41. Fussilat

حمٓHa Meem﴿١﴾

Ha, Meem

تَنزِيلٌA revelationمِّنَfromٱلرَّحْمَٰنِthe Most Graciousٱلرَّحِيمِthe Most Merciful﴿٢﴾

[This is] a revelation from the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful

كِتَٰبٌA Bookفُصِّلَتْare detailedءَايَٰتُهُۥits Versesقُرْءَانًاa Quranعَرَبِيًّا(in) Arabicلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleيَعْلَمُونَ(who) know﴿٣﴾

A Book whose verses have been detailed, an Arabic Qur'an for a people who know

بَشِيرًاA giver of glad tidingsوَنَذِيرًاand a warnerفَأَعْرَضَbut turn awayأَكْثَرُهُمْmost of themفَهُمْso theyلَا(do) notيَسْمَعُونَhear﴿٤﴾

As a giver of good tidings and a warner; but most of them turn away, so they do not hear

وَقَالُوا۟And they sayقُلُوبُنَاOur heartsفِىٓ(are) inأَكِنَّةٍcoveringsمِّمَّاfrom whatتَدْعُونَآyou call usإِلَيْهِto itوَفِىٓand inءَاذَانِنَاour earsوَقْرٌ(is) deafnessوَمِنۢand between usبَيْنِنَاand between usوَبَيْنِكَand between youحِجَابٌ(is) a screenفَٱعْمَلْSo workإِنَّنَاindeed, weعَٰمِلُونَ(are) working﴿٥﴾

And they say, "Our hearts are within coverings from that to which you invite us, and in our ears is deafness, and between us and you is a partition, so work; indeed, we are working

قُلْSayإِنَّمَآOnlyأَنَا۠I amبَشَرٌa manمِّثْلُكُمْlike youيُوحَىٰٓit is revealedإِلَىَّto meأَنَّمَآthatإِلَٰهُكُمْyour godإِلَٰهٌ(is) GodوَٰحِدٌOneفَٱسْتَقِيمُوٓا۟so take a Straight Pathإِلَيْهِto Himوَٱسْتَغْفِرُوهُand ask His forgivenessوَوَيْلٌAnd woeلِّلْمُشْرِكِينَto the polytheists﴿٦﴾

Say, O [Muhammad], "I am only a man like you to whom it has been revealed that your god is but one God; so take a straight course to Him and seek His forgiveness." And woe to those who associate others with Allah

ٱلَّذِينَThose whoلَا(do) notيُؤْتُونَgiveٱلزَّكَوٰةَthe zakahوَهُمand theyبِٱلْءَاخِرَةِin the Hereafterهُمْtheyكَٰفِرُونَ(are) disbelievers﴿٧﴾

Those who do not give zakah, and in the Hereafter they are disbelievers

إِنَّIndeedٱلَّذِينَthose whoءَامَنُوا۟believeوَعَمِلُوا۟and doٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِrighteous deedsلَهُمْfor themأَجْرٌ(is) a rewardغَيْرُnever endingمَمْنُونٍnever ending﴿٨﴾

Indeed, those who believe and do righteous deeds - for them is a reward uninterrupted

قُلْSayأَئِنَّكُمْDo you indeedلَتَكْفُرُونَ[surely] disbelieveبِٱلَّذِىin the One Whoخَلَقَcreatedٱلْأَرْضَthe earthفِىinيَوْمَيْنِtwo periodsوَتَجْعَلُونَand you set upلَهُۥٓwith HimأَندَادًاrivalsذَٰلِكَThatرَبُّ(is the) Lordٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ(of) the worlds﴿٩﴾

Say, "Do you indeed disbelieve in He who created the earth in two days and attribute to Him equals? That is the Lord of the worlds

وَجَعَلَAnd He placedفِيهَاthereinرَوَٰسِىَfirmly-set mountainsمِنabove itفَوْقِهَاabove itوَبَٰرَكَand He blessedفِيهَاthereinوَقَدَّرَand determinedفِيهَآthereinأَقْوَٰتَهَاits sustenanceفِىٓinأَرْبَعَةِfourأَيَّامٍperiodsسَوَآءًequalلِّلسَّآئِلِينَfor those who ask﴿١٠﴾

And He placed on the earth firmly set mountains over its surface, and He blessed it and determined therein its [creatures'] sustenance in four days without distinction - for [the information] of those who ask

ثُمَّThenٱسْتَوَىٰٓHe directed (Himself)إِلَىtowardsٱلسَّمَآءِthe heavenوَهِىَwhile it (was)دُخَانٌsmokeفَقَالَand He saidلَهَاto itوَلِلْأَرْضِand to the earthٱئْتِيَاCome both of youطَوْعًاwillinglyأَوْorكَرْهًاunwillinglyقَالَتَآThey both saidأَتَيْنَاWe comeطَآئِعِينَwillingly﴿١١﴾

Then He directed Himself to the heaven while it was smoke and said to it and to the earth, "Come [into being], willingly or by compulsion." They said, "We have come willingly

فَقَضَىٰهُنَّThen He completed themسَبْعَ(as) sevenسَمَٰوَاتٍheavensفِىinيَوْمَيْنِtwo periodsوَأَوْحَىٰand He revealedفِىinكُلِّeachسَمَآءٍheavenأَمْرَهَاits affairوَزَيَّنَّاAnd We adornedٱلسَّمَآءَthe heavenٱلدُّنْيَا[the world]بِمَصَٰبِيحَwith lampsوَحِفْظًاand (to) guardذَٰلِكَThatتَقْدِيرُ(is the) Decreeٱلْعَزِيزِ(of) the All-Mightyٱلْعَلِيمِthe All-Knower﴿١٢﴾

