Surah Ash-Shura

Verse 42:1

حٰمٓ ۟ۚ

Ḥaa-Meeem;

Ḥâ-Mĩm.

Verse 42:2

عٓسٓقٓ ۟

ʻAyyyn-Seeen-Q̣aaaf.

’Aĩn-Sĩn-Qãf.

Verse 42:3

كَذٰلِكَ یُوْحِیْۤ اِلَیْكَ وَاِلَی الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ ۙ اللّٰهُ الْعَزِیْزُ الْحَكِیْمُ ۟

Kaẓaalika yooḥeee ʹilayka wa-ʹilal laẓeena miñ q̣ablikal laahul ʻAzeezul Ḥakeem.

And so you ˹O Prophet˺ are sent revelation, just like those before you, by Allah—the Almighty, All-Wise.

Verse 42:4

لَهٗ مَا فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِی الْاَرْضِ ؕ وَهُوَ الْعَلِیُّ الْعَظِیْمُ ۟

Lahoo maa- fis samaawaati wa-maa fil ʹarḍ: wa-Huwal ʻAliyyul ʻAz̤̣eem.

To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. And He is the Most High, the Greatest.

Verse 42:5

تَكَادُ السَّمٰوٰتُ یَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِنْ فَوْقِهِنَّ وَالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُ یُسَبِّحُوْنَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَیَسْتَغْفِرُوْنَ لِمَنْ فِی الْاَرْضِ ؕ اَلَاۤ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ هُوَ الْغَفُوْرُ الرَّحِیْمُ ۟

Takaadus samaawaatu yatafaṭṭarna miñ fawq̣ihinna walmalaaaʹikatu yusabbiḥoona bi-Ḥamdi Rabbihim wa-yastag̣firoona limañ fil ʹarḍ: ʹalaaa ʹinnal laaha Huwal G̣afoorur Raḥeem.

The heavens nearly burst, one above the other, ˹in awe of Him˺. And the angels glorify the praises of their Lord, and seek forgiveness for those on earth. Surely Allah alone is the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Verse 42:6

وَالَّذِیْنَ اتَّخَذُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِهٖۤ اَوْلِیَآءَ اللّٰهُ حَفِیْظٌ عَلَیْهِمْ ۖؗ وَمَاۤ اَنْتَ عَلَیْهِمْ بِوَكِیْلٍ ۟

Wallaẓeenat takhaẓoo miñ dooniheee ʹawliyaaaʹal laahu ḥafeez̤̣un ʻalayhim wa-maaa ʹañta ʻalayhim̃ biwakeel.

As for those who take other protectors besides Him, Allah is Watchful over them. And you ˹O Prophet˺ are not a keeper over them.

Verse 42:7

وَكَذٰلِكَ اَوْحَیْنَاۤ اِلَیْكَ قُرْاٰنًا عَرَبِیًّا لِّتُنْذِرَ اُمَّ الْقُرٰی وَمَنْ حَوْلَهَا وَتُنْذِرَ یَوْمَ الْجَمْعِ لَا رَیْبَ فِیْهِ ؕ فَرِیْقٌ فِی الْجَنَّةِ وَفَرِیْقٌ فِی السَّعِیْرِ ۟

Wa-kaẓaalika ʹawḥaynaaa ʹilayka Q̣ur-ʹaanan ʻArabiyyal lituñẓira ʹUmmal Q̣uraa wa-man ḥawlahaa wa-tuñẓira Yawmal Jamʻi laa- rayba feeh: fareeq̣uñ fil Jannati wa-fareeq̣uñ fis Saʻeer.

And so We have revealed to you a Quran in Arabic, so you may warn the Mother of Cities and everyone around it, and warn of the Day of Gathering—about which there is no doubt—˹when˺ a group will be in Paradise and another in the Blaze.

Verse 42:8

وَلَوْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ لَجَعَلَهُمْ اُمَّةً وَّاحِدَةً وَّلٰكِنْ یُّدْخِلُ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ فِیْ رَحْمَتِهٖ ؕ وَالظّٰلِمُوْنَ مَا لَهُمْ مِّنْ وَّلِیٍّ وَّلَا نَصِیْرٍ ۟

Wa-law shaaaʹal laahu lajaʻalahum ʹUmmatañw Waaḥidatañw walaakiñy yudkhilu mañy yashaaaʹu fee Raḥmatih; waz̤̣z̤̣aalimoona maa- lahum miñw waliyyiñw walaa naṣeer.

Had Allah willed, He could have easily made all ˹humanity˺ into a single community ˹of believers˺. But He admits into His mercy whoever He wills. And the wrongdoers will have no protector or helper.

Verse 42:9

اَمِ اتَّخَذُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِهٖۤ اَوْلِیَآءَ ۚ فَاللّٰهُ هُوَ الْوَلِیُّ وَهُوَ یُحْیِ الْمَوْتٰی ؗ وَهُوَ عَلٰی كُلِّ شَیْءٍ قَدِیْرٌ ۟۠

ʹAmit takhaẓoo miñ dooniheee ʹawliyaaaʹ? Fallaahu Huwal Waliyyu wa-Huwa yuḥyil mawtaa, wa-Huwa ʻalaa kulli shayʹiñ Q̣adeer.

