Sourate Al-Hajj (22) with hamza shown

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

بسم ٱلله ٱلرحمن ٱلرحيم يأيها ٱلناس ٱتقوا ربكم

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

إن زلزلة ٱلساعة 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 عمآ أرضعت وتضع كل ذات حمل حملها وترى ٱلناس سكرى وما هم بسكرى ولكن عذاب ٱلله 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 ٱلناس من يجدل في ٱلله بغير علم ويتبع كل شيطن مريد كتب عليه أنه من تولاه فأنه يضله ويهديه إلى عذاب ٱلسعير

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

يأيها ٱلناس إن كنتم في ريب من ٱلبعث فإنا 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 ٱلأرحام ما نشآء إلى أجل مسمى

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

ثم نخرجكم طفلا ثم لتبلغوا أشدكم

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 إلى أرذل ٱلعمر 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 ٱلأرض هامدة فإذآ أنزلنا عليها ٱلمآء ٱهتزت وربت وأنبتت 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 بأن ٱلله هو ٱلحق وأنه يحي ٱلموتى وأنه على كل شىء قدير وأن ٱلساعة ءاتية لا ريب فيها وأن ٱلله يبعث من في ٱلقبور

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 ٱلناس من يجدل في ٱلله بغير علم ولا هدى ولا كتب منير ثاني عطفه ليضل عن سبيل ٱلله

For him is disgrace in the present life, 9

له في ٱلدنيا خزي

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

ونذيقه يوم ٱلقيمة عذاب ٱلحريق

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

ذلك بما قدمت يداك وأن ٱلله 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 ٱلناس من يعبد ٱلله على حرف فإن أصابه خير ٱطمأن به وإن أصابته فتنة ٱنقلب على وجهه خسر ٱلدنيا وٱلءاخرة

That is the manifest loss. 11

ذلك هو ٱلخسران ٱلمبين

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

يدعوا من دون ٱلله ما لا يضره وما لا ينفعه

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

ذلك هو ٱلضلل ٱلبعيد يدعوا

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

لمن ضره أقرب من نفعه لبئس ٱلمولى ولبئس ٱلعشير

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

إن ٱلله يدخل ٱلذين ءامنوا وعملوا ٱلصلحت جنت تجري من تحتها ٱلأنهر

Indeed, God does what He wills. 14

إن ٱلله 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 أن لن ينصره ٱلله في ٱلدنيا وٱلءاخرة فليمدد بسبب إلى ٱلسمآء ثم ليقطع فلينظر هل يذهبن كيده ما يغيظ

Thus have We sent it down as clear signs, 16

وكذلك أنزلنه ءايت بينت

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

وأن ٱلله 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

إن ٱلذين ءامنوا وٱلذين هادوا وٱلصبين وٱلنصرى وٱلمجوس وٱلذين أشركوا إن ٱلله يفصل بينهم يوم ٱلقيمة

Indeed, God is witness over all things. 17

إن ٱلله 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

ألم تر أن ٱلله يسجد له من في ٱلسموت ومن في ٱلأرض وٱلشمس وٱلقمر وٱلنجوم وٱلجبال وٱلشجر وٱلدوآب وكثير من ٱلناس

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

وكثير حق عليه ٱلعذاب

And whoever God humiliates has none to honor him. 18

ومن يهن ٱلله فما له من مكرم

Indeed, God does what He wills. 18

إن ٱلله يفعل ما يشآء

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

هذان خصمان ٱختصموا 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

فٱلذين كفروا قطعت لهم ثياب من نار يصب من فوق رءوسهم ٱلحميم يصهر به ما في بطونهم وٱلجلود

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

كلمآ أرادوا أن يخرجوا منها من غم أعيدوا فيها

"Taste the punishment of the burning fire!" 22

وذوقوا عذاب ٱلحريق

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

إن ٱلله يدخل ٱلذين ءامنوا وعملوا ٱلصلحت جنت تجري من تحتها ٱلأنهر يحلون فيها من أساور من ذهب ولؤلؤا

and their garments therein will be of silk. 23

ولباسهم فيها حرير

And they were guided to the good in speech, 24

وهدوا إلى ٱلطيب من ٱلقول

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

وهدوا إلى صرط ٱلحميد

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

إن ٱلذين كفروا ويصدون عن سبيل ٱلله وٱلمسجد ٱلحرام ٱلذي جعلنه للناس سوآء ٱلعكف فيه وٱلباد

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

ومن يرد فيه بإلحاد بظلم نذقه من عذاب أليم

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

وإذ بوأنا لإبرهيم مكان ٱلبيت أن 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 للطآئفين وٱلقآئمين وٱلركع ٱلسجود

