Al-Ṣaffāt · The Ranged Ones

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 37:1

   وَٱلصَّٰٓفَّٰتِ صَفًّا ﴿١﴾

   By the [angels] ranged in ranks,

2. 37:2

   فَٱلزَّٰجِرَٰتِ زَجْرًا ﴿٢﴾

   by the ones who drive [the clouds] vigorously,

3. 37:3

   فَٱلتَّٰلِيَٰتِ ذِكْرًا ﴿٣﴾

   by the ones who recite the reminder:

4. 37:4

   إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمْ لَوَٰحِدٌ ﴿٤﴾

   indeed your God is certainly One,

5. 37:5

   رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَشَٰرِقِ ﴿٥﴾

   the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and the Lord of the easts.

6. 37:6

   إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلْكَوَاكِبِ ﴿٦﴾

   Indeed We have adorned the lowest heaven with the finery of the stars,

7. 37:7

   وَحِفْظًا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَٰنٍ مَّارِدٍ ﴿٧﴾

   and to guard from any froward devil.

8. 37:8

   لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلَإِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٍ ﴿٨﴾

   They do not eavesdrop on the Supernal Elite—they are shot at from every side,

9. 37:9

   دُحُورًا ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ وَاصِبٌ ﴿٩﴾

   to drive them away, and there is a perpetual punishment for them—

10. 37:10

    إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ ٱلْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ ﴿١٠﴾

    except any who snatches a snatch, whereat a piercing flame pursues him.

11. 37:11

    فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَم مَّنْ خَلَقْنَآ ۚ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُم مِّن طِينٍ لَّازِبٍۭ ﴿١١﴾

    Ask them, is their creation more prodigious or [that of other creatures] that We have created? Indeed, We created them from a viscous clay.

12. 37:12

    بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ ﴿١٢﴾

    Indeed you wonder, while they engage in ridicule,

13. 37:13

    وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ لَا يَذْكُرُونَ ﴿١٣﴾

    and [even] when admonished do not take admonition,

14. 37:14

    وَإِذَا رَأَوْا۟ ءَايَةً يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ ﴿١٤﴾

    and when they see a sign they make it an object of ridicule,

15. 37:15

    وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ ﴿١٥﴾

    and say, ‘This is nothing but plain magic!’

16. 37:16

    أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ ﴿١٦﴾

    ‘What! When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we be resurrected?

17. 37:17

    أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ ﴿١٧﴾

    And our forefathers too?!’

18. 37:18

    قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَنتُمْ دَٰخِرُونَ ﴿١٨﴾

    Say, ‘Yes! And you will be utterly humble.’

19. 37:19

    فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنظُرُونَ ﴿١٩﴾

    It will be only a single shout and, behold, they will look on,

20. 37:20

    وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿٢٠﴾

    and say, ‘Woe to us! This is the Day of Retribution!’

21. 37:21

    هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ ﴿٢١﴾

    ‘This is the Day of Judgement that you used to deny!’

22. 37:22

    ٱحْشُرُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ وَأَزْوَٰجَهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْبُدُونَ ﴿٢٢﴾

    ‘Muster the wrongdoers and their mates and what they used to worship

23. 37:23

    مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهْدُوهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ ﴿٢٣﴾

    besides Allah, and show them the way to hell!

24. 37:24

    وَقِفُوهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسْـُٔولُونَ ﴿٢٤﴾

    [But first] stop them! For they must be questioned.’

25. 37:25

    مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ ﴿٢٥﴾

    ‘Why is it that you do not support one another [today]?’

26. 37:26

    بَلْ هُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ مُسْتَسْلِمُونَ ﴿٢٦﴾

    ‘Indeed, they are [meek and] submissive today!’

27. 37:27

    وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ ﴿٢٧﴾

    Some of them will turn to others, questioning each other.

28. 37:28

    قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ ﴿٢٨﴾

    They will say, ‘Indeed you used to accost us peremptorily.’

29. 37:29

    قَالُوا۟ بَل لَّمْ تَكُونُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿٢٩﴾

    They will answer, ‘No, you [yourselves] had no faith.

30. 37:30

    وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَٰنٍۭ ۖ بَلْ كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا طَٰغِينَ ﴿٣٠﴾

    We had no authority over you. No, you [yourselves] were a rebellious lot.

