Surah Al-Anbya

Verse 21:1

اِقْتَرَبَ لِلنَّاسِ حِسَابُهُمْ وَهُمْ فِیْ غَفْلَةٍ مُّعْرِضُوْنَ ۟ۚ

ʹIq̣taraba linnaasi Ḥisaabuhum wa-hum fee g̣aflatim muʻriḍoon.

˹The time of˺ people’s judgment has drawn near, yet they are heedlessly turning away.

Verse 21:2

مَا یَاْتِیْهِمْ مِّنْ ذِكْرٍ مِّنْ رَّبِّهِمْ مُّحْدَثٍ اِلَّا اسْتَمَعُوْهُ وَهُمْ یَلْعَبُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Maa- yaʹteehim miñ Ẓikrim mir Rabbihim muḥdas̤in ʹillas tamaʻoohu wa-hum yalʻaboon,

Whatever new reminder comes to them from their Lord, they only listen to it jokingly,

Verse 21:3

لَاهِیَةً قُلُوْبُهُمْ ؕ وَاَسَرُّوا النَّجْوَی ۖۗ الَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْا ۖۗ هَلْ هٰذَاۤ اِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ ۚ اَفَتَاْتُوْنَ السِّحْرَ وَاَنْتُمْ تُبْصِرُوْنَ ۟

Laahiyatañ q̣uloobuhum. Wa-ʹasarrun najwal laẓeena z̤̣alamoo hal haaẓaaa ʹillaa basharum mis̤lukum? ʹAfataʹtoonas siḥra wa-ʹañtum tubṣiroon?

with their hearts ˹totally˺ distracted. The evildoers would converse secretly, ˹saying,˺ “Is this ˹one˺ not human like yourselves? Would you fall for ˹this˺ witchcraft, even though you can ˹clearly˺ see?”

Verse 21:4

قٰلَ رَبِّیْ یَعْلَمُ الْقَوْلَ فِی السَّمَآءِ وَالْاَرْضِ ؗ وَهُوَ السَّمِیْعُ الْعَلِیْمُ ۟

Q̣aala Rabbee yaʻlamul Q̣awla fis samaaaʹi wal-ʹarḍ: wa-Huwas Sameeʻul ʻAleem.

The Prophet responded, “My Lord ˹fully˺ knows every word spoken in the heavens and the earth. For He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.”

Verse 21:5

بَلْ قَالُوْۤا اَضْغَاثُ اَحْلَامٍ بَلِ افْتَرٰىهُ بَلْ هُوَ شَاعِرٌ ۖۚ فَلْیَاْتِنَا بِاٰیَةٍ كَمَاۤ اُرْسِلَ الْاَوَّلُوْنَ ۟

Bal q̣aalooo ʹaḍg̣aas̤u ʹaḥlaamim bal iftaraahu bal huwa shaaʻir! fal-yaʹtinaa biʹAayatiñ kamaaa ʹursilal ʹawwaloon!

Yet they say, “This ˹Quran˺ is a set of confused dreams! No, he has fabricated it! No, he must be a poet! So let him bring us a ˹tangible˺ sign like those ˹prophets˺ sent before.”

Verse 21:6

مَاۤ اٰمَنَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ مِّنْ قَرْیَةٍ اَهْلَكْنٰهَا ۚ اَفَهُمْ یُؤْمِنُوْنَ ۟

Maaa ʹaamanat q̣ablahum miñ q̣aryatin ʹahlaknaahaa: ʹa-fahum yuʹminoon?

Not a ˹single˺ society We destroyed before them ever believed ˹after receiving the signs˺. Will these ˹pagans˺ then believe?

Verse 21:7

وَمَاۤ اَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ اِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوْحِیْۤ اِلَیْهِمْ فَسْـَٔلُوْۤا اَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-maaa ʹarsalnaa q̣ablaka ʹillaa rijaalan nooḥeee ʹilayhim fasʹalooo ʹAhlaẓ Ẓikri ʹiñ kuñtum laa- taʻlamoon.

We did not send ˹messengers˺ before you ˹O Prophet˺ except mere men inspired by Us. If you ˹polytheists˺ do not know ˹this already˺, then ask those who have knowledge ˹of the Scriptures˺.

Verse 21:8

وَمَا جَعَلْنٰهُمْ جَسَدًا لَّا یَاْكُلُوْنَ الطَّعَامَ وَمَا كَانُوْا خٰلِدِیْنَ ۟

Wa-maa jaʻalnaahum jasadal laa yaʹkuloonaṭ ṭaʻaama wa-maa kaanoo khaalideen.

We did not give those messengers ˹supernatural˺ bodies that did not need food, nor were they immortal.

Verse 21:9

ثُمَّ صَدَقْنٰهُمُ الْوَعْدَ فَاَنْجَیْنٰهُمْ وَمَنْ نَّشَآءُ وَاَهْلَكْنَا الْمُسْرِفِیْنَ ۟

S̤umma ṣadaq̣naahumul waʻda faʹañjaynaahum wa-man nashaaaʹu wa-ʹahlaknal musrifeen.

Then We fulfilled Our promise to them, saving them along with whoever We willed and destroying the transgressors.

Verse 21:10

لَقَدْ اَنْزَلْنَاۤ اِلَیْكُمْ كِتٰبًا فِیْهِ ذِكْرُكُمْ ؕ اَفَلَا تَعْقِلُوْنَ ۟۠

Laq̣ad ʹañzalnaaa ʹilaykum Kitaabañ feehi Ẓikrukum: ʹafalaa taʻq̣iloon?

We have surely revealed to you a Book, in which there is glory for you. Will you not then understand?

Verse 21:11

وَكَمْ قَصَمْنَا مِنْ قَرْیَةٍ كَانَتْ ظَالِمَةً وَّاَنْشَاْنَا بَعْدَهَا قَوْمًا اٰخَرِیْنَ ۟

Wa-kam q̣aṣamnaa miñ q̣aryatiñ kaanat z̤̣aalimatañw wa-ʹañshaʹnaa baʻdahaa q̣awman ʹaakhareen?

˹Imagine˺ how many societies of wrongdoers We have destroyed, raising up other people after them!

Verse 21:12

فَلَمَّاۤ اَحَسُّوْا بَاْسَنَاۤ اِذَا هُمْ مِّنْهَا یَرْكُضُوْنَ ۟ؕ

Falammaaa ʹaḥassoo baʹsanaaa ʹiẓaa hum minhaa yarkuḍoon.

When the wrongdoers sensed ˹the arrival of˺ Our torment, they started to run away from their cities.

Verse 21:13

لَا تَرْكُضُوْا وَارْجِعُوْۤا اِلٰی مَاۤ اُتْرِفْتُمْ فِیْهِ وَمَسٰكِنِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْـَٔلُوْنَ ۟

Laa- tarkuḍoo warjiʻooo ʹilaa maaa ʹutriftum feehi wa-masaakinikum laʻallakum tusʹaloon.

˹They were told,˺ “Do not run away! Return to your luxuries and your homes, so you may be questioned ˹about your fate˺.”

Verse 21:14

قَالُوْا یٰوَیْلَنَاۤ اِنَّا كُنَّا ظٰلِمِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aaloo yaa-waylanaaa ʹinnaa kunnaa z̤̣aalimeen!

They cried, “Woe to us! We have surely been wrongdoers.”

