14:19
أَلَمۡ
alam
Do not
تَرَ
tara
you see
أَنَّ
anna
that
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
خَلَقَ
khalaqa
created
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
al-samawati
the heavens
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ
wal-arda
and the earth
بِٱلۡحَقِّۚ
bil-haqi
in truth
إِن
in
If
يَشَأۡ
yasha
He wills
يُذۡهِبۡكُمۡ
yudh'hib'kum
He can remove you
وَيَأۡتِ
wayati
and bring
بِخَلۡقٖ
bikhalqin
a creation
جَدِيدٖ
jadidin
new
١٩

[Prophet], do you not see that God created the heavens and the earth for a purpose? He could remove all of you and replace you with a new creation if He wished to

Translation 1260

14:20
وَمَا
wama
And not
ذَٰلِكَ
dhalika
(is) that
عَلَى
ala
on
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
بِعَزِيزٖ
bi'azizin
great
٢٠

that is not difficult for God

Translation 1260

14:21
وَبَرَزُواْ
wabarazu
And they will come forth
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
before Allah
جَمِيعٗا
jami'an
all together
فَقَالَ
faqala
then will say
ٱلضُّعَفَٰٓؤُاْ
al-du'afau
the weak
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhina
to those who
ٱسۡتَكۡبَرُوٓاْ
is'takbaru
were arrogant
إِنَّا
inna
Indeed we
كُنَّا
kunna
we were
لَكُمۡ
lakum
your
تَبَعٗا
taba'an
followers
فَهَلۡ
fahal
so can
أَنتُم
antum
you (be)
مُّغۡنُونَ
mugh'nuna
the one who avails
عَنَّا
anna
us
مِنۡ
min
from
عَذَابِ
adhabi
(the) punishment
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
مِن
min
anything
شَيۡءٖۚ
shayin
anything
قَالُواْ
qalu
They will say
لَوۡ
law
If
هَدَىٰنَا
hadana
Allah had guided us
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah had guided us
لَهَدَيۡنَٰكُمۡۖ
lahadaynakum
surely we would have guided you
سَوَآءٌ
sawaon
(It is) same
عَلَيۡنَآ
alayna
for us
أَجَزِعۡنَآ
ajazi'na
whether we show intolerance
أَمۡ
am
or
صَبَرۡنَا
sabarna
we are patient
مَا
ma
not
لَنَا
lana
(is) for us
مِن
min
any
مَّحِيصٖ
mahisin
place of escape
٢١

When they all appear before Him, the weak will say to the powerseekers, ‘We were your followers. Can you protect us from any of God’s punishment?’ They will reply, ‘If God had guided us, we would have guided you. It makes no difference now whether we rage or endure with patience: there is no escape.’

Translation 1260

14:22
وَقَالَ
waqala
And will say
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ
al-shaytanu
the Shaitaan
لَمَّا
lamma
when
قُضِيَ
qudiya
has been decided
ٱلۡأَمۡرُ
al-amru
the matter
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
وَعَدَكُمۡ
wa'adakum
promised you
وَعۡدَ
wa'da
a promise
ٱلۡحَقِّ
al-haqi
(of) truth
وَوَعَدتُّكُمۡ
wawa'adttukum
And I promised you
فَأَخۡلَفۡتُكُمۡۖ
fa-akhlaftukum
but I betrayed you
وَمَا
wama
But not
كَانَ
kana
I had
لِيَ
liya
I had
عَلَيۡكُم
alaykum
over you
مِّن
min
any
سُلۡطَٰنٍ
sul'tanin
authority
إِلَّآ
illa
except
أَن
an
that
دَعَوۡتُكُمۡ
da'awtukum
I invited you
فَٱسۡتَجَبۡتُمۡ
fa-is'tajabtum
and you responded
لِيۖ
li
to me
فَلَا
fala
So (do) not
تَلُومُونِي
talumuni
blame me
وَلُومُوٓاْ
walumu
but blame
أَنفُسَكُمۖ
anfusakum
yourselves
مَّآ
ma
Not
أَنَا۠
ana
(can) I
بِمُصۡرِخِكُمۡ
bimus'rikhikum
(be) your helper
وَمَآ
wama
and not
أَنتُم
antum
you (can)
بِمُصۡرِخِيَّ
bimus'rikhiyya
(be) my helper
إِنِّي
inni
Indeed I
كَفَرۡتُ
kafartu
deny
بِمَآ
bima
[of what]
أَشۡرَكۡتُمُونِ
ashraktumuni
your association of me (with Allah)
مِن
min
before
قَبۡلُۗ
qablu
before
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
al-zalimina
the wrongdoers
لَهُمۡ
lahum
for them
عَذَابٌ
adhabun
(is) a punishment
أَلِيمٞ
alimun
painful
٢٢

When everything has been decided, Satan will say, ‘God gave you a true promise. I too made promises but they were false ones: I had no power over you except to call you, and you responded to my call, so do not blame me; blame yourselves. I cannot help you, nor can you help me. I reject the way you associated me with God before.’ A bitter torment awaits such wrongdoers

Translation 1260

14:23
وَأُدۡخِلَ
wa-ud'khila
And will be admitted
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
ءَامَنُواْ
amanu
believed
وَعَمِلُواْ
wa'amilu
and did
ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ
al-salihati
righteous deeds
جَنَّٰتٖ
jannatin
(to) Gardens
تَجۡرِي
tajri
flows
مِن
min
from
تَحۡتِهَا
tahtiha
underneath it
ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ
al-anharu
the rivers
خَٰلِدِينَ
khalidina
(will) abide forever
فِيهَا
fiha
in it
بِإِذۡنِ
bi-idh'ni
by the permission
رَبِّهِمۡۖ
rabbihim
(of) their Lord
تَحِيَّتُهُمۡ
tahiyyatuhum
their greetings
فِيهَا
fiha
therein
سَلَٰمٌ
salamun
(will be) peace
٢٣

but those who believed and did good deeds will be brought into Gardens graced with flowing streams, there to remain with their Lord’s permission: their greeting there is ‘Peace’

Translation 1260

14:24
أَلَمۡ
alam
Do not
تَرَ
tara
you see
كَيۡفَ
kayfa
how
ضَرَبَ
daraba
Allah sets forth
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah sets forth
مَثَلٗا
mathalan
the example
كَلِمَةٗ
kalimatan
a word
طَيِّبَةٗ
tayyibatan
good
كَشَجَرَةٖ
kashajaratin
(is) like a tree
طَيِّبَةٍ
tayyibatin
good
أَصۡلُهَا
asluha
its root
ثَابِتٞ
thabitun
(is) firm
وَفَرۡعُهَا
wafar'uha
and its branches
فِي
fi
(are) in
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
al-samai
the sky
٢٤

[Prophet], do you not see how God makes comparisons? A good word is like a good tree whose root is firm and whose branches are high in the sky

Translation 1260