Al-Furqan 25:44

25:26
ٱلۡمُلۡكُ
al-mul'ku
The Sovereignty
يَوۡمَئِذٍ
yawma-idhin
that Day
ٱلۡحَقُّ
al-haqu
(will be) truly
لِلرَّحۡمَٰنِۚ
lilrrahmani
for the Most Gracious
وَكَانَ
wakana
And (it will) be
يَوۡمًا
yawman
a Day
عَلَى
ala
for
ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
al-kafirina
the disbelievers
عَسِيرٗا
asiran
difficult
٢٦

on that Day, true authority belongs to the Lord of Mercy. It will be a grievous Day for the disbelievers

Translation 1260

25:27
وَيَوۡمَ
wayawma
And (the) Day
يَعَضُّ
ya'addu
will bite
ٱلظَّالِمُ
al-zalimu
the wrongdoer
عَلَىٰ
ala
[on]
يَدَيۡهِ
yadayhi
his hands
يَقُولُ
yaqulu
he will say
يَٰلَيۡتَنِي
yalaytani
O I wish
ٱتَّخَذۡتُ
ittakhadhtu
I had taken
مَعَ
ma'a
with
ٱلرَّسُولِ
al-rasuli
the Messenger
سَبِيلٗا
sabilan
a way
٢٧

On that Day the evildoer will bite his own hand and say, ‘If only I had taken the same path as the Messenger

Translation 1260

25:28
يَٰوَيۡلَتَىٰ
yawaylata
O woe to me
لَيۡتَنِي
laytani
I wish
لَمۡ
lam
not
أَتَّخِذۡ
attakhidh
I had taken
فُلَانًا
fulanan
that one
خَلِيلٗا
khalilan
(as) a friend
٢٨

Woe is me! If only I had not taken so and so as a friend

Translation 1260

25:29
لَّقَدۡ
laqad
Verily
أَضَلَّنِي
adallani
he led me astray
عَنِ
ani
from
ٱلذِّكۡرِ
al-dhik'ri
the Reminder
بَعۡدَ
ba'da
after
إِذۡ
idh
[when]
جَآءَنِيۗ
jaani
it (had) come to me
وَكَانَ
wakana
And is
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ
al-shaytanu
the Shaitaan
لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ
lil'insani
to the man
خَذُولٗا
khadhulan
a deserter
٢٩

he led me away from the Revelation after it reached me. Satan has always betrayed mankind.’

Translation 1260

25:30
وَقَالَ
waqala
And said
ٱلرَّسُولُ
al-rasulu
the Messenger
يَٰرَبِّ
yarabbi
O my Lord
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
قَوۡمِي
qawmi
my people
ٱتَّخَذُواْ
ittakhadhu
took
هَٰذَا
hadha
this
ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ
al-qur'ana
the Quran
مَهۡجُورٗا
mahjuran
(as) a forsaken thing
٣٠

The Messenger has said, ‘Lord, my people treat this Quran as something to be shunned,’

Translation 1260

25:31
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
wakadhalika
And thus
جَعَلۡنَا
ja'alna
We have made
لِكُلِّ
likulli
for every
نَبِيٍّ
nabiyyin
Prophet
عَدُوّٗا
aduwwan
an enemy
مِّنَ
mina
among
ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَۗ
al-muj'rimina
the criminals
وَكَفَىٰ
wakafa
But sufficient is
بِرَبِّكَ
birabbika
your Lord
هَادِيٗا
hadiyan
(as) a Guide
وَنَصِيرٗا
wanasiran
and a Helper
٣١

but We have always appointed adversaries from the wicked, for every prophet: Your Lord is sufficient guide and helper

Translation 1260

25:32
وَقَالَ
waqala
And said
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
كَفَرُواْ
kafaru
disbelieve
لَوۡلَا
lawla
Why not
نُزِّلَ
nuzzila
was revealed
عَلَيۡهِ
alayhi
to him
ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ
al-qur'anu
the Quran
جُمۡلَةٗ
jum'latan
all at once
وَٰحِدَةٗۚ
wahidatan
all at once
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhalika
Thus
لِنُثَبِّتَ
linuthabbita
that We may strengthen
بِهِۦ
bihi
thereby
فُؤَادَكَۖ
fuadaka
your heart
وَرَتَّلۡنَٰهُ
warattalnahu
and We have recited it
تَرۡتِيلٗا
tartilan
(with distinct) recitation
٣٢