Verse 21:15

فَمَا زَالَتْ تِّلْكَ دَعْوٰىهُمْ حَتّٰی جَعَلْنٰهُمْ حَصِیْدًا خٰمِدِیْنَ ۟

Famaa zaalat tilka daʻwaahum ḥattaa jaʻalnaahum ḥaṣeedan khaamideen.

They kept repeating their cry until We mowed them down, ˹leaving them˺ lifeless.

Verse 21:16

وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَآءَ وَالْاَرْضَ وَمَا بَیْنَهُمَا لٰعِبِیْنَ ۟

Wa-maa khalaq̣nas samaaaʹa wal-ʹarḍa wa-maa baynahumaa laaʻibeen!

We did not create the heavens and the earth and everything in between for sport.

Verse 21:17

لَوْ اَرَدْنَاۤ اَنْ نَّتَّخِذَ لَهْوًا لَّاتَّخَذْنٰهُ مِنْ لَّدُنَّاۤ ۖۗ اِنْ كُنَّا فٰعِلِیْنَ ۟

Law ʹaradnaaa ʹan nattakhiẓa lahwal lat-takhaẓnaahu mil ladunnaaa ʹiñ kunnaa faaʻileen!

Had We intended to take ˹some˺ amusement, We could have found it in Our presence, if that had been Our Will.

Verse 21:18

بَلْ نَقْذِفُ بِالْحَقِّ عَلَی الْبَاطِلِ فَیَدْمَغُهٗ فَاِذَا هُوَ زَاهِقٌ ؕ وَلَكُمُ الْوَیْلُ مِمَّا تَصِفُوْنَ ۟

Bal naq̣ẓifu bil-Ḥaq̣q̣i ʻalal baaṭili fayadmag̣uhoo faʹiẓaa huwa zaahiq̣! Wa-lakumul waylu mimmaa taṣifoon.

In fact, We hurl the truth against falsehood, leaving it crushed, and it quickly vanishes. And woe be to you for what you claim!

Verse 21:19

وَلَهٗ مَنْ فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ؕ وَمَنْ عِنْدَهٗ لَا یَسْتَكْبِرُوْنَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهٖ وَلَا یَسْتَحْسِرُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-lahoo mañ fis samaawaati wal-ʹarḍ: wa-man ʻiñdahoo laa- yastakbiroona ʻan ʻibaadatihee wa-laa yastaḥsiroon.

To Him belong all those in the heavens and the earth. And those nearest to Him are not too proud to worship Him, nor do they tire.

Verse 21:20

یُسَبِّحُوْنَ الَّیْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ لَا یَفْتُرُوْنَ ۟

Yusabbiḥoonal layla wannahaara laa- yafturoon.

They glorify ˹Him˺ day and night, never wavering.

Verse 21:21

اَمِ اتَّخَذُوْۤا اٰلِهَةً مِّنَ الْاَرْضِ هُمْ یُنْشِرُوْنَ ۟

ʹAmit takhaẓooo ʹaalihatam minal ʹarḍi hum yuñshiroon?

Or have they taken gods from the earth, who can raise the dead?

Verse 21:22

لَوْ كَانَ فِیْهِمَاۤ اٰلِهَةٌ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ لَفَسَدَتَا ۚ فَسُبْحٰنَ اللّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ عَمَّا یَصِفُوْنَ ۟

Law kaana feehimaaa ʹaalihatun ʹillal laahu lafasadataa! Fa-Subḥaanal laahi Rabbil ʻArshi ʻammaa yaṣifoon!

Had there been other gods besides Allah in the heavens or the earth, both ˹realms˺ would have surely been corrupted. So Glorified is Allah, Lord of the Throne, far above what they claim.

Verse 21:23

لَا یُسْـَٔلُ عَمَّا یَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ یُسْـَٔلُوْنَ ۟

Laa- yusʹalu ʻammaa yafʻalu wa-hum yusʹaloon.

He cannot be questioned about what He does, but they will ˹all˺ be questioned.

Verse 21:24

اَمِ اتَّخَذُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِهٖۤ اٰلِهَةً ؕ قُلْ هَاتُوْا بُرْهَانَكُمْ ۚ هٰذَا ذِكْرُ مَنْ مَّعِیَ وَذِكْرُ مَنْ قَبْلِیْ ؕ بَلْ اَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۙ الْحَقَّ فَهُمْ مُّعْرِضُوْنَ ۟

ʹAmit takhaẓoo miñ dooniheee ʹaalihah? Q̣ul haatoo burhaanakum: haaẓaa Ẓikru mam maʻiya wa-Ẓikru mañ q̣ablee Bal ʹaks̤aruhum laa- yaʻlamoonal Ḥaq̣q̣a fahum muʻriḍoon.

Or have they taken other gods besides Him? Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Show ˹me˺ your proof. Here is ˹the Quran,˺ the Reminder for those with me; along with ˹earlier Scriptures,˺ the Reminder for those before me.” But most of them do not know the truth, so they turn away.

Verse 21:25

وَمَاۤ اَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ مِنْ رَّسُوْلٍ اِلَّا نُوْحِیْۤ اِلَیْهِ اَنَّهٗ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّاۤ اَنَا فَاعْبُدُوْنِ ۟

Wa-maaa ʹarsalnaa miñ q̣ablika mir rasoolin ʹillaa nooḥeee ʹilayhi ʹannahoo Laaa ʹilaaha ʹillaaa ʹAna faʻbudoon.

We never sent a messenger before you ˹O Prophet˺ without revealing to him: “There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Me, so worship Me ˹alone˺.”

Verse 21:26

وَقَالُوا اتَّخَذَ الرَّحْمٰنُ وَلَدًا سُبْحٰنَهٗ ؕ بَلْ عِبَادٌ مُّكْرَمُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-q̣aalut takhaẓar Raḥmaanu waladañ Subḥaanah! Bal ʻibaadum mukramoon.

And they say, “The Most Compassionate has offspring!” Glory be to Him! In fact, those ˹angels˺ are only ˹His˺ honoured servants,

Verse 21:27

لَا یَسْبِقُوْنَهٗ بِالْقَوْلِ وَهُمْ بِاَمْرِهٖ یَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

Laa- yasbiq̣oonahoo bil-q̣awli wa-hum̃ biʹamrihee yaʻmaloon.

who do not speak until He has spoken, ˹only˺ acting at His command.

Verse 21:28

یَعْلَمُ مَا بَیْنَ اَیْدِیْهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا یَشْفَعُوْنَ ۙ اِلَّا لِمَنِ ارْتَضٰی وَهُمْ مِّنْ خَشْیَتِهٖ مُشْفِقُوْنَ ۟

Yaʻlamu maa- bayna ʹaydeehim wa-maa khalfahum wa-laa yashfaʻoona ʹillaa limanir taḍaa wa-hum min khashyatihee mushfiq̣oon.

He ˹fully˺ knows what is ahead of them and what is behind them. They do not intercede except for whom He approves, and they tremble in awe of Him.

Verse 21:29

وَمَنْ یَّقُلْ مِنْهُمْ اِنِّیْۤ اِلٰهٌ مِّنْ دُوْنِهٖ فَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِیْهِ جَهَنَّمَ ؕ كَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِی الظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟۠

Wa-mañy yaq̣ul minhum ʹinneee ʹilaahum miñ doonihee faẓaalika najzeehi Jahannam: Kaẓaalika najziz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeen.

