Surah Al-Ahqaf (The Wind-Curved Sandhills)
Surah Al-Ahqaf in Arabic with the English translation of every verse (Saheeh International) and the meaning of each Arabic word. To listen — first the English meaning, then the Arabic recitation — open it in the app.
حمٓ ﴿1﴾
46:1 Ha, Meem.
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حمٓ Ha Meem
تَنزِيلُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡحَكِيمِ ﴿2﴾
46:2 The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
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تَنزِيلُ (The) revelation · ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ (of) the Book · مِنَ (is) from · ٱللَّهِ Allah · ٱلْعَزِيزِ the All-Mighty · ٱلْحَكِيمِ the All-Wise
مَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَأَجَلࣲ مُّسَمࣰّ ىۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ عَمَّآ أُنذِرُواْ مُعۡرِضُونَ ﴿3﴾
46:3 We did not create the heavens and earth and what is between them except in truth and [for] a specified term. But those who disbelieve, from that of which they are warned, are turning away.
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مَا Not · خَلَقْنَا We created · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens · وَٱلْأَرْضَ and the earth · وَمَا and what · بَيْنَهُمَآ (is) between both of them · إِلَّا except · بِٱلْحَقِّ in truth · وَأَجَلٍۢ and (for) a term · مُّسَمًّۭى ۚ appointed · وَٱلَّذِينَ But those who · كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve · عَمَّآ from what · أُنذِرُوا۟ they are warned · مُعْرِضُونَ (are) turning away
قُلۡ أَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا تَدۡعُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَرُونِي مَاذَا خَلَقُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ أَمۡ لَهُمۡ شِرۡكࣱ فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِۖ ٱئۡتُونِي بِكِتَٰبࣲ مِّن قَبۡلِ هَٰذَآ أَوۡ أَثَٰرَةࣲ مِّنۡ عِلۡمٍ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ ﴿4﴾
46:4 Say, [O Muhammad], "Have you considered that which you invoke besides Allah? Show me what they have created of the earth; or did they have partnership in [creation of] the heavens? Bring me a scripture [revealed] before this or a [remaining] trace of knowledge, if you should be truthful."
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قُلْ Say · أَرَءَيْتُم Do you see · مَّا what · تَدْعُونَ you call · مِن besides · دُونِ besides · ٱللَّهِ Allah · أَرُونِى Show me · مَاذَا what · خَلَقُوا۟ they have created · مِنَ of · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · أَمْ or · لَهُمْ for them · شِرْكٌۭ (is) any share · فِى in · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ ۖ the heavens · ٱئْتُونِى Bring me · بِكِتَـٰبٍۢ a book · مِّن from · قَبْلِ before · هَـٰذَآ this · أَوْ or · أَثَـٰرَةٍۢ a trace · مِّنْ of · عِلْمٍ knowledge · إِن if · كُنتُمْ you are · صَـٰدِقِينَ truthful
وَمَنۡ أَضَلُّ مِمَّن يَدۡعُواْ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَن لَّا يَسۡتَجِيبُ لَهُۥٓ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ وَهُمۡ عَن دُعَآئِهِمۡ غَٰفِلُونَ ﴿5﴾
46:5 And who is more astray than he who invokes besides Allah those who will not respond to him until the Day of Resurrection, and they, of their invocation, are unaware.
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وَمَنْ And who · أَضَلُّ (is) more astray · مِمَّن than (he) who · يَدْعُوا۟ calls · مِن besides · دُونِ besides · ٱللَّهِ Allah · مَن who · لَّا will not respond · يَسْتَجِيبُ will not respond · لَهُۥٓ to him · إِلَىٰ until · يَوْمِ (the) Day · ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) Resurrection · وَهُمْ and they · عَن of · دُعَآئِهِمْ their calls · غَـٰفِلُونَ (are) unaware
وَإِذَا حُشِرَ ٱلنَّاسُ كَانُواْ لَهُمۡ أَعۡدَآءࣰ وَكَانُواْ بِعِبَادَتِهِمۡ كَٰفِرِينَ ﴿6﴾
46:6 And when the people are gathered [that Day], they [who were invoked] will be enemies to them, and they will be deniers of their worship.
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وَإِذَا And when · حُشِرَ are gathered · ٱلنَّاسُ the people · كَانُوا۟ they will be · لَهُمْ for them · أَعْدَآءًۭ enemies · وَكَانُوا۟ and they will be · بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ of their worship · كَـٰفِرِينَ deniers
وَإِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ءَايَٰتُنَا بَيِّنَٰتࣲ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لِلۡحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمۡ هَٰذَا سِحۡرࣱ مُّبِينٌ ﴿7﴾
46:7 And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, those who disbelieve say of the truth when it has come to them, "This is obvious magic."
