Rub El Hizb 53

One of the 240 subdivisions of the Quran (quarter of a Hizb)

6:36
۞إِنَّمَا
innama
Only
يَسۡتَجِيبُ
yastajibu
respond
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
يَسۡمَعُونَۘ
yasma'una
listen
وَٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰ
wal-mawta
But the dead
يَبۡعَثُهُمُ
yab'athuhumu
will resurrect them
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
إِلَيۡهِ
ilayhi
to Him
يُرۡجَعُونَ
yur'ja'una
they will be returned
٣٦

Only those who can hear will respond; as for the dead, God will raise them up, and to Him they will all be returned

Translation 1260

6:37
وَقَالُواْ
waqalu
And they said
لَوۡلَا
lawla
Why (is) not
نُزِّلَ
nuzzila
sent down
عَلَيۡهِ
alayhi
to him
ءَايَةٞ
ayatun
a Sign
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّهِۦۚ
rabbihi
his Lord
قُلۡ
qul
Say
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
al-laha
Allah
قَادِرٌ
qadirun
(is) Able
عَلَىٰٓ
ala
[on]
أَن
an
to
يُنَزِّلَ
yunazzila
send down
ءَايَةٗ
ayatan
a Sign
وَلَٰكِنَّ
walakinna
but
أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ
aktharahum
most of them
لَا
la
(do) not
يَعۡلَمُونَ
ya'lamuna
know
٣٧

They also say, ‘Why has no sign been sent down to him from his Lord?’ Say, ‘God certainly has the power to send down a sign,’ though most of them do not know

Translation 1260

6:38
وَمَا
wama
And not
مِن
min
[of]
دَآبَّةٖ
dabbatin
any animal
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
al-ardi
the earth
وَلَا
wala
and not
طَٰٓئِرٖ
tairin
a bird
يَطِيرُ
yatiru
(that) flies
بِجَنَاحَيۡهِ
bijanahayhi
with its wings
إِلَّآ
illa
but
أُمَمٌ
umamun
(are) communities
أَمۡثَالُكُمۚ
amthalukum
like you
مَّا
ma
Not
فَرَّطۡنَا
farratna
We have neglected
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
al-kitabi
the Book
مِن
min
[of]
شَيۡءٖۚ
shayin
anything
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
إِلَىٰ
ila
to
رَبِّهِمۡ
rabbihim
their Lord
يُحۡشَرُونَ
yuh'sharuna
they will be gathered
٣٨

all the creatures that crawl on the earth and those that fly with their wings are communities like yourselves. We have missed nothing out of the Record- in the end they will be gathered to their Lord

Translation 1260

6:39
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
And those who
كَذَّبُواْ
kadhabu
rejected
بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا
biayatina
Our Verses
صُمّٞ
summun
(are) deaf
وَبُكۡمٞ
wabuk'mun
and dumb
فِي
fi
in
ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِۗ
al-zulumati
the darkness[es]
مَن
man
Whoever
يَشَإِ
yasha-i
wills
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
يُضۡلِلۡهُ
yud'lil'hu
He lets him go astray
وَمَن
waman
and whoever
يَشَأۡ
yasha
He wills
يَجۡعَلۡهُ
yaj'alhu
He places him
عَلَىٰ
ala
on
صِرَٰطٖ
siratin
(the) way
مُّسۡتَقِيمٖ
mus'taqimin
(the) straight
٣٩

Those who reject Our signs are deaf, dumb, and in total darkness. God leaves whoever He will to stray, and sets whoever He will on a straight path

Translation 1260

6:40
قُلۡ
qul
Say
أَرَءَيۡتَكُمۡ
ara-aytakum
Have you seen
إِنۡ
in
if
أَتَىٰكُمۡ
atakum
(there) came to you
عَذَابُ
adhabu
punishment
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
أَوۡ
aw
or
أَتَتۡكُمُ
atatkumu
(there) came to you
ٱلسَّاعَةُ
al-sa'atu
the Hour
أَغَيۡرَ
aghayra
is it other
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(than) Allah
تَدۡعُونَ
tad'una
you call
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمۡ
kuntum
you are
صَٰدِقِينَ
sadiqina
truthful
٤٠

Say, ‘Think: if the punishment of God or the Hour should come to you, would you call on anyone other than God, if you are being truthful?’