How can they take protectors besides Him? Allah alone is the Protector. He ˹alone˺ gives life to the dead. And He ˹alone˺ is Most Capable of everything.

Verse 42:10

وَمَا اخْتَلَفْتُمْ فِیْهِ مِنْ شَیْءٍ فَحُكْمُهٗۤ اِلَی اللّٰهِ ؕ ذٰلِكُمُ اللّٰهُ رَبِّیْ عَلَیْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ ۖۗ وَاِلَیْهِ اُنِیْبُ ۟

Wa-makh talaftum feehi miñ shayʹiñ faḥukmuhooo ʹilal laah: ẓaalikumul laahu Rabbee ʻalayhi tawakkaltu wa-ʹilayhi ʹuneeb.

˹Say to the believers, O Prophet,˺ “Whatever you may differ about, its judgment rests with Allah. That is Allah—my Lord. In Him I put my trust, and to Him I ˹always˺ turn.”

Verse 42:11

فَاطِرُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ؕ جَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنْ اَنْفُسِكُمْ اَزْوَاجًا وَّمِنَ الْاَنْعَامِ اَزْوَاجًا ۚ یَذْرَؤُكُمْ فِیْهِ ؕ لَیْسَ كَمِثْلِهٖ شَیْءٌ ۚ وَهُوَ السَّمِیْعُ الْبَصِیْرُ ۟

Faaṭirus samaawaati wal-ʹarḍ! Jaʻala lakum min ʹañfusikum ʹazwaajañw Waminal ʹanʻaami ʹazwaajaa: yaẓraʹukum feeh: Laysa kamis̤lihee shayʹ; wa-Huwas sameeʻul Baṣeer.

˹He is˺ the Originator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you spouses from among yourselves, and ˹made˺ mates for cattle ˹as well˺—multiplying you ˹both˺. There is nothing like Him, for He ˹alone˺ is the All-Hearing, All-Seeing.

Verse 42:12

لَهٗ مَقَالِیْدُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ۚ یَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ یَّشَآءُ وَیَقْدِرُ ؕ اِنَّهٗ بِكُلِّ شَیْءٍ عَلِیْمٌ ۟

Lahoo maq̣aaleedus samaawaati wal-ʹarḍ; Yabsuṭur Rizq̣a limañy yashaaaʹu wa-yaq̣dir: ʹinnahoo bikulli shayʹin ʻAleem.

To Him belong the keys ˹of the treasuries˺ of the heavens and the earth. He gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills. Indeed, He has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.

Verse 42:13

شَرَعَ لَكُمْ مِّنَ الدِّیْنِ مَا وَصّٰی بِهٖ نُوْحًا وَّالَّذِیْۤ اَوْحَیْنَاۤ اِلَیْكَ وَمَا وَصَّیْنَا بِهٖۤ اِبْرٰهِیْمَ وَمُوْسٰی وَعِیْسٰۤی اَنْ اَقِیْمُوا الدِّیْنَ وَلَا تَتَفَرَّقُوْا فِیْهِ ؕ كَبُرَ عَلَی الْمُشْرِكِیْنَ مَا تَدْعُوْهُمْ اِلَیْهِ ؕ اَللّٰهُ یَجْتَبِیْۤ اِلَیْهِ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ وَیَهْدِیْۤ اِلَیْهِ مَنْ یُّنِیْبُ 

Sharaʻa lakum minad Deeni maa- waṣṣaa bihee Nooḥañw wallaẓeee ʹawḥaynaaa ʹilayka wa-maa waṣṣaynaa biheee ʹIbraaheema wa-Moosaa wa-ʻEesaaa ʹan ʹaq̣eemud Deena wa-laa tatafarraq̣oo feeh: kabura ʻalal mushrikeena maa- tadʻoohum ʹilayh. ʹAllaahu yajtabeee ʹilayhi mañy yashaaaʹu wa-yahdeee ʹilayhi mañy yuneeb.

He has ordained for you ˹believers˺ the Way which He decreed for Noah, and what We have revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ and what We decreed for Abraham, Moses, and Jesus, ˹commanding:˺ “Uphold the faith, and make no divisions in it.” What you call the polytheists to is unbearable for them. Allah chooses for Himself whoever He wills, and guides to Himself whoever turns ˹to Him˺.

Verse 42:14

وَمَا تَفَرَّقُوْۤا اِلَّا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ الْعِلْمُ بَغْیًا بَیْنَهُمْ ؕ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ اِلٰۤی اَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّی لَّقُضِیَ بَیْنَهُمْ ؕ وَاِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ اُوْرِثُوا الْكِتٰبَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ لَفِیْ شَكٍّ مِّنْهُ مُرِیْبٍ ۟

Wa-maa tafarraq̣ooo ʹillaa mim baʻdi maa- jaaaʹahumul ʻilmu bag̣yam baynahum. Wa-lawlaa Kalimatuñ sabaq̣at mir Rabbika ʹilaaa ʹajalim musammal liq̣uḍiya baynahum: wa-ʹinnal laẓeena ʹooris̤ul Kitaaba mim baʻdihim lafee shakkim minhu mureeb.

