Surah Ar-Rad

Verse 13:1

الٓمّٓرٰ ۫ تِلْكَ اٰیٰتُ الْكِتٰبِ ؕ وَالَّذِیْۤ اُنْزِلَ اِلَیْكَ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ الْحَقُّ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ ۟

ʹAlif-Laaam-Meeem-Raa. Tilka ʹAayaatul Kitaab. Wallaẓeee ʹuñzila ʹilayka mir Rabbikal Ḥaq̣q̣u wa-laakinna ʹaks̤aran naasi laa- yuʹminoon.

Alif-Lãm-Mĩm-Ra. These are the verses of the Book. What has been revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ from your Lord is the truth, but most people do not believe.

Verse 13:2

اَللّٰهُ الَّذِیْ رَفَعَ السَّمٰوٰتِ بِغَیْرِ عَمَدٍ تَرَوْنَهَا ثُمَّ اسْتَوٰی عَلَی الْعَرْشِ وَسَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ ؕ كُلٌّ یَّجْرِیْ لِاَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّی ؕ یُدَبِّرُ الْاَمْرَ یُفَصِّلُ الْاٰیٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ بِلِقَآءِ رَبِّكُمْ تُوْقِنُوْنَ ۟

ʹAllaahul laẓee rafaʻas samaawaati big̣ayri ʻamadiñ tarawnahaa s̤ummas tawaa ʻalal ʻArshi wa-sakhkharash shamsa walq̣amar! Kulluñy yajree liʹajalim musammaa. Yudabbirul ʹamra yufaṣṣilul ʹAayaati laʻallakum̃ biliq̣aaaʹi Rabbikum tooq̣inoon.

It is Allah Who has raised the heavens without pillars—as you can see—then established Himself on the Throne. He has subjected the sun and the moon, each orbiting for an appointed term. He conducts the whole affair. He makes the signs clear so that you may be certain of the meeting with your Lord.

Verse 13:3

وَهُوَ الَّذِیْ مَدَّ الْاَرْضَ وَجَعَلَ فِیْهَا رَوَاسِیَ وَاَنْهٰرًا ؕ وَمِنْ كُلِّ الثَّمَرٰتِ جَعَلَ فِیْهَا زَوْجَیْنِ اثْنَیْنِ یُغْشِی الَّیْلَ النَّهَارَ ؕ اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ یَّتَفَكَّرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-Huwal laẓee maddal ʹarḍa wa-jaʻala feehaa rawaasiya wa-ʹanhaaraa: wa-miñ kullis̤ s̤amaraati jaʻala feehaa zawjaynis̤ nayni yug̣shil laylan nahaar. ʹInna fee ẓaalika laʹAayaatil liq̣awmiñy yatafakkaroon.

And He is the One Who spread out the earth and placed firm mountains and rivers upon it, and created fruits of every kind in pairs. He covers the day with night. Surely in this are signs for those who reflect.

Verse 13:4

وَفِی الْاَرْضِ قِطَعٌ مُّتَجٰوِرٰتٌ وَّجَنّٰتٌ مِّنْ اَعْنَابٍ وَّزَرْعٌ وَّنَخِیْلٌ صِنْوَانٌ وَّغَیْرُ صِنْوَانٍ یُّسْقٰی بِمَآءٍ وَّاحِدٍ ۫ وَنُفَضِّلُ بَعْضَهَا عَلٰی بَعْضٍ فِی الْاُكُلِ ؕ اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ یَّعْقِلُوْنَ ۟

Wa-fil ʹarḍi q̣iṭaʻum mutajaawiraatuñw wajannaatum min ʹaʻnaabiñw Wazarʻuñw Wanakheeluñ ṣinwaanuñw wag̣ayru ṣinwaaniñy yusq̣aa bimaaaʹiñw waaḥid. Wa-nufaḍḍilu baʻḍahaa ʻalaa baʻḍiñ fil ʹukul. ʹInna fee ẓaalika laʹAayaatil liq̣awmiñy yaʻq̣iloon!

And on the earth there are ˹different˺ neighbouring tracts, gardens of grapevines, ˹various˺ crops, palm trees—some stemming from the same root, others standing alone. They are all irrigated with the same water, yet We make some taste better than others. Surely in this are signs for those who understand.

Verse 13:5

وَاِنْ تَعْجَبْ فَعَجَبٌ قَوْلُهُمْ ءَاِذَا كُنَّا تُرٰبًا ءَاِنَّا لَفِیْ خَلْقٍ جَدِیْدٍ ؕ۬ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا بِرَبِّهِمْ ۚ وَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ الْاَغْلٰلُ فِیْۤ اَعْنَاقِهِمْ ۚ وَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ اَصْحٰبُ النَّارِ ۚ هُمْ فِیْهَا خٰلِدُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiñ taʻjab faʻajabuñ q̣awluhum ʹa-ʹiẓaa kunnaa turaaban ʹa-ʹinnaa lafee khalq̣iñ jadeed? ʹUlaaaʹikal laẓeena kafaroo bi-Rabbihim! Wa-ʹulaaaʹikal ʹag̣laalu feee ʹaʻnaaq̣ihim: wa-ʹulaaaʹika ʹAṣḥaabun Naari hum feehaa khaalidoon!

