30. Ar-Rum

وَمِنْAnd amongءَايَٰتِهِۦٓHis Signsأَنْ(is) thatخَلَقَHe createdلَكُمfor youمِّنْfromأَنفُسِكُمْyourselvesأَزْوَٰجًاmatesلِّتَسْكُنُوٓا۟that you may find tranquilityإِلَيْهَاin themوَجَعَلَand He placedبَيْنَكُمbetween youمَّوَدَّةًloveوَرَحْمَةًand mercyإِنَّIndeedفِىinذَٰلِكَthatلَءَايَٰتٍsurely (are) Signsلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleيَتَفَكَّرُونَwho reflect﴿٢١﴾

And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquillity in them; and He placed between you affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought

وَمِنْAnd amongءَايَٰتِهِۦHis Signsخَلْقُ(is the) creationٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ(of) the heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthوَٱخْتِلَٰفُand the diversityأَلْسِنَتِكُمْ(of) your languagesوَأَلْوَٰنِكُمْand your colorsإِنَّIndeedفِىinذَٰلِكَthatلَءَايَٰتٍsurely (are) Signsلِّلْعَٰلِمِينَfor those of knowledge﴿٢٢﴾

And of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and the diversity of your languages and your colors. Indeed in that are signs for those of knowledge

وَمِنْAnd amongءَايَٰتِهِۦHis Signsمَنَامُكُم(is) your sleepبِٱلَّيْلِby nightوَٱلنَّهَارِand the dayوَٱبْتِغَآؤُكُم[and] your seekingمِّنofفَضْلِهِۦٓHis BountyإِنَّIndeedفِىinذَٰلِكَthatلَءَايَٰتٍsurely (are) Signsلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleيَسْمَعُونَwho listen﴿٢٣﴾

And of His signs is your sleep by night and day and your seeking of His bounty. Indeed in that are signs for a people who listen

وَمِنْAnd amongءَايَٰتِهِۦHis SignsيُرِيكُمُHe shows youٱلْبَرْقَthe lightningخَوْفًا(causing) fearوَطَمَعًاand hopeوَيُنَزِّلُand He sends downمِنَfromٱلسَّمَآءِthe skyمَآءًwaterفَيُحْىِۦand gives lifeبِهِtherewithٱلْأَرْضَ(to) the earthبَعْدَafterمَوْتِهَآits deathإِنَّIndeedفِىinذَٰلِكَthatلَءَايَٰتٍsurely (are) Signsلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleيَعْقِلُونَwho use intellect﴿٢٤﴾

And of His signs is [that] He shows you the lightning [causing] fear and aspiration, and He sends down rain from the sky by which He brings to life the earth after its lifelessness. Indeed in that are signs for a people who use reason

وَمِنْAnd amongءَايَٰتِهِۦٓHis Signsأَن(is) thatتَقُومَstandsٱلسَّمَآءُthe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضُand the earthبِأَمْرِهِۦby His CommandثُمَّThenإِذَاwhenدَعَاكُمْHe calls youدَعْوَةً(with) a callمِّنَfromٱلْأَرْضِthe earthإِذَآbeholdأَنتُمْYouتَخْرُجُونَwill come forth﴿٢٥﴾

And of His signs is that the heaven and earth remain by His command. Then when He calls you with a [single] call from the earth, immediately you will come forth

وَلَهُۥAnd to Him (belongs)مَنwhoeverفِى(is) inٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthكُلٌّAllلَّهُۥto Himقَٰنِتُونَ(are) obedient﴿٢٦﴾

And to Him belongs whoever is in the heavens and earth. All are to Him devoutly obedient

وَهُوَAnd Heٱلَّذِى(is) the One Whoيَبْدَؤُا۟originatesٱلْخَلْقَthe creationثُمَّthenيُعِيدُهُۥrepeats itوَهُوَand itأَهْوَنُ(is) easierعَلَيْهِfor HimوَلَهُAnd for Himٱلْمَثَلُ(is) the descriptionٱلْأَعْلَىٰthe highestفِىinٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthوَهُوَAnd Heٱلْعَزِيزُ(is) the All-Mightyٱلْحَكِيمُthe All-Wise﴿٢٧﴾

