Al-Anbya 21:44

21:26
وَقَالُواْ
waqalu
And they say
ٱتَّخَذَ
ittakhadha
Has taken
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ
al-rahmanu
the Most Gracious
وَلَدٗاۗ
waladan
a son
سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥۚ
sub'hanahu
Glorified is He
بَلۡ
bal
Nay
عِبَادٞ
ibadun
(they are) slaves
مُّكۡرَمُونَ
muk'ramuna
honored
٢٦

And they say, ‘The Lord of Mercy has taken offspring for Himself.’ May He be exalted! No! They are only His honoured servants

Translation 1260

21:27
لَا
la
Not
يَسۡبِقُونَهُۥ
yasbiqunahu
they (can) precede Him
بِٱلۡقَوۡلِ
bil-qawli
in word
وَهُم
wahum
and they
بِأَمۡرِهِۦ
bi-amrihi
by His command
يَعۡمَلُونَ
ya'maluna
act
٢٧

they do not speak before He speaks and they act by His command

Translation 1260

21:28
يَعۡلَمُ
ya'lamu
He knows
مَا
ma
what
بَيۡنَ
bayna
(is) before them
أَيۡدِيهِمۡ
aydihim
(is) before them
وَمَا
wama
and what
خَلۡفَهُمۡ
khalfahum
(is) behind them
وَلَا
wala
and not
يَشۡفَعُونَ
yashfa'una
they (can) intercede
إِلَّا
illa
except
لِمَنِ
limani
for whom
ٱرۡتَضَىٰ
ir'tada
He approves
وَهُم
wahum
And they
مِّنۡ
min
from
خَشۡيَتِهِۦ
khashyatihi
fear of Him
مُشۡفِقُونَ
mush'fiquna
stand in awe
٢٨

He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they cannot intercede without His permission––indeed they themselves stand in awe of Him

Translation 1260

21:29
۞وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يَقُلۡ
yaqul
says
مِنۡهُمۡ
min'hum
of them
إِنِّيٓ
inni
Indeed I am
إِلَٰهٞ
ilahun
a god
مِّن
min
besides Him
دُونِهِۦ
dunihi
besides Him
فَذَٰلِكَ
fadhalika
Then that
نَجۡزِيهِ
najzihi
We will recompense
جَهَنَّمَۚ
jahannama
(with) Hell
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhalika
Thus
نَجۡزِي
najzi
We recompense
ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
al-zalimina
the wrongdoers
٢٩

If any of them were to claim, ‘I am a god beside Him,’ We would reward them with Hell: this is how We reward evildoers

Translation 1260

21:30
أَوَلَمۡ
awalam
Do not
يَرَ
yara
see
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
كَفَرُوٓاْ
kafaru
disbelieved
أَنَّ
anna
that
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
al-samawati
the heavens
وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ
wal-arda
and the earth
كَانَتَا
kanata
were
رَتۡقٗا
ratqan
a joined entity
فَفَتَقۡنَٰهُمَاۖ
fafataqnahuma
then We parted them
وَجَعَلۡنَا
waja'alna
and We made
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلۡمَآءِ
al-mai
[the] water
كُلَّ
kulla
every
شَيۡءٍ
shayin
living thing
حَيٍّۚ
hayyin
living thing
أَفَلَا
afala
Then will not
يُؤۡمِنُونَ
yu'minuna
they believe
٣٠

Are the disbelievers not aware that the heavens and the earth used to be joined together and that We ripped them apart, that We made every living thing from water? Will they not believe

Translation 1260

21:31
وَجَعَلۡنَا
waja'alna
And We (have) placed
فِي
fi
in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
al-ardi
the earth
رَوَٰسِيَ
rawasiya
firmly set mountains
أَن
an
lest
تَمِيدَ
tamida
it (should) shake
بِهِمۡ
bihim
with them
وَجَعَلۡنَا
waja'alna
and We made
فِيهَا
fiha
therein
فِجَاجٗا
fijajan
broad passes
سُبُلٗا
subulan
(as) ways
لَّعَلَّهُمۡ
la'allahum
so that they may
يَهۡتَدُونَ
yahtaduna
(be) guided
٣١

And We put firm mountains on the earth, lest it should sway under them, and set broad paths on it, so that they might follow the right direction

