Surah Saba

Verse 34:1

اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِیْ لَهٗ مَا فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِی الْاَرْضِ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ فِی الْاٰخِرَةِ ؕ وَهُوَ الْحَكِیْمُ الْخَبِیْرُ ۟

ʹAl-Ḥamdu lillaahil laẓee lahoo maa- fis samaawaati wa-maa fil ʹarḍi wa-lahul Ḥamdu fil ʹAakhirah: wa-Huwal Ḥakeemul Khabeer.

All praise is for Allah, to Whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And praise be to Him in the Hereafter. He is the All-Wise, All-Aware.

Verse 34:2

یَعْلَمُ مَا یَلِجُ فِی الْاَرْضِ وَمَا یَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا وَمَا یَنْزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ وَمَا یَعْرُجُ فِیْهَا ؕ وَهُوَ الرَّحِیْمُ الْغَفُوْرُ ۟

Yaʻlamu maa- yaliju fil ʹarḍi wa-maa yakhruju minhaa wa-maa yañzilu minas samaaaʹi wa-maa yaʻruju feeha: wa-Huwar Raḥeemul G̣afoor.

He knows whatever goes into the earth and whatever comes out of it, and whatever descends from the sky and whatever ascends into it. And He is the Most Merciful, All-Forgiving.

Verse 34:3

وَقَالَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا لَا تَاْتِیْنَا السَّاعَةُ ؕ قُلْ بَلٰی وَرَبِّیْ لَتَاْتِیَنَّكُمْ ۙ عٰلِمِ الْغَیْبِ ۚ لَا یَعْزُبُ عَنْهُ مِثْقَالُ ذَرَّةٍ فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَلَا فِی الْاَرْضِ وَلَاۤ اَصْغَرُ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ وَلَاۤ اَكْبَرُ اِلَّا فِیْ كِتٰبٍ مُّبِیْنٍ ۟ۗۙ

Wa-q̣aalal laẓeena kafaroo laa- taʹteenas Saaʻah: q̣ul balaa wa-Rabbee lataʹtiyannakum ʻAalimil g̣ayb. Laa- yaʻzubu ʻanhu mis̤q̣aalu ẓarratiñ fis samaawaati wa-laa fil ʹarḍi wa-laaa ʹaṣg̣aru miñ ẓaalika wa-laaa ʹakbaru ʹillaa fee kitaabim mubeen:

The disbelievers say, “The Hour will never come to us.” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Yes—by my Lord, the Knower of the unseen—it will certainly come to you!” Not ˹even˺ an atom’s weight is hidden from Him in the heavens or the earth; nor anything smaller or larger than that, but is ˹written˺ in a perfect Record.

Verse 34:4

لِّیَجْزِیَ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ ؕ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ لَهُمْ مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَّرِزْقٌ كَرِیْمٌ ۟

Liyajziyal laẓeena ʹaamanoo wa-ʻamiluṣ ṣaaliḥaat: ʹulaaaʹika lahum Mag̣firatuñw Wa-Rizq̣uñ kareem.

So He may reward those who believe and do good. It is they who will have forgiveness and an honourable provision.

Verse 34:5

وَالَّذِیْنَ سَعَوْ فِیْۤ اٰیٰتِنَا مُعٰجِزِیْنَ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مِّنْ رِّجْزٍ اَلِیْمٌ ۟

Wallaẓeena saʻaw feee ʹAayaatinaa muʻaajizeena ʹulaaaʹika lahum ʻaẓaabum mir rijzin ʹaleem.

As for those who strive to discredit Our revelations, it is they who will suffer the ˹worst˺ torment of agonizing pain.

Verse 34:6

وَیَرَی الَّذِیْنَ اُوْتُوا الْعِلْمَ الَّذِیْۤ اُنْزِلَ اِلَیْكَ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ هُوَ الْحَقَّ ۙ وَیَهْدِیْۤ اِلٰی صِرَاطِ الْعَزِیْزِ الْحَمِیْدِ ۟

Wa-yaral laẓeena ʹootul ʻilmal laẓeee ʹuñzila ʹilayka mir Rabbika huwal Ḥaq̣q̣a wa-yahdeee ʹilaa Ṣiraaṭil ʻAzeezil Ḥameed.

Those gifted with knowledge ˹clearly˺ see that what has been revealed to you from your Lord ˹O Prophet˺ is the truth, and that it guides to the Path of the Almighty, the Praiseworthy.

Verse 34:7

وَقَالَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا هَلْ نَدُلُّكُمْ عَلٰی رَجُلٍ یُّنَبِّئُكُمْ اِذَا مُزِّقْتُمْ كُلَّ مُمَزَّقٍ ۙ اِنَّكُمْ لَفِیْ خَلْقٍ جَدِیْدٍ ۟ۚ

Wa-q̣aalal lazeena kafaroo hal nadullukum ʻalaa rajuliñy yunabbiʹukum ʹiẓaa muzziq̣tum kulla mumazzaq̣in ʹinnakum lafee khalq̣iñ jadeed?

The disbelievers say ˹mockingly to one another˺, “Shall we show you a man who claims that when you have been utterly disintegrated you will be raised as a new creation?

