Surah Al-Muminun

Verse 23:1

قَدْ اَفْلَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Q̣ad ʹaflaḥal muʹminoon,

Successful indeed are the believers:

Verse 23:2

الَّذِیْنَ هُمْ فِیْ صَلَاتِهِمْ خٰشِعُوْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹAllaẓeena hum fee Ṣalaatihim khaashiʻoon;

those who humble themselves in prayer;

Verse 23:3

وَالَّذِیْنَ هُمْ عَنِ اللَّغْوِ مُعْرِضُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wallaẓeena hum ʻanil lag̣wi muʻriḍoon;

those who avoid idle talk;

Verse 23:4

وَالَّذِیْنَ هُمْ لِلزَّكٰوةِ فٰعِلُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wallaẓeena hum liz-Zakaati faaʻiloon;

those who pay alms-tax;

Verse 23:5

وَالَّذِیْنَ هُمْ لِفُرُوْجِهِمْ حٰفِظُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wallaẓeena hum lifuroojihim ḥaafiz̤̣oon,

those who guard their chastity

Verse 23:6

اِلَّا عَلٰۤی اَزْوَاجِهِمْ اَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ اَیْمَانُهُمْ فَاِنَّهُمْ غَیْرُ مَلُوْمِیْنَ ۟ۚ

ʹIllaa ʻalaaa ʹazwaajihim ʹaw maa- malakat ʹaymaanuhum faʹinnahum g̣ayru maloomeen.

except with their wives or those ˹bondwomen˺ in their possession, for then they are free from blame,

Verse 23:7

فَمَنِ ابْتَغٰی وَرَآءَ ذٰلِكَ فَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمُ الْعٰدُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Famanib tag̣aa waraaaʹa ẓaalika faʹulaaaʹika humul ʻaadoon;

but whoever seeks beyond that are the transgressors;

Verse 23:8

وَالَّذِیْنَ هُمْ لِاَمٰنٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رٰعُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wallaẓeena hum liʹamaanaatihim wa-ʻahdihim raaʻoon;

˹the believers are also˺ those who are true to their trusts and covenants;

Verse 23:9

وَالَّذِیْنَ هُمْ عَلٰی صَلَوٰتِهِمْ یُحَافِظُوْنَ ۟ۘ

wallaẓeena hum ʻalaa Ṣalawaatihim yuḥaafiz̤̣oon.

and those who are ˹properly˺ observant of their prayers.

Verse 23:10

اُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمُ الْوٰرِثُوْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹUlaaaʹika humul waaris̤oon,

These are the ones who will be awarded

Verse 23:11

الَّذِیْنَ یَرِثُوْنَ الْفِرْدَوْسَ ؕ هُمْ فِیْهَا خٰلِدُوْنَ ۟

ʹAllaẓeena yaris̤oonal Firdaws: hum feehaa khaalidoon.

Paradise as their own. They will be there forever.

Verse 23:12

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْاِنْسَانَ مِنْ سُلٰلَةٍ مِّنْ طِیْنٍ ۟ۚ

Wa-laq̣ad khalaq̣nal ʹiñsaana miñ sulaalatim miñ ṭeen;

And indeed, We created humankind from an extract of clay,

Verse 23:13

ثُمَّ جَعَلْنٰهُ نُطْفَةً فِیْ قَرَارٍ مَّكِیْنٍ ۪۟

S̤umma jaʻalnaahu nuṭfatañ fee q̣araarim makeen;

then placed each ˹human˺ as a sperm-drop in a secure place,

Verse 23:14

ثُمَّ خَلَقْنَا النُّطْفَةَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقْنَا الْعَلَقَةَ مُضْغَةً فَخَلَقْنَا الْمُضْغَةَ عِظٰمًا فَكَسَوْنَا الْعِظٰمَ لَحْمًا ۗ ثُمَّ اَنْشَاْنٰهُ خَلْقًا اٰخَرَ ؕ فَتَبٰرَكَ اللّٰهُ اَحْسَنُ الْخٰلِقِیْنَ ۟ؕ

S̤umma khalaq̣nan nuṭfata ʻalaq̣atañ fakhalaq̣nal ʻalaq̣ata muḍg̣atañ fakhalaq̣nal muḍg̣ata ʻiz̤̣aamañ fakasawnal ʻiz̤̣aama laḥmaa; s̤umma ʹañshaʹnaahu khalq̣an ʹaakhar. Fatabaarakal laahu ʹAḥsanul khaaliq̣een!

then We developed the drop into a clinging clot ˹of blood˺, then developed the clot into a lump ˹of flesh˺, then developed the lump into bones, then clothed the bones with flesh, then We brought it into being as a new creation. So Blessed is Allah, the Best of Creators.

Verse 23:15

ثُمَّ اِنَّكُمْ بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ لَمَیِّتُوْنَ ۟ؕ

S̤umma ʹinnakum baʻda ẓaalika lamayyitoon.

After that you will surely die,

Verse 23:16

ثُمَّ اِنَّكُمْ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ تُبْعَثُوْنَ ۟

S̤umma ʹinnakum Yawmal Q̣iyaamati tubʻas̤oon.

then on the Day of Judgment you will be resurrected.

Verse 23:17

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعَ طَرَآىِٕقَ ۖۗ وَمَا كُنَّا عَنِ الْخَلْقِ غٰفِلِیْنَ ۟

Wa-laq̣ad khalaq̣naa fawq̣akum sabʻa ṭaraaaʹiq̣a wa-maa kunnaa ʻanil khalq̣i g̣aafileen.

And indeed, We created above you seven levels ˹of heaven˺. We are never unmindful of ˹Our˺ creation.

Verse 23:18

وَاَنْزَلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَآءِ مَآءً بِقَدَرٍ فَاَسْكَنّٰهُ فِی الْاَرْضِ ۖۗ وَاِنَّا عَلٰی ذَهَابٍ بِهٖ لَقٰدِرُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-ʹañzalnaa minas samaaaʹi maaaʹam biq̣adariñ faʹaskannaahu fil ʹarḍi wa-ʹInnaa ʻalaa ẓahaabim bihee la-Q̣aadiroon.

We send down rain from the sky in perfect measure, causing it to soak into the earth. And We are surely able to take it away.

