3. Ali 'Imran

وَكَيْفَAnd how (could)تَكْفُرُونَyou disbelieveوَأَنتُمْwhile [you]تُتْلَىٰis recitedعَلَيْكُمْupon youءَايَٰتُ(the) Versesٱللَّهِ(of) Allahوَفِيكُمْand among youرَسُولُهُۥ(is) His MessengerوَمَنAnd whoeverيَعْتَصِمholds firmlyبِٱللَّهِto Allahفَقَدْthen surelyهُدِىَhe is guidedإِلَىٰtoصِرَٰطٍa pathمُّسْتَقِيمٍstraight﴿١٠١﴾

And how could you disbelieve while to you are being recited the verses of Allah and among you is His Messenger? And whoever holds firmly to Allah has [indeed] been guided to a straight path

يَٰٓأَيُّهَاO youٱلَّذِينَwhoءَامَنُوا۟believe[d]ٱتَّقُوا۟FearٱللَّهَAllahحَقَّ(as is His) rightتُقَاتِهِۦ(that) He (should) be fearedوَلَاand (do) notتَمُوتُنَّdieإِلَّاexceptوَأَنتُم[while you]مُّسْلِمُونَ(as) Muslims﴿١٠٢﴾

O you who have believed, fear Allah as He should be feared and do not die except as Muslims [in submission to Him]

وَٱعْتَصِمُوا۟And hold firmlyبِحَبْلِto (the) ropeٱللَّهِ(of) Allahجَمِيعًاall togetherوَلَاand (do) notتَفَرَّقُوا۟be dividedوَٱذْكُرُوا۟And rememberنِعْمَتَ(the) Favorٱللَّهِ(of) Allahعَلَيْكُمْon youإِذْwhenكُنتُمْyou wereأَعْدَآءًenemiesفَأَلَّفَthen He made friendshipبَيْنَbetweenقُلُوبِكُمْyour heartsفَأَصْبَحْتُمthen you becameبِنِعْمَتِهِۦٓby His FavorإِخْوَٰنًاbrothersوَكُنتُمْAnd you wereعَلَىٰonشَفَا(the) brinkحُفْرَةٍ(of) pitمِّنَofٱلنَّارِthe Fireفَأَنقَذَكُمthen He saved youمِّنْهَاfrom itكَذَٰلِكَThusيُبَيِّنُmakes clearٱللَّهُAllahلَكُمْfor youءَايَٰتِهِۦHis Versesلَعَلَّكُمْso that you mayتَهْتَدُونَ(be) guided﴿١٠٣﴾

And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided. And remember the favor of Allah upon you - when you were enemies and He brought your hearts together and you became, by His favor, brothers. And you were on the edge of a pit of the Fire, and He saved you from it. Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you may be guided

وَلْتَكُنAnd let there beمِّنكُمْamong youأُمَّةٌ[a] peopleيَدْعُونَinvitingإِلَىtoٱلْخَيْرِthe goodوَيَأْمُرُونَ[and] enjoiningبِٱلْمَعْرُوفِthe rightوَيَنْهَوْنَand forbiddingعَنِfromٱلْمُنكَرِthe wrongوَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَand those هُمُtheyٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ(are) the successful ones﴿١٠٤﴾

And let there be [arising] from you a nation inviting to [all that is] good, enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong, and those will be the successful

وَلَاAnd (do) notتَكُونُوا۟beكَٱلَّذِينَlike those whoتَفَرَّقُوا۟became dividedوَٱخْتَلَفُوا۟and differedمِنۢfromبَعْدِafterمَاwhatجَآءَهُمُcame to them ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتُthe clear proofsوَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَAnd thoseلَهُمْfor themعَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentعَظِيمٌgreat﴿١٠٥﴾

And do not be like the ones who became divided and differed after the clear proofs had come to them. And those will have a great punishment