Translation 1260

21:32
وَجَعَلۡنَا
waja'alna
And We made
ٱلسَّمَآءَ
al-samaa
the sky
سَقۡفٗا
saqfan
a roof
مَّحۡفُوظٗاۖ
mahfuzan
protected
وَهُمۡ
wahum
But they
عَنۡ
an
from
ءَايَٰتِهَا
ayatiha
its Signs
مُعۡرِضُونَ
mu'riduna
turn away
٣٢

and We made the sky a well-secured canopy- yet from its wonders they turn away

Translation 1260

21:33
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
ٱلَّذِي
alladhi
(is) the One Who
خَلَقَ
khalaqa
created
ٱلَّيۡلَ
al-layla
the night
وَٱلنَّهَارَ
wal-nahara
and the day
وَٱلشَّمۡسَ
wal-shamsa
and the sun
وَٱلۡقَمَرَۖ
wal-qamara
and the moon
كُلّٞ
kullun
each
فِي
fi
in
فَلَكٖ
falakin
an orbit
يَسۡبَحُونَ
yasbahuna
floating
٣٣

It is He who created night and day, the sun and the moon, each floating in its orbit

Translation 1260

21:34
وَمَا
wama
And not
جَعَلۡنَا
ja'alna
We made
لِبَشَرٖ
libasharin
for any man
مِّن
min
before you
قَبۡلِكَ
qablika
before you
ٱلۡخُلۡدَۖ
al-khul'da
[the] immortality
أَفَإِيْن
afa-in
so if
مِّتَّ
mitta
you die
فَهُمُ
fahumu
then (would) they
ٱلۡخَٰلِدُونَ
al-khaliduna
live forever
٣٤

We have not granted everlasting life to any other human being before you either [Muhammad]- if you die, will [the disbelievers] live for ever

Translation 1260

21:35
كُلُّ
kullu
Every
نَفۡسٖ
nafsin
soul
ذَآئِقَةُ
dhaiqatu
(will) taste
ٱلۡمَوۡتِۗ
al-mawti
[the] death
وَنَبۡلُوكُم
wanablukum
And We test you
بِٱلشَّرِّ
bil-shari
with [the] bad
وَٱلۡخَيۡرِ
wal-khayri
and [the] good
فِتۡنَةٗۖ
fit'natan
(as) a trial
وَإِلَيۡنَا
wa-ilayna
and to Us
تُرۡجَعُونَ
tur'ja'una
you will be returned
٣٥

Every soul is certain to taste death: We test you all through the bad and the good, and to Us you will all return

Translation 1260

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21:36
وَإِذَا
wa-idha
And when
رَءَاكَ
raaka
they see you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
كَفَرُوٓاْ
kafaru
disbelieve
إِن
in
not
يَتَّخِذُونَكَ
yattakhidhunaka
they take you
إِلَّا
illa
except
هُزُوًا
huzuwan
(in) ridicule
أَهَٰذَا
ahadha
Is this
ٱلَّذِي
alladhi
the one who
يَذۡكُرُ
yadhkuru
mentions
ءَالِهَتَكُمۡ
alihatakum
your gods
وَهُم
wahum
And they
بِذِكۡرِ
bidhik'ri
at (the) mention
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ
al-rahmani
(of) the Most Gracious
هُمۡ
hum
[they]
كَٰفِرُونَ
kafiruna
(are) disbelievers
٣٦

When the disbelievers see you, they laugh at you: ‘Is this the one who talks about your gods?’ They reject any talk of the Lord of Mercy

Translation 1260

21:37
خُلِقَ
khuliqa
Is created
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ
al-insanu
the man
مِنۡ
min
of
عَجَلٖۚ
ajalin
haste
سَأُوْرِيكُمۡ
sa-urikum
I will show you
ءَايَٰتِي
ayati
My Signs
فَلَا
fala
so (do) not
تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونِ
tasta'jiluni
ask Me to hasten
٣٧

Man was created hasty: I will show you My signs soon, so do not ask Me to hasten them

Translation 1260

21:38
وَيَقُولُونَ
wayaquluna
And they say
مَتَىٰ
mata
When (will be fulfilled)
هَٰذَا
hadha
this
ٱلۡوَعۡدُ
al-wa'du
promise
إِن
in
if
كُنتُمۡ
kuntum
you are
صَٰدِقِينَ
sadiqina
truthful
٣٨

They say, ‘When will this promise be fulfilled, if what you say is true?’

Translation 1260

21:39
لَوۡ
law
If
يَعۡلَمُ
ya'lamu
knew
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
كَفَرُواْ
kafaru
disbelieved
حِينَ
hina
(the) time
لَا
la
(when) not
يَكُفُّونَ
yakuffuna
they will avert
عَن
an
from
وُجُوهِهِمُ
wujuhihimu
their faces
ٱلنَّارَ
al-nara
the Fire
وَلَا
wala
and not
عَن
an
from
ظُهُورِهِمۡ
zuhurihim
their backs
وَلَا
wala
and not
هُمۡ
hum
they
يُنصَرُونَ
yunsaruna
will be helped
٣٩

If the disbelievers only knew, the time will arrive when they will not be able to ward off the Fire from their faces or their backs, and they will get no help

Translation 1260

21:40
بَلۡ
bal
Nay
تَأۡتِيهِم
tatihim
it will come to them
بَغۡتَةٗ
baghtatan
unexpectedly
فَتَبۡهَتُهُمۡ
fatabhatuhum
and bewilder them
فَلَا
fala
then not
يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ
yastati'una
they will be able
رَدَّهَا
raddaha
to repel it
وَلَا
wala
and not
هُمۡ
hum
they
يُنظَرُونَ
yunzaruna
will be given respite
٤٠

It will come upon them suddenly and stupefy them; they will be powerless to push it away; they will not be reprieved

Translation 1260

21:41
وَلَقَدِ
walaqadi
And verily
ٱسۡتُهۡزِئَ
us'tuh'zi-a
were mocked
بِرُسُلٖ
birusulin
Messengers
مِّن
min
before you
قَبۡلِكَ
qablika
before you
فَحَاقَ
fahaqa
then surrounded
بِٱلَّذِينَ
bi-alladhina
those who
سَخِرُواْ
sakhiru
mocked
مِنۡهُم
min'hum
from them
مَّا
ma
what
كَانُواْ
kanu
they used
بِهِۦ
bihi
at it
يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ
yastahziuna
(to) mock
٤١

Messengers before you [Muhammad] were also ridiculed, but those who mocked them were overwhelmed in the end by the very thing they had mocked

Translation 1260

21:42
قُلۡ
qul
Say
مَن
man
Who
يَكۡلَؤُكُم
yakla-ukum
(can) protect you
بِٱلَّيۡلِ
bi-al-layli
in the night
وَٱلنَّهَارِ
wal-nahari
and the day
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِۚ
al-rahmani
the Most Gracious
بَلۡ
bal
Yet
هُمۡ
hum
they
عَن
an
from
ذِكۡرِ
dhik'ri
(the) remembrance
رَبِّهِم
rabbihim
(of) their Lord
مُّعۡرِضُونَ
mu'riduna
turn away
٤٢

Say, ‘Who could protect you night and day from the Lord of Mercy?’ Yet they turn away when their Lord is mentioned

Translation 1260

21:43
أَمۡ
am
Or
لَهُمۡ
lahum
have they
ءَالِهَةٞ
alihatun
gods
تَمۡنَعُهُم
tamna'uhum
(to) defend them
مِّن
min
from
دُونِنَاۚ
dunina
Us
لَا
la
Not
يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ
yastati'una
they are able
نَصۡرَ
nasra
(to) help
أَنفُسِهِمۡ
anfusihim
themselves
وَلَا
wala
and not
هُم
hum
they
مِّنَّا
minna
from Us
يُصۡحَبُونَ
yus'habuna
can be protected
٤٣

Do they have gods who can defend them against Us? Their gods have no power to help themselves, nor can they be protected from Us

Translation 1260

21:44
بَلۡ
bal
Nay
مَتَّعۡنَا
matta'na
We gave provision
هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ
haulai
(to) these
وَءَابَآءَهُمۡ
waabaahum
and their fathers
حَتَّىٰ
hatta
until
طَالَ
tala
grew long
عَلَيۡهِمُ
alayhimu
for them
ٱلۡعُمُرُۗ
al-'umuru
the life
أَفَلَا
afala
Then do not
يَرَوۡنَ
yarawna
they see
أَنَّا
anna
that We
نَأۡتِي
nati
We come
ٱلۡأَرۡضَ
al-arda
(to) the land
نَنقُصُهَا
nanqusuha
We reduce it
مِنۡ
min
from
أَطۡرَافِهَآۚ
atrafiha
its borders
أَفَهُمُ
afahumu
So is (it) they
ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ
al-ghalibuna
(who will be) overcoming
٤٤

We have allowed these sinners and their forefathers to enjoy life for a long time. But do they not see how We are shrinking their borders? Is it they who will prevail

Translation 1260

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21:45
قُلۡ
qul
Say
إِنَّمَآ
innama
Only
أُنذِرُكُم
undhirukum
I warn you
بِٱلۡوَحۡيِۚ
bil-wahyi
by the revelation
وَلَا
wala
But not
يَسۡمَعُ
yasma'u
hear
ٱلصُّمُّ
al-sumu
the deaf
ٱلدُّعَآءَ
al-du'aa
the call
إِذَا
idha
when
مَا
ma
when
يُنذَرُونَ
yundharuna
they are warned
٤٥

Say, ‘I warn you only through the Revelation.’ The deaf will not hear the warning call

Translation 1260

21:46
وَلَئِن
wala-in
And if
مَّسَّتۡهُمۡ
massathum
touches them
نَفۡحَةٞ
nafhatun
a whiff
مِّنۡ
min
of
عَذَابِ
adhabi
(the) punishment
رَبِّكَ
rabbika
(of) your Lord
لَيَقُولُنَّ
layaqulunna
surely they will say
يَٰوَيۡلَنَآ
yawaylana
O woe to us
إِنَّا
inna
Indeed we
كُنَّا
kunna
[we] were
ظَٰلِمِينَ
zalimina
wrongdoers
٤٦

yet if a mere breath of your Lord’s punishment touches them, they will be sure to cry, ‘Woe to us! We were wrong!’

Translation 1260

21:47
وَنَضَعُ
wanada'u
And We set
ٱلۡمَوَٰزِينَ
al-mawazina
the scales
ٱلۡقِسۡطَ
al-qis'ta
(of) the justice
لِيَوۡمِ
liyawmi
for (the) Day
ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ
al-qiyamati
(of) the Resurrection
فَلَا
fala
so not
تُظۡلَمُ
tuz'lamu
will be wronged
نَفۡسٞ
nafsun
any soul
شَيۡـٔٗاۖ
shayan
(in) anything
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
كَانَ
kana
(there) be
مِثۡقَالَ
mith'qala
weight
حَبَّةٖ
habbatin
(of) a seed
مِّنۡ
min
of
خَرۡدَلٍ
khardalin
a mustard
أَتَيۡنَا
atayna
We will bring
بِهَاۗ
biha
[with] it
وَكَفَىٰ
wakafa
And sufficient
بِنَا
bina
(are) We
حَٰسِبِينَ
hasibina
(as) Reckoners
٤٧

We will set up scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection so that no one can be wronged in the least, and if there should be even the weight of a mustard seed, We shall bring it out- We take excellent account

Translation 1260

21:48
وَلَقَدۡ
walaqad
And verily
ءَاتَيۡنَا
atayna
We gave
مُوسَىٰ
musa
Musa
وَهَٰرُونَ
waharuna
and Harun
ٱلۡفُرۡقَانَ
al-fur'qana
the Criterion
وَضِيَآءٗ
wadiyaan
and a light
وَذِكۡرٗا
wadhik'ran
and a Reminder
لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ
lil'muttaqina
for the righteous
٤٨

We gave Moses and Aaron [the Scripture] that distinguishes right from wrong, a light and a reminder for those who are mindful of God

Translation 1260

21:49
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhina
Those who
يَخۡشَوۡنَ
yakhshawna
fear
رَبَّهُم
rabbahum
their Lord
بِٱلۡغَيۡبِ
bil-ghaybi
in the unseen
وَهُم
wahum
and they
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلسَّاعَةِ
al-sa'ati
the Hour
مُشۡفِقُونَ
mush'fiquna
(are) afraid
٤٩

those who stand in awe of their Lord, though He is unseen, and who fear the Hour

Translation 1260

21:50
وَهَٰذَا
wahadha
And this
ذِكۡرٞ
dhik'run
(is) a Reminder
مُّبَارَكٌ
mubarakun
blessed
أَنزَلۡنَٰهُۚ
anzalnahu
which We (have) revealed
أَفَأَنتُمۡ
afa-antum
Then are you
لَهُۥ
lahu
of it
مُنكِرُونَ
munkiruna
rejecters
٥٠

This [Quran] too is a blessed message We have sent down- are you [people] going to deny it

Translation 1260