Surah Al-Jaathiya

حمٓ

Ha. Mim.

تَنزِيلُٱلْكِتَٰبِمِنَٱللَّهِٱلْعَزِيزِٱلْحَكِيمِ

THE BESTOWAL from on high of this divine writ issues from God, the Almighty, the Wise.

إِنَّفِىٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضِلَءَايَٰتٍۢلِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

Behold, in the heavens as well as on earth there are indeed messages for all who [are willing to] believe.

وَفِىخَلْقِكُمْوَمَايَبُثُّمِندَآبَّةٍءَايَٰتٌۭلِّقَوْمٍۢيُوقِنُونَ

And in your own nature, and in [that of] all the animals which He scatters [over the earth] there are messages for people who are endowed with inner certainty.

وَٱخْتِلَٰفِٱلَّيْلِوَٱلنَّهَارِوَمَآأَنزَلَٱللَّهُمِنَٱلسَّمَآءِمِنرِّزْقٍۢفَأَحْيَابِهِٱلْأَرْضَبَعْدَمَوْتِهَاوَتَصْرِيفِٱلرِّيَٰحِءَايَٰتٌۭلِّقَوْمٍۢيَعْقِلُونَ

And in the succession of night and day, and in the means of subsistence which God sends down from the skies, giving life thereby to the earth after it had been lifeless, and in the change of the winds: [in all this] there are messages for people who use their reason.

تِلْكَءَايَٰتُٱللَّهِنَتْلُوهَاعَلَيْكَبِٱلْحَقِّفَبِأَىِّحَدِيثٍۭبَعْدَٱللَّهِوَءَايَٰتِهِۦيُؤْمِنُونَ

These messages of God do We convey unto thee, setting forth the truth. In what other tiding, if not in God’s messages, will they, then, believe?

وَيْلٌۭلِّكُلِّأَفَّاكٍأَثِيمٍۢ

Woe unto every sinful self-deceiver

يَسْمَعُءَايَٰتِٱللَّهِتُتْلَىٰعَلَيْهِثُمَّيُصِرُّمُسْتَكْبِرًۭاكَأَنلَّمْيَسْمَعْهَافَبَشِّرْهُبِعَذَابٍأَلِيمٍۢ

who hears God’s messages when they are conveyed to him, and yet, as though he had not heard them, persists in his haughty disdain! Hence, announce unto him grievous suffering –

وَإِذَاعَلِمَمِنْءَايَٰتِنَاشَيْـًٔاٱتَّخَذَهَاهُزُوًاأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَلَهُمْعَذَابٌۭمُّهِينٌۭ

for when he does become aware of any of Our messages, he makes them a target of his mockery! For all such there is shameful suffering in store.

مِّنوَرَآئِهِمْجَهَنَّمُوَلَايُغْنِىعَنْهُممَّاكَسَبُوا۟شَيْـًۭٔاوَلَامَاٱتَّخَذُوا۟مِندُونِٱللَّهِأَوْلِيَآءَوَلَهُمْعَذَابٌعَظِيمٌ

Hell is ahead of them; and all that they may have gained [in this world] shall be of no avail whatever to them, and neither shall any of those things which, instead of God, they have come to regard as their protectors: for, awesome suffering awaits them.

هَٰذَاهُدًۭىوَٱلَّذِينَكَفَرُوا۟بِـَٔايَٰتِرَبِّهِمْلَهُمْعَذَابٌۭمِّنرِّجْزٍأَلِيمٌ

[To pay heed to God’s signs and messages:] this is [the meaning of] guidance; on the other hand, for those who are bent on denying the truth of their Sustainer’s messages there is grievous suffering in store as an outcome of [their] vileness.

ٱللَّهُٱلَّذِىسَخَّرَلَكُمُٱلْبَحْرَلِتَجْرِىَٱلْفُلْكُفِيهِبِأَمْرِهِۦوَلِتَبْتَغُوا۟مِنفَضْلِهِۦوَلَعَلَّكُمْتَشْكُرُونَ

IT IS GOD who has made the sea subservient [to His laws, so that it be of use] to you so that ships might sail through it at His behest, and that you might seek to obtain [what you need] of His bounty, and that you might have cause to be grateful.

وَسَخَّرَلَكُممَّافِىٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَمَافِىٱلْأَرْضِجَمِيعًۭامِّنْهُإِنَّفِىذَٰلِكَلَءَايَٰتٍۢلِّقَوْمٍۢيَتَفَكَّرُونَ

And He has made subservient to you, [as a gift] from Himself, all that is in the heavens and on earth: in this, behold, there are messages indeed for people who think!

قُللِّلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟يَغْفِرُوا۟لِلَّذِينَلَايَرْجُونَأَيَّامَٱللَّهِلِيَجْزِىَقَوْمًۢابِمَاكَانُوا۟يَكْسِبُونَ

Tell all who have attained to faith that they should forgive those who do not believe in the com­ing of the Days of God, [since it is] for Him [alone] to requite people for whatever they may have earned.

مَنْعَمِلَصَٰلِحًۭافَلِنَفْسِهِۦوَمَنْأَسَآءَفَعَلَيْهَاثُمَّإِلَىٰرَبِّكُمْتُرْجَعُونَ

Whoever does what is just and right, does so for his own good; and whoever does evil, does so to his own hurt; and in the end unto your Sustainer you all will be brought back.

وَلَقَدْءَاتَيْنَابَنِىٓإِسْرَٰٓءِيلَٱلْكِتَٰبَوَٱلْحُكْمَوَٱلنُّبُوَّةَوَرَزَقْنَٰهُممِّنَٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِوَفَضَّلْنَٰهُمْعَلَىٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

AND, INDEED, [already] unto the children of Israel did We vouchsafe revelation, and wisdom, and prophethood; and We provided for them sustenance out of the good things of life, and favoured them above all other people [of their time].

وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُمبَيِّنَٰتٍۢمِّنَٱلْأَمْرِفَمَاٱخْتَلَفُوٓا۟إِلَّامِنۢبَعْدِمَاجَآءَهُمُٱلْعِلْمُبَغْيًۢابَيْنَهُمْإِنَّرَبَّكَيَقْضِىبَيْنَهُمْيَوْمَٱلْقِيَٰمَةِفِيمَاكَانُوا۟فِيهِيَخْتَلِفُونَ

And We gave them clear indications of the purpose [of faith]; and it was only after all this knowledge had been vouchsafed to them that they began, out of mutual jealousy, to hold divergent views: [but,] verily, thy Sustainer will judge be­tween them on Resurrection Day regarding all whereon they were wont to differ.

ثُمَّجَعَلْنَٰكَعَلَىٰشَرِيعَةٍۢمِّنَٱلْأَمْرِفَٱتَّبِعْهَاوَلَاتَتَّبِعْأَهْوَآءَٱلَّذِينَلَايَعْلَمُونَ

And, finally, [O Muhammad,] We have set thee on a way by which the purpose [of faith] may be fulfilled: so follow thou this [way], and follow not the likes and dislikes of those who do not know [the truth].

إِنَّهُمْلَنيُغْنُوا۟عَنكَمِنَٱللَّهِشَيْـًۭٔاوَإِنَّٱلظَّٰلِمِينَبَعْضُهُمْأَوْلِيَآءُبَعْضٍۢوَٱللَّهُوَلِىُّٱلْمُتَّقِينَ

Behold, they could never be of any avail to thee if thou wert to defy the will of God for, verily, such evildoers are but friends and protectors of one another, whereas God is the Protector of all who are conscious of Him.

هَٰذَابَصَٰٓئِرُلِلنَّاسِوَهُدًۭىوَرَحْمَةٌۭلِّقَوْمٍۢيُوقِنُونَ

This [revelation, then,] is a means of insight for mankind, and a guidance and grace unto people who are endowed with inner certainty.