Fatir 35:23

surah035
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35:1
ٱلۡحَمۡدُ
al-hamdu
All praises
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
(be) to Allah
فَاطِرِ
fatiri
Originator
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
al-samawati
(of) the heavens
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ
wal-ardi
and the earth
جَاعِلِ
ja'ili
(Who) makes
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
al-malaikati
the Angels
رُسُلًا
rusulan
messengers
أُوْلِيٓ
uli
having wings
أَجۡنِحَةٖ
ajnihatin
having wings
مَّثۡنَىٰ
mathna
two
وَثُلَٰثَ
wathulatha
or three
وَرُبَٰعَۚ
waruba'a
or four
يَزِيدُ
yazidu
He increases
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡخَلۡقِ
al-khalqi
the creation
مَا
ma
what
يَشَآءُۚ
yashau
He wills
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
عَلَىٰ
ala
(is) on
كُلِّ
kulli
every
شَيۡءٖ
shayin
thing
قَدِيرٞ
qadirun
All-Powerful
١

Praise be to God, Creator of the heavens and earth, who made angels messengers with two, three, four [pairs of] wings. He adds to creation as He will: God has power over everything

Translation 1260

35:2
مَّا
ma
What
يَفۡتَحِ
yaftahi
Allah grants
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah grants
لِلنَّاسِ
lilnnasi
to mankind
مِن
min
of
رَّحۡمَةٖ
rahmatin
Mercy
فَلَا
fala
then none
مُمۡسِكَ
mum'sika
(can) withhold
لَهَاۖ
laha
it
وَمَا
wama
And what
يُمۡسِكۡ
yum'sik
He withholds
فَلَا
fala
then none
مُرۡسِلَ
mur'sila
(can) release
لَهُۥ
lahu
it
مِنۢ
min
thereafter
بَعۡدِهِۦۚ
ba'dihi
thereafter
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
ٱلۡعَزِيزُ
al-'azizu
(is) the All-Mighty
ٱلۡحَكِيمُ
al-hakimu
the All-Wise
٢

No one can withhold the blessing God opens up for people, nor can anyone but Him release whatever He withholds: He is the Almighty, the All Wise

Translation 1260

35:3
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
yaayyuha
O
ٱلنَّاسُ
al-nasu
mankind
ٱذۡكُرُواْ
udh'kuru
Remember
نِعۡمَتَ
ni'mata
(the) Favor
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
عَلَيۡكُمۡۚ
alaykum
upon you
هَلۡ
hal
Is
مِنۡ
min
(there) any
خَٰلِقٍ
khaliqin
creator
غَيۡرُ
ghayru
other (than) Allah
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
other (than) Allah
يَرۡزُقُكُم
yarzuqukum
who provides for you
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
al-samai
the sky
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ
wal-ardi
and the earth
لَآ
la
(There is) no
إِلَٰهَ
ilaha
god
إِلَّا
illa
but
هُوَۖ
huwa
He
فَأَنَّىٰ
fa-anna
Then how
تُؤۡفَكُونَ
tu'fakuna
(are) you deluded
٣

People, remember God’s grace towards you. Is there any creator other than God to give you sustenance from the heavens and earth? There is no god but Him. How can you be so deluded

Translation 1260

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35:4
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
يُكَذِّبُوكَ
yukadhibuka
they deny you
فَقَدۡ
faqad
then certainly
كُذِّبَتۡ
kudhibat
were denied
رُسُلٞ
rusulun
Messengers
مِّن
min
before you
قَبۡلِكَۚ
qablika
before you
وَإِلَى
wa-ila
And to
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
تُرۡجَعُ
tur'ja'u
return
ٱلۡأُمُورُ
al-umuru
the matters
٤

If they call you a liar [Prophet], many messengers before you were also called liars: it is to God that all things will be returned

Translation 1260

35:5
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
yaayyuha
O
ٱلنَّاسُ
al-nasu
mankind
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
وَعۡدَ
wa'da
(the) promise
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
حَقّٞۖ
haqqun
(is) true
فَلَا
fala
So (let) not
تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ
taghurrannakumu
deceive you
ٱلۡحَيَوٰةُ
al-hayatu
the life
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
al-dun'ya
(of) the world
وَلَا
wala
and (let) not
يَغُرَّنَّكُم
yaghurrannakum
deceive you
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
about Allah
ٱلۡغَرُورُ
al-gharuru
the Deceiver
٥

People! God’s promise is true, so do not let the present life deceive you. Do not let the Deceiver deceive you about God

