Surah As-Saff

Verse 61:1

سَبَّحَ لِلّٰهِ مَا فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِی الْاَرْضِ ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَزِیْزُ الْحَكِیْمُ ۟

Sabbaḥa lillaahi maa- fis samaawaati wa-maa fil ʹarḍ: wa-Huwal ʻAzeezul Ḥakeem.

Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth glorifies Allah. For He ˹alone˺ is the Almighty, All-Wise.

Verse 61:2

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لِمَ تَقُوْلُوْنَ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُوْنَ ۟

Yaaa-ʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanoo lima taq̣ooloona maa laa- tafʻaloon?

O believers! Why do you say what you do not do?

Verse 61:3

كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ اَنْ تَقُوْلُوْا مَا لَا تَفْعَلُوْنَ ۟

Kabura maq̣tan ʻiñdal laahi ʹañ taq̣ooloo maa laa- tafʻaloon.

How despicable it is in the sight of Allah that you say what you do not do!

Verse 61:4

اِنَّ اللّٰهَ یُحِبُّ الَّذِیْنَ یُقَاتِلُوْنَ فِیْ سَبِیْلِهٖ صَفًّا كَاَنَّهُمْ بُنْیَانٌ مَّرْصُوْصٌ ۟

ʹInnal laaha yuḥibbul laẓeena yuq̣aatiloona fee Sabeelihee ṢAFFAÑ kaʹannahum̃ bunyaanum marṣooṣ.

Surely Allah loves those who fight in His cause in ˹solid˺ ranks as if they were one concrete structure.

Verse 61:5

وَاِذْ قَالَ مُوْسٰی لِقَوْمِهٖ یٰقَوْمِ لِمَ تُؤْذُوْنَنِیْ وَقَدْ تَّعْلَمُوْنَ اَنِّیْ رَسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ اِلَیْكُمْ ؕ فَلَمَّا زَاغُوْۤا اَزَاغَ اللّٰهُ قُلُوْبَهُمْ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ لَا یَهْدِی الْقَوْمَ الْفٰسِقِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ q̣aala Moosaa liq̣awmihee yaa-q̣awmi lima tuʹẓoonanee wa-q̣at taʻlamoona ʹannee rasoolul laahi ʹilaykum?˺ Falammaa zaag̣ooo ʹazaag̣al laahu q̣uloobahum. Wallaahu laa- yahdil q̣awmal faasiq̣een.

˹Remember, O Prophet,˺ when Moses said to his people, “O my people! Why do you hurt me when you already know I am Allah’s messenger to you?” So when they ˹persistently˺ deviated, Allah caused their hearts to deviate. For Allah does not guide the rebellious people.

Verse 61:6

وَاِذْ قَالَ عِیْسَی ابْنُ مَرْیَمَ یٰبَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ اِنِّیْ رَسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ اِلَیْكُمْ مُّصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَیْنَ یَدَیَّ مِنَ التَّوْرٰىةِ وَمُبَشِّرًا بِرَسُوْلٍ یَّاْتِیْ مِنْ بَعْدِی اسْمُهٗۤ اَحْمَدُ ؕ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ بِالْبَیِّنٰتِ قَالُوْا هٰذَا سِحْرٌ مُّبِیْنٌ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ q̣aala ʻEesab nu Maryama yaa-Baneee ʹIsraaaʹeela ʹinnee Rasoolul laahi ʹilaykum muṣaddiq̣al limaa bayna yadayya minat Tawraati wa-Mubashshiram bi-Rasooliñy yaʹtee mim baʻdis muhooo ʹAhmad.˺ Falammaa jaaaʹahum̃ bil-Bayyinaati q̣aaloo Haaẓaa Siḥrum mubeen.

And ˹remember˺ when Jesus, son of Mary, said, “O children of Israel! I am truly Allah’s messenger to you, confirming the Torah which came before me, and giving good news of a messenger after me whose name will be Aḥmad.” Yet when the Prophet came to them with clear proofs, they said, “This is pure magic.”

Verse 61:7

وَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرٰی عَلَی اللّٰهِ الْكَذِبَ وَهُوَ یُدْعٰۤی اِلَی الْاِسْلَامِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ لَا یَهْدِی الْقَوْمَ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-man ʹaz̤̣lamu mimmanif taraa ʻalal laahil kaẓiba wa-huwa yudʻaaa ʹilal ʹIslaam? Wallaahu laa- yahdil q̣awmaz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeen.

Who does more wrong than the one who fabricates lies about Allah when invited to submit ˹to Him˺? For Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

Verse 61:8

یُرِیْدُوْنَ لِیُطْفِـُٔوْا نُوْرَ اللّٰهِ بِاَفْوَاهِهِمْ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ مُتِمُّ نُوْرِهٖ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ ۟

Yureedoona liyuṭfiʹoo Nooral laahi biʹafwaahihim wallaahu mutimmu Noorihee wa-law karihal kaafiroon.