They did not split ˹into sects˺ out of mutual envy until knowledge came to them. Had it not been for a prior decree from your Lord for an appointed term, the matter would have certainly been settled between them ˹at once˺. And surely those who were made to inherit the Scripture after them are truly in alarming doubt about this ˹Quran˺.

Verse 42:15

فَلِذٰلِكَ فَادْعُ ۚ وَاسْتَقِمْ كَمَاۤ اُمِرْتَ ۚ وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ اَهْوَآءَهُمْ ۚ وَقُلْ اٰمَنْتُ بِمَاۤ اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ مِنْ كِتٰبٍ ۚ وَاُمِرْتُ لِاَعْدِلَ بَیْنَكُمْ ؕ اَللّٰهُ رَبُّنَا وَرَبُّكُمْ ؕ لَنَاۤ اَعْمَالُنَا وَلَكُمْ اَعْمَالُكُمْ ؕ لَا حُجَّةَ بَیْنَنَا وَبَیْنَكُمْ ؕ اَللّٰهُ یَجْمَعُ بَیْنَنَا ۚ وَاِلَیْهِ الْمَصِیْرُ ۟ؕ

Faliẓaalika fadʻu wastaq̣im kamaaa ʹumirt. Wa-laa tattabiʻ ʹahwaaaʹahum; wa-q̣ul ʹaamañtu bimaaa ʹañzala laahu miñ Kitaab; wa-ʹumirtu liʹaʻdila baynakum. ʹAllaahu Rabbunaa wa-Rabbukum. Lanaaa ʹaʻmaalunaa wa-lakum ʹaʻmaalukum. Laa- ḥujjata baynanaa wa-baynakum. ʹAllaahu yajmaʻu baynanaa, wa-ʹilayhil maṣeer.

Because of that, you ˹O Prophet˺ will invite ˹all˺. Be steadfast as you are commanded, and do not follow their desires. And say, “I believe in every Scripture Allah has revealed. And I am commanded to judge fairly among you. Allah is our Lord and your Lord. We will be accountable for our deeds and you for yours. There is no ˹need for˺ contention between us. Allah will gather us together ˹for judgment˺. And to Him is the final return.”

Verse 42:16

وَالَّذِیْنَ یُحَآجُّوْنَ فِی اللّٰهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا اسْتُجِیْبَ لَهٗ حُجَّتُهُمْ دَاحِضَةٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ وَعَلَیْهِمْ غَضَبٌ وَّلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِیْدٌ ۟

Wallaẓeena yuḥaaajjoona fil laahi mim baʻdi mas tujeeba lahoo ḥujjatuhum daaḥiḍatun ʻiñda Rabbihim wa-ʻalayhim g̣aḍabuñw walahum ʻAẓaabuñ shadeed.

As for those who dispute about Allah after He is ˹already˺ acknowledged ˹by many˺, their argument is futile in the sight of their Lord. Upon them is wrath, and they will suffer a severe punishment.

Verse 42:17

اَللّٰهُ الَّذِیْۤ اَنْزَلَ الْكِتٰبَ بِالْحَقِّ وَالْمِیْزَانَ ؕ وَمَا یُدْرِیْكَ لَعَلَّ السَّاعَةَ قَرِیْبٌ ۟

ʹAllaahul laẓeee ʹañzalal Kitaaba bilḥaq̣q̣i wal-Meezaan. Wa-maa yudreeka laʻallas Saaʻata q̣areeb?

It is Allah Who has revealed the Book with the truth and the balance ˹of justice˺. You never know, perhaps the Hour is near.

Verse 42:18

یَسْتَعْجِلُ بِهَا الَّذِیْنَ لَا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِهَا ۚ وَالَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا مُشْفِقُوْنَ مِنْهَا ۙ وَیَعْلَمُوْنَ اَنَّهَا الْحَقُّ ؕ اَلَاۤ اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ یُمَارُوْنَ فِی السَّاعَةِ لَفِیْ ضَلٰلٍ بَعِیْدٍ ۟

Yastaʻjilu bihal laẓeena laa- yuʹminoona bihaa: wallaẓeena ʹaamanoo mushfiq̣oona minhaa wa-yaʻlamoona ʹannahal Ḥaq̣q̣. ʹAlaaa ʹinnal laẓeena yumaaroona fis Saaʻati lafee ḍalaalim baʻeed.

Those who disbelieve in it ˹ask to˺ hasten it ˹mockingly˺. But the believers are fearful of it, knowing that it is the truth. Surely those who dispute about the Hour have gone far astray.

Verse 42:19

اَللّٰهُ لَطِیْفٌ بِعِبَادِهٖ یَرْزُقُ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ ۚ وَهُوَ الْقَوِیُّ الْعَزِیْزُ ۟۠

ʹAllaahu Laṭeefum biʻibaadihee yarzuq̣u mañy yashaaaʹ: wa-Huwal Q̣awiyyul ʻAzeez.

