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22. Al-Hajj No. 23 24. An-Noor

Al-Muminoon

The Believers | 118 verses | makkah

Pillar III - Daily Life & Wellbeing
سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
English: Talal Itani
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Movement 1 * Verses 1–22 Section 1 of 6

Section 1: Verses 1–22

Thematic progression across verses 1–22

23:1 Juz 18 * Page 342

قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ 1

Qad aflahal mu'minoon

قدْ Indeed,
أفْلح successful
الْمُؤْمنُون (are) the believers

Successful are the believers

23:2 Juz 18 * Page 342

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ فِي صَلَاتِهِمۡ خَٰشِعُونَ 2

Allazeena hum fee Salaatihim khaashi'oon

الذين Those who
هُمْ [they]
فى during
صلاتهمْ their prayers
خشعُون (are) humbly submissive,

Those who are humble in their prayers

23:3 Juz 18 * Page 342

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَنِ ٱللَّغۡوِ مُعۡرِضُونَ 3

Wallazeena hum 'anillaghwimu'ridoon

والذين Those who
هُمْ [they]
عن from
اللغْو the vain talk
مُعْرضُون turn away,

Those who avoid nonsense

23:4 Juz 18 * Page 342

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِلزَّكَوٰةِ فَٰعِلُونَ 4

Wallazeena hum liz Zakaati faa'iloon

والذين Those who
هُمْ [they]
للزكوة of purification works
فعلُون (are) doers,

Those who work for charity

23:5 Juz 18 * Page 342

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِفُرُوجِهِمۡ حَٰفِظُونَ 5

Wallazeena hum lifuroo jihim haafizoon

والذين And those who
هُمْ [they]
لفُرُوجهمْ of their modesty
حفظُون (are) guardians

Those who safeguard their chastity

23:6 Juz 18 * Page 342

إِلَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَزۡوَٰجِهِمۡ أَوۡ مَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُهُمۡ فَإِنَّهُمۡ غَيۡرُ مَلُومِينَ 6

Illaa 'alaaa azwaajihim aw maa malakat aimaanuhum fa innahum ghairu maloomeen

إلا Except
على from
أزْوجهمْ their spouses
أوْ or
ما what
ملكتْ possess
أيْمنُهُمْ their right hands
فإنهُمْ then indeed, they
غيْرُ (are) not
ملُومين blameworthy.

Except from their spouses, or their dependents—for then they are free from blame

23:7 Juz 18 * Page 342

فَمَنِ ٱبۡتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡعَادُونَ 7

Famanib taghaa waraaa'a zaalika fa ulaaa'ika humul 'aadoon

فمن Then whoever
ابْتغى seeks
وراء beyond
ذلك that
فأُولئك then those
هُمُ [they]
الْعادُون (are) the transgressors.

But whoever seeks anything beyond that—these are the transgressors

23:8 Juz 18 * Page 342

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمۡ وَعَهۡدِهِمۡ رَٰعُونَ 8

Wallazeena hum li amaanaatihim wa 'ahdihim raa'oon

والذين And those who
هُمْ [they]
لأمنتهمْ of their trusts
وعهْدهمْ and their promise(s)
رعُون (are) observers

Those who are faithful to their trusts and pledges

23:9 Juz 18 * Page 342

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ عَلَىٰ صَلَوَٰتِهِمۡ يُحَافِظُونَ 9

Wallazeena hum 'alaa Salawaatihim yuhaafizoon

والذين And those who
هُمْ [they]
على over
صلوتهمْ their prayers
يُحافظُون they guard

Those who safeguard their prayers

23:10 Juz 18 * Page 342

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡوَٰرِثُونَ 10

Ulaaa'ika humul waarisoon

أُولئك Those
هُمُ [they]
الْورثُون (are) the inheritors

These are the inheritors

23:11 Juz 18 * Page 342

ٱلَّذِينَ يَرِثُونَ ٱلۡفِرۡدَوۡسَ هُمۡ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ 11

Allazeena yarisoonal Firdawsa hum feehaa khaalidoon

الذين Who
يرثُون will inherit
الْفرْدوْس the Paradise.
هُمْ They
فيها therein
خلدُون (will) abide forever.

Who will inherit Paradise, wherein they will dwell forever

23:12 Juz 18 * Page 342

وَلَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنَ مِن سُلَٰلَةࣲ مِّن طِينࣲ‏ 12

Wa laqad khalaqnal insaana min sulaalatim minteen

ولقدْ And indeed,
خلقْنا We created
الْإنسن the humankind
من from
سُللةٌ an essence
من of
طينٌ clay.

We created man from an extract of clay

23:13 Juz 18 * Page 342

ثُمَّ جَعَلۡنَٰهُ نُطۡفَةࣰ فِي قَرَارࣲ مَّكِينࣲ‏ 13

Summa ja'alnaahu nutfatan fee qaraarim makeen

ثُم Then
جعلْنهُ We placed him
نُطْفةً (as) a semen-drop
فى in
قرارٌ a resting place
مكينٌ firm.

Then We made him a seed, in a secure repository

23:14 Juz 18 * Page 342

ثُمَّ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلنُّطۡفَةَ عَلَقَةࣰ فَخَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡعَلَقَةَ مُضۡغَةࣰ فَخَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡمُضۡغَةَ عِظَٰمࣰ ا فَكَسَوۡنَا ٱلۡعِظَٰمَ لَحۡمࣰ ا ثُمَّ أَنشَأۡنَٰهُ خَلۡقًا ءَاخَرَۚ فَتَبَارَكَ ٱللَّهُ أَحۡسَنُ ٱلۡخَٰلِقِينَ 14

Summa khalaqnan nutfata 'alaqatan fakhalaqnal 'alaqata mudghatan fakhalaq nal mudghata 'izaaman fakasawnal 'izaama lahman summa anshaanaahu khalqan aakhar; fatabaarakal laahu ahsanul khaaliqeen

ثُم Then
خلقْنا We created
النُطْفة the semen-drop
علقةً (into) a clinging substance,
فخلقْنا then We created
الْعلقة the clinging substance
مُضْغةً (into) an embryonic lump,
فخلقْنا then We created
الْمُضْغة the embryonic lump,
عظمًا (into) bones,
فكسوْنا then We clothed
الْعظم the bones
لحْمًا (with) flesh;
ثُم then
أنشأْنهُ We produce it
خلْقًا (as) a creation
ءاخر another.
فتبارك So blessed is
اللهُ Allah
أحْسنُ (the) Best
الْخلقين (of) the Creators.

Then We developed the seed into a clot. Then We developed the clot into a lump. Then We developed the lump into bones. Then We clothed the bones with flesh. Then We produced it into another creature. Most Blessed is God, the Best of Creators

23:15 Juz 18 * Page 342

ثُمَّ إِنَّكُم بَعۡدَ ذَٰلِكَ لَمَيِّتُونَ 15

Summa innakum ba'da zaalika la maaiyitoon

ثُم Then
إنكُم indeed, you
بعْد after
ذلك that
لميتُون surely (will) die.

Then, after that, you will die

23:16 Juz 18 * Page 342

ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ تُبۡعَثُونَ 16

Summa innakum Yawmal Qiyaamati tub'asoon

ثُم Then
إنكُمْ indeed, you
يوْم (on the) Day
الْقيمة (of) the Resurrection,
تُبْعثُون will be resurrected.

Then, on the Day of Resurrection, you will be resurrected

23:17 Juz 18 * Page 342

وَلَقَدۡ خَلَقۡنَا فَوۡقَكُمۡ سَبۡعَ طَرَآئِقَ وَمَا كُنَّا عَنِ ٱلۡخَلۡقِ غَٰفِلِينَ 17

Wa laqad khalaqnaa fawqakum sab'a taraaa'iqa wa maa kunnaa 'anil khalqi ghaafileen

ولقدْ And indeed,
خلقْنا We (have) created
فوْقكُمْ above you
سبْع seven
طرائق paths
وما and not
كُنا We are
عن of
الْخلْق the creation
غفلين unaware.

We created above you seven pathways, and We are never heedless of the creation

23:18 Juz 18 * Page 343

وَأَنزَلۡنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءَۢ بِقَدَرࣲ فَأَسۡكَنَّٰهُ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰ ذَهَابِۭ بِهِۦ لَقَٰدِرُونَ 18

Wa anzalnaa minas samaaa'i maaa'am biqadarin fa-askannaahu fil ardi wa innaa 'alaa zahaabim bihee laqaa diroon

وأنزلْنا And We send down
من from
السماء the sky
ماءً water,
بقدرٌ in (due) measure
فأسْكنهُ then We cause it to settle
فى in
الْأرْض the earth.
وإنا And indeed, We,
على on
ذهابٌ taking it away,
به taking it away,
لقدرُون surely (are) Able.

And We sent down water from the sky in proper quantity, and settled it in the ground, and We are Able to take it away

23:19 Juz 18 * Page 343

فَأَنشَأۡنَا لَكُم بِهِۦ جَنَّٰتࣲ مِّن نَّخِيلࣲ وَأَعۡنَٰبࣲ لَّكُمۡ فِيهَا فَوَٰكِهُ كَثِيرَةࣱ وَمِنۡهَا تَأۡكُلُونَ 19

Fa anshaanaa lakum bihee Jannaatim min nakheelinw wa a'naab; lakum feehaa fawaakihu kaseeratunw wa minhaa taakuloon

فأنشأْنا Then We produced
لكُم for you
به by it
جنتٌ gardens
من of date-palms
نخيلٌ of date-palms
وأعْنبٌ and grapevines,
لكُمْ for you,
فيها in it
فوكهُ (are) fruits
كثيرة abundant
ومنْها and from them
تأْكُلُون you eat.

