Sourate Fussilat (41) unvowelled

In the name of God, the All-Benevolent, the Benevolent. Ha, Mim.i 1

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم حم

A revealed descent from the All-Benevolent, the Benevolent: a Scripture whose signs are made distinct, a flawless recitation for a people who know, bearing good news and warning,i 4

تنزيل من الرحمن الرحيم كتب فصلت ءايته قرءانا عربيا لقوم يعلمون بشيرا ونذيرا

yet most of them turn away, so that they do not hear. 4

فاعرض اكثرهم فهم لا يسمعون

They say: "Our cores are under covers against what you call us to, and there is a deafness in our ears, and between us and you a veil. So act — we too are acting [on our side]."i 5

وقالوا قلوبنا في اكنة مما تدعونا اليه وفي ءاذاننا وقر ومن بيننا وبينك حجاب فاعمل اننا عملون

Say: "I am only a human being like you; it is revealed to me that your god is One God. So stand straight toward Him and ask His forgiveness." 6

قل انما انا بشر مثلكم يوحى الى انما الهكم اله وحد فاستقيموا اليه واستغفروه

Woe to the idolaters, who do not give the zakat and who deny the Hereafter!i 7

وويل للمشركين الذين لا يوتون الزكوة وهم بالءاخرة هم كفرون

Those who believe and do what is right will have a reward without interruption. 8

ان الذين ءامنوا وعملوا الصلحت لهم اجر غير ممنون

Say: "Do you then deny the One who created the earth in two days, and set up equals to Him?"i 9

قل اينكم لتكفرون بالذي خلق الارض في يومين وتجعلون له اندادا

That is the Guardian of all beings.i 9

ذلك رب العلمين

He placed firmly-set mountains upon it, blessed it, and apportioned its provisions in it, in four equal days, for those who ask. 10

وجعل فيها روسي من فوقها وبرك فيها وقدر فيها اقوتها في اربعة ايام سواء للسايلين

Then He turned toward the sky, which was smoke, and said to it and to the earth: "Come, both of you, willingly or unwillingly." 11

ثم استوى الى السماء وهي دخان فقال لها وللارض ايتيا طوعا او كرها

They said: "We come obediently." 11

قالتا اتينا طايعين

So He completed them as seven skies in two days, and inspired to each sky its command. 12

فقضىهن سبع سموات في يومين واوحى في كل سماء امرها

And We adorned the nearest sky with lamps, 12

وزينا السماء الدنيا بمصبيح

and with protection. 12

وحفظا

That is the measure of the All-Powerful, the All-Knowing.i 12

ذلك تقدير العزيز العليم

If they turn away, say: "I warn you of a thunderbolt like the thunderbolt of the Recidivists [Aad] and the Depleters [Thamud]" 14

فان اعرضوا فقل انذرتكم صعقة مثل صعقة عاد وثمود اذ جاءتهم الرسل من بين ايديهم ومن خلفهم الا تعبدوا الا الله

They said: "Had our Guardian willed, He would have sent down Agents. So we deny what you have been sent with."i 14

قالوا لو شاء ربنا لانزل مليكة فانا بما ارسلتم به كفرون

As for Aad, they were arrogant on the earth without right, and said: "Who is stronger than us in might?" 15

فاما عاد فاستكبروا في الارض بغير الحق وقالوا من اشد منا قوة

Did they not see that God, who created them, is stronger than them in might? 15

اولم يروا ان الله الذي خلقهم هو اشد منهم قوة

And they used to deny Our signs. 15

وكانوا بايتنا يجحدون

So We sent upon them a howling wind, during ill-omened days, to make them taste the punishment of disgrace in the present life; 16

فارسلنا عليهم ريحا صرصرا في ايام نحسات لنذيقهم عذاب الخزي في الحيوة الدنيا

and the punishment of the Hereafter is more disgracing still, and they will not be helped. 16

ولعذاب الءاخرة اخزى وهم لا ينصرون

As for Thamud, We guided them, but they preferred blindness over guidance, so the thunderbolt of the humiliating punishment seized them for what they used to earn. 17

واما ثمود فهدينهم فاستحبوا العمى على الهدى فاخذتهم صعقة العذاب الهون بما كانوا يكسبون

And We saved those who believed and were mindful [of God]. 18

ونجينا الذين ءامنوا وكانوا يتقون

The day the enemies of God are gathered toward the Fire, they will be arranged in ranks, 19

ويوم يحشر اعداء الله الى النار فهم يوزعون

until, when they reach it, their hearing, their sights, and their skins will testify against them about what they used to do. 20

حتى اذا ما جاءوها شهد عليهم سمعهم وابصرهم وجلودهم بما كانوا يعملون

They will say to their skins: "Why did you testify against us?" 21

وقالوا لجلودهم لم شهدتم علينا

They will say: "God, who makes everything speak, made us speak. It is He who created you the first time, and to Him you are returned." 21