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وَإِذَا And when · تُتْلَىٰ are recited · عَلَيْهِمْ to them · ءَايَـٰتُنَا Our Verses · بَيِّنَـٰتٍۢ clear · قَالَ say · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve · لِلْحَقِّ of the truth · لَمَّا when · جَآءَهُمْ it comes to them · هَـٰذَا This · سِحْرٌۭ (is) a magic · مُّبِينٌ clear
أَمۡ يَقُولُونَ ٱفۡتَرَىٰهُۖ قُلۡ إِنِ ٱفۡتَرَيۡتُهُۥ فَلَا تَمۡلِكُونَ لِي مِنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيۡـًٔاۖ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا تُفِيضُونَ فِيهِۚ كَفَىٰ بِهِۦ شَهِيدَۢا بَيۡنِي وَبَيۡنَكُمۡۖ وَهُوَ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ﴿8﴾
46:8 Or do they say, "He has invented it?" Say, "If I have invented it, you will not possess for me [the power of protection] from Allah at all. He is most knowing of that in which you are involved. Sufficient is He as Witness between me and you, and He is the Forgiving the Merciful."
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أَمْ Or · يَقُولُونَ they say · ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۖ He has invented it · قُلْ Say · إِنِ If · ٱفْتَرَيْتُهُۥ I have invented it · فَلَا then not · تَمْلِكُونَ you have power · لِى for me · مِنَ against · ٱللَّهِ Allah · شَيْـًٔا ۖ anything · هُوَ He · أَعْلَمُ knows best · بِمَا of what · تُفِيضُونَ you utter · فِيهِ ۖ concerning it · كَفَىٰ Sufficient is He · بِهِۦ Sufficient is He · شَهِيدًۢا (as) a Witness · بَيْنِى between me · وَبَيْنَكُمْ ۖ and between you · وَهُوَ and He · ٱلْغَفُورُ (is) the Oft-Forgiving · ٱلرَّحِيمُ the Most Merciful
قُلۡ مَا كُنتُ بِدۡعࣰ ا مِّنَ ٱلرُّسُلِ وَمَآ أَدۡرِي مَا يُفۡعَلُ بِي وَلَا بِكُمۡۖ إِنۡ أَتَّبِعُ إِلَّا مَا يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَيَّ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ إِلَّا نَذِيرࣱ مُّبِينࣱ ﴿9﴾
46:9 Say, "I am not something original among the messengers, nor do I know what will be done with me or with you. I only follow that which is revealed to me, and I am not but a clear warner."
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قُلْ Say · مَا Not · كُنتُ I am · بِدْعًۭا a new (one) · مِّنَ among · ٱلرُّسُلِ the Messengers · وَمَآ and not · أَدْرِى I know · مَا what · يُفْعَلُ will be done · بِى with me · وَلَا and not · بِكُمْ ۖ with you · إِنْ Not · أَتَّبِعُ I follow · إِلَّا but · مَا what · يُوحَىٰٓ is revealed · إِلَىَّ to me · وَمَآ and not · أَنَا۠ I am · إِلَّا but · نَذِيرٌۭ a warner · مُّبِينٌۭ clear
قُلۡ أَرَءَيۡتُمۡ إِن كَانَ مِنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ وَكَفَرۡتُم بِهِۦ وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدࣱ مِّنۢ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ عَلَىٰ مِثۡلِهِۦ فَـَٔامَنَ وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرۡتُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ﴿10﴾
46:10 Say, "Have you considered: if the Qur'an was from Allah, and you disbelieved in it while a witness from the Children of Israel has testified to something similar and believed while you were arrogant...?" Indeed, Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.
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قُلْ Say · أَرَءَيْتُمْ Do you see · إِن if · كَانَ it is · مِنْ from Allah · عِندِ from Allah · ٱللَّهِ from Allah · وَكَفَرْتُم and you disbelieve · بِهِۦ in it · وَشَهِدَ and testifies · شَاهِدٌۭ a witness · مِّنۢ from · بَنِىٓ (the) Children of Israel · إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (the) Children of Israel · عَلَىٰ to · مِثْلِهِۦ (the) like thereof · فَـَٔامَنَ then he believed · وَٱسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ ۖ while you are arrogant · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱللَّهَ Allah · لَا (does) not · يَهْدِى guide · ٱلْقَوْمَ the people · ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ the wrongdoers
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَوۡ كَانَ خَيۡرࣰ ا مَّا سَبَقُونَآ إِلَيۡهِۚ وَإِذۡ لَمۡ يَهۡتَدُواْ بِهِۦ فَسَيَقُولُونَ هَٰذَآ إِفۡكࣱ قَدِيمࣱ ﴿11﴾
46:11 And those who disbelieve say of those who believe, "If it had [truly] been good, they would not have preceded us to it." And when they are not guided by it, they will say, "This is an ancient falsehood."