Verse 23:19

فَاَنْشَاْنَا لَكُمْ بِهٖ جَنّٰتٍ مِّنْ نَّخِیْلٍ وَّاَعْنَابٍ ۘ لَكُمْ فِیْهَا فَوَاكِهُ كَثِیْرَةٌ وَّمِنْهَا تَاْكُلُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Faʹañshaʹnaa lakum̃ bihee jannaatim min nakheeliñw waʹaʻnaab. Lakum feehaa fawaakihu kas̤eeratuñw waminhaa taʹkuloon,

With it We produce for you gardens of palm trees and grapevines, in which there are abundant fruits, and from which you may eat,

Verse 23:20

وَشَجَرَةً تَخْرُجُ مِنْ طُوْرِ سَیْنَآءَ تَنْۢبُتُ بِالدُّهْنِ وَصِبْغٍ لِّلْاٰكِلِیْنَ ۟

Wa-shajaratañ takhruju miñ Ṭoori Saynaaaʹa tambutu bidduhni waṣibg̣illil ʹaa-kileen.

as well as ˹olive˺ trees which grow at Mount Sinai, providing oil and a condiment to eat.

Verse 23:21

وَاِنَّ لَكُمْ فِی الْاَنْعَامِ لَعِبْرَةً ؕ نُسْقِیْكُمْ مِّمَّا فِیْ بُطُوْنِهَا وَلَكُمْ فِیْهَا مَنَافِعُ كَثِیْرَةٌ وَّمِنْهَا تَاْكُلُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹinna lakum fil ʹanʻaami laʻibrah: nusq̣eekum mimmaa fee buṭoonihaa wa-lakum feehaa manaafiʻu kas̤eeratuñw waminhaa taʹkuloon;

And there is certainly a lesson for you in cattle, from whose bellies We give you ˹milk˺ to drink, and in them are many other benefits for you, and from them you may eat.

Verse 23:22

وَعَلَیْهَا وَعَلَی الْفُلْكِ تُحْمَلُوْنَ ۟۠

Wa-ʻalayhaa wa-ʻalal fulki tuḥmaloon.

And you are carried upon ˹some of˺ them and upon ships.

Verse 23:23

وَلَقَدْ اَرْسَلْنَا نُوْحًا اِلٰی قَوْمِهٖ فَقَالَ یٰقَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ مَا لَكُمْ مِّنْ اِلٰهٍ غَیْرُهٗ ؕ اَفَلَا تَتَّقُوْنَ ۟

Wa-laq̣ad. ʹarsalnaa Nooḥan ʹilaa q̣awmihee faq̣aala yaa q̣awmiʻbudul laaha maa- lakum min ʹilaahin g̣ayruh. ʹAfalaa tattaq̣oon?

Indeed, We sent Noah to his people. He declared, “O my people! Worship Allah ˹alone˺. You have no god other than Him. Will you not then fear ˹Him˺?”

Verse 23:24

فَقَالَ الْمَلَؤُا الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا مِنْ قَوْمِهٖ مَا هٰذَاۤ اِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ ۙ یُرِیْدُ اَنْ یَّتَفَضَّلَ عَلَیْكُمْ ؕ وَلَوْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ لَاَنْزَلَ مَلٰٓىِٕكَةً ۖۚ مَّا سَمِعْنَا بِهٰذَا فِیْۤ اٰبَآىِٕنَا الْاَوَّلِیْنَ ۟ۚ

Faq̣aalal malaʹul laẓeena kafaroo miñ q̣awmihee maa- haaẓaaa ʹillaa basharum mis̤lukum yureedu ʹañy yatafaḍḍala ʻalaykum: wa-law shaaaʹal laahu laʹañzala malaaaʹikah: maa- samiʻnaa bihaaẓaa feee ʹaabaaaʹinal ʹawwaleen.

But the disbelieving chiefs of his people said ˹to the masses˺, “This is only a human like you, who wants to be superior to you. Had Allah willed, He could have easily sent down angels ˹instead˺. We have never heard of this in ˹the history of˺ our forefathers.

Verse 23:25

اِنْ هُوَ اِلَّا رَجُلٌۢ بِهٖ جِنَّةٌ فَتَرَبَّصُوْا بِهٖ حَتّٰی حِیْنٍ ۟

ʹIn huwa ʹillaa rajulum bihee jinnatuñ fatarabbaṣoo bihee ḥattaa ḥeen.

He is simply insane, so bear with him for a while.”

Verse 23:26

قَالَ رَبِّ انْصُرْنِیْ بِمَا كَذَّبُوْنِ ۟

Q̣aala Rabbiñ ṣurnee bimaa kaẓẓaboon!

Noah prayed, “My Lord! Help me, because they have denied ˹me˺.”

Verse 23:27

فَاَوْحَیْنَاۤ اِلَیْهِ اَنِ اصْنَعِ الْفُلْكَ بِاَعْیُنِنَا وَوَحْیِنَا فَاِذَا جَآءَ اَمْرُنَا وَفَارَ التَّنُّوْرُ ۙ فَاسْلُكْ فِیْهَا مِنْ كُلٍّ زَوْجَیْنِ اثْنَیْنِ وَاَهْلَكَ اِلَّا مَنْ سَبَقَ عَلَیْهِ الْقَوْلُ مِنْهُمْ ۚ وَلَا تُخَاطِبْنِیْ فِی الَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْا ۚ اِنَّهُمْ مُّغْرَقُوْنَ ۟

Faʹawḥaynaaa ʹilayhi ʹaniṣ naʻil Fulka biʹaʻyuninaa wa-waḥyinaa faʹiẓaa jaaaʹa ʹAmrunaa wa-faarat tannooru fasluk feehaa miñ kulliñ zawjaynis̤ nayni wa-ʹahlaka ʹillaa mañ sabaq̣a ʻalayhil Q̣awlu minhum: wa-laa tukhaaṭibnee fil laẓeena z̤̣alamoo; ʹinnahum mug̣raq̣oon.

So We inspired him: “Build the Ark under Our ˹watchful˺ Eyes and directions. Then when Our command comes and the oven bursts ˹with water˺, take on board a pair from every species along with your family—except those against whom the decree ˹to drown˺ has already been passed. And do not plead with Me for those who have done wrong, for they will surely be drowned.”

Verse 23:28

فَاِذَا اسْتَوَیْتَ اَنْتَ وَمَنْ مَّعَكَ عَلَی الْفُلْكِ فَقُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِیْ نَجّٰىنَا مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟

Faʹiẓas tawayta ʹañta wa-mam maʻaka ʻalal Fulki faq̣ulil Ḥamdu lillaahil laẓee najjaanaa minal q̣awmiz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeen.

Then when you and those with you have settled in the Ark, say, “All praise is for Allah, Who saved us from the wrongdoing people.”