With it We produce for you gardens of palms and vines, yielding abundant fruit for you to eat

23:20 Juz 18 * Page 343

وَشَجَرَةࣰ تَخۡرُجُ مِن طُورِ سَيۡنَآءَ تَنۢبُتُ بِٱلدُّهۡنِ وَصِبۡغࣲ لِّلۡأٓكِلِينَ 20

Wa shajaratan takhruju min Toori Sainaaa'a tambutu bidduhni wa sibghil lil aakileen

وشجرةً And a tree
تخْرُجُ (that) springs forth
من from
طُور Mount Sinai
سيْناء Mount Sinai
تنبُتُ (which) produces
بالدُهْن oil
وصبْغٌ and a relish
للْءاكلين for those who eat.

And a tree springing out of Mount Sinai, producing oil, and seasoning for those who eat

23:21 Juz 18 * Page 343

وَإِنَّ لَكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ لَعِبۡرَةࣰۖ نُّسۡقِيكُم مِّمَّا فِي بُطُونِهَا وَلَكُمۡ فِيهَا مَنَٰفِعُ كَثِيرَةࣱ وَمِنۡهَا تَأۡكُلُونَ 21

Wa inna lakum fil an'aami la'ibrah; nusqeekum mimmaa fee butoonihaa wa lakum feehaa manaafi'u kaseeratunw wa minhaa taakuloon

وإن And indeed,
لكُمْ for you
فى in
الْأنْعم the cattle
لعبْرةً surely, (is) a lesson.
نُسْقيكُم We give you drink
مما from what
فى (is) in
بُطُونها their bellies,
ولكُمْ and for you
فيها in them
منفعُ (are) benefits
كثيرة many
ومنْها and of them
تأْكُلُون you eat.

And there is a lesson for you in livestock: We give you to drink from what is in their bellies, and you have many benefits in them, and from them you eat

23:22 Juz 18 * Page 343

وَعَلَيۡهَا وَعَلَى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ تُحۡمَلُونَ 22

Wa 'alaihaa wa'alal fulki tuhmaloon

وعليْها And on them
وعلى and on
الْفُلْك [the] ships
تُحْملُون you are carried.

And on them, and on the ships, you are transported

Movement 2 * Verses 23–32 Section 2 of 6

Section 2: Verses 23–32

Thematic progression across verses 23–32

23:23 Juz 18 * Page 343

وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِۦ فَقَالَ يَٰقَوۡمِ ٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنۡ إِلَٰهٍ غَيۡرُهُۥٓۚ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ 23

Wa laqad arsalnaa Noohan ilaa qawmihee faqaala yaa qawmi'budul laaha maa lakum min ilahin ghairuhoo afalaa tattaqoon

ولقدْ And verily
أرْسلْنا We sent
نُوحًا Nuh
إلى to
قوْمه his people,
فقال and he said,
يقوْمـ "O my people!
اعْبُدُوا Worship
الله Allah;
ما not
لكُم for you
منْ (is) any
إلهٌ god
غيْرُهُ other than Him.
أفلا Then will not
تتقُون you fear?"

We sent Noah to his people. He said, “O my people, worship God, you have no deity other than Him. Will you not take heed?”

23:24 Juz 18 * Page 343

فَقَالَ ٱلۡمَلَؤُاْ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِن قَوۡمِهِۦ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرࣱ مِّثۡلُكُمۡ يُرِيدُ أَن يَتَفَضَّلَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَلَوۡ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَأَنزَلَ مَلَٰٓئِكَةࣰ مَّا سَمِعۡنَا بِهَٰذَا فِيٓ ءَابَآئِنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ 24

Faqaalal mala'ul lazeena kafaroo min qawmihee maa haazaaa illaa basharum mislukum yureedu ai yatafaddala 'alaikum wa law shaaa'al laahu la anzala malaaa'ikatam maa sami'naa bihaazaa feee aabaaa'inal awwaleen

فقال But said
الْملؤُا the chiefs
الذين (of) those who
كفرُوا disbelieved
من among
قوْمه his people,
ما "This is not
هذا "This is not
إلا but
بشر a man
مثْلُكُمْ like you,
يُريدُ he wishes
أن to
يتفضل assert (his) superiority
عليْكُمْ over you,
ولوْ and if
شاء Allah had willed
اللهُ Allah had willed
لأنزل surely He (would have) sent down
ملئكةً Angels.
ما Not
سمعْنا we heard
بهذا of this
فى from
ءابائنا our forefathers.
الْأولين our forefathers.

But the notables of his people, who disbelieved, said, “This is nothing but a human like you, who wants to gain superiority over you. Had God willed, He would have sent down angels. We never heard of this from our forefathers of old

Thematic Cross-References (Quran Explains Quran)

قَدۡ كَانَتۡ لَكُمۡ أُسۡوَةٌ حَسَنَةࣱ فِيٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُۥٓ إِذۡ قَالُواْ لِقَوۡمِهِمۡ إِنَّا بُرَءَٰٓؤُاْ مِنكُمۡ وَمِمَّا تَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَفَرۡنَا بِكُمۡ وَبَدَا بَيۡنَنَا وَبَيۡنَكُمُ ٱلۡعَدَٰوَةُ وَٱلۡبَغۡضَآءُ أَبَدًا حَتَّىٰ تُؤۡمِنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَحۡدَهُۥٓ إِلَّا قَوۡلَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ لِأَبِيهِ لَأَسۡتَغۡفِرَنَّ لَكَ وَمَآ أَمۡلِكُ لَكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَيۡءࣲۖ رَّبَّنَا عَلَيۡكَ تَوَكَّلۡنَا وَإِلَيۡكَ أَنَبۡنَا وَإِلَيۡكَ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ

Shares 7 Arabic roots — thematic cross-reference

وَمَا جَعَلۡنَآ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلنَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَٰٓئِكَةࣰۖ وَمَا جَعَلۡنَا عِدَّتَهُمۡ إِلَّا فِتۡنَةࣰ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لِيَسۡتَيۡقِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَيَزۡدَادَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِيمَٰنࣰ ا وَلَا يَرۡتَابَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ وَلِيَقُولَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضࣱ وَٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ مَاذَآ أَرَادَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَٰذَا مَثَلࣰ اۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهۡدِي مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَمَا يَعۡلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَۚ وَمَا هِيَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرَىٰ لِلۡبَشَرِ

Shares 8 Arabic roots — thematic cross-reference

23:25 Juz 18 * Page 343

إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا رَجُلُۢ بِهِۦ جِنَّةࣱ فَتَرَبَّصُواْ بِهِۦ حَتَّىٰ حِينࣲ‏ 25

In huwa illaa rajulum bihee jinnatun fatarabbasoo bihee hattan heen

إنْ Not
هُو he
إلا (is) but
رجُل a man
به in him
جنة (is) madness,
فتربصُوا so wait
به concerning him
حتى until
حينٌ a time."

He is nothing but a man possessed. Just ignore him for a while.”

23:26 Juz 18 * Page 343

قَالَ رَبِّ ٱنصُرۡنِي بِمَا كَذَّبُونِ 26

Qaala Rabbin surnee bimaa kazzaboon

قال He said,
ربـ "My Lord!
انصُرْنى Help me
بما because
كذبُون they deny me."

He said, “My Lord, help me, for they have rejected me.”

23:27 Juz 18 * Page 343

فَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡهِ أَنِ ٱصۡنَعِ ٱلۡفُلۡكَ بِأَعۡيُنِنَا وَوَحۡيِنَا فَإِذَا جَآءَ أَمۡرُنَا وَفَارَ ٱلتَّنُّورُ فَٱسۡلُكۡ فِيهَا مِن كُلࣲّ زَوۡجَيۡنِ ٱثۡنَيۡنِ وَأَهۡلَكَ إِلَّا مَن سَبَقَ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلۡقَوۡلُ مِنۡهُمۡۖ وَلَا تُخَٰطِبۡنِي فِي ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓاْ إِنَّهُم مُّغۡرَقُونَ 27

Fa awhainaaa ilaihi anis na'il fulka bi a'yuninaa wa wahyinaa fa izaa jaaa'a amrunaa wa faarat tannooru fasluk feehaa min kullin zawjainis naini wa ahlaka illaa man sabaqa 'alaihil qawlu minhum wa laa tukhaat ibnee fil lazeena zalamooo innaahum mughraqoon

فأوْحيْنا So We inspired
إليْه to him,
أن "That
اصْنع construct
الْفُلْك the ship
بأعْيُننا under Our eyes,
ووحْينا and Our inspiration,
فإذا then when
جاء comes
أمْرُنا Our Command
وفار and gushes forth
التنُورُ the oven,
فاسْلُكْ then put
فيها into it
من of
كُلٌ every (kind)
زوْجيْن (of) mates
اثْنيْن two
وأهْلك and your family,
إلا except
من those
سبق (has) preceded
عليْه against whom
الْقوْلُ the Word
منْهُمْ thereof.
ولا And (do) not
تُخطبْنى address Me
فى concerning
الذين those who
ظلمُوا wronged,
إنهُم indeed, they
مُغْرقُون (are) the ones to be drowned.

So We inspired him: “Build the Ark under Our observation and by Our inspiration. And when Our decree comes to pass, and the oven boils over, load into it two pairs of every kind, together with your family, except those of them against whom the word has already been pronounced. And do not speak to me concerning those who did wrong; for they are to be drowned.”

23:28 Juz 18 * Page 344

فَإِذَا ٱسۡتَوَيۡتَ أَنتَ وَمَن مَّعَكَ عَلَى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ فَقُلِ ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي نَجَّىٰنَا مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ 28

Fa izas tawaita ata wa mam ma'aka 'alal fulki faqulil hamdu lillaahil lazee najjaanaa minal qawmiz zalimeen

فإذا And when
اسْتويْت you (have) boarded
أنت you,
ومن and whoever
معك (is) with you
على [on]
الْفُلْك the ship
فقُل then say,
الْحمْدُ "Praise
لله (be) to Allah,
الذى Who
نجىنا (has) saved us
من from
الْقوْم the people -
الظلمين the wrongdoers."

Then, when you and those with you are settled in the Ark, say, “Praise be to God, who has saved us from the wrongdoing people.”