Whoever of them were to say, “I am a god besides Him,” they would be rewarded with Hell by Us. This is how We reward the wrongdoers.

Verse 21:30

اَوَلَمْ یَرَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْۤا اَنَّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ كَانَتَا رَتْقًا فَفَتَقْنٰهُمَا ؕ وَجَعَلْنَا مِنَ الْمَآءِ كُلَّ شَیْءٍ حَیٍّ ؕ اَفَلَا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ ۟

ʹAwalam yaral laẓeena kafarooo ʹannas samaawaati wal-ʹarḍa kaanataa ratq̣añ fafataq̣naahumaa? Wa-jaʻalnaa minal maaaʹi kulla shayʹin ḥayy. ʹAfalaa yuʹminoon?

Do the disbelievers not realize that the heavens and earth were ˹once˺ one mass then We split them apart? And We created from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?

Verse 21:31

وَجَعَلْنَا فِی الْاَرْضِ رَوَاسِیَ اَنْ تَمِیْدَ بِهِمْ ۪ وَجَعَلْنَا فِیْهَا فِجَاجًا سُبُلًا لَّعَلَّهُمْ یَهْتَدُوْنَ ۟

Wa-jaʻalnaa fil ʹarḍi rawaasiya ʹañ tameeda bihim wa-jaʻalnaa feehaa fijaajañ subulal laʻallahum yahtadoon.

And We have placed firm mountains upon the earth so it does not shake with them, and made in it broad pathways so they may find their way.

Verse 21:32

وَجَعَلْنَا السَّمَآءَ سَقْفًا مَّحْفُوْظًا ۖۚ وَّهُمْ عَنْ اٰیٰتِهَا مُعْرِضُوْنَ ۟

Wa-jaʻalnas samaaaʹa saq̣fam maḥfooz̤̣aa: wa-hum ʻan ʹAayaatihaa muʻriḍoon!

And We have made the sky a well-protected canopy, still they turn away from its signs.

Verse 21:33

وَهُوَ الَّذِیْ خَلَقَ الَّیْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ ؕ كُلٌّ فِیْ فَلَكٍ یَّسْبَحُوْنَ ۟

Wa-Huwal laẓee khalaq̣al Layla wan-Nahaara washshamsa wal-q̣amar: kulluñ fee falakiñy yasbaḥoon.

And He is the One Who created the day and the night, the sun and the moon—each travelling in an orbit.

Verse 21:34

وَمَا جَعَلْنَا لِبَشَرٍ مِّنْ قَبْلِكَ الْخُلْدَ ؕ اَفَاۡىِٕنْ مِّتَّ فَهُمُ الْخٰلِدُوْنَ ۟

Wa-maa jaʻalnaa libasharim miñ q̣ablikal khuld: ʹafa ʹimmitta fahumul khaalidoon?

We have not granted immortality to any human before you ˹O Prophet˺: so if you die, will they live forever?

Verse 21:35

كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَآىِٕقَةُ الْمَوْتِ ؕ وَنَبْلُوْكُمْ بِالشَّرِّ وَالْخَیْرِ فِتْنَةً ؕ وَاِلَیْنَا تُرْجَعُوْنَ ۟

Kullu nafsiñ ẓaaaʹiq̣atul mawt: wa-nablookum̃ bishsharri walkhayri fitnah. Wa-ʹilaynaa turjaʻoon.

Every soul will taste death. And We test you ˹O humanity˺ with good and evil as a trial, then to Us you will ˹all˺ be returned.

Verse 21:36

وَاِذَا رَاٰكَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْۤا اِنْ یَّتَّخِذُوْنَكَ اِلَّا هُزُوًا ؕ اَهٰذَا الَّذِیْ یَذْكُرُ اٰلِهَتَكُمْ ۚ وَهُمْ بِذِكْرِ الرَّحْمٰنِ هُمْ كٰفِرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓaa raʹaakal laẓeena kafarooo ʹiñy yattakhiẓoonaka ʹillaa huzuwaa. ʹAhaaẓal laẓee yaẓkuru ʹaalihatakum? Wa-hum̃ biẓikrir Raḥmaani hum kaafiroon!

When the disbelievers see you ˹O Prophet˺, they only make fun of you, ˹saying,˺ “Is this the one who speaks ˹ill˺ of your gods?” while they disbelieve at the mention of the Most Compassionate.

Verse 21:37

خُلِقَ الْاِنْسَانُ مِنْ عَجَلٍ ؕ سَاُورِیْكُمْ اٰیٰتِیْ فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُوْنِ ۟

Khuliq̣al ʹiñsaanu min ʻajal: saʹureekum ʹAayaatee falaa tastaʻjiloon!

Humankind is made of haste. I will soon show you My signs, so do not ask Me to hasten them.

Verse 21:38

وَیَقُوْلُوْنَ مَتٰی هٰذَا الْوَعْدُ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِیْنَ ۟

Wa-yaq̣ooloona mataa haaẓal waʻdu ʹiñ kuñtum ṣaadiq̣een?

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

Verse 21:39

لَوْ یَعْلَمُ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا حِیْنَ لَا یَكُفُّوْنَ عَنْ وُّجُوْهِهِمُ النَّارَ وَلَا عَنْ ظُهُوْرِهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ یُنْصَرُوْنَ ۟

Law yaʻlamul laẓeena kafaroo ḥeena laa- yakuffoona ʻañw wujoohihimun Naara wa-laa ʻañ z̤̣uhoorihim wa-laa hum yuñṣaroon!

If only the disbelievers knew that a time will come when they will not be able to keep the Fire off their faces or backs, nor will they be helped.

Verse 21:40

بَلْ تَاْتِیْهِمْ بَغْتَةً فَتَبْهَتُهُمْ فَلَا یَسْتَطِیْعُوْنَ رَدَّهَا وَلَا هُمْ یُنْظَرُوْنَ ۟

Bal taʹteehim̃ bag̣tatañ fatabhatuhum falaa yastaṭeeʻoona raddahaa wa-laa hum yuñz̤̣aroon.

In fact, the Hour will take them by surprise, leaving them stunned. So they will not be able to avert it, nor will it be delayed from them.

Verse 21:41

وَلَقَدِ اسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّنْ قَبْلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِالَّذِیْنَ سَخِرُوْا مِنْهُمْ مَّا كَانُوْا بِهٖ یَسْتَهْزِءُوْنَ ۟۠

Wa-laq̣adis tuhziʹa birusulim miñ q̣ablika faḥaaq̣a billaẓeena sakhiroo minhum maa kaanoo bihee yastahziʹoon.

˹Other˺ messengers had already been ridiculed before you ˹O Prophet˺, but those who mocked them were overtaken by what they used to ridicule.

Verse 21:42

قُلْ مَنْ یَّكْلَؤُكُمْ بِالَّیْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ مِنَ الرَّحْمٰنِ ؕ بَلْ هُمْ عَنْ ذِكْرِ رَبِّهِمْ مُّعْرِضُوْنَ ۟

Q̣ul mañy yaklaʹukum̃ billayli wannahaari minar Raḥmaan? Bal hum ʻañ ẓikri Rabbihim muʻriḍoon.

Ask ˹them, O Prophet,˺ “Who can defend you by day or by night against the Most Compassionate?” Still they turn away from the remembrance of their Lord.

