27. An-Naml

قَالَHe saidنَكِّرُوا۟Disguiseلَهَاfor herعَرْشَهَاher throneنَنظُرْwe will seeأَتَهْتَدِىٓwhether she will be guidedأَمْorتَكُونُwill beمِنَofٱلَّذِينَthose whoلَاare not guidedيَهْتَدُونَare not guided﴿٤١﴾

He said, "Disguise for her her throne; we will see whether she will be guided [to truth] or will be of those who is not guided

فَلَمَّاSo whenجَآءَتْshe cameقِيلَit was saidأَهَٰكَذَاIs like thisعَرْشُكِyour throneقَالَتْShe saidكَأَنَّهُۥIt is likeهُوَitوَأُوتِينَاAnd we were givenٱلْعِلْمَthe knowledgeمِنbefore herقَبْلِهَاbefore herوَكُنَّاand we have beenمُسْلِمِينَMuslims﴿٤٢﴾

So when she arrived, it was said [to her], "Is your throne like this?" She said, "[It is] as though it was it." [Solomon said], "And we were given knowledge before her, and we have been Muslims [in submission to Allah]

وَصَدَّهَاAnd has averted herمَاwhatكَانَتshe used (to)تَّعْبُدُworshipمِنbesidesدُونِbesidesٱللَّهِAllahإِنَّهَاIndeed, sheكَانَتْwasمِنfromقَوْمٍa peopleكَٰفِرِينَwho disbelieve﴿٤٣﴾

And that which she was worshipping other than Allah had averted her [from submission to Him]. Indeed, she was from a disbelieving people

قِيلَIt was saidلَهَاto herٱدْخُلِىEnterٱلصَّرْحَthe palaceفَلَمَّاThen whenرَأَتْهُshe saw itحَسِبَتْهُshe thought itلُجَّةً(was) a poolوَكَشَفَتْand she uncoveredعَن[on]سَاقَيْهَاher shinsقَالَHe saidإِنَّهُۥIndeed, itصَرْحٌ(is) a palaceمُّمَرَّدٌmade smoothمِّنofقَوَارِيرَglassقَالَتْShe saidرَبِّMy Lordإِنِّىindeed, Iظَلَمْتُ[I] have wrongedنَفْسِىmyselfوَأَسْلَمْتُand I submitمَعَwithسُلَيْمَٰنَSulaimanلِلَّهِto Allahرَبِّ(the) Lordٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ(of) the worlds﴿٤٤﴾

She was told, "Enter the palace." But when she saw it, she thought it was a body of water and uncovered her shins [to wade through]. He said, "Indeed, it is a palace [whose floor is] made smooth with glass." She said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, and I submit with Solomon to Allah, Lord of the worlds

وَلَقَدْAnd certainlyأَرْسَلْنَآWe sentإِلَىٰtoثَمُودَThamudأَخَاهُمْtheir brotherصَٰلِحًاSalihأَنِthatٱعْبُدُوا۟WorshipٱللَّهَAllahفَإِذَاThen beholdهُمْTheyفَرِيقَانِ(became) two partiesيَخْتَصِمُونَquarreling﴿٤٥﴾

And We had certainly sent to Thamud their brother Salih, [saying], "Worship Allah," and at once they were two parties conflicting

قَالَHe saidيَٰقَوْمِO my peopleلِمَWhyتَسْتَعْجِلُونَ(do) you seek to hastenبِٱلسَّيِّئَةِthe evilقَبْلَbeforeٱلْحَسَنَةِthe goodلَوْلَاWhy notتَسْتَغْفِرُونَyou ask forgivenessٱللَّهَ(of) Allahلَعَلَّكُمْso that you mayتُرْحَمُونَreceive mercy﴿٤٦﴾

He said, "O my people, why are you impatient for evil instead of good? Why do you not seek forgiveness of Allah that you may receive mercy

قَالُوا۟They saidٱطَّيَّرْنَاWe consider you a bad omenبِكَWe consider you a bad omenوَبِمَنand thoseمَّعَكَwith youقَالَHe saidطَٰٓئِرُكُمْYour bad omenعِندَ(is) withٱللَّهِAllahبَلْNayأَنتُمْyouقَوْمٌ(are) a peopleتُفْتَنُونَbeing tested﴿٤٧﴾

They said, "We consider you a bad omen, you and those with you." He said, "Your omen is with Allah. Rather, you are a people being tested

وَكَانَAnd wereفِىinٱلْمَدِينَةِthe cityتِسْعَةُnineرَهْطٍfamily headsيُفْسِدُونَthey were spreading corruptionفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe landوَلَاand notيُصْلِحُونَreforming﴿٤٨﴾

And there were in the city nine family heads causing corruption in the land and not amending [its affairs]

قَالُوا۟They saidتَقَاسَمُوا۟Swear to each otherبِٱللَّهِby Allahلَنُبَيِّتَنَّهُۥsurely, we will attack him by nightوَأَهْلَهُۥand his familyثُمَّThenلَنَقُولَنَّwe will surely sayلِوَلِيِّهِۦto his heirمَاNotشَهِدْنَاwe witnessedمَهْلِكَ(the) destructionأَهْلِهِۦ(of) his familyوَإِنَّاand indeed, weلَصَٰدِقُونَ(are) surely truthful﴿٤٩﴾

