28. Al-Qasas

أَفَمَنThen is (he) whomوَعَدْنَٰهُWe have promised himوَعْدًاa promiseحَسَنًاgoodفَهُوَand heلَٰقِيهِ(will) meet itكَمَنlike (the one) whomمَّتَّعْنَٰهُWe provided himمَتَٰعَenjoymentٱلْحَيَوٰةِ(of the) lifeٱلدُّنْيَا(of) the worldثُمَّthenهُوَheيَوْمَ(on the) Dayٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ(of) the Resurrectionمِنَ(will be) amongٱلْمُحْضَرِينَthose presented﴿٦١﴾

Then is he whom We have promised a good promise which he will obtain like he for whom We provided enjoyment of worldly life [but] then he is, on the Day of Resurrection, among those presented [for punishment in Hell]

وَيَوْمَAnd (the) DayيُنَادِيهِمْHe will call themفَيَقُولُand sayأَيْنَWhereشُرَكَآءِىَ(are) My partnersٱلَّذِينَwhomكُنتُمْyou used (to)تَزْعُمُونَclaim﴿٦٢﴾

And [warn of] the Day He will call them and say, "Where are My 'partners' which you used to claim

قَالَ(Will) sayٱلَّذِينَthose حَقَّ(has) come trueعَلَيْهِمُagainst whomٱلْقَوْلُthe WordرَبَّنَاOur LordهَٰٓؤُلَآءِTheseٱلَّذِينَ(are) those whomأَغْوَيْنَآwe led astrayأَغْوَيْنَٰهُمْWe led them astrayكَمَاasغَوَيْنَاwe were astrayتَبَرَّأْنَآWe declare our innocenceإِلَيْكَbefore YouمَاNotكَانُوٓا۟they used (to)إِيَّانَاworship usيَعْبُدُونَworship us﴿٦٣﴾

Those upon whom the word will have come into effect will say, "Our Lord, these are the ones we led to error. We led them to error just as we were in error. We declare our disassociation [from them] to You. They did not used to worship us

وَقِيلَAnd it will be saidٱدْعُوا۟Callشُرَكَآءَكُمْyour partnersفَدَعَوْهُمْAnd they will call themفَلَمْbut notيَسْتَجِيبُوا۟they will respondلَهُمْto themوَرَأَوُا۟and they will seeٱلْعَذَابَthe punishmentلَوْIf onlyأَنَّهُمْ[that] theyكَانُوا۟had beenيَهْتَدُونَguided﴿٦٤﴾

And it will be said, "Invoke your 'partners' " and they will invoke them; but they will not respond to them, and they will see the punishment. If only they had followed guidance

وَيَوْمَAnd (the) DayيُنَادِيهِمْHe will call themفَيَقُولُand sayمَاذَآWhatأَجَبْتُمُdid you answerٱلْمُرْسَلِينَthe Messengers﴿٦٥﴾

And [mention] the Day He will call them and say, "What did you answer the messengers

فَعَمِيَتْBut (will) be obscureعَلَيْهِمُto themٱلْأَنۢبَآءُthe informationيَوْمَئِذٍthat dayفَهُمْso theyلَاwill not ask one anotherيَتَسَآءَلُونَwill not ask one another﴿٦٦﴾

But the information will be unapparent to them that Day, so they will not [be able to] ask one another

فَأَمَّاBut as forمَن(him) whoتَابَrepentedوَءَامَنَand believedوَعَمِلَand didصَٰلِحًاrighteousnessفَعَسَىٰٓthen perhapsأَن[that]يَكُونَhe will beمِنَofٱلْمُفْلِحِينَthe successful ones﴿٦٧﴾

But as for one who had repented, believed, and done righteousness, it is promised by Allah that he will be among the successful

وَرَبُّكَAnd your LordيَخْلُقُcreatesمَاwhatيَشَآءُHe willsوَيَخْتَارُand choosesمَاNotكَانَthey haveلَهُمُfor themٱلْخِيَرَةُthe choiceسُبْحَٰنَGlory beٱللَّهِ(to) Allahوَتَعَٰلَىٰand High is Heعَمَّاabove whatيُشْرِكُونَthey associate (with Him)﴿٦٨﴾

And your Lord creates what He wills and chooses; not for them was the choice. Exalted is Allah and high above what they associate with Him

