62. Al-Jumu'ah

يُسَبِّحُGlorifiesلِلَّهِAllahمَاwhateverفِى(is) inٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَمَاand whateverفِى(is) inٱلْأَرْضِthe earthٱلْمَلِكِthe Sovereignٱلْقُدُّوسِthe Holyٱلْعَزِيزِthe All-Mightyٱلْحَكِيمِthe All-Wise﴿١﴾

Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth is exalting Allah, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Exalted in Might, the Wise

هُوَHeٱلَّذِى(is) the One Whoبَعَثَsentفِىamongٱلْأُمِّيِّۦنَthe unletteredرَسُولًاa Messengerمِّنْهُمْfrom themselvesيَتْلُوا۟recitingعَلَيْهِمْto themءَايَٰتِهِۦHis Versesوَيُزَكِّيهِمْand purifying themوَيُعَلِّمُهُمُand teaching themٱلْكِتَٰبَthe Bookوَٱلْحِكْمَةَand the wisdomوَإِنalthoughكَانُوا۟they wereمِنfromقَبْلُbeforeلَفِىsurely inضَلَٰلٍan errorمُّبِينٍclear﴿٢﴾

It is He who has sent among the unlettered a Messenger from themselves reciting to them His verses and purifying them and teaching them the Book and wisdom - although they were before in clear error

وَءَاخَرِينَAnd othersمِنْهُمْamong themلَمَّاwho have not yetيَلْحَقُوا۟joinedبِهِمْthemوَهُوَand Heٱلْعَزِيزُ(is) the All-Mightyٱلْحَكِيمُthe All-Wise﴿٣﴾

And [to] others of them who have not yet joined them. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise

ذَٰلِكَThatفَضْلُ(is the) Bountyٱللَّهِ(of) AllahيُؤْتِيهِHe gives itمَن(to) whomيَشَآءُHe willsوَٱللَّهُAnd Allahذُو(is the) Possessorٱلْفَضْلِ(of) Bountyٱلْعَظِيمِthe Great﴿٤﴾

That is the bounty of Allah, which He gives to whom He wills, and Allah is the possessor of great bounty

مَثَلُ(The) likenessٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoحُمِّلُوا۟were entrustedٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ(with) the Tauratثُمَّthenلَمْnotيَحْمِلُوهَاthey bore itكَمَثَلِ(is) likeٱلْحِمَارِthe donkeyيَحْمِلُwho carriesأَسْفَارًۢاbooksبِئْسَWretched isمَثَلُ(the) exampleٱلْقَوْمِ(of) the peopleٱلَّذِينَwhoكَذَّبُوا۟denyبِـَٔايَٰتِ(the) Signsٱللَّهِ(of) AllahوَٱللَّهُAnd Allahلَا(does) notيَهْدِىguideٱلْقَوْمَthe peopleٱلظَّٰلِمِينَthe wrongdoers﴿٥﴾

The example of those who were entrusted with the Torah and then did not take it on is like that of a donkey who carries volumes [of books]. Wretched is the example of the people who deny the signs of Allah. And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people

قُلْSayيَٰٓأَيُّهَاOٱلَّذِينَyou (who)هَادُوٓا۟(are) JewsإِنIfزَعَمْتُمْyou claimأَنَّكُمْthat youأَوْلِيَآءُ(are) alliesلِلَّهِof Allahمِنfromدُونِexcludingٱلنَّاسِthe peopleفَتَمَنَّوُا۟then wishٱلْمَوْتَ(for) the deathإِنifكُنتُمْyou areصَٰدِقِينَtruthful﴿٦﴾

Say, "O you who are Jews, if you claim that you are allies of Allah, excluding the [other] people, then wish for death, if you should be truthful

وَلَاBut notيَتَمَنَّوْنَهُۥٓthey will wish for itأَبَدًۢاeverبِمَاfor whatقَدَّمَتْ(have) sent forthأَيْدِيهِمْtheir handsوَٱللَّهُAnd Allahعَلِيمٌۢ(is) All-Knowingبِٱلظَّٰلِمِينَof the wrongdoers﴿٧﴾

But they will not wish for it, ever, because of what their hands have put forth. And Allah is Knowing of the wrongdoers

قُلْSayإِنَّIndeedٱلْمَوْتَthe deathٱلَّذِىwhichتَفِرُّونَyou fleeمِنْهُfrom itفَإِنَّهُۥthen surely itمُلَٰقِيكُمْ(will) meet youثُمَّThenتُرَدُّونَyou will be sent backإِلَىٰtoعَٰلِمِ(the) All-Knowerٱلْغَيْبِ(of) the unseenوَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِand the witnessedفَيُنَبِّئُكُمand He will inform youبِمَا[of] whatكُنتُمْyou used toتَعْمَلُونَdo﴿٨﴾

Say, "Indeed, the death from which you flee - indeed, it will meet you. Then you will be returned to the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, and He will inform you about what you used to do

يَٰٓأَيُّهَاOٱلَّذِينَ(you) whoءَامَنُوٓا۟believeإِذَاWhenنُودِىَ(the) call is madeلِلصَّلَوٰةِfor (the) prayerمِنonيَوْمِ(the) dayٱلْجُمُعَةِ(of) Fridayفَٱسْعَوْا۟then hastenإِلَىٰtoذِكْرِ(the) remembranceٱللَّهِ(of) Allahوَذَرُوا۟and leaveٱلْبَيْعَthe businessذَٰلِكُمْThatخَيْرٌ(is) betterلَّكُمْfor youإِنifكُنتُمْyouتَعْلَمُونَknow﴿٩﴾

O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade. That is better for you, if you only knew

فَإِذَاThen whenقُضِيَتِis concludedٱلصَّلَوٰةُthe prayerفَٱنتَشِرُوا۟then disperseفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe landوَٱبْتَغُوا۟and seekمِنfromفَضْلِ(the) Bountyٱللَّهِ(of) Allahوَٱذْكُرُوا۟and rememberٱللَّهَAllahكَثِيرًاmuchلَّعَلَّكُمْso that you mayتُفْلِحُونَsucceed﴿١٠﴾

And when the prayer has been concluded, disperse within the land and seek from the bounty of Allah, and remember Allah often that you may succeed

وَإِذَاAnd whenرَأَوْا۟they sawتِجَٰرَةًa transactionأَوْorلَهْوًاa sportٱنفَضُّوٓا۟they rushedإِلَيْهَاto itوَتَرَكُوكَand left youقَآئِمًاstandingقُلْSayمَاWhatعِندَ(is) withٱللَّهِAllahخَيْرٌ(is) betterمِّنَthanٱللَّهْوِthe sportوَمِنَand fromٱلتِّجَٰرَةِ(any) transactionوَٱللَّهُAnd Allahخَيْرُ(is the) Bestٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ(of) the Providers﴿١١﴾

But when they saw a transaction or a diversion, [O Muhammad], they rushed to it and left you standing. Say, "What is with Allah is better than diversion and than a transaction, and Allah is the best of providers