Surah Az-Zumar

Verse 39:1

تَنْزِیْلُ الْكِتٰبِ مِنَ اللّٰهِ الْعَزِیْزِ الْحَكِیْمِ ۟

Tañzeelul Kitaabi minal laahil ʻAzeezil Ḥakeem.

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

Verse 39:2

اِنَّاۤ اَنْزَلْنَاۤ اِلَیْكَ الْكِتٰبَ بِالْحَقِّ فَاعْبُدِ اللّٰهَ مُخْلِصًا لَّهُ الدِّیْنَ ۟ؕ

ʹInnaaa ʹañzalnaaa ʹilaykal Kitaaba bil-Ḥaq̣q̣i faʻbudil laaha mukhliṣal lahud deen.

Indeed, We have sent down the Book to you ˹O Prophet˺ in truth, so worship Allah ˹alone˺, being sincerely devoted to Him.

Verse 39:3

اَلَا لِلّٰهِ الدِّیْنُ الْخَالِصُ ؕ وَالَّذِیْنَ اتَّخَذُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِهٖۤ اَوْلِیَآءَ ۘ مَا نَعْبُدُهُمْ اِلَّا لِیُقَرِّبُوْنَاۤ اِلَی اللّٰهِ زُلْفٰی ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ یَحْكُمُ بَیْنَهُمْ فِیْ مَا هُمْ فِیْهِ یَخْتَلِفُوْنَ ؕ۬ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا یَهْدِیْ مَنْ هُوَ كٰذِبٌ كَفَّارٌ ۟

ʹAlaa lillaahid deenul khaaliṣ? Wallaẓeenat takhaẓoo miñ dooniheee ʹawliyaaaʹ. Maa- naʻbuduhum ʹillaa liyuq̣arriboonaaa ʹilal laahi zulfaa. ʹInnal laaha yaḥkumu baynahum fee maa- hum feehi yakhtalifoon. ʹInnal laaha laa- yahdee man huwa kaaẓibuñ kaffaar.

Indeed, sincere devotion is due ˹only˺ to Allah. As for those who take other lords besides Him, ˹saying,˺ “We worship them only so they may bring us closer to Allah,” surely Allah will judge between all regarding what they differed about. Allah certainly does not guide whoever persists in lying and disbelief.

Verse 39:4

لَوْ اَرَادَ اللّٰهُ اَنْ یَّتَّخِذَ وَلَدًا لَّاصْطَفٰی مِمَّا یَخْلُقُ مَا یَشَآءُ ۙ سُبْحٰنَهٗ ؕ هُوَ اللّٰهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ ۟

Law ʹaaraadal laahu ʹañy yattakhiẓa waladal laṣṭafaa mimmaa yakhluq̣u maa- yashaaaʹu Subḥaanah! Huwal laahul Waaḥidul Q̣ahhaar.

Had it been Allah’s Will to have offspring, He could have chosen whatever He willed of His creation. Glory be to Him! He is Allah—the One, the Supreme.

Verse 39:5

خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّ ۚ یُكَوِّرُ الَّیْلَ عَلَی النَّهَارِ وَیُكَوِّرُ النَّهَارَ عَلَی الَّیْلِ وَسَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ ؕ كُلٌّ یَّجْرِیْ لِاَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّی ؕ اَلَا هُوَ الْعَزِیْزُ الْغَفَّارُ ۟

Khalaq̣as samaawaati wal-ʹarḍa bilḥaq̣q̣: yukawwirul layla ʻalan nahaari wa-yukawwirun nahaara ʻalal layli wa-sakhkharash shamsa walq̣amar: kulluñy yajree liʹajalim musammaa. ʹAlaa Huwal ʻAzeezul G̣affaar.

He created the heavens and the earth for a purpose. He wraps the night around the day, and wraps the day around the night. And He has subjected the sun and the moon, each orbiting for an appointed term. He is truly the Almighty, Most Forgiving.

Verse 39:6

خَلَقَكُمْ مِّنْ نَّفْسٍ وَّاحِدَةٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَاَنْزَلَ لَكُمْ مِّنَ الْاَنْعَامِ ثَمٰنِیَةَ اَزْوَاجٍ ؕ یَخْلُقُكُمْ فِیْ بُطُوْنِ اُمَّهٰتِكُمْ خَلْقًا مِّنْ بَعْدِ خَلْقٍ فِیْ ظُلُمٰتٍ ثَلٰثٍ ؕ ذٰلِكُمُ اللّٰهُ رَبُّكُمْ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ ؕ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ ۚ فَاَنّٰی تُصْرَفُوْنَ ۟

Khalaq̣akum min nafsiñw waaḥidatiñ s̤umma jaʻala minhaa zawjahaa wa-ʹañzala lakum minal ʹanʻaami s̤amaaniyata ʹazwaaj: yakhluq̣ukum fee buṭooni ʹummahaatikum khalaq̣am mim baʻdi khalq̣iñ fee ẓulumaatiñ s̤alaas̤. Ẓaalikumul laahu Rabbukum lahul mulk. Laaa ʹilaaha ʹillaa Hoo. Faʹannaa tuṣrafoon?

He created you ˹all˺ from a single soul, then from it He made its mate. And He produced for you four pairs of cattle. He creates you in the wombs of your mothers ˹in stages˺, one development after another, in three layers of darkness. That is Allah—your Lord! All authority belongs to Him. There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him. How can you then be turned away?

Verse 39:7

اِنْ تَكْفُرُوْا فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَنِیٌّ عَنْكُمْ ۫ وَلَا یَرْضٰی لِعِبَادِهِ الْكُفْرَ ۚ وَاِنْ تَشْكُرُوْا یَرْضَهُ لَكُمْ ؕ وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِّزْرَ اُخْرٰی ؕ ثُمَّ اِلٰی رَبِّكُمْ مَّرْجِعُكُمْ فَیُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ ؕ اِنَّهٗ عَلِیْمٌۢ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُوْرِ ۟

ʹIñ takfuroo faʹinnal laaha G̣aniyyun ʻañkum: wa-laa yarḍaa liʻibaadihil kufr: wa-ʹiñ tashkuroo yarḍahu lakum. Wa-laa taziru waaziratuñw wizra ʹukhraa. S̤umma ʹilaa Rabbikum Marjiʻukum fayunabbiʹukum̃ bimaa kuñtum taʻmaloon. ʹInnahoo ʻAleemum biẓaatiṣ ṣudoor.

If you disbelieve, then ˹know that˺ Allah is truly not in need of you, nor does He approve of disbelief from His servants. But if you become grateful ˹through faith˺, He will appreciate that from you. No soul burdened with sin will bear the burden of another. Then to your Lord is your return, and He will inform you of what you used to do. He certainly knows best what is ˹hidden˺ in the heart.

