Surah Al-Israa

وَإِذْقُلْنَالِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِٱسْجُدُوا۟لِءَادَمَفَسَجَدُوٓا۟إِلَّآإِبْلِيسَقَالَءَأَسْجُدُلِمَنْخَلَقْتَطِينًۭا

AND LO! We said unto the angels, "Prostrate yourselves before Adam"-whereupon they all prostrated themselves, save Iblis. Said he: "Shall I prostrate myself before one whom Thou hast created out of clay?"

قَالَأَرَءَيْتَكَهَٰذَاٱلَّذِىكَرَّمْتَعَلَىَّلَئِنْأَخَّرْتَنِإِلَىٰيَوْمِٱلْقِيَٰمَةِلَأَحْتَنِكَنَّذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓإِلَّاقَلِيلًۭا

[And] he added: "Tell me, is this [foolish being] the one whom Thou hast exalted above me? Indeed, if Thou wilt but allow me a respite till the Day of Resurrection, I shall most certainly cause his descendants-all but a few-to obey me blindly!

قَالَٱذْهَبْفَمَنتَبِعَكَمِنْهُمْفَإِنَّجَهَنَّمَجَزَآؤُكُمْجَزَآءًۭمَّوْفُورًۭا

[God] answered: "Go [the way thou hast chosen]! But as for such of them as shall follow thee - behold, hell will be the recompense of you (all], a recompense most ample!

وَٱسْتَفْزِزْمَنِٱسْتَطَعْتَمِنْهُمبِصَوْتِكَوَأَجْلِبْعَلَيْهِمبِخَيْلِكَوَرَجِلِكَوَشَارِكْهُمْفِىٱلْأَمْوَٰلِوَٱلْأَوْلَٰدِوَعِدْهُمْوَمَايَعِدُهُمُٱلشَّيْطَٰنُإِلَّاغُرُورًا

Entice, then, with thy voice such of them as thou canst, and bear upon them with all thy horses and all thy men, and be their partner in [all sins relating to] worldly goods and children, and hold out [all manner of] promises to them: and [they will not know that] whatever Satan promises them is but meant to delude the mind.

إِنَّعِبَادِىلَيْسَلَكَعَلَيْهِمْسُلْطَٰنٌۭوَكَفَىٰبِرَبِّكَوَكِيلًۭا

"(And yet,] behold, thou shalt have no power over [such of] My servants [as place their trust in Me]: for none is as worthy of trust as thy Sustainer."

رَّبُّكُمُٱلَّذِىيُزْجِىلَكُمُٱلْفُلْكَفِىٱلْبَحْرِلِتَبْتَغُوا۟مِنفَضْلِهِۦٓإِنَّهُۥكَانَبِكُمْرَحِيمًۭا

YOUR SUSTAINER is He who causes ships to move onward for you through the sea, so that you might go about in quest of some of His bounty: verily, a dispenser of grace is He unto you.

وَإِذَامَسَّكُمُٱلضُّرُّفِىٱلْبَحْرِضَلَّمَنتَدْعُونَإِلَّآإِيَّاهُفَلَمَّانَجَّىٰكُمْإِلَىٱلْبَرِّأَعْرَضْتُمْوَكَانَٱلْإِنسَٰنُكَفُورًا

And whenever danger befalls you at sea, all those (powers] that you are wont to invoke forsake you, [and nothing remains for you] save Him: but as soon as He has brought you safe ashore, you turn aside [and forget Him]-for, indeed, bereft of all gratitude is man!

أَفَأَمِنتُمْأَنيَخْسِفَبِكُمْجَانِبَٱلْبَرِّأَوْيُرْسِلَعَلَيْكُمْحَاصِبًۭاثُمَّلَاتَجِدُوا۟لَكُمْوَكِيلًا

Can you, then, ever feel sure that He will not cause a tract of dry land to swallow you up, or let loose upon you a deadly storm-wind, whereupon you would find none to be your protector?

أَمْأَمِنتُمْأَنيُعِيدَكُمْفِيهِتَارَةًأُخْرَىٰفَيُرْسِلَعَلَيْكُمْقَاصِفًۭامِّنَٱلرِّيحِفَيُغْرِقَكُمبِمَاكَفَرْتُمْثُمَّلَاتَجِدُوا۟لَكُمْعَلَيْنَابِهِۦتَبِيعًۭا

Or can you, perchance, feel sure that He will not make you put back to sea once again, and then let loose upon you a raging tempest and cause you to drown in requital of your ingratitude - whereupon you would find none to uphold you against Us?

