مصحف الثريا

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلصَّٰٓفَّٰتِ صَفًّۭا ۝١

By the rangers ranging

فَٱلزَّٰجِرَٰتِ زَجْرًۭا ۝٢

and the scarers scaring

فَٱلتَّٰلِيَٰتِ ذِكْرًا ۝۳

and the reciters of a Remembrance,

إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمْ لَوَٰحِدٌۭ ۝٤

surely your God is One,

رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَشَٰرِقِ ۝٥

Lord of the heavens and the earth, and of what between them is Lord of the Easts.

إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلْكَوَاكِبِ ۝٦

We have adorned the lower heaven with the adornment of the stars

وَحِفْظًۭا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَٰنٍۢ مَّارِدٍۢ ۝۷

and to preserve against every rebel Satan;

لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلَإِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٍۢ ۝۸

they listen not to the High Council, for they are pelted from every side,

دُحُورًۭا ۖ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌۭ وَاصِبٌ ۝۹

rejected, and theirs is an everlasting chastisement,

إِلَّا مَنْ خَطِفَ ٱلْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٌۭ ثَاقِبٌۭ ۝١۰

except such as snatches a fragment, and he is pursued by a piercing flame.

فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَم مَّنْ خَلَقْنَآ ۚ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَٰهُم مِّن طِينٍۢ لَّازِبٍۭ ۝١١

So ask them for a pronouncement -- Are they stronger in constitution, or those We created? We created them of clinging clay.

بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ ۝١٢

Nay, thou marvellest; and they scoff

وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا۟ لَا يَذْكُرُونَ ۝١۳

and, when reminded, do not remember

وَإِذَا رَأَوْا۟ ءَايَةًۭ يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ ۝١٤

and, when they see a sign, would scoff;

وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌۭ مُّبِينٌ ۝١٥

and they say, 'This is nothing but manifest sorcery.

أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًۭا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ ۝١٦

What, when we are dead and become dust and bones, shall we indeed be raised up?

أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ ۝١۷

What, and our fathers, the ancients?'

قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَنتُمْ دَٰخِرُونَ ۝١۸

Say: 'Yes, and in all lowliness.'

فَإِنَّمَا هِىَ زَجْرَةٌۭ وَٰحِدَةٌۭ فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنظُرُونَ ۝١۹

For it is only a single scaring, then behold, they are watching

وَقَالُوا۟ يَٰوَيْلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ ۝٢۰

and they say, 'Woe, alas for us! This is the Day of Doom.'

هَٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ ۝٢١

'This is the Day of Decision, even that you cried lies to.

۞ ٱحْشُرُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ وَأَزْوَٰجَهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْبُدُونَ ۝٢٢

Muster those who did evil, their wives, and that they were serving,

مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهْدُوهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ ۝٢۳

apart from God, and guide them unto the path of Hell!

وَقِفُوهُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسْـُٔولُونَ ۝٢٤

And halt them, to be questioned:

مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ ۝٢٥

"Why help you not one another?"

بَلْ هُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ مُسْتَسْلِمُونَ ۝٢٦

No indeed; but today they resign themselves in submission

وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍۢ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ ۝٢۷

and advance one upon another, asking each other questions.

قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ ۝٢۸

These say, 'Why, you of old would come to us from the right hand.'

قَالُوا۟ بَل لَّمْ تَكُونُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ ۝٢۹

Those say, 'No; on the contrary, you were not believers;

وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَٰنٍۭ ۖ بَلْ كُنتُمْ قَوْمًۭا طَٰغِينَ ۝۳۰

we had no authority over you; no, you were an insolent people.

فَحَقَّ عَلَيْنَا قَوْلُ رَبِّنَآ ۖ إِنَّا لَذَآئِقُونَ ۝۳١

So our Lord's Word is realised against us; we are tasting it.

فَأَغْوَيْنَٰكُمْ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَٰوِينَ ۝۳٢

Therefore we perverted you, and we ourselves were perverts.'

فَإِنَّهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ فِى ٱلْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ ۝۳۳

So all of them on that day are sharers in the chastisement.