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وَقَالَ And say · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve · لِلَّذِينَ of those who · ءَامَنُوا۟ believe · لَوْ If · كَانَ it had been · خَيْرًۭا good · مَّا not · سَبَقُونَآ they (would) have preceded us · إِلَيْهِ ۚ to it · وَإِذْ And when · لَمْ not · يَهْتَدُوا۟ they (are) guided · بِهِۦ by it · فَسَيَقُولُونَ they say · هَـٰذَآ This · إِفْكٌۭ (is) a lie · قَدِيمٌۭ ancient
وَمِن قَبۡلِهِۦ كِتَٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِمَامࣰ ا وَرَحۡمَةࣰۚ وَهَٰذَا كِتَٰبࣱ مُّصَدِّقࣱ لِّسَانًا عَرَبِيࣰّ ا لِّيُنذِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ وَبُشۡرَىٰ لِلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ﴿12﴾
46:12 And before it was the scripture of Moses to lead and as a mercy. And this is a confirming Book in an Arabic tongue to warn those who have wronged and as good tidings to the doers of good.
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وَمِن And before it · قَبْلِهِۦ And before it · كِتَـٰبُ (was the) Scripture · مُوسَىٰٓ (of) Musa · إِمَامًۭا (as) a guide · وَرَحْمَةًۭ ۚ and a mercy · وَهَـٰذَا And this · كِتَـٰبٌۭ (is) a Book · مُّصَدِّقٌۭ confirming · لِّسَانًا (in) language · عَرَبِيًّۭا Arabic · لِّيُنذِرَ to warn · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · ظَلَمُوا۟ do wrong · وَبُشْرَىٰ and (as) glad tidings · لِلْمُحْسِنِينَ for the good-doers
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُواْ رَبُّنَا ٱللَّهُ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَقَٰمُواْ فَلَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يَحۡزَنُونَ ﴿13﴾
46:13 Indeed, those who have said, "Our Lord is Allah," and then remained on a right course - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.
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إِنَّ Indeed · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · قَالُوا۟ say · رَبُّنَا Our Lord · ٱللَّهُ (is) Allah · ثُمَّ then · ٱسْتَقَـٰمُوا۟ remain firm · فَلَا then no · خَوْفٌ fear · عَلَيْهِمْ on them · وَلَا and not · هُمْ they · يَحْزَنُونَ will grieve
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا جَزَآءَۢ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ ﴿14﴾
46:14 Those are the companions of Paradise, abiding eternally therein as reward for what they used to do.
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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those · أَصْحَـٰبُ (are the) companions · ٱلْجَنَّةِ (of) Paradise · خَـٰلِدِينَ abiding forever · فِيهَا therein · جَزَآءًۢ a reward · بِمَا for what · كَانُوا۟ they used to · يَعْمَلُونَ do
وَوَصَّيۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ بِوَٰلِدَيۡهِ إِحۡسَٰنًاۖ حَمَلَتۡهُ أُمُّهُۥ كُرۡهࣰ ا وَوَضَعَتۡهُ كُرۡهࣰ اۖ وَحَمۡلُهُۥ وَفِصَٰلُهُۥ ثَلَٰثُونَ شَهۡرًاۚ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥ وَبَلَغَ أَرۡبَعِينَ سَنَةࣰ قَالَ رَبِّ أَوۡزِعۡنِيٓ أَنۡ أَشۡكُرَ نِعۡمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِيٓ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَٰلِدَيَّ وَأَنۡ أَعۡمَلَ صَٰلِحࣰ ا تَرۡضَىٰهُ وَأَصۡلِحۡ لِي فِي ذُرِّيَّتِيٓۖ إِنِّي تُبۡتُ إِلَيۡكَ وَإِنِّي مِنَ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ ﴿15﴾
46:15 And We have enjoined upon man, to his parents, good treatment. His mother carried him with hardship and gave birth to him with hardship, and his gestation and weaning [period] is thirty months. [He grows] until, when he reaches maturity and reaches [the age of] forty years, he says, "My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to work righteousness of which You will approve and make righteous for me my offspring. Indeed, I have repented to You, and indeed, I am of the Muslims."
