Sourate Al-Hajj (22) unvowelled

In the name of God, the All-Benevolent, the Benevolent. O mankind, guard yourselves against your Guardian,i 1

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم يايها الناس اتقوا ربكم

for the tremor of the Hour is a tremendous thing. 1

ان زلزلة الساعة شىء عظيم

The Day you see it, every woman with a child in her care will forget the child she was caring for, and every pregnant one will deliver her burden, and you will see mankind as if drunk, though they are not drunk — but the punishment of God is severe.i 2

يوم ترونها تذهل كل مرضعة عما ارضعت وتضع كل ذات حمل حملها وترى الناس سكرى وما هم بسكرى ولكن عذاب الله شديد

And among mankind is he who disputes about God without knowledge and follows every rebellious Diverter, for whom it has been decreed that whoever takes him as an ally, he will misguide him and guide him to the punishment of the Blaze.i 4

ومن الناس من يجدل في الله بغير علم ويتبع كل شيطن مريد كتب عليه انه من تولاه فانه يضله ويهديه الى عذاب السعير

O mankind, if you are in doubt about the Deployment, then indeed We created you from dust, then from a drop of seed, then from a clinging clot, then from a lump of flesh, formed and unformed, that We may make things clear to you.i 5

يايها الناس ان كنتم في ريب من البعث فانا خلقنكم من تراب ثم من نطفة ثم من علقة ثم من مضغة مخلقة وغير مخلقة لنبين لكم

And We settle in the wombs whatever We will until a specified term, 5

ونقر في الارحام ما نشاء الى اجل مسمى

then We bring you out as a child, that you may then reach your full maturity. 5

ثم نخرجكم طفلا ثم لتبلغوا اشدكم

And among you is he who dies [early], and among you is he who is returned to the most decrepit age, so that he knows nothing after having known [much]. 5

ومنكم من يتوفى ومنكم من يرد الى ارذل العمر لكيلا يعلم من بعد علم شيا

And you see the earth barren, but when We send down water upon it, it stirs, swells, and grows every splendid kind. 5

وترى الارض هامدة فاذا انزلنا عليها الماء اهتزت وربت وانبتت من كل زوج بهيج

That is because God is the Truth, He gives life to the dead, He is capable of all things, the Hour is coming — no doubt about it — and God will raise up those who are in the graves. 7

ذلك بان الله هو الحق وانه يحي الموتى وانه على كل شىء قدير وان الساعة ءاتية لا ريب فيها وان الله يبعث من في القبور

And among mankind is he who disputes about God without knowledge, without guidance, and without an illuminating Scripture, turning his side away in arrogance, to lead [others] astray from the way of God.i 9

ومن الناس من يجدل في الله بغير علم ولا هدى ولا كتب منير ثاني عطفه ليضل عن سبيل الله

For him is disgrace in the present life, 9

له في الدنيا خزي

and We will make him taste, on the Day of Appearance, the punishment of the burning fire.i 9

ونذيقه يوم القيمة عذاب الحريق

That is for what your hands have sent forth; and God is not unjust to [His] the constrained. 10

ذلك بما قدمت يداك وان الله ليس بظلم للعبيد

And among mankind is he who obeys God in a distorted manner: if good befalls him, he is content with it, but if a trial befalls him, he turns back on his face — losing both the present life and the Hereafter.i 11

ومن الناس من يعبد الله على حرف فان اصابه خير اطمان به وان اصابته فتنة انقلب على وجهه خسر الدنيا والءاخرة

That is the manifest loss. 11

ذلك هو الخسران المبين

He calls upon, besides God, that which can neither harm him nor benefit him. 12

يدعوا من دون الله ما لا يضره وما لا ينفعه

That is indeed far-reaching error — he calls upon 13

ذلك هو الضلل البعيد يدعوا

one whose harm is nearer than his benefit. What a wretched ally, and what a wretched companion! 13

لمن ضره اقرب من نفعه لبيس المولى ولبيس العشير

Indeed, God admits those who believe and do righteous deeds into gardens beneath which rivers flow. 14

ان الله يدخل الذين ءامنوا وعملوا الصلحت جنت تجري من تحتها الانهر

Indeed, God does what He wills. 14

ان الله يفعل ما يريد

Whoever thinks that God will never help him in the present life and the Hereafter, let him extend a link toward the sky, then let him withdraw from it, then let him wait to see whether his scheme removes what enrages him.i 15

