Surah Al-Ahqaf

Verse 46:1

حٰمٓ ۟ۚ

Ḥaa-Meeem.

Ḥâ-Mĩm.

Verse 46:2

تَنْزِیْلُ الْكِتٰبِ مِنَ اللّٰهِ الْعَزِیْزِ الْحَكِیْمِ ۟

Tañzeelul Kitaabi minal laahil ʻAzeezil Ḥakeem.

The revelation of this Book is from Allah—the Almighty, All-Wise.

Verse 46:3

مَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ وَمَا بَیْنَهُمَاۤ اِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَاَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّی ؕ وَالَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا عَمَّاۤ اُنْذِرُوْا مُعْرِضُوْنَ ۟

Maa- khalaq̣nas samaawaati wal-ʹarḍa wa-maa baynahumaaa ʹillaa bilḥaq̣q̣i wa-ʹajalim musammaa: wallaẓeena kafaroo ʻammaaa ʹuñẓiroo muʻriḍoon.

We only created the heavens and the earth and everything in between for a purpose and an appointed term. Yet the disbelievers are turning away from what they have been warned about.

Verse 46:4

قُلْ اَرَءَیْتُمْ مَّا تَدْعُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ اَرُوْنِیْ مَاذَا خَلَقُوْا مِنَ الْاَرْضِ اَمْ لَهُمْ شِرْكٌ فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ ؕ اِیْتُوْنِیْ بِكِتٰبٍ مِّنْ قَبْلِ هٰذَاۤ اَوْ اَثٰرَةٍ مِّنْ عِلْمٍ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِیْنَ ۟

Q̣ul ʹaraʹaytum maa tadʻoona miñ doonil laahi ʹaroonee maaẓaa khalaq̣oo minal ʹarḍi ʹam lahum shirkuñ fis samaawaat? ʹEetoonee bi-Kitaabim miñ q̣abli haaẓaaa ʹaw ʹas̤aaratim min ʻilmin ʹiñ kuñtum ṣaadiq̣een!

Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, “Have you considered whatever ˹idols˺ you invoke besides Allah? Show me what they have created on earth! Or do they have a share in ˹the creation of˺ the heavens? Bring me a scripture ˹revealed˺ before this ˹Quran˺ or a shred of knowledge, if what you say is true.”

Verse 46:5

وَمَنْ اَضَلُّ مِمَّنْ یَّدْعُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ مَنْ لَّا یَسْتَجِیْبُ لَهٗۤ اِلٰی یَوْمِ الْقِیٰمَةِ وَهُمْ عَنْ دُعَآىِٕهِمْ غٰفِلُوْنَ ۟

Wa-man ʹaḍallu mimmañy yadʻoo miñ doonil laahi mal laa yastajeebu lahooo ʹilaa Yawmil Q̣iyaamati wa-hum ʻañ duʻaaaʹihim g̣aafiloon?

And who could be more astray than those who call upon others besides Allah—˹others˺ that cannot respond to them until the Day of Judgment, and are ˹even˺ unaware of their calls?

Verse 46:6

وَاِذَا حُشِرَ النَّاسُ كَانُوْا لَهُمْ اَعْدَآءً وَّكَانُوْا بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ كٰفِرِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓaa ḥushiran naasu kaanoo lahum ʹaʻdaaaʹañw Wakaanoo biʻibaadatihim kaafireen!

And when ˹such˺ people will be gathered together, those ˹gods˺ will be their enemies and will disown their worship.

Verse 46:7

وَاِذَا تُتْلٰی عَلَیْهِمْ اٰیٰتُنَا بَیِّنٰتٍ قَالَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ ۙ هٰذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِیْنٌ ۟ؕ

Wa-ʹiẓaa tutlaa ʻalayhim ʹAayaatunaa Bayyinaatiñ q̣aalal laẓeena kafaroo lil-Ḥaq̣q̣i lammaa jaaaʹahum haaẓaa siḥrum mubeen!

Whenever Our clear revelations are recited to them, the disbelievers say of the truth when it has come to them, “This is pure magic.”