Verse 34:8

اَفْتَرٰی عَلَی اللّٰهِ كَذِبًا اَمْ بِهٖ جِنَّةٌ ؕ بَلِ الَّذِیْنَ لَا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ فِی الْعَذَابِ وَالضَّلٰلِ الْبَعِیْدِ ۟

ʹAftaraa ʻalal laahi kaẓiban ʹam̃ bihee jinnah? Balil laẓeena laa- yuʹminoona bil-ʹAakhirati filʻAẓaabi waḍ Ḍalaalil baʻeed.

Has he fabricated a lie against Allah or is he insane?” In fact, those who do not believe in the Hereafter are bound for torment and have strayed farthest ˹from the truth˺.

Verse 34:9

اَفَلَمْ یَرَوْا اِلٰی مَا بَیْنَ اَیْدِیْهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ وَالْاَرْضِ ؕ اِنْ نَّشَاْ نَخْسِفْ بِهِمُ الْاَرْضَ اَوْ نُسْقِطْ عَلَیْهِمْ كِسَفًا مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ ؕ اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیَةً لِّكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُّنِیْبٍ ۟۠

ʹAfalam yaraw ʹilaa maa- bayna ʹaydeehim wa-maa khalfahum minas samaaaʹi wal-ʹarḍ? ʹIn nashaʹ nakhsif bihimul ʹarḍa ʹaw nusq̣iṭ ʻalayhim kisafam minas samaaaʹ. ʹInna fee ẓaalika laʹAayatal likulli ʻabdim muneeb.

Have they not then seen all that surrounds them of the heavens and the earth? If We willed, We could cause the earth to swallow them up, or cause ˹deadly˺ pieces of the sky to fall upon them. Surely in this is a sign for every servant who turns ˹to Allah˺.

Verse 34:10

وَلَقَدْ اٰتَیْنَا دَاوٗدَ مِنَّا فَضْلًا ؕ یٰجِبَالُ اَوِّبِیْ مَعَهٗ وَالطَّیْرَ ۚ وَاَلَنَّا لَهُ الْحَدِیْدَ ۟ۙ

Wa-laq̣ad ʹaataynaa Daawooda minnaa Faḍlaa: yaa-Jibaalu ʹawwibee maʻahoo waṭṭayr! Wa-ʹalannaa lahul ḥadeed:―

Indeed, We granted David a ˹great˺ privilege from Us, ˹commanding:˺ “O mountains! Echo his hymns! And the birds as well.” We made iron mouldable for him,

Verse 34:11

اَنِ اعْمَلْ سٰبِغٰتٍ وَّقَدِّرْ فِی السَّرْدِ وَاعْمَلُوْا صَالِحًا ؕ اِنِّیْ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ بَصِیْرٌ ۟

ʹAniʻ mal saabig̣aatiñw waq̣addir fis sardi waʻmaloo ṣaaliḥaa; ʹinnee bimaa taʻmaloona Baṣeer.

instructing: “Make full-length armour, ˹perfectly˺ balancing the links. And work righteousness ˹O family of David!˺. Indeed, I am All-Seeing of what you do.”

Verse 34:12

وَلِسُلَیْمٰنَ الرِّیْحَ غُدُوُّهَا شَهْرٌ وَّرَوَاحُهَا شَهْرٌ ۚ وَاَسَلْنَا لَهٗ عَیْنَ الْقِطْرِ ؕ وَمِنَ الْجِنِّ مَنْ یَّعْمَلُ بَیْنَ یَدَیْهِ بِاِذْنِ رَبِّهٖ ؕ وَمَنْ یَّزِغْ مِنْهُمْ عَنْ اَمْرِنَا نُذِقْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ السَّعِیْرِ ۟

Wa-li-Sulaymaanar reeḥa g̣uduwwuhaa shahruñw warawaaḥuhaa shahr. Wa-ʹasalnaa lahoo ʻaynal q̣iṭr; wa-minal jinni mañy yaʻmalu bayna yadayhi biʹiẓni Rabbih. Wa-mañy yazig̣ minhum ʻan ʹamrinaa nuẓiq̣hu min ʻAẓaabis saʻeer.

And to Solomon ˹We subjected˺ the wind: its morning stride was a month’s journey and so was its evening stride. And We caused a stream of molten copper to flow for him, and ˹We subjected˺ some of the jinn to work under him by his Lord’s Will. And whoever of them deviated from Our command, We made them taste the torment of the blaze.

Verse 34:13

یَعْمَلُوْنَ لَهٗ مَا یَشَآءُ مِنْ مَّحَارِیْبَ وَتَمَاثِیْلَ وَجِفَانٍ كَالْجَوَابِ وَقُدُوْرٍ رّٰسِیٰتٍ ؕ اِعْمَلُوْۤا اٰلَ دَاوٗدَ شُكْرًا ؕ وَقَلِیْلٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِیَ الشَّكُوْرُ ۟

Yaʻmaloona lahoo maa- yashaaaʹu mim maḥaareeba wa-tamaas̤eela wa-jifaaniñ kaljawaabi wa-q̣udoorir raasiyaat. ʹIʻmalooo ʹAala Daawooda shukraa! Wa-q̣aleelum min ʻibaadiyash shakoor!

