Surah Ar-Ra'd

الٓمٓرتِلْكَءَايَٰتُٱلْكِتَٰبِوَٱلَّذِىٓأُنزِلَإِلَيْكَمِنرَّبِّكَٱلْحَقُّوَلَٰكِنَّأَكْثَرَٱلنَّاسِلَايُؤْمِنُونَ

Alif. Lam. Mim. Ra. THESE ARE MESSAGES of revelation: and what has been bestowed upon thee from on high by thy Sustainer is the truth-yet most people will not believe [in it]?

ٱللَّهُٱلَّذِىرَفَعَٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِبِغَيْرِعَمَدٍۢتَرَوْنَهَاثُمَّٱسْتَوَىٰعَلَىٱلْعَرْشِوَسَخَّرَٱلشَّمْسَوَٱلْقَمَرَكُلٌّۭيَجْرِىلِأَجَلٍۢمُّسَمًّۭىيُدَبِّرُٱلْأَمْرَيُفَصِّلُٱلْءَايَٰتِلَعَلَّكُمبِلِقَآءِرَبِّكُمْتُوقِنُونَ

It is God who has raised the heavens without any supports that you could see, and is established on the throne of His almightiness; and He [it is who] has made the sun and the moon subservient [to His laws], each running its course for a term set [by Him]. He governs all that exists. Clearly does He spell out these messages, so that you might be certain in your innermost that you are destined to meet your Sustainer [on Judgment Day].

وَهُوَٱلَّذِىمَدَّٱلْأَرْضَوَجَعَلَفِيهَارَوَٰسِىَوَأَنْهَٰرًۭاوَمِنكُلِّٱلثَّمَرَٰتِجَعَلَفِيهَازَوْجَيْنِٱثْنَيْنِيُغْشِىٱلَّيْلَٱلنَّهَارَإِنَّفِىذَٰلِكَلَءَايَٰتٍۢلِّقَوْمٍۢيَتَفَكَّرُونَ

And it is He who has spread the earth wide and placed on it firm mountains and running waters, and created thereon two sexes of every [kind of] plant; [and it is He who] causes the night to cover the day. Verily, in all this there are messages indeed for people who think!

وَفِىٱلْأَرْضِقِطَعٌۭمُّتَجَٰوِرَٰتٌۭوَجَنَّٰتٌۭمِّنْأَعْنَٰبٍۢوَزَرْعٌۭوَنَخِيلٌۭصِنْوَانٌۭوَغَيْرُصِنْوَانٍۢيُسْقَىٰبِمَآءٍۢوَٰحِدٍۢوَنُفَضِّلُبَعْضَهَاعَلَىٰبَعْضٍۢفِىٱلْأُكُلِإِنَّفِىذَٰلِكَلَءَايَٰتٍۢلِّقَوْمٍۢيَعْقِلُونَ

And there are on earth [many] tracts of land close by one another [and yet widely differing from one another]; and [there are on it] vinyards, and fields of grain, and date-palms growing in clusters from one root or standing alone, [all] watered with the same water: and yet, some of them have We favoured above others by way of the food [which they provide for man and beast]. Verily, in all this there are messages indeed for people who use their reason!

وَإِنتَعْجَبْفَعَجَبٌۭقَوْلُهُمْأَءِذَاكُنَّاتُرَٰبًاأَءِنَّالَفِىخَلْقٍۢجَدِيدٍأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَٱلَّذِينَكَفَرُوا۟بِرَبِّهِمْوَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَٱلْأَغْلَٰلُفِىٓأَعْنَاقِهِمْوَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَأَصْحَٰبُٱلنَّارِهُمْفِيهَاخَٰلِدُونَ

BUT IF thou art amazed [at the marvels of God's creation], amazing, too, is their saying, "What! After we have become dust, shall we indeed be [restored to life] in a new act of creation?" It is they who [thus show that they] are bent on denying their Sustainer; and it is they who carry the shackles [of their own making] around their necks; and it is they who are destined for the fire, therein to abide.

وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَبِٱلسَّيِّئَةِقَبْلَٱلْحَسَنَةِوَقَدْخَلَتْمِنقَبْلِهِمُٱلْمَثُلَٰتُوَإِنَّرَبَّكَلَذُومَغْفِرَةٍۢلِّلنَّاسِعَلَىٰظُلْمِهِمْوَإِنَّرَبَّكَلَشَدِيدُٱلْعِقَابِ

And [since, O Prophet, they are bent on denying the truth,] they challenge thee to hasten the coming upon them of evil instead of [hoping for] good although [they ought to know that] the exemplary punishments [which they now deride] have indeed come to pass before their time. Now, behold, thy Sustainer is full of forgiveness unto men despite all their evildoing: but, behold, thy Sustainer is [also] truly severe in retribution!