And it is He who begins creation; then He repeats it, and that is [even] easier for Him. To Him belongs the highest attribute in the heavens and earth. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise

ضَرَبَHe sets forthلَكُمto youمَّثَلًاan exampleمِّنْfromأَنفُسِكُمْyourselvesهَلIsلَّكُمfor youمِّنamongمَّاwhatمَلَكَتْpossessأَيْمَٰنُكُمyour right handsمِّنanyشُرَكَآءَpartnersفِىinمَاwhatرَزَقْنَٰكُمْWe have provided youفَأَنتُمْso youفِيهِin itسَوَآءٌ(are) equalتَخَافُونَهُمْyou fear themكَخِيفَتِكُمْas you fearأَنفُسَكُمْyourselvesكَذَٰلِكَThusنُفَصِّلُWe explainٱلْءَايَٰتِthe Versesلِقَوْمٍfor a peopleيَعْقِلُونَ(who) use reason﴿٢٨﴾

He presents to you an example from yourselves. Do you have among those whom your right hands possess any partners in what We have provided for you so that you are equal therein [and] would fear them as your fear of one another [within a partnership]? Thus do We detail the verses for a people who use reason

بَلِNayٱتَّبَعَfollowٱلَّذِينَthose whoظَلَمُوٓا۟do wrongأَهْوَآءَهُمtheir desiresبِغَيْرِwithoutعِلْمٍknowledgeفَمَنThen whoيَهْدِى(can) guideمَنْ(one) whomأَضَلَّAllah has let go astrayٱللَّهُAllah has let go astrayوَمَاAnd notلَهُمfor themمِّنanyنَّٰصِرِينَhelpers﴿٢٩﴾

But those who wrong follow their [own] desires without knowledge. Then who can guide one whom Allah has sent astray? And for them there are no helpers

فَأَقِمْSo setوَجْهَكَyour faceلِلدِّينِto the religionحَنِيفًاuprightفِطْرَتَNatureٱللَّهِ(made by) Allahٱلَّتِى(upon) whichفَطَرَHe has createdٱلنَّاسَmankindعَلَيْهَا[on it]لَاNoتَبْدِيلَchangeلِخَلْقِ(should there be) in the creationٱللَّهِ(of) AllahذَٰلِكَThatٱلدِّينُ(is) the religionٱلْقَيِّمُthe correctوَلَٰكِنَّbutأَكْثَرَmostٱلنَّاسِmenلَا(do) notيَعْلَمُونَknow﴿٣٠﴾

So direct your face toward the religion, inclining to truth. [Adhere to] the fitrah of Allah upon which He has created [all] people. No change should there be in the creation of Allah. That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know

مُنِيبِينَTurningإِلَيْهِto Himوَٱتَّقُوهُand fear Himوَأَقِيمُوا۟and establishٱلصَّلَوٰةَthe prayerوَلَاand (do) notتَكُونُوا۟beمِنَofٱلْمُشْرِكِينَthe polytheists﴿٣١﴾

[Adhere to it], turning in repentance to Him, and fear Him and establish prayer and do not be of those who associate others with Allah

مِنَOfٱلَّذِينَthose whoفَرَّقُوا۟divideدِينَهُمْtheir religionوَكَانُوا۟and becomeشِيَعًاsectsكُلُّeachحِزْبٍۭpartyبِمَاin whatلَدَيْهِمْthey haveفَرِحُونَrejoicing﴿٣٢﴾

[Or] of those who have divided their religion and become sects, every faction rejoicing in what it has

وَإِذَاAnd whenمَسَّtouchesٱلنَّاسَpeopleضُرٌّhardshipدَعَوْا۟they callرَبَّهُمtheir Lordمُّنِيبِينَturningإِلَيْهِto HimثُمَّThenإِذَآwhenأَذَاقَهُمHe causes them to tasteمِّنْهُfrom HimرَحْمَةًMercyإِذَاbeholdفَرِيقٌA partyمِّنْهُمof themبِرَبِّهِمْwith their Lordيُشْرِكُونَassociate partners﴿٣٣﴾

And when adversity touches the people, they call upon their Lord, turning in repentance to Him. Then when He lets them taste mercy from Him, at once a party of them associate others with their Lord