They made for him whatever he desired of sanctuaries, statues, basins as large as reservoirs, and cooking pots fixed ˹into the ground˺. ˹We ordered:˺ “Work gratefully, O family of David!” ˹Only˺ a few of My servants are ˹truly˺ grateful.

Verse 34:14

فَلَمَّا قَضَیْنَا عَلَیْهِ الْمَوْتَ مَا دَلَّهُمْ عَلٰی مَوْتِهٖۤ اِلَّا دَآبَّةُ الْاَرْضِ تَاْكُلُ مِنْسَاَتَهٗ ۚ فَلَمَّا خَرَّ تَبَیَّنَتِ الْجِنُّ اَنْ لَّوْ كَانُوْا یَعْلَمُوْنَ الْغَیْبَ مَا لَبِثُوْا فِی الْعَذَابِ الْمُهِیْنِ ۟ؕ

Falammaa q̣aḍaynaa ʻalayhil mawta maa- dallahum ʻalaa mawtiheee ʹillaa daaabbatul ʹarḍi taʹkulu miñsaʹatah: falammaa kharra tabayyanatil Jinnu ʹal law kaanoo yaʻlamoonal g̣ayba maa- labis̤oo fil ʻaẓaabil muheen.

When We decreed Solomon’s death, nothing indicated to the ˹subjected˺ jinn that he was dead except the termites eating away his staff. So when he collapsed, the jinn realized that if they had ˹really˺ known the unseen, they would not have remained in ˹such˺ humiliating servitude.

Verse 34:15

لَقَدْ كَانَ لِسَبَاٍ فِیْ مَسْكَنِهِمْ اٰیَةٌ ۚ جَنَّتٰنِ عَنْ یَّمِیْنٍ وَّشِمَالٍ ؕ۬ كُلُوْا مِنْ رِّزْقِ رَبِّكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوْا لَهٗ ؕ بَلْدَةٌ طَیِّبَةٌ وَّرَبٌّ غَفُوْرٌ ۟

Laq̣ad kaana li-Sabaʹiñ fee maskanihim ʹAayah: Jannataani ʻañy yameeniiñw washimaal. Kuloo mir Rizq̣i Rabbikum washkuroo lah: Baldatuñ ṭayyibatuñw wa-Rabbun G̣afoor!

Indeed, there was a sign for ˹the tribe of˺ Sheba in their homeland: two orchards—one to the right and the other to the left. ˹They were told:˺ “Eat from the provision of your Lord, and be grateful to Him. ˹Yours is˺ a good land and a forgiving Lord.”

Verse 34:16

فَاَعْرَضُوْا فَاَرْسَلْنَا عَلَیْهِمْ سَیْلَ الْعَرِمِ وَبَدَّلْنٰهُمْ بِجَنَّتَیْهِمْ جَنَّتَیْنِ ذَوَاتَیْ اُكُلٍ خَمْطٍ وَّاَثْلٍ وَّشَیْءٍ مِّنْ سِدْرٍ قَلِیْلٍ ۟

Faʹaʻraḍoo faʹarsalnaa ʻalayhim saylal ʻArimi wa-baddalnaahum̃ bijannatayhim jannatayni ẓawaatay ʹukulin khamṭiñw waʹas̤liñw washayʹim miñ sidriñ q̣aleel.

But they turned away. So We sent against them a devastating flood, and replaced their orchards with two others producing bitter fruit, fruitless bushes, and a few ˹sparse˺ thorny trees.

Verse 34:17

ذٰلِكَ جَزَیْنٰهُمْ بِمَا كَفَرُوْا ؕ وَهَلْ نُجٰزِیْۤ اِلَّا الْكَفُوْرَ ۟

Ẓaalika jazaynaahum̃ bimaa kafaroo: wa-hal nujaazeee ʹillal kafoor.

This is how We rewarded them for their ingratitude. Would We ever punish ˹anyone in such a way˺ except the ungrateful?

Verse 34:18

وَجَعَلْنَا بَیْنَهُمْ وَبَیْنَ الْقُرَی الَّتِیْ بٰرَكْنَا فِیْهَا قُرًی ظَاهِرَةً وَّقَدَّرْنَا فِیْهَا السَّیْرَ ؕ سِیْرُوْا فِیْهَا لَیَالِیَ وَاَیَّامًا اٰمِنِیْنَ ۟

Wa-jaʻalnaa baynahum wa-baynal Q̣ural latee baaraknaa feehaa q̣urañ z̤̣aahiratañw waq̣addarnaa feehas sayr: seeroo feehaa layaaliya wa-ʹayyaaman ʹaamineen.

We had also placed between them and the cities We showered with blessings ˹many small˺ towns within sight of one another. And We set moderate travel distances in between, ˹saying,˺ “Travel between them by day and night safely.”

Verse 34:19

فَقَالُوْا رَبَّنَا بٰعِدْ بَیْنَ اَسْفَارِنَا وَظَلَمُوْۤا اَنْفُسَهُمْ فَجَعَلْنٰهُمْ اَحَادِیْثَ وَمَزَّقْنٰهُمْ كُلَّ مُمَزَّقٍ ؕ اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیٰتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُوْرٍ ۟

Faq̣aaloo Rabbanaa baaʻid bayna ʹasfaarinaa waz̤̣alamooo ʹañfusahum fajaʻalnaahum ʹaḥaadees̤a wa-mazzaq̣-naahum kulla mumazzaq̣. ʹInna fee ẓaalika laʹAayaatil likulli Ṣabbaariñ Shakoor.

