21:1ٱقۡتَرَبَʹIq̣taraba(Has) approachedلِلنَّاسِlinnaasifor [the] mankindحِسَابُهُمۡḤisaabuhumtheir accountوَهُمۡwa-humwhile theyفِيfee(are) inغَفۡلَةٖg̣aflatimheedlessnessمُّعۡرِضُونَmuʻriḍoon.turning away١
21:2مَاMaa-Notيَأۡتِيهِمyaʹteehimcomes to themمِّنmiñofذِكۡرٖẒikrima ReminderمِّنmirfromرَّبِّهِمRabbihimtheir Lordمُّحۡدَثٍmuḥdas̤inanewإِلَّاʹillasexceptٱسۡتَمَعُوهُtamaʻoohuthey listen to itوَهُمۡwa-humwhile theyيَلۡعَبُونَyalʻaboon,(are at) play٢
21:3لَاهِيَةٗLaahiyatañDistractedقُلُوبُهُمۡۗq̣uloobuhum.their heartsوَأَسَرُّواْWa-ʹasarrunAnd they concealٱلنَّجۡوَىnajwalthe private conversationٱلَّذِينَlaẓeenathose whoظَلَمُواْz̤̣alamoo[they] wrongedهَلۡhalIsهَٰذَآhaaẓaaathisإِلَّاʹillaaexceptبَشَرٞbasharuma human beingمِّثۡلُكُمۡۖmis̤lukum?like youأَفَتَأۡتُونَʹAfataʹtoonasSo would you approachٱلسِّحۡرَsiḥrathe magicوَأَنتُمۡwa-ʹañtumwhile youتُبۡصِرُونَtubṣiroon?see (it)٣
21:4قَالَQ̣aalaHe saidرَبِّيRabbeeMy LordيَعۡلَمُyaʻlamulknowsٱلۡقَوۡلَQ̣awlathe wordفِيfisinٱلسَّمَآءِsamaaaʹithe heavensوَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖwal-ʹarḍ:and the earthوَهُوَwa-HuwasAnd HeٱلسَّمِيعُSameeʻul(is) the All-HearerٱلۡعَلِيمُʻAleem.the All-Knower٤
21:5بَلۡBalNayقَالُوٓاْq̣aalooothey sayأَضۡغَٰثُʹaḍg̣aas̤uMuddledأَحۡلَٰمِۭʹaḥlaamimdreamsبَلِbalnayٱفۡتَرَىٰهُiftaraahuhe (has) invented itبَلۡbalnayهُوَhuwaheشَاعِرٞshaaʻir!(is) a poetفَلۡيَأۡتِنَاfal-yaʹtinaaSo let him bring usبِـَٔايَةٖbiʹAayatiña signكَمَآkamaaalike whatأُرۡسِلَʹursilalwas sentٱلۡأَوَّلُونَʹawwaloon!(to) the former٥
21:6مَآMaaaNotءَامَنَتۡʹaamanatbelievedقَبۡلَهُمq̣ablahumbefore themمِّنmiñanyقَرۡيَةٍq̣aryatintownأَهۡلَكۡنَٰهَآۖʹahlaknaahaa:which We destroyedأَفَهُمۡʹa-fahumso will theyيُؤۡمِنُونَyuʹminoon?believe٦
21:7وَمَآWa-maaaAnd notأَرۡسَلۡنَاʹarsalnaaWe sentقَبۡلَكَq̣ablakabefore youإِلَّاʹillaaexceptرِجَالٗاrijaalanmenنُّوحِيٓnooḥeeeWe revealedإِلَيۡهِمۡۖʹilayhimto themفَسۡـَٔلُوٓاْfasʹaloooSo askأَهۡلَʹAhlaẓ(the) peopleٱلذِّكۡرِẒikri(of) the Reminderإِنʹiñifكُنتُمۡkuñtumyouلَاlaa-(do) notتَعۡلَمُونَtaʻlamoon.know٧
21:8وَمَاWa-maaAnd notجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡjaʻalnaahumWe made themجَسَدٗاjasadalbodiesلَّاlaanotيَأۡكُلُونَyaʹkuloonaṭeatingٱلطَّعَامَṭaʻaamathe foodوَمَاwa-maaand notكَانُواْkaanoothey wereخَٰلِدِينَkhaalideen.immortals٨
21:9ثُمَّS̤ummaThenصَدَقۡنَٰهُمُṣadaq̣naahumulWe fulfilled (for) themٱلۡوَعۡدَwaʻdathe promiseفَأَنجَيۡنَٰهُمۡfaʹañjaynaahumand We saved themوَمَنwa-manand whomنَّشَآءُnashaaaʹuWe willedوَأَهۡلَكۡنَاwa-ʹahlaknaland We destroyedٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَmusrifeen.the transgressors٩
21:10لَقَدۡLaq̣adIndeedأَنزَلۡنَآʹañzalnaaaWe (have) sent downإِلَيۡكُمۡʹilaykumto youكِتَٰبٗاKitaabaña Bookفِيهِfeehiin itذِكۡرُكُمۡۚẒikrukum:(is) your mentionأَفَلَاʹafalaaThen will notتَعۡقِلُونَtaʻq̣iloon?you use reason١٠
21:11وَكَمۡWa-kamAnd how manyقَصَمۡنَاq̣aṣamnaaWe (have) shatteredمِنmiñofقَرۡيَةٖq̣aryatiña townكَانَتۡkaanat(that) wasظَالِمَةٗz̤̣aalimatañwunjustوَأَنشَأۡنَاwa-ʹañshaʹnaaand We producedبَعۡدَهَاbaʻdahaaafter themقَوۡمًاq̣awmananother peopleءَاخَرِينَʹaakhareen?another people١١
21:12فَلَمَّآFalammaaaThen whenأَحَسُّواْʹaḥassoothey perceivedبَأۡسَنَآbaʹsanaaaOur tormentإِذَاʹiẓaabeholdهُمhumtheyمِّنۡهَاminhaafrom itيَرۡكُضُونَyarkuḍoon.were fleeing١٢
21:13لَاLaa-Flee notتَرۡكُضُواْtarkuḍooFlee notوَٱرۡجِعُوٓاْwarjiʻooobut returnإِلَىٰʹilaatoمَآmaaawhatأُتۡرِفۡتُمۡʹutriftumyou were given luxuryفِيهِfeehiin itوَمَسَٰكِنِكُمۡwa-masaakinikumand to your homesلَعَلَّكُمۡlaʻallakumso that you mayتُسۡـَٔلُونَtusʹaloon.be questioned١٣
21:14قَالُواْQ̣aalooThey saidيَٰوَيۡلَنَآyaa-waylanaaaO woe to usإِنَّاʹinnaaIndeed [we]كُنَّاkunnaawe wereظَٰلِمِينَz̤̣aalimeen!wrongdoers١٤
21:15فَمَاFamaaThen notزَالَتzaalatceasedتِّلۡكَtilka[this]دَعۡوَىٰهُمۡdaʻwaahumtheir cryحَتَّىٰḥattaauntilجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡjaʻalnaahumWe made themحَصِيدًاḥaṣeedanreapedخَٰمِدِينَkhaamideen.extinct١٥
21:16وَمَاWa-maaAnd notخَلَقۡنَاkhalaq̣nasWe createdٱلسَّمَآءَsamaaaʹathe heavensوَٱلۡأَرۡضَwal-ʹarḍaand the earthوَمَاwa-maaand whatبَيۡنَهُمَاbaynahumaa(is) between themلَٰعِبِينَlaaʻibeen!(for) playing١٦
21:17لَوۡLawIfأَرَدۡنَآʹaradnaaaWe intendedأَنʹanthatنَّتَّخِذَnattakhiẓaWe takeلَهۡوٗاlahwala pastimeلَّٱتَّخَذۡنَٰهُlat-takhaẓnaahusurely We (could have) taken itمِنmilfromلَّدُنَّآladunnaaaUsإِنʹiñifكُنَّاkunnaaWe wereفَٰعِلِينَfaaʻileen!doers١٧
21:18بَلۡBalNayنَقۡذِفُnaq̣ẓifuWe hurlبِٱلۡحَقِّbil-Ḥaq̣q̣ithe truthعَلَىʻalalagainstٱلۡبَٰطِلِbaaṭili[the] falsehoodفَيَدۡمَغُهُۥfayadmag̣uhooand it breaks its headفَإِذَاfaʹiẓaabeholdهُوَhuwait (is)زَاهِقٞۚzaahiq̣!vanishingوَلَكُمُWa-lakumulAnd for youٱلۡوَيۡلُwaylu(is) destructionمِمَّاmimmaafor whatتَصِفُونَtaṣifoon.you ascribe١٨
