29. Al-'Ankabut

يُعَذِّبُHe punishesمَنwhomيَشَآءُHe willsوَيَرْحَمُand has mercyمَن(on) whomيَشَآءُHe willsوَإِلَيْهِand to Himتُقْلَبُونَyou will be returned﴿٢١﴾

He punishes whom He wills and has mercy upon whom He wills, and to Him you will be returned

وَمَآAnd notأَنتُمyouبِمُعْجِزِينَcan escapeفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe earthوَلَاand notفِىinٱلسَّمَآءِthe heavenوَمَاAnd notلَكُمfor youمِّنbesidesدُونِbesidesٱللَّهِAllahمِنanyوَلِىٍّprotectorوَلَاand notنَصِيرٍa helper﴿٢٢﴾

And you will not cause failure [to Allah] upon the earth or in the heaven. And you have not other than Allah any protector or any helper

وَٱلَّذِينَAnd those whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelieveبِـَٔايَٰتِin (the) Signsٱللَّهِ(of) Allahوَلِقَآئِهِۦٓand (the) meeting (with) Himأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَthoseيَئِسُوا۟(have) despairedمِنofرَّحْمَتِىMy Mercyوَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَAnd thoseلَهُمْfor themعَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentأَلِيمٌpainful﴿٢٣﴾

And the ones who disbelieve in the signs of Allah and the meeting with Him - those have despaired of My mercy, and they will have a painful punishment

فَمَاAnd notكَانَwasجَوَابَ(the) answerقَوْمِهِۦٓ(of) his peopleإِلَّآexceptأَنthatقَالُوا۟they saidٱقْتُلُوهُKill himأَوْorحَرِّقُوهُburn himفَأَنجَىٰهُBut Allah saved himٱللَّهُBut Allah saved himمِنَfromٱلنَّارِthe fireإِنَّIndeedفِىinذَٰلِكَthatلَءَايَٰتٍsurely (are) Signsلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleيُؤْمِنُونَwho believe﴿٢٤﴾

And the answer of Abraham's people was not but that they said, "Kill him or burn him," but Allah saved him from the fire. Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe

وَقَالَAnd he saidإِنَّمَاOnlyٱتَّخَذْتُمyou have takenمِّنbesidesدُونِbesidesٱللَّهِAllahأَوْثَٰنًاidolsمَّوَدَّةَ(out of) loveبَيْنِكُمْamong youفِىinٱلْحَيَوٰةِthe lifeٱلدُّنْيَا(of) the worldثُمَّThenيَوْمَ(on the) Dayٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ(of) the Resurrectionيَكْفُرُyou will denyبَعْضُكُمone anotherبِبَعْضٍone anotherوَيَلْعَنُand curseبَعْضُكُمone anotherبَعْضًاone anotherوَمَأْوَىٰكُمُand your abodeٱلنَّارُ(will be) the Fireوَمَاand notلَكُمfor youمِّنanyنَّٰصِرِينَhelpers﴿٢٥﴾

And [Abraham] said, "You have only taken, other than Allah, idols as [a bond of] affection among you in worldly life. Then on the Day of Resurrection you will deny one another and curse one another, and your refuge will be the Fire, and you will not have any helpers

فَـَٔامَنَAnd believedلَهُۥ[in] himلُوطٌLutوَقَالَand he saidإِنِّىIndeed I (am)مُهَاجِرٌemigratingإِلَىٰtoرَبِّىٓmy LordإِنَّهُۥIndeed, Heهُوَ[He] (is)ٱلْعَزِيزُthe All-Mightyٱلْحَكِيمُthe All-Wise﴿٢٦﴾

And Lot believed him. [Abraham] said, "Indeed, I will emigrate to [the service of] my Lord. Indeed, He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise

وَوَهَبْنَاAnd We grantedلَهُۥٓto himإِسْحَٰقَIsaacوَيَعْقُوبَand Yaqubوَجَعَلْنَاand We placedفِىinذُرِّيَّتِهِhis offspringsٱلنُّبُوَّةَthe Prophethoodوَٱلْكِتَٰبَand the BookوَءَاتَيْنَٰهُAnd We gave himأَجْرَهُۥhis rewardفِىinٱلدُّنْيَاthe worldوَإِنَّهُۥAnd indeed, heفِىinٱلْءَاخِرَةِthe Hereafterلَمِنَ(is) surely, amongٱلصَّٰلِحِينَthe righteous﴿٢٧﴾