Verse 39:8

وَاِذَا مَسَّ الْاِنْسَانَ ضُرٌّ دَعَا رَبَّهٗ مُنِیْبًا اِلَیْهِ ثُمَّ اِذَا خَوَّلَهٗ نِعْمَةً مِّنْهُ نَسِیَ مَا كَانَ یَدْعُوْۤا اِلَیْهِ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَجَعَلَ لِلّٰهِ اَنْدَادًا لِّیُضِلَّ عَنْ سَبِیْلِهٖ ؕ قُلْ تَمَتَّعْ بِكُفْرِكَ قَلِیْلًا ۖۗ اِنَّكَ مِنْ اَصْحٰبِ النَّارِ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓaa massal ʹiñsaana ḍurruñ daʻaa Rabbahoo muneeban ʹilayhi s̤umma ʹiẓaa khawwalahoo niʻmatam minhu nasiya maa- kaana yadʻooo ʹilayhi miñ q̣ablu wa-jaʻala lillaahi ʹañdaadal liyuḍilla ʻañ Sabeelih. Q̣ul tamattaʻ bikufrika q̣aleelan ʹinnaka min ʹAṣḥaabin Naar!

When one is touched with hardship, they cry out to their Lord, turning to Him ˹alone˺. But as soon as He showers them with blessings from Him, they ˹totally˺ forget the One they had cried to earlier, and set up equals to Allah to mislead ˹others˺ from His Way. Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Enjoy your disbelief for a little while! You will certainly be one of the inmates of the Fire.”

Verse 39:9

اَمَّنْ هُوَ قَانِتٌ اٰنَآءَ الَّیْلِ سَاجِدًا وَّقَآىِٕمًا یَّحْذَرُ الْاٰخِرَةَ وَیَرْجُوْا رَحْمَةَ رَبِّهٖ ؕ قُلْ هَلْ یَسْتَوِی الَّذِیْنَ یَعْلَمُوْنَ وَالَّذِیْنَ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ ؕ اِنَّمَا یَتَذَكَّرُ اُولُوا الْاَلْبَابِ ۟۠

ʹAmman huwa q̣aanitun ʹaanaaaʹal layli saajidañw waq̣aaaʹimañy yaḥẓarul ʹAakhirata wa-yarjoo Raḥmata Rabbih? Q̣ul hal yastawil laẓeena yaʻlamoona wallaẓeena la yaʻlamoon? ʹInnamaa yataẓakkaru ʹulul ʹalbaab.

˹Are they better˺ or those who worship ˹their Lord˺ devoutly in the hours of the night, prostrating and standing, fearing the Hereafter and hoping for the mercy of their Lord? Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Are those who know equal to those who do not know?” None will be mindful ˹of this˺ except people of reason.

Verse 39:10

قُلْ یٰعِبَادِ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوا اتَّقُوْا رَبَّكُمْ ؕ لِلَّذِیْنَ اَحْسَنُوْا فِیْ هٰذِهِ الدُّنْیَا حَسَنَةٌ ؕ وَاَرْضُ اللّٰهِ وَاسِعَةٌ ؕ اِنَّمَا یُوَفَّی الصّٰبِرُوْنَ اَجْرَهُمْ بِغَیْرِ حِسَابٍ ۟

Q̣ul yaa-ʻibaadil laẓeena ʹaamanut taq̣oo Rabbakum. Lillaẓeena ʹaḥsanoo fee haaẓihid dunyaa ḥasanah. Wa-ʹarḍul laahi waasiʻah! ʹInnamaa yuwaffaṣ ṣaabiroona ʹajrahum̃ big̣ayri ḥisaab!

Say ˹O Prophet, that Allah says˺, “O My servants who believe! Be mindful of your Lord. Those who do good in this world will have a good reward. And Allah’s earth is spacious. Only those who endure patiently will be given their reward without limit.”

Verse 39:11

قُلْ اِنِّیْۤ اُمِرْتُ اَنْ اَعْبُدَ اللّٰهَ مُخْلِصًا لَّهُ الدِّیْنَ ۟ۙ

Q̣ul ʹinneee ʹumirtu ʹan ʹaʻbudal laaha mukhliṣal lahud deen;

Say, “I am commanded to worship Allah, being sincerely devoted to Him ˹alone˺.

Verse 39:12

وَاُمِرْتُ لِاَنْ اَكُوْنَ اَوَّلَ الْمُسْلِمِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹumirtu liʹan ʹakoona ʹawwalal Muslimeen.

And I am commanded to be the first of those who submit ˹to His Will˺.”

Verse 39:13

قُلْ اِنِّیْۤ اَخَافُ اِنْ عَصَیْتُ رَبِّیْ عَذَابَ یَوْمٍ عَظِیْمٍ ۟

Q̣ul ʹinneee ʹakhaafu ʹin ʻaṣaytu Rabbee ʻaẓaaba Yawmin ʻaz̤̣eem.

Say, “I truly fear—if I were to disobey my Lord—the torment of a tremendous Day.”

Verse 39:14

قُلِ اللّٰهَ اَعْبُدُ مُخْلِصًا لَّهٗ دِیْنِیْ ۟ۙ

Q̣ulil laaha ʹaʻbudu mukhliṣal lahoo deenee:

Say, “It is ˹only˺ Allah that I worship, being sincere in my devotion to Him.

Verse 39:15

فَاعْبُدُوْا مَا شِئْتُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِهٖ ؕ قُلْ اِنَّ الْخٰسِرِیْنَ الَّذِیْنَ خَسِرُوْۤا اَنْفُسَهُمْ وَاَهْلِیْهِمْ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ ؕ اَلَا ذٰلِكَ هُوَ الْخُسْرَانُ الْمُبِیْنُ ۟

Faʻbudoo maa- shiʹtum miñ doonih. Q̣ul ʹinnal khaasireenal laẓeena khasirooo ʹañfusahum wa-ʹahleehim Yawmal Q̣iyaamah: ʹalaa ẓaalika huwal khusraanul mubeen!

Worship then whatever ˹gods˺ you want instead of Him.” Say, “The ˹true˺ losers are those who will lose themselves and their families on Judgment Day. That is indeed the clearest loss.”

Verse 39:16

لَهُمْ مِّنْ فَوْقِهِمْ ظُلَلٌ مِّنَ النَّارِ وَمِنْ تَحْتِهِمْ ظُلَلٌ ؕ ذٰلِكَ یُخَوِّفُ اللّٰهُ بِهٖ عِبَادَهٗ ؕ یٰعِبَادِ فَاتَّقُوْنِ ۟

Lahum miñ fawq̣ihim z̤̣ulalum minañ Naari wa-miñ taḥtihim z̤̣ulal. Ẓaalika yukhawwiful laahu bihee ʻIbaadah: yaa-ʻIbaadi fattaq̣oon.

They will have layers of fire above and below them. That is what Allah warns His servants with. So fear Me, O My servants!