Allah is Ever Kind to His servants. He provides ˹abundantly˺ to whoever He wills. And He is the All-Powerful, Almighty.

Verse 42:20

مَنْ كَانَ یُرِیْدُ حَرْثَ الْاٰخِرَةِ نَزِدْ لَهٗ فِیْ حَرْثِهٖ ۚ وَمَنْ كَانَ یُرِیْدُ حَرْثَ الدُّنْیَا نُؤْتِهٖ مِنْهَا ۙ وَمَا لَهٗ فِی الْاٰخِرَةِ مِنْ نَّصِیْبٍ ۟

Mañ kaana yureedu ḥars̤al ʹAakhirati nazid lahoo fee ḥars̤ih; wa-mañ kaana yureedu ḥars̤ad dunyaa nuʹtihee minhaa wa-maa lahoo fil ʹAakhirati min naṣeeb.

Whoever desires the harvest of the Hereafter, We will increase their harvest. And whoever desires ˹only˺ the harvest of this world, We will give them some of it, but they will have no share in the Hereafter.

Verse 42:21

اَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكٰٓؤُا شَرَعُوْا لَهُمْ مِّنَ الدِّیْنِ مَا لَمْ یَاْذَنْ بِهِ اللّٰهُ ؕ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةُ الْفَصْلِ لَقُضِیَ بَیْنَهُمْ ؕ وَاِنَّ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِیْمٌ ۟

ʹAm lahum shurakaaaʹu sharaʻoo lahum minad Deeni maa- lam yaʹẓam bihil laah? Wa-lawlaa Kalimatul Faṣli laq̣uḍiya baynahum. Wa-ʹinnaz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeena lahum ʻAẓaabun ʹaleem.

Or do they have associate-gods who have ordained for them some ˹polytheistic˺ beliefs, which Allah has not authorized? Had it not been for ˹prior˺ decree on Judgment, the matter would have certainly been settled between them ˹at once˺. And surely the wrongdoers will suffer a painful punishment.

Verse 42:22

تَرَی الظّٰلِمِیْنَ مُشْفِقِیْنَ مِمَّا كَسَبُوْا وَهُوَ وَاقِعٌ بِهِمْ ؕ وَالَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ فِیْ رَوْضٰتِ الْجَنّٰتِ ۚ لَهُمْ مَّا یَشَآءُوْنَ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ ؕ ذٰلِكَ هُوَ الْفَضْلُ الْكَبِیْرُ ۟

Taraz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeena mushfiq̣eena mimmaa kasaboo wa-huwa waaq̣iʻum bihim. Wallaẓeena ʹaamanoo wa-ʻamiluṣ ṣaaliḥaati fee rawḍaatil Jannaat: lahum maa yashaaaʹoona ʻiñda Rabbihim. Ẓaalika huwal Faḍlul Kabeer.

You will see the wrongdoers fearful ˹of the punishment˺ for what they committed but it will be inevitable for them, whereas those who believe and do good will be in the lush Gardens of Paradise. They will have whatever they desire from their Lord. That is ˹truly˺ the greatest bounty.

Verse 42:23

ذٰلِكَ الَّذِیْ یُبَشِّرُ اللّٰهُ عِبَادَهُ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ ؕ قُلْ لَّاۤ اَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَیْهِ اَجْرًا اِلَّا الْمَوَدَّةَ فِی الْقُرْبٰی ؕ وَمَنْ یَّقْتَرِفْ حَسَنَةً نَّزِدْ لَهٗ فِیْهَا حُسْنًا ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُوْرٌ شَكُوْرٌ ۟

Ẓaalikal laẓee yubashshirul laahu ʻIbaadahul laẓeena ʹaamanoo wa-ʻamiluṣ ṣaaliḥaat. Q̣ul laaa ʹasʹalukum ʻalayhi ʹajran ʹillal mawaddata fil q̣urbaa. Wa-mañy yaq̣tarif ḥasanatan nazid lahoo feehaa ḥusnaa: ʹinnal laaha G̣afooruñ Shakoor.

That ˹reward˺ is the good news which Allah gives to His servants who believe and do good. Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “I do not ask you for a reward for this ˹message˺—only honour for ˹our˺ kinship.” Whoever earns a good deed, We will increase it in goodness for them. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Appreciative.

Verse 42:24

اَمْ یَقُوْلُوْنَ افْتَرٰی عَلَی اللّٰهِ كَذِبًا ۚ فَاِنْ یَّشَاِ اللّٰهُ یَخْتِمْ عَلٰی قَلْبِكَ ؕ وَیَمْحُ اللّٰهُ الْبَاطِلَ وَیُحِقُّ الْحَقَّ بِكَلِمٰتِهٖ ؕ اِنَّهٗ عَلِیْمٌۢ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُوْرِ ۟

ʹAm yaq̣ooloonaf taraa ʻalal laahi kaẓibaa? Faʹiñy yasha ʹillaahu yakhtim ʻalaa q̣albik. Wa-yamḥul laahul Baaṭila wa-yuḥiq̣q̣ul Ḥaq̣q̣a bi-Kalimaatih. ʹInnahoo ʻAleemum biẓaatiṣ ṣudoor.