And We gave to Him Isaac and Jacob and placed in his descendants prophethood and scripture. And We gave him his reward in this world, and indeed, he is in the Hereafter among the righteous

وَلُوطًاAnd Lutإِذْwhenقَالَhe saidلِقَوْمِهِۦٓto his peopleإِنَّكُمْIndeed, youلَتَأْتُونَcommitٱلْفَٰحِشَةَthe immoralityمَاnotسَبَقَكُمhas preceded youبِهَاwith itمِنْanyأَحَدٍoneمِّنَfromٱلْعَٰلَمِينَthe worlds﴿٢٨﴾

And [mention] Lot, when he said to his people, "Indeed, you commit such immorality as no one has preceded you with from among the worlds

أَئِنَّكُمْIndeed, youلَتَأْتُونَapproachٱلرِّجَالَthe menوَتَقْطَعُونَand you cut offٱلسَّبِيلَthe roadوَتَأْتُونَand commitفِىinنَادِيكُمُyour meetingsٱلْمُنكَرَevilفَمَاAnd notكَانَwasجَوَابَ(the) answerقَوْمِهِۦٓ(of) his peopleإِلَّآexceptأَنthatقَالُوا۟they saidٱئْتِنَاBring upon usبِعَذَابِ(the) punishmentٱللَّهِ(of) Allahإِنifكُنتَyou areمِنَofٱلصَّٰدِقِينَthe truthful﴿٢٩﴾

Indeed, you approach men and obstruct the road and commit in your meetings [every] evil." And the answer of his people was not but they said, "Bring us the punishment of Allah, if you should be of the truthful

قَالَHe saidرَبِّMy LordٱنصُرْنِىHelp meعَلَىagainstٱلْقَوْمِthe peopleٱلْمُفْسِدِينَthe corrupters﴿٣٠﴾

He said, "My Lord, support me against the corrupting people

وَلَمَّاAnd whenجَآءَتْcameرُسُلُنَآOur messengersإِبْرَٰهِيمَ(to) Ibrahimبِٱلْبُشْرَىٰwith the glad tidingsقَالُوٓا۟they saidإِنَّاIndeed, weمُهْلِكُوٓا۟(are) going to destroyأَهْلِ(the) peopleهَٰذِهِ(of) thisٱلْقَرْيَةِtownإِنَّIndeedأَهْلَهَاits peopleكَانُوا۟areظَٰلِمِينَwrongdoers﴿٣١﴾

And when Our messengers came to Abraham with the good tidings, they said, "Indeed, we will destroy the people of that Lot's city. Indeed, its people have been wrongdoers

قَالَHe saidإِنَّIndeedفِيهَاin itلُوطًا(is) Lutقَالُوا۟They saidنَحْنُWeأَعْلَمُknow betterبِمَنwhoفِيهَا(is) in itلَنُنَجِّيَنَّهُۥWe will surely save himوَأَهْلَهُۥٓand his familyإِلَّاexceptٱمْرَأَتَهُۥhis wifeكَانَتْSheمِنَ(is) ofٱلْغَٰبِرِينَthose who remain behind﴿٣٢﴾

[Abraham] said, "Indeed, within it is Lot." They said, "We are more knowing of who is within it. We will surely save him and his family, except his wife. She is to be of those who remain behind

وَلَمَّآAnd whenأَن[that]جَآءَتْcameرُسُلُنَاOur messengersلُوطًا(to) Lutسِىٓءَhe was distressedبِهِمْfor themوَضَاقَand felt straitenedبِهِمْfor themذَرْعًا(and) uneasyوَقَالُوا۟And they saidلَا(Do) notتَخَفْfearوَلَاand (do) notتَحْزَنْgrieveإِنَّاIndeed, weمُنَجُّوكَ(will) save youوَأَهْلَكَand your familyإِلَّاexceptٱمْرَأَتَكَyour wifeكَانَتْSheمِنَ(is) ofٱلْغَٰبِرِينَthose who remain behind﴿٣٣﴾

And when Our messengers came to Lot, he was distressed for them and felt for them great discomfort. They said, "Fear not, nor grieve. Indeed, we will save you and your family, except your wife; she is to be of those who remain behind

