Transliteration

Haa-Meeem

Translation

ha-Mĩm.

Transliteration

Wal Kitaabil Mubeen

Translation

By the clear Book!

Transliteration

Innaa ja'alnaahu Quraanan 'Arabiyyal la'allakum ta'qiloon

Translation

Certainly, We have made it a Quran in Arabic so perhaps you will understand.

Transliteration

Wa innahoo feee Ummil Kitaabi Ladainaa la'aliyyun hakeem

Translation

And indeed, it is—in the Master Record with Us—highly esteemed, rich in wisdom.

Transliteration

Afa nadribu 'ankumuz Zikra safhan an kuntum qawman musrifeen

Translation

Should We then turn the ˹Quranic˺ Reminder away from you ˹simply˺ because you have been a transgressing people?

Transliteration

Wa kam arsalnaa min Nabiyyin fil awwaleen

Translation

˹Imagine˺ how many prophets We sent to those ˹destroyed˺ before!

Transliteration

Wa maa yaateehim min Nabiyyin illaa kaanoo bihee yastahzi'oon

Translation

But no prophet ever came to them without being mocked.

Transliteration

Fa ahlaknaaa ashadda minhum batshanw wa madaa masalul awwaleen

Translation

So We destroyed those who were far mightier than these ˹Meccans˺. The examples of ˹their˺ predecessors have ˹already˺ been related.

Transliteration

Wa la'in sa altahum man khalaqas samaawaati wal arda la yaqoolunna khalaqa hunnal 'Azeezul 'Aleem

Translation

If you ask them ˹O Prophet˺ who created the heavens and the earth, they will certainly say, “The Almighty, All-Knowing did.”

Transliteration

Allazee ja'ala lakumul arda mahdanw wa ja'ala lakum feehaa subulan la'allakum tahtadoon

Translation

˹He is the One˺ Who has laid out the earth for you, and set in it pathways for you so that you may find your way.

Transliteration

Wallazee nazzala minas samaaa'i maaa'am biqadarin fa ansharnaa bihee baldatam maitaa' kazaalika tukhrajoon

Translation

And ˹He is the One˺ Who sends down rain from the sky in perfect measure, with which We give life to a lifeless land. And so will you be brought forth ˹from the grave˺.

Transliteration

Wallazee khalaqal azwaaja kullahaa wa ja'ala lakum minal fulki wal-an'aami maa tarkaboon

Translation

And ˹He is the One˺ Who created all ˹things in˺ pairs, and made for you ships and animals to ride

Transliteration

Litastawoo 'alaa zuhoorihee summa tazkuroo ni'mata Rabbikum izastawaitum 'alaihi wa taqooloo Subhaanal lazee sakhkhara lana haaza wa maa kunnaa lahoo muqrineen

Translation

so that you may sit firmly on their backs, and remember your Lord’s blessings once you are settled on them, saying, “Glory be to the One Who has subjected these for us, for we could have never done so ˹on our own˺.

Transliteration

Wa innaaa ilaa Rabbinaa lamunqaliboon

Translation

And surely to our Lord we will ˹all˺ return.”

Transliteration

Wa ja'aloo lahoo min 'ibaadihee juz'aa; innal insaana la kafoorun mubeen (section 1)

Translation

Still the pagans have made some of His creation out to be a part of Him. Indeed, humankind is clearly ungrateful.

Transliteration

Amit takhaza mimmaa yakhluqu banaatinw wa asfaakum bilbaneen

Translation

Has He taken ˹angels as His˺ daughters from what He created, and favoured you ˹O pagans˺ with sons?

Transliteration

Wa izaa bushshira ahaduhum bimaa daraba lir Rahmaani masalan zalla wajhuhoo muswaddanw wa huwa kazeem

Translation

Whenever one of them is given the good news of what they attribute to the Most Compassionate, his face grows gloomy, as he suppresses his rage.

Transliteration

Awa mai yunashsha'u fil hilyati wa huwa fil khisaami ghairu mubeen

Translation

˹Do they attribute to Him˺ those who are brought up in fineries and are not commanding in disputes?

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Wa ja'alul malaaa'ikatal lazeena hum 'ibaadur Rahmaani inaasaa; 'a shahidoo khalqahum; satuktabu shahaadatuhum wa yus'aloon

Translation

Still they have labelled the angels, who are servants of the Most Compassionate, as female. Did they witness their creation? Their statement will be recorded, and they will be questioned!

