15:16
وَلَقَدۡ
walaqad
And verily
جَعَلۡنَا
ja'alna
We have placed
فِي
fi
in
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
al-samai
the heavens
بُرُوجٗا
burujan
constellations
وَزَيَّنَّٰهَا
wazayyannaha
and We have beautified it
لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ
lilnnazirina
for the observers
١٦

We have set constellations up in the sky and made it beautiful for all to see

Translation 1260

15:17
وَحَفِظۡنَٰهَا
wahafiz'naha
And We have protected it
مِن
min
from
كُلِّ
kulli
every
شَيۡطَٰنٖ
shaytanin
devil
رَّجِيمٍ
rajimin
accursed
١٧

and guarded it from every stoned satan

Translation 1260

15:18
إِلَّا
illa
Except
مَنِ
mani
(one) who
ٱسۡتَرَقَ
is'taraqa
steals
ٱلسَّمۡعَ
al-sam'a
the hearing
فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ
fa-atba'ahu
then follows him
شِهَابٞ
shihabun
a burning flame
مُّبِينٞ
mubinun
clear
١٨

any eavesdropper will be pursued by a clearly visible flame

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15:19
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ
wal-arda
And the earth
مَدَدۡنَٰهَا
madadnaha
We have spread it
وَأَلۡقَيۡنَا
wa-alqayna
and [We] cast
فِيهَا
fiha
therein
رَوَٰسِيَ
rawasiya
firm mountains
وَأَنۢبَتۡنَا
wa-anbatna
and [We] caused to grow
فِيهَا
fiha
therein
مِن
min
of
كُلِّ
kulli
every
شَيۡءٖ
shayin
thing
مَّوۡزُونٖ
mawzunin
well-balanced
١٩

As for the earth, We have spread it out, set firm mountains on it, and made everything grow there in due balance

Translation 1260

15:20
وَجَعَلۡنَا
waja'alna
And We have made
لَكُمۡ
lakum
for you
فِيهَا
fiha
therein
مَعَٰيِشَ
ma'ayisha
means of living
وَمَن
waman
and whom
لَّسۡتُمۡ
lastum
you are not
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
بِرَٰزِقِينَ
biraziqina
providers
٢٠

We have provided sustenance in it for you and for all those creatures for whom you do not provide

Translation 1260

15:21
وَإِن
wa-in
And not
مِّن
min
(is) any
شَيۡءٍ
shayin
thing
إِلَّا
illa
but
عِندَنَا
indana
with Us
خَزَآئِنُهُۥ
khazainuhu
(are) its treasures
وَمَا
wama
and not
نُنَزِّلُهُۥٓ
nunazziluhu
We send it down
إِلَّا
illa
except
بِقَدَرٖ
biqadarin
in a measure
مَّعۡلُومٖ
ma'lumin
known
٢١

There is not a thing whose storehouses are not with Us. We send it down only according to a well-defined measure

Translation 1260

15:22
وَأَرۡسَلۡنَا
wa-arsalna
And We have sent
ٱلرِّيَٰحَ
al-riyaha
the winds
لَوَٰقِحَ
lawaqiha
fertilizing
فَأَنزَلۡنَا
fa-anzalna
and We sent down
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
al-samai
the sky
مَآءٗ
maan
water
فَأَسۡقَيۡنَٰكُمُوهُ
fa-asqaynakumuhu
and We gave it to you to drink
وَمَآ
wama
And not
أَنتُمۡ
antum
you
لَهُۥ
lahu
of it
بِخَٰزِنِينَ
bikhazinina
(are) retainers
٢٢

We send the winds to fertilize, and We bring down water from the sky for you to drink- you do not control its sources

Translation 1260

15:23
وَإِنَّا
wa-inna
And indeed We
لَنَحۡنُ
lanahnu
surely [We]
نُحۡيِۦ
nuh'yi
We give life
وَنُمِيتُ
wanumitu
and We cause death
وَنَحۡنُ
wanahnu
and We
ٱلۡوَٰرِثُونَ
al-warithuna
(are) the Inheritors
٢٣