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وَوَصَّيْنَا And We have enjoined · ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ (on) man · بِوَٰلِدَيْهِ to his parents · إِحْسَـٰنًا ۖ kindness · حَمَلَتْهُ Carried him · أُمُّهُۥ his mother · كُرْهًۭا (with) hardship · وَوَضَعَتْهُ and gave birth to him · كُرْهًۭا ۖ (with) hardship · وَحَمْلُهُۥ And (the) bearing of him · وَفِصَـٰلُهُۥ and (the) weaning of him · ثَلَـٰثُونَ (is) thirty · شَهْرًا ۚ month(s) · حَتَّىٰٓ until · إِذَا when · بَلَغَ he reaches · أَشُدَّهُۥ his maturity · وَبَلَغَ and reaches · أَرْبَعِينَ forty · سَنَةًۭ year(s) · قَالَ he says · رَبِّ My Lord · أَوْزِعْنِىٓ grant me (the) power · أَنْ that · أَشْكُرَ I may be grateful · نِعْمَتَكَ (for) Your favor · ٱلَّتِىٓ which · أَنْعَمْتَ You have bestowed · عَلَىَّ upon me · وَعَلَىٰ and upon · وَٰلِدَىَّ my parents · وَأَنْ and that · أَعْمَلَ I do · صَـٰلِحًۭا righteous (deeds) · تَرْضَىٰهُ which please You · وَأَصْلِحْ and make righteous · لِى for me · فِى among · ذُرِّيَّتِىٓ ۖ my offspring · إِنِّى indeed · تُبْتُ I turn · إِلَيْكَ to You · وَإِنِّى and indeed, I am · مِنَ of · ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ those who submit
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ نَتَقَبَّلُ عَنۡهُمۡ أَحۡسَنَ مَا عَمِلُواْ وَنَتَجَاوَزُ عَن سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمۡ فِيٓ أَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡجَنَّةِۖ وَعۡدَ ٱلصِّدۡقِ ٱلَّذِي كَانُواْ يُوعَدُونَ ﴿16﴾
46:16 Those are the ones from whom We will accept the best of what they did and overlook their misdeeds, [their being] among the companions of Paradise. [That is] the promise of truth which they had been promised.
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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those · ٱلَّذِينَ (are) the ones · نَتَقَبَّلُ We will accept · عَنْهُمْ from them · أَحْسَنَ (the) best · مَا (of) what · عَمِلُوا۟ they did · وَنَتَجَاوَزُ and We will overlook · عَن [from] · سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْ their evil deeds · فِىٓ among · أَصْحَـٰبِ (the) companions · ٱلْجَنَّةِ ۖ (of) Paradise · وَعْدَ A promise · ٱلصِّدْقِ true · ٱلَّذِى which · كَانُوا۟ they were · يُوعَدُونَ promised
وَٱلَّذِي قَالَ لِوَٰلِدَيۡهِ أُفࣲّ لَّكُمَآ أَتَعِدَانِنِيٓ أَنۡ أُخۡرَجَ وَقَدۡ خَلَتِ ٱلۡقُرُونُ مِن قَبۡلِي وَهُمَا يَسۡتَغِيثَانِ ٱللَّهَ وَيۡلَكَ ءَامِنۡ إِنَّ وَعۡدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقࣱّ فَيَقُولُ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ﴿17﴾
46:17 But one who says to his parents, "Uff to you; do you promise me that I will be brought forth [from the earth] when generations before me have already passed on [into oblivion]?" while they call to Allah for help [and to their son], "Woe to you! Believe! Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth." But he says, "This is not but legends of the former people" -
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وَٱلَّذِى But the one who · قَالَ says · لِوَٰلِدَيْهِ to his parents · أُفٍّۢ Uff · لَّكُمَآ to both of you · أَتَعِدَانِنِىٓ Do you promise me · أَنْ that · أُخْرَجَ I will be brought forth · وَقَدْ and have already passed away · خَلَتِ and have already passed away · ٱلْقُرُونُ the generations · مِن before me · قَبْلِى before me · وَهُمَا And they both · يَسْتَغِيثَانِ seek help · ٱللَّهَ (of) Allah · وَيْلَكَ Woe to you · ءَامِنْ Believe · إِنَّ Indeed · وَعْدَ (the) Promise · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · حَقٌّۭ (is) true · فَيَقُولُ But he says · مَا Not · هَـٰذَآ (is) this · إِلَّآ but · أَسَـٰطِيرُ (the) stories · ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ (of) the former (people)
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ حَقَّ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡقَوۡلُ فِيٓ أُمَمࣲ قَدۡ خَلَتۡ مِن قَبۡلِهِم مِّنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ وَٱلۡإِنسِۖ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ خَٰسِرِينَ ﴿18﴾
46:18 Those are the ones upon whom the word has come into effect, [who will be] among nations which had passed on before them of jinn and men. Indeed, they [all] were losers.
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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those · ٱلَّذِينَ (are) the ones · حَقَّ (has) proved true · عَلَيْهِمُ against them · ٱلْقَوْلُ the word · فِىٓ among · أُمَمٍۢ nations · قَدْ (that) already passed away · خَلَتْ (that) already passed away · مِن before them · قَبْلِهِم before them · مِّنَ of · ٱلْجِنِّ (the) jinn · وَٱلْإِنسِ ۖ and the men · إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they · كَانُوا۟ are · خَـٰسِرِينَ (the) losers
وَلِكُلࣲّ دَرَجَٰتࣱ مِّمَّا عَمِلُواْۖ وَلِيُوَفِّيَهُمۡ أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ وَهُمۡ لَا يُظۡلَمُونَ ﴿19﴾
46:19 And for all there are degrees [of reward and punishment] for what they have done, and [it is] so that He may fully compensate them for their deeds, and they will not be wronged.
