Sourate Ar-Ra'd (13) unvowelled

In the name of God, the All-Benevolent, the Benevolent. Alif. Lam. Mim. Ra.i 1

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم المر

These are the signs of the Scripture.i 1

تلك ءايت الكتب

And what has been sent down to you from your Guardian is the truth, 1

والذي انزل اليك من ربك الحق

but most people do not believe. 1

ولكن اكثر الناس لا يومنون

God is the One who raised the heavens without pillars 2

الله الذي رفع السموت بغير عمد

that you can see; 2

ترونها

then He established Himself upon the Edifice;i 2

ثم استوى على العرش

and He subjected the sun and the moon, 2

وسخر الشمس والقمر

each running to a set term. 2

كل يجري لاجل مسمى

He governs the affair, 2

يدبر الامر

He details the signs, perhaps you will have certainty of the meeting with your Guardian. 2

يفصل الءايت لعلكم بلقاء ربكم توقنون

And it is He who spread out the earth, and placed upon it firmly-anchored mountains and rivers;i 3

وهو الذي مد الارض وجعل فيها روسي وانهرا

and of all the fruits, He placed therein two elements of a pair,i 3

ومن كل الثمرت جعل فيها زوجين اثنين

He covers the day with the night. 3

يغشي اليل النهار

There are indeed in that signs for a people who reflect. 3

ان في ذلك لءايت لقوم يتفكرون

And on the earth, there are neighboring plots, gardens of vines, crops, palms clustered or standing alone, watered by the same water,i 4

وفي الارض قطع متجورت وجنت من اعنب وزرع ونخيل صنوان وغير صنوان يسقى بماء وحد

and We favor some of them over others in what they yield as food.i 4

ونفضل بعضها على بعض في الاكل

There are indeed in that signs for a people who reason. 4

ان في ذلك لءايت لقوم يعقلون

And if you marvel, it is marvelous that they say: "Once we are earth, shall we really be in a new creation?" 5

وان تعجب فعجب قولهم اءذا كنا تربا اءنا لفي خلق جديد

Those are the ones who deny their Guardian,i 5

اوليك الذين كفروا بربهم

those are the ones who will have chains around their necks, 5

واوليك الاغلل في اعناقهم

those are the companions of the Fire, wherein they will remain. 5

واوليك اصحب النار هم فيها خلدون

They ask you to hasten evil before good, though there have already come to pass, before them, exemplary precedents.i 6

ويستعجلونك بالسيية قبل الحسنة وقد خلت من قبلهم المثلت

And your Guardian is indeed possessed of forgiveness for the people, despite their injustice; 6

وان ربك لذو مغفرة للناس على ظلمهم

and your Guardian is indeed severe in retribution. 6

وان ربك لشديد العقاب

And those who deny say: "Why has a sign not been sent down upon him from his Guardian?"i 7

ويقول الذين كفروا لولا انزل عليه ءاية من ربه

You are, yourself, only a warner, 7

انما انت منذر

and to every people belongs a guide. 7

ولكل قوم هاد

God knows what every female carries, and what the wombs diminish and what they increase; 8

الله يعلم ما تحمل كل انثى وما تغيض الارحام وما تزداد

and everything, with Him, is according to a measure. 8

وكل شىء عنده بمقدار

The Knower of what escapes the senses and of what is manifest,i 9

علم الغيب والشهدة

the Great, the Supreme.i 9

الكبير المتعال

It is equal, among you, whether one keeps his word secret or discloses it, and whether he hides in the night or moves openly by day.i 10

سواء منكم من اسر القول ومن جهر به ومن هو مستخف باليل وسارب بالنهار

He has, [placed] before him and behind him, relaying watchers, preserving him by God's command.i 11

له معقبت من بين يديه ومن خلفه يحفظونه من امر الله

God does not change what is in a people until they change what is in themselves; 11