وَيَقُولُٱلَّذِينَكَفَرُوا۟لَوْلَآأُنزِلَعَلَيْهِءَايَةٌۭمِّنرَّبِّهِۦٓإِنَّمَآأَنتَمُنذِرٌۭوَلِكُلِّقَوْمٍهَادٍ

However, they who are bent on denying the truth [refuse to believe and] say, "Why has no miraculous sign ever been bestowed on him from on high by his Sustainer?" [But] thou art only a warmer; and [in God] all people have a guide.

ٱللَّهُيَعْلَمُمَاتَحْمِلُكُلُّأُنثَىٰوَمَاتَغِيضُٱلْأَرْحَامُوَمَاتَزْدَادُوَكُلُّشَىْءٍعِندَهُۥبِمِقْدَارٍ

God knows what any female bears [in her womb], and by how much the wombs may fall short [in gestation], and by how much they may increase [the average period]: for with Him everything is [created] in accordance with its scope and purpose.

عَٰلِمُٱلْغَيْبِوَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِٱلْكَبِيرُٱلْمُتَعَالِ

He knows all that is beyond the reach of a created being's perception as well as all that can be witnessed by a creature's senses or mind -the Great One, the One far above anything that is or could ever be!

سَوَآءٌۭمِّنكُممَّنْأَسَرَّٱلْقَوْلَوَمَنجَهَرَبِهِۦوَمَنْهُوَمُسْتَخْفٍۭبِٱلَّيْلِوَسَارِبٌۢبِٱلنَّهَارِ

It is all alike [to Him] whether any of you conceals his thought or brings it into the open, and whether he seeks to hide [his evil deeds] under the cover of night or walks [boldly] in the light of day,

لَهُۥمُعَقِّبَٰتٌۭمِّنۢبَيْنِيَدَيْهِوَمِنْخَلْفِهِۦيَحْفَظُونَهُۥمِنْأَمْرِٱللَّهِإِنَّٱللَّهَلَايُغَيِّرُمَابِقَوْمٍحَتَّىٰيُغَيِّرُوا۟مَابِأَنفُسِهِمْوَإِذَآأَرَادَٱللَّهُبِقَوْمٍۢسُوٓءًۭافَلَامَرَدَّلَهُۥوَمَالَهُممِّندُونِهِۦمِنوَالٍ

[thinking that] he has hosts of helpers-both such as can be perceived by him and such as are hidden from him -that could preserve him from whatever God may have willed. Verily, God does not change men's condition unless they change their inner selves; and when God wills people to suffer evil [in consequence of their own evil deeds], there is none who could avert it: for they have none who could protect them from Him.

هُوَٱلَّذِىيُرِيكُمُٱلْبَرْقَخَوْفًۭاوَطَمَعًۭاوَيُنشِئُٱلسَّحَابَٱلثِّقَالَ

HE IT IS who displays before you the lightning, to give rise to [both] fear and hope, and calls heavy clouds into being;

وَيُسَبِّحُٱلرَّعْدُبِحَمْدِهِۦوَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُمِنْخِيفَتِهِۦوَيُرْسِلُٱلصَّوَٰعِقَفَيُصِيبُبِهَامَنيَشَآءُوَهُمْيُجَٰدِلُونَفِىٱللَّهِوَهُوَشَدِيدُٱلْمِحَالِ

and the thunder extols His limitless glory and praises Him, and [so do] the angels, in awe of Him; and He [it is who] lets loose the thunderbolts and strikes with them whom He wills. And yet, they stubbornly argue about God, notwithstanding [all evidence] that He alone has the power to contrive whatever His unfathomable wisdom wills!

لَهُۥدَعْوَةُٱلْحَقِّوَٱلَّذِينَيَدْعُونَمِندُونِهِۦلَايَسْتَجِيبُونَلَهُمبِشَىْءٍإِلَّاكَبَٰسِطِكَفَّيْهِإِلَىٱلْمَآءِلِيَبْلُغَفَاهُوَمَاهُوَبِبَٰلِغِهِۦوَمَادُعَآءُٱلْكَٰفِرِينَإِلَّافِىضَلَٰلٍۢ

Unto Him [alone] is due all prayer aiming at the Ultimate Truth, since those [other beings or powers] whom men invoke instead of God cannot respond to them in any way - [so that he who invokes them is] but like one who stretches his open hands towards water, [hoping] that it will reach his mouth, the while it never reaches him. Hence, the prayer of those who deny the truth amounts to no more than losing oneself in grievous error.