Transliteration

Wa qaaloo law shaaa'ar Rahmaanu maa 'abadnaahum; maa lahum bizaalika min 'ilmin in hum illaa yakhrusoon

Translation

And they argue, “Had the Most Compassionate willed, we would have never worshipped them.” They have no knowledge ˹in support˺ of this ˹claim˺. They do nothing but lie.

Transliteration

Am aatainaahum Kitaaban min qablihee fahum bihee mustamsikoon

Translation

Or have We given them a Book ˹for proof˺, before this ˹Quran˺, to which they are holding firm?

Transliteration

Bal qaalooo innaa wajadnaaa aabaaa'anaa 'alaaa ummatinw wa innaa 'alaaa aasaarihim muhtadoon

Translation

In fact, they say, “We found our forefathers following a ˹particular˺ way, and we are following in their footsteps.”

Transliteration

Wa kazaalika maaa arsalnaa min qablika fee qaryatim min nazeerin illaa qaala mutrafoohaaa innaa wajadnaaa aabaaa'anaa 'alaaa ummatinw wa innaa 'alaaa aasaarihim muqtadoon

Translation

Similarly, whenever We sent a warner to a society before you ˹O Prophet˺, its ˹spoiled˺ elite would say, “We found our forefathers following a ˹particular˺ way, and we are walking in their footsteps.”

Transliteration

Qaala awa law ji'tukum bi ahdaa mimmaa wajatdtum 'alaihi aabaaa'akum qaalooo innaa bimaaa ursiltum bihee kaafiroon

Translation

Each ˹warner˺ asked, “Even if what I brought you is better guidance than what you found your forefathers practicing?” They replied, “We totally reject whatever you have been sent with.”

Transliteration

Fantaqamnaa minhum fanzur kaifa kaana 'aaqibatul mukazzibeen (section 2)

Translation

So We inflicted punishment upon them. See then what was the fate of the deniers!

Transliteration

Wa iz qaala Ibraaheemu liabeehi wa qawmiheee innane baraaa'um mimmaa ta'budoon

Translation

˹Remember, O Prophet˺ when Abraham declared to his father and his people, “I am totally free of whatever ˹gods˺ you worship,

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Illal lazee fataranee fa innahoo sa yahdeen

Translation

except the One Who originated me, and He will surely guide me.”

Transliteration

Wa ja'alahaa kalimatan baaqiyatan fee 'aqibihee la 'allahum yarji'oon

Translation

And he left this enduring declaration among his descendants, so they may ˹always˺ turn back ˹to Allah˺.

Transliteration

Bal matta'tu haaa'ulaaa'i wa aabaaa'ahum hattaa jaaa'a humul haqqu wa Rasoolun mubeen

Translation

In fact, I had allowed enjoyment for these ˹Meccans˺ and their forefathers, until the truth came to them along with a messenger making things clear.

Transliteration

Wa lammaa jaaa'ahumul haqqu qaaloo haazaa sihrunw wa innaa bihee kaafiroon

Translation

˹But˺ when the truth came to them, they said, “This is magic, and we totally reject it.”

Transliteration

Wa qaaloo law laa nuzzila haazal Quraanu 'alaa rajulin minal qaryataini 'azeem

Translation

And they exclaimed, “If only this Quran was revealed to a great man from ˹one of˺ the two cities!”

Transliteration

'A hum yaqsimoona rahmata Rabbik; Nahnu qasamnaa bainahum ma'eeshatahum fil hayaatid dunyaa wa rafa'naa ba'dahum fawqa ba'din darajaatin li yattakhiza ba'duhum ba'dan sukhriyyaa; wa rahmatu Rabbika khairun mimmaa yajma'oon

Translation

Is it they who distribute your Lord’s mercy? We ˹alone˺ have distributed their ˹very˺ livelihood among them in this worldly life and raised some of them in rank above others so that some may employ others in service. ˹But˺ your Lord’s mercy is far better than whatever ˹wealth˺ they amass.

