Sourate Ash-Shura (42) with hamza shown

In the name of God, the All-Benevolent, the Benevolent. Ha. Mim. Ayn. Sin. Qaf.i 2

بسم ٱلله ٱلرحمن ٱلرحيم حم عسق

Thus God, the All-Powerful, the Wise, reveals to you — as He did to those before you.i 3

كذلك يوحي إليك وإلى ٱلذين من قبلك ٱلله ٱلعزيز ٱلحكيم

To Him belongs what is in the heavens and what is on the earth, 4

له ما في ٱلسموت وما في ٱلأرض

and He is the Most High, the Immense. 4

وهو ٱلعلي ٱلعظيم

The heavens are about to be rent asunder from above them,i 5

تكاد ٱلسموت يتفطرن من فوقهن

while the Agents glorify [God] in praise of their Guardian and ask forgiveness for whoever is on the earth.i 5

وٱلملئكة يسبحون بحمد ربهم ويستغفرون لمن في ٱلأرض

Is it not true that God is the Forgiving, the Benevolent? 5

ألآ إن ٱلله هو ٱلغفور ٱلرحيم

As for those who take protectors besides Him, God watches over them; 6

وٱلذين ٱتخذوا من دونه أوليآء ٱلله حفيظ عليهم

and you are not, yourself, their agent.i 6

ومآ أنت عليهم بوكيل

Thus have We revealed to you a flawless recitation, that you may warn the metropolis and those around it, and warn of the Day of Gathering, of which there is no doubt:i 7

وكذلك أوحينآ إليك قرءانا عربيا لتنذر أم ٱلقرى ومن حولها وتنذر يوم ٱلجمع لا ريب فيه

a group in the Garden, 7

فريق في ٱلجنة

and a group in the Blaze. 7

وفريق في ٱلسعير

Had God willed, He would have made them a single community, 8

ولو شآء ٱلله لجعلهم أمة وحدة

but He admits whom He wills into His benevolence; 8

ولكن يدخل من يشآء في رحمته

and the wrongdoers have neither protector nor helper. 8

وٱلظلمون ما لهم من ولي ولا نصير

Have they, then, taken protectors besides Him? 9

أم ٱتخذوا من دونه أوليآء

Yet it is God who is the Protector, 9

فٱلله هو ٱلولي

and it is He who gives life to the dead; 9

وهو يحي ٱلموتى

and He is able to do all things. 9

وهو على كل شىء قدير

And whatever you differ about, its judgment rests with God. 10

وما ٱختلفتم فيه من شىء فحكمه إلى ٱلله

Such is God, my Guardian; 10

ذلكم ٱلله ربي

upon Him I rely, 10

عليه توكلت

and to Him I return. 10

وإليه أنيب

Originator of the heavens and the earth, He gave you mates from among yourselves, and mates among the cattle; by this means He multiplies you. 11

فاطر ٱلسموت وٱلأرض جعل لكم من أنفسكم أزوجا ومن ٱلأنعم أزوجا يذرؤكم فيه

Nothing resembles Him, 11

ليس كمثله شىء

and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. 11

وهو ٱلسميع ٱلبصير

To Him belong the charges of the heavens and the earth; 12

له مقاليد ٱلسموت وٱلأرض

He extends provision to whom He wills, or measures it out sparingly. 12

يبسط ٱلرزق لمن يشآء ويقدر

He is, of all things, fully informed. 12

إنه بكل شىء عليم

He has ordained for you, in the Law, what He enjoined upon Nuh, what We have revealed to you, and what We enjoined upon Ibrahim, Moussa, and Issa: "Uphold the Law, and do not become divided within it."i 13

شرع لكم من ٱلدين ما وصى به نوحا وٱلذي أوحينآ إليك وما وصينا به إبرهيم وموسى وعيسى أن أقيموا ٱلدين ولا تتفرقوا فيه

What you call them to weighs heavily upon the associators. 13

كبر على ٱلمشركين ما تدعوهم إليه

God draws to Himself whom He wills, and guides to Himself whoever turns back in repentance. 13

