28. Al-Qasas

وَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْAnd We made themأَئِمَّةًleadersيَدْعُونَinvitingإِلَىtoٱلنَّارِthe Fireوَيَوْمَand (on the) Dayٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ(of) the Resurrectionلَاnotيُنصَرُونَthey will be helped﴿٤١﴾

And We made them leaders inviting to the Fire, and on the Day of Resurrection they will not be helped

وَأَتْبَعْنَٰهُمْAnd We caused to follow themفِىinهَٰذِهِthisٱلدُّنْيَاworldلَعْنَةًa curseوَيَوْمَand (on the) Dayٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ(of) the Resurrectionهُمtheyمِّنَ(will be) ofٱلْمَقْبُوحِينَthe despised﴿٤٢﴾

And We caused to overtake them in this world a curse, and on the Day of Resurrection they will be of the despised

وَلَقَدْAnd verilyءَاتَيْنَاWe gaveمُوسَىMusaٱلْكِتَٰبَthe Scriptureمِنۢafter [what]بَعْدِafter [what]مَآafter [what]أَهْلَكْنَاWe had destroyedٱلْقُرُونَthe generationsٱلْأُولَىٰformerبَصَآئِرَ(as) an enlightenmentلِلنَّاسِfor the mankindوَهُدًىand a guidanceوَرَحْمَةًand mercyلَّعَلَّهُمْthat they mayيَتَذَكَّرُونَremember﴿٤٣﴾

And We gave Moses the Scripture, after We had destroyed the former generations, as enlightenment for the people and guidance and mercy that they might be reminded

وَمَاAnd notكُنتَyou wereبِجَانِبِon (the) sideٱلْغَرْبِىِّwesternإِذْwhenقَضَيْنَآWe decreedإِلَىٰtoمُوسَىMusaٱلْأَمْرَthe Commandmentوَمَاand notكُنتَyou wereمِنَamongٱلشَّٰهِدِينَthe witnesses﴿٤٤﴾

And you, [O Muhammad], were not on the western side [of the mount] when We revealed to Moses the command, and you were not among the witnesses [to that]

وَلَٰكِنَّآBut Weأَنشَأْنَا[We] producedقُرُونًاgenerationsفَتَطَاوَلَand prolongedعَلَيْهِمُfor themٱلْعُمُرُthe lifeوَمَاAnd notكُنتَyou wereثَاوِيًاa dwellerفِىٓamongأَهْلِ(the) peopleمَدْيَنَ(of) Madyanتَتْلُوا۟recitingعَلَيْهِمْto themءَايَٰتِنَاOur Versesوَلَٰكِنَّاbut Weكُنَّا[We] wereمُرْسِلِينَthe Senders﴿٤٥﴾

But We produced [many] generations [after Moses], and prolonged was their duration. And you were not a resident among the people of Madyan, reciting to them Our verses, but We were senders [of this message]

وَمَاAnd notكُنتَyou wereبِجَانِبِat (the) sideٱلطُّورِ(of) the TurإِذْwhenنَادَيْنَاWe calledوَلَٰكِنButرَّحْمَةً(as) a mercyمِّنfromرَّبِّكَyour Lordلِتُنذِرَso that you warnقَوْمًاa peopleمَّآnotأَتَىٰهُم(had) come to themمِّنanyنَّذِيرٍwarnerمِّنbefore youقَبْلِكَbefore youلَعَلَّهُمْso that they mayيَتَذَكَّرُونَremember﴿٤٦﴾

And you were not at the side of the mount when We called [Moses] but [were sent] as a mercy from your Lord to warn a people to whom no warner had come before you that they might be reminded

وَلَوْلَآAnd if notأَن[that]تُصِيبَهُمstruck themمُّصِيبَةٌۢa disasterبِمَاfor whatقَدَّمَتْhad sent forthأَيْدِيهِمْtheir handsفَيَقُولُوا۟and they would sayرَبَّنَاOur LordلَوْلَآWhy notأَرْسَلْتَYou sentإِلَيْنَاto usرَسُولًاa Messengerفَنَتَّبِعَso we (could have) followedءَايَٰتِكَYour Versesوَنَكُونَand we (would) have beenمِنَofٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believers﴿٤٧﴾

