Rub El Hizb 174

One of the 240 subdivisions of the Quran (quarter of a Hizb)

34:46
۞قُلۡ
qul
Say
إِنَّمَآ
innama
Only
أَعِظُكُم
a'izukum
I advise you
بِوَٰحِدَةٍۖ
biwahidatin
for one (thing)
أَن
an
that
تَقُومُواْ
taqumu
you stand
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
for Allah
مَثۡنَىٰ
mathna
(in) pairs
وَفُرَٰدَىٰ
wafurada
and (as) individuals
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
تَتَفَكَّرُواْۚ
tatafakkaru
reflect
مَا
ma
Not
بِصَاحِبِكُم
bisahibikum
(is in) your companion
مِّن
min
any
جِنَّةٍۚ
jinnatin
madness
إِنۡ
in
Not
هُوَ
huwa
he
إِلَّا
illa
(is) except
نَذِيرٞ
nadhirun
a warner
لَّكُم
lakum
for you
بَيۡنَ
bayna
before
يَدَيۡ
yaday
before
عَذَابٖ
adhabin
a punishment
شَدِيدٖ
shadidin
severe
٤٦

Say [Prophet], ‘I advise you to do one thing only: stand before God, in pairs or singly, and think: there is no sign of madness in your companion [the Prophet]- he is only warning you before severe suffering arrives.’

Translation 1260

34:47
قُلۡ
qul
Say
مَا
ma
Not
سَأَلۡتُكُم
sa-altukum
I ask you
مِّنۡ
min
for
أَجۡرٖ
ajrin
any payment
فَهُوَ
fahuwa
but it (is)
لَكُمۡۖ
lakum
for you
إِنۡ
in
Not
أَجۡرِيَ
ajriya
(is) my payment
إِلَّا
illa
but
عَلَى
ala
from
ٱللَّهِۖ
al-lahi
Allah
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
عَلَىٰ
ala
(is) over
كُلِّ
kulli
all
شَيۡءٖ
shayin
things
شَهِيدٞ
shahidun
a Witness
٤٧

Say, ‘If I have asked you for any reward, you can keep it. It is God alone who will reward me: He is witness to everything.’

Translation 1260

34:48
قُلۡ
qul
Say
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
رَبِّي
rabbi
my Lord
يَقۡذِفُ
yaqdhifu
projects
بِٱلۡحَقِّ
bil-haqi
the truth
عَلَّٰمُ
allamu
(the) All-Knower
ٱلۡغُيُوبِ
al-ghuyubi
(of) the unseen
٤٨

Say, ‘My Lord hurls the Truth down [before you]. He has full knowledge of all that is unseen.’

Translation 1260

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34:49
قُلۡ
qul
Say
جَآءَ
jaa
Has come
ٱلۡحَقُّ
al-haqu
the truth
وَمَا
wama
and not
يُبۡدِئُ
yub'di-u
(can) originate
ٱلۡبَٰطِلُ
al-batilu
the falsehood
وَمَا
wama
and not
يُعِيدُ
yu'idu
repeat
٤٩

Say, ‘The Truth has come; falsehood is powerless.’

Translation 1260

34:50
قُلۡ
qul
Say
إِن
in
If
ضَلَلۡتُ
dalaltu
I err
فَإِنَّمَآ
fa-innama
then only
أَضِلُّ
adillu
I will err
عَلَىٰ
ala
against
نَفۡسِيۖ
nafsi
myself
وَإِنِ
wa-ini
But if
ٱهۡتَدَيۡتُ
ih'tadaytu
I am guided
فَبِمَا
fabima
then it is by what
يُوحِيٓ
yuhi
reveals
إِلَيَّ
ilayya
to me
رَبِّيٓۚ
rabbi
my Lord
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed He
سَمِيعٞ
sami'un
(is) All-Hearer
قَرِيبٞ
qaribun
Ever-Near
٥٠

Say, ‘If I go astray, that is my loss, and if I am rightly guided, it is through what my Lord has revealed to me. He is all hearing, and ever near.’