But they said, “Our Lord! Make ˹the distances of˺ our journeys longer,” wronging themselves. So We reduced them to ˹cautionary˺ tales, and scattered them utterly. Surely in this are lessons for whoever is steadfast, grateful.

Verse 34:20

وَلَقَدْ صَدَّقَ عَلَیْهِمْ اِبْلِیْسُ ظَنَّهٗ فَاتَّبَعُوْهُ اِلَّا فَرِیْقًا مِّنَ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

Wa-laq̣ad ṣaddaq̣a ʻalayhim ʹIbleesu z̤̣annahoo fattabaʻoohu ʹillaa fareeq̣am minal Muʹmineen.

Indeed, Iblîs’ assumption about them has come true, so they ˹all˺ follow him, except a group of ˹true˺ believers.

Verse 34:21

وَمَا كَانَ لَهٗ عَلَیْهِمْ مِّنْ سُلْطٰنٍ اِلَّا لِنَعْلَمَ مَنْ یُّؤْمِنُ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ مِمَّنْ هُوَ مِنْهَا فِیْ شَكٍّ ؕ وَرَبُّكَ عَلٰی كُلِّ شَیْءٍ حَفِیْظٌ ۟۠

Wa-maa kaana lahoo ʻalayhim miñ sulṭaanin ʹillaa linaʻlama mañy yuʹminu bil-ʹAakhirati mimman huwa minhaa fee shakk: wa-Rabbuka ʻalaa kulli shayʹin Ḥafeez̤̣.

He does not have any authority over them, but ˹Our Will is˺ only to distinguish those who believe in the Hereafter from those who are in doubt about it. And your Lord is a ˹vigilant˺ Keeper over all things.”

Verse 34:22

قُلِ ادْعُوا الَّذِیْنَ زَعَمْتُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ ۚ لَا یَمْلِكُوْنَ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَلَا فِی الْاَرْضِ وَمَا لَهُمْ فِیْهِمَا مِنْ شِرْكٍ وَّمَا لَهٗ مِنْهُمْ مِّنْ ظَهِیْرٍ ۟

Q̣ulid ʻul laẓeena zaʻamtum miñ doonil laah: laa- yamlikoona mis̤q̣aala ẓarratiñ fis samaawaati wa-laa fil ʹarḍi wa-maa lahum feehimaa miñ shirkiñw wamaa lahoo minhum miñ z̤̣aheer.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Call upon those you claim ˹to be divine˺ besides Allah. They do not possess ˹even˺ an atom’s weight either in the heavens or the earth, nor do they have any share in ˹governing˺ them. Nor is any of them a helper to Him.”

Verse 34:23

وَلَا تَنْفَعُ الشَّفَاعَةُ عِنْدَهٗۤ اِلَّا لِمَنْ اَذِنَ لَهٗ ؕ حَتّٰۤی اِذَا فُزِّعَ عَنْ قُلُوْبِهِمْ قَالُوْا مَاذَا ۙ قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ ؕ قَالُوا الْحَقَّ ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِیُّ الْكَبِیْرُ ۟

Wa-laa tañfaʻush shafaaʻatu ʻiñdahooo ʹillaa liman ʹaẓina lah. Ḥattaaa ʹiẓaa fuzziʻa ʻañ q̣uloobihim q̣aaloo maaẓaa q̣aala Rabbukum? Q̣aalul Ḥaq̣q̣; wa-Huwal ʻAliyyul Kabeer.

No intercession will be of any benefit with Him, except by those granted permission by Him. ˹At last,˺ when the dread ˹of Judgment Day˺ is relieved from their hearts ˹because they are permitted to intercede˺, they will ˹excitedly˺ ask ˹the angels˺, “What has your Lord ˹just˺ said?” The angels will reply, “The truth! And He is the Most High, All-Great.”

Verse 34:24

قُلْ مَنْ یَّرْزُقُكُمْ مِّنَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ؕ قُلِ اللّٰهُ ۙ وَاِنَّاۤ اَوْ اِیَّاكُمْ لَعَلٰی هُدًی اَوْ فِیْ ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِیْنٍ ۟

Q̣ul mañy yarzuq̣ukum minas samaawaati wal-ʹarḍ? Q̣ulil laahu wa-ʹinnaaa ʹaw ʹiyyaakum laʻalaa hudan ʹaw fee ḍalaalim mubeen!

Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, “Who provides for you from the heavens and the earth?” Say, “Allah! Now, certainly one of our two groups is ˹rightly˺ guided; the other is clearly astray.”

Verse 34:25

قُلْ لَّا تُسْـَٔلُوْنَ عَمَّاۤ اَجْرَمْنَا وَلَا نُسْـَٔلُ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

Q̣ul laa tusʹaloona ʻammaaa ajramnaa wa-laa nusʹalu ʻammaa taʻmaloon.

Say, “You will not be accountable for our misdeeds, nor will we be accountable for your deeds.”