And if not that a disaster should strike them for what their hands put forth [of sins] and they would say, "Our Lord, why did You not send us a messenger so we could have followed Your verses and been among the believers

فَلَمَّاBut whenجَآءَهُمُcame to themٱلْحَقُّthe truthمِنْfrom Usعِندِنَاfrom Usقَالُوا۟they saidلَوْلَآWhy notأُوتِىَhe was givenمِثْلَ(the) likeمَآ(of) whatأُوتِىَwas givenمُوسَىٰٓ(to) MusaأَوَلَمْDid notيَكْفُرُوا۟they disbelieveبِمَآin whatأُوتِىَwas givenمُوسَىٰ(to) Musaمِنbeforeقَبْلُbeforeقَالُوا۟They saidسِحْرَانِTwo magic (works)تَظَٰهَرَاsupporting each otherوَقَالُوٓا۟And they saidإِنَّاIndeed, weبِكُلٍّin allكَٰفِرُونَ(are) disbelievers﴿٤٨﴾

But when the truth came to them from Us, they said, "Why was he not given like that which was given to Moses?" Did they not disbelieve in that which was given to Moses before? They said, "[They are but] two works of magic supporting each other, and indeed we are, in both, disbelievers

قُلْSayفَأْتُوا۟Then bringبِكِتَٰبٍa Bookمِّنْfrom Allahعِندِfrom Allahٱللَّهِfrom Allahهُوَwhichأَهْدَىٰ(is) a better guideمِنْهُمَآthan both of themأَتَّبِعْهُthat I may follow itإِنifكُنتُمْyou areصَٰدِقِينَtruthful﴿٤٩﴾

Say, "Then bring a scripture from Allah which is more guiding than either of them that I may follow it, if you should be truthful

فَإِنBut ifلَّمْnotيَسْتَجِيبُوا۟they respondلَكَto youفَٱعْلَمْthen knowأَنَّمَاthat onlyيَتَّبِعُونَthey followأَهْوَآءَهُمْtheir desiresوَمَنْAnd whoأَضَلُّ(is) more astrayمِمَّنِthan (one) whoٱتَّبَعَfollowsهَوَىٰهُhis own desireبِغَيْرِwithoutهُدًىguidanceمِّنَfromٱللَّهِAllahإِنَّIndeedٱللَّهَAllahلَا(does) notيَهْدِىguideٱلْقَوْمَthe people ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَthe wrongdoers﴿٥٠﴾

But if they do not respond to you - then know that they only follow their [own] desires. And who is more astray than one who follows his desire without guidance from Allah? Indeed, Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people

وَلَقَدْAnd indeedوَصَّلْنَاWe have conveyedلَهُمُto themٱلْقَوْلَthe Wordلَعَلَّهُمْso that they mayيَتَذَكَّرُونَremember﴿٥١﴾

And We have [repeatedly] conveyed to them the Qur'an that they might be reminded

ٱلَّذِينَThose whoءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُWe gave themٱلْكِتَٰبَthe Scriptureمِنbefore itقَبْلِهِۦbefore itهُمtheyبِهِۦin itيُؤْمِنُونَbelieve﴿٥٢﴾

Those to whom We gave the Scripture before it - they are believers in it

وَإِذَاAnd whenيُتْلَىٰit is recitedعَلَيْهِمْto themقَالُوٓا۟they sayءَامَنَّاWe believeبِهِۦٓin itإِنَّهُIndeed, itٱلْحَقُّ(is) the truthمِنfromرَّبِّنَآour LordإِنَّاIndeed, weكُنَّا[we] wereمِنbefore itقَبْلِهِۦbefore itمُسْلِمِينَMuslims﴿٥٣﴾

And when it is recited to them, they say, "We have believed in it; indeed, it is the truth from our Lord. Indeed we were, [even] before it, Muslims [submitting to Allah]

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَThoseيُؤْتَوْنَwill be givenأَجْرَهُمtheir rewardمَّرَّتَيْنِtwiceبِمَاbecauseصَبَرُوا۟they are patientوَيَدْرَءُونَand they repelبِٱلْحَسَنَةِwith good ٱلسَّيِّئَةَthe evilوَمِمَّاand from whatرَزَقْنَٰهُمْWe have provided themيُنفِقُونَthey spend﴿٥٤﴾

Those will be given their reward twice for what they patiently endured and [because] they avert evil through good, and from what We have provided them they spend