Translation 1260

6:41
بَلۡ
bal
Nay
إِيَّاهُ
iyyahu
Him Alone
تَدۡعُونَ
tad'una
you call
فَيَكۡشِفُ
fayakshifu
and He would remove
مَا
ma
what
تَدۡعُونَ
tad'una
you call
إِلَيۡهِ
ilayhi
upon Him
إِن
in
if
شَآءَ
shaa
He wills
وَتَنسَوۡنَ
watansawna
and you will forget
مَا
ma
what
تُشۡرِكُونَ
tush'rikuna
you associate (with Him)
٤١

No indeed, it is on Him that you would call. If it were His will, He could remove whatever harm made you call on Him, and then you would forget what you now associate with Him

Translation 1260

6:42
وَلَقَدۡ
walaqad
And certainly
أَرۡسَلۡنَآ
arsalna
We sent (Messengers)
إِلَىٰٓ
ila
to
أُمَمٖ
umamin
nations
مِّن
min
from
قَبۡلِكَ
qablika
before you
فَأَخَذۡنَٰهُم
fa-akhadhnahum
then We seized them
بِٱلۡبَأۡسَآءِ
bil-basai
with adversity
وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ
wal-darai
and hardship
لَعَلَّهُمۡ
la'allahum
so that they may
يَتَضَرَّعُونَ
yatadarra'una
humble themselves
٤٢

We sent messengers before you [Prophet] to many communities and afflicted their people with suffering and hardships, so that they could learn humility

Translation 1260

6:43
فَلَوۡلَآ
falawla
Then why not
إِذۡ
idh
when
جَآءَهُم
jaahum
came to them
بَأۡسُنَا
basuna
Our punishment
تَضَرَّعُواْ
tadarra'u
they humbled themselves
وَلَٰكِن
walakin
But
قَسَتۡ
qasat
became hardened
قُلُوبُهُمۡ
qulubuhum
their hearts
وَزَيَّنَ
wazayyana
and made fair-seeming
لَهُمُ
lahumu
to them
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ
al-shaytanu
the Shaitaan
مَا
ma
what
كَانُواْ
kanu
they used to
يَعۡمَلُونَ
ya'maluna
do
٤٣

If only they had learned humility when suffering came from Us! But no, their hearts became hard and Satan made their foul deeds alluring to them

Translation 1260

6:44
فَلَمَّا
falamma
So when
نَسُواْ
nasu
they forgot
مَا
ma
what
ذُكِّرُواْ
dhukkiru
they were reminded
بِهِۦ
bihi
of [it]
فَتَحۡنَا
fatahna
We opened
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
alayhim
on them
أَبۡوَٰبَ
abwaba
gates
كُلِّ
kulli
(of) every
شَيۡءٍ
shayin
thing
حَتَّىٰٓ
hatta
until
إِذَا
idha
when
فَرِحُواْ
farihu
they rejoiced
بِمَآ
bima
in what
أُوتُوٓاْ
utu
they were given
أَخَذۡنَٰهُم
akhadhnahum
We seized them
بَغۡتَةٗ
baghtatan
suddenly
فَإِذَا
fa-idha
and then
هُم
hum
they
مُّبۡلِسُونَ
mub'lisuna
(were) dumbfounded
٤٤

So, when they had forgotten the warning they had received, We opened the gates to everything for them. Then, as they revelled in what they had been given, We struck them suddenly and they were dumbfounded

Translation 1260

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6:45
فَقُطِعَ
faquti'a
So was cut off
دَابِرُ
dabiru
(the) remnant
ٱلۡقَوۡمِ
al-qawmi
(of) the people
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
[those] who
ظَلَمُواْۚ
zalamu
did wrong
وَٱلۡحَمۡدُ
wal-hamdu
And all praises and thanks
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
(be) to Allah
رَبِّ
rabbi
Lord
ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
al-'alamina
(of) the worlds
٤٥

