41:21
وَقَالُواْ
waqalu
And they will say
لِجُلُودِهِمۡ
lijuludihim
to their skins
لِمَ
lima
Why do
شَهِدتُّمۡ
shahidttum
you testify
عَلَيۡنَاۖ
alayna
against us
قَالُوٓاْ
qalu
They will say
أَنطَقَنَا
antaqana
Allah made us speak
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah made us speak
ٱلَّذِيٓ
alladhi
the One Who
أَنطَقَ
antaqa
makes speak
كُلَّ
kulla
every
شَيۡءٖۚ
shayin
thing
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
and He
خَلَقَكُمۡ
khalaqakum
created you
أَوَّلَ
awwala
(the) first
مَرَّةٖ
marratin
time
وَإِلَيۡهِ
wa-ilayhi
and to Him
تُرۡجَعُونَ
tur'ja'una
you will be returned
٢١

They will say to their skins, ‘Why did you testify against us?’ and their skins will reply, ‘God, who gave speech to everything, has given us speech- it was He who created you the first time and to Him you have been returned

Translation 1260

41:22
وَمَا
wama
And not
كُنتُمۡ
kuntum
you were
تَسۡتَتِرُونَ
tastatiruna
covering yourselves
أَن
an
lest
يَشۡهَدَ
yashhada
testify
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
alaykum
against you
سَمۡعُكُمۡ
sam'ukum
your hearing
وَلَآ
wala
and not
أَبۡصَٰرُكُمۡ
absarukum
your sight
وَلَا
wala
and not
جُلُودُكُمۡ
juludukum
your skins
وَلَٰكِن
walakin
but
ظَنَنتُمۡ
zanantum
you assumed
أَنَّ
anna
that
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
لَا
la
(does) not
يَعۡلَمُ
ya'lamu
know
كَثِيرٗا
kathiran
much
مِّمَّا
mimma
of what
تَعۡمَلُونَ
ta'maluna
you do
٢٢

yet you did not try to hide yourselves from your ears, eyes, and skin to prevent them from testifying against you. You thought that God did not know about much of what you were doing

Translation 1260

41:23
وَذَٰلِكُمۡ
wadhalikum
And that
ظَنُّكُمُ
zannukumu
(was) your assumption
ٱلَّذِي
alladhi
which
ظَنَنتُم
zanantum
you assumed
بِرَبِّكُمۡ
birabbikum
about your Lord
أَرۡدَىٰكُمۡ
ardakum
It has ruined you
فَأَصۡبَحۡتُم
fa-asbahtum
and you have become
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلۡخَٰسِرِينَ
al-khasirina
the losers
٢٣

so it was the thoughts you entertained about your Lord that led to your ruin, and you became losers.’

Translation 1260

41:24
فَإِن
fa-in
Then if
يَصۡبِرُواْ
yasbiru
they endure
فَٱلنَّارُ
fal-naru
the Fire
مَثۡوٗى
mathwan
(is) an abode
لَّهُمۡۖ
lahum
for them
وَإِن
wa-in
and if
يَسۡتَعۡتِبُواْ
yasta'tibu
they ask for favor
فَمَا
fama
then not
هُم
hum
they
مِّنَ
mina
(will be) of
ٱلۡمُعۡتَبِينَ
al-mu'tabina
those who receive favor
٢٤

The Fire will still be their home, even if they resign themselves to patience, and if they pray to be allowed to make amends, they will not be given permission to do so

Translation 1260

41:25
۞وَقَيَّضۡنَا
waqayyadna
And We have destined
لَهُمۡ
lahum
for them
قُرَنَآءَ
quranaa
companions
فَزَيَّنُواْ
fazayyanu
(who) made fair-seeming
لَهُم
lahum
to them
مَّا
ma
what
بَيۡنَ
bayna
(was) before them
أَيۡدِيهِمۡ
aydihim
(was) before them
وَمَا
wama
and what
خَلۡفَهُمۡ
khalfahum
(was) behind them
وَحَقَّ
wahaqqa
and (is) justified
عَلَيۡهِمُ
alayhimu
against them
ٱلۡقَوۡلُ
al-qawlu
the Word
فِيٓ
fi
among
أُمَمٖ
umamin
nations
قَدۡ
qad
(that have) passed away
خَلَتۡ
khalat
(that have) passed away
مِن
min
before them
قَبۡلِهِم
qablihim
before them
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلۡجِنِّ
al-jini
the jinn
وَٱلۡإِنسِۖ
wal-insi
and the men
إِنَّهُمۡ
innahum
Indeed they
كَانُواْ
kanu
were
خَٰسِرِينَ
khasirina
losers
٢٥

We have appointed, for the disbelievers, companions who make their past and present seem fair and right to them, but the sentence has already been passed on them, along with generations of jinn and men before them: they were losers

Translation 1260

41:26
وَقَالَ
waqala
And said
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
كَفَرُواْ
kafaru
disbelieve
لَا
la
(Do) not
تَسۡمَعُواْ
tasma'u
listen
لِهَٰذَا
lihadha
to this
ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ
al-qur'ani
Quran
وَٱلۡغَوۡاْ
wal-ghaw
and make noise
فِيهِ
fihi
therein
لَعَلَّكُمۡ
la'allakum
so that you may
تَغۡلِبُونَ
taghlibuna
overcome
٢٦

The disbelievers say, ‘Do not listen to this Quran; drown it in frivolous talk: you may gain the upper hand.’

Translation 1260

41:27
فَلَنُذِيقَنَّ
falanudhiqanna
But surely We will cause to taste
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
كَفَرُواْ
kafaru
disbelieve
عَذَابٗا
adhaban
a punishment
شَدِيدٗا
shadidan
severe
وَلَنَجۡزِيَنَّهُمۡ
walanajziyannahum
and surely We will recompense them
أَسۡوَأَ
aswa-a
(the) worst
ٱلَّذِي
alladhi
(of) what
كَانُواْ
kanu
they used to
يَعۡمَلُونَ
ya'maluna
do
٢٧

We shall certainly give the disbelievers a taste of severe punishment. We shall repay them according to their worst deeds

Translation 1260

41:28
ذَٰلِكَ
dhalika
That
جَزَآءُ
jazau
(is the) recompense
أَعۡدَآءِ
a'dai
(of the) enemies
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
ٱلنَّارُۖ
al-naru
the Fire
لَهُمۡ
lahum
for them
فِيهَا
fiha
therein
دَارُ
daru
(is the) home
ٱلۡخُلۡدِ
al-khul'di
(of) the eternity
جَزَآءَۢ
jazaan
(as) recompense
بِمَا
bima
for what
كَانُواْ
kanu
they used to
بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا
biayatina
of Our Verses
يَجۡحَدُونَ
yajhaduna
reject
٢٨

that is the reward of the enemies of God- the Fire will be their lasting home, a payment for their rejection of Our revelations

Translation 1260

41:29
وَقَالَ
waqala
And (will) say
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
كَفَرُواْ
kafaru
disbelieve
رَبَّنَآ
rabbana
Our Lord
أَرِنَا
arina
Show us
ٱلَّذَيۡنِ
alladhayni
those who
أَضَلَّانَا
adallana
misled us
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلۡجِنِّ
al-jini
the jinn
وَٱلۡإِنسِ
wal-insi
and the men
نَجۡعَلۡهُمَا
naj'alhuma
(so) we may put them
تَحۡتَ
tahta
under
أَقۡدَامِنَا
aqdamina
our feet
لِيَكُونَا
liyakuna
that they be
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلۡأَسۡفَلِينَ
al-asfalina
the lowest
٢٩

The disbelievers will say, ‘Our Lord, show us those jinn and men who misled us and we shall trample them underfoot, so that they may be among the lowest of the low.’

Translation 1260