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