The disbelievers also say, ‘Why was the Quran not sent down to him all at once?’ We sent it in this way to strengthen your heart [Prophet]; We gave it to you in gradual revelation

Translation 1260

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25:33
وَلَا
wala
And not
يَأۡتُونَكَ
yatunaka
they come to you
بِمَثَلٍ
bimathalin
with an example
إِلَّا
illa
but
جِئۡنَٰكَ
ji'naka
We bring you
بِٱلۡحَقِّ
bil-haqi
the truth
وَأَحۡسَنَ
wa-ahsana
and (the) best
تَفۡسِيرًا
tafsiran
explanation
٣٣

They cannot put any argument to you without Our bringing you the truth and the best explanation

Translation 1260

25:34
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
Those who
يُحۡشَرُونَ
yuh'sharuna
will be gathered
عَلَىٰ
ala
on
وُجُوهِهِمۡ
wujuhihim
their faces
إِلَىٰ
ila
to
جَهَنَّمَ
jahannama
Hell
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
ulaika
those
شَرّٞ
sharrun
(are the) worst
مَّكَانٗا
makanan
(in) position
وَأَضَلُّ
wa-adallu
and most astray
سَبِيلٗا
sabilan
(from the) way
٣٤

It is those driven [falling], on their faces,to Hell who will be in the worst place- they are the furthest from the right path

Translation 1260

25:35
وَلَقَدۡ
walaqad
And verily
ءَاتَيۡنَا
atayna
We gave
مُوسَى
musa
Musa
ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
al-kitaba
the Scripture
وَجَعَلۡنَا
waja'alna
and We appointed
مَعَهُۥٓ
ma'ahu
with him
أَخَاهُ
akhahu
his brother
هَٰرُونَ
haruna
Harun
وَزِيرٗا
waziran
(as) an assistant
٣٥

We gave Moses the Book and appointed his brother Aaron to help him

Translation 1260

25:36
فَقُلۡنَا
faqul'na
Then We said
ٱذۡهَبَآ
idh'haba
Go both of you
إِلَى
ila
to
ٱلۡقَوۡمِ
al-qawmi
the people
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
كَذَّبُواْ
kadhabu
have denied
بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا
biayatina
Our Signs
فَدَمَّرۡنَٰهُمۡ
fadammarnahum
Then We destroyed them
تَدۡمِيرٗا
tadmiran
(with) destruction
٣٦

We said, ‘Go, both of you, to the people who have rejected Our signs.’ Later We destroyed those people utterly

Translation 1260

25:37
وَقَوۡمَ
waqawma
And (the) people
نُوحٖ
nuhin
(of) Nuh
لَّمَّا
lamma
when
كَذَّبُواْ
kadhabu
they denied
ٱلرُّسُلَ
al-rusula
the Messengers
أَغۡرَقۡنَٰهُمۡ
aghraqnahum
We drowned them
وَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡ
waja'alnahum
and We made them
لِلنَّاسِ
lilnnasi
for mankind
ءَايَةٗۖ
ayatan
a sign
وَأَعۡتَدۡنَا
wa-a'tadna
And We have prepared
لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ
lilzzalimina
for the wrongdoers
عَذَابًا
adhaban
a punishment
أَلِيمٗا
aliman
painful
٣٧

The people of Noah, too: when they rejected their messengers, We drowned them and made them an example to all people. We have prepared a painful torment for the evildoers

Translation 1260

25:38
وَعَادٗا
wa'adan
And Ad
وَثَمُودَاْ
wathamuda
and Thamud
وَأَصۡحَٰبَ
wa-ashaba
and (the) dwellers
ٱلرَّسِّ
al-rasi
(of) Ar-rass
وَقُرُونَۢا
waqurunan
and generations
بَيۡنَ
bayna
between
ذَٰلِكَ
dhalika
that
كَثِيرٗا
kathiran
many
٣٨

as We did for the people of Ad, Thamud, and al-Rass, and many generations in between