23:29 Juz 18 * Page 344

وَقُل رَّبِّ أَنزِلۡنِي مُنزَلࣰ ا مُّبَارَكࣰ ا وَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ ٱلۡمُنزِلِينَ 29

Wa qur Rabbi anzilnee munzalam mubaarakanw wa Anta khairul munzileen

وقُل And say,
ربـ "My Lord,
أنزلْنى cause me to land
مُنزلًا (at) a landing place
مُباركًا blessed,
وأنت and You
خيْرُ (are) the Best
الْمُنزلين (of) those who cause to land.'"

And say, “My Lord, land me with a blessed landing, as you are the best of transporters.”

23:30 Juz 18 * Page 344

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتࣲ وَإِن كُنَّا لَمُبۡتَلِينَ 30

Inna fee zaalika la Aayaatinw wa in kunnaa lamubtaleen

إن Indeed,
فى in
ذلك that
لءايتٌ surely (are) Signs,
وإن and indeed,
كُنا We are
لمُبْتلين surely testing.

Surely in that are signs. We are always testing

23:31 Juz 18 * Page 344

ثُمَّ أَنشَأۡنَا مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِمۡ قَرۡنًا ءَاخَرِينَ 31

Summaa anshaana mim ba'dihim qarnan aakhareen

ثُم Then
أنشأْنا We produced
من after them
بعْدهمْ after them
قرْنًا a generation
ءاخرين another.

Then, after them, We established another generation

23:32 Juz 18 * Page 344

فَأَرۡسَلۡنَا فِيهِمۡ رَسُولࣰ ا مِّنۡهُمۡ أَنِ ٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنۡ إِلَٰهٍ غَيۡرُهُۥٓۚ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ 32

Fa arsalnaa feehim Rasoolam minhum ani'budul laaha maa lakum min ilaahin ghairuhoo afalaa tattaqoon

فأرْسلْنا And We sent
فيهمْ among them
رسُولًا a Messenger
منْهُمْ from themselves
أن [that]
اعْبُدُوا "Worship
الله Allah;
ما not
لكُم for you
منْ (is) any
إلهٌ god
غيْرُهُ other than Him.
أفلا Then will not
تتقُون you fear?"

And We sent among them a messenger from themselves: “Serve God. You have no god other than Him. Will you not be cautious?”

Movement 3 * Verses 33–50 Section 3 of 6

Section 3: Verses 33–50

Thematic progression across verses 33–50

23:33 Juz 18 * Page 344

وَقَالَ ٱلۡمَلَأُ مِن قَوۡمِهِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَكَذَّبُواْ بِلِقَآءِ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ وَأَتۡرَفۡنَٰهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّا بَشَرࣱ مِّثۡلُكُمۡ يَأۡكُلُ مِمَّا تَأۡكُلُونَ مِنۡهُ وَيَشۡرَبُ مِمَّا تَشۡرَبُونَ 33

Wa qaalal mala-u min qawmihil lazeena kafaroo wa kazzaboo bi liqaaa'il Aakhirati wa atrafnaahum fil hayaatid dunyaa maa haazaaa illaa basharum mislukum yaakulu mimmaa taakuloona minhu wa yashrabu mimmaa tashraboon

وقال And said
الْملأُ the chiefs
من of
قوْمه his people
الذين who
كفرُوا disbelieved
وكذبُوا and denied
بلقاء (the) meeting
الْءاخرة (of) the Hereafter,
وأتْرفْنهُمْ while We had given them luxury
فى in
الْحيوة the life
الدُنْيا (of) the world,
ما "Not
هذا (is) this
إلا but
بشر a man
مثْلُكُمْ like you.
يأْكُلُ He eats
مما of what
تأْكُلُون you eat
منْهُ [from it],
ويشْربُ and he drinks
مما of what
تشْربُون you drink.

But the dignitaries of his people, those who disbelieved and denied the meeting of the Hereafter, and We had indulged them in the present life, said, “This is nothing but a human like you; he eats what you eat, and he drinks what you drink

23:34 Juz 18 * Page 344

وَلَئِنۡ أَطَعۡتُم بَشَرࣰ ا مِّثۡلَكُمۡ إِنَّكُمۡ إِذࣰ ا لَّخَٰسِرُونَ 34

Wa la'in at'atum basharam mislakum innakum izal lakhaasiroon

ولئنْ And surely if
أطعْتُم you obey
بشرًا a man
مثْلكُمْ like you,
إنكُمْ indeed, you
إذًا then
لخسرُون surely (will be) losers.

If you obey a human being like yourselves, then you will be losers

23:35 Juz 18 * Page 344

أَيَعِدُكُمۡ أَنَّكُمۡ إِذَا مِتُّمۡ وَكُنتُمۡ تُرَابࣰ ا وَعِظَٰمًا أَنَّكُم مُّخۡرَجُونَ 35

A-Ya'idukum annakum izaa mittum wa kuntum turaabanw wa izaaman annakum mukhrajoon

أيعدُكُمْ Does he promise you -
أنكُمْ that you
إذا when
متُمْ you are dead
وكُنتُمْ and you become
تُرابًا dust
وعظمًا and bones
أنكُم that you
مُخْرجُون (will be) brought forth?

Does he promise you that when you have died and become dust and bones, you will be brought out

23:36 Juz 18 * Page 344

۞هَيۡهَاتَ هَيۡهَاتَ لِمَا تُوعَدُونَ 36

Haihaata haihaata limaa too'adoon

هيْهات Far-(fetched),
هيْهات far-(fetched)
لما is what
تُوعدُون you are promised!

Farfetched, farfetched is what you are promised

23:37 Juz 18 * Page 344

إِنۡ هِيَ إِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا ٱلدُّنۡيَا نَمُوتُ وَنَحۡيَا وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَبۡعُوثِينَ 37

In hiya illaa hayaatunad dunyaa namootu wa nahyaa wa maa nahnu bimab'ooseen

إنْ Not
هى it
إلا (is) but
حياتُنا our life
الدُنْيا (of) the world,
نمُوتُ we die
ونحْيا and we live,
وما and not
نحْنُ we
بمبْعُوثين (will be) resurrected.

There is nothing but our life in this world. We die, and we live, and we are not resurrected

23:38 Juz 18 * Page 344

إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ ٱفۡتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبࣰ ا وَمَا نَحۡنُ لَهُۥ بِمُؤۡمِنِينَ 38

In huwa illaa rajulunif taraa 'alal laahi kazibanw wa maa nahnuu lahoo bimu'mineen

إنْ Not
هُو (is) he
إلا but
رجُل a man
افْترى who (has) invented
على about
الله Allah
كذبًا a lie,
وما and not
نحْنُ we
لهُ (in) him
بمُؤْمنين (are) believers."

He is nothing but a man, making up lies about God. We have no faith in him.”

23:39 Juz 18 * Page 344

قَالَ رَبِّ ٱنصُرۡنِي بِمَا كَذَّبُونِ 39

Qaala Rabbin surnee bimaa kazzaboon

قال He said,
ربـ "My Lord!
انصُرْنى Help me
بما because
كذبُون they deny me."

He said, “My Lord, help me, for they have rejected me.”

23:40 Juz 18 * Page 344

قَالَ عَمَّا قَلِيلࣲ لَّيُصۡبِحُنَّ نَٰدِمِينَ 40

Qaala 'ammaa qaleelil la yusbihunna naadimeen

قال He said,
عما "After a little while
قليلٌ "After a little while
ليُصْبحُن surely they will become
ندمين regretful."

He said, “Soon they will be filled with regret.”

23:41 Juz 18 * Page 344
Justice & Testimony

فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلصَّيۡحَةُ بِٱلۡحَقِّ فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡ غُثَآءࣰۚ فَبُعۡدࣰ ا لِّلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ 41

Fa akhazat humus saihatu bilhaqqi faja'alnaahum ghusaaa'aa; fabu;dal lilqaw miz zaalimeen

فأخذتْهُمُ So seized them
الصيْحةُ the awful cry
بالْحق in truth,
فجعلْنهُمْ and We made them
غُثاءً (as) rubbish of dead leaves.
فبُعْدًا So away
للْقوْم with the people -
الظلمين the wrongdoers.

Then the Blast struck them, justifiably, and We turned them into scum. So away with the wicked people

23:42 Juz 18 * Page 344

ثُمَّ أَنشَأۡنَا مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِمۡ قُرُونًا ءَاخَرِينَ 42

Summa anshaanaa mim ba'dihim quroonan aakhareen

ثُم Then
أنشأْنا We produced
من after them
بعْدهمْ after them
قُرُونًا a generation
ءاخرين another.

Then, after them, We raised other generations

23:43 Juz 18 * Page 345

مَا تَسۡبِقُ مِنۡ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسۡتَـٔۡخِرُونَ 43

Maa tasbiqu min ummatin ajalahaa wa maa yastaakhiroon

ما Not
تسْبقُ can precede
منْ any
أُمةٌ nation
أجلها its term,
وما and not
يسْتـْخرُون they (can) delay (it).

No nation can advance its time, nor can they postpone it

23:44 Juz 18 * Page 345

ثُمَّ أَرۡسَلۡنَا رُسُلَنَا تَتۡرَاۖ كُلَّ مَا جَآءَ أُمَّةࣰ رَّسُولُهَا كَذَّبُوهُۖ فَأَتۡبَعۡنَا بَعۡضَهُم بَعۡضࣰ ا وَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡ أَحَادِيثَۚ فَبُعۡدࣰ ا لِّقَوۡمࣲ لَّا يُؤۡمِنُونَ 44

Summa arsalnaa Rusulanaa tatraa kulla maa jaaa'a ummatar Rasooluhaa kazzabooh; fa atba'naa ba'dahum ba'danw wa ja'alnaahum ahaadees; fabu'dal liqawmil laa yu'minoon

ثُم Then
أرْسلْنا We sent
رُسُلنا Our Messengers
تتْرا (in) succession.
كُل Every time
ما Every time
جاء came
أُمةً (to) a nation
رسُولُها its Messenger,
كذبُوهُ they denied him,
فأتْبعْنا so We made (them) follow -
بعْضهُم some of them
بعْضًا others,
وجعلْنهُمْ and We made them
أحاديث narrations.
فبُعْدًا So away
لقوْمٌ with a people -
لا not
يُؤْمنُون they believe.