Or do they say, “He has fabricated a lie about Allah!”? ˹If you had,˺ Allah would have sealed your heart, if He willed. And Allah wipes out falsehood and establishes the truth by His Words. He certainly knows best what is ˹hidden˺ in the heart.

Verse 42:25

وَهُوَ الَّذِیْ یَقْبَلُ التَّوْبَةَ عَنْ عِبَادِهٖ وَیَعْفُوْا عَنِ السَّیِّاٰتِ وَیَعْلَمُ مَا تَفْعَلُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-Huwal laẓee yaq̣balut Tawbata ʻan ʻIbaadihee wa-yaʻfoo ʻanis sayyiʹaati wayaʻlamu maa- tafʻaloon.

He is the One Who accepts repentance from His servants and pardons ˹their˺ sins. And He knows whatever you do.

Verse 42:26

وَیَسْتَجِیْبُ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ وَیَزِیْدُهُمْ مِّنْ فَضْلِهٖ ؕ وَالْكٰفِرُوْنَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِیْدٌ ۟

Wa-yastajeebul laẓeena ʹaamanoo wa-ʻamiluṣ ṣaaliḥaati wa-yazeeduhum miñ faḍlih: wal-kaafiroona lahum ʻAẓaabuñ shadeed.

He responds to those who believe and do good, and increases their reward out of His grace. As for the disbelievers, they will suffer a severe punishment.

Verse 42:27

وَلَوْ بَسَطَ اللّٰهُ الرِّزْقَ لِعِبَادِهٖ لَبَغَوْا فِی الْاَرْضِ وَلٰكِنْ یُّنَزِّلُ بِقَدَرٍ مَّا یَشَآءُ ؕ اِنَّهٗ بِعِبَادِهٖ خَبِیْرٌ بَصِیْرٌ ۟

Wa-law basaṭal laahur Rizq̣a liʻIbaadihee labag̣aw fil ʹarḍi walaakiñy yunazzilu biq̣adarim maa yashaaaʹ. ʹInnahoo biʻIbaadihee Khabeerum Baṣeer.

Had Allah given abundant provisions to ˹all˺ His servants, they would have certainly transgressed throughout the land. But He sends down whatever He wills in perfect measure. He is truly All-Aware, All-Seeing of His servants.

Verse 42:28

وَهُوَ الَّذِیْ یُنَزِّلُ الْغَیْثَ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا قَنَطُوْا وَیَنْشُرُ رَحْمَتَهٗ ؕ وَهُوَ الْوَلِیُّ الْحَمِیْدُ ۟

Wa-Huwal laẓee yunazzilul g̣ays̤a mim baʻdi maa- q̣anaṭoo wa-yañshuru Raḥmatah. Wa-Huwal Waliyyul Ḥameed.

He is the One Who sends down rain after people have given up hope, spreading out His mercy. He is the Guardian, the Praiseworthy.

Verse 42:29

وَمِنْ اٰیٰتِهٖ خَلْقُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَمَا بَثَّ فِیْهِمَا مِنْ دَآبَّةٍ ؕ وَهُوَ عَلٰی جَمْعِهِمْ اِذَا یَشَآءُ قَدِیْرٌ ۟۠

Wa-min ʹAayaatihee khalq̣us samaawaati wal-ʹarḍi wa-maa bas̤s̤a feehimaa miñ daaabbah: wa-Huwa ʻalaa jamʻihim ʹiẓaa yashaaaʹu Q̣adeer.

And among His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and all living beings He dispersed throughout both. And He is Most Capable of bringing all together whenever He wills.

Verse 42:30

وَمَاۤ اَصَابَكُمْ مِّنْ مُّصِیْبَةٍ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ اَیْدِیْكُمْ وَیَعْفُوْا عَنْ كَثِیْرٍ ۟ؕ

Wa-maaa ʹaṣaabakum mim muṣeebatiñ fabimaa kasabat ʹaydeekum wa-yaʻfoo ʻañ kas̤eer.

Whatever affliction befalls you is because of what your own hands have committed. And He pardons much.

Verse 42:31

وَمَاۤ اَنْتُمْ بِمُعْجِزِیْنَ فِی الْاَرْضِ ۖۚ وَمَا لَكُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ مِنْ وَّلِیٍّ وَّلَا نَصِیْرٍ ۟

Wa-maaa ʹañtum̃ bimuʻjizeena fil ʹarḍi lakum wa-maa miñ doonil laahi miñw waliyyiñw naṣeer. wa-laa

You can never escape ˹Him˺ on earth, nor do you have any protector or helper besides Allah.

Verse 42:32

وَمِنْ اٰیٰتِهِ الْجَوَارِ فِی الْبَحْرِ كَالْاَعْلَامِ ۟ؕ

Wa-min ʹAayaatihil jawaari fil baḥri kal-ʹaʻlaam.