يَوْمَ(On the) Dayتَبْيَضُّwould become whiteوُجُوهٌ(some) facesوَتَسْوَدُّand would become blackوُجُوهٌ(some) facesفَأَمَّاAs forٱلَّذِينَthose whoseٱسْوَدَّتْturn blackوُجُوهُهُمْ[their] faces أَكَفَرْتُمDid you disbelieveبَعْدَafterإِيمَٰنِكُمْyour beliefفَذُوقُوا۟Then tasteٱلْعَذَابَthe punishmentبِمَاfor whatكُنتُمْyou used toتَكْفُرُونَdisbelieve﴿١٠٦﴾

On the Day [some] faces will turn white and [some] faces will turn black. As for those whose faces turn black, [to them it will be said], "Did you disbelieve after your belief? Then taste the punishment for what you used to reject

وَأَمَّاBut as forٱلَّذِينَthose whoseٱبْيَضَّتْturn whiteوُجُوهُهُمْ[their] facesفَفِىthen (they will be) inرَحْمَةِ(the) Mercyٱللَّهِ(of) Allahهُمْtheyفِيهَاin itخَٰلِدُونَ(will) abide forever﴿١٠٧﴾

But as for those whose faces will turn white, [they will be] within the mercy of Allah. They will abide therein eternally

تِلْكَTheseءَايَٰتُ(are the) Versesٱللَّهِ(of) AllahنَتْلُوهَاWe recite themعَلَيْكَto youبِٱلْحَقِّin truthوَمَاAnd notٱللَّهُAllahيُرِيدُwantsظُلْمًاinjusticeلِّلْعَٰلَمِينَto the worlds﴿١٠٨﴾

These are the verses of Allah. We recite them to you, [O Muhammad], in truth; and Allah wants no injustice to the worlds

وَلِلَّهِAnd to Allah (belongs)مَاwhateverفِى(is) inٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَمَاand whateverفِى(is) inٱلْأَرْضِthe earthوَإِلَىAnd toٱللَّهِAllahتُرْجَعُwill be returnedٱلْأُمُورُthe matters﴿١٠٩﴾

To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And to Allah will [all] matters be returned

كُنتُمْYou areخَيْرَ(the) bestأُمَّةٍ(of) peopleأُخْرِجَتْraisedلِلنَّاسِfor the mankind تَأْمُرُونَenjoiningبِٱلْمَعْرُوفِthe rightوَتَنْهَوْنَand forbiddingعَنِ[from]ٱلْمُنكَرِthe wrongوَتُؤْمِنُونَand believingبِٱللَّهِin AllahوَلَوْAnd ifءَامَنَbelievedأَهْلُ(the) Peopleٱلْكِتَٰبِ(of) the Bookلَكَانَsurely would have beenخَيْرًاgoodلَّهُمfor themمِّنْهُمُAmong themٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ(are) [the] believersوَأَكْثَرُهُمُbut most of themٱلْفَٰسِقُونَ(are) defiantly disobedient﴿١١٠﴾

You are the best nation produced [as an example] for mankind. You enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and believe in Allah. If only the People of the Scripture had believed, it would have been better for them. Among them are believers, but most of them are defiantly disobedient

لَنNeverيَضُرُّوكُمْwill they harm youإِلَّآexceptأَذًىa hurtوَإِنAnd ifيُقَٰتِلُوكُمْthey fight youيُوَلُّوكُمُthey will turn (towards) youٱلْأَدْبَارَthe backsثُمَّthenلَاnotيُنصَرُونَthey will be helped﴿١١١﴾

They will not harm you except for [some] annoyance. And if they fight you, they will show you their backs; then they will not be aided

