Surah Az-Zukhruf (The Gold Adornment)

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Surah Az-Zukhruf (The Gold Adornment) - Aya count 89

حمۤ ﴿١﴾

Ha-Mim


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ ٱلۡمُبِینِ ﴿٢﴾

By the Book that makes things clear,-


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَـٰهُ قُرۡءَ ٰ⁠ نًا عَرَبِیࣰّا لَّعَلَّكُمۡ تَعۡقِلُونَ ﴿٣﴾

We have made it a Qur'an in Arabic, that ye may be able to understand (and learn wisdom).


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَإِنَّهُۥ فِیۤ أُمِّ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبِ لَدَیۡنَا لَعَلِیٌّ حَكِیمٌ ﴿٤﴾

And verily, it is in the Mother of the Book, in Our Presence, high (in dignity), full of wisdom.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَفَنَضۡرِبُ عَنكُمُ ٱلذِّكۡرَ صَفۡحًا أَن كُنتُمۡ قَوۡمࣰا مُّسۡرِفِینَ ﴿٥﴾

Shall We then take away the Message from you and repel (you), for that ye are a people transgressing beyond bounds?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَكَمۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن نَّبِیࣲّ فِی ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ ﴿٦﴾

But how many were the prophets We sent amongst the peoples of old?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَمَا یَأۡتِیهِم مِّن نَّبِیٍّ إِلَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ یَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ ﴿٧﴾

And never came there a prophet to them but they mocked him.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَأَهۡلَكۡنَاۤ أَشَدَّ مِنۡهُم بَطۡشࣰا وَمَضَىٰ مَثَلُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِینَ ﴿٨﴾

So We destroyed (them)- stronger in power than these;- and (thus) has passed on the Parable of the peoples of old.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَلَىِٕن سَأَلۡتَهُم مَّنۡ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰ⁠تِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ لَیَقُولُنَّ خَلَقَهُنَّ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلۡعَلِیمُ ﴿٩﴾

If thou wert to question them, 'Who created the heavens and the earth?' They would be sure to reply, 'they were created by (Him), the Exalted in Power, Full of Knowledge';-


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

ٱلَّذِی جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ مَهۡدࣰا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمۡ فِیهَا سُبُلࣰا لَّعَلَّكُمۡ تَهۡتَدُونَ ﴿١٠﴾

(Yea, the same that) has made for you the earth (like a carpet) spread out, and has made for you roads (and channels) therein, in order that ye may find guidance (on the way);


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَٱلَّذِی نَزَّلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ مَاۤءَۢ بِقَدَرࣲ فَأَنشَرۡنَا بِهِۦ بَلۡدَةࣰ مَّیۡتࣰاۚ كَذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ تُخۡرَجُونَ ﴿١١﴾

That sends down (from time to time) rain from the sky in due measure;- and We raise to life therewith a land that is dead; even so will ye be raised (from the dead);-


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَٱلَّذِی خَلَقَ ٱلۡأَزۡوَ ٰ⁠جَ كُلَّهَا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡفُلۡكِ وَٱلۡأَنۡعَـٰمِ مَا تَرۡكَبُونَ ﴿١٢﴾

That has created pairs in all things, and has made for you ships and cattle on which ye ride,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

لِتَسۡتَوُۥاْ عَلَىٰ ظُهُورِهِۦ ثُمَّ تَذۡكُرُواْ نِعۡمَةَ رَبِّكُمۡ إِذَا ٱسۡتَوَیۡتُمۡ عَلَیۡهِ وَتَقُولُواْ سُبۡحَـٰنَ ٱلَّذِی سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَـٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُۥ مُقۡرِنِینَ ﴿١٣﴾

In order that ye may sit firm and square on their backs, and when so seated, ye may celebrate the (kind) favour of your Lord, and say, "Glory to Him Who has subjected these to our (use), for we could never have accomplished this (by ourselves),


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَإِنَّاۤ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ ﴿١٤﴾

"And to our Lord, surely, must we turn back!"


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَجَعَلُواْ لَهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِهِۦ جُزۡءًاۚ إِنَّ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنَ لَكَفُورࣱ مُّبِینٌ ﴿١٥﴾

Yet they attribute to some of His servants a share with Him (in his godhead)! truly is man a blasphemous ingrate avowed!