وَإِذَاAnd whenسَمِعُوا۟they hearٱللَّغْوَvain talkأَعْرَضُوا۟they turn awayعَنْهُfrom itوَقَالُوا۟and sayلَنَآFor usأَعْمَٰلُنَاour deedsوَلَكُمْand for youأَعْمَٰلُكُمْyour deedsسَلَٰمٌPeace (be)عَلَيْكُمْon youلَاnotنَبْتَغِىwe seekٱلْجَٰهِلِينَthe ignorant﴿٥٥﴾

And when they hear ill speech, they turn away from it and say, "For us are our deeds, and for you are your deeds. Peace will be upon you; we seek not the ignorant

إِنَّكَIndeed, youلَا(can) notتَهْدِىguideمَنْwhomأَحْبَبْتَyou loveوَلَٰكِنَّbutٱللَّهَAllahيَهْدِىguidesمَنwhomيَشَآءُHe willsوَهُوَAnd Heأَعْلَمُ(is) most knowingبِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ(of) the guided ones﴿٥٦﴾

Indeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills. And He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided

وَقَالُوٓا۟And they sayإِنIfنَّتَّبِعِwe followٱلْهُدَىٰthe guidanceمَعَكَwith youنُتَخَطَّفْwe would be sweptمِنْfromأَرْضِنَآour landأَوَلَمْHave notنُمَكِّنWe establishedلَّهُمْfor themحَرَمًاa sanctuaryءَامِنًاsecureيُجْبَىٰٓare broughtإِلَيْهِto itثَمَرَٰتُfruitsكُلِّ(of) allشَىْءٍthingsرِّزْقًاa provisionمِّنfromلَّدُنَّاUsوَلَٰكِنَّButأَكْثَرَهُمْmost of themلَا(do) notيَعْلَمُونَknow﴿٥٧﴾

And they say, "If we were to follow the guidance with you, we would be swept from our land." Have we not established for them a safe sanctuary to which are brought the fruits of all things as provision from Us? But most of them do not know

وَكَمْAnd how manyأَهْلَكْنَاWe have destroyedمِنofقَرْيَةٍۭa townبَطِرَتْwhich exultedمَعِيشَتَهَا(in) its means of livelihoodفَتِلْكَAnd theseمَسَٰكِنُهُمْ(are) their dwellingsلَمْnotتُسْكَنhave been inhabitedمِّنۢafter themبَعْدِهِمْafter themإِلَّاexceptقَلِيلًاa littleوَكُنَّاAnd indeed, [We]نَحْنُWeٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ(are) the inheritors﴿٥٨﴾

And how many a city have We destroyed that was insolent in its [way of] living, and those are their dwellings which have not been inhabited after them except briefly. And it is We who were the inheritors

وَمَاAnd notكَانَwasرَبُّكَyour Lordمُهْلِكَ(the) one to destroyٱلْقُرَىٰthe townsحَتَّىٰuntilيَبْعَثَHe (had) sentفِىٓinأُمِّهَاtheir mother (town)رَسُولًاa Messengerيَتْلُوا۟recitingعَلَيْهِمْto themءَايَٰتِنَاOur VersesوَمَاAnd notكُنَّاWe would beمُهْلِكِى(the) one to destroyٱلْقُرَىٰٓthe townsإِلَّاexceptوَأَهْلُهَاwhile their peopleظَٰلِمُونَ(were) wrongdoers﴿٥٩﴾

And never would your Lord have destroyed the cities until He had sent to their mother a messenger reciting to them Our verses. And We would not destroy the cities except while their people were wrongdoers

وَمَآAnd whateverأُوتِيتُمyou have been givenمِّنfromشَىْءٍthingsفَمَتَٰعُ(is) an enjoymentٱلْحَيَوٰةِ(of the) lifeٱلدُّنْيَا(of) the worldوَزِينَتُهَاand its adornmentوَمَاAnd whatعِندَ(is) withٱللَّهِAllahخَيْرٌ(is) betterوَأَبْقَىٰٓand more lastingأَفَلَاSo (will) notتَعْقِلُونَyou use intellect﴿٦٠﴾

And whatever thing you [people] have been given - it is [only for] the enjoyment of worldly life and its adornment. And what is with Allah is better and more lasting; so will you not use reason