The evildoers were wiped out: praise be to God, the Lord of the Worlds

Translation 1260

6:46
قُلۡ
qul
Say
أَرَءَيۡتُمۡ
ara-aytum
Have you seen
إِنۡ
in
if
أَخَذَ
akhadha
took away
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
سَمۡعَكُمۡ
sam'akum
your hearing
وَأَبۡصَٰرَكُمۡ
wa-absarakum
and your sight
وَخَتَمَ
wakhatama
and sealed
عَلَىٰ
ala
[on]
قُلُوبِكُم
qulubikum
your hearts
مَّنۡ
man
who
إِلَٰهٌ
ilahun
(is the) god
غَيۡرُ
ghayru
other than
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
يَأۡتِيكُم
yatikum
to bring [back] to you
بِهِۗ
bihi
with it
ٱنظُرۡ
unzur
See
كَيۡفَ
kayfa
how
نُصَرِّفُ
nusarrifu
We explain
ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ
al-ayati
the Signs
ثُمَّ
thumma
yet
هُمۡ
hum
they
يَصۡدِفُونَ
yasdifuna
turn away
٤٦

Say [Prophet], ‘Think: if God were to take away your hearing and your sight and seal up your hearts, what god other than He could restore them?’ See how We explain Our revelations in various ways, yet still they turn away

Translation 1260

6:47
قُلۡ
qul
Say
أَرَءَيۡتَكُمۡ
ara-aytakum
Have you seen
إِنۡ
in
if
أَتَىٰكُمۡ
atakum
comes to you
عَذَابُ
adhabu
punishment
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
بَغۡتَةً
baghtatan
suddenly
أَوۡ
aw
or
جَهۡرَةً
jahratan
openly
هَلۡ
hal
will
يُهۡلَكُ
yuh'laku
(any) be destroyed
إِلَّا
illa
except
ٱلۡقَوۡمُ
al-qawmu
the people
ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ
al-zalimuna
the wrongdoers
٤٧

Say, ‘Think: if the punishment of God should come to you, by surprise or openly, would anyone but the evildoers be destroyed?’

Translation 1260

6:48
وَمَا
wama
And not
نُرۡسِلُ
nur'silu
We send
ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
al-mur'salina
the Messengers
إِلَّا
illa
except
مُبَشِّرِينَ
mubashirina
(as) bearer of glad tidings
وَمُنذِرِينَۖ
wamundhirina
and (as) warners
فَمَنۡ
faman
So whoever
ءَامَنَ
amana
believed
وَأَصۡلَحَ
wa-aslaha
and reformed
فَلَا
fala
then no
خَوۡفٌ
khawfun
fear
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
alayhim
upon them
وَلَا
wala
and not
هُمۡ
hum
they
يَحۡزَنُونَ
yahzanuna
will grieve
٤٨

We send messengers only to give good news and to warn, so for those who believe and do good deeds there will be no fear, nor will they grieve

Translation 1260

6:49
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
And those who
كَذَّبُواْ
kadhabu
denied
بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا
biayatina
[in] Our Verses
يَمَسُّهُمُ
yamassuhumu
will touch them
ٱلۡعَذَابُ
al-'adhabu
the punishment
بِمَا
bima
for what
كَانُواْ
kanu
they used to
يَفۡسُقُونَ
yafsuquna
defiantly disobey
٤٩

As for those who rejected Our signs, torment will afflict them as a result of their defiance

Translation 1260

6:50
قُل
qul
Say
لَّآ
la
Not
أَقُولُ
aqulu
(do) I say
لَكُمۡ
lakum
to you
عِندِي
indi
(that) with me
خَزَآئِنُ
khazainu
(are the) treasures
ٱللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
وَلَآ
wala
and not
أَعۡلَمُ
a'lamu
(that) I know
ٱلۡغَيۡبَ
al-ghayba
the unseen
وَلَآ
wala
and not
أَقُولُ
aqulu
I say
لَكُمۡ
lakum
to you
إِنِّي
inni
that I (am)
مَلَكٌۖ
malakun
an Angel
إِنۡ
in
Not
أَتَّبِعُ
attabi'u
(do) I follow
إِلَّا
illa
except
مَا
ma
what
يُوحَىٰٓ
yuha
is revealed
إِلَيَّۚ
ilayya
to me
قُلۡ
qul
Say
هَلۡ
hal
Can
يَسۡتَوِي
yastawi
be equal
ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ
al-a'ma
the blind
وَٱلۡبَصِيرُۚ
wal-basiru
and the seeing one
أَفَلَا
afala
Then will not
تَتَفَكَّرُونَ
tatafakkaruna
you give thought
٥٠

Say, ‘I do not have the treasures of God, nor do I know the unseen, nor do I tell you that I am an angel. I only follow what is revealed to me.’ Say, ‘Is a blind person like one who can see? Why will you not reflect?’

Translation 1260

6:51
وَأَنذِرۡ
wa-andhir
And warn
بِهِ
bihi
with it
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
يَخَافُونَ
yakhafuna
fear
أَن
an
that
يُحۡشَرُوٓاْ
yuh'sharu
they will be gathered
إِلَىٰ
ila
to
رَبِّهِمۡ
rabbihim
their Lord
لَيۡسَ
laysa
not
لَهُم
lahum
for them
مِّن
min
of
دُونِهِۦ
dunihi
other than Him
وَلِيّٞ
waliyyun
any protector
وَلَا
wala
and not
شَفِيعٞ
shafi'un
any intercessor
لَّعَلَّهُمۡ
la'allahum
so that they may
يَتَّقُونَ
yattaquna
(become) righteous
٥١

Use the Quran to warn those who fear being gathered before their Lord- they will have no one but Him to protect them and no one to intercede- so that they may beware

Translation 1260

6:52
وَلَا
wala
And (do) not
تَطۡرُدِ
tatrudi
send away
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
يَدۡعُونَ
yad'una
call
رَبَّهُم
rabbahum
their Lord
بِٱلۡغَدَوٰةِ
bil-ghadati
in the morning
وَٱلۡعَشِيِّ
wal-'ashiyi
and the evening
يُرِيدُونَ
yuriduna
desiring
وَجۡهَهُۥۖ
wajhahu
His Countenance
مَا
ma
Not
عَلَيۡكَ
alayka
(is) on you
مِنۡ
min
of
حِسَابِهِم
hisabihim
their account
مِّن
min
[of]
شَيۡءٖ
shayin
anything
وَمَا
wama
and not
مِنۡ
min
from
حِسَابِكَ
hisabika
your account
عَلَيۡهِم
alayhim
on them
مِّن
min
[of]
شَيۡءٖ
shayin
anything
فَتَطۡرُدَهُمۡ
fatatrudahum
So were you to send them away
فَتَكُونَ
fatakuna
then you would be
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
al-zalimina
the wrongdoers
٥٢

Do not drive away those who call upon their Lord morning and evening, seeking nothing but His Face. You are in no way accountable for them, nor they for you; if you drove the believers away, you would become one of the evildoers

Translation 1260

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6:53
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
wakadhalika
And thus
فَتَنَّا
fatanna
We try
بَعۡضَهُم
ba'dahum
some of them
بِبَعۡضٖ
biba'din
with others
لِّيَقُولُوٓاْ
liyaqulu
that they say
أَهَٰٓؤُلَآءِ
ahaulai
Are these
مَنَّ
manna
(whom has been) favored
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
(by) Allah
عَلَيۡهِم
alayhim
[upon them]
مِّنۢ
min
from
بَيۡنِنَآۗ
baynina
among us
أَلَيۡسَ
alaysa
is not
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
بِأَعۡلَمَ
bi-a'lama
most knowing
بِٱلشَّٰكِرِينَ
bil-shakirina
of those who are grateful
٥٣

We have made some of them a test for others, to make the disbelievers say, ‘Is it these men that God has favoured among us?’ Does God not know best who are the grateful ones

Translation 1260

6:54
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
جَآءَكَ
jaaka
come to you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
يُؤۡمِنُونَ
yu'minuna
believe
بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا
biayatina
in Our Verses
فَقُلۡ
faqul
then say
سَلَٰمٌ
salamun
Peace
عَلَيۡكُمۡۖ
alaykum
(be) upon you
كَتَبَ
kataba
(Has) Prescribed
رَبُّكُمۡ
rabbukum
your Lord
عَلَىٰ
ala
upon
نَفۡسِهِ
nafsihi
Himself
ٱلرَّحۡمَةَ
al-rahmata
the Mercy
أَنَّهُۥ
annahu
that he
مَنۡ
man
who
عَمِلَ
amila
does
مِنكُمۡ
minkum
among you
سُوٓءَۢا
suan
evil
بِجَهَٰلَةٖ
bijahalatin
in ignorance
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
تَابَ
taba
repents
مِنۢ
min
from
بَعۡدِهِۦ
ba'dihi
after it
وَأَصۡلَحَ
wa-aslaha
and reforms
فَأَنَّهُۥ
fa-annahu
then indeed He
غَفُورٞ
ghafurun
(is) Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٞ
rahimun
Most Merciful
٥٤