Verse 34:26

قُلْ یَجْمَعُ بَیْنَنَا رَبُّنَا ثُمَّ یَفْتَحُ بَیْنَنَا بِالْحَقِّ ؕ وَهُوَ الْفَتَّاحُ الْعَلِیْمُ ۟

Q̣ul yajmaʻu baynanaa Rabbunaa s̤umma yaftaḥu baynanaa bilḥaq̣q̣: wa-Huwal Fattaaḥul ʻAleem.

Say, “Our Lord will gather us together, then He will judge between us with the truth. For He is the All-Knowing Judge.”

Verse 34:27

قُلْ اَرُوْنِیَ الَّذِیْنَ اَلْحَقْتُمْ بِهٖ شُرَكَآءَ كَلَّا ؕ بَلْ هُوَ اللّٰهُ الْعَزِیْزُ الْحَكِیْمُ ۟

Q̣ul ʹarooniyal laẓeena ʹalḥaq̣tum̃ bihee shurakaaaʹa kallaa. Bal Huwal laahul ʻAzeezul Ḥakeem.

Say, “Show me those ˹idols˺ you have joined with Him as partners. No! In fact, He ˹alone˺ is Allah—the Almighty, All-Wise.”

Verse 34:28

وَمَاۤ اَرْسَلْنٰكَ اِلَّا كَآفَّةً لِّلنَّاسِ بَشِیْرًا وَّنَذِیْرًا وَّلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-maaa ʹarsalnaaka ʹillaa kaaaffatal linnaasi basheerañw wanaẓeerañw walaakinna ʹaks̤aran naasi laa- yaʻlamoon.

We have sent you ˹O Prophet˺ only as a deliverer of good news and a warner to all of humanity, but most people do not know.

Verse 34:29

وَیَقُوْلُوْنَ مَتٰی هٰذَا الْوَعْدُ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِیْنَ ۟

Wa-yaq̣ooloona mataa haaẓal waʻdu ʹiñ kuñtum ṣaadiq̣een?

And they ask ˹the believers˺, “When will this threat come to pass, if what you say is true?”

Verse 34:30

قُلْ لَّكُمْ مِّیْعَادُ یَوْمٍ لَّا تَسْتَاْخِرُوْنَ عَنْهُ سَاعَةً وَّلَا تَسْتَقْدِمُوْنَ ۟۠

Q̣ul lakum meeʻaadu Yawmil laa tastaʹkhiroona ʻanhu saaʻatañw walaa tastaq̣dimoon.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “A Day has ˹already˺ been appointed for you, which you can neither delay nor advance by a ˹single˺ moment.”

Verse 34:31

وَقَالَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا لَنْ نُّؤْمِنَ بِهٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنِ وَلَا بِالَّذِیْ بَیْنَ یَدَیْهِ ؕ وَلَوْ تَرٰۤی اِذِ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ مَوْقُوْفُوْنَ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ ۖۚ یَرْجِعُ بَعْضُهُمْ اِلٰی بَعْضِ لْقَوْلَ ۚ یَقُوْلُ الَّذِیْنَ اسْتُضْعِفُوْا لِلَّذِیْنَ اسْتَكْبَرُوْا لَوْلَاۤ اَنْتُمْ لَكُنَّا مُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣aalal laẓeena kafaroo lan nuʹmina bihaaẓal Q̣urʹaani wa-laa billaẓee bayna yadayh. Wa-law taraaa ʹiẓiz̤̣ z̤̣aalimoona mawq̣oofoona ʻiñda Rabbihim yarjiʻu baʻḍuhum ʹilaa baʻḍinil q̣awl. Yaq̣oolul laẓeenas tuḍʻifoo lillaẓeenas takbaroo law-laaa ʹañtum lakunnaa Muʹmineen!

The disbelievers vow, “We will never believe in this Quran, nor in those ˹Scriptures˺ before it.” If only you could see when the wrongdoers will be detained before their Lord, throwing blame at each other! The lowly ˹followers˺ will say to the arrogant ˹leaders˺, “Had it not been for you, we would certainly have been believers.”

Verse 34:32

قَالَ الَّذِیْنَ اسْتَكْبَرُوْا لِلَّذِیْنَ اسْتُضْعِفُوْۤا اَنَحْنُ صَدَدْنٰكُمْ عَنِ الْهُدٰی بَعْدَ اِذْ جَآءَكُمْ بَلْ كُنْتُمْ مُّجْرِمِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aalal laẓeenas takbaroo lillaẓeenas tuḍʻifooo ʹanaḥnu ṣadadnaakum ʻanil Hudaa baʻda ʹiẓ jaaaʹakum bal kuñtum mujrimeen.

The arrogant will respond to the lowly, “Did we ever hinder you from guidance after it came to you? In fact, you were wicked ˹on your own˺.”