˹Now,˺ if anything should amaze you ˹O Prophet˺, then it is their question: “When we are reduced to dust, will we really be raised as a new creation?” It is they who have disbelieved in their Lord. It is they who will have shackles around their necks. And it is they who will be the residents of the Fire. They will be there forever.

Verse 13:6

وَیَسْتَعْجِلُوْنَكَ بِالسَّیِّئَةِ قَبْلَ الْحَسَنَةِ وَقَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمُ الْمَثُلٰتُ ؕ وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُوْ مَغْفِرَةٍ لِّلنَّاسِ عَلٰی ظُلْمِهِمْ ۚ وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَشَدِیْدُ الْعِقَابِ ۟

Wa-yastaʻjiloonaka Bis-sayyiʹati q̣ablal ḥasanati wa-q̣ad khalat miñ q̣ablihimul Mas̤ulaat! Wa-ʹinna Rabbaka la-Ẓoo Mag̣firatil linnaasi ʻalaa z̤̣ulmihim, wa-ʹinna Rabbaka la-Shadeedul ʻiq̣aab.

They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ to hasten the torment rather than grace, though there have ˹already˺ been ˹many˺ torments before them. Surely your Lord is full of forgiveness for people, despite their wrongdoing, and your Lord is truly severe in punishment.

Verse 13:7

وَیَقُوْلُ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا لَوْلَاۤ اُنْزِلَ عَلَیْهِ اٰیَةٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّهٖ ؕ اِنَّمَاۤ اَنْتَ مُنْذِرٌ وَّلِكُلِّ قَوْمٍ هَادٍ ۟۠

Wa-yaq̣oolul laẓeena kafaroo law-laaa ʹuñzila ʻalayhi ʹAayatum mir Rabbih? ʹInnamaaa ʹañta muñẓiruñw walikulli q̣awmin haad.

The disbelievers say, “If only a sign could be sent down to him from his Lord.” You ˹O Prophet˺ are only a warner. And every people had a guide.

Verse 13:8

اَللّٰهُ یَعْلَمُ مَا تَحْمِلُ كُلُّ اُ وَمَا تَغِیْضُ الْاَرْحَامُ وَمَا تَزْدَادُ ؕ وَكُلُّ شَیْءٍ عِنْدَهٗ بِمِقْدَارٍ ۟

ʹAllaahu yaʻlamu maa- taḥmilu kullu ʹuñs̤aa wa-maa tag̣eeḍul ʹarḥaamu wa-maa tazdaad. Wa-kullu shayʹin ʻiñdahoo bimiq̣daar.

Allah knows what every female bears and what increases and decreases in the wombs. And with Him everything is determined with precision.

Verse 13:9

عٰلِمُ الْغَیْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ الْكَبِیْرُ الْمُتَعَالِ ۟

ʻAalimul G̣aybi wash-Shahaadatil Kabeerul Mutaʻaal.

˹He is the˺ Knower of the seen and the unseen—the All-Great, Most Exalted.

Verse 13:10

سَوَآءٌ مِّنْكُمْ مَّنْ اَسَرَّ الْقَوْلَ وَمَنْ جَهَرَ بِهٖ وَمَنْ هُوَ مُسْتَخْفٍ بِالَّیْلِ وَسَارِبٌ بِالنَّهَارِ ۟

Sawaaaʹum miñkum man ʹasarral q̣awla wa-mañ jahara bihee wa-man huwa mustakhfim billayli wa-saaribum binnahaar.

It is the same ˹to Him˺ whether any of you speaks secretly or openly, whether one hides in the darkness of night or goes about in broad daylight.

Verse 13:11

لَهٗ مُعَقِّبٰتٌ مِّنْ بَیْنِ یَدَیْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهٖ یَحْفَظُوْنَهٗ مِنْ اَمْرِ اللّٰهِ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا یُغَیِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتّٰی یُغَیِّرُوْا مَا بِاَنْفُسِهِمْ ؕ وَاِذَاۤ اَرَادَ اللّٰهُ بِقَوْمٍ سُوْٓءًا فَلَا مَرَدَّ لَهٗ ۚ وَمَا لَهُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِهٖ مِنْ وَّالٍ ۟

Lahoo muʻaq̣q̣ibaatum mim bayni yadayhi wa-min khalfihee yaḥfaz̤̣oonahoo min ʹamril laah. ʹInnal laaha laa- yug̣ayyiru maa- biq̣awmin ḥattaa yug̣ayyiroo maa- biʹañfusihim. Wa-ʹiẓaaa ʹaraadal laahu biq̣awmiñ soooʹañ falaa- maradda lahoo wa-maa lahum miñ doonihee miñw waal.