When those who believe in Our revelations come to you [Prophet], say, ‘Peace be upon you. Your Lord has taken it on Himself to be merciful: if any of you has foolishly done a bad deed, and afterwards repented and mended his ways, God is most forgiving and most merciful.’

Translation 1260

6:55
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
wakadhalika
And thus
نُفَصِّلُ
nufassilu
We explain
ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ
al-ayati
the Verses
وَلِتَسۡتَبِينَ
walitastabina
so that becomes manifest
سَبِيلُ
sabilu
(the) way
ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ
al-muj'rimina
(of) the criminals
٥٥

In this way We explain the revelations, so that the way for sinners may be made clear

Translation 1260

6:56
قُلۡ
qul
Say
إِنِّي
inni
Indeed I
نُهِيتُ
nuhitu
[I] am forbidden
أَنۡ
an
that
أَعۡبُدَ
a'buda
I worship
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those whom
تَدۡعُونَ
tad'una
you call
مِن
min
from
دُونِ
duni
besides
ٱللَّهِۚ
al-lahi
Allah
قُل
qul
Say
لَّآ
la
Not
أَتَّبِعُ
attabi'u
I follow
أَهۡوَآءَكُمۡ
ahwaakum
your (vain) desires
قَدۡ
qad
certainly
ضَلَلۡتُ
dalaltu
I would go astray
إِذٗا
idhan
then
وَمَآ
wama
and not
أَنَا۠
ana
I (would be)
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلۡمُهۡتَدِينَ
al-muh'tadina
the guided-ones
٥٦

Say, ‘I am forbidden to worship those you call on other than God.’ Say, ‘I will not follow your vain desires, for if I did, I would stray from the path and cease to be rightly guided.’

Translation 1260

6:57
قُلۡ
qul
Say
إِنِّي
inni
Indeed I (am)
عَلَىٰ
ala
on
بَيِّنَةٖ
bayyinatin
clear proof
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّي
rabbi
my Lord
وَكَذَّبۡتُم
wakadhabtum
while you deny
بِهِۦۚ
bihi
[with] it
مَا
ma
Not
عِندِي
indi
I have
مَا
ma
what
تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ
tasta'jiluna
you seek to hasten
بِهِۦٓۚ
bihi
of it
إِنِ
ini
Not
ٱلۡحُكۡمُ
al-huk'mu
(is) the decision
إِلَّا
illa
except
لِلَّهِۖ
lillahi
for Allah
يَقُصُّ
yaqussu
He relates
ٱلۡحَقَّۖ
al-haqa
the truth
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
and He
خَيۡرُ
khayru
(is the) best
ٱلۡفَٰصِلِينَ
al-fasilina
(of) the Deciders
٥٧

Say, ‘I stand on clear proof from my Lord, though you deny it. What you seek to hasten is not within my power. Judgement is for God alone: He tells the truth, and He is the best of judges.’

Translation 1260

6:58
قُل
qul
Say
لَّوۡ
law
If
أَنَّ
anna
that
عِندِي
indi
(were) with me
مَا
ma
what
تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ
tasta'jiluna
you seek to hasten
بِهِۦ
bihi
of it
لَقُضِيَ
laqudiya
surely would have been decided
ٱلۡأَمۡرُ
al-amru
the matter
بَيۡنِي
bayni
between me
وَبَيۡنَكُمۡۗ
wabaynakum
and between you
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
أَعۡلَمُ
a'lamu
(is) most knowing
بِٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
bil-zalimina
of the wrongdoers
٥٨

Say, ‘If what you seek to hasten were within my power, the matter would be settled between you and me, but God knows best who does wrong.’

Translation 1260