Verse 46:8

اَمْ یَقُوْلُوْنَ افْتَرٰىهُ ؕ قُلْ اِنِ افْتَرَیْتُهٗ فَلَا تَمْلِكُوْنَ لِیْ مِنَ اللّٰهِ شَیْـًٔا ؕ هُوَ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا تُفِیْضُوْنَ فِیْهِ ؕ كَفٰی بِهٖ شَهِیْدًا بَیْنِیْ وَبَیْنَكُمْ ؕ وَهُوَ الْغَفُوْرُ الرَّحِیْمُ ۟

ʹAm yaq̣ooloonaf taraah? Q̣ul ʹinif taraytuhoo falaa tamlikoona lee minal laahi shayʹaa. Huwa ʹaʻlamu bimaa tufeeḍoona feeh! Kafaa bihee Shaheedam baynee wa-baynakum! Wa-Huwal G̣afoorur Raḥeem.

Or do they say, “He has fabricated this ˹Quran˺!”? Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “If I have done so, then there is nothing whatsoever you can do to save me from Allah. He knows best what ˹slurs˺ you indulge about it. Sufficient is He as a Witness between you and me. And He is the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”

Verse 46:9

قُلْ مَا كُنْتُ بِدْعًا مِّنَ الرُّسُلِ وَمَاۤ اَدْرِیْ مَا یُفْعَلُ بِیْ وَلَا بِكُمْ ؕ اِنْ اَتَّبِعُ اِلَّا مَا یُوْحٰۤی اِلَیَّ وَمَاۤ اَنَا اِلَّا نَذِیْرٌ مُّبِیْنٌ ۟

Q̣ul maa- kuñtu bidʻam minar rusuli wa-maaa ʹadree maa- yufʻalu bee wa-laa bikum. ʹIn ʹattabiʻu ʹillaa maa- yooḥaaa ʹilayya wa-maaa ʹana ʹillaa Naẓeerum mubeen.

Say, “I am not the first messenger ever sent, nor do I know what will happen to me or you. I only follow what is revealed to me. And I am only sent with a clear warning.”

Verse 46:10

قُلْ اَرَءَیْتُمْ اِنْ كَانَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللّٰهِ وَكَفَرْتُمْ بِهٖ وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٌ مِّنْ بَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ عَلٰی مِثْلِهٖ فَاٰمَنَ وَاسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا یَهْدِی الْقَوْمَ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟۠

Q̣ul ʹaraaytum ʹiñ kaana min ʻiñdil laahi wa-kafartum̃ bihee wa-shahida shaahidum mim Baneee ʹIsraaaʹeela ʻalaa mis̤lihee faʹaamana wastakbartum? ʹInnal laaha laa- yahdil q̣awmaz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeen.

Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, “Consider if this ˹Quran˺ is ˹truly˺ from Allah and you deny it, and a witness from the Children of Israel attests to it and then believes, whereas you act arrogantly. Surely Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.”

Verse 46:11

وَقَالَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا لِلَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لَوْ كَانَ خَیْرًا مَّا سَبَقُوْنَاۤ اِلَیْهِ ؕ وَاِذْ لَمْ یَهْتَدُوْا بِهٖ فَسَیَقُوْلُوْنَ هٰذَاۤ اِفْكٌ قَدِیْمٌ ۟

Wa-q̣aalal laẓeena kafaroo lillaẓeena ʹaamanoo law kaana khayram maa sabaq̣oonaaa ʹilayh! Wa-ʹiẓ lam yahtadoo bihee fasayaq̣ooloona haaẓaaa ʹifkuñ q̣adeem!

The disbelievers say of the believers, “Had it been ˹something˺ good, they would not have beaten us to it.” Now since they reject its guidance, they will say, “˹This is˺ an ancient fabrication!”

Verse 46:12

وَمِنْ قَبْلِهٖ كِتٰبُ مُوْسٰۤی اِمَامًا وَّرَحْمَةً ؕ وَهٰذَا كِتٰبٌ مُّصَدِّقٌ لِّسَانًا عَرَبِیًّا لِّیُنْذِرَ الَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْا ۖۗ وَبُشْرٰی لِلْمُحْسِنِیْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-miñ q̣ablihee Kitaabu Moosaaa ʹimaamañw Waraḥmah: wa-haaẓaa Kitaabum muṣaddiq̣ul lisaanan ʻArabiyyal liyuñẓiral laẓeena z̤̣alamoo wa-Bushraa lil-Muḥsineen.