Then We sent Our messengers in succession. Every time a messenger came to his community, they called him a liar. So We made them follow one another, and made them history. So away with a people who do not believe

23:45 Juz 18 * Page 345

ثُمَّ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مُوسَىٰ وَأَخَاهُ هَٰرُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَسُلۡطَٰنࣲ مُّبِينٍ 45

Summa arsalnaa Moosaa wa akhaahu Haaroona bi Aayaatinaa wa sultaanim mubeen

ثُم Then
أرْسلْنا We sent
مُوسى Musa
وأخاهُ and his brother
هرُون Harun
بـايتنا with Our Signs
وسُلْطنٌ and an authority
مُبينٌ clear

Then We sent Moses and his brother Aaron, with Our signs and a clear authority

23:46 Juz 18 * Page 345

إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَمَلَإِيْهِۦ فَٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْ وَكَانُواْ قَوۡمًا عَالِينَ 46

Ilaa Fir'awna wa mala'ihee fastakbaroo wa kaanoo qawman 'aaleem

إلى To
فرْعوْن Firaun
وملإيه and his chiefs,
فاسْتكْبرُوا but they behaved arrogantly
وكانُوا and they were
قوْمًا a people
عالين haughty.

To Pharaoh and his nobles, but they turned arrogant. They were oppressive people

23:47 Juz 18 * Page 345

فَقَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لِبَشَرَيۡنِ مِثۡلِنَا وَقَوۡمُهُمَا لَنَا عَٰبِدُونَ 47

Faqaaloo annu'minu libasharaini mislinaa wa qawmuhumaa lanaa 'aabidoon

فقالُوا Then they said,
أنُؤْمنُ "Shall we believe
لبشريْن (in) two men
مثْلنا like ourselves
وقوْمُهُما while their people
لنا for us
عبدُون (are) slaves."

They said, “Are we to believe in two mortals like us, and their people are our slaves?”

23:48 Juz 18 * Page 345

فَكَذَّبُوهُمَا فَكَانُواْ مِنَ ٱلۡمُهۡلَكِينَ 48

Fakazzaboohumaa fakaanoo minal mmuhlakeen

فكذبُوهُما So they denied them
فكانُوا and they became
من of
الْمُهْلكين those who were destroyed.

So they called them liars, and thus were among those destroyed

23:49 Juz 18 * Page 345

وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا مُوسَى ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَهۡتَدُونَ 49

Wa laqad aatainaa Moosal Kitaaba la'allahum yahtadoon

ولقدْ And verily,
ءاتيْنا We gave
مُوسى Musa
الْكتب the Scripture
لعلهُمْ so that they may
يهْتدُون be guided.

And We gave Moses the Scripture, that they may be guided

23:50 Juz 18 * Page 345

وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱبۡنَ مَرۡيَمَ وَأُمَّهُۥٓ ءَايَةࣰ وَءَاوَيۡنَٰهُمَآ إِلَىٰ رَبۡوَةࣲ ذَاتِ قَرَارࣲ وَمَعِينࣲ‏ 50

Wa ja'alnab na Maryama wa ummahooo aayatannw wa aawainaahumaaa ilaa rabwatin zaati qaraarinw wa ma'een

وجعلْنا And We made
ابْن (the) son
مرْيم (of) Maryam
وأُمهُ and his mother
ءايةً a Sign,
وءاويْنهُما and We sheltered them
إلى to
ربْوةٌ a high ground,
ذات of tranquility
قرارٌ of tranquility
ومعينٌ and water springs.

And We made Mary’s son and his mother a sign, and We sheltered them on high ground with security and flowing springs

Movement 4 * Verses 51–77 Section 4 of 6

Section 4: Verses 51–77

Thematic progression across verses 51–77

23:51 Juz 18 * Page 345

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلرُّسُلُ كُلُواْ مِنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ وَٱعۡمَلُواْ صَٰلِحًاۖ إِنِّي بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ عَلِيمࣱ‏ 51

Yaaa aiyuhar Rusulu kuloo minat taiyibaati wa'maloo saalihan innee bimaa ta'maloona 'Aleem

يأيُها O Messengers!
الرُسُلُ O Messengers!
كُلُوا Eat
من of
الطيبت the good things
واعْملُوا and do
صلحًا righteous (deeds).
إنى Indeed, I Am
بما of what
تعْملُون you do
عليم All-Knower.

O messengers, eat of the good things, and act with integrity. I am aware of what you do

23:52 Juz 18 * Page 345

وَإِنَّ هَٰذِهِۦٓ أُمَّتُكُمۡ أُمَّةࣰ وَٰحِدَةࣰ وَأَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمۡ فَٱتَّقُونِ 52

Wa inna haaziheee ummatukum ummatanw waahidatanw wa Ana Rabbukum fattaqoon

وإن And indeed
هذه this,
أُمتُكُمْ your religion,
أُمةً (is) religion
وحدةً one.
وأنا And I Am
ربُكُمْ your Lord,
فاتقُون so fear Me.

This nation of yours is one nation, and I am your Lord, so fear Me

23:53 Juz 18 * Page 345

فَتَقَطَّعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَهُم بَيۡنَهُمۡ زُبُرࣰ اۖ كُلُّ حِزۡبِۭ بِمَا لَدَيۡهِمۡ فَرِحُونَ 53

Fataqatta'ooo amrahum bainahum zuburaa; kullu hizbim bimaa ladaihim farihoon

فتقطعُوا But they cut off
أمْرهُم their affair (of unity)
بيْنهُمْ between them
زُبُرًا (into) sects,
كُلُ each
حزْبٌ faction
بما in what
لديْهمْ they have
فرحُون rejoicing.

But they tore themselves into sects; each party happy with what they have

23:54 Juz 18 * Page 345

فَذَرۡهُمۡ فِي غَمۡرَتِهِمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ 54

Fazarhum fee ghamratihim hattaa heen

فذرْهُمْ So leave them
فى in
غمْرتهمْ their confusion
حتى until
حينٌ a time.

So leave them in their bewilderment until a time

23:55 Juz 18 * Page 345

أَيَحۡسَبُونَ أَنَّمَا نُمِدُّهُم بِهِۦ مِن مَّالࣲ وَبَنِينَ 55

A-yahsaboona annnamaa numiduhum bihee mimmaalinw wa baneen

أيحْسبُون Do they think
أنما that what
نُمدُهُم We extend to them
به [with it]
من of
مالٌ wealth
وبنين and children

Do they assume that, in furnishing them with wealth and children

23:56 Juz 18 * Page 345

نُسَارِعُ لَهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِۚ بَل لَّا يَشۡعُرُونَ 56

Nusaari'u lahum fil khairaat; bal laa yash'uroon

نُسارعُ We hasten
لهُمْ to them
فى in
الْخيْرت the good?
بل Nay,
لا not
يشْعُرُون they perceive.

We race to give them the good things? In fact, they have no idea

23:57 Juz 18 * Page 345

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ هُم مِّنۡ خَشۡيَةِ رَبِّهِم مُّشۡفِقُونَ 57

Innal lazeena hum min khashyati Rabbihim mushfiqoon

إن Indeed,
الذين those who
هُم [they]
منْ from
خشْية (the) fear
ربهم (of) their Lord
مُشْفقُون (are) cautious.

Those who, from awe of their Lord, are fearful

23:58 Juz 18 * Page 345

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمۡ يُؤۡمِنُونَ 58

Wallazeena hum bi Aayaati Rabbihim yu'minoon

والذين And those
هُم [they]
بـايت in (the) Signs
ربهمْ (of) their Lord
يُؤْمنُون believe

And those who believe in their Lord’s Verses

23:59 Juz 18 * Page 345

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِرَبِّهِمۡ لَا يُشۡرِكُونَ 59

Wallazeena hum bi Rabbihim laa yushrikoon

والذين And those
هُم [they]
بربهمْ with their Lord
لا (do) not
يُشْركُون associate partners.

And those who associate no partners with their Lord

23:60 Juz 18 * Page 346

وَٱلَّذِينَ يُؤۡتُونَ مَآ ءَاتَواْ وَّقُلُوبُهُمۡ وَجِلَةٌ أَنَّهُمۡ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمۡ رَٰجِعُونَ 60

Wallazeena yu'toona maaa aataw wa quloobuhum wajilatun annahum ilaa Rabbihim raaji'oon

والذين And those who
يُؤْتُون give
ما what
ءاتوا they give
وقُلُوبُهُمْ while their hearts
وجلة (are) fearful,
أنهُمْ because they
إلى to
ربهمْ their Lord
رجعُون (will) return

And those who give what they give, while their hearts quake, knowing that to their Lord they will return

23:61 Juz 18 * Page 346

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ يُسَٰرِعُونَ فِي ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِ وَهُمۡ لَهَا سَٰبِقُونَ 61

Ulaaa'ika yusaari'oona fil khairaati wa hum lahaa saabiqoon

أُولئك (It is) those
يُسرعُون who hasten
فى in
الْخيْرت the good (deeds)
وهُمْ and they
لها in them
سبقُون (are) foremost.

It is they who race towards goodness. It is they who will reach it first

23:62 Juz 18 * Page 346

وَلَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفۡسًا إِلَّا وُسۡعَهَاۚ وَلَدَيۡنَا كِتَٰبࣱ يَنطِقُ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَهُمۡ لَا يُظۡلَمُونَ 62

Wa laa nukallifu nafsan illaa wus'ahaa wa ladainaa kitaabuny yantiqu bilhaqqi w ahum la yuzlamoon

ولا And not
نُكلفُ We burden
نفْسًا any soul
إلا except
وُسْعها (to) its capacity,
ولديْنا and with Us
كتب (is) a Record
ينطقُ (which) speaks
بالْحق with the truth;
وهُمْ and they
لا (will) not
يُظْلمُون be wronged.