ضُرِبَتْStruckعَلَيْهِمُon themٱلذِّلَّةُthe humiliationأَيْنَwhereverمَاthatثُقِفُوٓا۟they are foundإِلَّاexceptبِحَبْلٍwith a ropeمِّنَfromٱللَّهِAllahوَحَبْلٍand a ropeمِّنَfromٱلنَّاسِthe peopleوَبَآءُوAnd they incurredبِغَضَبٍwrathمِّنَfromٱللَّهِAllahوَضُرِبَتْand struckعَلَيْهِمُon themٱلْمَسْكَنَةُthe povertyذَٰلِكَThatبِأَنَّهُمْ(is) becauseكَانُوا۟they used toيَكْفُرُونَdisbelieveبِـَٔايَٰتِin (the) Versesٱللَّهِ(of) Allahوَيَقْتُلُونَand they killedٱلْأَنۢبِيَآءَthe ProphetsبِغَيْرِwithoutحَقٍّrightذَٰلِكَThatبِمَا(is) becauseعَصَوا۟they disobeyedوَّكَانُوا۟and they used toيَعْتَدُونَtransgress﴿١١٢﴾

They have been put under humiliation [by Allah] wherever they are overtaken, except for a covenant from Allah and a rope from the Muslims. And they have drawn upon themselves anger from Allah and have been put under destitution. That is because they disbelieved in the verses of Allah and killed the prophets without right. That is because they disobeyed and [habitually] transgressed

لَيْسُوا۟They are notسَوَآءً(the) sameمِّنْamongأَهْلِ(the) Peopleٱلْكِتَٰبِ(of) the Bookأُمَّةٌ(is) a communityقَآئِمَةٌstandingيَتْلُونَ(and) recitingءَايَٰتِ(the) Versesٱللَّهِ(of) Allahءَانَآءَ(in the) hoursٱلَّيْلِ(of) the nightوَهُمْand theyيَسْجُدُونَprostrate﴿١١٣﴾

They are not [all] the same; among the People of the Scripture is a community standing [in obedience], reciting the verses of Allah during periods of the night and prostrating [in prayer]

يُؤْمِنُونَThey believeبِٱللَّهِin Allahوَٱلْيَوْمِand the Dayٱلْءَاخِرِthe Lastوَيَأْمُرُونَand they enjoinبِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ[with] the rightوَيَنْهَوْنَand forbidعَنِ[from]ٱلْمُنكَرِthe wrongوَيُسَٰرِعُونَand they hastenفِىinٱلْخَيْرَٰتِthe good deedsوَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَAnd thoseمِنَ(are) fromٱلصَّٰلِحِينَthe righteous﴿١١٤﴾

They believe in Allah and the Last Day, and they enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and hasten to good deeds. And those are among the righteous

وَمَاAnd whateverيَفْعَلُوا۟they doمِنْofخَيْرٍa goodفَلَنthen neverيُكْفَرُوهُwill they be denied itوَٱللَّهُAnd Allahعَلِيمٌۢ(is) All-Knowingبِٱلْمُتَّقِينَof the God-fearing﴿١١٥﴾

And whatever good they do - never will it be removed from them. And Allah is Knowing of the righteous

إِنَّIndeedٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelievedلَنneverتُغْنِىَwill availعَنْهُمْ[for] themأَمْوَٰلُهُمْtheir wealthوَلَآand notأَوْلَٰدُهُمtheir childrenمِّنَagainstٱللَّهِAllahشَيْـًٔاanythingوَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَand thoseأَصْحَٰبُ(are the) companionsٱلنَّارِ(of) the Fireهُمْtheyفِيهَاin itخَٰلِدُونَ(will) abide forever﴿١١٦﴾

Indeed, those who disbelieve - never will their wealth or their children avail them against Allah at all, and those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally

مَثَلُExampleمَا(of) whatيُنفِقُونَthey spendفِىinهَٰذِهِthisٱلْحَيَوٰةِ[the] lifeٱلدُّنْيَا(of) the worldكَمَثَلِ(is) like (the) exampleرِيحٍ(of) a windفِيهَاin itصِرٌّ(is) frostأَصَابَتْit struckحَرْثَ(the) harvestقَوْمٍ(of) a peopleظَلَمُوٓا۟who wrongedأَنفُسَهُمْthemselvesفَأَهْلَكَتْهُthen destroyed itوَمَاAnd notظَلَمَهُمُ(has) wronged themٱللَّهُAllahوَلَٰكِنْ[and] butأَنفُسَهُمْthemselvesيَظْلِمُونَthey wronged﴿١١٧﴾

The example of what they spend in this worldly life is like that of a wind containing frost which strikes the harvest of a people who have wronged themselves and destroys it. And Allah has not wronged them, but they wrong themselves

يَٰٓأَيُّهَاO youٱلَّذِينَwhoءَامَنُوا۟believe[d]لَا(Do) notتَتَّخِذُوا۟takeبِطَانَةً(as) intimatesمِّنfromدُونِكُمْother than yourselvesلَاnotيَأْلُونَكُمْthey will spare youخَبَالًا(any) ruinوَدُّوا۟They wishمَاwhatعَنِتُّمْdistresses youقَدْIndeedبَدَتِ(has become) apparentٱلْبَغْضَآءُthe hatredمِنْfromأَفْوَٰهِهِمْtheir mouthsوَمَاand whatتُخْفِىconcealsصُدُورُهُمْtheir breastsأَكْبَرُ(is) greaterقَدْCertainlyبَيَّنَّاWe made clearلَكُمُfor youٱلْءَايَٰتِthe Versesإِنifكُنتُمْyou wereتَعْقِلُونَ(to use) reason﴿١١٨﴾

O you who have believed, do not take as intimates those other than yourselves, for they will not spare you [any] ruin. They wish you would have hardship. Hatred has already appeared from their mouths, and what their breasts conceal is greater. We have certainly made clear to you the signs, if you will use reason

هَٰٓأَنتُمْLo! You areأُو۟لَآءِthoseتُحِبُّونَهُمْyou love themوَلَاbut notيُحِبُّونَكُمْthey love youوَتُؤْمِنُونَand you believeبِٱلْكِتَٰبِin the Book كُلِّهِۦall of itوَإِذَاAnd whenلَقُوكُمْthey meet youقَالُوٓا۟they sayءَامَنَّاWe believeوَإِذَاAnd whenخَلَوْا۟they are aloneعَضُّوا۟they biteعَلَيْكُمُat youٱلْأَنَامِلَthe finger tipsمِنَ(out) ofٱلْغَيْظِ[the] rageقُلْSayمُوتُوا۟Dieبِغَيْظِكُمْin your rageإِنَّIndeedٱللَّهَAllahعَلِيمٌۢ(is) All-Knowingبِذَاتِof whatٱلصُّدُورِ(is in) the breasts﴿١١٩﴾

Here you are loving them but they are not loving you, while you believe in the Scripture - all of it. And when they meet you, they say, "We believe." But when they are alone, they bite their fingertips at you in rage. Say, "Die in your rage. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of that within the breasts

إِنIfتَمْسَسْكُمْtouches youحَسَنَةٌa goodتَسُؤْهُمْit grieves themوَإِنand ifتُصِبْكُمْstrikes youسَيِّئَةٌmisfortuneيَفْرَحُوا۟they rejoiceبِهَاat itوَإِنAnd ifتَصْبِرُوا۟you are patientوَتَتَّقُوا۟and fear (Allah)لَاnotيَضُرُّكُمْwill harm youكَيْدُهُمْtheir plotشَيْـًٔا(in) anythingإِنَّIndeedٱللَّهَAllahبِمَاof whatيَعْمَلُونَthey doمُحِيطٌ(is) All-Encompassing﴿١٢٠﴾

If good touches you, it distresses them; but if harm strikes you, they rejoice at it. And if you are patient and fear Allah, their plot will not harm you at all. Indeed, Allah is encompassing of what they do