ٱلله يجتبي إليه من يشآء ويهدي إليه من ينيب

Yet they became divided only after knowledge had come to them, 14

وما تفرقوا إلا من بعد ما جآءهم ٱلعلم

out of mutual aggression among themselves. 14

بغيا بينهم

And had it not been for a word that had already gone forth from your Guardian, [fixing a term] until an appointed time, it would have been settled between them. 14

ولولا كلمة سبقت من ربك إلى أجل مسمى لقضي بينهم

And those who inherited the Scripture after them are in grave, unsettling doubt about it.i 14

وإن ٱلذين أورثوا ٱلكتب من بعدهم لفي شك منه مريب

For this, then, call and stand firm as you have been commanded, and do not follow their emotions.i 15

فلذلك فٱدع وٱستقم كمآ أمرت ولا تتبع أهوآءهم

And say: "I believe in whatever Scripture God has sent down, and I have been commanded to be just between you.i 15

وقل ءامنت بمآ أنزل ٱلله من كتب وأمرت لأعدل بينكم

God is our Guardian and your Guardian; 15

ٱلله ربنا وربكم

to us our deeds, and to you your deeds; 15

لنآ أعملنا ولكم أعملكم

there is no argument between us and you; 15

لا حجة بيننا وبينكم

God will bring us together, 15

ٱلله يجمع بيننا

and to Him is the journey's end." 15

وإليه ٱلمصير

And those who dispute about God after He has been answered, their argument is void before their Guardian, and upon them is wrath, 16

وٱلذين يحآجون في ٱلله من بعد ما ٱستجيب له حجتهم داحضة عند ربهم وعليهم غضب

and for them a severe punishment. 16

ولهم عذاب شديد

It is God who has sent down the Scripture bearing truth, and the balance.i 17

ٱلله ٱلذي أنزل ٱلكتب بٱلحق وٱلميزان

And what would make you know? 17

وما يدريك

Perhaps the Hour is near. 17

لعل ٱلساعة قريب

Those who do not believe in it seek to hasten it, 18

يستعجل بها ٱلذين لا يؤمنون بها

while those who have believed are filled with apprehension of it and know that it is the truth. 18

وٱلذين ءامنوا مشفقون منها ويعلمون أنها ٱلحق

Is it not true that those who dispute about the Hour are in far-reaching error? 18

ألآ إن ٱلذين يمارون في ٱلساعة لفي ضلل بعيد

God is subtly gracious toward His obedient ones; 19

ٱلله لطيف بعباده

He provides for whom He wills, 19

يرزق من يشآء

and He is the Strong, the All-Powerful.i 19

وهو ٱلقوي ٱلعزيز

Whoever desires the harvest of the Hereafter, We increase his harvest for him; 20

من كان يريد حرث ٱلءاخرة نزد له في حرثه

and whoever desires the harvest of the present life, We give him a portion of it, 20

ومن كان يريد حرث ٱلدنيا نؤته منها

but he will have no share in the Hereafter. 20

وما له في ٱلءاخرة من نصيب

Do they, then, have associates who have ordained for them, in the Law, what God has not authorized? 21

أم لهم شركؤا شرعوا لهم من ٱلدين ما لم يأذن به ٱلله

And were it not for the decisive word [already settled], it would have been decided between them; 21

ولولا كلمة ٱلفصل لقضي بينهم

and the wrongdoers will have a painful punishment. 21

وإن ٱلظلمين لهم عذاب أليم

You will see the wrongdoers apprehensive over what they have earned, while it is about to befall them; 22

ترى ٱلظلمين مشفقين مما كسبوا وهو واقع بهم

while those who have believed and done what is right will be in the flowering meadows of the Gardens, 22

وٱلذين ءامنوا وعملوا ٱلصلحت في روضات ٱلجنات

they will have, with their Guardian, whatever they desire: 22

لهم ما يشآءون عند ربهم

that is the great favor. 22

ذلك هو ٱلفضل ٱلكبير

That is what God gives as glad tidings to His obedient ones who believe and do what is right. 23

ذلك ٱلذي يبشر ٱلله عباده ٱلذين ءامنوا وعملوا ٱلصلحت

Say: "I ask of you no reward for this, other than affection for one's close kin." 23