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ مِمَّا یَخۡلُقُ بَنَاتࣲ وَأَصۡفَىٰكُم بِٱلۡبَنِینَ ﴿١٦﴾

What! has He taken daughters out of what He himself creates, and granted to you sons for choice?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَإِذَا بُشِّرَ أَحَدُهُم بِمَا ضَرَبَ لِلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ مَثَلࣰا ظَلَّ وَجۡهُهُۥ مُسۡوَدࣰّا وَهُوَ كَظِیمٌ ﴿١٧﴾

When news is brought to one of them of (the birth of) what he sets up as a likeness to (Allah) Most Gracious, his face darkens, and he is filled with inward grief!


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَوَمَن یُنَشَّؤُاْ فِی ٱلۡحِلۡیَةِ وَهُوَ فِی ٱلۡخِصَامِ غَیۡرُ مُبِینࣲ ﴿١٨﴾

Is then one brought up among trinkets, and unable to give a clear account in a dispute (to be associated with Allah)?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَجَعَلُواْ ٱلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةَ ٱلَّذِینَ هُمۡ عِبَـٰدُ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ إِنَـٰثًاۚ أَشَهِدُواْ خَلۡقَهُمۡۚ سَتُكۡتَبُ شَهَـٰدَتُهُمۡ وَیُسۡـَٔلُونَ ﴿١٩﴾

And they make into females angels who themselves serve Allah. Did they witness their creation? Their evidence will be recorded, and they will be called to account!


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَقَالُواْ لَوۡ شَاۤءَ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنُ مَا عَبَدۡنَـٰهُمۗ مَّا لَهُم بِذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍۖ إِنۡ هُمۡ إِلَّا یَخۡرُصُونَ ﴿٢٠﴾

("Ah!") they say, "If it had been the will of (Allah) Most Gracious, we should not have worshipped such (deities)!" Of that they have no knowledge! they do nothing but lie!


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَمۡ ءَاتَیۡنَـٰهُمۡ كِتَـٰبࣰا مِّن قَبۡلِهِۦ فَهُم بِهِۦ مُسۡتَمۡسِكُونَ ﴿٢١﴾

What! have We given them a Book before this, to which they are holding fast?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

بَلۡ قَالُوۤاْ إِنَّا وَجَدۡنَاۤ ءَابَاۤءَنَا عَلَىٰۤ أُمَّةࣲ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰۤ ءَاثَـٰرِهِم مُّهۡتَدُونَ ﴿٢٢﴾

Nay! they say: "We found our fathers following a certain religion, and we do guide ourselves by their footsteps."


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَكَذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ مَاۤ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِكَ فِی قَرۡیَةࣲ مِّن نَّذِیرٍ إِلَّا قَالَ مُتۡرَفُوهَاۤ إِنَّا وَجَدۡنَاۤ ءَابَاۤءَنَا عَلَىٰۤ أُمَّةࣲ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰۤ ءَاثَـٰرِهِم مُّقۡتَدُونَ ﴿٢٣﴾

Just in the same way, whenever We sent a Warner before thee to any people, the wealthy ones among them said: "We found our fathers following a certain religion, and we will certainly follow in their footsteps."


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

۞ قَـٰلَ أَوَلَوۡ جِئۡتُكُم بِأَهۡدَىٰ مِمَّا وَجَدتُّمۡ عَلَیۡهِ ءَابَاۤءَكُمۡۖ قَالُوۤاْ إِنَّا بِمَاۤ أُرۡسِلۡتُم بِهِۦ كَـٰفِرُونَ ﴿٢٤﴾

He said: "What! Even if I brought you better guidance than that which ye found your fathers following?" They said: "For us, we deny that ye (prophets) are sent (on a mission at all)."


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَٱنتَقَمۡنَا مِنۡهُمۡۖ فَٱنظُرۡ كَیۡفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡمُكَذِّبِینَ ﴿٢٥﴾

So We exacted retribution from them: now see what was the end of those who rejected (Truth)!