And among His signs are the ships like mountains ˹sailing˺ in the sea.

Verse 42:33

اِنْ یَّشَاْ یُسْكِنِ الرِّیْحَ فَیَظْلَلْنَ رَوَاكِدَ عَلٰی ظَهْرِهٖ ؕ اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیٰتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُوْرٍ ۟ۙ

ʹIñy yashaʹ yuskinir reeḥa fayaz̤̣lalna rawaakida ʻalaa z̤̣ahrih. ʹInna fee ẓaalika laʹAayaatil likulli ṣabbariñ shakoor.

If He wills, He can calm the wind, leaving the ships motionless on the water. Surely in this are signs for whoever is steadfast, grateful.

Verse 42:34

اَوْ یُوْبِقْهُنَّ بِمَا كَسَبُوْا وَیَعْفُ عَنْ كَثِیْرٍ ۟ؗ

ʹAw yoobiq̣hunna bimaa kasaboo wa-yaʻfu ʻañ kas̤eer.

Or He can wreck the ships for what the people have committed—though He forgives much—

Verse 42:35

وَّیَعْلَمَ الَّذِیْنَ یُجَادِلُوْنَ فِیْۤ اٰیٰتِنَا ؕ مَا لَهُمْ مِّنْ مَّحِیْصٍ ۟

Wa-yaʻlamal laẓeena yujaadiloona feee Aayaatinaa, maa-ʹ lahum mim maḥeeṣ.

so those who dispute about Our signs may know that they have no refuge.

Verse 42:36

فَمَاۤ اُوْتِیْتُمْ مِّنْ شَیْءٍ فَمَتَاعُ الْحَیٰوةِ الدُّنْیَا ۚ وَمَا عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ خَیْرٌ وَّاَبْقٰی لِلَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَلٰی رَبِّهِمْ یَتَوَكَّلُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Famaaa ʹooteetum miñ shayʹiñ famataaʻul ḥayaatid dunyaa: wa-maa ʻiñdal laahi khayruñw waʹabq̣aa lillaẓeena ʹaamanoo wa-ʻalaa Rabbihim yatawakkaloon;

Whatever ˹pleasure˺ you have been given is ˹no more than a fleeting˺ enjoyment of this worldly life. But what is with Allah is far better and more lasting for those who believe and put their trust in their Lord;

Verse 42:37

وَالَّذِیْنَ یَجْتَنِبُوْنَ كَبٰٓىِٕرَ الْاِثْمِ وَالْفَوَاحِشَ وَاِذَا مَا غَضِبُوْا هُمْ یَغْفِرُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Wallaẓeena yajtaniboona kabaaaʹiral ʹis̤mi wal-fawaaḥisha waʹiẓaa maa- g̣aḍiboo hum yag̣firoon;

who avoid major sins and shameful deeds, and forgive when angered;

Verse 42:38

وَالَّذِیْنَ اسْتَجَابُوْا لِرَبِّهِمْ وَاَقَامُوا الصَّلٰوةَ ۪ وَاَمْرُهُمْ شُوْرٰی بَیْنَهُمْ ۪ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنٰهُمْ یُنْفِقُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Wallaẓeenas tajaaboo li-Rabbihim wa-ʹaq̣aamuṣ Ṣalaah; wa-ʹamruhum SHOORAA baynahum; wa-mimmaa razaq̣naahum yuñfiq̣oon;

who respond to their Lord, establish prayer, conduct their affairs by mutual consultation, and donate from what We have provided for them;

Verse 42:39

وَالَّذِیْنَ اِذَاۤ اَصَابَهُمُ الْبَغْیُ هُمْ یَنْتَصِرُوْنَ ۟

Wallaẓeena ʹiẓaaa ʹaṣaabahumul bag̣yu hum yañtaṣiroon.

and who enforce justice when wronged.

Verse 42:40

وَجَزٰٓؤُا سَیِّئَةٍ سَیِّئَةٌ مِّثْلُهَا ۚ فَمَنْ عَفَا وَاَصْلَحَ فَاَجْرُهٗ عَلَی اللّٰهِ ؕ اِنَّهٗ لَا یُحِبُّ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟

Wa-jazaaaʹu sayyiʹatiñ sayyiʹatum mis̤luhaa: faman ʻafaa wa-ʹaṣlaḥa faʹajruhoo ʻalal laah: ʹinnahoo laa- yuḥibbuz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeen.

The reward of an evil deed is its equivalent. But whoever pardons and seeks reconciliation, then their reward is with Allah. He certainly does not like the wrongdoers.

Verse 42:41

وَلَمَنِ انْتَصَرَ بَعْدَ ظُلْمِهٖ فَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ مَا عَلَیْهِمْ مِّنْ سَبِیْلٍ ۟ؕ

Wa-lamaniñ taṣara baʻda z̤̣ulmihee faʹulaaaʹika maa- ʻalayhim miñ sabeel.

There is no blame on those who enforce justice after being wronged.