And before this ˹Quran˺ the Book of Moses was ˹revealed as˺ a guide and mercy. And this Book is a confirmation, in the Arabic tongue, to warn those who do wrong, and as good news to those who do good.

Verse 46:13

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ قَالُوْا رَبُّنَا اللّٰهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوْا فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَیْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ یَحْزَنُوْنَ ۟ۚ

ʹInnal laẓeena q̣aaloo Rabbunal laahu s̤ummas taq̣aamoo falaa khawfun ʻalayhim wa-laa hum yaḥzanoon.

Surely those who say, “Our Lord is Allah,” and then remain steadfast—there will be no fear for them, nor will they grieve.

Verse 46:14

اُولٰٓىِٕكَ اَصْحٰبُ الْجَنَّةِ خٰلِدِیْنَ فِیْهَا ۚ جَزَآءً بِمَا كَانُوْا یَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

ʹUlaaaʹika ʹAṣḥaabul Jannati khaalideena feehaa: jazaaaʹam bimaa kaanoo yaʻmaloon.

It is they who will be the residents of Paradise, staying there forever, as a reward for what they used to do.

Verse 46:15

وَوَصَّیْنَا الْاِنْسَانَ بِوَالِدَیْهِ اِحْسٰنًا ؕ حَمَلَتْهُ اُمُّهٗ كُرْهًا وَّوَضَعَتْهُ كُرْهًا ؕ وَحَمْلُهٗ وَفِصٰلُهٗ ثَلٰثُوْنَ شَهْرًا ؕ حَتّٰۤی اِذَا بَلَغَ اَشُدَّهٗ وَبَلَغَ اَرْبَعِیْنَ سَنَةً ۙ قَالَ رَبِّ اَوْزِعْنِیْۤ اَنْ اَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِیْۤ اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَیَّ وَعَلٰی وَالِدَیَّ وَاَنْ اَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضٰىهُ وَاَصْلِحْ لِیْ فِیْ ذُرِّیَّتِیْ ؕۚ اِنِّیْ تُبْتُ اِلَیْكَ وَاِنِّیْ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِیْنَ ۟

Wa-waṣṣaynal ʹiñsaana biwaalidayhi ʹiḥsaanaa: ḥamalathu ʹummuhoo kurhañw wawaḍaʻathu kurhaa. Wa-ḥamluhoo wa-fiṣaaluhoo s̤alaas̤oona shahraa. Ḥattaaa ʹiẓaa balag̣a ʹashuddahoo wa-balag̣a ʹarbaʻeena sanatañ q̣aala Rabbi ʹawziʻneee ʹan ʹashkura niʻmatakal lateee ʹanʻamta ʻalayya wa-ʻalaa waalidayya wa-ʹan ʹaʻmala ṣaaliḥañ tarḍaahu wa-ʹaṣliḥ lee fee ẓurriyyatee. ʹInnee tubtu ʹilayka wa-ʹinnee minal Muslimeen.

We have commanded people to honour their parents. Their mothers bore them in hardship and delivered them in hardship. Their ˹period of˺ bearing and weaning is thirty months. In time, when the child reaches their prime at the age of forty, they pray, “My Lord! Inspire me to ˹always˺ be thankful for Your favours which You blessed me and my parents with, and to do good deeds that please You. And instil righteousness in my offspring. I truly repent to You, and I truly submit ˹to Your Will˺.”

Verse 46:16

اُولٰٓىِٕكَ الَّذِیْنَ نَتَقَبَّلُ عَنْهُمْ اَحْسَنَ مَا عَمِلُوْا وَنَتَجَاوَزُ عَنْ سَیِّاٰتِهِمْ فِیْۤ اَصْحٰبِ الْجَنَّةِ ؕ وَعْدَ الصِّدْقِ الَّذِیْ كَانُوْا یُوْعَدُوْنَ ۟

ʹUlaaaʹikal laẓeena nataq̣abbalu ʻanhum ʹaḥsana maa- ʻamiloo wa-natajaawazu ʻañ sayyiʹaatihim feee ʹaṣḥaabil Jannah: waʻdaṣ ṣidq̣il laẓee kaanoo yooʻadoon.

It is from these ˹people˺ that We will accept the good they did, and overlook their misdeeds—along with the residents of Paradise, ˹in fulfilment of˺ the true promise they have been given.

