6:36
۞إِنَّمَا
innama
Only
يَسۡتَجِيبُ
yastajibu
respond
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
يَسۡمَعُونَۘ
yasma'una
listen
وَٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰ
wal-mawta
But the dead
يَبۡعَثُهُمُ
yab'athuhumu
will resurrect them
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
إِلَيۡهِ
ilayhi
to Him
يُرۡجَعُونَ
yur'ja'una
they will be returned
٣٦

Only those who can hear will respond; as for the dead, God will raise them up, and to Him they will all be returned

Translation 1260

6:37
وَقَالُواْ
waqalu
And they said
لَوۡلَا
lawla
Why (is) not
نُزِّلَ
nuzzila
sent down
عَلَيۡهِ
alayhi
to him
ءَايَةٞ
ayatun
a Sign
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّهِۦۚ
rabbihi
his Lord
قُلۡ
qul
Say
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
قَادِرٌ
qadirun
(is) Able
عَلَىٰٓ
ala
[on]
أَن
an
to
يُنَزِّلَ
yunazzila
send down
ءَايَةٗ
ayatan
a Sign
وَلَٰكِنَّ
walakinna
but
أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ
aktharahum
most of them
لَا
la
(do) not
يَعۡلَمُونَ
ya'lamuna
know
٣٧

They also say, ‘Why has no sign been sent down to him from his Lord?’ Say, ‘God certainly has the power to send down a sign,’ though most of them do not know

Translation 1260

6:38
وَمَا
wama
And not
مِن
min
[of]
دَآبَّةٖ
dabbatin
any animal
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
al-ardi
the earth
وَلَا
wala
and not
طَٰٓئِرٖ
tairin
a bird
يَطِيرُ
yatiru
(that) flies
بِجَنَاحَيۡهِ
bijanahayhi
with its wings
إِلَّآ
illa
but
أُمَمٌ
umamun
(are) communities
أَمۡثَالُكُمۚ
amthalukum
like you
مَّا
ma
Not
فَرَّطۡنَا
farratna
We have neglected
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
al-kitabi
the Book
مِن
min
[of]
شَيۡءٖۚ
shayin
anything
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
إِلَىٰ
ila
to
رَبِّهِمۡ
rabbihim
their Lord
يُحۡشَرُونَ
yuh'sharuna
they will be gathered
٣٨

all the creatures that crawl on the earth and those that fly with their wings are communities like yourselves. We have missed nothing out of the Record- in the end they will be gathered to their Lord

Translation 1260

6:39
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
And those who
كَذَّبُواْ
kadhabu
rejected
بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا
biayatina
Our Verses
صُمّٞ
summun
(are) deaf
وَبُكۡمٞ
wabuk'mun
and dumb
فِي
fi
in
ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِۗ
al-zulumati
the darkness[es]
مَن
man
Whoever
يَشَإِ
yasha-i
wills
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
يُضۡلِلۡهُ
yud'lil'hu
He lets him go astray
وَمَن
waman
and whoever
يَشَأۡ
yasha
He wills
يَجۡعَلۡهُ
yaj'alhu
He places him
عَلَىٰ
ala
on
صِرَٰطٖ
siratin
(the) way
مُّسۡتَقِيمٖ
mus'taqimin
(the) straight
٣٩

Those who reject Our signs are deaf, dumb, and in total darkness. God leaves whoever He will to stray, and sets whoever He will on a straight path

Translation 1260

6:40
قُلۡ
qul
Say
أَرَءَيۡتَكُمۡ
ara-aytakum
Have you seen
إِنۡ
in
if
أَتَىٰكُمۡ
atakum
(there) came to you
عَذَابُ
adhabu
punishment
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
أَوۡ
aw
or
أَتَتۡكُمُ
atatkumu
(there) came to you
ٱلسَّاعَةُ
al-sa'atu
the Hour
أَغَيۡرَ
aghayra
is it other
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(than) Allah
تَدۡعُونَ
tad'una
you call
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمۡ
kuntum
you are
صَٰدِقِينَ
sadiqina
truthful
٤٠

Say, ‘Think: if the punishment of God or the Hour should come to you, would you call on anyone other than God, if you are being truthful?’

Translation 1260

6:41
بَلۡ
bal
Nay
إِيَّاهُ
iyyahu
Him Alone
تَدۡعُونَ
tad'una
you call
فَيَكۡشِفُ
fayakshifu
and He would remove
مَا
ma
what
تَدۡعُونَ
tad'una
you call
إِلَيۡهِ
ilayhi
upon Him
إِن
in
if
شَآءَ
shaa
He wills
وَتَنسَوۡنَ
watansawna
and you will forget
مَا
ma
what
تُشۡرِكُونَ
tush'rikuna
you associate (with Him)
٤١

No indeed, it is on Him that you would call. If it were His will, He could remove whatever harm made you call on Him, and then you would forget what you now associate with Him

Translation 1260

6:42
وَلَقَدۡ
walaqad
And certainly
أَرۡسَلۡنَآ
arsalna
We sent (Messengers)
إِلَىٰٓ
ila
to
أُمَمٖ
umamin
nations
مِّن
min
from
قَبۡلِكَ
qablika
before you
فَأَخَذۡنَٰهُم
fa-akhadhnahum
then We seized them
بِٱلۡبَأۡسَآءِ
bil-basai
with adversity
وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ
wal-darai
and hardship
لَعَلَّهُمۡ
la'allahum
so that they may
يَتَضَرَّعُونَ
yatadarra'una
humble themselves
٤٢

We sent messengers before you [Prophet] to many communities and afflicted their people with suffering and hardships, so that they could learn humility

Translation 1260

6:43
فَلَوۡلَآ
falawla
Then why not
إِذۡ
idh
when
جَآءَهُم
jaahum
came to them
بَأۡسُنَا
basuna
Our punishment
تَضَرَّعُواْ
tadarra'u
they humbled themselves
وَلَٰكِن
walakin
But
قَسَتۡ
qasat
became hardened
قُلُوبُهُمۡ
qulubuhum
their hearts
وَزَيَّنَ
wazayyana
and made fair-seeming
لَهُمُ
lahumu
to them
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ
al-shaytanu
the Shaitaan
مَا
ma
what
كَانُواْ
kanu
they used to
يَعۡمَلُونَ
ya'maluna
do
٤٣

If only they had learned humility when suffering came from Us! But no, their hearts became hard and Satan made their foul deeds alluring to them

Translation 1260

6:44
فَلَمَّا
falamma
So when
نَسُواْ
nasu
they forgot
مَا
ma
what
ذُكِّرُواْ
dhukkiru
they were reminded
بِهِۦ
bihi
of [it]
فَتَحۡنَا
fatahna
We opened
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
alayhim
on them
أَبۡوَٰبَ
abwaba
gates
كُلِّ
kulli
(of) every
شَيۡءٍ
shayin
thing
حَتَّىٰٓ
hatta
until
إِذَا
idha
when
فَرِحُواْ
farihu
they rejoiced
بِمَآ
bima
in what
أُوتُوٓاْ
utu
they were given
أَخَذۡنَٰهُم
akhadhnahum
We seized them
بَغۡتَةٗ
baghtatan
suddenly
فَإِذَا
fa-idha
and then
هُم
hum
they
مُّبۡلِسُونَ
mub'lisuna
(were) dumbfounded
٤٤

So, when they had forgotten the warning they had received, We opened the gates to everything for them. Then, as they revelled in what they had been given, We struck them suddenly and they were dumbfounded

Translation 1260