Al-An'am 6:22

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6:1
ٱلۡحَمۡدُ
al-hamdu
(All) the praises and thanks
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
(be) to Allah
ٱلَّذِي
alladhi
the One Who
خَلَقَ
khalaqa
created
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
al-samawati
the heavens
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ
wal-arda
and the earth
وَجَعَلَ
waja'ala
and made
ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ
al-zulumati
the darkness[es]
وَٱلنُّورَۖ
wal-nura
and the light
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
كَفَرُواْ
kafaru
disbelieved
بِرَبِّهِمۡ
birabbihim
in their Lord
يَعۡدِلُونَ
ya'diluna
equate others with Him
١

Praise belongs to God who created the heavens and the earth and made darkness and light; yet the disbelievers set up equals to their Lord

Translation 1260

6:2
هُوَ
huwa
He
ٱلَّذِي
alladhi
(is) the One Who
خَلَقَكُم
khalaqakum
created you
مِّن
min
from
طِينٖ
tinin
clay
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
قَضَىٰٓ
qada
He decreed
أَجَلٗاۖ
ajalan
a term
وَأَجَلٞ
wa-ajalun
and a term
مُّسَمًّى
musamman
specified
عِندَهُۥۖ
indahu
with Him
ثُمَّ
thumma
yet
أَنتُمۡ
antum
you
تَمۡتَرُونَ
tamtaruna
doubt
٢

He is the one who created you from clay and specified a term [for you] and another fixed time, known only to Him; yet still you doubt

Translation 1260

6:3
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
(is) Allah
فِي
fi
in
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
al-samawati
the heavens
وَفِي
wafi
and in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
al-ardi
the earth
يَعۡلَمُ
ya'lamu
He knows
سِرَّكُمۡ
sirrakum
your secret
وَجَهۡرَكُمۡ
wajahrakum
and what you make public
وَيَعۡلَمُ
waya'lamu
and He knows
مَا
ma
what
تَكۡسِبُونَ
taksibuna
you earn
٣

He is God in the heavens and on earth, He knows your secrets and what you reveal, and He knows what you do

Translation 1260

6:4
وَمَا
wama
And not
تَأۡتِيهِم
tatihim
comes to them
مِّنۡ
min
[of]
ءَايَةٖ
ayatin
any sign
مِّنۡ
min
from
ءَايَٰتِ
ayati
(the) Signs
رَبِّهِمۡ
rabbihim
(of) their Lord
إِلَّا
illa
but
كَانُواْ
kanu
they are
عَنۡهَا
anha
from it
مُعۡرِضِينَ
mu'ridina
turning away
٤

but every time revelation comes to them from their Lord, they turn their backs on it

Translation 1260

6:5
فَقَدۡ
faqad
Then indeed
كَذَّبُواْ
kadhabu
they denied
بِٱلۡحَقِّ
bil-haqi
the truth
لَمَّا
lamma
when
جَآءَهُمۡ
jaahum
it came to them
فَسَوۡفَ
fasawfa
but soon
يَأۡتِيهِمۡ
yatihim
will come to them
أَنۢبَٰٓؤُاْ
anbau
news
مَا
ma
(of) what
كَانُواْ
kanu
they used to
بِهِۦ
bihi
[at it]
يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ
yastahziuna
mock
٥

So they denied the truth when it came to them, but the very thing they laughed at will be brought home to them

Translation 1260

6:6
أَلَمۡ
alam
Did not
يَرَوۡاْ
yaraw
they see
كَمۡ
kam
how many
أَهۡلَكۡنَا
ahlakna
We destroyed
مِن
min
from
قَبۡلِهِم
qablihim
before them
مِّن
min
of
قَرۡنٖ
qarnin
generations
مَّكَّنَّٰهُمۡ
makkannahum
We had established them
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
al-ardi
the earth
مَا
ma
what
لَمۡ
lam
not
نُمَكِّن
numakkin
We (have) established
لَّكُمۡ
lakum
for you
وَأَرۡسَلۡنَا
wa-arsalna
And We sent
ٱلسَّمَآءَ
al-samaa
(rain from) the sky
عَلَيۡهِم
alayhim
upon them
مِّدۡرَارٗا
mid'raran
showering abundantly
وَجَعَلۡنَا
waja'alna
and We made
ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرَ
al-anhara
the rivers
تَجۡرِي
tajri
flow
مِن
min
from
تَحۡتِهِمۡ
tahtihim
underneath them
فَأَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُم
fa-ahlaknahum
Then We destroyed them
بِذُنُوبِهِمۡ
bidhunubihim
for their sins
وَأَنشَأۡنَا
wa-anshana
and We raised
مِنۢ
min
from
بَعۡدِهِمۡ
ba'dihim
after them
قَرۡنًا
qarnan
generations
ءَاخَرِينَ
akharina
other
٦

