39. Az-Zumar

إِنَّآIndeed WeأَنزَلْنَاWe revealedعَلَيْكَto youٱلْكِتَٰبَthe Bookلِلنَّاسِfor [the] mankindبِٱلْحَقِّin truthفَمَنِSo whoeverٱهْتَدَىٰaccepts guidanceفَلِنَفْسِهِۦthen (it is) for his soulوَمَنand whoeverضَلَّgoes astrayفَإِنَّمَاthen onlyيَضِلُّhe straysعَلَيْهَاagainst his (soul)وَمَآAnd notأَنتَyouعَلَيْهِم(are) over themبِوَكِيلٍa manager﴿٤١﴾

Indeed, We sent down to you the Book for the people in truth. So whoever is guided - it is for [the benefit of] his soul; and whoever goes astray only goes astray to its detriment. And you are not a manager over them

ٱللَّهُAllahيَتَوَفَّىtakesٱلْأَنفُسَthe soulsحِينَ(at the) timeمَوْتِهَا(of) their deathوَٱلَّتِىand the one whoلَمْ(does) notتَمُتْdieفِىinمَنَامِهَاtheir sleepفَيُمْسِكُThen He keepsٱلَّتِىthe one whomقَضَىٰHe has decreedعَلَيْهَاfor themٱلْمَوْتَthe deathوَيُرْسِلُand sendsٱلْأُخْرَىٰٓthe othersإِلَىٰٓforأَجَلٍa termمُّسَمًّىspecifiedإِنَّIndeedفِىinذَٰلِكَthatلَءَايَٰتٍsurely (are) signsلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleيَتَفَكَّرُونَwho ponder﴿٤٢﴾

Allah takes the souls at the time of their death, and those that do not die [He takes] during their sleep. Then He keeps those for which He has decreed death and releases the others for a specified term. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought

أَمِOrٱتَّخَذُوا۟have they takenمِنbesidesدُونِbesidesٱللَّهِAllahشُفَعَآءَintercessorsقُلْSayأَوَلَوْEven thoughكَانُوا۟they wereلَاnotيَمْلِكُونَpossessingشَيْـًٔاanythingوَلَاand notيَعْقِلُونَthey understand﴿٤٣﴾

Or have they taken other than Allah as intercessors? Say, "Even though they do not possess [power over] anything, nor do they reason

قُلSayلِّلَّهِTo Allah (belongs)ٱلشَّفَٰعَةُthe intercessionجَمِيعًاallلَّهُۥFor Himمُلْكُ(is the) dominionٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ(of) the heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthثُمَّThenإِلَيْهِto Himتُرْجَعُونَyou will be returned﴿٤٤﴾

Say, "To Allah belongs [the right to allow] intercession entirely. To Him belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. Then to Him you will be returned

وَإِذَاAnd whenذُكِرَAllah is mentionedٱللَّهُAllah is mentionedوَحْدَهُAloneٱشْمَأَزَّتْshrink with aversionقُلُوبُ(the) heartsٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoلَا(do) notيُؤْمِنُونَbelieveبِٱلْءَاخِرَةِin the Hereafterوَإِذَاand whenذُكِرَare mentionedٱلَّذِينَthoseمِنbesides Himدُونِهِۦٓbesides HimإِذَاbeholdهُمْTheyيَسْتَبْشِرُونَrejoice﴿٤٥﴾

And when Allah is mentioned alone, the hearts of those who do not believe in the Hereafter shrink with aversion, but when those [worshipped] other than Him are mentioned, immediately they rejoice

قُلِSayٱللَّهُمَّO AllahفَاطِرَCreatorٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ(of) the heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthعَٰلِمَKnowerٱلْغَيْبِ(of) the unseenوَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِand the witnessedأَنتَYouتَحْكُمُwill judgeبَيْنَbetweenعِبَادِكَYour slavesفِىinمَاwhatكَانُوا۟they used toفِيهِthereinيَخْتَلِفُونَdiffer﴿٤٦﴾