Verse 42:42

اِنَّمَا السَّبِیْلُ عَلَی الَّذِیْنَ یَظْلِمُوْنَ النَّاسَ وَیَبْغُوْنَ فِی الْاَرْضِ بِغَیْرِ الْحَقِّ ؕ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِیْمٌ ۟

ʹInnamas sabeelu ʻalal laẓeena yaz̤̣limoonan naasa wa-yabg̣oona fil ʹarḍi big̣ayril ḥaq̣q̣: ʹulaaaʹika lahum ʻAẓaabun ʹaleem.

Blame is only on those who wrong people and transgress in the land unjustly. It is they who will suffer a painful punishment.

Verse 42:43

وَلَمَنْ صَبَرَ وَغَفَرَ اِنَّ ذٰلِكَ لَمِنْ عَزْمِ الْاُمُوْرِ ۟۠

Wa-lamañ ṣabara wa-g̣afara ʹinna ẓaalika lamin ʻazmil ʹumoor.

And whoever endures patiently and forgives—surely this is a resolve to aspire to.

Verse 42:44

وَمَنْ یُّضْلِلِ اللّٰهُ فَمَا لَهٗ مِنْ وَّلِیٍّ مِّنْ بَعْدِهٖ ؕ وَتَرَی الظّٰلِمِیْنَ لَمَّا رَاَوُا الْعَذَابَ یَقُوْلُوْنَ هَلْ اِلٰی مَرَدٍّ مِّنْ سَبِیْلٍ ۟ۚ

Wa-mañy yuḍli lillaahu famaa lahoo miñw waliyyim mim baʻdih. Wa-taraz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeena lammaa raʹawul ʻaẓaaba yaq̣ooloona hal ʹilaa maraddim miñ sabeel?

And whoever Allah leaves to stray will have no guide after Him. You will see the wrongdoers, when they face the torment, pleading, “Is there any way back ˹to the world˺?”

Verse 42:45

وَتَرٰىهُمْ یُعْرَضُوْنَ عَلَیْهَا خٰشِعِیْنَ مِنَ الذُّلِّ یَنْظُرُوْنَ مِنْ طَرْفٍ خَفِیٍّ ؕ وَقَالَ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْۤا اِنَّ الْخٰسِرِیْنَ الَّذِیْنَ خَسِرُوْۤا اَنْفُسَهُمْ وَاَهْلِیْهِمْ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ ؕ اَلَاۤ اِنَّ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ فِیْ عَذَابٍ مُّقِیْمٍ ۟

Wa-taraahum yaʻraḍoona ʻalayhaa khaashiʻeena minaẓ ẓulli yañz̤̣uroona miñ ṭarfin khafiyy. Wa-q̣aalal laẓeena ʹaamanooo ʹinnal khaasireenal laẓeena khasirooo ʹañfusahum wa-ʹahleehim Yawmal Q̣iyaamah. ʹAlaaa ʹinnaz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeena fee ʻAẓaabim muq̣eem!

And you will see them exposed to the Fire, fully humbled out of disgrace, stealing glances ˹at it˺. And the believers will say, “The ˹true˺ losers are those who have lost themselves and their families on Judgment Day.” The wrongdoers will certainly be in everlasting torment.

Verse 42:46

وَمَا كَانَ لَهُمْ مِّنْ اَوْلِیَآءَ یَنْصُرُوْنَهُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ ؕ وَمَنْ یُّضْلِلِ اللّٰهُ فَمَا لَهٗ مِنْ سَبِیْلٍ ۟ؕ

Wa-maa kaana lahum min ʹawliyaaaʹa yañṣuroonahum miñ doonil laah. Wa-mañy yuḍlilil laahu famaa lahoo miñ sabeel.

They will have no protectors to help them against Allah. And whoever Allah leaves to stray, for them there is no way.

Verse 42:47

اِسْتَجِیْبُوْا لِرَبِّكُمْ مِّنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ یَّاْتِیَ یَوْمٌ لَّا مَرَدَّ لَهٗ مِنَ اللّٰهِ ؕ مَا لَكُمْ مِّنْ مَّلْجَاٍ یَّوْمَىِٕذٍ وَّمَا لَكُمْ مِّنْ نَّكِیْرٍ ۟

ʹIstajeeboo li-Rabbikum miñ q̣abli ʹañy yaʹtiya Yawmul laa maradda lahoo min allaah. maa- lakum mim maljaʹiñy Yawmaʹiẓiñw Wa-Maa lakum min nakeer.

Respond to your Lord before the coming of a Day from Allah that cannot be averted. There will be no refuge for you then, nor ˹grounds for˺ denial ˹of sins˺.

