Surah Al-Ankaboot

الٓمٓ

Alif. Lam. Mim.

أَحَسِبَٱلنَّاسُأَنيُتْرَكُوٓا۟أَنيَقُولُوٓا۟ءَامَنَّاوَهُمْلَايُفْتَنُونَ

DO MEN THINK that on their [mere] saying, “We have attained to faith”, they will be left to themselves, and will not be put to a test?

وَلَقَدْفَتَنَّاٱلَّذِينَمِنقَبْلِهِمْفَلَيَعْلَمَنَّٱللَّهُٱلَّذِينَصَدَقُوا۟وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ

Yea, indeed, We did test those who lived before them; and so, [too, shall be tested the people now living: and] most certainly will God mark out those who prove themselves true, and most certainly will He mark out those who are lying.

أَمْحَسِبَٱلَّذِينَيَعْمَلُونَٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِأَنيَسْبِقُونَاسَآءَمَايَحْكُمُونَ

Or do they think - they who do evil deeds [while claiming to have attained to faith] - that they can escape Us? Bad, indeed, is their judgment!

مَنكَانَيَرْجُوا۟لِقَآءَٱللَّهِفَإِنَّأَجَلَٱللَّهِلَءَاتٍۢوَهُوَٱلسَّمِيعُٱلْعَلِيمُ

Whoever looks forward [with hope and awe] to meeting God [on Resurrection Day, let him be ready for it]: for, behold, the end set by God [for every­one’s life] is bound to come - and He alone is all-hearing, all-knowing!

وَمَنجَٰهَدَفَإِنَّمَايُجَٰهِدُلِنَفْسِهِۦٓإِنَّٱللَّهَلَغَنِىٌّعَنِٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

Hence, whoever strives hard [in God’s cause] does so only for his own good: for, verily, God does not stand in need of anything in all the worlds!

وَٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟وَعَمِلُوا۟ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِلَنُكَفِّرَنَّعَنْهُمْسَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْوَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْأَحْسَنَٱلَّذِىكَانُوا۟يَعْمَلُونَ

And as for those who attain to faith and do righteous deeds, We shall most certainly efface their [previous] bad deeds, and shall most certainly reward them in accordance with the best that they ever did.

وَوَصَّيْنَاٱلْإِنسَٰنَبِوَٰلِدَيْهِحُسْنًۭاوَإِنجَٰهَدَاكَلِتُشْرِكَبِىمَالَيْسَلَكَبِهِۦعِلْمٌۭفَلَاتُطِعْهُمَآإِلَىَّمَرْجِعُكُمْفَأُنَبِّئُكُمبِمَاكُنتُمْتَعْمَلُونَ

Now [among the best of righteous deeds which] We have enjoined upon man [is] goodness towards his parents; yet [even so,] should they endeavour to make thee ascribe divinity, side by side with Me, to something which thy mind cannot accept [as divine], obey then, not: [for] it is unto Me that you all must return, whereupon I shall make you [truly] understand [the right and wrong of] all that you were doing [in life].

وَٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟وَعَمِلُوا۟ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِلَنُدْخِلَنَّهُمْفِىٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

But as for those who have attained to faith and have done righteous deeds, We shall most certainly cause them to join the righteous [in the hereafter as well].

وَمِنَٱلنَّاسِمَنيَقُولُءَامَنَّابِٱللَّهِفَإِذَآأُوذِىَفِىٱللَّهِجَعَلَفِتْنَةَٱلنَّاسِكَعَذَابِٱللَّهِوَلَئِنجَآءَنَصْرٌۭمِّنرَّبِّكَلَيَقُولُنَّإِنَّاكُنَّامَعَكُمْأَوَلَيْسَٱللَّهُبِأَعْلَمَبِمَافِىصُدُورِٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

Now there is among men many a one who says [of himself and of others like him], “We do believe in God” - but whenever he is made to suffer in God’s cause, he thinks that persecution at the hands of man is as [much to be feared, or even more than,] God’s chastisement; whereas, if succour from thy Sustainer comes [to those who truly believe] he is sure to say. “Behold, we have always been with you!” Is not God fully aware of what is in the hearts of all creatures?

وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّٱللَّهُٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ

[Yea-] and most certainly will God mark out those who have [truly] attained to faith, and most certainly will He mark out the hypocrites.

