22:73
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
yaayyuha
O mankind
ٱلنَّاسُ
al-nasu
O mankind
ضُرِبَ
duriba
Is set forth
مَثَلٞ
mathalun
an example
فَٱسۡتَمِعُواْ
fa-is'tami'u
so listen
لَهُۥٓۚ
lahu
to it
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those whom
تَدۡعُونَ
tad'una
you invoke
مِن
min
besides Allah
دُونِ
duni
besides Allah
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
besides Allah
لَن
lan
will never
يَخۡلُقُواْ
yakhluqu
create
ذُبَابٗا
dhubaban
a fly
وَلَوِ
walawi
even if
ٱجۡتَمَعُواْ
ij'tama'u
they gathered together
لَهُۥۖ
lahu
for it
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
يَسۡلُبۡهُمُ
yaslub'humu
snatched away from them
ٱلذُّبَابُ
al-dhubabu
the fly
شَيۡـٔٗا
shayan
a thing
لَّا
la
not
يَسۡتَنقِذُوهُ
yastanqidhuhu
they (could) take it back
مِنۡهُۚ
min'hu
from it
ضَعُفَ
da'ufa
So weak
ٱلطَّالِبُ
al-talibu
(are) the seeker
وَٱلۡمَطۡلُوبُ
wal-matlubu
and the one who is sought
٧٣

People, here is an illustration, so listen carefully: those you call on beside God could not, even if they combined all their forces, create a fly, and if a fly took something away from them, they would not be able to retrieve it. How feeble are the petitioners and how feeble are those they petition

Translation 1260

22:74
مَا
ma
Not
قَدَرُواْ
qadaru
they (have) estimated
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
حَقَّ
haqqa
(with) due
قَدۡرِهِۦٓۚ
qadrihi
[His] estimation
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
لَقَوِيٌّ
laqawiyyun
(is) surely All-Strong
عَزِيزٌ
azizun
All-Mighty
٧٤

They have no grasp of God’s true measure: God is truly most strong and mighty

Translation 1260

22:75
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
يَصۡطَفِي
yastafi
chooses
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
al-malaikati
the Angels
رُسُلٗا
rusulan
Messengers
وَمِنَ
wamina
and from
ٱلنَّاسِۚ
al-nasi
the mankind
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
سَمِيعُۢ
sami'un
(is) All-Hearer
بَصِيرٞ
basirun
All-Seer
٧٥

God chooses messengers from among the angels and from among men. God is all hearing, all seeing

Translation 1260

22:76
يَعۡلَمُ
ya'lamu
He knows
مَا
ma
what
بَيۡنَ
bayna
(is) before them
أَيۡدِيهِمۡ
aydihim
(is) before them
وَمَا
wama
and what
خَلۡفَهُمۡۚ
khalfahum
(is) after them
وَإِلَى
wa-ila
And to
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
تُرۡجَعُ
tur'ja'u
return
ٱلۡأُمُورُ
al-umuru
all the matters
٧٦

He knows what lies before and behind them. All matters return to Him

Translation 1260

22:77
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
yaayyuha
O you who believe
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
O you who believe
ءَامَنُواْ
amanu
O you who believe
ٱرۡكَعُواْ
ir'ka'u
Bow
وَٱسۡجُدُواْۤ
wa-us'judu
and prostrate
وَٱعۡبُدُواْ
wa-u'budu
and worship
رَبَّكُمۡ
rabbakum
your Lord
وَٱفۡعَلُواْ
wa-if'alu
and do
ٱلۡخَيۡرَ
al-khayra
[the] good
لَعَلَّكُمۡ
la'allakum
so that you may
تُفۡلِحُونَ۩
tuf'lihuna
be successful
٧٧

Believers, bow down, prostrate yourselves, worship your Lord, and do good so that you may succeed

Translation 1260

22:78
وَجَٰهِدُواْ
wajahidu
And strive
فِي
fi
for
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
حَقَّ
haqqa
(with the) striving due (to) Him
جِهَادِهِۦۚ
jihadihi
(with the) striving due (to) Him
هُوَ
huwa
He
ٱجۡتَبَىٰكُمۡ
ij'tabakum
(has) chosen you
وَمَا
wama
and not
جَعَلَ
ja'ala
placed
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
alaykum
upon you
فِي
fi
in
ٱلدِّينِ
al-dini
the religion
مِنۡ
min
any
حَرَجٖۚ
harajin
difficulty
مِّلَّةَ
millata
(The) religion
أَبِيكُمۡ
abikum
(of) your father
إِبۡرَٰهِيمَۚ
ib'rahima
Ibrahim
هُوَ
huwa
He
سَمَّىٰكُمُ
sammakumu
named you
ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ
al-mus'limina
Muslims
مِن
min
before
قَبۡلُ
qablu
before
وَفِي
wafi
and in
هَٰذَا
hadha
this
لِيَكُونَ
liyakuna
that may be
ٱلرَّسُولُ
al-rasulu
the Messenger
شَهِيدًا
shahidan
a witness
عَلَيۡكُمۡ
alaykum
over you
وَتَكُونُواْ
watakunu
and you may be
شُهَدَآءَ
shuhadaa
witnesses
عَلَى
ala
on
ٱلنَّاسِۚ
al-nasi
the mankind
فَأَقِيمُواْ
fa-aqimu
So establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
al-salata
the prayer
وَءَاتُواْ
waatu
and give
ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
al-zakata
zakah
وَٱعۡتَصِمُواْ
wa-i'tasimu
and hold fast
بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
to Allah
هُوَ
huwa
He
مَوۡلَىٰكُمۡۖ
mawlakum
(is) your Protector
فَنِعۡمَ
fani'ma
so an Excellent
ٱلۡمَوۡلَىٰ
al-mawla
[the] Protector
وَنِعۡمَ
wani'ma
and an Excellent
ٱلنَّصِيرُ
al-nasiru
[the] Helper
٧٨

Strive hard for God as is His due: He has chosen you and placed no hardship in your religion, the faith of your forefather Abraham. God has called you Muslims––both in the past and in this [message]––so that the Messenger can bear witness about you and so that you can bear witness about other people. So keep up the prayer, give the prescribed alms, and seek refuge in God: He is your protector––an excellent protector and an excellent helper

Translation 1260