من كان يظن ان لن ينصره الله في الدنيا والءاخرة فليمدد بسبب الى السماء ثم ليقطع فلينظر هل يذهبن كيده ما يغيظ

Thus have We sent it down as clear signs, 16

وكذلك انزلنه ءايت بينت

and [know] that God guides whom He wills. 16

وان الله يهدي من يريد

Those who have believed, the Reoriented, the Aspirants, the Helpers, the Magians, and those who ascribe partners to God — God will judge between them on the Day of Appearance.i 17

ان الذين ءامنوا والذين هادوا والصبين والنصرى والمجوس والذين اشركوا ان الله يفصل بينهم يوم القيمة

Indeed, God is witness over all things. 17

ان الله على كل شىء شهيد

Have you not seen that to God prostrate whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth, the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees, the living beings, and many among mankind? 18

الم تر ان الله يسجد له من في السموت ومن في الارض والشمس والقمر والنجوم والجبال والشجر والدواب وكثير من الناس

And for many [others], the punishment is justly due. 18

وكثير حق عليه العذاب

And whoever God humiliates has none to honor him. 18

ومن يهن الله فما له من مكرم

Indeed, God does what He wills. 18

ان الله يفعل ما يشاء

These are two disputing parties who have disputed concerning their Guardian. 19

هذان خصمان اختصموا في ربهم

Those who deny will have garments of fire cut out for them; boiling water will be poured over their heads, melting what is in their bellies as well as their skins. 20

فالذين كفروا قطعت لهم ثياب من نار يصب من فوق رءوسهم الحميم يصهر به ما في بطونهم والجلود

And for them are maces of iron. 21

ولهم مقمع من حديد

Every time they wish to come out of it, out of anguish, they will be returned to it: 22

كلما ارادوا ان يخرجوا منها من غم اعيدوا فيها

"Taste the punishment of the burning fire!" 22

وذوقوا عذاب الحريق

Indeed, God admits those who believe and do righteous deeds into gardens beneath which rivers flow; they will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and pearls, 23

ان الله يدخل الذين ءامنوا وعملوا الصلحت جنت تجري من تحتها الانهر يحلون فيها من اساور من ذهب ولولوا

and their garments therein will be of silk. 23

ولباسهم فيها حرير

And they were guided to the good in speech, 24

وهدوا الى الطيب من القول

and they were guided to the path of the Praiseworthy. 24

وهدوا الى صرط الحميد

Indeed, those who deny and turn [people] away from the way of God and from the Sacred Mosque, which We made for the people equally, whether one dwells there or is passing through — 25

ان الذين كفروا ويصدون عن سبيل الله والمسجد الحرام الذي جعلنه للناس سواء العكف فيه والباد

and whoever intends therein a deviation through injustice, We will make him taste a painful punishment. 25

ومن يرد فيه بالحاد بظلم نذقه من عذاب اليم

And remember when We established for Ibrahim the site of the House: "Do not associate anything with Me,i 26

واذ بوانا لابرهيم مكان البيت ان لا تشرك بي شيا

and purify My House for those who frequent it, those who maintain it, and those who bow in service and submit [in allegiance]."i 26

وطهر بيتي للطايفين والقايمين والركع السجود

And proclaim to mankind the Hajj: they will come to you on foot and on every lean mount, coming from every distant, deep-cut path, to witness the benefits [granted] to them and to mention the name of God on known days over the grazing livestock He has provided them.i 28

واذن في الناس بالحج ياتوك رجالا وعلى كل ضامر ياتين من كل فج عميق ليشهدوا منفع لهم ويذكروا اسم الله في ايام معلومت على ما رزقهم من بهيمة الانعم

So eat of it and feed the distressed, the poor. 28

فكلوا منها واطعموا البايس الفقير

Then let them put an end to their unkempt state, fulfill their commitments, and frequent the sovereign House.i 29

ثم ليقضوا تفثهم وليوفوا نذورهم وليطوفوا بالبيت العتيق

That is so. 30

ذلك

And whoever magnifies the sacred prohibitions of God, it is better for him with his Guardian. 30

ومن يعظم حرمت الله فهو خير له عند ربه

And lawful to you is the livestock, except what is recited to you: 30

واحلت لكم الانعم الا ما يتلى عليكم

so avoid the defilement of idols, and avoid false speech, wholly turned toward God, associating nothing with Him. 31

فاجتنبوا الرجس من الاوثن واجتنبوا قول الزور حنفاء لله غير مشركين به

And whoever associates [others] with God, it is as though he had fallen from the sky, and the birds snatch him away, or the wind sweeps him down into a far-off place. 31

