Surah Luqman (Luqman)
Surah Luqman 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.
الٓمٓ ﴿1﴾
31:1 Alif, Lam, Meem.
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الٓمٓ Alif Lam Meem
تِلۡكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ ٱلۡحَكِيمِ ﴿2﴾
31:2 These are verses of the wise Book,
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تِلْكَ These · ءَايَـٰتُ (are) Verses · ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ (of) the Book · ٱلْحَكِيمِ the Wise
هُدࣰ ى وَرَحۡمَةࣰ لِّلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ﴿3﴾
31:3 As guidance and mercy for the doers of good
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هُدًۭى A guidance · وَرَحْمَةًۭ and a mercy · لِّلْمُحْسِنِينَ for the good-doers
ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤۡتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُم بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ هُمۡ يُوقِنُونَ ﴿4﴾
31:4 Who establish prayer and give zakah, and they, of the Hereafter, are certain [in faith].
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ٱلَّذِينَ Those who · يُقِيمُونَ establish · ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ the prayer · وَيُؤْتُونَ and give · ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ zakah · وَهُم and they · بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ in the Hereafter · هُمْ [they] · يُوقِنُونَ believe firmly
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ عَلَىٰ هُدࣰ ى مِّن رَّبِّهِمۡۖ وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُفۡلِحُونَ ﴿5﴾
31:5 Those are on [right] guidance from their Lord, and it is those who are the successful.
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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those · عَلَىٰ (are) on · هُدًۭى guidance · مِّن from · رَّبِّهِمْ ۖ their Lord · وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ and those · هُمُ [they] · ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ (are) the successful
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَشۡتَرِي لَهۡوَ ٱلۡحَدِيثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ بِغَيۡرِ عِلۡمࣲ وَيَتَّخِذَهَا هُزُوًاۚ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمۡ عَذَابࣱ مُّهِينࣱ ﴿6﴾
31:6 And of the people is he who buys the amusement of speech to mislead [others] from the way of Allah without knowledge and who takes it in ridicule. Those will have a humiliating punishment.
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وَمِنَ And of · ٱلنَّاسِ the mankind · مَن (is he) who · يَشْتَرِى purchases · لَهْوَ idle tales · ٱلْحَدِيثِ idle tales · لِيُضِلَّ to mislead · عَن from · سَبِيلِ (the) path · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · بِغَيْرِ without · عِلْمٍۢ knowledge · وَيَتَّخِذَهَا and takes it · هُزُوًا ۚ (in) ridicule · أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those · لَهُمْ for them · عَذَابٌۭ (is) a punishment · مُّهِينٌۭ humiliating
وَإِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا وَلَّىٰ مُسۡتَكۡبِرࣰ ا كَأَن لَّمۡ يَسۡمَعۡهَا كَأَنَّ فِيٓ أُذُنَيۡهِ وَقۡرࣰ اۖ فَبَشِّرۡهُ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ ﴿7﴾
31:7 And when our verses are recited to him, he turns away arrogantly as if he had not heard them, as if there was in his ears deafness. So give him tidings of a painful punishment.
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وَإِذَا And when · تُتْلَىٰ are recited · عَلَيْهِ to him · ءَايَـٰتُنَا Our Verses · وَلَّىٰ he turns away · مُسْتَكْبِرًۭا arrogantly · كَأَن as if · لَّمْ not · يَسْمَعْهَا he (had) heard them · كَأَنَّ as if · فِىٓ in · أُذُنَيْهِ his ears · وَقْرًۭا ۖ (is) deafness · فَبَشِّرْهُ So give him tidings · بِعَذَابٍ of a punishment · أَلِيمٍ painful
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمۡ جَنَّٰتُ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ﴿8﴾
31:8 Indeed, those who believe and do righteous deeds - for them are the Gardens of Pleasure.