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وَلِكُلٍّۢ And for all · دَرَجَـٰتٌۭ (are) degrees · مِّمَّا for what · عَمِلُوا۟ ۖ they did · وَلِيُوَفِّيَهُمْ and that He may fully compensate them · أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ (for) their deeds · وَهُمْ and they · لَا will not be wronged · يُظْلَمُونَ will not be wronged
وَيَوۡمَ يُعۡرَضُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ أَذۡهَبۡتُمۡ طَيِّبَٰتِكُمۡ فِي حَيَاتِكُمُ ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَٱسۡتَمۡتَعۡتُم بِهَا فَٱلۡيَوۡمَ تُجۡزَوۡنَ عَذَابَ ٱلۡهُونِ بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ بِغَيۡرِ ٱلۡحَقِّ وَبِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَفۡسُقُونَ ﴿20﴾
46:20 And the Day those who disbelieved are exposed to the Fire [it will be said], "You exhausted your pleasures during your worldly life and enjoyed them, so this Day you will be awarded the punishment of [extreme] humiliation because you were arrogant upon the earth without right and because you were defiantly disobedient."
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وَيَوْمَ And (the) Day · يُعْرَضُ will be exposed · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved · عَلَى to · ٱلنَّارِ the Fire · أَذْهَبْتُمْ You exhausted · طَيِّبَـٰتِكُمْ your good things · فِى in · حَيَاتِكُمُ your life · ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world · وَٱسْتَمْتَعْتُم and you took your pleasures · بِهَا therein · فَٱلْيَوْمَ So today · تُجْزَوْنَ you will be recompensed · عَذَابَ (with) a punishment · ٱلْهُونِ humiliating · بِمَا because · كُنتُمْ you were · تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ arrogant · فِى in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · بِغَيْرِ without · ٱلْحَقِّ [the] right · وَبِمَا and because · كُنتُمْ you were · تَفْسُقُونَ defiantly disobedient
۞وَٱذۡكُرۡ أَخَا عَادٍ إِذۡ أَنذَرَ قَوۡمَهُۥ بِٱلۡأَحۡقَافِ وَقَدۡ خَلَتِ ٱلنُّذُرُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ يَدَيۡهِ وَمِنۡ خَلۡفِهِۦٓ أَلَّا تَعۡبُدُوٓاْ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ عَذَابَ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمࣲ ﴿21﴾
46:21 And mention, [O Muhammad], the brother of 'Aad, when he warned his people in the [region of] al-Ahqaf - and warners had already passed on before him and after him - [saying], "Do not worship except Allah. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day."
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۞ وَٱذْكُرْ And mention · أَخَا (the) brother · عَادٍ (of) Aad · إِذْ when · أَنذَرَ he warned · قَوْمَهُۥ his people · بِٱلْأَحْقَافِ in the Al-Ahqaf · وَقَدْ and had already passed away · خَلَتِ and had already passed away · ٱلنُّذُرُ [the] warners · مِنۢ before him · بَيْنِ before him · يَدَيْهِ before him · وَمِنْ and after him · خَلْفِهِۦٓ and after him · أَلَّا That not · تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ you worship · إِلَّا except · ٱللَّهَ Allah · إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I · أَخَافُ [I] fear · عَلَيْكُمْ for you · عَذَابَ a punishment · يَوْمٍ (of) a Day · عَظِيمٍۢ Great
قَالُوٓاْ أَجِئۡتَنَا لِتَأۡفِكَنَا عَنۡ ءَالِهَتِنَا فَأۡتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ ﴿22﴾
46:22 They said, "Have you come to delude us away from our gods? Then bring us what you promise us, if you should be of the truthful."
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قَالُوٓا۟ They said · أَجِئْتَنَا Have you come to us · لِتَأْفِكَنَا to turn us away · عَنْ from · ءَالِهَتِنَا our gods · فَأْتِنَا Then bring us · بِمَا what · تَعِدُنَآ you threaten us · إِن if · كُنتَ you are · مِنَ of · ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ the truthful
قَالَ إِنَّمَا ٱلۡعِلۡمُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَأُبَلِّغُكُم مَّآ أُرۡسِلۡتُ بِهِۦ وَلَٰكِنِّيٓ أَرَىٰكُمۡ قَوۡمࣰ ا تَجۡهَلُونَ ﴿23﴾
46:23 He said, "Knowledge [of its time] is only with Allah, and I convey to you that with which I was sent; but I see you [to be] a people behaving ignorantly."