They said, "Take a mutual oath by Allah that we will kill him by night, he and his family. Then we will say to his executor, 'We did not witness the destruction of his family, and indeed, we are truthful

وَمَكَرُوا۟So they plottedمَكْرًاa plotوَمَكَرْنَاand We plannedمَكْرًاa planوَهُمْwhile theyلَا(did) notيَشْعُرُونَperceive﴿٥٠﴾

And they planned a plan, and We planned a plan, while they perceived not

فَٱنظُرْThen seeكَيْفَhowكَانَwasعَٰقِبَةُ(the) endمَكْرِهِمْ(of) their plotأَنَّاthat Weدَمَّرْنَٰهُمْdestroyed themوَقَوْمَهُمْand their peopleأَجْمَعِينَall﴿٥١﴾

Then look how was the outcome of their plan - that We destroyed them and their people, all

فَتِلْكَSo, theseبُيُوتُهُمْ(are) their housesخَاوِيَةًۢruinedبِمَاbecauseظَلَمُوٓا۟they wrongedإِنَّIndeedفِىinذَٰلِكَthatلَءَايَةًsurely, is a signلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleيَعْلَمُونَwho know﴿٥٢﴾

So those are their houses, desolate because of the wrong they had done. Indeed in that is a sign for people who know

وَأَنجَيْنَاAnd We savedٱلَّذِينَthose whoءَامَنُوا۟believedوَكَانُوا۟and used (to)يَتَّقُونَfear (Allah)﴿٥٣﴾

And We saved those who believed and used to fear Allah

وَلُوطًاAnd Lutإِذْwhenقَالَhe saidلِقَوْمِهِۦٓto his peopleأَتَأْتُونَDo you commitٱلْفَٰحِشَةَ[the] immoralityوَأَنتُمْwhile youتُبْصِرُونَsee﴿٥٤﴾

And [mention] Lot, when he said to his people, "Do you commit immorality while you are seeing

أَئِنَّكُمْWhy do youلَتَأْتُونَapproachٱلرِّجَالَthe menشَهْوَةً(with) lustمِّنinstead ofدُونِinstead ofٱلنِّسَآءِthe womenبَلْNayأَنتُمْyouقَوْمٌ(are) a peopleتَجْهَلُونَignorant﴿٥٥﴾

Do you indeed approach men with desire instead of women? Rather, you are a people behaving ignorantly

فَمَاBut notكَانَwasجَوَابَ(the) answerقَوْمِهِۦٓ(of) his peopleإِلَّآexceptأَنthatقَالُوٓا۟they saidأَخْرِجُوٓا۟Drive outءَالَ(the) familyلُوطٍ(of) Lutمِّنfromقَرْيَتِكُمْyour townإِنَّهُمْIndeed, theyأُنَاسٌ(are) peopleيَتَطَهَّرُونَwho keep clean and pure﴿٥٦﴾

But the answer of his people was not except that they said, "Expel the family of Lot from your city. Indeed, they are people who keep themselves pure

فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُSo We saved himوَأَهْلَهُۥٓand his familyإِلَّاexceptٱمْرَأَتَهُۥhis wifeقَدَّرْنَٰهَاWe destined herمِنَ(to be) ofٱلْغَٰبِرِينَthose who remained behind﴿٥٧﴾

So We saved him and his family, except for his wife; We destined her to be of those who remained behind

وَأَمْطَرْنَاAnd We rainedعَلَيْهِمupon themمَّطَرًاa rainفَسَآءَand was evilمَطَرُ(the) rainٱلْمُنذَرِينَ(on) those who were warned﴿٥٨﴾

And We rained upon them a rain [of stones], and evil was the rain of those who were warned

قُلِSayٱلْحَمْدُAll praise (be)لِلَّهِto Allahوَسَلَٰمٌand peace (be)عَلَىٰuponعِبَادِهِHis slavesٱلَّذِينَthose whomٱصْطَفَىٰٓHe has chosenءَآللَّهُIs Allahخَيْرٌbetterأَمَّاor whatيُشْرِكُونَthey associate (with Him)﴿٥٩﴾

Say, [O Muhammad], "Praise be to Allah, and peace upon His servants whom He has chosen. Is Allah better or what they associate with Him

أَمَّنْOr Whoخَلَقَhas createdٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضَand the earthوَأَنزَلَand sent downلَكُمfor youمِّنَfromٱلسَّمَآءِthe skyمَآءًwaterفَأَنۢبَتْنَاAnd We caused to growبِهِۦtherebyحَدَآئِقَgardensذَاتَof beauty (and delight)بَهْجَةٍof beauty (and delight)مَّاnotكَانَit isلَكُمْfor youأَنthatتُنۢبِتُوا۟you cause to growشَجَرَهَآtheir treesأَءِلَٰهٌIs there any godمَّعَwithٱللَّهِAllahبَلْNayهُمْtheyقَوْمٌ(are) a peopleيَعْدِلُونَwho ascribe equals﴿٦٠﴾

[More precisely], is He [not best] who created the heavens and the earth and sent down for you rain from the sky, causing to grow thereby gardens of joyful beauty which you could not [otherwise] have grown the trees thereof? Is there a deity with Allah? [No], but they are a people who ascribe equals [to Him]