ومن يشرك بالله فكانما خر من السماء فتخطفه الطير او تهوي به الريح في مكان سحيق

That is so. 32

ذلك

And whoever magnifies the perceptible markers of God — that is part of the guardedness of the Cores.i 32

ومن يعظم شعير الله فانها من تقوى القلوب

For you in them are benefits until a specified term; then their place of release is at the sovereign House.i 33

لكم فيها منفع الى اجل مسمى ثم محلها الى البيت العتيق

And for every community We have assigned a beneficent practice, that they may mention the name of God over the grazing livestock He has provided them.i 34

ولكل امة جعلنا منسكا ليذكروا اسم الله على ما رزقهم من بهيمة الانعم

So your God is one God. 34

فالهكم اله وحد

So to Him alone be true. 34

فله اسلموا

And give good news to the humble, whose Cores tremble when God is mentioned, who are patient over what befalls them, who maintain the Contact, and who spend from what We have provided them. 35

وبشر المخبتين الذين اذا ذكر الله وجلت قلوبهم والصبرين على ما اصابهم والمقيمي الصلوة ومما رزقنهم ينفقون

And the sacrificial animals — We have made them for you among the perceptible markers of God; in them is good for you.i 36

والبدن جعلنها لكم من شعير الله لكم فيها خير

So mention the name of God over them, while they are lined up in rows; 36

فاذكروا اسم الله عليها صواف

then when their flanks fall [to the ground], eat of them and feed the one who is content without asking and the one who asks. 36

فاذا وجبت جنوبها فكلوا منها واطعموا القانع والمعتر

Thus have We subjected them to you, that you may be grateful. 36

كذلك سخرنها لكم لعلكم تشكرون

Neither their meat nor their blood reaches God, but the guardedness from you reaches Him. 37

لن ينال الله لحومها ولا دماوها ولكن يناله التقوى منكم

Thus has He subjected them to you, that you may magnify God for having guided you. 37

كذلك سخرها لكم لتكبروا الله على ما هدىكم

And give good news to those who do good. 37

وبشر المحسنين

Indeed, God defends those who believe. 38

ان الله يدفع عن الذين ءامنوا

Indeed, God does not love any grand traitor, grand denier. 38

ان الله لا يحب كل خوان كفور

Permission is given to those who are being fought, because they have been wronged — 39

اذن للذين يقتلون بانهم ظلموا

and God is indeed able to give them victory. 39

وان الله على نصرهم لقدير

those who were expelled from their homes without right, only because they said, "Our Guardian is God." 40

الذين اخرجوا من ديرهم بغير حق الا ان يقولوا ربنا الله

And were it not for God's defense of people, some by means of others, there would have been demolished hermitages, churches, synagogues, and mosques wherein the name of God is much mentioned.i 40

ولولا دفع الله الناس بعضهم ببعض لهدمت صومع وبيع وصلوت ومسجد يذكر فيها اسم الله كثيرا

And God will surely help whoever helps Him — 40

ولينصرن الله من ينصره

indeed, God is strong, the All-Mighty. 40

ان الله لقوي عزيز

those who, if We establish them in the land, maintain the Contact, render the purifying alms, enjoin what is recognized [by custom], and forbid what is disavowed. 41

الذين ان مكنهم في الارض اقاموا الصلوة وءاتوا الزكوة وامروا بالمعروف ونهوا عن المنكر

And to God belongs the outcome of all affairs. 41

ولله عقبة الامور

And if they deny you, before them the people of Nuh, the Recidivists [Aad], the Depleters [Thamud], the people of Ibrahim, the people of Lut, and the people of Madyan denied —i 44

وان يكذبوك فقد كذبت قبلهم قوم نوح وعاد وثمود وقوم ابرهيم وقوم لوط واصحب مدين

and Moussa too was denied.i 44

وكذب موسى

So I granted respite to those who denied, then I seized them: 44

فامليت للكفرين ثم اخذتهم

and how was My reproof! 44

فكيف كان نكير

How many a city have We destroyed while it was committing injustice: they now stand empty despite their edifices, with an abandoned well and a lofty, deserted palace! 45

فكاين من قرية اهلكنها وهي ظالمة فهي خاوية على عروشها وبير معطلة وقصر مشيد

Have they not traveled through the land, so as to have Cores with which to reason, or ears with which to hear? 46