وَلِلَّهِيَسْجُدُمَنفِىٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضِطَوْعًۭاوَكَرْهًۭاوَظِلَٰلُهُمبِٱلْغُدُوِّوَٱلْءَاصَالِ

And before God prostrate themselves, willingly or unwillingly, all [things and beings] that are in the heavens and on earth, as do their shadows in the mornings and the evenings.

قُلْمَنرَّبُّٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِوَٱلْأَرْضِقُلِٱللَّهُقُلْأَفَٱتَّخَذْتُممِّندُونِهِۦٓأَوْلِيَآءَلَايَمْلِكُونَلِأَنفُسِهِمْنَفْعًۭاوَلَاضَرًّۭاقُلْهَلْيَسْتَوِىٱلْأَعْمَىٰوَٱلْبَصِيرُأَمْهَلْتَسْتَوِىٱلظُّلُمَٰتُوَٱلنُّورُأَمْجَعَلُوا۟لِلَّهِشُرَكَآءَخَلَقُوا۟كَخَلْقِهِۦفَتَشَٰبَهَٱلْخَلْقُعَلَيْهِمْقُلِٱللَّهُخَٰلِقُكُلِّشَىْءٍۢوَهُوَٱلْوَٰحِدُٱلْقَهَّٰرُ

Say: "Who is the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth?" Say: "[It is] God." Say: "[Why,] then, do you take for your protectors, instead of Him, such as have it not within their power to bring benefit to, or avert harm from, themselves?" Say: "Can the blind and the seeing be deemed equal? -or can the depths of darkness and the light be deemed equal?" Or do they [really] believe that there are, side by side with God, other divine powers that have created the like of what He creates, so that this act of creation appears to them to be similar [to His]? Say: "God is the Creator of all things; and He is the One who holds absolute sway over all that exists."

أَنزَلَمِنَٱلسَّمَآءِمَآءًۭفَسَالَتْأَوْدِيَةٌۢبِقَدَرِهَافَٱحْتَمَلَٱلسَّيْلُزَبَدًۭارَّابِيًۭاوَمِمَّايُوقِدُونَعَلَيْهِفِىٱلنَّارِٱبْتِغَآءَحِلْيَةٍأَوْمَتَٰعٍۢزَبَدٌۭمِّثْلُهُۥكَذَٰلِكَيَضْرِبُٱللَّهُٱلْحَقَّوَٱلْبَٰطِلَفَأَمَّاٱلزَّبَدُفَيَذْهَبُجُفَآءًۭوَأَمَّامَايَنفَعُٱلنَّاسَفَيَمْكُثُفِىٱلْأَرْضِكَذَٰلِكَيَضْرِبُٱللَّهُٱلْأَمْثَالَ

[Whenever] He sends down water from the sky, and [once-dry] river-beds are running high according to their measure, the stream carries scum on its surface; and, likewise, from that [metal] which they smelt in the fire in order to make ornaments or utensils, [there rises] scum. In this way does God set forth the parable of truth and falsehood: for, as far as the scum is concerned, it passes away as [does all] dross; but that which is of benefit to man abides on earth. In this way does God set forth the parables

لِلَّذِينَٱسْتَجَابُوا۟لِرَبِّهِمُٱلْحُسْنَىٰوَٱلَّذِينَلَمْيَسْتَجِيبُوا۟لَهُۥلَوْأَنَّلَهُممَّافِىٱلْأَرْضِجَمِيعًۭاوَمِثْلَهُۥمَعَهُۥلَٱفْتَدَوْا۟بِهِۦٓأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَلَهُمْسُوٓءُٱلْحِسَابِوَمَأْوَىٰهُمْجَهَنَّمُوَبِئْسَٱلْمِهَادُ

of those who have responded to their Sustainer with a goodly response, and of those who did not respond to Him. [As for the latter,] if they possessed all that is on earth, and twice as much, they would surely offer it as ransom [on the Day of Judgment]: a most evil reckoning awaits them, and their goal is hell: and how evil a resting-place!

أَفَمَنيَعْلَمُأَنَّمَآأُنزِلَإِلَيْكَمِنرَّبِّكَٱلْحَقُّكَمَنْهُوَأَعْمَىٰٓإِنَّمَايَتَذَكَّرُأُو۟لُوا۟ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ

CAN, THEN, he who knows that whatever has been bestowed from on high upon thee by thy Sustainer is the truth be deemed equal to one who is blind? Only they who are endowed with insight keep this in mind:

ٱلَّذِينَيُوفُونَبِعَهْدِٱللَّهِوَلَايَنقُضُونَٱلْمِيثَٰقَ

they who are true to their bond with God and never break their covenant;