27. An-Naml

أَمَّنOr Whoجَعَلَmadeٱلْأَرْضَthe earthقَرَارًاa firm abodeوَجَعَلَand madeخِلَٰلَهَآ(in) its midstأَنْهَٰرًاriversوَجَعَلَand madeلَهَاfor itرَوَٰسِىَfirm mountainsوَجَعَلَand madeبَيْنَbetweenٱلْبَحْرَيْنِthe two seasحَاجِزًاa barrierأَءِلَٰهٌIs there any godمَّعَwithٱللَّهِAllahبَلْNayأَكْثَرُهُمْmost of themلَا(do) notيَعْلَمُونَknow﴿٦١﴾

Is He [not best] who made the earth a stable ground and placed within it rivers and made for it firmly set mountains and placed between the two seas a barrier? Is there a deity with Allah? [No], but most of them do not know

أَمَّنOr Whoيُجِيبُrespondsٱلْمُضْطَرَّ(to) the distressed oneإِذَاwhenدَعَاهُhe calls Himوَيَكْشِفُand He removesٱلسُّوٓءَthe evilوَيَجْعَلُكُمْand makes youخُلَفَآءَinheritorsٱلْأَرْضِ(of) the earthأَءِلَٰهٌIs there any godمَّعَwithٱللَّهِAllahقَلِيلًاLittleمَّا(is) whatتَذَكَّرُونَyou remember﴿٦٢﴾

Is He [not best] who responds to the desperate one when he calls upon Him and removes evil and makes you inheritors of the earth? Is there a deity with Allah? Little do you remember

أَمَّنOr Whoيَهْدِيكُمْguides youفِىinظُلُمَٰتِ(the) darkness[es]ٱلْبَرِّ(of) the landوَٱلْبَحْرِand the seaوَمَنand Whoيُرْسِلُsendsٱلرِّيَٰحَthe windsبُشْرًۢا(as) glad tidingsبَيْنَbeforeيَدَىْbeforeرَحْمَتِهِۦٓHis MercyأَءِلَٰهٌIs there any godمَّعَwithٱللَّهِAllahتَعَٰلَىHigh isٱللَّهُAllahعَمَّاabove whatيُشْرِكُونَthey associate (with Him)﴿٦٣﴾

Is He [not best] who guides you through the darknesses of the land and sea and who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy? Is there a deity with Allah? High is Allah above whatever they associate with Him

أَمَّنOr Whoيَبْدَؤُا۟originatesٱلْخَلْقَthe creationثُمَّthenيُعِيدُهُۥrepeats itوَمَنand Whoيَرْزُقُكُمprovides youمِّنَfromٱلسَّمَآءِthe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthأَءِلَٰهٌIs there any godمَّعَwithٱللَّهِAllahقُلْSayهَاتُوا۟Bring forthبُرْهَٰنَكُمْyour proofإِنifكُنتُمْyou areصَٰدِقِينَtruthful﴿٦٤﴾

Is He [not best] who begins creation and then repeats it and who provides for you from the heaven and earth? Is there a deity with Allah? Say, "Produce your proof, if you should be truthful

قُلSayلَّاNo (one)يَعْلَمُknowsمَنwhoeverفِى(is) inٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthٱلْغَيْبَ(of) the unseenإِلَّاexceptٱللَّهُAllahوَمَاand notيَشْعُرُونَthey perceiveأَيَّانَwhenيُبْعَثُونَthey will be resurrected﴿٦٥﴾

Say, "None in the heavens and earth knows the unseen except Allah, and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected

بَلِNayٱدَّٰرَكَis arrestedعِلْمُهُمْtheir knowledgeفِىofٱلْءَاخِرَةِthe HereafterبَلْNayهُمْtheyفِى(are) inشَكٍّdoubtمِّنْهَاabout itبَلْNayهُمtheyمِّنْهَاabout itعَمُونَ(are) blind﴿٦٦﴾

Rather, their knowledge is arrested concerning the Hereafter. Rather, they are in doubt about it. Rather, they are, concerning it, blind

وَقَالَAnd sayٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُوٓا۟disbelieveأَءِذَاWhat, whenكُنَّاwe have becomeتُرَٰبًاdustوَءَابَآؤُنَآand our forefathersأَئِنَّاwill weلَمُخْرَجُونَsurely be brought out﴿٦٧﴾

And those who disbelieve say, "When we have become dust as well as our forefathers, will we indeed be brought out [of the graves]

