22. Al-Hajj

يَٰٓأَيُّهَاO mankindٱلنَّاسُO mankindٱتَّقُوا۟Fearرَبَّكُمْyour LordإِنَّIndeedزَلْزَلَةَ(the) convulsionٱلسَّاعَةِ(of) the Hourشَىْءٌ(is) a thingعَظِيمٌgreat﴿١﴾

O mankind, fear your Lord. Indeed, the convulsion of the [final] Hour is a terrible thing

يَوْمَ(The) Dayتَرَوْنَهَاyou will see itتَذْهَلُwill forgetكُلُّeveryمُرْضِعَةٍnursing motherعَمَّآthat whichأَرْضَعَتْshe was nursingوَتَضَعُand will deliverكُلُّeveryذَاتِpregnant womanحَمْلٍpregnant womanحَمْلَهَاher loadوَتَرَىand you will seeٱلنَّاسَ[the] mankindسُكَٰرَىٰintoxicatedوَمَاwhile notهُمtheyبِسُكَٰرَىٰ(are) intoxicatedوَلَٰكِنَّbutعَذَابَ(the) punishmentٱللَّهِ(of) Allahشَدِيدٌ(will be) severe﴿٢﴾

On the Day you see it every nursing mother will be distracted from that [child] she was nursing, and every pregnant woman will abort her pregnancy, and you will see the people [appearing] intoxicated while they are not intoxicated; but the punishment of Allah is severe

وَمِنَAnd amongٱلنَّاسِthe mankindمَن(is he) whoيُجَٰدِلُdisputesفِىconcerningٱللَّهِAllahبِغَيْرِwithoutعِلْمٍknowledgeوَيَتَّبِعُand followsكُلَّeveryشَيْطَٰنٍdevilمَّرِيدٍrebellious﴿٣﴾

And of the people is he who disputes about Allah without knowledge and follows every rebellious devil

كُتِبَIt has been decreedعَلَيْهِfor himأَنَّهُۥthat heمَنwhoتَوَلَّاهُbefriends himفَأَنَّهُۥthen indeed, heيُضِلُّهُۥwill misguide himوَيَهْدِيهِand will guide himإِلَىٰtoعَذَابِ(the) punishmentٱلسَّعِيرِ(of) the Blaze﴿٤﴾

It has been decreed for every devil that whoever turns to him - he will misguide him and will lead him to the punishment of the Blaze

يَٰٓأَيُّهَاO mankindٱلنَّاسُO mankindإِنIfكُنتُمْyou areفِىinرَيْبٍdoubtمِّنَaboutٱلْبَعْثِthe Resurrectionفَإِنَّاthen indeed, WeخَلَقْنَٰكُمWe created youمِّنfromتُرَابٍdustثُمَّthenمِنfromنُّطْفَةٍa semen-dropثُمَّthenمِنْfromعَلَقَةٍa clinging substanceثُمَّthenمِنfromمُّضْغَةٍan embryonic lumpمُّخَلَّقَةٍformedوَغَيْرِand unformedمُخَلَّقَةٍand unformedلِّنُبَيِّنَthat We may make clearلَكُمْto youوَنُقِرُّAnd We cause to remainفِىinٱلْأَرْحَامِthe wombsمَاwhatنَشَآءُWe willإِلَىٰٓforأَجَلٍa termمُّسَمًّىappointedثُمَّthenنُخْرِجُكُمْWe bring you outطِفْلًا(as) a childثُمَّ[then]لِتَبْلُغُوٓا۟that you may reachأَشُدَّكُمْ[your] maturityوَمِنكُمAnd among youمَّن(is he) whoيُتَوَفَّىٰdiesوَمِنكُمand among youمَّن(is he) whoيُرَدُّis returnedإِلَىٰٓtoأَرْذَلِthe most abjectٱلْعُمُرِageلِكَيْلَاso that notيَعْلَمَhe knowsمِنۢafterبَعْدِafterعِلْمٍhaving knownشَيْـًٔاanythingوَتَرَىAnd you seeٱلْأَرْضَthe earthهَامِدَةًbarrenفَإِذَآthen whenأَنزَلْنَاWe send downعَلَيْهَاon itٱلْمَآءَwaterٱهْتَزَّتْit gets stirredوَرَبَتْand it swellsوَأَنۢبَتَتْand growsمِنofكُلِّeveryزَوْجٍۭkindبَهِيجٍbeautiful﴿٥﴾

O People, if you should be in doubt about the Resurrection, then [consider that] indeed, We created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then from a clinging clot, and then from a lump of flesh, formed and unformed - that We may show you. And We settle in the wombs whom We will for a specified term, then We bring you out as a child, and then [We develop you] that you may reach your [time of] maturity. And among you is he who is taken in [early] death, and among you is he who is returned to the most decrepit [old] age so that he knows, after [once having] knowledge, nothing. And you see the earth barren, but when We send down upon it rain, it quivers and swells and grows [something] of every beautiful kind