Verse 46:17

وَالَّذِیْ قَالَ لِوَالِدَیْهِ اُفٍّ لَّكُمَاۤ اَتَعِدٰنِنِیْۤ اَنْ اُخْرَجَ وَقَدْ خَلَتِ الْقُرُوْنُ مِنْ قَبْلِیْ ۚ وَهُمَا یَسْتَغِیْثٰنِ اللّٰهَ وَیْلَكَ اٰمِنْ ۖۗ اِنَّ وَعْدَ اللّٰهِ حَقٌّ ۖۚ فَیَقُوْلُ مَا هٰذَاۤ اِلَّاۤ اَسَاطِیْرُ الْاَوَّلِیْنَ ۟

Wallaẓee q̣aala liwaalidayhi ʹuffil lakumaaa ʹataʻidaanineee ʹan ʹukhraja wa-q̣ad khalatil q̣uroonu miñ q̣ablee? Wa-humaa yastag̣ees̤aanil laaha waylaka ʹaamin! ʹInna waʻdal laahi ḥaq̣q̣. Fayaq̣oolu maa- haaẓaaa ʹillaaa ʹasaaṭeerul ʹawwaleen!

But some scold their parents, “Enough with you! Are you warning me that I will be brought forth ˹from the grave˺, while many generations had already perished before me ˹for good˺?” The parents cry to Allah for help, ˹and warn their child,˺ “Pity you. Have faith! Surely Allah’s promise is true.” But the deniers insist, “This is nothing but ancient fables.”

Verse 46:18

اُولٰٓىِٕكَ الَّذِیْنَ حَقَّ عَلَیْهِمُ الْقَوْلُ فِیْۤ اُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْاِنْسِ ؕ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا خٰسِرِیْنَ ۟

ʹUlaaaʹikal laẓeena ḥaq̣q̣a ʻalayhimul Q̣awlu feee ʹumamiñ q̣ad khalat miñ q̣ablihim minal jinni wal-ʹiñs: ʹinnahum kaanoo khaasireen.

These are the ones against whom the fate of earlier communities of jinn and humans has been justified, ˹for˺ they were truly losers.

Verse 46:19

وَلِكُلٍّ دَرَجٰتٌ مِّمَّا عَمِلُوْا ۚ وَلِیُوَفِّیَهُمْ اَعْمَالَهُمْ وَهُمْ لَا یُظْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-likulliñ darajaatum mimmaa ʻamiloo, wa-liyuwaf-fiyahum ʹaʻmaalahum Wahum laa- yuz̤̣lamoon.

Each ˹of the two groups˺ will be ranked according to what they have done so He may fully reward all. And none will be wronged.

Verse 46:20

وَیَوْمَ یُعْرَضُ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا عَلَی النَّارِ ؕ اَذْهَبْتُمْ طَیِّبٰتِكُمْ فِیْ حَیَاتِكُمُ الدُّنْیَا وَاسْتَمْتَعْتُمْ بِهَا ۚ فَالْیَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ عَذَابَ الْهُوْنِ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَسْتَكْبِرُوْنَ فِی الْاَرْضِ بِغَیْرِ الْحَقِّ وَبِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَفْسُقُوْنَ ۟۠

Wa-Yawma yuʻraḍul laẓeena kafaroo ʻalan Naar. ʹAẓhabtum ṭayyibaatikum fee ḥayaatikumud dunyaa wastamtaʻtum̃ bihaa: fal-Yawma tujzawna ʻaẓaabal hooni bimaa kuñtum tastakbiroona fil ʹarḍi big̣ayril ḥaq̣q̣i wa-bimaa kuñtum tafsuq̣oon.

˹Watch for˺ the Day ˹when˺ the disbelievers will be exposed to the Fire. ˹They will be told,˺ “You ˹already˺ exhausted your ˹share of˺ pleasures during your worldly life, and ˹fully˺ enjoyed them. So Today you will be rewarded with the torment of disgrace for your arrogance throughout the land with no right, and for your rebelliousness.”