Verse 21:43

اَمْ لَهُمْ اٰلِهَةٌ تَمْنَعُهُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِنَا ؕ لَا یَسْتَطِیْعُوْنَ نَصْرَ اَنْفُسِهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ مِّنَّا یُصْحَبُوْنَ ۟

ʹAm lahum ʹaalihatuñ tamnaʻuhum miñ dooninaa? Laa- yastaṭeeʻoona naṣra ʹañfusihim wa-laa hum minnaa yuṣ-ḥaboon.

Or do they have gods—other than Us—that can protect them? They cannot ˹even˺ protect themselves, nor will they be aided against Us.

Verse 21:44

بَلْ مَتَّعْنَا هٰۤؤُلَآءِ وَاٰبَآءَهُمْ حَتّٰی طَالَ عَلَیْهِمُ الْعُمُرُ ؕ اَفَلَا یَرَوْنَ اَنَّا نَاْتِی الْاَرْضَ نَنْقُصُهَا مِنْ اَطْرَافِهَا ؕ اَفَهُمُ الْغٰلِبُوْنَ ۟

Bal mattaʻnaa haaaʹulaaaʹi wa-ʹaabaaaʹahum ḥattaa ṭaala ʻalayhimul ʻumur; ʹafalaa yarawna ʹannaa naʹtil ʹarḍa nañq̣uṣuhaa min ʹaṭraafihaa? ʹAfahumul g̣aaliboon?

In fact, We have allowed enjoyment for these ˹Meccans˺ and their forefathers for such a long time ˹that they took it for granted˺. Do they not see that We gradually reduce ˹their˺ land from its borders? Is it they who will then prevail?

Verse 21:45

قُلْ اِنَّمَاۤ اُنْذِرُكُمْ بِالْوَحْیِ ۖؗ وَلَا یَسْمَعُ الصُّمُّ الدُّعَآءَ اِذَا مَا یُنْذَرُوْنَ ۟

Q̣ul ʹinnamaaa ʹuñẓirukum̃ bilwaḥyi wa-laa yasmaʻuṣ ṣummud duʻaaaʹa ʹiẓaa maa- yuñẓaroon.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “I warn you only by revelation.” But the deaf cannot hear the call when they are warned!

Verse 21:46

وَلَىِٕنْ مَّسَّتْهُمْ نَفْحَةٌ مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّكَ لَیَقُوْلُنَّ یٰوَیْلَنَاۤ اِنَّا كُنَّا ظٰلِمِیْنَ ۟

Wa-laʹim massathum nafḥatum min ʻAẓaabi Rabbika layaq̣oolunna yaawaylanaaa ʹinnaa kunnaa z̤̣aalimeen!

If they were touched by even a breath of your Lord’s torment, they would certainly cry, “Woe to us! We have really been wrongdoers.”

Verse 21:47

وَنَضَعُ الْمَوَازِیْنَ الْقِسْطَ لِیَوْمِ الْقِیٰمَةِ فَلَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَیْـًٔا ؕ وَاِنْ كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ اَتَیْنَا بِهَا ؕ وَكَفٰی بِنَا حٰسِبِیْنَ ۟

Wa-naḍaʻul mawaazeenal q̣isṭa li-Yawmil Q̣iyaamati falaa tuz̤̣lamu nafsuñ shayʹaa. Wa-ʹiñ kaana mis̤q̣aala ḥabbatim min khardalin ʹataynaa bihaa: wa-kafaa binaa ḥaasibeen.

We will set up the scales of justice on the Day of Judgment, so no soul will be wronged in the least. And ˹even˺ if a deed is the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it forth. And sufficient are We as a ˹vigilant˺ Reckoner.

Verse 21:48

وَلَقَدْ اٰتَیْنَا مُوْسٰی وَهٰرُوْنَ الْفُرْقَانَ وَضِیَآءً وَّذِكْرًا لِّلْمُتَّقِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-laq̣ad ʹaataynaa Moosaa wa-Haaroonal Furq̣aana wa-Ḍiyaaaʹañw wa-Ẓikral lil-Muttaq̣een,

Indeed, We granted Moses and Aaron the standard ˹to distinguish between right and wrong˺—a light and a reminder for the righteous,

Verse 21:49

الَّذِیْنَ یَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ بِالْغَیْبِ وَهُمْ مِّنَ السَّاعَةِ مُشْفِقُوْنَ ۟

ʹAllaẓeena yakhshawna Rabbahum̃ bilg̣aybi wa-hum minas Saaʻati mushfiq̣oon.

who are in awe of their Lord without seeing Him, and are fearful of the Hour.

Verse 21:50

وَهٰذَا ذِكْرٌ مُّبٰرَكٌ اَنْزَلْنٰهُ ؕ اَفَاَنْتُمْ لَهٗ مُنْكِرُوْنَ ۟۠

Wa-haaẓaa Ẓikrum Mubaarakun ʹañzalnaah: ʹa-faʹañtum lahoo muñkiroon.

And this ˹Quran˺ is a blessed reminder which We have revealed. Will you ˹pagans˺ then deny it?

Verse 21:51

وَلَقَدْ اٰتَیْنَاۤ اِبْرٰهِیْمَ رُشْدَهٗ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا بِهٖ عٰلِمِیْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-laq̣ad ʹaataynaaa ʹIbraaheema rushdahoo miñ q̣ablu wa-kunnaa bihee ʻaalimeen.

And indeed, We had granted Abraham sound judgment early on, for We knew him well ˹to be worthy of it˺.

Verse 21:52

اِذْ قَالَ لِاَبِیْهِ وَقَوْمِهٖ مَا هٰذِهِ التَّمَاثِیْلُ الَّتِیْۤ اَنْتُمْ لَهَا عٰكِفُوْنَ ۟

ʹIẓ q̣aala liʹabeehi waq̣awmihee maa- haaẓihit tamaas̤eelul lateee ʹañtum lahaa ʻaakifoon.

˹Remember˺ when he questioned his father and his people, “What are these statues to which you are so devoted?”

Verse 21:53

قَالُوْا وَجَدْنَاۤ اٰبَآءَنَا لَهَا عٰبِدِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aaloo wajadnaaa ʹaabaaaʹanaa lahaa ʻaabideen.

They replied, “We found our forefathers worshipping them.”

Verse 21:54

قَالَ لَقَدْ كُنْتُمْ اَنْتُمْ وَاٰبَآؤُكُمْ فِیْ ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِیْنٍ ۟

Q̣aala laq̣ad kuñtum ʹañtum wa-ʹaabaaaʹukum fee ḍalaalim mubeen.

He responded, “Indeed, you and your forefathers have been clearly astray.”

Verse 21:55

قَالُوْۤا اَجِئْتَنَا بِالْحَقِّ اَمْ اَنْتَ مِنَ اللّٰعِبِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aalooo ʹajiʹtanaa bil-Ḥaq̣q̣i ʹam ʹañta minal laaʻibeen.

They asked, “Have you come to us with the truth, or is this a joke?”

Verse 21:56

قَالَ بَلْ رَّبُّكُمْ رَبُّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ الَّذِیْ فَطَرَهُنَّ ۖؗ وَاَنَا عَلٰی ذٰلِكُمْ مِّنَ الشّٰهِدِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aala bar Rabbukum Rabbus samaawaati wal-ʹarḍil laẓee faṭarahunn: Wa-ʹana ʻalaa ẓaalikum minash shaahideen.