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إِنَّ Indeed · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · ءَامَنُوا۟ believe · وَعَمِلُوا۟ and do · ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ righteous deeds · لَهُمْ for them · جَنَّـٰتُ (are) Gardens · ٱلنَّعِيمِ (of) Delight
خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَاۖ وَعۡدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقࣰّ اۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ﴿9﴾
31:9 Wherein they abide eternally; [it is] the promise of Allah [which is] truth. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
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خَـٰلِدِينَ (To) abide forever · فِيهَا ۖ in it · وَعْدَ (The) Promise of Allah · ٱللَّهِ (The) Promise of Allah · حَقًّۭا ۚ (is) true · وَهُوَ And He · ٱلْعَزِيزُ (is) the All-Mighty · ٱلْحَكِيمُ the All-Wise
خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ بِغَيۡرِ عَمَدࣲ تَرَوۡنَهَاۖ وَأَلۡقَىٰ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ رَوَٰسِيَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِكُمۡ وَبَثَّ فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ دَآبَّةࣲۚ وَأَنزَلۡنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءࣰ فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوۡجࣲ كَرِيمٍ ﴿10﴾
31:10 He created the heavens without pillars that you see and has cast into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it should shift with you, and dispersed therein from every creature. And We sent down rain from the sky and made grow therein [plants] of every noble kind.
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خَلَقَ He created · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens · بِغَيْرِ without · عَمَدٍۢ pillars · تَرَوْنَهَا ۖ that you see · وَأَلْقَىٰ and has cast · فِى in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · رَوَٰسِىَ firm mountains · أَن lest · تَمِيدَ it (might) shake · بِكُمْ with you · وَبَثَّ and He dispersed · فِيهَا in it · مِن from · كُلِّ every · دَآبَّةٍۢ ۚ creature · وَأَنزَلْنَا And We sent down · مِنَ from · ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky · مَآءًۭ water · فَأَنۢبَتْنَا then We caused to grow · فِيهَا therein · مِن of · كُلِّ every · زَوْجٍۢ kind · كَرِيمٍ noble
هَٰذَا خَلۡقُ ٱللَّهِ فَأَرُونِي مَاذَا خَلَقَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن دُونِهِۦۚ بَلِ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ فِي ضَلَٰلࣲ مُّبِينࣲ ﴿11﴾
31:11 This is the creation of Allah. So show Me what those other than Him have created. Rather, the wrongdoers are in clear error.
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هَـٰذَا This · خَلْقُ (is the) creation · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · فَأَرُونِى So show Me · مَاذَا what · خَلَقَ have created · ٱلَّذِينَ those · مِن besides Him · دُونِهِۦ ۚ besides Him · بَلِ Nay · ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ the wrongdoers · فِى (are) in · ضَلَـٰلٍۢ error · مُّبِينٍۢ clear
وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا لُقۡمَٰنَ ٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ أَنِ ٱشۡكُرۡ لِلَّهِۚ وَمَن يَشۡكُرۡ فَإِنَّمَا يَشۡكُرُ لِنَفۡسِهِۦۖ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ حَمِيدࣱ ﴿12﴾
31:12 And We had certainly given Luqman wisdom [and said], "Be grateful to Allah." And whoever is grateful is grateful for [the benefit of] himself. And whoever denies [His favor] - then indeed, Allah is Free of need and Praiseworthy.
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وَلَقَدْ And verily · ءَاتَيْنَا We gave · لُقْمَـٰنَ Luqman · ٱلْحِكْمَةَ the wisdom · أَنِ that · ٱشْكُرْ Be grateful · لِلَّهِ ۚ to Allah · وَمَن And whoever · يَشْكُرْ (is) grateful · فَإِنَّمَا then only · يَشْكُرُ he is grateful · لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ for himself · وَمَن And whoever · كَفَرَ (is) ungrateful · فَإِنَّ then indeed · ٱللَّهَ Allah · غَنِىٌّ (is) Free of need · حَمِيدٌۭ Praiseworthy
وَإِذۡ قَالَ لُقۡمَٰنُ لِٱبۡنِهِۦ وَهُوَ يَعِظُهُۥ يَٰبُنَيَّ لَا تُشۡرِكۡ بِٱللَّهِۖ إِنَّ ٱلشِّرۡكَ لَظُلۡمٌ عَظِيمࣱ ﴿13﴾
31:13 And [mention, O Muhammad], when Luqman said to his son while he was instructing him, "O my son, do not associate [anything] with Allah. Indeed, association [with him] is great injustice."
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وَإِذْ And when · قَالَ said · لُقْمَـٰنُ Luqman · لِٱبْنِهِۦ to his son · وَهُوَ while he · يَعِظُهُۥ (was) instructing him · يَـٰبُنَىَّ O my son · لَا (Do) not · تُشْرِكْ associate partners · بِٱللَّهِ ۖ with Allah · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱلشِّرْكَ associating partners · لَظُلْمٌ (is) surely an injustice · عَظِيمٌۭ great
وَوَصَّيۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ بِوَٰلِدَيۡهِ حَمَلَتۡهُ أُمُّهُۥ وَهۡنًا عَلَىٰ وَهۡنࣲ وَفِصَٰلُهُۥ فِي عَامَيۡنِ أَنِ ٱشۡكُرۡ لِي وَلِوَٰلِدَيۡكَ إِلَيَّ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ ﴿14﴾
31:14 And We have enjoined upon man [care] for his parents. His mother carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the [final] destination.
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وَوَصَّيْنَا And We have enjoined · ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ (upon) man · بِوَٰلِدَيْهِ for his parents · حَمَلَتْهُ carried him · أُمُّهُۥ his mother · وَهْنًا (in) weakness · عَلَىٰ upon · وَهْنٍۢ weakness · وَفِصَـٰلُهُۥ and his weaning · فِى (is) in · عَامَيْنِ two years · أَنِ that · ٱشْكُرْ Be grateful · لِى to Me · وَلِوَٰلِدَيْكَ and to your parents · إِلَىَّ towards Me · ٱلْمَصِيرُ (is) the destination
وَإِن جَٰهَدَاكَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تُشۡرِكَ بِي مَا لَيۡسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلۡمࣱ فَلَا تُطِعۡهُمَاۖ وَصَاحِبۡهُمَا فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا مَعۡرُوفࣰ اۖ وَٱتَّبِعۡ سَبِيلَ مَنۡ أَنَابَ إِلَيَّۚ ثُمَّ إِلَيَّ مَرۡجِعُكُمۡ فَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ ﴿15﴾
31:15 But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness and follow the way of those who turn back to Me [in repentance]. Then to Me will be your return, and I will inform you about what you used to do.
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وَإِن But if · جَـٰهَدَاكَ they strive against you · عَلَىٰٓ on · أَن that · تُشْرِكَ you associate partners · بِى with Me · مَا what · لَيْسَ not · لَكَ you have · بِهِۦ of it · عِلْمٌۭ any knowledge · فَلَا then (do) not · تُطِعْهُمَا ۖ obey both of them · وَصَاحِبْهُمَا But accompany them · فِى in · ٱلدُّنْيَا the world · مَعْرُوفًۭا ۖ (with) kindness · وَٱتَّبِعْ and follow · سَبِيلَ (the) path · مَنْ (of him) who · أَنَابَ turns · إِلَىَّ ۚ to Me · ثُمَّ Then · إِلَىَّ towards Me · مَرْجِعُكُمْ (is) your return · فَأُنَبِّئُكُم then I will inform you · بِمَا of what · كُنتُمْ you used (to) · تَعْمَلُونَ do
يَٰبُنَيَّ إِنَّهَآ إِن تَكُ مِثۡقَالَ حَبَّةࣲ مِّنۡ خَرۡدَلࣲ فَتَكُن فِي صَخۡرَةٍ أَوۡ فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ أَوۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ يَأۡتِ بِهَا ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَطِيفٌ خَبِيرࣱ ﴿16﴾
31:16 [And Luqman said], "O my son, indeed if wrong should be the weight of a mustard seed and should be within a rock or [anywhere] in the heavens or in the earth, Allah will bring it forth. Indeed, Allah is Subtle and Acquainted.