Verse 46:21

وَاذْكُرْ اَخَا عَادٍ ؕ اِذْ اَنْذَرَ قَوْمَهٗ بِالْاَحْقَافِ وَقَدْ خَلَتِ النُّذُرُ مِنْ بَیْنِ یَدَیْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهٖۤ اَلَّا تَعْبُدُوْۤا اِلَّا اللّٰهَ ؕ اِنِّیْۤ اَخَافُ عَلَیْكُمْ عَذَابَ یَوْمٍ عَظِیْمٍ ۟

Waẓkur ʹAkhaa ʻAad: ʹIẓ ʹañẓara q̣awmahoo bil-ʹAḤQ̣AAFI wa-q̣ad khalatin nuẓuru mim bayni yadayhi wa-min khalfiheee ʹallaa taʻbudooo ʹillal laah: ʹinneee ʹakhaafu ʻalaykum ʻaẓaaba Yawmin ʻaz̤̣eem.

And remember the brother of ’Ȃd, when he warned his people, who inhabited the sand-hills—there were certainly warners before and after him—˹saying,˺ “Worship none but Allah. I truly fear for you the torment of a tremendous day.”

Verse 46:22

قَالُوْۤا اَجِئْتَنَا لِتَاْفِكَنَا عَنْ اٰلِهَتِنَا ۚ فَاْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَاۤ اِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصّٰدِقِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aalooo ʹajiʹtanaa litaʹfikanaa ʻan ʹaalihatinaa? Faʹtinaa bimaa taʻidunaaa ʹiñ kuñta minaṣ ṣaadiq̣een!

They argued, “Have you come to turn us away from our gods? Bring us then whatever you threaten us with, if what you say is true.”

Verse 46:23

قَالَ اِنَّمَا الْعِلْمُ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ ۖؗ وَاُبَلِّغُكُمْ مَّاۤ اُرْسِلْتُ بِهٖ وَلٰكِنِّیْۤ اَرٰىكُمْ قَوْمًا تَجْهَلُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aala ʹinnamal ʻilmu ʻiñdal laah: wa-ʹuballig̣ukum maaa ʹursiltu bihee wa-laakinneee ʹaraakum q̣awmañ tajhaloon!

He responded, “The knowledge ˹of its time˺ is only with Allah. I only convey to you what I have been sent with. But I can see that you are a people acting ignorantly.”

Verse 46:24

فَلَمَّا رَاَوْهُ عَارِضًا مُّسْتَقْبِلَ اَوْدِیَتِهِمْ ۙ قَالُوْا هٰذَا عَارِضٌ مُّمْطِرُنَا ؕ بَلْ هُوَ مَا اسْتَعْجَلْتُمْ بِهٖ ؕ رِیْحٌ فِیْهَا عَذَابٌ اَلِیْمٌ ۟ۙ

falammaa raʹawhu ʻaariḍam mustaq̣bila ʹawdiyatihim q̣aaloo haaẓaa ʻaariḍum mumṭirunaa! Bal huwa mas taʻjaltum̃ bih! reeḥuñ feehaa ʻAẓaabun ʹaleem!

Then when they saw the torment as a ˹dense˺ cloud approaching their valleys, they said ˹happily˺, “This is a cloud bringing us rain.” ˹But Hûd replied,˺ “No, it is what you sought to hasten: a ˹fierce˺ wind carrying a painful punishment!”

Verse 46:25

تُدَمِّرُ كُلَّ شَیْءٍ بِاَمْرِ رَبِّهَا فَاَصْبَحُوْا لَا یُرٰۤی اِلَّا مَسٰكِنُهُمْ ؕ كَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِی الْقَوْمَ الْمُجْرِمِیْنَ ۟

Tudammiru kulla shayʹim biʹamri Rabbihaa faʹaṣbaḥoo laa- yuraaa ʹillaa masaakinuhum! Kaẓaalika najzil q̣awmal mujrimeen!

It destroyed everything by the command of its Lord, leaving nothing visible except their ruins. This is how We reward the wicked people.