We never burden any soul beyond its capacity. And with Us is a record that tells the truth, and they will not be wronged

23:63 Juz 18 * Page 346

بَلۡ قُلُوبُهُمۡ فِي غَمۡرَةࣲ مِّنۡ هَٰذَا وَلَهُمۡ أَعۡمَٰلࣱ مِّن دُونِ ذَٰلِكَ هُمۡ لَهَا عَٰمِلُونَ 63

Bal quloobuhum fee ghamratim min haazaa wa lahum a'maalum min dooni zaalika hum lahaa 'aamiloon

بلْ Nay,
قُلُوبُهُمْ their hearts
فى (are) in
غمْرةٌ confusion
منْ over
هذا this,
ولهُمْ and for them
أعْمل (are) deeds
من besides
دُون besides
ذلك that,
هُمْ they
لها for it
عملُون (are) doers

But their hearts are puzzled because of this; and they have deeds that do not conform to this, which they continue to perpetrate

23:64 Juz 18 * Page 346

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَخَذۡنَا مُتۡرَفِيهِم بِٱلۡعَذَابِ إِذَا هُمۡ يَجۡـَٔرُونَ 64

Hattaaa izaaa akhznaa mutrafeehim bil'azaabi izaa hum yaj'aroon

حتى Until
إذا when
أخذْنا We seize
مُتْرفيهم their affluent ones
بالْعذاب with the punishment,
إذا behold!
هُمْ They
يجْـرُون cry for help.

Until, when We seize the decadent among them with torment, they begin to groan

23:65 Juz 18 * Page 346

لَا تَجۡـَٔرُواْ ٱلۡيَوۡمَۖ إِنَّكُم مِّنَّا لَا تُنصَرُونَ 65

Laa taj'arul yawma innakum minnaa laa tunsaroon

لا "(Do) not
تجْـرُوا cry for help
الْيوْم today.
إنكُم Indeed, you
منا from Us
لا not
تُنصرُون will be helped.

Do not groan today. You will receive no help from Us

23:66 Juz 18 * Page 346

قَدۡ كَانَتۡ ءَايَٰتِي تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فَكُنتُمۡ عَلَىٰٓ أَعۡقَٰبِكُمۡ تَنكِصُونَ 66

Qad kaanat Aayaatee tutlaa 'alaikum fakuntum 'alaaa a'qaabikum tankisoon

قدْ Verily,
كانتْ were
ءايتى My Verses
تُتْلى recited
عليْكُمْ to you,
فكُنتُمْ but you used
على (to) on
أعْقبكُمْ your heels
تنكصُون turn back

My Verses were recited to you, but you turned back on your heels

23:67 Juz 18 * Page 346

مُسۡتَكۡبِرِينَ بِهِۦ سَٰمِرࣰ ا تَهۡجُرُونَ 67

Mustakbireena bihee saamiran tahjuroon

مُسْتكْبرين (Being) arrogant
به about it,
سمرًا conversing by night,
تهْجُرُون speaking evil."

Arrogant towards it—talked nonsense about it—disregarded it

23:68 Juz 18 * Page 346

أَفَلَمۡ يَدَّبَّرُواْ ٱلۡقَوۡلَ أَمۡ جَآءَهُم مَّا لَمۡ يَأۡتِ ءَابَآءَهُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ 68

Afalam yaddabbarrul qawla am jaaa'ahum maa lam yaati aabaaa'ahumul awwaleen

أفلمْ Then, do not
يدبرُوا they ponder
الْقوْل the Word
أمْ or
جاءهُم has come to them
ما what
لمْ not
يأْت (had) come
ءاباءهُمُ (to) their forefathers?
الْأولين (to) their forefathers?

Have they not pondered the Word? Or has there come to them what came not to their forefathers of old

23:69 Juz 18 * Page 346

أَمۡ لَمۡ يَعۡرِفُواْ رَسُولَهُمۡ فَهُمۡ لَهُۥ مُنكِرُونَ 69

Am lam ya'rifoo Rasoolahum fahum lahoo munkiroon

أمْ Or
لمْ (do) not
يعْرفُوا they recognize
رسُولهُمْ their Messenger,
فهُمْ so they
لهُ (are) rejecting him?
مُنكرُون (are) rejecting him?

Or is it that they did not recognize their messenger, so they are denying him

23:70 Juz 18 * Page 346

أَمۡ يَقُولُونَ بِهِۦ جِنَّةُۢۚ بَلۡ جَآءَهُم بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَأَكۡثَرُهُمۡ لِلۡحَقِّ كَٰرِهُونَ 70

Am yaqooloona bihee jinnnah; bal jaaa'ahum bilhaqqi wa aksaruhum lil haqqi kaarihoon

أمْ Or
يقُولُون they say,
به "In him
جنة (is) madness?"
بلْ Nay,
جاءهُم he brought them
بالْحق the truth,
وأكْثرُهُمْ but most of them
للْحق to the truth,
كرهُون (are) averse.

Or do they say, “He is possessed?” In fact, he brought them the truth, but most of them hate the truth

23:71 Juz 18 * Page 346

وَلَوِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلۡحَقُّ أَهۡوَآءَهُمۡ لَفَسَدَتِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَمَن فِيهِنَّۚ بَلۡ أَتَيۡنَٰهُم بِذِكۡرِهِمۡ فَهُمۡ عَن ذِكۡرِهِم مُّعۡرِضُونَ 71

Wa lawit taba'al haqqu ahwaaa'ahum lafasadatis samaawaatu wal ardu wa man feehinnn; bal atainaahum bizikrihim fahum 'an zikrihim mu'ridon

ولو But if
اتبع (had) followed
الْحقُ the truth
أهْواءهُمْ their desires,
لفسدت surely (would) have been corrupted
السموتُ the heavens
والْأرْضُ and the earth
ومن and whoever
فيهن (is) therein.
بلْ Nay,
أتيْنهُم We have brought them
بذكْرهمْ their reminder,
فهُمْ but they,
عن from
ذكْرهم their reminder,
مُعْرضُون (are) turning away.

If the truth conformed to their desires, the heavens, the earth, and everyone in them would have gone to ruin. In fact, We have given them their message, but they keep avoiding their message

23:72 Juz 18 * Page 346

أَمۡ تَسۡـَٔلُهُمۡ خَرۡجࣰ ا فَخَرَاجُ رَبِّكَ خَيۡرࣱۖ وَهُوَ خَيۡرُ ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ 72

Am tas'aluhum kharjan fakharaaju Rabbika khairunw wa Huwa khairur raaziqeen

أمْ Or
تسْـلُهُمْ you ask them
خرْجًا (for) a payment?
فخراجُ But the payment
ربك (of) your Lord
خيْر (is) best,
وهُو and He
خيْرُ (is) the Best
الرزقين (of) the Providers.

Or are you asking them for a payment? The revenue from your Lord is better, and He is the Best of providers

23:73 Juz 18 * Page 346

وَإِنَّكَ لَتَدۡعُوهُمۡ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطࣲ مُّسۡتَقِيمࣲ‏ 73

Wa innaka latad'oohum ilaa Siraatim Mustaqeem

وإنك And indeed, you
لتدْعُوهُمْ certainly call them
إلى to
صرطٌ (the) Path
مُسْتقيمٌ Straight.

You are inviting them to a straight path

23:74 Juz 18 * Page 346

وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ عَنِ ٱلصِّرَٰطِ لَنَٰكِبُونَ 74

Wa innnal lazeena laa yu'minoona bil Aakhirati 'anis siraati lanaakiboon

وإن And indeed,
الذين those who
لا (do) not
يُؤْمنُون believe
بالْءاخرة in the Hereafter
عن from
الصرط the path
لنكبُون surely (are) deviating.

But those who do not believe in the Hereafter are swerving from the path

23:75 Juz 18 * Page 347

۞وَلَوۡ رَحِمۡنَٰهُمۡ وَكَشَفۡنَا مَا بِهِم مِّن ضُرࣲّ لَّلَجُّواْ فِي طُغۡيَٰنِهِمۡ يَعۡمَهُونَ 75

Wa law rahimnaahum wa kashafnaa maa bihim min durril lalajjoo fee tughyaanihim ya'mahoon

ولوْ And if
رحمْنهُمْ We had mercy on them
وكشفْنا and We removed
ما what
بهم (was) on them
من of
ضُرٌ (the) hardship,
للجُوا surely they would persist
فى in
طُغْينهمْ their transgression
يعْمهُون wandering blindly.

Even if We had mercy on them, and relieved their problems, they would still blindly persist in their defiance

23:76 Juz 18 * Page 347

وَلَقَدۡ أَخَذۡنَٰهُم بِٱلۡعَذَابِ فَمَا ٱسۡتَكَانُواْ لِرَبِّهِمۡ وَمَا يَتَضَرَّعُونَ 76

Wa laqad akhaznaahum bil'azaabi famastakaanoo li Rabbihim wa maa yatadarra'oon

ولقدْ And verily
أخذْنهُم We seized them
بالْعذاب with the punishment
فما but not
اسْتكانُوا they submit
لربهمْ to their Lord
وما and not
يتضرعُون they supplicate humbly

We have already gripped them with suffering, but they did not surrender to their Lord, nor did they humble themselves

23:77 Juz 18 * Page 347

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا فَتَحۡنَا عَلَيۡهِم بَابࣰ ا ذَا عَذَابࣲ شَدِيدٍ إِذَا هُمۡ فِيهِ مُبۡلِسُونَ 77

Hattaaa izaa fatahnaa 'alaihim baaban zaa 'azaabin shadeedin izaa hum feehi mublisoon

حتى Until
إذا when
فتحْنا We opened
عليْهم for them
بابًا a gate
ذا of a punishment
عذابٌ of a punishment
شديدٌ severe,
إذا behold!
هُمْ They
فيه in it
مُبْلسُون (will be in) despair.

Until, when We have opened before them a gate of intense agony, at once they will despair

Movement 5 * Verses 78–92 Section 5 of 6

Section 5: Verses 78–92

Thematic progression across verses 78–92

23:78 Juz 18 * Page 347

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنشَأَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَٱلۡأَبۡصَٰرَ وَٱلۡأَفۡـِٔدَةَۚ قَلِيلࣰ ا مَّا تَشۡكُرُونَ 78

Wa Huwal lazeee ansha a-lakumus sam'a wal absaara wal af'idah; qaleelam maa tashkuroon

وهُو And He
الذى (is) the One Who
أنشأ produced
لكُمُ for you
السمْع the hearing
والْأبْصر and the sight
والْأفْـدة and the feeling;
قليلًا little
ما (is) what
تشْكُرُون you give thanks.

It is He who produced for you the hearing, and the eyesight, and the feelings. But little gratitude you show

23:79 Juz 18 * Page 347

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي ذَرَأَكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَإِلَيۡهِ تُحۡشَرُونَ 79

Wa Huwal lazee zara akum fil ardi wa ilaihi tuhsharoon

وهُو And He
الذى (is) the One Who
ذرأكُمْ multiplied you
فى in
الْأرْض the earth
وإليْه and to Him
تُحْشرُون you will be gathered.

And it is He who multiplied you on earth, and to Him you will be gathered

23:80 Juz 18 * Page 347

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي يُحۡيِۦ وَيُمِيتُ وَلَهُ ٱخۡتِلَٰفُ ٱلَّيۡلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ 80

Wa Huwal lazee yuhyee wa yumeetu wa lahukh tilaaful laili wannahaar; afalaa ta'qiloon

وهُو And He
الذى (is) the One Who
يُحْى gives life
ويُميتُ and causes death
ولهُ and for Him
اخْتلفُ (is the) alternation
اليْل (of) the night
والنهار and the day.
أفلا Then will not
تعْقلُون you reason?

And it is He who gives life and brings death, and to Him is the alternation of night and day. Do you not understand

23:81 Juz 18 * Page 347

بَلۡ قَالُواْ مِثۡلَ مَا قَالَ ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ 81

Bal qaaloo misla maa qaalal awwaloon

بلْ Nay,
قالُوا they say
مثْل (the) like
ما (of) what
قال said
الْأولُون the former (people).

But they say the like of what the ancients said

23:82 Juz 18 * Page 347

قَالُوٓاْ أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابࣰ ا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ 82

Qaalooo 'a-izaa mitnaa wa kunnaa turaabanw wa 'izaaman 'a-innaa lamab 'oosoon

قالُوا They said,
أءذا "What! When
متْنا we are dead
وكُنا and become
تُرابًا dust
وعظمًا and bones,
أءنا would we
لمبْعُوثُون surely be resurrected?

They say, “After we have died, and become dust and bones, will we be resurrected

23:83 Juz 18 * Page 347

لَقَدۡ وُعِدۡنَا نَحۡنُ وَءَابَآؤُنَا هَٰذَا مِن قَبۡلُ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ 83

Laqad wu'idnaa nahnu wa aabaaa'unaa haazaa min qablu in haazaaa illaaa asaateerul awwaleen

لقدْ Verily,
وُعدْنا we have been promised
نحْنُ [we]
وءاباؤُنا and our forefathers
هذا this
من before;
قبْلُ before;
إنْ not
هذا (is) this
إلا but
أسطيرُ (the) tales
الْأولين (of) the former (people)."

We were promised this before—we and our ancestors—these are nothing but legends of the ancients.”

23:84 Juz 18 * Page 347

قُل لِّمَنِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَمَن فِيهَآ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ 84

Qul limanil ardu wa man feehaaa in kuntum ta'lamoon

قُل Say,
لمن "To whom (belongs)
الْأرْضُ the earth
ومن and whoever
فيها (is) in it,
إن if
كُنتُمْ you
تعْلمُون know?"

Say, “To whom does the earth belong, and everyone in it, if you happen to know?”

23:85 Juz 18 * Page 347

سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِۚ قُلۡ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ 85

Sa-yaqooloona lillaah; qul afalaa tazakkkaroon

سيقُولُون They will say,
لله "To Allah."
قُلْ Say,
أفلا "Then will not
تذكرُون you remember?"

They will say, “To God.” Say, “Will you not reflect?”

23:86 Juz 18 * Page 347

قُلۡ مَن رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ ٱلسَّبۡعِ وَرَبُّ ٱلۡعَرۡشِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ 86

Qul mar Rabbus samaawaatis sab'i wa Rabbul 'Arshil 'Azeem

قُلْ Say,
من "Who
ربُ (is the) Lord
السموت (of) the seven heavens
السبْع (of) the seven heavens
وربُ and (the) Lord
الْعرْش (of) the Throne
الْعظيم the Great?"

Say, “Who is the Lord of the seven heavens, and Lord of the Splendid Throne?”

23:87 Juz 18 * Page 347

سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِۚ قُلۡ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ 87

Sa yaqooloona lillaah; qul afalaa tattaqoon

سيقُولُون They will say,
لله "Allah."
قُلْ Say,
أفلا "Then will not
تتقُون you fear (Him)?"

They will say, “To God.” Say, “Will you not become righteous?”

23:88 Juz 18 * Page 347

قُلۡ مَنۢ بِيَدِهِۦ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَيۡءࣲ وَهُوَ يُجِيرُ وَلَا يُجَارُ عَلَيۡهِ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ 88

Qul mam bi yadihee malakootu kulli shai'inw wa Huwa yujeeru wa laa yujaaru 'alaihi in kuntum ta'lamoon

قُلْ Say,
من Who is (it)
بيده in Whose Hand(s)
ملكُوتُ (is the) dominion
كُل (of) all
شىْءٌ things,
وهُو and He
يُجيرُ protects
ولا and no (one)
يُجارُ (can) be protected
عليْه against Him,
إن If
كُنتُمْ you
تعْلمُون know?"

Say, “In whose hand is the dominion of all things, and He protects and cannot be protected from, if you happen to know?”

23:89 Juz 18 * Page 347

سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِۚ قُلۡ فَأَنَّىٰ تُسۡحَرُونَ 89

Sa yaqooloona lillaah; qul fa annaa tus haroon

سيقُولُون They will say,
لله "Allah."
قُلْ Say,
فأنى "Then how
تُسْحرُون are you deluded?"

They will say, “To God.” Say, “Then are you bewitched?”

23:90 Juz 18 * Page 348

بَلۡ أَتَيۡنَٰهُم بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَكَٰذِبُونَ 90

Bal atainaahum bil haqqi wa innahum lakaaziboon

بلْ Nay,
أتيْنهُم We (have) brought them
بالْحق the truth,
وإنهُمْ but indeed, they
لكذبُون surely, (are) liars.

In fact, We have given them the truth, and they are liars

23:91 Juz 18 * Page 348

مَا ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ مِن وَلَدࣲ وَمَا كَانَ مَعَهُۥ مِنۡ إِلَٰهٍۚ إِذࣰ ا لَّذَهَبَ كُلُّ إِلَٰهِۭ بِمَا خَلَقَ وَلَعَلَا بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضࣲۚ سُبۡحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ 91

Mat takhazal laahu minw waladinw wa maa kaana ma'ahoo min ilaah; izal lazahaba kullu ilaahim bimaa khalaqa wa la'alaa ba'duhum 'alaa ba'd; Subhaannal laahi 'ammaa yasifoon

ما Not
اتخذ Allah has taken
اللهُ Allah has taken
من any
ولدٌ son,
وما and not
كان is
معهُ with Him
منْ any
إلهٌ god.
إذًا Then
لذهب surely (would have) taken away
كُلُ each
إلهٌ god
بما what
خلق he created,
ولعلا and surely would have overpowered,
بعْضُهُمْ some of them
على [on]
بعْضٌ others.
سُبْحن Glory be
الله (to) Allah
عما above what
يصفُون they attribute!

God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe

23:92 Juz 18 * Page 348

عَٰلِمِ ٱلۡغَيۡبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ فَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشۡرِكُونَ 92

Aalimil Ghaibi wash shahhaadati fata'aalaa 'ammaa yushrikoon

علم Knower
الْغيْب (of) the unseen
والشهدة and the witnessed,
فتعلى exalted is He
عما above what
يُشْركُون they associate.

The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate

Movement 6 * Verses 93–118 Section 6 of 6

Section 6: Verses 93–118

Thematic progression across verses 93–118

23:93 Juz 18 * Page 348

قُل رَّبِّ إِمَّا تُرِيَنِّي مَا يُوعَدُونَ 93

Qur Rabbi immmaa turiyannee maa yoo'adoon

قُل Say,
ربـ "My Lord!
إما If
تُرينى You should show me
ما what
يُوعدُون they are promised

Say, “My Lord, if You would show me what they are promised

23:94 Juz 18 * Page 348

رَبِّ فَلَا تَجۡعَلۡنِي فِي ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ 94

Rabbi falaa taj'alnee fil qawmiz zaalimeen

ربـ My Lord,
فلا then (do) not
تجْعلْنى place me
فى among
الْقوْم the people -
الظلمين the wrongdoers."

My Lord, do not place me among the wicked people.”

23:95 Juz 18 * Page 348

وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّرِيَكَ مَا نَعِدُهُمۡ لَقَٰدِرُونَ 95

Wa innaa 'alaaa an nuriyaka maa na'iduhum laqaadiroon

وإنا And indeed We
على on
أن that
نُريك We show you
ما what
نعدُهُمْ We have promised them
لقدرُون surely able.

We are surely Able to show you what We promise them

23:96 Juz 18 * Page 348

ٱدۡفَعۡ بِٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحۡسَنُ ٱلسَّيِّئَةَۚ نَحۡنُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يَصِفُونَ 96

Idfa' billate hiya ahsanus saiyi'ah; nahnu a'lamu bimaa yasifoon

ادْفعْ Repel
بالتى by that
هى which
أحْسنُ (is) best -
السيئة the evil.
نحْنُ We
أعْلمُ know best
بما of what
يصفُون they attribute.

Repel evil by what is better. We are aware of what they describe

23:97 Juz 18 * Page 348

وَقُل رَّبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنۡ هَمَزَٰتِ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ 97

Wa qur Rabbi a'oozu bika min hamazaatish Shayaateen

وقُل And say,
ربـ "My Lord!
أعُوذُ I seek refuge
بك in You
منْ from
همزت (the) suggestions
الشيطين (of) the evil ones,

And say, “My Lord, I seek refuge with You from the urgings of the devils

23:98 Juz 18 * Page 348

وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَن يَحۡضُرُونِ 98

Wa a'oozu bika Rabbi ai-yahduroon

وأعُوذُ And I seek refuge
بك in You,
ربـ My Lord!
أن Lest
يحْضُرُون they be present with me."

And I seek refuge with You, my Lord, lest they become present.”

23:99 Juz 18 * Page 348

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَ أَحَدَهُمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتُ قَالَ رَبِّ ٱرۡجِعُونِ 99

Hattaaa izaa jaaa'a ahada humul mawtu qaala Rabbir ji'oon

حتى Until
إذا when
جاء comes
أحدهُمُ (to) one of them
الْموْتُ the death
قال he says,
ربـ "My Lord!
ارْجعُون Send me back

Until, when death comes to one of them, he says, “My Lord, send me back

23:100 Juz 18 * Page 348

لَعَلِّيٓ أَعۡمَلُ صَٰلِحࣰ ا فِيمَا تَرَكۡتُۚ كَلَّآۚ إِنَّهَا كَلِمَةٌ هُوَ قَآئِلُهَاۖ وَمِن وَرَآئِهِم بَرۡزَخٌ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ يُبۡعَثُونَ 100

La'alleee a'malu saalihan feemaa taraktu kallaa; innahaa kalimatun huwa qaaa'iluhaa wa minw waraaa'him barzakhun ilaa Yawmi yub'asoon

لعلى That I may
أعْملُ do
صلحًا righteous (deeds)
فيما in what
تركْتُ I left behind."
كلا No!
إنها Indeed, it
كلمة (is) a word
هُو he
قائلُها speaks it,
ومن and before them
ورائهم and before them
برْزخ (is) a barrier
إلى till
يوْم (the) Day
يُبْعثُون they are resurrected.

That I may do right in what I have neglected.” By no means! It is just a word that he utters. And behind them is a barrier, until the Day they are resurrected

23:101 Juz 18 * Page 348

فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِي ٱلصُّورِ فَلَآ أَنسَابَ بَيۡنَهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ وَلَا يَتَسَآءَلُونَ 101

Fa izaa nufikha fis Soori falaaa ansaaba bainahum yawma'izinw wa laa yatasaaa'aloon

فإذا So when
نُفخ is blown
فى in
الصُور the trumpet
فلا then not
أنساب (there) will be relationship
بيْنهُمْ among them
يوْمئذٌ that Day,
ولا and not
يتساءلُون will they ask each other.

When the Horn is blown, no relations between them will exist on that Day, and they will not ask after one another

23:102 Juz 18 * Page 348

فَمَن ثَقُلَتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُفۡلِحُونَ 102

Faman saqulat mawaazee nuhoo fa ulaaa'ika humul muflihoon

فمن Then (the one) whose
ثقُلتْ (are) heavy
موزينُهُ his scales,
فأُولئك then those -
هُمُ they
الْمُفْلحُون (are) the successful.

Those whose scales are heavy—those are the successful

23:103 Juz 18 * Page 348

وَمَنۡ خَفَّتۡ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ خَسِرُوٓاْ أَنفُسَهُمۡ فِي جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدُونَ 103

Wa man khaffat mawaa zeenuhoo fa ulaaa'ikal lazeena khasiroon anfusahum fee Jahannnama khaalidoon

ومنْ But (the one) whose
خفتْ (are) light
موزينُهُ his scales,
فأُولئك then those
الذين they [who]
خسرُوا have lost
أنفُسهُمْ their souls,
فى in
جهنم Hell
خلدُون they (will) abide forever.

But those whose scales are light—those are they who have lost their souls; in Hell they will dwell forever

23:104 Juz 18 * Page 348

تَلۡفَحُ وُجُوهَهُمُ ٱلنَّارُ وَهُمۡ فِيهَا كَٰلِحُونَ 104

Talfahu wujoohahumun Naaru wa hum feehaa kaalihood

تلْفحُ Will burn
وُجُوههُمُ their faces
النارُ the Fire,
وهُمْ and they
فيها in it
كلحُون (will) grin with displaced lips.

The Fire lashes their faces, and therein they grimace

23:105 Juz 18 * Page 349

أَلَمۡ تَكُنۡ ءَايَٰتِي تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡكُمۡ فَكُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ 105

Alam takun Aayaatee tutlaa 'alaikum fakuntum bihaa tukazziboon

ألمْ "Were not
تكُنْ "Were not
ءايتى My Verses
تُتْلى recited
عليْكُمْ to you,
فكُنتُم and you used (to)
بها deny them?"
تُكذبُون deny them?"

“Were not My revelations recited to you, and you kept on rejecting them?”

23:106 Juz 18 * Page 349

قَالُواْ رَبَّنَا غَلَبَتۡ عَلَيۡنَا شِقۡوَتُنَا وَكُنَّا قَوۡمࣰ ا ضَآلِّينَ 106

Qaaloo Rabbanaa ghalabat 'alainaa shiqwatunaa wa kunnaa qawman daaalleen

قالُوا They (will) say,
ربنا "Our Lord!
غلبتْ Overcame
عليْنا [on] us
شقْوتُنا our wretchedness,
وكُنا and we were
قوْمًا a people
ضالين astray.

They will say, “Our Lord, our wretchedness prevailed over us, and we were a people astray

23:107 Juz 18 * Page 349

رَبَّنَآ أَخۡرِجۡنَا مِنۡهَا فَإِنۡ عُدۡنَا فَإِنَّا ظَٰلِمُونَ 107

Rabbanaa akhrijnaa minhaa fa in 'udnaa fa innaa zaalimoon

ربنا Our Lord!
أخْرجْنا Bring us out
منْها from it,
فإنْ then if
عُدْنا we return
فإنا then indeed, we
ظلمُون (would be) wrongdoers."

Our Lord! Bring us out of this. If we ever returned, we would truly be evil.”

23:108 Juz 18 * Page 349

قَالَ ٱخۡسَـُٔواْ فِيهَا وَلَا تُكَلِّمُونِ 108

Qaalakh sa'oo feehaa wa laa tukallimoon

قال He (will) say,
اخْسـُوا "Remain despised
فيها in it
ولا and (do) not
تُكلمُون speak to Me."

He will say, “Be despised therein, and do not speak to Me

23:109 Juz 18 * Page 349

إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ فَرِيقࣱ مِّنۡ عِبَادِي يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا فَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَٱرۡحَمۡنَا وَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ 109

Innahoo kaana fareequm min 'ibaadee yaqooloona Rabbanaaa aamannaa faghfir lanaa warhamnaa wa Anta khairur raahimeen

إنهُ Indeed,
كان (there) was
فريق a party
منْ of
عبادى My slaves
يقُولُون (who) said,
ربنا "Our Lord!
ءامنا We believe,
فاغْفرْ so forgive
لنا us
وارْحمْنا and have mercy on us,
وأنت and You
خيْرُ (are) best
الرحمين (of) those who show mercy."

There was a group of My servants who would say, `Our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us, and have mercy on us; You are the Best of the merciful

23:110 Juz 18 * Page 349

فَٱتَّخَذۡتُمُوهُمۡ سِخۡرِيًّا حَتَّىٰٓ أَنسَوۡكُمۡ ذِكۡرِي وَكُنتُم مِّنۡهُمۡ تَضۡحَكُونَ 110

Fattakhaztumoohum sikhriyyan hattaaa ansawkum zikree wa kuntum minhum tadhakoon

فاتخذْتُمُوهُمْ But you took them
سخْريًا (in) mockery
حتى until
أنسوْكُمْ they made you forget
ذكْرى My remembrance,
وكُنتُم and you used (to)
منْهُمْ at them
تضْحكُون laugh.

But you made then a target of ridicule, until they made you forget My remembrance; and you used to laugh at them

23:111 Juz 18 * Page 349

إِنِّي جَزَيۡتُهُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ بِمَا صَبَرُوٓاْ أَنَّهُمۡ هُمُ ٱلۡفَآئِزُونَ 111

Inee jazaituhumul Yawma bimaa sabarooo annahum humul faaa'izoon

إنى Indeed, I
جزيْتُهُمُ have rewarded them
الْيوْم this Day
بما because
صبرُوا they were patient,
أنهُمْ indeed, they
هُمُ [they]
الْفائزُون (are) the successful ones.

Today, I have rewarded them for their endurance. They are the ones who are the triumphant.”

23:112 Juz 18 * Page 349

قَٰلَ كَمۡ لَبِثۡتُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ عَدَدَ سِنِينَ 112

Qaala kam labistum fil ardi 'adada sineen

قل He will say,
كمْ "How long
لبثْتُمْ did you remain
فى in
الْأرْض the earth,
عدد (in) number
سنين (of) years?"

He will say, “How many years did you remain on earth?”

23:113 Juz 18 * Page 349

قَالُواْ لَبِثۡنَا يَوۡمًا أَوۡ بَعۡضَ يَوۡمࣲ فَسۡـَٔلِ ٱلۡعَآدِّينَ 113

Qaaloo labisnaa yawman aw ba'da yawmin fas'alil 'aaaddeen

قالُوا They will say,
لبثْنا "We remained
يوْمًا a day
أوْ or
بعْض a part
يوْمٌ (of) a day;
فسْـل but ask
الْعادين those who keep count."

They will say, “We remained a day, or part of a day; but ask those who keep count.”

