surah023
ﲪﲫﲮﲴ
23:1
قَدۡ
qad
Indeed
أَفۡلَحَ
aflaha
successful
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ
al-mu'minuna
(are) the believers
١

[How] prosperous are the believers

Translation 1260

23:2
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
Those who
هُمۡ
hum
[they]
فِي
fi
during
صَلَاتِهِمۡ
salatihim
their prayers
خَٰشِعُونَ
khashi'una
(are) humbly submissive
٢

Those who pray humbly

Translation 1260

23:3
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
Those who
هُمۡ
hum
[they]
عَنِ
ani
from
ٱللَّغۡوِ
al-laghwi
the vain talk
مُعۡرِضُونَ
mu'riduna
turn away
٣

who shun idle talk

Translation 1260

23:4
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
Those who
هُمۡ
hum
[they]
لِلزَّكَوٰةِ
lilzzakati
of purification works
فَٰعِلُونَ
fa'iluna
(are) doers
٤

who pay the prescribed alms

Translation 1260

23:5
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
And those who
هُمۡ
hum
[they]
لِفُرُوجِهِمۡ
lifurujihim
of their modesty
حَٰفِظُونَ
hafizuna
(are) guardians
٥

who guard their chastity

Translation 1260

23:6
إِلَّا
illa
Except
عَلَىٰٓ
ala
from
أَزۡوَٰجِهِمۡ
azwajihim
their spouses
أَوۡ
aw
or
مَا
ma
what
مَلَكَتۡ
malakat
possess
أَيۡمَٰنُهُمۡ
aymanuhum
their right hands
فَإِنَّهُمۡ
fa-innahum
then indeed they
غَيۡرُ
ghayru
(are) not
مَلُومِينَ
malumina
blameworthy
٦

except with their spouses or their slaves––with these they are not to blame

Translation 1260

23:7
فَمَنِ
famani
Then whoever
ٱبۡتَغَىٰ
ib'tagha
seeks
وَرَآءَ
waraa
beyond
ذَٰلِكَ
dhalika
that
فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
fa-ulaika
then those
هُمُ
humu
[they]
ٱلۡعَادُونَ
al-'aduna
(are) the transgressors
٧

but anyone who seeks more than this is exceeding the limits––

Translation 1260

23:8
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
And those who
هُمۡ
hum
[they]
لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمۡ
li-amanatihim
of their trusts
وَعَهۡدِهِمۡ
wa'ahdihim
and their promise(s)
رَٰعُونَ
ra'una
(are) observers
٨

who are faithful to their trusts and pledges

Translation 1260

23:9
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
And those who
هُمۡ
hum
[they]
عَلَىٰ
ala
over
صَلَوَٰتِهِمۡ
salawatihim
their prayers
يُحَافِظُونَ
yuhafizuna
they guard
٩

and who keep up their prayers

Translation 1260

23:10
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
ulaika
Those
هُمُ
humu
[they]
ٱلۡوَٰرِثُونَ
al-warithuna
(are) the inheritors
١٠

will rightly be given

Translation 1260

23:11
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
Who
يَرِثُونَ
yarithuna
will inherit
ٱلۡفِرۡدَوۡسَ
al-fir'dawsa
the Paradise
هُمۡ
hum
They
فِيهَا
fiha
therein
خَٰلِدُونَ
khaliduna
(will) abide forever
١١

Paradise as their own, there to remain

Translation 1260

23:12
وَلَقَدۡ
walaqad
And indeed
خَلَقۡنَا
khalaqna
We created
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ
al-insana
the humankind
مِن
min
from
سُلَٰلَةٖ
sulalatin
an essence
مِّن
min
of
طِينٖ
tinin
clay
١٢

We created man from an essence of clay

Translation 1260

23:13
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
جَعَلۡنَٰهُ
ja'alnahu
We placed him
نُطۡفَةٗ
nut'fatan
(as) a semen-drop
فِي
fi
in
قَرَارٖ
qararin
a resting place
مَّكِينٖ
makinin
firm
١٣

then We placed him as a drop of fluid in a safe place

Translation 1260

23:14
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
خَلَقۡنَا
khalaqna
We created
ٱلنُّطۡفَةَ
al-nut'fata
the semen-drop
عَلَقَةٗ
alaqatan
(into) a clinging substance
فَخَلَقۡنَا
fakhalaqna
then We created
ٱلۡعَلَقَةَ
al-'alaqata
the clinging substance
مُضۡغَةٗ
mud'ghatan
(into) an embryonic lump
فَخَلَقۡنَا
fakhalaqna
then We created
ٱلۡمُضۡغَةَ
al-mud'ghata
the embryonic lump
عِظَٰمٗا
izaman
(into) bones
فَكَسَوۡنَا
fakasawna
then We clothed
ٱلۡعِظَٰمَ
al-'izama
the bones
لَحۡمٗا
lahman
(with) flesh
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
أَنشَأۡنَٰهُ
anshanahu
We produce it
خَلۡقًا
khalqan
(as) a creation
ءَاخَرَۚ
akhara
another
فَتَبَارَكَ
fatabaraka
So blessed is
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
أَحۡسَنُ
ahsanu
(the) Best
ٱلۡخَٰلِقِينَ
al-khaliqina
(of) the Creators
١٤

then We made that drop into a clinging form, and We made that form into a lump of flesh, and We made that lump into bones, and We clothed those bones with flesh, and later We made him into other forms––glory be to God, the best of creators!––

Translation 1260

23:15
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
إِنَّكُم
innakum
indeed you
بَعۡدَ
ba'da
after
ذَٰلِكَ
dhalika
that
لَمَيِّتُونَ
lamayyituna
surely (will) die
١٥

then you will die

Translation 1260

23:16
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
إِنَّكُمۡ
innakum
indeed you
يَوۡمَ
yawma
(on the) Day
ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ
al-qiyamati
(of) the Resurrection
تُبۡعَثُونَ
tub'athuna
will be resurrected
١٦

and then, on the Day of Resurrection, you will be raised up again

Translation 1260

23:17
وَلَقَدۡ
walaqad
And indeed
خَلَقۡنَا
khalaqna
We (have) created
فَوۡقَكُمۡ
fawqakum
above you
سَبۡعَ
sab'a
seven
طَرَآئِقَ
taraiqa
paths
وَمَا
wama
and not
كُنَّا
kunna
We are
عَنِ
ani
of
ٱلۡخَلۡقِ
al-khalqi
the creation
غَٰفِلِينَ
ghafilina
unaware
١٧

We created seven levels above you: We are never unmindful of Our creation

Translation 1260