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَإِذۡ قَالَ إِبۡرَ ٰ⁠هِیمُ لِأَبِیهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦۤ إِنَّنِی بَرَاۤءࣱ مِّمَّا تَعۡبُدُونَ ﴿٢٦﴾

Behold! Abraham said to his father and his people: "I do indeed clear myself of what ye worship:


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِی فَطَرَنِی فَإِنَّهُۥ سَیَهۡدِینِ ﴿٢٧﴾

"(I worship) only Him Who made me, and He will certainly guide me."


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَجَعَلَهَا كَلِمَةَۢ بَاقِیَةࣰ فِی عَقِبِهِۦ لَعَلَّهُمۡ یَرۡجِعُونَ ﴿٢٨﴾

And he left it as a Word to endure among those who came after him, that they may turn back (to Allah).


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

بَلۡ مَتَّعۡتُ هَـٰۤؤُلَاۤءِ وَءَابَاۤءَهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ جَاۤءَهُمُ ٱلۡحَقُّ وَرَسُولࣱ مُّبِینࣱ ﴿٢٩﴾

Yea, I have given the good things of this life to these (men) and their fathers, until the Truth has come to them, and a messenger making things clear.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَلَمَّا جَاۤءَهُمُ ٱلۡحَقُّ قَالُواْ هَـٰذَا سِحۡرࣱ وَإِنَّا بِهِۦ كَـٰفِرُونَ ﴿٣٠﴾

But when the Truth came to them, they said: "This is sorcery, and we do reject it."


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَقَالُواْ لَوۡلَا نُزِّلَ هَـٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ عَلَىٰ رَجُلࣲ مِّنَ ٱلۡقَرۡیَتَیۡنِ عَظِیمٍ ﴿٣١﴾

Also, they say: "Why is not this Qur'an sent down to some leading man in either of the two (chief) cities?"


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَهُمۡ یَقۡسِمُونَ رَحۡمَتَ رَبِّكَۚ نَحۡنُ قَسَمۡنَا بَیۡنَهُم مَّعِیشَتَهُمۡ فِی ٱلۡحَیَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡیَاۚ وَرَفَعۡنَا بَعۡضَهُمۡ فَوۡقَ بَعۡضࣲ دَرَجَـٰتࣲ لِّیَتَّخِذَ بَعۡضُهُم بَعۡضࣰا سُخۡرِیࣰّاۗ وَرَحۡمَتُ رَبِّكَ خَیۡرࣱ مِّمَّا یَجۡمَعُونَ ﴿٣٢﴾

Is it they who would portion out the Mercy of thy Lord? It is We Who portion out between them their livelihood in the life of this world: and We raise some of them above others in ranks, so that some may command work from others. But the Mercy of thy Lord is better than the (wealth) which they amass.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَلَوۡلَاۤ أَن یَكُونَ ٱلنَّاسُ أُمَّةࣰ وَ ٰ⁠حِدَةࣰ لَّجَعَلۡنَا لِمَن یَكۡفُرُ بِٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ لِبُیُوتِهِمۡ سُقُفࣰا مِّن فِضَّةࣲ وَمَعَارِجَ عَلَیۡهَا یَظۡهَرُونَ ﴿٣٣﴾

And were it not that (all) men might become of one (evil) way of life, We would provide, for everyone that blasphemes against (Allah) Most Gracious, silver roofs for their houses and (silver) stair-ways on which to go up,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَلِبُیُوتِهِمۡ أَبۡوَ ٰ⁠بࣰا وَسُرُرًا عَلَیۡهَا یَتَّكِـُٔونَ ﴿٣٤﴾

And (silver) doors to their houses, and thrones (of silver) on which they could recline,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَزُخۡرُفࣰاۚ وَإِن كُلُّ ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ لَمَّا مَتَـٰعُ ٱلۡحَیَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡیَاۚ وَٱلۡـَٔاخِرَةُ عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلۡمُتَّقِینَ ﴿٣٥﴾

And also adornments of gold. But all this were nothing but conveniences of the present life: The Hereafter, in the sight of thy Lord is for the Righteous.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَمَن یَعۡشُ عَن ذِكۡرِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ نُقَیِّضۡ لَهُۥ شَیۡطَـٰنࣰا فَهُوَ لَهُۥ قَرِینࣱ ﴿٣٦﴾

If anyone withdraws himself from remembrance of (Allah) Most Gracious, We appoint for him an evil one, to be an intimate companion to him.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَیَصُدُّونَهُمۡ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِیلِ وَیَحۡسَبُونَ أَنَّهُم مُّهۡتَدُونَ ﴿٣٧﴾

Such (evil ones) really hinder them from the Path, but they think that they are being guided aright!