Translation 1260

35:6
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنَ
al-shaytana
the Shaitaan
لَكُمۡ
lakum
(is) to you
عَدُوّٞ
aduwwun
an enemy
فَٱتَّخِذُوهُ
fa-ittakhidhuhu
so take him
عَدُوًّاۚ
aduwwan
(as) an enemy
إِنَّمَا
innama
Only
يَدۡعُواْ
yad'u
he invites
حِزۡبَهُۥ
hiz'bahu
his party
لِيَكُونُواْ
liyakunu
that they may be
مِنۡ
min
among
أَصۡحَٰبِ
ashabi
(the) companions
ٱلسَّعِيرِ
al-sa'iri
(of) the Blaze
٦

Satan is your enemy––so treat him as an enemy––and invites his followers only to enter the blazing fire

Translation 1260

35:7
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
Those who
كَفَرُواْ
kafaru
disbelieve
لَهُمۡ
lahum
for them
عَذَابٞ
adhabun
(will be) a punishment
شَدِيدٞۖ
shadidun
severe
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
and those
ءَامَنُواْ
amanu
who believe
وَعَمِلُواْ
wa'amilu
and do
ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ
al-salihati
righteous deeds
لَهُم
lahum
for them
مَّغۡفِرَةٞ
maghfiratun
(will be) forgiveness
وَأَجۡرٞ
wa-ajrun
and a reward
كَبِيرٌ
kabirun
great
٧

Those who disbelieve will be punished severely; those who believe and do good deeds will be forgiven, and richly rewarded

Translation 1260

35:8
أَفَمَن
afaman
Then is (he) who
زُيِّنَ
zuyyina
is made fair-seeming
لَهُۥ
lahu
to him
سُوٓءُ
suu
(the) evil
عَمَلِهِۦ
amalihi
(of) his deed
فَرَءَاهُ
faraahu
so that he sees it
حَسَنٗاۖ
hasanan
(as) good
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
For indeed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
يُضِلُّ
yudillu
lets go astray
مَن
man
whom
يَشَآءُ
yashau
He wills
وَيَهۡدِي
wayahdi
and guides
مَن
man
whom
يَشَآءُۖ
yashau
He wills
فَلَا
fala
So (let) not
تَذۡهَبۡ
tadhhab
go out
نَفۡسُكَ
nafsuka
your soul
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
alayhim
for them
حَسَرَٰتٍۚ
hasaratin
(in) regrets
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
عَلِيمُۢ
alimun
(is) All-Knower
بِمَا
bima
of what
يَصۡنَعُونَ
yasna'una
they do
٨

What about those whose evil deeds are made alluring to them so that they think they are good? God leaves whoever He will to stray and guides whoever He will. [Prophet], do not waste your soul away with regret for them: God knows exactly what they do

Translation 1260

35:9
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
ٱلَّذِيٓ
alladhi
(is) the One Who
أَرۡسَلَ
arsala
sends
ٱلرِّيَٰحَ
al-riyaha
the winds
فَتُثِيرُ
fatuthiru
so that they raise
سَحَابٗا
sahaban
(the) clouds
فَسُقۡنَٰهُ
fasuq'nahu
and We drive them
إِلَىٰ
ila
to
بَلَدٖ
baladin
a land
مَّيِّتٖ
mayyitin
dead
فَأَحۡيَيۡنَا
fa-ahyayna
and We revive
بِهِ
bihi
therewith
ٱلۡأَرۡضَ
al-arda
the earth
بَعۡدَ
ba'da
after
مَوۡتِهَاۚ
mawtiha
its death
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhalika
Thus
ٱلنُّشُورُ
al-nushuru
(will be) the Resurrection
٩

It is God who sends forth the winds; they raise up the clouds; We drive them to a dead land and with them revive the earth after its death: such will be the Resurrection

Translation 1260

35:10
مَن
man
Whoever
كَانَ
kana
[is] desires
يُرِيدُ
yuridu
[is] desires
ٱلۡعِزَّةَ
al-'izata
the honor
فَلِلَّهِ
falillahi
then for Allah
ٱلۡعِزَّةُ
al-'izatu
(is) the Honor
جَمِيعًاۚ
jami'an
all
إِلَيۡهِ
ilayhi
To Him
يَصۡعَدُ
yas'adu
ascends
ٱلۡكَلِمُ
al-kalimu
the words
ٱلطَّيِّبُ
al-tayibu
good
وَٱلۡعَمَلُ
wal-'amalu
and the deed
ٱلصَّٰلِحُ
al-salihu
righteous
يَرۡفَعُهُۥۚ
yarfa'uhu
raises it
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
But those who
يَمۡكُرُونَ
yamkuruna
plot
ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ
al-sayiati
the evil
لَهُمۡ
lahum
for them
عَذَابٞ
adhabun
(is) a punishment
شَدِيدٞۖ
shadidun
severe
وَمَكۡرُ
wamakru
and (the) plotting
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
ulaika
(of) those
هُوَ
huwa
it
يَبُورُ
yaburu
(will) perish
١٠