لَقَدْCertainlyوُعِدْنَاwe have been promisedهَٰذَاthisنَحْنُweوَءَابَآؤُنَاand our forefathersمِنbeforeقَبْلُbeforeإِنْNotهَٰذَآ(is) thisإِلَّآexceptأَسَٰطِيرُtalesٱلْأَوَّلِينَ(of) the former (people)﴿٦٨﴾

We have been promised this, we and our forefathers, before. This is not but legends of the former peoples

قُلْSayسِيرُوا۟Travelفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe landفَٱنظُرُوا۟and seeكَيْفَhowكَانَwasعَٰقِبَةُ(the) endٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ(of) the criminals﴿٦٩﴾

Say, [O Muhammad], "Travel through the land and observe how was the end of the criminals

وَلَاAnd (do) notتَحْزَنْgrieveعَلَيْهِمْover themوَلَاand notتَكُنbeفِىinضَيْقٍdistressمِّمَّاfrom whatيَمْكُرُونَthey plot﴿٧٠﴾

And grieve not over them or be in distress from what they conspire

وَيَقُولُونَAnd they sayمَتَىٰWhenهَٰذَا(will) thisٱلْوَعْدُpromise (be fulfilled)إِنifكُنتُمْyou areصَٰدِقِينَtruthful﴿٧١﴾

And they say, "When is [the fulfillment of] this promise, if you should be truthful

قُلْSayعَسَىٰٓPerhapsأَنthatيَكُونَisرَدِفَclose behindلَكُمyouبَعْضُsomeٱلَّذِى(of) that whichتَسْتَعْجِلُونَyou seek to hasten﴿٧٢﴾

Say, "Perhaps it is close behind you - some of that for which you are impatient

وَإِنَّAnd indeedرَبَّكَyour Lordلَذُو(is) full of Bountyفَضْلٍ(is) full of Bountyعَلَىforٱلنَّاسِthe mankindوَلَٰكِنَّbutأَكْثَرَهُمْmost of themلَا(are) notيَشْكُرُونَgrateful﴿٧٣﴾

And indeed, your Lord is full of bounty for the people, but most of them do not show gratitude

وَإِنَّAnd indeedرَبَّكَyour Lordلَيَعْلَمُsurely knowsمَاwhatتُكِنُّconcealsصُدُورُهُمْtheir breastsوَمَاand whatيُعْلِنُونَthey declare﴿٧٤﴾

And indeed, your Lord knows what their breasts conceal and what they declare

وَمَاAnd not (is)مِنْany (thing)غَآئِبَةٍhiddenفِىinٱلسَّمَآءِthe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthإِلَّاbutفِى(is) inكِتَٰبٍa Recordمُّبِينٍclear﴿٧٥﴾

And there is nothing concealed within the heaven and the earth except that it is in a clear Register

إِنَّIndeedهَٰذَاthisٱلْقُرْءَانَ[the] Quranيَقُصُّrelatesعَلَىٰtoبَنِىٓ(the) Childrenإِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ(of) Israelأَكْثَرَmostٱلَّذِى(of) thatهُمْtheyفِيهِin itيَخْتَلِفُونَdiffer﴿٧٦﴾

Indeed, this Qur'an relates to the Children of Israel most of that over which they disagree

وَإِنَّهُۥAnd indeed, itلَهُدًى(is) surely a guidanceوَرَحْمَةٌand a mercyلِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَfor the believers﴿٧٧﴾

And indeed, it is guidance and mercy for the believers

إِنَّIndeedرَبَّكَyour Lordيَقْضِىwill judgeبَيْنَهُمbetween themبِحُكْمِهِۦby His Judgmentوَهُوَand Heٱلْعَزِيزُ(is) the All-Mightyٱلْعَلِيمُthe All-Knower﴿٧٨﴾

Indeed, your Lord will judge between them by His [wise] judgement. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Knowing

فَتَوَكَّلْSo put your trustعَلَىinٱللَّهِAllahإِنَّكَindeed, youعَلَى(are) onٱلْحَقِّthe truthٱلْمُبِينِmanifest﴿٧٩﴾

So rely upon Allah; indeed, you are upon the clear truth

إِنَّكَIndeed, youلَا(can) notتُسْمِعُcause to hearٱلْمَوْتَىٰthe deadوَلَاand notتُسْمِعُcan you cause to hearٱلصُّمَّthe deafٱلدُّعَآءَthe callإِذَاwhenوَلَّوْا۟they turn backمُدْبِرِينَretreating﴿٨٠﴾

Indeed, you will not make the dead hear, nor will you make the deaf hear the call when they have turned their backs retreating