He replied, “In fact, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Who created them ˹both˺. And to that I bear witness.”

Verse 21:57

وَتَاللّٰهِ لَاَكِیْدَنَّ اَصْنَامَكُمْ بَعْدَ اَنْ تُوَلُّوْا مُدْبِرِیْنَ ۟

Wa-tallaahi laʹakeedanna ʹaṣnaamakum baʻda ʹañ tuwalloo mudbireen.

˹Then he said to himself,˺ “By Allah! I will surely plot against your idols after you have turned your backs and gone away.”

Verse 21:58

فَجَعَلَهُمْ جُذٰذًا اِلَّا كَبِیْرًا لَّهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ اِلَیْهِ یَرْجِعُوْنَ ۟

Fajaʻalahum jaẓaaẓan ʹillaa kabeeral lahum laʻallahum ʹilayhi yarjiʻoon.

So he smashed them into pieces, except the biggest of them, so they might turn to it ˹for answers˺.

Verse 21:59

قَالُوْا مَنْ فَعَلَ هٰذَا بِاٰلِهَتِنَاۤ اِنَّهٗ لَمِنَ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aaloo mañ faʻala haaẓaa biʹaalihatinaaa ʹinnahoo laminaz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeen!

They protested, “Who dared do this to our gods? It must be an evildoer!”

Verse 21:60

قَالُوْا سَمِعْنَا فَتًی یَّذْكُرُهُمْ یُقَالُ لَهٗۤ اِبْرٰهِیْمُ ۟ؕ

Q̣aaloo samiʻnaa fatañy yaẓkuruhum yuq̣aalu lahooo ʹIbraaheem.

Some said, “We heard a young man, called Abraham, speaking ˹ill˺ of them.”

Verse 21:61

قَالُوْا فَاْتُوْا بِهٖ عَلٰۤی اَعْیُنِ النَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَشْهَدُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aaloo faʹtoo bihee ʻalaaa ʹaʻyunin naasi laʻallahum yashhadoon.

They demanded, “Bring him before the eyes of the people, so that they may witness ˹his trial˺.”

Verse 21:62

قَالُوْۤا ءَاَنْتَ فَعَلْتَ هٰذَا بِاٰلِهَتِنَا یٰۤاِبْرٰهِیْمُ ۟ؕ

Q̣aalooo ʹaʹañta faʻalta haaẓaa biʹaalihatinaa yaaaʹIbraaheem?

They asked, “Was it you who did this to our gods, O Abraham?”

Verse 21:63

قَالَ بَلْ فَعَلَهٗ ۖۗ كَبِیْرُهُمْ هٰذَا فَسْـَٔلُوْهُمْ اِنْ كَانُوْا یَنْطِقُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aala bal faʻalahoo kabeeruhum haaẓaa fasʹaloohum ʹiñ kaanoo yañṭiq̣oon!

He replied ˹sarcastically˺, “No, this one—the biggest of them—did it! So ask them, if they can talk!”

Verse 21:64

فَرَجَعُوْۤا اِلٰۤی اَنْفُسِهِمْ فَقَالُوْۤا اِنَّكُمْ اَنْتُمُ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Farajaʻooo ʹilaaa ʹañfusihim faq̣aalooo ʹinnakum ʹañtumuz̤̣ z̤̣aalimoon.

So they came back to their senses, saying ˹to one another˺, “You yourselves are truly the wrongdoers!”

Verse 21:65

ثُمَّ نُكِسُوْا عَلٰی رُءُوْسِهِمْ ۚ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا هٰۤؤُلَآءِ یَنْطِقُوْنَ ۟

S̤umma nukisoo ʻalaa ruʹoosihim: laq̣ad ʻalimta maa- haaaʹulaaaʹi yañṭiq̣oon!

Then they ˹quickly˺ regressed to their ˹original˺ mind-set, ˹arguing,˺ “You already know that those ˹idols˺ cannot talk.”

Verse 21:66

قَالَ اَفَتَعْبُدُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ مَا لَا یَنْفَعُكُمْ شَیْـًٔا وَّلَا یَضُرُّكُمْ ۟ؕ

Q̣aala ʹafataʻbudoona miñ doonil laahi maa laa- yañfaʻukum shayʹañw walaa yaḍurrukum?

He rebuked ˹them˺, “Do you then worship—instead of Allah—what can neither benefit nor harm you in any way?

Verse 21:67

اُفٍّ لَّكُمْ وَلِمَا تَعْبُدُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ ؕ اَفَلَا تَعْقِلُوْنَ ۟

ʹUffil lakum wa-limaa taʻbudoona miñ doonil laah! ʹAfalaa taʻq̣iloon?

Shame on you and whatever you worship instead of Allah! Do you not have any sense?”

Verse 21:68

قَالُوْا حَرِّقُوْهُ وَانْصُرُوْۤا اٰلِهَتَكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ فٰعِلِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aaloo ḥarriq̣oohu wañṣurooo ʹaalihatakum ʹiñ kuñtum faaʻileen!

They concluded, “Burn him up to avenge your gods, if you must act.”

Verse 21:69

قُلْنَا یٰنَارُ كُوْنِیْ بَرْدًا وَّسَلٰمًا عَلٰۤی اِبْرٰهِیْمَ ۟ۙ

Q̣ulnaa yaa-Naaru koonee bardañw wasalaaman ʻalaaa ʹIbraaheem!

We ordered, “O fire! Be cool and safe for Abraham!”

Verse 21:70

وَاَرَادُوْا بِهٖ كَیْدًا فَجَعَلْنٰهُمُ الْاَخْسَرِیْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-ʹaraadoo bihee kaydañ fajaʻalnaahumul ʹakhsareen!

They had sought to harm him, but We made them the worst losers.

Verse 21:71

وَنَجَّیْنٰهُ وَلُوْطًا اِلَی الْاَرْضِ الَّتِیْ بٰرَكْنَا فِیْهَا لِلْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟

Wa-najjaynaahu wa-Looṭan ʹilal ʹarḍil latee baaraknaa feehaa lil-ʻaalameem.

Then We delivered him, along with Lot, to the land We had showered with blessings for all people.

Verse 21:72

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهٗۤ اِسْحٰقَ ؕ وَیَعْقُوْبَ نَافِلَةً ؕ وَكُلًّا جَعَلْنَا صٰلِحِیْنَ ۟

Wa-wahabnaa lahooo ʹIsḥaaq̣: wa-Yaʻq̣ooba naafilah: wa-kullañ jaʻalnaa Ṣaaliḥeen.

And We blessed him with Isaac ˹as a son˺ and Jacob ˹as a grandson˺, as an additional favour—making all of them righteous.

Verse 21:73

وَجَعَلْنٰهُمْ اَىِٕمَّةً یَّهْدُوْنَ بِاَمْرِنَا وَاَوْحَیْنَاۤ اِلَیْهِمْ فِعْلَ الْخَیْرٰتِ وَاِقَامَ الصَّلٰوةِ وَاِیْتَآءَ الزَّكٰوةِ ۚ وَكَانُوْا لَنَا عٰبِدِیْنَ ۟ۚۙ

Wa-jaʻalnaahum ʹAʹimmatañy yahdoona biʹAmrinaa wa-ʹawḥaynaaa ʹilayhim fiʻlal khayraati wa-ʹiq̣aamaṣ Ṣalaati wa-ʹeetaaaʹaz Zakaah; wa-kaanoo lanaa ʻaabideen.