31. 37:31

    فَحَقَّ عَلَيْنَا قَوْلُ رَبِّنَآ ۖ إِنَّا لَذَآئِقُونَ ﴿٣١﴾

    So our Lord’s word became due against us that we shall indeed taste [the punishment].

32. 37:32

    فَأَغْوَيْنَٰكُمْ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَٰوِينَ ﴿٣٢﴾

    So we perverted you, for we were perverse [ourselves].’

33. 37:33

    فَإِنَّهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ ﴿٣٣﴾

    So, that day they will share the punishment.

34. 37:34

    إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ﴿٣٤﴾

    Indeed, that is how We deal with the guilty.

35. 37:35

    إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوٓا۟ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ ﴿٣٥﴾

    Indeed, it was they who, when they were told, ‘There is no god except Allah,’ used to be disdainful,

36. 37:36

    وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُوٓا۟ ءَالِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٍ مَّجْنُونٍۭ ﴿٣٦﴾

    and [they would] say, ‘Shall we abandon our gods for a crazy poet?’

37. 37:37

    بَلْ جَآءَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ﴿٣٧﴾

    Indeed, he has brought [them] the truth, and confirmed the [earlier] apostles.

38. 37:38

    إِنَّكُمْ لَذَآئِقُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْأَلِيمِ ﴿٣٨﴾

    Indeed you will taste the painful punishment,

39. 37:39

    وَمَا تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿٣٩﴾

    and you will be requited only for what you used to do

40. 37:40

    إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ ﴿٤٠﴾

    —[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants.

41. 37:41

    أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ رِزْقٌ مَّعْلُومٌ ﴿٤١﴾

    For such there is a known provision

42. 37:42

    فَوَٰكِهُ ۖ وَهُم مُّكْرَمُونَ ﴿٤٢﴾

    —fruits—and they will be held in honour,

43. 37:43

    فِى جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ﴿٤٣﴾

    in the gardens of bliss,

44. 37:44

    عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ ﴿٤٤﴾

    [reclining] on couches, facing one another,

45. 37:45

    يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍۭ ﴿٤٥﴾

    served around with a cup, from a clear fountain,

46. 37:46

    بَيْضَآءَ لَذَّةٍ لِّلشَّٰرِبِينَ ﴿٤٦﴾

    snow-white, delicious to the drinkers,

47. 37:47

    لَا فِيهَا غَوْلٌ وَلَا هُمْ عَنْهَا يُنزَفُونَ ﴿٤٧﴾

    wherein there will be neither headache nor will it cause them stupefaction,

48. 37:48

    وَعِندَهُمْ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ عِينٌ ﴿٤٨﴾

    and with them will be maidens, of restrained glances with big [beautiful] eyes,

49. 37:49

    كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيْضٌ مَّكْنُونٌ ﴿٤٩﴾

    as if they were hidden ostrich eggs.

50. 37:50

    فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ ﴿٥٠﴾

    Some of them will turn to others, questioning each other.

51. 37:51

    قَالَ قَآئِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ إِنِّى كَانَ لِى قَرِينٌ ﴿٥١﴾

    One of them will say, ‘Indeed I had a companion

52. 37:52

    يَقُولُ أَءِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُصَدِّقِينَ ﴿٥٢﴾

    who used to say, ‘‘Are you really among those who affirm

53. 37:53

    أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ ﴿٥٣﴾

    that when we have died and become dust and bones, we shall be brought to retribution?’’ ’

54. 37:54

    قَالَ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ ﴿٥٤﴾

    He will say, ‘Will you have a look?’

55. 37:55

    فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَءَاهُ فِى سَوَآءِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ ﴿٥٥﴾

    Then he will take a look and sight him in the middle of hell.

56. 37:56

    قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرْدِينِ ﴿٥٦﴾

    He will say, ‘By Allah, you had almost ruined me!

57. 37:57

    وَلَوْلَا نِعْمَةُ رَبِّى لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْضَرِينَ ﴿٥٧﴾

    Had it not been for my Lord’s blessing, I too would have been among those mustered [in hell]!’

58. 37:58

    أَفَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ ﴿٥٨﴾

    ‘Is it [true] that we shall not die [anymore],

59. 37:59

    إِلَّا مَوْتَتَنَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ ﴿٥٩﴾

    aside from our earlier death, and that we shall not be punished?

60. 37:60

    إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ﴿٦٠﴾

    This is indeed the supreme triumph!’