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يَـٰبُنَىَّ O my son · إِنَّهَآ Indeed it · إِن if · تَكُ it be · مِثْقَالَ (the) weight · حَبَّةٍۢ (of) a grain · مِّنْ of · خَرْدَلٍۢ a mustard seed · فَتَكُن and it be · فِى in · صَخْرَةٍ a rock · أَوْ or · فِى in · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens · أَوْ or · فِى in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · يَأْتِ Allah will bring it forth · بِهَا Allah will bring it forth · ٱللَّهُ ۚ Allah will bring it forth · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱللَّهَ Allah · لَطِيفٌ (is) All-Subtle · خَبِيرٌۭ All-Aware
يَٰبُنَيَّ أَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَأۡمُرۡ بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِ وَٱنۡهَ عَنِ ٱلۡمُنكَرِ وَٱصۡبِرۡ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَصَابَكَۖ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ مِنۡ عَزۡمِ ٱلۡأُمُورِ ﴿17﴾
31:17 O my son, establish prayer, enjoin what is right, forbid what is wrong, and be patient over what befalls you. Indeed, [all] that is of the matters [requiring] determination.
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يَـٰبُنَىَّ O my son · أَقِمِ Establish · ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ the prayer · وَأْمُرْ and enjoin · بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ [with] the right · وَٱنْهَ and forbid · عَنِ from · ٱلْمُنكَرِ the wrong · وَٱصْبِرْ and be patient · عَلَىٰ over · مَآ what · أَصَابَكَ ۖ befalls you · إِنَّ Indeed · ذَٰلِكَ that · مِنْ (is) of · عَزْمِ the matters requiring determination · ٱلْأُمُورِ the matters requiring determination
وَلَا تُصَعِّرۡ خَدَّكَ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَمۡشِ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مَرَحًاۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخۡتَالࣲ فَخُورࣲ ﴿18﴾
31:18 And do not turn your cheek [in contempt] toward people and do not walk through the earth exultantly. Indeed, Allah does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful.
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وَلَا And (do) not · تُصَعِّرْ turn · خَدَّكَ your cheek · لِلنَّاسِ from men · وَلَا and (do) not · تَمْشِ walk · فِى in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · مَرَحًا ۖ exultantly · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱللَّهَ Allah · لَا (does) not · يُحِبُّ like · كُلَّ every · مُخْتَالٍۢ self-conceited · فَخُورٍۢ boaster
وَٱقۡصِدۡ فِي مَشۡيِكَ وَٱغۡضُضۡ مِن صَوۡتِكَۚ إِنَّ أَنكَرَ ٱلۡأَصۡوَٰتِ لَصَوۡتُ ٱلۡحَمِيرِ ﴿19﴾
31:19 And be moderate in your pace and lower your voice; indeed, the most disagreeable of sounds is the voice of donkeys."
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وَٱقْصِدْ And be moderate · فِى in · مَشْيِكَ your pace · وَٱغْضُضْ and lower · مِن [of] · صَوْتِكَ ۚ your voice · إِنَّ Indeed · أَنكَرَ (the) harshest · ٱلْأَصْوَٰتِ (of all) sounds · لَصَوْتُ (is) surely (the) voice · ٱلْحَمِيرِ (of) the donkeys
أَلَمۡ تَرَوۡاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَأَسۡبَغَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ نِعَمَهُۥ ظَٰهِرَةࣰ وَبَاطِنَةࣰۗ وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يُجَٰدِلُ فِي ٱللَّهِ بِغَيۡرِ عِلۡمࣲ وَلَا هُدࣰ ى وَلَا كِتَٰبࣲ مُّنِيرࣲ ﴿20﴾
31:20 Do you not see that Allah has made subject to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth and amply bestowed upon you His favors, [both] apparent and unapparent? But of the people is he who disputes about Allah without knowledge or guidance or an enlightening Book [from Him].
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أَلَمْ Do not · تَرَوْا۟ you see · أَنَّ that · ٱللَّهَ Allah · سَخَّرَ has subjected · لَكُم to you · مَّا whatever · فِى (is) in · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens · وَمَا and whatever · فِى (is) in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · وَأَسْبَغَ and amply bestowed · عَلَيْكُمْ upon you · نِعَمَهُۥ His Bounties · ظَـٰهِرَةًۭ apparent · وَبَاطِنَةًۭ ۗ and hidden · وَمِنَ But of · ٱلنَّاسِ the people · مَن (is he) who · يُجَـٰدِلُ disputes · فِى about · ٱللَّهِ Allah · بِغَيْرِ without · عِلْمٍۢ knowledge · وَلَا and not · هُدًۭى guidance · وَلَا and not · كِتَـٰبٍۢ a book · مُّنِيرٍۢ enlightening
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱتَّبِعُواْ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ قَالُواْ بَلۡ نَتَّبِعُ مَا وَجَدۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ ءَابَآءَنَآۚ أَوَلَوۡ كَانَ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ يَدۡعُوهُمۡ إِلَىٰ عَذَابِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ ﴿21﴾
31:21 And when it is said to them, "Follow what Allah has revealed," they say, "Rather, we will follow that upon which we found our fathers." Even if Satan was inviting them to the punishment of the Blaze?
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وَإِذَا And when · قِيلَ it is said · لَهُمُ to them · ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ Follow · مَآ what · أَنزَلَ Allah (has) revealed · ٱللَّهُ Allah (has) revealed · قَالُوا۟ they say · بَلْ Nay · نَتَّبِعُ we will follow · مَا what · وَجَدْنَا we found · عَلَيْهِ on it · ءَابَآءَنَآ ۚ our forefathers · أَوَلَوْ Even if · كَانَ Shaitaan was · ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ Shaitaan was · يَدْعُوهُمْ (to) call them · إِلَىٰ to · عَذَابِ (the) punishment · ٱلسَّعِيرِ (of) the Blaze
۞وَمَن يُسۡلِمۡ وَجۡهَهُۥٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحۡسِنࣱ فَقَدِ ٱسۡتَمۡسَكَ بِٱلۡعُرۡوَةِ ٱلۡوُثۡقَىٰۗ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡأُمُورِ ﴿22﴾
31:22 And whoever submits his face to Allah while he is a doer of good - then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold. And to Allah will be the outcome of [all] matters.
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۞ وَمَن And whoever · يُسْلِمْ submits · وَجْهَهُۥٓ his face · إِلَى to · ٱللَّهِ Allah · وَهُوَ while he · مُحْسِنٌۭ (is) a good-doer · فَقَدِ then indeed · ٱسْتَمْسَكَ he has grasped · بِٱلْعُرْوَةِ the handhold · ٱلْوُثْقَىٰ ۗ the most trustworthy · وَإِلَى And to · ٱللَّهِ Allah · عَـٰقِبَةُ (is the) end · ٱلْأُمُورِ (of) the matters
وَمَن كَفَرَ فَلَا يَحۡزُنكَ كُفۡرُهُۥٓۚ إِلَيۡنَا مَرۡجِعُهُمۡ فَنُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا عَمِلُوٓاْۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمُۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ ﴿23﴾
31:23 And whoever has disbelieved - let not his disbelief grieve you. To Us is their return, and We will inform them of what they did. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of that within the breasts.
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وَمَن And whoever · كَفَرَ disbelieves · فَلَا let not · يَحْزُنكَ grieve you · كُفْرُهُۥٓ ۚ his disbelief · إِلَيْنَا To Us · مَرْجِعُهُمْ (is) their return · فَنُنَبِّئُهُم then We will inform them · بِمَا of what · عَمِلُوٓا۟ ۚ they did · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱللَّهَ Allah · عَلِيمٌۢ (is) the All-Knower · بِذَاتِ of what · ٱلصُّدُورِ (is in) the breasts
نُمَتِّعُهُمۡ قَلِيلࣰ ا ثُمَّ نَضۡطَرُّهُمۡ إِلَىٰ عَذَابٍ غَلِيظࣲ ﴿24﴾
31:24 We grant them enjoyment for a little; then We will force them to a massive punishment.
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نُمَتِّعُهُمْ We grant them enjoyment · قَلِيلًۭا (for) a little · ثُمَّ then · نَضْطَرُّهُمْ We will force them · إِلَىٰ to · عَذَابٍ a punishment · غَلِيظٍۢ severe
وَلَئِن سَأَلۡتَهُم مَّنۡ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُۚ قُلِ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِۚ بَلۡ أَكۡثَرُهُمۡ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿25﴾
31:25 And if you asked them, "Who created the heavens and earth?" they would surely say, "Allah." Say, "[All] praise is [due] to Allah "; but most of them do not know.
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وَلَئِن And if · سَأَلْتَهُم you ask them · مَّنْ Who · خَلَقَ created · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens · وَٱلْأَرْضَ and the earth · لَيَقُولُنَّ They will surely say · ٱللَّهُ ۚ Allah · قُلِ Say · ٱلْحَمْدُ All praises · لِلَّهِ ۚ (are) for Allah · بَلْ But · أَكْثَرُهُمْ most of them · لَا (do) not · يَعْلَمُونَ know
لِلَّهِ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلۡغَنِيُّ ٱلۡحَمِيدُ ﴿26﴾
31:26 To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and earth. Indeed, Allah is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.
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لِلَّهِ To Allah (belongs) · مَا whatever · فِى (is) in · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens · وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ and the earth · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱللَّهَ Allah · هُوَ He · ٱلْغَنِىُّ (is) Free of need · ٱلْحَمِيدُ the Praiseworthy
وَلَوۡ أَنَّمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مِن شَجَرَةٍ أَقۡلَٰمࣱ وَٱلۡبَحۡرُ يَمُدُّهُۥ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ سَبۡعَةُ أَبۡحُرࣲ مَّا نَفِدَتۡ كَلِمَٰتُ ٱللَّهِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمࣱ ﴿27﴾
31:27 And if whatever trees upon the earth were pens and the sea [was ink], replenished thereafter by seven [more] seas, the words of Allah would not be exhausted. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
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وَلَوْ And if · أَنَّمَا whatever · فِى (is) in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · مِن of · شَجَرَةٍ (the) trees · أَقْلَـٰمٌۭ (were) pens · وَٱلْبَحْرُ and the sea · يَمُدُّهُۥ (to) add to it · مِنۢ after it · بَعْدِهِۦ after it · سَبْعَةُ seven · أَبْحُرٍۢ seas · مَّا not · نَفِدَتْ would be exhausted · كَلِمَـٰتُ (the) Words · ٱللَّهِ ۗ (of) Allah · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱللَّهَ Allah · عَزِيزٌ (is) All-Mighty · حَكِيمٌۭ All-Wise
مَّا خَلۡقُكُمۡ وَلَا بَعۡثُكُمۡ إِلَّا كَنَفۡسࣲ وَٰحِدَةٍۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعُۢ بَصِيرٌ ﴿28﴾
31:28 Your creation and your resurrection will not be but as that of a single soul. Indeed, Allah is Hearing and Seeing.
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مَّا Not · خَلْقُكُمْ (is) your creation · وَلَا and not · بَعْثُكُمْ your resurrection · إِلَّا but · كَنَفْسٍۢ as a soul · وَٰحِدَةٍ ۗ single · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱللَّهَ Allah · سَمِيعٌۢ (is) All-Hearer · بَصِيرٌ All-Seer
أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُولِجُ ٱلَّيۡلَ فِي ٱلنَّهَارِ وَيُولِجُ ٱلنَّهَارَ فِي ٱلَّيۡلِ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ كُلࣱّ يَجۡرِيٓ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلࣲ مُّسَمࣰّ ى وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ خَبِيرࣱ ﴿29﴾
31:29 Do you not see that Allah causes the night to enter the day and causes the day to enter the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term, and that Allah, with whatever you do, is Acquainted?
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أَلَمْ Do not · تَرَ you see · أَنَّ that · ٱللَّهَ Allah · يُولِجُ causes to enter · ٱلَّيْلَ the night · فِى into · ٱلنَّهَارِ the day · وَيُولِجُ and causes to enter · ٱلنَّهَارَ the day · فِى into · ٱلَّيْلِ the night · وَسَخَّرَ and has subjected · ٱلشَّمْسَ the sun · وَٱلْقَمَرَ and the moon · كُلٌّۭ each · يَجْرِىٓ moving · إِلَىٰٓ for · أَجَلٍۢ a term · مُّسَمًّۭى appointed · وَأَنَّ and that · ٱللَّهَ Allah · بِمَا of what · تَعْمَلُونَ you do · خَبِيرٌۭ (is) All-Aware
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلۡحَقُّ وَأَنَّ مَا يَدۡعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ ٱلۡبَٰطِلُ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلۡعَلِيُّ ٱلۡكَبِيرُ ﴿30﴾
31:30 That is because Allah is the Truth, and that what they call upon other than Him is falsehood, and because Allah is the Most High, the Grand.
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ذَٰلِكَ That · بِأَنَّ (is) because · ٱللَّهَ Allah · هُوَ He · ٱلْحَقُّ (is) the Truth · وَأَنَّ and that · مَا what · يَدْعُونَ they call · مِن besides Him · دُونِهِ besides Him · ٱلْبَـٰطِلُ (is) [the] falsehood · وَأَنَّ and that · ٱللَّهَ Allah · هُوَ He · ٱلْعَلِىُّ (is) the Most High · ٱلْكَبِيرُ the Most Great
أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱلۡفُلۡكَ تَجۡرِي فِي ٱلۡبَحۡرِ بِنِعۡمَتِ ٱللَّهِ لِيُرِيَكُم مِّنۡ ءَايَٰتِهِۦٓۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتࣲ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارࣲ شَكُورࣲ ﴿31﴾
31:31 Do you not see that ships sail through the sea by the favor of Allah that He may show you of His signs? Indeed in that are signs for everyone patient and grateful.
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أَلَمْ Do not · تَرَ you see · أَنَّ that · ٱلْفُلْكَ the ships · تَجْرِى sail · فِى through · ٱلْبَحْرِ the sea · بِنِعْمَتِ by (the) Grace · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · لِيُرِيَكُم that He may show you · مِّنْ of · ءَايَـٰتِهِۦٓ ۚ His Signs · إِنَّ Indeed · فِى in · ذَٰلِكَ that · لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ surely (are) Signs · لِّكُلِّ for everyone · صَبَّارٍۢ (who is) patient · شَكُورٍۢ grateful
وَإِذَا غَشِيَهُم مَّوۡجࣱ كَٱلظُّلَلِ دَعَوُاْ ٱللَّهَ مُخۡلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ فَلَمَّا نَجَّىٰهُمۡ إِلَى ٱلۡبَرِّ فَمِنۡهُم مُّقۡتَصِدࣱۚ وَمَا يَجۡحَدُ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِلَّا كُلُّ خَتَّارࣲ كَفُورࣲ ﴿32﴾
31:32 And when waves come over them like canopies, they supplicate Allah, sincere to Him in religion. But when He delivers them to the land, there are [some] of them who are moderate [in faith]. And none rejects Our signs except everyone treacherous and ungrateful.
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وَإِذَا And when · غَشِيَهُم covers them · مَّوْجٌۭ a wave · كَٱلظُّلَلِ like canopies · دَعَوُا۟ they call · ٱللَّهَ Allah · مُخْلِصِينَ (being) sincere · لَهُ to Him · ٱلدِّينَ (in) religion · فَلَمَّا But when · نَجَّىٰهُمْ He delivers them · إِلَى to · ٱلْبَرِّ the land · فَمِنْهُم then among them · مُّقْتَصِدٌۭ ۚ (some are) moderate · وَمَا And not · يَجْحَدُ deny · بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ Our Signs · إِلَّا except · كُلُّ every · خَتَّارٍۢ traitor · كَفُورٍۢ ungrateful
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱتَّقُواْ رَبَّكُمۡ وَٱخۡشَوۡاْ يَوۡمࣰ ا لَّا يَجۡزِي وَالِدٌ عَن وَلَدِهِۦ وَلَا مَوۡلُودٌ هُوَ جَازٍ عَن وَالِدِهِۦ شَيۡـًٔاۚ إِنَّ وَعۡدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقࣱّۖ فَلَا تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَلَا يَغُرَّنَّكُم بِٱللَّهِ ٱلۡغَرُورُ ﴿33﴾
31:33 O mankind, fear your Lord and fear a Day when no father will avail his son, nor will a son avail his father at all. Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth, so let not the worldly life delude you and be not deceived about Allah by the Deceiver.
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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O · ٱلنَّاسُ mankind · ٱتَّقُوا۟ Fear · رَبَّكُمْ your Lord · وَٱخْشَوْا۟ and fear · يَوْمًۭا a Day · لَّا not · يَجْزِى can avail · وَالِدٌ a father · عَن [for] · وَلَدِهِۦ his son · وَلَا and not · مَوْلُودٌ a son · هُوَ he · جَازٍ (can) avail · عَن [for] · وَالِدِهِۦ his father · شَيْـًٔا ۚ anything · إِنَّ Indeed · وَعْدَ (the) Promise · ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah · حَقٌّۭ ۖ (is) True · فَلَا so let not deceive you · تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ so let not deceive you · ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ the life · ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world · وَلَا and let not deceive you · يَغُرَّنَّكُم and let not deceive you · بِٱللَّهِ about Allah · ٱلْغَرُورُ the deceiver
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عِندَهُۥ عِلۡمُ ٱلسَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ ٱلۡغَيۡثَ وَيَعۡلَمُ مَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡحَامِۖ وَمَا تَدۡرِي نَفۡسࣱ مَّاذَا تَكۡسِبُ غَدࣰ اۖ وَمَا تَدۡرِي نَفۡسُۢ بِأَيِّ أَرۡضࣲ تَمُوتُۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرُۢ ﴿34﴾
31:34 Indeed, Allah [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in what land it will die. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted.
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إِنَّ Indeed · ٱللَّهَ Allah · عِندَهُۥ with Him · عِلْمُ (is the) knowledge · ٱلسَّاعَةِ (of) the Hour · وَيُنَزِّلُ and He sends down · ٱلْغَيْثَ the rain · وَيَعْلَمُ and knows · مَا what · فِى (is) in · ٱلْأَرْحَامِ ۖ the wombs · وَمَا And not · تَدْرِى knows · نَفْسٌۭ any soul · مَّاذَا what · تَكْسِبُ it will earn · غَدًۭا ۖ tomorrow · وَمَا and not · تَدْرِى knows · نَفْسٌۢ any soul · بِأَىِّ in what · أَرْضٍۢ land · تَمُوتُ ۚ it will die · إِنَّ Indeed · ٱللَّهَ Allah · عَلِيمٌ (is) All-Knower · خَبِيرٌۢ All-Aware