Do they not realize how many generations We destroyed before them? We established them in the earth more firmly than you, sent down abundant rain on them from the sky and made running rivers flow at their feet, yet We destroyed them for their misdeeds and raised other generations after them

Translation 1260

6:7
وَلَوۡ
walaw
And (even) if
نَزَّلۡنَا
nazzalna
We (had) sent down
عَلَيۡكَ
alayka
to you
كِتَٰبٗا
kitaban
a written Scripture
فِي
fi
in
قِرۡطَاسٖ
qir'tasin
a parchment
فَلَمَسُوهُ
falamasuhu
and they touched it
بِأَيۡدِيهِمۡ
bi-aydihim
with their hands
لَقَالَ
laqala
surely (would) have said
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
كَفَرُوٓاْ
kafaru
disbelieved
إِنۡ
in
Not
هَٰذَآ
hadha
(is) this
إِلَّا
illa
but
سِحۡرٞ
sih'run
magic
مُّبِينٞ
mubinun
clear
٧

Even if We had sent down to you [Prophet] a book inscribed on parchment, and they had touched it with their own hands, the disbelievers would still say, ‘This is nothing but blatant sorcery.’

Translation 1260

6:8
وَقَالُواْ
waqalu
And they said
لَوۡلَآ
lawla
Why has not been
أُنزِلَ
unzila
sent down
عَلَيۡهِ
alayhi
to him
مَلَكٞۖ
malakun
an Angel
وَلَوۡ
walaw
And if
أَنزَلۡنَا
anzalna
We (had) sent down
مَلَكٗا
malakan
an Angel
لَّقُضِيَ
laqudiya
surely (would) have been decided
ٱلۡأَمۡرُ
al-amru
the matter
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
لَا
la
no
يُنظَرُونَ
yunzaruna
respite would have been granted to them
٨

They say, ‘Why was no angel sent down to [support] him?’ But had We sent down an angel, their judgement would have come at once with no respite given

Translation 1260

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6:9
وَلَوۡ
walaw
And if
جَعَلۡنَٰهُ
ja'alnahu
We had made him
مَلَكٗا
malakan
an Angel
لَّجَعَلۡنَٰهُ
laja'alnahu
certainly We (would) have made him
رَجُلٗا
rajulan
a man
وَلَلَبَسۡنَا
walalabasna
and certainly We (would) have obscured
عَلَيۡهِم
alayhim
to them
مَّا
ma
what
يَلۡبِسُونَ
yalbisuna
they are obscuring
٩

Indeed, if We had sent an angel as messenger, We would still have sent him in the form of a man, so increasing their confusion

Translation 1260

6:10
وَلَقَدِ
walaqadi
And indeed
ٱسۡتُهۡزِئَ
us'tuh'zi-a
were mocked
بِرُسُلٖ
birusulin
Messengers
مِّن
min
from
قَبۡلِكَ
qablika
before you
فَحَاقَ
fahaqa
but surrounded
بِٱلَّذِينَ
bi-alladhina
those who
سَخِرُواْ
sakhiru
scoffed
مِنۡهُم
min'hum
of them
مَّا
ma
what
كَانُواْ
kanu
they used to
بِهِۦ
bihi
[at it]
يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ
yastahziuna
mock
١٠

Messengers have been mocked before you [Muhammad], and those who mocked them were engulfed by the very punishment they had mocked

Translation 1260

6:11
قُلۡ
qul
Say
سِيرُواْ
siru
Travel
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
al-ardi
the earth
ثُمَّ
thumma
and
ٱنظُرُواْ
unzuru
see
كَيۡفَ
kayfa
how
كَانَ
kana
was
عَٰقِبَةُ
aqibatu
(the) end
ٱلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ
al-mukadhibina
(of) the rejecters
١١

Say, ‘Travel throughout the earth and see what fate befell those who rejected the truth.’