Verse 23:29

وَقُلْ رَّبِّ اَنْزِلْنِیْ مُنْزَلًا مُّبٰرَكًا وَّاَنْتَ خَیْرُ الْمُنْزِلِیْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣ur Rabbi ʹañzilnee muñzalam mubaarakañw waʹAñta Khayrul Muñzileen.

And pray, “My Lord! Allow me a blessed landing, for You are the best accommodator.”

Verse 23:30

اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیٰتٍ وَّاِنْ كُنَّا لَمُبْتَلِیْنَ ۟

ʹInna fee ẓaalika laʹAayaatiñw waʹiñ kunnaa lamubtaleen.

Surely in this are lessons. And We ˹always˺ put ˹people˺ to the test.

Verse 23:31

ثُمَّ اَنْشَاْنَا مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ قَرْنًا اٰخَرِیْنَ ۟ۚ

S̤umma ʹañshaʹnaa mim baʻdihim q̣arnan ʹaakhareen.

Then We raised another generation after them,

Verse 23:32

فَاَرْسَلْنَا فِیْهِمْ رَسُوْلًا مِّنْهُمْ اَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ مَا لَكُمْ مِّنْ اِلٰهٍ غَیْرُهٗ ؕ اَفَلَا تَتَّقُوْنَ ۟۠

Faʹarsalnaa feehim rasoolam minhum ʹaniʻ budul laaha maa- lakum min ʹilaahin g̣ayruh. ʹAfalaa tattaq̣oon?

and sent to them a messenger from among themselves, ˹declaring,˺ “Worship Allah ˹alone˺. You have no god other than Him. Will you not then fear ˹Him˺?”

Verse 23:33

وَقَالَ الْمَلَاُ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا وَكَذَّبُوْا بِلِقَآءِ الْاٰخِرَةِ وَاَتْرَفْنٰهُمْ فِی الْحَیٰوةِ الدُّنْیَا ۙ مَا هٰذَاۤ اِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُكُمْ ۙ یَاْكُلُ مِمَّا تَاْكُلُوْنَ مِنْهُ وَیَشْرَبُ مِمَّا تَشْرَبُوْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣aalal malaʹu miñ q̣awmihil laẓeena kafaroo wa-kaẓẓaboo bi-Liq̣aaaʹil ʹAakhirati wa-ʹatrafnaahum fil ḥayaatid dunyaa maa- haaẓaaa ʹillaa basharum mis̤lukum yaʹkulu mimmaa taʹkuloona minhu wa-yashrabu mimmaa tashraboon.

But the chiefs of his people—who disbelieved, denied the meeting ˹with Allah˺ in the Hereafter, and were spoiled by the worldly luxuries We had provided for them—said ˹to the masses˺, “This is only a human like you. He eats what you eat, and drinks what you drink.

Verse 23:34

وَلَىِٕنْ اَطَعْتُمْ بَشَرًا مِّثْلَكُمْ اِنَّكُمْ اِذًا لَّخٰسِرُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-laʹin ʹaṭaʻtum̃ basharam mis̤lakum ʹinnakum ʹiẓal lakhaasiroon.

And if you ˹ever˺ obey a human like yourselves, then you would certainly be losers.

Verse 23:35

اَیَعِدُكُمْ اَنَّكُمْ اِذَا مِتُّمْ وَكُنْتُمْ تُرَابًا وَّعِظَامًا اَنَّكُمْ مُّخْرَجُوْنَ ۟

ʹA-yaʻidukum ʹannakum ʹiẓaa mittum wa-kuñtum turaabañw waʻiz̤̣aaman ʹannakum mukhrajoon?

Does he promise you that once you are dead and reduced to dust and bones, you will be brought forth ˹alive˺?

Verse 23:36

هَیْهَاتَ هَیْهَاتَ لِمَا تُوْعَدُوْنَ ۟

Hayhaata hayhaata limaa tooʻadoon!

Impossible, simply impossible is what you are promised!

Verse 23:37

اِنْ هِیَ اِلَّا حَیَاتُنَا الدُّنْیَا نَمُوْتُ وَنَحْیَا وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَبْعُوْثِیْنَ ۟

ʹIn hiya ʹillaa ḥayaatunad dunyaa namootu wa-naḥyaa wa-maa naḥnoo bimabʻoos̤een!

There is nothing beyond our worldly life. We die, others are born, and none will be resurrected.

Verse 23:38

اِنْ هُوَ اِلَّا رَجُلُ فْتَرٰی عَلَی اللّٰهِ كَذِبًا وَّمَا نَحْنُ لَهٗ بِمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

ʹIn huwa ʹillaa rajulunif taraa ʻalal laahi kaẓibañw wamaa naḥnu lahoo bimuʹmineen!

He is no more than a man who has fabricated a lie about Allah, and we will never believe in him.”

Verse 23:39

قَالَ رَبِّ انْصُرْنِیْ بِمَا كَذَّبُوْنِ ۟

Q̣aala Rabbiñ ṣurnee bimaa kaẓẓaboon.

The messenger prayed, “My Lord! Help me, because they have denied ˹me˺.”

Verse 23:40

قَالَ عَمَّا قَلِیْلٍ لَّیُصْبِحُنَّ نٰدِمِیْنَ ۟ۚ

Q̣aala ʻammaa q̣aleelil layuṣbiḥunna naadimeen!

Allah responded, “Soon they will be truly regretful.”

Verse 23:41

فَاَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّیْحَةُ بِالْحَقِّ فَجَعَلْنٰهُمْ غُثَآءً ۚ فَبُعْدًا لِّلْقَوْمِ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟

Faʹakhaẓathumuṣ Ṣayḥatu bilḥaq̣q̣i fajaʻalnaahum g̣us̤aaaʹaa! Fabuʻdal lilq̣awmiz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeen!

Then the ˹mighty˺ blast overtook them with justice, and We reduced them to rubble. So away with the wrongdoing people!

Verse 23:42

ثُمَّ اَنْشَاْنَا مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ قُرُوْنًا اٰخَرِیْنَ ۟ؕ

S̤umma ʹañshaʹnaa mim baʻdihim q̣uroonan ʹaakhareen.

Then We raised other generations after them.

Verse 23:43

مَا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ اُمَّةٍ اَجَلَهَا وَمَا یَسْتَاْخِرُوْنَ ۟ؕ

Maa- tasbiq̣u min ʹummatin ʹajalahaa wa-maa yastaʹkhiroon.

No people can advance their doom, nor can they delay it.

