45. Al-Jathiyah

أَمْDoحَسِبَthinkٱلَّذِينَthose whoٱجْتَرَحُوا۟commitٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِevil deedsأَنthatنَّجْعَلَهُمْWe will make themكَٱلَّذِينَlike those whoءَامَنُوا۟believedوَعَمِلُوا۟and didٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِrighteous deedsسَوَآءًequalمَّحْيَاهُمْ(in) their lifeوَمَمَاتُهُمْand their deathسَآءَEvil isمَاwhatيَحْكُمُونَthey judge﴿٢١﴾

Or do those who commit evils think We will make them like those who have believed and done righteous deeds - [make them] equal in their life and their death? Evil is that which they judge

وَخَلَقَAnd Allah createdٱللَّهُAnd Allah createdٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضَand the earthبِٱلْحَقِّin truthوَلِتُجْزَىٰand that may be recompensedكُلُّeveryنَفْسٍۭsoulبِمَاfor whatكَسَبَتْit has earnedوَهُمْand theyلَاwill not be wrongedيُظْلَمُونَwill not be wronged﴿٢٢﴾

And Allah created the heavens and earth in truth and so that every soul may be recompensed for what it has earned, and they will not be wronged

أَفَرَءَيْتَHave you seenمَنِ(he) whoٱتَّخَذَtakesإِلَٰهَهُۥ(as) his godهَوَىٰهُhis desireوَأَضَلَّهُand Allah lets him go astrayٱللَّهُand Allah lets him go astrayعَلَىٰknowinglyعِلْمٍknowinglyوَخَتَمَand He sets a sealعَلَىٰuponسَمْعِهِۦhis hearingوَقَلْبِهِۦand his heartوَجَعَلَand putsعَلَىٰoverبَصَرِهِۦhis visionغِشَٰوَةًa veilفَمَنThen whoيَهْدِيهِwill guide himمِنۢafterبَعْدِafterٱللَّهِAllahأَفَلَاThen will notتَذَكَّرُونَyou receive admonition﴿٢٣﴾

Have you seen he who has taken as his god his [own] desire, and Allah has sent him astray due to knowledge and has set a seal upon his hearing and his heart and put over his vision a veil? So who will guide him after Allah? Then will you not be reminded

وَقَالُوا۟And they sayمَاNotهِىَitإِلَّا(is) butحَيَاتُنَاour lifeٱلدُّنْيَا(of) the worldنَمُوتُwe dieوَنَحْيَاand we liveوَمَاand notيُهْلِكُنَآdestroys usإِلَّاexceptٱلدَّهْرُthe timeوَمَاAnd notلَهُمfor themبِذَٰلِكَof thatمِنْanyعِلْمٍknowledgeإِنْnotهُمْtheyإِلَّا(do) butيَظُنُّونَguess﴿٢٤﴾

And they say, "There is not but our worldly life; we die and live, and nothing destroys us except time." And they have of that no knowledge; they are only assuming

وَإِذَاAnd whenتُتْلَىٰare recitedعَلَيْهِمْto themءَايَٰتُنَاOur Versesبَيِّنَٰتٍclearمَّاnotكَانَisحُجَّتَهُمْtheir argumentإِلَّآexceptأَنthatقَالُوا۟they sayٱئْتُوا۟Bringبِـَٔابَآئِنَآour forefathersإِنifكُنتُمْyou areصَٰدِقِينَtruthful﴿٢٥﴾

And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, their argument is only that they say, "Bring [back] our forefathers, if you should be truthful

قُلِSayٱللَّهُAllahيُحْيِيكُمْgives you lifeثُمَّthenيُمِيتُكُمْcauses you to dieثُمَّthenيَجْمَعُكُمْHe will gather youإِلَىٰtoيَوْمِ(the) Dayٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ(of) the Resurrectionلَاnoرَيْبَdoubtفِيهِabout itوَلَٰكِنَّButأَكْثَرَmostٱلنَّاسِ(of) the peopleلَا(do) notيَعْلَمُونَknow﴿٢٦﴾

Say, "Allah causes you to live, then causes you to die; then He will assemble you for the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt, but most of the people do not know

وَلِلَّهِAnd for Allahمُلْكُ(is the) dominionٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ(of) the heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthوَيَوْمَand (the) Dayتَقُومُis establishedٱلسَّاعَةُthe Hourيَوْمَئِذٍthat Dayيَخْسَرُwill loseٱلْمُبْطِلُونَthe falsifiers﴿٢٧﴾

And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And the Day the Hour appears - that Day the falsifiers will lose

وَتَرَىٰAnd you will seeكُلَّeveryأُمَّةٍnationجَاثِيَةًkneelingكُلُّEveryأُمَّةٍnationتُدْعَىٰٓwill be calledإِلَىٰtoكِتَٰبِهَاits recordٱلْيَوْمَTodayتُجْزَوْنَyou will be recompensedمَا(for) whatكُنتُمْyou used toتَعْمَلُونَdo﴿٢٨﴾