Translation 1260

25:39
وَكُلّٗا
wakullan
And each
ضَرَبۡنَا
darabna
We have set forth
لَهُ
lahu
for him
ٱلۡأَمۡثَٰلَۖ
al-amthala
the examples
وَكُلّٗا
wakullan
and each
تَبَّرۡنَا
tabbarna
We destroyed
تَتۡبِيرٗا
tatbiran
(with) destruction
٣٩

To each of them We gave warnings, and each of them We destroyed completely

Translation 1260

25:40
وَلَقَدۡ
walaqad
And verily
أَتَوۡاْ
ataw
they have come
عَلَى
ala
upon
ٱلۡقَرۡيَةِ
al-qaryati
the town
ٱلَّتِيٓ
allati
which
أُمۡطِرَتۡ
um'tirat
was showered
مَطَرَ
matara
(with) a rain
ٱلسَّوۡءِۚ
al-sawi
(of) evil
أَفَلَمۡ
afalam
Then do not
يَكُونُواْ
yakunu
they [were]
يَرَوۡنَهَاۚ
yarawnaha
see it
بَلۡ
bal
Nay
كَانُواْ
kanu
they are
لَا
la
not
يَرۡجُونَ
yarjuna
expecting
نُشُورٗا
nushuran
Resurrection
٤٠

These disbelievers must have passed by the town that was destroyed by the terrible rain––did they not see it? Yet they do not expect to be raised from the dead

Translation 1260

25:41
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
رَأَوۡكَ
ra-awka
they see you
إِن
in
not
يَتَّخِذُونَكَ
yattakhidhunaka
they take you
إِلَّا
illa
except
هُزُوًا
huzuwan
(in) mockery
أَهَٰذَا
ahadha
Is this
ٱلَّذِي
alladhi
the one whom
بَعَثَ
ba'atha
Allah has sent
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah has sent
رَسُولًا
rasulan
(as) a Messenger
٤١

Whenever they see you [Prophet] they ridicule you: ‘Is this the one God has sent as a messenger

Translation 1260

25:42
إِن
in
He would have almost
كَادَ
kada
He would have almost
لَيُضِلُّنَا
layudilluna
[surely] misled us
عَنۡ
an
from
ءَالِهَتِنَا
alihatina
our gods
لَوۡلَآ
lawla
if not
أَن
an
that
صَبَرۡنَا
sabarna
we had been steadfast
عَلَيۡهَاۚ
alayha
to them
وَسَوۡفَ
wasawfa
And soon
يَعۡلَمُونَ
ya'lamuna
will know
حِينَ
hina
when
يَرَوۡنَ
yarawna
they will see
ٱلۡعَذَابَ
al-'adhaba
the punishment
مَنۡ
man
who
أَضَلُّ
adallu
(is) more astray
سَبِيلًا
sabilan
(from the) way
٤٢

He might almost have led us astray from our gods if we had not stood so firmly by them.’ When they see the punishment, they will know who is furthest from the path

Translation 1260

25:43
أَرَءَيۡتَ
ara-ayta
Have you seen
مَنِ
mani
(one) who
ٱتَّخَذَ
ittakhadha
takes
إِلَٰهَهُۥ
ilahahu
(as) his god
هَوَىٰهُ
hawahu
his own desire
أَفَأَنتَ
afa-anta
Then would you
تَكُونُ
takunu
be
عَلَيۡهِ
alayhi
over him
وَكِيلًا
wakilan
a guardian
٤٣

Think [Prophet] of the man who has taken his own passion as a god: are you to be his guardian

Translation 1260

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25:44
أَمۡ
am
Or
تَحۡسَبُ
tahsabu
do you think
أَنَّ
anna
that
أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ
aktharahum
most of them
يَسۡمَعُونَ
yasma'una
hear
أَوۡ
aw
or
يَعۡقِلُونَۚ
ya'qiluna
understand
إِنۡ
in
Not
هُمۡ
hum
they
إِلَّا
illa
(are) except
كَٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ
kal-an'ami
like cattle
بَلۡ
bal
Nay
هُمۡ
hum
they
أَضَلُّ
adallu
(are) more astray
سَبِيلًا
sabilan
(from the) way
٤٤