Verse 34:33

وَقَالَ الَّذِیْنَ اسْتُضْعِفُوْا لِلَّذِیْنَ اسْتَكْبَرُوْا بَلْ مَكْرُ الَّیْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ اِذْ تَاْمُرُوْنَنَاۤ اَنْ نَّكْفُرَ بِاللّٰهِ وَنَجْعَلَ لَهٗۤ اَنْدَادًا ؕ وَاَسَرُّوا النَّدَامَةَ لَمَّا رَاَوُا الْعَذَابَ ؕ وَجَعَلْنَا الْاَغْلٰلَ فِیْۤ اَعْنَاقِ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا ؕ هَلْ یُجْزَوْنَ اِلَّا مَا كَانُوْا یَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣aalal laẓeenas tuḍʻifoo lillaẓeenas takbaroo bal makrul layli wannahaari ʹiẓ taʹmuroonanaaa ʹan nakfura billaahi wa-najʻala lahooo ʹañdaadaa! Wa-ʹasarrun nadaamata lammaa raʹawul ʻAẓaab. Wa-jaʻalnal ʹag̣laala feee ʹaʻnaaq̣il laẓeena kafaroo: hal yujzawna ʹillaa maa- kaanoo yaʻmaloon.

The lowly will say to the arrogant, “No! It was your plotting by day and night—when you ordered us to disbelieve in Allah and to set up equals with Him.” They will ˹all˺ hide ˹their˺ remorse when they see the torment. And We will put shackles around the necks of the disbelievers. Will they be rewarded except for what they used to do?

Verse 34:34

وَمَاۤ اَرْسَلْنَا فِیْ قَرْیَةٍ مِّنْ نَّذِیْرٍ اِلَّا قَالَ مُتْرَفُوْهَاۤ ۙ اِنَّا بِمَاۤ اُرْسِلْتُمْ بِهٖ كٰفِرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-maaa ʹarsalnaa fee q̣aryatim min Naẓeerin ʹillaa q̣aala mutrafoohaaa ʹinnaa bimaaa ʹursiltum̃ bihee kaafiroon.

Whenever We sent a warner to a society, its elite would say, “We truly reject what you have been sent with.”

Verse 34:35

وَقَالُوْا نَحْنُ اَكْثَرُ اَمْوَالًا وَّاَوْلَادًا ۙ وَّمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِیْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣aaloo naḥnu ʹaks̤aru ʹawlaadañw waʹamwaalañw wamaa naḥnu bimuʻaẓẓabeen.

Adding, “We are far superior ˹to the believers˺ in wealth and children, and we will never be punished.”

Verse 34:36

قُلْ اِنَّ رَبِّیْ یَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ یَّشَآءُ وَیَقْدِرُ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟۠

Q̣ul ʹinna Rabbee yabsuṭur Rizq̣a limañy yashaaaʹu wa-yaq̣diru wa-laakinna ʹaks̤aran naasi laa- yaʻlamoon.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Surely ˹it is˺ my Lord ˹Who˺ gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills. But most people do not know.”

Verse 34:37

وَمَاۤ اَمْوَالُكُمْ وَلَاۤ اَوْلَادُكُمْ بِالَّتِیْ تُقَرِّبُكُمْ عِنْدَنَا زُلْفٰۤی اِلَّا مَنْ اٰمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا ؗ فَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ لَهُمْ جَزَآءُ الضِّعْفِ بِمَا عَمِلُوْا وَهُمْ فِی الْغُرُفٰتِ اٰمِنُوْنَ ۟

Wa-maaa ʹamwaalukum wa-laaa ʹawlaadukum billatee tuq̣arribukum ʻiñdanaa zulfaaa ʹillaa man ʹaamana wa-ʻamila ṣaaliḥaa. Faʹulaaaʹika lahum Jazaaaʹuḍ ḍiʻfi bimaa ʻamiloo wa-hum fil g̣urufaati ʹaaminoon!

It is not your wealth or children that bring you closer to Us. But those who believe and do good—it is they who will have a multiplied reward for what they did, and they will be secure in ˹elevated˺ mansions.

Verse 34:38

وَالَّذِیْنَ یَسْعَوْنَ فِیْۤ اٰیٰتِنَا مُعٰجِزِیْنَ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ فِی الْعَذَابِ مُحْضَرُوْنَ ۟

Wallaẓeena yasʻawna feee ʹAayaatinaa muʻaajizeena ʹulaaaʹika fil ʻAẓaabi muḥḍaroon.

As for those who strive to discredit Our revelations, it is they who will be confined in punishment.

Verse 34:39

قُلْ اِنَّ رَبِّیْ یَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ یَّشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهٖ وَیَقْدِرُ لَهٗ ؕ وَمَاۤ اَنْفَقْتُمْ مِّنْ شَیْءٍ فَهُوَ یُخْلِفُهٗ ۚ وَهُوَ خَیْرُ الرّٰزِقِیْنَ ۟

Q̣ul ʹinna Rabbee yabsuṭur Rizq̣a limañy yashaaaʹu min ʻibaadihee wa-yaq̣diru lah. Wa-maaa ʹañfaq̣tum miñ shayʹiñ fa-Huwa yukhlifuh: wa-Huwa Khayrur Raaziq̣een.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Surely ˹it is˺ my Lord ˹Who˺ gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills of His servants. And whatever you spend in charity, He will compensate ˹you˺ for it. For He is the Best Provider.”

