Surah Al-Anbiyaa

قَالُوا۟فَأْتُوا۟بِهِۦعَلَىٰٓأَعْيُنِٱلنَّاسِلَعَلَّهُمْيَشْهَدُونَ

[The others] said: “Then bring him before the peoples eyes, so that they might bear witness [against him]!”

قَالُوٓا۟ءَأَنتَفَعَلْتَهَٰذَابِـَٔالِهَتِنَايَٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ

[And when he came.] they asked: “Hast thou done this to our gods, O Abraham?”

قَالَبَلْفَعَلَهُۥكَبِيرُهُمْهَٰذَافَسْـَٔلُوهُمْإِنكَانُوا۟يَنطِقُونَ

He answered: “Nay, it was this one, the big­gest of them, that did it: but ask them [yourselves] - provided they can speak!”

فَرَجَعُوٓا۟إِلَىٰٓأَنفُسِهِمْفَقَالُوٓا۟إِنَّكُمْأَنتُمُٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ

And so they turned upon one another, saying, “Behold, it is you who are doing wrong.”

ثُمَّنُكِسُوا۟عَلَىٰرُءُوسِهِمْلَقَدْعَلِمْتَمَاهَٰٓؤُلَآءِيَنطِقُونَ

But then they relapsed into their former way of thinking and said: “Thou knowest very well that these [idols] cannot speak!”

قَالَأَفَتَعْبُدُونَمِندُونِٱللَّهِمَالَايَنفَعُكُمْشَيْـًۭٔاوَلَايَضُرُّكُمْ

Said [Abraham]: “Do you then worship, instead of God, something that cannot benefit you in any way, nor harm you?

أُفٍّۢلَّكُمْوَلِمَاتَعْبُدُونَمِندُونِٱللَّهِأَفَلَاتَعْقِلُونَ

Fie upon you and upon all that you worship instead of God! Will you not, then, use your reason?”

قَالُوا۟حَرِّقُوهُوَٱنصُرُوٓا۟ءَالِهَتَكُمْإِنكُنتُمْفَٰعِلِينَ

They exclaimed: “Burn him, and [thereby] succour your gods, if you are going to do [anything]!”

قُلْنَايَٰنَارُكُونِىبَرْدًۭاوَسَلَٰمًاعَلَىٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمَ

[But] We said: O fire! Be thou cool, and [a source of] inner peace for Abraham!”

وَأَرَادُوا۟بِهِۦكَيْدًۭافَجَعَلْنَٰهُمُٱلْأَخْسَرِينَ

and whereas they sought to do evil unto him, We caused them to suffer the greatest loss:

وَنَجَّيْنَٰهُوَلُوطًاإِلَىٱلْأَرْضِٱلَّتِىبَٰرَكْنَافِيهَالِلْعَٰلَمِينَ

for We saved him and Lot, [his brother’s son, by guiding them] to the land which We have blessed for all times to come.

وَوَهَبْنَالَهُۥٓإِسْحَٰقَوَيَعْقُوبَنَافِلَةًۭوَكُلًّۭاجَعَلْنَاصَٰلِحِينَ

And We bestowed upon him Isaac and [Isaacs son] Jacob as an additional gift and caused all of them to be righteous men,

وَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْأَئِمَّةًۭيَهْدُونَبِأَمْرِنَاوَأَوْحَيْنَآإِلَيْهِمْفِعْلَٱلْخَيْرَٰتِوَإِقَامَٱلصَّلَوٰةِوَإِيتَآءَٱلزَّكَوٰةِوَكَانُوا۟لَنَاعَٰبِدِينَ

and made them leaders who would guide [others] in accordance with Our behest: for We inspired them [with a will] to do good works, and to be constant in prayer, and to dispense charity: and Us [alone] did they worship.

وَلُوطًاءَاتَيْنَٰهُحُكْمًۭاوَعِلْمًۭاوَنَجَّيْنَٰهُمِنَٱلْقَرْيَةِٱلَّتِىكَانَتتَّعْمَلُٱلْخَبَٰٓئِثَإِنَّهُمْكَانُوا۟قَوْمَسَوْءٍۢفَٰسِقِينَ

AND UNTO Lot, too, We vouchsafed sound judg­ment and knowledge [of right and wrong], and saved him from that community which was given to deeds of abomination. [We destroyed those people - forr,] verily, they were people lost in evil, depraved –

وَأَدْخَلْنَٰهُفِىرَحْمَتِنَآإِنَّهُۥمِنَٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

whereas him We admitted unto Our grace: for, behold, he was among the righteous.

وَنُوحًاإِذْنَادَىٰمِنقَبْلُفَٱسْتَجَبْنَالَهُۥفَنَجَّيْنَٰهُوَأَهْلَهُۥمِنَٱلْكَرْبِٱلْعَظِيمِ

AND [remember] Noah - [how,] when He called out [unto Us], long before [the time of Abraham and Lot], We responded to him and saved him and his house­hold from that awesome calamity;

وَنَصَرْنَٰهُمِنَٱلْقَوْمِٱلَّذِينَكَذَّبُوا۟بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآإِنَّهُمْكَانُوا۟قَوْمَسَوْءٍۢفَأَغْرَقْنَٰهُمْأَجْمَعِينَ

and [how] We succoured him against the people who had given the lie to Our messages: verily, they were people lost in evil - and [so] We caused them all to drown.

وَدَاوُۥدَوَسُلَيْمَٰنَإِذْيَحْكُمَانِفِىٱلْحَرْثِإِذْنَفَشَتْفِيهِغَنَمُٱلْقَوْمِوَكُنَّالِحُكْمِهِمْشَٰهِدِينَ

AND [remember] David and Solomon - [how it was] when both of them gave judgment concerning the field into which some people’s sheep had strayed by night and pastured therein, and [how] We bore witness to their judgment:

فَفَهَّمْنَٰهَاسُلَيْمَٰنَوَكُلًّاءَاتَيْنَاحُكْمًۭاوَعِلْمًۭاوَسَخَّرْنَامَعَدَاوُۥدَٱلْجِبَالَيُسَبِّحْنَوَٱلطَّيْرَوَكُنَّافَٰعِلِينَ

for, [though] We made Solomon understand the case [more profoundly] yet We vouchsafed unto both of them sound judgment and knowledge [of right and wrong]. And We caused the mountains to join David in extolling Our limitless glory, and likewise the birds: for We are able to do [all things].

وَعَلَّمْنَٰهُصَنْعَةَلَبُوسٍۢلَّكُمْلِتُحْصِنَكُممِّنۢبَأْسِكُمْفَهَلْأَنتُمْشَٰكِرُونَ

And We taught him how to make garments [of God- consciousness] for you, [O men,] so that they might fortify you against all that may cause you fear: but are you grateful [for this boon]?