30. Ar-Rum

ظَهَرَHas appearedٱلْفَسَادُthe corruptionفِىinٱلْبَرِّthe landوَٱلْبَحْرِand the seaبِمَاfor whatكَسَبَتْhave earnedأَيْدِى(the) handsٱلنَّاسِ(of) peopleلِيُذِيقَهُمso that He may let them tasteبَعْضَa partٱلَّذِى(of) that whichعَمِلُوا۟they have doneلَعَلَّهُمْso that they mayيَرْجِعُونَreturn﴿٤١﴾

Corruption has appeared throughout the land and sea by [reason of] what the hands of people have earned so He may let them taste part of [the consequence of] what they have done that perhaps they will return [to righteousness]

قُلْSayسِيرُوا۟Travelفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe earthفَٱنظُرُوا۟and seeكَيْفَhowكَانَwasعَٰقِبَةُ(the) endٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoمِن(were) beforeقَبْلُ(were) beforeكَانَMost of them wereأَكْثَرُهُمMost of them wereمُّشْرِكِينَpolytheists﴿٤٢﴾

Say, [O Muhammad], "Travel through the land and observe how was the end of those before. Most of them were associators [of others with Allah]

فَأَقِمْSo setوَجْهَكَyour faceلِلدِّينِto the religionٱلْقَيِّمِrightمِنbeforeقَبْلِbeforeأَن[that]يَأْتِىَcomesيَوْمٌa Dayلَّاnotمَرَدَّ(can be) avertedلَهُۥ[it]مِنَfromٱللَّهِAllahيَوْمَئِذٍThat Dayيَصَّدَّعُونَthey will be divided﴿٤٣﴾

So direct your face toward the correct religion before a Day comes from Allah of which there is no repelling. That Day, they will be divided

مَنWhoeverكَفَرَdisbelievesفَعَلَيْهِthen against himكُفْرُهُۥ(is) his disbeliefوَمَنْAnd whoeverعَمِلَdoesصَٰلِحًاrighteousnessفَلِأَنفُسِهِمْthen for themselvesيَمْهَدُونَthey are preparing﴿٤٤﴾

Whoever disbelieves - upon him is [the consequence of] his disbelief. And whoever does righteousness - they are for themselves preparing

لِيَجْزِىَThat He may rewardٱلَّذِينَthose whoءَامَنُوا۟believeوَعَمِلُوا۟and doٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِrighteous deedsمِن(out) ofفَضْلِهِۦٓHis BountyإِنَّهُۥIndeed, Heلَا(does) notيُحِبُّlikeٱلْكَٰفِرِينَthe disbelievers﴿٤٥﴾

That He may reward those who have believed and done righteous deeds out of His bounty. Indeed, He does not like the disbelievers

وَمِنْAnd amongءَايَٰتِهِۦٓHis Signsأَن(is) thatيُرْسِلَHe sendsٱلرِّيَاحَthe windsمُبَشِّرَٰتٍ(as) bearers of glad tidingsوَلِيُذِيقَكُمand to let you tasteمِّنofرَّحْمَتِهِۦHis Mercyوَلِتَجْرِىَand that may sailٱلْفُلْكُthe shipsبِأَمْرِهِۦat His Commandوَلِتَبْتَغُوا۟and that you may seekمِنofفَضْلِهِۦHis Bountyوَلَعَلَّكُمْand that you mayتَشْكُرُونَbe grateful﴿٤٦﴾

And of His signs is that He sends the winds as bringers of good tidings and to let you taste His mercy and so the ships may sail at His command and so you may seek of His bounty, and perhaps you will be grateful

وَلَقَدْAnd verilyأَرْسَلْنَاWe sentمِنbefore youقَبْلِكَbefore youرُسُلًاMessengersإِلَىٰtoقَوْمِهِمْtheir peopleفَجَآءُوهُمand they came to themبِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِwith clear proofsفَٱنتَقَمْنَاthen We took retributionمِنَfromٱلَّذِينَthose whoأَجْرَمُوا۟committed crimesوَكَانَAnd it wasحَقًّاincumbentعَلَيْنَاupon Usنَصْرُ(to) helpٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believers﴿٤٧﴾