They wish to extinguish Allah’s light with their mouths, but Allah will ˹certainly˺ perfect His light, even to the dismay of the disbelievers.

Verse 61:9

هُوَ الَّذِیْۤ اَرْسَلَ رَسُوْلَهٗ بِالْهُدٰی وَدِیْنِ الْحَقِّ لِیُظْهِرَهٗ عَلَی الدِّیْنِ كُلِّهٖ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُوْنَ ۟۠

Huwal laẓeee ʹarsala Rasoolahoo bil-Hudaa wa-Deenil Ḥaq̣q̣i liyuz̤̣hirahoo ʻalad deeni kullihee wa-law karihal Mushrikoon.

He is the One Who has sent His Messenger with ˹true˺ guidance and the religion of truth, making it prevail over all others, even to the dismay of the polytheists.

Verse 61:10

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا هَلْ اَدُلُّكُمْ عَلٰی تِجَارَةٍ تُنْجِیْكُمْ مِّنْ عَذَابٍ اَلِیْمٍ ۟

Yaaaʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanoo hal ʹadullukum ʻalaa tijaaratiñ tuñjeekum min ʻAẓaabin ʹaleem?

O believers! Shall I guide you to an exchange that will save you from a painful punishment?

Verse 61:11

تُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَرَسُوْلِهٖ وَتُجَاهِدُوْنَ فِیْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِ بِاَمْوَالِكُمْ وَاَنْفُسِكُمْ ؕ ذٰلِكُمْ خَیْرٌ لَّكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Tuʹminoona billaahi wa-Rasoolihee wa-tujaahidoona fee Sabeelil laahi biʹamwaalikum wa-ʹañfusikum: ẓaalikum khayrul lakum ʹiñ kuñtum taʻlamoon!

˹It is to˺ have faith in Allah and His Messenger, and strive in the cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives. That is best for you, if only you knew.

Verse 61:12

یَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوْبَكُمْ وَیُدْخِلْكُمْ جَنّٰتٍ تَجْرِیْ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهٰرُ وَمَسٰكِنَ طَیِّبَةً فِیْ جَنّٰتِ عَدْنٍ ؕ ذٰلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِیْمُ ۟ۙ

Yag̣fir lakum ẓunoobakum wa-yudkhilkum Jannaatiñ tajree miñ taḥtihal ʹanhaaru wa-masaakina ṭayyibatañ fee Jannaati ʻAdn: ẓaalikal Fawzul ʻaz̤̣eem.

He will forgive your sins, and admit you into Gardens under which rivers flow, and ˹house you in˺ splendid homes in the Gardens of Eternity. That is the ultimate triumph.

Verse 61:13

وَاُخْرٰی تُحِبُّوْنَهَا ؕ نَصْرٌ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَفَتْحٌ قَرِیْبٌ ؕ وَبَشِّرِ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹukhraa tuḥibboonahaa,― naṣrum minal laahi wa-fatḥuñ q̣areeb. Wa-bashshiril Muʹmineen.

˹He will also give you˺ another favour that you long for: help from Allah and an imminent victory. ˹So˺ give good news ˹O Prophet˺ to the believers.

Verse 61:14

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا كُوْنُوْۤا اَنْصَارَ اللّٰهِ كَمَا قَالَ عِیْسَی ابْنُ مَرْیَمَ لِلْحَوَارِیّٖنَ مَنْ اَنْصَارِیْۤ اِلَی اللّٰهِ ؕ قَالَ الْحَوَارِیُّوْنَ نَحْنُ اَنْصَارُ اللّٰهِ فَاٰمَنَتْ طَّآىِٕفَةٌ مِّنْ بَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ وَكَفَرَتْ طَّآىِٕفَةٌ ۚ فَاَیَّدْنَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا عَلٰی عَدُوِّهِمْ فَاَصْبَحُوْا ظٰهِرِیْنَ ۟۠

Yaaaʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanoo koonooo ʹañṣaaral laahi kamaa q̣aala ʻEesab nu Maryama lil-Ḥawaariyyeena man ʹañṣaareee ʹilal laah? Q̣aalal Ḥawaariyyoona naḥnu ʹañṣaarul laahi faʹaamanaṭ ṭaaaʹifatum mim Baneee ʹIsraaaʹeela wa-kafaraṭ ṭaaaʹifah. Faʹayyadnal laẓeena ʹaamanoo ʻalaa ʻaduwwihim faʹaṣbaḥoo z̤̣aahireen.

O believers! Stand up for Allah, as Jesus, son of Mary, asked the disciples, “Who will stand up with me for Allah?” The disciples replied, “We will stand up for Allah.” Then a group from the Children of Israel believed while another disbelieved. We then supported the believers against their enemies, so they prevailed.