Verse 23:44

ثُمَّ اَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلَنَا تَتْرَا ؕ كُلَّ مَا جَآءَ اُمَّةً رَّسُوْلُهَا كَذَّبُوْهُ فَاَتْبَعْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ بَعْضًا وَّجَعَلْنٰهُمْ اَحَادِیْثَ ۚ فَبُعْدًا لِّقَوْمٍ لَّا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ ۟

S̤umma ʹarsalnaa rusulanaa tatraa. Kulla maa jaaaʹa ʹummatar rasooluhaa kaẓẓaboohu faʹatbaʻnaa baʻḍahum baʻḍañw wajaʹalnaahum ʹaḥaadees̤: fabuʻdal liq̣awmil laa yuʹminoon!

Then We sent Our messengers in succession: whenever a messenger came to his people, they denied him. So We destroyed them, one after the other, reducing them to ˹cautionary˺ tales. So away with the people who refuse to believe!

Verse 23:45

ثُمَّ اَرْسَلْنَا مُوْسٰی وَاَخَاهُ هٰرُوْنَ ۙ۬ بِاٰیٰتِنَا وَسُلْطٰنٍ مُّبِیْنٍ ۟ۙ

S̤umma ʹarsalnaa Moosaa wa-ʹakhaahu Haaroona biʹAayaatinaa wa-sulṭaanim mubeen.

Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron with Our signs and compelling proof

Verse 23:46

اِلٰی فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَاۡىِٕهٖ فَاسْتَكْبَرُوْا وَكَانُوْا قَوْمًا عَالِیْنَ ۟ۚ

ʹIlaa Firʻawna wa-malaʹihee fastakbaroo wa-kaanoo q̣awman ʻaaleen.

to Pharaoh and his chiefs, but they behaved arrogantly and were a tyrannical people.

Verse 23:47

فَقَالُوْۤا اَنُؤْمِنُ لِبَشَرَیْنِ مِثْلِنَا وَقَوْمُهُمَا لَنَا عٰبِدُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Faq̣aalooo ʹanuʹminu libasharayni mis̤linaa wa-q̣awmuhumaa lanaa ʻaabidoon?

They argued, “Will we believe in two humans, like ourselves, whose people are slaves to us?”

Verse 23:48

فَكَذَّبُوْهُمَا فَكَانُوْا مِنَ الْمُهْلَكِیْنَ ۟

Fakaẓẓaboohumaa fakaanoo minal muhlakeen.

So they rejected them both, and ˹so˺ were among those destroyed.

Verse 23:49

وَلَقَدْ اٰتَیْنَا مُوْسَی الْكِتٰبَ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَهْتَدُوْنَ ۟

Wa-laq̣ad ʹaataynaa Moosal Kitaaba laʻallahum yahtadoon.

And We certainly gave Moses the Scripture, so perhaps his people would be ˹rightly˺ guided.

Verse 23:50

وَجَعَلْنَا ابْنَ مَرْیَمَ وَاُمَّهٗۤ اٰیَةً وَّاٰوَیْنٰهُمَاۤ اِلٰی رَبْوَةٍ ذَاتِ قَرَارٍ وَّمَعِیْنٍ ۟۠

Wa-jaʻalnab na Maryama wa-ʹummahooo ʹAayatañw Waʹaawaynaahumaaa ʹilaa rabwatiñ ẓaati q̣araariñw wamaʻeen.

And We made the son of Mary and his mother a sign, and gave them refuge on high ground—a ˹suitable˺ place for rest with flowing water.

Verse 23:51

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الرُّسُلُ كُلُوْا مِنَ الطَّیِّبٰتِ وَاعْمَلُوْا صَالِحًا ؕ اِنِّیْ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ عَلِیْمٌ ۟ؕ

Yaaaʹayyuhar rusulu kuloo minaṭ ṭayyibaati waʻmaloo ṣaaliḥaa: ʹinnee bimaa taʻmaloona ʻAleem.

O messengers! Eat from what is good and lawful, and act righteously. Indeed, I fully know what you do.

Verse 23:52

وَاِنَّ هٰذِهٖۤ اُمَّتُكُمْ اُمَّةً وَّاحِدَةً وَّاَنَا رَبُّكُمْ فَاتَّقُوْنِ ۟

Wa-ʹinna haaẓiheee ʹummatukum ʹummatañw Waaḥidatañw WaʹAna Rabbukum fattaq̣oon.

Surely this religion of yours is ˹only˺ one, and I am your Lord, so fear Me ˹alone˺.

Verse 23:53

فَتَقَطَّعُوْۤا اَمْرَهُمْ بَیْنَهُمْ زُبُرًا ؕ كُلُّ حِزْبٍۭ بِمَا لَدَیْهِمْ فَرِحُوْنَ ۟

Fataq̣aṭṭaʻooo ʹamrahum̃ baynahum zuburaa: kullu ḥizbim bimaa ladayhim fariḥoon.

Yet the people have divided it into different sects, each rejoicing in what they have.

Verse 23:54

فَذَرْهُمْ فِیْ غَمْرَتِهِمْ حَتّٰی حِیْنٍ ۟

Faẓarhum fee g̣amratihim ḥattaa ḥeen.

So leave them ˹O Prophet˺ in their heedlessness for a while.

Verse 23:55

اَیَحْسَبُوْنَ اَنَّمَا نُمِدُّهُمْ بِهٖ مِنْ مَّالٍ وَّبَنِیْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹA-yaḥsaboona ʹannamaa numidduhum̃ bihee mim maaliñw wabaneen,

Do they think, since We provide them with wealth and children,

Verse 23:56

نُسَارِعُ لَهُمْ فِی الْخَیْرٰتِ ؕ بَلْ لَّا یَشْعُرُوْنَ ۟

Nusaariʻu lahum fil khayraat? Bal laa yashʻuroon.

that We hasten to ˹honour˺ them ˹with˺ all kinds of good? No! They are not aware.

