25. Al-Furqan

وَإِذَاAnd whenرَأَوْكَthey see youإِنnotيَتَّخِذُونَكَthey take youإِلَّاexceptهُزُوًا(in) mockeryأَهَٰذَاIs thisٱلَّذِىthe one whomبَعَثَAllah has sentٱللَّهُAllah has sentرَسُولًا(as) a Messenger﴿٤١﴾

And when they see you, [O Muhammad], they take you not except in ridicule, [saying], "Is this the one whom Allah has sent as a messenger

إِنHe would have almostكَادَHe would have almostلَيُضِلُّنَا[surely] misled usعَنْfromءَالِهَتِنَاour godsلَوْلَآif notأَنthatصَبَرْنَاwe had been steadfastعَلَيْهَاto themوَسَوْفَAnd soonيَعْلَمُونَwill knowحِينَwhenيَرَوْنَthey will seeٱلْعَذَابَthe punishmentمَنْwhoأَضَلُّ(is) more astrayسَبِيلًا(from the) way﴿٤٢﴾

He almost would have misled us from our gods had we not been steadfast in [worship of] them." But they are going to know, when they see the punishment, who is farthest astray in [his] way

أَرَءَيْتَHave you seenمَنِ(one) whoٱتَّخَذَtakesإِلَٰهَهُۥ(as) his godهَوَىٰهُhis own desireأَفَأَنتَThen would youتَكُونُbeعَلَيْهِover himوَكِيلًاa guardian﴿٤٣﴾

Have you seen the one who takes as his god his own desire? Then would you be responsible for him

أَمْOrتَحْسَبُdo you thinkأَنَّthatأَكْثَرَهُمْmost of themيَسْمَعُونَhearأَوْorيَعْقِلُونَunderstandإِنْNotهُمْtheyإِلَّا(are) exceptكَٱلْأَنْعَٰمِlike cattleبَلْNayهُمْtheyأَضَلُّ(are) more astrayسَبِيلًا(from the) way﴿٤٤﴾

Or do you think that most of them hear or reason? They are not except like livestock. Rather, they are [even] more astray in [their] way

أَلَمْDo you notتَرَseeإِلَىٰ[to]رَبِّكَyour LordكَيْفَhowمَدَّHe extendsٱلظِّلَّthe shadowوَلَوْAnd ifشَآءَHe willedلَجَعَلَهُۥsurely He (could) have made itسَاكِنًاstationaryثُمَّThenجَعَلْنَاWe madeٱلشَّمْسَthe sunعَلَيْهِfor itدَلِيلًاan indication﴿٤٥﴾

Have you not considered your Lord - how He extends the shadow, and if He willed, He could have made it stationary? Then We made the sun for it an indication

ثُمَّThenقَبَضْنَٰهُWe withdraw itإِلَيْنَاto Usقَبْضًاa withdrawalيَسِيرًاgradual﴿٤٦﴾

Then We hold it in hand for a brief grasp

وَهُوَAnd Heٱلَّذِى(is) the One Whoجَعَلَmadeلَكُمُfor youٱلَّيْلَthe nightلِبَاسًا(as) a coveringوَٱلنَّوْمَand the sleepسُبَاتًاa restوَجَعَلَand madeٱلنَّهَارَthe dayنُشُورًاa resurrection﴿٤٧﴾

And it is He who has made the night for you as clothing and sleep [a means for] rest and has made the day a resurrection

وَهُوَAnd Heٱلَّذِىٓ(is) the One Whoأَرْسَلَsendsٱلرِّيَٰحَthe windsبُشْرًۢا(as) glad tidingsبَيْنَbeforeيَدَىْbeforeرَحْمَتِهِۦHis Mercyوَأَنزَلْنَاand We send downمِنَfromٱلسَّمَآءِthe skyمَآءًwaterطَهُورًاpure﴿٤٨﴾

And it is He who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy, and We send down from the sky pure water

لِّنُحْۦِىَThat We may give lifeبِهِۦtherebyبَلْدَةً(to) a landمَّيْتًاdeadوَنُسْقِيَهُۥand We give drinkمِمَّاthereofخَلَقْنَآ(to those) We createdأَنْعَٰمًاcattleوَأَنَاسِىَّand menكَثِيرًاmany﴿٤٩﴾

That We may bring to life thereby a dead land and give it as drink to those We created of numerous livestock and men

وَلَقَدْAnd verilyصَرَّفْنَٰهُWe have distributed itبَيْنَهُمْamong themلِيَذَّكَّرُوا۟that they may rememberفَأَبَىٰٓbut refuseأَكْثَرُmostٱلنَّاسِ(of) the peopleإِلَّاexceptكُفُورًاdisbelief﴿٥٠﴾

And We have certainly distributed it among them that they might be reminded, but most of the people refuse except disbelief