Translation 1260

34:51
وَلَوۡ
walaw
And if
تَرَىٰٓ
tara
you (could) see
إِذۡ
idh
when
فَزِعُواْ
fazi'u
they will be terrified
فَلَا
fala
but (there will be) no
فَوۡتَ
fawta
escape
وَأُخِذُواْ
wa-ukhidhu
and they will be seized
مِن
min
from
مَّكَانٖ
makanin
a place
قَرِيبٖ
qaribin
near
٥١

[Prophet], if you could only see their terror! There will be no escape when they are seized from a nearby place

Translation 1260

34:52
وَقَالُوٓاْ
waqalu
And they will say
ءَامَنَّا
amanna
We believe
بِهِۦ
bihi
in it
وَأَنَّىٰ
wa-anna
But how
لَهُمُ
lahumu
for them
ٱلتَّنَاوُشُ
al-tanawushu
(will be) the receiving
مِن
min
from
مَّكَانِۭ
makanin
a place
بَعِيدٖ
ba'idin
far off
٥٢

they will say, ‘Now we believe in it,’ but how can they reach it from such a distant place

Translation 1260

34:53
وَقَدۡ
waqad
And certainly
كَفَرُواْ
kafaru
they disbelieved
بِهِۦ
bihi
in it
مِن
min
before
قَبۡلُۖ
qablu
before
وَيَقۡذِفُونَ
wayaqdhifuna
And they utter conjectures
بِٱلۡغَيۡبِ
bil-ghaybi
about the unseen
مِن
min
from
مَّكَانِۭ
makanin
a place
بَعِيدٖ
ba'idin
far off
٥٣

they denied it all in the past, and threw conjecture from a faroff place

Translation 1260

34:54
وَحِيلَ
wahila
And a barrier will be placed
بَيۡنَهُمۡ
baynahum
between them
وَبَيۡنَ
wabayna
and between
مَا
ma
what
يَشۡتَهُونَ
yashtahuna
they desire
كَمَا
kama
as
فُعِلَ
fu'ila
was done
بِأَشۡيَاعِهِم
bi-ashya'ihim
with their kind
مِّن
min
before
قَبۡلُۚ
qablu
before
إِنَّهُمۡ
innahum
Indeed they
كَانُواْ
kanu
were
فِي
fi
in
شَكّٖ
shakkin
doubt
مُّرِيبِۭ
muribin
disquieting
٥٤

when a barrier has been placed between them and what they desire, just as was done with their kind before? They were deep in doubt and suspicion

Translation 1260

35:1
ٱلۡحَمۡدُ
al-hamdu
All praises
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
(be) to Allah
فَاطِرِ
fatiri
Originator
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
al-samawati
(of) the heavens
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ
wal-ardi
and the earth
جَاعِلِ
ja'ili
(Who) makes
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
al-malaikati
the Angels
رُسُلًا
rusulan
messengers
أُوْلِيٓ
uli
having wings
أَجۡنِحَةٖ
ajnihatin
having wings
مَّثۡنَىٰ
mathna
two
وَثُلَٰثَ
wathulatha
or three
وَرُبَٰعَۚ
waruba'a
or four
يَزِيدُ
yazidu
He increases
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡخَلۡقِ
al-khalqi
the creation
مَا
ma
what
يَشَآءُۚ
yashau
He wills
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
عَلَىٰ
ala
(is) on
كُلِّ
kulli
every
شَيۡءٖ
shayin
thing
قَدِيرٞ
qadirun
All-Powerful
١

Praise be to God, Creator of the heavens and earth, who made angels messengers with two, three, four [pairs of] wings. He adds to creation as He will: God has power over everything

Translation 1260

35:2
مَّا
ma
What
يَفۡتَحِ
yaftahi
Allah grants
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah grants
لِلنَّاسِ
lilnnasi
to mankind
مِن
min
of
رَّحۡمَةٖ
rahmatin
Mercy
فَلَا
fala
then none
مُمۡسِكَ
mum'sika
(can) withhold
لَهَاۖ
laha
it
وَمَا
wama
And what
يُمۡسِكۡ
yum'sik
He withholds
فَلَا
fala
then none
مُرۡسِلَ
mur'sila
(can) release
لَهُۥ
lahu
it
مِنۢ
min
thereafter
بَعۡدِهِۦۚ
ba'dihi
thereafter
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
ٱلۡعَزِيزُ
al-'azizu
(is) the All-Mighty
ٱلۡحَكِيمُ
al-hakimu
the All-Wise
٢

No one can withhold the blessing God opens up for people, nor can anyone but Him release whatever He withholds: He is the Almighty, the All Wise