قالوا انطقنا الله الذي انطق كل شىء وهو خلقكم اول مرة واليه ترجعون

You were not hiding [in thinking] that your hearing, your sights, and your skins would not testify against you; 22

وما كنتم تستترون ان يشهد عليكم سمعكم ولا ابصركم ولا جلودكم

but you thought that God did not know much of what you were doing. 22

ولكن ظننتم ان الله لا يعلم كثيرا مما تعملون

That is the thought you had of your Guardian; it has ruined you, and you have become among the losers. 23

وذلكم ظنكم الذي ظننتم بربكم اردىكم فاصبحتم من الخسرين

If they endure, the Fire is their dwelling; 24

فان يصبروا فالنار مثوى لهم

and if they seek favor, they will not be among those granted favor. 24

وان يستعتبوا فما هم من المعتبين

And We assigned to them companions who made attractive to them what was before them and what was behind them, 25

وقيضنا لهم قرناء فزينوا لهم ما بين ايديهم وما خلفهم

and the word came due against them, among communities of the Occulted and humans that had already passed away before them;i 25

وحق عليهم القول في امم قد خلت من قبلهم من الجن والانس

they were indeed losers. 25

انهم كانوا خسرين

Those who deny said: "Do not listen to this recitation, and drown it out, so that you may prevail."i 26

وقال الذين كفروا لا تسمعوا لهذا القرءان والغوا فيه لعلكم تغلبون

We will surely make those who deny taste a severe punishment, and We will surely repay them the worst of what they used to do.i 27

فلنذيقن الذين كفروا عذابا شديدا ولنجزينهم اسوا الذي كانوا يعملون

That is the recompense of the enemies of God: the Fire; 28

ذلك جزاء اعداء الله النار

they have therein the home of eternity, 28

لهم فيها دار الخلد

a recompense for their denying Our signs. 28

جزاء بما كانوا بايتنا يجحدون

Those who deny will say: "Our Guardian, show us those who misled us among the Occulted and humans, that we may put them beneath our feet, so that they may be among the lowest."i 29

وقال الذين كفروا ربنا ارنا الذين اضلانا من الجن والانس نجعلهما تحت اقدامنا ليكونا من الاسفلين

Those who say: "Our Guardian is God," then stand straight — the Agents descend upon them: "Do not fear and do not grieve; rejoice in the Garden that you were promised."i 30

ان الذين قالوا ربنا الله ثم استقموا تتنزل عليهم المليكة الا تخافوا ولا تحزنوا وابشروا بالجنة التي كنتم توعدون

We are your protectors in the present life and in the Hereafter; 31

نحن اولياوكم في الحيوة الدنيا وفي الءاخرة

and you will have therein whatever your Selves desire, and you will have therein whatever you ask for, as a welcome from a [Lord who is] All-Forgiving, Benevolent.i 32

ولكم فيها ما تشتهي انفسكم ولكم فيها ما تدعون نزلا من غفور رحيم

And who speaks better than one who calls to God, does what is right, and says: "I am indeed among those true to God alone"?i 33

ومن احسن قولا ممن دعا الى الله وعمل صلحا وقال انني من المسلمين

The good deed and the bad deed are not equal. 34

ولا تستوي الحسنة ولا السيية

Repel with what is better; then the one between you and whom there was enmity will be like a close ally. 34

ادفع بالتي هي احسن فاذا الذي بينك وبينه عدوة كانه ولي حميم

But this is received only by those who endure, 35

وما يلقىها الا الذين صبروا

and it is received only by one who has an immense share. 35

وما يلقىها الا ذو حظ عظيم

And if an incitement from the Diverter should ever prompt you, seek refuge in God;i 36

واما ينزغنك من الشيطن نزغ فاستعذ بالله

it is He, the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. 36

انه هو السميع العليم

And among His signs are the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. 37

ومن ءايته اليل والنهار والشمس والقمر

Do not prostrate to the sun or to the moon, 37

لا تسجدوا للشمس ولا للقمر

but prostrate to God, who created them, if it is Him that you obey. 37

واسجدوا لله الذي خلقهن ان كنتم اياه تعبدون

If they are arrogant, then those who are with your Guardian glorify Him night and day, without growing weary. 38

فان استكبروا فالذين عند ربك يسبحون له باليل والنهار وهم لا يسمون

And among His signs: you see the earth humbled; then, when We send down water upon it, it stirs and swells. 39