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

وأذن في ٱلناس بٱلحج يأتوك رجالا وعلى كل ضامر يأتين من كل فج عميق ليشهدوا منفع لهم ويذكروا ٱسم ٱلله في أيام معلومت على ما رزقهم من بهيمة ٱلأنعم

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

فكلوا منها وأطعموا ٱلبآئس ٱلفقير

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 بٱلبيت ٱلعتيق

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 ٱلله فهو خير له عند ربه

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

وأحلت لكم ٱلأنعم إلا ما يتلى عليكم

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

فٱجتنبوا ٱلرجس من ٱلأوثن وٱجتنبوا قول ٱلزور حنفآء 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 بٱلله فكأنما خر من ٱلسمآء فتخطفه ٱلطير أو تهوي به ٱلريح 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 شعئر ٱلله فإنها من تقوى ٱلقلوب

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 إلى أجل مسمى ثم محلهآ إلى ٱلبيت ٱلعتيق

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 أمة جعلنا منسكا ليذكروا ٱسم ٱلله على ما رزقهم من بهيمة ٱلأنعم

So your God is one God. 34

فإلهكم إله وحد

So to Him alone be true. 34

فله أسلموا

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 ٱلمخبتين ٱلذين إذا ذكر ٱلله وجلت قلوبهم وٱلصبرين على مآ أصابهم وٱلمقيمي ٱلصلوة 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

وٱلبدن جعلنها لكم من شعئر ٱلله لكم فيها خير

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

فٱذكروا ٱسم ٱلله عليها صوآف

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

فإذا وجبت جنوبها فكلوا منها وأطعموا ٱلقانع وٱلمعتر

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 ٱلله لحومها ولا دمآؤها ولكن يناله ٱلتقوى منكم

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

كذلك سخرها لكم لتكبروا ٱلله على ما هدىكم

And give good news to those who do good. 37

وبشر ٱلمحسنين

Indeed, God defends those who believe. 38

إن ٱلله يدفع عن ٱلذين ءامنوا

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

إن ٱلله لا يحب كل خوان كفور

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

أذن للذين يقتلون بأنهم ظلموا

and God is indeed able to give them victory. 39

وإن ٱلله على نصرهم لقدير

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

ٱلذين أخرجوا من ديرهم بغير حق إلآ أن يقولوا ربنا ٱلله

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 ٱلله ٱلناس بعضهم ببعض لهدمت صومع وبيع وصلوت ومسجد يذكر فيها ٱسم ٱلله كثيرا

And God will surely help whoever helps Him — 40

ولينصرن ٱلله من ينصره

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

إن ٱلله 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

ٱلذين إن مكنهم في ٱلأرض أقاموا ٱلصلوة وءاتوا ٱلزكوة وأمروا بٱلمعروف ونهوا عن ٱلمنكر

And to God belongs the outcome of all affairs. 41

ولله عقبة ٱلأمور

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

وإن يكذبوك فقد كذبت قبلهم قوم نوح وعاد وثمود وقوم إبرهيم وقوم لوط وأصحب مدين

and Moussa too was denied.i 44

وكذب موسى

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

فأمليت للكفرين ثم أخذتهم

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

فكأين من قرية أهلكنها وهي ظالمة فهي خاوية على عروشها وبئر 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

أفلم يسيروا في ٱلأرض فتكون لهم قلوب يعقلون بهآ أو ءاذان يسمعون بها

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

فإنها لا تعمى ٱلأبصر ولكن تعمى ٱلقلوب ٱلتي في ٱلصدور

And they urge you to hasten the punishment, 47

ويستعجلونك بٱلعذاب

though God will never fail His promise. 47

ولن يخلف ٱلله وعده

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

وإن يوما عند ربك كألف سنة مما تعدون

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

وكأين من قرية أمليت لها وهي ظالمة ثم أخذتها

and to Me is the final destination. 48

وإلى ٱلمصير

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

قل يأيها ٱلناس إنمآ أنا لكم نذير مبين

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

فٱلذين ءامنوا وعملوا ٱلصلحت لهم مغفرة ورزق كريم

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

وٱلذين سعوا في ءايتنا معجزين أولئك أصحب ٱلجحيم

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

ومآ أرسلنا من قبلك من رسول ولا نبي إلآ إذا تمنى ألقى ٱلشيطن في أمنيته فينسخ ٱلله ما يلقي ٱلشيطن ثم يحكم ٱلله ءايته وٱلله عليم حكيم ليجعل ما يلقي ٱلشيطن فتنة للذين في قلوبهم مرض وٱلقاسية قلوبهم

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

وإن ٱلظلمين 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 ٱلذين أوتوا ٱلعلم أنه ٱلحق من ربك فيؤمنوا به فتخبت له قلوبهم