ذَٰلِكَThatبِأَنَّ(is) becauseٱللَّهَAllah هُوَHeٱلْحَقُّ(is) the TruthوَأَنَّهُۥAnd that Heيُحْىِ[He] gives lifeٱلْمَوْتَىٰ(to) the deadوَأَنَّهُۥand that Heعَلَىٰ(is) overكُلِّeveryشَىْءٍthingقَدِيرٌAll-Powerful﴿٦﴾

That is because Allah is the Truth and because He gives life to the dead and because He is over all things competent

وَأَنَّAnd thatٱلسَّاعَةَthe Hourءَاتِيَةٌwill comeلَّا(there is) noرَيْبَdoubtفِيهَاabout itوَأَنَّand thatٱللَّهَAllahيَبْعَثُwill resurrectمَن(those) whoفِى(are) inٱلْقُبُورِthe graves﴿٧﴾

And [that they may know] that the Hour is coming - no doubt about it - and that Allah will resurrect those in the graves

وَمِنَAnd amongٱلنَّاسِmankindمَن(is he) whoيُجَٰدِلُdisputesفِىconcerningٱللَّهِAllahبِغَيْرِwithoutعِلْمٍany knowledgeوَلَاand notهُدًىany guidanceوَلَاand notكِتَٰبٍa Bookمُّنِيرٍenlightening﴿٨﴾

And of the people is he who disputes about Allah without knowledge or guidance or an enlightening book [from Him]

ثَانِىَTwistingعِطْفِهِۦhis neckلِيُضِلَّto misleadعَنfromسَبِيلِ(the) wayٱللَّهِ(of) AllahلَهُۥFor himفِىinٱلدُّنْيَاthe worldخِزْىٌ(is) disgraceوَنُذِيقُهُۥand We will make him tasteيَوْمَ(on the) Dayٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ(of) Resurrectionعَذَابَ(the) punishmentٱلْحَرِيقِ(of) the Burning Fire﴿٩﴾

Twisting his neck [in arrogance] to mislead [people] from the way of Allah. For him in the world is disgrace, and We will make him taste on the Day of Resurrection the punishment of the Burning Fire [while it is said]

ذَٰلِكَThatبِمَا(is) for whatقَدَّمَتْhave sent forthيَدَاكَyour handsوَأَنَّand thatٱللَّهَAllahلَيْسَis notبِظَلَّٰمٍunjustلِّلْعَبِيدِto His slaves﴿١٠﴾

That is for what your hands have put forth and because Allah is not ever unjust to [His] servants

وَمِنَAnd amongٱلنَّاسِthe mankindمَن(is he) whoيَعْبُدُworshipsٱللَّهَAllahعَلَىٰonحَرْفٍan edgeفَإِنْAnd ifأَصَابَهُۥbefalls himخَيْرٌgoodٱطْمَأَنَّhe is contentبِهِۦwith itوَإِنْand ifأَصَابَتْهُbefalls himفِتْنَةٌa trialٱنقَلَبَhe turnsعَلَىٰonوَجْهِهِۦhis faceخَسِرَHe has lostٱلدُّنْيَاthe worldوَٱلْءَاخِرَةَand the HereafterذَٰلِكَThatهُوَ[it]ٱلْخُسْرَانُ(is) the lossٱلْمُبِينُclear﴿١١﴾

And of the people is he who worships Allah on an edge. If he is touched by good, he is reassured by it; but if he is struck by trial, he turns on his face [to the other direction]. He has lost [this] world and the Hereafter. That is what is the manifest loss

يَدْعُوا۟He callsمِنbesidesدُونِbesidesٱللَّهِAllahمَاwhatلَاnotيَضُرُّهُۥharms himوَمَاand whatلَاnotيَنفَعُهُۥbenefits himذَٰلِكَThatهُوَ[it]ٱلضَّلَٰلُ(is) the strayingٱلْبَعِيدُfar away﴿١٢﴾

He invokes instead of Allah that which neither harms him nor benefits him. That is what is the extreme error

يَدْعُوا۟He callsلَمَن(one) who ضَرُّهُۥٓhis harmأَقْرَبُ(is) closerمِنthanنَّفْعِهِۦhis benefitلَبِئْسَSurely, an evilٱلْمَوْلَىٰprotectorوَلَبِئْسَand surely an evilٱلْعَشِيرُfriend﴿١٣﴾

He invokes one whose harm is closer than his benefit - how wretched the protector and how wretched the associate