It is We who give life and death; it is We who inherit [everything]

Translation 1260

15:24
وَلَقَدۡ
walaqad
And verily
عَلِمۡنَا
alim'na
We know
ٱلۡمُسۡتَقۡدِمِينَ
al-mus'taqdimina
the preceding ones
مِنكُمۡ
minkum
among you
وَلَقَدۡ
walaqad
and verily
عَلِمۡنَا
alim'na
We know
ٱلۡمُسۡتَـٔۡخِرِينَ
al-mus'takhirina
the later ones
٢٤

We know exactly those of you who come first and those who come later

Translation 1260

15:25
وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
And indeed
رَبَّكَ
rabbaka
your Lord
هُوَ
huwa
He
يَحۡشُرُهُمۡۚ
yahshuruhum
will gather them
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed He
حَكِيمٌ
hakimun
(is) All-Wise
عَلِيمٞ
alimun
All-Knowing
٢٥

[Prophet], it is your Lord who will gather them all together: He is all wise, all knowing

Translation 1260

15:26
وَلَقَدۡ
walaqad
And verily
خَلَقۡنَا
khalaqna
We created
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ
al-insana
humankind
مِن
min
(out) of
صَلۡصَٰلٖ
salsalin
sounding clay
مِّنۡ
min
from
حَمَإٖ
hama-in
black mud
مَّسۡنُونٖ
masnunin
altered
٢٦

We created man out of dried clay formed from dark mud

Translation 1260

15:27
وَٱلۡجَآنَّ
wal-jana
And the jinn
خَلَقۡنَٰهُ
khalaqnahu
We created it
مِن
min
before
قَبۡلُ
qablu
before
مِن
min
from
نَّارِ
nari
fire
ٱلسَّمُومِ
al-samumi
scorching
٢٧

the jinn We created before, from the fire of scorching wind

Translation 1260

15:28
وَإِذۡ
wa-idh
And when
قَالَ
qala
your Lord said
رَبُّكَ
rabbuka
your Lord said
لِلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
lil'malaikati
to the Angels
إِنِّي
inni
Indeed I
خَٰلِقُۢ
khaliqun
(will) create
بَشَرٗا
basharan
a human being
مِّن
min
(out) of
صَلۡصَٰلٖ
salsalin
clay
مِّنۡ
min
from
حَمَإٖ
hama-in
black mud
مَّسۡنُونٖ
masnunin
altered
٢٨

Your Lord said to the angels, ‘I will create a mortal out of dried clay, formed from dark mud

Translation 1260

15:29
فَإِذَا
fa-idha
So when
سَوَّيۡتُهُۥ
sawwaytuhu
I have fashioned him
وَنَفَخۡتُ
wanafakhtu
and [I] breathed
فِيهِ
fihi
into him
مِن
min
of
رُّوحِي
ruhi
My spirit
فَقَعُواْ
faqa'u
then fall down
لَهُۥ
lahu
to him
سَٰجِدِينَ
sajidina
prostrating
٢٩

When I have fashioned him and breathed My spirit into him, bow down before him,’

Translation 1260

15:30
فَسَجَدَ
fasajada
So prostrated
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
al-malaikatu
the Angels
كُلُّهُمۡ
kulluhum
all of them
أَجۡمَعُونَ
ajma'una
together
٣٠

and the angels all did so

Translation 1260

15:31
إِلَّآ
illa
Except
إِبۡلِيسَ
ib'lisa
Iblis
أَبَىٰٓ
aba
He refused
أَن
an
to
يَكُونَ
yakuna
be
مَعَ
ma'a
with
ٱلسَّٰجِدِينَ
al-sajidina
those who prostrated
٣١

But not Iblis: he refused to bow down like the others

Translation 1260