And We have already sent messengers before you to their peoples, and they came to them with clear evidences; then We took retribution from those who committed crimes, and incumbent upon Us was support of the believers

ٱللَّهُAllahٱلَّذِى(is) the One Whoيُرْسِلُsendsٱلرِّيَٰحَthe windsفَتُثِيرُso they raiseسَحَابًا(the) cloudsفَيَبْسُطُهُۥthen He spreads themفِىinٱلسَّمَآءِthe skyكَيْفَhowيَشَآءُHe willsوَيَجْعَلُهُۥand He makes themكِسَفًاfragmentsفَتَرَىso you seeٱلْوَدْقَthe rainيَخْرُجُcoming forthمِنْfromخِلَٰلِهِۦtheir midstفَإِذَآThen whenأَصَابَHe causes it to fall onبِهِۦHe causes it to fall onمَنwhomيَشَآءُHe willsمِنْofعِبَادِهِۦٓHis slavesإِذَاbeholdهُمْTheyيَسْتَبْشِرُونَrejoice﴿٤٨﴾

It is Allah who sends the winds, and they stir the clouds and spread them in the sky however He wills, and He makes them fragments so you see the rain emerge from within them. And when He causes it to fall upon whom He wills of His servants, immediately they rejoice

وَإِنAnd certainlyكَانُوا۟they wereمِنbeforeقَبْلِbeforeأَن[that]يُنَزَّلَit was sent downعَلَيْهِمupon themمِّن[before it]قَبْلِهِۦ[before it]لَمُبْلِسِينَsurely in despair﴿٤٩﴾

Although they were, before it was sent down upon them - before that, in despair

فَٱنظُرْSo lookإِلَىٰٓatءَاثَٰرِ(the) effectsرَحْمَتِ(of the) Mercyٱللَّهِ(of) AllahكَيْفَhowيُحْىِHe gives lifeٱلْأَرْضَ(to) the earthبَعْدَafterمَوْتِهَآits deathإِنَّIndeedذَٰلِكَthatلَمُحْىِsurely He (will) give lifeٱلْمَوْتَىٰ(to) the deadوَهُوَAnd Heعَلَىٰ(is) onكُلِّeveryشَىْءٍthingقَدِيرٌAll-Powerful﴿٥٠﴾

So observe the effects of the mercy of Allah - how He gives life to the earth after its lifelessness. Indeed, that [same one] will give life to the dead, and He is over all things competent

وَلَئِنْBut ifأَرْسَلْنَاWe sentرِيحًاa windفَرَأَوْهُand they see itمُصْفَرًّاturn yellowلَّظَلُّوا۟certainly they continueمِنۢafter itبَعْدِهِۦafter itيَكْفُرُونَ(in) disbelief﴿٥١﴾

But if We should send a [bad] wind and they saw [their crops] turned yellow, they would remain thereafter disbelievers

فَإِنَّكَSo indeed, youلَا(can) notتُسْمِعُmake the dead hearٱلْمَوْتَىٰmake the dead hearوَلَاand notتُسْمِعُmake the deaf hearٱلصُّمَّmake the deaf hearٱلدُّعَآءَthe callإِذَاwhenوَلَّوْا۟they turnمُدْبِرِينَretreating﴿٥٢﴾

So indeed, you will not make the dead hear, nor will you make the deaf hear the call when they turn their backs, retreating

وَمَآAnd notأَنتَyouبِهَٰدِcan guideٱلْعُمْىِthe blindعَنfromضَلَٰلَتِهِمْtheir errorإِنNotتُسْمِعُyou can make hearإِلَّاexceptمَن(those) whoيُؤْمِنُbelieveبِـَٔايَٰتِنَاin Our Versesفَهُمso theyمُّسْلِمُونَsurrender﴿٥٣﴾

And you cannot guide the blind away from their error. You will only make hear those who believe in Our verses so they are Muslims [in submission to Allah]