وَلَقَدْكَرَّمْنَابَنِىٓءَادَمَوَحَمَلْنَٰهُمْفِىٱلْبَرِّوَٱلْبَحْرِوَرَزَقْنَٰهُممِّنَٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِوَفَضَّلْنَٰهُمْعَلَىٰكَثِيرٍۢمِّمَّنْخَلَقْنَاتَفْضِيلًۭا

NOW, INDEED, We have conferred dignity on the children of Adam, and borne them over land and sea, and provided for them sustenance out of the good things of life, and favoured them far above most of Our creation:

يَوْمَنَدْعُوا۟كُلَّأُنَاسٍۭبِإِمَٰمِهِمْفَمَنْأُوتِىَكِتَٰبَهُۥبِيَمِينِهِۦفَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَيَقْرَءُونَكِتَٰبَهُمْوَلَايُظْلَمُونَفَتِيلًۭا

[but] one Day We shall summon all human beings [and judge them] according to the conscious disposition which governed their deeds [in life]: whereupon they whose record shall be placed in their right hand -it is they who will read their record [with happiness]. Yet none shall be wronged by as much as a hair's breadth:

وَمَنكَانَفِىهَٰذِهِۦٓأَعْمَىٰفَهُوَفِىٱلْءَاخِرَةِأَعْمَىٰوَأَضَلُّسَبِيلًۭا

for whoever is blind [of heart] in this [world] will be blind in the life to come [as well], and still farther astray from the path [of truth].

وَإِنكَادُوا۟لَيَفْتِنُونَكَعَنِٱلَّذِىٓأَوْحَيْنَآإِلَيْكَلِتَفْتَرِىَعَلَيْنَاغَيْرَهُۥوَإِذًۭالَّٱتَّخَذُوكَخَلِيلًۭا

AND,. behold, they [who have gone astray] endeavour to tempt thee away from all [the truth] with which We have inspired thee, [O Prophet,] with a view to making thee invent something else in Our name - in which case they would surely have made thee their friend!

وَلَوْلَآأَنثَبَّتْنَٰكَلَقَدْكِدتَّتَرْكَنُإِلَيْهِمْشَيْـًۭٔاقَلِيلًا

And 'had We not made thee firm [in faith], thou might have inclined to them a. little

إِذًۭالَّأَذَقْنَٰكَضِعْفَٱلْحَيَوٰةِوَضِعْفَٱلْمَمَاتِثُمَّلَاتَجِدُلَكَعَلَيْنَانَصِيرًۭا

in which case We would indeed have made thee taste double [chastisement] in life and double [chastisement] after death, and thou wouldst have found none to succour thee against Us!

وَإِنكَادُوا۟لَيَسْتَفِزُّونَكَمِنَٱلْأَرْضِلِيُخْرِجُوكَمِنْهَاوَإِذًۭالَّايَلْبَثُونَخِلَٰفَكَإِلَّاقَلِيلًۭا

And [since they see that they cannot persuade thee,] they endeavour to estrange thee from the land [of thy birth] with a view to driving thee away from, it-but, then, after thou wilt have left, they themselves will not remain [in it] for more than a little while:

سُنَّةَمَنقَدْأَرْسَلْنَاقَبْلَكَمِنرُّسُلِنَاوَلَاتَجِدُلِسُنَّتِنَاتَحْوِيلًا

[such has been Our] way with all of Our apostles whom We sent before thy time; and no change wilt thou find in Our ways.

أَقِمِٱلصَّلَوٰةَلِدُلُوكِٱلشَّمْسِإِلَىٰغَسَقِٱلَّيْلِوَقُرْءَانَٱلْفَجْرِإِنَّقُرْءَانَٱلْفَجْرِكَانَمَشْهُودًۭا

BE CONSTANT in [thy] prayer from the time when the sun has passed its zenith till the darkness of night, and [be ever mindful of its] recitation at dawn: for, behold, the recitation [of prayer] at dawn is indeed witnessed [by all that is holy].

وَمِنَٱلَّيْلِفَتَهَجَّدْبِهِۦنَافِلَةًۭلَّكَعَسَىٰٓأَنيَبْعَثَكَرَبُّكَمَقَامًۭامَّحْمُودًۭا

And rise from thy sleep and pray during part of the night [as well], as a free offering from thee, and thy Sustainer may well raise thee to a glorious station [in the life to come].

وَقُلرَّبِّأَدْخِلْنِىمُدْخَلَصِدْقٍۢوَأَخْرِجْنِىمُخْرَجَصِدْقٍۢوَٱجْعَللِّىمِنلَّدُنكَسُلْطَٰنًۭانَّصِيرًۭا

And say [in thy prayer]: "O my Sustainer! Cause me to enter [upon whatever I may do] in a manner. true and sincere, and cause me to leave [it] in a manner true and sincere, and grant me, out of Thy grace, sustaining strength!"