Verse 23:57

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ هُمْ مِّنْ خَشْیَةِ رَبِّهِمْ مُّشْفِقُوْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹInnal laẓeena hum min khashyati Rabbihim mushfiq̣oon;

Surely those who tremble in awe of their Lord,

Verse 23:58

وَالَّذِیْنَ هُمْ بِاٰیٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ یُؤْمِنُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wallaẓeena hum̃ biʹAayaati Rabbihim yuʹminoon;

and who believe in the revelations of their Lord,

Verse 23:59

وَالَّذِیْنَ هُمْ بِرَبِّهِمْ لَا یُشْرِكُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wallaẓeena hum̃ bi-Rabbihim laa- yushrikoon;

and who associate none with their Lord,

Verse 23:60

وَالَّذِیْنَ یُؤْتُوْنَ مَاۤ اٰتَوْا وَّقُلُوْبُهُمْ وَجِلَةٌ اَنَّهُمْ اِلٰی رَبِّهِمْ رٰجِعُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wallaẓeena yuʹtoona maaa ʹaataw Waq̣uloobuhum wajilatun ʹannahum ʹilaa Rabbihim raajiʻoon;

and who do whatever ˹good˺ they do with their hearts fearful, ˹knowing˺ that they will return to their Lord—

Verse 23:61

اُولٰٓىِٕكَ یُسٰرِعُوْنَ فِی الْخَیْرٰتِ وَهُمْ لَهَا سٰبِقُوْنَ ۟

ʹUlaaaʹika yusaariʻoona fil khayraati wa-hum lahaa saabiq̣oon.

it is they who race to do good deeds, always taking the lead.

Verse 23:62

وَلَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفْسًا اِلَّا وُسْعَهَا وَلَدَیْنَا كِتٰبٌ یَّنْطِقُ بِالْحَقِّ وَهُمْ لَا یُظْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-laa nukallifu nafsan ʹillaa wusʻahaa wa-ladaynaa Kitaabuñy yañṭiq̣u bilḥaq̣q̣i wahum laa- yuz̤̣lamoon.

We never require of any soul more than what it can afford. And with Us is a record which speaks the truth. None will be wronged.

Verse 23:63

بَلْ قُلُوْبُهُمْ فِیْ غَمْرَةٍ مِّنْ هٰذَا وَلَهُمْ اَعْمَالٌ مِّنْ دُوْنِ ذٰلِكَ هُمْ لَهَا عٰمِلُوْنَ ۟

Bal q̣uloobuhum fee g̣amratim min haaẓaa wa-lahum ʹaʻmaalum miñ dooni ẓaalika hum lahaa ʻaamiloon,

But the hearts of those ˹who disbelieve˺ are oblivious to ˹all of˺ this, and they have other ˹evil˺ deeds, opposite to this, in which they are engrossed.

Verse 23:64

حَتّٰۤی اِذَاۤ اَخَذْنَا مُتْرَفِیْهِمْ بِالْعَذَابِ اِذَا هُمْ یَجْـَٔرُوْنَ ۟ؕ

Ḥattaaa ʹiẓaaa ʹakhaẓnaa mutrafeehim̃ bilʻAẓaabi ʹiẓaa hum yajʹaroon!

But as soon as We seize their elite with torment, they start to cry for help.

Verse 23:65

لَا تَجْـَٔرُوا الْیَوْمَ ۫ اِنَّكُمْ مِّنَّا لَا تُنْصَرُوْنَ ۟

Laaa tajʹarul yawm: ʹinnakum minnaa laa- tuñṣaroon.

˹They will be told,˺ “Do not cry for help today. Surely you will never be saved from Us.

Verse 23:66

قَدْ كَانَتْ اٰیٰتِیْ تُتْلٰی عَلَیْكُمْ فَكُنْتُمْ عَلٰۤی اَعْقَابِكُمْ تَنْكِصُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Q̣ad kaanat ʹAayaatee tutlaa ʻalaykum fakuñtum ʻalaaa ʹaʻq̣aabikum tañkiṣoon.

Indeed, My revelations were recited to you, but you used to back away ˹in disgust˺,

Verse 23:67

مُسْتَكْبِرِیْنَ ۖۗ بِهٖ سٰمِرًا تَهْجُرُوْنَ ۟

Mustakbireena bihee saamirañ tahjuroon.

boasting of the Sacred House, and babbling ˹nonsense about the Quran˺ by night.”

Verse 23:68

اَفَلَمْ یَدَّبَّرُوا الْقَوْلَ اَمْ جَآءَهُمْ مَّا لَمْ یَاْتِ اٰبَآءَهُمُ الْاَوَّلِیْنَ ۟ؗ

ʹAfalam yaddabbarul Q̣awla ʹam jaaaʹahum maa lam yaʹti ʹaabaaaʹahumul ʹawwaleen?

Is it because they have never contemplated the Word ˹of Allah˺? Or ˹because˺ there has come to them something that did not come to their forefathers?

Verse 23:69

اَمْ لَمْ یَعْرِفُوْا رَسُوْلَهُمْ فَهُمْ لَهٗ مُنْكِرُوْنَ ۟ؗ

ʹAm lam yaʻrifoo Rasoolahum fahum lahoo muñkiroon?

Or ˹because˺ they failed to recognize their Messenger, and so they denied him?

Verse 23:70

اَمْ یَقُوْلُوْنَ بِهٖ جِنَّةٌ ؕ بَلْ جَآءَهُمْ بِالْحَقِّ وَاَكْثَرُهُمْ لِلْحَقِّ كٰرِهُوْنَ ۟

ʹAm yaq̣ooloona bihee jinnah? Bal jaaaʹahum̃ bil-Ḥaq̣q̣i wa-ʹaks̤aruhum lil-Ḥaq̣q̣i kaarihoon.

Or ˹because˺ they say, “He is insane?” In fact, he has come to them with the truth, but most of them are resentful of the truth.

Verse 23:71

وَلَوِ اتَّبَعَ الْحَقُّ اَهْوَآءَهُمْ لَفَسَدَتِ السَّمٰوٰتُ وَالْاَرْضُ وَمَنْ فِیْهِنَّ ؕ بَلْ اَتَیْنٰهُمْ بِذِكْرِهِمْ فَهُمْ عَنْ ذِكْرِهِمْ مُّعْرِضُوْنَ ۟ؕ

Wa-lawit tabaʻal Ḥaq̣q̣u ʹahwaaaʹahum lafasadatis samaawaatu wal-ʹarḍu wa-mañ feehinn! Bal ʹataynaahum̃ biẓikrihim fahum ʻañ ẓikrihim muʻriḍoon.

Had the truth followed their desires, the heavens, the earth, and all those in them would have certainly been corrupted. In fact, We have brought them ˹the means to˺ their glory, but they turn away from it.

Verse 23:72

اَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ خَرْجًا فَخَرَاجُ رَبِّكَ خَیْرٌ ۖۗ وَّهُوَ خَیْرُ الرّٰزِقِیْنَ ۟

ʹAm tasʹaluhum kharjañ fakharaaju Rabbika khayr: wa-Huwa Khayrur raaziq̣een.

