30. Ar-Rum

الٓمٓAlif Lam Meem﴿١﴾

Alif, Lam, Meem

غُلِبَتِHave been defeatedٱلرُّومُthe Romans﴿٢﴾

The Byzantines have been defeated

فِىٓInأَدْنَى(the) nearestٱلْأَرْضِlandوَهُمBut theyمِّنۢafterبَعْدِafterغَلَبِهِمْtheir defeatسَيَغْلِبُونَwill overcome﴿٣﴾

In the nearest land. But they, after their defeat, will overcome

فِىWithinبِضْعِa fewسِنِينَyearsلِلَّهِFor Allahٱلْأَمْرُ(is) the commandمِنbeforeقَبْلُbeforeوَمِنۢand afterبَعْدُand afterوَيَوْمَئِذٍAnd that dayيَفْرَحُwill rejoiceٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَthe believers﴿٤﴾

Within three to nine years. To Allah belongs the command before and after. And that day the believers will rejoice

بِنَصْرِWith (the) helpٱللَّهِ(of) AllahيَنصُرُHe helpsمَنwhomيَشَآءُHe willsوَهُوَAnd Heٱلْعَزِيزُ(is) the All-Mightyٱلرَّحِيمُthe Most Merciful﴿٥﴾

In the victory of Allah. He gives victory to whom He wills, and He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful

وَعْدَ(It is the) Promiseٱللَّهِ(of) Allahلَا(Does) notيُخْلِفُfailٱللَّهُAllahوَعْدَهُۥ(in) His promiseوَلَٰكِنَّbutأَكْثَرَmost (of)ٱلنَّاسِ[the] peopleلَا(do) notيَعْلَمُونَknow﴿٦﴾

[It is] the promise of Allah. Allah does not fail in His promise, but most of the people do not know

يَعْلَمُونَThey knowظَٰهِرًا(the) apparentمِّنَofٱلْحَيَوٰةِthe lifeٱلدُّنْيَا(of) the worldوَهُمْbut theyعَنِaboutٱلْءَاخِرَةِthe Hereafterهُمْ[they]غَٰفِلُونَ(are) heedless﴿٧﴾

They know what is apparent of the worldly life, but they, of the Hereafter, are unaware

أَوَلَمْDo notيَتَفَكَّرُوا۟they ponderفِىٓwithinأَنفُسِهِمthemselvesمَّاNotخَلَقَAllah (has) createdٱللَّهُAllah (has) createdٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضَand the earthوَمَاand whatبَيْنَهُمَآ(is) between themإِلَّاexceptبِٱلْحَقِّin truthوَأَجَلٍand (for) a termمُّسَمًّىappointedوَإِنَّAnd indeedكَثِيرًاmanyمِّنَofٱلنَّاسِthe peopleبِلِقَآئِin (the) meetingرَبِّهِمْ(with) their Lordلَكَٰفِرُونَsurely (are) disbelievers﴿٨﴾

Do they not contemplate within themselves? Allah has not created the heavens and the earth and what is between them except in truth and for a specified term. And indeed, many of the people, in [the matter of] the meeting with their Lord, are disbelievers

أَوَلَمْHave notيَسِيرُوا۟they traveledفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe earthفَيَنظُرُوا۟and observedكَيْفَhowكَانَwasعَٰقِبَةُ(the) endٱلَّذِينَ(of) thoseمِنbefore themقَبْلِهِمْbefore themكَانُوٓا۟They wereأَشَدَّmightierمِنْهُمْthan themقُوَّةً(in) strengthوَأَثَارُوا۟and they dugٱلْأَرْضَthe earthوَعَمَرُوهَآand built (on) itأَكْثَرَmoreمِمَّاthan whatعَمَرُوهَاthey have built (on) itوَجَآءَتْهُمْAnd came (to) themرُسُلُهُمtheir Messengersبِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِwith clear proofsفَمَاSo notكَانَwasٱللَّهُAllahلِيَظْلِمَهُمْto wrong themوَلَٰكِنbutكَانُوٓا۟they wereأَنفُسَهُمْthemselvesيَظْلِمُونَ(doing) wrong﴿٩﴾

Have they not traveled through the earth and observed how was the end of those before them? They were greater than them in power, and they plowed the earth and built it up more than they have built it up, and their messengers came to them with clear evidences. And Allah would not ever have wronged them, but they were wronging themselves