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَا جَاۤءَنَا قَالَ یَـٰلَیۡتَ بَیۡنِی وَبَیۡنَكَ بُعۡدَ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقَیۡنِ فَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡقَرِینُ ﴿٣٨﴾

At length, when (such a one) comes to Us, he says (to his evil companion): "Would that between me and thee were the distance of East and West!" Ah! evil is the companion (indeed)!


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَلَن یَنفَعَكُمُ ٱلۡیَوۡمَ إِذ ظَّلَمۡتُمۡ أَنَّكُمۡ فِی ٱلۡعَذَابِ مُشۡتَرِكُونَ ﴿٣٩﴾

When ye have done wrong, it will avail you nothing, that Day, that ye shall be partners in Punishment!


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَفَأَنتَ تُسۡمِعُ ٱلصُّمَّ أَوۡ تَهۡدِی ٱلۡعُمۡیَ وَمَن كَانَ فِی ضَلَـٰلࣲ مُّبِینࣲ ﴿٤٠﴾

Canst thou then make the deaf to hear, or give direction to the blind or to such as (wander) in manifest error?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَإِمَّا نَذۡهَبَنَّ بِكَ فَإِنَّا مِنۡهُم مُّنتَقِمُونَ ﴿٤١﴾

Even if We take thee away, We shall be sure to exact retribution from them,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَوۡ نُرِیَنَّكَ ٱلَّذِی وَعَدۡنَـٰهُمۡ فَإِنَّا عَلَیۡهِم مُّقۡتَدِرُونَ ﴿٤٢﴾

Or We shall show thee that (accomplished) which We have promised them: for verily We shall prevail over them.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَٱسۡتَمۡسِكۡ بِٱلَّذِیۤ أُوحِیَ إِلَیۡكَۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ صِرَ ٰ⁠طࣲ مُّسۡتَقِیمࣲ ﴿٤٣﴾

So hold thou fast to the Revelation sent down to thee; verily thou art on a Straight Way.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَذِكۡرࣱ لَّكَ وَلِقَوۡمِكَۖ وَسَوۡفَ تُسۡـَٔلُونَ ﴿٤٤﴾

The (Qur'an) is indeed the message, for thee and for thy people; and soon shall ye (all) be brought to account.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَسۡـَٔلۡ مَنۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِكَ مِن رُّسُلِنَاۤ أَجَعَلۡنَا مِن دُونِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ءَالِهَةࣰ یُعۡبَدُونَ ﴿٤٥﴾

And question thou our messengers whom We sent before thee; did We appoint any deities other than (Allah) Most Gracious, to be worshipped?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔایَـٰتِنَاۤ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَمَلَإِیْهِۦ فَقَالَ إِنِّی رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ ﴿٤٦﴾

We did send Moses aforetime, with Our Signs, to Pharaoh and his Chiefs: He said, "I am a messenger of the Lord of the Worlds."


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَلَمَّا جَاۤءَهُم بِـَٔایَـٰتِنَاۤ إِذَا هُم مِّنۡهَا یَضۡحَكُونَ ﴿٤٧﴾

But when he came to them with Our Signs, behold they ridiculed them.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَمَا نُرِیهِم مِّنۡ ءَایَةٍ إِلَّا هِیَ أَكۡبَرُ مِنۡ أُخۡتِهَاۖ وَأَخَذۡنَـٰهُم بِٱلۡعَذَابِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ یَرۡجِعُونَ ﴿٤٨﴾

We showed them Sign after Sign, each greater than its fellow, and We seized them with Punishment, in order that they might turn (to Us).


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَقَالُواْ یَـٰۤأَیُّهَ ٱلسَّاحِرُ ٱدۡعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ بِمَا عَهِدَ عِندَكَ إِنَّنَا لَمُهۡتَدُونَ ﴿٤٩﴾

And theysaid, "O thou sorcerer! Invoke thy Lord for us according to His covenant with thee; for we shall truly accept guidance."


