Surah Az-Zumar

وَيُنَجِّىٱللَّهُٱلَّذِينَٱتَّقَوْا۟بِمَفَازَتِهِمْلَايَمَسُّهُمُٱلسُّوٓءُوَلَاهُمْيَحْزَنُونَ

But God will safeguard all who were conscious of Him, [and will grant them happiness] by virtue of their [inner] triumphs; no evil shall ever touch them, and neither shall they grieve.

ٱللَّهُخَٰلِقُكُلِّشَىْءٍۢوَهُوَعَلَىٰكُلِّشَىْءٍۢوَكِيلٌۭ

GOD is the Creator of all things, and He alone has the power to determine the fate of all things.

لَّهُۥمَقَالِيدُٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضِوَٱلَّذِينَكَفَرُوا۟بِـَٔايَٰتِٱللَّهِأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَهُمُٱلْخَٰسِرُونَ

His are the keys [to the mysteries] of the heavens and the earth: and they who are bent on denying the truth of God’s messages - it is they, they, who are the losers!

قُلْأَفَغَيْرَٱللَّهِتَأْمُرُوٓنِّىٓأَعْبُدُأَيُّهَاٱلْجَٰهِلُونَ

Say: “Is it, then, something other than God that you bid me to worship, O you who are unaware [of right and wrong]?”

وَلَقَدْأُوحِىَإِلَيْكَوَإِلَىٱلَّذِينَمِنقَبْلِكَلَئِنْأَشْرَكْتَلَيَحْبَطَنَّعَمَلُكَوَلَتَكُونَنَّمِنَٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ

And yet, it has already been revealed to thee [O man,] as well as to those who lived before thee, that if thou ever ascribe divine powers to aught but God, all thy works shall most certainly have been in vain: for [in the life to come] thou shalt most certainly be among the lost.

بَلِٱللَّهَفَٱعْبُدْوَكُنمِّنَٱلشَّٰكِرِينَ

Nay, but thou shalt worship God [alone], and be among those who are grateful [to Him]!

وَمَاقَدَرُوا۟ٱللَّهَحَقَّقَدْرِهِۦوَٱلْأَرْضُجَمِيعًۭاقَبْضَتُهُۥيَوْمَٱلْقِيَٰمَةِوَٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُمَطْوِيَّٰتٌۢبِيَمِينِهِۦسُبْحَٰنَهُۥوَتَعَٰلَىٰعَمَّايُشْرِكُونَ

And no true understanding of God have they [who worship aught beside Him], inasmuch as the whole of the earth will be as a [mere] handful to Him on Resurrection Day, and the heavens will be rolled up in His right hand: limitless is He in His glory, and sublimely exalted above anything to which they may ascribe a share in His divinity!

وَنُفِخَفِىٱلصُّورِفَصَعِقَمَنفِىٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَمَنفِىٱلْأَرْضِإِلَّامَنشَآءَٱللَّهُثُمَّنُفِخَفِيهِأُخْرَىٰفَإِذَاهُمْقِيَامٌۭيَنظُرُونَ

And [on that Day,] the trumpet [of judgment] will be sounded, and all [creatures] that are in the heavens and all that are on earth will fall down senseless, unless they be such as God wills [to exempt]. And then it will sound again - and lo! standing [before the Seat of Judgment], they will begin to see [the truth]!

وَأَشْرَقَتِٱلْأَرْضُبِنُورِرَبِّهَاوَوُضِعَٱلْكِتَٰبُوَجِا۟ىٓءَبِٱلنَّبِيِّۦنَوَٱلشُّهَدَآءِوَقُضِىَبَيْنَهُمبِٱلْحَقِّوَهُمْلَايُظْلَمُونَ

And the earth will shine bright with her Sus­tainer’s light. And the record [of everyone’s deeds] will be laid bare, and all the prophets will be brought forward, and all [other] witnesses; and judgment will be passed on them all in justice. And they will not be wronged,

وَوُفِّيَتْكُلُّنَفْسٍۢمَّاعَمِلَتْوَهُوَأَعْلَمُبِمَايَفْعَلُونَ

for every human being will be repaid in full for whatever [good or evil] he has done: and He is fully aware of all that they do.

وَسِيقَٱلَّذِينَكَفَرُوٓا۟إِلَىٰجَهَنَّمَزُمَرًاحَتَّىٰٓإِذَاجَآءُوهَافُتِحَتْأَبْوَٰبُهَاوَقَالَلَهُمْخَزَنَتُهَآأَلَمْيَأْتِكُمْرُسُلٌۭمِّنكُمْيَتْلُونَعَلَيْكُمْءَايَٰتِرَبِّكُمْوَيُنذِرُونَكُمْلِقَآءَيَوْمِكُمْهَٰذَاقَالُوا۟بَلَىٰوَلَٰكِنْحَقَّتْكَلِمَةُٱلْعَذَابِعَلَىٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

And those who were bent on denying the truth will be urged on in throngs towards hell till, when they reach it, its gates will be opened, and its keepers will ask them, “Have there not come to you apostles from among yourselves, who conveyed to you your Sustainer’s messages and warned you of the coming of this your Day [of Judgment]?” They will answer: “Yea, indeed!” But the sentence of suffering will [already] have fallen due upon the deniers of the truth;

قِيلَٱدْخُلُوٓا۟أَبْوَٰبَجَهَنَّمَخَٰلِدِينَفِيهَافَبِئْسَمَثْوَىٱلْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ

[and] they will be told, “Enter the gates of hell, therein to abide!” And how vile an abode for those who were given to false pride!

وَسِيقَٱلَّذِينَٱتَّقَوْا۟رَبَّهُمْإِلَىٱلْجَنَّةِزُمَرًاحَتَّىٰٓإِذَاجَآءُوهَاوَفُتِحَتْأَبْوَٰبُهَاوَقَالَلَهُمْخَزَنَتُهَاسَلَٰمٌعَلَيْكُمْطِبْتُمْفَٱدْخُلُوهَاخَٰلِدِينَ

But those who were conscious of their Sus­tainer will be urged on in throngs towards paradise till, when they reach it, they shall find its gates wide- open; and its keepers will say unto them, “Peace be upon you! Well have you done: enter, then, this [paradise], herein to abide!”

وَقَالُوا۟ٱلْحَمْدُلِلَّهِٱلَّذِىصَدَقَنَاوَعْدَهُۥوَأَوْرَثَنَاٱلْأَرْضَنَتَبَوَّأُمِنَٱلْجَنَّةِحَيْثُنَشَآءُفَنِعْمَأَجْرُٱلْعَٰمِلِينَ

And they will exclaim: “All praise is due to God, who has made His promise to us come true, and has bestowed upon us this expanse [of bliss] as our portion, so that we may dwell in paradise as we please!” And how excellent a reward will it be for those who laboured [in God’s way]!

وَتَرَىٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَحَآفِّينَمِنْحَوْلِٱلْعَرْشِيُسَبِّحُونَبِحَمْدِرَبِّهِمْوَقُضِىَبَيْنَهُمبِٱلْحَقِّوَقِيلَٱلْحَمْدُلِلَّهِرَبِّٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

And thou wilt see the angels surrounding the throne of [God’s] almightiness, extolling their Sus­tainer’s glory and praise. And judgment will have been passed in justice on all [who had lived and died], and the word will be spoken: “All praise is due to God, the Sustainer of all the worlds!”