إِنَّاIndeed, weمُنزِلُونَ(will) bring downعَلَىٰٓonأَهْلِ(the) peopleهَٰذِهِ(of) thisٱلْقَرْيَةِtownرِجْزًاa punishmentمِّنَfromٱلسَّمَآءِ(the) skyبِمَاbecauseكَانُوا۟they have beenيَفْسُقُونَdefiantly disobedient﴿٣٤﴾

Indeed, we will bring down on the people of this city punishment from the sky because they have been defiantly disobedient

وَلَقَدAnd verilyتَّرَكْنَاWe have leftمِنْهَآabout itءَايَةًۢa signبَيِّنَةً(as) evidenceلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleيَعْقِلُونَwho use reason﴿٣٥﴾

And We have certainly left of it a sign as clear evidence for a people who use reason

وَإِلَىٰAnd toمَدْيَنَMadyanأَخَاهُمْtheir brotherشُعَيْبًاShuaibفَقَالَAnd he saidيَٰقَوْمِO my peopleٱعْبُدُوا۟WorshipٱللَّهَAllahوَٱرْجُوا۟and expectٱلْيَوْمَthe Dayٱلْءَاخِرَthe Lastوَلَاand (do) notتَعْثَوْا۟commit evilفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe earthمُفْسِدِينَ(as) corrupters﴿٣٦﴾

And to Madyan [We sent] their brother Shu'ayb, and he said, "O my people, worship Allah and expect the Last Day and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption

فَكَذَّبُوهُBut they denied himفَأَخَذَتْهُمُso seized themٱلرَّجْفَةُthe earthquakeفَأَصْبَحُوا۟and they becameفِىinدَارِهِمْtheir homeجَٰثِمِينَfallen prone﴿٣٧﴾

But they denied him, so the earthquake seized them, and they became within their home [corpses] fallen prone

وَعَادًاAnd Aadوَثَمُودَا۟and Thamudوَقَدand verilyتَّبَيَّنَ(has) become clearلَكُمto youمِّنfromمَّسَٰكِنِهِمْtheir dwellingsوَزَيَّنَAnd made fair-seemingلَهُمُto themٱلشَّيْطَٰنُthe Shaitaanأَعْمَٰلَهُمْtheir deedsفَصَدَّهُمْand averted themعَنِfromٱلسَّبِيلِthe Wayوَكَانُوا۟though they wereمُسْتَبْصِرِينَendowed with insight﴿٣٨﴾

And [We destroyed] 'Aad and Thamud, and it has become clear to you from their [ruined] dwellings. And Satan had made pleasing to them their deeds and averted them from the path, and they were endowed with perception

وَقَٰرُونَAnd Qarunوَفِرْعَوْنَand Firaunوَهَٰمَٰنَand HamanوَلَقَدْAnd certainlyجَآءَهُمcame to themمُّوسَىٰMusaبِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِwith clear evidencesفَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟but they were arrogantفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe earthوَمَاand notكَانُوا۟they couldسَٰبِقِينَoutstrip Us﴿٣٩﴾

And [We destroyed] Qarun and Pharaoh and Haman. And Moses had already come to them with clear evidences, and they were arrogant in the land, but they were not outrunners [of Our punishment]

فَكُلًّاSo eachأَخَذْنَاWe seizedبِذَنۢبِهِۦfor his sinفَمِنْهُمThen of themمَّنْ(was he) whoأَرْسَلْنَاWe sentعَلَيْهِon himحَاصِبًاa violent stormوَمِنْهُمand of themمَّنْ(was he) whoأَخَذَتْهُseized himٱلصَّيْحَةُthe awful cryوَمِنْهُمand of themمَّنْ(was he) whoخَسَفْنَاWe caused to swallowبِهِhimٱلْأَرْضَthe earthوَمِنْهُمand of themمَّنْ(was he) whoأَغْرَقْنَاWe drownedوَمَاAnd notكَانَwasٱللَّهُAllahلِيَظْلِمَهُمْto wrong themوَلَٰكِنbutكَانُوٓا۟they wereأَنفُسَهُمْthemselvesيَظْلِمُونَdoing wrong﴿٤٠﴾

So each We seized for his sin; and among them were those upon whom We sent a storm of stones, and among them were those who were seized by the blast [from the sky], and among them were those whom We caused the earth to swallow, and among them were those whom We drowned. And Allah would not have wronged them, but it was they who were wronging themselves