Surah Al-Hajj

وَلَهُممَّقَٰمِعُمِنْحَدِيدٍۢ

And they shall be held [in this state as if] by iron grips;

كُلَّمَآأَرَادُوٓا۟أَنيَخْرُجُوا۟مِنْهَامِنْغَمٍّأُعِيدُوا۟فِيهَاوَذُوقُوا۟عَذَابَٱلْحَرِيقِ

and every time they try in their anguish to come out of it, they shall be returned thereto and [be told]: “Taste suffering through fire [to the full]!”

إِنَّٱللَّهَيُدْخِلُٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟وَعَمِلُوا۟ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِجَنَّٰتٍۢتَجْرِىمِنتَحْتِهَاٱلْأَنْهَٰرُيُحَلَّوْنَفِيهَامِنْأَسَاوِرَمِنذَهَبٍۢوَلُؤْلُؤًۭاوَلِبَاسُهُمْفِيهَاحَرِيرٌۭ

[As against this,] behold, God will admit those who attain to faith and do righteous deeds into gar­dens through which running waters flow, wherein they will be adorned with bracelets of gold and pearls, and where silk will be their raiment:

وَهُدُوٓا۟إِلَىٱلطَّيِّبِمِنَٱلْقَوْلِوَهُدُوٓا۟إِلَىٰصِرَٰطِٱلْحَمِيدِ

for they were [willing to be] guided towards the best of all tenets, and so they were guided onto the way that leads to the One unto whom all praise is due.

إِنَّٱلَّذِينَكَفَرُوا۟وَيَصُدُّونَعَنسَبِيلِٱللَّهِوَٱلْمَسْجِدِٱلْحَرَامِٱلَّذِىجَعَلْنَٰهُلِلنَّاسِسَوَآءًٱلْعَٰكِفُفِيهِوَٱلْبَادِوَمَنيُرِدْفِيهِبِإِلْحَادٍۭبِظُلْمٍۢنُّذِقْهُمِنْعَذَابٍأَلِيمٍۢ

BEHOLD, as for those who are bent on denying the truth and bar [others] from the path of God and from the Inviolable House of Worship which We have set up for all people alike - [both] those who dwell there and those who come from abroad - and all who seek to profane it by [deliberate] evildoing: [all] such shall We cause to taste grievous suffering in the life to come.]

وَإِذْبَوَّأْنَالِإِبْرَٰهِيمَمَكَانَٱلْبَيْتِأَنلَّاتُشْرِكْبِىشَيْـًۭٔاوَطَهِّرْبَيْتِىَلِلطَّآئِفِينَوَٱلْقَآئِمِينَوَٱلرُّكَّعِٱلسُّجُودِ

For, when We assigned unto Abraham the site of this Temple, [We said unto him:] “Do not ascribe divinity to aught beside Me!” and: “Purify My Temple for those who will walk around it, and those who will stand before it [in meditation], and those who will bow down and prostrate themselves [in prayer].”

وَأَذِّنفِىٱلنَّاسِبِٱلْحَجِّيَأْتُوكَرِجَالًۭاوَعَلَىٰكُلِّضَامِرٍۢيَأْتِينَمِنكُلِّفَجٍّعَمِيقٍۢ

Hence, [O Muhammad,] proclaim thou unto all people the [duty of] pilgrimage: they will come unto thee on foot and on every [kind of] fast mount, coming from every far-away point [on earth],

لِّيَشْهَدُوا۟مَنَٰفِعَلَهُمْوَيَذْكُرُوا۟ٱسْمَٱللَّهِفِىٓأَيَّامٍۢمَّعْلُومَٰتٍعَلَىٰمَارَزَقَهُممِّنۢبَهِيمَةِٱلْأَنْعَٰمِفَكُلُوا۟مِنْهَاوَأَطْعِمُوا۟ٱلْبَآئِسَٱلْفَقِيرَ

so that they might experience much that shall be of benefit to them, and that they might extol the name of God on the days appointed [for sacrifice], over whatever heads of cattle He may have provided for them [to this end]: eat, then, thereof, and feed the unfortunate poor.

ثُمَّلْيَقْضُوا۟تَفَثَهُمْوَلْيُوفُوا۟نُذُورَهُمْوَلْيَطَّوَّفُوا۟بِٱلْبَيْتِٱلْعَتِيقِ

Thereafter let them bring to an end their state of self-denial, and let them fulfill the vows which they [may] have made, and let them walk [once again] around the Most Ancient Temple.

ذَٰلِكَوَمَنيُعَظِّمْحُرُمَٰتِٱللَّهِفَهُوَخَيْرٌۭلَّهُۥعِندَرَبِّهِۦوَأُحِلَّتْلَكُمُٱلْأَنْعَٰمُإِلَّامَايُتْلَىٰعَلَيْكُمْفَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟ٱلرِّجْسَمِنَٱلْأَوْثَٰنِوَٱجْتَنِبُوا۟قَوْلَٱلزُّورِ

All this [is ordained by God]; and if one houours God’s sacred commandments, it will redound to his own good in his Sustainer’s sight. And all [kinds of] cattle have been made lawful to you [for sacrifice and food], save what is mentioned to you [as forbidden]. Shun, then, [all that God has forbidden and, most of all,] the loathsome evil of idolatrous beliefs and practices; and shun every word that is untrue,

حُنَفَآءَلِلَّهِغَيْرَمُشْرِكِينَبِهِۦوَمَنيُشْرِكْبِٱللَّهِفَكَأَنَّمَاخَرَّمِنَٱلسَّمَآءِفَتَخْطَفُهُٱلطَّيْرُأَوْتَهْوِىبِهِٱلرِّيحُفِىمَكَانٍۢسَحِيقٍۢ

[inclining] towards God, [and] turning away from all that is false, without ascribing divine qualities to aught beside Him: for he who ascribes divinity to aught but God is like one who is hurtling down from the skies - whereupon the birds carry him off, or the wind blows him away onto a far-off place.

