34. Saba

وَمَاAnd notكَانَwasلَهُۥfor himعَلَيْهِمover themمِّنanyسُلْطَٰنٍauthorityإِلَّاexceptلِنَعْلَمَthat We (might) make evidentمَنwhoيُؤْمِنُbelievesبِٱلْءَاخِرَةِin the Hereafterمِمَّنْfrom (one) whoهُوَ[he]مِنْهَاabout itفِى(is) inشَكٍّdoubtوَرَبُّكَAnd your Lordعَلَىٰoverكُلِّallشَىْءٍthingsحَفِيظٌ(is) a Guardian﴿٢١﴾

And he had over them no authority except [it was decreed] that We might make evident who believes in the Hereafter from who is thereof in doubt. And your Lord, over all things, is Guardian

قُلِSayٱدْعُوا۟Call uponٱلَّذِينَthose whomزَعَمْتُمyou claimمِّنbesidesدُونِbesidesٱللَّهِAllahلَاNotيَمْلِكُونَthey possessمِثْقَالَ(the) weightذَرَّةٍ(of) an atomفِىinٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَلَاand notفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe earthوَمَاand notلَهُمْfor themفِيهِمَاin both of themمِنanyشِرْكٍpartnershipوَمَاand notلَهُۥfor Himمِنْهُمfrom themمِّنanyظَهِيرٍsupporter﴿٢٢﴾

Say, [O Muhammad], "Invoke those you claim [as deities] besides Allah." They do not possess an atom's weight [of ability] in the heavens or on the earth, and they do not have therein any partnership [with Him], nor is there for Him from among them any assistant

وَلَاAnd notتَنفَعُbenefitsٱلشَّفَٰعَةُthe intercessionعِندَهُۥٓwith Himإِلَّاexceptلِمَنْfor (one) whomأَذِنَHe permitsلَهُۥfor himحَتَّىٰٓUntilإِذَاwhenفُزِّعَfear is removedعَنonقُلُوبِهِمْtheir heartsقَالُوا۟they will sayمَاذَاWhat is that قَالَyour Lord has saidرَبُّكُمْyour Lord has saidقَالُوا۟They will sayٱلْحَقَّThe truthوَهُوَAnd Heٱلْعَلِىُّ(is) the Most Highٱلْكَبِيرُthe Most Great﴿٢٣﴾

And intercession does not benefit with Him except for one whom He permits. [And those wait] until, when terror is removed from their hearts, they will say [to one another], "What has your Lord said?" They will say, "The truth." And He is the Most High, the Grand

قُلْSayمَنWhoيَرْزُقُكُمprovides (for) youمِّنَfromٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthقُلِSayٱللَّهُAllahوَإِنَّآAnd indeed, weأَوْorإِيَّاكُمْyouلَعَلَىٰ(are) surely uponهُدًىguidanceأَوْorفِىinضَلَٰلٍerrorمُّبِينٍclear﴿٢٤﴾

Say, "Who provides for you from the heavens and the earth?" Say, "Allah. And indeed, we or you are either upon guidance or in clear error

قُلSayلَّاNotتُسْـَٔلُونَyou will be askedعَمَّآabout whatأَجْرَمْنَاsins we committedوَلَاand notنُسْـَٔلُwe will be askedعَمَّاabout whatتَعْمَلُونَyou do﴿٢٥﴾

Say, "You will not be asked about what we committed, and we will not be asked about what you do

قُلْSayيَجْمَعُWill gatherبَيْنَنَاus togetherرَبُّنَاour LordثُمَّthenيَفْتَحُHe will judgeبَيْنَنَاbetween usبِٱلْحَقِّin truthوَهُوَAnd Heٱلْفَتَّاحُ(is) the Judgeٱلْعَلِيمُthe All-Knowing﴿٢٦﴾

Say, "Our Lord will bring us together; then He will judge between us in truth. And He is the Knowing Judge

قُلْSayأَرُونِىَShow meٱلَّذِينَthose whomأَلْحَقْتُمyou have joinedبِهِۦwith Himشُرَكَآءَ(as) partnersكَلَّاBy no meansبَلْNayهُوَHeٱللَّهُ(is) Allahٱلْعَزِيزُthe All-Mightyٱلْحَكِيمُthe All-Wise﴿٢٧﴾