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ۝۳٤

Even so We do with the sinners;

إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوٓا۟ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ ۝۳٥

for when it was said to them, 'There is no god but God,' they were ever waxing proud,

وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُوٓا۟ ءَالِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٍۢ مَّجْنُونٍۭ ۝۳٦

saying, 'What, shall we forsake our gods for a poet possessed?'

بَلْ جَآءَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ۝۳۷

'No indeed; but he brought the truth, and confirmed the Envoys.

إِنَّكُمْ لَذَآئِقُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْأَلِيمِ ۝۳۸

Now certainly you shall be tasting the painful chastisement,

وَمَا تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ۝۳۹

and not be recompensed, except according to what you were doing.'

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ ۝٤۰

Except for God's sincere servants;

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ رِزْقٌۭ مَّعْلُومٌۭ ۝٤١

for them awaits a known provision,

فَوَٰكِهُ ۖ وَهُم مُّكْرَمُونَ ۝٤٢

fruits -- and they high-honoured

فِى جَنَّٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ۝٤۳

in the Gardens of Bliss

عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍۢ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ ۝٤٤

upon couches, set face to face,

يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِم بِكَأْسٍۢ مِّن مَّعِينٍۭ ۝٤٥

a cup from a spring being passed round to them,

بَيْضَآءَ لَذَّةٍۢ لِّلشَّٰرِبِينَ ۝٤٦

white, a delight to the drinkers,

لَا فِيهَا غَوْلٌۭ وَلَا هُمْ عَنْهَا يُنزَفُونَ ۝٤۷

wherein no sickness is, neither intoxication;

وَعِندَهُمْ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ عِينٌۭ ۝٤۸

and with them wide-eyed maidens restraining their glances

كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيْضٌۭ مَّكْنُونٌۭ ۝٤۹

as if they were hidden pearls.

فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍۢ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ ۝٥۰

They advance one upon another, asking each other questions.

قَالَ قَآئِلٌۭ مِّنْهُمْ إِنِّى كَانَ لِى قَرِينٌۭ ۝٥١

One of them says, 'I had a comrade

يَقُولُ أَءِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُصَدِّقِينَ ۝٥٢

who would say, "Are you a confirmer?

أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًۭا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ ۝٥۳

What, when we are dead and become dust and bones, shall we indeed be requited?"

قَالَ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ ۝٥٤

He says, 'Are you looking down?'

فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَءَاهُ فِى سَوَآءِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ ۝٥٥

Then he looks, and sees him in the midst of Hell.

قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرْدِينِ ۝٥٦

He says, 'By God, wellnigh thou didst destroy me;

وَلَوْلَا نِعْمَةُ رَبِّى لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْضَرِينَ ۝٥۷

But for my Lord's blessing, I were one of the arraigned.

أَفَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ ۝٥۸

What, do we then not die

إِلَّا مَوْتَتَنَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ ۝٥۹

except for our first death, and are we not chastised?

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ۝٦۰

This is indeed the mighty triumph,

لِمِثْلِ هَٰذَا فَلْيَعْمَلِ ٱلْعَٰمِلُونَ ۝٦١

for the like of this let the workers work.'

أَذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌۭ نُّزُلًا أَمْ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ ۝٦٢

Is that better as a hospitality, or the Tree of Ez-Zakkoum?

إِنَّا جَعَلْنَٰهَا فِتْنَةًۭ لِّلظَّٰلِمِينَ ۝٦۳

We have appointed it as a trial for the evildoers.

إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٌۭ تَخْرُجُ فِىٓ أَصْلِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ ۝٦٤

It is a tree that comes forth in the root of Hell;

طَلْعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ ۝٦٥

its spathes are as the heads of Satans,

فَإِنَّهُمْ لَءَاكِلُونَ مِنْهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنْهَا ٱلْبُطُونَ ۝٦٦

and they eat of it, and of it fill their bellies,

ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا لَشَوْبًۭا مِّنْ حَمِيمٍۢ ۝٦۷

then on top of it they have a brew of boiling water,

ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرْجِعَهُمْ لَإِلَى ٱلْجَحِيمِ ۝٦۸

then their return is unto Hell.

