Surah Al-Anbiyaa

وَلِسُلَيْمَٰنَٱلرِّيحَعَاصِفَةًۭتَجْرِىبِأَمْرِهِۦٓإِلَىٱلْأَرْضِٱلَّتِىبَٰرَكْنَافِيهَاوَكُنَّابِكُلِّشَىْءٍعَٰلِمِينَ

And unto Solomon [We made subservient] the stormy wind, so that it sped at his behest towards the land which We had blessed: for it is We who have knowledge of everything.

وَمِنَٱلشَّيَٰطِينِمَنيَغُوصُونَلَهُۥوَيَعْمَلُونَعَمَلًۭادُونَذَٰلِكَوَكُنَّالَهُمْحَٰفِظِينَ

And among the rebel­lious forces [which We made subservient to him] there were some that dived for him [into the sea] and performed other works, besides: but it was We who kept watch over them.

وَأَيُّوبَإِذْنَادَىٰرَبَّهُۥٓأَنِّىمَسَّنِىَٱلضُّرُّوَأَنتَأَرْحَمُٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

AND [remember] Job, when he cried out to his Sus­tainer, “Affliction has befallen me: but Thou art the most merciful of the merciful!”

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَالَهُۥفَكَشَفْنَامَابِهِۦمِنضُرٍّۢوَءَاتَيْنَٰهُأَهْلَهُۥوَمِثْلَهُممَّعَهُمْرَحْمَةًۭمِّنْعِندِنَاوَذِكْرَىٰلِلْعَٰبِدِينَ

whereupon We responded unto him and removed all the affliction from which he suffered; and We gave him new offspring, doubling their number as an act of grace from Us, and as a reminder unto all who worship Us.

وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَوَإِدْرِيسَوَذَاٱلْكِفْلِكُلٌّۭمِّنَٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ

AND [remember] Ishmael and Idris and every one who [like them] has pledged himself [unto God]: they all were among those who are patient in adver­sity,

وَأَدْخَلْنَٰهُمْفِىرَحْمَتِنَآإِنَّهُممِّنَٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

and so We admitted them unto Our grace: behold, they were among the righteous!

وَذَاٱلنُّونِإِذذَّهَبَمُغَٰضِبًۭافَظَنَّأَنلَّننَّقْدِرَعَلَيْهِفَنَادَىٰفِىٱلظُّلُمَٰتِأَنلَّآإِلَٰهَإِلَّآأَنتَسُبْحَٰنَكَإِنِّىكُنتُمِنَٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

AND [remember] him of the great fish when he went off in wrath, thinking that We had no power over him! But then heeded out in the deep darkness [of his distress]: “There is no deity save Thee! Limit­less art Thou in Thy glory! Verily, I have done wrong!”

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَالَهُۥوَنَجَّيْنَٰهُمِنَٱلْغَمِّوَكَذَٰلِكَنُۨجِىٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

And so We responded unto him and delivered him from [his] distress: for thus do We deliver all who have faith.

وَزَكَرِيَّآإِذْنَادَىٰرَبَّهُۥرَبِّلَاتَذَرْنِىفَرْدًۭاوَأَنتَخَيْرُٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ

AND [thus did We deliver] Zachariah when he cried out unto his Sustainer: “O my Sustainer! Leave me not childless! But [even if Thou grant me no bodily heir, I know that] Thou wilt remain when all else has ceased to be!”

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَالَهُۥوَوَهَبْنَالَهُۥيَحْيَىٰوَأَصْلَحْنَالَهُۥزَوْجَهُۥٓإِنَّهُمْكَانُوا۟يُسَٰرِعُونَفِىٱلْخَيْرَٰتِوَيَدْعُونَنَارَغَبًۭاوَرَهَبًۭاوَكَانُوا۟لَنَاخَٰشِعِينَ

And so We responded unto him, and bestowed upon him the gift of John, having made his wife fit to bear him a child: [and,] verily, these [three] would vie with one another in doing good works, and would call unto Us in yearning and awe; and they were always humble before Us.

وَٱلَّتِىٓأَحْصَنَتْفَرْجَهَافَنَفَخْنَافِيهَامِنرُّوحِنَاوَجَعَلْنَٰهَاوَٱبْنَهَآءَايَةًۭلِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

AND [remember] her who guarded her chastity, whereupon We breathed into her of Our spirit and caused her, together with her son, to become a symbol [of Our grace] unto all people.

إِنَّهَٰذِهِۦٓأُمَّتُكُمْأُمَّةًۭوَٰحِدَةًۭوَأَنَا۠رَبُّكُمْفَٱعْبُدُونِ

VERILY, [O you who believe in Me,] this community of yours is one single community, since I am the Sustainer of you all: worship, then, Me [alone]!

وَتَقَطَّعُوٓا۟أَمْرَهُمبَيْنَهُمْكُلٌّإِلَيْنَارَٰجِعُونَ

But men have torn their unity wide asunder, [forgetting that] unto Us they all are bound to return.

فَمَنيَعْمَلْمِنَٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِوَهُوَمُؤْمِنٌۭفَلَاكُفْرَانَلِسَعْيِهِۦوَإِنَّالَهُۥكَٰتِبُونَ

And yet, whoever does [the least] of righteous deeds and is a believer withal, his endeavour shall not be disowned: for, behold, We shall record it in his favour.

وَحَرَٰمٌعَلَىٰقَرْيَةٍأَهْلَكْنَٰهَآأَنَّهُمْلَايَرْجِعُونَ

Hence, it has been unfailingly true of any community whom We have ever destroyed that they [were people who] would never turn back [from their sinful ways]

حَتَّىٰٓإِذَافُتِحَتْيَأْجُوجُوَمَأْجُوجُوَهُممِّنكُلِّحَدَبٍۢيَنسِلُونَ

until such a time as Gog and Magog are let loose [upon the world] and swarm down from every corner [of the earth],

وَٱقْتَرَبَٱلْوَعْدُٱلْحَقُّفَإِذَاهِىَشَٰخِصَةٌأَبْصَٰرُٱلَّذِينَكَفَرُوا۟يَٰوَيْلَنَاقَدْكُنَّافِىغَفْلَةٍۢمِّنْهَٰذَابَلْكُنَّاظَٰلِمِينَ

the while the true promise [of resurrection] draws close [to its fulfillment]. But then, lo! the eyes of those who [in their lifetime] were bent on denying the truth will stare in horror, [and they will exclaim:] “Oh, woe unto us! We were indeed heedless of this [promise of resur­rection]! - nay, we were [bent on] doing evil!”

إِنَّكُمْوَمَاتَعْبُدُونَمِندُونِٱللَّهِحَصَبُجَهَنَّمَأَنتُمْلَهَاوَٰرِدُونَ

[Then they will be told:] “Verily, you and all that you [were wont to] worship instead of God are but the fuel of hell: that is what you are destined for.

لَوْكَانَهَٰٓؤُلَآءِءَالِهَةًۭمَّاوَرَدُوهَاوَكُلٌّۭفِيهَاخَٰلِدُونَ

If those [false objects of your worship] had truly been divine, they would not have been destined for it: but [as it is, you] all shall abide therein!”

لَهُمْفِيهَازَفِيرٌۭوَهُمْفِيهَالَايَسْمَعُونَ

Moaning will be their lot therein, and nothing [else] will they hear therein.