61. 37:61

    لِمِثْلِ هَٰذَا فَلْيَعْمَلِ ٱلْعَٰمِلُونَ ﴿٦١﴾

    Let all workers work for the like of this!

62. 37:62

    أَذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ نُّزُلًا أَمْ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ ﴿٦٢﴾

    Is this a better reception, or the Zaqqum tree?

63. 37:63

    إِنَّا جَعَلْنَٰهَا فِتْنَةً لِّلظَّٰلِمِينَ ﴿٦٣﴾

    Indeed We have made it a punishment for the wrongdoers.

64. 37:64

    إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٌ تَخْرُجُ فِىٓ أَصْلِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ ﴿٦٤﴾

    It is a tree that rises from the depths of hell.

65. 37:65

    طَلْعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ ﴿٦٥﴾

    Its spathes are as if they were devils’ heads.

66. 37:66

    فَإِنَّهُمْ لَـَٔاكِلُونَ مِنْهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنْهَا ٱلْبُطُونَ ﴿٦٦﴾

    They will eat from it and gorge with it their bellies.

67. 37:67

    ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا لَشَوْبًا مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ ﴿٦٧﴾

    On top of that they will take a solution of scalding water.

68. 37:68

    ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرْجِعَهُمْ لَإِلَى ٱلْجَحِيمِ ﴿٦٨﴾

    Then their retreat will be toward hell.

69. 37:69

    إِنَّهُمْ أَلْفَوْا۟ ءَابَآءَهُمْ ضَآلِّينَ ﴿٦٩﴾

    They had found their fathers astray,

70. 37:70

    فَهُمْ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمْ يُهْرَعُونَ ﴿٧٠﴾

    yet they press onwards in their footsteps.

71. 37:71

    وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿٧١﴾

    Most of the former peoples went astray before them,

72. 37:72

    وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ ﴿٧٢﴾

    and We had certainly sent warners among them.

73. 37:73

    فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ ﴿٧٣﴾

    So observe how was the fate of those who were warned

74. 37:74

    إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ ﴿٧٤﴾

    —[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants!

75. 37:75

    وَلَقَدْ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحٌ فَلَنِعْمَ ٱلْمُجِيبُونَ ﴿٧٥﴾

    Certainly Noah called out to Us, and how well did We respond!

76. 37:76

    وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ﴿٧٦﴾

    We delivered him and his family from their great distress,

77. 37:77

    وَجَعَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلْبَاقِينَ ﴿٧٧﴾

    and made his descendants the survivors,

78. 37:78

    وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ ﴿٧٨﴾

    and left for him a good name among posterity:

79. 37:79

    سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٍ فِى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿٧٩﴾

    ‘Peace to Noah, throughout the nations!’

80. 37:80

    إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿٨٠﴾

    Thus do We reward the virtuous.

81. 37:81

    إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿٨١﴾

    He is indeed one of Our faithful servants.

82. 37:82

    ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ ﴿٨٢﴾

    Then We drowned the rest.

83. 37:83

    وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ لَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ ﴿٨٣﴾

    Indeed Abraham was among his followers,

84. 37:84

    إِذْ جَآءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ ﴿٨٤﴾

    when he came to his Lord with a sound heart [untainted by sin].

85. 37:85

    إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ مَاذَا تَعْبُدُونَ ﴿٨٥﴾

    When he said to his father and his people, ‘What is it that you are worshiping?

86. 37:86

    أَئِفْكًا ءَالِهَةً دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ ﴿٨٦﴾

    Is it a lie, gods other than Allah, that you desire?

87. 37:87

    فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿٨٧﴾

    Then what is your idea about the Lord of all the worlds?’

88. 37:88

    فَنَظَرَ نَظْرَةً فِى ٱلنُّجُومِ ﴿٨٨﴾

    Then he made an observation of the stars

89. 37:89

    فَقَالَ إِنِّى سَقِيمٌ ﴿٨٩﴾

    and said, ‘Indeed I am sick!’

90. 37:90

    فَتَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ مُدْبِرِينَ ﴿٩٠﴾

    So they went away leaving him behind.

91. 37:91

    فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِهِمْ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ ﴿٩١﴾

    Then he stole away to their gods and said, ‘Will you not eat?

92. 37:92

    مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنطِقُونَ ﴿٩٢﴾

    Why do you not speak?’