Transliteration

Wa law laaa any yakoonan naasu ummatanw waahidatan laja'alnaa limany yakfuru bir Rahmaani li buyootihim suqufan min fiddatinw wa ma'aarija 'alaihaa yazharoon

Translation

Were it not that people might ˹be tempted to˺ become one community ˹of disbelievers˺, We would have supplied the homes of ˹only˺ those who disbelieve in the Most Compassionate with silver roofs and ˹silver˺ stairways to ascend,

Transliteration

Wa li buyootihim abwaabanw wa sururan 'alaihaa yattaki'oon

Translation

as well as ˹silver˺ gates and thrones to recline on,

Transliteration

Wa zukhrufaa; wa in kullu zaalika lammaa mataa'ul hayaatid dunyaa; wal aakhiratu 'inda Rabbika lilmuttaqeen (section 3)

Translation

and ornaments ˹of gold˺. Yet all this is no more than a ˹fleeting˺ enjoyment in this worldly life. ˹But˺ the Hereafter with your Lord is ˹only˺ for those mindful ˹of Him˺.

Transliteration

Wa mai ya'shu 'an zikrir Rahmaani nuqaiyid lahoo Shaitaanan fahuwa lahoo qareen

Translation

And whoever turns a blind eye to the Reminder of the Most Compassionate, We place at the disposal of each a devilish one as their close associate,

Transliteration

Wa innahum la yasuddoo nahum 'anis sabeeli wa yahsaboona annahum muhtadoon

Translation

who will certainly hinder them from the ˹Right˺ Way while they think they are ˹rightly˺ guided.

Transliteration

Hattaaa izaa jaaa'anaa qaala yaa laita bainee wa bainaka bu'dal mashriqaini fabi'sal qareen

Translation

But when such a person comes to Us, one will say ˹to their associate˺, “I wish you were as distant from me as the east is from the west! What an evil associate ˹you were˺!”

Transliteration

Wa lai yanfa'akumul Yawma iz zalamtum annakum fil 'azaabi mushtarikoon

Translation

˹It will be said to both,˺ “Since you all did wrong, sharing in the punishment will be of no benefit to you this Day.”

Transliteration

Afa anta tusmi'us summa aw tahdil 'umya wa man kaana fee dalaalin mubeen

Translation

Can you make the deaf hear, or guide the blind or those clearly astray?

Transliteration

Fa immaa nazhabanna bika fa innaa minhum muntaqimoon

Translation

Even if We take you away ˹from this world˺, We will surely inflict punishment upon them.

Transliteration

Aw nuriyannakal lazee wa'adnaahum fa innaa 'alaihim muqtadiroon

Translation

Or if We show you what We threaten them with, We certainly have full power over them.

Transliteration

Fastamsik billazeee oohiya ilaika innaka 'alaa Siraatin Mustaqeem

Translation

So hold firmly to what has been revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺. You are truly on the Straight Path.

Transliteration

Wa innahoo la zikrun laka wa liqawmika wa sawfa tus'aloon

Translation

Surely this ˹Quran˺ is a glory for you and your people. And you will ˹all˺ be questioned ˹about it˺.

Transliteration

Was'al man arsalnaa min qablika mir Rusulinaaa 'a ja'alnaa min doonir Rahmaani aalihatany yu'badoon (section 4)

Translation

Ask ˹the followers of˺ the messengers that We already sent before you if We ˹ever˺ appointed ˹other˺ gods to be worshipped besides the Most Compassionate.

Transliteration

Wa laqad arsalnaa Moosaa bi aayaatinaaa ilaa Fir'awna wa mala'ihee faqaala innee Rasoolu Rabbil 'aalameen

Translation

Indeed, We sent Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his chiefs, and he said: “I am a messenger of the Lord of all worlds.”

Transliteration

Falamma jaaa'ahum bi aayaatinaaa izaa hum minhaa yadhakoon

Translation

But as soon as he came to them with Our signs, they laughed at them,

Transliteration

Wa maa nureehim min aayatin illaa hiya akbaru min ukhtihaa wa akhaznaahum bil'azaabi la'allahum yarji'oon

Translation

although every sign We showed them was greater than the one before.

Transliteration

Wa qaaloo yaaa ayyuhas saahirud'u lanaa Rabbaka bimaa 'ahida 'indaka innanaa lamuhtadoon

Translation

˹Then˺ they pleaded, “O ˹mighty˺ magician! Pray to your Lord on our behalf, by virtue of the covenant He made with you. We will certainly accept guidance.”

Transliteration

Falammaa kashafnaa 'anhumul 'azaaba izaa hum yankusoon

Translation

But as soon as We removed the torments from them, they broke their promise.

Transliteration

Wa naadaa Fir'awnu fee qawmihee qaala yaa qawmi alaisa lee mulku Misra wa haazihil anhaaru tajree min tahtee afalaa tubsiroon

Translation

And Pharaoh called out to his people, boasting, “O my people! Am I not sovereign over Egypt as well as ˹all˺ these streams flowing at my feet? Can you not see?

