Surah Aal-i-Imraan

إِنَّٱلَّذِينَيَكْفُرُونَبِـَٔايَٰتِٱللَّهِوَيَقْتُلُونَٱلنَّبِيِّۦنَبِغَيْرِحَقٍّۢوَيَقْتُلُونَٱلَّذِينَيَأْمُرُونَبِٱلْقِسْطِمِنَٱلنَّاسِفَبَشِّرْهُمبِعَذَابٍأَلِيمٍ

Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement.

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَٱلَّذِينَحَبِطَتْأَعْمَٰلُهُمْفِىٱلدُّنْيَاوَٱلْءَاخِرَةِوَمَالَهُممِّننَّٰصِرِينَ

It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them.

أَلَمْتَرَإِلَىٱلَّذِينَأُوتُوا۟نَصِيبًۭامِّنَٱلْكِتَٰبِيُدْعَوْنَإِلَىٰكِتَٰبِٱللَّهِلِيَحْكُمَبَيْنَهُمْثُمَّيَتَوَلَّىٰفَرِيقٌۭمِّنْهُمْوَهُممُّعْرِضُونَ

Art thou not aware of those who have been granted their share of revelation [aforetime]? They have been called upon to let God's writ be their law - and yet some of them turn away [from it] in their obstinacy,

ذَٰلِكَبِأَنَّهُمْقَالُوا۟لَنتَمَسَّنَاٱلنَّارُإِلَّآأَيَّامًۭامَّعْدُودَٰتٍۢوَغَرَّهُمْفِىدِينِهِممَّاكَانُوا۟يَفْتَرُونَ

simply because they claim, "The fire will most certainly not touch us for more than a limited number of days": and thus the false beliefs which they invented have [in time] caused them to betray their faith.

فَكَيْفَإِذَاجَمَعْنَٰهُمْلِيَوْمٍۢلَّارَيْبَفِيهِوَوُفِّيَتْكُلُّنَفْسٍۢمَّاكَسَبَتْوَهُمْلَايُظْلَمُونَ

How, then, [will they fare] when We shall gather them all together to witness the Day about [the coming of] which there is no doubt, and every human being shall be repaid in full for what he has done, and none shall be wronged?

قُلِٱللَّهُمَّمَٰلِكَٱلْمُلْكِتُؤْتِىٱلْمُلْكَمَنتَشَآءُوَتَنزِعُٱلْمُلْكَمِمَّنتَشَآءُوَتُعِزُّمَنتَشَآءُوَتُذِلُّمَنتَشَآءُبِيَدِكَٱلْخَيْرُإِنَّكَعَلَىٰكُلِّشَىْءٍۢقَدِيرٌۭ

SAY: "O God, Lord of all dominion! Thou grantest dominion unto whom Thou willest, and takest away dominion from whom Thou willest; and Thou exaltest whom Thou willest, and abasest whom Thou willest. In Thy hand is all good. Verily, Thou hast the power to will anything.

تُولِجُٱلَّيْلَفِىٱلنَّهَارِوَتُولِجُٱلنَّهَارَفِىٱلَّيْلِوَتُخْرِجُٱلْحَىَّمِنَٱلْمَيِّتِوَتُخْرِجُٱلْمَيِّتَمِنَٱلْحَىِّوَتَرْزُقُمَنتَشَآءُبِغَيْرِحِسَابٍۢ

"Thou makest the night grow longer by shortening the day, and Thou makest the day grow longer by shortening the night. And Thou bringest forth the living out of that which is dead, and Thou bringest forth the dead out of that which is alive. And Thou grantest sustenance unto whom `Thou willest, beyond all reckoning."

لَّايَتَّخِذِٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَٱلْكَٰفِرِينَأَوْلِيَآءَمِندُونِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَوَمَنيَفْعَلْذَٰلِكَفَلَيْسَمِنَٱللَّهِفِىشَىْءٍإِلَّآأَنتَتَّقُوا۟مِنْهُمْتُقَىٰةًۭوَيُحَذِّرُكُمُٱللَّهُنَفْسَهُۥوَإِلَىٱللَّهِٱلْمَصِيرُ

LET NOT the believers take those who deny the truth for their allies in preference to the believers - since he who does this cuts himself off from God in everything - unless it be to protect yourselves against them in this way. But God warns you to beware of Him: for with God is all journeys' end.

قُلْإِنتُخْفُوا۟مَافِىصُدُورِكُمْأَوْتُبْدُوهُيَعْلَمْهُٱللَّهُوَيَعْلَمُمَافِىٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَمَافِىٱلْأَرْضِوَٱللَّهُعَلَىٰكُلِّشَىْءٍۢقَدِيرٌۭ

Say: "Whether you conceal what is in your hearts or bring it into the open, God knows it: for He knows all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and God has the power to will anything."

يَوْمَتَجِدُكُلُّنَفْسٍۢمَّاعَمِلَتْمِنْخَيْرٍۢمُّحْضَرًۭاوَمَاعَمِلَتْمِنسُوٓءٍۢتَوَدُّلَوْأَنَّبَيْنَهَاوَبَيْنَهُۥٓأَمَدًۢابَعِيدًۭاوَيُحَذِّرُكُمُٱللَّهُنَفْسَهُۥوَٱللَّهُرَءُوفٌۢبِٱلْعِبَادِ

On the Day when every human being will find himself faced with all the good that he has done, and with all the evil that he has done, [many a one] will wish that there were a long span of time between himself and that [Day]. Hence, God warns you to beware of Him; but God is most compassionate towards His creatures.