Verse 46:26

وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنّٰهُمْ فِیْمَاۤ اِنْ مَّكَّنّٰكُمْ فِیْهِ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ سَمْعًا وَّاَبْصَارًا وَّاَفْـِٕدَةً ۖؗ فَمَاۤ اَغْنٰی عَنْهُمْ سَمْعُهُمْ وَلَاۤ اَبْصَارُهُمْ وَلَاۤ اَفْـِٕدَتُهُمْ مِّنْ شَیْءٍ اِذْ كَانُوْا یَجْحَدُوْنَ ۙ بِاٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ وَحَاقَ بِهِمْ مَّا كَانُوْا بِهٖ یَسْتَهْزِءُوْنَ ۟۠

Wa-laq̣ad makkannaahum feemaaa ʹim makkannaakum feehi wa-jaʻalnaa lahum samʻañw waʹabṣaarañw waʹafʹidah: famaaa ʹag̣naa ʻanhum samʻuhum wa-laaa ʹabṣaaruhum wa-laaa ʹafʹidatuhum miñ shayʹin ʹiẓ kaanoo yajḥadoona biʹAayaatil laahi wa-ḥaaq̣a bihim maa kaanoo bihee yastahziʹoon!

Indeed, We had established them in a way We have not established you ˹Meccans˺. And We gave them hearing, sight, and intellect. But neither their hearing, sight, nor intellect were of any benefit to them whatsoever, since they persisted in denying Allah’s signs. And ˹so˺ they were overwhelmed by what they used to ridicule.

Verse 46:27

وَلَقَدْ اَهْلَكْنَا مَا حَوْلَكُمْ مِّنَ الْقُرٰی وَصَرَّفْنَا الْاٰیٰتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَرْجِعُوْنَ ۟

Wa-laq̣ad ʹahlaknaa maa- ḥawlakum minal q̣uraa wa-ṣarrafnal ʹAayaati laʻallahum yarjiʻoon.

We certainly destroyed the societies around you after having varied the signs so perhaps they would return ˹to the Right Path˺.

Verse 46:28

فَلَوْلَا نَصَرَهُمُ الَّذِیْنَ اتَّخَذُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ قُرْبَانًا اٰلِهَةً ؕ بَلْ ضَلُّوْا عَنْهُمْ ۚ وَذٰلِكَ اِفْكُهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوْا یَفْتَرُوْنَ ۟

Falawlaa naṣarahumul laẓeenat takhaẓoo miñ doonil laahi q̣urbaanan ʹaalihah? Bal ḍalloo ʻanhum: wa-ẓaalika ʹifkuhum wa-maa kaanoo yaftaroon.

Why then did those ˹idols˺ they took as gods—hoping to get closer ˹to Him˺—not come to their aid? Instead, they failed them. That is ˹the result of˺ their lies and their fabrications.

Verse 46:29

وَاِذْ صَرَفْنَاۤ اِلَیْكَ نَفَرًا مِّنَ الْجِنِّ یَسْتَمِعُوْنَ الْقُرْاٰنَ ۚ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوْهُ قَالُوْۤا اَنْصِتُوْا ۚ فَلَمَّا قُضِیَ وَلَّوْا اِلٰی قَوْمِهِمْ مُّنْذِرِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ ṣarafnaaa ʹilayka nafaram minal Jinni yastamiʻoonal Q̣urʹaan. Falammaa ḥaḍaroohu q̣aalooo ʹañṣitoo! Falammaa q̣uḍiya wallaw ʹilaa q̣awmihim muñẓireen.

˹Remember, O Prophet,˺ when We sent a group of jinn your way to listen to the Quran. Then, upon hearing it, they said ˹to one another˺, “Listen quietly!” Then when it was over, they returned to their fellow jinn as warners.

Verse 46:30

قَالُوْا یٰقَوْمَنَاۤ اِنَّا سَمِعْنَا كِتٰبًا اُنْزِلَ مِنْ بَعْدِ مُوْسٰی مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَیْنَ یَدَیْهِ یَهْدِیْۤ اِلَی الْحَقِّ وَاِلٰی طَرِیْقٍ مُّسْتَقِیْمٍ ۟

Q̣aaloo yaa-q̣awmanaaa ʹinnaa samiʻnaa Kitaaban ʹuñzila mim baʻdi Moosaa muṣaddiq̣al limaa bayna yadayhi yahdeee ʹilal Ḥaq̣q̣i wa-ʹilaa Ṭareeq̣im Mustaq̣eem.

They declared, “O our fellow jinn! We have truly heard a scripture revealed after Moses, confirming what came before it. It guides to the truth and the Straight Way.