Translation 1260

35:3
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
yaayyuha
O
ٱلنَّاسُ
al-nasu
mankind
ٱذۡكُرُواْ
udh'kuru
Remember
نِعۡمَتَ
ni'mata
(the) Favor
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
عَلَيۡكُمۡۚ
alaykum
upon you
هَلۡ
hal
Is
مِنۡ
min
(there) any
خَٰلِقٍ
khaliqin
creator
غَيۡرُ
ghayru
other (than) Allah
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
other (than) Allah
يَرۡزُقُكُم
yarzuqukum
who provides for you
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
al-samai
the sky
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ
wal-ardi
and the earth
لَآ
la
(There is) no
إِلَٰهَ
ilaha
god
إِلَّا
illa
but
هُوَۖ
huwa
He
فَأَنَّىٰ
fa-anna
Then how
تُؤۡفَكُونَ
tu'fakuna
(are) you deluded
٣

People, remember God’s grace towards you. Is there any creator other than God to give you sustenance from the heavens and earth? There is no god but Him. How can you be so deluded

Translation 1260

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35:4
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
يُكَذِّبُوكَ
yukadhibuka
they deny you
فَقَدۡ
faqad
then certainly
كُذِّبَتۡ
kudhibat
were denied
رُسُلٞ
rusulun
Messengers
مِّن
min
before you
قَبۡلِكَۚ
qablika
before you
وَإِلَى
wa-ila
And to
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
تُرۡجَعُ
tur'ja'u
return
ٱلۡأُمُورُ
al-umuru
the matters
٤

If they call you a liar [Prophet], many messengers before you were also called liars: it is to God that all things will be returned

Translation 1260

35:5
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
yaayyuha
O
ٱلنَّاسُ
al-nasu
mankind
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
وَعۡدَ
wa'da
(the) promise
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
حَقّٞۖ
haqqun
(is) true
فَلَا
fala
So (let) not
تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ
taghurrannakumu
deceive you
ٱلۡحَيَوٰةُ
al-hayatu
the life
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
al-dun'ya
(of) the world
وَلَا
wala
and (let) not
يَغُرَّنَّكُم
yaghurrannakum
deceive you
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
about Allah
ٱلۡغَرُورُ
al-gharuru
the Deceiver
٥

People! God’s promise is true, so do not let the present life deceive you. Do not let the Deceiver deceive you about God

Translation 1260

35:6
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنَ
al-shaytana
the Shaitaan
لَكُمۡ
lakum
(is) to you
عَدُوّٞ
aduwwun
an enemy
فَٱتَّخِذُوهُ
fa-ittakhidhuhu
so take him
عَدُوًّاۚ
aduwwan
(as) an enemy
إِنَّمَا
innama
Only
يَدۡعُواْ
yad'u
he invites
حِزۡبَهُۥ
hiz'bahu
his party
لِيَكُونُواْ
liyakunu
that they may be
مِنۡ
min
among
أَصۡحَٰبِ
ashabi
(the) companions
ٱلسَّعِيرِ
al-sa'iri
(of) the Blaze
٦

Satan is your enemy––so treat him as an enemy––and invites his followers only to enter the blazing fire

Translation 1260

35:7
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
Those who
كَفَرُواْ
kafaru
disbelieve
لَهُمۡ
lahum
for them
عَذَابٞ
adhabun
(will be) a punishment
شَدِيدٞۖ
shadidun
severe
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
and those
ءَامَنُواْ
amanu
who believe
وَعَمِلُواْ
wa'amilu
and do
ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ
al-salihati
righteous deeds
لَهُم
lahum
for them
مَّغۡفِرَةٞ
maghfiratun
(will be) forgiveness
وَأَجۡرٞ
wa-ajrun
and a reward
كَبِيرٌ
kabirun
great
٧

Those who disbelieve will be punished severely; those who believe and do good deeds will be forgiven, and richly rewarded

Translation 1260

35:8
أَفَمَن
afaman
Then is (he) who
زُيِّنَ
zuyyina
is made fair-seeming
لَهُۥ
lahu
to him
سُوٓءُ
suu
(the) evil
عَمَلِهِۦ
amalihi
(of) his deed
فَرَءَاهُ
faraahu
so that he sees it
حَسَنٗاۖ
hasanan
(as) good
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
For indeed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
يُضِلُّ
yudillu
lets go astray
مَن
man
whom
يَشَآءُ
yashau
He wills
وَيَهۡدِي
wayahdi
and guides
مَن
man
whom
يَشَآءُۖ
yashau
He wills
فَلَا
fala
So (let) not
تَذۡهَبۡ
tadhhab
go out
نَفۡسُكَ
nafsuka
your soul
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
alayhim
for them
حَسَرَٰتٍۚ
hasaratin
(in) regrets
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
عَلِيمُۢ
alimun
(is) All-Knower
بِمَا
bima
of what
يَصۡنَعُونَ
yasna'una
they do
٨