قُلْإِنكُنتُمْتُحِبُّونَٱللَّهَفَٱتَّبِعُونِىيُحْبِبْكُمُٱللَّهُوَيَغْفِرْلَكُمْذُنُوبَكُمْوَٱللَّهُغَفُورٌۭرَّحِيمٌۭ

Say [O Prophet]: "If you love God, follow me, [and] God will love you and forgive you your sins; for God is much-forgiving, a dispenser of grace."

قُلْأَطِيعُوا۟ٱللَّهَوَٱلرَّسُولَفَإِنتَوَلَّوْا۟فَإِنَّٱللَّهَلَايُحِبُّٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

Say: “Pay heed unto God and the Apostle.” And if they turn away - verely, God does not love those who deny the truth.

إِنَّٱللَّهَٱصْطَفَىٰٓءَادَمَوَنُوحًۭاوَءَالَإِبْرَٰهِيمَوَءَالَعِمْرَٰنَعَلَىٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

BEHOLD, God raised Adam, and Noah, and the House of Abraham, and the House of `Imran above all mankind,

ذُرِّيَّةًۢبَعْضُهَامِنۢبَعْضٍۢوَٱللَّهُسَمِيعٌعَلِيمٌ

in one line of descent. And God was all-hearing, all-knowing

إِذْقَالَتِٱمْرَأَتُعِمْرَٰنَرَبِّإِنِّىنَذَرْتُلَكَمَافِىبَطْنِىمُحَرَّرًۭافَتَقَبَّلْمِنِّىٓإِنَّكَأَنتَٱلسَّمِيعُٱلْعَلِيمُ

when a woman of [the House of] `Imran prayed: "O my Sustainer! Behold, unto Thee do I vow [the child] that is in, my womb, to be devoted to Thy service. Accept it, then, from me: verily, Thou alone art all-hearing, all-knowing!"

فَلَمَّاوَضَعَتْهَاقَالَتْرَبِّإِنِّىوَضَعْتُهَآأُنثَىٰوَٱللَّهُأَعْلَمُبِمَاوَضَعَتْوَلَيْسَٱلذَّكَرُكَٱلْأُنثَىٰوَإِنِّىسَمَّيْتُهَامَرْيَمَوَإِنِّىٓأُعِيذُهَابِكَوَذُرِّيَّتَهَامِنَٱلشَّيْطَٰنِٱلرَّجِيمِ

But when she had given birth to the child, she said: "O my Sustainer! Behold, I have given birth to a female" - the while God had been fully aware of what she would give birth to, and [fully aware] that no male child [she might have hoped for] could ever have been like this female - "and I have named her Mary. And, verily, I seek Thy protection for her and her offspring against Satan, the accursed."

فَتَقَبَّلَهَارَبُّهَابِقَبُولٍحَسَنٍۢوَأَنۢبَتَهَانَبَاتًاحَسَنًۭاوَكَفَّلَهَازَكَرِيَّاكُلَّمَادَخَلَعَلَيْهَازَكَرِيَّاٱلْمِحْرَابَوَجَدَعِندَهَارِزْقًۭاقَالَيَٰمَرْيَمُأَنَّىٰلَكِهَٰذَاقَالَتْهُوَمِنْعِندِٱللَّهِإِنَّٱللَّهَيَرْزُقُمَنيَشَآءُبِغَيْرِحِسَابٍ

And thereupon her Sustainer accepted the girl-child with goodly acceptance, and caused her to grow up in goodly growth, and placed her in the care of Zachariah. Whenever Zachariah visited her in the sanctuary, he found her provided with food. He would ask: "O Mary, whence came this unto thee?" She would answer: "It is from God; behold, God grants sustenance unto whom He wills, beyond all reckoning."

هُنَالِكَدَعَازَكَرِيَّارَبَّهُۥقَالَرَبِّهَبْلِىمِنلَّدُنكَذُرِّيَّةًۭطَيِّبَةًإِنَّكَسَمِيعُٱلدُّعَآءِ

In that self-same place, Zachariah prayed unto his Sustainer, saying: "O my Sustainer! Bestow upon me [too], out of Thy grace, the gift of goodly offspring; for Thou, indeed, hearest all prayer."

فَنَادَتْهُٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُوَهُوَقَآئِمٌۭيُصَلِّىفِىٱلْمِحْرَابِأَنَّٱللَّهَيُبَشِّرُكَبِيَحْيَىٰمُصَدِّقًۢابِكَلِمَةٍۢمِّنَٱللَّهِوَسَيِّدًۭاوَحَصُورًۭاوَنَبِيًّۭامِّنَٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

Thereupon, as he stood praying in the sanctuary, the angels called out unto him: "God sends thee the glad tiding of [the birth of] John, who shall confirm the truth of a word from God, and [shall be] outstanding among men, and utterly chaste, and a prophet from among the righteous."

قَالَرَبِّأَنَّىٰيَكُونُلِىغُلَٰمٌۭوَقَدْبَلَغَنِىَٱلْكِبَرُوَٱمْرَأَتِىعَاقِرٌۭقَالَكَذَٰلِكَٱللَّهُيَفْعَلُمَايَشَآءُ

[Zachariah] exclaimed: "O my Sustainer! How can I have a son when old age has already overtaken me, and my wife is barren?" Answered [the angel]: "Thus it is: God does what He wills."