وَرَبُّكَAnd your Lordيَعْلَمُknowsمَاwhatتُكِنُّconcealsصُدُورُهُمْtheir breastsوَمَاand whatيُعْلِنُونَthey declare﴿٦٩﴾

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

وَهُوَAnd Heٱللَّهُ(is) Allahلَآ(there is) noإِلَٰهَgodإِلَّاbutهُوَHeلَهُTo Himٱلْحَمْدُ(are due) all praisesفِىinٱلْأُولَىٰthe firstوَٱلْءَاخِرَةِand the lastوَلَهُAnd for Himٱلْحُكْمُ(is) the Decisionوَإِلَيْهِand to Himتُرْجَعُونَyou will be returned﴿٧٠﴾

And He is Allah; there is no deity except Him. To Him is [due all] praise in the first [life] and the Hereafter. And His is the [final] decision, and to Him you will be returned

قُلْSayأَرَءَيْتُمْHave you seenإِنifجَعَلَAllah madeٱللَّهُAllah madeعَلَيْكُمُfor youٱلَّيْلَthe nightسَرْمَدًاcontinuousإِلَىٰtillيَوْمِ(the) Dayٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ(of) the Resurrectionمَنْwhoإِلَٰهٌ(is the) godغَيْرُbesidesٱللَّهِAllahيَأْتِيكُمwho could bring youبِضِيَآءٍlightأَفَلَاThen will notتَسْمَعُونَyou hear﴿٧١﴾

Say, "Have you considered: if Allah should make for you the night continuous until the Day of Resurrection, what deity other than Allah could bring you light? Then will you not hear

قُلْSayأَرَءَيْتُمْHave you seenإِنifجَعَلَAllah madeٱللَّهُAllah madeعَلَيْكُمُfor youٱلنَّهَارَthe dayسَرْمَدًاcontinuousإِلَىٰtillيَوْمِ(the) Dayٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ(of) the Resurrectionمَنْwhoإِلَٰهٌ(is the) godغَيْرُbesidesٱللَّهِAllahيَأْتِيكُمwho could bring youبِلَيْلٍnightتَسْكُنُونَ(for) you (to) restفِيهِin itأَفَلَاThen will notتُبْصِرُونَyou see﴿٧٢﴾

Say, "Have you considered: if Allah should make for you the day continuous until the Day of Resurrection, what deity other than Allah could bring you a night in which you may rest? Then will you not see

وَمِنAnd fromرَّحْمَتِهِۦHis MercyجَعَلَHe madeلَكُمُfor youٱلَّيْلَthe nightوَٱلنَّهَارَand the dayلِتَسْكُنُوا۟that you may restفِيهِthereinوَلِتَبْتَغُوا۟and that you may seekمِنfromفَضْلِهِۦHis Bountyوَلَعَلَّكُمْand so that you mayتَشْكُرُونَbe grateful﴿٧٣﴾

And out of His mercy He made for you the night and the day that you may rest therein and [by day] seek from His bounty and [that] perhaps you will be grateful

وَيَوْمَAnd (the) DayيُنَادِيهِمْHe will call themفَيَقُولُand sayأَيْنَWhereشُرَكَآءِىَ(are) My partnersٱلَّذِينَwhomكُنتُمْyou used (to)تَزْعُمُونَclaim﴿٧٤﴾

And [warn of] the Day He will call them and say, "Where are my 'partners' which you used to claim

وَنَزَعْنَاAnd We will draw forthمِنfromكُلِّeveryأُمَّةٍnationشَهِيدًاa witnessفَقُلْنَاand We will sayهَاتُوا۟Bringبُرْهَٰنَكُمْyour proofفَعَلِمُوٓا۟Then they will knowأَنَّthatٱلْحَقَّthe truthلِلَّهِ(is) for Allahوَضَلَّand (will be) lostعَنْهُمfrom themمَّاwhatكَانُوا۟they used (to)يَفْتَرُونَinvent﴿٧٥﴾

And We will extract from every nation a witness and say, "Produce your proof," and they will know that the truth belongs to Allah, and lost from them is that which they used to invent