We ˹also˺ made them leaders, guiding by Our command, and inspired them to do good deeds, establish prayer, and pay alms-tax. And they were devoted to Our worship.

Verse 21:74

وَلُوْطًا اٰتَیْنٰهُ حُكْمًا وَّعِلْمًا وَّنَجَّیْنٰهُ مِنَ الْقَرْیَةِ الَّتِیْ كَانَتْ تَّعْمَلُ الْخَبٰٓىِٕثَ ؕ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا قَوْمَ سَوْءٍ فٰسِقِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-Looṭan ʹaataynaahu Ḥukmañw WaʻIlmañw Wanajjaynaahu minal q̣aryatil latee kaanat taʻmalul khabaaaʹis̤. ʹinnahum kaanoo q̣awma Sawʹiñ faasiq̣een.

And to Lot We gave wisdom and knowledge, and delivered him from the society engrossed in shameful practices. They were certainly an evil, rebellious people.

Verse 21:75

وَاَدْخَلْنٰهُ فِیْ رَحْمَتِنَا ؕ اِنَّهٗ مِنَ الصّٰلِحِیْنَ ۟۠

Wa-ʹadkhalnaahu fee Raḥmatinaa: ʹinnahoo minaṣ Ṣaaliḥeen.

And We admitted him into Our mercy, ˹for˺ he was truly one of the righteous.

Verse 21:76

وَنُوْحًا اِذْ نَادٰی مِنْ قَبْلُ فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهٗ فَنَجَّیْنٰهُ وَاَهْلَهٗ مِنَ الْكَرْبِ الْعَظِیْمِ ۟ۚ

Wa-Nooḥan ʹiz naadaa miñ q̣ablu fastajabnaa lahoo fanajjaynaahu wa-ʹahlahoo minal karbil ʻaz̤̣eem.

And ˹remember˺ when Noah had cried out to Us earlier, so We responded to him and delivered him and his family from the great distress.

Verse 21:77

وَنَصَرْنٰهُ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِیْنَ كَذَّبُوْا بِاٰیٰتِنَا ؕ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا قَوْمَ سَوْءٍ فَاَغْرَقْنٰهُمْ اَجْمَعِیْنَ ۟

Wa-naṣarnaahu minal q̣awmil laẓeena kaẓẓaboo biʹAayaatinaa: ʹinnahum kaanoo q̣awma Sawʹiñ faʹag̣raq̣naahum ʹajmaʻeen.

And We made him prevail over those who had rejected Our signs. They were truly an evil people, so We drowned them all.

Verse 21:78

وَدَاوٗدَ وَسُلَیْمٰنَ اِذْ یَحْكُمٰنِ فِی الْحَرْثِ اِذْ نَفَشَتْ فِیْهِ غَنَمُ الْقَوْمِ ۚ وَكُنَّا لِحُكْمِهِمْ شٰهِدِیْنَ ۟ۗۙ

Wa-Daawooda wa-Sulaymaana ʹiẓ yaḥkumaani fil ḥars̤i ʹiẓ nafashat feehi g̣anamul q̣awm: wa-kunnaa liḥukmihim Shaahideen.

And ˹remember˺ when David and Solomon passed judgment regarding the crops ruined ˹at night˺ by someone’s sheep, and We were witness to their judgments.

Verse 21:79

فَفَهَّمْنٰهَا سُلَیْمٰنَ ۚ وَكُلًّا اٰتَیْنَا حُكْمًا وَّعِلْمًا ؗ وَّسَخَّرْنَا مَعَ دَاوٗدَ الْجِبَالَ یُسَبِّحْنَ وَالطَّیْرَ ؕ وَكُنَّا فٰعِلِیْنَ ۟

Fafahhamnaahaa Sulaymaan: wa-kullan ʹaataynaa Ḥukmañw waʻIlmaa; wa-sakh-kharnaa maʻa Daawoodal jibaala yusabbiḥna waṭṭayr: wa-kunnaa faaʻileen.

We guided ˹young˺ Solomon to a fairer settlement, and granted each of them wisdom and knowledge. We subjected the mountains as well as the birds to hymn ˹Our praises˺ along with David. It is We Who did ˹it all˺.

Verse 21:80

وَعَلَّمْنٰهُ صَنْعَةَ لَبُوْسٍ لَّكُمْ لِتُحْصِنَكُمْ مِّنْ بَاْسِكُمْ ۚ فَهَلْ اَنْتُمْ شٰكِرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʻallamnaahu ṣanʻata laboosil lakum lituḥṣinakum mim baʹsikum: fahal ʹañtum shaakiroon?

We taught him the art of making body armour to protect you in battle. Will you then be grateful?

Verse 21:81

وَلِسُلَیْمٰنَ الرِّیْحَ عَاصِفَةً تَجْرِیْ بِاَمْرِهٖۤ اِلَی الْاَرْضِ الَّتِیْ بٰرَكْنَا فِیْهَا ؕ وَكُنَّا بِكُلِّ شَیْءٍ عٰلِمِیْنَ ۟

Wa-li-Sulaymaanar reeḥa ʻaaṣifatañ tajree biʹamriheee ʹilal ʹarḍil latee baaraknaa feehaa: wa- kunnaa bikulli shayʹin ʻaalimeen.

And to Solomon We subjected the raging winds, blowing by his command to the land We had showered with blessings. It is We Who know everything.

Verse 21:82

وَمِنَ الشَّیٰطِیْنِ مَنْ یَّغُوْصُوْنَ لَهٗ وَیَعْمَلُوْنَ عَمَلًا دُوْنَ ذٰلِكَ ۚ وَكُنَّا لَهُمْ حٰفِظِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-minash shayaaṭeeni mañy yag̣ooṣoona lahoo wa-yaʻmaloona ʻamalañ doona ẓaalik; wa-kunnaa lahum Ḥaafiz̤̣een.

And ˹We subjected˺ some jinn that dived for him, and performed other duties. It is We Who kept them in check.

Verse 21:83

وَاَیُّوْبَ اِذْ نَادٰی رَبَّهٗۤ اَنِّیْ مَسَّنِیَ الضُّرُّ وَاَنْتَ اَرْحَمُ الرّٰحِمِیْنَ ۟ۚۖ

Wa-ʹAyyooba ʹiẓ naadaa Rabbahooo ʹannee massaniyaḍ ḍurru wa-ʹAñta ʹArḥamur raaḥimeen.

And ˹remember˺ when Job cried out to his Lord, “I have been touched with adversity, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.”

Verse 21:84

فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهٗ فَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهٖ مِنْ ضُرٍّ وَّاٰتَیْنٰهُ اَهْلَهٗ وَمِثْلَهُمْ مَّعَهُمْ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ عِنْدِنَا وَذِكْرٰی لِلْعٰبِدِیْنَ ۟

Fastajabnaa lahoo fakashafnaa maa- bihee miñ ḍurriñw waʹaataynaahu ʹahlahoo wa-mis̤lahum maʻahum Raḥmatam min ʻIñdinaa waẓikraa lilʻaabideen.

So We answered his prayer and removed his adversity, and gave him back his family, twice as many, as a mercy from Us and a lesson for the ˹devoted˺ worshippers.