Verse 34:40

وَیَوْمَ یَحْشُرُهُمْ جَمِیْعًا ثُمَّ یَقُوْلُ لِلْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةِ اَهٰۤؤُلَآءِ اِیَّاكُمْ كَانُوْا یَعْبُدُوْنَ ۟

Wa-Yawma yaḥshuruhum jameeʻañ s̤umma yaq̣oolu lilmalaaaʹikati ʹa-haaaʹulaaaʹi ʹiyyaakum kaanoo yaʻbudoon?

And ˹consider˺ the Day He will gather them all together, and then ask the angels, “Was it you that these ˹polytheists˺ used to worship?”

Verse 34:41

قَالُوْا سُبْحٰنَكَ اَنْتَ وَلِیُّنَا مِنْ دُوْنِهِمْ ۚ بَلْ كَانُوْا یَعْبُدُوْنَ الْجِنَّ ۚ اَكْثَرُهُمْ بِهِمْ مُّؤْمِنُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aaloo Subḥaanaka ʹAñta Waliyyunaa miñ doonihim. Bal kaanoo yaʻbudoonal Jinn: ʹaks̤aruhum̃ bihim Muʹminoon.

They will say, “Glory be to You! Our loyalty is to You, not them. In fact, they ˹only˺ followed the ˹temptations of evil˺ jinn, in whom most of them had faith.”

Verse 34:42

فَالْیَوْمَ لَا یَمْلِكُ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ نَّفْعًا وَّلَا ضَرًّا ؕ وَنَقُوْلُ لِلَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْا ذُوْقُوْا عَذَابَ النَّارِ الَّتِیْ كُنْتُمْ بِهَا تُكَذِّبُوْنَ ۟

Fal-Yawma laa- yamliku baʻḍukum libaʻḍin nafʻañw walaa ḍarraa: wa-naq̣oolu lil-laẓeena z̤̣alamoo ẓooq̣oo ʻAẓaaban Naaril latee kuñtum̃ bihaa tukaẓẓiboon!

So Today neither of you can benefit or protect each other. And We will say to the wrongdoers, “Taste the torment of the Fire, which you used to deny.”

Verse 34:43

وَاِذَا تُتْلٰی عَلَیْهِمْ اٰیٰتُنَا بَیِّنٰتٍ قَالُوْا مَا هٰذَاۤ اِلَّا رَجُلٌ یُّرِیْدُ اَنْ یَّصُدَّكُمْ عَمَّا كَانَ یَعْبُدُ اٰبَآؤُكُمْ ۚ وَقَالُوْا مَا هٰذَاۤ اِلَّاۤ اِفْكٌ مُّفْتَرًی ؕ وَقَالَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ ۙ اِنْ هٰذَاۤ اِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِیْنٌ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓaa tutlaa ʻalayhim ʹAayaatunaa Bayyinaatiñ q̣aaloo maa- haaẓaaa ʹillaa rajuluñy yureedu ʹañy yaṣuddakum ʻammaa kaana yaʻbudu ʹaabaaaʹukum. Wa-q̣aaloo maa- haaẓaaa ʹillaaa ʹifkum muftaraa! Wa-q̣aalal laẓeena kafaroo lil-Ḥaq̣q̣i lammaa jaaaʹahum ʹin haaẓaaa ʹillaa siḥrum mubeen!

When Our clear revelations are recited to them, they say, “This is only a man who wishes to hinder you from what your forefathers used to worship.” They also say, “This ˹Quran˺ is no more than a fabricated lie.” And the disbelievers say of the truth when it has come to them, “This is nothing but pure magic.”

Verse 34:44

وَمَاۤ اٰتَیْنٰهُمْ مِّنْ كُتُبٍ یَّدْرُسُوْنَهَا وَمَاۤ اَرْسَلْنَاۤ اِلَیْهِمْ قَبْلَكَ مِنْ نَّذِیْرٍ ۟ؕ

Wa-maaa ʹaataynaahum miñ Kutubiñy yadrusoonahaa wa-maaa ʹarsalnaaa ʹilayhim q̣ablaka min Naẓeer.

˹They say so even though˺ We had never given them any scriptures to study, nor did We ever send them a warner before you ˹O Prophet˺.

Verse 34:45

وَكَذَّبَ الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ ۙ وَمَا بَلَغُوْا مِعْشَارَ مَاۤ اٰتَیْنٰهُمْ فَكَذَّبُوْا رُسُلِیْ ۫ فَكَیْفَ كَانَ نَكِیْرِ ۟۠

Wa-kaẓẓabal laẓeena miñ q̣ablihim wa-maa balag̣oo miʻshaara maaa ʹaataynaahum fakaẓẓaboo rusulee: fakayfa kaana nakeer!

Those ˹destroyed˺ before them denied as well—and these ˹Meccans˺ have not attained even one-tenth of what We had given their predecessors. Yet ˹when˺ they denied My messengers, how severe was My response!

