتْhas been openedيَأْجُوجُ(for) the Yajujوَمَأْجُوجُand Majujوَهُمand theyمِّنfromكُلِّeveryحَدَبٍelevationيَنسِلُونَdescend﴿٩٦﴾

Until when [the dam of] Gog and Magog has been opened and they, from every elevation, descend

وَٱقْتَرَبَAnd has approachedٱلْوَعْدُthe promiseٱلْحَقُّ[the] trueفَإِذَاthen beholdهِىَ[it]شَٰخِصَةٌ(are) staringأَبْصَٰرُ(the) eyesٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelievedيَٰوَيْلَنَاO woe to usقَدْVerilyكُنَّاwe had beenفِىinغَفْلَةٍheedlessnessمِّنْofهَٰذَاthisبَلْnayكُنَّاwe wereظَٰلِمِينَwrongdoers﴿٩٧﴾

And [when] the true promise has approached; then suddenly the eyes of those who disbelieved will be staring [in horror, while they say], "O woe to us; we had been unmindful of this; rather, we were wrongdoers

إِنَّكُمْIndeed, youوَمَاand whatتَعْبُدُونَyou worshipمِنbesides Allahدُونِbesides Allahٱللَّهِbesides Allahحَصَبُ(are) firewoodجَهَنَّمَ(of) HellأَنتُمْYouلَهَاto itوَٰرِدُونَwill come﴿٩٨﴾

Indeed, you [disbelievers] and what you worship other than Allah are the firewood of Hell. You will be coming to [enter] it

لَوْIfكَانَwereهَٰٓؤُلَآءِtheseءَالِهَةًgodsمَّاnotوَرَدُوهَاthey (would) have come to itوَكُلٌّAnd allفِيهَاthereinخَٰلِدُونَwill abide forever﴿٩٩﴾

Had these [false deities] been [actual] gods, they would not have come to it, but all are eternal therein

لَهُمْFor themفِيهَاthereinزَفِيرٌ(is) sighingوَهُمْand theyفِيهَاthereinلَاnotيَسْمَعُونَwill hear﴿١٠٠﴾

For them therein is heavy sighing, and they therein will not hear