47. Muhammad

ٱلَّذِينَThose whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelieveوَصَدُّوا۟and turn awayعَنfromسَبِيلِ(the) way of Allahٱللَّهِ(the) way of AllahأَضَلَّHe will cause to be lostأَعْمَٰلَهُمْtheir deeds﴿١﴾

Those who disbelieve and avert [people] from the way of Allah - He will waste their deeds

وَٱلَّذِينَAnd those whoءَامَنُوا۟believeوَعَمِلُوا۟and doٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِrighteous deedsوَءَامَنُوا۟and believeبِمَاin whatنُزِّلَis revealedعَلَىٰtoمُحَمَّدٍMuhammadوَهُوَand itٱلْحَقُّ(is) the truthمِنfromرَّبِّهِمْtheir LordكَفَّرَHe will removeعَنْهُمْfrom themسَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْtheir misdeedsوَأَصْلَحَand improveبَالَهُمْtheir condition﴿٢﴾

And those who believe and do righteous deeds and believe in what has been sent down upon Muhammad - and it is the truth from their Lord - He will remove from them their misdeeds and amend their condition

ذَٰلِكَThatبِأَنَّ(is) becauseٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelieveٱتَّبَعُوا۟followٱلْبَٰطِلَfalsehoodوَأَنَّand thatٱلَّذِينَthose whoءَامَنُوا۟believeٱتَّبَعُوا۟followٱلْحَقَّ(the) truthمِنfromرَّبِّهِمْtheir LordكَذَٰلِكَThusيَضْرِبُAllah presentsٱللَّهُAllah presentsلِلنَّاسِto the peopleأَمْثَٰلَهُمْtheir similitudes﴿٣﴾

That is because those who disbelieve follow falsehood, and those who believe follow the truth from their Lord. Thus does Allah present to the people their comparisons

فَإِذَاSo whenلَقِيتُمُyou meetٱلَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelieveفَضَرْبَthen strikeٱلرِّقَابِthe necksحَتَّىٰٓuntilإِذَآwhenأَثْخَنتُمُوهُمْyou have subdued themفَشُدُّوا۟then bind firmlyٱلْوَثَاقَthe bondفَإِمَّاthen eitherمَنًّۢاa favorبَعْدُafterwardsوَإِمَّاorفِدَآءًransomحَتَّىٰuntilتَضَعَlays downٱلْحَرْبُthe warأَوْزَارَهَاits burdensذَٰلِكَThatوَلَوْAnd ifيَشَآءُAllah had willedٱللَّهُAllah had willedلَٱنتَصَرَsurely, He could have taken retributionمِنْهُمْfrom themوَلَٰكِنbutلِّيَبْلُوَا۟to testبَعْضَكُمsome of youبِبَعْضٍwith othersوَٱلَّذِينَAnd those whoقُتِلُوا۟are killedفِىinسَبِيلِ(the) way of Allahٱللَّهِ(the) way of Allahفَلَنthen neverيُضِلَّHe will cause to be lostأَعْمَٰلَهُمْtheir deeds﴿٤﴾

So when you meet those who disbelieve [in battle], strike [their] necks until, when you have inflicted slaughter upon them, then secure their bonds, and either [confer] favor afterwards or ransom [them] until the war lays down its burdens. That [is the command]. And if Allah had willed, He could have taken vengeance upon them [Himself], but [He ordered armed struggle] to test some of you by means of others. And those who are killed in the cause of Allah - never will He waste their deeds

سَيَهْدِيهِمْHe will guide themوَيُصْلِحُand improveبَالَهُمْtheir condition﴿٥﴾

He will guide them and amend their condition

وَيُدْخِلُهُمُAnd admit themٱلْجَنَّةَ(to) ParadiseعَرَّفَهَاHe has made it knownلَهُمْto them﴿٦﴾

And admit them to Paradise, which He has made known to them

يَٰٓأَيُّهَاO you who believeٱلَّذِينَO you who believeءَامَنُوٓا۟O you who believeإِنIfتَنصُرُوا۟you helpٱللَّهَAllahيَنصُرْكُمْHe will help youوَيُثَبِّتْand make firmأَقْدَامَكُمْyour feet﴿٧﴾

O you who have believed, if you support Allah, He will support you and plant firmly your feet

وَٱلَّذِينَBut those whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelieveفَتَعْسًاdestruction (is)لَّهُمْfor themوَأَضَلَّand He will cause to be lostأَعْمَٰلَهُمْtheir deeds﴿٨﴾

