Surah Az-Zumar

إِنَّآأَنزَلْنَاعَلَيْكَٱلْكِتَٰبَلِلنَّاسِبِٱلْحَقِّفَمَنِٱهْتَدَىٰفَلِنَفْسِهِۦوَمَنضَلَّفَإِنَّمَايَضِلُّعَلَيْهَاوَمَآأَنتَعَلَيْهِمبِوَكِيلٍ

BEHOLD, from on high have We bestowed upon thee this divine writ, setting forth the truth for [the benefit of all] mankind. And whoever chooses to be guided [thereby], does so for his own good, and whoever chooses to go astray, goes but astray to his own hurt; and thou hast not the power to determine their fate.

ٱللَّهُيَتَوَفَّىٱلْأَنفُسَحِينَمَوْتِهَاوَٱلَّتِىلَمْتَمُتْفِىمَنَامِهَافَيُمْسِكُٱلَّتِىقَضَىٰعَلَيْهَاٱلْمَوْتَوَيُرْسِلُٱلْأُخْرَىٰٓإِلَىٰٓأَجَلٍۢمُّسَمًّىإِنَّفِىذَٰلِكَلَءَايَٰتٍۢلِّقَوْمٍۢيَتَفَكَّرُونَ

It is God [alone that has this power - He] who causes all human beings to die at the time of their [bodily] death, and [causes to be as dead], during their sleep, those that have not yet died: thus, He withholds [from life] those upon whom He has decreed death, and lets the others go free for a term set [by Him]. In [all] this, behold, there are messages indeed for people who think!

أَمِٱتَّخَذُوا۟مِندُونِٱللَّهِشُفَعَآءَقُلْأَوَلَوْكَانُوا۟لَايَمْلِكُونَشَيْـًۭٔاوَلَايَعْقِلُونَ

And yet, they choose [to worship], side by side with God, [imaginary] intercessors!” Say: “Why - even though they have no power over anything, and no understanding?”

قُللِّلَّهِٱلشَّفَٰعَةُجَمِيعًۭالَّهُۥمُلْكُٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضِثُمَّإِلَيْهِتُرْجَعُونَ

Say: “God’s alone is [the power to bestow the right of] intercession: His [alone] is the dominion over the heavens and the earth; and, in the end, Unto Him you will all be brought back.”

وَإِذَاذُكِرَٱللَّهُوَحْدَهُٱشْمَأَزَّتْقُلُوبُٱلَّذِينَلَايُؤْمِنُونَبِٱلْءَاخِرَةِوَإِذَاذُكِرَٱلَّذِينَمِندُونِهِۦٓإِذَاهُمْيَسْتَبْشِرُونَ

And yet, whenever God alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who will not believe in the life to come contract with bitter aversion - whereas, when those [imaginary powers] are mentioned side by side with Him, lo, they rejoice!

قُلِٱللَّهُمَّفَاطِرَٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضِعَٰلِمَٱلْغَيْبِوَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِأَنتَتَحْكُمُبَيْنَعِبَادِكَفِىمَاكَانُوا۟فِيهِيَخْتَلِفُونَ

Say: “O God! Originator of the heavens and the earth! Knower of all that is beyond the reach of a created being’s perception, as well as of all that can be witnessed by a creature’s senses or mind! It is Thou who wilt judge between Thy servants [on Resurrection Day] with regard to all on which they were wont to differ!”

وَلَوْأَنَّلِلَّذِينَظَلَمُوا۟مَافِىٱلْأَرْضِجَمِيعًۭاوَمِثْلَهُۥمَعَهُۥلَٱفْتَدَوْا۟بِهِۦمِنسُوٓءِٱلْعَذَابِيَوْمَٱلْقِيَٰمَةِوَبَدَالَهُممِّنَٱللَّهِمَالَمْيَكُونُوا۟يَحْتَسِبُونَ

But if those who are bent on evildoing posses­sed all that is on earth, and twice as much, they would surely offer it as ransom from the awful suffering [that will befall them] on the Day of Resur­rection: for, something with which they had not reckoned before will [by then] have been made obvious to them by God;

وَبَدَالَهُمْسَيِّـَٔاتُمَاكَسَبُوا۟وَحَاقَبِهِممَّاكَانُوا۟بِهِۦيَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

and obvious to them will have become the evil that they had wrought [in life]: and thus shall they be overwhelmed by the very truth which they were wont to deride.

فَإِذَامَسَّٱلْإِنسَٰنَضُرٌّۭدَعَانَاثُمَّإِذَاخَوَّلْنَٰهُنِعْمَةًۭمِّنَّاقَالَإِنَّمَآأُوتِيتُهُۥعَلَىٰعِلْمٍۭبَلْهِىَفِتْنَةٌۭوَلَٰكِنَّأَكْثَرَهُمْلَايَعْلَمُونَ

NOW [thus it is:] when affliction befalls man, he cries out unto Us for help; but when We bestow upon him a boon by Our grace, he says [to himself], “I have been given [all] this by virtue of [my own] wisdom!” Nay, this [bestowal of grace] is a trial: but most of them understand it not!