لِيَكْفُرُوا۟So as to denyبِمَآ[in] whatءَاتَيْنَٰهُمْWe have granted themفَتَمَتَّعُوا۟Then enjoyفَسَوْفَbut soonتَعْلَمُونَyou will know﴿٣٤﴾

So that they will deny what We have granted them. Then enjoy yourselves, for you are going to know

أَمْOrأَنزَلْنَاhave We sentعَلَيْهِمْto themسُلْطَٰنًاan authorityفَهُوَand itيَتَكَلَّمُspeaksبِمَاof whatكَانُوا۟they wereبِهِۦwith Himيُشْرِكُونَassociating﴿٣٥﴾

Or have We sent down to them an authority, and it speaks of what they were associating with Him

وَإِذَآAnd whenأَذَقْنَاWe cause people to tasteٱلنَّاسَWe cause people to tasteرَحْمَةًmercyفَرِحُوا۟they rejoiceبِهَاthereinوَإِنBut ifتُصِبْهُمْafflicts themسَيِّئَةٌۢan evilبِمَاfor whatقَدَّمَتْhave sent forthأَيْدِيهِمْtheir handsإِذَاbeholdهُمْTheyيَقْنَطُونَdespair﴿٣٦﴾

And when We let the people taste mercy, they rejoice therein, but if evil afflicts them for what their hands have put forth, immediately they despair

أَوَلَمْDo notيَرَوْا۟they seeأَنَّthatٱللَّهَAllahيَبْسُطُextendsٱلرِّزْقَthe provisionلِمَنfor whomيَشَآءُHe willsوَيَقْدِرُand straitens (it)إِنَّIndeedفِىinذَٰلِكَthatلَءَايَٰتٍsurely (are) Signsلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleيُؤْمِنُونَwho believe﴿٣٧﴾

Do they not see that Allah extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it]? Indeed, in that are signs for a people who believe

فَـَٔاتِSo giveذَاthe relativeٱلْقُرْبَىٰthe relativeحَقَّهُۥhis rightوَٱلْمِسْكِينَand the poorوَٱبْنَand the wayfarerٱلسَّبِيلِand the wayfarerذَٰلِكَThatخَيْرٌ(is) bestلِّلَّذِينَfor those whoيُرِيدُونَdesireوَجْهَ(the) Countenanceٱللَّهِ(of) Allahوَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَAnd thoseهُمُtheyٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ(are) the successful ones﴿٣٨﴾

So give the relative his right, as well as the needy and the traveler. That is best for those who desire the countenance of Allah, and it is they who will be the successful

وَمَآAnd whatءَاتَيْتُمyou giveمِّنforرِّبًاusuryلِّيَرْبُوَا۟to increaseفِىٓinأَمْوَٰلِ(the) wealthٱلنَّاسِ(of) peopleفَلَاnotيَرْبُوا۟(will) increaseعِندَwithٱللَّهِAllahوَمَآBut whatءَاتَيْتُمyou giveمِّنofزَكَوٰةٍzakahتُرِيدُونَdesiringوَجْهَ(the) Countenanceٱللَّهِ(of) Allahفَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَthen thoseهُمُ[they]ٱلْمُضْعِفُونَ(will) get manifold﴿٣٩﴾

And whatever you give for interest to increase within the wealth of people will not increase with Allah. But what you give in zakah, desiring the countenance of Allah - those are the multipliers

ٱللَّهُAllahٱلَّذِى(is) the One Whoخَلَقَكُمْcreated youثُمَّthenرَزَقَكُمْHe provided (for) youثُمَّthenيُمِيتُكُمْHe will cause you to dieثُمَّthenيُحْيِيكُمْHe will give you lifeهَلْIs (there)مِنanyشُرَكَآئِكُم(of) your partnersمَّنwhoيَفْعَلُdoesمِنofذَٰلِكُمthatمِّنanyشَىْءٍthingسُبْحَٰنَهُۥGlory be to Himوَتَعَٰلَىٰand exalted is Heعَمَّاabove whatيُشْرِكُونَthey associate﴿٤٠﴾

Allah is the one who created you, then provided for you, then will cause you to die, and then will give you life. Are there any of your "partners" who does anything of that? Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him