31. Luqman

وَإِذَاAnd whenقِيلَit is saidلَهُمُto themٱتَّبِعُوا۟FollowمَآwhatأَنزَلَAllah (has) revealedٱللَّهُAllah (has) revealedقَالُوا۟they sayبَلْNayنَتَّبِعُwe will followمَاwhatوَجَدْنَاwe foundعَلَيْهِon itءَابَآءَنَآour forefathersأَوَلَوْEven ifكَانَShaitaan wasٱلشَّيْطَٰنُShaitaan wasيَدْعُوهُمْ(to) call themإِلَىٰtoعَذَابِ(the) punishmentٱلسَّعِيرِ(of) the Blaze﴿٢١﴾

And when it is said to them, "Follow what Allah has revealed," they say, "Rather, we will follow that upon which we found our fathers." Even if Satan was inviting them to the punishment of the Blaze

وَمَنAnd whoeverيُسْلِمْsubmitsوَجْهَهُۥٓhis faceإِلَىtoٱللَّهِAllahوَهُوَwhile heمُحْسِنٌ(is) a good-doerفَقَدِthen indeedٱسْتَمْسَكَhe has graspedبِٱلْعُرْوَةِthe handholdٱلْوُثْقَىٰthe most trustworthyوَإِلَىAnd toٱللَّهِAllahعَٰقِبَةُ(is the) endٱلْأُمُورِ(of) the matters﴿٢٢﴾

And whoever submits his face to Allah while he is a doer of good - then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold. And to Allah will be the outcome of [all] matters

وَمَنAnd whoeverكَفَرَdisbelievesفَلَاlet notيَحْزُنكَgrieve youكُفْرُهُۥٓhis disbeliefإِلَيْنَاTo Usمَرْجِعُهُمْ(is) their returnفَنُنَبِّئُهُمthen We will inform themبِمَاof whatعَمِلُوٓا۟they didإِنَّIndeedٱللَّهَAllahعَلِيمٌۢ(is) the All-Knowerبِذَاتِof whatٱلصُّدُورِ(is in) the breasts﴿٢٣﴾

And whoever has disbelieved - let not his disbelief grieve you. To Us is their return, and We will inform them of what they did. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of that within the breasts

نُمَتِّعُهُمْWe grant them enjoymentقَلِيلًا(for) a littleثُمَّthenنَضْطَرُّهُمْWe will force themإِلَىٰtoعَذَابٍa punishmentغَلِيظٍsevere﴿٢٤﴾

We grant them enjoyment for a little; then We will force them to a massive punishment

وَلَئِنAnd ifسَأَلْتَهُمyou ask themمَّنْWhoخَلَقَcreatedٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضَand the earthلَيَقُولُنَّThey will surely sayٱللَّهُAllahقُلِSayٱلْحَمْدُAll praisesلِلَّهِ(are) for AllahبَلْButأَكْثَرُهُمْmost of themلَا(do) notيَعْلَمُونَknow﴿٢٥﴾

And if you asked them, "Who created the heavens and earth?" they would surely say, "Allah." Say, "[All] praise is [due] to Allah "; but most of them do not know

لِلَّهِTo Allah (belongs)مَاwhateverفِى(is) inٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthإِنَّIndeedٱللَّهَAllahهُوَHeٱلْغَنِىُّ(is) Free of needٱلْحَمِيدُthe Praiseworthy﴿٢٦﴾

To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and earth. Indeed, Allah is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy

وَلَوْAnd ifأَنَّمَاwhateverفِى(is) inٱلْأَرْضِthe earthمِنofشَجَرَةٍ(the) treesأَقْلَٰمٌ(were) pensوَٱلْبَحْرُand the seaيَمُدُّهُۥ(to) add to itمِنۢafter itبَعْدِهِۦafter itسَبْعَةُsevenأَبْحُرٍseasمَّاnotنَفِدَتْwould be exhaustedكَلِمَٰتُ(the) Wordsٱللَّهِ(of) AllahإِنَّIndeedٱللَّهَAllahعَزِيزٌ(is) All-MightyحَكِيمٌAll-Wise﴿٢٧﴾

And if whatever trees upon the earth were pens and the sea [was ink], replenished thereafter by seven [more] seas, the words of Allah would not be exhausted. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise

مَّاNotخَلْقُكُمْ(is) your creationوَلَاand notبَعْثُكُمْyour resurrectionإِلَّاbutكَنَفْسٍas a soulوَٰحِدَةٍsingleإِنَّIndeedٱللَّهَAllahسَمِيعٌۢ(is) All-HearerبَصِيرٌAll-Seer﴿٢٨﴾

Your creation and your resurrection will not be but as that of a single soul. Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Seeing

أَلَمْDo notتَرَyou seeأَنَّthatٱللَّهَAllahيُولِجُcauses to enterٱلَّيْلَthe nightفِىintoٱلنَّهَارِthe dayوَيُولِجُand causes to enterٱلنَّهَارَthe dayفِىintoٱلَّيْلِthe nightوَسَخَّرَand has subjectedٱلشَّمْسَthe sunوَٱلْقَمَرَand the moonكُلٌّeachيَجْرِىٓmovingإِلَىٰٓforأَجَلٍa termمُّسَمًّىappointedوَأَنَّand thatٱللَّهَAllahبِمَاof whatتَعْمَلُونَyou doخَبِيرٌ(is) All-Aware﴿٢٩﴾

Do you not see that Allah causes the night to enter the day and causes the day to enter the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term, and that Allah, with whatever you do, is Acquainted

ذَٰلِكَThatبِأَنَّ(is) becauseٱللَّهَAllahهُوَHeٱلْحَقُّ(is) the Truthوَأَنَّand thatمَاwhatيَدْعُونَthey callمِنbesides Himدُونِهِbesides Himٱلْبَٰطِلُ(is) [the] falsehoodوَأَنَّand thatٱللَّهَAllahهُوَHeٱلْعَلِىُّ(is) the Most Highٱلْكَبِيرُthe Most Great﴿٣٠﴾

That is because Allah is the Truth, and that what they call upon other than Him is falsehood, and because Allah is the Most High, the Grand

أَلَمْDo notتَرَyou seeأَنَّthatٱلْفُلْكَthe shipsتَجْرِىsailفِىthroughٱلْبَحْرِthe seaبِنِعْمَتِby (the) Graceٱللَّهِ(of) Allahلِيُرِيَكُمthat He may show youمِّنْofءَايَٰتِهِۦٓHis SignsإِنَّIndeedفِىinذَٰلِكَthatلَءَايَٰتٍsurely (are) Signsلِّكُلِّfor everyoneصَبَّارٍ(who is) patientشَكُورٍgrateful﴿٣١﴾

Do you not see that ships sail through the sea by the favor of Allah that He may show you of His signs? Indeed in that are signs for everyone patient and grateful

وَإِذَاAnd whenغَشِيَهُمcovers themمَّوْجٌa waveكَٱلظُّلَلِlike canopiesدَعَوُا۟they callٱللَّهَAllahمُخْلِصِينَ(being) sincereلَهُto Himٱلدِّينَ(in) religionفَلَمَّاBut whenنَجَّىٰهُمْHe delivers themإِلَىtoٱلْبَرِّthe landفَمِنْهُمthen among themمُّقْتَصِدٌ(some are) moderateوَمَاAnd notيَجْحَدُdenyبِـَٔايَٰتِنَآOur Signsإِلَّاexceptكُلُّeveryخَتَّارٍtraitorكَفُورٍungrateful﴿٣٢﴾

And when waves come over them like canopies, they supplicate Allah, sincere to Him in religion. But when He delivers them to the land, there are [some] of them who are moderate [in faith]. And none rejects Our signs except everyone treacherous and ungrateful

يَٰٓأَيُّهَاOٱلنَّاسُmankindٱتَّقُوا۟Fearرَبَّكُمْyour Lordوَٱخْشَوْا۟and fearيَوْمًاa Dayلَّاnotيَجْزِىcan availوَالِدٌa fatherعَن[for]وَلَدِهِۦhis sonوَلَاand notمَوْلُودٌa sonهُوَheجَازٍ(can) availعَن[for]وَالِدِهِۦhis fatherشَيْـًٔاanythingإِنَّIndeedوَعْدَ(the) Promiseٱللَّهِ(of) Allahحَقٌّ(is) Trueفَلَاso let not deceive youتَغُرَّنَّكُمُso let not deceive youٱلْحَيَوٰةُthe lifeٱلدُّنْيَا(of) the worldوَلَاand let not deceive youيَغُرَّنَّكُمand let not deceive youبِٱللَّهِabout Allahٱلْغَرُورُthe deceiver﴿٣٣﴾

O mankind, fear your Lord and fear a Day when no father will avail his son, nor will a son avail his father at all. Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth, so let not the worldly life delude you and be not deceived about Allah by the Deceiver

إِنَّIndeedٱللَّهَAllahعِندَهُۥwith Himعِلْمُ(is the) knowledgeٱلسَّاعَةِ(of) the Hourوَيُنَزِّلُand He sends downٱلْغَيْثَthe rainوَيَعْلَمُand knowsمَاwhatفِى(is) inٱلْأَرْحَامِthe wombsوَمَاAnd notتَدْرِىknowsنَفْسٌany soulمَّاذَاwhatتَكْسِبُit will earnغَدًاtomorrowوَمَاand notتَدْرِىknowsنَفْسٌۢany soulبِأَىِّin whatأَرْضٍlandتَمُوتُit will dieإِنَّIndeedٱللَّهَAllahعَلِيمٌ(is) All-KnowerخَبِيرٌۢAll-Aware﴿٣٤﴾

Indeed, Allah [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in what land it will die. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted