41:12
فَقَضَىٰهُنَّ
faqadahunna
Then He completed them
سَبۡعَ
sab'a
(as) seven
سَمَٰوَاتٖ
samawatin
heavens
فِي
fi
in
يَوۡمَيۡنِ
yawmayni
two periods
وَأَوۡحَىٰ
wa-awha
and He revealed
فِي
fi
in
كُلِّ
kulli
each
سَمَآءٍ
samain
heaven
أَمۡرَهَاۚ
amraha
its affair
وَزَيَّنَّا
wazayyanna
And We adorned
ٱلسَّمَآءَ
al-samaa
the heaven
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
al-dun'ya
[the world]
بِمَصَٰبِيحَ
bimasabiha
with lamps
وَحِفۡظٗاۚ
wahif'zan
and (to) guard
ذَٰلِكَ
dhalika
That
تَقۡدِيرُ
taqdiru
(is the) Decree
ٱلۡعَزِيزِ
al-'azizi
(of) the All-Mighty
ٱلۡعَلِيمِ
al-'alimi
the All-Knower
١٢

and in two Days He formed seven heavens, and assigned an order to each. We have made the nearest one beautifully illuminated and secure. Such is the design of the Almighty, the All Knowing

Translation 1260

41:13
فَإِنۡ
fa-in
But if
أَعۡرَضُواْ
a'radu
they turn away
فَقُلۡ
faqul
then say
أَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ
andhartukum
I have warned you
صَٰعِقَةٗ
sa'iqatan
(of) a thunderbolt
مِّثۡلَ
mith'la
like
صَٰعِقَةِ
sa'iqati
(the) thunderbolt
عَادٖ
adin
(of) Aad
وَثَمُودَ
wathamuda
and Thamud
١٣

If they turn away, say, ‘I have warned you about a blast like the one which struck 'Ad and Thamud

Translation 1260

41:14
إِذۡ
idh
When
جَآءَتۡهُمُ
jaathumu
came to them
ٱلرُّسُلُ
al-rusulu
the Messengers
مِنۢ
min
from before them
بَيۡنِ
bayni
from before them
أَيۡدِيهِمۡ
aydihim
from before them
وَمِنۡ
wamin
and from
خَلۡفِهِمۡ
khalfihim
behind them
أَلَّا
alla
(saying) Do not
تَعۡبُدُوٓاْ
ta'budu
worship
إِلَّا
illa
except
ٱللَّهَۖ
al-laha
Allah
قَالُواْ
qalu
They said
لَوۡ
law
If
شَآءَ
shaa
(had) willed
رَبُّنَا
rabbuna
our Lord
لَأَنزَلَ
la-anzala
surely He (would have) sent down
مَلَٰٓئِكَةٗ
malaikatan
Angels
فَإِنَّا
fa-inna
So indeed we
بِمَآ
bima
in what
أُرۡسِلۡتُم
ur'sil'tum
you have been sent
بِهِۦ
bihi
with
كَٰفِرُونَ
kafiruna
(are) disbelievers
١٤

when their messengers came to them, from all angles, saying, “Serve no one but God,” they said, “If our Lord had wished, He would have sent down angels. We do not believe in the message with which you have been sent.”

Translation 1260

41:15
فَأَمَّا
fa-amma
Then as for
عَادٞ
adun
Aad
فَٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْ
fa-is'takbaru
they were arrogant
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
al-ardi
the land
بِغَيۡرِ
bighayri
without
ٱلۡحَقِّ
al-haqi
[the] right
وَقَالُواْ
waqalu
and they said
مَنۡ
man
Who
أَشَدُّ
ashaddu
(is) mightier
مِنَّا
minna
than us
قُوَّةًۖ
quwwatan
(in) strength
أَوَلَمۡ
awalam
Do not
يَرَوۡاْ
yaraw
they see
أَنَّ
anna
that
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
ٱلَّذِي
alladhi
the One Who
خَلَقَهُمۡ
khalaqahum
created them
هُوَ
huwa
He
أَشَدُّ
ashaddu
(is) Mightier
مِنۡهُمۡ
min'hum
than them
قُوَّةٗۖ
quwwatan
(in) strength
وَكَانُواْ
wakanu
But they used to
بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا
biayatina
in Our Signs
يَجۡحَدُونَ
yajhaduna
deny
١٥

The people of 'Ad behaved arrogantly throughout the land without any right, saying, “Who could be stronger than us?” Did they not realize that God, who created them, was stronger than them?’ They continued to reject Our message

Translation 1260

41:16
فَأَرۡسَلۡنَا
fa-arsalna
So We sent
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
alayhim
upon them
رِيحٗا
rihan
a wind
صَرۡصَرٗا
sarsaran
furious
فِيٓ
fi
in
أَيَّامٖ
ayyamin
(the) days
نَّحِسَاتٖ
nahisatin
(of) misfortune
لِّنُذِيقَهُمۡ
linudhiqahum
that We may make them taste
عَذَابَ
adhaba
(the) punishment
ٱلۡخِزۡيِ
al-khiz'yi
(of) disgrace
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ
al-hayati
the life
ٱلدُّنۡيَاۖ
al-dun'ya
(of) the world
وَلَعَذَابُ
wala'adhabu
And surely (the) punishment
ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ
al-akhirati
(of) the Hereafter
أَخۡزَىٰۖ
akhza
(is) more disgracing
وَهُمۡ
wahum
and they
لَا
la
will not be helped
يُنصَرُونَ
yunsaruna
will not be helped
١٦

so We let a roaring wind loose on them for a few disastrous days to make them taste the punishment of shame in this world; more shameful still will be the punishment of the life to come, and they will not be helped

Translation 1260

41:17
وَأَمَّا
wa-amma
And as for
ثَمُودُ
thamudu
Thamud
فَهَدَيۡنَٰهُمۡ
fahadaynahum
We guided them
فَٱسۡتَحَبُّواْ
fa-is'tahabbu
but they preferred
ٱلۡعَمَىٰ
al-'ama
[the] blindness
عَلَى
ala
over
ٱلۡهُدَىٰ
al-huda
the guidance
فَأَخَذَتۡهُمۡ
fa-akhadhathum
so seized them
صَٰعِقَةُ
sa'iqatu
a thunderbolt
ٱلۡعَذَابِ
al-'adhabi
(of) the punishment
ٱلۡهُونِ
al-huni
humiliating
بِمَا
bima
for what
كَانُواْ
kanu
they used to
يَكۡسِبُونَ
yaksibuna
earn
١٧

As for Thamud, We gave them guidance but they preferred blindness, so they were struck by a blast of humiliating punishment for their misdeeds

Translation 1260

41:18
وَنَجَّيۡنَا
wanajjayna
And We saved
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
ءَامَنُواْ
amanu
believed
وَكَانُواْ
wakanu
and used to
يَتَّقُونَ
yattaquna
fear (Allah)
١٨

We saved those who believed and were mindful of God

Translation 1260

41:19
وَيَوۡمَ
wayawma
And (the) Day
يُحۡشَرُ
yuh'sharu
will be gathered
أَعۡدَآءُ
a'dau
(the) enemies
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
إِلَى
ila
to
ٱلنَّارِ
al-nari
the Fire
فَهُمۡ
fahum
then they
يُوزَعُونَ
yuza'una
will be assembled in rows
١٩

On the Day when God’s enemies are gathered up for the Fire and driven onward

Translation 1260

41:20
حَتَّىٰٓ
hatta
Until
إِذَا
idha
when
مَا
ma
when
جَآءُوهَا
jauha
they come to it
شَهِدَ
shahida
(will) testify
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
alayhim
against them
سَمۡعُهُمۡ
sam'uhum
their hearing
وَأَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ
wa-absaruhum
and their sight
وَجُلُودُهُم
wajuluduhum
and their skins
بِمَا
bima
(as) to what
كَانُواْ
kanu
they used to
يَعۡمَلُونَ
ya'maluna
do
٢٠

their ears, eyes, and skins will, when they reach it, testify against them for their misdeeds

Translation 1260