ذَٰلِكَوَمَنيُعَظِّمْشَعَٰٓئِرَٱللَّهِفَإِنَّهَامِنتَقْوَىٱلْقُلُوبِ

This is [to be borne in mind]. And anyone who honours the symbols set up by God [shall know that] verily, these [symbols derive their value] from the God-consciousness in the [believers’] hearts.

لَكُمْفِيهَامَنَٰفِعُإِلَىٰٓأَجَلٍۢمُّسَمًّۭىثُمَّمَحِلُّهَآإِلَىٱلْبَيْتِٱلْعَتِيقِ

In that [God-consciousness] you shall find benefits until a term set [by Him is fulfilled], and [you shall know that] its goal and end is the Most Ancient Temple.

وَلِكُلِّأُمَّةٍۢجَعَلْنَامَنسَكًۭالِّيَذْكُرُوا۟ٱسْمَٱللَّهِعَلَىٰمَارَزَقَهُممِّنۢبَهِيمَةِٱلْأَنْعَٰمِفَإِلَٰهُكُمْإِلَٰهٌۭوَٰحِدٌۭفَلَهُۥٓأَسْلِمُوا۟وَبَشِّرِٱلْمُخْبِتِينَ

And [thus it is:] unto every community [that has ever believed in Us] have We appointed [sacrifice as] an act of worship, so that they might extol the name of God over whatever heads of cattle He may have provided for them [to this end]. And (always bear in mind:) your God is the One and Only God: hence, surrender yourselves unto Him. And give thou the glad tiding [of God’s acceptance] unto all who are humble –

ٱلَّذِينَإِذَاذُكِرَٱللَّهُوَجِلَتْقُلُوبُهُمْوَٱلصَّٰبِرِينَعَلَىٰمَآأَصَابَهُمْوَٱلْمُقِيمِىٱلصَّلَوٰةِوَمِمَّارَزَقْنَٰهُمْيُنفِقُونَ

all whose hearts tremble with awe whenever God is mentioned, and all who patiently bear whatever ill befalls them, and all who are constant in prayer and spend on others out of what We provide for them as sustenance.

وَٱلْبُدْنَجَعَلْنَٰهَالَكُممِّنشَعَٰٓئِرِٱللَّهِلَكُمْفِيهَاخَيْرٌۭفَٱذْكُرُوا۟ٱسْمَٱللَّهِعَلَيْهَاصَوَآفَّفَإِذَاوَجَبَتْجُنُوبُهَافَكُلُوا۟مِنْهَاوَأَطْعِمُوا۟ٱلْقَانِعَوَٱلْمُعْتَرَّكَذَٰلِكَسَخَّرْنَٰهَالَكُمْلَعَلَّكُمْتَشْكُرُونَ

And as for the sacrifice of cattle, We have ordained it for you as one of the symbols set up by God, in which there is [much] good for you. Hence, extol the name of God over them when they are lined up [for sacrifice]; and after they have fallen lifeless to the ground, eat of their flesh, and feed the poor who is contented with his lot (and does not beg), as well as him who is forced to beg. It is to this end that We have made them subservient to your needs, so that you might have cause to be grateful.

لَنيَنَالَٱللَّهَلُحُومُهَاوَلَادِمَآؤُهَاوَلَٰكِنيَنَالُهُٱلتَّقْوَىٰمِنكُمْكَذَٰلِكَسَخَّرَهَالَكُمْلِتُكَبِّرُوا۟ٱللَّهَعَلَىٰمَاهَدَىٰكُمْوَبَشِّرِٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

[But bear in mind:] never does their flesh reach God, and neither their blood: it is only your God-consciousness that reaches Him. It is to this end that We have made them subservient to your needs, so that you might glorify God for all the guidance with which He has graced you. And give thou this glad tiding unto the doers of good:

إِنَّٱللَّهَيُدَٰفِعُعَنِٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوٓا۟إِنَّٱللَّهَلَايُحِبُّكُلَّخَوَّانٍۢكَفُورٍ

Verily, God will ward off [all evil] from those who attain to faith; [and,] verily, God does not love anyone who betrays his trust and is bereft of gratitude.

أُذِنَلِلَّذِينَيُقَٰتَلُونَبِأَنَّهُمْظُلِمُوا۟وَإِنَّٱللَّهَعَلَىٰنَصْرِهِمْلَقَدِيرٌ

PERMISSION [to fight] is given to those against whom war is being wrongfully waged and, verily, God has indeed the power to succour them -:

ٱلَّذِينَأُخْرِجُوا۟مِندِيَٰرِهِمبِغَيْرِحَقٍّإِلَّآأَنيَقُولُوا۟رَبُّنَاٱللَّهُوَلَوْلَادَفْعُٱللَّهِٱلنَّاسَبَعْضَهُمبِبَعْضٍۢلَّهُدِّمَتْصَوَٰمِعُوَبِيَعٌۭوَصَلَوَٰتٌۭوَمَسَٰجِدُيُذْكَرُفِيهَاٱسْمُٱللَّهِكَثِيرًۭاوَلَيَنصُرَنَّٱللَّهُمَنيَنصُرُهُۥٓإِنَّٱللَّهَلَقَوِىٌّعَزِيزٌ

those who have been driven from their homelands against all right for no other reason than their saying. “Our Sustainer is God!” For, if God had not enabled people to defend themselves against one another, all] monasteries and churches and synagogues and mosques - in [all of] which Gods name is abundantly extolled - would surely have been destroyed [ere now]. And God will most certainly succour him who suc­cours His cause: for, verily, God is most powerful, almighty,