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

وإن ٱلله لهاد ٱلذين ءامنوا إلى 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 ٱلذين كفروا في مرية منه حتى تأتيهم ٱلساعة بغتة أو يأتيهم عذاب يوم عقيم

The dominion, that Day, belongs to God. 56

ٱلملك يومئذ لله

He will judge between them. 56

يحكم بينهم

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

فٱلذين ءامنوا وعملوا ٱلصلحت في جنت ٱلنعيم

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

وٱلذين كفروا وكذبوا بايتنا فأولئك 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

وٱلذين هاجروا في سبيل ٱلله ثم قتلوا أو ماتوا ليرزقنهم ٱلله رزقا حسنا

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

وإن ٱلله لهو خير ٱلرزقين

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

وإن ٱلله 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 ٱلله

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

إن ٱلله 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 بأن ٱلله يولج ٱليل في ٱلنهار ويولج ٱلنهار في ٱليل وأن ٱلله 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 بأن ٱلله هو ٱلحق وأن ما يدعون من دونه هو ٱلبطل وأن ٱلله هو ٱلعلي ٱلكبير

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

ألم تر أن ٱلله أنزل من ٱلسمآء مآء فتصبح ٱلأرض مخضرة

Indeed, God is subtle, all-aware. 63

إن ٱلله لطيف خبير

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

له ما في ٱلسموت وما في ٱلأرض

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

وإن ٱلله لهو ٱلغني ٱلحميد

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

ألم تر أن ٱلله سخر لكم ما في ٱلأرض وٱلفلك تجري في ٱلبحر بأمره

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

ويمسك ٱلسمآء أن تقع على ٱلأرض إلا بإذنه

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

إن ٱلله بٱلناس لرءوف رحيم

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

وهو ٱلذي أحياكم ثم يميتكم

then will give you life again. 66

ثم يحييكم

Indeed, man is surely a great denier. 66

إن ٱلإنسن لكفور

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

لكل أمة جعلنا منسكا هم ناسكوه

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

فلا ينزعنك في ٱلأمر

and call to your Guardian, 67

وٱدع إلى ربك

for you are surely upon straight guidance. 67

إنك لعلى هدى مستقيم

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

وإن جدلوك فقل ٱلله أعلم بما تعملون

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

ٱلله يحكم بينكم يوم ٱلقيمة فيما كنتم فيه تختلفون

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

ألم تعلم أن ٱلله يعلم ما في ٱلسمآء وٱلأرض

Indeed, that is in a record:i 70

إن ذلك في كتب

indeed, that is easy for God. 70

إن ذلك على ٱلله 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 ٱلله 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

وإذا تتلى عليهم ءايتنا بينت تعرف في وجوه ٱلذين كفروا ٱلمنكر يكادون يسطون بٱلذين يتلون عليهم ءايتنا

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

قل أفأنبئكم بشر من ذلكم

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

ٱلنار وعدها ٱلله ٱلذين كفروا

and how wretched a destination!" 72

وبئس ٱلمصير

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

يأيها ٱلناس ضرب مثل فٱستمعوا له

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

إن ٱلذين تدعون من دون ٱلله لن يخلقوا ذبابا ولو ٱجتمعوا له

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

وإن يسلبهم ٱلذباب شيا لا يستنقذوه منه

Weak are the seeker and the sought! 73

ضعف ٱلطالب وٱلمطلوب

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

ما قدروا ٱلله حق قدره

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

إن ٱلله لقوي عزيز

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

ٱلله يصطفي من ٱلملئكة رسلا ومن ٱلناس

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

إن ٱلله سميع بصير

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

يعلم ما بين أيديهم وما خلفهم

And to God all matters return. 76

وإلى ٱلله ترجع ٱلأمور

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

يأيها ٱلذين ءامنوا ٱركعوا وٱسجدوا وٱعبدوا ربكم وٱفعلوا ٱلخير لعلكم تفلحون

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

وجهدوا في ٱلله حق جهاده

It is He who has chosen you, 78

هو ٱجتبىكم

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

وما جعل عليكم في ٱلدين من حرج

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

ملة أبيكم إبرهيم

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 ٱلمسلمين من قبل وفي هذا ليكون ٱلرسول شهيدا عليكم وتكونوا شهدآء على ٱلناس

So maintain the Contact and render the purifying alms, 78

فأقيموا ٱلصلوة وءاتوا ٱلزكوة

and hold fast to God: 78

وٱعتصموا بٱلله

He is your Protector — 78

هو مولىكم

what an excellent Protector, 78

فنعم ٱلمولى

and what an excellent helper! 78

ونعم ٱلنصير