إِنَّهُمْ أَلْفَوْا۟ ءَابَآءَهُمْ ضَآلِّينَ ۝٦۹

They found their fathers erring,

فَهُمْ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمْ يُهْرَعُونَ ۝۷۰

and they run in their footsteps.

وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ۝۷١

Before them erred most of the ancients,

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ ۝۷٢

and We sent among them warners;

فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ ۝۷۳

and behold, how was the end of them that were warned,

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ ۝۷٤

except for God's sincere servants.

وَلَقَدْ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحٌۭ فَلَنِعْمَ ٱلْمُجِيبُونَ ۝۷٥

Noah called to Us; and how excellent were the Answerers!

وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ۝۷٦

And We delivered him and his people from the great distress,

وَجَعَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلْبَاقِينَ ۝۷۷

and We made his seed the survivors,

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ ۝۷۸

and left for him among the later folk

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٍۢ فِى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ۝۷۹

'Peace be upon Noah among all beings!'

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ۝۸۰

Even so We recompense the good-doers;

إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۝۸١

he was among Our believing servants.

ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا ٱلْءَاخَرِينَ ۝۸٢

Then afterwards We drowned the rest.

۞ وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ لَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ ۝۸۳

Of his party was also Abraham;

إِذْ جَآءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلْبٍۢ سَلِيمٍ ۝۸٤

when he came unto his Lord with a pure heart,

إِذْ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِۦ مَاذَا تَعْبُدُونَ ۝۸٥

when he said to his father and his folk, 'What do you serve?

أَئِفْكًا ءَالِهَةًۭ دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ ۝۸٦

Is it a calumny, gods apart from God, that you desire?

فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ۝۸۷

What think you then of the Lord of all Being?'

فَنَظَرَ نَظْرَةًۭ فِى ٱلنُّجُومِ ۝۸۸

And he cast a glance at the stars,

فَقَالَ إِنِّى سَقِيمٌۭ ۝۸۹

and he said, 'Surely I am sick.'

فَتَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ مُدْبِرِينَ ۝۹۰

But they went away from him, turning their backs.

فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِهِمْ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ ۝۹١

Then he turned to their gods, and said, 'What do you eat?

مَا لَكُمْ لَا تَنطِقُونَ ۝۹٢

What ails you, that you speak not?'

فَرَاغَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضَرْبًۢا بِٱلْيَمِينِ ۝۹۳

And he turned upon them smiting them with his right hand.

فَأَقْبَلُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ يَزِفُّونَ ۝۹٤

Then came the others to him hastening.

قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ ۝۹٥

He said, 'Do you serve what you hew,

وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ ۝۹٦

and God created you and what you make?'

قَالُوا۟ ٱبْنُوا۟ لَهُۥ بُنْيَٰنًۭا فَأَلْقُوهُ فِى ٱلْجَحِيمِ ۝۹۷

They said, 'Build him a building, and cast him into the furnace!'

فَأَرَادُوا۟ بِهِۦ كَيْدًۭا فَجَعَلْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْأَسْفَلِينَ ۝۹۸

They desired to outwit him; so We made them the lower ones.

وَقَالَ إِنِّى ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّى سَيَهْدِينِ ۝۹۹

He said, 'I am going to my Lord; He will guide me.

رَبِّ هَبْ لِى مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ۝١۰۰

My Lord, give me one of the righteous.'

فَبَشَّرْنَٰهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ حَلِيمٍۢ ۝١۰١

Then We gave him the good tidings of a prudent boy;

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 ۝١۰٢

and when he had reached the age of running with him, he said, 'My son, I see in a dream that I shall sacrifice thee; consider, what thinkest thou?' He said, 'My father, do as thou art bidden; thou shalt find me, God willing, one of the steadfast.'

فَلَمَّآ أَسْلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلْجَبِينِ ۝١۰۳

When they had surrendered, and he flung him upon his brow,

وَنَٰدَيْنَٰهُ أَن يَٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ ۝١۰٤

We called unto him, 'Abraham,

قَدْ صَدَّقْتَ ٱلرُّءْيَآ ۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ۝١۰٥

thou hast confirmed the vision; even so We recompense the good-doers.

إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْبَلَٰٓؤُا۟ ٱلْمُبِينُ ۝١۰٦

This is indeed the manifest trial.'

وَفَدَيْنَٰهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظِيمٍۢ ۝١۰۷

And We ransomed him with a mighty sacrifice,

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ ۝١۰۸

and left for him among the later folk

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ۝١۰۹

'Peace be upon Abraham!'

كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ۝١١۰

Even so We recompense the good-doers;

إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۝١١١

he was among Our believing servants.

وَبَشَّرْنَٰهُ بِإِسْحَٰقَ نَبِيًّۭا مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ۝١١٢

Then We gave him the good tidings of Isaac, a Prophet, one of the righteous.

وَبَٰرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَىٰٓ إِسْحَٰقَ ۚ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحْسِنٌۭ وَظَالِمٌۭ لِّنَفْسِهِۦ مُبِينٌۭ ۝١١۳

And We blessed him, and Isaac; and of their seed some are good-doers, and some manifest self-wrongers.

وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ ۝١١٤

We also favoured Moses and Aaron,

وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُمَا وَقَوْمَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ۝١١٥

and We delivered them and their people from the great distress.

وَنَصَرْنَٰهُمْ فَكَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَ ۝١١٦

And We helped them, so that they were the victors;

وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُمَا ٱلْكِتَٰبَ ٱلْمُسْتَبِينَ ۝١١۷

and We gave them the Manifesting Book,

وَهَدَيْنَٰهُمَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ ۝١١۸

and guided them in the straight path,

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِمَا فِى ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ ۝١١۹

and left for them among the later folk

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ ۝١٢۰

'Peace be upon Moses and, Aaron!'

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ۝١٢١

Even so We recompense the good-doers;

إِنَّهُمَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۝١٢٢

they were among Our believing servants.

وَإِنَّ إِلْيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ۝١٢۳

Elias too was one of the Envoys;

إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ۝١٢٤

when he said to his people, 'Will you not be godfearing?

أَتَدْعُونَ بَعْلًۭا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْخَٰلِقِينَ ۝١٢٥

Do you call on Baal, and abandon the Best of creators?

ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمْ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ۝١٢٦

God, your Lord, and the Lord of your fathers, the ancients?'

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ ۝١٢۷

But they cried him lies; so they will be among the arraigned,

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ ۝١٢۸

except for God's sincere servants;

وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرِينَ ۝١٢۹

and We left for him among the later folk

سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلْ يَاسِينَ ۝١۳۰

'Peace be upon Elias!'

إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ۝١۳١

Even so We recompense the good-doers;

إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۝١۳٢

he was among Our believing servants.

وَإِنَّ لُوطًۭا لَّمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ۝١۳۳

Lot too was one of the Envoys;

إِذْ نَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَأَهْلَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ ۝١۳٤

when We delivered him and his people all together,

إِلَّا عَجُوزًۭا فِى ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ ۝١۳٥

save an old woman among those that tarried;

ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا ٱلْءَاخَرِينَ ۝١۳٦

then We destroyed the others,

وَإِنَّكُمْ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهِم مُّصْبِحِينَ ۝١۳۷

and you pass by them in the morning

وَبِٱلَّيْلِ ۗ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ ۝١۳۸

and in the night; will you not understand?

وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ۝١۳۹

Jonah too was one of the Envoys;

إِذْ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ ۝١٤۰

when he ran away to the laden ship

فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُدْحَضِينَ ۝١٤١

and cast lots, and was of the rebutted,

فَٱلْتَقَمَهُ ٱلْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌۭ ۝١٤٢

then the whale swallowed him down, and he blameworthy.

فَلَوْلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَبِّحِينَ ۝١٤۳

Now had he not been of those that glorify God,

لَلَبِثَ فِى بَطْنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ ۝١٤٤

he would have tarried in its belly until the day they shall be raised;

۞ فَنَبَذْنَٰهُ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٌۭ ۝١٤٥

but We cast him upon the wilderness, and he was sick,

وَأَنۢبَتْنَا عَلَيْهِ شَجَرَةًۭ مِّن يَقْطِينٍۢ ۝١٤٦

and We caused to grow over him a tree of gourds.

وَأَرْسَلْنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ مِا۟ئَةِ أَلْفٍ أَوْ يَزِيدُونَ ۝١٤۷

Then We sent him unto a hundred thousand, or more,

فَـَٔامَنُوا۟ فَمَتَّعْنَٰهُمْ إِلَىٰ حِينٍۢ ۝١٤۸

and they believed; so We gave them enjoyment for a while.

فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلْبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ ٱلْبَنُونَ ۝١٤۹

So ask them for a pronouncement -- Has thy Lord daughters, and they sons?

أَمْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ إِنَٰثًۭا وَهُمْ شَٰهِدُونَ ۝١٥۰

Or did We create the angels females, while they were witnesses?

أَلَآ إِنَّهُم مِّنْ إِفْكِهِمْ لَيَقُولُونَ ۝١٥١

Is it not of their own calumny that they say,

وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَٰذِبُونَ ۝١٥٢

'God has begotten?' They are truly liars.

أَصْطَفَى ٱلْبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلْبَنِينَ ۝١٥۳

Has He chosen daughters above sons?

مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ ۝١٥٤

What ails you then, how you judge?

أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ۝١٥٥

What, and will you not remember?

أَمْ لَكُمْ سُلْطَٰنٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ ۝١٥٦

Or have you a clear authority?

فَأْتُوا۟ بِكِتَٰبِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ ۝١٥۷

Bring your Book, if you speak truly!

وَجَعَلُوا۟ بَيْنَهُۥ وَبَيْنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ نَسَبًۭا ۚ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمَتِ ٱلْجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ ۝١٥۸

They have set up a kinship between Him and the jinn; and the jinn know that they shall be arraigned.

سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ۝١٥۹

Glory be to God above that they describe,

إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ ۝١٦۰

except for God's sincere servants.

فَإِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ ۝١٦١

But as for you, and that you serve,

مَآ أَنتُمْ عَلَيْهِ بِفَٰتِنِينَ ۝١٦٢

you shall not tempt any against Him

إِلَّا مَنْ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ ۝١٦۳

except him who shall roast in Hell.

وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٌۭ مَّعْلُومٌۭ ۝١٦٤

None of us is there, but has a known station;

وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلصَّآفُّونَ ۝١٦٥

we are the rangers,

وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلْمُسَبِّحُونَ ۝١٦٦

we are they that give glory.

وَإِن كَانُوا۟ لَيَقُولُونَ ۝١٦۷

What though they would say,

لَوْ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكْرًۭا مِّنَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ۝١٦۸

'If only we had had a Reminder from the ancients,

لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ ۝١٦۹

then were we God's sincere servants.'

فَكَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ ۝١۷۰

But they disbelieved in it; soon they shall know!

وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ۝١۷١

Already Our Word has preceded to Our servants, the Envoys;

إِنَّهُمْ لَهُمُ ٱلْمَنصُورُونَ ۝١۷٢

assuredly they shall be helped,

وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ ٱلْغَٰلِبُونَ ۝١۷۳

and Our host -- they are the victors.

فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍۢ ۝١۷٤

So turn thou from them for a while,

وَأَبْصِرْهُمْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ ۝١۷٥

and see them; soon they shall see!

أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ ۝١۷٦

What, do they seek to hasten Our chastisement?

فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمْ فَسَآءَ صَبَاحُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ ۝١۷۷

When it lights in their courtyard, how evil will be the morning of them that are warned!

وَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍۢ ۝١۷۸

So turn thou from them for a while,

وَأَبْصِرْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ ۝١۷۹

and see; soon they shall see!

سُبْحَٰنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ ٱلْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ۝١۸۰

Glory be to thy Lord, the Lord of Glory, above that they describe!

وَسَلَٰمٌ عَلَى ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ۝١۸١

And peace be upon the Envoys;

وَٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ۝١۸٢

and praise belongs to God, the Lord of all Being.