ٱللَّهُAllahٱلَّذِى(is) the One Whoخَلَقَكُمcreated youمِّنfromضَعْفٍweaknessثُمَّthenجَعَلَmadeمِنۢafterبَعْدِafterضَعْفٍweaknessقُوَّةًstrengthثُمَّthenجَعَلَmadeمِنۢafterبَعْدِafterقُوَّةٍstrengthضَعْفًاweaknessوَشَيْبَةًand gray hairيَخْلُقُHe createsمَاwhatيَشَآءُHe willsوَهُوَand Heٱلْعَلِيمُ(is) the All-Knowerٱلْقَدِيرُthe All-Powerful﴿٥٤﴾

Allah is the one who created you from weakness, then made after weakness strength, then made after strength weakness and white hair. He creates what He wills, and He is the Knowing, the Competent

وَيَوْمَAnd (the) Dayتَقُومُwill (be) establishedٱلسَّاعَةُthe Hourيُقْسِمُwill swearٱلْمُجْرِمُونَthe criminalsمَاnotلَبِثُوا۟they remainedغَيْرَbutسَاعَةٍan hourكَذَٰلِكَThusكَانُوا۟they wereيُؤْفَكُونَdeluded﴿٥٥﴾

And the Day the Hour appears the criminals will swear they had remained but an hour. Thus they were deluded

وَقَالَBut will sayٱلَّذِينَthose whoأُوتُوا۟were givenٱلْعِلْمَthe knowledgeوَٱلْإِيمَٰنَand the faithلَقَدْVerilyلَبِثْتُمْyou remainedفِىbyكِتَٰبِ(the) Decreeٱللَّهِ(of) Allahإِلَىٰuntilيَوْمِ(the) Dayٱلْبَعْثِ(of) ResurrectionفَهَٰذَاAnd thisيَوْمُ(is the) Dayٱلْبَعْثِ(of) the Resurrectionوَلَٰكِنَّكُمْbut youكُنتُمْwereلَاnotتَعْلَمُونَknowing﴿٥٦﴾

But those who were given knowledge and faith will say, "You remained the extent of Allah 's decree until the Day of Resurrection, and this is the Day of Resurrection, but you did not used to know

فَيَوْمَئِذٍSo that Dayلَّاnotيَنفَعُwill profitٱلَّذِينَthose whoظَلَمُوا۟wrongedمَعْذِرَتُهُمْtheir excusesوَلَاand notهُمْtheyيُسْتَعْتَبُونَwill be allowed to make amends﴿٥٧﴾

So that Day, their excuse will not benefit those who wronged, nor will they be asked to appease [Allah]

وَلَقَدْAnd verilyضَرَبْنَاWe (have) set forthلِلنَّاسِfor mankindفِىinهَٰذَاthis ٱلْقُرْءَانِ[the] QuranمِنofكُلِّeveryمَثَلٍexampleوَلَئِنBut ifجِئْتَهُمyou bring themبِـَٔايَةٍa signلَّيَقُولَنَّsurely will sayٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُوٓا۟disbelieveإِنْNotأَنتُمْyouإِلَّا(are) exceptمُبْطِلُونَfalsifiers﴿٥٨﴾

And We have certainly presented to the people in this Qur'an from every [kind of] example. But, [O Muhammad], if you should bring them a sign, the disbelievers will surely say, "You [believers] are but falsifiers

كَذَٰلِكَThusيَطْبَعُAllah sealsٱللَّهُAllah sealsعَلَىٰ[on]قُلُوبِ(the) heartsٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoلَا(do) notيَعْلَمُونَknow﴿٥٩﴾

Thus does Allah seal the hearts of those who do not know

فَٱصْبِرْSo be patientإِنَّIndeedوَعْدَ(the) Promiseٱللَّهِ(of) Allahحَقٌّ(is) trueوَلَاAnd (let) notيَسْتَخِفَّنَّكَtake you in light estimationٱلَّذِينَthose whoلَا(are) notيُوقِنُونَcertain in faith﴿٦٠﴾

So be patient. Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth. And let them not disquiet you who are not certain [in faith]