Verse 46:31

یٰقَوْمَنَاۤ اَجِیْبُوْا دَاعِیَ اللّٰهِ وَاٰمِنُوْا بِهٖ یَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ مِّنْ ذُنُوْبِكُمْ وَیُجِرْكُمْ مِّنْ عَذَابٍ اَلِیْمٍ ۟

Yaa-q̣awmanaaa ʹajeeboo Daaʻiyal laahi wa-ʹaaminoo bihee yag̣fir lakum miñ ẓunoobikum wa-yujirkum min ʻAẓaabin ʹaleem.

O our fellow jinn! Respond to the caller of Allah and believe in him, He will forgive your sins and protect you from a painful punishment.

Verse 46:32

وَمَنْ لَّا یُجِبْ دَاعِیَ اللّٰهِ فَلَیْسَ بِمُعْجِزٍ فِی الْاَرْضِ وَلَیْسَ لَهٗ مِنْ دُوْنِهٖۤ اَوْلِیَآءُ ؕ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ فِیْ ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِیْنٍ ۟

Wa-mal laa yujib Daaʻiyal laahi falaysa bimuʻjiziñ fil ʹarḍi wa-laysa lahoo miñ dooniheee ʹawliyaaaʹ: ʹulaaaʹika fee ḍalaalim mubeen.

And whoever does not respond to the caller of Allah will have no escape on earth, nor will they have any protectors against Him. It is they who are clearly astray.”

Verse 46:33

اَوَلَمْ یَرَوْا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ الَّذِیْ خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ وَلَمْ یَعْیَ بِخَلْقِهِنَّ بِقٰدِرٍ عَلٰۤی اَنْ یُّحْیِ الْمَوْتٰی ؕ بَلٰۤی اِنَّهٗ عَلٰی كُلِّ شَیْءٍ قَدِیْرٌ ۟

ʹAwalam yaraw ʹannal laahal laẓee khalaq̣as samaawaati wal-ʹarḍa wa-lam yaʻya bikhalq̣ihinna biq̣aadirin ʻalaaa ʹañy yuḥyiyal mawtaa? Balaaa ʹinnahoo ʻalaa kulli shayʹiñ Q̣adeer.

Do they not realize that Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth and did not tire in creating them, is able to give life to the dead? Yes ˹indeed˺! He is certainly Most Capable of everything.

Verse 46:34

وَیَوْمَ یُعْرَضُ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا عَلَی النَّارِ ؕ اَلَیْسَ هٰذَا بِالْحَقِّ ؕ قَالُوْا بَلٰی وَرَبِّنَا ؕ قَالَ فَذُوْقُوا الْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَكْفُرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-Yawma yuʻraḍul laẓeena kafaroo ʻalan Naar; ʹalaysa haaẓaa bil-Ḥaq̣q̣? Q̣aaloo balaa wa-Rabbinaa! Q̣aala faẓooq̣ul ʻaẓaaba bimaa kuñtum takfuroon!

And on the Day the disbelievers will be exposed to the Fire, ˹they will be asked,˺ “Is this ˹Hereafter˺ not the truth?” They will cry, “Absolutely, by our Lord!” It will be said, “Then taste the punishment for your disbelief.”

Verse 46:35

فَاصْبِرْ كَمَا صَبَرَ اُولُوا الْعَزْمِ مِنَ الرُّسُلِ وَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلْ لَّهُمْ ؕ كَاَنَّهُمْ یَوْمَ یَرَوْنَ مَا یُوْعَدُوْنَ ۙ لَمْ یَلْبَثُوْۤا اِلَّا سَاعَةً مِّنْ نَّهَارٍ ؕ بَلٰغٌ ۚ فَهَلْ یُهْلَكُ اِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الْفٰسِقُوْنَ ۟۠

Faṣbir kamaa ṣabara ʹulul ʻazmi minar rusuli wa-laa tastaʻjil lahum. Kaʹannahum Yawma yarawna maa- yooʻadoona lam yalbas̤ooo ʹillaa saaʻatam min nahaar. Balaag̣uñ fahal yuhlaku ʹillal q̣awmul faasiq̣oon.

So endure patiently, as did the Messengers of Firm Resolve. And do not ˹seek to˺ hasten ˹the torment˺ for the deniers. On the Day they see what they have been threatened with, it will be as if they had only stayed ˹in this world˺ for an hour of a day. ˹This is˺ a ˹sufficient˺ warning! Then, will anyone be destroyed except the rebellious people?