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قَالَ He said · إِنَّمَا Only · ٱلْعِلْمُ the knowledge · عِندَ (is) with Allah · ٱللَّهِ (is) with Allah · وَأُبَلِّغُكُم and I convey to you · مَّآ what · أُرْسِلْتُ I am sent · بِهِۦ with it · وَلَـٰكِنِّىٓ but · أَرَىٰكُمْ I see you · قَوْمًۭا a people · تَجْهَلُونَ ignorant
فَلَمَّا رَأَوۡهُ عَارِضࣰ ا مُّسۡتَقۡبِلَ أَوۡدِيَتِهِمۡ قَالُواْ هَٰذَا عَارِضࣱ مُّمۡطِرُنَاۚ بَلۡ هُوَ مَا ٱسۡتَعۡجَلۡتُم بِهِۦۖ رِيحࣱ فِيهَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمࣱ ﴿24﴾
46:24 And when they saw it as a cloud approaching their valleys, they said, "This is a cloud bringing us rain!" Rather, it is that for which you were impatient: a wind, within it a painful punishment,
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فَلَمَّا Then when · رَأَوْهُ they saw it · عَارِضًۭا (as) a cloud · مُّسْتَقْبِلَ approaching · أَوْدِيَتِهِمْ their valleys · قَالُوا۟ they said · هَـٰذَا This · عَارِضٌۭ (is) a cloud · مُّمْطِرُنَا ۚ bringing us rain · بَلْ Nay · هُوَ it · مَا (is) what · ٱسْتَعْجَلْتُم you were asking it to be hastened · بِهِۦ ۖ you were asking it to be hastened · رِيحٌۭ a wind · فِيهَا in it · عَذَابٌ (is) a punishment · أَلِيمٌۭ painful
تُدَمِّرُ كُلَّ شَيۡءِۭ بِأَمۡرِ رَبِّهَا فَأَصۡبَحُواْ لَا يُرَىٰٓ إِلَّا مَسَٰكِنُهُمۡۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ ﴿25﴾
46:25 Destroying everything by command of its Lord. And they became so that nothing was seen [of them] except their dwellings. Thus do We recompense the criminal people.
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تُدَمِّرُ Destroying · كُلَّ every · شَىْءٍۭ thing · بِأَمْرِ by (the) command · رَبِّهَا (of) its Lord · فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ Then they became (such) · لَا not · يُرَىٰٓ is seen · إِلَّا except · مَسَـٰكِنُهُمْ ۚ their dwellings · كَذَٰلِكَ Thus · نَجْزِى We recompense · ٱلْقَوْمَ the people · ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ [the] criminals
وَلَقَدۡ مَكَّنَّٰهُمۡ فِيمَآ إِن مَّكَّنَّٰكُمۡ فِيهِ وَجَعَلۡنَا لَهُمۡ سَمۡعࣰ ا وَأَبۡصَٰرࣰ ا وَأَفۡـِٔدَةࣰ فَمَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنۡهُمۡ سَمۡعُهُمۡ وَلَآ أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ وَلَآ أَفۡـِٔدَتُهُم مِّن شَيۡءٍ إِذۡ كَانُواْ يَجۡحَدُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ ﴿26﴾
46:26 And We had certainly established them in such as We have not established you, and We made for them hearing and vision and hearts. But their hearing and vision and hearts availed them not from anything [of the punishment] when they were [continually] rejecting the signs of Allah; and they were enveloped by what they used to ridicule.
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وَلَقَدْ And certainly · مَكَّنَّـٰهُمْ We had established them · فِيمَآ in what · إِن not · مَّكَّنَّـٰكُمْ We have established you · فِيهِ in it · وَجَعَلْنَا and We made · لَهُمْ for them · سَمْعًۭا hearing · وَأَبْصَـٰرًۭا and vision · وَأَفْـِٔدَةًۭ and hearts · فَمَآ But not · أَغْنَىٰ availed · عَنْهُمْ them · سَمْعُهُمْ their hearing · وَلَآ and not · أَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ their vision · وَلَآ and not · أَفْـِٔدَتُهُم their hearts · مِّن any · شَىْءٍ thing · إِذْ when · كَانُوا۟ they were · يَجْحَدُونَ rejecting · بِـَٔايَـٰتِ (the) Signs · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · وَحَاقَ and enveloped · بِهِم them · مَّا what · كَانُوا۟ they used to · بِهِۦ [at it] · يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ ridicule
وَلَقَدۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مَا حَوۡلَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقُرَىٰ وَصَرَّفۡنَا ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَرۡجِعُونَ ﴿27﴾
46:27 And We have already destroyed what surrounds you of [those] cities, and We have diversified the signs [or verses] that perhaps they might return [from disbelief].