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَلَمَّا كَشَفۡنَا عَنۡهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابَ إِذَا هُمۡ یَنكُثُونَ ﴿٥٠﴾

But when We removed the Penalty from them, behold, they broke their word.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَنَادَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنُ فِی قَوۡمِهِۦ قَالَ یَـٰقَوۡمِ أَلَیۡسَ لِی مُلۡكُ مِصۡرَ وَهَـٰذِهِ ٱلۡأَنۡهَـٰرُ تَجۡرِی مِن تَحۡتِیۤۚ أَفَلَا تُبۡصِرُونَ ﴿٥١﴾

And Pharaoh proclaimed among his people, saying: "O my people! Does not the dominion of Egypt belong to me, (witness) these streams flowing underneath my (palace)? What! see ye not then?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَمۡ أَنَا۠ خَیۡرࣱ مِّنۡ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِی هُوَ مَهِینࣱ وَلَا یَكَادُ یُبِینُ ﴿٥٢﴾

"Am I not better than this (Moses), who is a contemptible wretch and can scarcely express himself clearly?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَلَوۡلَاۤ أُلۡقِیَ عَلَیۡهِ أَسۡوِرَةࣱ مِّن ذَهَبٍ أَوۡ جَاۤءَ مَعَهُ ٱلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةُ مُقۡتَرِنِینَ ﴿٥٣﴾

"Then why are not gold bracelets bestowed on him, or (why) come (not) with him angels accompanying him in procession?"


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَٱسۡتَخَفَّ قَوۡمَهُۥ فَأَطَاعُوهُۚ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ قَوۡمࣰا فَـٰسِقِینَ ﴿٥٤﴾

Thus did he make fools of his people, and they obeyed him: truly were they a people rebellious (against Allah).


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَلَمَّاۤ ءَاسَفُونَا ٱنتَقَمۡنَا مِنۡهُمۡ فَأَغۡرَقۡنَـٰهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِینَ ﴿٥٥﴾

When at length they provoked Us, We exacted retribution from them, and We drowned them all.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَجَعَلۡنَـٰهُمۡ سَلَفࣰا وَمَثَلࣰا لِّلۡـَٔاخِرِینَ ﴿٥٦﴾

And We made them (a people) of the Past and an Example to later ages.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

۞ وَلَمَّا ضُرِبَ ٱبۡنُ مَرۡیَمَ مَثَلًا إِذَا قَوۡمُكَ مِنۡهُ یَصِدُّونَ ﴿٥٧﴾

When (Jesus) the son of Mary is held up as an example, behold, thy people raise a clamour thereat (in ridicule)!


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَقَالُوۤاْ ءَأَ ٰ⁠لِهَتُنَا خَیۡرٌ أَمۡ هُوَۚ مَا ضَرَبُوهُ لَكَ إِلَّا جَدَلَۢاۚ بَلۡ هُمۡ قَوۡمٌ خَصِمُونَ ﴿٥٨﴾

And they say, "Are our gods best, or he?" This they set forth to thee, only by way of disputation: yea, they are a contentious people.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا عَبۡدٌ أَنۡعَمۡنَا عَلَیۡهِ وَجَعَلۡنَـٰهُ مَثَلࣰا لِّبَنِیۤ إِسۡرَ ٰ⁠ۤءِیلَ ﴿٥٩﴾

He was no more than a servant: We granted Our favour to him, and We made him an example to the Children of Israel.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَلَوۡ نَشَاۤءُ لَجَعَلۡنَا مِنكُم مَّلَـٰۤىِٕكَةࣰ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ یَخۡلُفُونَ ﴿٦٠﴾

And if it were Our Will, We could make angels from amongst you, succeeding each other on the earth.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَإِنَّهُۥ لَعِلۡمࣱ لِّلسَّاعَةِ فَلَا تَمۡتَرُنَّ بِهَا وَٱتَّبِعُونِۚ هَـٰذَا صِرَ ٰ⁠طࣱ مُّسۡتَقِیمࣱ ﴿٦١﴾

And (Jesus) shall be a Sign (for the coming of) the Hour (of Judgment): therefore have no doubt about the (Hour), but follow ye Me: this is a Straight Way.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَلَا یَصُدَّنَّكُمُ ٱلشَّیۡطَـٰنُۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمۡ عَدُوࣱّ مُّبِینࣱ ﴿٦٢﴾