إِنَّIndeedٱللَّهَAllahيُدْخِلُwill admitٱلَّذِينَthose whoءَامَنُوا۟believeوَعَمِلُوا۟and doٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِthe righteous deedsجَنَّٰتٍ(to) Gardensتَجْرِىflowمِنfromتَحْتِهَاunderneath itٱلْأَنْهَٰرُthe riversإِنَّIndeedٱللَّهَAllahيَفْعَلُdoesمَاwhatيُرِيدُHe intends﴿١٤﴾

Indeed, Allah will admit those who believe and do righteous deeds to gardens beneath which rivers flow. Indeed, Allah does what He intends

مَنWhoeverكَانَ[is]يَظُنُّthinksأَنthatلَّنnotيَنصُرَهُAllah will help himٱللَّهُAllah will help himفِىinٱلدُّنْيَاthe worldوَٱلْءَاخِرَةِand the Hereafterفَلْيَمْدُدْthen let him extendبِسَبَبٍa ropeإِلَىtoٱلسَّمَآءِthe skyثُمَّthenلْيَقْطَعْlet him cut offفَلْيَنظُرْthen let him seeهَلْwhetherيُذْهِبَنَّwill removeكَيْدُهُۥhis planمَاwhatيَغِيظُenrages﴿١٥﴾

Whoever should think that Allah will not support [Prophet Muhammad] in this world and the Hereafter - let him extend a rope to the ceiling, then cut off [his breath], and let him see: will his effort remove that which enrages [him]

وَكَذَٰلِكَAnd thusأَنزَلْنَٰهُWe sent it downءَايَٰتٍۭ(as) clear Versesبَيِّنَٰتٍ(as) clear Versesوَأَنَّand thatٱللَّهَAllahيَهْدِىguidesمَنwhomيُرِيدُHe intends﴿١٦﴾

And thus have We sent the Qur'an down as verses of clear evidence and because Allah guides whom He intends

إِنَّIndeedٱلَّذِينَthose whoءَامَنُوا۟have believedوَٱلَّذِينَand those whoهَادُوا۟were Jewsوَٱلصَّٰبِـِٔينَand the Sabiansوَٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰand the Christiansوَٱلْمَجُوسَand the Magiansوَٱلَّذِينَand those whoأَشْرَكُوٓا۟(are) polytheistsإِنَّindeedٱللَّهَAllahيَفْصِلُwill judgeبَيْنَهُمْbetween themيَوْمَ(on) the Dayٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ(of) the ResurrectionإِنَّIndeedٱللَّهَAllahعَلَىٰoverكُلِّeveryشَىْءٍthingشَهِيدٌ(is) a Witness﴿١٧﴾

Indeed, those who have believed and those who were Jews and the Sabeans and the Christians and the Magians and those who associated with Allah - Allah will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection. Indeed Allah is, over all things, Witness

أَلَمْDo notتَرَyou seeأَنَّthatٱللَّهَ(to) Allahيَسْجُدُprostratesلَهُۥto Himمَنwhoeverفِى(is) inٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَمَنand whoeverفِى(is) inٱلْأَرْضِthe earthوَٱلشَّمْسُand the sunوَٱلْقَمَرُand the moonوَٱلنُّجُومُand the starsوَٱلْجِبَالُand the mountainsوَٱلشَّجَرُand the treesوَٱلدَّوَآبُّand the moving creaturesوَكَثِيرٌand manyمِّنَofٱلنَّاسِthe peopleوَكَثِيرٌBut many حَقَّ(is) justly dueعَلَيْهِon himٱلْعَذَابُthe punishmentوَمَنAnd whoeverيُهِنِAllah humiliatesٱللَّهُAllah humiliatesفَمَاthen notلَهُۥfor himمِنanyمُّكْرِمٍbestower of honorإِنَّIndeedٱللَّهَAllahيَفْعَلُdoesمَاwhatيَشَآءُHe wills﴿١٨﴾

Do you not see that to Allah prostrates whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth and the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees, the moving creatures and many of the people? But upon many the punishment has been justified. And he whom Allah humiliates - for him there is no bestower of honor. Indeed, Allah does what He wills

هَٰذَانِThese twoخَصْمَانِopponentsٱخْتَصَمُوا۟disputeفِىconcerningرَبِّهِمْtheir LordفَٱلَّذِينَBut those whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelievedقُطِّعَتْwill be cut outلَهُمْfor themثِيَابٌgarmentsمِّنofنَّارٍfireيُصَبُّWill be pouredمِنoverفَوْقِoverرُءُوسِهِمُtheir headsٱلْحَمِيمُ[the] scalding water﴿١٩﴾

These are two adversaries who have disputed over their Lord. But those who disbelieved will have cut out for them garments of fire. Poured upon their heads will be scalding water

يُصْهَرُWill be meltedبِهِۦwith itمَاwhatفِى(is) inبُطُونِهِمْtheir belliesوَٱلْجُلُودُand the skins﴿٢٠﴾

By which is melted that within their bellies and [their] skins