21. Al-Anbya

إِنَّIndeedٱلَّذِينَthoseسَبَقَتْhas gone forthلَهُمfor themمِّنَّاfrom Usٱلْحُسْنَىٰٓthe goodأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَthoseعَنْهَاfrom itمُبْعَدُونَ(will be) removed far﴿١٠١﴾

Indeed, those for whom the best [reward] has preceded from Us - they are from it far removed

لَاNotيَسْمَعُونَthey will hearحَسِيسَهَا(the) slightest sound of itوَهُمْand theyفِىinمَاwhatٱشْتَهَتْdesireأَنفُسُهُمْtheir soulsخَٰلِدُونَwill abide forever﴿١٠٢﴾

They will not hear its sound, while they are, in that which their souls desire, abiding eternally

لَاNotيَحْزُنُهُمُwill grieve themٱلْفَزَعُthe terrorٱلْأَكْبَرُ[the] greatestوَتَتَلَقَّىٰهُمُand will meet themٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُthe AngelsهَٰذَاThisيَوْمُكُمُ(is) your Dayٱلَّذِىwhichكُنتُمْyou wereتُوعَدُونَpromised﴿١٠٣﴾

They will not be grieved by the greatest terror, and the angels will meet them, [saying], "This is your Day which you have been promised

يَوْمَ(The) DayنَطْوِىWe will foldٱلسَّمَآءَthe heavenكَطَىِّlike (the) foldingٱلسِّجِلِّ(of) a scrollلِلْكُتُبِfor recordsكَمَاAsبَدَأْنَآWe beganأَوَّلَ(the) firstخَلْقٍcreationنُّعِيدُهُۥWe will repeat itوَعْدًاa promiseعَلَيْنَآupon UsإِنَّاIndeed, We كُنَّاWe areفَٰعِلِينَ(the) Doers﴿١٠٤﴾

The Day when We will fold the heaven like the folding of a [written] sheet for the records. As We began the first creation, We will repeat it. [That is] a promise binding upon Us. Indeed, We will do it

وَلَقَدْAnd verilyكَتَبْنَاWe have writtenفِىinٱلزَّبُورِthe Scriptureمِنۢafterبَعْدِafterٱلذِّكْرِthe mentionأَنَّthatٱلْأَرْضَthe earth يَرِثُهَاwill inherit itعِبَادِىَMy slavesٱلصَّٰلِحُونَthe righteous﴿١٠٥﴾

And We have already written in the book [of Psalms] after the [previous] mention that the land [of Paradise] is inherited by My righteous servants

إِنَّIndeedفِىinهَٰذَاthisلَبَلَٰغًاsurely is a Messageلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleعَٰبِدِينَworshippers﴿١٠٦﴾

Indeed, in this [Qur'an] is notification for a worshipping people

وَمَآAnd notأَرْسَلْنَٰكَWe have sent youإِلَّاbutرَحْمَةً(as) a mercyلِّلْعَٰلَمِينَfor the worlds﴿١٠٧﴾

And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds

قُلْSayإِنَّمَاOnlyيُوحَىٰٓit is revealedإِلَىَّto meأَنَّمَآthatإِلَٰهُكُمْyour godإِلَٰهٌ(is) GodوَٰحِدٌOneفَهَلْso willأَنتُمyouمُّسْلِمُونَsubmit (to Him)﴿١٠٨﴾

Say, "It is only revealed to me that your god is but one God; so will you be Muslims [in submission to Him]

فَإِنBut ifتَوَلَّوْا۟they turn awayفَقُلْthen sayءَاذَنتُكُمْI (have) announced to youعَلَىٰequallyسَوَآءٍequallyوَإِنْAnd notأَدْرِىٓI knowأَقَرِيبٌwhether is nearأَمorبَعِيدٌfarمَّاwhatتُوعَدُونَyou are promised﴿١٠٩﴾

But if they turn away, then say, "I have announced to [all of] you equally. And I know not whether near or far is that which you are promised

إِنَّهُۥIndeed, Heيَعْلَمُknowsٱلْجَهْرَthe declaredمِنَ[of]ٱلْقَوْلِ[the] speechوَيَعْلَمُand He knowsمَاwhatتَكْتُمُونَyou conceal﴿١١٠﴾

Indeed, He knows what is declared of speech, and He knows what you conceal

وَإِنْAnd notأَدْرِىI knowلَعَلَّهُۥperhaps it may beفِتْنَةٌa trialلَّكُمْfor youوَمَتَٰعٌand an enjoymentإِلَىٰforحِينٍa time﴿١١١﴾

And I know not; perhaps it is a trial for you and enjoyment for a time

قَٰلَHe saidرَبِّMy Lordٱحْكُمjudgeبِٱلْحَقِّin truthوَرَبُّنَاAnd our Lordٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ(is) the Most Graciousٱلْمُسْتَعَانُthe One Whose help is soughtعَلَىٰagainstمَاwhatتَصِفُونَyou attribute﴿١١٢﴾

[The Prophet] has said, "My Lord, judge [between us] in truth. And our Lord is the Most Merciful, the one whose help is sought against that which you describe