But those who disbelieve - for them is misery, and He will waste their deeds

ذَٰلِكَThatبِأَنَّهُمْ(is) because theyكَرِهُوا۟hateمَآwhatأَنزَلَAllah has revealedٱللَّهُAllah has revealedفَأَحْبَطَso He has made worthlessأَعْمَٰلَهُمْtheir deeds﴿٩﴾

That is because they disliked what Allah revealed, so He rendered worthless their deeds

أَفَلَمْDo notيَسِيرُوا۟they travelفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe earthفَيَنظُرُوا۟and seeكَيْفَhowكَانَwasعَٰقِبَةُ(the) endٱلَّذِينَ(of) thoseمِنbefore themقَبْلِهِمْbefore themدَمَّرَAllah destroyedٱللَّهُAllah destroyedعَلَيْهِمْ[over] themوَلِلْكَٰفِرِينَand for the disbelieversأَمْثَٰلُهَاits likeness﴿١٠﴾

Have they not traveled through the land and seen how was the end of those before them? Allah destroyed [everything] over them, and for the disbelievers is something comparable

ذَٰلِكَThatبِأَنَّ(is) becauseٱللَّهَAllahمَوْلَى(is the) Protectorٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoءَامَنُوا۟believeوَأَنَّand thatٱلْكَٰفِرِينَthe disbelievers لَا(there is) noمَوْلَىٰprotectorلَهُمْfor them﴿١١﴾

That is because Allah is the protector of those who have believed and because the disbelievers have no protector

إِنَّIndeedٱللَّهَAllahيُدْخِلُwill admitٱلَّذِينَthose whoءَامَنُوا۟believeوَعَمِلُوا۟and doٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِrighteous deedsجَنَّٰتٍ(to) Gardensتَجْرِىflowمِنfromتَحْتِهَاunderneath itٱلْأَنْهَٰرُthe riversوَٱلَّذِينَbut those whoكَفَرُوا۟disbelieveيَتَمَتَّعُونَthey enjoyوَيَأْكُلُونَand eatكَمَاasتَأْكُلُeatٱلْأَنْعَٰمُthe cattleوَٱلنَّارُand the Fireمَثْوًى(will be) an abodeلَّهُمْfor them﴿١٢﴾

Indeed, Allah will admit those who have believed and done righteous deeds to gardens beneath which rivers flow, but those who disbelieve enjoy themselves and eat as grazing livestock eat, and the Fire will be a residence for them

وَكَأَيِّنAnd how manyمِّنofقَرْيَةٍa townهِىَwhichأَشَدُّ(was) strongerقُوَّةً(in) strengthمِّنthanقَرْيَتِكَyour townٱلَّتِىٓwhichأَخْرَجَتْكَhas driven you outأَهْلَكْنَٰهُمْWe destroyed themفَلَاso noنَاصِرَhelperلَهُمْfor them﴿١٣﴾

And how many a city was stronger than your city [Makkah] which drove you out? We destroyed them; and there was no helper for them

أَفَمَنThen is (he) whoكَانَisعَلَىٰonبَيِّنَةٍa clear proofمِّنfromرَّبِّهِۦhis Lordكَمَنlike (he) whoزُيِّنَis made attractiveلَهُۥto himسُوٓءُ(the) evilعَمَلِهِۦ(of) his deedsوَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟while they followأَهْوَآءَهُمtheir desires﴿١٤﴾

So is he who is on clear evidence from his Lord like him to whom the evil of his work has been made attractive and they follow their [own] desires

مَّثَلُA parableٱلْجَنَّةِ(of) Paradiseٱلَّتِىwhichوُعِدَis promisedٱلْمُتَّقُونَ(to) the righteousفِيهَآThereinأَنْهَٰرٌ(are) riversمِّنofمَّآءٍwaterغَيْرِnotءَاسِنٍpollutedوَأَنْهَٰرٌand riversمِّنofلَّبَنٍmilkلَّمْnotيَتَغَيَّرْchangesطَعْمُهُۥits tasteوَأَنْهَٰرٌand riversمِّنْofخَمْرٍwineلَّذَّةٍdeliciousلِّلشَّٰرِبِينَfor (the) drinkersوَأَنْهَٰرٌand riversمِّنْofعَسَلٍhoneyمُّصَفًّىpurifiedوَلَهُمْand for themفِيهَاthereinمِنofكُلِّallٱلثَّمَرَٰتِfruitsوَمَغْفِرَةٌand forgivenessمِّنfromرَّبِّهِمْtheir Lordكَمَنْlike he whoهُوَlike he whoخَٰلِدٌ(will) abide foreverفِىinٱلنَّارِthe Fireوَسُقُوا۟and they will be given to drinkمَآءًwaterحَمِيمًاboilingفَقَطَّعَso it cuts into piecesأَمْعَآءَهُمْtheir intestines﴿١٥﴾