Translation 1260

6:12
قُل
qul
Say
لِّمَن
liman
To whom (belongs)
مَّا
ma
what
فِي
fi
(is) in
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
al-samawati
the heavens
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ
wal-ardi
and the earth
قُل
qul
Say
لِّلَّهِۚ
lillahi
To Allah
كَتَبَ
kataba
He has decreed
عَلَىٰ
ala
upon
نَفۡسِهِ
nafsihi
Himself
ٱلرَّحۡمَةَۚ
al-rahmata
the Mercy
لَيَجۡمَعَنَّكُمۡ
layajma'annakum
Surely He will assemble you
إِلَىٰ
ila
on
يَوۡمِ
yawmi
(the) Day
ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ
al-qiyamati
(of) the Resurrection
لَا
la
(there is) no
رَيۡبَ
rayba
doubt
فِيهِۚ
fihi
about it
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
Those who
خَسِرُوٓاْ
khasiru
have lost
أَنفُسَهُمۡ
anfusahum
themselves
فَهُمۡ
fahum
then they
لَا
la
(do) not
يُؤۡمِنُونَ
yu'minuna
believe
١٢

Say, ‘To whom belongs all that is in the heavens and earth?’ Say, ‘To God. He has taken it upon Himself to be merciful. He will certainly gather you on the Day of Resurrection, which is beyond all doubt. Those who deceive themselves will not believe

Translation 1260

6:13
۞وَلَهُۥ
walahu
And for Him
مَا
ma
(is) whatever
سَكَنَ
sakana
dwells
فِي
fi
in
ٱلَّيۡلِ
al-layli
the night
وَٱلنَّهَارِۚ
wal-nahari
and the day
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
and He
ٱلسَّمِيعُ
al-sami'u
(is) All-Hearing
ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
al-'alimu
All-Knowing
١٣

All that rests by night or by day belongs to Him. He is the All Hearing, the All Knowing.’

Translation 1260

6:14
قُلۡ
qul
Say
أَغَيۡرَ
aghayra
Is it other than
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
أَتَّخِذُ
attakhidhu
I (should) take
وَلِيّٗا
waliyyan
(as) a protector
فَاطِرِ
fatiri
Creator
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
al-samawati
(of) the heavens
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ
wal-ardi
and the earth
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
while (it is) He
يُطۡعِمُ
yut'imu
Who feeds
وَلَا
wala
and not
يُطۡعَمُۗ
yut'amu
He is fed
قُلۡ
qul
Say
إِنِّيٓ
inni
Indeed I
أُمِرۡتُ
umir'tu
[I] am commanded
أَنۡ
an
that
أَكُونَ
akuna
I be
أَوَّلَ
awwala
(the) first
مَنۡ
man
who
أَسۡلَمَۖ
aslama
submits (to Allah)
وَلَا
wala
and not
تَكُونَنَّ
takunanna
be
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ
al-mush'rikina
the polytheists
١٤

Say, ‘Shall I take for myself a protector other than God, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, who feeds but is not fed?’ Say, ‘I am commanded to be the first [of you] to devote myself [to Him].’ Do not be one of the idolaters

Translation 1260

6:15
قُلۡ
qul
Say
إِنِّيٓ
inni
Indeed I
أَخَافُ
akhafu
[I] fear
إِنۡ
in
if
عَصَيۡتُ
asaytu
I disobeyed
رَبِّي
rabbi
my Lord
عَذَابَ
adhaba
punishment
يَوۡمٍ
yawmin
(of) a Day
عَظِيمٖ
azimin
Mighty
١٥

Say, ‘I fear the punishment of a dreadful Day if I disobey my Lord

Translation 1260

6:16
مَّن
man
Whoever
يُصۡرَفۡ
yus'raf
is averted
عَنۡهُ
anhu
from it
يَوۡمَئِذٖ
yawma-idhin
that Day
فَقَدۡ
faqad
then surely
رَحِمَهُۥۚ
rahimahu
He had Mercy on him
وَذَٰلِكَ
wadhalika
And that
ٱلۡفَوۡزُ
al-fawzu
(is) the success
ٱلۡمُبِينُ
al-mubinu
(the) clear
١٦

God will have been truly merciful to whoever is spared on that Day: that is the clearest triumph.’

Translation 1260

6:17
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
يَمۡسَسۡكَ
yamsaska
touches you
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
بِضُرّٖ
bidurrin
with affliction
فَلَا
fala
then no
كَاشِفَ
kashifa
remover
لَهُۥٓ
lahu
of it
إِلَّا
illa
except
هُوَۖ
huwa
Him
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
يَمۡسَسۡكَ
yamsaska
He touches you
بِخَيۡرٖ
bikhayrin
with good
فَهُوَ
fahuwa
then He
عَلَىٰ
ala
(is) on
كُلِّ
kulli
every
شَيۡءٖ
shayin
thing
قَدِيرٞ
qadirun
All-Powerful
١٧

If God touches you [Prophet] with affliction, no one can remove it except Him, and if He touches you with good, He has power over all things

Translation 1260

6:18
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
ٱلۡقَاهِرُ
al-qahiru
(is) the Subjugator
فَوۡقَ
fawqa
over
عِبَادِهِۦۚ
ibadihi
His slaves
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
ٱلۡحَكِيمُ
al-hakimu
(is) the All-Wise
ٱلۡخَبِيرُ
al-khabiru
the All-Aware
١٨

He is the Supreme Master over His creatures, the All Wise, the All Aware

Translation 1260

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6:19
قُلۡ
qul
Say
أَيُّ
ayyu
What
شَيۡءٍ
shayin
thing
أَكۡبَرُ
akbaru
(is) greatest
شَهَٰدَةٗۖ
shahadatan
(as) a testimony
قُلِ
quli
Say
ٱللَّهُۖ
al-lahu
Allah
شَهِيدُۢ
shahidun
(is) Witness
بَيۡنِي
bayni
between me
وَبَيۡنَكُمۡۚ
wabaynakum
and between you
وَأُوحِيَ
wauhiya
and has been revealed
إِلَيَّ
ilayya
to me
هَٰذَا
hadha
this
ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ
al-qur'anu
[the] Quran
لِأُنذِرَكُم
li-undhirakum
that I may warn you
بِهِۦ
bihi
with it
وَمَنۢ
waman
and whoever
بَلَغَۚ
balagha
it reaches
أَئِنَّكُمۡ
a-innakum
Do you truly
لَتَشۡهَدُونَ
latashhaduna
testify
أَنَّ
anna
that
مَعَ
ma'a
with
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
ءَالِهَةً
alihatan
(there are) gods
أُخۡرَىٰۚ
ukh'ra
other
قُل
qul
Say
لَّآ
la
Not
أَشۡهَدُۚ
ashhadu
(do) I testify
قُلۡ
qul
Say
إِنَّمَا
innama
Only
هُوَ
huwa
He
إِلَٰهٞ
ilahun
(is) God
وَٰحِدٞ
wahidun
One
وَإِنَّنِي
wa-innani
and indeed I am
بَرِيٓءٞ
barion
free
مِّمَّا
mimma
of what
تُشۡرِكُونَ
tush'rikuna
you associate (with Him)
١٩

Say, ‘What counts most as a witness?’ Say, ‘God is witness between you and me. This Quran was revealed for me to warn you [people] and everyone it reaches. Do you really bear witness that there are other gods beside God?’ Say, ‘I myself do not bear witness [to any such thing].’ Say, ‘He is only one God, and I disown whatever you join with Him.’

Translation 1260

6:20
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
Those (to) whom
ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمُ
ataynahumu
We have given them
ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ
al-kitaba
the Book
يَعۡرِفُونَهُۥ
ya'rifunahu
they recognize him
كَمَا
kama
as
يَعۡرِفُونَ
ya'rifuna
they recognize
أَبۡنَآءَهُمُۘ
abnaahumu
their sons
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
Those who
خَسِرُوٓاْ
khasiru
lost
أَنفُسَهُمۡ
anfusahum
themselves
فَهُمۡ
fahum
then they
لَا
la
(do) not
يُؤۡمِنُونَ
yu'minuna
believe
٢٠

Those to whom We have given the Scripture know this as well as they know their own sons. Those who have lost their souls will not believe

Translation 1260

6:21
وَمَنۡ
waman
And who
أَظۡلَمُ
azlamu
(is) more unjust
مِمَّنِ
mimmani
than (he) who
ٱفۡتَرَىٰ
if'tara
invents
عَلَى
ala
against
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
كَذِبًا
kadhiban
a lie
أَوۡ
aw
or
كَذَّبَ
kadhaba
rejects
بِـَٔايَٰتِهِۦٓۚ
biayatihi
His Signs
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed
لَا
la
not
يُفۡلِحُ
yuf'lihu
will be successful
ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ
al-zalimuna
the wrongdoers
٢١

Who does greater wrong than someone who fabricates a lie against God or denies His revelation? Those who do such wrong will not prosper

Translation 1260

6:22
وَيَوۡمَ
wayawma
And (the) Day
نَحۡشُرُهُمۡ
nahshuruhum
We will gather them
جَمِيعٗا
jami'an
all
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
نَقُولُ
naqulu
We will say
لِلَّذِينَ
lilladhina
to those who
أَشۡرَكُوٓاْ
ashraku
associated others with Allah
أَيۡنَ
ayna
Where (are)
شُرَكَآؤُكُمُ
shurakaukumu
your partners
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those whom
كُنتُمۡ
kuntum
you used to
تَزۡعُمُونَ
taz'umuna
claim
٢٢

When We gather them all together and say to the polytheists, ‘Where are those you claimed were partners with God?’ in their utter dismay

Translation 1260

6:23
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
لَمۡ
lam
not
تَكُن
takun
will be
فِتۡنَتُهُمۡ
fit'natuhum
(for) them a plea
إِلَّآ
illa
except
أَن
an
that
قَالُواْ
qalu
they say
وَٱللَّهِ
wal-lahi
By Allah
رَبِّنَا
rabbina
our Lord
مَا
ma
not
كُنَّا
kunna
we were
مُشۡرِكِينَ
mush'rikina
those who associated others (with Allah)
٢٣

they will only say, ‘By God, our Lord, we have not set up partners beside Him!’

Translation 1260

6:24
ٱنظُرۡ
unzur
Look
كَيۡفَ
kayfa
how
كَذَبُواْ
kadhabu
they lied
عَلَىٰٓ
ala
against
أَنفُسِهِمۡۚ
anfusihim
themselves
وَضَلَّ
wadalla
And lost
عَنۡهُم
anhum
from them
مَّا
ma
what
كَانُواْ
kanu
they used to
يَفۡتَرُونَ
yaftaruna
invent
٢٤

See how they lie against themselves and how those they invented have deserted them

Translation 1260

6:25
وَمِنۡهُم
wamin'hum
And among them
مَّن
man
(are those) who
يَسۡتَمِعُ
yastami'u
listen
إِلَيۡكَۖ
ilayka
to you
وَجَعَلۡنَا
waja'alna
but We have placed
عَلَىٰ
ala
over
قُلُوبِهِمۡ
qulubihim
their hearts
أَكِنَّةً
akinnatan
coverings
أَن
an
lest
يَفۡقَهُوهُ
yafqahuhu
they understand it
وَفِيٓ
wafi
and in
ءَاذَانِهِمۡ
adhanihim
their ears
وَقۡرٗاۚ
waqran
deafness
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
يَرَوۡاْ
yaraw
they see
كُلَّ
kulla
every
ءَايَةٖ
ayatin
sign
لَّا
la
not
يُؤۡمِنُواْ
yu'minu
will they believe
بِهَاۖ
biha
in it
حَتَّىٰٓ
hatta
Until
إِذَا
idha
when
جَآءُوكَ
jauka
they come to you
يُجَٰدِلُونَكَ
yujadilunaka
and argue with you
يَقُولُ
yaqulu
say
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
كَفَرُوٓاْ
kafaru
disbelieved
إِنۡ
in
Not
هَٰذَآ
hadha
(is) this
إِلَّآ
illa
but
أَسَٰطِيرُ
asatiru
(the) tales
ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
al-awalina
(of) the former (people)
٢٥

Among them are some who [appear to] listen to you, but we have placed covers over their hearts- so they do not understand the Quran- and deafness in their ears. Even if they saw every sign they would not believe in them. So, when they come to you, they argue with you: the disbelievers say, ‘These are nothing but ancient fables,’

Translation 1260