21:19وَلَهُۥWa-lahooAnd to Him (belongs)مَنmañwhoeverفِيfis(is) inٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِsamaawaatithe heavensوَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚwal-ʹarḍ:and the earthوَمَنۡwa-manAnd (those) whoعِندَهُۥʻiñdahoo(are) near Himلَاlaa-notيَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَyastakbiroonathey are arrogantعَنۡʻantoعِبَادَتِهِۦʻibaadatiheeworship Himوَلَاwa-laaand notيَسۡتَحۡسِرُونَyastaḥsiroon.they tire١٩
21:20يُسَبِّحُونَYusabbiḥoonalThey glorify (Him)ٱلَّيۡلَlayla[the] nightوَٱلنَّهَارَwannahaaraand [the] dayلَاlaa-notيَفۡتُرُونَyafturoon.they slacken٢٠
21:21أَمِʹAmitOrٱتَّخَذُوٓاْtakhaẓooo(have) they takenءَالِهَةٗʹaalihatamgodsمِّنَminalfromٱلۡأَرۡضِʹarḍithe earthهُمۡhumtheyيُنشِرُونَyuñshiroon?raise (the dead)٢١
21:22لَوۡLawIfكَانَkaana(there) wereفِيهِمَآfeehimaaain both of themءَالِهَةٌʹaalihatungodsإِلَّاʹillalbesidesٱللَّهُlaahuAllahلَفَسَدَتَاۚlafasadataa!surely they (would) have been ruinedفَسُبۡحَٰنَFa-SubḥaanalSo glorifiedٱللَّهِlaahi(is) AllahرَبِّRabbilLordٱلۡعَرۡشِʻArshi(of) the Throneعَمَّاʻammaa(above) whatيَصِفُونَyaṣifoon!they attribute٢٢
21:23لَاLaa-NotيُسۡـَٔلُyusʹaluHe (can) be questionedعَمَّاʻammaaabout whatيَفۡعَلُyafʻaluHe doesوَهُمۡwa-humbut theyيُسۡـَٔلُونَyusʹaloon.will be questioned٢٣
21:24أَمِʹAmitOrٱتَّخَذُواْtakhaẓoo(have) they takenمِنmiñbesides Himدُونِهِۦٓdooniheeebesides Himءَالِهَةٗۖʹaalihah?godsقُلۡQ̣ulSayهَاتُواْhaatooBringبُرۡهَٰنَكُمۡۖburhaanakum:your proofهَٰذَاhaaẓaaThisذِكۡرُẒikru(is) a Reminderمَنmam(for those) whoمَّعِيَmaʻiya(are) with meوَذِكۡرُwa-Ẓikruand a Reminderمَنmañ(for those) whoقَبۡلِيۚq̣ablee(were) before meبَلۡBalButأَكۡثَرُهُمۡʹaks̤aruhummost of themلَاlaa-(do) notيَعۡلَمُونَyaʻlamoonalknowٱلۡحَقَّۖḤaq̣q̣athe truthفَهُمfahumso theyمُّعۡرِضُونَmuʻriḍoon.(are) averse٢٤
21:25وَمَآWa-maaaAnd notأَرۡسَلۡنَاʹarsalnaaWe sentمِنmiñbefore youقَبۡلِكَq̣ablikabefore youمِنmiranyرَّسُولٍrasoolinMessengerإِلَّاʹillaabutنُوحِيٓnooḥeeeWe reveal(ed)إِلَيۡهِʹilayhito himأَنَّهُۥʹannahoothat [He]لَآLaaa(There is) noإِلَٰهَʹilaahagodإِلَّآʹillaaaexceptأَنَا۠ʹAnaMeفَٱعۡبُدُونِfaʻbudoon.so worship Me٢٥