Surah Hud

وَمَاظَلَمْنَٰهُمْوَلَٰكِنظَلَمُوٓا۟أَنفُسَهُمْفَمَآأَغْنَتْعَنْهُمْءَالِهَتُهُمُٱلَّتِىيَدْعُونَمِندُونِٱللَّهِمِنشَىْءٍۢلَّمَّاجَآءَأَمْرُرَبِّكَوَمَازَادُوهُمْغَيْرَتَتْبِيبٍۢ

for, no wrong did We do to them, but it was they who wronged themselves. And when thy Sustainer's judgment came to pass, those deities of theirs which they had been wont to invoke instead of God proved of no avail whatever to them, and brought them no more than utter perdition.

وَكَذَٰلِكَأَخْذُرَبِّكَإِذَآأَخَذَٱلْقُرَىٰوَهِىَظَٰلِمَةٌإِنَّأَخْذَهُۥٓأَلِيمٌۭشَدِيدٌ

And such is thy Sustainer's punishing grasp whenever He takes to task any community that is given to evildoing: verily, His punishing grasp is grievous, severe!

إِنَّفِىذَٰلِكَلَءَايَةًۭلِّمَنْخَافَعَذَابَٱلْءَاخِرَةِذَٰلِكَيَوْمٌۭمَّجْمُوعٌۭلَّهُٱلنَّاسُوَذَٰلِكَيَوْمٌۭمَّشْهُودٌۭ

Herein, behold, lies a message indeed for all who fear the suffering [which may befall them] in the life to come, (and are conscious of the coming of] that Day on which all mankind shall be gathered together-that Day [of Judgment] which shall be witnessed [by all that ever lived],

وَمَانُؤَخِّرُهُۥٓإِلَّالِأَجَلٍۢمَّعْدُودٍۢ

and which We shall not delay beyond a term set [by Us].

يَوْمَيَأْتِلَاتَكَلَّمُنَفْسٌإِلَّابِإِذْنِهِۦفَمِنْهُمْشَقِىٌّۭوَسَعِيدٌۭ

When that Day comes, not a soul will speak. unless it be by His leave; and of those [that are gathered together], some will be wretched and some, happy.

فَأَمَّاٱلَّذِينَشَقُوا۟فَفِىٱلنَّارِلَهُمْفِيهَازَفِيرٌۭوَشَهِيقٌ

Now as for those who [by their deeds] will have brought wretchedness upon them-selves, [they shall live] in the fire, where they will have [nothing but] moans and sobs [to relieve their pain],

خَٰلِدِينَفِيهَامَادَامَتِٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُوَٱلْأَرْضُإِلَّامَاشَآءَرَبُّكَإِنَّرَبَّكَفَعَّالٌۭلِّمَايُرِيدُ

therein to abide as long as the heavens and the earth endure-unless thy Sustainer wills it otherwise: for, verily, thy Sustainer is a sovereign doer of whatever He wills.

وَأَمَّاٱلَّذِينَسُعِدُوا۟فَفِىٱلْجَنَّةِخَٰلِدِينَفِيهَامَادَامَتِٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُوَٱلْأَرْضُإِلَّامَاشَآءَرَبُّكَعَطَآءًغَيْرَمَجْذُوذٍۢ

But as for those who [by virtue of their past deeds] will have been blest with happiness, [they shall live] in paradise, therein to abide as long as the heavens and the earth endure -unless thy Sustainer wills it otherwise -as a gift unceasing.

فَلَاتَكُفِىمِرْيَةٍۢمِّمَّايَعْبُدُهَٰٓؤُلَآءِمَايَعْبُدُونَإِلَّاكَمَايَعْبُدُءَابَآؤُهُممِّنقَبْلُوَإِنَّالَمُوَفُّوهُمْنَصِيبَهُمْغَيْرَمَنقُوصٍۢ

AND SO, [O Prophet,] be not in doubt about anything that those [misguided people] worship: they but [thoughtlessly] worship as their forefathers worshipped aforetime; and, behold, We shall most certainly give them their full due [for whatever good or evil they have earned], without diminishing aught thereof.

وَلَقَدْءَاتَيْنَامُوسَىٱلْكِتَٰبَفَٱخْتُلِفَفِيهِوَلَوْلَاكَلِمَةٌۭسَبَقَتْمِنرَّبِّكَلَقُضِىَبَيْنَهُمْوَإِنَّهُمْلَفِىشَكٍّۢمِّنْهُمُرِيبٍۢ

And, indeed, [similar was the case when] We vouchsafed the divine writ unto Moses, and some of his people set their own views against it; and had it not been for a decree that had already gone forth from thy Sustainer, judgment would indeed have been passed on them [then and there]: for, behold, they were in grave doubt, amounting to suspicion, about him [who called them unto God].