Verse 42:48

فَاِنْ اَعْرَضُوْا فَمَاۤ اَرْسَلْنٰكَ عَلَیْهِمْ حَفِیْظًا ؕ اِنْ عَلَیْكَ اِلَّا الْبَلٰغُ ؕ وَاِنَّاۤ اِذَاۤ اَذَقْنَا الْاِنْسَانَ مِنَّا رَحْمَةً فَرِحَ بِهَا ۚ وَاِنْ تُصِبْهُمْ سَیِّئَةٌ بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ اَیْدِیْهِمْ فَاِنَّ الْاِنْسَانَ كَفُوْرٌ ۟

Faʹin ʹaʻraḍoo famaaa ʹarsalnaaka ʻalayhim ḥafeez̤̣aa. ʹIn ʻalayka ʹillal balaag̣. Wa-ʹinnaaa ʹiẓaaa ʹaẓaq̣nal ʹiñsaana minnaa Raḥmatañ fariḥa bihaa: wa-ʹiñ tuṣibhum sayyiʹatum bimaa q̣addamat ʹaydeehim faʹinnal ʹiñsaana kafoor!

But if they turn away, We have not sent you ˹O Prophet˺ as a keeper over them. Your duty is only to deliver ˹the message˺. And indeed, when We let someone taste a mercy from Us, they become prideful ˹because˺ of it. But when afflicted with evil because of what their hands have done, then one becomes totally ungrateful.

Verse 42:49

لِلّٰهِ مُلْكُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ؕ یَخْلُقُ مَا یَشَآءُ ؕ یَهَبُ لِمَنْ یَّشَآءُ اِنَاثًا وَّیَهَبُ لِمَنْ یَّشَآءُ الذُّكُوْرَ ۟ۙ

Lillaahi mulkus samaawaati wal-ʹarḍ. Yakhluq̣u maa- yashaaaʹ. Yahabu limañy yashaaaʹu ʹinaas̤añw wa-yahabu limañy yashaaaʹuẓ ẓukoor,

To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. He creates whatever He wills. He blesses whoever He wills with daughters, and blesses whoever He wills with sons,

Verse 42:50

اَوْ یُزَوِّجُهُمْ ذُكْرَانًا وَّاِنَاثًا ۚ وَیَجْعَلُ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ عَقِیْمًا ؕ اِنَّهٗ عَلِیْمٌ قَدِیْرٌ ۟

ʹAw yuzawwijuhum ẓukraanañw waʹinaas̤aa; wa-yajʻalu mañy yashaaaʹu ʻaq̣eemaa: ʹinnahoo ʻAleemuñ Q̣adeer.

or grants both, sons and daughters, ˹to whoever He wills˺, and leaves whoever He wills infertile. He is indeed All-Knowing, Most Capable.

Verse 42:51

وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ اَنْ یُّكَلِّمَهُ اللّٰهُ اِلَّا وَحْیًا اَوْ مِنْ وَّرَآئِ حِجَابٍ اَوْ یُرْسِلَ رَسُوْلًا فَیُوْحِیَ بِاِذْنِهٖ مَا یَشَآءُ ؕ اِنَّهٗ عَلِیٌّ حَكِیْمٌ ۟

Wa-maa kaana libasharin ʹañy yukallimahul laahu ʹillaa Waḥyan ʹaw miñw waraaaʹi ḥijaabin ʹaw yursila rasoolañ fayooḥiya biʹiẓnihee maa- yashaaaʹ: ʹinnahoo ʻAliyyun Ḥakeem.

It is not ˹possible˺ for a human being to have Allah communicate with them, except through inspiration, or from behind a veil, or by sending a messenger-angel to reveal whatever He wills by His permission. He is surely Most High, All-Wise.

Verse 42:52

وَكَذٰلِكَ اَوْحَیْنَاۤ اِلَیْكَ رُوْحًا مِّنْ اَمْرِنَا ؕ مَا كُنْتَ تَدْرِیْ مَا الْكِتٰبُ وَلَا الْاِیْمَانُ وَلٰكِنْ جَعَلْنٰهُ نُوْرًا نَّهْدِیْ بِهٖ مَنْ نَّشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ؕ وَاِنَّكَ لَتَهْدِیْۤ اِلٰی صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِیْمٍ ۟ۙ

Wa-kaẓaalika ʹawḥaynaaa ʹilayka Rooḥam min ʹamrinaa: maa- kuñta tadree mal kitaabu wa-lal ʹeemaanu wa-laakiñ jaʻalnaahu Nooran nahdee bihee man nashaaaʹu min ʻIbaadinaa: wa-ʹinnaka latahdeee ʹilaa Ṣiraaṭim Mustaq̣eem,―

And so We have sent to you ˹O Prophet˺ a revelation by Our command. You did not know of ˹this˺ Book and faith ˹before˺. But We have made it a light, by which We guide whoever We will of Our servants. And you are truly leading ˹all˺ to the Straight Path—

Verse 42:53

صِرَاطِ اللّٰهِ الَّذِیْ لَهٗ مَا فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِی الْاَرْضِ ؕ اَلَاۤ اِلَی اللّٰهِ تَصِیْرُ الْاُمُوْرُ ۟۠

Ṣiraaṭil laahil laẓee lahoo maa- fis samaawaati wa-maa fil ʹarḍ; ʹAlaaa ʹilal laahi taṣeerul ʹumoor.

the Path of Allah, to Whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Surely to Allah all matters will return ˹for judgment˺.