23:114 Juz 18 * Page 349

قَٰلَ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا قَلِيلࣰ اۖ لَّوۡ أَنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ 114

Qaala il labistum illaa qaleelal law annakum kuntum ta'lamoon

قل He will say,
إن "Not
لبثْتُمْ you stayed
إلا but
قليلًا a little,
لوْ if
أنكُمْ only you
كُنتُمْ [you]
تعْلمُون knew.

He will say, “You remained only for a little while, if you only knew

23:115 Juz 18 * Page 349

أَفَحَسِبۡتُمۡ أَنَّمَا خَلَقۡنَٰكُمۡ عَبَثࣰ ا وَأَنَّكُمۡ إِلَيۡنَا لَا تُرۡجَعُونَ 115

Afahsibtum annamaa khalaqnaakum 'abasanw wa annakum ilainaa laa turja'oon

أفحسبْتُمْ Then did you think
أنما that
خلقْنكُمْ We created you
عبثًا uselessly
وأنكُمْ and that you
إليْنا to Us
لا not
تُرْجعُون will be returned?"

Did you think that We created you in vain, and that to Us you will not be returned?”

23:116 Juz 18 * Page 349

فَتَعَٰلَى ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمَلِكُ ٱلۡحَقُّۖ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلۡعَرۡشِ ٱلۡكَرِيمِ 116

Fata'aalal laahul Malikul Haqq; laaa ilaaha illaa Huwa Rabbul 'Arshil Kareem

فتعلى So exalted is
اللهُ Allah,
الْملكُ the King,
الْحقُ the Truth.
لا (There is) no
إله god
إلا except
هُو Him,
ربُ (the) Lord
الْعرْش (of) the Throne
الْكريم Honorable.

So Exalted is God, the Ruler, the Real. There is no god except He, the Lord of the Noble Throne

23:117 Juz 18 * Page 349

وَمَن يَدۡعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ لَا بُرۡهَٰنَ لَهُۥ بِهِۦ فَإِنَّمَا حِسَابُهُۥ عِندَ رَبِّهِۦٓۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفۡلِحُ ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ 117

Wa mai yad'u ma'allaahi ilaahan aakhara laa burhaana lahoo bihee fa innnamaa hisaabuhoo 'inda Rabbih; innahoo laa yuflihul kaafiroon

ومن And whoever
يدْعُ invokes
مع with
الله Allah
إلهًا god
ءاخر other,
لا no
بُرْهن proof
لهُ for him
به in it.
فإنما Then only
حسابُهُ his account
عند (is) with
ربه his Lord.
إنهُ Indeed, [he]
لا not
يُفْلحُ will succeed
الْكفرُون the disbelievers.

Whoever invokes another god besides God—he has no proof thereof—his reckoning rests with his Lord. The disbelievers will not succeed

23:118 Juz 18 * Page 349

وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱغۡفِرۡ وَٱرۡحَمۡ وَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ 118

Wa qur Rabbigh fir warham wa Anta khairur raahimeen

وقُل And say,
ربـ "My Lord!
اغْفرْ Forgive
وارْحمْ and have mercy,
وأنت and You
خيْرُ (are the) Best
الرحمين (of) those who show mercy."

And say, “My Lord, forgive and have mercy, for You are the Best of the merciful.”

Quran-Anchored Prophetic Context

4 Narrations

Authentic narrations in the active corpus that explicitly cite, name, or explain verses in Surah Al-Muminoon.

Jami' al-Tirmidhi #3257 Cites 23:1

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، وَغَيْرُ، وَاحِدٍ الْمَعْنَى، وَاحِدٌ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدٍ الْقَارِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، رضى الله عنه يَقُولُ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْوَحْىُ سُمِعَ عِنْدَ وَجْهِهِ كَدَوِيِّ النَّحْلِ فَأُنْزِلَ عَلَيْهِ يَوْمًا فَمَكَثْنَا سَاعَةً فَسُرِّيَ عَنْهُ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ اللَّهُمَّ زِدْنَا وَلاَ تَنْقُصْنَا وَأَكْرِمْنَا وَلاَ تُهِنَّا وَأَعْطِنَا وَلاَ تَحْرِمْنَا وَآثِرْنَا وَلاَ تُؤْثِرْ عَلَيْنَا وَأَرْضِنَا وَارْضَ عَنَّا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ أُنْزِلَ عَلَىَّ عَشْرُ آيَاتٍ مَنْ أَقَامَهُنَّ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ ‏:‏ ‏(‏ قدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ ‏)‏ حَتَّى خَتَمَ عَشْرَ آيَاتٍ ‏.‏ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَهُ بِمَعْنَاهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا أَصَحُّ مِنَ الْحَدِيثِ الأَوَّلِ سَمِعْتُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنَ مَنْصُورٍ، يَقُولُ رَوَى أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمَدِينِيِّ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَمَنْ سَمِعَ مِنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَدِيمًا فَإِنَّهُمْ إِنَّمَا يَذْكُرُونَ فِيهِ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ وَبَعْضُهُمْ لاَ يَذْكُرُ فِيهِ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ وَمَنْ ذَكَرَ فِيهِ يُونُسَ بْنَ يَزِيدَ فَهُوَ أَصَحُّ وَكَانَ عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ رُبَّمَا ذَكَرَ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ يُونُسَ بْنَ يَزِيدَ وَرُبَّمَا لَمْ يَذْكُرْهُ وَإِذَا لَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ يُونُسَ فَهُوَ مُرْسَلٌ ‏.‏

"When revelation came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), one could hear what sounded like the drone of bees before his face. One day revelation was coming to him, he faced the Qiblah, raised his hands and said: 'O Allah! Increase us, do not diminish us. Favor us, do not withhold from us, make us pleased and be pleased with us.' He (ﷺ) said: 'Ten Ayah were revealed to me, whoever abides by them shall enter Paradise (and they are): 'Successful indeed are the believers...' until the completion of ten Ayat (23:1-10)." (Another route) from AzZuhri with this chain. This is more correct than the first narration. I heard Ishaq bin Mansur saying: "Ahmad bin Hanbal, 'Ali bin AlMadini, and Ishaq bin Ibrãhim reported this Hadith from 'AbdurRazzaq, from Yunus bin Sulaim, from Yunus bin Yazid from AzZuhri." Only those who heard from 'Abdur-Razzaq early mentioned in it: "From Yunus bin Yazid", while some of them did not mention in it: "From Yunus bin Yazid." And whoever mentioned "From Yunus bin Yazid" then he was more correct. Sometimes 'Abdur-Razzaq would mention Yunus bin Yazid in this Hadith and sometimes he would not mention him. .

Jami' al-Tirmidhi #3259 Cites 23:60

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ مِغْوَلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتْ سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ هَذِهِ الآيَةِ ‏:‏ ‏(‏ والَّذِينَ يُؤْتُونَ مَا آتَوْا وَقُلُوبُهُمْ وَجِلَةٌ ‏)‏ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ أَهُمُ الَّذِينَ يَشْرَبُونَ الْخَمْرَ وَيَسْرِقُونَ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ يَا بِنْتَ الصِّدِّيقِ وَلَكِنَّهُمُ الَّذِينَ يَصُومُونَ وَيُصَلُّونَ وَيَتَصَدَّقُونَ وَهُمْ يَخَافُونَ أَنْ لاَ يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُمْ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَهُمْ لَهَا سَابِقُونَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَ هَذَا ‏.‏

that 'Aishah the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "I asked about the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about this Ayah: And those who give that which they give with their hearts full of fear... (23:60)" 'Aishah said: "Are they those who drink Khamr and steal?" He said: "No, O daughter of As-Siddiq. They are those who fast, perform Salat, give charity while they fear that their Lord will not accept it from them: It is these who hasten to do good deeds, and they are the foremost of them (23:61)."

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad (Imam al-Bukhari) #309 Cites 23:1

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ السَّلامِ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ، عَنْ أَبِي عِمْرَانَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ بَابَنُوسَ قَالَ‏:‏ دَخَلْنَا عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَقُلْنَا‏:‏ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، مَا كَانَ خُلُقُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏؟‏ قَالَتْ‏:‏ كَانَ خُلُقُهُ الْقُرْآنَ، تَقْرَؤُونَ سُورَةَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ‏؟‏ قَالَتِ‏:‏ اقْرَأْ‏:‏ ‏{‏قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ‏}‏، قَالَ يَزِيدُ‏:‏ فَقَرَأْتُ‏:‏ ‏{‏قَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ‏}‏ إِلَى ‏{‏لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَافِظُونَ‏}‏، قَالَتْ‏:‏ هَكَذَا كَانَ خُلُقُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏

"It is the believers who are successful: those who are humble in their prayer; those who turn away from worthless talk; those who actively pay zakat; those who guard their private parts." (23:1-5)' She said, 'That was the character of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.'"

Mishkat al-Masabih (al-Khatib at-Tabrizi) #3032 Cites 23:6

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: إِنَّمَا كَانَتِ الْمُتْعَةُ فِي أول الْإِسْلَام كَانَ الرجل يقدم الْبَلدة لَيْسَ لَهُ بِهَا مَعْرِفَةٌ فَيَتَزَوَّجُ الْمَرْأَةَ بِقَدْرِ مَا يرى أَنَّهُ يُقِيمُ فَتَحْفَظُ لَهُ مَتَاعَهُ وَتُصْلِحُ لَهُ شَيَّهُ حَتَّى إِذَا نَزَلَتِ الْآيَةُ (إِلَّا عَلَى أَزوَاجهم أَو مَا ملكت أَيْمَانهم) قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: فَكُلُّ فَرْجٍ سِوَاهُمَا فَهُوَ حرَام. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ

The temporary marriage applied only in the early days of Islam. A man would come to a settlement where he had no acquaintance and marry a woman for the period it was thought he would stay there, and she would look after his belongings and cook for him. But Ibn ‘Abbas said that when the verse came down, “Except their wives or the captives their right hands possess,” (Al-Qur’an 23:6) intercourse with anyone else became unlawful. Tirmidhi transmitted it.