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وَلَقَدْ And certainly · أَهْلَكْنَا We destroyed · مَا what · حَوْلَكُم surrounds you · مِّنَ of · ٱلْقُرَىٰ the towns · وَصَرَّفْنَا and We have diversified · ٱلْـَٔايَـٰتِ the Signs · لَعَلَّهُمْ that they may · يَرْجِعُونَ return
فَلَوۡلَا نَصَرَهُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ قُرۡبَانًا ءَالِهَةَۢۖ بَلۡ ضَلُّواْ عَنۡهُمۡۚ وَذَٰلِكَ إِفۡكُهُمۡ وَمَا كَانُواْ يَفۡتَرُونَ ﴿28﴾
46:28 Then why did those they took besides Allah as deities by which to approach [Him] not aid them? But they had strayed from them. And that was their falsehood and what they were inventing.
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فَلَوْلَا Then why (did) not · نَصَرَهُمُ help them · ٱلَّذِينَ those whom · ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ they had taken · مِن besides · دُونِ besides · ٱللَّهِ Allah · قُرْبَانًا gods as a way of approach · ءَالِهَةًۢ ۖ gods as a way of approach · بَلْ Nay · ضَلُّوا۟ they were lost · عَنْهُمْ ۚ from them · وَذَٰلِكَ And that · إِفْكُهُمْ (was) their falsehood · وَمَا and what · كَانُوا۟ they were · يَفْتَرُونَ inventing
وَإِذۡ صَرَفۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَ نَفَرࣰ ا مِّنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ يَسۡتَمِعُونَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوهُ قَالُوٓاْ أَنصِتُواْۖ فَلَمَّا قُضِيَ وَلَّوۡاْ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِم مُّنذِرِينَ ﴿29﴾
46:29 And [mention, O Muhammad], when We directed to you a few of the jinn, listening to the Qur'an. And when they attended it, they said, "Listen quietly." And when it was concluded, they went back to their people as warners.
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وَإِذْ And when · صَرَفْنَآ We directed · إِلَيْكَ to you · نَفَرًۭا a party · مِّنَ of · ٱلْجِنِّ the jinn · يَسْتَمِعُونَ listening · ٱلْقُرْءَانَ (to) the Quran · فَلَمَّا And when · حَضَرُوهُ they attended it · قَالُوٓا۟ they said · أَنصِتُوا۟ ۖ Listen quietly · فَلَمَّا And when · قُضِىَ it was concluded · وَلَّوْا۟ they turned back · إِلَىٰ to · قَوْمِهِم their people · مُّنذِرِينَ (as) warners
قَالُواْ يَٰقَوۡمَنَآ إِنَّا سَمِعۡنَا كِتَٰبًا أُنزِلَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مُوسَىٰ مُصَدِّقࣰ ا لِّمَا بَيۡنَ يَدَيۡهِ يَهۡدِيٓ إِلَى ٱلۡحَقِّ وَإِلَىٰ طَرِيقࣲ مُّسۡتَقِيمࣲ ﴿30﴾
46:30 They said, "O our people, indeed we have heard a [recited] Book revealed after Moses confirming what was before it which guides to the truth and to a straight path.
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قَالُوا۟ They said · يَـٰقَوْمَنَآ O our people · إِنَّا Indeed, we · سَمِعْنَا [we] have heard · كِتَـٰبًا a Book · أُنزِلَ revealed · مِنۢ after · بَعْدِ after · مُوسَىٰ Musa · مُصَدِّقًۭا confirming · لِّمَا what · بَيْنَ (was) before it · يَدَيْهِ (was) before it · يَهْدِىٓ guiding · إِلَى to · ٱلْحَقِّ the truth · وَإِلَىٰ and to · طَرِيقٍۢ a Path · مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ Straight
يَٰقَوۡمَنَآ أَجِيبُواْ دَاعِيَ ٱللَّهِ وَءَامِنُواْ بِهِۦ يَغۡفِرۡ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمۡ وَيُجِرۡكُم مِّنۡ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمࣲ ﴿31﴾
46:31 O our people, respond to the Messenger of Allah and believe in him; Allah will forgive for you your sins and protect you from a painful punishment.
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يَـٰقَوْمَنَآ O our people · أَجِيبُوا۟ Respond · دَاعِىَ (to the) caller · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · وَءَامِنُوا۟ and believe · بِهِۦ in him · يَغْفِرْ He will forgive · لَكُم for you · مِّن of · ذُنُوبِكُمْ your sins · وَيُجِرْكُم and will protect you · مِّنْ from · عَذَابٍ a punishment · أَلِيمٍۢ painful
وَمَن لَّا يُجِبۡ دَاعِيَ ٱللَّهِ فَلَيۡسَ بِمُعۡجِزࣲ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَيۡسَ لَهُۥ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوۡلِيَآءُۚ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ فِي ضَلَٰلࣲ مُّبِينٍ ﴿32﴾
46:32 But he who does not respond to the Caller of Allah will not cause failure [to Him] upon earth, and he will not have besides Him any protectors. Those are in manifest error."