افلم يسيروا في الارض فتكون لهم قلوب يعقلون بها او ءاذان يسمعون بها

For it is not the eyes that are blind, but rather the Cores that are within the breasts. 46

فانها لا تعمى الابصر ولكن تعمى القلوب التي في الصدور

And they urge you to hasten the punishment, 47

ويستعجلونك بالعذاب

though God will never fail His promise. 47

ولن يخلف الله وعده

And indeed, a day with your Guardian is like a thousand years of those you count. 47

وان يوما عند ربك كالف سنة مما تعدون

And how many a city to which I granted respite while it was committing injustice, then I seized it — 48

وكاين من قرية امليت لها وهي ظالمة ثم اخذتها

and to Me is the final destination. 48

والى المصير

Say, "O mankind, I am only a clear warner to you." 49

قل يايها الناس انما انا لكم نذير مبين

So those who believe and do righteous deeds will have forgiveness and generous provision. 50

فالذين ءامنوا وعملوا الصلحت لهم مغفرة ورزق كريم

But those who strive against Our signs, seeking to thwart [them], those are the companions of the Blaze. 51

والذين سعوا في ءايتنا معجزين اوليك اصحب الجحيم

And We did not send before you any messenger or prophet except that when he had a wish, the Diverter would insert something into it. God then transcribes what the Diverter inserts, and He affirms His signs — God is all-knowing, wise — so that this transcription may be a trial for those in whose Cores is a sickness and whose Cores are hardened.i 53

وما ارسلنا من قبلك من رسول ولا نبي الا اذا تمنى القى الشيطن في امنيته فينسخ الله ما يلقي الشيطن ثم يحكم الله ءايته والله عليم حكيم ليجعل ما يلقي الشيطن فتنة للذين في قلوبهم مرض والقاسية قلوبهم

And indeed, the wrongdoers are plunged in extreme division.i 53

وان الظلمين لفي شقاق بعيد

And so that those who were given knowledge may know that it is the truth from your Guardian, and believe in it, and their Cores humbly submit to it. 54

وليعلم الذين اوتوا العلم انه الحق من ربك فيومنوا به فتخبت له قلوبهم

And indeed, God surely guides those who believe to a straight path. 54

وان الله لهاد الذين ءامنوا الى صرط مستقيم

And those who deny will not cease to be in doubt of it until the Hour comes upon them unexpectedly, or there comes to them the punishment of a barren day. 55

ولا يزال الذين كفروا في مرية منه حتى تاتيهم الساعة بغتة او ياتيهم عذاب يوم عقيم

The dominion, that Day, belongs to God. 56

الملك يوميذ لله

He will judge between them. 56

يحكم بينهم

So those who believed and did righteous deeds will be in gardens of blessing. 56

فالذين ءامنوا وعملوا الصلحت في جنت النعيم

And those who denied and rejected Our signs as lies — those will have a humiliating punishment. 57

والذين كفروا وكذبوا بايتنا فاوليك لهم عذاب مهين

And those who emigrated in the way of God and then were killed or died — God will surely provide them with a good provision. 58

والذين هاجروا في سبيل الله ثم قتلوا او ماتوا ليرزقنهم الله رزقا حسنا

And indeed, God is surely the best of providers. 58

وان الله لهو خير الرزقين

He will surely admit them to an entrance with which they will be pleased. 59

ليدخلنهم مدخلا يرضونه

And indeed, God is all-knowing, thoughtful. 59

وان الله لعليم حليم

That is so. 60

ذلك

And whoever retaliates in kind to what he was made to suffer, and then is aggressed against again — God will surely help him. 60

ومن عاقب بمثل ما عوقب به ثم بغي عليه لينصرنه الله

Indeed, God is surely the One who pardons, the Most Forgiving. 60

ان الله لعفو غفور

That is because God causes the night to enter into the day and the day to enter into the night, and because God is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. 61

ذلك بان الله يولج اليل في النهار ويولج النهار في اليل وان الله سميع بصير

That is because God is the Truth, and what they invoke besides Him is falsehood, and because God is the Most High, the Great.i 62

ذلك بان الله هو الحق وان ما يدعون من دونه هو البطل وان الله هو العلي الكبير

Have you not seen that God sends down water from the sky, and the earth becomes green? 63

الم تر ان الله انزل من السماء ماء فتصبح الارض مخضرة

Indeed, God is subtle, all-aware. 63

ان الله لطيف خبير

To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. 64

له ما في السموت وما في الارض

And indeed, God is surely the Self-Sufficient, the Praiseworthy. 64

وان الله لهو الغني الحميد

Have you not seen that God has subjected to you whatever is on the earth, and the ship which sails through the sea by His command? 65