For each one there are successive angels before and behind, protecting them by Allah’s command. Indeed, Allah would never change a people’s state ˹of favour˺ until they change their own state ˹of faith˺. And if it is Allah’s Will to torment a people, it can never be averted, nor can they find a protector other than Him.

Verse 13:12

هُوَ الَّذِیْ یُرِیْكُمُ الْبَرْقَ خَوْفًا وَّطَمَعًا وَّیُنْشِئُ السَّحَابَ الثِّقَالَ ۟ۚ

Huwal laẓee yureekumul barq̣a khawfañw waṭamaʻañw wayuñshiʹus saḥaabas̤ s̤iq̣aal!

He is the One Who shows you lightning, inspiring ˹you with˺ hope and fear, and produces heavy clouds.

Verse 13:13

وَیُسَبِّحُ الرَّعْدُ بِحَمْدِهٖ وَالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُ مِنْ خِیْفَتِهٖ ۚ وَیُرْسِلُ الصَّوَاعِقَ فَیُصِیْبُ بِهَا مَنْ یَّشَآءُ وَهُمْ یُجَادِلُوْنَ فِی اللّٰهِ ۚ وَهُوَ شَدِیْدُ الْمِحَالِ ۟ؕ

Wa-yusabbiḥur RAʻDU bi-Ḥamdihee walmalaaaʹikatu min kheefatih: wa-yursiluṣ ṣawaaʻiq̣a fayuṣeebu bihaa mañy yashaaaʹu wa-hum yujaadiloona fil laahi, wa-Huwa Shadeedul miḥaal!

The thunder glorifies His praises, as do the angels in awe of Him. He sends thunderbolts, striking with them whoever He wills. Yet they dispute about Allah. And He is tremendous in might.

Verse 13:14

لَهٗ دَعْوَةُ الْحَقِّ ؕ وَالَّذِیْنَ یَدْعُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِهٖ لَا یَسْتَجِیْبُوْنَ لَهُمْ بِشَیْءٍ اِلَّا كَبَاسِطِ كَفَّیْهِ اِلَی الْمَآءِ لِیَبْلُغَ فَاهُ وَمَا هُوَ بِبَالِغِهٖ ؕ وَمَا دُعَآءُ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ اِلَّا فِیْ ضَلٰلٍ ۟

Lahoo daʻwatul Ḥaq̣q̣: wallaẓeena yadʻoona miñ doonihee laa- yastajeeboona lahum̃ bishayʹin ʹillaa kabaasiṭi kaffayhi ʹilal maaaʹi liyablug̣a faahu wa-maa huwa bibaalig̣ih: wa-maa duʻaaaʹul kaafireena ʹillaa fee ḍalaal.

Calling upon Him ˹alone˺ is the truth. But those ˹idols˺ the pagans invoke besides Him ˹can˺ never respond to them in any way. ˹It is˺ just like someone who stretches out their hands to water, ˹asking it˺ to reach their mouths, but it can never do so. The calls of the disbelievers are only in vain.

Verse 13:15

وَلِلّٰهِ یَسْجُدُ مَنْ فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ طَوْعًا وَّكَرْهًا وَّظِلٰلُهُمْ بِالْغُدُوِّ وَالْاٰصَالِ ۟

Wa-lillaahi yasjudu mañ fis samaawaati wal-ʹarḍi ṭaw-ʻañw wakarhañw waz̤̣ilaaluhum̃ bilg̣uduwwi wal-ʹaaṣaal.

To Allah ˹alone˺ bow down ˹in submission˺ all those in the heavens and the earth—willingly or unwillingly—as do their shadows, morning and evening.

Verse 13:16

قُلْ مَنْ رَّبُّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ؕ قُلِ اللّٰهُ ؕ قُلْ اَفَاتَّخَذْتُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِهٖۤ اَوْلِیَآءَ لَا یَمْلِكُوْنَ لِاَنْفُسِهِمْ نَفْعًا وَّلَا ضَرًّا ؕ قُلْ هَلْ یَسْتَوِی الْاَعْمٰی وَالْبَصِیْرُ ۙ۬ اَمْ هَلْ تَسْتَوِی الظُّلُمٰتُ وَالنُّوْرُ ۚ۬ اَمْ جَعَلُوْا لِلّٰهِ شُرَكَآءَ خَلَقُوْا كَخَلْقِهٖ فَتَشَابَهَ الْخَلْقُ عَلَیْهِمْ ؕ قُلِ اللّٰهُ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَیْءٍ وَّهُوَ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ ۟

Q̣ul mar Rabbus samaawaati wal-ʹarḍ? Q̣ulil laah. Q̣ul ʹafattakhaẓtum miñ dooniheee ʹawliyaaaʹa laa- yamlikoona liʹañfusihim nafʻañw walaa ḍarraa? Q̣ul hal yastawil ʹaʻmaa wal-baṣeer. ʹAm hal tastawiz̤̣ z̤̣ulumaatu wannoor? ʹAm jaʻaloo lillaahi shurakaaaʹa khalaq̣oo kakhalq̣ihee fatashaabahal khalq̣u ʻalayhim? Q̣ulil laahu Khaaliq̣u kulli shayʹiñw wa-Huwal Waaḥidul Q̣ahhaar.

Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, “Who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth?” Say, “Allah!” Ask ˹them˺, “Why ˹then˺ have you taken besides Him lords who cannot even benefit or protect themselves?” Say, “Can the blind and the sighted be equal? Or can darkness and light be equal?” Or have they associated with Allah partners who ˹supposedly˺ produced a creation like His, leaving them confused between the two creations? Say, “Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the One, the Supreme.”

Verse 13:17

اَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَسَالَتْ اَوْدِیَةٌ بِقَدَرِهَا فَاحْتَمَلَ السَّیْلُ زَبَدًا رَّابِیًا ؕ وَمِمَّا یُوْقِدُوْنَ عَلَیْهِ فِی النَّارِ ابْتِغَآءَ حِلْیَةٍ اَوْ مَتَاعٍ زَبَدٌ مِّثْلُهٗ ؕ كَذٰلِكَ یَضْرِبُ اللّٰهُ الْحَقَّ وَالْبَاطِلَ ؕ۬ فَاَمَّا الزَّبَدُ فَیَذْهَبُ جُفَآءً ۚ وَاَمَّا مَا یَنْفَعُ النَّاسَ فَیَمْكُثُ فِی الْاَرْضِ ؕ كَذٰلِكَ یَضْرِبُ اللّٰهُ الْاَمْثَالَ ۟ؕ

ʹAñzala minas samaaaʹi maaaʹañ fasaalat ʹawdiyatum biq̣adarihaa faḥtamalas saylu zabadar raabiyaa. Wa-mimmaa yooq̣idoona ʻalayhi fin naarib tig̣aaaʹa ḥilyatin ʹaw mataaʻiñ zabadum mis̤luh. Kaẓalika yaḍribul laahul Ḥaq̣q̣a wal-Baaṭil. Faʹammaz zabadu fayaẓhabu jufaaaʹaa. Waʹammaa maa- yañfaʻun naasa fayamkus̤u fil ʹarḍ. Kaẓaalika yaḍribul laahul ʹams̤aal.

He sends down rain from the sky, causing the valleys to flow, each according to its capacity. The currents then carry along rising foam, similar to the slag produced from metal that people melt in the fire for ornaments or tools. This is how Allah compares truth to falsehood. The ˹worthless˺ residue is then cast away, but what benefits people remains on the earth. This is how Allah sets forth parables.

Verse 13:18

لِلَّذِیْنَ اسْتَجَابُوْا لِرَبِّهِمُ الْحُسْنٰی ؔؕ وَالَّذِیْنَ لَمْ یَسْتَجِیْبُوْا لَهٗ لَوْ اَنَّ لَهُمْ مَّا فِی الْاَرْضِ جَمِیْعًا وَّمِثْلَهٗ مَعَهٗ لَافْتَدَوْا بِهٖ ؕ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ لَهُمْ سُوْٓءُ الْحِسَابِ ۙ۬ وَمَاْوٰىهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ؕ وَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُ ۟۠

Lillaẓeenas tajaaboo li-Rabbihimul Ḥusnaa. Wallaẓeena lam yastajeeboo lahoo law ʹanna lahum maa fil ʹarḍi jameeʻañw wamis̤lahoo maʻahoo laftadaw bih. ʹUlaaaʹika lahum soooʹul ḥisaab: wa-maʹwaahum jahannam.― wabiʹsal mihaad!

Those who respond to ˹the call of˺ their Lord will have the finest reward. As for those who do not respond to Him, even if they were to possess everything in the world twice over, they would certainly offer it to ransom themselves. They will face strict judgment, and Hell will be their home. What an evil place to rest!

Verse 13:19

اَفَمَنْ یَّعْلَمُ اَنَّمَاۤ اُنْزِلَ اِلَیْكَ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ الْحَقُّ كَمَنْ هُوَ اَعْمٰی ؕ اِنَّمَا یَتَذَكَّرُ اُولُوا الْاَلْبَابِ ۟ۙ

ʹAfamañy yaʻlamu ʹannamaaa ʹuñzila ʹilayka mir Rabbikal Ḥaq̣q̣u kaman huwa ʹaʻmaa? ʹInnamaa yataẓakkaru ʹulul ʹalbaab;―

Can the one who knows that your Lord’s revelation to you ˹O Prophet˺ is the truth be like the one who is blind? None will be mindful ˹of this˺ except people of reason.