Do you think that most of them hear or understand? They are just like cattle- no, they are further from the path

Translation 1260

25:45
أَلَمۡ
alam
Do you not
تَرَ
tara
see
إِلَىٰ
ila
[to]
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
your Lord
كَيۡفَ
kayfa
how
مَدَّ
madda
He extends
ٱلظِّلَّ
al-zila
the shadow
وَلَوۡ
walaw
And if
شَآءَ
shaa
He willed
لَجَعَلَهُۥ
laja'alahu
surely He (could) have made it
سَاكِنٗا
sakinan
stationary
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
جَعَلۡنَا
ja'alna
We made
ٱلشَّمۡسَ
al-shamsa
the sun
عَلَيۡهِ
alayhi
for it
دَلِيلٗا
dalilan
an indication
٤٥

Do you not see how your Lord lengthens the shade? If He had willed, He could have made it stand still- We made the sun its indicator

Translation 1260

25:46
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
قَبَضۡنَٰهُ
qabadnahu
We withdraw it
إِلَيۡنَا
ilayna
to Us
قَبۡضٗا
qabdan
a withdrawal
يَسِيرٗا
yasiran
gradual
٤٦

but We gradually draw it towards Us, little by little

Translation 1260

25:47
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
ٱلَّذِي
alladhi
(is) the One Who
جَعَلَ
ja'ala
made
لَكُمُ
lakumu
for you
ٱلَّيۡلَ
al-layla
the night
لِبَاسٗا
libasan
(as) a covering
وَٱلنَّوۡمَ
wal-nawma
and the sleep
سُبَاتٗا
subatan
a rest
وَجَعَلَ
waja'ala
and made
ٱلنَّهَارَ
al-nahara
the day
نُشُورٗا
nushuran
a resurrection
٤٧

It is He who made the night a garment for you, and sleep a rest, and made the day like a resurrection

Translation 1260

25:48
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
ٱلَّذِيٓ
alladhi
(is) the One Who
أَرۡسَلَ
arsala
sends
ٱلرِّيَٰحَ
al-riyaha
the winds
بُشۡرَۢا
bush'ran
(as) glad tidings
بَيۡنَ
bayna
before
يَدَيۡ
yaday
before
رَحۡمَتِهِۦۚ
rahmatihi
His Mercy
وَأَنزَلۡنَا
wa-anzalna
and We send down
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
al-samai
the sky
مَآءٗ
maan
water
طَهُورٗا
tahuran
pure
٤٨

It is He who sends the winds as heralds of good news before His Mercy. We send down pure water from the sky

Translation 1260

25:49
لِّنُحۡـِۧيَ
linuh'yiya
That We may give life
بِهِۦ
bihi
thereby
بَلۡدَةٗ
baldatan
(to) a land
مَّيۡتٗا
maytan
dead
وَنُسۡقِيَهُۥ
wanus'qiyahu
and We give drink
مِمَّا
mimma
thereof
خَلَقۡنَآ
khalaqna
(to those) We created
أَنۡعَٰمٗا
an'aman
cattle
وَأَنَاسِيَّ
wa-anasiyya
and men
كَثِيرٗا
kathiran
many
٤٩

so that We can revive a dead land with it, and We give it as a drink to many animals and people We have created

Translation 1260

25:50
وَلَقَدۡ
walaqad
And verily
صَرَّفۡنَٰهُ
sarrafnahu
We have distributed it
بَيۡنَهُمۡ
baynahum
among them
لِيَذَّكَّرُواْ
liyadhakkaru
that they may remember
فَأَبَىٰٓ
fa-aba
but refuse
أَكۡثَرُ
aktharu
most
ٱلنَّاسِ
al-nasi
(of) the people
إِلَّا
illa
except
كُفُورٗا
kufuran
disbelief
٥٠

Many times We have repeated this to people so that they might take heed, but most persist in their ingratitude

Translation 1260