If anyone desires power, all power belongs to God; good words rise up to Him and He lifts up the righteous deed, but a severe torment awaits those who plot evil and their plotting will come to nothing

Translation 1260

35:11
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
خَلَقَكُم
khalaqakum
created you
مِّن
min
from
تُرَابٖ
turabin
dust
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
مِن
min
from
نُّطۡفَةٖ
nut'fatin
a semen-drop
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
جَعَلَكُمۡ
ja'alakum
He made you
أَزۡوَٰجٗاۚ
azwajan
pairs
وَمَا
wama
And not
تَحۡمِلُ
tahmilu
conceives
مِنۡ
min
any
أُنثَىٰ
untha
female
وَلَا
wala
and not
تَضَعُ
tada'u
gives birth
إِلَّا
illa
except
بِعِلۡمِهِۦۚ
bi'il'mihi
with His knowledge
وَمَا
wama
And not
يُعَمَّرُ
yu'ammaru
is granted life
مِن
min
any
مُّعَمَّرٖ
mu'ammarin
aged person
وَلَا
wala
and not
يُنقَصُ
yunqasu
is lessened
مِنۡ
min
from
عُمُرِهِۦٓ
umurihi
his life
إِلَّا
illa
but
فِي
fi
(is) in
كِتَٰبٍۚ
kitabin
a Register
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ذَٰلِكَ
dhalika
that
عَلَى
ala
for
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
يَسِيرٞ
yasirun
(is) easy
١١

It is God who created you from dust and later from a drop of fluid; then He made you into two sexes; no female conceives or gives birth without His knowledge; no person grows old or has his life cut short, except in accordance with a Record: all this is easy for God

Translation 1260

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35:12
وَمَا
wama
And not
يَسۡتَوِي
yastawi
are alike
ٱلۡبَحۡرَانِ
al-bahrani
the two seas
هَٰذَا
hadha
This
عَذۡبٞ
adhbun
(is) fresh
فُرَاتٞ
furatun
sweet
سَآئِغٞ
saighun
pleasant
شَرَابُهُۥ
sharabuhu
its drink
وَهَٰذَا
wahadha
and this
مِلۡحٌ
mil'hun
salty
أُجَاجٞۖ
ujajun
(and) bitter
وَمِن
wamin
And from
كُلّٖ
kullin
each
تَأۡكُلُونَ
takuluna
you eat
لَحۡمٗا
lahman
meat
طَرِيّٗا
tariyyan
fresh
وَتَسۡتَخۡرِجُونَ
watastakhrijuna
and you extract
حِلۡيَةٗ
hil'yatan
ornaments
تَلۡبَسُونَهَاۖ
talbasunaha
you wear them
وَتَرَى
watara
and you see
ٱلۡفُلۡكَ
al-ful'ka
the ships
فِيهِ
fihi
in it
مَوَاخِرَ
mawakhira
cleaving
لِتَبۡتَغُواْ
litabtaghu
so that you may seek
مِن
min
of
فَضۡلِهِۦ
fadlihi
His Bounty
وَلَعَلَّكُمۡ
wala'allakum
and that you may
تَشۡكُرُونَ
tashkuruna
be grateful
١٢

The two bodies of water are not alike- one is palatable, sweet, and pleasant to drink, the other salty and bitter- yet from each you eat fresh fish and extract ornaments to wear, and in each you see the ships ploughing their course so that you may seek God’s bounty and be grateful

Translation 1260

35:13
يُولِجُ
yuliju
He causes to enter
ٱلَّيۡلَ
al-layla
the night
فِي
fi
in (to)
ٱلنَّهَارِ
al-nahari
the day
وَيُولِجُ
wayuliju
and He causes to enter
ٱلنَّهَارَ
al-nahara
the day
فِي
fi
in (to)
ٱلَّيۡلِ
al-layli
the night
وَسَخَّرَ
wasakhara
and He has subjected
ٱلشَّمۡسَ
al-shamsa
the sun
وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ
wal-qamara
and the moon
كُلّٞ
kullun
each
يَجۡرِي
yajri
running
لِأَجَلٖ
li-ajalin
for a term
مُّسَمّٗىۚ
musamman
appointed
ذَٰلِكُمُ
dhalikumu
That (is)
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
رَبُّكُمۡ
rabbukum
your Lord
لَهُ
lahu
for Him
ٱلۡمُلۡكُۚ
al-mul'ku
(is) the Dominion
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
And those whom
تَدۡعُونَ
tad'una
you invoke
مِن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِۦ
dunihi
besides Him
مَا
ma
not
يَمۡلِكُونَ
yamlikuna
they possess
مِن
min
even
قِطۡمِيرٍ
qit'mirin
(as much as) the membrane of a date-seed
١٣

He makes the night merge into the day and the day into the night; He has subjected the sun and the moon- each runs for an appointed term. Such is God your Lord: all control belongs to Him. Those you invoke beside Him do not even control the skin of a date stone

Translation 1260

35:14
إِن
in
If
تَدۡعُوهُمۡ
tad'uhum
you invoke them
لَا
la
not
يَسۡمَعُواْ
yasma'u
they hear
دُعَآءَكُمۡ
du'aakum
your call
وَلَوۡ
walaw
and if
سَمِعُواْ
sami'u
they heard
مَا
ma
not
ٱسۡتَجَابُواْ
is'tajabu
they (would) respond
لَكُمۡۖ
lakum
to you
وَيَوۡمَ
wayawma
And (on the) Day
ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ
al-qiyamati
(of) the Resurrection
يَكۡفُرُونَ
yakfuruna
they will deny
بِشِرۡكِكُمۡۚ
bishir'kikum
your association
وَلَا
wala
And none
يُنَبِّئُكَ
yunabbi-uka
can inform you
مِثۡلُ
mith'lu
like
خَبِيرٖ
khabirin
(the) All-Aware
١٤

if you call them they cannot hear you; if they could hear, they could not answer you; on the Day of Resurrection they will disown your idolatry. None can inform you [Prophet] like the One who is all aware

Translation 1260

35:15
۞يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
yaayyuha
O
ٱلنَّاسُ
al-nasu
mankind
أَنتُمُ
antumu
You
ٱلۡفُقَرَآءُ
al-fuqarau
(are) those in need
إِلَى
ila
of
ٱللَّهِۖ
al-lahi
Allah
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
while Allah
هُوَ
huwa
He
ٱلۡغَنِيُّ
al-ghaniyu
(is) Free of need
ٱلۡحَمِيدُ
al-hamidu
the Praiseworthy
١٥

People, it is you who stand in need of God- God needs nothing and is worthy of all praise

Translation 1260

35:16
إِن
in
If
يَشَأۡ
yasha
He wills
يُذۡهِبۡكُمۡ
yudh'hib'kum
He (can) do away with you
وَيَأۡتِ
wayati
and bring
بِخَلۡقٖ
bikhalqin
in a creation
جَدِيدٖ
jadidin
new
١٦

if He wills, He can do away with you and bring in a new creation

Translation 1260

35:17
وَمَا
wama
And not
ذَٰلِكَ
dhalika
that
عَلَى
ala
(is) on
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
بِعَزِيزٖ
bi'azizin
difficult
١٧

that is not difficult for God

Translation 1260

35:18
وَلَا
wala
And not
تَزِرُ
taziru
will bear
وَازِرَةٞ
waziratun
bearer of burdens
وِزۡرَ
wiz'ra
burden
أُخۡرَىٰۚ
ukh'ra
(of) another
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
تَدۡعُ
tad'u
calls
مُثۡقَلَةٌ
muth'qalatun
a heavily laden
إِلَىٰ
ila
to
حِمۡلِهَا
him'liha
(carry) its load
لَا
la
not
يُحۡمَلۡ
yuh'mal
will be carried
مِنۡهُ
min'hu
of it
شَيۡءٞ
shayon
anything
وَلَوۡ
walaw
even if
كَانَ
kana
he be
ذَا
dha
near of kin
قُرۡبَىٰٓۗ
qur'ba
near of kin
إِنَّمَا
innama
Only
تُنذِرُ
tundhiru
you can warn
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
يَخۡشَوۡنَ
yakhshawna
fear
رَبَّهُم
rabbahum
their Lord
بِٱلۡغَيۡبِ
bil-ghaybi
unseen
وَأَقَامُواْ
wa-aqamu
and establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَۚ
al-salata
the prayer
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
تَزَكَّىٰ
tazakka
purifies himself
فَإِنَّمَا
fa-innama
then only
يَتَزَكَّىٰ
yatazakka
he purifies
لِنَفۡسِهِۦۚ
linafsihi
for his own self
وَإِلَى
wa-ila
And to
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
ٱلۡمَصِيرُ
al-masiru
(is) the destination
١٨

No burdened soul will bear the burden of another: even if a heavily laden soul should cry for help, none of its load will be carried, not even by a close relative. But you [Prophet] can only warn those who fear their Lord, though they cannot see Him, and keep up the prayer- whoever purifies himself does so for his own benefit–– everything returns to God

Translation 1260

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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