Verse 13:20

الَّذِیْنَ یُوْفُوْنَ بِعَهْدِ اللّٰهِ وَلَا یَنْقُضُوْنَ الْمِیْثَاقَ ۟ۙ

ʹAllaẓeena yoofoona biʻAhdil laahi wa-laa yañq̣uḍoonal Mees̤aaq̣;

˹They are˺ those who honour Allah’s covenant, never breaking the pledge;

Verse 13:21

وَالَّذِیْنَ یَصِلُوْنَ مَاۤ اَمَرَ اللّٰهُ بِهٖۤ اَنْ یُّوْصَلَ وَیَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ وَیَخَافُوْنَ سُوْٓءَ الْحِسَابِ ۟ؕ

Wallaẓeena yaṣiloona maaa ʹamaral laahu biheee ʹañy yooṣala wa-yakhshawna Rabbahum wa-yakhaafoona soooʹal ḥisaab;

and those who maintain whatever ˹ties˺ Allah has ordered to be maintained, stand in awe of their Lord, and fear strict judgment.

Verse 13:22

وَالَّذِیْنَ صَبَرُوا ابْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِمْ وَاَقَامُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَاَنْفَقُوْا مِمَّا رَزَقْنٰهُمْ سِرًّا وَّعَلَانِیَةً وَّیَدْرَءُوْنَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ السَّیِّئَةَ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ لَهُمْ عُقْبَی الدَّارِ ۟ۙ

Wallaẓeena ṣabarub tig̣aaaʹa Wajhi Rabbihim wa-ʹaq̣aamuṣ Ṣalaata wa-ʹañfaq̣oo mimmaa razaq̣naahum sirrañw waʻalaaniyatañw wayadraʹoona bilḥasanatis sayyiʹata ʹulaaaʹika lahum ʻuq̣bad Daar,―

And ˹they are˺ those who endure patiently, seeking their Lord’s pleasure, establish prayer, donate from what We have provided for them—secretly and openly—and respond to evil with good. It is they who will have the ultimate abode:

Verse 13:23

جَنّٰتُ عَدْنٍ یَّدْخُلُوْنَهَا وَمَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ اٰبَآىِٕهِمْ وَاَزْوَاجِهِمْ وَذُرِّیّٰتِهِمْ وَالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُ یَدْخُلُوْنَ عَلَیْهِمْ مِّنْ كُلِّ بَابٍ ۟ۚ

Jannaatu ʻAdniñy yadkhuloonahaa wa-mañ ṣalaḥa min ʹaabaaaʹihim wa-ʹazwaajihim waẓurriyyaatihim walmalaaaʹikatu yadkhuloona ʻalayhim miñ kulli baab.

the Gardens of Eternity, which they will enter along with the righteous among their parents, spouses, and descendants. And the angels will enter upon them from every gate, ˹saying,˺

Verse 13:24

سَلٰمٌ عَلَیْكُمْ بِمَا صَبَرْتُمْ فَنِعْمَ عُقْبَی الدَّارِ ۟ؕ

Salaamun ʻalaykum̃ bimaa ṣabartum faniʻma ʻuq̣bad Daar!

“Peace be upon you for your perseverance. How excellent is the ultimate abode!”

Verse 13:25

وَالَّذِیْنَ یَنْقُضُوْنَ عَهْدَ اللّٰهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ مِیْثَاقِهٖ وَیَقْطَعُوْنَ مَاۤ اَمَرَ اللّٰهُ بِهٖۤ اَنْ یُّوْصَلَ وَیُفْسِدُوْنَ فِی الْاَرْضِ ۙ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ لَهُمُ اللَّعْنَةُ وَلَهُمْ سُوْٓءُ الدَّارِ ۟

Wallaẓeena yañq̣uḍoona ʻAhdal laahi mim baʻdi Mees̤aaq̣ihee wa-yaq̣ṭaʻoona maaa ʹamaral laahu biheee ʹañy yooṣala wa-yufsidoona fil ʹarḍi ʹulaaaʹika lahumul Laʻnatu wa-lahum soooʹud Daar!

And those who violate Allah’s covenant after it has been affirmed, break whatever ˹ties˺ Allah has ordered to be maintained, and spread corruption in the land—it is they who will be condemned and will have the worst abode.

Verse 13:26

اَللّٰهُ یَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ یَّشَآءُ وَیَقْدِرُ ؕ وَفَرِحُوْا بِالْحَیٰوةِ الدُّنْیَا ؕ وَمَا الْحَیٰوةُ الدُّنْیَا فِی الْاٰخِرَةِ اِلَّا مَتَاعٌ ۟۠

ʹAllaahu yabsuṭur Rizq̣a limañy yashaaaʹu wa-yaq̣dir. Wa-fariḥoo bilḥayaatid dunyaa. Wa-mal ḥayaatud dunyaa fil ʹAakhirati ʹillaa mataaʻ.

Allah gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills. And the disbelievers become prideful of ˹the pleasures of˺ this worldly life. But the life of this world, compared to the Hereafter, is nothing but a fleeting enjoyment.

Verse 13:27

وَیَقُوْلُ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا لَوْلَاۤ اُنْزِلَ عَلَیْهِ اٰیَةٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّهٖ ؕ قُلْ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ یُضِلُّ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ وَیَهْدِیْۤ اِلَیْهِ مَنْ اَنَابَ ۟ۖۚ

Wa-yaq̣oolul laẓeena kafaroo laaa-law ʹuñzila ʻalayhi ʹAayatum mir Rabbih? Q̣ul ʹinnal laaha yuḍillu mañy yashaaaʹu wa-yahdeee ʹilayhi man ʹanaab.

The disbelievers say, “If only a sign could be sent down to him from his Lord.” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Indeed, Allah leaves to stray whoever He wills, and guides to Himself whoever turns to Him—

Verse 13:28

اَلَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَتَطْمَىِٕنُّ قُلُوْبُهُمْ بِذِكْرِ اللّٰهِ ؕ اَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللّٰهِ تَطْمَىِٕنُّ الْقُلُوْبُ ۟ؕ

ʹAllaẓeena ʹaamanoo wa-taṭmaʹinnu q̣uloobuhum̃ biẓikril laah. ʹAlaa biẓikril laahi taṭmaʹinnul q̣uloob.

those who believe and whose hearts find comfort in the remembrance of Allah. Surely in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find comfort.

Verse 13:29

اَلَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ طُوْبٰی لَهُمْ وَحُسْنُ مَاٰبٍ ۟

ʹAllaẓeena ʹaamanoo wa-ʻamiluṣ Ṣaaliḥaati ṭoobaa lahum waḥusnu maʹaab.

Those who believe and do good, for them will be bliss and an honourable destination.”

Verse 13:30

كَذٰلِكَ اَرْسَلْنٰكَ فِیْۤ اُمَّةٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهَاۤ اُمَمٌ لِّتَتْلُوَاۡ عَلَیْهِمُ الَّذِیْۤ اَوْحَیْنَاۤ اِلَیْكَ وَهُمْ یَكْفُرُوْنَ بِالرَّحْمٰنِ ؕ قُلْ هُوَ رَبِّیْ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ ۚ عَلَیْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَاِلَیْهِ مَتَابِ ۟

Kaẓaalika ʹarsalnaaka feee ʹUmmatiñ q̣ad khalat miñ q̣ablihaaa ʹUmamul litatluwa ʻalayhimul laẓeee ʹawḥaynaaa ʹilayka wa-hum yakfuroona bir-Raḥmaan! Q̣ul Huwa Rabbee Laaa ʹilaaha ʹillaa Hoo! ʻAlayhi tawakkaltu wa-ʹilayhi mataab!

And so We have sent you ˹O Prophet˺ to a community, like ˹We did with˺ earlier communities, so that you may recite to them what We have revealed to you. Yet they deny the Most Compassionate. Say, “He is my Lord! There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him. In Him I put my trust, and to Him I turn ˹in repentance˺.”

Verse 13:31

وَلَوْ اَنَّ قُرْاٰنًا سُیِّرَتْ بِهِ الْجِبَالُ اَوْ قُطِّعَتْ بِهِ الْاَرْضُ اَوْ كُلِّمَ بِهِ الْمَوْتٰی ؕ بَلْ لِّلّٰهِ الْاَمْرُ جَمِیْعًا ؕ اَفَلَمْ یَایْـَٔسِ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْۤا اَنْ لَّوْ یَشَآءُ اللّٰهُ لَهَدَی النَّاسَ جَمِیْعًا ؕ وَلَا یَزَالُ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا تُصِیْبُهُمْ بِمَا صَنَعُوْا قَارِعَةٌ اَوْ تَحُلُّ قَرِیْبًا مِّنْ دَارِهِمْ حَتّٰی یَاْتِیَ وَعْدُ اللّٰهِ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا یُخْلِفُ الْمِیْعَادَ ۟۠

Wa-law ʹanna q̣urʹaanañ suyyirat bihil jibaalu ʹaw q̣uṭṭiʻat bihil ʹarḍu ʹaw kullima bihil mawtaa, bal lillaahil ʹAmru jameeʻaa! ʹAfalam yayʹasil laẓeena ʹaamanooo ʹal law yashaaa ʹullaahu lahadan naasa jameeʻaa? Wa-laa yazaalul laẓeena kafaroo tuṣeebuhum̃ bimaa ṣanaʻoo Q̣aariʻatun ʹaw taḥullu q̣areebam miñ daarihim ḥattaa yaʹtiya waʻdul laah. ʹInnal laaha laa- yukhliful meeʻaad.

If there were a recitation that could cause mountains to move, or the earth to split, or the dead to speak, ˹it would have been this Quran˺. But all matters are by Allah’s Will. Have the believers not yet realized that had Allah willed, He could have guided all of humanity? And disasters will continue to afflict the disbelievers or strike close to their homes for their misdeeds, until Allah’s promise comes to pass. Surely Allah never fails in His promise.

Verse 13:32

وَلَقَدِ اسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّنْ قَبْلِكَ فَاَمْلَیْتُ لِلَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا ثُمَّ اَخَذْتُهُمْ ۫ فَكَیْفَ كَانَ عِقَابِ ۟

Wa-laq̣adis tuhziʹa birusulim miñ q̣ablika faʹamlaytu lillaẓeena kafaroo s̤umma ʹakhaẓtuhum: fakayfa kaana ʻiq̣aab!

Other messengers had already been ridiculed before you, but I delayed the disbelievers ˹for a while˺ then seized them. And how ˹horrible˺ was My punishment!

Verse 13:33

اَفَمَنْ هُوَ قَآىِٕمٌ عَلٰی كُلِّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ ۚ وَجَعَلُوْا لِلّٰهِ شُرَكَآءَ ؕ قُلْ سَمُّوْهُمْ ؕ اَمْ تُنَبِّـُٔوْنَهٗ بِمَا لَا یَعْلَمُ فِی الْاَرْضِ اَمْ بِظَاهِرٍ مِّنَ الْقَوْلِ ؕ بَلْ زُیِّنَ لِلَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا مَكْرُهُمْ وَصُدُّوْا عَنِ السَّبِیْلِ ؕ وَمَنْ یُّضْلِلِ اللّٰهُ فَمَا لَهٗ مِنْ هَادٍ ۟

ʹAfaman Huwa q̣aaaʹimun ʻalaa kulli nafsim bimaa Kasabat? Wa-jaʻaloo lil-laahi shurakaaaʹ. Q̣ul sammoohum! ʹAm tunabbiʹoonahoo bimaa laa- yaʻlamu fil ʹarḍi ʹam biz̤̣aahirim minal q̣awl? Bal zuyyina lillazeena kafaroo makruhum waṣuddoo ʻanis Sabeel. Wa-mañy yuḍlilil laahu famaa lahoo min haad.

Is ˹there any equal to˺ the Vigilant One Who knows what every soul commits? Yet the pagans have associated others with Allah ˹in worship˺. Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Name them! Or do you ˹mean to˺ inform Him of something He does not know on the earth? Or are these ˹gods˺ just empty words?” In fact, the disbelievers’ falsehood has been made so appealing to them that they have been turned away from the Path. And whoever Allah leaves to stray will be left with no guide.

Verse 13:34

لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ فِی الْحَیٰوةِ الدُّنْیَا وَلَعَذَابُ الْاٰخِرَةِ اَشَقُّ ۚ وَمَا لَهُمْ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ مِنْ وَّاقٍ ۟

Lahum ʻaẓaabuñ fil ḥayaatid dunyaa wa-laʻaẓaabul ʹAakhirati ʹashaq̣q̣: wa-maa lahum minal laahi miñw waaq̣.

For them is punishment in this worldly life, but the punishment of the Hereafter is truly far worse. And none can shield them from Allah.

Verse 13:35

مَثَلُ الْجَنَّةِ الَّتِیْ وُعِدَ الْمُتَّقُوْنَ ؕ تَجْرِیْ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهٰرُ ؕ اُكُلُهَا دَآىِٕمٌ وَّظِلُّهَا ؕ تِلْكَ عُقْبَی الَّذِیْنَ اتَّقَوْا ۖۗ وَّعُقْبَی الْكٰفِرِیْنَ النَّارُ ۟

Mas̤alul jannatil latee wuʻidal Muttaq̣oon! tajree miñ taḥtihal ʹanhaar: ʹukuluhaa daaaʹimuñw waz̤̣illuhaa: tilka ʻUq̣bal laẓeenat taq̣aw: Wa-ʻUq̣bal kaafireenan Naar.

The description of the Paradise promised to the righteous is that under it rivers flow; eternal is its fruit as well as its shade. That is the ˹ultimate˺ outcome for the righteous. But the outcome for the disbelievers is the Fire!

Verse 13:36

وَالَّذِیْنَ اٰتَیْنٰهُمُ الْكِتٰبَ یَفْرَحُوْنَ بِمَاۤ اُنْزِلَ اِلَیْكَ وَمِنَ الْاَحْزَابِ مَنْ یُّنْكِرُ بَعْضَهٗ ؕ قُلْ اِنَّمَاۤ اُمِرْتُ اَنْ اَعْبُدَ اللّٰهَ وَلَاۤ اُشْرِكَ بِهٖ ؕ اِلَیْهِ اَدْعُوْا وَاِلَیْهِ مَاٰبِ ۟

Wallaẓeena ʹaataynaahumul Kitaaba yafraḥoona bimaaa ʹuñzila ʹilayka wa-minal ʹaḥzaabi mañy yuñkiru baʻḍah. Q̣ul ʹinnamaaa ʹumirtu ʹan ʹaʻbudal laaha wa-laaa ʹushrika bih. ʹIlayhi ʹadʻoo wa-ʹilayhi maʹaaab.

˹The believers among˺ those who were given the Scripture rejoice at what has been revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺, while some ˹disbelieving˺ factions deny a portion of it. Say, “I have only been commanded to worship Allah, associating none with Him ˹in worship˺. To Him I invite ˹all˺, and to Him is my return.”

Verse 13:37

وَكَذٰلِكَ اَنْزَلْنٰهُ حُكْمًا عَرَبِیًّا ؕ وَلَىِٕنِ اتَّبَعْتَ اَهْوَآءَهُمْ بَعْدَ مَا جَآءَكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ ۙ مَا لَكَ مِنَ اللّٰهِ مِنْ وَّلِیٍّ وَّلَا وَاقٍ ۟۠

Wa-kaẓaalika ʹañzalnaahu Ḥukman ʻArabiyyaa. Wa-laʹinit tabaʻta ʹahwaaaʹahum̃ baʻdamaa jaaaʹaka minal ʻilmi maa- laka minal laahi miñw waliyyiñw walaa waaq̣.

And so We have revealed it as an authority in Arabic. And if you were to follow their desires after ˹all˺ the knowledge that has come to you, there would be none to protect or shield you from Allah.

Verse 13:38

وَلَقَدْ اَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلًا مِّنْ قَبْلِكَ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ اَزْوَاجًا وَّذُرِّیَّةً ؕ وَمَا كَانَ لِرَسُوْلٍ اَنْ یَّاْتِیَ بِاٰیَةٍ اِلَّا بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِ ؕ لِكُلِّ اَجَلٍ كِتَابٌ ۟

Wa-laq̣ad ʹarsalnaa rusulam miñ q̣ablika wa-jaʻalnaa lahum ʹazwaajañw waẓurriyyah: wa-maa kaana lirasoolin ʹañy yaʹtiya biʹAayatin ʹillaa biʹIẓnil laah. Likulli ʹajaliñ kitaab.

We have certainly sent messengers before you ˹O Prophet˺ and blessed them with wives and offspring. It was not for any messenger to bring a sign without Allah’s permission. Every destined matter has a ˹set˺ time.

Verse 13:39

یَمْحُوا اللّٰهُ مَا یَشَآءُ وَیُثْبِتُ ۖۚ وَعِنْدَهٗۤ اُمُّ الْكِتٰبِ ۟

Yamḥul laahu maa- yashaaaʹu wa-yus̤bitu ʻiñdahooo ʹummul Kitaab.

Allah eliminates and confirms what He wills, and with Him is the Master Record.

Verse 13:40

وَاِنْ مَّا نُرِیَنَّكَ بَعْضَ الَّذِیْ نَعِدُهُمْ اَوْ نَتَوَفَّیَنَّكَ فَاِنَّمَا عَلَیْكَ الْبَلٰغُ وَعَلَیْنَا الْحِسَابُ ۟

Wa-ʹim maa nuriyannaka baʻḍal laẓee naʻiduhum ʹaw natawaffayannaka faʹinnamaa ʻalaykal balaag̣u wa-ʻalaynal ḥisaab.

Whether We show you ˹O Prophet˺ some of what We threaten them with, or cause you to die ˹before that˺, your duty is only to deliver ˹the message˺. Judgment is for Us.

Verse 13:41

اَوَلَمْ یَرَوْا اَنَّا نَاْتِی الْاَرْضَ نَنْقُصُهَا مِنْ اَطْرَافِهَا ؕ وَاللّٰهُ یَحْكُمُ لَا مُعَقِّبَ لِحُكْمِهٖ ؕ وَهُوَ سَرِیْعُ الْحِسَابِ ۟

ʹAwalam yaraw ʹannaa naʹtil ʹarḍa nañq̣uṣuhaa min ʹaṭraafihaa? Wallaahu yaḥkumu laa- muʻaq̣q̣iba li-Ḥukmih: wa-Huwa Sareeʻul ḥisaab.

Do they not see that We gradually reduce their land from its borders? Allah decides—none can reverse His decision. And He is swift in reckoning.

Verse 13:42

وَقَدْ مَكَرَ الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ فَلِلّٰهِ الْمَكْرُ جَمِیْعًا ؕ یَعْلَمُ مَا تَكْسِبُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ؕ وَسَیَعْلَمُ الْكُفّٰرُ لِمَنْ عُقْبَی الدَّارِ ۟

Wa-q̣ad makaral laẓeena miñ q̣ablihim falillaahil makru jameeʻaa. Yaʻlamu maa- taksibu kullu nafs: wa-sayaʻlamul kuffaaru liman ʻUq̣bad Daar.

Those ˹disbelievers˺ before them ˹secretly˺ planned, but Allah has the ultimate plan. He knows what every soul commits. And the disbelievers will soon know who will have the ultimate outcome.

Verse 13:43

وَیَقُوْلُ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا لَسْتَ مُرْسَلًا ؕ قُلْ كَفٰی بِاللّٰهِ شَهِیْدًا بَیْنِیْ وَبَیْنَكُمْ ۙ وَمَنْ عِنْدَهٗ عِلْمُ الْكِتٰبِ ۟۠

Wa-yaq̣oolul laẓeena kafaroo lasta mursalaa. Q̣ul kafaa billaahi shaheedam baynee wa-baynakum wa-man ʻiñdahoo ʻilmul Kitaab.

The disbelievers say, “You ˹Muḥammad˺ are no messenger.” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Allah is sufficient as a Witness between me and you, as is whoever has knowledge of the Scripture.”