28. Al-Qasas

فَخَسَفْنَاThen We caused to swallow upبِهِۦhimوَبِدَارِهِand his homeٱلْأَرْضَthe earthفَمَاThen notكَانَwasلَهُۥfor himمِنanyفِئَةٍgroupيَنصُرُونَهُۥ(to) help himمِنbesidesدُونِbesidesٱللَّهِAllahوَمَاand notكَانَwasمِنَ(he) ofٱلْمُنتَصِرِينَthose who (could) defend themselves﴿٨١﴾

And We caused the earth to swallow him and his home. And there was for him no company to aid him other than Allah, nor was he of those who [could] defend themselves

وَأَصْبَحَAnd beganٱلَّذِينَthose whoتَمَنَّوْا۟(had) wishedمَكَانَهُۥhis positionبِٱلْأَمْسِthe day beforeيَقُولُونَ(to) sayوَيْكَأَنَّAh! ThatٱللَّهَAllahيَبْسُطُextendsٱلرِّزْقَthe provisionلِمَنfor whomيَشَآءُHe willsمِنْofعِبَادِهِۦHis slavesوَيَقْدِرُand restricts itلَوْلَآIf notأَنthatمَّنَّAllah had favoredٱللَّهُAllah had favoredعَلَيْنَا[to] usلَخَسَفَHe would have caused it to swallow usبِنَاHe would have caused it to swallow usوَيْكَأَنَّهُۥAh! Thatلَاnotيُفْلِحُwill succeedٱلْكَٰفِرُونَthe disbelievers﴿٨٢﴾

And those who had wished for his position the previous day began to say, "Oh, how Allah extends provision to whom He wills of His servants and restricts it! If not that Allah had conferred favor on us, He would have caused it to swallow us. Oh, how the disbelievers do not succeed

تِلْكَThatٱلدَّارُthe Homeٱلْءَاخِرَةُ(of) the HereafterنَجْعَلُهَاWe assign itلِلَّذِينَto those whoلَا(do) notيُرِيدُونَdesireعُلُوًّاexaltednessفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe earthوَلَاand notفَسَادًاcorruptionوَٱلْعَٰقِبَةُAnd the good endلِلْمُتَّقِينَ(is) for the righteous﴿٨٣﴾

That home of the Hereafter We assign to those who do not desire exaltedness upon the earth or corruption. And the [best] outcome is for the righteous

مَنWhoeverجَآءَcomesبِٱلْحَسَنَةِwith a good (deed)فَلَهُۥthen for himخَيْرٌ(will be) betterمِّنْهَاthan itوَمَنand whoeverجَآءَcomesبِٱلسَّيِّئَةِwith an evil (deed)فَلَاthen notيُجْزَىwill be recompensedٱلَّذِينَthose whoعَمِلُوا۟doٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِthe evil (deeds)إِلَّاexceptمَاwhatكَانُوا۟they used (to)يَعْمَلُونَdo﴿٨٤﴾

Whoever comes [on the Day of Judgement] with a good deed will have better than it; and whoever comes with an evil deed - then those who did evil deeds will not be recompensed except [as much as] what they used to do

إِنَّIndeedٱلَّذِىHe Whoفَرَضَordainedعَلَيْكَupon youٱلْقُرْءَانَthe Quranلَرَآدُّكَ(will) surely take you backإِلَىٰtoمَعَادٍa place of returnقُلSayرَّبِّىٓMy Lordأَعْلَمُ(is) most knowingمَن(of him) whoجَآءَcomesبِٱلْهُدَىٰwith the guidanceوَمَنْand who هُوَheفِى(is) inضَلَٰلٍan errorمُّبِينٍmanifest﴿٨٥﴾

Indeed, [O Muhammad], He who imposed upon you the Qur'an will take you back to a place of return. Say, "My Lord is most knowing of who brings guidance and who is in clear error

وَمَاAnd notكُنتَyou wereتَرْجُوٓا۟expectingأَنthatيُلْقَىٰٓwould be sent downإِلَيْكَto youٱلْكِتَٰبُthe Bookإِلَّاexceptرَحْمَةً(as) a mercyمِّنfromرَّبِّكَyour LordفَلَاSo (do) notتَكُونَنَّbeظَهِيرًاan assistantلِّلْكَٰفِرِينَto the disbelievers﴿٨٦﴾

And you were not expecting that the Book would be conveyed to you, but [it is] a mercy from your Lord. So do not be an assistant to the disbelievers

وَلَاAnd (let) notيَصُدُّنَّكَavert youعَنْfromءَايَٰتِ(the) Versesٱللَّهِ(of) Allahبَعْدَafterإِذْ[when]أُنزِلَتْthey have been revealedإِلَيْكَto youوَٱدْعُAnd invite (people)إِلَىٰtoرَبِّكَyour LordوَلَاAnd (do) notتَكُونَنَّbeمِنَofٱلْمُشْرِكِينَthe polytheists﴿٨٧﴾

And never let them avert you from the verses of Allah after they have been revealed to you. And invite [people] to your Lord. And never be of those who associate others with Allah

وَلَاAnd (do) notتَدْعُinvokeمَعَwithٱللَّهِAllahإِلَٰهًاgodءَاخَرَotherلَآ(There is) noإِلَٰهَgodإِلَّاexceptهُوَHimكُلُّEveryشَىْءٍthingهَالِكٌ(will be) destroyedإِلَّاexceptوَجْهَهُۥHis FaceلَهُTo Himٱلْحُكْمُ(is) the Decisionوَإِلَيْهِand to Himتُرْجَعُونَyou will be returned﴿٨٨﴾

And do not invoke with Allah another deity. There is no deity except Him. Everything will be destroyed except His Face. His is the judgement, and to Him you will be returned