ومن ءايته انك ترى الارض خشعة فاذا انزلنا عليها الماء اهتزت وربت

He who gave it life is surely the One who gives life to the dead; 39

ان الذي احياها لمحي الموتى

He is capable of all things. 39

انه على كل شىء قدير

Those who deviate concerning Our signs are not hidden from Us. 40

ان الذين يلحدون في ءايتنا لا يخفون علينا

Is one who is thrown into the Fire better, or one who comes secure on the Day of Appearance?i 40

افمن يلقى في النار خير ام من ياتي ءامنا يوم القيمة

Do what you wish, 40

اعملوا ما شيتم

He is All-Seeing of what you do. 40

انه بما تعملون بصير

Those who deny the Reminder when it has come to them [will bear the consequences]; and it is indeed an impregnable Scripture, which falsehood cannot reach from before it or from behind it,i 42

ان الذين كفروا بالذكر لما جاءهم وانه لكتب عزيز لا ياتيه البطل من بين يديه ولا من خلفه

a revealed descent from a [Lord who is] Wise, Praiseworthy. 42

تنزيل من حكيم حميد

Nothing is said to you except what was already said to the messengers before you; 43

ما يقال لك الا ما قد قيل للرسل من قبلك

your Guardian is indeed possessor of forgiveness and possessor of painful punishment. 43

ان ربك لذو مغفرة وذو عقاب اليم

Had We made it a flawed recitation, they would have said: "Why were its signs not made distinct?"i 44

ولو جعلنه قرءانا اعجميا لقالوا لولا فصلت ءايته

Flawed and flawless at once?i 44

ءاعجمي وعربي

Say: "It is, for those who believe, guidance and healing; 44

قل هو للذين ءامنوا هدى وشفاء

and those who do not believe have a deafness in their ears, and it is upon them a blindness; 44

والذين لا يومنون في ءاذانهم وقر وهو عليهم عمى

those are called from a distant place." 44

اوليك ينادون من مكان بعيد

And We certainly gave Moussa the Scripture, and there was disagreement over it;i 45

ولقد ءاتينا موسى الكتب فاختلف فيه

and had it not been for a word that preceded from your Guardian, it would already have been settled between them; 45

ولولا كلمة سبقت من ربك لقضي بينهم

and they are indeed in disquieting doubt about it. 45

وانهم لفي شك منه مريب

Whoever does what is right, it is for his own Self;i 46

من عمل صلحا فلنفسه

and whoever does wrong, it is against his own Self;i 46

ومن اساء فعليها

and your Guardian is not unjust to His the constrained. 46

وما ربك بظلم للعبيد

To Him is referred the knowledge of the Hour; 47

اليه يرد علم الساعة

no fruit comes out of its sheath, nor does any female conceive or give birth, except with His knowledge; 47

وما تخرج من ثمرت من اكمامها وما تحمل من انثى ولا تضع الا بعلمه

and the day He calls out to them: "Where are My partners?", they will say: "We inform You that there is not among us any witness." 47

ويوم يناديهم اين شركاءي قالوا ءاذنك ما منا من شهيد

What they used to invoke before will stray away from them, and they will know that they have no escape. 48

وضل عنهم ما كانوا يدعون من قبل وظنوا ما لهم من محيص

The human being does not tire of calling for good; 49

لا يسم الانسن من دعاء الخير

but if evil touches him, he becomes despairing, hopeless. 49

وان مسه الشر فيوس قنوط

And if We let him taste benevolence from Us after hardship that touched him, he will surely say: "This is mine by right, and I do not think the Hour is coming; and if I am returned to my Guardian, I will indeed have the best with Him." 50

ولين اذقنه رحمة منا من بعد ضراء مسته ليقولن هذا لي وما اظن الساعة قايمة ولين رجعت الى ربي ان لي عنده للحسنى

We will surely inform those who deny of what they did, and We will surely make them taste a harsh punishment.i 50

فلننبين الذين كفروا بما عملوا ولنذيقنهم من عذاب غليظ

And when We favor the human being, he turns away and distances himself disdainfully; 51

واذا انعمنا على الانسن اعرض ونا بجانبه

and when evil touches him, he is full of endless calling. 51

واذا مسه الشر فذو دعاء عريض

Say: "Have you considered? If this is from God and you deny it, who is more astray than one who is in deep estrangement?"i 52

قل ارءيتم ان كان من عند الله ثم كفرتم به من اضل ممن هو في شقاق بعيد

We will show them Our signs in the horizons and in themselves, until it becomes clear to them that it is the truth.i 53

سنريهم ءايتنا في الءافاق وفي انفسهم حتى يتبين لهم انه الحق

Is it not enough that your Guardian is witness over all things? 53

اولم يكف بربك انه على كل شىء شهيد

Indeed, they are in doubt about the meeting with their Guardian; 54

الا انهم في مرية من لقاء ربهم

indeed, He encompasses all things. 54

الا انه بكل شىء محيط