Or ˹is it because˺ you ˹O Prophet˺ are asking them for tribute? But the reward of your Lord is best, for He is the Best Provider.

Verse 23:73

وَاِنَّكَ لَتَدْعُوْهُمْ اِلٰی صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِیْمٍ ۟

Wa-ʹinnaka latadʻoohum ʹilaa Ṣiraaṭim Mustaq̣eem.

And surely you are calling them to the Straight Path,

Verse 23:74

وَاِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ لَا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ عَنِ الصِّرَاطِ لَنٰكِبُوْنَ ۟

Waʹinnal laẓeena laa- yuʹminoona bil-ʹAakhirati ʻaniṣ Ṣiraaṭi lanaakiboon.

but those who disbelieve in the Hereafter are certainly deviating from that Path.

Verse 23:75

وَلَوْ رَحِمْنٰهُمْ وَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِمْ مِّنْ ضُرٍّ لَّلَجُّوْا فِیْ طُغْیَانِهِمْ یَعْمَهُوْنَ ۟

Wa-law raḥimnaahum wakashafnaa maa- bihim miñ ḍurril lalajjoo fee ṭug̣yaanihim yaʻmahoon.

˹Even˺ if We had mercy on them and removed their affliction, they would still persist in their transgression, wandering blindly.

Verse 23:76

وَلَقَدْ اَخَذْنٰهُمْ بِالْعَذَابِ فَمَا اسْتَكَانُوْا لِرَبِّهِمْ وَمَا یَتَضَرَّعُوْنَ ۟

Wa-laq̣ad ʹakhaẓnaahum̃ bilʻAẓaabi famas takaanoo li-Rabbihim wa-maa yataḍarraʻoon,

And We have already seized them with torment, but they never humbled themselves to their Lord, nor did they ˹submissively˺ appeal ˹to Him˺.

Verse 23:77

حَتّٰۤی اِذَا فَتَحْنَا عَلَیْهِمْ بَابًا ذَا عَذَابٍ شَدِیْدٍ اِذَا هُمْ فِیْهِ مُبْلِسُوْنَ ۟۠

Ḥattaaa ʹiẓaa fataḥnaa ʻalayhim baabañ ẓaa ʻaẓaabiñ shadeedin ʹiẓaa hum feehi mublisoon!

But as soon as We open for them a gate of severe punishment, they will be utterly desperate.

Verse 23:78

وَهُوَ الَّذِیْۤ اَنْشَاَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَالْاَبْصَارَ وَالْاَفْـِٕدَةَ ؕ قَلِیْلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-Huwal laẓeee ʹañshaʹa lakumus samʻa wal-ʹabṣaara wal-ʹafʹidah: q̣aleelam maa tashkuroon!

He is the One Who created for you hearing, sight, and intellect. ˹Yet˺ you hardly give any thanks.

Verse 23:79

وَهُوَ الَّذِیْ ذَرَاَكُمْ فِی الْاَرْضِ وَاِلَیْهِ تُحْشَرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-Huwal laẓee ẓaraʹakum fil ʹarḍi wa-ʹilayhi tuḥsharoon.

And He is the One Who has dispersed you ˹all˺ over the earth, and to Him you will ˹all˺ be gathered.

Verse 23:80

وَهُوَ الَّذِیْ یُحْیٖ وَیُمِیْتُ وَلَهُ اخْتِلَافُ الَّیْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ ؕ اَفَلَا تَعْقِلُوْنَ ۟

Wa-Huwal laẓee yuḥyee wa-yumeetu wa-lahukh tilaaful layli wannahaar: ʹafalaa taʻq̣iloon?

And He is the One Who gives life and causes death, and to Him belongs the alternation of the day and night. Will you not then understand?

Verse 23:81

بَلْ قَالُوْا مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ الْاَوَّلُوْنَ ۟

Bal q̣aaloo mis̤la maa- q̣aalal ʹAwwaloon.

But they ˹just˺ say what their predecessors said.

Verse 23:82

قَالُوْۤا ءَاِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَّعِظَامًا ءَاِنَّا لَمَبْعُوْثُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aalooo ʹa-ʹiẓaa mitnaa wa-kunnaa turaabañw waʻiz̤̣aaman ʹa-ʹinnaa lamabʻoos̤oon?

They said, “Once we are dead and reduced to dust and bones, will we really be resurrected?

Verse 23:83

لَقَدْ وُعِدْنَا نَحْنُ وَاٰبَآؤُنَا هٰذَا مِنْ قَبْلُ اِنْ هٰذَاۤ اِلَّاۤ اَسَاطِیْرُ الْاَوَّلِیْنَ ۟

Laq̣ad wuʻidnaa naḥnu wa-ʹaabaaaʹunaa haaẓaa miñ q̣ablu ʹin haaẓa illaaa ʹasaaṭeerul ʹawwaleen!

We have already been promised this, as well as our forefathers earlier. This is nothing but ancient fables!”

Verse 23:84

قُلْ لِّمَنِ الْاَرْضُ وَمَنْ فِیْهَاۤ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Q̣ul limanil ʹarḍu wa-mañ feehaaa ʹiñ kuñtum taʻlamoon?

Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, “To whom belong the earth and all those on it, if you ˹really˺ know?”

Verse 23:85

سَیَقُوْلُوْنَ لِلّٰهِ ؕ قُلْ اَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُوْنَ ۟

Sayaq̣ooloona lillaah! Q̣ul ʹafalaa taẓakkaroon?

They will reply, “To Allah!” Say, “Why are you not then mindful?”

Verse 23:86

قُلْ مَنْ رَّبُّ السَّمٰوٰتِ السَّبْعِ وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِیْمِ ۟

Q̣ul mar Rabbus samaawaatis sabʻi wa-Rabbul ʻArshil ʻAz̤̣eem?

˹And˺ ask ˹them˺, “Who is the Lord of the seven heavens and the Lord of the Mighty Throne?”

Verse 23:87

سَیَقُوْلُوْنَ لِلّٰهِ ؕ قُلْ اَفَلَا تَتَّقُوْنَ ۟

Sayaq̣ooloona lillaah. Q̣ul ʹafalaa tattaq̣oon?

They will reply, “Allah.” Say, “Will you not then fear ˹Him˺?”

Verse 23:88

قُلْ مَنْ بِیَدِهٖ مَلَكُوْتُ كُلِّ شَیْءٍ وَّهُوَ یُجِیْرُ وَلَا یُجَارُ عَلَیْهِ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Q̣ul mam biyadihee Malakootu kulli shayʹiñw wa-Huwa yujeeru wa-laa yujaaru ʻalayhi ʹiñ kuñtum taʻlamoon?