إِنَّIndeedقَٰرُونَQarunكَانَwasمِنfromقَوْمِ(the) peopleمُوسَىٰ(of) Musaفَبَغَىٰbut he oppressedعَلَيْهِمْ[on] themوَءَاتَيْنَٰهُAnd We gave himمِنَofٱلْكُنُوزِthe treasuresمَآwhichإِنَّindeedمَفَاتِحَهُۥ(the) keys of itلَتَنُوٓأُwould burdenبِٱلْعُصْبَةِa company (of men)أُو۟لِىpossessors of great strengthٱلْقُوَّةِpossessors of great strengthإِذْWhenقَالَsaidلَهُۥto himقَوْمُهُۥhis peopleلَا(Do) notتَفْرَحْexultإِنَّIndeedٱللَّهَAllahلَا(does) notيُحِبُّloveٱلْفَرِحِينَthe exultant﴿٧٦﴾

Indeed, Qarun was from the people of Moses, but he tyrannized them. And We gave him of treasures whose keys would burden a band of strong men; thereupon his people said to him, "Do not exult. Indeed, Allah does not like the exultant

وَٱبْتَغِBut seekفِيمَآthrough whatءَاتَىٰكَAllah has given youٱللَّهُAllah has given youٱلدَّارَthe homeٱلْءَاخِرَةَ(of) the Hereafterوَلَاand (do) notتَنسَforgetنَصِيبَكَyour shareمِنَofٱلدُّنْيَاthe worldوَأَحْسِنAnd do goodكَمَآasأَحْسَنَAllah has been goodٱللَّهُAllah has been goodإِلَيْكَto youوَلَاAnd (do) notتَبْغِseekٱلْفَسَادَcorruptionفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe earthإِنَّIndeedٱللَّهَAllahلَا(does) notيُحِبُّloveٱلْمُفْسِدِينَthe corrupters﴿٧٧﴾

But seek, through that which Allah has given you, the home of the Hereafter; and [yet], do not forget your share of the world. And do good as Allah has done good to you. And desire not corruption in the land. Indeed, Allah does not like corrupters

قَالَHe saidإِنَّمَآOnlyأُوتِيتُهُۥI have been given itعَلَىٰon (account)عِلْمٍ(of) knowledgeعِندِىٓI haveأَوَلَمْDid notيَعْلَمْhe knowأَنَّthatٱللَّهَAllahقَدْindeedأَهْلَكَdestroyedمِنbefore himقَبْلِهِۦbefore himمِنَofٱلْقُرُونِthe generationsمَنْwhoهُوَ[they]أَشَدُّ(were) strongerمِنْهُthan himقُوَّةً(in) strengthوَأَكْثَرُand greaterجَمْعًا(in) accumulationوَلَاAnd notيُسْـَٔلُwill be questionedعَنaboutذُنُوبِهِمُtheir sinsٱلْمُجْرِمُونَthe criminals﴿٧٨﴾

He said, "I was only given it because of knowledge I have." Did he not know that Allah had destroyed before him of generations those who were greater than him in power and greater in accumulation [of wealth]? But the criminals, about their sins, will not be asked

فَخَرَجَSo he went forthعَلَىٰtoقَوْمِهِۦhis peopleفِىinزِينَتِهِۦhis adornmentقَالَSaidٱلَّذِينَthose whoيُرِيدُونَdesireٱلْحَيَوٰةَthe lifeٱلدُّنْيَا(of) the worldيَٰلَيْتَO! Would thatلَنَاfor usمِثْلَ(the) likeمَآ(of) whatأُوتِىَhas been givenقَٰرُونُ(to) QarunإِنَّهُۥIndeed, heلَذُو(is the) ownerحَظٍّ(of) fortuneعَظِيمٍgreat﴿٧٩﴾

So he came out before his people in his adornment. Those who desired the worldly life said, "Oh, would that we had like what was given to Qarun. Indeed, he is one of great fortune

وَقَالَBut saidٱلَّذِينَthose whoأُوتُوا۟were givenٱلْعِلْمَthe knowledgeوَيْلَكُمْWoe to youثَوَابُ(The) rewardٱللَّهِ(of) Allahخَيْرٌ(is) betterلِّمَنْfor (he) whoءَامَنَbelievesوَعَمِلَand doesصَٰلِحًاrighteous (deeds)وَلَاAnd notيُلَقَّىٰهَآit is grantedإِلَّاexceptٱلصَّٰبِرُونَ(to) the patient ones﴿٨٠﴾

But those who had been given knowledge said, "Woe to you! The reward of Allah is better for he who believes and does righteousness. And none are granted it except the patient