Let not the Evil One hinder you: for he is to you an enemy avowed.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَلَمَّا جَاۤءَ عِیسَىٰ بِٱلۡبَیِّنَـٰتِ قَالَ قَدۡ جِئۡتُكُم بِٱلۡحِكۡمَةِ وَلِأُبَیِّنَ لَكُم بَعۡضَ ٱلَّذِی تَخۡتَلِفُونَ فِیهِۖ فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِیعُونِ ﴿٦٣﴾

When Jesus came with Clear Signs, he said: "Now have I come to you with Wisdom, and in order to make clear to you some of the (points) on which ye dispute: therefore fear Allah and obey me.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ رَبِّی وَرَبُّكُمۡ فَٱعۡبُدُوهُۚ هَـٰذَا صِرَ ٰ⁠طࣱ مُّسۡتَقِیمࣱ ﴿٦٤﴾

"For Allah, He is my Lord and your Lord: so worship ye Him: this is a Straight Way."


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَٱخۡتَلَفَ ٱلۡأَحۡزَابُ مِنۢ بَیۡنِهِمۡۖ فَوَیۡلࣱ لِّلَّذِینَ ظَلَمُواْ مِنۡ عَذَابِ یَوۡمٍ أَلِیمٍ ﴿٦٥﴾

But sects from among themselves fell into disagreement: then woe to the wrong-doers, from the Penalty of a Grievous Day!


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

هَلۡ یَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا ٱلسَّاعَةَ أَن تَأۡتِیَهُم بَغۡتَةࣰ وَهُمۡ لَا یَشۡعُرُونَ ﴿٦٦﴾

Do they only wait for the Hour - that it should come on them all of a sudden, while they perceive not?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

ٱلۡأَخِلَّاۤءُ یَوۡمَىِٕذِۭ بَعۡضُهُمۡ لِبَعۡضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا ٱلۡمُتَّقِینَ ﴿٦٧﴾

Friends on that day will be foes, one to another,- except the Righteous.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

یَـٰعِبَادِ لَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَیۡكُمُ ٱلۡیَوۡمَ وَلَاۤ أَنتُمۡ تَحۡزَنُونَ ﴿٦٨﴾

My devotees! no fear shall be on you that Day, nor shall ye grieve,-


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُواْ بِـَٔایَـٰتِنَا وَكَانُواْ مُسۡلِمِینَ ﴿٦٩﴾

(Being) those who have believed in Our Signs and bowed (their wills to Ours) in Islam.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

ٱدۡخُلُواْ ٱلۡجَنَّةَ أَنتُمۡ وَأَزۡوَ ٰ⁠جُكُمۡ تُحۡبَرُونَ ﴿٧٠﴾

Enter ye the Garden, ye and your wives, in (beauty and) rejoicing.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

یُطَافُ عَلَیۡهِم بِصِحَافࣲ مِّن ذَهَبࣲ وَأَكۡوَابࣲۖ وَفِیهَا مَا تَشۡتَهِیهِ ٱلۡأَنفُسُ وَتَلَذُّ ٱلۡأَعۡیُنُۖ وَأَنتُمۡ فِیهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ ﴿٧١﴾

To them will be passed round, dishes and goblets of gold: there will be there all that the souls could desire, all that their ayes could delight in: and ye shall abide therein (for eye).


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَتِلۡكَ ٱلۡجَنَّةُ ٱلَّتِیۤ أُورِثۡتُمُوهَا بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ ﴿٧٢﴾

Such will be the Garden of which ye are made heirs for your (good) deeds (in life).