And you will see every nation kneeling [from fear]. Every nation will be called to its record [and told], "Today you will be recompensed for what you used to do

هَٰذَاThisكِتَٰبُنَاOur Recordيَنطِقُspeaksعَلَيْكُمabout youبِٱلْحَقِّin truthإِنَّاIndeed, Weكُنَّا[We] used toنَسْتَنسِخُtranscribeمَاwhatكُنتُمْyou used toتَعْمَلُونَdo﴿٢٩﴾

This, Our record, speaks about you in truth. Indeed, We were having transcribed whatever you used to do

فَأَمَّاThen as forٱلَّذِينَthose whoءَامَنُوا۟believedوَعَمِلُوا۟and didٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ[the] righteous deedsفَيُدْخِلُهُمْwill admit themرَبُّهُمْtheir Lordفِىin(to)رَحْمَتِهِۦHis mercyذَٰلِكَThatهُوَ[it]ٱلْفَوْزُ(is) the successٱلْمُبِينُclear﴿٣٠﴾

So as for those who believed and did righteous deeds, their Lord will admit them into His mercy. That is what is the clear attainment

وَأَمَّاBut as forٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُوٓا۟disbelievedأَفَلَمْThen were notتَكُنْThen were notءَايَٰتِىMy Versesتُتْلَىٰrecitedعَلَيْكُمْto youفَٱسْتَكْبَرْتُمْbut you were proudوَكُنتُمْand you becameقَوْمًاa peopleمُّجْرِمِينَcriminals﴿٣١﴾

But as for those who disbelieved, [it will be said], "Were not Our verses recited to you, but you were arrogant and became a people of criminals

وَإِذَاAnd whenقِيلَit was saidإِنَّIndeedوَعْدَ(the) Promiseٱللَّهِ(of) Allahحَقٌّ(is) trueوَٱلسَّاعَةُand the Hour لَا(there is) noرَيْبَdoubtفِيهَاabout itقُلْتُمyou saidمَّاNotنَدْرِىwe knowمَاwhatٱلسَّاعَةُthe Hour (is)إِنNotنَّظُنُّwe thinkإِلَّاexceptظَنًّاan assumptionوَمَاand notنَحْنُweبِمُسْتَيْقِنِينَ(are) convinced﴿٣٢﴾

And when it was said, 'Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth and the Hour [is coming] - no doubt about it,' you said, 'We know not what is the Hour. We assume only assumption, and we are not convinced

وَبَدَاAnd (will) appearلَهُمْto themسَيِّـَٔاتُ(the) evilمَا(of) whatعَمِلُوا۟they didوَحَاقَand (will) envelopبِهِمthemمَّاwhatكَانُوا۟they usedبِهِۦ[at it]يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ(to) mock﴿٣٣﴾

And the evil consequences of what they did will appear to them, and they will be enveloped by what they used to ridicule

وَقِيلَAnd it will be saidٱلْيَوْمَTodayنَنسَىٰكُمْWe forget youكَمَاasنَسِيتُمْyou forgotلِقَآءَ(the) meetingيَوْمِكُمْ(of) this Day of yoursهَٰذَا(of) this Day of yoursوَمَأْوَىٰكُمُand your abodeٱلنَّارُ(is) the Fireوَمَاand notلَكُمfor youمِّنanyنَّٰصِرِينَhelpers﴿٣٤﴾

And it will be said, "Today We will forget you as you forgot the meeting of this Day of yours, and your refuge is the Fire, and for you there are no helpers

ذَٰلِكُمThatبِأَنَّكُمُ(is) because youٱتَّخَذْتُمْtookءَايَٰتِ(the) Versesٱللَّهِ(of) Allahهُزُوًا(in) ridiculeوَغَرَّتْكُمُand deceived youٱلْحَيَوٰةُthe lifeٱلدُّنْيَا(of) the worldفَٱلْيَوْمَSo this Dayلَاnotيُخْرَجُونَthey will be brought forthمِنْهَاfrom itوَلَاand notهُمْtheyيُسْتَعْتَبُونَwill be asked to appease﴿٣٥﴾

That is because you took the verses of Allah in ridicule, and worldly life deluded you." So that Day they will not be removed from it, nor will they be asked to appease [Allah]

فَلِلَّهِThen for Allahٱلْحَمْدُ(is) all the praiseرَبِّ(the) Lordٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ(of) the heavensوَرَبِّand (the) Lordٱلْأَرْضِ(of) the earthرَبِّ(the) lordٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ(of) the worlds﴿٣٦﴾

Then, to Allah belongs [all] praise - Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth, Lord of the worlds

وَلَهُAnd for Himٱلْكِبْرِيَآءُ(is) the greatnessفِىinٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthوَهُوَand Heٱلْعَزِيزُ(is) the All-Mightyٱلْحَكِيمُthe All-Wise﴿٣٧﴾

And to Him belongs [all] grandeur within the heavens and the earth, and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise