Surah Al-Jaathiya

أَمْحَسِبَٱلَّذِينَٱجْتَرَحُوا۟ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِأَننَّجْعَلَهُمْكَٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟وَعَمِلُوا۟ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِسَوَآءًۭمَّحْيَاهُمْوَمَمَاتُهُمْسَآءَمَايَحْكُمُونَ

Now as for those who indulge in sinful doings - do they think that We place them, both in their life and their death, on an equal footing with those who have attained to faith and do righteous deeds? Bad, indeed, is their judgment:

وَخَلَقَٱللَّهُٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضَبِٱلْحَقِّوَلِتُجْزَىٰكُلُّنَفْسٍۭبِمَاكَسَبَتْوَهُمْلَايُظْلَمُونَ

for, God has created the heavens and the earth in accordance with [an inner] truth, and [has therefore willed] that every human being shall be recompensed for what he has earned and none shall be wronged.

أَفَرَءَيْتَمَنِٱتَّخَذَإِلَٰهَهُۥهَوَىٰهُوَأَضَلَّهُٱللَّهُعَلَىٰعِلْمٍۢوَخَتَمَعَلَىٰسَمْعِهِۦوَقَلْبِهِۦوَجَعَلَعَلَىٰبَصَرِهِۦغِشَٰوَةًۭفَمَنيَهْدِيهِمِنۢبَعْدِٱللَّهِأَفَلَاتَذَكَّرُونَ

HAST THOU ever considered [the kind of man] who makes his own desires his deity, and whom God has [thereupon] let go astray, knowing [that his mind is closed to all guidance], and whose hearing and heart He has sealed, and upon whose sight He has placed a veil? Who, then, could guide him after God [has abandoned him]? Will you not, then, bethink your­selves?

وَقَالُوا۟مَاهِىَإِلَّاحَيَاتُنَاٱلدُّنْيَانَمُوتُوَنَحْيَاوَمَايُهْلِكُنَآإِلَّاٱلدَّهْرُوَمَالَهُمبِذَٰلِكَمِنْعِلْمٍإِنْهُمْإِلَّايَظُنُّونَ

And yet they say: “There is nothing beyond our life in this world. We die as we come to life, and nothing but time destroys us.” But of this they have no knowledge whatever: they do nothing but guess.

وَإِذَاتُتْلَىٰعَلَيْهِمْءَايَٰتُنَابَيِّنَٰتٍۢمَّاكَانَحُجَّتَهُمْإِلَّآأَنقَالُوا۟ٱئْتُوا۟بِـَٔابَآئِنَآإِنكُنتُمْصَٰدِقِينَ

And [so,] whenever Our messages are conveyed to them in all their clarity, their only argument is this: “Bring forth our fore­fathers [as witnesses], if what you claim is true!”

قُلِٱللَّهُيُحْيِيكُمْثُمَّيُمِيتُكُمْثُمَّيَجْمَعُكُمْإِلَىٰيَوْمِٱلْقِيَٰمَةِلَارَيْبَفِيهِوَلَٰكِنَّأَكْثَرَٱلنَّاسِلَايَعْلَمُونَ

Say: “It is God who gives you life, and then causes you to die; and in the end He will gather you together on Resurrection Day, [the coming of] which is beyond all doubt - but most human beings under­stand it not.”

وَلِلَّهِمُلْكُٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضِوَيَوْمَتَقُومُٱلسَّاعَةُيَوْمَئِذٍۢيَخْسَرُٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ

For, God’s is the dominion over the heavens and the earth; and on the Day when the Last Hour dawns - on that Day will be lost all who [in their lifetime] tried to reduce to nothing [whatever they could not understand].

وَتَرَىٰكُلَّأُمَّةٍۢجَاثِيَةًۭكُلُّأُمَّةٍۢتُدْعَىٰٓإِلَىٰكِتَٰبِهَاٱلْيَوْمَتُجْزَوْنَمَاكُنتُمْتَعْمَلُونَ

And [on that Day] thou wilt see all people kneeling down [in humility]: all people will be called upon to [face] their record: “Today you shall be requited for all that you ever did!

هَٰذَاكِتَٰبُنَايَنطِقُعَلَيْكُمبِٱلْحَقِّإِنَّاكُنَّانَسْتَنسِخُمَاكُنتُمْتَعْمَلُونَ

This Our record speaks of you in all truth: for, verily, We have caused to be recorded all that you ever did!”

فَأَمَّاٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟وَعَمِلُوا۟ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِفَيُدْخِلُهُمْرَبُّهُمْفِىرَحْمَتِهِۦذَٰلِكَهُوَٱلْفَوْزُٱلْمُبِينُ

Now as for those who have attained to faith and done righteous deeds, their Sustainer will admit them to His grace: that will be [their] manifest triumph!

وَأَمَّاٱلَّذِينَكَفَرُوٓا۟أَفَلَمْتَكُنْءَايَٰتِىتُتْلَىٰعَلَيْكُمْفَٱسْتَكْبَرْتُمْوَكُنتُمْقَوْمًۭامُّجْرِمِينَ

But as for those who were bent on denying the truth, [they will be told:] “Were not My messages conveyed to you? And withal, you gloried in your arrogance, and so you became people lost in sin:

وَإِذَاقِيلَإِنَّوَعْدَٱللَّهِحَقٌّۭوَٱلسَّاعَةُلَارَيْبَفِيهَاقُلْتُممَّانَدْرِىمَاٱلسَّاعَةُإِننَّظُنُّإِلَّاظَنًّۭاوَمَانَحْنُبِمُسْتَيْقِنِينَ

for when it was said, ‘Behold, God’s promise always comes true, and there can be no doubt about [the coming of] the Last Hour’ - you would answer, ‘We do not know what that Last Hour may be: we think it is no more than an empty guess, and [so] we are by no means convinced!’”

وَبَدَالَهُمْسَيِّـَٔاتُمَاعَمِلُوا۟وَحَاقَبِهِممَّاكَانُوا۟بِهِۦيَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

And [on that Day,] the evil of their doings will become obvious to them, and they will be over­whelmed by the very thing which they were wont to deride.

وَقِيلَٱلْيَوْمَنَنسَىٰكُمْكَمَانَسِيتُمْلِقَآءَيَوْمِكُمْهَٰذَاوَمَأْوَىٰكُمُٱلنَّارُوَمَالَكُممِّننَّٰصِرِينَ

And [the word] will be spoken: “Today We shall be oblivious of you as you were oblivious of the coming of this your Day [of Judgment]; and so your goal is the fire, and you shall have none to succour you:

ذَٰلِكُمبِأَنَّكُمُٱتَّخَذْتُمْءَايَٰتِٱللَّهِهُزُوًۭاوَغَرَّتْكُمُٱلْحَيَوٰةُٱلدُّنْيَافَٱلْيَوْمَلَايُخْرَجُونَمِنْهَاوَلَاهُمْيُسْتَعْتَبُونَ

this, because you made God’s messages the target of your mockery, having allowed the life of this world to beguile you!” On that Day, therefore, they will not be brought out of the fire, nor will they be allowed to make amends.

فَلِلَّهِٱلْحَمْدُرَبِّٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَرَبِّٱلْأَرْضِرَبِّٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

AND THUS, all praise is due to God, Sustainer of the heavens and Sustainer of the earth: the Sustainer of all the worlds!

وَلَهُٱلْكِبْرِيَآءُفِىٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضِوَهُوَٱلْعَزِيزُٱلْحَكِيمُ

And His alone is all majesty in the heavens and on earth; and He alone is almighty, truly wise!