What about those whose evil deeds are made alluring to them so that they think they are good? God leaves whoever He will to stray and guides whoever He will. [Prophet], do not waste your soul away with regret for them: God knows exactly what they do

Translation 1260

35:9
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
ٱلَّذِيٓ
alladhi
(is) the One Who
أَرۡسَلَ
arsala
sends
ٱلرِّيَٰحَ
al-riyaha
the winds
فَتُثِيرُ
fatuthiru
so that they raise
سَحَابٗا
sahaban
(the) clouds
فَسُقۡنَٰهُ
fasuq'nahu
and We drive them
إِلَىٰ
ila
to
بَلَدٖ
baladin
a land
مَّيِّتٖ
mayyitin
dead
فَأَحۡيَيۡنَا
fa-ahyayna
and We revive
بِهِ
bihi
therewith
ٱلۡأَرۡضَ
al-arda
the earth
بَعۡدَ
ba'da
after
مَوۡتِهَاۚ
mawtiha
its death
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhalika
Thus
ٱلنُّشُورُ
al-nushuru
(will be) the Resurrection
٩

It is God who sends forth the winds; they raise up the clouds; We drive them to a dead land and with them revive the earth after its death: such will be the Resurrection

Translation 1260

35:10
مَن
man
Whoever
كَانَ
kana
[is] desires
يُرِيدُ
yuridu
[is] desires
ٱلۡعِزَّةَ
al-'izata
the honor
فَلِلَّهِ
falillahi
then for Allah
ٱلۡعِزَّةُ
al-'izatu
(is) the Honor
جَمِيعًاۚ
jami'an
all
إِلَيۡهِ
ilayhi
To Him
يَصۡعَدُ
yas'adu
ascends
ٱلۡكَلِمُ
al-kalimu
the words
ٱلطَّيِّبُ
al-tayibu
good
وَٱلۡعَمَلُ
wal-'amalu
and the deed
ٱلصَّٰلِحُ
al-salihu
righteous
يَرۡفَعُهُۥۚ
yarfa'uhu
raises it
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
But those who
يَمۡكُرُونَ
yamkuruna
plot
ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ
al-sayiati
the evil
لَهُمۡ
lahum
for them
عَذَابٞ
adhabun
(is) a punishment
شَدِيدٞۖ
shadidun
severe
وَمَكۡرُ
wamakru
and (the) plotting
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
ulaika
(of) those
هُوَ
huwa
it
يَبُورُ
yaburu
(will) perish
١٠

If anyone desires power, all power belongs to God; good words rise up to Him and He lifts up the righteous deed, but a severe torment awaits those who plot evil and their plotting will come to nothing

Translation 1260

35:11
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
خَلَقَكُم
khalaqakum
created you
مِّن
min
from
تُرَابٖ
turabin
dust
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
مِن
min
from
نُّطۡفَةٖ
nut'fatin
a semen-drop
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
جَعَلَكُمۡ
ja'alakum
He made you
أَزۡوَٰجٗاۚ
azwajan
pairs
وَمَا
wama
And not
تَحۡمِلُ
tahmilu
conceives
مِنۡ
min
any
أُنثَىٰ
untha
female
وَلَا
wala
and not
تَضَعُ
tada'u
gives birth
إِلَّا
illa
except
بِعِلۡمِهِۦۚ
bi'il'mihi
with His knowledge
وَمَا
wama
And not
يُعَمَّرُ
yu'ammaru
is granted life
مِن
min
any
مُّعَمَّرٖ
mu'ammarin
aged person
وَلَا
wala
and not
يُنقَصُ
yunqasu
is lessened
مِنۡ
min
from
عُمُرِهِۦٓ
umurihi
his life
إِلَّا
illa
but
فِي
fi
(is) in
كِتَٰبٍۚ
kitabin
a Register
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ذَٰلِكَ
dhalika
that
عَلَى
ala
for
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
يَسِيرٞ
yasirun
(is) easy
١١

It is God who created you from dust and later from a drop of fluid; then He made you into two sexes; no female conceives or gives birth without His knowledge; no person grows old or has his life cut short, except in accordance with a Record: all this is easy for God