وَلَوْAnd ifشِئْنَاWe willedلَبَعَثْنَاsurely, We (would) have raisedفِىinكُلِّeveryقَرْيَةٍtownنَّذِيرًاa warner﴿٥١﴾

And if We had willed, We could have sent into every city a warner

فَلَاSo (do) notتُطِعِobeyٱلْكَٰفِرِينَthe disbelieversوَجَٰهِدْهُمand strive (against) themبِهِۦwith itجِهَادًاa strivingكَبِيرًاgreat﴿٥٢﴾

So do not obey the disbelievers, and strive against them with the Qur'an a great striving

وَهُوَAnd Heٱلَّذِى(is) the One Whoمَرَجَ(has) releasedٱلْبَحْرَيْنِthe two seasهَٰذَا[this] (one)عَذْبٌpalatableفُرَاتٌand sweetوَهَٰذَاand [this] (one)مِلْحٌsaltyأُجَاجٌ(and) bitterوَجَعَلَand He has madeبَيْنَهُمَاbetween themبَرْزَخًاa barrierوَحِجْرًاand a partitionمَّحْجُورًاforbidden﴿٥٣﴾

And it is He who has released [simultaneously] the two seas, one fresh and sweet and one salty and bitter, and He placed between them a barrier and prohibiting partition

وَهُوَAnd Heٱلَّذِى(is) the One Whoخَلَقَhas createdمِنَfromٱلْمَآءِthe waterبَشَرًاhuman beingفَجَعَلَهُۥand has made (for) himنَسَبًاblood relationshipوَصِهْرًاand marriage relationshipوَكَانَAnd isرَبُّكَyour LordقَدِيرًاAll-Powerful﴿٥٤﴾

And it is He who has created from water a human being and made him [a relative by] lineage and marriage. And ever is your Lord competent [concerning creation]

وَيَعْبُدُونَBut they worshipمِنbesides Allahدُونِbesides Allahٱللَّهِbesides Allahمَاwhatلَاnot profits themيَنفَعُهُمْnot profits themوَلَاand notيَضُرُّهُمْharms themوَكَانَand isٱلْكَافِرُthe disbelieverعَلَىٰagainstرَبِّهِۦhis Lordظَهِيرًاa helper﴿٥٥﴾

But they worship rather than Allah that which does not benefit them or harm them, and the disbeliever is ever, against his Lord, an assistant [to Satan]

وَمَآAnd notأَرْسَلْنَٰكَWe sent youإِلَّاexceptمُبَشِّرًا(as) a bearer of glad tidingsوَنَذِيرًاand a warner﴿٥٦﴾

And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a bringer of good tidings and a warner

قُلْSayمَآNotأَسْـَٔلُكُمْI ask (of) youعَلَيْهِfor itمِنْanyأَجْرٍpaymentإِلَّاexceptمَن(that) whoever willsشَآءَ(that) whoever willsأَنtoيَتَّخِذَtakeإِلَىٰtoرَبِّهِۦhis Lordسَبِيلًاa way﴿٥٧﴾

Say, "I do not ask of you for it any payment - only that whoever wills might take to his Lord a way

وَتَوَكَّلْAnd put your trustعَلَىinٱلْحَىِّthe Ever-Livingٱلَّذِىthe One Whoلَاdoes not dieيَمُوتُdoes not dieوَسَبِّحْand glorifyبِحَمْدِهِۦwith His PraiseوَكَفَىٰAnd sufficient isبِهِۦHeبِذُنُوبِregarding the sinsعِبَادِهِۦ(of) His slavesخَبِيرًاAll-Aware﴿٥٨﴾

And rely upon the Ever-Living who does not die, and exalt [Allah] with His praise. And sufficient is He to be, with the sins of His servants, Acquainted

ٱلَّذِىThe One Whoخَلَقَcreatedٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضَand the earthوَمَاand whateverبَيْنَهُمَا(is) between themفِىinسِتَّةِsixأَيَّامٍperiodsثُمَّthenٱسْتَوَىٰHe established Himselfعَلَىoverٱلْعَرْشِthe Throne ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُthe Most Graciousفَسْـَٔلْso askبِهِۦHimخَبِيرًا(as He is) All-Aware﴿٥٩﴾

He who created the heavens and the earth and what is between them in six days and then established Himself above the Throne - the Most Merciful, so ask about Him one well informed

وَإِذَاAnd whenقِيلَit is saidلَهُمُto themٱسْجُدُوا۟Prostrateلِلرَّحْمَٰنِto the Most Graciousقَالُوا۟They sayوَمَاAnd whatٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ(is) the Most GraciousأَنَسْجُدُShould we prostrateلِمَاto whatتَأْمُرُنَاyou order usوَزَادَهُمْAnd it increases themنُفُورًا(in) aversion﴿٦٠﴾

And when it is said to them, "Prostrate to the Most Merciful," they say, "And what is the Most Merciful? Should we prostrate to that which you order us?" And it increases them in aversion