ان الله لا يغير ما بقوم حتى يغيروا ما بانفسهم

and when God wills harm for a people, nothing can repel it, 11

واذا اراد الله بقوم سوءا فلا مرد له

and they have, besides Him, no protector. 11

وما لهم من دونه من وال

It is He who shows you the lightning, feared and hoped for, and who raises the heavy clouds; and the thunder glorifies Him in praise, as do the Agents, out of fear of Him;i 13

هو الذي يريكم البرق خوفا وطمعا وينشي السحاب الثقال ويسبح الرعد بحمده والمليكة من خيفته

and He sends the thunderbolt, and strikes with it whom He wills, while they dispute about God; and He is of a formidable rigor.i 13

ويرسل الصوعق فيصيب بها من يشاء وهم يجدلون في الله وهو شديد المحال

To Him belongs the call of truth; 14

له دعوة الحق

and those they invoke besides Him respond to them in nothing, except like one who stretches out his palms toward water so that it may reach his mouth, never reaching it. 14

والذين يدعون من دونه لا يستجيبون لهم بشىء الا كبسط كفيه الى الماء ليبلغ فاه وما هو ببلغه

The invocation of those who deny is nothing but astray.i 14

وما دعاء الكفرين الا في ضلل

And before God prostrates whoever is in the heavens and on the earth, willingly or unwillingly, as do their shadows, morning and evening. 15

ولله يسجد من في السموت والارض طوعا وكرها وظللهم بالغدو والءاصال

Say: "Who is the Guardian of the heavens and the earth?" Say: "God." 16

قل من رب السموت والارض قل الله

Say: "Have you then taken, besides Him, allies who hold for themselves neither profit nor harm?" 16

قل افاتخذتم من دونه اولياء لا يملكون لانفسهم نفعا ولا ضرا

Say: "Are the blind and the seeing equal?" 16

قل هل يستوي الاعمى والبصير

Or are the darknesses and the light equal?i 16

ام هل تستوي الظلمت والنور

Or have they assigned to God associates who created as He creates, such that creation seems alike to them? 16

ام جعلوا لله شركاء خلقوا كخلقه فتشبه الخلق عليهم

Say: "God is the Creator of everything, 16

قل الله خلق كل شىء

and He is the One, the Subjugator." 16

وهو الوحد القهر

He has sent down from the sky a water, and valleys began to flow according to their measure, and the torrent carried a swollen froth;i 17

انزل من السماء ماء فسالت اودية بقدرها فاحتمل السيل زبدا رابيا

and of what is heated in the fire, seeking an ornament or a use, there is likewise a froth.i 17

ومما يوقدون عليه في النار ابتغاء حلية او متع زبد مثله

Thus does God multiply truth and falsehood:i 17

كذلك يضرب الله الحق والبطل

the froth goes off as scum, 17

فاما الزبد فيذهب جفاء

while what is useful to people remains on the earth. 17

واما ما ينفع الناس فيمكث في الارض

Thus God multiplies the examples.i 17

كذلك يضرب الله الامثال

To those who respond to their Guardian belongs the best; 18

للذين استجابوا لربهم الحسنى

and those who do not respond to Him, if they possessed all that is on the earth, and its equivalent besides, they would give it as ransom. 18

والذين لم يستجيبوا له لو ان لهم ما في الارض جميعا ومثله معه لافتدوا به

Those are the ones who will have the worst of reckonings, 18

اوليك لهم سوء الحساب

and their refuge will be Jahannam: 18

وماوىهم جهنم

what a detestable resting-bed! 18

وبيس المهاد

Is he who knows that what has been sent down to you from your Guardian is the truth then like one who is blind? 19

افمن يعلم انما انزل اليك من ربك الحق كمن هو اعمى

Only those endowed with reason remember, those who keep God's covenant and do not break the pact, those who join what God has commanded to be joined, dread their Guardian and fear the worst of reckonings, those who were patient seeking the direction of their Guardian, maintained the Contact, spent from what We provided them, secretly and openly, and repel evil with good.i 22

