21:1ٱقۡتَرَبَiq'taraba(Has) approachedلِلنَّاسِlilnnasifor [the] mankindحِسَابُهُمۡhisabuhumtheir accountوَهُمۡwahumwhile theyفِيfi(are) inغَفۡلَةٖghaflatinheedlessnessمُّعۡرِضُونَmu'ridunaturning away١
21:2مَاmaNotيَأۡتِيهِمyatihimcomes to themمِّنminofذِكۡرٖdhik'rina Reminderمِّنminfromرَّبِّهِمrabbihimtheir Lordمُّحۡدَثٍmuh'dathinanewإِلَّاillaexceptٱسۡتَمَعُوهُis'tama'uhuthey listen to itوَهُمۡwahumwhile theyيَلۡعَبُونَyal'abuna(are at) play٢
21:3لَاهِيَةٗlahiyatanDistractedقُلُوبُهُمۡۗqulubuhumtheir heartsوَأَسَرُّواْwa-asarruAnd they concealٱلنَّجۡوَىal-najwathe private conversationٱلَّذِينَalladhinathose whoظَلَمُواْzalamu[they] wrongedهَلۡhalIsهَٰذَآhadhathisإِلَّاillaexceptبَشَرٞbasharuna human beingمِّثۡلُكُمۡۖmith'lukumlike youأَفَتَأۡتُونَafatatunaSo would you approachٱلسِّحۡرَal-sih'rathe magicوَأَنتُمۡwa-antumwhile youتُبۡصِرُونَtub'sirunasee (it)٣
21:4قَالَqalaHe saidرَبِّيrabbiMy Lordيَعۡلَمُya'lamuknowsٱلۡقَوۡلَal-qawlathe wordفِيfiinٱلسَّمَآءِal-samaithe heavensوَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖwal-ardiand the earthوَهُوَwahuwaAnd Heٱلسَّمِيعُal-sami'u(is) the All-Hearerٱلۡعَلِيمُal-'alimuthe All-Knower٤
21:5بَلۡbalNayقَالُوٓاْqaluthey sayأَضۡغَٰثُadghathuMuddledأَحۡلَٰمِۭahlamindreamsبَلِbalinayٱفۡتَرَىٰهُif'tarahuhe (has) invented itبَلۡbalnayهُوَhuwaheشَاعِرٞsha'irun(is) a poetفَلۡيَأۡتِنَاfalyatinaSo let him bring usبِـَٔايَةٖbiayatina signكَمَآkamalike whatأُرۡسِلَur'silawas sentٱلۡأَوَّلُونَal-awaluna(to) the former٥
21:6مَآmaNotءَامَنَتۡamanatbelievedقَبۡلَهُمqablahumbefore themمِّنminanyقَرۡيَةٍqaryatintownأَهۡلَكۡنَٰهَآۖahlaknahawhich We destroyedأَفَهُمۡafahumso will theyيُؤۡمِنُونَyu'minunabelieve٦
21:7وَمَآwamaAnd notأَرۡسَلۡنَاarsalnaWe sentقَبۡلَكَqablakabefore youإِلَّاillaexceptرِجَالٗاrijalanmenنُّوحِيٓnuhiWe revealedإِلَيۡهِمۡۖilayhimto themفَسۡـَٔلُوٓاْfasaluSo askأَهۡلَahla(the) peopleٱلذِّكۡرِal-dhik'ri(of) the Reminderإِنinifكُنتُمۡkuntumyouلَاla(do) notتَعۡلَمُونَta'lamunaknow٧
21:8وَمَاwamaAnd notجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡja'alnahumWe made themجَسَدٗاjasadanbodiesلَّاlanotيَأۡكُلُونَyakulunaeatingٱلطَّعَامَal-ta'amathe foodوَمَاwamaand notكَانُواْkanuthey wereخَٰلِدِينَkhalidinaimmortals٨
21:9ثُمَّthummaThenصَدَقۡنَٰهُمُsadaqnahumuWe fulfilled (for) themٱلۡوَعۡدَal-wa'dathe promiseفَأَنجَيۡنَٰهُمۡfa-anjaynahumand We saved themوَمَنwamanand whomنَّشَآءُnashauWe willedوَأَهۡلَكۡنَاwa-ahlaknaand We destroyedٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَal-mus'rifinathe transgressors٩
21:10لَقَدۡlaqadIndeedأَنزَلۡنَآanzalnaWe (have) sent downإِلَيۡكُمۡilaykumto youكِتَٰبٗاkitabana Bookفِيهِfihiin itذِكۡرُكُمۡۚdhik'rukum(is) your mentionأَفَلَاafalaThen will notتَعۡقِلُونَta'qilunayou use reason١٠
21:11وَكَمۡwakamAnd how manyقَصَمۡنَاqasamnaWe (have) shatteredمِنminofقَرۡيَةٖqaryatina townكَانَتۡkanat(that) wasظَالِمَةٗzalimatanunjustوَأَنشَأۡنَاwa-anshanaand We producedبَعۡدَهَاba'dahaafter themقَوۡمًاqawmananother peopleءَاخَرِينَakharinaanother people١١
21:12فَلَمَّآfalammaThen whenأَحَسُّواْahassuthey perceivedبَأۡسَنَآbasanaOur tormentإِذَاidhabeholdهُمhumtheyمِّنۡهَاmin'hafrom itيَرۡكُضُونَyarkudunawere fleeing١٢
21:13لَاlaFlee notتَرۡكُضُواْtarkuduFlee notوَٱرۡجِعُوٓاْwa-ir'ji'ubut returnإِلَىٰilatoمَآmawhatأُتۡرِفۡتُمۡut'rif'tumyou were given luxuryفِيهِfihiin itوَمَسَٰكِنِكُمۡwamasakinikumand to your homesلَعَلَّكُمۡla'allakumso that you mayتُسۡـَٔلُونَtus'alunabe questioned١٣
21:14قَالُواْqaluThey saidيَٰوَيۡلَنَآyawaylanaO woe to usإِنَّاinnaIndeed [we]كُنَّاkunnawe wereظَٰلِمِينَzaliminawrongdoers١٤
21:15فَمَاfamaThen notزَالَتzalatceasedتِّلۡكَtil'ka[this]دَعۡوَىٰهُمۡda'wahumtheir cryحَتَّىٰhattauntilجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡja'alnahumWe made themحَصِيدًاhasidanreapedخَٰمِدِينَkhamidinaextinct١٥
21:16وَمَاwamaAnd notخَلَقۡنَاkhalaqnaWe createdٱلسَّمَآءَal-samaathe heavensوَٱلۡأَرۡضَwal-ardaand the earthوَمَاwamaand whatبَيۡنَهُمَاbaynahuma(is) between themلَٰعِبِينَla'ibina(for) playing١٦
21:17لَوۡlawIfأَرَدۡنَآaradnaWe intendedأَنanthatنَّتَّخِذَnattakhidhaWe takeلَهۡوٗاlahwana pastimeلَّٱتَّخَذۡنَٰهُla-ittakhadhnahusurely We (could have) taken itمِنminfromلَّدُنَّآladunnaUsإِنinifكُنَّاkunnaWe wereفَٰعِلِينَfa'ilinadoers١٧
21:18بَلۡbalNayنَقۡذِفُnaqdhifuWe hurlبِٱلۡحَقِّbil-haqithe truthعَلَىalaagainstٱلۡبَٰطِلِal-batili[the] falsehoodفَيَدۡمَغُهُۥfayadmaghuhuand it breaks its headفَإِذَاfa-idhabeholdهُوَhuwait (is)زَاهِقٞۚzahiqunvanishingوَلَكُمُwalakumuAnd for youٱلۡوَيۡلُal-waylu(is) destructionمِمَّاmimmafor whatتَصِفُونَtasifunayou ascribe١٨
21:19وَلَهُۥwalahuAnd to Him (belongs)مَنmanwhoeverفِيfi(is) inٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِal-samawatithe heavensوَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚwal-ardiand the earthوَمَنۡwamanAnd (those) whoعِندَهُۥindahu(are) near Himلَاlanotيَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَyastakbirunathey are arrogantعَنۡantoعِبَادَتِهِۦibadatihiworship Himوَلَاwalaand notيَسۡتَحۡسِرُونَyastahsirunathey tire١٩
21:20يُسَبِّحُونَyusabbihunaThey glorify (Him)ٱلَّيۡلَal-layla[the] nightوَٱلنَّهَارَwal-naharaand [the] dayلَاlanotيَفۡتُرُونَyafturunathey slacken٢٠
21:21أَمِamiOrٱتَّخَذُوٓاْittakhadhu(have) they takenءَالِهَةٗalihatangodsمِّنَminafromٱلۡأَرۡضِal-ardithe earthهُمۡhumtheyيُنشِرُونَyunshirunaraise (the dead)٢١
21:22لَوۡlawIfكَانَkana(there) wereفِيهِمَآfihimain both of themءَالِهَةٌalihatungodsإِلَّاillabesidesٱللَّهُal-lahuAllahلَفَسَدَتَاۚlafasadatasurely they (would) have been ruinedفَسُبۡحَٰنَfasub'hanaSo glorifiedٱللَّهِal-lahi(is) AllahرَبِّrabbiLordٱلۡعَرۡشِal-'arshi(of) the Throneعَمَّاamma(above) whatيَصِفُونَyasifunathey attribute٢٢
21:23لَاlaNotيُسۡـَٔلُyus'aluHe (can) be questionedعَمَّاammaabout whatيَفۡعَلُyaf 'aluHe doesوَهُمۡwahumbut theyيُسۡـَٔلُونَyus'alunawill be questioned٢٣
21:24أَمِamiOrٱتَّخَذُواْittakhadhu(have) they takenمِنminbesides Himدُونِهِۦٓdunihibesides HimءَالِهَةٗۖalihatangodsقُلۡqulSayهَاتُواْhatuBringبُرۡهَٰنَكُمۡۖbur'hanakumyour proofهَٰذَاhadhaThisذِكۡرُdhik'ru(is) a Reminderمَنman(for those) whoمَّعِيَma'iya(are) with meوَذِكۡرُwadhik'ruand a Reminderمَنman(for those) whoقَبۡلِيۚqabli(were) before meبَلۡbalButأَكۡثَرُهُمۡaktharuhummost of themلَاla(do) notيَعۡلَمُونَya'lamunaknowٱلۡحَقَّۖal-haqathe truthفَهُمfahumso theyمُّعۡرِضُونَmu'riduna(are) averse٢٤
21:25وَمَآwamaAnd notأَرۡسَلۡنَاarsalnaWe sentمِنminbefore youقَبۡلِكَqablikabefore youمِنminanyرَّسُولٍrasulinMessengerإِلَّاillabutنُوحِيٓnuhiWe reveal(ed)إِلَيۡهِilayhito himأَنَّهُۥannahuthat [He]لَآla(There is) noإِلَٰهَilahagodإِلَّآillaexceptأَنَا۠anaMeفَٱعۡبُدُونِfa-u'buduniso worship Me٢٥