الم تر ان الله سخر لكم ما في الارض والفلك تجري في البحر بامره

And He withholds the sky from falling upon the earth, except by His permission. 65

ويمسك السماء ان تقع على الارض الا باذنه

Indeed, God is, to mankind, full of kindness, most benevolent. 65

ان الله بالناس لرءوف رحيم

And it is He who gave you life, then will cause you to die, 66

وهو الذي احياكم ثم يميتكم

then will give you life again. 66

ثم يحييكم

Indeed, man is surely a great denier. 66

ان الانسن لكفور

For every community We have assigned a beneficent practice which it carries out. 67

لكل امة جعلنا منسكا هم ناسكوه

So let them not dispute with you concerning the matter, 67

فلا ينزعنك في الامر

and call to your Guardian, 67

وادع الى ربك

for you are surely upon straight guidance. 67

انك لعلى هدى مستقيم

And if they dispute with you, say, "God knows best what you do. 68

وان جدلوك فقل الله اعلم بما تعملون

God will judge between you on the Day of Appearance concerning that in which you used to differ."i 69

الله يحكم بينكم يوم القيمة فيما كنتم فيه تختلفون

Do you not know that God knows whatever is in the heaven and the earth? 70

الم تعلم ان الله يعلم ما في السماء والارض

Indeed, that is in a record:i 70

ان ذلك في كتب

indeed, that is easy for God. 70

ان ذلك على الله يسير

And they obey, besides God, that for which He has sent down no authority and of which they have no knowledge. 71

ويعبدون من دون الله ما لم ينزل به سلطنا وما ليس لهم به علم

And for the wrongdoers there is no helper. 71

وما للظلمين من نصير

And when Our clear signs are recited to them, you recognize on the faces of those who deny the disavowal; they nearly assault those who recite Our signs to them. 72

واذا تتلى عليهم ءايتنا بينت تعرف في وجوه الذين كفروا المنكر يكادون يسطون بالذين يتلون عليهم ءايتنا

Say, "Shall I inform you of something worse than that? 72

قل افانبيكم بشر من ذلكم

The Fire, which God has promised to those who deny — 72

النار وعدها الله الذين كفروا

and how wretched a destination!" 72

وبيس المصير

O mankind! An example has been put forth, so listen to it: 73

يايها الناس ضرب مثل فاستمعوا له

indeed, those you invoke besides God will never create a fly, even if they gathered together for that. 73

ان الذين تدعون من دون الله لن يخلقوا ذبابا ولو اجتمعوا له

And if the fly should snatch away something from them, they could not recover it from it. 73

وان يسلبهم الذباب شيا لا يستنقذوه منه

Weak are the seeker and the sought! 73

ضعف الطالب والمطلوب

They have not appraised God with true appraisal of Him. 74

ما قدروا الله حق قدره

Indeed, God is surely strong, the All-Mighty. 74

ان الله لقوي عزيز

God chooses from the Agents messengers, and from mankind [as well].i 75

الله يصطفي من المليكة رسلا ومن الناس

Indeed, God is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. 75

ان الله سميع بصير

He knows what is before them and what is behind them. 76

يعلم ما بين ايديهم وما خلفهم

And to God all matters return. 76

والى الله ترجع الامور

O you who believe! Kneel, prostrate, obey your Guardian, and do good, that you may succeed. 77

يايها الذين ءامنوا اركعوا واسجدوا واعبدوا ربكم وافعلوا الخير لعلكم تفلحون

And strive for God with the striving due to Him. 78

وجهدوا في الله حق جهاده

It is He who has chosen you, 78

هو اجتبىكم

and He has not placed upon you, in the Law, any hardship — 78

وما جعل عليكم في الدين من حرج

[it is] the way of your father Ibrahim.i 78

ملة ابيكم ابرهيم

It is He who named you the true [servants of God] before, and in this [Recitation], so that the Messenger may be a witness over you, and that you may be witnesses over mankind. 78

هو سمىكم المسلمين من قبل وفي هذا ليكون الرسول شهيدا عليكم وتكونوا شهداء على الناس

So maintain the Contact and render the purifying alms, 78

فاقيموا الصلوة وءاتوا الزكوة

and hold fast to God: 78

واعتصموا بالله

He is your Protector — 78

هو مولىكم

what an excellent Protector, 78

فنعم المولى

and what an excellent helper! 78

ونعم النصير