Say, "O Allah, Creator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, You will judge between your servants concerning that over which they used to differ

وَلَوْAnd ifأَنَّAnd ifلِلَّذِينَthose whoظَلَمُوا۟did wrongمَا(had) whateverفِى(is) inٱلْأَرْضِthe earthجَمِيعًاallوَمِثْلَهُۥand (the) like of itمَعَهُۥwith itلَٱفْتَدَوْا۟they would ransomبِهِۦwith itمِنfromسُوٓءِ(the) evilٱلْعَذَابِ(of) the punishmentيَوْمَ(on the) Dayٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ(of) the ResurrectionوَبَدَاAnd (will) appearلَهُمto themمِّنَfromٱللَّهِAllahمَاwhatلَمْnotيَكُونُوا۟they hadيَحْتَسِبُونَtaken into account﴿٤٧﴾

And if those who did wrong had all that is in the earth entirely and the like of it with it, they would [attempt to] ransom themselves thereby from the worst of the punishment on the Day of Resurrection. And there will appear to them from Allah that which they had not taken into account

وَبَدَاAnd will become apparentلَهُمْto themسَيِّـَٔاتُ(the) evilsمَا(of) whatكَسَبُوا۟they earnedوَحَاقَand will surroundبِهِمthemمَّاwhatكَانُوا۟they used toبِهِۦ[in it]يَسْتَهْزِءُونَmock﴿٤٨﴾

And there will appear to them the evils they had earned, and they will be enveloped by what they used to ridicule

فَإِذَاSo whenمَسَّtouchesٱلْإِنسَٰنَ[the] manضُرٌّadversityدَعَانَاhe calls upon UsثُمَّthenإِذَاwhenخَوَّلْنَٰهُWe bestow (on) himنِعْمَةًa favorمِّنَّاfrom Usقَالَhe saysإِنَّمَآOnlyأُوتِيتُهُۥI have been given itعَلَىٰforعِلْمٍۭknowledgeبَلْNayهِىَitفِتْنَةٌ(is) a trialوَلَٰكِنَّbutأَكْثَرَهُمْmost of themلَا(do) notيَعْلَمُونَknow﴿٤٩﴾

And when adversity touches man, he calls upon Us; then when We bestow on him a favor from Us, he says, "I have only been given it because of [my] knowledge." Rather, it is a trial, but most of them do not know

قَدْIndeedقَالَهَاsaid itٱلَّذِينَthoseمِنbefore themقَبْلِهِمْbefore themفَمَآbut (did) notأَغْنَىٰavailعَنْهُمthemمَّاwhatكَانُوا۟they used toيَكْسِبُونَearn﴿٥٠﴾

Those before them had already said it, but they were not availed by what they used to earn

فَأَصَابَهُمْThen struck themسَيِّـَٔاتُ(the) evilsمَا(of) whatكَسَبُوا۟they earnedوَٱلَّذِينَAnd those whoظَلَمُوا۟have wrongedمِنْofهَٰٓؤُلَآءِtheseسَيُصِيبُهُمْwill strike themسَيِّـَٔاتُ(the) evilsمَا(of) whatكَسَبُوا۟they earnedوَمَاand notهُمtheyبِمُعْجِزِينَwill be able to escape﴿٥١﴾

And the evil consequences of what they earned struck them. And those who have wronged of these [people] will be afflicted by the evil consequences of what they earned; and they will not cause failure

أَوَلَمْDo notيَعْلَمُوٓا۟they knowأَنَّthatٱللَّهَAllahيَبْسُطُextendsٱلرِّزْقَthe provisionلِمَنfor whomيَشَآءُHe willsوَيَقْدِرُand restrictsإِنَّIndeedفِىinذَٰلِكَthatلَءَايَٰتٍsurely (are) signsلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleيُؤْمِنُونَwho believe﴿٥٢﴾

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

قُلْSayيَٰعِبَادِىَO My slavesٱلَّذِينَThose whoأَسْرَفُوا۟have transgressedعَلَىٰٓagainstأَنفُسِهِمْthemselvesلَا(do) notتَقْنَطُوا۟despairمِنofرَّحْمَةِ(the) Mercyٱللَّهِ(of) AllahإِنَّIndeedٱللَّهَAllahيَغْفِرُforgivesٱلذُّنُوبَthe sinsجَمِيعًاallإِنَّهُۥIndeed HeهُوَHeٱلْغَفُورُ(is) the Oft-Forgivingٱلرَّحِيمُthe Most Merciful﴿٥٣﴾

Say, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful

وَأَنِيبُوٓا۟And turnإِلَىٰtoرَبِّكُمْyour Lordوَأَسْلِمُوا۟and submitلَهُۥto Himمِنbeforeقَبْلِbeforeأَن[that]يَأْتِيَكُمُcomes to youٱلْعَذَابُthe punishmentثُمَّthenلَاnotتُنصَرُونَyou will be helped﴿٥٤﴾

And return [in repentance] to your Lord and submit to Him before the punishment comes upon you; then you will not be helped

وَٱتَّبِعُوٓا۟And followأَحْسَنَ(the) bestمَآ(of) whatأُنزِلَis revealedإِلَيْكُمto youمِّنfromرَّبِّكُمyour Lordمِّنbeforeقَبْلِbeforeأَن[that]يَأْتِيَكُمُcomes to youٱلْعَذَابُthe punishmentبَغْتَةًsuddenlyوَأَنتُمْwhile youلَا(do) notتَشْعُرُونَperceive﴿٥٥﴾

And follow the best of what was revealed to you from your Lord before the punishment comes upon you suddenly while you do not perceive

أَنLestتَقُولَshould sayنَفْسٌa soulيَٰحَسْرَتَىٰOh! My regretعَلَىٰoverمَاwhatفَرَّطتُI neglectedفِىinجَنۢبِregard (to)ٱللَّهِAllahوَإِنand thatكُنتُI wasلَمِنَsurely, amongٱلسَّٰخِرِينَthe mockers﴿٥٦﴾

Lest a soul should say, "Oh [how great is] my regret over what I neglected in regard to Allah and that I was among the mockers

أَوْOrتَقُولَit should sayلَوْIf thatأَنَّIf thatٱللَّهَAllahهَدَىٰنِى(had) guided meلَكُنتُsurely, I (would) have beenمِنَamongٱلْمُتَّقِينَthe righteous﴿٥٧﴾

Or [lest] it say, "If only Allah had guided me, I would have been among the righteous

أَوْOrتَقُولَit should sayحِينَwhenتَرَىit seesٱلْعَذَابَthe punishmentلَوْIfأَنَّonlyلِىfor meكَرَّةًanother chanceفَأَكُونَthen I could beمِنَamongٱلْمُحْسِنِينَthe good-doers﴿٥٨﴾

Or [lest] it say when it sees the punishment, "If only I had another turn so I could be among the doers of good

بَلَىٰYesقَدْverilyجَآءَتْكَcame to youءَايَٰتِىMy Versesفَكَذَّبْتَbut you deniedبِهَاthemوَٱسْتَكْبَرْتَand were arrogantوَكُنتَand you wereمِنَamongٱلْكَٰفِرِينَthe disbelievers﴿٥٩﴾

But yes, there had come to you My verses, but you denied them and were arrogant, and you were among the disbelievers

وَيَوْمَAnd (on the) Dayٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ(of) the Resurrectionتَرَىyou will seeٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَذَبُوا۟liedعَلَىaboutٱللَّهِAllahوُجُوهُهُمtheir facesمُّسْوَدَّةٌ(will be) blackenedأَلَيْسَIs (there) notفِىinجَهَنَّمَHellمَثْوًىan abodeلِّلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَfor the arrogant﴿٦٠﴾

And on the Day of Resurrection you will see those who lied about Allah [with] their faces blackened. Is there not in Hell a residence for the arrogant