قَدْقَالَهَاٱلَّذِينَمِنقَبْلِهِمْفَمَآأَغْنَىٰعَنْهُممَّاكَانُوا۟يَكْسِبُونَ

The same did say [to themselves many of] those who lived before their time; but of no avail to them was all that they had ever achieved:

فَأَصَابَهُمْسَيِّـَٔاتُمَاكَسَبُوا۟وَٱلَّذِينَظَلَمُوا۟مِنْهَٰٓؤُلَآءِسَيُصِيبُهُمْسَيِّـَٔاتُمَاكَسَبُوا۟وَمَاهُمبِمُعْجِزِينَ

for all the evil deeds that they had wrought fell [back] upon them. And [the same will happen to] people of the present time who are bent on wrongdoing: all the evil deeds that they have ever wrought will fall [back] upon them, and never will they be able to elude [God]!

أَوَلَمْيَعْلَمُوٓا۟أَنَّٱللَّهَيَبْسُطُٱلرِّزْقَلِمَنيَشَآءُوَيَقْدِرُإِنَّفِىذَٰلِكَلَءَايَٰتٍۢلِّقَوْمٍۢيُؤْمِنُونَ

Are they, then, not aware that it is God who grants abundant sustenance, or gives it in scant measure, unto whomever He wills? In this, behold, there are messages indeed for peo­ple who will believe!

قُلْيَٰعِبَادِىَٱلَّذِينَأَسْرَفُوا۟عَلَىٰٓأَنفُسِهِمْلَاتَقْنَطُوا۟مِنرَّحْمَةِٱللَّهِإِنَّٱللَّهَيَغْفِرُٱلذُّنُوبَجَمِيعًاإِنَّهُۥهُوَٱلْغَفُورُٱلرَّحِيمُ

SAY: “[Thus speaks God:] ‘O you servants of Mine who have transgressed against your own selves! Despair not of God’s mercy: behold, God forgives all sins - for, verily, He alone is much-forgiving, a dis­penser of grace!’”

وَأَنِيبُوٓا۟إِلَىٰرَبِّكُمْوَأَسْلِمُوا۟لَهُۥمِنقَبْلِأَنيَأْتِيَكُمُٱلْعَذَابُثُمَّلَاتُنصَرُونَ

Hence, turn towards your Sustainer [alone] and surrender yourselves unto Him ere the suffering [of death and resurrection] comes upon you, for then you will not be succoured.

وَٱتَّبِعُوٓا۟أَحْسَنَمَآأُنزِلَإِلَيْكُممِّنرَّبِّكُممِّنقَبْلِأَنيَأْتِيَكُمُٱلْعَذَابُبَغْتَةًۭوَأَنتُمْلَاتَشْعُرُونَ

And ere that suffering comes upon you of a sudden, without your being aware [of its approach], follow the most goodly [teaching] that has been revealed unto you by your Sustainer,

أَنتَقُولَنَفْسٌۭيَٰحَسْرَتَىٰعَلَىٰمَافَرَّطتُفِىجَنۢبِٱللَّهِوَإِنكُنتُلَمِنَٱلسَّٰخِرِينَ

lest any human being should say [on Judgment Day], “Alas for me for having been remiss in what is due to God, and for having been indeed one of those who scoffed [at the truth]!”

أَوْتَقُولَلَوْأَنَّٱللَّهَهَدَىٰنِىلَكُنتُمِنَٱلْمُتَّقِينَ

or lest he should say, “If God had but guided me, I would surely have been among those who are conscious of Him!”-

أَوْتَقُولَحِينَتَرَىٱلْعَذَابَلَوْأَنَّلِىكَرَّةًۭفَأَكُونَمِنَٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

or lest he should say, when he becomes aware of the suffering [that awaits him], “Would that I had a second chance [in life], so that I could be among the doers of good!”

بَلَىٰقَدْجَآءَتْكَءَايَٰتِىفَكَذَّبْتَبِهَاوَٱسْتَكْبَرْتَوَكُنتَمِنَٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

[But God will reply:] “Yea, indeed! My mes­sages did come unto thee; but thou gavest them the lie, and wert filled with false pride, and wert among those who deny the truth!”

وَيَوْمَٱلْقِيَٰمَةِتَرَىٱلَّذِينَكَذَبُوا۟عَلَىٱللَّهِوُجُوهُهُممُّسْوَدَّةٌأَلَيْسَفِىجَهَنَّمَمَثْوًۭىلِّلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ

And [so,] on the Day of Resurrection thou wilt see all who invented lies about God [with] their faces darkened [by grief and ignominy]. Is not hell the [proper] abode for all who are given to false pride?