انما يتذكر اولوا الالبب الذين يوفون بعهد الله ولا ينقضون الميثق والذين يصلون ما امر الله به ان يوصل ويخشون ربهم ويخافون سوء الحساب والذين صبروا ابتغاء وجه ربهم واقاموا الصلوة وانفقوا مما رزقنهم سرا وعلانية ويدرءون بالحسنة السيية

Those are the ones who will have the outcome of the Abode: 22

اوليك لهم عقبى الدار

the Gardens of Eden, which they will enter, along with those who were righteous among their ancestors, their spouses, and their descendants,i 23

جنت عدن يدخلونها ومن صلح من ءابايهم وازوجهم وذريتهم

and the Agents will enter upon them through every gate:i 23

والمليكة يدخلون عليهم من كل باب

"Peace be upon you, for what you were patient in!" 24

سلم عليكم بما صبرتم

What an excellent outcome of the Abode! 24

فنعم عقبى الدار

And those who break God's covenant after its ratification, sever what God has commanded to be joined, and spread corruption on the earth — those are the ones to whom belongs the curse, and to whom belongs the worst of abodes.i 25

والذين ينقضون عهد الله من بعد ميثقه ويقطعون ما امر الله به ان يوصل ويفسدون في الارض اوليك لهم اللعنة ولهم سوء الدار

God extends provision to whom He wills, and He measures it: 26

الله يبسط الرزق لمن يشاء ويقدر

and they rejoice in the present life, 26

وفرحوا بالحيوة الدنيا

while the present life, compared to the last life, is only a fleeting enjoyment. 26

وما الحيوة الدنيا في الءاخرة الا متع

And those who deny say: "Why has a sign not been sent down upon him from his Guardian?"i 27

ويقول الذين كفروا لولا انزل عليه ءاية من ربه

Say: "God lets go astray whom He wills, and guides to Himself whoever turns back to Him, 27

قل ان الله يضل من يشاء ويهدي اليه من اناب

those who believe and whose Cores find peace in the remembrance of God.i 28

الذين ءامنوا وتطمين قلوبهم بذكر الله

Is it not in the remembrance of God that the Cores find peace?"i 28

الا بذكر الله تطمين القلوب

Those who believe and do righteous deeds — what felicity for them, and what a fine outcome! 29

الذين ءامنوا وعملوا الصلحت طوبى لهم وحسن ماب

Thus We have sent you within a community before which other communities have already passed, so that you may recite to them what We have revealed to you, while they deny the All-Benevolent. 30

كذلك ارسلنك في امة قد خلت من قبلها امم لتتلوا عليهم الذي اوحينا اليك وهم يكفرون بالرحمن

Say: "He is my Guardian; 30

قل هو ربي

there is no deity but Him; 30

لا اله الا هو

in Him I place my trust, and to Him I return." 30

عليه توكلت واليه متاب

And even if a Recitation caused the mountains to move by it, or split the earth by it, or made the dead speak by it [they would not believe].i 31

ولو ان قرءانا سيرت به الجبال او قطعت به الارض او كلم به الموتى

But to God belongs the command, entirely: 31

بل لله الامر جميعا

have those who believe not yet understood that, if God willed, He would guide all the people? 31

افلم يايس الذين ءامنوا ان لو يشاء الله لهدى الناس جميعا

And those who deny will not cease to be struck, for what they have fabricated, by a sudden calamity, or [that calamity] will alight near their abode, until God's promise comes:i 31

ولا يزال الذين كفروا تصيبهم بما صنعوا قارعة او تحل قريبا من دارهم حتى ياتي وعد الله

God indeed does not fail His promise. 31

ان الله لا يخلف الميعاد

And envoys before you were indeed mocked; I then granted a delay to those who denied, then I seized them:i 32