قل لآ أسلكم عليه أجرا إلا ٱلمودة في ٱلقربى

And whoever earns a good deed, We increase its beauty for him; 23

ومن يقترف حسنة نزد له فيها حسنا

God is Forgiving, Ever-Thankful. 23

إن ٱلله غفور شكور

Will they say that he has forged a lie against God? 24

أم يقولون ٱفترى على ٱلله كذبا

Yet if God willed, He would seal your Core; 24

فإن يشإ ٱلله يختم على قلبك

but God blots out falsehood and establishes truth by His words. 24

ويمح ٱلله ٱلبطل ويحق ٱلحق بكلمته

He knows full well what the breasts hold. 24

إنه عليم بذات ٱلصدور

It is He who accepts repentance from His obedient ones, pardons evil deeds, and knows what they do.i 25

وهو ٱلذي يقبل ٱلتوبة عن عباده ويعفوا عن ٱلسيات ويعلم ما تفعلون

He answers those who have believed and done what is right, and increases them out of His favor; 26

ويستجيب ٱلذين ءامنوا وعملوا ٱلصلحت ويزيدهم من فضله

while those who deny will have a severe punishment. 26

وٱلكفرون لهم عذاب شديد

And were God to extend provision abundantly to His obedient ones, they would transgress on the earth; 27

ولو بسط ٱلله ٱلرزق لعباده لبغوا في ٱلأرض

but He sends down in due measure what He wills. 27

ولكن ينزل بقدر ما يشآء

He is, toward His obedient ones, fully informed, all-seeing. 27

إنه بعباده خبير بصير

It is He who sends down the rain after they have despaired, and who spreads out His benevolence; 28

وهو ٱلذي ينزل ٱلغيث من بعد ما قنطوا وينشر رحمته

and He is the Protector, the Praiseworthy. 28

وهو ٱلولي ٱلحميد

And among His signs: the creation of the heavens and the earth, and whatever living creatures He has scattered throughout them; 29

ومن ءايته خلق ٱلسموت وٱلأرض وما بث فيهما من دآبة

and He is able to gather them together, whenever He wills. 29

وهو على جمعهم إذا يشآء قدير

And whatever affliction befalls you is because of what your own hands have earned — and He pardons much. 30

ومآ أصبكم من مصيبة فبما كسبت أيديكم ويعفوا عن كثير

You are not able to escape [Him] on the earth, 31

ومآ أنتم بمعجزين في ٱلأرض

and you have, besides God, neither protector nor helper. 31

وما لكم من دون ٱلله من ولي ولا نصير

And among His signs: the [ships] that run upon the sea like mountains. 32

ومن ءايته ٱلجوار في ٱلبحر كٱلأعلم

If He wills, He stills the wind, and they remain motionless upon its surface — surely in that are signs for every steadfast, thankful one — or He causes them to perish because of what they have earned, while pardoning much.i 34

إن يشأ يسكن ٱلريح فيظللن رواكد على ظهره إن في ذلك لءايت لكل صبار شكور أو يوبقهن بما كسبوا ويعف عن كثير

— so that those who dispute about Our signs may know that they have no escape. 35

ويعلم ٱلذين يجدلون في ءايتنا ما لهم من محيص

Whatever you have been given is only the enjoyment of the present life; 36

فمآ أوتيتم من شىء فمتع ٱلحيوة ٱلدنيا

but what is with God is better and more lasting, for those who believe and rely upon their Guardian; 36

وما عند ٱلله خير وأبقى للذين ءامنوا وعلى ربهم يتوكلون

for those who avoid grave transgressions and indecencies, and who, when angered, forgive; 37

وٱلذين يجتنبون كبئر ٱلإثم وٱلفوحش وإذا ما غضبوا هم يغفرون

for those who answer their Guardian, maintain the Contact, conduct their affairs by mutual consultation, and spend from what We have provided them; 38

وٱلذين ٱستجابوا لربهم وأقاموا ٱلصلوة وأمرهم شورى بينهم ومما رزقنهم ينفقون

for those who, when aggression befalls them, defend themselves. 39

وٱلذين إذآ أصابهم ٱلبغي هم ينتصرون

The recompense of an evil is an evil equal to it; 40

وجزؤا سيئة سيئة مثلها

but whoever pardons and reconciles, his reward is upon God — 40

فمن عفا وأصلح فأجره على ٱلله

He does not love the wrongdoers. 40

إنه لا يحب ٱلظلمين

And whoever defends himself after having suffered injustice, against such there is no course [of blame]; 41

ولمن ٱنتصر بعد ظلمه فأولئك ما عليهم من سبيل

blame lies only upon those who wrong people and commit aggression on the earth without right. 42

إنما ٱلسبيل على ٱلذين يظلمون ٱلناس ويبغون في ٱلأرض بغير ٱلحق

Those will have a painful punishment. 42

أولئك لهم عذاب أليم

And whoever endures patiently and forgives, that is indeed among matters of firm resolve. 43

ولمن صبر وغفر إن ذلك لمن عزم ٱلأمور

And whoever God leaves astray has no protector after that. 44

ومن يضلل ٱلله فما له من ولي من بعده

You will see the wrongdoers, when they see the punishment, saying: "Is there any way back?" 44

وترى ٱلظلمين لما رأوا ٱلعذاب يقولون هل إلى مرد من سبيل

You will see them exposed before it, humbled, 45

وترىهم يعرضون عليها خشعين

looking with a furtive glance, out of humiliation. 45

من ٱلذل ينظرون من طرف خفي

And those who have believed will say: "The true losers are those who have lost themselves and their families on the Day of Appearance."i 45

وقال ٱلذين ءامنوا إن ٱلخسرين ٱلذين خسروا أنفسهم وأهليهم يوم ٱلقيمة

Is it not true that the wrongdoers are in lasting punishment? 45

ألآ إن ٱلظلمين في عذاب مقيم

They will have no protectors to help them, besides God. 46

وما كان لهم من أوليآء ينصرونهم من دون ٱلله

And whoever God leaves astray has no way at all. 46

ومن يضلل ٱلله فما له من سبيل

Answer your Guardian before there comes a Day that God will not turn back; 47

ٱستجيبوا لربكم من قبل أن يأتي يوم لا مرد له من ٱلله

you will have no refuge on that Day, 47

ما لكم من ملجإ يومئذ

and you will have no way to deny [it]. 47

وما لكم من نكير

If they turn away, [know that] We have not sent you as a guardian over them; 48

فإن أعرضوا فمآ أرسلنك عليهم حفيظا

upon you rests only the delivery [of the message]. 48

إن عليك إلا ٱلبلغ

And when We let man taste a benevolence from Us, he rejoices in it; 48

وإنآ إذآ أذقنا ٱلإنسن منا رحمة فرح بها

but if an evil befalls them because of what their hands have sent forth, then man is greatly given to denying. 48

وإن تصبهم سيئة بما قدمت أيديهم فإن ٱلإنسن كفور

To God belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; 49

لله ملك ٱلسموت وٱلأرض

He creates what He wills; 49

يخلق ما يشآء

He grants, to whom He wills, daughters, and He grants, to whom He wills, sons, or He pairs them, males and females, and He renders barren whom He wills. 50

يهب لمن يشآء إنثا ويهب لمن يشآء ٱلذكور أو يزوجهم ذكرانا وإنثا ويجعل من يشآء عقيما

He is fully informed, capable of all things. 50

إنه عليم قدير

It is not for any human being that God should speak to him, except by revelation, or from behind a veil, or by sending a messenger who reveals, by His leave, what He wills; 51

وما كان لبشر أن يكلمه ٱلله إلا وحيا أو من ورآئ حجاب أو يرسل رسولا فيوحي بإذنه ما يشآء

He is the Most High, the Wise. 51

إنه علي حكيم

Thus have We revealed to you an Influx from Our own command; 52

وكذلك أوحينآ إليك روحا من أمرنا

you did not know what the Scripture was, nor faith, but We made it a light by which We guide whom We will among Our obedient ones;i 52

ما كنت تدري ما ٱلكتب ولا ٱلإيمن ولكن جعلنه نورا نهدي به من نشآء من عبادنا

and you indeed guide to a straight path — the path of God, to whom belongs what is in the heavens and what is on the earth. 53

وإنك لتهدي إلى صرط مستقيم صرط ٱلله ٱلذي له ما في ٱلسموت وما في ٱلأرض

Is it not true that to God all affairs return? 53

ألآ إلى ٱلله تصير ٱلأمور