وَإِنَّكُلًّۭالَّمَّالَيُوَفِّيَنَّهُمْرَبُّكَأَعْمَٰلَهُمْإِنَّهُۥبِمَايَعْمَلُونَخَبِيرٌۭ

And, verily, unto each and all will thy Sustainer give their full due for whatever [good or evil] they may have done: behold, He is aware of all that they do!

فَٱسْتَقِمْكَمَآأُمِرْتَوَمَنتَابَمَعَكَوَلَاتَطْغَوْا۟إِنَّهُۥبِمَاتَعْمَلُونَبَصِيرٌۭ

Pursue, then, the right course, as thou hast been bidden [by God], together with all who, with thee, have turned unto Him; and let none of you behave in an overweening manner: for, verily, He sees all that you do.

وَلَاتَرْكَنُوٓا۟إِلَىٱلَّذِينَظَلَمُوا۟فَتَمَسَّكُمُٱلنَّارُوَمَالَكُممِّندُونِٱللَّهِمِنْأَوْلِيَآءَثُمَّلَاتُنصَرُونَ

And do not incline towards, nor rely upon, those who are bent on evildoing lest the fire [of the hereafter] touch you: for [then] you would have none to protect you from God, nor would you ever be succoured [by Him].

وَأَقِمِٱلصَّلَوٰةَطَرَفَىِٱلنَّهَارِوَزُلَفًۭامِّنَٱلَّيْلِإِنَّٱلْحَسَنَٰتِيُذْهِبْنَٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِذَٰلِكَذِكْرَىٰلِلذَّٰكِرِينَ

And be constant in praying at the beginning and the end of the day, as well as during the early watches of the night: for, verily, good deeds drive away evil deeds: this is a reminder to all who bear [God] in mind.

وَٱصْبِرْفَإِنَّٱللَّهَلَايُضِيعُأَجْرَٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

And be patient in adversity: for, verily,. God does not fail to requite the doers of good!

فَلَوْلَاكَانَمِنَٱلْقُرُونِمِنقَبْلِكُمْأُو۟لُوا۟بَقِيَّةٍۢيَنْهَوْنَعَنِٱلْفَسَادِفِىٱلْأَرْضِإِلَّاقَلِيلًۭامِّمَّنْأَنجَيْنَامِنْهُمْوَٱتَّبَعَٱلَّذِينَظَلَمُوا۟مَآأُتْرِفُوا۟فِيهِوَكَانُوا۟مُجْرِمِينَ

BUT, ALAS, among those generations [whom We destroyed] before your time there were no people endowed with any virtue - [people] who would speak out against the [spread of] corruption on earth -except the few of them whom We saved [because of their righteousness], whereas those who were bent on evildoing only pursued pleasures which corrupted their whole being, and so lost themselves in sinning.

وَمَاكَانَرَبُّكَلِيُهْلِكَٱلْقُرَىٰبِظُلْمٍۢوَأَهْلُهَامُصْلِحُونَ

For, never would thy Sustainer destroy a community for wrong [beliefs alone] so long as its people behave righteously [towards one another].

وَلَوْشَآءَرَبُّكَلَجَعَلَٱلنَّاسَأُمَّةًۭوَٰحِدَةًۭوَلَايَزَالُونَمُخْتَلِفِينَ

And had thy Sustainer so willed, He could surely have made all mankind one single community: but [He willed it otherwise, and so] they continue to hold divergent views'

إِلَّامَنرَّحِمَرَبُّكَوَلِذَٰلِكَخَلَقَهُمْوَتَمَّتْكَلِمَةُرَبِّكَلَأَمْلَأَنَّجَهَنَّمَمِنَٱلْجِنَّةِوَٱلنَّاسِأَجْمَعِينَ

[all of them,] save those upon whom thy Sustainer has bestowed His grace. And to this end has He created them [all. But [as for those who refuse to avail themselves of divine guidance,] that word of thy Sustainer shall be fulfilled: "Most certainly will I fill hell with invisible beings as well as with humans, all together!"

وَكُلًّۭانَّقُصُّعَلَيْكَمِنْأَنۢبَآءِٱلرُّسُلِمَانُثَبِّتُبِهِۦفُؤَادَكَوَجَآءَكَفِىهَٰذِهِٱلْحَقُّوَمَوْعِظَةٌۭوَذِكْرَىٰلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

AND [remember:] out of all the accounts relating to the [earlier] apostles We convey unto thee [only] that wherewith We [aim to] make firm thy heart: for through these [accounts] comes the truth unto thee, as well as an admonition and a reminder unto all believers.