ثُمَّThenكَانَwasعَٰقِبَةَ(the) endٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoأَسَٰٓـُٔوا۟did evil ٱلسُّوٓأَىٰٓthe evilأَنbecauseكَذَّبُوا۟they deniedبِـَٔايَٰتِ(the) Signsٱللَّهِ(of) Allahوَكَانُوا۟and wereبِهَاof themيَسْتَهْزِءُونَmaking mockery﴿١٠﴾

Then the end of those who did evil was the worst [consequence] because they denied the signs of Allah and used to ridicule them

ٱللَّهُAllahيَبْدَؤُا۟originatesٱلْخَلْقَthe creationثُمَّthenيُعِيدُهُۥHe repeats itثُمَّthenإِلَيْهِto Himتُرْجَعُونَyou will be returned﴿١١﴾

Allah begins creation; then He will repeat it; then to Him you will be returned

وَيَوْمَAnd (the) Dayتَقُومُwill (be) establishedٱلسَّاعَةُthe Hourيُبْلِسُwill (be in) despairٱلْمُجْرِمُونَthe criminals﴿١٢﴾

And the Day the Hour appears the criminals will be in despair

وَلَمْAnd notيَكُنwill beلَّهُمfor themمِّنamongشُرَكَآئِهِمْtheirs partnersشُفَعَٰٓؤُا۟any intercessorsوَكَانُوا۟and they will beبِشُرَكَآئِهِمْin their partnersكَٰفِرِينَdisbelievers﴿١٣﴾

And there will not be for them among their [alleged] partners any intercessors, and they will [then] be disbelievers in their partners

وَيَوْمَAnd (the) Dayتَقُومُwill (be) establishedٱلسَّاعَةُthe Hourيَوْمَئِذٍthat Dayيَتَفَرَّقُونَthey will become separated﴿١٤﴾

And the Day the Hour appears - that Day they will become separated

فَأَمَّاThen as forٱلَّذِينَthose whoءَامَنُوا۟believedوَعَمِلُوا۟and didٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِrighteous deedsفَهُمْso theyفِىinرَوْضَةٍa Gardenيُحْبَرُونَwill be delighted﴿١٥﴾

And as for those who had believed and done righteous deeds, they will be in a garden [of Paradise], delighted

وَأَمَّاBut as forٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelievedوَكَذَّبُوا۟and deniedبِـَٔايَٰتِنَاOur Signsوَلِقَآئِand (the) meetingٱلْءَاخِرَةِ(of) the Hereafterفَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَthen thoseفِىinٱلْعَذَابِthe punishmentمُحْضَرُونَ(will be) brought forth﴿١٦﴾

But as for those who disbelieved and denied Our verses and the meeting of the Hereafter, those will be brought into the punishment [to remain]

فَسُبْحَٰنَSo glory be toٱللَّهِAllahحِينَwhenتُمْسُونَyou reach the eveningوَحِينَand whenتُصْبِحُونَyou reach the morning﴿١٧﴾

So exalted is Allah when you reach the evening and when you reach the morning

وَلَهُAnd for Himٱلْحَمْدُ(are) all praisesفِىinٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthوَعَشِيًّاand (at) nightوَحِينَand whenتُظْهِرُونَyou are at noon﴿١٨﴾

And to Him is [due all] praise throughout the heavens and the earth. And [exalted is He] at night and when you are at noon

يُخْرِجُHe brings forthٱلْحَىَّthe livingمِنَfromٱلْمَيِّتِthe deadوَيُخْرِجُand He brings forthٱلْمَيِّتَthe deadمِنَfromٱلْحَىِّthe livingوَيُحْىِand He gives lifeٱلْأَرْضَ(to) the earthبَعْدَafterمَوْتِهَاits deathوَكَذَٰلِكَand thusتُخْرَجُونَyou will be brought forth﴿١٩﴾

He brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living and brings to life the earth after its lifelessness. And thus will you be brought out

وَمِنْAnd amongءَايَٰتِهِۦٓHis Signsأَنْ(is) thatخَلَقَكُمHe created youمِّنfromتُرَابٍdustثُمَّthenإِذَآbeholdأَنتُمYouبَشَرٌ(are) human beingsتَنتَشِرُونَdispersing﴿٢٠﴾

And of His signs is that He created you from dust; then, suddenly you were human beings dispersing [throughout the earth]