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وَمَن And whoever · لَّا (does) not · يُجِبْ respond · دَاعِىَ (to the) caller · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · فَلَيْسَ then not · بِمُعْجِزٍۢ he can escape · فِى in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · وَلَيْسَ and not · لَهُۥ for him · مِن besides Him · دُونِهِۦٓ besides Him · أَوْلِيَآءُ ۚ protectors · أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those · فِى (are) in · ضَلَـٰلٍۢ error · مُّبِينٍ clear
أَوَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَلَمۡ يَعۡيَ بِخَلۡقِهِنَّ بِقَٰدِرٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَن يُحۡـِۧيَ ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰۚ بَلَىٰٓۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءࣲ قَدِيرࣱ ﴿33﴾
46:33 Do they not see that Allah, who created the heavens and earth and did not fail in their creation, is able to give life to the dead? Yes. Indeed, He is over all things competent.
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أَوَلَمْ Do not · يَرَوْا۟ they see · أَنَّ that · ٱللَّهَ Allah · ٱلَّذِى (is) the One Who · خَلَقَ created · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens · وَٱلْأَرْضَ and the earth · وَلَمْ and (was) not · يَعْىَ tired · بِخَلْقِهِنَّ by their creation · بِقَـٰدِرٍ (is) able · عَلَىٰٓ to give life · أَن to give life · يُحْـِۧىَ to give life · ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ ۚ (to) the dead · بَلَىٰٓ Yes · إِنَّهُۥ indeed He · عَلَىٰ (is) on · كُلِّ every · شَىْءٍۢ thing · قَدِيرٌۭ All-Powerful
وَيَوۡمَ يُعۡرَضُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ أَلَيۡسَ هَٰذَا بِٱلۡحَقِّۖ قَالُواْ بَلَىٰ وَرَبِّنَاۚ قَالَ فَذُوقُواْ ٱلۡعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَكۡفُرُونَ ﴿34﴾
46:34 And the Day those who disbelieved are exposed to the Fire [it will be said], "Is this not the truth?" They will say, "Yes, by our Lord." He will say, "Then taste the punishment because you used to disbelieve."
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وَيَوْمَ And (the) Day · يُعْرَضُ are exposed · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieved · عَلَى to · ٱلنَّارِ the Fire · أَلَيْسَ Is not · هَـٰذَا this · بِٱلْحَقِّ ۖ the truth · قَالُوا۟ They will say · بَلَىٰ Yes · وَرَبِّنَا ۚ by our Lord · قَالَ He will say · فَذُوقُوا۟ Then taste · ٱلْعَذَابَ the punishment · بِمَا because · كُنتُمْ you used to · تَكْفُرُونَ disbelieve
فَٱصۡبِرۡ كَمَا صَبَرَ أُوْلُواْ ٱلۡعَزۡمِ مِنَ ٱلرُّسُلِ وَلَا تَسۡتَعۡجِل لَّهُمۡۚ كَأَنَّهُمۡ يَوۡمَ يَرَوۡنَ مَا يُوعَدُونَ لَمۡ يَلۡبَثُوٓاْ إِلَّا سَاعَةࣰ مِّن نَّهَارِۭۚ بَلَٰغࣱۚ فَهَلۡ يُهۡلَكُ إِلَّا ٱلۡقَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَٰسِقُونَ ﴿35﴾
46:35 So be patient, [O Muhammad], as were those of determination among the messengers and do not be impatient for them. It will be - on the Day they see that which they are promised - as though they had not remained [in the world] except an hour of a day. [This is] notification. And will [any] be destroyed except the defiantly disobedient people?
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فَٱصْبِرْ So be patient · كَمَا as · صَبَرَ had patience · أُو۟لُوا۟ those of determination · ٱلْعَزْمِ those of determination · مِنَ of · ٱلرُّسُلِ the Messengers · وَلَا and (do) not · تَسْتَعْجِل seek to hasten · لَّهُمْ ۚ for them · كَأَنَّهُمْ As if they had · يَوْمَ (the) Day · يَرَوْنَ they see · مَا what · يُوعَدُونَ they were promised · لَمْ not · يَلْبَثُوٓا۟ remained · إِلَّا except · سَاعَةًۭ an hour · مِّن of · نَّهَارٍۭ ۚ a day · بَلَـٰغٌۭ ۚ A notification · فَهَلْ But will · يُهْلَكُ (any) be destroyed · إِلَّا except · ٱلْقَوْمُ the people · ٱلْفَـٰسِقُونَ the defiantly disobedient