13:35
۞مَّثَلُ
mathalu
The example
ٱلۡجَنَّةِ
al-janati
of Paradise
ٱلَّتِي
allati
which
وُعِدَ
wu'ida
(is) promised
ٱلۡمُتَّقُونَۖ
al-mutaquna
(to) the righteous
تَجۡرِي
tajri
flows
مِن
min
from
تَحۡتِهَا
tahtiha
underneath it
ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُۖ
al-anharu
the rivers
أُكُلُهَا
ukuluha
Its food
دَآئِمٞ
daimun
(is) everlasting
وَظِلُّهَاۚ
wazilluha
and its shade
تِلۡكَ
til'ka
This
عُقۡبَى
uq'ba
(is the) end
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
of those who
ٱتَّقَواْۚ
ittaqaw
(are) righteous
وَّعُقۡبَى
wa'uq'ba
and (the) end
ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
al-kafirina
(of) the disbelievers
ٱلنَّارُ
al-naru
(is) the Fire
٣٥

Here is a picture of the Garden that those mindful of God have been promised: flowing streams and perpetual food and shade. This is the reward that awaits those who are mindful of God; the disbelievers’ reward is the Fire

Translation 1260

13:36
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
And those (to) whom
ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمُ
ataynahumu
We have given them
ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
al-kitaba
the Book
يَفۡرَحُونَ
yafrahuna
rejoice
بِمَآ
bima
at what
أُنزِلَ
unzila
has been revealed
إِلَيۡكَۖ
ilayka
to you
وَمِنَ
wamina
but among
ٱلۡأَحۡزَابِ
al-ahzabi
the groups
مَن
man
(those) who
يُنكِرُ
yunkiru
deny
بَعۡضَهُۥۚ
ba'dahu
a part of it
قُلۡ
qul
Say
إِنَّمَآ
innama
Only
أُمِرۡتُ
umir'tu
I have been commanded
أَنۡ
an
that
أَعۡبُدَ
a'buda
I worship
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
وَلَآ
wala
and not
أُشۡرِكَ
ush'rika
I associate partners
بِهِۦٓۚ
bihi
with Him
إِلَيۡهِ
ilayhi
To Him
أَدۡعُواْ
ad'u
I call
وَإِلَيۡهِ
wa-ilayhi
and to Him
مَـَٔابِ
maabi
(is) my return
٣٦

Those to whom We sent the Scripture rejoice in what has been revealed to you [Prophet]; some factions deny parts of it. Say, ‘I am commanded to worship God, and not join anything with Him in worship: to Him I call [others] and to Him I shall return.’

Translation 1260

13:37
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
wakadhalika
And thus
أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ
anzalnahu
We have revealed it
حُكۡمًا
huk'man
(to be) a judgment of authority
عَرَبِيّٗاۚ
arabiyyan
(in) Arabic
وَلَئِنِ
wala-ini
And if
ٱتَّبَعۡتَ
ittaba'ta
you follow
أَهۡوَآءَهُم
ahwaahum
their desires
بَعۡدَ مَا
ba'dama
after what
جَآءَكَ
jaaka
came to you
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلۡعِلۡمِ
al-'il'mi
the knowledge
مَا
ma
not
لَكَ
laka
for you
مِنَ
mina
against
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
مِن
min
any
وَلِيّٖ
waliyyin
protector
وَلَا
wala
and not
وَاقٖ
waqin
defender
٣٧

So We have sent down the Quran to give judgement in the Arabic language. If you were to follow their desires, after the knowledge that has come to you, you would have no one to guard you or protect you from God