Ask ˹them also,˺ “In Whose Hands is the authority over all things, protecting ˹all˺ while none can protect against Him, if you ˹really˺ know?”

Verse 23:89

سَیَقُوْلُوْنَ لِلّٰهِ ؕ قُلْ فَاَنّٰی تُسْحَرُوْنَ ۟

Sayaq̣ooloona lillaah. Q̣ul faʹannaa tus-ḥaroon?

They will reply, “Allah.” Say, “How are you then so deluded?”

Verse 23:90

بَلْ اَتَیْنٰهُمْ بِالْحَقِّ وَاِنَّهُمْ لَكٰذِبُوْنَ ۟

Bal ʹataynaahum̃ bil-Ḥaq̣q̣i wa-ʹinnahum lakaaẓiboon!

In fact, We have brought them the truth, and they are certainly liars.

Verse 23:91

مَا اتَّخَذَ اللّٰهُ مِنْ وَّلَدٍ وَّمَا كَانَ مَعَهٗ مِنْ اِلٰهٍ اِذًا لَّذَهَبَ كُلُّ اِلٰهٍ بِمَا خَلَقَ وَلَعَلَا بَعْضُهُمْ عَلٰی بَعْضٍ ؕ سُبْحٰنَ اللّٰهِ عَمَّا یَصِفُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Mat takhaẓal laahu miñw waladiñw wamaa kaana maʻahoo min ʹilaahin ʹiẓal laẓahaba kullu ʹilaahim bimaa khalaq̣a wa-laʻalaa baʻḍuhum ʻalaa baʻḍ! Subḥaanal laahi ʻammaa yaṣifoon!

Allah has never had ˹any˺ offspring, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what he created, and they would have tried to dominate one another. Glorified is Allah above what they claim!

Verse 23:92

عٰلِمِ الْغَیْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ فَتَعٰلٰی عَمَّا یُشْرِكُوْنَ ۟۠

ʻAalimil g̣aybi washshahaadati fataʻaalaa ʻammaa yushrikoon!

˹He is the˺ Knower of the seen and unseen. Exalted is He above what they associate ˹with Him˺.

Verse 23:93

قُلْ رَّبِّ اِمَّا تُرِیَنِّیْ مَا یُوْعَدُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Q̣ur Rabbi ʹimmaa turiyannee maa- yooʻadoon,

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “My Lord! Should You show me what they are threatened with,

Verse 23:94

رَبِّ فَلَا تَجْعَلْنِیْ فِی الْقَوْمِ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟

Rabbi falaa tajʻalnee fil q̣awmiz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeen!

then, my Lord, do not count me among the wrongdoing people.”

Verse 23:95

وَاِنَّا عَلٰۤی اَنْ نُّرِیَكَ مَا نَعِدُهُمْ لَقٰدِرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹinnaa ʻalaaa ʹan nuriyaka maa- naʻiduhum la-Q̣aadiroon.

We are indeed able to show you what We have threatened them with.

Verse 23:96

اِدْفَعْ بِالَّتِیْ هِیَ اَحْسَنُ السَّیِّئَةَ ؕ نَحْنُ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا یَصِفُوْنَ ۟

ʹIdfaʻ billatee hiya ʹaḥsanus sayyiʹah: Naḥnu ʹaʻlamu bimaa yaṣifoon.

Respond to evil with what is best. We know well what they claim.

Verse 23:97

وَقُلْ رَّبِّ اَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَمَزٰتِ الشَّیٰطِیْنِ ۟ۙ

Wa-q̣ur Rabbi ʹaʻooẓu bika min hamazaatish shayaaṭeen.

And say, “My Lord! I seek refuge in You from the temptations of the devils.

Verse 23:98

وَاَعُوْذُ بِكَ رَبِّ اَنْ یَّحْضُرُوْنِ ۟

Wa-ʹaʻooẓu bika Rabbi ʹañy yaḥḍuroon.

And I seek refuge in You, my Lord, that they ˹even˺ come near me.”

Verse 23:99

حَتّٰۤی اِذَا جَآءَ اَحَدَهُمُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ رَبِّ ارْجِعُوْنِ ۟ۙ

Ḥattaaa ʹiẓaa jaaaʹa ʹaḥadahumul mawtu q̣aala Rabbir jiʻoon,

When death approaches any of them, they cry, “My Lord! Let me go back,

Verse 23:100

لَعَلِّیْۤ اَعْمَلُ صَالِحًا فِیْمَا تَرَكْتُ كَلَّا ؕ اِنَّهَا كَلِمَةٌ هُوَ قَآىِٕلُهَا ؕ وَمِنْ وَّرَآىِٕهِمْ بَرْزَخٌ اِلٰی یَوْمِ یُبْعَثُوْنَ ۟

Laʻalleee ʹaʻmalu ṣaaliḥañ feemaa taraktu kallaa! ʹInnahaa kalimatun huwa q̣aaaʹiluhaa. Wa-miñw waraaaʹihim Barzakhun ʹilaa Yawmi yubʻas̤oon.

so I may do good in what I left behind.” Never! It is only a ˹useless˺ appeal they make. And there is a barrier behind them until the Day they are resurrected.

Verse 23:101

فَاِذَا نُفِخَ فِی الصُّوْرِ فَلَاۤ اَنْسَابَ بَیْنَهُمْ یَوْمَىِٕذٍ وَّلَا یَتَسَآءَلُوْنَ ۟

Faʹiẓaa nufikha fiṣ Ṣoori falaaa ʹañsaaba baynahum Yawmaʹiẓiñw Walaa yatasaaaʹaloon!

Then, when the Trumpet will be blown, there will be no kinship between them on that Day, nor will they ˹even care to˺ ask about one another.

Verse 23:102

فَمَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِیْنُهٗ فَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُوْنَ ۟

Famañ s̤aq̣ulat mawaazeenuhoo faʹulaaaʹika humul Mufliḥoon:

As for those whose scale is heavy ˹with good deeds˺, it is they who will be successful.

Verse 23:103

وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِیْنُهٗ فَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ الَّذِیْنَ خَسِرُوْۤا اَنْفُسَهُمْ فِیْ جَهَنَّمَ خٰلِدُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-man khaffat mawaazeenuhoo faʹulaaaʹikal laẓeena khasirooo ʹañfusahum fee Jahannama khaalidoon.

But those whose scale is light, they will have doomed themselves, staying in Hell forever.

