46. Al-Ahqaf

وَٱذْكُرْAnd mentionأَخَا(the) brotherعَادٍ(of) Aadإِذْwhenأَنذَرَhe warnedقَوْمَهُۥhis peopleبِٱلْأَحْقَافِin the Al-Ahqaf وَقَدْand had already passed awayخَلَتِand had already passed awayٱلنُّذُرُ[the] warnersمِنۢbefore himبَيْنِbefore himيَدَيْهِbefore himوَمِنْand after himخَلْفِهِۦٓand after himأَلَّاThat notتَعْبُدُوٓا۟you worshipإِلَّاexceptٱللَّهَAllahإِنِّىٓIndeed, Iأَخَافُ[I] fearعَلَيْكُمْfor youعَذَابَa punishmentيَوْمٍ(of) a DayعَظِيمٍGreat﴿٢١﴾

And mention, [O Muhammad], the brother of 'Aad, when he warned his people in the [region of] al-Ahqaf - and warners had already passed on before him and after him - [saying], "Do not worship except Allah. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day

قَالُوٓا۟They saidأَجِئْتَنَاHave you come to usلِتَأْفِكَنَاto turn us awayعَنْfromءَالِهَتِنَاour godsفَأْتِنَاThen bring usبِمَاwhatتَعِدُنَآyou threaten usإِنifكُنتَyou areمِنَofٱلصَّٰدِقِينَthe truthful﴿٢٢﴾

They said, "Have you come to delude us away from our gods? Then bring us what you promise us, if you should be of the truthful

قَالَHe saidإِنَّمَاOnlyٱلْعِلْمُthe knowledgeعِندَ(is) with Allahٱللَّهِ(is) with Allahوَأُبَلِّغُكُمand I convey to youمَّآwhatأُرْسِلْتُI am sentبِهِۦwith itوَلَٰكِنِّىٓbutأَرَىٰكُمْI see youقَوْمًاa peopleتَجْهَلُونَignorant﴿٢٣﴾

He said, "Knowledge [of its time] is only with Allah, and I convey to you that with which I was sent; but I see you [to be] a people behaving ignorantly

فَلَمَّاThen whenرَأَوْهُthey saw itعَارِضًا(as) a cloudمُّسْتَقْبِلَapproachingأَوْدِيَتِهِمْtheir valleysقَالُوا۟they saidهَٰذَاThisعَارِضٌ(is) a cloudمُّمْطِرُنَاbringing us rainبَلْNayهُوَitمَا(is) whatٱسْتَعْجَلْتُمyou were asking it to be hastenedبِهِۦyou were asking it to be hastenedرِيحٌa windفِيهَاin itعَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentأَلِيمٌpainful﴿٢٤﴾

And when they saw it as a cloud approaching their valleys, they said, "This is a cloud bringing us rain!" Rather, it is that for which you were impatient: a wind, within it a painful punishment

تُدَمِّرُDestroyingكُلَّeveryشَىْءٍۭthingبِأَمْرِby (the) commandرَبِّهَا(of) its Lordفَأَصْبَحُوا۟Then they became (such)لَاnotيُرَىٰٓis seenإِلَّاexceptمَسَٰكِنُهُمْtheir dwellingsكَذَٰلِكَThusنَجْزِىWe recompenseٱلْقَوْمَthe peopleٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ[the] criminals﴿٢٥﴾

Destroying everything by command of its Lord. And they became so that nothing was seen [of them] except their dwellings. Thus do We recompense the criminal people

وَلَقَدْAnd certainlyمَكَّنَّٰهُمْWe had established themفِيمَآin whatإِنnotمَّكَّنَّٰكُمْWe have established youفِيهِin itوَجَعَلْنَاand We madeلَهُمْfor themسَمْعًاhearingوَأَبْصَٰرًاand visionوَأَفْـِٔدَةًand heartsفَمَآBut notأَغْنَىٰavailedعَنْهُمْthemسَمْعُهُمْtheir hearingوَلَآand notأَبْصَٰرُهُمْtheir visionوَلَآand notأَفْـِٔدَتُهُمtheir heartsمِّنanyشَىْءٍthingإِذْwhenكَانُوا۟they wereيَجْحَدُونَrejectingبِـَٔايَٰتِ(the) Signsٱللَّهِ(of) Allahوَحَاقَand envelopedبِهِمthemمَّاwhatكَانُوا۟they used toبِهِۦ[at it]يَسْتَهْزِءُونَridicule﴿٢٦﴾

And We had certainly established them in such as We have not established you, and We made for them hearing and vision and hearts. But their hearing and vision and hearts availed them not from anything [of the punishment] when they were [continually] rejecting the signs of Allah; and they were enveloped by what they used to ridicule

وَلَقَدْAnd certainlyأَهْلَكْنَاWe destroyedمَاwhatحَوْلَكُمsurrounds youمِّنَofٱلْقُرَىٰthe townsوَصَرَّفْنَاand We have diversifiedٱلْءَايَٰتِthe Signsلَعَلَّهُمْthat they mayيَرْجِعُونَreturn﴿٢٧﴾

And We have already destroyed what surrounds you of [those] cities, and We have diversified the signs [or verses] that perhaps they might return [from disbelief]

فَلَوْلَاThen why (did) notنَصَرَهُمُhelp themٱلَّذِينَthose whomٱتَّخَذُوا۟they had takenمِنbesidesدُونِbesidesٱللَّهِAllahقُرْبَانًاgods as a way of approachءَالِهَةًۢgods as a way of approachبَلْNayضَلُّوا۟they were lostعَنْهُمْfrom themوَذَٰلِكَAnd thatإِفْكُهُمْ(was) their falsehoodوَمَاand whatكَانُوا۟they wereيَفْتَرُونَinventing﴿٢٨﴾