Verse 21:85

وَاِسْمٰعِیْلَ وَاِدْرِیْسَ وَذَا الْكِفْلِ ؕ كُلٌّ مِّنَ الصّٰبِرِیْنَ ۟ۚۖ

Wa-ʹIsmaaʻeela wa-ʹIdreesa wa-Ẓal kifl: kullum minaṣ Ṣaabireen;

And ˹remember˺ Ishmael, Enoch, and Ⱬul-Kifl. They were all steadfast.

Verse 21:86

وَاَدْخَلْنٰهُمْ فِیْ رَحْمَتِنَا ؕ اِنَّهُمْ مِّنَ الصّٰلِحِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹadkhalnaahum fee Raḥmatinaa: ʹinnahum minaṣ Ṣaaliḥeen.

We admitted them into Our mercy, for they were truly of the righteous.

Verse 21:87

وَذَا النُّوْنِ اِذْ ذَّهَبَ مُغَاضِبًا فَظَنَّ اَنْ لَّنْ نَّقْدِرَ عَلَیْهِ فَنَادٰی فِی الظُّلُمٰتِ اَنْ لَّاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّاۤ اَنْتَ سُبْحٰنَكَ ۖۗ اِنِّیْ كُنْتُ مِنَ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟ۚۖ

Wa-Ẓan Nooni ʹiẓ ẓahaba mug̣aaḍibañ fa-Z̤̣anna ʹal lan naq̣dira ʻalayhi fanaadaa fiz̤̣ z̤̣ulumaati ʹal ˹Laaa ʹilaaha ʹillaaa ʹAñta Subḥaanaka ʹinnee kuñtu minaz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeen˺!

And ˹remember˺ when the Man of the Whale stormed off ˹from his city˺ in a rage, thinking We would not restrain him. Then in the ˹veils of˺ darkness he cried out, “There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except You. Glory be to You! I have certainly done wrong.”

Verse 21:88

فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهٗ ۙ وَنَجَّیْنٰهُ مِنَ الْغَمِّ ؕ وَكَذٰلِكَ نُـجِی الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

Fastajabnaa lahoo wa-najjaynaahu minal g̣amm: wa-kaẓaalika nuñjil Muʹmineen.

So We answered his prayer and rescued him from anguish. And so do We save the ˹true˺ believers.

Verse 21:89

وَزَكَرِیَّاۤ اِذْ نَادٰی رَبَّهٗ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِیْ فَرْدًا وَّاَنْتَ خَیْرُ الْوٰرِثِیْنَ ۟ۚۖ

Wa-Zakariyyaaa ʹiẓ naadaa Rabbahoo Rabbi laa- taẓarnee fardañw waʹAñta Khayrul waaris̤een.

And ˹remember˺ when Zachariah cried out to his Lord, “My Lord! Do not leave me childless, though You are the Best of Successors.”

Verse 21:90

فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهٗ ؗ وَوَهَبْنَا لَهٗ یَحْیٰی وَاَصْلَحْنَا لَهٗ زَوْجَهٗ ؕ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا یُسٰرِعُوْنَ فِی الْخَیْرٰتِ وَیَدْعُوْنَنَا رَغَبًا وَّرَهَبًا ؕ وَكَانُوْا لَنَا خٰشِعِیْنَ ۟

Fastajabnaa lahoo wa-wahabnaa lahoo Yaḥyaa wa-ʹaṣlaḥnaa lahoo zawjah. ʹInnahum kaanoo yusaariʻoona fil khayraati wa-yadʻoonanaa rag̣abañw warahabaa: wa-kaanoo lanaa khaashiʻeen.

So We answered his prayer, granted him John, and made his wife fertile. Indeed, they used to race in doing good, and call upon Us with hope and fear, totally humbling themselves before Us.

Verse 21:91

وَالَّتِیْۤ اَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا فِیْهَا مِنْ رُّوْحِنَا وَجَعَلْنٰهَا وَابْنَهَاۤ اٰیَةً لِّلْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟

Wallateee ʹaḥṣanat farjahaa fanafakhnaa feehaa mir Rooḥinaa wa-jaʻalnaahaa wabnahaaa ʹAayatal lilʻaalameen.

And ˹remember˺ the one who guarded her chastity, so We breathed into her through Our angel, ˹Gabriel,˺ making her and her son a sign for all peoples.

Verse 21:92

اِنَّ هٰذِهٖۤ اُمَّتُكُمْ اُمَّةً وَّاحِدَةً ۖؗ وَّاَنَا رَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوْنِ ۟

ʹInna haaẓiheee ʹummatukum ʹUmmatañw Waaḥidatañw WaʹAna Rabbukum faʻbudoon.

˹O prophets!˺ Indeed, this religion of yours is ˹only˺ one, and I am your Lord, so worship Me ˹alone˺.

Verse 21:93

وَتَقَطَّعُوْۤا اَمْرَهُمْ بَیْنَهُمْ ؕ كُلٌّ اِلَیْنَا رٰجِعُوْنَ ۟۠

Wa-taq̣aṭṭaʻooo ʹamrahum̃ baynahum: kullun ʹilaynaa raajiʻoon.

Yet the people have divided it into sects. But to Us they will all return.

Verse 21:94

فَمَنْ یَّعْمَلْ مِنَ الصّٰلِحٰتِ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَا كُفْرَانَ لِسَعْیِهٖ ۚ وَاِنَّا لَهٗ كٰتِبُوْنَ ۟

Famañy yaʻmal minaṣ Ṣaaliḥaati wa-huwa Muʹminuñ falaa kufraana lisaʻyih: wa-ʹInnaa lahoo katiboon.

So whoever does good and is a believer will never be denied ˹the reward for˺ their striving, for We are recording it all.

Verse 21:95

وَحَرٰمٌ عَلٰی قَرْیَةٍ اَهْلَكْنٰهَاۤ اَنَّهُمْ لَا یَرْجِعُوْنَ ۟

Waḥaraamun ʻalaa q̣aryatin ʹahlaknaahaaa ʹannahum laa- yarjiʻoon.

It is impossible for a society which We have destroyed to ever rise again,

Verse 21:96

حَتّٰۤی اِذَا فُتِحَتْ یَاْجُوْجُ وَمَاْجُوْجُ وَهُمْ مِّنْ كُلِّ حَدَبٍ یَّنْسِلُوْنَ ۟

Hattaaa ʹiẓaa futiḥat Yaʹjooju wa-Maʹjooju wa-hum miñ kulli ḥadabiñy yañsiloon.

until ˹after˺ Gog and Magog have broken loose ˹from the barrier˺, swarming down from every hill,

Verse 21:97

وَاقْتَرَبَ الْوَعْدُ الْحَقُّ فَاِذَا هِیَ شَاخِصَةٌ اَبْصَارُ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا ؕ یٰوَیْلَنَا قَدْ كُنَّا فِیْ غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ هٰذَا بَلْ كُنَّا ظٰلِمِیْنَ ۟

Waq̣tarabal Waʻdul Ḥaq̣q̣u faʹiẓaa hiya shaakhiṣatun ʹabṣaarul laẓeena kafaroo: yaawaylanaa q̣ad kunnaa fee g̣aflatim min haaẓaa bal kunnaa z̤̣aalimeen!

ushering in the True Promise. Then—behold!—the disbelievers will stare ˹in horror, crying,˺ “Oh, woe to us! We have truly been heedless of this. In fact, we have been wrongdoers.”