And He completed them as seven heavens within two days and inspired in each heaven its command. And We adorned the nearest heaven with lamps and as protection. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing

فَإِنْBut ifأَعْرَضُوا۟they turn awayفَقُلْthen sayأَنذَرْتُكُمْI have warned youصَٰعِقَةً(of) a thunderboltمِّثْلَlikeصَٰعِقَةِ(the) thunderboltعَادٍ(of) Aadوَثَمُودَand Thamud﴿١٣﴾

But if they turn away, then say, "I have warned you of a thunderbolt like the thunderbolt [that struck] 'Aad and Thamud

إِذْWhenجَآءَتْهُمُcame to themٱلرُّسُلُthe Messengersمِنۢfrom before themبَيْنِfrom before themأَيْدِيهِمْfrom before themوَمِنْand fromخَلْفِهِمْbehind themأَلَّا(saying) "Do notتَعْبُدُوٓا۟worshipإِلَّاexceptٱللَّهَAllahقَالُوا۟They saidلَوْIfشَآءَ(had) willedرَبُّنَاour Lordلَأَنزَلَsurely, He (would have) sent downمَلَٰٓئِكَةًAngelsفَإِنَّاSo indeed, weبِمَآin whatأُرْسِلْتُمyou have been sentبِهِۦwithكَٰفِرُونَ(are) disbelievers﴿١٤﴾

[That occurred] when the messengers had come to them before them and after them, [saying], "Worship not except Allah." They said, "If our Lord had willed, He would have sent down the angels, so indeed we, in that with which you have been sent, are disbelievers

فَأَمَّاThen as forعَادٌAadفَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟they were arrogantفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe landبِغَيْرِwithoutٱلْحَقِّ[the] rightوَقَالُوا۟and they saidمَنْWhoأَشَدُّ(is) mightierمِنَّاthan usقُوَّةً(in) strengthأَوَلَمْDo notيَرَوْا۟they seeأَنَّthatٱللَّهَAllahٱلَّذِىthe One Whoخَلَقَهُمْcreated themهُوَHeأَشَدُّ(is) Mightierمِنْهُمْthan themقُوَّةً(in) strengthوَكَانُوا۟But they used toبِـَٔايَٰتِنَاin Our Signsيَجْحَدُونَdeny﴿١٥﴾

As for 'Aad, they were arrogant upon the earth without right and said, "Who is greater than us in strength?" Did they not consider that Allah who created them was greater than them in strength? But they were rejecting Our signs

فَأَرْسَلْنَاSo We sentعَلَيْهِمْupon themرِيحًاa windصَرْصَرًاfuriousفِىٓinأَيَّامٍ(the) daysنَّحِسَاتٍ(of) misfortuneلِّنُذِيقَهُمْthat We may make them tasteعَذَابَ(the) punishmentٱلْخِزْىِ(of) disgraceفِىinٱلْحَيَوٰةِthe lifeٱلدُّنْيَا(of) the worldوَلَعَذَابُAnd surely, (the) punishmentٱلْءَاخِرَةِ(of) the Hereafterأَخْزَىٰ(is) more disgracingوَهُمْand theyلَاwill not be helpedيُنصَرُونَwill not be helped﴿١٦﴾

So We sent upon them a screaming wind during days of misfortune to make them taste the punishment of disgrace in the worldly life; but the punishment of the Hereafter is more disgracing, and they will not be helped

وَأَمَّاAnd as forثَمُودُThamudفَهَدَيْنَٰهُمْWe guided themفَٱسْتَحَبُّوا۟but they preferredٱلْعَمَىٰ[the] blindnessعَلَىoverٱلْهُدَىٰthe guidanceفَأَخَذَتْهُمْso seized themصَٰعِقَةُa thunderboltٱلْعَذَابِ(of) the punishmentٱلْهُونِhumiliatingبِمَاfor whatكَانُوا۟they used toيَكْسِبُونَearn﴿١٧﴾

And as for Thamud, We guided them, but they preferred blindness over guidance, so the thunderbolt of humiliating punishment seized them for what they used to earn

وَنَجَّيْنَاAnd We savedٱلَّذِينَthose whoءَامَنُوا۟believedوَكَانُوا۟and used toيَتَّقُونَfear (Allah)﴿١٨﴾

And We saved those who believed and used to fear Allah

وَيَوْمَAnd (the) Dayيُحْشَرُwill be gatheredأَعْدَآءُ(the) enemiesٱللَّهِ(of) Allahإِلَىtoٱلنَّارِthe Fireفَهُمْthen theyيُوزَعُونَwill be assembled in rows﴿١٩﴾

And [mention, O Muhammad], the Day when the enemies of Allah will be gathered to the Fire while they are [driven] assembled in rows

حَتَّىٰٓUntilإِذَاwhenمَاwhenجَآءُوهَاthey come to itشَهِدَ(will) testifyعَلَيْهِمْagainst themسَمْعُهُمْtheir hearingوَأَبْصَٰرُهُمْand their sightوَجُلُودُهُمand their skinsبِمَا(as) to whatكَانُوا۟they used toيَعْمَلُونَdo﴿٢٠﴾

Until, when they reach it, their hearing and their eyes and their skins will testify against them of what they used to do