Translation 1260

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35:12
وَمَا
wama
And not
يَسۡتَوِي
yastawi
are alike
ٱلۡبَحۡرَانِ
al-bahrani
the two seas
هَٰذَا
hadha
This
عَذۡبٞ
adhbun
(is) fresh
فُرَاتٞ
furatun
sweet
سَآئِغٞ
saighun
pleasant
شَرَابُهُۥ
sharabuhu
its drink
وَهَٰذَا
wahadha
and this
مِلۡحٌ
mil'hun
salty
أُجَاجٞۖ
ujajun
(and) bitter
وَمِن
wamin
And from
كُلّٖ
kullin
each
تَأۡكُلُونَ
takuluna
you eat
لَحۡمٗا
lahman
meat
طَرِيّٗا
tariyyan
fresh
وَتَسۡتَخۡرِجُونَ
watastakhrijuna
and you extract
حِلۡيَةٗ
hil'yatan
ornaments
تَلۡبَسُونَهَاۖ
talbasunaha
you wear them
وَتَرَى
watara
and you see
ٱلۡفُلۡكَ
al-ful'ka
the ships
فِيهِ
fihi
in it
مَوَاخِرَ
mawakhira
cleaving
لِتَبۡتَغُواْ
litabtaghu
so that you may seek
مِن
min
of
فَضۡلِهِۦ
fadlihi
His Bounty
وَلَعَلَّكُمۡ
wala'allakum
and that you may
تَشۡكُرُونَ
tashkuruna
be grateful
١٢

The two bodies of water are not alike- one is palatable, sweet, and pleasant to drink, the other salty and bitter- yet from each you eat fresh fish and extract ornaments to wear, and in each you see the ships ploughing their course so that you may seek God’s bounty and be grateful

Translation 1260

35:13
يُولِجُ
yuliju
He causes to enter
ٱلَّيۡلَ
al-layla
the night
فِي
fi
in (to)
ٱلنَّهَارِ
al-nahari
the day
وَيُولِجُ
wayuliju
and He causes to enter
ٱلنَّهَارَ
al-nahara
the day
فِي
fi
in (to)
ٱلَّيۡلِ
al-layli
the night
وَسَخَّرَ
wasakhara
and He has subjected
ٱلشَّمۡسَ
al-shamsa
the sun
وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ
wal-qamara
and the moon
كُلّٞ
kullun
each
يَجۡرِي
yajri
running
لِأَجَلٖ
li-ajalin
for a term
مُّسَمّٗىۚ
musamman
appointed
ذَٰلِكُمُ
dhalikumu
That (is)
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
رَبُّكُمۡ
rabbukum
your Lord
لَهُ
lahu
for Him
ٱلۡمُلۡكُۚ
al-mul'ku
(is) the Dominion
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
And those whom
تَدۡعُونَ
tad'una
you invoke
مِن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِۦ
dunihi
besides Him
مَا
ma
not
يَمۡلِكُونَ
yamlikuna
they possess
مِن
min
even
قِطۡمِيرٍ
qit'mirin
(as much as) the membrane of a date-seed
١٣

He makes the night merge into the day and the day into the night; He has subjected the sun and the moon- each runs for an appointed term. Such is God your Lord: all control belongs to Him. Those you invoke beside Him do not even control the skin of a date stone

Translation 1260

35:14
إِن
in
If
تَدۡعُوهُمۡ
tad'uhum
you invoke them
لَا
la
not
يَسۡمَعُواْ
yasma'u
they hear
دُعَآءَكُمۡ
du'aakum
your call
وَلَوۡ
walaw
and if
سَمِعُواْ
sami'u
they heard
مَا
ma
not
ٱسۡتَجَابُواْ
is'tajabu
they (would) respond
لَكُمۡۖ
lakum
to you
وَيَوۡمَ
wayawma
And (on the) Day
ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ
al-qiyamati
(of) the Resurrection
يَكۡفُرُونَ
yakfuruna
they will deny
بِشِرۡكِكُمۡۚ
bishir'kikum
your association
وَلَا
wala
And none
يُنَبِّئُكَ
yunabbi-uka
can inform you
مِثۡلُ
mith'lu
like
خَبِيرٖ
khabirin
(the) All-Aware
١٤

if you call them they cannot hear you; if they could hear, they could not answer you; on the Day of Resurrection they will disown your idolatry. None can inform you [Prophet] like the One who is all aware

Translation 1260