Verse 39:17

وَالَّذِیْنَ اجْتَنَبُوا الطَّاغُوْتَ اَنْ یَّعْبُدُوْهَا وَاَنَابُوْۤا اِلَی اللّٰهِ لَهُمُ الْبُشْرٰی ۚ فَبَشِّرْ عِبَادِ ۟ۙ

Wallaẓeenaj tanabuṭ Ṭaag̣oota ʹañy yaʻbudoohaa wa-ʹanaabooo ʹilal laahi lahumul Bushraa: fabashshir ʻIbaad,―

And those who shun the worship of false gods, turning to Allah ˹alone˺, will have good news. So give good news to My servants ˹O Prophet˺—

Verse 39:18

الَّذِیْنَ یَسْتَمِعُوْنَ الْقَوْلَ فَیَتَّبِعُوْنَ اَحْسَنَهٗ ؕ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ الَّذِیْنَ هَدٰىهُمُ اللّٰهُ وَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمْ اُولُوا الْاَلْبَابِ ۟

ʹAllaẓeena yastamiʻoonal Q̣awla fayattabiʻoona ʹaḥsanah: ʹulaaaʹikal laẓeena hadaahumul laahu wa-ʹulaaaʹika hum ʹulul ʹalbaab.

those who listen to what is said and follow the best of it. These are the ones ˹rightly˺ guided by Allah, and these are ˹truly˺ the people of reason.

Verse 39:19

اَفَمَنْ حَقَّ عَلَیْهِ كَلِمَةُ الْعَذَابِ ؕ اَفَاَنْتَ تُنْقِذُ مَنْ فِی النَّارِ ۟ۚ

ʹAfaman ḥaq̣q̣a ʻalayhi kalimatul ʻAẓaab? ʹA-faʹañta tuñq̣iẓu mañ fin Naar?

What about those against whom the decree of torment has been justified? Is it you ˹O Prophet˺ who will then save those bound for the Fire?

Verse 39:20

لٰكِنِ الَّذِیْنَ اتَّقَوْا رَبَّهُمْ لَهُمْ غُرَفٌ مِّنْ فَوْقِهَا غُرَفٌ مَّبْنِیَّةٌ ۙ تَجْرِیْ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهٰرُ ؕ۬ وَعْدَ اللّٰهِ ؕ لَا یُخْلِفُ اللّٰهُ الْمِیْعَادَ ۟

Laakinil laẓeenat taq̣aw Rabbahum lahum g̣urafum miñ fawq̣ihaa g̣urafum mabniyyatuñ tajree miñ taḥtihal ʹanhaar; Waʻdal laah: laa- yukhliful laahul meeʻaad.

But those mindful of their Lord will have ˹elevated˺ mansions, built one above the other, under which rivers flow. ˹That is˺ the promise of Allah. ˹And˺ Allah never fails in ˹His˺ promise.

Verse 39:21

اَلَمْ تَرَ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ اَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَسَلَكَهٗ یَنَابِیْعَ فِی الْاَرْضِ ثُمَّ یُخْرِجُ بِهٖ زَرْعًا مُّخْتَلِفًا اَلْوَانُهٗ ثُمَّ یَهِیْجُ فَتَرٰىهُ مُصْفَرًّا ثُمَّ یَجْعَلُهٗ حُطَامًا ؕ اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَذِكْرٰی لِاُولِی الْاَلْبَابِ ۟۠

ʹAlam tara ʹannal laaha ʹañzala minas samaaaʹi maaaʹañ fasalakahoo yanaabeeʻa fil ʹarḍi s̤umma yukhriju bihee zarʻam mukhtalifan ʹalwaanuhoo s̤umma yaheeju fataraahu muṣfarrañ s̤umma yajʻaluhoo ḥuṭaamaa. ʹInna fee ẓaalika la-Ẓikraa liʹulil ʹalbaab.

Do you not see that Allah sends down rain from the sky—channelling it through streams in the earth—then produces with it crops of various colours, then they dry up and you see them wither, and then He reduces them to chaff? Surely in this is a reminder for people of reason.

Verse 39:22

اَفَمَنْ شَرَحَ اللّٰهُ صَدْرَهٗ لِلْاِسْلَامِ فَهُوَ عَلٰی نُوْرٍ مِّنْ رَّبِّهٖ ؕ فَوَیْلٌ لِّلْقٰسِیَةِ قُلُوْبُهُمْ مِّنْ ذِكْرِ اللّٰهِ ؕ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ فِیْ ضَلٰلٍ مُّبِیْنٍ ۟

ʹAfamañ sharaḥal laahu ṣadrahoo lil-ʹIslaami fahuwa ʻalaa Noorim mir Rabbih? Fawaylul lilq̣aasiyati q̣uloobuhum miñ ẓikril laah! ʹulaaaʹika fee ḍalaalim mubeen!

Can ˹the misguided be like˺ those whose hearts Allah has opened to Islam, so they are enlightened by their Lord? So woe to those whose hearts are hardened at the remembrance of Allah! It is they who are clearly astray.

Verse 39:23

اَللّٰهُ نَزَّلَ اَحْسَنَ الْحَدِیْثِ كِتٰبًا مُّتَشَابِهًا مَّثَانِیَ ۖۗ تَقْشَعِرُّ مِنْهُ جُلُوْدُ الَّذِیْنَ یَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ ۚ ثُمَّ تَلِیْنُ جُلُوْدُهُمْ وَقُلُوْبُهُمْ اِلٰی ذِكْرِ اللّٰهِ ؕ ذٰلِكَ هُدَی اللّٰهِ یَهْدِیْ بِهٖ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ ؕ وَمَنْ یُّضْلِلِ اللّٰهُ فَمَا لَهٗ مِنْ هَادٍ ۟

ʹAllaahu nazzala ʹaḥsanal Ḥadees̤i Kitaabam mutashaabiham mas̤aaniya taq̣shaʻirru minhu juloodul laẓeena yakhshawna Rabbahum; s̤umma taleenu julooduhum wa-q̣uloobuhum ʹilaa Ẓikril laah. Ẓaalika hudal laahi yahdee bihee mañy yashaaaʹ; wa-mañy yuḍlilil laahu famaa lahoo min haad.

˹It is˺ Allah ˹Who˺ has sent down the best message—a Book of perfect consistency and repeated lessons—which causes the skin ˹and hearts˺ of those who fear their Lord to tremble, then their skin and hearts soften at the mention of ˹the mercy of˺ Allah. That is the guidance of Allah, through which He guides whoever He wills. But whoever Allah leaves to stray will be left with no guide.

Verse 39:24

اَفَمَنْ یَّتَّقِیْ بِوَجْهِهٖ سُوْٓءَ الْعَذَابِ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ ؕ وَقِیْلَ لِلظّٰلِمِیْنَ ذُوْقُوْا مَا كُنْتُمْ تَكْسِبُوْنَ ۟

ʹAfamañy yattaq̣ee biwajhihee soooʹal ʻaẓaabi Yawmal Q̣iyaamah? Wa-q̣eela liz̤̣z̤̣aalimeena ẓooq̣oo maa- kuñtum taksiboon!

Are those who will only have their ˹bare˺ faces to shield themselves from the awful torment on Judgment Day ˹better than those in Paradise˺? It will ˹then˺ be said to the wrongdoers: “Reap what you sowed!”

Verse 39:25

كَذَّبَ الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ فَاَتٰىهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَیْثُ لَا یَشْعُرُوْنَ ۟

Kaẓẓabal laẓeena miñ q̣ablihim faʹataahumul ʻAẓaabu min ḥays̤u laa- yashʻuroon.

Those before them ˹also˺ rejected ˹the truth˺, then the torment came upon them from where they least expected.

Verse 39:26

فَاَذَاقَهُمُ اللّٰهُ الْخِزْیَ فِی الْحَیٰوةِ الدُّنْیَا ۚ وَلَعَذَابُ الْاٰخِرَةِ اَكْبَرُ ۘ لَوْ كَانُوْا یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Faʹaẓaaq̣ahumul laahul khizya fil ḥayaatid dunyaa wa-laʻAẓaabul ʹAakhirati ʹakbar. Law kaanoo yaʻlamoon!

So Allah made them taste humiliation in this worldly life, but far worse is the punishment of the Hereafter, if only they knew.

Verse 39:27

وَلَقَدْ ضَرَبْنَا لِلنَّاسِ فِیْ هٰذَا الْقُرْاٰنِ مِنْ كُلِّ مَثَلٍ لَّعَلَّهُمْ یَتَذَكَّرُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-laq̣ad ḍarabnaa linnaasi fee haaẓal Q̣ur-ʹaani miñ kulli Mas̤alil laʻallahum yataẓakkaroon.

We have certainly set forth every ˹kind of˺ lesson for people in this Quran, so perhaps they will be mindful.

Verse 39:28

قُرْاٰنًا عَرَبِیًّا غَیْرَ ذِیْ عِوَجٍ لَّعَلَّهُمْ یَتَّقُوْنَ ۟

Q̣ur-ʹaanan ʻArabiyyan g̣ayra ẓee ʻiwajil laʻallahum yattaq̣oon.

˹It is˺ a Quran ˹revealed˺ in Arabic without any crookedness, so perhaps they will be conscious ˹of Allah˺.

Verse 39:29

ضَرَبَ اللّٰهُ مَثَلًا رَّجُلًا فِیْهِ شُرَكَآءُ مُتَشٰكِسُوْنَ وَرَجُلًا سَلَمًا لِّرَجُلٍ ؕ هَلْ یَسْتَوِیٰنِ مَثَلًا ؕ اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ ۚ بَلْ اَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Ḍarabal laahu Mas̤alar rajulañ feehi shurakaaaʹu mutashaakisoona wa-rajulañ salamal lirajul: Hal yastawiyaani mas̤alaa? ʹAl-Ḥamdu lillaah! Bal ʹaks̤aruhum laa- yaʻlamoon.

Allah sets forth the parable of a slave owned by several quarrelsome masters, and a slave owned by only one master. Are they equal in condition? Praise be to Allah! In fact, most of them do not know.

Verse 39:30

اِنَّكَ مَیِّتٌ وَّاِنَّهُمْ مَّیِّتُوْنَ ۟ؗ

ʹInnaka mayyituñw waʹinnahum mayyitoon.

You ˹O Prophet˺ will certainly die, and they will die too.

Verse 39:31

ثُمَّ اِنَّكُمْ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ عِنْدَ رَبِّكُمْ تَخْتَصِمُوْنَ ۟۠

S̤umma ʹinnakum Yawmal Q̣iyaamati ʻiñda Rabbikum takhtaṣimoon.

Then on the Day of Judgment you will ˹all settle your˺ dispute before your Lord.

Verse 39:32

فَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنْ كَذَبَ عَلَی اللّٰهِ وَكَذَّبَ بِالصِّدْقِ اِذْ جَآءَهٗ ؕ اَلَیْسَ فِیْ جَهَنَّمَ مَثْوًی لِّلْكٰفِرِیْنَ ۟

Faman ʹaz̤̣lamu mimmañ kaẓaba ʻalal laahi wa-kaẓẓaba biṣ-Ṣidq̣i ʹiẓ jaaaʹah? ʹAlaysa fee Jahannama mas̤wal lilkaafireen?

Who then does more wrong than those who lie about Allah and reject the truth after it has reached them? Is Hell not a ˹fitting˺ home for the disbelievers?

Verse 39:33

وَالَّذِیْ جَآءَ بِالصِّدْقِ وَصَدَّقَ بِهٖۤ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمُ الْمُتَّقُوْنَ ۟

Wallaẓee jaaaʹa biṣ-Ṣidq̣i wa-ṣaddaq̣a biheee ʹulaaaʹika humul Muttaq̣oon.

And the one who has brought the truth and those who embrace it—it is they who are the righteous.

Verse 39:34

لَهُمْ مَّا یَشَآءُوْنَ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ ؕ ذٰلِكَ جَزٰٓؤُا الْمُحْسِنِیْنَ ۟ۚۖ

Lahum maa yashaaaʹoona ʻiñda Rabbihim: ẓaalika jazaaaʹul Muḥsineen,

They will have whatever they desire with their Lord. That is the reward of the good-doers.

Verse 39:35

لِیُكَفِّرَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُمْ اَسْوَاَ الَّذِیْ عَمِلُوْا وَیَجْزِیَهُمْ اَجْرَهُمْ بِاَحْسَنِ الَّذِیْ كَانُوْا یَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

Liyukaffiral laahu ʻanhum ʹaswa ʹallaẓee ʻamiloo wa-yajziyahum ʹajrahum̃ biʹaḥsanil laẓee kaanoo yaʻmaloon.

As such, Allah will absolve them of ˹even˺ the worst of what they did and reward them according to the best of what they used to do.

Verse 39:36

اَلَیْسَ اللّٰهُ بِكَافٍ عَبْدَهٗ ؕ وَیُخَوِّفُوْنَكَ بِالَّذِیْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِهٖ ؕ وَمَنْ یُّضْلِلِ اللّٰهُ فَمَا لَهٗ مِنْ هَادٍ ۟ۚ

ʹAlaysal laahu bi-Kaafin ʻabdah? Wa-yukhawwi-foonaka billaẓeena miñ doonih! Wa-mañy yuḍlilil laahu famaa lahoo min haad.

Is Allah not sufficient for His servant? Yet they threaten you with other ˹powerless˺ gods besides Him! Whoever Allah leaves to stray will be left with no guide.

Verse 39:37

وَمَنْ یَّهْدِ اللّٰهُ فَمَا لَهٗ مِنْ مُّضِلٍّ ؕ اَلَیْسَ اللّٰهُ بِعَزِیْزٍ ذِی انْتِقَامٍ ۟

Wa-mañy yahdil laahu famaa lahoo mim muḍill. ʹAlaysal laahu biʻAzeeziñ Ẓiñ tiq̣aam?

And whoever Allah guides, none can lead astray. Is Allah not Almighty, capable of punishment?

Verse 39:38

وَلَىِٕنْ سَاَلْتَهُمْ مَّنْ خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ لَیَقُوْلُنَّ اللّٰهُ ؕ قُلْ اَفَرَءَیْتُمْ مَّا تَدْعُوْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ اِنْ اَرَادَنِیَ اللّٰهُ بِضُرٍّ هَلْ هُنَّ كٰشِفٰتُ ضُرِّهٖۤ اَوْ اَرَادَنِیْ بِرَحْمَةٍ هَلْ هُنَّ مُمْسِكٰتُ رَحْمَتِهٖ ؕ قُلْ حَسْبِیَ اللّٰهُ ؕ عَلَیْهِ یَتَوَكَّلُ الْمُتَوَكِّلُوْنَ ۟

Wa-laʹiñ saʹaltahum man khalaq̣as samaawaati wal-ʹarḍa layaq̣oolunnal laah. Q̣ul ʹafaraʹaytum maa tadʻoona miñ doonil laahi ʹin ʹaraadaniyal laahu biḍurrin hal hunna kaashifaatu ḍurriheee ʹaw ʹaraadanee bi-Raḥmatin hal hunna mumsikaatu Raḥmatih? Q̣ul ḥasbiyal laah! ʻAlayhi yatawakkalul Mutawakkiloon.

If you ask them ˹O Prophet˺ who created the heavens and the earth, they will certainly say, “Allah!” Ask ˹them˺, “Consider then whatever ˹idols˺ you invoke besides Allah: if it was Allah’s Will to harm me, could they undo that harm? Or if He willed ˹some˺ mercy for me, could they withhold His mercy?” Say, “Allah is sufficient for me. In Him ˹alone˺ the faithful put their trust.”

Verse 39:39

قُلْ یٰقَوْمِ اعْمَلُوْا عَلٰی مَكَانَتِكُمْ اِنِّیْ عَامِلٌ ۚ فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Q̣ul yaa q̣awmiʻmaloo ʻalaa makaanatikum ʹinnee ʻaamil: fasawfa taʻlamoon.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “O my people! Persist in your ways, for I ˹too˺ will persist in mine. You will soon come to know

Verse 39:40

مَنْ یَّاْتِیْهِ عَذَابٌ یُّخْزِیْهِ وَیَحِلُّ عَلَیْهِ عَذَابٌ مُّقِیْمٌ ۟

Mañy yaʹteehi ʻaẓaabuñy yukhzeehi wa-yaḥillu ʻalayhi ʻaẓaabum muq̣eem.

who will be visited by a humiliating torment ˹in this life˺ and overwhelmed by an everlasting punishment ˹in the next˺.”

Verse 39:41

اِنَّاۤ اَنْزَلْنَا عَلَیْكَ الْكِتٰبَ لِلنَّاسِ بِالْحَقِّ ۚ فَمَنِ اهْتَدٰی فَلِنَفْسِهٖ ۚ وَمَنْ ضَلَّ فَاِنَّمَا یَضِلُّ عَلَیْهَا ۚ وَمَاۤ اَنْتَ عَلَیْهِمْ بِوَكِیْلٍ ۟۠

ʹInnaaa ʹañzalnaa ʻalaykal Kitaaba linnaasi bil-Ḥaq̣q̣. famanih tadaa falinafsih: wa-mañ ḍalla faʹinnamaa yaḍillu ʻalayhaa. Wa-maaa ʹañta ʻalayhim̃ biwakeel.

Surely We have revealed to you the Book ˹O Prophet˺ with the truth for humanity. So whoever chooses to be guided, it is for their own good. And whoever chooses to stray, it is only to their own loss. You are not a keeper over them.

Verse 39:42

اَللّٰهُ یَتَوَفَّی الْاَنْفُسَ حِیْنَ مَوْتِهَا وَالَّتِیْ لَمْ تَمُتْ فِیْ مَنَامِهَا ۚ فَیُمْسِكُ الَّتِیْ قَضٰی عَلَیْهَا الْمَوْتَ وَیُرْسِلُ الْاُخْرٰۤی اِلٰۤی اَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّی ؕ اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ یَّتَفَكَّرُوْنَ ۟

ʹAllaahu yatawaffal ʹañfusa ḥeena mawtihaa wallatee lam tamut fee manaamihaa: fayumsikul latee q̣aḍaa ʻalayhal mawta wa-yursilul ʹukhraaa ʹilaaa ʹajalim musammaa. ʹInna fee ẓaalika laʹAayaatil liq̣awmiñy yatafakkaroon.

˹It is˺ Allah ˹Who˺ calls back the souls ˹of people˺ upon their death as well as ˹the souls˺ of the living during their sleep. Then He keeps those for whom He has ordained death, and releases the others until ˹their˺ appointed time. Surely in this are signs for people who reflect.

Verse 39:43

اَمِ اتَّخَذُوْا مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ شُفَعَآءَ ؕ قُلْ اَوَلَوْ كَانُوْا لَا یَمْلِكُوْنَ شَیْـًٔا وَّلَا یَعْقِلُوْنَ ۟

ʹAmit takhaẓoo miñ doonil laahi shufaʻaaaʹ? Q̣ul ʹawalaw kaanoo laa- yamlikoona shayʹañw walaa yaʻq̣iloon?

Or have they taken others besides Allah as intercessors? Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “˹Would they do so,˺ even though those ˹idols˺ have neither authority nor intelligence?”

Verse 39:44

قُلْ لِّلّٰهِ الشَّفَاعَةُ جَمِیْعًا ؕ لَهٗ مُلْكُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ؕ ثُمَّ اِلَیْهِ تُرْجَعُوْنَ ۟

Q̣ul lillaahish Shafaaʻatu jameeʻaa: lahoo mulkus samaawaati wal-ʹarḍ: s̤umma ʹilayhi turjaʻoon.

Say, “All intercession belongs to Allah ˹alone˺. To Him belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. Then to Him you will ˹all˺ be returned.”

Verse 39:45

وَاِذَا ذُكِرَ اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ اشْمَاَزَّتْ قُلُوْبُ الَّذِیْنَ لَا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ ۚ وَاِذَا ذُكِرَ الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ دُوْنِهٖۤ اِذَا هُمْ یَسْتَبْشِرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓaa ẓukiral laahu Waḥdahush maʹazzat q̣uloobul laẓeena laa- yuʹminoona bil-ʹAakhirah; wa-ʹiẓaa ẓukiral laẓeena miñ dooniheee ʹiẓaa hum yastabshiroon!

Yet when Allah alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who disbelieve in the Hereafter are filled with disgust. But as soon as those ˹gods˺ other than Him are mentioned, they are filled with joy.

Verse 39:46

قُلِ اللّٰهُمَّ فَاطِرَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ عٰلِمَ الْغَیْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ اَنْتَ تَحْكُمُ بَیْنَ عِبَادِكَ فِیْ مَا كَانُوْا فِیْهِ یَخْتَلِفُوْنَ ۟

Q̣ulil laahumma Faaṭiras samaawaati wal-ʹarḍi ʻAalimal g̣aybi washshahaadati ʹAñta taḥkumu bayna ʻibaadika Fee maa- kaanoo feehi yakhtalifoon.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “O Allah—Originator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the seen and unseen! You will judge between Your servants regarding their differences.”

Verse 39:47

وَلَوْ اَنَّ لِلَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْا مَا فِی الْاَرْضِ جَمِیْعًا وَّمِثْلَهٗ مَعَهٗ لَافْتَدَوْا بِهٖ مِنْ سُوْٓءِ الْعَذَابِ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ ؕ وَبَدَا لَهُمْ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ مَا لَمْ یَكُوْنُوْا یَحْتَسِبُوْنَ ۟

Wa-law ʹanna lillaẓeena z̤̣alamoo maa- fil ʹarḍi jameeʻañw wamis̤lahoo maʻahoo laftadaw bihee miñ soooʹil ʻaẓaabi Yawmal Q̣iyaamah: wa-badaa lahum minal laahi maa- lam yakoonoo yaḥtasiboon!

Even if the wrongdoers were to possess everything in the world twice over, they would certainly offer it to ransom themselves from the horrible punishment on Judgment Day, for they will see from Allah what they had never expected.

Verse 39:48

وَبَدَا لَهُمْ سَیِّاٰتُ مَا كَسَبُوْا وَحَاقَ بِهِمْ مَّا كَانُوْا بِهٖ یَسْتَهْزِءُوْنَ ۟

Wa-badaa lahum sayyiʹaatu maa- kasaboo waḥaaq̣a bihim maa kaanoo bihee yastahziʹoon!

And the evil ˹consequences˺ of their deeds will unfold before them, and they will be overwhelmed by what they used to ridicule.

Verse 39:49

فَاِذَا مَسَّ الْاِنْسَانَ ضُرٌّ دَعَانَا ؗ ثُمَّ اِذَا خَوَّلْنٰهُ نِعْمَةً مِّنَّا ۙ قَالَ اِنَّمَاۤ اُوْتِیْتُهٗ عَلٰی عِلْمٍ ؕ بَلْ هِیَ فِتْنَةٌ وَّلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Faʹiẓaa massal ʹiñsaana ḍurruñ daʻaanaa: s̤umma ʹiẓaa khawwalnaahu niʻmatam minnaa q̣aala ʹinnamaaa ʹooteetuhoo ʻalaa ʻilm! Bal hiya fitnatuñw walaakinna ʹaks̤arahum laa- yaʻlamoon!

When one is touched with hardship, they cry out to Us ˹alone˺. Then when We shower Our blessings upon them, they say, “I have been granted all this only because of ˹my˺ knowledge.” Not at all! It is ˹no more than˺ a test. But most of them do not know.

Verse 39:50

قَدْ قَالَهَا الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ فَمَاۤ اَغْنٰی عَنْهُمْ مَّا كَانُوْا یَكْسِبُوْنَ ۟

Q̣ad q̣aalahal laẓeena miñ q̣ablihim famaaa ʹag̣naa ʻanhum maa kaanoo yaksiboon.

The same had already been said by those ˹destroyed˺ before them, but their ˹worldly˺ gains were of no benefit to them.

Verse 39:51

فَاَصَابَهُمْ سَیِّاٰتُ مَا كَسَبُوْا ؕ وَالَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْا مِنْ هٰۤؤُلَآءِ سَیُصِیْبُهُمْ سَیِّاٰتُ مَا كَسَبُوْا ۙ وَمَا هُمْ بِمُعْجِزِیْنَ ۟

Faʹaṣaabahum sayyiʹaatu maa- kasaboo. Wallaẓeena z̤̣alamoo min haaaʹulaaaʹi sayuṣeebuhum sayyiʹaatu maa- kasaboo wa-maa hum̃ bimuʻjizeen!

So the evil ˹consequences˺ of their deeds overtook them. And the wrongdoers among these ˹pagans˺ will be overtaken by the evil ˹consequences˺ of their deeds. And they will have no escape.

Verse 39:52

اَوَلَمْ یَعْلَمُوْۤا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ یَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ یَّشَآءُ وَیَقْدِرُ ؕ اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ یُّؤْمِنُوْنَ ۟۠

ʹAwalam yaʻlamooo ʹannal laaha yabsuṭur rizq̣a limañy yashaaaʹu wa-yaq̣dir? ʹInna fee ẓaalika laʹAayaatil liq̣awmiñy yuʹminoon!

Do they not know that Allah gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills? Surely in this are signs for people who believe.

Verse 39:53

قُلْ یٰعِبَادِیَ الَّذِیْنَ اَسْرَفُوْا عَلٰۤی اَنْفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوْا مِنْ رَّحْمَةِ اللّٰهِ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ یَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوْبَ جَمِیْعًا ؕ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ الْغَفُوْرُ الرَّحِیْمُ ۟

Q̣ul yaaʻIbaadiyal laẓeena ʹasrafoo ʻalaaa ʹañfusihim laa- taq̣naṭoo mir Raḥmatil laah: ʹinnal laaha yag̣firuẓ ẓunooba jameeʻaa. ʹInnahoo Huwal G̣afoorur Raḥeem.

Say, ˹O Prophet, that Allah says,˺ “O My servants who have exceeded the limits against their souls! Do not lose hope in Allah’s mercy, for Allah certainly forgives all sins. He is indeed the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Verse 39:54

وَاَنِیْبُوْۤا اِلٰی رَبِّكُمْ وَاَسْلِمُوْا لَهٗ مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ یَّاْتِیَكُمُ الْعَذَابُ ثُمَّ لَا تُنْصَرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹaneebooo ʹilaa Rabbikum wa-ʹaslimoo lahoo miñ q̣abli ʹañy yaʹtiyakumul ʻAẓaabu s̤umma laa- tuñṣaroon.

Turn to your Lord ˹in repentance˺, and ˹fully˺ submit to Him before the punishment reaches you, ˹for˺ then you will not be helped.

Verse 39:55

وَاتَّبِعُوْۤا اَحْسَنَ مَاۤ اُنْزِلَ اِلَیْكُمْ مِّنْ رَّبِّكُمْ مِّنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ یَّاْتِیَكُمُ الْعَذَابُ بَغْتَةً وَّاَنْتُمْ لَا تَشْعُرُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Wattabiʻooo ʹaḥsana maaa ʹuñzila ʹilaykum mir Rabbikum miñ q̣abli ʹañy yaʹtiyakumul ʻaẓaabu bag̣tatañw waʹañtum laa- tashʻuroon!―

Follow ˹the Quran,˺ the best of what has been revealed to you from your Lord, before the punishment takes you by surprise while you are unaware,

Verse 39:56

اَنْ تَقُوْلَ نَفْسٌ یّٰحَسْرَتٰی عَلٰی مَا فَرَّطْتُ فِیْ جَنْۢبِ اللّٰهِ وَاِنْ كُنْتُ لَمِنَ السّٰخِرِیْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹAñ taq̣oola nafsuñy yaaḥasrataa ʻalaa maa- farraṭtu fee jambil laahi wa-ʹiñ kuñtu laminas saakhireen!

so that no ˹sinful˺ soul will say ˹on Judgment Day˺, ‘Woe to me for neglecting ˹my duties towards˺ Allah, while ridiculing ˹the truth˺.’

Verse 39:57

اَوْ تَقُوْلَ لَوْ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ هَدٰىنِیْ لَكُنْتُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِیْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹAw taq̣oola law ʹannal laaha hadaanee lakuñtu minal Muttaq̣een!

Or ˹a soul will˺ say, ‘If only Allah had guided me, I would have certainly been one of the righteous.’

Verse 39:58

اَوْ تَقُوْلَ حِیْنَ تَرَی الْعَذَابَ لَوْ اَنَّ لِیْ كَرَّةً فَاَكُوْنَ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنِیْنَ ۟

ʹAw taq̣oola ḥeena taral ʻaẓaaba law ʹanna lee karratañ faʹakoona minal Muḥsineen!

Or say, upon seeing the torment, ‘If only I had a second chance, I would have been one of the good-doers.’

Verse 39:59

بَلٰی قَدْ جَآءَتْكَ اٰیٰتِیْ فَكَذَّبْتَ بِهَا وَاسْتَكْبَرْتَ وَكُنْتَ مِنَ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ ۟

Balaa q̣ad jaaaʹatka ʹAayaatee fakaẓẓabta bihaa wastakbarta wa-kuñta minal kaafireen.

Not at all! My revelations had already come to you, but you rejected them, acted arrogantly, and were one of the disbelievers.”

Verse 39:60

وَیَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ تَرَی الَّذِیْنَ كَذَبُوْا عَلَی اللّٰهِ وُجُوْهُهُمْ مُّسْوَدَّةٌ ؕ اَلَیْسَ فِیْ جَهَنَّمَ مَثْوًی لِّلْمُتَكَبِّرِیْنَ ۟

Wa-Yawmal Q̣iyaamati taral laẓeena kaẓaboo ʻalal laahi wujoohuhum muswaddah: ʹalaysa fee Jahannama mas̤wal lilmutakabbireen?

On the Day of Judgment you will see those who lied about Allah with their faces gloomy. Is Hell not a ˹fitting˺ home for the arrogant?

Verse 39:61

وَیُنَجِّی اللّٰهُ الَّذِیْنَ اتَّقَوْا بِمَفَازَتِهِمْ ؗ لَا یَمَسُّهُمُ السُّوْٓءُ وَلَا هُمْ یَحْزَنُوْنَ ۟

Wa-yunajjil laahul laẓeenat taq̣aw Bimafaazatihim laa- yamassuhumus soooʹu wa-laa hum yaḥzanoon.

And Allah will deliver those who were mindful ˹of Him˺ to their place of ˹ultimate˺ triumph. No evil will touch them, nor will they grieve.

Verse 39:62

اَللّٰهُ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَیْءٍ ؗ وَّهُوَ عَلٰی كُلِّ شَیْءٍ وَّكِیْلٌ ۟

ʹAllaahu khaaliq̣u kulli shayʹ: wa-Huwa ʻalaa kulli shayʹiñw Wakeel.

Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the Maintainer of everything.

Verse 39:63

لَهٗ مَقَالِیْدُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ؕ وَالَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا بِاٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمُ الْخٰسِرُوْنَ ۟۠

Lahoo maq̣aaleedus samaawaati wal-ʹarḍ: wallaẓeena kafaroo biʹAayaatil laahi ʹulaaaʹika humul khaasiroon.

To Him belong the keys ˹of the treasuries˺ of the heavens and the earth. As for those who rejected the signs of Allah, it is they who will be the ˹true˺ losers.

Verse 39:64

قُلْ اَفَغَیْرَ اللّٰهِ تَاْمُرُوْٓنِّیْۤ اَعْبُدُ اَیُّهَا الْجٰهِلُوْنَ ۟

Q̣ul ʹafag̣ayral laahi taʹmurooonneee ʹaʻbudu ʹayyuhal jaahiloon?

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Are you urging me to worship ˹anyone˺ other than Allah, O ignorant ones?”

Verse 39:65

وَلَقَدْ اُوْحِیَ اِلَیْكَ وَاِلَی الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ ۚ لَىِٕنْ اَشْرَكْتَ لَیَحْبَطَنَّ عَمَلُكَ وَلَتَكُوْنَنَّ مِنَ الْخٰسِرِیْنَ ۟

Wa-laq̣ad ʹooḥiya ʹilayka wa-ʹilal laẓeena miñ q̣ablik: laʹin ʹashrakta layaḥbaṭanna ʻamaluka wa-latakoonanna minal khaasireen.

It has already been revealed to you—and to those ˹prophets˺ before you—that if you associate others ˹with Allah˺, your deeds will certainly be void and you will truly be one of the losers.

Verse 39:66

بَلِ اللّٰهَ فَاعْبُدْ وَكُنْ مِّنَ الشّٰكِرِیْنَ ۟

Balil laaha faʻbud wa-kum minash shaakireen.

Rather, worship Allah ˹alone˺ and be one of the grateful.

Verse 39:67

وَمَا قَدَرُوا اللّٰهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهٖ ۖۗ وَالْاَرْضُ جَمِیْعًا قَبْضَتُهٗ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ وَالسَّمٰوٰتُ مَطْوِیّٰتٌ بِیَمِیْنِهٖ ؕ سُبْحٰنَهٗ وَتَعٰلٰی عَمَّا یُشْرِكُوْنَ ۟

Wa-maa q̣adarul laaha ḥaq̣q̣a q̣adrihee wal-ʹarḍu jameeʻañ q̣abḍatuhoo Yawmal Q̣iyaamati wassamaawaatu maṭwiyyaatum biyameenih: Subḥaanahoo wa-Taʻaalaa ʻammaa yushrikoon!

They have not shown Allah His proper reverence—when on the Day of Judgment the ˹whole˺ earth will be in His Grip, and the heavens will be rolled up in His Right Hand. Glorified and Exalted is He above what they associate ˹with Him˺!