Then why did those they took besides Allah as deities by which to approach [Him] not aid them? But they had strayed from them. And that was their falsehood and what they were inventing

وَإِذْAnd whenصَرَفْنَآWe directedإِلَيْكَto youنَفَرًاa partyمِّنَofٱلْجِنِّthe jinnيَسْتَمِعُونَlisteningٱلْقُرْءَانَ(to) the QuranفَلَمَّاAnd whenحَضَرُوهُthey attended itقَالُوٓا۟they saidأَنصِتُوا۟Listen quietlyفَلَمَّاAnd whenقُضِىَit was concludedوَلَّوْا۟they turned backإِلَىٰtoقَوْمِهِمtheir peopleمُّنذِرِينَ(as) warners﴿٢٩﴾

And [mention, O Muhammad], when We directed to you a few of the jinn, listening to the Qur'an. And when they attended it, they said, "Listen quietly." And when it was concluded, they went back to their people as warners

قَالُوا۟They saidيَٰقَوْمَنَآO our peopleإِنَّاIndeed, weسَمِعْنَا[we] have heardكِتَٰبًاa BookأُنزِلَrevealedمِنۢafterبَعْدِafterمُوسَىٰMusaمُصَدِّقًاconfirmingلِّمَاwhatبَيْنَ(was) before itيَدَيْهِ(was) before itيَهْدِىٓguidingإِلَىtoٱلْحَقِّthe truthوَإِلَىٰand toطَرِيقٍa PathمُّسْتَقِيمٍStraight﴿٣٠﴾

They said, "O our people, indeed we have heard a [recited] Book revealed after Moses confirming what was before it which guides to the truth and to a straight path

يَٰقَوْمَنَآO our peopleأَجِيبُوا۟Respondدَاعِىَ(to the) callerٱللَّهِ(of) Allahوَءَامِنُوا۟and believeبِهِۦin himيَغْفِرْHe will forgiveلَكُمfor youمِّنofذُنُوبِكُمْyour sinsوَيُجِرْكُمand will protect youمِّنْfromعَذَابٍa punishmentأَلِيمٍpainful﴿٣١﴾

O our people, respond to the Messenger of Allah and believe in him; Allah will forgive for you your sins and protect you from a painful punishment

وَمَنAnd whoeverلَّا(does) notيُجِبْrespondدَاعِىَ(to the) callerٱللَّهِ(of) Allahفَلَيْسَthen notبِمُعْجِزٍhe can escapeفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe earthوَلَيْسَand notلَهُۥfor himمِنbesides Himدُونِهِۦٓbesides Himأَوْلِيَآءُprotectorsأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَThoseفِى(are) inضَلَٰلٍerrorمُّبِينٍclear﴿٣٢﴾

But he who does not respond to the Caller of Allah will not cause failure [to Him] upon earth, and he will not have besides Him any protectors. Those are in manifest error

أَوَلَمْDo notيَرَوْا۟they seeأَنَّthatٱللَّهَAllahٱلَّذِى(is) the One Whoخَلَقَcreatedٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضَand the earthوَلَمْand (was) notيَعْىَtiredبِخَلْقِهِنَّby their creationبِقَٰدِرٍ(is) ableعَلَىٰٓto give lifeأَنto give lifeيُحْۦِىَto give lifeٱلْمَوْتَىٰ(to) the deadبَلَىٰٓYesإِنَّهُۥindeed Heعَلَىٰ(is) onكُلِّeveryشَىْءٍthingقَدِيرٌAll-Powerful﴿٣٣﴾

Do they not see that Allah, who created the heavens and earth and did not fail in their creation, is able to give life to the dead? Yes. Indeed, He is over all things competent

وَيَوْمَAnd (the) Dayيُعْرَضُare exposedٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelievedعَلَىtoٱلنَّارِthe FireأَلَيْسَIs notهَٰذَاthisبِٱلْحَقِّthe truthقَالُوا۟They will sayبَلَىٰYesوَرَبِّنَاby our LordقَالَHe will sayفَذُوقُوا۟Then tasteٱلْعَذَابَthe punishmentبِمَاbecauseكُنتُمْyou used toتَكْفُرُونَdisbelieve﴿٣٤﴾

And the Day those who disbelieved are exposed to the Fire [it will be said], "Is this not the truth?" They will say, "Yes, by our Lord." He will say, "Then taste the punishment because you used to disbelieve

فَٱصْبِرْSo be patientكَمَاasصَبَرَhad patienceأُو۟لُوا۟those of determinationٱلْعَزْمِthose of determinationمِنَofٱلرُّسُلِthe Messengersوَلَاand (do) notتَسْتَعْجِلseek to hastenلَّهُمْfor themكَأَنَّهُمْAs if they hadيَوْمَ(the) Dayيَرَوْنَthey seeمَاwhatيُوعَدُونَthey were promisedلَمْnotيَلْبَثُوٓا۟remainedإِلَّاexceptسَاعَةًan hourمِّنofنَّهَارٍۭa dayبَلَٰغٌA notificationفَهَلْBut willيُهْلَكُ(any) be destroyedإِلَّاexceptٱلْقَوْمُthe people ٱلْفَٰسِقُونَthe defiantly disobedient﴿٣٥﴾

So be patient, [O Muhammad], as were those of determination among the messengers and do not be impatient for them. It will be - on the Day they see that which they are promised - as though they had not remained [in the world] except an hour of a day. [This is] notification. And will [any] be destroyed except the defiantly disobedient people