Transliteration

Am ana khairun min haazal lazee huwa maheenunw wa laa yakaadu yubeen

Translation

Am I not better than this nobody who can hardly express himself?

Transliteration

Falaw laa ulqiya 'alaihi aswiratun min zahabin aw jaaa'a ma'ahul malaaa'ikatu muqtarineen

Translation

Why then have no golden bracelets ˹of kingship˺ been granted to him or angels come with him as escorts!”

Transliteration

Fastakhaffa qawmahoo fa ataa'ooh; innahum kaanoo qawman faasiqeen

Translation

And so he fooled his people, and they obeyed him. They were truly a rebellious people.

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Falammaaa aasafoonan taqamnaa minhum fa aghraqnaahum ajma'een

Translation

So when they enraged Us, We inflicted punishment upon them, drowning them all.

Transliteration

Faja'alnaahum salafanw wa masalan lil aakhireen (section 5)

Translation

And We made them an example and a lesson for those after them.

Transliteration

Wa lammaa duribab nu Maryama masalan izaa qawmuka minhu yasiddoon

Translation

When the son of Mary was cited as an example ˹in argument˺, your people ˹O Prophet˺ broke into ˹joyful˺ applause.

Transliteration

Wa qaalooo 'a-aalihatunaa khairun am hoo; maa daraboohu laka illaa jadalaa; balhum qawmun khasimoon

Translation

They exclaimed, “Which is better: our gods or Jesus?” They cite him only to argue. In fact, they are a people prone to dispute.

Transliteration

In huwa illaa 'abdun an'amnaa 'alaihi wa ja'alnaahu masalan li Baneee Israaa'eel

Translation

He was only a servant We showed favour to, and made as an example for the Children of Israel.

Transliteration

Wa law nashaaa'u laja'alnaa minkum malaaa'ikatan fil ardi yakhlufoon

Translation

Had We willed, We could have easily replaced you ˹all˺ with angels, succeeding one another on earth.

Transliteration

Wa innahoo la 'ilmun lis Saa'ati fa laa tamtarunna bihaa wattabi'oon; haazaa Siraatun Mustaqeem

Translation

And his ˹second˺ coming is truly a sign for the Hour. So have no doubt about it, and follow me. This is the Straight Path.

Transliteration

Wa laa yasuddan nakumush Shaitaanu innahoo lakum 'aduwwun mubeen

Translation

And do not let Satan hinder you, ˹for˺ he is certainly your sworn enemy.

Transliteration

Wa lammaa jaaa'a 'Eesaa bilbaiyinaati qaala qad ji'tukum bil Hikmati wa li-ubaiyina lakum ba'dal lazee takhtalifoona feehi fattaqul laaha wa atee'oon

Translation

When Jesus came with clear proofs, he declared, “I have come to you with wisdom, and to clarify to you some of what you differ about. So fear Allah, and obey me.

Transliteration

Innal laaha Huwa Rabbee wa Rabbukum fa'budooh; haaza Siraatum Mustaqeem

Translation

Surely Allah ˹alone˺ is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him ˹alone˺. This is the Straight Path.”

Transliteration

Fakhtalafal ahzaabu min bainihim fa wailun lil lazeena zalamoo min 'azaabi Yawmin aleem

Translation

Yet their ˹various˺ groups have differed among themselves ˹about him˺, so woe to the wrongdoers when they face the torment of a painful Day!

Transliteration

Hal yanzuroona illas Saa'ata an ta'tiyahum baghtatanw wa hum laa yash'uroon

Translation

Are they waiting for the Hour to take them by surprise when they least expect ˹it˺?

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Al akhillaaa'u Yawma'izin ba'duhum liba'din 'aduwwun illal muttaqeen (section 6)

Translation

Close friends will be enemies to one another on that Day, except the righteous,

Transliteration

Yaa 'ibaadi laa khawfun 'alaikumul Yawma wa laaa antum tahzanoon

Translation

˹who will be told,˺ “O My servants! There is no fear for you Today, nor will you grieve—

Transliteration

Allazeena aamanoo bi Aayaatinaa wa kaanoo muslimeen

Translation

˹those˺ who believed in Our signs and ˹fully˺ submitted ˹to Us˺.