Say, "Show me those whom you have attached to Him as partners. No! Rather, He [alone] is Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Wise

وَمَآAnd notأَرْسَلْنَٰكَWe have sent youإِلَّاexceptكَآفَّةًcomprehensivelyلِّلنَّاسِto mankindبَشِيرًا(as) a giver of glad tidingsوَنَذِيرًاand (as) a warnerوَلَٰكِنَّButأَكْثَرَmostٱلنَّاسِ[the] peopleلَا(do) notيَعْلَمُونَknow﴿٢٨﴾

And We have not sent you except comprehensively to mankind as a bringer of good tidings and a warner. But most of the people do not know

وَيَقُولُونَAnd they sayمَتَىٰWhenهَٰذَا(is) thisٱلْوَعْدُpromiseإِنifكُنتُمْyou areصَٰدِقِينَtruthful﴿٢٩﴾

And they say, "When is this promise, if you should be truthful

قُلSayلَّكُمFor youمِّيعَادُ(is the) appointmentيَوْمٍ(of) a Dayلَّاnotتَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَyou can postponeعَنْهُ[of] itسَاعَةً(for) an hourوَلَاand notتَسْتَقْدِمُونَ(can) you precede (it)﴿٣٠﴾

Say, "For you is the appointment of a Day [when] you will not remain thereafter an hour, nor will you precede [it]

وَقَالَAnd sayٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelieveلَنNever willنُّؤْمِنَwe believeبِهَٰذَاin thisٱلْقُرْءَانِQuranوَلَاand notبِٱلَّذِىin (that) whichبَيْنَ(was) before itيَدَيْهِ(was) before itوَلَوْBut ifتَرَىٰٓyou (could) seeإِذِwhenٱلظَّٰلِمُونَthe wrongdoersمَوْقُوفُونَwill be made to standعِندَbeforeرَبِّهِمْtheir Lordيَرْجِعُwill throw backبَعْضُهُمْsome of themإِلَىٰtoبَعْضٍothersٱلْقَوْلَthe wordيَقُولُWill sayٱلَّذِينَthose whoٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟were oppressedلِلَّذِينَto those whoٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟were arrogantلَوْلَآIf notأَنتُمْ(for) youلَكُنَّاcertainly we (would) have beenمُؤْمِنِينَbelievers﴿٣١﴾

And those who disbelieve say, "We will never believe in this Qur'an nor in that before it." But if you could see when the wrongdoers are made to stand before their Lord, refuting each other's words... Those who were oppressed will say to those who were arrogant, "If not for you, we would have been believers

قَالَWill sayٱلَّذِينَthose whoٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟were arrogantلِلَّذِينَto thoseٱسْتُضْعِفُوٓا۟who were oppressedأَنَحْنُDid weصَدَدْنَٰكُمْavert youعَنِfromٱلْهُدَىٰthe guidanceبَعْدَafterإِذْwhenجَآءَكُمit had come to youبَلْNayكُنتُمyou wereمُّجْرِمِينَcriminals﴿٣٢﴾

Those who were arrogant will say to those who were oppressed, "Did we avert you from guidance after it had come to you? Rather, you were criminals

وَقَالَAnd will sayٱلَّذِينَthose whoٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟were oppressedلِلَّذِينَto those whoٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟were arrogantبَلْNayمَكْرُ(it was) a plotٱلَّيْلِ(by) nightوَٱلنَّهَارِand (by) dayإِذْwhenتَأْمُرُونَنَآyou were ordering usأَنthatنَّكْفُرَwe disbelieveبِٱللَّهِin Allahوَنَجْعَلَand we set upلَهُۥٓfor Himأَندَادًاequalsوَأَسَرُّوا۟But they will concealٱلنَّدَامَةَthe regretلَمَّاwhenرَأَوُا۟they seeٱلْعَذَابَthe punishmentوَجَعَلْنَاAnd We will putٱلْأَغْلَٰلَshacklesفِىٓonأَعْنَاقِ(the) necksٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelievedهَلْWillيُجْزَوْنَthey be recompensedإِلَّاexceptمَا(for) whatكَانُوا۟they used toيَعْمَلُونَdo﴿٣٣﴾

Those who were oppressed will say to those who were arrogant, "Rather, [it was your] conspiracy of night and day when you were ordering us to disbelieve in Allah and attribute to Him equals." But they will [all] confide regret when they see the punishment; and We will put shackles on the necks of those who disbelieved. Will they be recompensed except for what they used to do

وَمَآAnd notأَرْسَلْنَاWe sentفِىtoقَرْيَةٍa townمِّنanyنَّذِيرٍwarnerإِلَّاbutقَالَsaidمُتْرَفُوهَآits wealthy onesإِنَّاIndeed weبِمَآin whatأُرْسِلْتُمyou have been sentبِهِۦwithكَٰفِرُونَ(are) disbelievers﴿٣٤﴾

And We did not send into a city any warner except that its affluent said, "Indeed we, in that with which you were sent, are disbelievers

وَقَالُوا۟And they sayنَحْنُWeأَكْثَرُ(have) moreأَمْوَٰلًاwealthوَأَوْلَٰدًاand childrenوَمَاand notنَحْنُweبِمُعَذَّبِينَwill be punished﴿٣٥﴾

And they said, "We are more [than the believers] in wealth and children, and we are not to be punished

قُلْSayإِنَّIndeedرَبِّىmy Lordيَبْسُطُextendsٱلرِّزْقَthe provisionلِمَنfor whomيَشَآءُHe willsوَيَقْدِرُand restrictsوَلَٰكِنَّbutأَكْثَرَmostٱلنَّاسِ[the] peopleلَا(do) notيَعْلَمُونَknow﴿٣٦﴾

Say, "Indeed, my Lord extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it], but most of the people do not know

وَمَآAnd notأَمْوَٰلُكُمْyour wealthوَلَآand notأَوْلَٰدُكُمyour childrenبِٱلَّتِى[that]تُقَرِّبُكُمْwill bring you closeعِندَنَاto Usزُلْفَىٰٓ(in) positionإِلَّاbutمَنْwhoeverءَامَنَbelievesوَعَمِلَand doesصَٰلِحًاrighteousnessفَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَthen thoseلَهُمْfor themجَزَآءُ(will be) rewardٱلضِّعْفِtwo-foldبِمَاfor whatعَمِلُوا۟they didوَهُمْand theyفِى(will be) inٱلْغُرُفَٰتِthe high dwellingsءَامِنُونَsecure﴿٣٧﴾

And it is not your wealth or your children that bring you nearer to Us in position, but it is [by being] one who has believed and done righteousness. For them there will be the double reward for what they did, and they will be in the upper chambers [of Paradise], safe [and secure]

وَٱلَّذِينَAnd those whoيَسْعَوْنَstriveفِىٓagainstءَايَٰتِنَاOur Versesمُعَٰجِزِينَ(to) cause failureأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَthoseفِىintoٱلْعَذَابِthe punishmentمُحْضَرُونَ(will be) brought﴿٣٨﴾

And the ones who strive against Our verses to cause [them] failure - those will be brought into the punishment [to remain]

قُلْSayإِنَّIndeedرَبِّىmy Lordيَبْسُطُextendsٱلرِّزْقَthe provisionلِمَنfor whomيَشَآءُHe willsمِنْofعِبَادِهِۦHis slavesوَيَقْدِرُand restrictsلَهُۥfor himوَمَآBut whatأَنفَقْتُمyou spendمِّنofشَىْءٍanythingفَهُوَthen Heيُخْلِفُهُۥwill compensate itوَهُوَand Heخَيْرُ(is the) Bestٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ(of) the Providers﴿٣٩﴾

Say, "Indeed, my Lord extends provision for whom He wills of His servants and restricts [it] for him. But whatever thing you spend [in His cause] - He will compensate it; and He is the best of providers

وَيَوْمَAnd (the) DayيَحْشُرُهُمْHe will gather themجَمِيعًاallثُمَّthenيَقُولُHe will sayلِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِto the AngelsأَهَٰٓؤُلَآءِWere these youإِيَّاكُمْWere these youكَانُوا۟they wereيَعْبُدُونَworshipping﴿٤٠﴾

And [mention] the Day when He will gather them all and then say to the angels, "Did these [people] used to worship you