Verse 21:98

اِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ حَصَبُ جَهَنَّمَ ؕ اَنْتُمْ لَهَا وٰرِدُوْنَ ۟

ʹInnakum wa-maa taʻbudoona miñ doonil laahi ḥaṣabu Jahannam! ʹañtum lahaa waaridoon!

Certainly you ˹disbelievers˺ and whatever you worship instead of Allah will be the fuel of Hell. You are ˹all˺ bound to enter it.

Verse 21:99

لَوْ كَانَ هٰۤؤُلَآءِ اٰلِهَةً مَّا وَرَدُوْهَا ؕ وَكُلٌّ فِیْهَا خٰلِدُوْنَ ۟

Law kaana haaaʹulaaaʹi ʹaalihatam maa waradoohaa! wa-kulluñ feehaa khaalidoon.

Had those idols been ˹true˺ gods, they would not have entered it. And they will be there forever.

Verse 21:100

لَهُمْ فِیْهَا زَفِیْرٌ وَّهُمْ فِیْهَا لَا یَسْمَعُوْنَ ۟

Lahum feehaa zafeeruñw wahum feehaa laa- yasmaʻoon.

In it they will groan, and will not be able to hear.

Verse 21:101

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُمْ مِّنَّا الْحُسْنٰۤی ۙ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ عَنْهَا مُبْعَدُوْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹInnal laẓeena sabaq̣at lahum minnal Ḥusnaaa ʹulaaaʹika ʻanhaa mubʻadoon.

Surely those for whom We have destined the finest reward will be kept far away from Hell,

Verse 21:102

لَا یَسْمَعُوْنَ حَسِیْسَهَا ۚ وَهُمْ فِیْ مَا اشْتَهَتْ اَنْفُسُهُمْ خٰلِدُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Laa- yasmaʻoona ḥaseesahaa: wa-hum fee mash tahat ʹañfusuhum khaalidoon.

not even hearing the slightest hissing from it. And they will delight forever in what their souls desire.

Verse 21:103

لَا یَحْزُنُهُمُ الْفَزَعُ الْاَكْبَرُ وَتَتَلَقّٰىهُمُ الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُ ؕ هٰذَا یَوْمُكُمُ الَّذِیْ كُنْتُمْ تُوْعَدُوْنَ ۟

Laa- yaḥzunuhumul Fazaʻul ʹAkbaru wa-tatalaq̣-q̣aahumul malaaaʹikah: haaẓaa Yawmukumul laẓee kuñtum tooʻadoon.

The Supreme Horror ˹of that Day˺ will not disturb them, and the angels will greet them, ˹saying,˺ “This is your Day, which you have been promised.”

Verse 21:104

یَوْمَ نَطْوِی السَّمَآءَ كَطَیِّ السِّجِلِّ لِلْكُتُبِ ؕ كَمَا بَدَاْنَاۤ اَوَّلَ خَلْقٍ نُّعِیْدُهٗ ؕ وَعْدًا عَلَیْنَا ؕ اِنَّا كُنَّا فٰعِلِیْنَ ۟

Yawma naṭwis samaaaʹa kaṭayyis sijilli lilkutub: kamaa badaʹnaaa ʹawwala khalq̣in nuʻeeduh: waʻdan ʻalaynaa: ʹInnaa kunnaa faaʻileen.

On that Day We will roll up the heavens like a scroll of writings. Just as We produced the first creation, ˹so˺ shall We reproduce it. That is a promise binding on Us. We truly uphold ˹Our promises˺!

Verse 21:105

وَلَقَدْ كَتَبْنَا فِی الزَّبُوْرِ مِنْ بَعْدِ الذِّكْرِ اَنَّ الْاَرْضَ یَرِثُهَا عِبَادِیَ الصّٰلِحُوْنَ ۟

Wa-laq̣ad katabna fiz Zaboori mim baʻdiẓ Ẓikri ʹannal ʹarḍa yaris̤uhaa ʻIbaadiyaṣ Ṣaaliḥoon.

Surely, following the ˹heavenly˺ Record, We decreed in the Scriptures: “My righteous servants shall inherit the land.”

Verse 21:106

اِنَّ فِیْ هٰذَا لَبَلٰغًا لِّقَوْمٍ عٰبِدِیْنَ ۟ؕ

ʹInna fee haaẓaa la-Balaag̣al liq̣awmin ʻAabideen.

Surely this ˹Quran˺ is sufficient ˹as a reminder˺ for those devoted to worship.

Verse 21:107

وَمَاۤ اَرْسَلْنٰكَ اِلَّا رَحْمَةً لِّلْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟

Wa-maaa ʹarsalnaaka ʹillaa Raḥmatal lilʻaalameen.

We have sent you ˹O Prophet˺ only as a mercy for the whole world.

Verse 21:108

قُلْ اِنَّمَا یُوْحٰۤی اِلَیَّ اَنَّمَاۤ اِلٰهُكُمْ اِلٰهٌ وَّاحِدٌ ۚ فَهَلْ اَنْتُمْ مُّسْلِمُوْنَ ۟

Q̣ul ʹinnamaa yooḥaaa ʹilayya ʹannamaaa ʹIlaahukum ʹIlaahuñw Waaḥid: fahal ʹañtum Muslimoon?

Say, “What has been revealed to me is this: ‘Your God is only One God.’ Will you then submit?”

Verse 21:109

فَاِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَقُلْ اٰذَنْتُكُمْ عَلٰی سَوَآءٍ ؕ وَاِنْ اَدْرِیْۤ اَقَرِیْبٌ اَمْ بَعِیْدٌ مَّا تُوْعَدُوْنَ ۟

Faʹiñ tawallaw faq̣ul ʹaaẓañtukum ʻalaa sawaaaʹ; wa-ʹin ʹadreee ʹaq̣areebun ʹam̃ baʻeedum maa tooʻadoon.

If they turn away, then say, “I have warned you all equally. I do not know if what you are threatened with is near or far.

Verse 21:110

اِنَّهٗ یَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ وَیَعْلَمُ مَا تَكْتُمُوْنَ ۟

ʹInnahoo yaʻlamul jahra minal q̣awli wa-yaʻlamu maa- taktumoon.

Allah surely knows what you say openly and whatever you hide.

Verse 21:111

وَاِنْ اَدْرِیْ لَعَلَّهٗ فِتْنَةٌ لَّكُمْ وَمَتَاعٌ اِلٰی حِیْنٍ ۟

Wa-ʹin ʹadree laʻallahoo fitnatul lakum wa-mataaʻun ʹilaa ḥeen.

I do not know if this ˹delay˺ is possibly a test for you and an enjoyment for a while.”

Verse 21:112

قٰلَ رَبِّ احْكُمْ بِالْحَقِّ ؕ وَرَبُّنَا الرَّحْمٰنُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلٰی مَا تَصِفُوْنَ ۟۠

Q̣aala Rabbiḥ kum̃ bil-Ḥaq̣q̣! Wa-Rabbunar Raḥmaanul Mustaʻaanu ʻalaa maa- taṣifoon!

˹In the end,˺ the Prophet said, “My Lord! Judge ˹between us˺ in truth. And our Lord is the Most Compassionate, Whose help is sought against what you claim.”