Transliteration

Udkhulul Jannata antum wa azwaajukum tuhbaroon

Translation

Enter Paradise, you and your spouses, rejoicing.”

Transliteration

Yutaafu 'alaihim bisihaa fim min zahabinw wa akwaab, wa feehaa maatashtaheehil anfusu wa talazzul a'yunu wa antum feehaa khaalidoon

Translation

Golden trays and cups will be passed around to them. There will be whatever the souls desire and the eyes delight in. And you will be there forever.

Transliteration

Wa tilkal jannatul lateee ooristumoohaa bimaa kuntum ta'maloon

Translation

That is the Paradise which you will be awarded for what you used to do.

Transliteration

Lakum feehaa faakihatun kaseeratun minhaa ta'kuloon

Translation

There you will have abundant fruit to eat from.

Transliteration

Innal mujrimeena fee 'azaabi jahannama khaalidoon

Translation

Indeed, the wicked will be in the torment of Hell forever.

Transliteration

Laa yufattaru 'anhum wa hum feehi mublisoon

Translation

It will never be lightened for them, and there they will be overwhelmed with despair.

Transliteration

Wa maa zalamnaahum wa laakin kaanoo humuz zaalimeen

Translation

We did not wrong them, but it was they who were the wrongdoers.

Transliteration

Wa naadaw yaa Maaliku liyaqdi 'alainaa Rabbuka qaala innakum maakithoon

Translation

They will cry, “O Malik! Let your Lord finish us off.” He will answer, “You are definitely here to stay.”

Transliteration

Laqad ji'naakum bilhaqqi wa laakinna aksarakum lil haqqi kaarihoon

Translation

We certainly brought the truth to you, but most of you were resentful of the truth.

Transliteration

Am abramooo amran fainnaa mubrimoon

Translation

Or have they mastered some ˹evil˺ plan? Then We ˹too˺ are surely planning.

Transliteration

Am yahsaboona annaa laa nasma'u sirrahum wa najwaahum; balaa wa Rusulunaa ladaihim yaktuboon

Translation

Or do they think that We do not hear their ˹evil˺ thoughts and secret talks? Yes ˹We do˺! And Our messenger-angels are in their presence, recording ˹it all˺.

Transliteration

Qul in kaana lir Rahmaani walad; fa-ana awwalul 'aabideen

Translation

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “If the Most Compassionate ˹really˺ had offspring, I would be the first worshipper.”

Transliteration

Subhaana Rabbis samaawaati wal ardi Rabbil Arshi 'ammaa yasifoon

Translation

Glorified is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne, far above what they claim.

Transliteration

Fazarhum yakhoodoo wa yal'aboo hattaa yulaaqoo Yawmahumul lazee yoo'adoon

Translation

So let them indulge ˹in falsehood˺ and amuse ˹themselves˺ until they face their Day, which they have been warned of.

Transliteration

Wa Huwal lazee fissamaaa'i ilaahunw wa fil ardi ilaah; wa Huwal Hakeemul 'Aleem

Translation

It is He Who is ˹the only˺ God in the heavens and ˹the only˺ God on the earth. For He is the All-Wise, All-Knowing.

Transliteration

Wa tabaarakal lazee lahoo mulkus samaawaati wal ardi wa maa bainahumaa wa 'indahoo 'ilmus Saa'ati wa ilaihi turja'oon

Translation

And Blessed is the One to Whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and everything in between! With Him ˹alone˺ is the knowledge of the Hour. And to Him you will ˹all˺ be returned.

Transliteration

Wa laa yamlikul lazeena yad'oona min doonihish shafaa'ata illaa man shahida bilhaqqi wa hum ya'lamoon

Translation

˹But˺ those ˹objects of worship˺ they invoke besides Him have no power to intercede, except those who testify to the truth knowingly.

Transliteration

Wa la'in sa altahum man khalaqahum la yaqoolun nallaahu fa annaa yu'fakoon

Translation

If you ask them ˹O Prophet˺ who created them, they will certainly say, “Allah!” How can they then be deluded ˹from the truth˺?

Transliteration

Wa qeelihee yaa Rabbi inna haaa'ulaaa'i qawmul laa yu'minoon

Translation

˹Allah is Aware of˺ the Prophet’s cry: “O my Lord! Indeed, these are a people who persist in disbelief.”

Transliteration

Fasfah 'anhum wa qul salaam; fasawfa ya'lamoon

Translation

So bear with them and respond with peace. They will soon come to know.