ولقد استهزي برسل من قبلك فامليت للذين كفروا ثم اخذتهم

and what then was My retribution? 32

فكيف كان عقاب

Is He who watches over every Self, according to what it has earned, [like another]?i 33

افمن هو قايم على كل نفس بما كسبت

And they have assigned associates to God: say: "Name them! 33

وجعلوا لله شركاء قل سموهم

Will you inform Him of what He does not know on the earth, or is this only a word in appearance?" 33

ام تنبونه بما لا يعلم في الارض ام بظهر من القول

It is nothing of the sort: their scheme has been made to appear pleasing to those who deny, and they have been turned away from the path.i 33

بل زين للذين كفروا مكرهم وصدوا عن السبيل

And whoever God lets go astray has no guide left. 33

ومن يضلل الله فما له من هاد

There is for them a punishment in the present life, 34

لهم عذاب في الحيوة الدنيا

but the punishment of the last life is even harsher, 34

ولعذاب الءاخرة اشق

and they have, against God, no protector. 34

وما لهم من الله من واق

The example of the Garden promised to those who guard themselves: rivers flow beneath it, its food is constant, as is its shade —i 35

مثل الجنة التي وعد المتقون تجري من تحتها الانهر اكلها دايم وظلها

such is the outcome of those who guarded themselves, 35

تلك عقبى الذين اتقوا

while the outcome of those who deny is the Fire.i 35

وعقبى الكفرين النار

And those to whom We gave the Scripture rejoice at what has been sent down to you,i 36

والذين ءاتينهم الكتب يفرحون بما انزل اليك

but there are, among the factions, those who disavow part of it.i 36

ومن الاحزاب من ينكر بعضه

Say: "I have only been commanded to obey God, and to associate nothing with Him: 36

قل انما امرت ان اعبد الله ولا اشرك به

it is to Him that I call, 36

اليه ادعوا

and it is to Him that I return." 36

واليه ماب

And thus We have sent it down, as a flawless judgment:i 37

وكذلك انزلنه حكما عربيا

and if you followed their emotions after knowledge has come to you, you would have, against God, neither protector nor defender.i 37

ولين اتبعت اهواءهم بعدما جاءك من العلم ما لك من الله من ولي ولا واق

We have indeed sent envoys before you, and given them spouses and progeny;i 38

ولقد ارسلنا رسلا من قبلك وجعلنا لهم ازوجا وذرية

and it was not for any envoy to bring a sign, except with God's permission. 38

وما كان لرسول ان ياتي باية الا باذن الله

To every term belongs a register.i 38

لكل اجل كتاب

God effaces what He wills, and He affirms, 39

يمحوا الله ما يشاء ويثبت

and with Him is the Source of the Scripture.i 39

وعنده ام الكتب

Whether We show you a part of what We promise them, or whether We call you back to Us, only the transmission is incumbent upon you, and the reckoning belongs to Us. 40

وان ما نرينك بعض الذي نعدهم او نتوفينك فانما عليك البلغ وعلينا الحساب

Have they not seen that We come to the earth, reducing it from its extremities?i 41

اولم يروا انا ناتي الارض ننقصها من اطرافها

God judges, and none can revise His judgment: 41

والله يحكم لا معقب لحكمه

He is swift in reckoning. 41

وهو سريع الحساب

Those before them indeed plotted, but to God belongs the whole plot: 42

وقد مكر الذين من قبلهم فلله المكر جميعا

He knows what every Self earns,i 42

يعلم ما تكسب كل نفس

and those who deny will soon know to whom belongs the outcome of the Abode.i 42

وسيعلم الكفر لمن عقبى الدار

And those who deny say: "You are not sent."i 43

ويقول الذين كفروا لست مرسلا

Say: "God suffices as witness between me and you, and whoever holds the knowledge of the Scripture."i 43

قل كفى بالله شهيدا بيني وبينكم ومن عنده علم الكتب