Verse 34:46

قُلْ اِنَّمَاۤ اَعِظُكُمْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ ۚ اَنْ تَقُوْمُوْا لِلّٰهِ مَثْنٰی وَفُرَادٰی ثُمَّ تَتَفَكَّرُوْا ۫ مَا بِصَاحِبِكُمْ مِّنْ جِنَّةٍ ؕ اِنْ هُوَ اِلَّا نَذِیْرٌ لَّكُمْ بَیْنَ یَدَیْ عَذَابٍ شَدِیْدٍ ۟

Q̣ul ʹinnamaaa ʹaʻiz̤̣ukum̃ biwaaḥidah: ʹañ taq̣oomoo lillaahi mas̤naa wa-furaadaa s̤umma tatafakkaroo: maa- bi-Ṣaaḥibikum miñ Jinnah: ʹin huwa ʹillaa Naẓeerul lakum̃ bayna yaday ʻAẓaabiñ shadeed.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “I advise you to do ˹only˺ one thing: stand up for ˹the sake of˺ Allah—individually or in pairs—then reflect. Your fellow man is not insane. He is only a warner to you before ˹the coming of˺ a severe punishment.”

Verse 34:47

قُلْ مَا سَاَلْتُكُمْ مِّنْ اَجْرٍ فَهُوَ لَكُمْ ؕ اِنْ اَجْرِیَ اِلَّا عَلَی اللّٰهِ ۚ وَهُوَ عَلٰی كُلِّ شَیْءٍ شَهِیْدٌ ۟

Q̣ul maa- saʹaltukum min ʹajriñ fahuwa lakum: ʹin ʹajriya ʹillaa ʻalal laah: wa-Huwa ʻalaa kulli shayʹiñ Shaheed.

Say, “If I had ever asked you for a reward, you could keep it. My reward is only from Allah. And He is a Witness over all things.”

Verse 34:48

قُلْ اِنَّ رَبِّیْ یَقْذِفُ بِالْحَقِّ ۚ عَلَّامُ الْغُیُوْبِ ۟

Q̣ul ʹinna Rabbee yaq̣ẓifu bil-Ḥaq̣q̣i ʻAllaamul g̣uyoob.

Say, “Surely my Lord hurls the truth ˹against falsehood˺. ˹He is˺ the Knower of all unseen.”

Verse 34:49

قُلْ جَآءَ الْحَقُّ وَمَا یُبْدِئُ الْبَاطِلُ وَمَا یُعِیْدُ ۟

Q̣ul jaaaʹal Ḥaq̣q̣u wa-maa yubdiʹul Baaṭilu wa-maa yuʻeed.

Say, “The truth has come, and falsehood will vanish, never to return.”

Verse 34:50

قُلْ اِنْ ضَلَلْتُ فَاِنَّمَاۤ اَضِلُّ عَلٰی نَفْسِیْ ۚ وَاِنِ اهْتَدَیْتُ فَبِمَا یُوْحِیْۤ اِلَیَّ رَبِّیْ ؕ اِنَّهٗ سَمِیْعٌ قَرِیْبٌ ۟

Q̣ul ʹiñ ḍalaltu faʹinnamaaa ʹaḍillu ʻalaa nafsee: waʹinih tadaytu fabimaa yooḥeee ʹilayya Rabbee: ʹinnahoo Sameeʻuñ Q̣areeb.

Say, “If I am astray, the loss is only mine. And if I am guided, it is ˹only˺ because of what my Lord reveals to me. He is indeed All-Hearing, Ever Near.”

Verse 34:51

وَلَوْ تَرٰۤی اِذْ فَزِعُوْا فَلَا فَوْتَ وَاُخِذُوْا مِنْ مَّكَانٍ قَرِیْبٍ ۟ۙ

Wa-law taraaa ʹiẓ faziʻoo falaa fawta wa-ʹukhiẓoo mim makaaniñ q̣areeb,

If only you could see when they will be horrified with no escape ˹on Judgment Day˺! And they will be seized from a nearby place.

Verse 34:52

وَّقَالُوْۤا اٰمَنَّا بِهٖ ۚ وَاَنّٰی لَهُمُ التَّنَاوُشُ مِنْ مَّكَانٍ بَعِیْدٍ ۟ۚۖ

Wa-q̣aalooo ʹaamannaa bih; wa-ʹannaa lahumut tanaawushu mim makaanim baʻeed,―

They will ˹then˺ cry, “We do ˹now˺ believe in it ˹all˺.” But how could they ˹possibly˺ attain faith from a place so far-off ˹from the world˺,

Verse 34:53

وَّقَدْ كَفَرُوْا بِهٖ مِنْ قَبْلُ ۚ وَیَقْذِفُوْنَ بِالْغَیْبِ مِنْ مَّكَانٍ بَعِیْدٍ ۟

Wa-q̣ad kafaroo bihee miñ q̣ablu wa-yaq̣ẓifoona bilg̣aybi mim makaanim baʻeed?

while they had already rejected it before, guessing blindly from a place ˹equally˺ far-away ˹from the Hereafter˺?

Verse 34:54

وَحِیْلَ بَیْنَهُمْ وَبَیْنَ مَا یَشْتَهُوْنَ كَمَا فُعِلَ بِاَشْیَاعِهِمْ مِّنْ قَبْلُ ؕ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا فِیْ شَكٍّ مُّرِیْبٍ ۟۠

Waḥeela baynahum wabayna maa- yashtahoona kamaa fuʻila biʹashyaaʻihim miñ q̣abl: ʹinnahum kaanoo fee shakkim mureeb.

They will be sealed off from whatever they desire, as was done to their counterparts before. Indeed, they were ˹all˺ in alarming doubt.