أَمْam Orيَقُولُونَyaqūlūna (do) they sayٱفْتَرَىٰهُ ۚif'tarāhu He invented itبَلْbal Nayهُوَhuwa itٱلْحَقُّl-ḥaqu (is) the truthمِنmin fromرَّبِّكَrabbika your Lordلِتُنذِرَlitundhira that you may warnقَوْمًۭاqawman a peopleمَّآmā notأَتَىٰهُمatāhum has come to themمِّنmin anyنَّذِيرٍۢnadhīrin warnerمِّنmin before youقَبْلِكَqablika before youلَعَلَّهُمْlaʿallahum so that they mayيَهْتَدُونَyahtadūna be guided٣
ٱللَّهُal-lahu Allahٱلَّذِىalladhī (is) the One Whoخَلَقَkhalaqa createdٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti the heavensوَٱلْأَرْضَwal-arḍa and the earthوَمَاwamā and whateverبَيْنَهُمَاbaynahumā (is) between themفِىfī inسِتَّةِsittati sixأَيَّامٍۢayyāmin periodsثُمَّthumma Thenٱسْتَوَىٰis'tawā established Himselfعَلَىʿalā onٱلْعَرْشِ ۖl-ʿarshi the Throneمَاmā Notلَكُمlakum for youمِّنmin besides Himدُونِهِۦdūnihi besides Himمِنmin anyوَلِىٍّۢwaliyyin protectorوَلَاwalā and notشَفِيعٍ ۚshafīʿin any intercessorأَفَلَاafalā Then will notتَتَذَكَّرُونَtatadhakkarūna you take heed٤
يُدَبِّرُyudabbiru He regulatesٱلْأَمْرَl-amra the affairمِنَmina ofٱلسَّمَآءِl-samāi the heavenإِلَىilā toٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍi the earthثُمَّthumma thenيَعْرُجُyaʿruju it will ascendإِلَيْهِilayhi to Himفِىfī inيَوْمٍۢyawmin a Dayكَانَkāna (the) measure of which isمِقْدَارُهُۥٓmiq'dāruhu (the) measure of which isأَلْفَalfa a thousandسَنَةٍۢsanatin yearsمِّمَّاmimmā of whatتَعُدُّونَtaʿuddūna you count٥
ذَٰلِكَdhālika Thatعَـٰلِمُʿālimu (is the) Knowerٱلْغَيْبِl-ghaybi (of) the hiddenوَٱلشَّهَـٰدَةِwal-shahādati and the witnessedٱلْعَزِيزُl-ʿazīzu the All-Mightyٱلرَّحِيمُl-raḥīmu the Most Merciful٦
ٱلَّذِىٓalladhī The One Whoأَحْسَنَaḥsana made goodكُلَّkulla everyشَىْءٍshayin thingخَلَقَهُۥ ۖkhalaqahu He createdوَبَدَأَwabada-a and He beganخَلْقَkhalqa (the) creationٱلْإِنسَـٰنِl-insāni (of) manمِنmin fromطِينٍۢṭīnin clay٧
ثُمَّthumma Thenجَعَلَjaʿala He madeنَسْلَهُۥnaslahu his progenyمِنmin fromسُلَـٰلَةٍۢsulālatin an extractمِّنmin ofمَّآءٍۢmāin waterمَّهِينٍۢmahīnin despised٨
ثُمَّthumma Thenسَوَّىٰهُsawwāhu He fashioned himوَنَفَخَwanafakha and breathedفِيهِfīhi into himمِنmin fromرُّوحِهِۦ ۖrūḥihi His spiritوَجَعَلَwajaʿala and madeلَكُمُlakumu for youٱلسَّمْعَl-samʿa the hearingوَٱلْأَبْصَـٰرَwal-abṣāra and the sightوَٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةَ ۚwal-afidata and feelingsقَلِيلًۭاqalīlan littleمَّاmā [what]تَشْكُرُونَtashkurūna thanks you give٩
وَقَالُوٓا۟waqālū And they sayأَءِذَاa-idhā Is (it) whenضَلَلْنَاḍalalnā we are lostفِىfī inٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍi the earthأَءِنَّاa-innā will weلَفِىlafī certainly be inخَلْقٍۢkhalqin a creationجَدِيدٍۭ ۚjadīdin newبَلْbal Nayهُمhum theyبِلِقَآءِbiliqāi in (the) meetingرَبِّهِمْrabbihim (of) their Lordكَـٰفِرُونَkāfirūna (are) disbelievers١٠
۞ قُلْqul Sayيَتَوَفَّىٰكُمyatawaffākum Will take your soulمَّلَكُmalaku (the) Angelٱلْمَوْتِl-mawti (of) the deathٱلَّذِىalladhī the one whoوُكِّلَwukkila has been put in chargeبِكُمْbikum of youثُمَّthumma Thenإِلَىٰilā toرَبِّكُمْrabbikum your Lordتُرْجَعُونَtur'jaʿūna you will be returned١١
وَلَوْwalaw And ifتَرَىٰٓtarā you (could) seeإِذِidhi whenٱلْمُجْرِمُونَl-muj'rimūna the criminalsنَاكِسُوا۟nākisū (will) hangرُءُوسِهِمْruūsihim their headsعِندَʿinda beforeرَبِّهِمْrabbihim their Lordرَبَّنَآrabbanā Our Lordأَبْصَرْنَاabṣarnā we have seenوَسَمِعْنَاwasamiʿ'nā and we have heardفَٱرْجِعْنَاfa-ir'jiʿ'nā so return usنَعْمَلْnaʿmal we will doصَـٰلِحًاṣāliḥan righteous (deeds)إِنَّاinnā Indeed, weمُوقِنُونَmūqinūna (are now) certain١٢
وَلَوْwalaw And ifشِئْنَاshi'nā We (had) willedلَـَٔاتَيْنَاlaātaynā surely We (would) have givenكُلَّkulla everyنَفْسٍnafsin soulهُدَىٰهَاhudāhā its guidanceوَلَـٰكِنْwalākin butحَقَّḥaqqa (is) trueٱلْقَوْلُl-qawlu the Wordمِنِّىminnī from Meلَأَمْلَأَنَّla-amla-anna that I will surely fillجَهَنَّمَjahannama Hellمِنَmina withٱلْجِنَّةِl-jinati the jinnوَٱلنَّاسِwal-nāsi and the menأَجْمَعِينَajmaʿīna together١٣
فَذُوقُوا۟fadhūqū So tasteبِمَاbimā becauseنَسِيتُمْnasītum you forgotلِقَآءَliqāa (the) meetingيَوْمِكُمْyawmikum (of) this Day of yoursهَـٰذَآhādhā (of) this Day of yoursإِنَّاinnā Indeed, Weنَسِينَـٰكُمْ ۖnasīnākum have forgotten youوَذُوقُوا۟wadhūqū And tasteعَذَابَʿadhāba (the) punishmentٱلْخُلْدِl-khul'di (of) eternityبِمَاbimā for whatكُنتُمْkuntum you used (to)تَعْمَلُونَtaʿmalūna do١٤
إِنَّمَاinnamā Onlyيُؤْمِنُyu'minu believeبِـَٔايَـٰتِنَاbiāyātinā in Our Versesٱلَّذِينَalladhīna those whoإِذَاidhā whenذُكِّرُوا۟dhukkirū they are remindedبِهَاbihā of themخَرُّوا۟kharrū fall downسُجَّدًۭاsujjadan prostratingوَسَبَّحُوا۟wasabbaḥū and glorifyبِحَمْدِbiḥamdi (the) praisesرَبِّهِمْrabbihim (of) their Lordوَهُمْwahum and theyلَاlā are not arrogantيَسْتَكْبِرُونَ ۩yastakbirūna are not arrogant١٥
تَتَجَافَىٰtatajāfā Forsakeجُنُوبُهُمْjunūbuhum their sidesعَنِʿani fromٱلْمَضَاجِعِl-maḍājiʿi (their) bedsيَدْعُونَyadʿūna they callرَبَّهُمْrabbahum their Lordخَوْفًۭاkhawfan (in) fearوَطَمَعًۭاwaṭamaʿan and hopeوَمِمَّاwamimmā and out of whatرَزَقْنَـٰهُمْrazaqnāhum We have provided themيُنفِقُونَyunfiqūna they spend١٦
فَلَاfalā And notتَعْلَمُtaʿlamu knowsنَفْسٌۭnafsun a soulمَّآmā whatأُخْفِىَukh'fiya is hiddenلَهُمlahum for themمِّنmin ofقُرَّةِqurrati (the) comfortأَعْيُنٍۢaʿyunin (for) the eyesجَزَآءًۢjazāan (as) a rewardبِمَاbimā for whatكَانُوا۟kānū they used (to)يَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūna do١٧
أَفَمَنafaman Then is one whoكَانَkāna isمُؤْمِنًۭاmu'minan a believerكَمَنkaman like (him) whoكَانَkāna isفَاسِقًۭا ۚfāsiqan defiantly disobedientلَّاlā Notيَسْتَوُۥنَyastawūna they are equal١٨
أَمَّاammā As forٱلَّذِينَalladhīna those whoءَامَنُوا۟āmanū believeوَعَمِلُوا۟waʿamilū and doٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِl-ṣāliḥāti righteous deedsفَلَهُمْfalahum then for themجَنَّـٰتُjannātu (are) Gardensٱلْمَأْوَىٰl-mawā (of) Refugeنُزُلًۢاnuzulan (as) hospitalityبِمَاbimā for whatكَانُوا۟kānū they used (to)يَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūna do١٩
وَأَمَّاwa-ammā But as forٱلَّذِينَalladhīna those whoفَسَقُوا۟fasaqū are defiantly disobedientفَمَأْوَىٰهُمُfamawāhumu then their refugeٱلنَّارُ ۖl-nāru (is) the Fireكُلَّمَآkullamā Every timeأَرَادُوٓا۟arādū they wishأَنan toيَخْرُجُوا۟yakhrujū come outمِنْهَآmin'hā from itأُعِيدُوا۟uʿīdū they (will) be returnedفِيهَاfīhā in itوَقِيلَwaqīla and it (will) be saidلَهُمْlahum to themذُوقُوا۟dhūqū Tasteعَذَابَʿadhāba (the) punishmentٱلنَّارِl-nāri (of) the Fireٱلَّذِىalladhī whichكُنتُمkuntum you used (to)بِهِۦbihi [in it]تُكَذِّبُونَtukadhibūna deny٢٠
وَلَنُذِيقَنَّهُمwalanudhīqannahum And surely, We will let them tasteمِّنَmina ofٱلْعَذَابِl-ʿadhābi the punishmentٱلْأَدْنَىٰl-adnā the nearerدُونَdūna beforeٱلْعَذَابِl-ʿadhābi the punishmentٱلْأَكْبَرِl-akbari the greaterلَعَلَّهُمْlaʿallahum so that they mayيَرْجِعُونَyarjiʿūna return٢١
وَمَنْwaman And whoأَظْلَمُaẓlamu (is) more unjustمِمَّنmimman than (he) whoذُكِّرَdhukkira is remindedبِـَٔايَـٰتِbiāyāti of (the) Versesرَبِّهِۦrabbihi (of) his Lordثُمَّthumma thenأَعْرَضَaʿraḍa he turns awayعَنْهَآ ۚʿanhā from themإِنَّاinnā Indeed, Weمِنَmina fromٱلْمُجْرِمِينَl-muj'rimīna the criminalsمُنتَقِمُونَmuntaqimūna (will) take retribution٢٢
وَلَقَدْwalaqad And certainlyءَاتَيْنَاātaynā We gaveمُوسَىmūsā Musaٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitāba the Scriptureفَلَاfalā so (do) notتَكُنtakun beفِىfī inمِرْيَةٍۢmir'yatin doubtمِّنmin aboutلِّقَآئِهِۦ ۖliqāihi receiving itوَجَعَلْنَـٰهُwajaʿalnāhu And We made itهُدًۭىhudan a guideلِّبَنِىٓlibanī for the Children of Israelإِسْرَٰٓءِيلَis'rāīla for the Children of Israel٢٣
وَجَعَلْنَاwajaʿalnā And We madeمِنْهُمْmin'hum from themأَئِمَّةًۭa-immatan leadersيَهْدُونَyahdūna guidingبِأَمْرِنَاbi-amrinā by Our Commandلَمَّاlammā whenصَبَرُوا۟ ۖṣabarū they were patientوَكَانُوا۟wakānū and they wereبِـَٔايَـٰتِنَاbiāyātinā of Our Versesيُوقِنُونَyūqinūna certain٢٤
إِنَّinna Indeedرَبَّكَrabbaka your Lordهُوَhuwa [He]يَفْصِلُyafṣilu will judgeبَيْنَهُمْbaynahum between themيَوْمَyawma (on the) Dayٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِl-qiyāmati (of) Resurrectionفِيمَاfīmā in whatكَانُوا۟kānū they used (to)فِيهِfīhi [in it]يَخْتَلِفُونَyakhtalifūna differ٢٥
أَوَلَمْawalam Does it notيَهْدِyahdi guideلَهُمْlahum [for] themكَمْkam (that) how manyأَهْلَكْنَاahlaknā We have destroyedمِنmin before themقَبْلِهِمqablihim before themمِّنَmina ofٱلْقُرُونِl-qurūni the generationsيَمْشُونَyamshūna they walk aboutفِىfī inمَسَـٰكِنِهِمْ ۚmasākinihim their dwellingsإِنَّinna Indeedفِىfī inذَٰلِكَdhālika thatلَـَٔايَـٰتٍ ۖlaāyātin surely, are Signsأَفَلَاafalā Then do notيَسْمَعُونَyasmaʿūna they hear٢٦
أَوَلَمْawalam Do notيَرَوْا۟yaraw they seeأَنَّاannā that Weنَسُوقُnasūqu driveٱلْمَآءَl-māa waterإِلَىilā toٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍi the landٱلْجُرُزِl-juruzi [the] barrenفَنُخْرِجُfanukh'riju then We bring forthبِهِۦbihi therebyزَرْعًۭاzarʿan cropsتَأْكُلُtakulu eatمِنْهُmin'hu from itأَنْعَـٰمُهُمْanʿāmuhum their cattleوَأَنفُسُهُمْ ۖwa-anfusuhum and they themselvesأَفَلَاafalā Then do notيُبْصِرُونَyub'ṣirūna they see٢٧
وَيَقُولُونَwayaqūlūna And they sayمَتَىٰmatā When (will be)هَـٰذَاhādhā thisٱلْفَتْحُl-fatḥu decisionإِنin ifكُنتُمْkuntum you areصَـٰدِقِينَṣādiqīna truthful٢٨
قُلْqul Sayيَوْمَyawma (On the) Dayٱلْفَتْحِl-fatḥi (of) the Decisionلَاlā notيَنفَعُyanfaʿu will benefitٱلَّذِينَalladhīna those whoكَفَرُوٓا۟kafarū disbelieveإِيمَـٰنُهُمْīmānuhum their beliefوَلَاwalā and notهُمْhum theyيُنظَرُونَyunẓarūna will be granted respite٢٩
فَأَعْرِضْfa-aʿriḍ So turn awayعَنْهُمْʿanhum from themوَٱنتَظِرْwa-intaẓir and waitإِنَّهُمinnahum Indeed, theyمُّنتَظِرُونَmuntaẓirūna (are) waiting٣٠