93. 37:93

    فَرَاغَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضَرْبًۢا بِٱلْيَمِينِ ﴿٩٣﴾

    Then he attacked them, striking forcefully.

94. 37:94

    فَأَقْبَلُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ يَزِفُّونَ ﴿٩٤﴾

    They came running towards him.

95. 37:95

    قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ ﴿٩٥﴾

    He said, ‘Do you worship what you have yourselves carved,

96. 37:96

    وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿٩٦﴾

    when Allah has created you and whatever you make?’

97. 37:97

    قَالُوا۟ ٱبْنُوا۟ لَهُۥ بُنْيَٰنًا فَأَلْقُوهُ فِى ٱلْجَحِيمِ ﴿٩٧﴾

    They said, ‘Build a structure for him and cast him into a huge fire.’

98. 37:98

    فَأَرَادُوا۟ بِهِۦ كَيْدًا فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْأَسْفَلِينَ ﴿٩٨﴾

    So they sought to outwit him, but We made them the lowermost.

99. 37:99

    وَقَالَ إِنِّى ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّى سَيَهْدِينِ ﴿٩٩﴾

    He said, ‘Indeed I am going toward my Lord, who will guide me.’

100. 37:100

     رَبِّ هَبْ لِى مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ﴿١٠٠﴾

     ‘My Lord! Give me [an heir], one of the righteous.’

101. 37:101

     فَبَشَّرْنَٰهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ حَلِيمٍ ﴿١٠١﴾

     So We gave him the good news of a forbearing son.

102. 37:102

     فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعْىَ قَالَ يَٰبُنَىَّ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ فِى ٱلْمَنَامِ أَنِّىٓ أَذْبَحُكَ فَٱنظُرْ مَاذَا تَرَىٰ ۚ قَالَ يَٰٓأَبَتِ ٱفْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُ ۖ سَتَجِدُنِىٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ ﴿١٠٢﴾

     When he was old enough to assist in his endeavour, he said, ‘My son! I see in dreams that I am sacrificing you. See what you think.’ He said, ‘Father! Do whatever you have been commanded. If Allah wishes, you will find me to be patient.’

103. 37:103

     فَلَمَّآ أَسْلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلْجَبِينِ ﴿١٠٣﴾

     So when they had both surrendered [to Allah’s will], and he had laid him down on his forehead,

104. 37:104

     وَنَٰدَيْنَٰهُ أَن يَٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ ﴿١٠٤﴾

     We called out to him, ‘O Abraham!

105. 37:105

     قَدْ صَدَّقْتَ ٱلرُّءْيَآ ۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿١٠٥﴾

     You have indeed fulfilled your vision! Thus indeed do We reward the virtuous!

106. 37:106

     إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْبَلَٰٓؤُا۟ ٱلْمُبِينُ ﴿١٠٦﴾

     This was indeed a manifest test.’

107. 37:107

     وَفَدَيْنَٰهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴿١٠٧﴾

     Then We ransomed him with a great sacrifice,

108. 37:108

     وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ ﴿١٠٨﴾

     and left for him a good name in posterity:

109. 37:109

     سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ﴿١٠٩﴾

     ‘Peace be to Abraham!’

110. 37:110

     كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿١١٠﴾

     Thus do We reward the virtuous.

111. 37:111

     إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿١١١﴾

     He is indeed one of Our faithful servants.

112. 37:112

     وَبَشَّرْنَٰهُ بِإِسْحَٰقَ نَبِيًّا مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ﴿١١٢﴾

     And We gave him the good news of [the birth of] Isaac, a prophet, one of the righteous.

113. 37:113

     وَبَٰرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَىٰٓ إِسْحَٰقَ ۚ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحْسِنٌ وَظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهِۦ مُبِينٌ ﴿١١٣﴾

     And We blessed him and Isaac. Among their descendants [some] are virtuous, and [some] who manifestly wrong themselves.

114. 37:114

     وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ ﴿١١٤﴾

     Certainly We favoured Moses and Aaron,

115. 37:115

     وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُمَا وَقَوْمَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ﴿١١٥﴾

     and delivered them and their people from their great distress,

116. 37:116

     وَنَصَرْنَٰهُمْ فَكَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَ ﴿١١٦﴾

     and We helped them so that they became the victors.

117. 37:117

     وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُمَا ٱلْكِتَٰبَ ٱلْمُسْتَبِينَ ﴿١١٧﴾

     We gave them the illuminating scripture

118. 37:118

     وَهَدَيْنَٰهُمَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ ﴿١١٨﴾

     and guided them to the straight path,

119. 37:119

     وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِمَا فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ ﴿١١٩﴾

     and left for them a good name in posterity.

120. 37:120

     سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ ﴿١٢٠﴾

     ‘Peace be to Moses and Aaron!’

121. 37:121

     إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿١٢١﴾

     Thus indeed do We reward the virtuous.

122. 37:122

     إِنَّهُمَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿١٢٢﴾

     They are indeed among Our faithful servants.

123. 37:123

     وَإِنَّ إِلْيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ﴿١٢٣﴾

     Indeed Ilyas was one of the apostles.

124. 37:124

     إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ﴿١٢٤﴾

     When he said to his people, ‘Will you not be Godwary?

125. 37:125

     أَتَدْعُونَ بَعْلًا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْخَٰلِقِينَ ﴿١٢٥﴾

     Do you invoke Baal and abandon the best of creators,

126. 37:126

     ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمْ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿١٢٦﴾

     Allah, your Lord and Lord of your forefathers?,’

127. 37:127

     فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ ﴿١٢٧﴾

     they impugned him. So they will indeed be mustered [in hell]

128. 37:128

     إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ ﴿١٢٨﴾

     —[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants.

129. 37:129

     وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ ﴿١٢٩﴾

     We left for him a good name in posterity.

130. 37:130

     سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلْ يَاسِينَ ﴿١٣٠﴾

     ‘Peace be to Ilyas!’

131. 37:131

     إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿١٣١﴾

     Thus indeed do We reward the virtuous.

132. 37:132

     إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿١٣٢﴾

     He is indeed one of Our faithful servants.

133. 37:133

     وَإِنَّ لُوطًا لَّمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ﴿١٣٣﴾

     Indeed Lot was one of the apostles.

134. 37:134

     إِذْ نَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ ﴿١٣٤﴾

     When We delivered him and all his family,

135. 37:135

     إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِى ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ ﴿١٣٥﴾

     excepting an old woman among those who remained behind,

136. 37:136

     ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ ﴿١٣٦﴾

     We destroyed the rest.

137. 37:137

     وَإِنَّكُمْ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهِم مُّصْبِحِينَ ﴿١٣٧﴾

     Indeed you pass by them at dawn

138. 37:138

     وَبِٱلَّيْلِ ۗ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ ﴿١٣٨﴾

     and at night. Do you not exercise your reason?

139. 37:139

     وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ﴿١٣٩﴾

     Indeed Jonah was one of the apostles.

140. 37:140

     إِذْ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ ﴿١٤٠﴾

     When he absconded toward the laden ship,

141. 37:141

     فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُدْحَضِينَ ﴿١٤١﴾

     he drew lots with them and was the one to be condemned [as one to be thrown overboard].

142. 37:142

     فَٱلْتَقَمَهُ ٱلْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ ﴿١٤٢﴾

     Then the fish swallowed him while he was blameworthy.

143. 37:143

     فَلَوْلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَبِّحِينَ ﴿١٤٣﴾

     Had he not been one of those who celebrate Allah’s glory,

144. 37:144

     لَلَبِثَ فِى بَطْنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ ﴿١٤٤﴾

     he would have surely remained in its belly till the day they will be resurrected.

145. 37:145

     فَنَبَذْنَٰهُ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٌ ﴿١٤٥﴾

     Then We cast him on a bare shore, and he was sick.

146. 37:146

     وَأَنۢبَتْنَا عَلَيْهِ شَجَرَةً مِّن يَقْطِينٍ ﴿١٤٦﴾

     So We made a gourd plant grow above him.

147. 37:147

     وَأَرْسَلْنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ مِا۟ئَةِ أَلْفٍ أَوْ يَزِيدُونَ ﴿١٤٧﴾

     We sent him to a [community of] hundred thousand or more,

148. 37:148

     فَـَٔامَنُوا۟ فَمَتَّعْنَٰهُمْ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ ﴿١٤٨﴾

     and they believed [in him]. So We provided for them for a while.

149. 37:149

     فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلْبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ ٱلْبَنُونَ ﴿١٤٩﴾

     Ask them, are daughters to be for your Lord while sons are to be for them?

150. 37:150

     أَمْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ إِنَٰثًا وَهُمْ شَٰهِدُونَ ﴿١٥٠﴾

     Did We create the angels females while they were present?

151. 37:151

     أَلَآ إِنَّهُم مِّنْ إِفْكِهِمْ لَيَقُولُونَ ﴿١٥١﴾

     Be aware that it is out of their mendacity that they say,

152. 37:152

     وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَٰذِبُونَ ﴿١٥٢﴾

     ‘Allah has begotten [offsprings],’ and they indeed speak a falsehood.

153. 37:153

     أَصْطَفَى ٱلْبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلْبَنِينَ ﴿١٥٣﴾

     Has He preferred daughters to sons?

154. 37:154

     مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ ﴿١٥٤﴾

     What is the matter with you? How do you judge?

155. 37:155

     أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿١٥٥﴾

     Will you not then take admonition?

156. 37:156

     أَمْ لَكُمْ سُلْطَٰنٌ مُّبِينٌ ﴿١٥٦﴾

     Do you have a manifest authority?

157. 37:157

     فَأْتُوا۟ بِكِتَٰبِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ ﴿١٥٧﴾

     Then produce your scripture, should you be truthful.

158. 37:158

     وَجَعَلُوا۟ بَيْنَهُۥ وَبَيْنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ نَسَبًا ۚ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمَتِ ٱلْجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ ﴿١٥٨﴾

     And they have set up a kinship between Him and the jinn, while the jinn certainly know that they will be presented [before Him].

159. 37:159

     سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ﴿١٥٩﴾

     Clear is Allah of whatever they allege [about Him]

160. 37:160

     إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ ﴿١٦٠﴾

     —[all] except Allah’s exclusive servants.

161. 37:161

     فَإِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ ﴿١٦١﴾

     Indeed you and what you worship

162. 37:162

     مَآ أَنتُمْ عَلَيْهِ بِفَٰتِنِينَ ﴿١٦٢﴾

     cannot mislead [anyone] about Him,

163. 37:163

     إِلَّا مَنْ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ ﴿١٦٣﴾

     except someone who is bound for hell.

164. 37:164

     وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٌ مَّعْلُومٌ ﴿١٦٤﴾

     ‘There is none among us but has a known place.

165. 37:165

     وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلصَّآفُّونَ ﴿١٦٥﴾

     It is we who are the ranged ones.

166. 37:166

     وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلْمُسَبِّحُونَ ﴿١٦٦﴾

     It is we who celebrate Allah’s glory.’

167. 37:167

     وَإِن كَانُوا۟ لَيَقُولُونَ ﴿١٦٧﴾

     They indeed, used to say,

168. 37:168

     لَوْ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكْرًا مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿١٦٨﴾

     ‘Had we possessed a Reminder from our predecessors,

169. 37:169

     لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ ﴿١٦٩﴾

     we would have surely been Allah’s exclusive servants.’

170. 37:170

     فَكَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿١٧٠﴾

     But they disbelieved it [when it came to them]. Soon they will know!

171. 37:171

     وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ﴿١٧١﴾

     Certainly Our decree has gone beforehand in favour of Our servants, the apostles,

172. 37:172

     إِنَّهُمْ لَهُمُ ٱلْمَنصُورُونَ ﴿١٧٢﴾

     that they will indeed receive [Allah’s] help,

173. 37:173

     وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ ٱلْغَٰلِبُونَ ﴿١٧٣﴾

     and indeed Our hosts will be the victors.

174. 37:174

     فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ ﴿١٧٤﴾

     So leave them alone for a while,

175. 37:175

     وَأَبْصِرْهُمْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ ﴿١٧٥﴾

     and watch them; soon they will see [the truth of the matter]!

176. 37:176

     أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ ﴿١٧٦﴾

     Do they seek to hasten Our punishment?

177. 37:177

     فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمْ فَسَآءَ صَبَاحُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ ﴿١٧٧﴾

     But when it descends in their courtyard it will be a dismal dawn for those who had been warned.

178. 37:178

     وَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ ﴿١٧٨﴾

     So leave them alone for a while,

179. 37:179

     وَأَبْصِرْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ ﴿١٧٩﴾

     and watch; soon they will see!

180. 37:180

     سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ ٱلْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ﴿١٨٠﴾

     Clear is your Lord, the Lord of Might, of whatever they allege [concerning Him].

181. 37:181

     وَسَلَٰمٌ عَلَى ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ﴿١٨١﴾

     Peace be to the apostles!

182. 37:182

     وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿١٨٢﴾

     All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds.