35:19
وَمَا
wama
And not
يَسۡتَوِي
yastawi
equal
ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ
al-a'ma
(are) the blind
وَٱلۡبَصِيرُ
wal-basiru
and the seeing
١٩

The blind and the seeing are not alike

Translation 1260

35:20
وَلَا
wala
And not
ٱلظُّلُمَٰتُ
al-zulumatu
the darkness[es]
وَلَا
wala
and not
ٱلنُّورُ
al-nuru
[the] light
٢٠

nor are darkness and light

Translation 1260

35:21
وَلَا
wala
And not
ٱلظِّلُّ
al-zilu
the shade
وَلَا
wala
and not
ٱلۡحَرُورُ
al-haruru
the heat
٢١

shade and heat are not alike

Translation 1260

35:22
وَمَا
wama
And not
يَسۡتَوِي
yastawi
equal
ٱلۡأَحۡيَآءُ
al-ahyau
(are) the living
وَلَا
wala
and not
ٱلۡأَمۡوَٰتُۚ
al-amwatu
the dead
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
يُسۡمِعُ
yus'mi'u
causes to hear
مَن
man
whom
يَشَآءُۖ
yashau
He wills
وَمَآ
wama
and not
أَنتَ
anta
you
بِمُسۡمِعٖ
bimus'mi'in
can make hear
مَّن
man
(those) who
فِي
fi
(are) in
ٱلۡقُبُورِ
al-quburi
the graves
٢٢

nor are the living and the dead. God makes anyone He wills hear [His message]: you cannot make those in their graves hear

Translation 1260

35:23
إِنۡ
in
Not
أَنتَ
anta
you (are)
إِلَّا
illa
but
نَذِيرٌ
nadhirun
a warner
٢٣

You are only here to warn them

Translation 1260

35:24
إِنَّآ
inna
Indeed We
أَرۡسَلۡنَٰكَ
arsalnaka
[We] have sent you
بِٱلۡحَقِّ
bil-haqi
with the truth
بَشِيرٗا
bashiran
(as) a bearer of glad tidings
وَنَذِيرٗاۚ
wanadhiran
and (as) a warner
وَإِن
wa-in
And not
مِّنۡ
min
(was) any
أُمَّةٍ
ummatin
nation
إِلَّا
illa
but
خَلَا
khala
had passed
فِيهَا
fiha
within it
نَذِيرٞ
nadhirun
a warner
٢٤

We have sent you with the Truth as a bearer of good news and warning- every community has been sent a warner

Translation 1260

35:25
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
يُكَذِّبُوكَ
yukadhibuka
they deny you
فَقَدۡ
faqad
then certainly
كَذَّبَ
kadhaba
denied
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
مِن
min
(were) before them
قَبۡلِهِمۡ
qablihim
(were) before them
جَآءَتۡهُمۡ
jaathum
Came to them
رُسُلُهُم
rusuluhum
their Messengers
بِٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ
bil-bayinati
with clear signs
وَبِٱلزُّبُرِ
wabil-zuburi
and with Scriptures
وَبِٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
wabil-kitabi
and with the Book
ٱلۡمُنِيرِ
al-muniri
[the] enlightening
٢٥

If they call you a liar, their predecessors did the same: messengers came to them with clear signs, scriptures, and enlightening revelation

Translation 1260

35:26
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
أَخَذۡتُ
akhadhtu
I seized
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
كَفَرُواْۖ
kafaru
disbelieved
فَكَيۡفَ
fakayfa
and how
كَانَ
kana
was
نَكِيرِ
nakiri
My rejection
٢٦

and afterwards I seized the disbelievers- how terrible My punishment was

Translation 1260

35:27
أَلَمۡ
alam
Do not
تَرَ
tara
you see
أَنَّ
anna
that
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
أَنزَلَ
anzala
sends down
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
al-samai
the sky
مَآءٗ
maan
water
فَأَخۡرَجۡنَا
fa-akhrajna
then We bring forth
بِهِۦ
bihi
therewith
ثَمَرَٰتٖ
thamaratin
fruits
مُّخۡتَلِفًا
mukh'talifan
(of) various
أَلۡوَٰنُهَاۚ
alwanuha
[their] colors
وَمِنَ
wamina
And in
ٱلۡجِبَالِ
al-jibali
the mountains
جُدَدُۢ
judadun
(are) tracts
بِيضٞ
bidun
white
وَحُمۡرٞ
wahum'run
and red
مُّخۡتَلِفٌ
mukh'talifun
(of) various
أَلۡوَٰنُهَا
alwanuha
[their] colors
وَغَرَابِيبُ
wagharabibu
and intensely black
سُودٞ
sudun
and intensely black
٢٧

Have you [Prophet] not considered how God sends water down from the sky and that We produce with it fruits of varied colours; that there are in the mountains layers of white and red of various hues, and jet black

Translation 1260

35:28
وَمِنَ
wamina
And among
ٱلنَّاسِ
al-nasi
men
وَٱلدَّوَآبِّ
wal-dawabi
and moving creatures
وَٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ
wal-an'ami
and the cattle
مُخۡتَلِفٌ
mukh'talifun
(are) various
أَلۡوَٰنُهُۥ
alwanuhu
[their] colors
كَذَٰلِكَۗ
kadhalika
likewise
إِنَّمَا
innama
Only
يَخۡشَى
yakhsha
fear
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
مِنۡ
min
among
عِبَادِهِ
ibadihi
His slaves
ٱلۡعُلَمَٰٓؤُاْۗ
al-'ulamau
those who have knowledge
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
عَزِيزٌ
azizun
(is) All-Mighty
غَفُورٌ
ghafurun
Oft-Forgiving
٢٨

that there are various colours among human beings, wild animals, and livestock too? It is those of His servants who have knowledge who stand in true awe of God. God is almighty, most forgiving

Translation 1260

35:29
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
يَتۡلُونَ
yatluna
recite
كِتَٰبَ
kitaba
(the) Book
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
وَأَقَامُواْ
wa-aqamu
and establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
al-salata
the prayer
وَأَنفَقُواْ
wa-anfaqu
and spend
مِمَّا
mimma
out of what
رَزَقۡنَٰهُمۡ
razaqnahum
We have provided them
سِرّٗا
sirran
secretly
وَعَلَانِيَةٗ
wa'alaniyatan
and openly
يَرۡجُونَ
yarjuna
hope
تِجَٰرَةٗ
tijaratan
(for) a commerce
لَّن
lan
never
تَبُورَ
tabura
it will perish
٢٩

Those who recite God’s scripture, keep up the prayer, give secretly and openly from what We have provided for them, may hope for a trade that will never decline

Translation 1260

35:30
لِيُوَفِّيَهُمۡ
liyuwaffiyahum
That He may give them in full
أُجُورَهُمۡ
ujurahum
their rewards
وَيَزِيدَهُم
wayazidahum
and increase for them
مِّن
min
of
فَضۡلِهِۦٓۚ
fadlihi
His Bounty
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed He
غَفُورٞ
ghafurun
(is) Oft-Forgiving
شَكُورٞ
shakurun
Most Appreciative
٣٠

He will repay them in full, and give them extra from His bounty. He is most forgiving, most appreciative

Translation 1260