وَقَالَٱلَّذِينَكَفَرُوا۟لِلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟ٱتَّبِعُوا۟سَبِيلَنَاوَلْنَحْمِلْخَطَٰيَٰكُمْوَمَاهُمبِحَٰمِلِينَمِنْخَطَٰيَٰهُممِّنشَىْءٍإِنَّهُمْلَكَٰذِبُونَ

And [He is aware, too, that] they who are bent on denying the truth speak [thus, as it were,] to those who have attained to faith: “Follow our way [of life], and we shall indeed take your sins upon ourselves!” But never could they take upon themselves aught of the sins of those [whom they would thus mislead]: behold, they are liars indeed!

وَلَيَحْمِلُنَّأَثْقَالَهُمْوَأَثْقَالًۭامَّعَأَثْقَالِهِمْوَلَيُسْـَٔلُنَّيَوْمَٱلْقِيَٰمَةِعَمَّاكَانُوا۟يَفْتَرُونَ

Yet most certainly will they have to bear their own burdens, and other burdens besides their own; and most certainly will they be called to account on Resurrection Day for all their false assertions!

وَلَقَدْأَرْسَلْنَانُوحًاإِلَىٰقَوْمِهِۦفَلَبِثَفِيهِمْأَلْفَسَنَةٍإِلَّاخَمْسِينَعَامًۭافَأَخَذَهُمُٱلطُّوفَانُوَهُمْظَٰلِمُونَ

And, indeed, [in times long past] We sent forth Noah unto his people, and he dwelt among them a thousand years bar fifty; and then the floods over­whelmed them while they were still lost in evildoing:

فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُوَأَصْحَٰبَٱلسَّفِينَةِوَجَعَلْنَٰهَآءَايَةًۭلِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

but We saved him, together with all who were in the ark, which We then set up as a symbol [of Our grace] for all people [to remember].

وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَإِذْقَالَلِقَوْمِهِٱعْبُدُوا۟ٱللَّهَوَٱتَّقُوهُذَٰلِكُمْخَيْرٌۭلَّكُمْإِنكُنتُمْتَعْلَمُونَ

And Abraham, [too, was inspired by Us] when he said unto his people: “Worship God, and be conscious of Him: this is the best for you, if you but knew it!

إِنَّمَاتَعْبُدُونَمِندُونِٱللَّهِأَوْثَٰنًۭاوَتَخْلُقُونَإِفْكًاإِنَّٱلَّذِينَتَعْبُدُونَمِندُونِٱللَّهِلَايَمْلِكُونَلَكُمْرِزْقًۭافَٱبْتَغُوا۟عِندَٱللَّهِٱلرِّزْقَوَٱعْبُدُوهُوَٱشْكُرُوا۟لَهُۥٓإِلَيْهِتُرْجَعُونَ

You worship only [lifeless] idols instead of God, and [thus] you give visible shape to a lie! Behold, those [things and beings] that you worship instead of God have it not in their power to provide sustenance for you: seek, then, all [your] sustenance from God, and worship Him [alone] and be grateful to Him: [for] unto Him you shall be brought back!

وَإِنتُكَذِّبُوا۟فَقَدْكَذَّبَأُمَمٌۭمِّنقَبْلِكُمْوَمَاعَلَىٱلرَّسُولِإِلَّاٱلْبَلَٰغُٱلْمُبِينُ

“And if you give [me] the lie - well, [other] communities have given the lie [to Gods prophets] before your time: but no more is an apostle bound to do than clearly deliver the message [entrusted to him].”

أَوَلَمْيَرَوْا۟كَيْفَيُبْدِئُٱللَّهُٱلْخَلْقَثُمَّيُعِيدُهُۥٓإِنَّذَٰلِكَعَلَىٱللَّهِيَسِيرٌۭ

Are then they [who deny the truth] not aware of how God creates [life] in the first instance, and then brings it forth anew? This, verily, is easy for God!

قُلْسِيرُوا۟فِىٱلْأَرْضِفَٱنظُرُوا۟كَيْفَبَدَأَٱلْخَلْقَثُمَّٱللَّهُيُنشِئُٱلنَّشْأَةَٱلْءَاخِرَةَإِنَّٱللَّهَعَلَىٰكُلِّشَىْءٍۢقَدِيرٌۭ

Say: “Go all over the earth and behold how [wondrously] He has created [man] in the first in­stance: and thus, too, will God bring into being your second life for, verily, God has the power to will anything!