Is the description of Paradise, which the righteous are promised, wherein are rivers of water unaltered, rivers of milk the taste of which never changes, rivers of wine delicious to those who drink, and rivers of purified honey, in which they will have from all [kinds of] fruits and forgiveness from their Lord, like [that of] those who abide eternally in the Fire and are given to drink scalding water that will sever their intestines

وَمِنْهُمAnd among themمَّن(are some) whoيَسْتَمِعُlistenإِلَيْكَto youحَتَّىٰٓuntilإِذَاwhenخَرَجُوا۟they departمِنْfromعِندِكَyouقَالُوا۟they sayلِلَّذِينَto those whoأُوتُوا۟were givenٱلْعِلْمَthe knowledgeمَاذَاWhatقَالَ(has) he saidءَانِفًاjust nowأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَThose ٱلَّذِينَ(are) the onesطَبَعَAllah has set a sealٱللَّهُAllah has set a sealعَلَىٰuponقُلُوبِهِمْtheir heartsوَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟and they followأَهْوَآءَهُمْtheir desires﴿١٦﴾

And among them, [O Muhammad], are those who listen to you, until when they depart from you, they say to those who were given knowledge, "What has he said just now?" Those are the ones of whom Allah has sealed over their hearts and who have followed their [own] desires

وَٱلَّذِينَAnd those whoٱهْتَدَوْا۟accept guidanceزَادَهُمْHe increases themهُدًى(in) guidanceوَءَاتَىٰهُمْand gives themتَقْوَىٰهُمْtheir righteousness﴿١٧﴾

And those who are guided - He increases them in guidance and gives them their righteousness

فَهَلْThen doيَنظُرُونَthey waitإِلَّاbutٱلسَّاعَةَ(for) the Hourأَنthatتَأْتِيَهُمit should come to themبَغْتَةًsuddenlyفَقَدْBut indeedجَآءَhave comeأَشْرَاطُهَاits indicationsفَأَنَّىٰThen howلَهُمْto themإِذَاwhenجَآءَتْهُمْhas come to themذِكْرَىٰهُمْtheir reminder﴿١٨﴾

Then do they await except that the Hour should come upon them unexpectedly? But already there have come [some of] its indications. Then what good to them, when it has come, will be their remembrance

فَٱعْلَمْSo knowأَنَّهُۥthat [He] لَآ(there is) noإِلَٰهَgodإِلَّاbutٱللَّهُAllahوَٱسْتَغْفِرْand ask forgivenessلِذَنۢبِكَfor your sinوَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَand for the believing menوَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِand the believing womenوَٱللَّهُAnd Allahيَعْلَمُknowsمُتَقَلَّبَكُمْyour movementوَمَثْوَىٰكُمْand your resting places﴿١٩﴾

So know, [O Muhammad], that there is no deity except Allah and ask forgiveness for your sin and for the believing men and believing women. And Allah knows of your movement and your resting place

وَيَقُولُAnd sayٱلَّذِينَthose whoءَامَنُوا۟believeلَوْلَاWhy notنُزِّلَتْhas been revealedسُورَةٌa SurahفَإِذَآBut whenأُنزِلَتْis revealedسُورَةٌa Surahمُّحْكَمَةٌpreciseوَذُكِرَand is mentionedفِيهَاin itٱلْقِتَالُthe fightingرَأَيْتَyou seeٱلَّذِينَthose whoفِىinقُلُوبِهِمtheir heartsمَّرَضٌ(is) a diseaseيَنظُرُونَlookingإِلَيْكَat you نَظَرَa lookٱلْمَغْشِىِّ(of) one faintingعَلَيْهِ(of) one faintingمِنَfromٱلْمَوْتِthe deathفَأَوْلَىٰBut more appropriateلَهُمْfor them﴿٢٠﴾

Those who believe say, "Why has a surah not been sent down? But when a precise surah is revealed and fighting is mentioned therein, you see those in whose hearts is hypocrisy looking at you with a look of one overcome by death. And more appropriate for them [would have been]