Translation 1260

13:38
وَلَقَدۡ
walaqad
And certainly
أَرۡسَلۡنَا
arsalna
We sent
رُسُلٗا
rusulan
Messengers
مِّن
min
from
قَبۡلِكَ
qablika
before you
وَجَعَلۡنَا
waja'alna
and We made
لَهُمۡ
lahum
for them
أَزۡوَٰجٗا
azwajan
wives
وَذُرِّيَّةٗۚ
wadhurriyyatan
and offspring
وَمَا
wama
And not
كَانَ
kana
was
لِرَسُولٍ
lirasulin
for a Messenger
أَن
an
that
يَأۡتِيَ
yatiya
he comes
بِـَٔايَةٍ
biayatin
with a sign
إِلَّا
illa
except
بِإِذۡنِ
bi-idh'ni
by the leave
ٱللَّهِۗ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
لِكُلِّ
likulli
For everything
أَجَلٖ
ajalin
(is) a time
كِتَابٞ
kitabun
prescribed
٣٨

We sent messengers before you and gave them wives and offspring; no messenger was given the power to produce a miracle except with God’s permission. There was a Scripture for every age

Translation 1260

13:39
يَمۡحُواْ
yamhu
(Is) eliminated
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
(by) Allah
مَا
ma
what
يَشَآءُ
yashau
He wills
وَيُثۡبِتُۖ
wayuth'bitu
and confirms
وَعِندَهُۥٓ
wa'indahu
and with Him
أُمُّ
ummu
(is) the Mother (of) the Book
ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
al-kitabi
(is) the Mother (of) the Book
٣٩

God erases or confirms whatever He will, and the source of Scripture is with Him

Translation 1260

13:40
وَإِن
wa-in
And whether
مَّا
ma
(what)
نُرِيَنَّكَ
nuriyannaka
We show you
بَعۡضَ
ba'da
a part
ٱلَّذِي
alladhi
(of) what
نَعِدُهُمۡ
na'iduhum
We have promised them
أَوۡ
aw
or
نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ
natawaffayannaka
We cause you to die
فَإِنَّمَا
fa-innama
so only
عَلَيۡكَ
alayka
on you
ٱلۡبَلَٰغُ
al-balaghu
(is) the conveyance
وَعَلَيۡنَا
wa'alayna
and on Us
ٱلۡحِسَابُ
al-hisabu
(is) the reckoning
٤٠

Whether We let you [Prophet] see part of what We threaten them with, or cause you to die [before that], your duty is only to deliver the message: the Reckoning is Ours

Translation 1260

13:41
أَوَلَمۡ
awalam
Did not
يَرَوۡاْ
yaraw
they see
أَنَّا
anna
that We
نَأۡتِي
nati
come
ٱلۡأَرۡضَ
al-arda
(to) the land
نَنقُصُهَا
nanqusuha
reducing it
مِنۡ
min
from
أَطۡرَافِهَاۚ
atrafiha
its borders
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
يَحۡكُمُ
yahkumu
judges
لَا
la
(there is) no
مُعَقِّبَ
mu'aqqiba
adjuster
لِحُكۡمِهِۦۚ
lihuk'mihi
(of) His Judgment
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
سَرِيعُ
sari'u
(is) Swift
ٱلۡحِسَابِ
al-hisabi
(in) the reckoning
٤١

Do they not see how We come to [their] land and shrink its borders? God decides- no one can reverse His decision- and He is swift in reckoning

Translation 1260

13:42
وَقَدۡ
waqad
And certainly
مَكَرَ
makara
plotted
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
مِن
min
(were) from
قَبۡلِهِمۡ
qablihim
before them
فَلِلَّهِ
falillahi
but for Allah
ٱلۡمَكۡرُ
al-makru
(is) the plot
جَمِيعٗاۖ
jami'an
all
يَعۡلَمُ
ya'lamu
He knows
مَا
ma
what
تَكۡسِبُ
taksibu
earns
كُلُّ
kullu
every
نَفۡسٖۗ
nafsin
soul
وَسَيَعۡلَمُ
wasaya'lamu
and will know
ٱلۡكُفَّٰرُ
al-kufaru
the disbelievers
لِمَنۡ
liman
for whom
عُقۡبَى
uq'ba
(is) the final
ٱلدَّارِ
al-dari
the home
٤٢

Those before them also schemed, but the overall scheme belongs to God: He knows what each soul does. In the end, the disbelievers will find out who will have the excellent home

Translation 1260