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

لَكُمۡ فِیهَا فَـٰكِهَةࣱ كَثِیرَةࣱ مِّنۡهَا تَأۡكُلُونَ ﴿٧٣﴾

Ye shall have therein abundance of fruit, from which ye shall have satisfaction.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِینَ فِی عَذَابِ جَهَنَّمَ خَـٰلِدُونَ ﴿٧٤﴾

The sinners will be in the Punishment of Hell, to dwell therein (for aye):


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

لَا یُفَتَّرُ عَنۡهُمۡ وَهُمۡ فِیهِ مُبۡلِسُونَ ﴿٧٥﴾

Nowise will the (Punishment) be lightened for them, and in despair will they be there overwhelmed.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَمَا ظَلَمۡنَـٰهُمۡ وَلَـٰكِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِینَ ﴿٧٦﴾

Nowise shall We be unjust to them: but it is they who have been unjust themselves.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَنَادَوۡاْ یَـٰمَـٰلِكُ لِیَقۡضِ عَلَیۡنَا رَبُّكَۖ قَالَ إِنَّكُم مَّـٰكِثُونَ ﴿٧٧﴾

They will cry: "O Malik! would that thy Lord put an end to us!" He will say, "Nay, but ye shall abide!"


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

لَقَدۡ جِئۡنَـٰكُم بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَكُمۡ لِلۡحَقِّ كَـٰرِهُونَ ﴿٧٨﴾

Verily We have brought the Truth to you: but most of you have a hatred for Truth.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَمۡ أَبۡرَمُوۤاْ أَمۡرࣰا فَإِنَّا مُبۡرِمُونَ ﴿٧٩﴾

What! have they settled some plan (among themselves)? But it is We Who settle things.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَمۡ یَحۡسَبُونَ أَنَّا لَا نَسۡمَعُ سِرَّهُمۡ وَنَجۡوَىٰهُمۚ بَلَىٰ وَرُسُلُنَا لَدَیۡهِمۡ یَكۡتُبُونَ ﴿٨٠﴾

Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and their private counsels? Indeed (We do), and Our messengers are by them, to record.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

قُلۡ إِن كَانَ لِلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ وَلَدࣱ فَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلۡعَـٰبِدِینَ ﴿٨١﴾

Say: "If (Allah) Most Gracious had a son, I would be the first to worship."


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

سُبۡحَـٰنَ رَبِّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰ⁠تِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَرۡشِ عَمَّا یَصِفُونَ ﴿٨٢﴾

Glory to the Lord of the heavens and the earth, the Lord of the Throne (of Authority)! (He is free) from the things they attribute (to him)!


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَذَرۡهُمۡ یَخُوضُواْ وَیَلۡعَبُواْ حَتَّىٰ یُلَـٰقُواْ یَوۡمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِی یُوعَدُونَ ﴿٨٣﴾

So leave them to babble and play (with vanities) until they meet that Day of theirs, which they have been promised.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِی فِی ٱلسَّمَاۤءِ إِلَـٰهࣱ وَفِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِلَـٰهࣱۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡحَكِیمُ ٱلۡعَلِیمُ ﴿٨٤﴾

It is He Who is Allah in heaven and Allah on earth; and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَتَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِی لَهُۥ مُلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰ⁠تِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَیۡنَهُمَا وَعِندَهُۥ عِلۡمُ ٱلسَّاعَةِ وَإِلَیۡهِ تُرۡجَعُونَ ﴿٨٥﴾

And blessed is He to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all between them: with Him is the Knowledge of the Hour (of Judgment): and to Him shall ye be brought back.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَلَا یَمۡلِكُ ٱلَّذِینَ یَدۡعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ ٱلشَّفَـٰعَةَ إِلَّا مَن شَهِدَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَهُمۡ یَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿٨٦﴾

And those whom they invoke besides Allah have no power of intercession;- only he who bears witness to the Truth, and they know (him).


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَلَىِٕن سَأَلۡتَهُم مَّنۡ خَلَقَهُمۡ لَیَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُۖ فَأَنَّىٰ یُؤۡفَكُونَ ﴿٨٧﴾

If thou ask them, who created them, they will certainly say, Allah: How then are they deluded away (from the Truth)?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَقِیلِهِۦ یَـٰرَبِّ إِنَّ هَـٰۤؤُلَاۤءِ قَوۡمࣱ لَّا یُؤۡمِنُونَ ﴿٨٨﴾

(Allah has knowledge) of the (Prophet's) cry, "O my Lord! Truly these are people who will not believe!"


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَٱصۡفَحۡ عَنۡهُمۡ وَقُلۡ سَلَـٰمࣱۚ فَسَوۡفَ یَعۡلَمُونَ ﴿٨٩﴾

But turn away from them, and say "Peace!" But soon shall they know!


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