Verse 39:68

وَنُفِخَ فِی الصُّوْرِ فَصَعِقَ مَنْ فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَنْ فِی الْاَرْضِ اِلَّا مَنْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ ؕ ثُمَّ نُفِخَ فِیْهِ اُخْرٰی فَاِذَا هُمْ قِیَامٌ یَّنْظُرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-nufikha fiṣ Ṣoori faṣaʻiq̣a mañ fis samaawaati wa-mañ fil ʹarḍi ʹillaa mañ shaaaʹal laah. S̤umma nufikha feehi ʹukhraa faʹiẓaa hum q̣iyaamuñy yañz̤̣uroon!

The Trumpet will be blown and all those in the heavens and all those on the earth will fall dead, except those Allah wills ˹to spare˺. Then it will be blown again and they will rise up at once, looking on ˹in anticipation˺.

Verse 39:69

وَاَشْرَقَتِ الْاَرْضُ بِنُوْرِ رَبِّهَا وَوُضِعَ الْكِتٰبُ وَجِایْٓءَ بِالنَّبِیّٖنَ وَالشُّهَدَآءِ وَقُضِیَ بَیْنَهُمْ بِالْحَقِّ وَهُمْ لَا یُظْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹashraq̣atil ʹarḍu binoori Rabbihaa wa-wuḍiʻal Kitaabu wa-jeeeʹa bin-nabiyyeena washshuhadaaaʹi wa-q̣uḍiya baynahum̃ bilḥaq̣q̣i wa-hum laa- yuz̤̣lamoon.

The earth will shine with the light of its Lord, the record ˹of deeds˺ will be laid ˹open˺, the prophets and the witnesses will be brought forward—and judgment will be passed on all with fairness. None will be wronged.

Verse 39:70

وَوُفِّیَتْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا عَمِلَتْ وَهُوَ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا یَفْعَلُوْنَ ۟۠

Wa-wuffiyat kullu nafsim maa ʻamilat wa-Huwa ʹaʻlamu bimaa yafʻaloon.

Every soul will be paid in full for its deeds, for Allah knows best what they have done.

Verse 39:71

وَسِیْقَ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْۤا اِلٰی جَهَنَّمَ زُمَرًا ؕ حَتّٰۤی اِذَا جَآءُوْهَا فُتِحَتْ اَبْوَابُهَا وَقَالَ لَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَاۤ اَلَمْ یَاْتِكُمْ رُسُلٌ مِّنْكُمْ یَتْلُوْنَ عَلَیْكُمْ اٰیٰتِ رَبِّكُمْ وَیُنْذِرُوْنَكُمْ لِقَآءَ یَوْمِكُمْ هٰذَا ؕ قَالُوْا بَلٰی وَلٰكِنْ حَقَّتْ كَلِمَةُ الْعَذَابِ عَلَی الْكٰفِرِیْنَ ۟

Wa-seeq̣al laẓeena kafarooo ʹilaa Jahannama zumaraa: Ḥattaaa ʹiẓaa jaaaʹoohaa futiḥat ʹabwaabuhaa wa-q̣aala lahum khazanatuhaaa ʹalam yaʹtikum rusulum miñkum yatloona ʻalaykum ʹAayaati Rabbikum wa-yuñẓiroonakum Liq̣aaaʹa Yawmikum haaẓaa? Q̣aaloo balaa wa-laakin ḥaq̣q̣at Kalimatul ʻAẓaabi ʻalal kaafireen!

Those who disbelieved will be driven to Hell in ˹successive˺ groups. When they arrive there, its gates will be opened and its keepers will ask them: “Did messengers not come to you from among yourselves, reciting to you the revelations of your Lord and warning you of the coming of this Day of yours?” The disbelievers will cry, “Yes ˹indeed˺! But the decree of torment has come to pass against the disbelievers.”

Verse 39:72

قِیْلَ ادْخُلُوْۤا اَبْوَابَ جَهَنَّمَ خٰلِدِیْنَ فِیْهَا ۚ فَبِئْسَ مَثْوَی الْمُتَكَبِّرِیْنَ ۟

Q̣eelad khulooo ʹabwaaba Jahannama khaalideena feehaa: fabiʹsa mas̤wal mutakabbireen!

It will be said to them, “Enter the gates of Hell, to stay there forever.” What an evil home for the arrogant!

Verse 39:73

وَسِیْقَ الَّذِیْنَ اتَّقَوْا رَبَّهُمْ اِلَی الْجَنَّةِ زُمَرًا ؕ حَتّٰۤی اِذَا جَآءُوْهَا وَفُتِحَتْ اَبْوَابُهَا وَقَالَ لَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَا سَلٰمٌ عَلَیْكُمْ طِبْتُمْ فَادْخُلُوْهَا خٰلِدِیْنَ ۟

Wa-seeq̣al laẓeenat taq̣aw Rabbahum ʹilal Jannati zumaraa: ḥattaaa ʹiẓaa jaaaʹooha wa-futiḥat ʹabwaabuhaa wa-q̣aala lahum khazanatuhaa ʻʻSalaamun ʻalaykum ṭibtum fadkhuloohaa khaalideen.ʹʹ

And those who were mindful of their Lord will be led to Paradise in ˹successive˺ groups. When they arrive at its ˹already˺ open gates, its keepers will say, “Peace be upon you! You have done well, so come in, to stay forever.”

Verse 39:74

وَقَالُوا الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِیْ صَدَقَنَا وَعْدَهٗ وَاَوْرَثَنَا الْاَرْضَ نَتَبَوَّاُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ حَیْثُ نَشَآءُ ۚ فَنِعْمَ اَجْرُ الْعٰمِلِیْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣aalul Ḥamdulillaahil laẓee ṣadaq̣anaa Waʻdahoo wa-ʹawras̤anal ʹarḍa natabaw waʹu minal Jannati ḥays̤u Nashaaaʹ: Faniʻma ʹajrul ʻaamileen!

The righteous will say, “Praise be to Allah Who has fulfilled His promise to us, and made us inherit the ˹everlasting˺ land to settle in Paradise wherever we please.” How excellent is the reward of those who work ˹righteousness˺!

Verse 39:75

وَتَرَی الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةَ حَآفِّیْنَ مِنْ حَوْلِ الْعَرْشِ یُسَبِّحُوْنَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ ۚ وَقُضِیَ بَیْنَهُمْ بِالْحَقِّ وَقِیْلَ الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟۠

Wa-taral malaaaʹikata ḥaaaffeena Min ḥawlil ʻArshi yusabbiḥoona bi-Ḥamdi Rabbihim. Wa-q̣uḍiya baynahum̃ bilḥaq̣q̣i wa-q̣eelal Ḥamdu lillaahi Rabbil ʻAalameen!

You will see the angels all around the Throne, glorifying the praises of their Lord, for judgment will have been passed on all with fairness. And it will be said, “Praise be to Allah—Lord of all worlds!”