Verse 23:104

تَلْفَحُ وُجُوْهَهُمُ النَّارُ وَهُمْ فِیْهَا كٰلِحُوْنَ ۟

Talfaḥu wujoohahumun Naaru wa-hum feehaa kaaliḥoon.

The Fire will burn their faces, leaving them deformed.

Verse 23:105

اَلَمْ تَكُنْ اٰیٰتِیْ تُتْلٰی عَلَیْكُمْ فَكُنْتُمْ بِهَا تُكَذِّبُوْنَ ۟

ʹAlam takun ʹAayaatee tutlaa ʻalaykum fakuñtum̃ bihaa tukaẓẓiboon?

˹It will be said,˺ “Were My revelations not recited to you, but you used to deny them?”

Verse 23:106

قَالُوْا رَبَّنَا غَلَبَتْ عَلَیْنَا شِقْوَتُنَا وَكُنَّا قَوْمًا ضَآلِّیْنَ ۟

Q̣aaloo Rabbanaa g̣alabat ʻalaynaa shiq̣watunaa wa-kunnaa q̣awmañ ḍaaalleen!

They will cry, “Our Lord! Our ill-fate took hold of us, so we became a misguided people.

Verse 23:107

رَبَّنَاۤ اَخْرِجْنَا مِنْهَا فَاِنْ عُدْنَا فَاِنَّا ظٰلِمُوْنَ ۟

Rabbanaaa ʹakhrijnaa minhaa faʹin ʻudnaa faʹinnaa z̤̣aalimoon!

Our Lord! Take us out of this ˹Fire˺. Then if we ever return ˹to denial˺, we will truly be wrongdoers.”

Verse 23:108

قَالَ اخْسَـُٔوْا فِیْهَا وَلَا تُكَلِّمُوْنِ ۟

Q̣aalakh saʹoo feehaa wa-laa tukallimoon!

Allah will respond, “Be despised in there! Do not ˹ever˺ plead with Me ˹again˺!

Verse 23:109

اِنَّهٗ كَانَ فَرِیْقٌ مِّنْ عِبَادِیْ یَقُوْلُوْنَ رَبَّنَاۤ اٰمَنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا وَاَنْتَ خَیْرُ الرّٰحِمِیْنَ ۟ۚۖ

ʹInnahoo kaana fareeq̣um min ʻibaadee yaq̣ooloona ˹Rabbanaaa ʹaamannaa fag̣fir lanaa warḥamnaa wa-ʹAñta Khayrur raaḥimeen˺!

Indeed, there was a group of My servants who used to pray, ‘Our Lord! We have believed, so forgive us and have mercy on us, for You are the best of those who show mercy,’

Verse 23:110

فَاتَّخَذْتُمُوْهُمْ سِخْرِیًّا حَتّٰۤی اَنْسَوْكُمْ ذِكْرِیْ وَكُنْتُمْ مِّنْهُمْ تَضْحَكُوْنَ ۟

Fattakhaẓtumoohum sikhriyyan ḥattaaa ʹañsawkum Ẓikree wa-kuñtum minhum taḍḥakoon!

but you were ˹so busy˺ making fun of them that it made you forget My remembrance. And you used to laugh at them.

Verse 23:111

اِنِّیْ جَزَیْتُهُمُ الْیَوْمَ بِمَا صَبَرُوْۤا ۙ اَنَّهُمْ هُمُ الْفَآىِٕزُوْنَ ۟

ʹInnee jazaytuhumul yawma bimaa ṣabarooo ʹannahum humul Faaaʹizoon.

Today I have indeed rewarded them for their perseverance: they are certainly the triumphant.”

Verse 23:112

قٰلَ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ فِی الْاَرْضِ عَدَدَ سِنِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aala kam labis̤tum fil ʹarḍi ʻadada sineen?

He will ask ˹them˺, “How many years did you remain on earth?”

Verse 23:113

قَالُوْا لَبِثْنَا یَوْمًا اَوْ بَعْضَ یَوْمٍ فَسْـَٔلِ الْعَآدِّیْنَ ۟

Q̣aaloo labis̤naa yawman ʹaw baʻḍa yawmiñ fasʹalil ʻaaaddeen.

They will reply, “We remained ˹only˺ a day or part of a day. But ask those who kept count.”

Verse 23:114

قٰلَ اِنْ لَّبِثْتُمْ اِلَّا قَلِیْلًا لَّوْ اَنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aala ʹil labis̤tum ʹillaa q̣aleelal law ʹannakum kuñtum taʻlamoon!

He will say, “You only remained for a little while, if only you knew.

Verse 23:115

اَفَحَسِبْتُمْ اَنَّمَا خَلَقْنٰكُمْ عَبَثًا وَّاَنَّكُمْ اِلَیْنَا لَا تُرْجَعُوْنَ ۟

ʹAfaḥasibtum ʹannamaa khalaq̣naakum ʻabas̤añw Waʹannakum ʹilaynaa laa- turjaʻoon?

Did you then think that We had created you without purpose, and that you would never be returned to Us?”

Verse 23:116

فَتَعٰلَی اللّٰهُ الْمَلِكُ الْحَقُّ ۚ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ ۚ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْكَرِیْمِ ۟

Fataʻaalal laahul Malikul Ḥaq̣q̣: Laaa ʹilaaha ʹillaa Hoo: Rabbul ʻArshil Kareem!

Exalted is Allah, the True King! There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him, the Lord of the Honourable Throne.

Verse 23:117

وَمَنْ یَّدْعُ مَعَ اللّٰهِ اِلٰهًا اٰخَرَ ۙ لَا بُرْهَانَ لَهٗ بِهٖ ۙ فَاِنَّمَا حِسَابُهٗ عِنْدَ رَبِّهٖ ؕ اِنَّهٗ لَا یُفْلِحُ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-mañy yadʻu maʻal laahi ʹilaahan ʹaakhara laa- burhaana lahoo bihee faʹinnamaa ḥisaabuhoo ʻiñda Rabbih! ʹInnahoo laa- yufliḥul Kaafiroon!

Whoever invokes, besides Allah, another god—for which they can have no proof—they will surely find their penalty with their Lord. Indeed, the disbelievers will never succeed.

Verse 23:118

وَقُلْ رَّبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ وَاَنْتَ خَیْرُ الرّٰحِمِیْنَ ۟۠

Wa-q̣ur Rabbig̣ fir warḥam wa-ʹAñta Khayrur raaḥimeen!

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “My Lord! Forgive and have mercy, for You are the best of those who show mercy.”